Synthesis of C₇₀-fragment buckybowls bearing alkoxy substituents

• Yumi Yakiyama,
• Shota Hishikawa and
• Hidehiro Sakurai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 681–690, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.66

• equilibrium between the Pd(IV) intermediates through C–H bond activation. Keywords: buckybowl; C70; rearrangement through C–H bond activation; Introduction The study of buckybowls, the bowl-shaped π-conjugated aromatic hydrocarbons corresponding to the fragments of fullerenes, pioneered by the works on

• enantiomers, however, they were disordered with 50% site occupancy (Figure 2a). The POAV (π-orbital axis vector) pyramidalization angle φ [27], which is often used for quantifying the curvature of curved π-conjugated materials (Figure 3a) showed 6.5° at C1 as the minimum value, and 7.6° at C3, which is

Regioselectively α- and β-alkynylated BODIPY dyes via gold(I)-catalyzed direct C–H functionalization and their photophysical properties

• Takahide Shimada,
• Shigeki Mori,
• Masatoshi Ishida and
• Hiroyuki Furuta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 587–595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.53

• ][11][12], photocatalysis [13][14][15][16], optics [17][18][19][20], and so forth. The structure of BODIPY derivatives is composed of a dipyrromethene (an oxidized form of dipyrromethane 2) and a coordinated difluoroboron moiety [21]. The rigid π-conjugated scaffold of BODIPYs demonstrates fascinating

• -tethered BODIPY derivatives serve as a substrate in the copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction, which is known as “click” reaction, allowing for a biological tissue labelling [35][36]. In addition, ethynyl-substituted BODIPYs yield unique π-conjugated BODIPY-based macrocycles by

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

• Md. Shafiqur Rahman and
• Naohiko Yoshikai

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

• nature as hybrids of triphenylene and benzo[b]phosphole. Keywords: C–H functionalization; fluorescence; phosphole; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; triphenylene; Introduction The phosphorus-containing five-membered ring, phosphole, has attracted significant attention as a structural motif in π

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

Room-temperature Pd/Ag direct arylation enabled by a radical pathway

• Amy L. Mayhugh and
• Christine K. Luscombe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 384–390, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.36

• radical; visible light; Introduction π-Conjugated polymers are of significant interest as they have the potential to combine the mechanical flexibility and affordability of synthetic polymers with the optical and electronic properties of semiconductors. One of the limitations to this field’s continued

• Amy L. Mayhugh Christine K. Luscombe Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA 10.3762/bjoc.16.36 Abstract Direct arylation is an appealing method for preparing π

• -conjugated materials, avoiding the prefunctionalization required for traditional cross-coupling methods. A major effort in organic electronic materials development is improving the environmental and economic impact of production; direct arylation polymerization (DArP) is an effective method to achieve these

Synthesis of aryl-substituted thieno[3,2-b]thiophene derivatives and their use for N,S-heterotetracene construction

• Nadezhda S. Demina,
• Nikita A. Kazin,
• Nikolay A. Rasputin,
• Roman A. Irgashev and
• Gennady L. Rusinov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2678–2683, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.261

• the synthesis of aryl-substituted 9H-thieno[2',3':4,5]thieno[3,2-b]indoles. These π-conjugated ring-fused molecules are of interest as electron-rich subunits for further organic semiconductors development. An example of an earlier developed S,N-heterohexacene [13] and general structure of compounds

Small anion-assisted electrochemical potential splitting in a new series of bistriarylamine derivatives: organic mixed valency across a urea bridge and zwitterionization

• Keishiro Tahara,
• Tetsufumi Nakakita,
• Alyona A. Starikova,
• Takashi Ikeda,
• Masaaki Abe and
• Jun-ichi Kikuchi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2277–2286, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.220

• intramolecular electron transfer phenomena and application in molecular devices [1][2][3][4][5]. The radical cations of bistriarylamine derivatives bis(NAr3) are well-known MV compounds having π-conjugated bridges (where NAr3 = triarylamine) [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. These studies focused

• effects were previously reported for bis(NAr3) derivatives having π-conjugated bridges [8][9]. Judging from the long N···N distances (e.g., 13.16 Å for 1b+) in the DFT-optimized structure (Figure S5 in Supporting Information File 1), the through-space electrostatic interactions between the NAr3 units

