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Oxetanes: formation, reactivity and total syntheses of natural products

  • Peter Gabko,
  • Martin Kalník and
  • Maroš Bella

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1324–1373, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.101

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  • could be further aromatized to quinolines upon treatment with ethanolic sodium hydroxide at 100 °C. Subsequent mechanistic studies showed an initial oxetane opening by the sulphonamide nitrogen as the most probable pathway. Seven months later, the same research group published another indium triflate
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Published 27 Jun 2025

Recent advances in oxidative radical difunctionalization of N-arylacrylamides enabled by carbon radical reagents

  • Jiangfei Chen,
  • Yi-Lin Qu,
  • Ming Yuan,
  • Xiang-Mei Wu,
  • Heng-Pei Jiang,
  • Ying Fu and
  • Shengrong Guo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1207–1271, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.98

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  • -withdrawing or electron-donating, and polysubstituted substrates, showed good tolerance under the standard conditions (50d–f). When an N-acryloyl-N-methylbenzamide was employed as substrate, the desired compound 50g was obtained in 80% yield. Through control experiments and mechanistic studies, a plausible
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Published 24 Jun 2025

Synthesis of β-ketophosphonates through aerobic copper(II)-mediated phosphorylation of enol acetates

  • Alexander S. Budnikov,
  • Igor B. Krylov,
  • Fedor K. Monin,
  • Valentina M. Merkulova,
  • Alexey I. Ilovaisky,
  • Liu Yan,
  • Bing Yu and
  • Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1192–1200, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.96

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  • tolerance and can be applied for the gram-scale synthesis of target compounds. Conducted mechanistic studies revealed that the discovered transformation proceeds via the formation of P-centered radicals produced by the oxidation of the corresponding phosphorous precursors by copper(II)-containing species
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Published 20 Jun 2025

Enhancing chemical synthesis planning: automated quantum mechanics-based regioselectivity prediction for C–H activation with directing groups

  • Julius Seumer,
  • Nicolai Ree and
  • Jan H. Jensen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1171–1182, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.94

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  • , thereby dictating the site of C–H activation. Common DGs include unsaturated heteroatoms and alkenyl groups, which have proven effective in guiding the regioselectivity of these reactions [4]. Mechanistic studies with palladium(II) acetate (Pd(OAc)2) as catalyst support the following mechanism of C–H
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Published 16 Jun 2025

Light-enabled intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition via photoactivation of simple alkenylboronic esters

  • Lewis McGhie,
  • Hannah M. Kortman,
  • Jenna Rumpf,
  • Peter H. Seeberger and
  • John J. Molloy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 854–863, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.69

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  • identify a suitable catalyst and boron residue, while control reactions and mechanistic studies support the proposed sensitization. The platform enables direct access to mono- and vicinal cyclobutylboronic esters that could be effectively derivatized to demonstrate their potential in synthesis. Results and
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Published 30 Apr 2025

Recent advances in the electrochemical synthesis of organophosphorus compounds

  • Babak Kaboudin,
  • Milad Behroozi,
  • Sepideh Sadighi and
  • Fatemeh Asgharzadeh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 770–797, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.61

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  • yield was observed with increased reaction temperature. 2-Isocyanobiaryl compounds showed better reactivity when they contained electron-withdrawing groups. Diarylphosphine oxides containing a methyl group reacted well under standard conditions, regardless of their position. Mechanistic studies showed
  • , or phenyl groups at the α-position. The researchers noted that the lower yields were due to substrate decomposition or poor conversion rather than regioselectivity issues. Additionally, this method was also suitable for the phosphorylation of ferrocenes. For mechanistic studies, the reaction was
  • products, which also exhibit enhanced anticancer activity. The reaction was carried out in an undivided cell where the anode was reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC), and the cathode was platinum. Mechanistic studies revealed that Cp2Fe plays the main role in the reaction, and the reaction did not proceed
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Published 16 Apr 2025

Development and mechanistic studies of calcium–BINOL phosphate-catalyzed hydrocyanation of hydrazones

  • Carola Tortora,
  • Christian A. Fischer,
  • Sascha Kohlbauer,
  • Alexandru Zamfir,
  • Gerd M. Ballmann,
  • Jürgen Pahl,
  • Sjoerd Harder and
  • Svetlana B. Tsogoeva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 755–765, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.59

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Copper-catalyzed domino cyclization of anilines and cyclobutanone oxime: a scalable and versatile route to spirotetrahydroquinoline derivatives

  • Qingqing Jiang,
  • Xinyi Lei,
  • Pan Gao and
  • Yu Yuan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 749–754, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.58

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  • conditions were optimized for the effective formation of tetrahydroquinoline derivatives with varying substituents, showing high yields under mild conditions. Mechanistic studies suggest a catalytic cycle involving nucleophilic attack by the aniline on the cyclobutanone oxime, followed by cyclization to form
  • group tolerance. The optimized reaction conditions, utilizing copper(II) trifluoroacetate as the catalyst and hexane as the solvent, enabled the synthesis of the target products in good to excellent yields. Mechanistic studies suggest a catalytic cycle involving the formation of imine and enamine
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Published 09 Apr 2025

