Hot shape transformation: the role of PSar dehydration in stomatocyte morphogenesis

• Remi Peters,
• Levy A. Charleston,
• Karinan van Eck,
• Teun van Berlo and
• Daniela A. Wilson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 47–54, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.5

• ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs), following a protocol adapted from Tian et al. [28]. High-purity monomers were obtained using this method, ensuring the subsequentially polymer synthesis proceeded with minimal impurities. Sequential polymerization commenced with poly(benzyl

Emerging trends in the optimization of organic synthesis through high-throughput tools and machine learning

• Pablo Quijano Velasco,
• Kedar Hippalgaonkar and
• Balamurugan Ramalingam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 10–38, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.3

• reactors; data processing; high-throughput experimentation; machine learning; reaction optimization; Introduction Organic synthesis plays a crucial role in drug discovery, polymer synthesis, materials science, agrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. Their synthesis and process optimization require

• . In addition to organic synthesis, the slug flow methodology has found application in polymer synthesis. A flow platform capable of polymerizing 397 unique copolymer compositions was developed by Reis et al. [51] using a droplet flow reactor. The methodology and high-fidelity data enabled them to

Cyclodextrin-based rotaxanes for polymer materials: challenge on simultaneous realization of inexpensive production and defined structures

• Yosuke Akae

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3026–3049, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.252

• a major content of the material, Takata and co-workers developed the rotaxane crosslinker, which can be integrated as a small content on vinyl polymer synthesis to afford vinyl polymers having a certain domain of polyrotaxane crosslinking points (Figure 14) [84]. In this system, the crosslinker was

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

• as [MCM-41-2N-Pd(OAc)2] [130] and Pd-SH-silica bound catalysts [131] have also been successfully employed in this three-component pyrazole synthesis. Interestingly, the latter catalyst system does not require a copper cocatalyst. Tang's research group further extended polymer synthesis by using the

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

Radical chemistry in polymer science: an overview and recent advances

• Zixiao Wang,
• Feichen Cui,
• Yang Sui and
• Jiajun Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1580–1603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.116

• past century, new knowledge on radical chemistry has both promoted and been generated from the emergence of polymer synthesis and modification techniques. In this review, we discuss radical chemistry in polymer science from four interconnected aspects. We begin with radical polymerization, the most

• employed technique for industrial production of polymeric materials, and other polymer synthesis involving a radical process. Post-polymerization modification, including polymer crosslinking and polymer surface modification, is the key process that introduces functionality and practicality to polymeric

• late last century. To continue with the discussion on polymer construction, section 2 explores some emergent polymer synthesis techniques via a radical process but other than a chain-growth mechanism by addition of radical species to vinyl monomers. In section 3, we cover radical chemistry approaches

Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis using diverse catalysts: a transition from conventional to greener approach

• Dileep Kumar Singh and
• Rajesh Kumar

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 928–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.71

• pharmaceutically active molecules, polymer synthesis, total synthesis of natural products, porphyrin functionalization, and the synthesis of various pyrrole-containing heterocyclic molecules. We believe that this review will be useful and will encourage researchers to apply the modified Clauson–Kaas reaction to

A two-phase bromination process using tetraalkylammonium hydroxide for the practical synthesis of α-bromolactones from lactones

• Yuki Yamamoto,
• Akihiro Tabuchi,
• Kazumi Hosono,
• Takanori Ochi,
• Kento Yamazaki,
• Shintaro Kodama,
• Akihiro Nomoto and
• Akiya Ogawa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2906–2914, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.198

• polymerization (ATRP) reactions and functional polymer synthesis [29][30][31][32][33][34]. Although α-bromo-γ-butyrolactone, which is a five-membered lactone, is easily accessible from the five-membered lactone by some bromination methods [35][36], the bromination method for the six-membered lactone, δ

In-depth characterization of self-healing polymers based on π–π interactions

• Josefine Meurer,
• Julian Hniopek,
• Johannes Ahner,
• Michael Schmitt,
• Jürgen Popp,
• Stefan Zechel,
• Kalina Peneva and
• Martin D. Hager

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2496–2504, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.166

• behavior as well as the in-depth characterization of the molecular behavior and the macroscopic properties, which reveals new insights into the self-healing materials based on π–π interactions. Results and Discussion Polymer synthesis For the synthesis of supramolecular polymers based on π-π interactions a

• controlled program was developed, which mainly uses the well-established data analysis library pandas as well as the SciPy and NumPy libraries for linear algebra, integration and interpolation. Polymer synthesis The polymer synthesis was adapted from literature [23] and is reported briefly in the following

• representation of the polymer synthesis of P1 and P2. Overview of the healing of P1. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 368: Additional data. Funding The authors would like to thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, HA606/7-1 and 36459901 – Collaborative Research Center (CRC) “CataLight

