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Activity assays of NnlA homologs suggest the natural product N-nitroglycine is degraded by diverse bacteria
- Kara A. Strickland,
- Brenda Martinez Rodriguez,
- Ashley A. Holland,
- Shelby Wagner,
- Michelle Luna-Alva,
- David E. Graham and
- Jonathan D. Caranto
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 830–840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.75
- contaminants but are either undissociated higher oligomer states or are oligomers whose formation is induced by SDS treatment, which has been observed for other proteins [29][30]. To characterize these oligomer states of native protein, analytical size exclusion chromatography data were collected (Figure 2B
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Scheme 1: NNG degradation by reduced NnlA.
Figure 1: Nitrite concentrations observed in cultures of E. coli transformed with NnlA homologs or variants g...
Figure 2: Molecular mass determination of purified NnlA homologs by A) SDS-PAGE or B) analytical size exclusi...
Figure 3: UV–vis absorption spectra of purified NnlA homologs. All spectra were measured in 100 mM tricine, 1...
Figure 4: Representative LC–MS EICs monitoring molecular anions of NNG (m/z 119.01 ± 100 ppm) and glyoxylate (...
Figure 5: Alpha-fold model of Vs NnlA dimer (cyan) overlayed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (grey; PDB: 3VOL [35,36]) t...
Figure 6: Phylogenetic tree of NnlA homologs with accession numbers. Branch lengths correspond to amino acid ...
Scheme 2: Acid–base equilibrium of 3-nitropropionate (3-NP) vs N-nitroglycine (NNG).
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
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Principle of switchable molecular tweezers.
Figure 2: Principle of pH-switchable molecular tweezers 1 [19].
Figure 3: a) pH-Switchable tweezers 2 substituted with alkyl chains as switchable lipids. b) Schematic depict...
Figure 4: Modification of spectral properties of 3 by controlled induction of Pt–Pt interactions.
Figure 5: Conformational switching of di(hydroxyphenyl)pyrimidine-based tweezer 4 upon alkylation or fluoride...
Figure 6: Hydrazone-based pH-responsive tweezers 5 for mesogenic modulation.
Figure 7: pH-Switchable molecular tweezers 6 bearing acridinium moieties.
Figure 8: a) Terpyridine and pyridine-hydrazone-pyridine analogs molecular tweezers and b) extended pyridine ...
Figure 9: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with M–salphen arms and their field of application. Figure 9 was adapt...
Figure 10: a) Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers for diphosphate recognition [48]; b) bishelicene chiroptical te...
Figure 11: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers with allosteric cooperative binding.
Figure 12: Terpyridine-based molecular tweezers presenting closed by default conformation.
Figure 13: Pyridine-pyrimidine-pyridine-based molecular tweezers.
Figure 14: Coordination-responsive molecular tweezers based on nitrogen-containing ligands.
Figure 15: Molecular tweezers exploiting the remote bipyridine or pyridine binding to trigger the conformation...
Figure 16: Bipyridine-based molecular tweezers exploiting the direct s-trans to s-cis-switching for a) anion b...
Figure 17: a) Podand-based molecular tweezers [66,67]. b) Application of tweezers 32 for the catalytic allosteric reg...
Figure 18: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers based on calix[4]pyrrole.
Figure 19: Anion-triggered molecular tweezers.
Figure 20: a) Principle of the weak link approach (WLA) developed by Mirkin and its application to b) symmetri...
Figure 21: Molecular tweezers as allosteric catalyst in asymmetric epoxide opening [80].
Figure 22: Allosteric regulation of catalytic activity in ring-opening polymerization with double tweezers 41.
Figure 23: a) Conformational switching of 42 by intramolecular –S–S– bridge formation. b) Shift of conformatio...
Figure 24: a) Redox-active glycoluril-TTF tweezers 44. b) Mechanism of stepwise oxidation of said tweezers wit...
Figure 25: Mechanism of formation of the mixed-valence dimers of tweezers 45.
Figure 26: Mechanism of carbohydrate liberation upon redox-mediated conformation switching of 46.
Figure 27: a) The encapsulation properties of 47 as well as the DCTNF release process from its host–guest comp...
Figure 28: Redox-active bipyridinium-based tweezers. a) With a ferrocenyl hinge 49, b) with a propyl hinge 50 ...
Figure 29: Redox-active calix[4]arene porphyrin molecular tweezers.
Figure 30: a) Mechanism of the three orthogonal stimuli. b) Cubic scheme showing the eight different states of ...
Figure 31: Redox-controlled molecular gripper based on a diquinone resorcin[4]arene.
Figure 32: a) Shinkai's butterfly tweezers and their different host–guest properties depending on the isomer. ...
Figure 33: Cyclam-tethered tweezers and their different host–guest complexes depending on their configuration.
Figure 34: Azobenzene-based catalytic tweezers.
Figure 35: Photoswitchable PIEZO channel mimic.
Figure 36: Stilbene-based porphyrin tweezers for fullerene recognition.
Figure 37: Stiff-stilbene-based tweezers with urea or thiourea functional units for a) anion binding, b) anion...
Figure 38: Feringa’s photoswitchable organocatalyst (a) and different catalyzed reactions with that system (b)....
Figure 39: a) Irie and Takeshita’s thioindigo-based molecular tweezers. b) Family of hemithioindigo-based mole...
Figure 40: Dithienylethylene crown ether-bearing molecular tweezers reported by Irie and co-workers.
Elucidating the glycan-binding specificity and structure of Cucumis melo agglutinin, a new R-type lectin
- Jon Lundstrøm,
- Emilie Gillon,
- Valérie Chazalet,
- Nicole Kerekes,
- Antonio Di Maio,
- Ten Feizi,
- Yan Liu,
- Annabelle Varrot and
- Daniel Bojar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 306–320, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.31
- , there are still significant gaps in our understanding. Further, in general, few melon lectins have been studied in detail. Some reports indicate the presence of chitooligosaccharide-binding (i.e., β1-4 GlcNAc oligomers) lectins from phloem exudates of melons [16][17], as well as R-type lectins in bitter
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Figure 1: Characterizing a new lectin from the melon Cucumis melo. (a) Evolutionary relationships of common R...
Figure 2: Characterizing the binding specificity of CMA1. (a, b) Lectin produced in mammalian cells was analy...
Figure 3: Assessing and quantifying in-solution binding of CMA1. (a) Erythrocyte agglutination assay. Using r...
Figure 4: Structural insights into the binding mechanism of CMA1. (a, b) Overall representation of the N-term...
Anion–π catalysis on carbon allotropes
- M. Ángeles Gutiérrez López,
- Mei-Ling Tan,
- Giacomo Renno,
- Augustina Jozeliūnaitė,
- J. Jonathan Nué-Martinez,
- Javier Lopez-Andarias,
- Naomi Sakai and
- Stefan Matile
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1881–1894, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.140
- level. Compared to the sulfoxides in 46, the catalytic activity of dyad 47 decreased rather than increased despite stronger π acidity. Supported by computational predictions [80][81], record activities in anion–π catalysis with fullerene dimers called for higher oligomers. However, synthetic efforts
- were not fruitful, mostly due to poor solubility. Anion–π catalysis on carbon nanotubes With fullerenes confirmed as privileged scaffold for induced anion–π catalysis but higher oligomers inaccessible [12][67][80], the obvious next move was to switch to carbon nanotubes. Compared to the sixty free
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Figure 1: (A) Anion–π catalysis: Stabilization of anionic transition states from substrate S to product P on ...
Figure 2: Bioinspired enolate addition chemistry to benchmark anion–π catalysts: Stabilization of “enol” inte...
Figure 3: Structure and activity of fullerene-amine dyads to catalyze the intrinsically disfavored but biolog...
Figure 4: Asymmetric anion–π catalysis of intrinsically disfavored exo-selective Diels–Alder reactions on ful...
Figure 5: Asymmetric anion–π catalysis to install remote stereogenic centers on fullerene catalyst 21, with n...
Figure 6: Primary anion–π autocatalysis on monofunctional fullerene 31, with catalytic and autocatalytic rate...
Figure 7: (A) Macrodipoles induced by anionic transition states account for anion–π catalysis on fullerenes. ...
Figure 8: Structure and activity of covalently and non-covalently modified SWCNTs and MWCNTs, with A/D ratios...
Figure 9: (A) Epoxide-opening ether cyclization on pristine carbon nanotubes occurs with (XVI) but not withou...
Figure 10: Electric-field-induced anion–π catalysis on MWCNTs 3 on graphite 76 in electrochemical microfluidic...
Construction of hexabenzocoronene-based chiral nanographenes
- Ranran Li,
- Di Wang,
- Shengtao Li and
- Peng An
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 736–751, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.54
- on representative examples of HBC-based chiral molecular NGs. All the examples in the context can be treated either as HBC-like monomers, or HBC-based dimers, trimers, tetramers, or oligomers. The synthesis of HBC is shown in Scheme 1. Pioneered by Scholl [30] and Clar [31] and further developed by
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Scheme 1: Construction of HBC by Scholl reaction from hexaphenylbenzene.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of seco-HBC-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of nitrogen-doped, seco-HBC-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of π-extended [7]- and [9]helicene containing chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of “HBC-dimer”-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of “HBC-dimer”-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 7: Synthesis of axis-based chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of “HBC-trimers”-based nanoribbons.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of “HBC-trimers”-based, triangle-shaped chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of “HBC-trimers”-based, triangle-shaped chiral nanographenes.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of HBC-based multilayer nanographenes.
Scheme 12: Synthesis of a chiral nanographene constructed by “HBC-tetramers”.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of a triskelion-shaped nanographene constructed by four HBCs.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of a three-dimensional nanographene bearing four HBCs.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of a chiral nanographene constructed by five HBC units.