• greater than that reported for its ferrocenyl counterpart (FcFc+) in the one-electron-oxidized form (HAB = 165 cm−1) [42]. In conventional π-conjugated bis(NAr3) derivatives [8], it was clearly demonstrated that electron-rich bridges increased HAB values. In the previous and present urea-bridged MV

Synthesis of a [6]rotaxane with singly threaded γ-cyclodextrins as a single stereoisomer

• Jason Yin Hei Man and
• Ho Yu Au-Yeung

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1829–1837, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.177

• , cyanine and azobenzene have also been reported [18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. High order oligorotaxanes with a multiple number of α- or β-CDs threaded through polymer chains have also been prepared [25][26][27][28]. The interlocked CDs have been shown to provide an interesting insulating effect to π

• -conjugated polymers [29][30][31]. On the other hand, γ-CD is relatively less employed in the synthesis of mechanically interlocked molecules despite of its ability to form interesting 1:2 inclusion complexes, and there are only few examples of rotaxane and catenane featuring γ-CD as an interlocked macrocycle

Norbornadiene-functionalized triazatriangulenium and trioxatriangulenium platforms

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

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

• monolayers. A linear, π-conjugated spacer (e.g., an ethynyl unit) is attached to the central carbon atom and the functional molecule is mounted on top. This architecture allows investigating molecules on surfaces under controlled conditions. The size of the platforms determines the intermolecular distances

Synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties of pyridine, pyrazine and triazine-based (D–π–)₂A fluorescent dyes

• Keiichi Imato,
• Toshiaki Enoki,
• Koji Uenaka and
• Yousuke Ooyama

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1712–1721, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.167

• Keiichi Imato Toshiaki Enoki Koji Uenaka Yousuke Ooyama Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan 10.3762/bjoc.15.167 Abstract The donor–acceptor–π-conjugated (D–π–)2A fluorescent dyes OUY-2, OUK-2

• and OUJ-2 with two (diphenylamino)carbazole thiophene units as D (electron-donating group)–π (π-conjugated bridge) moiety and a pyridine, pyrazine or triazine ring as electron-withdrawing group (electron-accepting group, A) have been designed and synthesized. The photophysical and electrochemical

• lowering of the LUMO energy level are dependent on the electron-withdrawing ability of the azine ring, which increases in the order of OUY-2 < OUK-2 < OUJ-2. Keywords: D–π–A structure; fluorescent dyes; pyrazine; pyridine; triazine; Introduction Donor–π-conjugated–acceptor (D–π–A) dyes are constructed of

Recent advances on the transition-metal-catalyzed synthesis of imidazopyridines: an updated coverage

• Gagandeep Kour Reen,
• Ashok Kumar and
• Pratibha Sharma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1612–1704, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.165

Selenophene-containing heterotriacenes by a C–Se coupling/cyclization reaction

• Pierre-Olivier Schwartz,
• Sebastian Förtsch,
• Astrid Vogt,
• Elena Mena-Osteritz and
• Peter Bäuerle

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1379–1393, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.138

• ; heteroacene; selenophene; Introduction In recent years, great interest has been devoted to the development of new π-conjugated polycyclic molecules, in particular to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as acenes [1], phenacenes [2], or nanographenes [3]. Corresponding heteroacenes incorporating

• to the planar π-conjugated system. Gaussian deconvolution of the experimental spectra exemplarily shown for DDT 1 (Figure 6, right) evidenced the coexistence of two electronic transitions under the absorption curve in correlation with the theoretical calculations (vide infra). The absorption maxima

Synthesis and fluorescent properties of N(9)-alkylated 2-amino-6-triazolylpurines and 7-deazapurines

• Andrejs Šišuļins,
• Jonas Bucevičius,
• Yu-Ting Tseng,
• Irina Novosjolova,
• Kaspars Traskovskis,
• Ērika Bizdēna,
• Huan-Tsung Chang,
• Sigitas Tumkevičius and
• Māris Turks

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 474–489, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.41

• direction in the development of various fluorescent (7-deaza)purine derivatives [12][13][14][15][16]. The push–pull effect arises by adding electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups at the opposite ends of π-conjugated systems. Large Stokes shifts and high quantum yields are usually characteristic

