Three-component N-alkenylation of azoles with alkynes and iodine(III) electrophile: synthesis of multisubstituted N-vinylazoles

• Jun Kikuchi,
• Roi Nakajima and
• Naohiko Yoshikai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 891–897, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.79

• difunctionalization of alkynes with various heteroatom and carbon nucleophiles [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. Specifically, intermolecular trans-iodo(III)functionalization of alkynes has been achieved using oxygen nucleophiles such as alcohols [28][32], ethers [33], carboxylic acids [31], phosphate esters [31

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of macrocyclic peptides and polyketides via thioesterase-catalyzed macrocyclization

• Senze Qiao,
• Zhongyu Cheng and
• Fuzhuo Li

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 721–733, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.66

• . Developing more efficient and diverse macrocyclization strategies is urgently needed to overcome issues such as insufficient regioselectivity, intermolecular oligomerization, the overuse of protective groups, and other drawbacks [8]. In the biosynthetic logic, these natural products are produced by the large

• the current issues, such as insufficient regioselectivity, intermolecular oligomerization, and the overuse of protective groups. The biosynthetic studies demonstrated that thioesterase (TE) domains exhibit a high level of chemoselectivity and regioselectivity in late-stage macrocyclizations. This

A laterally-fused N-heterocyclic carbene framework from polysubstituted aminoimidazo[5,1-b]oxazol-6-ium salts

• Andrew D. Gillie,
• Matthew G. Wakeling,
• Bethan L. Greene,
• Louise Male and
• Paul W. Davies

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 621–627, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.54

• seen with imidazolidines (cf. for IPr TEP[Ir] = 2050.2 cm−1) [34]. A benchmarking exercise was then performed looking at the reactivity of 13 compared against reaction of symmetrical IPrAuCl across a range of known gold-mediated transformations of alkynes featuring intermolecular attack [35

Synthesis of photo- and ionochromic N-acylated 2-(aminomethylene)benzo[b]thiophene-3(2Н)-ones with a terminal phenanthroline group

• Vladimir P. Rybalkin,
• Sofiya Yu. Zmeeva,
• Lidiya L. Popova,
• Irina V. Dubonosova,
• Olga Yu. Karlutova,
• Oleg P. Demidov,
• Alexander D. Dubonosov and
• Vladimir A. Bren

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 552–560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.47

• °, fold angle 4.38°). The molecular packing of compound 3b was characterized by the presence of numerous π–π interactions (Figure 4). Intermolecular interactions in the benzo[b]thiophene fragment (red planes in Figure 4) were characterized by the following parameters: plane centroid–plane centroid

Switchable molecular tweezers: design and applications

• Pablo Msellem,
• Maksym Dekthiarenko,
• Nihal Hadj Seyd and
• Guillaume Vives

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 504–539, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.45

• tweezers with tert-butyl groups positioned farther from the salphen via alkyne spacers were synthesized [42]. While, like in the parent tweezers 12, no intercalation of aromatic guests was observed in the closed form, strong intramolecular and intermolecular Pt–Pt bonds were achieved in the solid state

Ligand effects, solvent cooperation, and large kinetic solvent deuterium isotope effects in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular alkene hydroamination

• Ruichen Lan,
• Brock Yager,
• Yoonsun Jee,
• Cynthia S. Day and
• Amanda C. Jones

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 479–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.43

• require geminal substitution or backbone heteroatoms, internal alkenes are often not tolerated, and intermolecular reactions require high temperatures which can lead to significant catalyst decomposition [20]. This is usually addressed by employing bulky or strong donor ligands [21][22]. Novel strategies

• )-catalyzed alkene hydroamination were intermolecular additions by He [15][16] and intramolecular additions by Widenhoefer [12][13] in 2006, each catalyzed by phosphine ligand supported gold triflate (Ph3PAuOTf). Shortly after, arguments were made that reaction profiles were indistinguishable from those

