Synthesis and HDAC inhibitory activity of pyrimidine-based hydroxamic acids

• Virginija Jakubkiene,
• Gabrielius Ernis Valiulis,
• Markus Schweipert,
• Asta Zubriene,
• Daumantas Matulis,
• Franz-Josef Meyer-Almes and
• Sigitas Tumkevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 837–844, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.84

• of varying length and the evaluation of their HDAC inhibitory activity. Results and Discussion Chemistry Commonly, hydroxamic acids (N-hydroxyamides) are prepared by coupling activated carboxylic acids with O-protected hydroxylamine [23][24][25] or by treatment of esters with hydroxylamine [26][27

• tetrabutylammonium bromide at 50–60 °C afforded mixtures of the O-alkylation 20a–24a and N(3)-alkylation 20b–24b products (Table 1, entries 1–5), which are easily separated by column chromatography. The overall yields are reasonable with the exception of the synthesis 24a and 24b. To improve the yield of the

• alkylation reaction of compound 19 with methyl 6-bromohexanoate and select the conditions favoring the formation of the O-isomer, a weak base, potassium carbonate, and a bipolar aprotic solvent, dimethylformamide, were used. The reaction was carried out at room temperature for 120 hours and a significant

Post-synthesis from Lewis acid–base interaction: an alternative way to generate light and harvest triplet excitons

• Hengjia Liu and
• Guohua Xie

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 825–836, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.83

• theory. UV–vis–NIR absorption spectra of (c) compound 21 and (d) compound 22 before and after adding the Lewis acids B(C6F5)3 and BBr3 in o-DCB solution, respectively. Figure 13b–d were reprinted with permission from [43], Copyright 2011 American Chemical Society. This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0

Thiophene/selenophene-based S-shaped double helicenes: regioselective synthesis and structures

• Mengjie Wang,
• Lanping Dang,
• Wan Xu,
• Zhiying Ma,
• Liuliu Shao,
• Guangxia Wang,
• Chunli Li and
• Hua Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.81

• , fused selenophenes have rarely been reported in the literature because their synthesis is extremely challenging. The first seven-ring-fused heteroacene containing selenophene was synthesized through the intramolecular triple cyclization of bis(o-haloaryl)diacetylene by Yamaguchi in 2005 [22]. Using a

• others. Experimental General procedures and materials Tetrahydrofuran (THF) for use on vacuum line was freshly distilled from sodium/benzophenone prior to use. n-BuLi (hexane) were obtained from Energy Chemical; prior to use, its concentration was determined by titration with N-pivaloyl-o-toluidine [42

Copper-catalyzed multicomponent reactions for the efficient synthesis of diverse spirotetrahydrocarbazoles

• Shao-Cong Zhan,
• Ren-Jie Fang,
• Jing Sun and
• Chao-Guo Yan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 796–808, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.80

• -methylindole utilizing CuSO4 as the catalyst in toluene at 110 °C. The desired product 4a was obtained in 82% with excellent diastereoselectivity (dr > 20:1). In this reaction, both dienes (o-QDMs) and dienophiles were in situ formed from the starting material. As shown in Scheme 4b, a wide range of aromatic

• 3-substituted indole, which undergoes dehydration to form the key intermediate indole-based ortho-quinodimethanes (o-QDMs, A). In the meantime, the cyclic 1,3-diones and aromatic aldehyde undergo Knoevenagel condensation to afford the different kinds of dienophiles. Subsequently, the Diels–Alder

• cycloaddition between the indole-based ortho-quinodimethanes (o-QDMs, A) and dienophiles affords the final spiro compounds 1, 2, 4 and 5 as major isomers through an endo-transition state. Due to the different polarity, 3-phenacylideneoxindole and isatylidene malononitrile resulted in regioisomeric spiro

Synthesis of bis-spirocyclic derivatives of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane via cyclopropene cycloadditions to the stable azomethine ylide derived from Ruhemann's purple

• Alexander S. Filatov,
• Olesya V. Khoroshilova,
• Anna G. Larina,
• Vitali M. Boitsov and
• Alexander V. Stepakov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 769–780, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.77

• betaine form 1 is the most thermodynamically stable of all tautomers (ΔG = −4.9 kcal/mol). It is also not surprising that the O-protonated form 1', which is both a ketone and an enol, is found to be the most unfavorable (ΔG = 10.8 kcal/mol). In contrast to the O-protonated tautomer 1', both the N

• -protonated 1 and C-protonated 1'' tautomers do not contain an enol functional group. It is therefore likely that the lowest stability of the O-protonated form 1' compared to tautomers 1 and 1'' is due to the favorability of the C=O bond over the C=C bond. Next, using the equations recommended by Parr [47

Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery

• Merlin Kleoff,
• Paul Kiler and
• Philipp Heretsch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 754–768, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.76

• min. The authors propose that the reaction does not follow the mechanism of the Perkin process but proceeds via acylation of salicylaldehyde (44) to intermediate 45, which forms coumarin (46) in an intramolecular aldol cyclization. Therefore, O-acylation of salicylaldehyde (44) is completed at 150 °C

• 240 °C in one tube reactor, the reaction gives incomplete conversion and the yield of coumarin (46) drops to 21%. The authors proposed that under these conditions the reaction proceeds via the Perkin process, which is significantly slower than the O-acylation/aldol sequence [42]. An odorant that is

An isoxazole strategy for the synthesis of 4-oxo-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylates

• Timur O. Zanakhov,
• Ekaterina E. Galenko,
• Mikhail S. Novikov and
• Alexander F. Khlebnikov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 738–745, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.74

• Timur O. Zanakhov Ekaterina E. Galenko Mikhail S. Novikov Alexander F. Khlebnikov Saint Petersburg State University, Institute of Chemistry, 7/9 Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia 10.3762/bjoc.18.74 Abstract A method has been developed for the preparation of 2-alkyl-6

• isoxazoles 1 can undergo reductive ring opening under the action of Mo(CO)6/H2O/MeCN [14][19][20][21][22][23] to enamines 3, which can be cyclized on acyl R3C(O) group to form pyridones 2 (Scheme 2, route a). The alternative cyclization scenario, which may involve the ester group of enamine 3 and lead to the

Identification of the new prenyltransferase Ubi-297 from marine bacteria and elucidation of its substrate specificity

• Jamshid Amiri Moghaddam,
• Huijuan Guo,
• Karsten Willing,
• Thomas Wichard and
• Christine Beemelmanns

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 722–731, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.72

• % pairwise identity) responsible for heme O production in bacteria like E. coli [21][22]. However, no representatives of the remaining four Ptase groups G6–G8, which encode for ubiquinone biosynthesis (G5), decaprenyl-phosphate phosphoribosyltransferases (EC 2.4.2.45, G6) as reported in Mycobacteriaceae [23

• spectrometer equipped with a Bruker Cryoplatform with chemical shifts given in ppm (δ). Prenylated aromatic metabolites are involved in cellular processes like cell respiration (coenzyme Q10), cell growth and survival (menaquinone MK-4), photosynthesis (chlorophyll a), oxygen reduction (heme O), and

• -dihydroxy-2-naphthoate polyprenyltransferase (blue nodes), G2: UbiA-like Ptases (red nodes), G3: (S)-2,3-di-O-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase (purple nodes), G4: protoheme IX farnesyltransferase (green nodes), G5: 4-hydroxybenzoate octaprenyltransferase (bacterial and mitochondrial), G6

Structural basis for endoperoxide-forming oxygenases

• Takahiro Mori and
• Ikuro Abe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 707–721, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.71

• endoperoxide containing alkaloids, terpenoids, and polyketides have been isolated from plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and other organisms (Figure 1) [6][7]. Because of the high reactivity of the cyclic peroxide O–O bond, these compounds exhibit various biological activities [1][2][3][4][5]. For example

• , natural and (semi)synthetic endoperoxides with wide structural diversity show antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In this case, the reductive activation of the endoperoxide ring with the homolytic cleavage of the O–O bond leads to the generation of carbon-centered free radicals

• highly reactive Fe(IV)=O species and a succinate byproduct. This Fe(IV)=O abstracts a hydrogen atom from an aliphatic C–H bond of the substrate to generate a radical intermediate. When the enzyme catalyzes the hydroxylation reaction, the radical reacts with the Fe(III)-OH species to form a hydroxylated

Inductive heating and flow chemistry – a perfect synergy of emerging enabling technologies

• Conrad Kuhwald,
• Sibel Türkhan and
• Andreas Kirschning

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 688–706, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.70

• at 110–160 bar to form the O-allyl phenol which was heated in a second reactor to 265 °C where the Claisen rearrangement under near-critical conditions occurred to yield 2-allyl-4,6-difluorophenol (12) in 64% yield. In this example, the two reactors made of steel were heated directly by the external

• consisting of O-allylation and Claisen rearrangement for the continuous synthesis of 2-allyl-4,6-difluorophenol (SiC = silicon carbide) [52]. Continuous flow reactions and comparison with batch reaction (oil bath). A. Pd-catalyzed transfer hydrogenations using ethanol in cyclohexene [53], B. multicomponent