Application of olefin metathesis in the synthesis of functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and POSS-containing polymeric materials

• Patrycja Żak and
• Cezary Pietraszuk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 310–332, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.28

• become luminescent when exposed to reducing agents such as NaBH4, LiAlH4 or BH3 [13]. Procedures for high yield and selective modification of octavinylsilsesquioxane (OVS) via CM with a variety of substituted styrenes, including the ones bearing highly π-conjugated substituents such as phenyl, 1-naphthyl

• of OVS via CM with styrenes. Cross metathesis of OVS with carboranylstyrene. Synthesis of octakis[2-(p-carboxyphenyl)ethyl]silsesquioxane via CM and subsequent hydrogenation. Cross metathesis of monovinyl-POSS with olefins. Cross metathesis of monovinyl-POSS with highly π-conjugated substituted

• with allyltrimethylsilane. Further research enabled Marciniec to extend the scope of the reaction by reporting efficient CM of monovinyl-POSS with a series of substituted styrenes. The reported procedures permit efficient and selective functionalization of mono- and octavinylsilsesquioxanes with π

Organometallic vs organic photoredox catalysts for photocuring reactions in the visible region

• Aude-Héloise Bonardi,
• Frédéric Dumur,
• Guillaume Noirbent,
• Jacques Lalevée and
• Didier Gigmes

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3025–3046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.282

• generally observed for molecules with extended π-conjugated systems. As π and π* are more distant from each other than n and π* orbitals, the absorption is generally observed in higher wavelength than for n–π* transition. Moreover, the longer the π-system, the higher are the wavelengths needed to excite the

Learning from B₁₂ enzymes: biomimetic and bioinspired catalysts for eco-friendly organic synthesis

• Keishiro Tahara,
• Ling Pan,
• Toshikazu Ono and
• Yoshio Hisaeda

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2553–2567, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.232

• ligand. B12 is reduced to Co(I) species in the active center by reductases in sustainable processes. The partially π-conjugated system of the corrin ring is less easy to be adducted by free radicals than those of porphyrins. B12 is bound to a number of proteins and acts as a module. Different chemical

Hydroarylations by cobalt-catalyzed C–H activation

• Rajagopal Santhoshkumar and
• Chien-Hong Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2266–2288, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.202

• (Scheme 14) [58]. The reaction was also applied for the preparation of π-conjugated alkenes by four-fold C–H activation, which was found to be fluorescence active. The KIE studies provided kH/kD of 2.8 and 2.6 through intermolecular and intramolecular experiments, respectively. These results strongly

Design, synthesis and structure of novel G-2 melamine-based dendrimers incorporating 4-(n-octyloxy)aniline as a peripheral unit

• Cristina Morar,
• Pedro Lameiras,
• Attila Bende,
• Gabriel Katona,
• Emese Gál and
• Mircea Darabantu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1704–1722, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.145

• s-triazine units (branch-cells, T-0 or cores T-2, Scheme 3 and Scheme 4). According to H. Kessler (in 1982, [62]), this parameter is appropriate for describing amide protons solvation in p→π conjugated systems, such as –N(H)–C(=O)– ↔ –N+(H)=C(–O−)– in peptides and proteins, in water. Later on (in

Hypervalent organoiodine compounds: from reagents to valuable building blocks in synthesis

• Gwendal Grelier,
• Benjamin Darses and
• Philippe Dauban

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1508–1528, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.128

• potassium tert-butoxide. Several substituted 5- to 8-membered ring π-conjugated systems are isolated in moderate to high yields. Mechanistic investigations for the iodine/sulfur exchange have led to propose the initial formation of the trisulfur radical anion S3•– 72, which adds to the diaryliodonium moiety

Steric “attraction”: not by dispersion alone

• Ganna Gryn’ova and
• Clémence Corminboeuf

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1482–1490, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.125

• dimers of sp2-rich (e.g., π-conjugated) cores is well appreciated, less polarizable assemblies of sp3-rich systems with multiple short-range CH···HC contacts between the bulky cyclohexyl and adamantyl moieties are also significantly influenced by electrostatics. Charge penetration is drastically larger

