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Research progress on calixarene/pillararene-based controlled drug release systems
- Liu-Huan Yi,
- Jian Qin,
- Si-Ran Lu,
- Liu-Pan Yang,
- Li-Li Wang and
- Huan Yao
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1757–1785, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.139
- photodynamic therapy (PDT) capabilities. This system was based on the host–guest interactions between polyethylene glycol-functionalized pillar[5]arene (PEG-P[5]A) and a pyridinium-capped porphyrin derivative containing a disulfide bond (TPPC6-SS-Py). The supramolecular amphiphile could self-assemble into
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Figure 1: Schematic diagram of drug-controlled release mechanisms based on aromatic macrocycles.
Figure 2: Chemical structure of a) calix[n]arene (m = 1,3,5), and b) pillar[n]arene (m = 1,2,3).
Figure 3: Changes in pH conditions cause the release of drugs from CA8 host–guest complexes [101]. Figure 3 was adapted wi...
Figure 4: The illustration of the pH-mediated 1:1 complex formation between the host and guest molecules in a...
Figure 5: Illustration of the pH-responsive self-assembly of mannose-modified CA4 into micelles and the subse...
Figure 6: Illustration of the assembly of supramolecular prodrug nanoparticles from WP6 and DOX-derived prodr...
Figure 7: Illustration of the formation of supramolecular vesicles and their pH-dependent drug release [93]. Figure 7 was...
Figure 8: Schematic illustration of the application of the multifunctional nanoplatform CyCA@POPD in combined...
Figure 9: Illustration of the photolysis of an amphiphilic assembly via CA-induced aggregation [114]. Figure 9 was reprint...
Figure 10: Schematic illustration of drug release controlled by the photo-responsive macroscopic switch based ...
Figure 11: Schematic illustration of the formation process of Azo-SMX and its photoisomerization reaction unde...
Figure 12: Schematic illustration of the enzyme-responsive behavior of supramolecular polymers [95]. Figure 12 was used wit...
Figure 13: Schematic illustration of the amphiphilic assembly of SC4A and its enzyme-responsive applications [119]. ...
Figure 14: Stimuli-responsive nanovalves based on MSNs and choline-SC4A[2]pseudorotaxanes, MSN-C1 with ester-l...
Figure 15: A schematic diagram showing the construction of a supramolecular system by host–guest interaction b...
Figure 16: A schematic diagram showing the formation of the host–guest complex DOX@Biotin-SAC4A by biotin modi...
Figure 17: A schematic diagram showing the self-assembly of CA4 into a hypoxia-responsive peptide hydrogel, wh...
Figure 18: Schematic illustration of the formation process of Lip@GluAC4A and the release of Lip under hypoxic...
Figure 19: Schematic illustration of the construction of a supramolecular vesicle based on the host–guest comp...
Figure 20: Schematic illustration of WP6 self-assembly at pH > 7, and the stimulus-responsive drug release beh...
Figure 21: Schematic illustration of the formation of supramolecular vesicles based on the WP5⊃G super-amphiph...
Figure 22: Schematic illustrations of the host–guest recognition of QAP5⊃SXD, the formation of the nanoparticl...
Figure 23: Schematic illustration of the activation of T-SRNs by acid, alkali, or Zn2+ stimuli to regulate the...
Figure 24: Illustration of the triggered release of BH from CP[5]A@MSNs-Q NPs in response to a drop in pH or a...
Figure 25: Illustration of the supramolecular amphiphiles TPENCn@1 (n = 6 and 12) self-assembling with disulfi...
Photocatalyzed elaboration of antibody-based bioconjugates
- Marine Le Stum,
- Eugénie Romero and
- Gary A. Molander
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 616–629, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.49
- facilitated a site-specific covalent linkage to the antibody, resulting in the formation of a DAR 2 ADC precursor. For their ADC design strategy, the group selected a polyethylene glycol (PEG) linker, as it enhances the water solubility of the ADC, while the payload consists of the cytotoxic agent DM1, which
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Figure 1: Representation of an antibody–drug conjugate. The antibody shown in this figure is from https://www...
Figure 2: a. Photoredox catalytic cycles; b. absorption spectrum of photosensitizers. Therapeutic window indi...
Figure 3: Graph representing the average number of publications focusing on photoredox chemistry applied to p...
Figure 4: Schematic procedure developed by Sato et al. on histidine photoinduced modification. The antibody s...
Figure 5: Schematic procedure of the divergent method developed by Sato et al. on histidine/tyrosine photoind...
Figure 6: Schematic procedure developed by Bräse et al. on photoinduced disulfide rebridging method.
Figure 7: Schematic procedure developed by Lang et al. on a photoinduced dual nickel photoredox-catalyzed app...
Figure 8: Schematic of the procedure developed by Chang et al. on photoinduced high affinity IgG Fc-binding s...
Figure 9: Potential advantages of photoredox chemistry for bioconjugation applied to antibodies. The antibody...
Figure 10: Representation of the photoinduced control of the DAR. The antibody shown in this figure is from ht...
Figure 11: Representation of a photoinduced control of multi-payloads ADC strategy. The antibody shown in this...
Identification and removal of a cryptic impurity in pomalidomide-PEG based PROTAC
- Bingnan Wang,
- Yong Lu and
- Chuo Chen
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 407–411, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.28
- polyethylene glycol (PEG) linker of various lengths is typically used to build a small library to identify a lead compound. For example, iVeliparib-AP6 (Figure 1) developed through this practice is a PROTAC that degrades poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 2 (PARP2) selectively [5]. Results and Discussion The
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Figure 1: The structures of veliparib and iVeliparib-AP6.
Scheme 1: The synthetic route for iVeliparib-AP6.
Figure 2: Identification of the cryptic impurity of iVeliparib. The UV trace of the initially purified iVelip...
Figure 3: The structures of 6 and 7 and the MS ion extraction traces of 3, 4, 6, and 7 from HPLC analysis of ...
Scheme 2: The conversion of byproduct 6 to 10 to facilitate its removal.
Figure 4: The LUMO and electrostatic charges of thalidomide and its derivatives by DFT calculation at the ωB9...
Hot shape transformation: the role of PSar dehydration in stomatocyte morphogenesis
- Remi Peters,
- Levy A. Charleston,
- Karinan van Eck,
- Teun van Berlo and
- Daniela A. Wilson
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 47–54, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.5
- Remi Peters Levy A. Charleston Karinan van Eck Teun van Berlo Daniela A. Wilson Institute of Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 10.3762/bjoc.21.5 Abstract Polysarcosine emerges as a promising alternative to polyethylene glycol (PEG
- glutamate); polysarcosine; shape transformation; stomatocyte; supramolecular chemistry; Introduction Polymeric vesicles represent a promising candidate for usage in drug delivery systems due to their facile assembly and ability to provide a stable soft interface. Among these materials, polyethylene glycol
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Scheme 1: i) Synthesis of benzyl glutamate NCA using phosgene and propylene oxide as a scavenger. ii) Ring-op...
