Enantioselective synthesis of β-aryl-γ-lactam derivatives via Heck–Matsuda desymmetrization of N-protected 2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrroles

• Arnaldo G. de Oliveira Jr.,
• Martí F. Wang,
• Rafaela C. Carmona,
• Danilo M. Lustosa,
• Sergei A. Gorbatov and
• Carlos R. D. Correia

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 940–949, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.84

• determined by the correlation of their optical rotations with that of the previously reported aryl-lactam 4bb [23], and its deprotected analog [24], as well as with the intermediates 5b, 5a, and 6 in the (R)-rolipram (5b) and (R)-baclofen hydrochloride (6) [25] syntheses. Assignment of the stereochemistry of

Monitoring carbohydrate 3D structure quality with the Privateer database

• Jordan S. Dialpuri,
• Haroldas Bagdonas,
• Lucy C. Schofield,
• Phuong Thao Pham,
• Lou Holland and
• Jon Agirre

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 931–939, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.83

• helpful to have this information easily accessible as Privateer cannot calculate the real space correlation coefficient without experimental data; therefore, programmatic access to further validation metrics could be streamlined, knowing the information is not present. Also at the top level of the

• model of the sugar. Also in the first section of the visual validation report is a plot of the B-factor (temperature factor) versus the real space correlation coefficient (RSCC) (Figure 2). A well-refined, well-built model would be expected to have a B-factor that increases somewhat linearly as the RSCC

• conformational landscape of pyranose sugars. A well-modelled ᴅ-sugar would be expected to be in the lowest-energy conformation and have a theta angle close to 0° and would be indicated by a blue point; deviations from the ideal conformation are highlighted with a red cross. Right: Real space correlation

Synthesis and properties of 6-alkynyl-5-aryluracils

• Ruben Manuel Figueira de Abreu,
• Till Brockmann,
• Alexander Villinger,
• Peter Ehlers and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 898–911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.80

• analyzed chemical shifts δ are referenced to the residual solvent signals of the deuterated solvents CDCl3 (δ = 7.26 ppm/77.16 ppm). Multiplicities due to spin–spin correlation are reported as follows: s = singlet, d = doublet, dd = double doublet, m = multiplet; they are further described by their

Confirmation of the stereochemistry of spiroviolene

• Yao Kong,
• Yuanning Liu,
• Kaibiao Wang,
• Tao Wang,
• Chen Wang,
• Ben Ai,
• Hongli Jia,
• Guohui Pan,
• Min Yin and
• Zhengren Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 852–858, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.77

• synthetic intermediate of 2 to spiroviolene. By taking advantage of the DFT transition state analysis of the hydroboration reaction of a key intermediate, as well as NOE correlation analysis of the resultant product, Snyder and co-workers have reassigned the right structure of spiroviolene to 1. However

Skeletal rearrangement of 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ols promoted by thionyl chloride or Appel conditions

• Martyn Jevric,
• Julian Klepp,
• Johannes Puschnig,
• Oscar Lamb,
• Christopher J. Sumby and
• Ben W. Greatrex

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 823–829, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.74

• ppm in 14. The methine had a correlation to a resonance at δC 55.1 ppm in the 2D HSQC spectra consistent with an attached chloride. In the 1H NMR spectra for the hemiacetals 12a,c–f, an upfield shift for the anomeric centre of ≈1.1 ppm was observed relative to the chlorides. There was also evidence of

Discovery and biosynthesis of bacterial drimane-type sesquiterpenoids from Streptomyces clavuligerus

• Dongxu Zhang,
• Wenyu Du,
• Xingming Pan,
• Xiaoxu Lin,
• Fang-Ru Li,
• Qingling Wang,
• Qian Yang,
• Hui-Min Xu and
• Liao-Bin Dong

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 815–822, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.73