Exfoliated black phosphorous-mediated CuAAC chemistry for organic and macromolecular synthesis under white LED and near-IR irradiation

• Azra Kocaarslan,
• Zafer Eroglu,
• Önder Metin and
• Yusuf Yagci

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2477–2487, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.164

• has set a milestone as a new and effective method for the synthesis of macromolecules [11]. Initiation of this reaction photocatalytically provides many advantages for the synthetic methodologies including bioconjugation, labeling, surface functionalization, dendrimer synthesis, polymer synthesis, and

Post-functionalization of drug-loaded nanoparticles prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) with mitochondria targeting ligands

• Janina-Miriam Noy,
• Fan Chen and
• Martina Stenzel

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2302–2314, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.148

• Information Supporting Information File 258: Analytical techniques, in vitro experiments, polymer synthesis, analysis of critical micelle concentration, and fluorescence microscopy of non-TPP micelles. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the NMR and microscopy facility within the Mark

Methodologies for the synthesis of quaternary carbon centers via hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins: twenty years of advances

• Thiago S. Silva and
• Fernando Coelho

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1565–1590, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.112

• ., styrene derivatives [17]) that produce hundreds of tons for polymer synthesis. The goal of this review is to demonstrate the utility of olefins as starting materials in the synthesis of all-carbon quaternary centers through hydroalkylation reactions. Only the hydroalkylation of unactivated olefins as

Photoinduced post-modification of graphitic carbon nitride-embedded hydrogels: synthesis of 'hydrophobic hydrogels' and pore substructuring

• Cansu Esen and
• Baris Kumru

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1323–1334, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.92

• , and a detailed overview has been reported by Shalom et.al. [19]. Facile tunability has rendered g-CN to be applied in visible-light-induced catalytic reactions such as water splitting [20][21][22], pollutant degradation [23][24][25][26], CO2 reduction [27][28][29], photonics [30][31] and polymer

• synthesis [32][33][34][35]. Integration of g-CN into hydrogels has been popularized in the last four years, where g-CN nanosheets can be implemented into hydrogels through embedding [36] or covalent binding [37][38] for the target application such as reinforced hydrogels [39] and hydrogels for photoredox

Photophysics and photochemistry of NIR absorbers derived from cyanines: key to new technologies based on chemistry 4.0

• Bernd Strehmel,
• Christian Schmitz,
• Ceren Kütahya,
• Yulian Pang,
• Anke Drewitz and
• Heinz Mustroph

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 415–444, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.40

• processes requesting heat to initiate either chemical (activated reactions) or physical (melting, evaporation) events. Keywords: chemistry 4.0; cyanine; near infrared; photopolymer; polymer synthesis; sensitizer; Introduction Cyanines have received in the class of polymethines big attention within the

• received remarkable attention in the academic community although industrial applications use this reaction to pattern imaged areas [97][98]. The structure was confirmed by direct synthesis following a procedure using MnO2[63]. Polymer synthesis NIR sensitized radical photopolymerization Photosensitized

• been in progress. Tailor-made synthesis by photo-ATRP with NIR sensitizers NIR absorbers/sensitizers have also reached the field of polymer synthesis; that is controlled/living radical polymerization (CLRP). This facilitates well-defined polymeric materials with pre-design architectures, predetermined

Room-temperature Pd/Ag direct arylation enabled by a radical pathway

• Amy L. Mayhugh and
• Christine K. Luscombe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 384–390, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.36

• growth are the expensive, toxic, and energy-intensive methods in which these materials are typically prepared [1]. Direct arylation is one solution to these problems, which allows improved atom and step economy in polymer synthesis. Traditional coupling methods form a new C–C bond using a reactive C–M

• number average molecular weight of 14 kg/mol, although in 9% yield [7]. Room-temperature DArP would improve the simplicity of conjugated polymer synthesis, and reduce the energy requirements. Small molecule reactions can help predict a method’s utility in polymerizations, as DArP proceeds through a step

Fluorinated maleimide-substituted porphyrins and chlorins: synthesis and characterization

• Valentina A. Ol’shevskaya,
• Elena G. Kononova and
• Andrei V. Zaitsev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2704–2709, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.263

• ; porphyrin; spectral characteristics; synthesis; Introduction Porphyrins belong to a broad class of the natural and synthetic macroheterocyclic compounds with unique properties. They play an important role in photosynthesis [1], catalysis [2][3], nonlinear optics [4][5], polymer synthesis [6] and energy

Host–guest interactions between p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene and p-sulfonatothiacalix[4]arene and group IA, IIA and f-block metal cations: a DFT/SMD study