Scheme 16: Synthesis of a chiral nanographene constructed by seven HBC units.
Synthesis, structure, and properties of switchable cross-conjugated 1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadiynes based on 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene
- Semyon V. Tsybulin,
- Ekaterina A. Filatova,
- Alexander F. Pozharskii,
- Valery A. Ozeryanskii and
- Anna V. Gulevskaya
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 674–686, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.49
- two 7-(arylethynyl)-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene fragments was prepared via the Glaser–Hay oxidative dimerization of 2-ethynyl-7-(arylethynyl)-1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalenes. The oligomers synthesized in this way are cross-conjugated systems, in which two conjugation pathways are possible: π
- the extent of π-conjugation and the efficiency of particular donor–acceptor conjugation path in these new compounds. X-ray structures and absorption spectra of doubly protonated tetrafluoroborate salts of the oligomers are also discussed. Keywords: 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene; cross-conjugated
- systems; 1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadiynes; donor–acceptor systems; Glaser–Hay reaction; Introduction π-Conjugated oligomers and polymers attracted considerable attention from the very start as a promising class of semiconductors, chemosensors, and various electronic devices [1][2]. Although silicon and
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Figure 1: Proton sponge-based 1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadiynes synthesized previously and in this study.
Figure 2: Target oligomers as push–pull and cross-conjugated π-systems.
Scheme 1: Synthetic strategy for target oligomers 5.
Scheme 2: Synthesis of 7-(arylethynyl)-2-ethynyl-DMAN 6.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of 1,4-diaryl-1,3-butadiynes 5 and their salts 11.
Figure 3: Molecular structures of compounds 5b (top), 5d (middle), and 5e (bottom).
Figure 4: Views on the molecular backbone of compounds 5b (top), 5d (middle), and 5e (bottom) along the napht...
Scheme 4: Transformation of butadiyne 5c into benzo[g]indole 12.
Figure 5: Molecular structure of compound 11c: frontal (top; BF4− omitted) and side views (bottom; hydrogen a...
Figure 6: Calculation of the qr parameter.
Figure 7: Two π-conjugation ways in oligomers 5.
Figure 8: UV–vis spectra of oligomers 5 (blue line), monomers 6 (red line), and butadiyne 1 (green line).
Figure 9: UV–vis spectra of salts 11 (left), 1·2HBF4 and 6b·HBF4 (right) in acetonitrile.
Figure 10: π-Conjugation pathway in salts 11b and 6b·HBF4.
Figure 11: Cyclic voltammograms of oligomers 5.
Scheme 5: Possible ways of one- and two-electron oxidation of oligomers 5.
Combretastatins D series and analogues: from isolation, synthetic challenges and biological activities
- Jorge de Lima Neto and
- Paulo Henrique Menezes
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 399–427, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.31
- -OMe-corniculatolide A (5) in a 50% overall yield after 4 steps (Scheme 31) [69]. The authors did not isolate dimers or oligomers using this strategy and attributed this fact to the slow addition of the acyclic precursor 159 to a solution of Ph3P and DIAD (2.5 mM in PhMe). Using a similar strategy, the
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Figure 1: Structures of some members of the combretastatin D series, corniculatolides, and isocorniculatolide...
Scheme 1: Biosynthetic pathway proposed by Pettit and co-workers.
Scheme 2: Biosynthetic pathway towards corniculatolides or isocorniculatolides proposed by Ponnapalli and co-...
Scheme 3: Retrosynthetic approaches.
Scheme 4: Attempt of total synthesis of 2 by Boger and co-workers employing the Mitsunobu approach [27].
Scheme 5: Total synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) reported by Boger and co-workers employing an intramolecu...
Scheme 6: Formal synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Deshpande and co-workers using the Mitsunobu conditio...
Scheme 7: Total synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Rychnovsky and Hwang [36].
Scheme 8: Divergent synthesis of (±)-1 form combretastatin D-2 (2) by Rychnovsky and Hwang [36].
Scheme 9: Enantioselective synthesis of 1 by Rychnovsky and Hwang employing Jacobsen catalyst [41].
Scheme 10: Synthesis of fragment 57 by Couladouros and co-workers [43,45].
Scheme 11: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Couladouros and co-workers [43,45].
Scheme 12: Synthesis of fragment 66 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 13: Synthesis of fragment 70 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 14: Synthesis of fragment 77 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 15: Synthesis of combretastatins 1 and 2 by Couladouros and co-workers [44,45].
Scheme 16: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Gangakhedkar and co-workers [48].
Scheme 17: Synthesis of fragment 14 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 18: Synthesis of fragment 91 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 19: Formal synthesis of compound 2 by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 20: Synthesis of 2 diolide by Cousin and co-workers [50].
Scheme 21: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Nishiyama and co-workers [54].
Scheme 22: Synthesis of fragment 112 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 23: Synthesis of fragment 114 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 24: Attempt to the synthesis of compound 2 by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 25: Synthesis of combretastatin-D2 (2) starting from isovanilin (80) by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 26: Attempted synthesis of combretastatin-D2 (2) derivatives through an SNAr approach [55].
Scheme 27: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Pettit and co-workers [55].
Scheme 28: Synthesis of combretastatin D-2 (2) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 29: Synthesis of combretastatin D-4 (4) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 30: Formal synthesis of combretastatin D-1 (1) by Harras and co-workers [57].
Scheme 31: Synthesis of 11-O-methylcorniculatolide A (5) by Raut and co-workers [69].
Scheme 32: Synthesis of isocorniculatolide A (7) and O-methylated isocorniculatolide A 8 by Raut and co-worker...
Scheme 33: Synthesis of isocorniculatolide B (10) and hydroxyisocorniculatolide B 175 by Kim and co-workers [71].
Scheme 34: Synthesis of compound 9, 178, and 11 by Kim and co-workers [71].
Scheme 35: Synthesis of combretastatin D-2 prodrug salts [55].
Figure 2: ED50 values of the combretastatin D family against murine P388 lymphocytic leukemia cell line (appr...
Figure 3: IC50 of compounds against α-glucosidase [19].
Investigation of cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-oxazolines in the “green” solvent dihydrolevoglucosenone
- Solomiia Borova and
- Robert Luxenhofer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 217–230, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.21
- for most POx, accordingly, it was used successfully only for the polymerization of EtOx [34]. Correia et al. used supercritical carbon dioxide for the synthesis of 2-oxazoline-based oligomers with antimicrobial properties and applied boron trifluoride etherate as the initiator [35]. However, carbamic
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Figure 1: Schematic representation of the mechanism of the cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) of 2-a...
Figure 2: (a) First-order kinetic plot for the 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline ring-opening polymerization in DLG at 90 °...
Figure 3: MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis of the poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) initiated with methyl triflat...
Figure 4: MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis of the poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) initiated with 2-ethyl-3-meth...
Figure 5: Schematic illustration of the side reactions that can occur during the polymerization of 2-alkyl-2-...
Figure 6: Investigation of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline polymerization in DLG at 60 °C initiated with MeOTf (black), M...
Figure 7: Investigation of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline polymerization initiated with EtOxMeOTf at different monomer/i...
Preparation of β-cyclodextrin-based dimers with selectively methylated rims and their use for solubilization of tetracene
- Konstantin Lebedinskiy,
- Volodymyr Lobaz and
- Jindřich Jindřich
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1596–1606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.170
- better effectiveness than other tested supramolecular hosts. Keywords: cyclodextrin; dimer; methylation; solubilization; tetracene; Introduction Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligomers of glucose that play an important role in supramolecular chemistry [1]. The structure of any CD contains a
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Scheme 1: The synthesis of 6A-azido-6A-deoxy-per-6-O-tert-butyldimethylsilyl-β-cyclodextrin.
Scheme 2: The synthesis of β-cyclodextrin dimers with permethylated secondary rims.
Scheme 3: The synthesis of β-cyclodextrin dimers with permethylated primary rims.
Figure 1: The fragments of 1H NOESY NMR spectra of 4 (a), 10 (b), and 9 (c) indicating the interaction betwee...
Figure 2: The fragment of the 1H NMR spectrum of compounds 9 (green); 10 (red); 12 (blue) representing the si...
Figure 3: Other cyclodextrins that were used in the solubilization experiments with tetracene.
Figure 4: The tetracene UV absorbance dependence on concentration at 476 nm.
Figure 5: The relative concentrations of tetracene in DMSO solutions with hosts 4, 5, 10, 12, 13–18 referred ...
Figure 6: "Tail-to-tail" (a) and "head-to-head" (b) orientation of two cyclodextrin moieties and primary-rim ...
Figure 7: Isotherms of the titration of tetracene with "dimeric" CD solutions in DMSO at 298 K (circles – 10;...
Figure 8: Isotherms of the titration of tetracene with "monomeric" CD solutions in DMSO at 298 K (circles – 16...
Oxa-Michael-initiated cascade reactions of levoglucosenone
- Julian Klepp,
- Thomas Bousfield,
- Hugh Cummins,
- Sarah V. A.-M. Legendre,
- Jason E. Camp and
- Ben W. Greatrex
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1457–1462, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.151
- processes in 1, such as the Baylis–Hillman reaction [14], and the Rauhut–Currier reaction which gives dimers such as 2 as well as higher oligomers [10][15]. An oxa-Michael-initiated three-component intermolecular reaction of 1 with furfural and water has been reported to result in enone 3 (Figure 1) [16
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Levoglucosenone (1), known dimerization product 2, and adducts 3 and 4.
Scheme 1: Proposed pathway for the formation of 5.
Figure 2: 1H NMR spectra (500 MHz) of 1 (A), 1:1 1/PhCHO reaction mixture at 1 h at 60° C (B), mixture after ...