• differences in 13C NMR (ΔδC = 3.3) (Figures S19–S25, Supporting Information File 1) [43]. Moreover, the key correlation observed between H5 and H7 in the ROESY spectrum provides additional support for the β-configuration of this hydroxy group (Figure S26 and Table S7 in Supporting Information File 1). These

Advancements in hydrochlorination of alkenes

• Daniel S. Müller

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

• thermally treated alumina and SOCl2 (2 equiv) as an ideal HCl precursor, affording the product 62 in a 94% yield with 100% conversion in only 18 minutes of reaction time (Table 4, entry 3). During their investigations, they discovered a correlation between the efficiency of the hydrochlorination reaction

SOMOphilic alkyne vs radical-polar crossover approaches: The full story of the azido-alkynylation of alkenes

• Julien Borrel and
• Jerome Waser

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 701–713, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.64

• except for 4ClDPAIPN which afforded 10% of yield of 4a (Table 2, entries 6–10). No correlation between the different redox potentials of the photocatalysts and the yield of the reaction could be established. Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O was selected as the optimal catalyst since it afforded the highest yield and

Possible bi-stable structures of pyrenebutanoic acid-linked protein molecules adsorbed on graphene: theoretical study

• Yasuhiro Oishi,
• Motoharu Kitatani and
• Koichi Kusakabe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 570–577, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.49

• the DFT calculation realized by the PWscf code of Quantum ESPRESSO [30][31][32], the DFT-D3 correlation [33] together with PBEsol functional [34] for the exchange-correlation functional described van der Waals interaction between graphene and pyrene fragment in PASE. Ultrasoft pseudopotentials [35

A new analog of dihydroxybenzoic acid from Saccharopolyspora sp. KR21-0001

• Rattiya Janthanom,
• Yuta Kikuchi,
• Hiroki Kanto,
• Tomoyasu Hirose,
• Arisu Tahara,
• Takahiro Ishii,
• Arinthip Thamchaipenet and
• Yuki Inahashi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 497–503, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.44

• carbon, and one methyl carbon. A spin system H-6 (δH 6.85)/H-7 (δH 7.33) with an ortho-coupling constant (8.5 Hz) was observed using homonuclear correlation spectrometry (COSY). The heteronuclear multiple bond correlation (HMBC) cross-peaks from H-6 to C-2 (δC 112.4) and C-4 (δC 145.2), and from H-7 to C

Ligand effects, solvent cooperation, and large kinetic solvent deuterium isotope effects in gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular alkene hydroamination

• Ruichen Lan,
• Brock Yager,
• Yoonsun Jee,
• Cynthia S. Day and
• Amanda C. Jones

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 479–496, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.43

• correlation of faster rate with more electron-withdrawing ligand. Experiments with other substrates display consistent results (further discussion below, Table 6, catalyst 4a reacts faster than 4c in the reaction of carbamate 1b → 3b). Solvent effect For a screen of solvent effect on the rate of 1a

• (Table 2, entries 1 and 2; 4–22-fold increase in rate compared to CD2Cl2). We were unable to find any clear correlation between rate and a variety of solvent parameters; the success of mixed solvents suggests many factors are at play. Throughout our studies, we used CH2Cl2 and CD2Cl2 interchangeably

Pseudallenes A and B, new sulfur-containing ovalicin sesquiterpenoid derivatives with antimicrobial activity from the deep-sea cold seep sediment-derived fungus Pseudallescheria boydii CS-793

• Zhen Ying,
• Xiao-Ming Li,
• Sui-Qun Yang,
• Hong-Lei Li,
• Xin Li,
• Bin-Gui Wang and
• Ling-Hong Meng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 470–478, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.42

• the HMBC correlation from H-14 to C-8, as well as the molecular formula combined with chemical shifts (δC 35.9, CH2-14, and δC 45.8, CH-8) [12]. Furthermore, HMBC correlations from the protons of methoxy to C-2 attached the methoxy group to C-2. The relative configuration of compound 1 was determined