• Valya K. Nikolova,
• Cristina V. Kirkova,
• Silvia E. Angelova and
• Todor M. Dudev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1321–1330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.131

• ligands with novel features. They have found various applications in chemical [5], analytical [6][7][8][9], and engineering materials fields (self-assembling monolayers, surfactants, sensors [10][11]), in polymer synthesis [12][13], controlled drug-delivery systems [14], and so on, besides the biochemical

Mechanochemical synthesis of hyper-crosslinked polymers: influences on their pore structure and adsorption behaviour for organic vapors

• Sven Grätz,
• Sebastian Zink,
• Hanna Kraffczyk,
• Marcus Rose and
• Lars Borchardt

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1154–1161, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.112

• chemical and milling parameters on the yield and surface area of the resulting polymer. Results and Discussion Polymer synthesis and characterization In our standard procedure HCP was synthesised via a mechanochemical reaction. This was accomplished by transferring BCMCP (4,4’-bis(chloromethyl)-1,1

Synthesis of functionalized diazocines for application as building blocks in photo- and mechanoresponsive materials

• Widukind Moormann,
• Daniel Langbehn and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 727–732, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.68

• , amine and vinyl groups, which are suitable for polymer synthesis. Upon irradiation at 385 and 530 nm the diazocines perform a reversible, pincer-type movement switching the 3,3’-distance between 6.1 Å (cis, stable isomer) and 8.2 Å (trans, metastable isomer). Key reactions in the synthesis are an

Selectivity in multiple multicomponent reactions: types and synthetic applications

• Ouldouz Ghashghaei,
• Francesca Seghetti and
• Rodolfo Lavilla

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 521–534, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.46

• ; V) generation of new functional groups; VI) polymerization; VII) macrocyclization; FG = functional group. Indiscriminate double Ugi MCR upon pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid. Representative examples of MCR-polymer synthesis. A) Biginelli HTS of polymers; B) Passerini;- C) Ugi-; D) metal-catalyzed MCR

Application of olefin metathesis in the synthesis of functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and POSS-containing polymeric materials

• Patrycja Żak and
• Cezary Pietraszuk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 310–332, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.28

• use of metathesis in organic and polymer synthesis is comprehensively described in excellent monographs [4][5][6]. However, the literature does not offer a more detailed review on the application of metathesis in the synthesis of functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS). The lack of

• copolymer layers directly onto the quantum dots (Scheme 31) [55]. Conclusion Olefin metathesis, a universal tool in organic and polymer synthesis, offers numerous advantages for the synthesis of POSS-based materials. Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts tolerate the presence of water, air and nearly

Olefin metathesis in multiblock copolymer synthesis

• Maria L. Gringolts,
• Yulia I. Denisova,
• Eugene Sh. Finkelshtein and
• Yaroslav V. Kudryavtsev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 218–235, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.21

• years, the cross metathesis involving double bonds in the polymer backbone was considered as an undesired chain-transfer process that broadens molecular mass distribution, leads to the formation of cyclooligomers and reshuffling of monomer units in the course of the polymer synthesis [77]. The cross

Selective ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cyclobutenes. Unsymmetrical ladderphane containing polycyclobutene and polynorbornene strands

• Yuan-Zhen Ke,
• Shou-Ling Huang,
• Guoqiao Lai and
• Tien-Yau Luh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 44–51, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.4

• in polymer synthesis [24]. Since the first living ROMP methods for cyclobutenes were reported in 1992 [25], cyclobutene-containing block copolymers are well documented [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. Alternating cyclobutene–cyclohexene copolymers have been synthesized by ROMP of the

Degenerative xanthate transfer to olefins under visible-light photocatalysis

• Atsushi Kaga,
• Xiangyang Wu,
• Joel Yi Jie Lim,
• Hirohito Hayashi,
• Yunpeng Lu,
• Edwin K. L. Yeow and
• Shunsuke Chiba

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3047–3058, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.283

• absorption [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. In the area of polymer synthesis, visible-light-induced RAFT polymerization of xanthates with vinyl monomers under blue LED (light-emitting diode) irradiation has been reported [38][39][40][41]. Visible-light-induced single unit monomer insertion of the

Organometallic vs organic photoredox catalysts for photocuring reactions in the visible region

• Aude-Héloise Bonardi,
• Frédéric Dumur,
• Guillaume Noirbent,
• Jacques Lalevée and
• Didier Gigmes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3025–3046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.282

• from adhesives, coatings, packaging materials, inks, paints, optics, 3D printing, microelectronics or textiles. From a synthetic viewpoint, photoredox catalysis, originally developed for organic chemistry, has recently been applied to the polymer synthesis, constituting a major breakthrough in polymer