Silver(I) triflate-catalyzed post-Ugi synthesis of pyrazolodiazepines

• Muhammad Hasan,
• Anatoly A. Peshkov,
• Syed Anis Ali Shah,
• Andrey Belyaev,
• Chang-Keun Lim,
• Shunyi Wang and
• Vsevolod A. Peshkov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 915–925, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.74

• , obtaining a separable mixture of the major cis and minor trans diastereomers of the sp3-enriched pyrazolodiazepine 17. The relative configuration of the stereocenters in the major cis isomer of 17 was established via scXRD analysis. Both diastereomers of 17 were found to be amenable to chemoselective amide

Recent advances in controllable/divergent synthesis

• Jilei Cao,
• Leiyang Bai and
• Xuefeng Jiang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 890–914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.73

• enantiocontrol. Metal control Over the past decade, the relentless pursuit of precision in natural products and pharmaceutical synthesis has driven remarkable advances in catalytic methodologies, particularly in the realm of catalyst-controlled chemoselective transformations [11][25][26][27][28][29]. In 2023

Cu–Bpin-mediated dimerization of 4,4-dichloro-2-butenoic acid derivatives enables the synthesis of densely functionalized cyclopropanes

• Patricia Gómez-Roibás,
• Andrea Chaves-Pouso and
• Martín Fañanás-Mastral

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 877–883, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.71

• organoboron compound with CuOt-Bu and subsequent SN2’-selective allylic alkylation of 1. The densely functionalized structure of these dimerization products offers a versatile synthetic handle for further chemoselective functionalization. Considering the presence of two enolizable esters together with the

Orthogonal photoswitching of heterobivalent azobenzene glycoclusters: the effect of glycoligand orientation in bacterial adhesion

• Leon M. Friedrich and
• Thisbe K. Lindhorst

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 736–748, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.57

• and excellent yield of 94% (Scheme 1). A chemoselective deprotection of the mannosyl thioacetate 7 to yield the glycosyl thiol 8 was achieved using 0.95 equivalents of sodium carbonate. The crude product was in turn submitted to a Buchwald–Hartwig–Migita cross-coupling reaction [33] with the

Photocatalyzed elaboration of antibody-based bioconjugates

• Marine Le Stum,
• Eugénie Romero and
• Gary A. Molander

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 616–629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.49

• capacity, the use of antibodies applied to medicine is critically dependent on the ability to anchor them to operative payloads in a highly precise manner [8][9][10]. Many researchers are tackling the challenge of new strategies for chemoselective synthetic modifications of biomolecules, including

• expertise required to carry out these transformations is constrained to a very limited number of laboratories, particularly in the field of antibodies. Given the challenges of bioengineering antibodies with non-canonical amino acids, the direct and chemoselective modification of native antibodies is most

Binding of tryptophan and tryptophan-containing peptides in water by a glucose naphtho crown ether

• Gianpaolo Gallo and
• Bartosz Lewandowski

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 541–546, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.42

• binding of tryptophan is therefore important for diagnostic and medicinal applications. Recently, we reported a glucose naphtho crown ether which is a chemoselective receptor for the esters of aromatic amino acids, in particular tryptophan, in water. Herein, we demonstrate that the same compound also

• – a chemoselective receptor for aromatic amino acid esters in water. Fluorescence emission spectra of receptor 1 (25 μM in H2O) upon addition of increasing amounts of tripeptide 2. The concentration of the guest corresponding to each curve is indicated on the right. The arrow marks the quenching of

Recent advances in electrochemical copper catalysis for modern organic synthesis

• Yemin Kim and
• Won Jun Jang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 155–178, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.9

• potential of copper-based electrochemical methodologies while also inspiring future research in this rapidly growing field. Review C–H Functionalization Site- and chemoselective C–H functionalization has emerged as a powerful platform for the formation of new C–C and C–heteroatom bonds, offering an