Figure 1: i) The PBLG-PSar block copolymers are dissolved in DMF and then assembled though the solvent-exchan...
Figure 2: Progression of shape transformation of PSar-PBLG vesicles at 70 °C (scalebar 0.5 µm). a) Initial (0...
Figure 3: The temperature-dependent behavior of vesicles and shape Transformation: a) Thermograph of PBLG-PSa...
Cyclodextrin-based rotaxanes for polymer materials: challenge on simultaneous realization of inexpensive production and defined structures
- Yosuke Akae
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3026–3049, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.252
- generally comprises a linear polymer-chain-like polyethylene glycol (PEG) and many rings, the loss of a few rings at the end-capping step is not expected to cause a severe issue during polyrotaxane synthesis, as applicable in small-rotaxane-molecule synthesis. Harada and Kamachi first synthesized
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Figure 1: Overview of the CD-based rotaxane as a polymer material covered in this review.
Figure 2: CD structure.
Figure 3: Typical pathway for synthesizing CD-based rotaxanes.
Scheme 1: (A) Synthesis of α-CD-based [2]rotaxane via a metal–ligand complex. (B) Chemical structures of meth...
Scheme 2: Synthesis of α-CD-based polyrotaxane.
Scheme 3: Facile [3]rotaxane synthesis by the urea end-capping method.
Figure 4: (A) Single-crystal structure of α-CD-based [3]rotaxane 3 and PMα-CD-based [3]rotaxane 4. (B) Schema...
Figure 5: Structural control of CD-based [2]rotaxane via (A) light irradiation and (B) light irradiation and ...
Figure 6: Relationship among the plus–minus signs of ICD, the position of the guest molecule, and the axis of...
Figure 7: Structural control of CD-based rotaxane via (A) redox reaction and (B) in a solvent.
Scheme 4: (A) Synthesis of pseudopolyrotaxane bearing an ABA triblock copolymer as an axle. (B) Two synthetic...
Scheme 5: Slippage of size-complementary rotaxanes.
Figure 8: (A) Reversible formation of the CD-based [2]rotaxane. (B) Deslipping reaction of the CD-based size-...
Figure 9: (A) Chemical structures of [3]rotaxanes 2 and 3. (B) Schematic of the deslipping reaction of [3]rot...
Figure 10: (A) Modification of the axle ends of [3]rotaxane by (1) bromination and (2) the Suzuki coupling rea...
Figure 11: (A) ICD spectra of [3]rotaxanes bearing acylated (top) and conventional (bottom) CDs. (B) Schematic...
Figure 12: Synthesis of macromolecular[3]rotaxane via a size-complementary protocol.
Figure 13: Conjugated polymer insulated by (A) β-CD. (B) Triphenylamine-substituted β-CD.
Figure 14: Synthesis of the VSC and successive rotaxane-crosslinked polymer (RCP) preparation.
Figure 15: (A) Chemical structure of the [3]rotaxane crosslinker (RC). (B) Schematic of the synthesis and de-c...
Figure 16: (A) Random vinylation of the CD-based [3]rotaxane; (B) Schematic of the reaction between α-CD and m...
Figure 17: (A) Aggregation of CD-based [3]rotaxane. (B) Schematic of the plausible mechanism of the aggregatio...
Cell-free protein synthesis with technical additives – expanding the parameter space of in vitro gene expression
- Tabea Bartsch,
- Stephan Lütz and
- Katrin Rosenthal
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2242–2253, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.192
- encoding for the target protein, amino acids and nucleoside triphosphates as substrates, an energy regeneration system and other additives such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) [9]. Although CFPS has been used and improved since the 1960s, there are challenges in its application such as low production volumes
- polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight of 8000 g/mol (PEG-8000), methylcellulose (MC), carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), choline chloride/urea (ChCl/urea), choline chloride/glycerol (ChCl/glycerol), and betaine/ethylene glycol (betaine/EG); the reference experiment is labeled as shaded bars. B) represents
- ; 0.0: no detectable amount. CFPS of thscGAS-sfGFP with different technical additives at various concentrations. Experiments with 2% PEG-8000 serve as reference, equal to 0.13 ± 0.02 mg/mL thscGAS-sfGFP. A) represents the additives polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight of 8000 g/mol (PEG-8000
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Figure 1: CFPS of sfGFP with different technical additives at various concentrations. Experiments with 2% PEG...
Figure 2: CFPS of thscGAS-sfGFP with different technical additives at various concentrations. Experiments wit...
Benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination
- Alexander P. Atkins,
- Alice C. Dean and
- Alastair J. J. Lennox
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1527–1547, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.137
- achieved. Product 21 could be resubjected to the reaction conditions, affording difluoride 22 in 46% yield. Metal fluorides are an economical source of nucleophilic fluorine, but are sparingly soluble in organic solvents. To overcome this, in 2012, Fuchigami and co-workers used polyethylene glycol (PEG) to
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Figure 1: A) Benzylic fluorides in bioactive compounds, with B) the relative BDEs of different benzylic C–H b...
Figure 2: Base-mediated benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 3: Sonochemical base-mediated benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 4: Mono- and difluorination of nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic benzylic substrates.
Figure 5: Palladium-catalysed benzylic C–H fluorination with N-fluoro-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium tetrafluorobo...
Figure 6: Palladium-catalysed, PIP-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of α-amino acids and proposed mech...
Figure 7: Palladium-catalysed monodentate-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of α-amino acids.
Figure 8: Palladium-catalysed bidentate-directed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Figure 9: Palladium-catalysed benzylic fluorination using a transient directing group approach. Ratio refers ...
Figure 10: Outline for benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination via radical intermediates.
Figure 11: Iron(II)-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination using Selectfluor.
Figure 12: Silver and amino acid-mediated benzylic fluorination.
Figure 13: Copper-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination using NFSI.
Figure 14: Copper-catalysed C(sp3)–H fluorination of benzylic substrates with electrochemical catalyst regener...
Figure 15: Iron-catalysed intramolecular fluorine-atom-transfer from N–F amides.
Figure 16: Vanadium-catalysed benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 17: NDHPI-catalysed radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 18: Potassium persulfate-mediated radical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 19: Benzylic fluorination using triethylborane as a radical chain initiator.
Figure 20: Heterobenzylic C(sp3)–H radical fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 21: Benzylic fluorination of phenylacetic acids via a charge-transfer complex. NMR yields in parenthese...