Scheme 2: Known reactions giving 11, and reactions of dihydrolevoglucosenone 12 and aromatic aldehydes with D...
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
- biocatalytic dimerization reactions [20]. Contrary to flavone dimers and oligomers being abundant in nature, only limited dimeric compounds have been reported for isoflavones. Isoflavones bear a characteristic 3-phenylchroman skeleton, which is formed by the B-ring migration from the flavonoid scaffold
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Figure 1: Structures of cattleyaisoflavones A (1), B (2), C (3), and daidzein (4).
Figure 2: a) The culture in ISP-2 liquid did not produce 1–3, while feeding with 4 restored the production (a...
Figure 3: CYP158C1 dimerizes 4 to form dimers 2 and 5 in vitro (analytical method B, 254 nm). Control conditi...
Scheme 1: a) Compatible and b) incompatible substrates of CYP158C1. Products were identified using analytical...
Scheme 2: Proposed mechanism of CYP158C1-mediated dimerization of isoflavones.
First series of N-alkylamino peptoid homooligomers: solution phase synthesis and conformational investigation
- Maxime Pypec,
- Laurent Jouffret,
- Claude Taillefumier and
- Olivier Roy
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 845–854, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.85
- Maxime Pypec Laurent Jouffret Claude Taillefumier Olivier Roy Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Auvergne INP, CNRS, ICCF, F-63000 Clermont–Ferrand, France 10.3762/bjoc.18.85 Abstract The synthesis and conformational analysis of the first series of peptoid oligomers composed of consecutive N
- chose to synthesize peptoid oligomers containing N-substituted methylamino amides, considering that the methods developed could be used for the synthesis of other members of this family (Figure 1B). Results and Discussion Synthesis A solution-phase approach using commercially available N-Boc-N
- to the Boc side chain protections. For the submonomer solution-phase synthesis of monomer 1 and oligomers 2–5, modifications from the standard synthesis conditions were required, notably for the substitution reaction. Thus, the first substitution reaction between benzyl bromoacetate and N-Boc-N
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Figure 1: (A) Summary of the main side chains exerting significant steric and/or electronic effects and influ...
Figure 2: Solution-phase synthesis of N-(methylamino)glycine oligomers using N-Boc-N-methylhydrazine as a sub...
Scheme 1: Submonomer synthesis used for the construction of peptoids 1–5 containing N-methylamino side chains...
Scheme 2: Evaluation of the efficiency of mixed anhydride methods by coupling of 1a and 1c.
Scheme 3: (3 + 3) segment coupling of trimers 3-OH onto trimer hydrazine 3a.
Figure 3: X-ray crystal structure of peptoid dimer 2: (A) single molecule; (B) unit cell, view along b axis (...
Figure 4: NOE effect interaction observed in the 2D-NOESY spectra of monomer 1 and dimer 2 in DMSO-d6.
Figure 5: Comparison of monomers A and B with respect to their ability to form intramolecular and intermolecu...
Figure 6: Model structure of N-(NMe)glycine peptoid. (A) dimer in the repeating (pp) conformation; (B) dimer ...
Heteroleptic metallosupramolecular aggregates/complexation for supramolecular catalysis
- Prodip Howlader and
- Michael Schmittel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 597–630, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.62
- hydrogen bonding. As a result, the Diels–Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene (128) and 127 was catalyzed. Upon addition of n-Bu4NCl, the open form was afforded that aggregated to oligomers [(126•Cl)n]n+ through intermolecular hydrogen bonding at the urea moieties. Now, activation of 127 stopped and catalysis
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Figure 1: Butterfly 1 (Figure was reprinted with permission from [45]. Copyright 2012 American Chemical Society. ...
Figure 2: Synthesis of the three-component heteroleptic molecular boat 8 and its use as a catalyst for the Kn...
Figure 3: Synthesis of the two-component triangle 14 and three-component heteroleptic prism 15 [59]. Figure was a...
Figure 4: Catalytic Michael addition reaction using the urea-decorated molecular prism 15 [59].
Figure 5: Self-assembly of two-component tetragonal prismatic architectures with different cavity size. Figur...
Figure 6: Construction of artificial LHS using rhodamine B as an acceptor and 24b as donor generating a photo...
Figure 7: Synthesis of supramolecular spheres with varying [AuCl] concentration inside the cavity. Figure was...
Figure 8: Hydroalkoxylation reaction of γ-allenol 34 in the presence of [AuCl]-encapsulated molecular spheres ...
Figure 9: Two-component heteroleptic triangles of different size containing a BINOL functionality. Figure was...
Figure 10: Asymmetric conjugate addition of chalcone 42 with trans-styrylboronic acid (43) catalyzed by BINOL-...
Figure 11: Encapsulation of monophosphoramidite-Rh(I) catalyst into a heteroleptic tetragonal prismatic cage 47...
Figure 12: (a) Representations of the basic HETPYP, HETPHEN, and HETTAP complex motifs. (b) The three-componen...
Figure 13: Two representative four-component rotors, with a (top) two-arm stator and (bottom) a four-arm stato...
Figure 14: Four-component rotors with a monohead rotator. Figure was adapted with permission from [94]. Copyright ...
Figure 15: (left) Click reaction catalyzed by rotors [Cu2(55)(60)(X)]2+. (right) Yield as a function of the ro...
Figure 16: A supramolecular AND gate. a) In truth table state (0,0) two nanoswitches serve as the receptor ens...
Figure 17: Two supramolecular double rotors (each has two rotational axes) and reference complex [Cu(78)]+ for...
Figure 18: The slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X = 83, 84, or 85). Figure is from [98] and was reprinted from the jo...
Figure 19: Catalysis of a conjugated addition reaction in the presence of the slider-on-deck system (82•X) (X ...
Figure 20: A rotating catalyst builds a catalytic machinery. For catalysis of the catalytic machinery, see Figure 21. F...
Figure 21: Catalytic machinery. Figure was adapted from [100] (“Evolution of catalytic machinery: three-component n...
Figure 22: An information system based on (re)shuffling components between supramolecular structures [99]. Figure ...
Figure 23: Switching between dimeric heteroleptic and homoleptic complex for OFF/ON catalytic formation of rot...
Figure 24: A chemically fueled catalytic system [112]. Figure was adapted from [112]. Copyright 2021 American Chemical S...
Figure 25: (Top) Operation of a fuel acid. (Bottom) Knoevenagel addition [112].
Figure 26: Development of the yield of Knoevenagel product 118 in a fueled system [112]. Figure was reprinted with ...
Figure 27: Weak-link strategy to increased catalytic activity in epoxide opening [119]. Figure was adapted from [24]. C...
Figure 28: A ON/OFF polymerization switch based on the weak-link approach [118]. Figure was reprinted with permissi...
Figure 29: A weak-link switch turning ON/OFF a Diels–Alder reaction [132]. Figure was reprinted with permission fro...
Figure 30: A catalyst duo allowing selective activation of one of two catalytic acylation reactions [133] upon subs...
Figure 31: A four-state switchable nanoswitch (redrawn from [134]).
Figure 32: Sequential catalysis as regulated by nanoswitch 138 and catalyst 139 in the presence of metal ions ...
Figure 33: Remote control of ON/OFF catalysis administrated by two nanoswitches through ion signaling (redrawn...
Polymer chemistry: fundamentals and applications
- Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2922–2923, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.200
- , where oligomers bring molecular precision from organic chemistry together with materials properties from polymer chemistry [5]. Especially in the challenge of transformation to a more sustainable polymer science, organic chemistry can give significant support in the development of greener polymer
Iron-catalyzed domino coupling reactions of π-systems
- Austin Pounder and
- William Tam
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2848–2893, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.196
- a four-component radical dual difunctionalization and ordered assembly of two chemically distinct alkenes 114/115, aldehyde 65, and tert-butyl peroxide (Scheme 23) [108]. In order to selectively couple one alkene to another, without the formation of oligomers, the authors utilized the different
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Price comparison among iron and other transition metals used in catalysis.
Scheme 1: Typical modes of C–C bond formation.
Scheme 2: The components of an iron-catalyzed domino reaction.
Scheme 3: Iron-catalyzed tandem cyclization and cross-coupling reactions of iodoalkanes 1 with aryl Grignard ...
Scheme 4: Three component iron-catalyzed dicarbofunctionalization of vinyl cyclopropanes 14.
Scheme 5: Three-component iron-catalyzed dicarbofunctionalization of alkenes 21.
Scheme 6: Double carbomagnesiation of internal alkynes 31 with alkyl Grignard reagents 32.
Scheme 7: Iron-catalyzed cycloisomerization/cross-coupling of enyne derivatives 35 with alkyl Grignard reagen...
Scheme 8: Iron-catalyzed spirocyclization/cross-coupling cascade.
Scheme 9: Iron-catalyzed alkenylboration of alkenes 50.
Scheme 10: N-Alkyl–N-aryl acrylamide 60 CDC cyclization with C(sp3)–H bonds adjacent to a heteroatom.
Scheme 11: 1,2-Carboacylation of activated alkenes 60 with aldehydes 65 and alcohols 67.
Scheme 12: Iron-catalyzed dicarbonylation of activated alkenes 68 with alcohols 67.
Scheme 13: Iron-catalyzed cyanoalkylation/radical dearomatization of acrylamides 75.
Scheme 14: Synergistic photoredox/iron-catalyzed 1,2-dialkylation of alkenes 82 with common alkanes 83 and 1,3...
Scheme 15: Iron-catalyzed oxidative coupling/cyclization of phenol derivatives 86 and alkenes 87.
Scheme 16: Iron-catalyzed carbosulfonylation of activated alkenes 60.