Germanyl triazoles as a platform for CuAAC diversification and chemoselective orthogonal cross-coupling

• John M. Halford-McGuff,
• Thomas M. Richardson,
• Aidan P. McKay,
• Frederik Peschke,
• Glenn A. Burley and
• Allan J. B. Watson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3198–3204, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.265

• further diversification of the triazole products, including chemoselective transition metal-catalysed cross-coupling reactions using bifunctional boryl/germyl species. Keywords: chemoselectivity; click chemistry; copper; germanium; triazole; Introduction Since its inception, click chemistry has been

• cross-couplings. Schoenebeck and co-workers have shown that Ge-based compounds are versatile reagents within chemoselective cross-coupling processes for the formation of a variety of C–C and C–X bonds [55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63]. Importantly, these transformations can take place in the presence

• to chemical biology (Scheme 3a). The utility of the germanyl triazole products was then assessed by subsequent derivatisation of exemplar compounds 15 and 21 (Scheme 3b). Chemoselective Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of the BPin moiety in 21 was straightforward, giving 28 in excellent yield [73

Recent advances in transition-metal-free arylation reactions involving hypervalent iodine salts

• Ritu Mamgain,
• Kokila Sakthivel and
• Fateh V. Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2891–2920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.243

• functional entities. In 2021, Byrne et al. published an impressive report detailing a novel protocol for the chemoselective late-stage variation of proteins and peptides at cysteine residues 91 and 94 in an aqueous buffer in the presence of suitably functionalized diaryliodonium salts 92 and 95 (Scheme 38

A review of recent advances in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical late-stage functionalization classified by anodic oxidation, cathodic reduction, and paired electrolysis

• Nian Li,
• Ruzal Sitdikov,
• Ajit Prabhakar Kale,
• Joost Steverlynck,
• Bo Li and
• Magnus Rueping

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214

• achieved compared to many classical methods. In light of the general trend towards more chemoselective protocols with broader functional group compatibility, there has been a growing interest in exploring the potential of electrosynthesis for the late-stage functionalization of complex scaffolds

• oxyformylation with brominations/chlorinations/trifluoromethylations using DMF and NaBr/NaCl/NaSO2CF3 as readily available reagents. The reported yields for this regio- and chemoselective transformation are high. For each reaction type, one LSF example was demonstrated using an estrone derivative

• bonds (Scheme 25a) [34]. Besides, the same group published a comprehensive analysis on N-ammonium ylide mediators, which were found to be superior to quinuclidine scaffolds for a chemoselective C(sp3)–H oxidation (Scheme 25b) [35]. The electrochemical C(sp3)–H fluorination of unactivated C–H bonds is

Asymmetric organocatalytic synthesis of chiral homoallylic amines

• Nikolay S. Kondratyev and
• Andrei V. Malkov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2349–2377, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.201

• N-(2-hydroxy)phenylimines with allyltributyltin. Scope of the reaction [37]. The two-step N-(2-hydroxy)phenyl group deprotection procedure [37]. Low-temperature (−40 °C) NMR experiments evidencing the reversible formation of the active COBI–imine chiral complex [37]. Highly chemoselective and

Multicomponent syntheses of pyrazoles via (3 + 2)-cyclocondensation and (3 + 2)-cycloaddition key steps

• Ignaz Betcke,
• Alissa C. Götzinger,
• Maryna M. Kornet and
• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2024–2077, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.178

• hydrazines 3 (Scheme 1) [44]. It is important for a chemoselective synthesis that the 1,3-diketones 2 formed are not further acylated, which is prevented by using LiHMDS as a base. The method provides good to excellent yields and tolerates diverse functional groups. However, one limitation of the synthesis

Solvent-dependent chemoselective synthesis of different isoquinolinones mediated by the hypervalent iodine(III) reagent PISA

• Ze-Nan Hu,
• Yan-Hui Wang,
• Jia-Bing Wu,
• Ze Chen,
• Dou Hong and
• Chi Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1914–1921, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.167