Figure 22: Oxidative radical photochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H strategies.
Figure 23: 9-Fluorenone-catalysed photochemical radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 24: Xanthone-photocatalysed radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor II.
Figure 25: 1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene-photocatalysed radical benzylic fluorination with Selectfluor.
Figure 26: Xanthone-catalysed benzylic fluorination in continuous flow.
Figure 27: Photochemical phenylalanine fluorination in peptides.
Figure 28: Decatungstate-photocatalyzed versus AIBN-initiated selective benzylic fluorination.
Figure 29: Benzylic fluorination using organic dye Acr+-Mes and Selectfluor.
Figure 30: Palladium-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoride.
Figure 31: Manganese-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with AgF and Et3N·3HF and proposed mechanism. 19...
Figure 32: Iridium-catalysed photocatalytic benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with nucleophilic fluoride and N-ac...
Figure 33: Iridium-catalysed photocatalytic benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with TBPB HAT reagent.
Figure 34: Silver-catalysed, amide-promoted benzylic fluorination via a radical-polar crossover pathway.
Figure 35: General mechanism for oxidative electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Figure 36: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with HF·amine reagents.
Figure 37: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesul...
Figure 38: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of phenylacetic acid esters with HF·amine reagents.
Figure 39: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of triphenylmethane with PEG and CsF.
Figure 40: Electrochemical benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination with caesium fluoride and fluorinated alcohol HFIP.
Figure 41: Electrochemical secondary and tertiary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination. GF = graphite felt. DCE = 1,...
Figure 42: Electrochemical primary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination of electron-poor toluene derivatives. Ring f...
Figure 43: Electrochemical primary benzylic C(sp3)–H fluorination utilizing pulsed current electrolysis.
Sustainable tandem acylation/Diels–Alder reaction toward versatile tricyclic epoxyisoindole-7-carboxylic acids in renewable green solvents
- Ayhan Yıldırım
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1308–1319, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.114
- importance in intramolecular Diels–Alder reactions, the effects of solvents such as glycerol, polyethylene glycol, organic carbonates, deep eutectic solvents, supercritical CO2 and H2O have recently been extensively studied [65][66][67]. Recently, attention has also been drawn to photoinduced oxidative [4
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Figure 1: Reaction yields after seven uses of SSO and average recovery of the oil.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of epoxyisoindole-7-carboxylic acids 2a–m and 2n–p.
Scheme 2: Possible side reactions of unsaturated fatty acids with maleic anhydride.
Figure 2: Coupling constants of selected protons in compound 2a and its optimized geometric structure.
Scheme 3: Equilibrium of 2n–p with maleamic acid precursors.
Figure 3: Possible mechanism for the IMDAF reaction.
Figure 4: IRC calculations of a) endo-, b) exo-transition structures and products for compound 2a (semi-empir...
Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble C60–peptide conjugates
- Yue Ma,
- Lorenzo Persi and
- Yoko Yamakoshi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 777–786, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.71
- -soluble C60 and C70 derivatives by covalently attaching biocompatible water-soluble polymers, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) [37][38] and PVP [39]. Although these C60– and C70–polymer conjugates revealed high water-solubility, it was found that they, especially the PEG conjugates, formed micelle-like
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Figure 1: a) Synthesis of C60–oligopeptide conjugates 5a–c and b) synthesis of compound 3. Fulleropyrrolidine...
Figure 2: Structure of C60–oligo-Lys (5a), C60–oligo-Glu (5b), and C60–oligo-Arg (5c) and images of dissolved...
Figure 3: DLS diagrams of C60–peptide conjugates 5a (1 mM, in Milli-Q® water), 5b (1 mM, in Milli-Q® water or...
Figure 4: UV–vis spectra of C60–peptide conjugates 5a and 5b (20 μM in Milli-Q® water for 5a and in pH 9.0 TR...
Figure 5: 1H NMR spectrum of C60–peptide conjugate 5a in D2O (above) and of the precursor monoadduct in CDCl3...
Figure 6: 13C NMR spectrum of C60–peptide conjugate 5a in D2O and of the precursor monoadduct in CDCl3 at 150...
Figure 7: a) X-band ESR spectra of the 4-oxo-TEMP adduct with 1O2 generated by C60–oligo-Lys (5a) and rose be...
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
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Scheme 1: Examples of BIMs used for their medicinal properties.
Scheme 2: Mechanisms for the synthesis of BIMs using protic or Lewis acids as catalysts.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 4: Competition experiments and synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using DBDMH.
Scheme 5: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM of using DBDMH.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2.
Scheme 7: General reaction mechanism upon halogen bonding.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using I2, introduced by Ji.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using Br2 in CH3CN.
Scheme 10: Βidentate halogen-bond donors.
Scheme 11: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using bidentate halogen-bond donor 26.
Scheme 12: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes using iodoalkyne as catalyst.
Scheme 14: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 15: Optimized reaction conditions used by Ramshini.
Scheme 16: Activation of the carbonyl group by HPA/TPI-Fe3O4.
Scheme 17: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of nanoAg-Pt/SiO2-doped silicate.
Scheme 18: Mechanism of action proposed by Khalafi-Nezhad et al.
Scheme 19: Activation of the carbonyl group by the Cu–isatin Schiff base complex.
Scheme 20: Optimum reaction conditions published by Jain.
Scheme 21: Organocatalytic protocol utilizing nanoparticles introduced by Bankar.
Scheme 22: Activation of the carbonyl group by the AlCl3·6H2O-SDS-SiO2 complex.
Scheme 23: Optimal reaction conditions for the aforementioned nano-Fe3O4 based catalysts.
Scheme 24: Nanocatalytic protocol proposed by Kaur et al.
Scheme 25: Microwave approach introduced by Yuan.
Scheme 26: Microwave approach introduced by Zahran et al.
Scheme 27: Microwave irradiation protocol introduced by Bindu.
Scheme 28: Silica-supported microwave irradiation protocol.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for formation of BIM by Nongkhlaw.
Scheme 30: Microwave-assisted synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by succinic acid.
Scheme 31: Proposed mechanism of action of MMO-4.
Scheme 32: Catalytic approach introduced by Muhammadpoor-Baltork et al.
Scheme 33: Reaction conditions used by Xiao-Ming.
Scheme 34: Ultrasonic irradiation-based protocol published by Saeednia.
Scheme 35: Pyruvic acid-mediated synthesis of BIMs proposed by Thopate.
Scheme 36: Synthesis of BIMs using [bmim]BF4 or [bmim]PF6 ionic liquids.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing In(OTf)3 in octylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate as ionic liquid.