Scheme 17: Iron-catalyzed oxidative spirocyclization of N-arylpropiolamides 91 with silanes 92 and tert-butyl ...
Scheme 18: Iron-catalyzed free radical cascade difunctionalization of unsaturated benzamides 94 with silanes 92...
Scheme 19: Iron-catalyzed cyclization of olefinic dicarbonyl compounds 97 and 100 with C(sp3)–H bonds.
Scheme 20: Radical difunctionalization of o-vinylanilides 102 with ketones and esters 103.
Scheme 21: Dehydrogenative 1,2-carboamination of alkenes 82 with alkyl nitriles 76 and amines 105.
Scheme 22: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular 1,2-difunctionalization of conjugated alkenes 107 with silanes 92 and...
Scheme 23: Four-component radical difunctionalization of chemically distinct alkenes 114/115 with aldehydes 65...
Scheme 24: Iron-catalyzed carbocarbonylation of activated alkenes 60 with carbazates 117.
Scheme 25: Iron-catalyzed radical 6-endo cyclization of dienes 119 with carbazates 117.
Scheme 26: Iron-catalyzed decarboxylative synthesis of functionalized oxindoles 130 with tert-butyl peresters ...
Scheme 27: Iron‑catalyzed decarboxylative alkylation/cyclization of cinnamamides 131/134.
Scheme 28: Iron-catalyzed carbochloromethylation of activated alkenes 60.
Scheme 29: Iron-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of dienes 142.
Scheme 30: Iron-catalyzed, silver-mediated arylalkylation of conjugated alkenes 115.
Scheme 31: Iron-catalyzed three-component carboazidation of conjugated alkenes 115 with alkanes 101/139b and t...
Scheme 32: Iron-catalyzed carboazidation of alkenes 82 and alkynes 160 with iodoalkanes 20 and trimethylsilyl ...
Scheme 33: Iron-catalyzed asymmetric carboazidation of styrene derivatives 115.
Scheme 34: Iron-catalyzed carboamination of conjugated alkenes 115 with alkyl diacyl peroxides 163 and acetoni...
Scheme 35: Iron-catalyzed carboamination using oxime esters 165 and arenes 166.
Scheme 36: Iron-catalyzed iminyl radical-triggered [5 + 2] and [5 + 1] annulation reactions with oxime esters ...
Scheme 37: Iron-catalyzed decarboxylative alkyl etherification of alkenes 108 with alcohols 67 and aliphatic a...
Scheme 38: Iron-catalyzed inter-/intramolecular alkylative cyclization of carboxylic acid and alcohol-tethered...
Scheme 39: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular trifluoromethyl-acyloxylation of styrene derivatives 115.
Scheme 40: Iron-catalyzed carboiodination of terminal alkenes and alkynes 180.
Scheme 41: Copper/iron-cocatalyzed cascade perfluoroalkylation/cyclization of 1,6-enynes 183/185.
Scheme 42: Iron-catalyzed stereoselective carbosilylation of internal alkynes 187.
Scheme 43: Synergistic photoredox/iron catalyzed difluoroalkylation–thiolation of alkenes 82.
Scheme 44: Iron-catalyzed three-component aminoazidation of alkenes 82.
Scheme 45: Iron-catalyzed intra-/intermolecular aminoazidation of alkenes 194.
Scheme 46: Stereoselective iron-catalyzed oxyazidation of enamides 196 using hypervalent iodine reagents 197.
Scheme 47: Iron-catalyzed aminooxygenation for the synthesis of unprotected amino alcohols 200.
Scheme 48: Iron-catalyzed intramolecular aminofluorination of alkenes 209.
Scheme 49: Iron-catalyzed intramolecular aminochlorination and aminobromination of alkenes 209.
Scheme 50: Iron-catalyzed intermolecular aminofluorination of alkenes 82.
Scheme 51: Iron-catalyzed aminochlorination of alkenes 82.
Scheme 52: Iron-catalyzed phosphinoylazidation of alkenes 108.
Scheme 53: Synergistic photoredox/iron-catalyzed three-component aminoselenation of trisubstituted alkenes 82.
Adjusting the length of supramolecular polymer bottlebrushes by top-down approaches
- Tobias Klein,
- Franka V. Gruschwitz,
- Maren T. Kuchenbrod,
- Ivo Nischang,
- Stephanie Hoeppener and
- Johannes C. Brendel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2621–2628, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.175
- min of centrifugation, no further change could be observed since the peak at this low elution time already corresponded to very small oligomers (Figure 3A). For BTP, a stronger downward shift of the peak maximum from 70 to 45 min could be observed after 1 min of mixing. Similar to BTU, the increase in
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Schematic representation of the chemical structures of BTU and BTP and the supramolecular self-asse...
Figure 2: cryoTEM images of A) BTU DAC (10 min, 1,000 rpm) and C) BTP DAC (10 min, 1,000 rpm). The correspond...
Figure 3: AF4 elution profiles showing the stability against dual centrifugation over different time ranges a...
Figure 4: AF4−UV elution profiles after US for the cumulated time of 0 s (black), 1 s (red), 5 s (blue), 10 s...
Progress and challenges in the synthesis of sequence controlled polysaccharides
- Giulio Fittolani,
- Theodore Tyrikos-Ergas,
- Denisa Vargová,
- Manishkumar A. Chaube and
- Martina Delbianco
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1981–2025, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.129
- polysaccharides longer than hexasaccharides. Shorter oligomers are discussed when they represent a key step towards the synthesis of the corresponding polysaccharide. Polymers based on a sugar backbone connected via glycosidic linkages are analyzed, excluding glycopolymers and other mimetics. Extraction
- better understanding of cellulose’s properties are hindered by its poor solubility in most solvents. Relatively short oligomers with DPs of 6–10 tend to aggregate and precipitate out of solution [54], making isolation of pure samples troublesome. Much effort has been put to tune the synthetic conditions
- developments of synthetic cellulose until the year 2005 were discussed in a previous review [58], therefore we will focus only on recent reports. A detailed discussion on the synthesis of cellulose oligomers by enzymatic depolymerization [59] and phosphorylase [60] can be found elsewhere. The first successful
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Overview of the methods available for the synthesis of polysaccharides. For each method, advantages...
Figure 2: Overview of the classes of polysaccharides discussed in this review. Each section deals with polysa...
Scheme 1: Enzymatic and chemical polymerization approaches provide cellulose oligomers with a non-uniform dis...
Scheme 2: AGA of a collection of cellulose analogues obtained using BBs 6–9. Specifically placed modification...
Figure 3: Chemical structure of the different branches G, X, L, F commonly found in XGs. Names are given foll...
Scheme 3: AGA of XG analogues with defined side chains. The AGA cycle includes coupling (TMSOTf), Fmoc deprot...
Figure 4: Synthetic strategies and issues associated to the formation of the β(1–3) linkage.
Scheme 4: Convergent synthesis of β(1–3)-glucans using a regioselective glycosylation strategy.
Scheme 5: DMF-mediated 1,2-cis glycosylation. A) General mechanism and B) examples of α-glucans prepared usin...
Scheme 6: Synergistic glycosylation strategy employing a nucleophilic modulation strategy (TMSI and Ph3PO) in...
Scheme 7: Different approaches to produce xylans. A) Polymerization techniques including ROP, and B) enzymati...
Scheme 8: A) Synthesis of arabinofuranosyl-decorated xylan oligosaccharides using AGA. Representative compoun...
Scheme 9: Chemoenzymatic synthesis of COS utilizing a lysozyme-catalyzed transglycosylation reaction followed...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of COS using an orthogonal glycosylation strategy based on the use of two different LGs.
Scheme 11: Orthogonal N-PGs permitted the synthesis of COS with different PA.
Scheme 12: AGA of well-defined COS with different PA using two orthogonally protected BBs. The AGA cycle inclu...
Scheme 13: A) AGA of β(1–6)-N-acetylglucosamine hexasaccharide and dodecasaccharide. AGA includes cycles of co...
Figure 5: ‘Double-faced’ chemistry exemplified for ᴅ-Man and ʟ-Rha. Constructing β-Man linkages is considerab...
Figure 6: Implementation of a capping step after each glycosylation cycle for the AGA of a 50mer oligomannosi...
Scheme 14: AGA enabled the synthesis of a linear α(1–6)-mannoside 100mer 93 within 188 h and with an average s...
Scheme 15: The 151mer branched polymannoside was synthesized by a [30 + 30 + 30 + 30 + 31] fragment coupling. ...
Figure 7: PG stereocontrol strategy to obtain β-mannosides. A) The mechanism of the β-mannosylation reaction ...
Scheme 16: A) Mechanism of 1,2-cis stereoselective glycosylation using ManA donors. Once the ManA donor is act...
Figure 8: A) The preferred 4H3 conformation of the gulosyl oxocarbenium ion favors the attack of the alcohol ...
Scheme 17: AGA of type I rhamnans up to 16mer using disaccharide BB 115 and CNPiv PG. The AGA cycle includes c...
Figure 9: Key BBs for the synthesis of the O-antigen of Bacteroides vulgatus up to a 128mer (A) and the CPS o...
Figure 10: Examples of type I and type II galactans synthesized to date.
Figure 11: A) The DTBS PG stabilizes the 3H4 conformation of the Gal oxocarbenium ion favoring the attack of t...
Figure 12: Homogalacturonan oligosaccharides synthesized to date. Access to different patterns of methyl-ester...
Figure 13: GlfT2 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalyzes the sequential addition of UPD-Galf donor to a grow...
Figure 14: The poor reactivity of acceptor 137 hindered a stepwise synthesis of the linear galactan backbone a...
Scheme 18: AGA of a linear β(1–5) and β(1–6)-linked galactan 20mer. The AGA cycle includes coupling (NIS/TfOH)...