• isoquinolinone derivatives. The method provides highly chemoselective access to 3- or 4-substituted isoquinolinone derivatives by reacting o-alkenylbenzamide derivatives with PISA in either acetonitrile or wet hexafluoro-2-isopropanol. Keywords: annulation; C–H amination; hypervalent iodine reagent; iodine(III

• ) diacetate (PIDA) [22][23]. And more recently, Du and our group have developed a method for the chemoselective cycloisomerization of o-alkenylbenzamides to 3-arylisoquinolinones, using PhIO as oxidant in combination with a catalytic amount of trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate [24]. Although

• considerable progress has been made in the synthesis of isoquinolinone derivatives, there is still the need to develop chemoselective strategies based on easily adjustable factors, such as solvent selection to obtain 3- or 4-substituted isoquinolinone derivatives. In 2018, our group has reported the

Syntheses and medicinal chemistry of spiro heterocyclic steroids

• Laura L. Romero-Hernández,
• Ana Isabel Ahuja-Casarín,
• Penélope Merino-Montiel,
• Sara Montiel-Smith,
• José Luis Vega-Báez and
• Jesús Sandoval-Ramírez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1713–1745, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.152

• protecting group yielded the corresponding hydroxyalkynyl derivative 4. Subsequent Lindlar reduction resulted in the (Z)-alkene and a chemoselective tosylation of the primary alcohol led to the formation of tosylate 5. This intermediate underwent a stereospecific 4-exo cyclization upon exposure to iodine

Chemo-enzymatic total synthesis: current approaches toward the integration of chemical and enzymatic transformations

• Ryo Tanifuji and
• Hiroki Oguri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1693–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.151

• the P450 RhF reductase domain (RhFRED) [88]. TylI-RhFRED facilitated the in vitro site-selective enzymatic hydroxylation of the C6 ethyl substituent in 80, yielding M-4365 G3 (juvenimicin B1, 81). Subsequent chemoselective oxidation of the resulting primary alcohol furnished M-4365 G2 (82) bearing an

Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of cyanoarenes, nitroarenes, quinolines, and pyridines under mild conditions with a proton-exchange membrane reactor

• Koichi Mitsudo,
• Atsushi Osaki,
• Haruka Inoue,
• Eisuke Sato,
• Naoki Shida,
• Mahito Atobe and
• Seiji Suga

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1560–1571, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.139

• compounds with the PEM-type reactor. The chemoselective reduction of nitrogen-containing compounds under mild conditions is important for organic synthesis, and we believe that the PEM reaction system is a powerful tool that can be applied to a wide variety of nitrogen-containing compounds. Schematic of (a

Manganese-catalyzed C–C and C–N bond formation with alcohols via borrowing hydrogen or hydrogen auto-transfer

• Mohd Farhan Ansari,
• Atul Kumar Maurya,
• Abhishek Kumar and
• Saravanakumar Elangovan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1111–1166, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.98

• optimized conditions with 100 mol % of the base, however, only a poor yield was obtained (Scheme 31). Later, Gunanathan and co-workers reported an efficient method for the chemoselective alkylation of ketones and secondary alcohols with primary alcohols using a Mn(I)-PNP pincer complex [63]. The reaction of

Auxiliary strategy for the general and practical synthesis of diaryliodonium(III) salts with diverse organocarboxylate counterions

• Naoki Miyamoto,
• Daichi Koseki,
• Kohei Sumida,
• Elghareeb E. Elboray,
• Naoko Takenaga,
• Ravi Kumar and
• Toshifumi Dohi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1020–1028, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.90

• 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene are highly recommended for chemoselective arylation processes. Aryl(TMP)iodonium(III) salts have been successfully used as transition metal-free arylating reagents for various nucleophiles such as nitrogen- [23][24][25][26], oxygen- [13][27][28][29], sulfur- [30], and carbon- [31