Scheme 38: FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed synthesis of BIMs with use of ionic liquid.
Scheme 39: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing the [hmim]HSO4/EtOH catalytic system.
Scheme 40: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing acidic ionic liquid immobilized on silica gel (ILIS-SO2Cl).
Scheme 41: The [bmim][MeSO4]-catalyzed reaction of indole with various aldehydes.
Scheme 42: The role of [bmim][MeSO4] in catalyzing the reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 43: Synthesis of BIMs utilizing FeCl3-based ionic liquid ([BTBAC]Cl-FeCl3) as catalyst.
Scheme 44: Synthesis of BIMs using [Msim]Cl at room temperature.
Scheme 45: [Et3NH][H2PO4]-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 46: PILs-catalyzed synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 47: FSILs-mediated synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes.
Scheme 48: Possible “release and catch” catalytic process.
Scheme 49: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [DABCO-H][HSO4].
Scheme 50: Synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes by [(THA)(SO4)].
Scheme 51: Synthesis of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 52: Synthesis of BIMs in the presence of BBSI-Cl and BBSI-HSO4.
Scheme 53: Chemoselectivity of the present method.
Scheme 54: Synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by chitosan-supported ionic liquid.
Scheme 55: Proposed mechanism of action of CSIL.
Scheme 56: Optimization of the reaction in DESs.
Scheme 57: Synthesis of BIMs using ChCl/SnCl2 as DES.
Scheme 58: Synthesis of BIMs derivatives in presence of DES.
Scheme 59: BIMs synthesis in choline chloride/urea (CC/U).
Scheme 60: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs by Ley.
Scheme 61: Flow chemistry-based synthesis of BIMs proposed by Nam et al.
Scheme 62: Amino-catalyzed reaction of indole with propionaldehyde.
Scheme 63: Aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 64: Proposed mechanism for the aminocatalytic synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 65: Enzymatic reaction of indole with aldehydes.
Scheme 66: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs catalyzed by TLIM.
Scheme 67: Proposed reaction mechanism by Badsara.
Scheme 68: Mechanism proposed by D’Auria.
Scheme 69: Photoinduced thiourea catalysis.
Scheme 70: Proposed mechanism of photoacid activation.
Scheme 71: Proposed mechanism of action for CF3SO2Na.
Scheme 72: Proposed mechanism for the synthesis of BIMs by Mandawad.
Scheme 73: Proposed mechanism for the (a) acid generation and (b) synthesis of BIMs.
Scheme 74: a) Reaction conditions employed by Khaksar and b) activation of the carbonyl group by HFIP.
Scheme 75: Activation of the carbonyl group by the PPy@CH2Br through the formation of a halogen bond.
Scheme 76: Reaction conditions utilized by Mhaldar et al.
Scheme 77: a) Reaction conditions employed by López and b) activation of the carbonyl group by thiourea.
Scheme 78: Infrared irradiation approach introduced by Luna-Mora and his research group.
Scheme 79: Synthesis of BIMs with the use of the Fe–Zn BMOF.
Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis using diverse catalysts: a transition from conventional to greener approach
- Dileep Kumar Singh and
- Rajesh Kumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 928–955, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.71
- synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 29 in the yields of 85–97% using squaric acid as catalyst. In this reaction, various amines 28 and 2,5-DMTHF (2) were reacted in greener solvents like water, deep eutectic solvent (DEC) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) under thermal or ultrasonic irradiation (Scheme 13a
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Figure 1: Various pyrrole containing molecules.
Scheme 1: Various synthestic protocols for the synthesis of pyrroles.
Figure 2: A tree-diagram showing various conventional and green protocols for Clauson-Kaas pyrrole synthesis.
Scheme 2: A general reaction of Clauson–Kaas pyrrole synthesis and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 3: AcOH-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 5 and 7.
Scheme 4: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 9.
Scheme 5: P2O5-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 11.
Scheme 6: p-Chloropyridine hydrochloride-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 13.
Scheme 7: TfOH-catalyzed synthesis of N-sulfonylpyrroles 15, N-sulfonylindole 16, N-sulfonylcarbazole 17.
Scheme 8: Scandium triflate-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 19.
Scheme 9: MgI2 etherate-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of N-arylpyrrole derivatives 21.
Scheme 10: Nicotinamide catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 23.
Scheme 11: ZrOCl2∙8H2O catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrrole derivatives 25.
Scheme 12: AcONa catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 27.
Scheme 13: Squaric acid-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 29.
Figure 3: Reusability of catalyst γ-Fe2O3@SiO2-Sb-IL in six cycles.
Scheme 14: Magnetic nanoparticle-supported antimony catalyst used in the synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 31...
Scheme 15: Iron(III) chloride-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 33.
Scheme 16: Copper-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis and mechanism of pyrroles 35.
Scheme 17: β-CD-SO3H-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrroles 37.
Figure 4: Recyclability of β-cyclodextrin-SO3H.
Scheme 18: Solvent-free and catalyst-free synthesis and plausible mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 39.
Scheme 19: Nano-sulfated TiO2-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 41.
Figure 5: Plausible mechanism for the formation of N-substituted pyrroles catalyzed by nano-sulfated TiO2 cat...
Scheme 20: Copper nitrate-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis and mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 43.
Scheme 21: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 45 by using Co catalyst Co/NGr-C@SiO2-L.
Scheme 22: Zinc-catalyzed synthesis of N-arylpyrroles 47.
Scheme 23: Silica sulfuric acid-catalyzed synthesis of pyrrole derivatives 49.
Scheme 24: Bismuth nitrate-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 51.
Scheme 25: L-(+)-tartaric acid-choline chloride-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis and plausible mechanism of py...
Scheme 26: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 55 in AcOH or water.
Scheme 27: Synthesis of pyrrole derivatives 57 using a nano-organocatalyst.
Figure 6: Nano-ferric supported glutathione organocatalyst.
Scheme 28: Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 59 in water.
Scheme 29: Iodine-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrroles 61.
Scheme 30: H3PW12O40/SiO2-catalyzed synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 63.
Scheme 31: Fe3O4@-γ-Fe2O3-SO3H-catalyzed synthesis of pyrroles 65.
Scheme 32: Mn(NO3)2·4H2O-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of pyrroles 67.
Scheme 33: p-TsOH∙H2O-catalyzed (method 1) and MW-assisted (method 2) synthesis of N-sulfonylpyrroles 69.
Scheme 34: ([hmim][HSO4]-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis of pyrroles 71.
Scheme 35: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 73 using K-10 montmorillonite catalyst.
Scheme 36: CeCl3∙7H2O-catalyzed Clauson–Kaas synthesis of pyrroles 75.
Scheme 37: Synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles 77 using Bi(NO3)3∙5H2O.