• tropos BIPHEP-gold(I)-catalyzed hydroamination of alkenylureas in 2012 [9]. Michon [5][6][7][8][10] and Widenhoefer continued to make advancements in asymmetric intra- and intermolecular variants, and unique solvent and anion dependencies continue to be examined from a theoretical standpoint. For example

Synthesis of 2,2-difluoro-1,3-diketone and 2,2-difluoro-1,3-ketoester derivatives using fluorine gas

• Alexander S. Hampton,
• David R. W. Hodgson,
• Graham McDougald,
• Linhua Wang and
• Graham Sandford

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 460–469, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.41

• intermolecular interactions with an aryl ring in an adjacent molecule. The two aryl rings within the molecule are near-perpendicular to each other and this conformation leads to enhanced, orthogonal π-stacking interactions. We next turned our attention to difluorination of related 2-ketoester substrates

Mono or double Pd-catalyzed C–H bond functionalization for the annulative π-extension of 1,8-dibromonaphthalene: a one pot access to fluoranthene derivatives

• Nahed Ketata,
• Linhao Liu,
• Ridha Ben Salem and
• Henri Doucet

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 427–435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.37

• palladium-catalyzed direct intermolecular arylation, followed by a direct intramolecular arylation step. As the C–H bond activation of several benzene derivatives remains very challenging, the preparation of fluoranthenes from 1,8-dibromonaphthalene via Suzuki coupling followed by intramolecular C–H

• synthesis of polyaromatic compounds [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Since the seminal results of Fagnou et al. in 2006 on the Pd-catalyzed C–H arylation of polyfluorobenzenes [13][14][15][16], several groups have described conditions enabling the direct intermolecular Pd-catalyzed arylation of arenes [17]. In

• intermolecular Suzuki coupling with an intramolecular C–H arylation, it should be possible to access numerous fluoranthene derivatives from commercially available 1,8-dibromobenzene in a single manipulation (Scheme 1d). Here, we describe i) conditions enabling the annulative π-extension of 1,8-dibromonaphthalene

Mechanisms for radical reactions initiating from N-hydroxyphthalimide esters

• Carlos R. Azpilcueta-Nicolas and
• Jean-Philip Lumb

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 346–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.35

• CO2. Radical 12 undergoes intermolecular addition to the olefin acceptor 13 to form radical intermediate 14. Finally, under reductive conditions radical 14 can undergo hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) or sequential electron transfer and proton transfer (ET/PT) to form the conjugate addition product 15

• Stern–Volmer constant (Ksv = 1146 M−1 with acid vs Ksv = 603 M−1 without acid). The reaction mechanism continues with the fragmentation of 33 into radical 34. From radical 34 the annulation reaction initiates via intermolecular radical addition, resulting in the formation of intermediate 35. After

Synthesis of π-conjugated polycyclic compounds by late-stage extrusion of chalcogen fragments

• Aissam Okba,
• Pablo Simón Marqués,
• Kyohei Matsuo,
• Naoki Aratani,
• Hiroko Yamada,
• Gwénaël Rapenne and
• Claire Kammerer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 287–305, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.30

• devices [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. In this regard, the planar character of most (non-substituted) π-CPCs represents a challenge, as it results in very low solubility in common organic solvents due to favorable intermolecular π–π stacking interactions. This inherently hampers the purification of the target

• conformation of the thiepine ring, thus weakening the π–π stacking intermolecular interactions. Finally, solid-state S-extrusion could be triggered in a controlled way upon thermal activation of 21, as observed in thermogravimetric analysis, with the loss of sulfur detected at 223 °C to yield the planar S

Unveiling the regioselectivity of rhodium(I)-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for open-cage C₇₀ production

• Cristina Castanyer,
• Anna Pla-Quintana,
• Anna Roglans,
• Albert Artigas and
• Miquel Solà

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 272–279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.28

• to be able to produce meaningful changes in the reactivity of the cage [28][29][30][31][32]. In 2018, our group reported a catalytic process to transform C60 in bis(fulleroid) derivatives [33][34][35]. This transformation encompassed a partially intermolecular Rh-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition

• explore, both experimentally and computationally, the Rh-catalyzed intermolecular [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between diynes and C70 as a new procedure to generate C70 bis(fulleroids). We are particularly interested in the analysis of the regioselectivity of this [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition. Results

Substitution reactions in the acenaphthene analog of quino[7,8-h]quinoline and an unusual synthesis of the corresponding acenaphthylenes by tele-elimination

• Ekaterina V. Kolupaeva,
• Narek A. Dzhangiryan,
• Alexander F. Pozharskii,
• Oleg P. Demidov and
• Valery A. Ozeryanskii

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 243–253, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.24

• 5. As the XRD study of the crystals showed (Figure 3), the molecular and crystal structure of the isolated compound is strongly dominated, on the one hand, by intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds with the participation of N, Cl, and O heteroatoms (forming an endless slightly corrugated ribbon

• the present work, we succeeded in filling this gap by growing crystals of base 5 from pure acetonitrile. It turned out that molecule 5 is capable of self-association through multiple C–H…N–H-bond-like contacts involving pyridyl C(3)H and C(4)H protons (Figure 5). These intermolecular contacts, whose

Photochromic derivatives of indigo: historical overview of development, challenges and applications

• Gökhan Kaplan,
• Zeynel Seferoğlu and
• Daria V. Berdnikova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 228–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.23

• melting point of indigo is bifurcated intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding [11], and face-to-face π–π stacking of parallel aromatic rings (Figure 2) [12]. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the indigo molecule is almost planar and exists in the E-conformation. The central C=C bond

• the Z-isomers in comparison with the E-forms [62]. In 2018, Nagasawa and co-workers provided a detailed investigation of the influence of solvent polarity and intermolecular hydrogen bonding on the photoisomerization of N,N'-diacetylindigo (9a) by transient absorption spectroscopy [63]. In principle

• , it was already known that the intermolecular hydrogen bonding with solvent molecules may hinder the photoisomerization of indigo derivatives [46]. Nagasawa and co-workers found that the photoisomerization of 9a was inhibited by polar DMF due to formation of weak hydrogen bonds with formyl groups

Tandem Hock and Friedel–Crafts reactions allowing an expedient synthesis of a cyclolignan-type scaffold

• Viktoria A. Ikonnikova,
• Cristina Cheibas,
• Oscar Gayraud,
• Alexandra E. Bosnidou,
• Nicolas Casaretto,
• Gilles Frison and
• Bastien Nay

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 162–169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.15

• substrates to be submitted to the one-pot tandem transformation (Scheme 5). With only a few exceptions, the presence of ortho (R1), meta (R2), or para (R3) substituents on the benzyl moiety generally allowed the intramolecular Friedel–Crafts reaction, after the first intermolecular one in the presence of

Using the phospha-Michael reaction for making phosphonium phenolate zwitterions

• Matthias R. Steiner,
• Max Schmallegger,
• Larissa Donner,
• Johann A. Hlina,
• Christoph Marschner,
• Judith Baumgartner and
• Christian Slugovc

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 41–51, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.6

• intramolecular proton transfer and the methanol-mediated proton transfer, can occur. It has been described that intermediate B is more stable with enolizable electron-withdrawing groups such as esters [50] when compared to, e.g., a nitrile [49]. Accordingly, the intermolecular proton transfer pathway should be

• carbonyl moiety and for the intermolecular proton transfer in the presence of the hydrogen-donor solvent methanol. Yields and characteristic 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR shifts of compounds 2a–i. Supporting Information Accession codes CCDC 2287962 and 2287963 contain the supplementary crystallographic data for 2a

Aromatic systems with two and three pyridine-2,6-dicarbazolyl-3,5-dicarbonitrile fragments as electron-transporting organic semiconductors exhibiting long-lived emissions