Carbonylative synthesis and functionalization of indoles

• Alex De Salvo,
• Raffaella Mancuso and
• Xiao-Feng Wu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 973–1000, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.87

• catalyst system was Pd(OAc)2/CuI, in addition, a base (K2CO3) was added in DMF as solvent. Performing the reactions at 90 °C for 24 hours led to 38 products with isolated yields up to 94% (Scheme 40). Instead, Zeng and Alper presented a new regioselective and chemoselective method for the direct coupling

• secondary amines. The direct Sonogashira carbonylation coupling reaction of indoles and alkynes via Pd/CuI catalysis reported by Li et al. [71] (top). The Pd-catalyzed regio- and chemoselective direct coupling of indoles/CO/alkynyl carboxylates developed by Zeng and Alper [72] (bottom). Synthesis of indole

Synthesis and properties of 6-alkynyl-5-aryluracils

• Ruben Manuel Figueira de Abreu,
• Till Brockmann,
• Alexander Villinger,
• Peter Ehlers and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 898–911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.80

• Abstract The development of a new and straightforward chemoselective method for the synthesis of uracil-based structures by combining Suzuki–Miyaura and Sonogashira–Hagihara cross-coupling is reported. The methodology was applied to synthesize a series of novel compounds. The tolerance of the combination

• this work, we report a new chemoselective method for the synthesis of a series of hitherto unknown uracil-based compounds by combining Suzuki–Miyaura and Sonogashira–Hagihara cross-coupling [60][61]. The method is designed to be flexible and could also be used to synthesize other structural motifs

• effect can be observed for 3e, 3f and 3i. Furthermore, the separation of these products has proven to be more challenging than other compounds with higher yields. In the reaction with 3-pyridylacetylene no product 3g could be obtained. The reaction at 50 °C was found to be chemoselective, giving only the

Advancements in hydrochlorination of alkenes

• Daniel S. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 787–814, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.72

• transfer (MH HAT) reactions (Figure 6A). As pointed out by Shenvi in a recent review [11], the major difference between traditional polar hydrochlorinations of alkenes and MH HAT is that the latter is far more chemoselective and proceeds under “milder” conditions. As shown in Figure 7B, carbocations or

Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles

• Periklis X. Kolagkis,
• Eirini M. Galathri and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36

• , rendering this protocol applicable for the chemoselective conversion of aromatic aldehydes to corresponding bis(indolyl)methanes in the presence of aliphatic aldehydes and ketones [81]. The proposed reaction mechanism for this protocol is showcased in Scheme 5. At the beginning of the reaction, the bromide

Additive-controlled chemoselective inter-/intramolecular hydroamination via electrochemical PCET process

• Kazuhiro Okamoto,
• Naoki Shida and
• Mahito Atobe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 264–271, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.27

N-Sulfenylsuccinimide/phthalimide: an alternative sulfenylating reagent in organic transformations

• Fatemeh Doraghi,
• Seyedeh Pegah Aledavoud,
• Mehdi Ghanbarlou,
• Bagher Larijani and
• Mohammad Mahdavi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1471–1502, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.106

• , tetrahydrofuran, methanol, toluene, hexane, and n-pentane were employed, in which the products in non-polar hydrocarbon solvents like hexane and n-pentane were obtained in excellent efficiency and enantioselectivity. Song et al. found that the chemoselective α-sulfenylation and β-thiolation of α,β-unsaturated

One-pot nucleophilic substitution–double click reactions of biazides leading to functionalized bis(1,2,3-triazole) derivatives

• Hans-Ulrich Reissig and
• Fei Yu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1399–1407, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.101

• reaction time and the fairly high amount of catalyst employed. As an alternative method, which should be more chemoselective, we examined the reduction with samarium diiodide [60]. This versatile one-electron transfer reagent is known to cleave N–O bonds with high selectivity [61][62] and was applied