Recent advancements in iodide/phosphine-mediated photoredox radical reactions

• Tinglan Liu,
• Yu Zhou,
• Junhong Tang and
• Chengming Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1785–1803, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.131

• the ability to be readily transformed into various valuable functional molecules, including amines, hydrazines, and nitrogen-containing heterocycles [13]. In a significant advancement in 2021, Lopchuk et al. revealed a novel method for the photodecarboxylative alkylation of diazirines 12 using the

A Streptomyces P450 enzyme dimerizes isoflavones from plants

• Run-Zhou Liu,
• Shanchong Chen and
• Lihan Zhang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1107–1115, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.113

• Run-Zhou Liu Shanchong Chen Lihan Zhang Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024

Electrochemical Friedel–Crafts-type amidomethylation of arenes by a novel electrochemical oxidation system using a quasi-divided cell and trialkylammonium tetrafluoroborate

• Hisanori Senboku,
• Mizuki Hayama and
• Hidetoshi Matsuno

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1040–1046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.105

• in organic synthesis and sometimes appear in biologically active compounds, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and functional molecules, amidomethylation induced by N-acyliminium ions is a helpful and valuable protocol for direct introduction of an amide function into organic molecules. Generation of N

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

• demonstrate that this novel system facilitates the easy syntheses of functional molecules via α-bromolactones as key synthetic intermediates. Conclusion In this study, we developed a facile and efficient method for α-brominating lactones using tetraalkylammonium hydroxide (R4N+OH−) as the base under mild

• -bromolactones in excellent yields. The use of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) in the two-phase system led to an eco-friendly system amenable to large-scale synthesis. Furthermore, the α-bromolactones generated in situ by this method were transformed into functional molecules, such as α-thiolated lactones, in good

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

• (0.1 equiv) in a small transparent vial and 300 µL BPNs in DMF was added to the vial, then irradiated 4 h. After the gelation was completed, the gel was placed in DCM for 24 h hours, then filtered and dried 24 h in a vacuum oven. Structures of azide and alkyne functional molecules and polymers used in

Organo-fluorine chemistry V

• David O’Hagan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 737–738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.63

• activity associated with this theme. Organo-fluorine chemistry merits our attention as an important discipline within contemporary organic chemistry contributing in a unique way to innovation and performance in the development of functional molecules. This issue will be historically memorable as all of the

Three-component reactions of aromatic amines, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, and α-bromoacetaldehyde acetal to access N-(hetero)aryl-4,5-unsubstituted pyrroles

• Wenbo Huang,
• Kaimei Wang,
• Ping Liu,
• Minghao Li,
• Shaoyong Ke and
• Yanlong Gu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2920–2928, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.241

• are reacted with a C4 donor to form the pyrrole ring; many functional molecules, such as bioderived furans [29], (Z)-enynols [30], 1-vinylpropargyl alcohols [31], doubly activated cyclopropanes [32], and enynals [33], can be used as C4 counter reagents. The carbon-based 1,4-biselectrophiles, such as

Synthesis of triphenylene-fused phosphole oxides via C–H functionalizations

• Md. Shafiqur Rahman and
• Naohiko Yoshikai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 524–529, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.48

• -conjugated functional molecules [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Its inherently unique electronic structure, along with opportunities to modify the phosphorus center and the periphery by substitution or ring fusion, have stimulated chemists to explore a structurally diverse range of phosphole derivatives with

• benzo[b]phospholes accessible by the three-component assembly hold promise for further explorations inot novel π-extended phosphole derivatives. Examples of functional molecules based on π-extended phospholes. ORTEP drawings of compound 8a (thermal ellipsoids set at 50% probability). a) top view; b

Oligomeric ricinoleic acid preparation promoted by an efficient and recoverable Brønsted acidic ionic liquid

• Fei You,
• Xing He,
• Song Gao,
• Hong-Ru Li and
• Liang-Nian He

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 351–361, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.34

• biomass provides an alternative avenue to liberate us from the reliance on petroleum resource [1]. Nowadays, fuels, fine chemicals and functional molecules/materials can be derived from biomass such as lignocellulose and plant oils [2][3], wherein the plant oils play an important role in the polymer

Synthesis and circularly polarized luminescence properties of BINOL-derived bisbenzofuro[2,3-b:3’,2’-e]pyridines (BBZFPys)