• Karolis Leitonas,
• Brigita Vigante,
• Dmytro Volyniuk,
• Audrius Bucinskas,
• Pavels Dimitrijevs,
• Sindija Lapcinska,
• Pavel Arsenyan and
• Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1867–1880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.139

• the following section. Small differences between the results obtained for the solutions and films appear to be due to different intermolecular interactions, which differ in solid films (between target molecules only) and solutions (between target molecules and molecules of the solvent) of the

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

• transformations, as depicted in Scheme 14. The dual-catalytic cycle comprised a photocatalytic cycle and a copper catalytic cycle, interconnected through an intermolecular single-electron transfer. Within the context of the photocatalytic cycle, the generation of the C(sp3)-centered alkyl radical A was

Charge carrier transport in perylene-based and pyrene-based columnar liquid crystals

• Alessandro L. Alves,
• Simone V. Bernardino,
• Carlos H. Stadtlober,
• Edivandro Girotto,
• Giliandro Farias,
• Rodney M. do Nascimento,
• Sergio F. Curcio,
• Thiago Cazati,
• Marta E. R. Dotto,
• Juliana Eccher,
• Leonardo N. Furini,
• Hugo Gallardo,
• Harald Bock and
• Ivan H. Bechtold

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1755–1765, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.128

• excellent photoelectric properties such as strong emission, efficient excimer formation, and suitable intermolecular stacking for good charge carrier transport. They have been applied as active layer in OFETs with high ambipolar mobility due to their well-defined monocrystalline microstructures resulting

Effects of the aldehyde-derived ring substituent on the properties of two new bioinspired trimethoxybenzoylhydrazones: methyl vs nitro groups

• Dayanne Martins,
• Roberta Lamosa,
• Talis Uelisson da Silva,
• Carolina B. P. Ligiero,
• Sérgio de Paula Machado,
• Daphne S. Cukierman and
• Nicolás A. Rey

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1713–1727, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.125

• antiparallel dimers (marked as *) sandwiched between two non-parallel molecules. The planes in hdz-NO2 present similar intermolecular interactions, but they grow as (101) planes. The columns also present the antiparallel dimers, but they are intercalated by antiparallel slipped molecules (Figure 2C). The

• ), it becomes possible to calculate the contribution of each type of intermolecular interaction to the whole profile [44]. In our case, results show that the sum of π···π and C–H···π contacts comprises almost 20% of the Hirshfeld surface for both compounds. The curvedness maps were also plotted over the

Quinoxaline derivatives as attractive electron-transporting materials

• Zeeshan Abid,
• Liaqat Ali,
• Sughra Gulzar,
• Faiza Wahad,
• Raja Shahid Ashraf and
• Christian B. Nielsen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1694–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.124

• their optoelectronic properties to highlight the potential of their experimental exploration [33]. The introduction of an electron-withdrawing group has been shown to be a key strategy for enhancing intermolecular interactions and improving the optical absorption, molecular packing, and charge transport

• collection, while their extended conjugation enhances light absorption across a broad spectrum. Qx’s unique structure promotes effective incorporation into the dye-sensitized layer, ensuring good intermolecular connectivity and facilitating electron transport. In addition, they enable efficient electron

• of structural modification, the introduction of various functional groups into Qx derivatives has allowed for the precise control of energy levels, bandgaps, and carrier transport properties. For instance, Sharma et al. fine-tuned the intermolecular charge transfer (ICT) transitions and emission

A deep-red fluorophore based on naphthothiadiazole as emitter with hybridized local and charge transfer and ambipolar transporting properties for electroluminescent devices

• Suangsiri Arunlimsawat,
• Patteera Funchien,
• Pongsakorn Chasing,
• Atthapon Saenubol,
• Taweesak Sudyoadsuk and
• Vinich Promarak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1664–1676, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.122

• with the PLQY dropped to 35% due to intermolecular interactions. However, the emission efficiency of the molecule is enhanced in the solid powder form with a PLQY of 64% owing to its AIE nature. To gain more information about the effect of the solvent on the optical properties of TPECNz, the absorption