• fixed-bed materials serving as catalysts: A. with copper metal, B. with Au-doped MagSilicaTM, and C. with Pd-doped MagSilicaTM. Two step flow protocol for the preparation of 1,1'-diarylalkanes 77 from ketones and aldehydes 74, respectively, and boronic acids 76. O-Alkylation, the last step in the

New synthesis of a late-stage tetracyclic key intermediate of lumateperone

• Mátyás Milen,
• Bálint Nyulasi,
• Tamás Nagy,
• Gyula Simig and
• Balázs Volk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 653–659, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.66

• -toluenesulfonate followed by reduction of the N-methylated quaternary ammonium salt 25 with sodium borohydride gave tetrahydroquinoxaline 26. Since N-amination of the latter with hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid [14] had been unsuccessful, we tried to achieve our target via the N-nitroso derivative 27, which was

Direct C–H amination reactions of arenes with N-hydroxyphthalimides catalyzed by cuprous bromide

• Dongming Zhang,
• Bin Lv,
• Pan Gao,
• Xiaodong Jia and
• Yu Yuan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 647–652, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.65

• -electron transfer (SET) between CuBr and intermediate 5 forms intermediate 6, which initiates the N–O bond homolytic cleavage resulting in forming an N-centred phthalimidyl radical 7 (PhthN•) and anion 8. Meanwhile, Cu(I) is oxidized to Cu(II) in this step. Next, radical 7 attacks the benzene via radical

DDQ in mechanochemical C–N coupling reactions

• Shyamal Kanti Bera,
• Rosalin Bhanja and
• Prasenjit Mal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 639–646, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.64

• as C–P [17], C–O [18][19][20], and C–S [21] were achieved using DDQ as an oxidant [22][23]. In addition, the utilization of DDQ as a photoredox catalyst [24] and co-catalyst [25][26] have also been documented in organic synthesis [27]. DDQ-mediated oxidative C–N cross-coupling reactions are well

Cholyl 1,3,4-oxadiazole hybrid compounds: design, synthesis and antimicrobial assessment

• Anas J. Rasras,
• Mohamed El-Naggar,
• Nesreen A. Safwat and
• Raed A. Al-Qawasmeh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 631–638, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.63

• HMQC experiment revealed a correlation between the CH–O protons at 3.37, 3.79, and 3.91 ppm, and the carbon atoms at 72.0, 68.6, and 73.2 ppm, respectively. Moreover, the CH2S proton at 3.99 ppm correlated with carbon at 21.7 ppm. The methylene protons in -CH2-N-pyrrolidine at 3.51 ppm correlated with

A study of the photochemical behavior of terarylenes containing allomaltol and pyrazole fragments

• Constantine V. Milyutin,
• Andrey N. Komogortsev,
• Boris V. Lichitsky and
• Valeriya G. Melekhina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 588–596, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.61

• that the structure of the pyrazole fragment should not affect the photoprocess. Therefore, isomeric pyrazoles 12m–o also can be used as starting compounds. Indeed, UV irradiation (365 nm) of these objects in acetic acid and subsequent condensation with 1,2-phenylenediamine led to quinoxalines 15m–o in

• irradiation, 365 nm, 24 h. 2) 17 (0.6 mmol, 0.07 g), reflux, 2 h. Synthesis of compounds 15m–o. Reaction conditions: 1) 12m–o (0.5 mmol), AcOH (25 mL), UV irradiation, 365 nm, 24 h. 2) 17 (0.6 mmol, 0.07 g), reflux, 2 h. Synthesis of compound 18. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 70

Terpenoids from Glechoma hederacea var. longituba and their biological activities

• Dong Hyun Kim,
• Song Lim Ham,
• Zahra Khan,
• Sun Yeou Kim,
• Sang Un Choi,
• Chung Sub Kim and
• Kang Ro Lee

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 555–566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.58

• ) (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S8), and the coupling constant of the anomeric proton (J = 7.8 Hz), confirmed it as being in the β-configuration [11]. Thus, the structure of 1 was determined as (1S,4S,5R,8S,10R)-1,10;4,5-diepoxy-8-O-β-ᴅ-glucopyranosyl-glechoman-8,12-olide. Compound 2 was obtained as a

• of 2 was established as (1R,4R,5S,6S,8S,10S)-1,10;4,5-diepoxy-6-O-β-ᴅ-glucopyranosyl-8-methoxy-glechoman-8,12-olide. Compound 3 was obtained as a colorless gum. The HRESIMS spectrum of 3 provided a molecular formula C21H30O9 (m/z 449.1789 [M + Na]+, calcd for C21H30O9Na, 449.1788). The 1H NMR data of