Recent advances in allylation of chiral secondary alkylcopper species

  • Minjae Kim,
  • Gwanggyun Kim,
  • Doyoon Kim,
  • Jun Hee Lee and
  • Seung Hwan Cho

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 639–658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.51

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  • , providing rapid access to highly enantioenriched organometallic and organosilicon compounds. Mechanistic studies using a deuterium-labeled allylic phosphate revealed that the C–C-bond formation occurs through an SN2'-like process, with attack of the organocopper species at the 3-position of the allylic
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Published 20 Mar 2025

The effect of neighbouring group participation and possible long range remote group participation in O-glycosylation

  • Rituparna Das and
  • Balaram Mukhopadhyay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 369–406, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.27

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Published 17 Feb 2025

Synthesis of disulfides and 3-sulfenylchromones from sodium sulfinates catalyzed by TBAI

  • Zhenlei Zhang,
  • Ying Wang,
  • Xingxing Pan,
  • Manqi Zhang,
  • Wei Zhao,
  • Meng Li and
  • Hao Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 253–261, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.17

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  • tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI)/H2SO4 reduction system using sodium sulfinate as key component, thus eliminating the need for thiols and redox reagents commonly used in traditional methods. Various disulfides and 3-sulfenylchromones were obtained in moderate to excellent yields through this methodology. Mechanistic
  • studies indicate that thiosulfonates play an important role in the reaction process. Keywords: disulfides; sodium sulfinates; 3-sulfenylchromones; TBAI; thiosulfonates; Introduction Organosulfur compounds containing S–S bonds, often referred to as disulfides, are among the most valuable functional
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Published 03 Feb 2025

Visible-light-promoted radical cyclisation of unactivated alkenes in benzimidazoles: synthesis of difluoromethyl- and aryldifluoromethyl-substituted polycyclic imidazoles

  • Yujun Pang,
  • Jinglan Yan,
  • Nawaf Al-Maharik,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Zeguo Fang and
  • Dong Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.15

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  • target products in good to excellent yields. Mechanistic studies revealed that the reaction proceeds via a radical pathway. Keywords: cyclization; difluoromethylation; hypervalent iodine; polycyclic imidazole; visible light; Introduction Organofluorine compounds continue to play important roles in
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Published 30 Jan 2025

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

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  • , and benzamide, however, no relevant competitive oxidation peak was observed with only Cu(OAc)2. These results indicate that Cu(II) intermediate 5 was generated. Based on the mechanistic studies, the authors suggested plausible reaction mechanisms (Figure 4). First, the Cu(II) catalyst coordinates with
  • product 36. Finally, using 1-naphthyl ester and relatively bulkier 2,6-dimethylhydroqunone as starting materials produced chiral 1,6-addition products 37. In mechanistic studies, using quinone 38 instead of hydroquinone 34 in the electrochemical-free process produced the desired product 36, with a similar
  • standard Cu-catalyzed electrochemical protocol. Based on mechanistic studies, the proposed mechanism is shown in Figure 9. First, hydroquinone 34 is oxidized at the anode to generate a quinone intermediate 38. Meanwhile, the chiral copper catalyst reacts with the Schiff base 33, generating a nucleophilic
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Published 16 Jan 2025

Non-covalent organocatalyzed enantioselective cyclization reactions of α,β-unsaturated imines

  • Sergio Torres-Oya and
  • Mercedes Zurro

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3221–3255, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.268

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  • excellent enantioselectivities (70–95% ee) when using chiral phosphoric acid XIV (Scheme 16). Mechanistic studies were performed to unveil whether a concerted or stepwise mechanism is taking place, such as trying to trap a possible iminium ion intermediate. The outcome of those experiments pointed towards a
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Published 10 Dec 2024

Hypervalent iodine-mediated intramolecular alkene halocyclisation

  • Charu Bansal,
  • Oliver Ruggles,
  • Albert C. Rowett and
  • Alastair J. J. Lennox

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3113–3133, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.258

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  • . The level of this chemoselectivity was dependent on the iodane ligand: OPiv was more selective for aminofluorination than OAc, which was proposed to be due to differences in basicity and nucleophilicity (Scheme 10). Detailed mechanistic studies were carried out using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy
  • diastereoselectivity in aminofluorination competing with carboxyfluorination products. Mechanistic studies of the fluoroamination of acyclic substrates showing the competing carboxyfluorination products. AIF = aziridinium ion formation, AIO = aziridinium ion opening, RLC = reductive ligand coupling. Fluorocyclisation
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Published 28 Nov 2024

Advances in the use of metal-free tetrapyrrolic macrocycles as catalysts

  • Mandeep K. Chahal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3085–3112, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.257