Figure 15: The 92mer arabinogalactan was synthesized using a [31 + 31 + 30] fragment coupling between a 31mer ...
Scheme 19: Synthesis of the branched arabinofuranose fragment using a six component one-pot synthesis. i) TTBP...
Figure 16: A) Chemical structure and SNFG of the representative disaccharide units forming the GAG backbones, ...
Figure 17: Synthetic challenges associated to the H/HS synthesis.
Scheme 20: Degradation of natural heparin and heparosan generated valuable disaccharides 150 and 151 that can ...
Scheme 21: A) The one-step conversion of cyanohydrin 156 to ʟ-iduronamide 157 represent the key step for the s...
Scheme 22: A) Chemoenzymatic synthesis of heparin structures, using different types of UDP activated natural a...
Scheme 23: Synthesis of the longest synthetic CS chain 181 (24mer) using donor 179 and acceptor 180 in an iter...
Scheme 24: AGA of a collection of HA with different lengths. The AGA cycle includes coupling (TfOH) and Lev de...
Cationic oligonucleotide derivatives and conjugates: A favorable approach for enhanced DNA and RNA targeting oligonucleotides
- Mathias B. Danielsen and
- Jesper Wengel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1828–1848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.125
- , and examining the future design for ASOs. Keywords: antisense oligonucleotides; backbone modifications; cations; nucleobase modifications; sugar modifications; Introduction Antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are single-stranded (ss) oligomers composed of typically 10–25 nucleotides linked by
- the ON synthesis [28][29][30]. The corresponding modified ONs could be converted in a versatile manner to oligomers carrying the desired amine-functionalized groups at the 5-position on the pyrimidine nucleobase [28][29][30]. Similarly, the more reactive 5-cyanomethoxycarbonylmethyl-2’-deoxyuridine
- carrying the dimethylamino groups had a higher effect on the cellular uptake for 5’-FAM-labelled ASOs relative to the oligomers carrying BCNS being primary amines. However, both modifications demonstrated an improved cellular uptake relative to the unmodified 5’-end FAM-labelled 2’-OMe ASO [115]. Another
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: A schematic representation of 16-mer ASOs in different designs. White circles represent unmodified ...
Figure 2: Structures of 5-(1-propargylamino)-2’-deoxyuridine (A) and 2’-aminoethoxy-5-propargylaminouridine (...
Chemical approaches to discover the full potential of peptide nucleic acids in biomedical applications
- Nikita Brodyagin,
- Martins Katkevics,
- Venubabu Kotikam,
- Christopher A. Ryan and
- Eriks Rozners
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1641–1688, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.116
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structure of DNA and PNA.
Figure 2: PNA binding modes: (A) PNA–dsDNA 1:1 triplex; (B) PNA–DNA–PNA strand-invasion triplex; (C) the Hoog...
Figure 3: Structure of P-form PNA–DNA–PNA triplex from reference [41]. (A) view in the major groove and (B) view ...
Figure 4: Structures of backbone-modified PNA.
Figure 5: Structures of PNA having α- and γ-substituted backbones.
Figure 6: Structures of modified nucleobases in PNA to improve Hoogsteen hydrogen bonding to guanine and aden...
Figure 7: Proposed hydrogen bonding schemes for modified PNA nucleobases designed to recognize pyrimidines or...
Figure 8: Modified nucleobases to modulate Watson–Crick base pairing and chemically reactive crosslinking PNA...
Figure 9: Examples of triplets formed by Janus-wedge PNA nucleobases (blue). R1 denotes DNA, RNA, or PNA back...
Figure 10: Examples of fluorescent PNA nucleobases. R1 denotes DNA, RNA, or PNA backbones.
Figure 11: Endosomal entrapment and escape pathways of PNA and PNA conjugates.
Figure 12: (A) representative cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs), (B) conjugation designs and linker chemistries....
Figure 13: Proposed delivery mode by pHLIP-PNA conjugates (A) the transmembrane section of pHLIP interacting w...
Figure 14: Structures of modified penetratin CPP conjugates with PNA linked through either disulfide (for stud...
Figure 15: Chemical structure of C9–PNA, a stable amphipathic (cyclic-peptide)–PNA conjugate.
Figure 16: Structures of PNA conjugates with a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium cation (TPP–PNA) through (A) th...
Figure 17: Structures of (A) chloesteryl–PNA, (B) cholate–PNA and (C) cholate–PNA(cholate)3.
Figure 18: Structures of PNA–GalNAc conjugates (A) (GalNAc)2K, (B) triantennary (GalNAc)3, and (C) trivalent (...
Figure 19: Vitamin B12–PNA conjugates with different linkages.
Figure 20: Structures of (A) neomycin B, (B) PNA–neamine conjugate, and (C) PNA–neosamine conjugate.
Figure 21: PNA clamp (red) binding to target DNA containing a mixture of sequences (A) PNA binds with higher a...
Figure 22: Rolling circle amplification using PNA openers (red) to invade a dsDNA target forming a P-loop. A p...
Figure 23: Molecular beacons containing generic fluorophores (Fl) and quenchers (Q) recognizing a complementar...
Figure 24: (A) Light-up fluorophores such as thiazole orange display fluorescence enhancement upon binding to ...
Figure 25: Templated fluorogenic detection of oligonucleotides using two PNAs. (A) Templated FRET depends on h...
Figure 26: Lateral flow devices use a streptavidin labeled strip on nitrocellulose paper to anchor a capture P...
Recent advances in the application of isoindigo derivatives in materials chemistry
- Andrei V. Bogdanov and
- Vladimir F. Mironov
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1533–1564, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.111
- a diketopyrrolopyrrole fragment in a mixture with PC71BM showed a record efficiency of 5.86% among oligomeric isoindigo [17]. At the same time, similarly constructed (D–A–D–A) oligomers 6 in the composition with PC71BM showed an efficiency of 1.3–1.4% [18]. Another way to design isoindigoid OSCs is
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Representatives of isomeric bisoxindoles.
Scheme 2: Isoindigo-based OSCs with the best efficiency.
Scheme 3: Monoisoindigos with preferred 6,6'-substitution.
Scheme 4: Possibility of aromatic–quinoid structural transition.
Scheme 5: Isoindigo structures with incorporated acceptor nitrogen heterocycles.
Scheme 6: Monoisoindigos bearing pyrenyl substituents.
Scheme 7: p-Alkoxyphenylene-embedded thienylisoindigo with different acceptor anchor units.
Scheme 8: Nonfullerene OSC based on perylene diimide-derived isoindigo.
Scheme 9: Isoindigo as an additive in all-polymer OSCs.
Scheme 10: Bisisoindigos with different linker structures.
Scheme 11: Nonthiophene oligomeric monoisoindigos for OSCs.
Scheme 12: The simplest examples of polymers with a monothienylisoindigo monomeric unit.
Scheme 13: Monothienylisoindigos bearing π-extended electron-donor backbones.
Scheme 14: Role of fluorination and the molecular weight on OSC efficiency on the base of the bithiopheneisoin...
Scheme 15: Trithiopheneisoindigo polymers with variation in the substituent structure.
Scheme 16: Polymeric thienyl-linked bisisoindigos for OSCs.
Scheme 17: Isoindigo bearing the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene structural motif as donor component of OSCs.
Scheme 18: Thienylisoindigos with incorporated aromatic unit.
Scheme 19: One-component nonfullerene OSCs on the base of isoindigo.
Scheme 20: Isoindigo-based nonthiophene aza aromatic polymers as acceptor components of OSCs.
Scheme 21: Polymers with isoindigo substituent as side-chain photon trap.
Scheme 22: Isoindigo derivatives for OFET technology with the best mobility.
Scheme 23: Monoisoindigos as low-molecular-weight semiconductors.
Scheme 24: Polymeric bithiopheneisoindigos for OFET creation.
Scheme 25: Fluorination as a tool to improve isoindigo-based OFET devices.
Scheme 26: Diversely DPP–isoindigo-conjugated polymers for OFETs.
Scheme 27: Isoindigoid homopolymers with differing rigidity.
Scheme 28: Isoindigo-based materials with extended π-conjugation.
Scheme 29: Poly(isoindigothiophene) compounds as sensors for ammonia.
Scheme 30: Sensor devices based on poly(isoindigoaryl) compounds.
Scheme 31: Isoindigo polymers for miscellaneous applications.
Scheme 32: Mono-, rod-like, and polymeric isoindigos as agents for photoacoustic and photothermal cancer thera...
A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries
- Guido Gambacorta,
- James S. Sharley and
- Ian R. Baxendale
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative shares of the global F&F market (2018) segmented on their applications [1].
Figure 2: General structure of an international fragrance company [2].
Figure 3: The Michael Edwards fragrance wheel.
Figure 4: Examples of oriental (1–3), woody (4–7), fresh (8–10), and floral (11 and 12) notes.
Figure 5: A basic depiction of batch vs flow.
Scheme 1: Examples of reactions for which flow processing outperforms batch.
Scheme 2: Some industrially important aldol-based transformations.
Scheme 3: Biphasic continuous aldol reactions of acetone and various aldehydes.
Scheme 4: Aldol synthesis of 43 in flow using LiHMDS as the base.
Scheme 5: A semi-continuous synthesis of doravirine (49) involving a key aldol reaction.
Scheme 6: Enantioselective aldol reaction using 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole (51) as catalyst in a microreact...
Scheme 7: Gröger's example of asymmetric aldol reaction in aqueous media.
Figure 6: Immobilised reagent column reactor types.
Scheme 8: Photoinduced thiol–ene coupling preparation of silica-supported 5-(pyrrolidin-2-yl)tetrazole 63 and...