Scheme 38: Oxone-catalyzed synthesis and proposed mechanism of N-substituted pyrroles 79.
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
- . Subsequent one-step reaction using sodium borohydride and polyethylene glycol gave directly alcohol 124, which was subjected to the Mitsunobu reaction with the carboxylic acid 112. The obtained ester 125 was then used in an intramolecular Ullmann reaction to yield the benzylated combretastatin D-4, 109 in
Graphical Abstract
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].
Discrimination of β-cyclodextrin/hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) oil/flavonoid glycoside and flavonolignan ternary complexes by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy coupled with principal component analysis
- Nicoleta G. Hădărugă,
- Gabriela Popescu,
- Dina Gligor (Pane),
- Cristina L. Mitroi,
- Sorin M. Stanciu and
- Daniel Ioan Hădărugă
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 380–398, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.30
- -based ternary complexes, but they do not deal with triglyceride-based vegetable oils or with flavonoid glycosides/flavonolignans. Most of these studies are related to controlled release of various drugs from the CD complexes such as diosmin and polyethylene glycol, haloperidol and lactic acid
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Hypothetical interactions between the β-cyclodextrin host and guest molecules (flavonoid glycoside/...
Figure 2: Superposition of the FTIR spectra for the β-cyclodextrin/Corylus avellana oil/hesperidin ternary co...
Figure 3: Superposition of the FTIR spectra for the β-cyclodextrin/Corylus avellana oil/hesperidin ternary co...
Figure 4: PC2 versus PC1 scores plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the flavonoid glycoside and flavonolignan ...
Figure 5: PC2 versus PC1 scores plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary co...
Figure 6: PC2 versus PC1 scores plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary co...
Figure 7: PC2 versus PC1 scores plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary co...
Figure 8: PC3 versus PC1 scores plot from the FTIR-PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary co...
Figure 9: PC3 versus PC2 scores plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary co...
Figure 10: PC2 versus PC1 loadings plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary ...
Figure 11: PC3 versus PC1 loadings plot from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid ternary ...
Figure 12: Eigenvalues of the correlation matrix from the FTIR–PCA analysis of the β-CD/hazelnut oil/flavonoid...
Automated grindstone chemistry: a simple and facile way for PEG-assisted stoichiometry-controlled halogenation of phenols and anilines using N-halosuccinimides
- Dharmendra Das,
- Akhil A. Bhosle,
- Amrita Chatterjee and
- Mainak Banerjee
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 999–1008, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.100
- relatively inferior results than EtOH (Table 1, entry 3). The use of ethylene glycol and glycerol as the grinding matrix showed improved yields with the monobromo product 2a formed in 81% and 85% yield, respectively within 10 min (Table 1, entries 4 and 5). Next, liquid polyethylene glycol, PEG-400 was
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Representative examples of important halogen-containing aryl derivatives.
Scheme 1: Strategies for halogenation of aromatic compounds using NXS.
Scheme 2: General scheme of PEG-400-assisted halogenation of phenols and anilines in an automated grinder usi...
Scheme 3: Monohalogenation of phenols and anilines by automated grinding with NXS. All yields refer to the is...
Scheme 4: Dihalogenation of phenols and anilines with NXS by automated grinding. All yields refer to the isol...
Scheme 5: Gram-scale monobromination of p-cresol by NBS in the automated grinder.
Synthesis of 3,4,5-trisubstituted isoxazoles in water via a [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of nitrile oxides and 1,3-diketones, β-ketoesters, or β-ketoamides
- Md Imran Hossain,
- Md Imdadul H. Khan,
- Seong Jong Kim and
- Hoang V. Le
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 446–458, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.47
- , Saugus, MA, USA). The DART ion source was operated with helium gas (approximately 4.0 L/min flow rate), the gas heater (350 °C), and the source grid (350 V). The data acquisition range was from m/z 50 to 1000. Polyethylene glycol (PEG 600) was used for the exact mass calibration. General synthetic
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Routes to isoxazoles.
Figure 2: Possible products of the reaction between nitrile oxides and 1,3-diketones. Path D (C-trapping) pro...
Figure 3: Reactions between various arylhydroximoyl chlorides and 1,3-diketones. The reactions were performed...
Figure 4: Reactions between various phenyl hydroximoyl chlorides and β-ketoesters or β-ketoamides. The reacti...
Figure 5: Reactions between 4-fluorophenyl hydroximoyl chloride (1a) and diethyl malonate (2j) or dibenzyl ma...
Figure 6: Reactions between phenyl hydroximoyl chlorides 1a,c and 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl- (2l) and 4,4,4-tr...
Figure 7: 1H NMR spectra of 1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione (2a) in methanol-d4 (top) and in CDCl3 (bottom).
Figure 8: A plausible mechanism for the formation of the 3,4,5-trisubstituted isoxazoles 3 in the presence of...
Figure 9: Structures of β-lactamase-resistant antibiotics oxacillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, and flucloxa...
Recent developments and trends in the iron- and cobalt-catalyzed Sonogashira reactions
- Surendran Amrutha,
- Sankaran Radhika and
- Gopinathan Anilkumar
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 262–285, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.31
- compatible with the catalyst and afforded the products with high yield. The efficiency of the catalyst in water was found to be increased by introducing polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains. From the mechanistic explanation, the reaction proceeds via an oxidative addition and reductive elimination route. Fe3O4
- @PEG/Cu-Co catalyst transfers an electron from Co(III) to Cu(I). As the next step, a π complex B is formed between the metal center and the acetylene groups. A copper acetylide intermediate C is formed from complex B. The hydrophilicity of the catalyst could be increased by the use of polyethylene
- glycol groups. In addition, the aryl halide oxidatively adds to copper changing its oxidation state to +3. Finally, the desired product is formed by reductive elimination and the catalyst returns to the cycle (Scheme 33). The designed catalyst was characterized by different techniques which showed
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: One pot Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides with arylynols in the presence of iron(III) chloride h...
Scheme 2: The iron-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides with terminal acetylenes in water under aer...
Scheme 3: Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene in the presence of iron nanoparticles.
Scheme 4: Sonogashira coupling catalyzed by a silica-supported heterogeneous Fe(III) catalyst.
Scheme 5: Suggested catalytic cycle for the Sonogashira coupling using a silica-supported heterogeneous Fe(II...
Scheme 6: Chemoselective iron-catalyzed cross coupling of 4-bromo-1-cyclohexen-1-yltrifluromethane sulfonate ...
Scheme 7: Fe-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling between terminal alkynes and aryl iodides.
Scheme 8: Iron-catalyzed domino Sonogashira coupling and hydroalkoxylation.