• identification were performed and monosaccharide of 3 was identified as ᴅ-glucopyranose (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S26). Thus, the structure of 3 was determined as (1R,4R,5S, 6S,10S)-1,10;4,5-diepoxy-6-O-β-ᴅ-glucopyranosyl-glechomafuran. Compound 4 was purified as a colorless gum. The HRESIMS

Synthesis of sulfur karrikin bioisosteres as potential neuroprotectives

• Martin Pošta,
• Václav Zima,
• Lenka Poštová Slavětínská,
• Marika Matoušová and
• Petr Beier

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 549–554, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.57

• these Tsuji–Trost eliminations [34]. However, in the presence of N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (BSA) a standard catalyst loading (4 mol %) was sufficient to obtain 26 in a good yield (74%, Scheme 5). Synthesis of KAR analogues with sulfur in positions C2 and 6 2H-Thiopyrano[3,4-b]furan-2-thione

Unusual highly diastereoselective Rh(II)-catalyzed dimerization of 3-diazo-2-arylidenesuccinimides provides access to a new dibenzazulene scaffold

• Anastasia Vepreva,
• Alexander S. Bunev,
• Andrey Yu. Kudinov,
• Grigory Kantin,
• Mikhail Krasavin and
• Dmitry Dar’in

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 533–538, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.55

• method for the preparation of this class of compounds [2] and showed that DAS can undergo Rh(II)-catalyzed insertion reactions into the heteroatom–H bonds [3]. In 2020, it was shown that under Rh(II) catalysis, DAS can enter insertion reactions into the C–O bond of ethers [4], a rare transformation for

Chemistry of polyhalogenated nitrobutadienes, 17: Efficient synthesis of persubstituted chloroquinolinyl-1H-pyrazoles and evaluation of their antimalarial, anti-SARS-CoV-2, antibacterial, and cytotoxic activities

• Viktor A. Zapol’skii,
• Isabell Berneburg,
• Ursula Bilitewski,
• Melissa Dillenberger,
• Katja Becker,
• Stefan Jungwirth,
• Aditya Shekhar,
• Bastian Krueger and
• Dieter E. Kaufmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 524–532, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.54

• strongly varying yields (5–72%) and dual orientation (either 3,5- or 5,3-positions) of an amino and dichloromethyl unit in the pyrazole (Scheme 3). We suggest that dienes 4a,l–o, obtained from 2c and primary amines are stabilized by formation of intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the NH and the NO2

• group forming a six-membered ring system that upon reaction with 7-chloro-4-hydrazinylquinoline formed 5-aminopyrazoles 5a,l–o. Here, a nucleophilic attack of the NH2 group of the arylhydrazine on the C3 position of the butadiene chain is observed due to the sterically hindered rigidized six-membered

• ring system in the dienes 4a,l–o (Scheme 4). The obtained 5-aminopyrazoles 5a,l–o show the following 13C NMR shifts of the pyrazole ring and the dichloromethyl group: 149.5–149.9 ppm (C-NHR), 114.7–116.1 ppm (C-NO2), 147.0–147.2 ppm (C=N), and 62.2–62.3 ppm (CHCl2). On the other hand, the dienes 4b–k

BINOL as a chiral element in mechanically interlocked molecules

• Matthias Krajnc and
• Jochen Niemeyer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 508–523, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.53

• -ray analysis revealed the presence of the expected [N–H···O] hydrogen bonds between the secondary ammonium station and the crown-ether macrocycle, but also additional [C–H···O] hydrogen bonds involving the benzylammonium methylene groups (see Figure 4). Interestingly, the presence of the directional

• -alkylene-linkers, the diastereoselectivity decreases with increasing linker length (79/33/12% de for C3/C6/C12-linkers, respectively). This is in line with an expected localization of the macrocycle around the ester functionality due to weak [C–H···O] interactions from the COOCH2 group to the macrocycle

• )-38, featuring the BINOL unit on the axle, does not allow for higher stereoselectivities (19% ee), but interestingly gives the other product enantiomer as the main product (see Figure 9). In 2016, Takata and co-workers reported a pyridine-based rotaxane catalyst for the O-acylative asymmetric

Bioinspired tetraamino-bisthiourea chiral macrocycles in catalyzing decarboxylative Mannich reactions

• Hao Guo,
• Yu-Fei Ao,
• De-Xian Wang and
• Qi-Qiang Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 486–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.51