Scheme 9: Continuous-flow approach for enantioselective aldol reactions using the supported catalyst 67.
Scheme 10: Ötvös’ employment of a solid-supported peptide aldol catalyst in flow.
Scheme 11: The use of proline tetrazole packed in a column for aldol reaction between cyclohexanone (65) and 2...
Scheme 12: Schematic diagram of an aminosilane-grafted Si-Zr-Ti/PAI-HF reactor for continuous-flow aldol and n...
Scheme 13: Continuous-flow condensation for the synthesis of the intermediate 76 to nabumetone (77) and Microi...
Scheme 14: Synthesis of ψ-Ionone (80) in continuous-flow via aldol condensation between citral (79) and aceton...
Scheme 15: Synthesis of β-methyl-ionones (83) from citral (79) in flow. The steps are separately described, an...
Scheme 16: Continuous-flow synthesis of 85 from 84 described by Gavriilidis et al.
Scheme 17: Continuous-flow scCO2 apparatus for the synthesis of 2-methylpentanal (87) and the self-condensed u...
Scheme 18: Chen’s two-step flow synthesis of coumarin (90).
Scheme 19: Pechmann condensation for the synthesis of 7-hydroxyxcoumarin (93) in flow. The setup extended to c...
Scheme 20: Synthesis of the dihydrojasmonate 35 exploiting nitro derivative proposed by Ballini et al.
Scheme 21: Silica-supported amines as heterogeneous catalyst for nitroaldol condensation in flow.
Scheme 22: Flow apparatus for the nitroaldol condensation of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (102) to nitrostyrene 103 a...
Scheme 23: Nitroaldol reaction of 64 to 105 employing a quaternary ammonium functionalised PANF.
Scheme 24: Enantioselective nitroaldol condensation for the synthesis of 108 under flow conditions.
Scheme 25: Enatioselective synthesis of 1,2-aminoalcohol 110 via a copper-catalysed nitroaldol condensation.
Scheme 26: Examples of Knoevenagel condensations applied for fragrance components.
Scheme 27: Flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation described in 1989 by Venturello et al.
Scheme 28: Knoevenagel reaction using a coated multichannel membrane microreactor.
Scheme 29: Continuous-flow apparatus for Knoevenagel condensation employing sugar cane bagasse as support deve...
Scheme 30: Knoevenagel reaction for the synthesis of 131–135 in flow using an amine-functionalised silica gel. ...
Scheme 31: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 137, a key intermediate for the synthesis of pregabalin (138)...
Scheme 32: Continuous solvent-free apparatus applied for the synthesis of compounds 140–143 using a TSE. Throu...
Scheme 33: Lewis et al. developed a spinning disc reactor for Darzens condensation of 144 and a ketone to furn...
Scheme 34: Some key industrial applications of conjugate additions in the F&F industry.
Scheme 35: Continuous-flow synthesis of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide (156) via double conjugat...
Scheme 36: Continuous-flow system for Michael addition using CsF on alumina as the catalyst.
Scheme 37: Calcium chloride-catalysed asymmetric Michael addition using an immobilised chiral ligand.
Scheme 38: Continuous multistep synthesis for the preparation of (R)-rolipram (173). Si-NH2: primary amine-fun...
Scheme 39: Continuous-flow Michael addition using ion exchange resin Amberlyst® A26.
Scheme 40: Preparation of the heterogeneous catalyst 181 developed by Paixão et al. exploiting Ugi multicompon...
Scheme 41: Continuous-flow system developed by the Paixão’s group for the preparation of Michael asymmetric ad...
Scheme 42: Continuous-flow synthesis of nitroaldols catalysed by supported catalyst 184 developed by Wennemers...
Scheme 43: Heterogenous polystyrene-supported catalysts developed by Pericàs and co-workers.
Scheme 44: PANF-supported pyrrolidine catalyst for the conjugate addition of cyclohexanone (65) and trans-β-ni...
Scheme 45: Synthesis of (−)-paroxetine precursor 195 developed by Ötvös, Pericàs, and Kappe.
Scheme 46: Continuous-flow approach for the 5-step synthesis of (−)-oseltamivir (201) as devised by Hayashi an...
Scheme 47: Continuous-flow enzyme-catalysed Michael addition.
Scheme 48: Continuous-flow copper-catalysed 1,4 conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to enones. Reprinted w...
Scheme 49: A collection of commonly encountered hydrogenation reactions.
Figure 7: The ThalesNano H-Cube® continuous-flow hydrogenator.
Scheme 50: Chemoselective reduction of an α,β-unsaturated ketone using the H-Cube® reactor.
Scheme 51: Incorporation of Lindlar’s catalyst into the H-Cube® reactor for the reduction of an alkyne.
Scheme 52: Continuous-flow semi-hydrogenation of alkyne 208 to 209 using SACs with H-Cube® system.
Figure 8: The standard setups for tube-in-tube gas–liquid reactor units.
Scheme 53: Homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins using a tube-in-tube reactor setup.
Scheme 54: Recyclable heterogeneous flow hydrogenation system.
Scheme 55: Leadbeater’s reverse tube-in-tube hydrogenation system for olefin reductions.
Scheme 56: a) Hydrogenation using a Pd-immobilised microchannel reactor (MCR) and b) a representation of the i...
Scheme 57: Hydrogenation of alkyne 238 exploiting segmented flow in a Pd-immobilised capillary reactor.
Scheme 58: Continuous hydrogenation system for the preparation of cyrene (241) from (−)-levoglucosenone (240).
Scheme 59: Continuous hydrogenation system based on CSMs developed by Hornung et al.
Scheme 60: Chemoselective reduction of carbonyls (ketones over aldehydes) in flow.
Scheme 61: Continuous system for the semi-hydrogenation of 256 and 258, developed by Galarneau et al.
Scheme 62: Continuous synthesis of biodiesel fuel 261 from lignin-derived furfural acetone (260).
Scheme 63: Continuous synthesis of γ-valerolacetone (263) via CTH developed by Pineda et al.
Scheme 64: Continuous hydrogenation of lignin-derived biomass (products 265, 266, and 267) using a sustainable...
Scheme 65: Ru/C or Rh/C-catalysed hydrogenation of arene in flow as developed by Sajiki et al.
Scheme 66: Polysilane-immobilized Rh–Pt-catalysed hydrogenation of arenes in flow by Kobayashi et al.
Scheme 67: High-pressure in-line mixing of H2 for the asymmetric reduction of 278 at pilot scale with a 73 L p...
Figure 9: Picture of the PFR employed at Eli Lilly & Co. for the continuous hydrogenation of 278 [287]. Reprinted ...
Scheme 68: Continuous-flow asymmetric hydrogenation using Oppolzer's sultam 280 as chiral auxiliary.
Scheme 69: Some examples of industrially important oxidation reactions in the F&F industry. CFL: compact fluor...
Scheme 70: Gold-catalysed heterogeneous oxidation of alcohols in flow.
Scheme 71: Uozumi’s ARP-Pt flow oxidation protocol.
Scheme 72: High-throughput screening of aldehyde oxidation in flow using an in-line GC.
Scheme 73: Permanganate-mediated Nef oxidation of nitroalkanes in flow with the use of in-line sonication to p...
Scheme 74: Continuous-flow aerobic anti-Markovnikov Wacker oxidation.
Scheme 75: Continuous-flow oxidation of 2-benzylpyridine (312) using air as the oxidant.
Scheme 76: Continuous-flow photo-oxygenation of monoterpenes.
Scheme 77: A tubular reactor design for flow photo-oxygenation.
Scheme 78: Glucose oxidase (GOx)-mediated continuous oxidation of glucose using compressed air and the FFMR re...
Scheme 79: Schematic continuous-flow sodium hypochlorite/TEMPO oxidation of alcohols.
Scheme 80: Oxidation using immobilised TEMPO (344) was developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 81: General protocol for the bleach/catalytic TBAB oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols.
Scheme 82: Continuous-flow PTC-assisted oxidation using hydrogen peroxide. The process was easily scaled up by...
Scheme 83: Continuous-flow epoxidation of cyclohexene (348) and in situ preparation of m-CPBA.
Scheme 84: Continuous-flow epoxidation using DMDO as oxidant.
Scheme 85: Mukayama aerobic epoxidation optimised in flow mode by the Favre-Réguillon group.
Scheme 86: Continuous-flow asymmetric epoxidation of derivatives of 359 exploiting a biomimetic iron catalyst.
Scheme 87: Continuous-flow enzymatic epoxidation of alkenes developed by Watts et al.
Scheme 88: Engineered multichannel microreactor for continuous-flow ozonolysis of 366.
Scheme 89: Continuous-flow synthesis of the vitamin D precursor 368 using multichannel microreactors. MFC: mas...
Scheme 90: Continuous ozonolysis setup used by Kappe et al. for the synthesis of various substrates employing ...
Scheme 91: Continuous-flow apparatus for ozonolysis as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 92: Continuous-flow ozonolysis for synthesis of vanillin (2) using a film-shear flow reactor.
Scheme 93: Examples of preparative methods for ajoene (386) and allicin (388).
Scheme 94: Continuous-flow oxidation of thioanisole (389) using styrene-based polymer-supported peroxytungstat...
Scheme 95: Continuous oxidation of thiosulfinates using Oxone®-packed reactor.
Scheme 96: Continuous-flow electrochemical oxidation of thioethers.
Scheme 97: Continuous-flow oxidation of 400 to cinnamophenone (235).
Scheme 98: Continuous-flow synthesis of dehydrated material 401 via oxidation of methyl dihydrojasmonate (33).
Scheme 99: Some industrially important transformations involving Grignard reagents.
