Ortho-ester-substituted diaryliodonium salts enabled regioselective arylocyclization of naphthols toward 3,4-benzocoumarins

• Ke Jiang,
• Cheng Pan,
• Limin Wang,
• Hao-Yang Wang and
• Jianwei Han

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 841–851, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.76

• Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China 10.3762/bjoc.20.76 Abstract Cyclic annulation involving diaryliodonium

Advancements in hydrochlorination of alkenes

• Daniel S. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 787–814, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.72

• Daniel S. Muller Univ. Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR 6226, 263 Avenue du Général Leclerc, F-35000 Rennes, France 10.3762/bjoc.20.72 Abstract The hydrochlorination of alkenes has been extensively studied in research and is commonly featured in organic

• chemistry textbooks as an exemplification of the Markovnikov rule. However, the application of this reaction is typically limited to specific alkenes, such as highly substituted ones, styrenes, or strained systems. Conversely, monosubstituted or 1,2-disubstituted alkenes do not readily react with HCl gas or

Substrate specificity of a ketosynthase domain involved in bacillaene biosynthesis

• Zhiyong Yin and
• Jeroen S. Dickschat

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 734–740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.67

• Zhiyong Yin Jeroen S. Dickschat Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.20.67 Abstract An isotopic labelling method was developed to investigate substrate binding by ketosynthases, exemplified by the

Evaluation of the enantioselectivity of new chiral ligands based on imidazolidin-4-one derivatives

• Jan Bartáček,
• Karel Chlumský,
• Jan Mrkvička,
• Lucie Paloušová,
• Miloš Sedlák and
• Pavel Drabina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 684–691, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.62

• Jan Bartacek Karel Chlumsky Jan Mrkvicka Lucie Palousova Milos Sedlak Pavel Drabina Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, 532 10 Pardubice, Czech Republic 10.3762/bjoc.20.62 Abstract The new chiral ligands I–III

Palladium-catalyzed three-component radical-polar crossover carboamination of 1,3-dienes or allenes with diazo esters and amines

• Geng-Xin Liu,
• Xiao-Ting Jie,
• Ge-Jun Niu,
• Li-Sheng Yang,
• Xing-Lin Li,
• Jian Luo and
• Wen-Hao Hu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 661–671, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.59

• alkene followed by a nucleophilic addition, is unknown (Scheme 1b, bottom). The radical-polar crossover strategy has been steadily emerging in synthetic organic chemistry during the last few years [43][44][45][46]. This strategy allows complex chemicals to be assembled with high step economy that would

Production of non-natural 5-methylorsellinate-derived meroterpenoids in Aspergillus oryzae

• Jia Tang,
• Yixiang Zhang and
• Yudai Matsuda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 638–644, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.56

• strong inosine 5-monophosphate dehydrogenase inhibitor [6]. The biosynthesis of fungal meroterpenoids has garnered interest in the organic chemistry field due to their structural complexity and associated intriguing enzymatic reactions and has thus been extensively researched for over a decade, providing

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

• Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russian Federation North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol 355009, Russian Federation 10.3762/bjoc.20.47 Abstract A series of novel photo- and ionochromic N-acylated 2-(aminomethylene)benzo[b]thiophene-3(2Н)-ones with

(E,Z)-1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluorobut-2-enes: hydrofluoroolefins halogenation/dehydrohalogenation cascade to reach new fluorinated allene

• Nataliia V. Kirij,
• Andrey A. Filatov,
• Yurii L. Yagupolskii,
• Sheng Peng and
• Lee Sprague

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 452–459, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.40

• Nataliia V. Kirij Andrey A. Filatov Yurii L. Yagupolskii Sheng Peng Lee Sprague Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician Kukhar Str., 5, Kyiv-94, 02660, Ukraine The Chemours Company, Chemours Discovery Hub, Newark, DE 19713, United States 10.3762/bjoc

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

• Nahed Ketata Linhao Liu Ridha Ben Salem Henri Doucet University of Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France Organic chemistry laboratory, LR17ES08, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, B.P. 1171, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia 10.3762/bjoc.20.37 Abstract The Pd

Green and sustainable approaches for the Friedel–Crafts reaction between aldehydes and indoles

• Periklis X. Kolagkis,
• Eirini M. Galathri and
• Christoforos G. Kokotos

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 379–426, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.36

• Periklis X. Kolagkis Eirini M. Galathri Christoforos G. Kokotos Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 15771, Greece 10.3762/bjoc.20.36 Abstract The synthesis of indoles and their derivatives, more specifically bis