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  • porphyrin radical anion. Ultimately, protonation of intermediate E led to the final product. Formation of intermediates, such as enamine A and cation radical B, was confirmed using techniques like ESIMS, 1H NMR, and EPR, Stern–Volmer quenching experiments, respectively. All these mechanistic studies
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Published 27 Nov 2024

Chemical structure metagenomics of microbial natural products: surveying nonribosomal peptides and beyond

  • Thomas Ma and
  • John Chu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3050–3060, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.253

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  • offloading step always entails the same chemical reaction, wherein nucleophilic attack is promoted by the catalytic triad of a TE via general base catalysis. This is likely why traditional mechanistic studies that focused on the enzyme active site failed to work out how TEs control NRP topology. A priori
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Published 20 Nov 2024

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

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  • aromatic rings were investigated, and based on the obtained yields of the products it was concluded that the reaction is compatible with electron-donating, electron-withdrawing, and electron-neutral substitutions. Mechanistic studies, including a cross-over reaction, indicated that the aryl migration is
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Published 13 Nov 2024

C–H Trifluoromethylthiolation of aldehyde hydrazones

  • Victor Levet,
  • Balu Ramesh,
  • Congyang Wang and
  • Tatiana Besset

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2883–2890, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.242

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  • -trifluoroacetophenone as an internal standard. ND = not detected. Optimization of the reaction conditions.a Supporting Information Supporting Information File 28: Full experimental procedures, characterization of products, details of mechanistic studies, and spectral data. Funding This work has been partially
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Mechanochemical difluoromethylations of ketones

  • Jinbo Ke,
  • Pit van Bonn and
  • Carsten Bolm

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2799–2805, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.235

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  • isolating the low-boiling non-polar products. Mechanistic studies suggested that in situ-generated difluorocarbene reacts with the ketone oxygen, followed by intermolecular protonation/deprotonation. Although the process has still synthetic limitations, also acyclic ketones can now be converted into
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Published 04 Nov 2024

Copper-catalyzed yne-allylic substitutions: concept and recent developments

  • Shuang Yang and
  • Xinqiang Fang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2739–2775, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.232

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  • rise to a series of differently substituted 1,4-enynes with monofluoroalkyl units in high yields and ee values (Scheme 18, 18a–i). The reaction effectively overcomes the drawbacks of low activity of tertiary carbon nucleophiles and instability of fluorinated compounds. Preliminary mechanistic studies
  • vinyl allenylidene species. A series of differently substituted spiro-cyclic products can be obtained with high yields, regio- and stereoselectivities (Scheme 32, 30a–x). Preliminary mechanistic studies indicated that the reaction first undergoes a substitution at the α-position of yne-allylic ester
  • ). Preliminary mechanistic studies have ruled out the 1,3-sigmatropic shift, indicating that the reaction proceeds through a nucleophilic substitution–annulation process of a reactive π-extended copper-allenylidene intermediate (Scheme 43). At the same time, Qi and Xu et al. [79] also realized the dearomative
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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

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  • further emphasized its utility. Mechanistic studies have demonstrated that the key to this selective chemical conversion lies in the dual oxidation process at the anode. The authors suggest that anodic oxidation of the sulfide generates a sulfur radical cation intermediate, which reacts with water at the
  • ]. This mild method proceeds with a broad range of unactivated alkenes, including natural products and pharmaceutical derivatives such as sulbactam acid and oxaprozin. Mechanistic studies revealed that the reaction was initiated by the electrochemical oxidation of iodide ions, generating iodine radicals
  • group. Based on extensive mechanistic studies, they proposed the formation of a formal Ni(IV) complex during the process. Remarkably, nickel proved to be uniquely effective for this protocol, as other transition-metal catalysts based on Cu, Co, Pd, Ir, Ru, and Rh did not catalyze the reaction (Scheme 36
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Published 09 Oct 2024

Catalysing (organo-)catalysis: Trends in the application of machine learning to enantioselective organocatalysis

  • Stefan P. Schmid,
  • Leon Schlosser,
  • Frank Glorius and
  • Kjell Jorner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2280–2304, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.196

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Published 10 Sep 2024

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

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  • position 1. This protocol involves the utilization of enaminones, hydrazine, and various aryl halides as substrates, resulting in the formation of 1,3-substituted pyrazoles 76 (Scheme 27) [105]. Mechanistic studies have indicated that in this domino reaction, the initial formation of 3-substituted
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Published 16 Aug 2024

1,2-Difluoroethylene (HFO-1132): synthesis and chemistry

  • Liubov V. Sokolenko,
  • Taras M. Sokolenko and
  • Yurii L. Yagupolskii

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1955–1966, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.171

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  • the methods for the preparation of HFO-1132 as well as reactions demonstrating the chemical behavior of this compound. From the reactions not included in this Review article, mechanistic studies on 1,2-difluoroethylene ozonolysis [77][103][104][105][106][107][108] and studies on the stability of
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