Scheme 100: Grachev et al. apparatus for continuous preparation of Grignard reagents.
Scheme 101: Example of fluidized Mg bed reactor with NMR spectrometer as on-line monitoring system.
Scheme 102: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents and subsequent quenching reaction.
Figure 10: Membrane-based, liquid–liquid separator with integrated pressure control [52]. Adapted with permission ...
Scheme 103: Continuous-flow synthesis of 458, an intermediate to fluconazole (459).
Scheme 104: Continuous-flow synthesis of ketones starting from benzoyl chlorides.
Scheme 105: A Grignard alkylation combining CSTR and PFR technologies with in-line infrared reaction monitoring....
Scheme 106: Continuous-flow preparation of 469 from Grignard addition of methylmagnesium bromide.
Scheme 107: Continuous-flow synthesis of Grignard reagents 471.
Scheme 108: Preparation of the Grignard reagent 471 using CSTR and the continuous process for synthesis of the ...
Scheme 109: Continuous process for carboxylation of Grignard reagents in flow using tube-in-tube technology.
Scheme 110: Continuous synthesis of propargylic alcohols via ethynyl-Grignard reagent.
Scheme 111: Silica-supported catalysed enantioselective arylation of aldehydes using Grignard reagents in flow ...
Scheme 112: Acid-catalysed rearrangement of citral and dehydrolinalool derivatives.
Scheme 113: Continuous stilbene isomerisation with continuous recycling of photoredox catalyst.
Scheme 114: Continuous-flow synthesis of compound 494 as developed by Ley et al.
Scheme 115: Selected industrial applications of DA reaction.
Scheme 116: Multistep flow synthesis of the spirocyclic structure 505 via employing DA cycloaddition.
Scheme 117: Continuous-flow DA reaction developed in a plater flow reactor for the preparation of the adduct 508...
Scheme 118: Continuous-flow DA reaction using a silica-supported imidazolidinone organocatalyst.
Scheme 119: Batch vs flow for the DA reaction of (cyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yloxy)trimethylsilane (513) with acrylon...
Scheme 120: Continuous-flow DA reaction between 510 and 515 using a shell-core droplet system.
Scheme 121: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic systems from benzyne precursors.
Scheme 122: Continuous-flow synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds 527 and 528 for further development of potential ph...
Scheme 123: Continuous-flow inverse-electron hetero-DA reaction to pyridine derivatives such as 531.
Scheme 124: Comparison between batch and flow for the synthesis of pyrimidinones 532–536 via retro-DA reaction ...
Scheme 125: Continuous-flow coupled with ultrasonic system for preparation of ʟ-ascorbic acid derivatives 539 d...
Scheme 126: Two-step continuous-flow synthesis of triazole 543.
Scheme 127: Continuous-flow preparation of triazoles via CuAAC employing 546-based heterogeneous catalyst.
Scheme 128: Continuous-flow synthesis of compounds 558 through A3-coupling and 560 via AgAAC both employing the...
Scheme 129: Continuous-flow photoinduced [2 + 2] cycloaddition for the preparation of bicyclic derivatives of 5...
Scheme 130: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] and [5 + 2] cycloaddition on large scale employing a flow reactor developed...
Scheme 131: Continuous-flow preparation of the tricyclic structures 573 and 574 starting from pyrrole 570 via [...
Scheme 132: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocyclization of cinnamates.
Scheme 133: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclobutane 580 on a 5-plates photoreactor.
Scheme 134: Continuous-flow [2 + 2] photocycloaddition under white LED lamp using heterogeneous PCN as photocat...
Figure 11: Picture of the parallel tube flow reactor (PTFR) "The Firefly" developed by Booker-Milburn et al. a...
Scheme 135: Continuous-flow acid-catalysed [2 + 2] cycloaddition between silyl enol ethers and acrylic esters.
Scheme 136: Continuous synthesis of lactam 602 using glass column reactors.
Scheme 137: In situ generation of ketenes for the Staudinger lactam synthesis developed by Ley and Hafner.
Scheme 138: Application of [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions in flow employed by Ley et al.
Scheme 139: Examples of FC reactions applied in F&F industry.
Scheme 140: Continuous-flow synthesis of ibuprofen developed by McQuade et al.
Scheme 141: The FC acylation step of Jamison’s three-step ibuprofen synthesis.
Scheme 142: Synthesis of naphthalene derivative 629 via FC acylation in microreactors.
Scheme 143: Flow system for rapid screening of catalysts and reaction conditions developed by Weber et al.
Scheme 144: Continuous-flow system developed by Buorne, Muller et al. for DSD optimisation of the FC acylation ...
Scheme 145: Continuous-flow FC acylation of alkynes to yield β-chlorovinyl ketones such as 638.
Scheme 146: Continuous-flow synthesis of tonalide (619) developed by Wang et al.
Scheme 147: Continuous-flow preparation of acylated arene such as 290 employing Zr4+-β-zeolite developed by Kob...
Scheme 148: Flow system applied on an Aza-FC reaction catalysed by the thiourea catalyst 648.
Scheme 149: Continuous hydroformylation in scCO2.
Scheme 150: Two-step flow synthesis of aldehyde 655 through a sequential Heck reaction and subsequent hydroform...
Scheme 151: Single-droplet (above) and continuous (below) flow reactors developed by Abolhasani et al. for the ...
Scheme 152: Continuous hydroformylation of 1-dodecene (655) using a PFR-CSTR system developed by Sundmacher et ...
Scheme 153: Continuous-flow synthesis of the aldehyde 660 developed by Eli Lilly & Co. [32]. Adapted with permissio...
Scheme 154: Continuous asymmetric hydroformylation employing heterogenous catalst supported on carbon-based sup...
Scheme 155: Examples of acetylation in F&F industry: synthesis of bornyl (S,R,S-664) and isobornyl (S,S,S-664) ...
Scheme 156: Continuous-flow preparation of bornyl acetate (S,R,S-664) employing the oscillating flow reactor.
Scheme 157: Continuous-flow synthesis of geranyl acetate (666) from acetylation of geraniol (343) developed by ...
Scheme 158: 12-Ttungstosilicic acid-supported silica monolith-catalysed acetylation in flow.
Scheme 159: Continuous-flow preparation of cyclopentenone 676.
Scheme 160: Two-stage synthesis of coumarin (90) via acetylation of salicylaldehyde (88).
Scheme 161: Intensification process for acetylation of 5-methoxytryptamine (677) to melatonin (678) developed b...
Scheme 162: Examples of macrocyclic musky odorants both natural (679–681) and synthetic (682 and 683).
Scheme 163: Flow setup combined with microwave for the synthesis of macrocycle 686 via RCM.
Scheme 164: Continuous synthesis of 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles via ring-closing metathesis.
Scheme 165: Continuous-flow metathesis of 485 developed by Leadbeater et al.
Figure 12: Comparison between RCM performed using different routes for the preparation of 696. On the left the...
Scheme 166: Continuous-flow RCM of 697 employed the solid-supported catalyst 698 developed by Grela, Kirschning...
Scheme 167: Continuous-flow RORCM of cyclooctene employing the silica-absorbed catalyst 700.
Scheme 168: Continuous-flow self-metathesis of methyl oleate (703) employing SILP catalyst 704.
Scheme 169: Flow apparatus for the RCM of 697 using a nanofiltration membrane for the recovery and reuse of the...
Scheme 170: Comparison of loadings between RCMs performed with different routes for the synthesis of 709.
Beyond ribose and phosphate: Selected nucleic acid modifications for structure–function investigations and therapeutic applications
- Christopher Liczner,
- Kieran Duke,
- Gabrielle Juneau,
- Martin Egli and
- Christopher J. Wilds
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 908–931, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.76
- -phosphate backbone relative to native phosphodiester oligomers. This N-type sugar puckering and increased hydration of the sugar phosphate backbone could also account for the triplex-favoring properties of this modification [72]. Amide While many amide backbone oligonucleotide variants exist, the focus of
- [54][100]. DNA oligomers containing GNA residues have been shown to form duplexes with DNA and RNA and to display self-pairing, whereby duplex formation was accompanied by hypochromicity [97][99]. In terms of stability, a single substitution from DNA to either (S)-GNA or (R)-GNA results in a decrease
- modified with 4'-fluoro modifications have more labile glycosidic linkages under similar conditions [203][204]. Rosenberg attributed this contrast to the electronegativity differences between the groups and the effect this would have on the stabilization of the resulting oxocarbenium ion [202]. Oligomers
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Structures of the chemically modified oligonucleotides (A) N3' → P5' phosphoramidate linkage, (B) a...
Scheme 1: Synthesis of a N3' → P5' phosphoramidate linkage by solid-phase synthesis. (a) dichloroacetic acid;...
Figure 2: Crystal structures of (A) N3' → P5' phosphoramidate DNA (PDB ID 363D) [71] and (B) amide (AM1) RNA in c...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of a phosphorodithioate linkage by solid-phase synthesis. (a) detritylation; (b) tetrazol...
Figure 3: Close-up view of a key interaction between the PS2-modified antithrombin RNA aptamer and thrombin i...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of the (S)-GNA thymine phosphoramidite from (S)-glycidyl 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl ether. (a) ...
Figure 4: Surface models of the crystal structures of RNA dodecamers with single (A) (S)-GNA-T (PDB ID 5V1L) [54]...
Figure 5: Structures of 2'-O-alkyl modifications. (A) 2'-O-methoxy RNA (2'-OMe RNA), (B) 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl...
Scheme 4: Synthesis of the 2'-OMe uridine from 3',5'-O-(tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)uridine. (a) Benzoy...
Scheme 5: Synthesis of the 2'-O-MOE uridine from uridine. (a) (PhO)2CO, NaHCO3, DMA, 100 °C; (b) Al(OCH2CH2OCH...