• products were obtained in moderate to good yields with 69–80% ee (Scheme 3). For o-substitution, especially for the o-fluoro-substituent (8ag), however, only a moderate yield and low selectivity (12% ee) were obtained. For the S-naphthyl substrate, the reaction went smoothly as well and afforded the

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

• 1,3-diketones, β-ketoesters, or β-ketoamides. We optimized the reaction conditions to control the selectivity of the production of isoxazoles and circumvent other competing reactions, such as O-imidoylation or hetero [3 + 2]-cycloaddition. The reaction happens fast in water and completes within 1–2

• -trisubstituted isoxazoles (Figure 1) [21][22]. Similarly, palladium catalysts were used for the electrophilic intramolecular cyclization of alkynes and aldoximes to produce 3,4,5-trisubstituted isoxazoles, but the scope of the substrates of the method was limited as the substituted 2-alkyne-1-one O-methyl oximes

• ). In addition, there are competing reactions leading to the O-trapping product and the C-trapping product of the nitrile oxides (Figure 2, paths C and D). We were interested in the optimization of the reaction conditions leading to the isoxazole products (path D, Figure 2). For this purpose, we chose 4

Cs₂CO₃-Promoted reaction of tertiary bromopropargylic alcohols and phenols in DMF: a novel approach to α-phenoxyketones

• Ol'ga G. Volostnykh,
• Olesya A. Shemyakina,
• Anton V. Stepanov and
• Igor' A. Ushakov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 420–428, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.44

• result: p-nitrophenoxyhydroxyketone 4d was formed in 65% (DMF) and 92% (DMF/H2O) isolated yields. However, the reaction of bromopropargylic alcohol 1a with o-nitrophenol (2e) afforded o-nitrophenoxyhydroxyketone 4e in only 48% (DMF) and 33% yields (DMF/H2O). The presence of an electron-donating group in

• acidic than phenols 2a–c,f–i (pKa values: 9.99 [25][26] phenol (2a), 9.40 [27] α-naphthol (2b), 9.57 [27] β-naphthol (2c), 7.18 [25][26] p-nitrophenol (2d), 7.23 [25][26] o-nitrophenol (2e), 10.28 [25][26] p-cresol (2f), 10.27 [25][26] p-methoxyphenol (2g), 9.36 [25][26] p-bromophenol (2h), 10.19 eugenol

Menadione: a platform and a target to valuable compounds synthesis

• Acácio S. de Souza,
• Ruan Carlos B. Ribeiro,
• Dora C. S. Costa,
• Fernanda P. Pauli,
• David R. Pinho,
• Matheus G. de Moraes,
• Fernando de C. da Silva,
• Luana da S. M. Forezi and
• Vitor F. Ferreira

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 381–419, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.43

• method for the synthesis of menadione (10) using dienophiles from o-cresol or o-toluidine [93]. Mo-V-P-HPA-X catalysts were tested, where X is the amount of V atoms present in the molecule. All reactions led to the product in good yields. The route from o-toluidine (36) to form 10, using Mo-VP-HPA-10 as

• steps whose main difficulties are the separation of pyridine byproducts and inorganic phosphate (Scheme 20). Kulkarni and co-workers reported a method for menadione reduction mediated by 5,6-O-isopropylidene-ʟ-ascorbic acid (70, R = H) under UV light irradiation [120]. Initial studies were carried out

• photoreactor. It was observed that the presence of free hydroxy groups in 70 was essential for the quinone reduction reaction to occur, when compared to the 2,3-di-O-methylated derivative (70, R = Me). Under the reported conditions, the reduction of menadione (10) gave compound 14 in 42% yield after 80 hours

A Se···O bonding catalysis approach to the synthesis of calix[4]pyrroles

• Qingzhe Tong,
• Zhiguo Zhao and
• Yao Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 325–330, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.36

• ]pyrrole derivatives. The Se···O bonding interactions between selenide catalysts and ketones gave rise to the catalytic activity in the condensation reactions between pyrrole and ketones, leading to the generation of calix[4]pyrrole derivatives in moderate to high yields. This chalcogen bonding catalysis

• . Keywords: calix[4]pyrrole; chalcogen bonding; ketones; Se···O bonding interactions; supramolecular catalysis; Introduction Noncovalent catalysis has been established as one of the fundamental concepts in organic synthesis that enables achieving numerous chemical transformations [1]. Among these

• calix[4]pyrrole derivatives remains underdeveloped. To provide a new strategy to synthesize calix[4]pyrrole derivatives, herein, we describe a Se···O bonding catalysis approach to accessing this type of compounds (Scheme 1). Results and Discussion Evaluation of catalysts We developed a class of