• (indolyl)methanes (BIMs), has been an area of great interest in organic chemistry, since these compounds exhibit a range of interesting biological and pharmacological properties. BIMs are naturally found in cruciferous vegetables and have been shown to be effective antifungal, antibacterial, anti

• synthetic pathways in organic chemistry [32][33][34]. Common organic syntheses require the use of harmful chemicals, such as toxic solvents, hazardous reagents, catalysts and reaction conditions, which contribute to environmental pollution and soil degradation [35][36]. Wanting to enhance the sustainability

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

• , leading to their strategic incorporation as "synthons" in modern organic chemistry, with complementary reactivity to more common polar reaction manifolds [12][13][14][15]. The utility of radicals has also been expanded through the recent development of transformations involving radical-polar crossover

• activated under these electrochemical conditions (Scheme 36). Conclusion Given their rich history and their continued use in diverse methodologies, N-hydroxyphthalimide esters have been and will remain to be important tools in synthetic organic chemistry. In this perspective, we have surveyed recent

Facile approach to N,O,S-heteropentacycles via condensation of sterically crowded 3H-phenoxazin-3-one with ortho-substituted anilines

• Eugeny Ivakhnenko,
• Vasily Malay,
• Pavel Knyazev,
• Nikita Merezhko,
• Nadezhda Makarova,
• Oleg Demidov,
• Gennady Borodkin,
• Andrey Starikov and
• Vladimir Minkin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 336–345, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.34

• Eugeny Ivakhnenko Vasily Malay Pavel Knyazev Nikita Merezhko Nadezhda Makarova Oleg Demidov Gennady Borodkin Andrey Starikov Vladimir Minkin Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, 194/2 Stachki St., 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation North Caucasus Federal

Spatial arrangements of cyclodextrin host–guest complexes in solution studied by ¹³C NMR and molecular modelling

• Konstantin Lebedinskiy,
• Ivan Barvík,
• Zdeněk Tošner,
• Ivana Císařová,
• Jindřich Jindřich and
• Radim Hrdina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 331–335, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.33

• Konstantin Lebedinskiy Ivan Barvik Zdenek Tosner Ivana Cisarova Jindrich Jindrich Radim Hrdina Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 43 Praha, Czech Republic Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu

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

• synthesized via in-solution organic chemistry, for their improved processing, as well as for their electronic investigation both at the material and single-molecule scales. This method relies on the synthesis and processing of soluble and stable direct precursors of the target π-CPCs, followed by their final

• in-solution organic chemistry techniques, ii) for their improved processing, as well as iii) for their in situ structural characterization and electronic investigation both at the material and single-molecule scales. Reactions involving the elimination of carbon-based small molecules, i.e., retro

• recognized as valuable synthetic tools in organic chemistry [54], with the most famous S-extrusion process to generate new C–C bonds probably being the Ramberg–Bäcklund reaction [55]. In the case of heteropines, chalcogen extrusion leads to a six-membered ring via the intramolecular formation of a C–C bond

Catalytic multi-step domino and one-pot reactions

• Svetlana B. Tsogoeva

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 254–256, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.25

• Svetlana B. Tsogoeva Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Organic Chemistry Chair I and Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Nikolaus Fiebiger-Straße 10, 91058 Erlangen, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.20.25 Keywords: domino reactions

• steps, which is superior to conventional organic synthesis. The Thematic Issue “Catalytic multi-step domino and one-pot reactions” in the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, which I had the pleasure to edit, covers the recent strategies of domino reactions and one-pot syntheses and presents the

• compounds. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to warmly thank all the authors of this thematic issue for their beautiful contributions. I also sincerely thank all the referees and the Editorial and Production Teams of the Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry for their highly professional

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

• Ekaterina V. Kolupaeva Narek A. Dzhangiryan Alexander F. Pozharskii Oleg P. Demidov Valery A. Ozeryanskii Department of Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Zorge str. 7, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, North Caucasus Federal University

Copper-catalyzed multicomponent reaction of β-trifluoromethyl β-diazo esters enabling the synthesis of β-trifluoromethyl N,N-diacyl-β-amino esters

• Youlong Du,
• Haibo Mei,
• Ata Makarem,
• Ramin Javahershenas,
• Vadim A. Soloshonok and
• Jianlin Han

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 212–219, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.21

• Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel Lardizábal 3, San Sebastián, 20018, Spain