Figure 6: Structure of 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl)-RNA (MOE-RNA). (A) View into the minor groove of an A-form DNA d...
Figure 7: Structures of locked nucleic acids (LNA)/bridged nucleic acids (BNA) modifications. (A) LNA/BNA, (B...
Scheme 6: Synthesis of the uridine LNA phosphoramidite. (a) i) NaH, BnBr, DMF, ii) acetic anhydride, pyridine...
Scheme 7: Synthesis of the 2'-fluoroarabinothymidine. (a) 30% HBr in acetic acid; (b) 2,4-bis-O-(trimethylsil...
Figure 8: Sugar puckers of arabinose (ANA) and arabinofluoro (FANA) nucleic acids compared with the puckers o...
Figure 9: Structures of C4'-modified nucleic acids. (A) 4'-methoxy, (B) 4'-(2-methoxyethoxy), (C) 2',4'-diflu...
Scheme 8: Synthesis of the 4'-F-rU phosphoramidite. (a) AgF, I2, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran; (b) NH3, m...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of the thymine FHNA phosphoramidite. (a) thymine, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, ace...
Scheme 10: Synthesis of the thymine Ara-FHNA phosphoramidite. (a) i) trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride, pyrid...
Figure 10: Crystal structures of (A) FHNA and (B) Ara-FHNA in modified A-form DNA decamers (PDB IDs 3Q61 and 3...
Valorisation of plastic waste via metal-catalysed depolymerisation
- Francesca Liguori,
- Carmen Moreno-Marrodán and
- Pierluigi Barbaro
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 589–621, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.53
- building blocks, including monomers, oligomers or added-value chemicals, is an attractive tool for the recycling and valorisation of these materials. The present manuscript shortly reviews the most significant contributions that appeared in the field within the period January 2010–January 2020 describing
- decomposition of the polymeric chain, monomers or oligomers, depending on the waste polymer and the process. The as-obtained compounds can be reused as raw materials for the process industry (hence the term feedstock) to produce chemicals, fuels or other polymers. Thermochemical processes include pyrolysis [55
- ]. The tar obtained may be used for road construction [66]. The present paper shortly reviews the most significant contributions that appeared in the literature, from January 2010 to January 2020, in the field of metal-catalysed selective depolymerisation of plastics to reusable monomers, oligomers or
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Potential classification of plastic recycling processes. The area covered by the present review is ...
Figure 2: EG produced during glycolytic depolymerisation of PET using DEG + DPG as solvent and titanium(IV) n...
Scheme 1: Simplified representation of the conversion of 1,4-PBD to C16–C44 macrocycles using Ru metathesis c...
Figure 3: Main added-value monomers obtainable by catalytic depolymerisation of PET via chemolytic methods.
Scheme 2: Hydrogenolytic depolymerisation of PET by ruthenium complexes.
Scheme 3: Depolymerisation of PET via catalytic hydrosilylation by Ir(III) pincer complex.
Scheme 4: Catalytic hydrolysis (top) and methanolysis (bottom) reactions of PET.
Scheme 5: Depolymerisation of PET by glycolysis with ethylene glycol.
Figure 4: Glycolysis of PET: evolution of BHET yield over time, with and without zinc acetate catalyst (196 °...
Scheme 6: Potential activated complex for the glycolysis reaction of PET catalysed by metallated ILs and evol...
Scheme 7: One-pot, two-step process for PET repurposing via chemical recycling.
Scheme 8: Synthetic routes to PLA.
Scheme 9: Structures of the zinc molecular catalysts used for PLA-methanolysis in various works. a) See [265], b) ...
Scheme 10: Depolymerisation of PLLA by Zn–N-heterocyclic carbene complex.
Scheme 11: Salalen ligands.
Scheme 12: Catalytic hydrogenolysis of PLA.
Scheme 13: Catalytic hydrosilylation of PLA.
Scheme 14: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PBT and PCL by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 15: Glycolysis reaction of PCT by diethylene glycol.
Scheme 16: Polymerisation–depolymerisation cycle of 3,4-T6GBL.
Scheme 17: Polymerisation–depolymerisation cycle of 2,3-HDB.
Scheme 18: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PBPAC by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 19: Catalytic hydrolysis (top), alcoholysis (middle) and aminolysis (bottom) reactions of PBPAC.
Scheme 20: Hydrogenative depolymerisation of PPC (top) and PEC (bottom) by molecular Ru catalysts.
Scheme 21: Polymerisation-depolymerisation cycle of BEP.
Scheme 22: Hydrogenolysis of polyamides using soluble Ru catalysts.
Scheme 23: Catalytic depolymerisation of epoxy resin/carbon fibres composite.
Scheme 24: Depolymerisation of polyethers with metal salt catalysts and acyl chlorides.
Scheme 25: Proposed mechanism for the iron-catalysed depolymerisation reaction of polyethers. Adapted with per...
19F NMR as a tool in chemical biology
- Diana Gimenez,
- Aoife Phelan,
- Cormac D. Murphy and
- Steven L. Cobb
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 293–318, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.28
- ionization and ion mobility), CD spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy, the authors were able to obtain detailed information about the size and secondary structure associated with some of the soluble intermediates. These included: large β-sheet oligomers formed immediately after solubilization (oligomer
- O1); a small oligomer that forms transiently during the early stages of the lag phase (oligomer O2) and 4 spectroscopically distinct forms of oligomers that appear during the later stages of aggregation and apparently coexist with the proto-fibrillar species (oligomers O3–O6, Figure 10). It is worth
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Selected examples of 19F-labelled amino acid analogues used as probes in chemical biology.
Figure 2: (a) Sequences of the antimicrobial peptide MSI-78 and pFtBSer-containing analogs and cartoon repres...
Figure 3: (a) Chemical structures of a selection of trifluoromethyl tags. (b) Comparative analysis showing th...
Figure 4: (a) First bromodomain of Brd4 with all three tryptophan residues displayed in blue and labelled by ...
Figure 5: (a) Enzymatic hydroxylation of GBBNF in the presence of hBBOX (b) 19F NMR spectra showing the conve...
Figure 6: (a) In-cell enzymatic hydrolysis of the fluorinated anandamide analogue ARN1203 catalyzed by hFAAH....
Figure 7: (a) X-ray crystal structure of CAM highlighting the location the phenylalanine residues replaced by...
Figure 8: 19F PREs of 4-F, 5-F, 6-F, 7-FTrp49 containing MTSL-modified S52CCV-N. The 19F NMR resonances of ox...
Figure 9: 19F NMR as a direct probe of Ud NS1A ED homodimerization. Schematic representation showing the loca...
Figure 10: (a) Representative spectrum of a 182 μM sample of Aβ1-40-tfM35 at varying times indicating the majo...
Figure 11: Illustration of the conformational switch induced by SDS in 4-tfmF-labelled α-Syn. Also shown are t...
Figure 12: (a) Structural models of the Myc‐Max (left), Myc‐Max‐DNA (middle) and Myc‐Max‐BRCA1 complexes (righ...
Figure 13: (a) Side (left) and bottom (right) views of the pentameric apo ELIC X-ray structure (PDB ID: 3RQU) ...
Figure 14: (a) General structure of a selection of recently developed 19F-labelled nucleotides for their use a...
Figure 15: Monitoring biotransformation of the fluorinated pesticide cyhalothrin by the fungus C. elegans. The...
Figure 16: Following the biodegradation of emerging fluorinated pollutants by 19F NMR. The spectra are from cu...
Figure 17: Discovery of new fluorinated natural products by 19F NMR. The spectrum is of the culture supernatan...
Figure 18: Application of 19F NMR to investigate the biosynthesis of nucleocidin. The spectra are from culture...
Figure 19: Detection of new fluorofengycins (indicated by arrows) in culture supernatants of Bacillus sp. CS93...
Figure 20: Measurement of β-galactosidase activity in MCF7 cancer cells expressing lacZ using 19F NMR. The deg...
Figure 21: Detection of ions using 19F NMR. (a) Structure of TF-BAPTA and its 19F iCEST spectra in the presenc...
Figure 22: (a) The ONOO−-mediated decarbonylation of 5-fluoroisatin and 6-fluoroisatin. The selectivity of (b)...
Supramolecular polymers with reversed viscosity/temperature profile for application in motor oils
- Jan-Erik Ostwaldt,
- Christoph Hirschhäuser,
- Stefan K. Maier,
- Carsten Schmuck and
- Jochen Niemeyer
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 105–114, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.11
- 60 °C/100 °C). Here we assume the formation of a mixture of differently sized cyclic structures, that are represented by the signal at 10–40 nm. Elevating the temperature leads to the formation of oligomers and polymers that possess larger hydrodynamic radii. Interestingly, the peak representing the
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: a) VII systems described by Sijbesma and Meijer, featuring two ureidopyrimidone BUs which are linke...
Figure 2: a) GCP and ACP motif, as charged and neutral BUs and BINAM as precoordinating LU. b) Compounds 1, 2...
Figure 3: Synthesis of compounds 1 to 4. Reagents and conditions: i) ʟ-Boc-glutamic acid benzyl ester, HCTU, ...
Figure 4: a) 2D-screening in DMSO of the GCP derivative 1, specific viscosity vs concentration vs temperature...
Figure 5: Comparison of the specific viscosities in dependence of the temperature of the ACP derivative (oran...
Figure 6: DLS measurement of compound 2 in toluene at 25 °C, 60 °C and 100 °C.
Figure 7: Specific viscosity of compounds 2, 3 and 4 in Nynas NS8 in dependency to the temperature.
Figure 8: Specific viscosity of compound 4 in Nynas NS8 and Nexbase 3020.