• Ryo Takishima,
• Yuji Nishii,
• Tomoaki Hinoue,
• Yoshitane Imai and
• Masahiro Miura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 325–336, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.32

• ; palladium; Introduction Densely-fused (hetero)aromatic compounds have been a key motif in a wide range of manufactured functional molecules, as they exhibit fundamentally useful electrochemical and photophysical properties. Considerable effort has therefore taken into the development of efficient methods

Preparation of anthracene-based tetraperimidine hexafluorophosphate and selective recognition of chromium(III) ions

• Qing-Xiang Liu,
• Feng Yang,
• Zhi-Xiang Zhao,
• Shao-Cong Yu and
• Yue Ding

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2847–2855, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.278

• Qing-Xiang Liu Feng Yang Zhi-Xiang Zhao Shao-Cong Yu Yue Ding Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, MOE Key Laboratory of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China

Click chemistry towards thermally reversible photochromic 4,5-bisthiazolyl-1,2,3-triazoles

• Chenxia Zhang,
• Kaori Morinaka,
• Mahmut Kose,
• Takashi Ubukata and
• Yasushi Yokoyama

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2161–2169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.213

• been used many times to connect two functional molecules. When the Ru(I)-catalyzed Huisgen reaction is employed to connect two functional molecules, the linker itself possesses the thermally reversible photochromic property. Thus, this work can open the door to the creation of promising new materials

Multicomponent reactions III

• Thomas J. J. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1974–1975, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.192

• . Therefore, MCRs are equally intriguing for industrial applications as exciting and stimulating for academia, especially, for approaching new shores of interdisciplinarity by concatenating elementary steps to new sequences and ultimately to complex functional molecules in a one-pot fashion. This thematic

Norbornadiene-functionalized triazatriangulenium and trioxatriangulenium platforms

• Roland Löw,
• Talina Rusch,
• Tobias Moje,
• Fynn Röhricht,
• Olaf M. Magnussen and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1815–1821, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.175

• 10.3762/bjoc.15.175 Abstract Triazatriangulenium (TATA) and trioxatriangulenium (TOTA) ions are particularly suited systems to mount functional molecules onto atomically flat surfaces such as Au(111). The TATA and TOTA units serve as platforms that absorb onto the surface and form ordered monolayers

Functional panchromatic BODIPY dyes with near-infrared absorption: design, synthesis, characterization and use in dye-sensitized solar cells

• Quentin Huaulmé,
• Cyril Aumaitre,
• Outi Vilhelmiina Kontkanen,
• David Beljonne,
• Alexandra Sutter,
• Gilles Ulrich,
• Renaud Demadrille and
• Nicolas Leclerc

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1758–1768, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.169

• even bulk heterojunction solar cells [19][20] or DSSCs [21][22]. In this articl we report an innovative synthetic approach for synthesizing 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-BODIPY compounds and a way to further functionalize such cores has been developed. The optoelectronic properties of the functional molecules

Mechanochemistry of supramolecules

• Anima Bose and
• Prasenjit Mal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 881–900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.86

• ; mechanochemistry; self-assembly; solvent-free; supramolecular; Introduction In living systems an important aspect is to create complex functional molecules from simpler units by following biomolecular mechanisms [1]. The biological assemblies for living beings are developed from processes of spontaneous self

Photochemical generation of the 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) radical from caged nitroxides by near-infrared two-photon irradiation and its cytocidal effect on lung cancer cells

• Ayato Yamada,
• Manabu Abe,
• Yoshinobu Nishimura,
• Shoji Ishizaka,
• Masashi Namba,
• Taku Nakashima,
• Kiyofumi Shimoji and
• Noboru Hattori

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 863–873, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.84

• ). However, in general, chromophores do not absorb at such long wavelengths and the photon energy is too low for bond-cleavage reactions to generate (i.e., uncage) functional molecules. For example, the bond-dissociation energy of the weak PhCH2–OPh, linkage is reported to be 52.1 kcal mol−1 [43]. These

Synergistic approach to polycycles through Suzuki–Miyaura cross coupling and metathesis as key steps

• Sambasivarao Kotha,
• Milind Meshram and
• Chandravathi Chakkapalli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2468–2481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.223