Comparison of glycosyl donors: a supramer approach

• Anna V. Orlova,
• Nelly N. Malysheva,
• Maria V. Panova,
• Nikita M. Podvalnyy,
• Michael G. Medvedev and
• Leonid O. Kononov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 181–192, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.18

• Anna V. Orlova Nelly N. Malysheva Maria V. Panova Nikita M. Podvalnyy Michael G. Medvedev Leonid O. Kononov Laboratory of Glycochemistry, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow, Russian Federation Theoretical Chemistry Group, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Moscow

NMRium: Teaching nuclear magnetic resonance spectra interpretation in an online platform

• Luc Patiny,
• Hamed Musallam,
• Alejandro Bolaños,
• Michaël Zasso,
• Julien Wist,
• Metin Karayilan,
• Eva Ziegler,
• Johannes C. Liermann and
• Nils E. Schlörer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 25–31, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.4

• and published in the area of organic chemistry has been almost unchanged over the last five decades, in spite of tremendous experimental progress [1]. Only in specialized (sub)disciplines of NMR (e.g., biomolecular and metabolomic applications), adequate handling of spectral data has been adapted or

Cycloaddition reactions of heterocyclic azides with 2-cyanoacetamidines as a new route to C,N-diheteroarylcarbamidines

• Pavel S. Silaichev,
• Tetyana V. Beryozkina,
• Vsevolod V. Melekhin,
• Valeriy O. Filimonov,
• Andrey N. Maslivets,
• Vladimir G. Ilkin,
• Wim Dehaen and
• Vasiliy A. Bakulev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 17–24, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.3

• Pavel S. Silaichev Tetyana V. Beryozkina Vsevolod V. Melekhin Valeriy O. Filimonov Andrey N. Maslivets Vladimir G. Ilkin Wim Dehaen Vasiliy A. Bakulev Department of Organic Chemistry, Perm State University, 15 Bukireva st., Perm 614990, Russia TOS Department, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira st

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate as suitable solvent for BF₃: the case of alkyne hydration. Chemistry vs electrochemistry

• Marta David,
• Elisa Galli,
• Richard C. D. Brown,
• Marta Feroci,
• Fabrizio Vetica and
• Martina Bortolami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1966–1981, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.147

• complex organic compounds, widely used both in organic chemistry and in electrochemistry as raw materials for the preparation of different molecules of pharmaceutical and industrial interest [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Among the different organic transformations involving alkynes, their hydration is a

• well-known and useful reaction in organic chemistry, affording carbonyl compounds based on an atom-economical approach. Indeed, the addition of water to the triple bond of a terminal alkyne leads to the formation of the corresponding methyl ketone or aldehyde, in the case of Markovnikov or anti

• identification of new catalysts as well as increasingly mild, economic and sustainable reaction conditions remain fundamental objectives for research in the field of organic chemistry. In recent years, alternative methods have been developed, including the use of different heterogeneous catalysts, to ensure

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

• M. Angeles Gutierrez Lopez Mei-Ling Tan Giacomo Renno Augustina Jozeliunaite J. Jonathan Nue-Martinez Javier Lopez-Andarias Naomi Sakai Stefan Matile Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland 10.3762/bjoc.19.140 Abstract Anion–π catalysis, introduced in 2013

A novel recyclable organocatalyst for the gram-scale enantioselective synthesis of (S)-baclofen

• Gyula Dargó,
• Dóra Erdélyi,
• Balázs Molnár,
• Péter Kisszékelyi,
• Zsófia Garádi and
• József Kupai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1811–1824, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.133

• Gyula Dargo Dora Erdelyi Balazs Molnar Peter Kisszekelyi Zsofia Garadi Jozsef Kupai Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3., H-1111 Budapest, Hungary Department of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University, Üllői út. 26, H-1085

Synthetic approach to 2-alkyl-4-quinolones and 2-alkyl-4-quinolone-3-carboxamides based on common β-keto amide precursors

• Yordanka Mollova-Sapundzhieva,
• Plamen Angelov,
• Danail Georgiev and
• Pavel Yanev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1804–1810, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.132

• Yordanka Mollova-Sapundzhieva Plamen Angelov Danail Georgiev Pavel Yanev Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski, 24 Tsar Asen Str., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski, 24 Tsar Asen Str

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

• Tinglan Liu Yu Zhou Junhong Tang Chengming Wang Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, P. R. China UNITEST, Weifang 261000, P. R. China 10.3762/bjoc.19.131 Abstract Photoredox catalysis plays a crucial role in contemporary synthetic organic chemistry. Since the