• intermolecular steric interaction [53]. The weak AIE characteristic of TPECNz in the aggregate state could be attributed to the competition between the twisted ICT and AIE properties in the molecule [57][58]. The thermal properties of TPECNz were studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential

A series of perylene diimide cathode interlayer materials for green solvent processing in conventional organic photovoltaics

• Kathryn M. Wolfe,
• Shahidul Alam,
• Eva German,
• Fahad N. Alduayji,
• Maryam Alqurashi,
• Frédéric Laquai and
• Gregory C. Welch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1620–1629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.119

• ]. Therefore, it is important to design CIL materials to have polar groups, appropriate FMO energetic levels, and functional groups known to promote ideal packing and intermolecular interactions with neighboring compounds. Several CIL compounds stand out as top-performing materials, such as PFN-Br [13], PDIN

• physical properties, the addition of benzyl and pentafluorobenzyl groups serve to break up NH···OH intermolecular bonding, which renders the materials soluble in a range of solvents suitable for solution processing [24]. Target organic solvents to use for the production of OPVs are those that are

• nitrile functional group would stabilize both the HOMO and LUMO, where a deep-lying LUMO energy level is sought after for increased stability of electron-transporting materials [25]. Additionally, the presence of a nitrile group introduces an additional means for intermolecular bonding between the CILs

Complexes of resorcin[4]arene with secondary amines: synthesis, solvent influence on “in-out” structure, and theoretical calculations of non-covalent interactions

• Waldemar Iwanek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1525–1536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.109

• (PBE0-D4/def2-mTZVPP/CPCM(DMSO) structures of these complexes. The lengths of intermolecular hydrogen bonds between R[4]A and amines are marked in green, while the intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the oxygen anion and the hydrogen atom of the adjacent hydroxy group in R[4]A are marked in violet

• fact may justify the absence of the formation of complexes with 1:3 and 1:4 stoichiometry. To evaluate the contribution of various types of intermolecular interactions in stabilizing the formation of R[4]A complexes with amines, calculations were performed using the HFLD method with the def2-TZVP(-f

• stoichiometry between R[4]A and dipropylamine and diisopropylamine. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the amines and R[4]A molecules are marked in blue, while the intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the oxygen anion and the hydroxy group in R[4]A are shown in violet. pKa values of protons of hydroxy

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

• chlorinated product 21 was detected, which with POCl3 gave the cyclized product 22. Also, the synthesis of benzo[b]thieno[2,3-c]quinolone 24 as an anticancer molecule was demonstrated in this approach (Scheme 13). An intermolecular sulfenoamination of alkenes 9 with sulfonamides 25 as the nitrogen source and

• the presence of N-(2-bromophenylthio)succinimide 1’ and copper catalyst led to intermolecular sulfenoamination of alkenes and subsequent C–N coupling to produce dihydrobenzothiazine structures 27 in a one-pot manner. Furthermore, deprotection of the amine unit by K2CO3 and Na metal was performed in

• alcohols. Arylthiolation of arylamines with (arylthio)-pyrrolidine-2,5-diones. Catalyst-free isothiocyanatoalkylthiation of styrenes. Sulfenylation of (E)-β-chlorovinyl ketones toward 3,4-dimercaptofurans. HCl-promoted intermolecular 1, 2-thiofunctionalization of aromatic alkenes. Possible mechanism for

Cyclization of 1-aryl-4,4,4-trichlorobut-2-en-1-ones into 3-trichloromethylindan-1-ones in triflic acid

• Vladislav A. Sokolov,
• Andrei A. Golushko,
• Irina A. Boyarskaya and
• Aleksander V. Vasilyev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1460–1470, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.105

• interesting rearrangement with the intermolecular transfer of a phenyl group in the starting methoxy-substituted enone 2j under the rather harsh reaction conditions (TfOH at 80 °C). To study the cyclization further, reactions of some hydroxy ketones 1 were run for shorter time (1–4.5 h) in TfOH at 80 °C, i.e