• π-conjugated moieties (e.g., ligands) are even referred to as ‘sticky pancakes’ in homage to strong attractive interactions between them [12][13][14]. Less intuitively, similarly strong attractive forces are found in extended saturated systems, e.g., the double sheet graphanes and [n]ladderane

• ], is far less – if at all – recognized. In the present work, we quantify the penetration energy in a diverse range of hydrocarbon dimers, including π-conjugated moieties and bulky aliphatic substituents. A direct one-to-one quantitative comparison between the fairly polarizable sp2-rich (π-conjugated

Recent advances in phosphorescent platinum complexes for organic light-emitting diodes

• Cristina Cebrián and
• Matteo Mauro

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1459–1481, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.124

• square planar platinum(II) complexes bearing π-conjugated chromophoric ligands playing a key role in such respect. In this contribution, the most recent and promising trends in the field of phosphorescent platinum complexes will be reviewed and discussed. In particular, the importance of proper molecular

• view. Nowadays, several research groups have devoted much effort in exploring a large variety of classes of luminescent TMCs with closed-shell d6, d8 and d10 electronic configurations [1][2][3][4][5]. The concomitant presence of a heavy metal ion and coordinated π-conjugated chromophoric ligands

• strategy to obtain luminescent platinum(II) complexes has been the use of π-conjugated chelating ligands with a bidentate motif bearing π-accepting (hetero)aromatic units. Compared to monodentate ligands, the more rigid structure of the bidentate motif is expected to reduce excited-state molecular

Recent advances on organic blue thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)

• Thanh-Tuân Bui,
• Fabrice Goubard,
• Malika Ibrahim-Ouali,
• Didier Gigmes and
• Frédéric Dumur

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 282–308, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.18

• second guideline for the molecular design of TADF emitters that can address the distance and the reduction of the oscillator strength issue previously mentioned. To establish this, a series of molecules T5–T8 with varying length of the π-conjugated system for the donating part was investigated. Thus, for

Fluorogenic PNA probes

• Tirayut Vilaivan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 253–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.17

• oligonucleotides or analogues. One notable example is the use of a labeled PNA probe in combination with water-soluble cationic conjugated polyelectrolytes (CCP) for the FRET-based detection of DNA [114]. The CCP is typically an extended π-conjugated system, such as oligophenylene/fluorene with appending

Development of a fluorogenic small substrate for dipeptidyl peptidase-4

• Futa Ogawa,
• Masanori Takeda,
• Kanae Miyanaga,
• Keita Tani,
• Ryuji Yamazawa,
• Kiyoshi Ito,
• Atsushi Tarui,
• Kazuyuki Sato and
• Masaaki Omote

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2690–2697, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.267

• probes can act as good sensors for enzymes but the fluorophore unit is usually large because fused aromatic rings and an elongated π-conjugated system are necessary to impart appropriate fluorescent properties to the probe [14]. The molecular size of the fluorescent probe is therefore large, which is

Synthesis and photophysical properties of novel benzophospholo[3,2-b]indole derivatives

• Mio Matsumura,
• Mizuki Yamada,
• Atsuya Muranaka,
• Misae Kanai,
• Naoki Kakusawa,
• Daisuke Hashizume,
• Masanobu Uchiyama and
• Shuji Yasuike

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2304–2309, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.226

• corresponding phosphole derivatives with different electronic properties [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Phosphole-based ladder-type π-conjugated heteroacenes were shown to exhibit a high charge mobility and/or fluorescence quantum yields [18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. For example, dibenzo-fused phospholo[3,2

Synthesis and application of trifluoroethoxy-substituted phthalocyanines and subphthalocyanines

• Satoru Mori and
• Norio Shibata

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

• based on their unique functions. Phthalocyanines are also expected to be applied as functional dyes. A series of compounds having a macrocyclic π-conjugated system including porphyrin are known as functional dyes. In particular, phthalocyanines have a wide range of functions and are expected to serve as

• is possible to synthesize various phthalocyanine derivatives that are difficult to synthesize conventionally due to the weak solubility of phthalocyanine. Due to the strong electronegativity of the fluorine atom, an electron-deficient π-conjugated system is formed, so it is expected that