Scheme 9: Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene in the presence of Fe(III) acetylacetonate...
Scheme 10: Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides and alkynes with Fe(acac)3/2,2-bipyridine catalyst.
Scheme 11: Sonogashira cross-coupling of terminal alkynes with aryl iodides in the presence of Fe powder/ PPh3...
Scheme 12: α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles-catalyzed coupling of phenylacetylene with aryl iodides.
Scheme 13: Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction between phenylacetylene and 4-substituted iodobenzenes catalyze...
Scheme 14: One-pot synthesis of 2-arylbenzo[b]furans via tandem Sonogashira coupling–cyclization protocol.
Scheme 15: Suggested mechanism of the Fe(III) catalyzed coupling of o-iodophenol with acetylene derivatives.
Scheme 16: Fe3O4@SiO2/Schiff base/Fe(II)-catalyzed Sonogashira–Hagihara coupling reaction.
Scheme 17: Sonogashira coupling using the Fe(II)(bdmd) catalyst in DMF/1,4-dioxane.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 7-azaindoles using Fe(acac)3 as catalyst.
Scheme 19: Plausible mechanistic pathway for the synthesis of 7-azaindoles.
Scheme 20: Synthesis of Co@imine-POP catalyst.
Scheme 21: Sonogashira coupling of various arylhalides and phenylacetylene in the presence of Co@imine-POP cat...
Scheme 22: Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene using Co-DMM@MNPs/chitosan.
Scheme 23: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides with terminal acetylenes in the presence of Co-NHC@MWCNT...
Scheme 24: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides with terminal acetylenes in the presence of Co nanoparti...
Scheme 25: Sonogashira coupling reaction of aryl halides with phenylacetylene in the presence of Co nanopartic...
Scheme 26: PdCoNPs-3DG nanocomposite-catalyzed Sonogashira cross coupling of aryl halide and terminal alkynes.
Scheme 27: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene in the presence of graphene-supporte...
Scheme 28: Sonogashira cross-coupling with Pd/Co ANP-PPI-graphene.
Scheme 29: Pd-Co-1(H)-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 30: The coupling of aryl halides with terminal alkynes using cobalt hollow nanospheres as catalyst.
Scheme 31: A plausible mechanism for the cobalt-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction.
Scheme 32: Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of arylhalides with phenylacetylene catalyzed by Fe3O4@PEG/Cu-C...
Scheme 33: Plausible mechanism of Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by Fe3O4@PEG/Cu-Co.
Scheme 34: Sonogashira coupling reaction of para-substituted bromobenzenes with phenylacetylene in the presenc...
Scheme 35: Possible mechanism for the visible light-assisted cobalt complex-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling. (R...
Scheme 36: Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides and phenylacetylene using cobalt as additive.
Scheme 37: Plausible mechanism of Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction over [LaPd*]. (Reproduced with permissio...
1,2-Naphthoquinone-4-sulfonic acid salts in organic synthesis
- Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
- Patricia G. Ferreira,
- Amanda de A. Borges,
- Luana da S. M. Forezi,
- Fernando de Carvalho da Silva and
- Vitor F. Ferreira
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 53–69, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.5
- °C, and method B was carried out with t-BuOK in polyethylene glycol (PEG300) at room temperature. In both methods, the reaction conditions were mild and produced the product in moderate to good yields. The same group investigated this reaction with substituted acetonitriles to obtain 2
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Naphthoquinones are commonly used in organic synthesis.
Figure 2: Some important natural and synthetic naphthoquinones.
Scheme 1: Synthetic studies of BNQs and reactions with amines.
Scheme 2: Methods described for the synthesis of β-NQS.
Figure 3: Drugs detected using β-NQSNa.
Scheme 3: Reactions between β-NQS and amines.
Scheme 4: Isomerization of 4-arylamino-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of unsymmetrical 2-amino-4-imino compounds.
Scheme 6: Synthesis of bis(isoxazolyl)naphthoquinones from β-NQS.
Scheme 7: The reaction of β-NQS with 30 followed by cycle condensation.
Scheme 8: Synthesis of 4-(2-amino-5-selenothiazoles)-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 9: Synthesis of amino- and phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinones.
Scheme 10: Synthesis of 4-semicarbazide-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 11: Reactions of 4-azido-1,2-naphthoquinone.
Figure 4: Modifications that can be easily carried out from the products of β-NQS 8.
Scheme 12: Derivatives of 1,2-naphthoquinones obtained from β-NQS.
Scheme 13: Oximes as well as 4-amino- and 4-phenoxy-1,2-naphthoquinone as potential anti-inflammatory agents.
Scheme 14: Synthesis of triazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 15: Synthesis of naphtho[1,2-d]oxazoles from β-NQS.
Scheme 16: A) Arylation and vinylation of β-NQS catalyzed by Ni(II) salts. B) Transformation of the 1,2-dicarb...
Scheme 17: Benzo[a]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazoles fused with 1,2-naphthoquinone.
Scheme 18: Synthesis of 1,2-naphthoquinones having a C=C bond from β-NQS. Method A: NaOH, EtOH/H2O, 40 °C, 2 h...
Scheme 19: C=C bond formation from β-NQS and substituted acetonitriles.
Stepwise PEG synthesis featuring deprotection and coupling in one pot
- Logan Mikesell,
- Dhananjani N. A. M. Eriyagama,
- Yipeng Yin,
- Bao-Yuan Lu and
- Shiyue Fang
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2976–2982, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.207
- method is expected to significantly lower PEG synthesis cost. Keywords: base-labile; monodisperse; PEG; polyethylene glycol; protecting group; Introduction Polyethylene glycols and derivatives (PEGs) have found wide applications in many areas [1][2][3][4][5][6]. For some applications, polydisperse PEGs
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: A comparison of the new PEG synthesis method with a typical known PEG synthesis method.
Scheme 2: Screening base-labile protecting groups for stepwise PEG synthesis. All compounds (3a–l) underwent ...
Scheme 3: Synthesis of monomer 2.
Scheme 4: PEG synthesis using the one-pot PEG elongation approach.
Scheme 5: A proposed route for the synthesis of long and asymmetric PEGs using a base-labile protecting group....
Post-functionalization of drug-loaded nanoparticles prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) with mitochondria targeting ligands
- Janina-Miriam Noy,
- Fan Chen and
- Martina Stenzel
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2302–2314, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.148
- efficiency on a protein covered nanoparticle was significantly reduced compared to a non-protein bounded nanoparticle. Stealth like nanoparticle surfaces, such as surfaces covered with polyethylene glycol or phosphorylcholine, are therefore attractive for biological applications, as they have the ability to
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: (I) DLS of PPM-NP4, MPM-NP2, PPM-NP4-TPP and MPM-NP2-TPP and (II) TEM of PPM-NP4-TPP and MPM-NP2-TPP...