• assembly of the target molecules and thus enhances the ease of preparation of various functional molecules. These processes are considered as “green” because of atom economy and synthetic brevity [52] involved in these reactions [12][53][54]. Additionally, several methods are available to remove palladium

Practical tetrafluoroethylene fragment installation through a coupling reaction of (1,1,2,2-tetrafluorobut-3-en-1-yl)zinc bromide with various electrophiles

• Ken Tamamoto,
• Shigeyuki Yamada and
• Tsutomu Konno

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2375–2383, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.213

• synthetic tool for producing functional molecules with a CF2CF2 fragment. Keywords: acid chlorides; cross-coupling; iodoarenes; tetrafluoroethylene fragment; thermally stable zinc reagent; Introduction Recently, much attention has been paid to organic compounds containing a perfluoroalkylene unit, e.g

• ][6]. Notably, organofluorine compounds bearing a tetrafluoroethylene (–CF2CF2–) unit have attracted significant interest as a promising framework for various functional molecules. In the medicinal field, for example, Linclau and co-workers reported the first enantioselective synthesis and the

• here should be a suitable and valuable tetrafluoroethylenating agent for preparing various CF2CF2-containing molecules, thereby providing a powerful and practical synthetic tool in organofluorine chemistry. Functional molecules with CF2CF2-fragment. Recovery yield of 2-Zn in DMF (ca. 0.70 M) after

Synthesis and characterization of π–extended “earring” subporphyrins

• Haiyan Guan,
• Mingbo Zhou,
• Bangshao Yin,
• Ling Xu and
• Jianxin Song

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1956–1960, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.170

• Haiyan Guan Mingbo Zhou Bangshao Yin Ling Xu Jianxin Song Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education of China), Key Laboratory of Application and Assemble of Organic Functional molecules, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, P. R. China

Diazirine-functionalized mannosides for photoaffinity labeling: trouble with FimH

• Femke Beiroth,
• Tomas Koudelka,
• Thorsten Overath,
• Stefan D. Knight,
• Andreas Tholey and
• Thisbe K. Lindhorst

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1890–1900, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.163

• standard method for FimH labeling. As we wish to eventually control bacterial adhesion by crosslinking of functional molecules to the adhesin (FimH), we will in the future utilize alternative labeling chemistry to efficiently target FimH. Experimental Peptides and proteins For photolabeling experiments

Synthesis and stability of strongly acidic benzamide derivatives

• Frederik Diness,
• Niels J. Bjerrum and
• Mikael Begtrup

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 523–530, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.38

• various organic acids in acetonitrile or water (nr = not reported) [12][13][14]. Examples of functional molecules containing an N-triflylbenzamide. Content (percent) of super acids (0.5 mg/mL) over time (hours) in H3PO4/H2O/MeOH 17:3:20 at 50 °C. Synthesis of the strongly acidic benzamide derivatives

Synthesis and application of trifluoroethoxy-substituted phthalocyanines and subphthalocyanines

• Satoru Mori and
• Norio Shibata

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2273–2296, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.224

• phthalocyanine, which originally acts as an electron donor, will exhibit an electron acceptor property. Thus, it is expected that TFEO-Pcs can be developed as unique functional molecules [41]. This review summarizes the synthesis of various TFEO-Pc derivatives and the effect of fluorine on their properties

Bifunctional organocatalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of axially chiral benzamides

• Ryota Miyaji,
• Yuuki Wada,
• Akira Matsumoto,
• Keisuke Asano and
• Seijiro Matsubara

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1518–1523, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.151

• enantioselectivities (Scheme 3); both 1k and 1l comprise a substituent ortho to the hydroxy group. These brominated axially chiral benzamides can further be derivatized for the synthesis of functional molecules [64]. To gain insight into the reaction mechanism, the reactions were performed using substrates 1m and 1n

Self-optimisation and model-based design of experiments for developing a C–H activation flow process

• Alexander Echtermeyer,
• Yehia Amar,
• Jacek Zakrzewski and
• Alexei Lapkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 150–163, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.18

• ; flow chemistry; process modelling; self-optimisation; Introduction The development of manufacturing processes to produce functional molecules, such as pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals, often relies on experience and trial-and-error, rather than on mechanistic process models [1]. The only reason for