Figure 2: Representative 31P NMR (top) and 1H NMR (bottom) spectrum of PP3-TPP conjugation product in D2O.
Scheme 1: Synthesis of TPP-based PISA particles based on zwitterionic 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholin...
Figure 3: Penetration of PPM-NP4-TPP and MPM-NP2-TPP micelles and fluorescence intensity profile on (A I, II)...
Figure 4: Growth effects of PPM-NP4-TPP and MPM-NP2-TPP on SW982 spheroids after 3 and 6 days of incubation (c...
Figure 5: Cell viability of SW982 spheroids after 6 days treatment with PPM-NP4, PPM-NP-TPP, MPM-NP2 and MPM-...
Figure 6: Cell localization of PPM-NP4-TPP (I) and MPM-NP2-TPP (II) into (A) mitochondria and (B) lysosomes u...
Figure 7: Cytotoxicity study of PPM-NP4-TPP and MPM-NP2-TPP on SW982 cells in relation to the concentration o...
Enhanced target cell specificity and uptake of lipid nanoparticles using RNA aptamers and peptides
- Roslyn M. Ray,
- Anders Højgaard Hansen,
- Maria Taskova,
- Bernhard Jandl,
- Jonas Hansen,
- Citra Soemardy,
- Kevin V. Morris and
- Kira Astakhova
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 891–907, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.75
- -3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(polyethylene glycol)-2000] and observed that their LNP–DNA aptamer was able to deliver target siRNA into osteoblasts via macropinocytosis, increasing bone formation in vitro and in rodents [47]. In 2017, Kim et al. used a postinsertion method to incorporate an aptamer
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Components of the LNPs. A) Lipid species and lipidated cell-penetrating peptides applied by postins...
Figure 2: LNPs with T7 pass through the transwell cell barrier and are taken up by target cells. HeLa (CCR5-n...
Figure 3: LNPs with Tat pass through the transwell cell barrier and are taken up by target cells. A) Percenta...
Figure 4: LNPs do not stimulate secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. A) GMCSF-primed MDMs were treated wit...
Figure 5: LNPs modestly affect cell viability in a cell-specific manner. HeLa (A) or HEK293T cells (B) were t...
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
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...
Synthesis and physicochemical evaluation of fluorinated lipopeptide precursors of ligands for microbubble targeting
- Masayori Hagimori,
- Estefanía E. Mendoza-Ortega and
- Marie Pierre Krafft
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 511–518, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.45
- -Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC, >99%) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethylene glycol)-2000] (DPPE-PEG2000, >99%) were purchased from Avanti Polar Lipids (Alabaster, AL, USA) and used without further purification. Perfluorohexane came from Fluorochem (>98%). A HEPES (N-2-(hydroxyethyl
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: a) Schematic representation of a perfluorohexane-stabilized microbubble with a fluorinated lipopept...
Scheme 2: Solid-phase synthesis of F-lipopeptides 1–3 and hydrocarbon counterpart 4.
Figure 1: Adsorption kinetics of perfluoroalkylated lipopeptides 1–3 and the hydrocarbon analog 4 at the air/...
Figure 2: Adsorption of perfluoroalkylated lipopeptides 1–3 and hydrocarbon analog 4 on DPPC monolayers sprea...
Figure 3: Optical micrographs and corresponding size distribution of the perfluorohexane-stabilized microbubb...
Figure 4: Half-lives of microbubbles (25 °C) containing F-lipopeptides 1–3 and hydrocarbon analog 4.
A systematic review on silica-, carbon-, and magnetic materials-supported copper species as efficient heterogeneous nanocatalysts in “click” reactions
- Pezhman Shiri and
- Jasem Aboonajmi
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 551–586, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.52
- multitriazole products in polyethylene glycol as a green solvent at room temperature (Scheme 10). The authors proposed that sodium ʟ-ascorbate acted as a reducing agent in the reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I). Aromatic/aliphatic terminal acetylenes and benzyl bromides bearing electron-rich and electron-deficient
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Chemical structure of the catalysts 1a and 1b and their catalytic application in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 2: Synthetic route to the catalyst 11 and its catalytic application in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 3: Synthetic route of dendrons, illustrated using G2-AMP 23.
Scheme 4: The catalytic application of CuYAu–Gx-AAA–SBA-15 in a CuAAC reaction.
Scheme 5: Synthetic route to the catalyst 36.
Scheme 6: Application of the catalyst 36 in CuAAC reactions.
Scheme 7: The synthetic route to the catalyst 45 and catalytic application of 45 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 8: Synthetic route to the catalyst 48 and catalytic application of 48 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 9: Synthetic route to the catalyst 58 and catalytic application of 58 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 10: Synthetic route to the catalyst 64 and catalytic application of 64 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 11: Chemical structure of the catalyst 68 and catalytic application of 68 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 12: Chemical structure of the catalyst 69 and catalytic application of 69 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 13: Synthetic route to, and chemical structure of the catalyst 74.
Scheme 14: Application of the cayalyst 74 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 15: Synthetic route to, and chemical structure of the catalyst 78 and catalytic application of 78 in “c...
Scheme 16: Synthetic route to the catalyst 85.
Scheme 17: Application of the catalyst 85 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 18: Synthetic route to the catalyst 87 and catalytic application of 87 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 19: Chemical structure of the catalyst 88 and catalytic application of 88 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 20: Synthetic route to the catalyst 90 and catalytic application of 90 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 21: Synthetic route to the catalyst 96 and catalytic application of 96 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 22: Synthetic route to the catalyst 100 and catalytic application of 100 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 23: Synthetic route to the catalyst 102 and catalytic application of 23 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 24: Synthetic route to the catalysts 108–111.
Scheme 25: Catalytic application of 108–111 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 26: Synthetic route to the catalyst 121 and catalytic application of 121 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 27: Synthetic route to 125 and application of 125 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 28: Synthetic route to the catalyst 131 and catalytic application of 131 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 29: Synthetic route to the catalyst 136.
Scheme 30: Application of the catalyst 136 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 31: Synthetic route to the catalyst 141 and catalytic application of 141 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 32: Synthetic route to the catalyst 144 and catalytic application of 144 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 33: Synthetic route to the catalyst 149 and catalytic application of 149 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 34: Synthetic route to the catalyst 153 and catalytic application of 153 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 35: Synthetic route to the catalyst 155 and catalytic application of 155 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 36: Synthetic route to the catalyst 157 and catalytic application of 157 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 37: Synthetic route to the catalyst 162.
Scheme 38: Application of the catalyst 162 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 39: Synthetic route to the catalyst 167 and catalytic application of 167 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 40: Synthetic route to the catalyst 169 and catalytic application of 169 in “click” reactions.
Scheme 41: Synthetic route to the catalyst 172.
Scheme 42: Application of the catalyst 172 in “click” reactions.
An overview of the cycloaddition chemistry of fulvenes and emerging applications
- Ellen Swan,
- Kirsten Platts and
- Anton Blencowe
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2113–2132, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.209
- reported by Boul et al. Reactions occur between a pentafulvene and dicyanoethylenecarboxylate or tricyanoethylenecarboxylate [189]. Polymerisation and dynamer formation via Diels–Alder cycloaddition between fulvene groups in polyethylene glycol bis(fulvene) and bis(tricyanoethylenecarboxylate) derivatives
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: General structure of fulvenes, named according to the number of carbon atoms in their ring. Whilst ...
Figure 2: Generic structures of commonly referenced heteropentafulvenes, named according to the heteroatom su...
Scheme 1: Resonance structures of (a) pentafulvene and (b) heptafulvene showing neutral (1 and 2), dipolar (1a...
Scheme 2: Resonance structures of (a) pentafulvenes and (b) heptafulvenes showing the influence of EDG and EW...
Scheme 3: Reaction of 6,6-dimethylpentafulvene with singlet state oxygen to form an enol lactone via the mult...
Scheme 4: Photosensitized oxygenation of 8-cyanoheptafulvene with singlet state oxygen to afford 1,4-epidioxi...
Figure 3: A representation of HOMO–LUMO orbitals of pentafulvene and the influence of EWG and EDG substituent...
Scheme 5: Reactions of (a) 6,6-dimethylpentafulvene participating as 2π and 4π components in cycloadditions w...
Scheme 6: Proposed mechanism for the [6 + 4] cycloaddition of tropone with dimethylfulvene via an ambimodal [...
Scheme 7: Triafulvene dimerization through the proposed 'head-to-tail' mechanism. The dipolar transition stat...
Scheme 8: Dimerization of pentafulvenes via a Diels–Alder cycloaddition pathway whereby one fulvene acts as a...
Scheme 9: Dimerization of pentafulvenes via frustrated Lewis pair chemistry as reported by Mömming et al. [116].
Scheme 10: Simplified reaction scheme for the formation of kempane from an extended-chain pentafulvene [127].
Scheme 11: The enantioselective (>99% ee), asymmetric, catalytic, intramolecular [6 + 2] cycloaddition of fulv...
Scheme 12: Intramolecular [8 + 6] cycloaddition of the heptafulvene-pentafulvene derivative [22,27].
Scheme 13: Reaction scheme for (a) [2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,2-diphenylmethylenecyclopropene and 1-diethylami...
Scheme 14: Diels–Alder cycloaddition of pentafulvenes derivatives participating as dienes with (i) maleimide d...
Scheme 15: Generic schemes showing pentafulvenes participating as dienophiles in Diels–Alder cycloadditions wi...
Scheme 16: Reaction of 8,8-dicyanoheptafulvene and styrene derivatives to afford [8 + 2] and [4 + 2] cycloaddu...
Scheme 17: Reaction of 6-aminofulvene and maleic anhydride, showing observed [6 + 2] cycloaddition; the [4 + 2...
Scheme 18: Schemes for Diels–Alder cycloadditions in dynamic combinatorial chemistry reported by Boul et al. R...
Scheme 19: Polymerisation and dynamer formation via Diels–Alder cycloaddition between fulvene groups in polyet...
Scheme 20: Preparation of hydrogels via Diels–Alder cycloaddition with fulvene-conjugated dextran and dichloro...
Scheme 21: Ring-opening metathesis polymerisation of norbornene derivatives derived from fulvenes and maleimid...
Aqueous olefin metathesis: recent developments and applications
- Valerio Sabatino and
- Thomas R. Ward
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 445–468, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.39
- analogues (Scheme 8). However, catalysts 1 and 2 are unstable in water and their use is limited to ROMP. Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-tagged catalysts (10 and 11, Figure 1c) showed significantly improved RCM activities in water, but they tend to form aggregates in water due to their high molecular weight (ca
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Most common metathesis reactions. Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), acyclic diene meta...
Scheme 2: Catalytic cycle for metathesis proposed by Chauvin.
Figure 1: Some of the most representative catalysts for aqueous metathesis. a) Well-defined ruthenium catalys...
Scheme 3: First aqueous ROMP reactions catalyzed by ruthenium(III) salts.
Scheme 4: Degradation pathway of first generation Grubbs catalyst (G-I) in methanol.
Scheme 5: Synthesis of Blechert-type catalysts 19 and 20.
Figure 2: Chemical structure and components of amphiphilic molecule PTS and derivatives.
Scheme 6: RCM of selected substrates in the presence of the surfactant PTS. Conditionsa: The reaction was car...
Scheme 7: RCM reactions of substrates 31 and 33 with the encapsulated G-II catalyst.
Scheme 8: Living ROMP of norbornene derivatives 35 and 36 with phosphine-based catalysts bearing quaternary a...
Scheme 9: Synthesis of water-soluble catalysts 3 and 4 bearing quaternary ammonium tags.
Scheme 10: In situ formation of catalyst 5 bearing a quaternary ammonium group.
Scheme 11: Catalyst recycling of an ammonium-bearing catalyst.
Scheme 12: Removal of the water-soluble catalyst 12 through host–guest interaction with silica-gel-supported β...
Scheme 13: Selection of artificial metathases reported by Ward and co-workers (ArM 1 based on biotin–(strept)a...
Figure 3: In vivo metathesis with an artificial metalloenzyme based on the biotin–streptavidin technology.
Scheme 14: Artificial metathase based on covalent anchoring approach. α-Chymotrypsin interacts with catalyst 66...
Scheme 15: Assembling an artificial metathase (ArM 4) based on the small heat shock protein from M. Jannaschii...
Scheme 16: Artificial metathases based on cavity-size engineered β-barrel protein nitrobindin (NB4exp). The HG...
Scheme 17: Artificial metathase based on cutinase (ArM 8) and resulting metathesis activities.
Scheme 18: Site-specific modification of proteins via aqueous cross-metathesis. The protein structure is based...
Scheme 19: a) Allyl homocysteine (Ahc)-modified proteins as CM substrates. b) Incorporation of Ahc in the Fc p...
Scheme 20: On-DNA cross-metathesis reaction of allyl sulfide 99.
Scheme 21: Preparation of BODIPY-containing profluorescent probes 102 and 104.
Scheme 22: Metathesis-based ethylene detection in live cells.
Scheme 23: First example of stapled peptides via olefin metathesis.