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

• prostate cancer. The same apoptotic function can be observed in colon and pancreatic cancer, since BIMs (specifically DIM-C-pPhOCH3 (5)) can act as a Nur77 (Nuclear Receptor 4A1) antagonist, which modulates the life cycle of cells [6]. The correlation between lower lung cancer risk and the consumption of

Photochromic derivatives of indigo: historical overview of development, challenges and applications

• Gökhan Kaplan,
• Zeynel Seferoğlu and
• Daria V. Berdnikova

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 228–242, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.23

• angles for N,N'-dimethylindigo in the E- and Z-forms were 30.7° and 27.4°, respectively. Importantly, the twisting angle of the E-isomer is not always smaller than the one of the Z-isomer. Interestingly, no correlation between the positions of the absorption maxima of both E- and Z-isomers of the dyes 9a

Comparison of glycosyl donors: a supramer approach

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

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

• reactivity pattern. However, analysis of the results obtained (Figure 1b and Table S1 in Supporting Information File 1) clearly suggests that, again, there is no universal correlation between reaction time and stereoselectivity. Although at high concentration (0.15 mol·L−1) an increase in the reaction time

Synthesis of the 3’-O-sulfated TF antigen with a TEG-N₃ linker for glycodendrimersomes preparation to study lectin binding

• Mark Reihill,
• Hanyue Ma,
• Dennis Bengtsson and
• Stefan Oscarson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 173–180, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.17

• doublet, t = triplet, q = quartet, dd = doublet of doublets, dt = doublet of triplets, m = multiplet), coupling constant in Hz, integration. Assignments were aided by homonuclear 1H,1H (COSY, TOCSY) and 1H,13C heteronuclear (HSQC, HMBC) two-dimensional correlation spectroscopies. 13C chemical shifts were

Perspectives on push–pull chromophores derived from click-type [2 + 2] cycloaddition–retroelectrocyclization reactions of electron-rich alkynes and electron-deficient alkenes

• Michio Yamada

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 125–154, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.13

Electron-beam-promoted fullerene dimerization in nanotubes: insights from DFT computations

• Laura Abella,
• Gerard Novell-Leruth,
• Josep M. Ricart,
• Josep M. Poblet and
• Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 92–100, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.10

• calculations. The fullerene dimerization mechanism inside a SWCNT was also studied by density functional theory applied to periodic systems through VASP code [31]. The exchange-correlation functional used was PBE with the zero damping DFT-D3 method of Grimme et al. [16]. Inner electrons were replaced by PAW

Optimizing reaction conditions for the light-driven hydrogen evolution in a loop photoreactor

• Pengcheng Li,
• Daniel Kowalczyk,
• Johannes Liessem,
• Mohamed M. Elnagar,
• Dariusz Mitoraj,
• Radim Beranek and
• Dirk Ziegenbalg

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 74–91, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.9

• . Systematic studies on varying photon fluxes showed an almost linear increase of the hydrogen evolution rate with lower photon fluxes (see Figure 12b). Generally, three regimes can be differentiated for the correlation of the reaction rate with the photon flux [37][38][39][40][41][42]. At low photon fluxes

• photon flux density, c0 is the photocatalyst concentration, and kr is the recombination rate. The linear correlation between reaction rate and photon flux visible in Figure 12b indicates that the system is still in regime 1 and the hydrogen generation rate is limited by the available photon flux, even

Using the phospha-Michael reaction for making phosphonium phenolate zwitterions

• Matthias R. Steiner,
• Max Schmallegger,
• Larissa Donner,
• Johann A. Hlina,
• Christoph Marschner,
• Judith Baumgartner and
• Christian Slugovc

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 41–51, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.6

• constant (kMeOH = 2.1 mM−1 s−1) as 2b, the product of the poor Michael acceptor acrylamide in CHCl3. The results show no correlation of the rate constant with the electrophilicity parameter of the Michael acceptors. The low rate constant for the acrylonitrile reaction in chloroform suggests that the

Studying specificity in protein–glycosaminoglycan recognition with umbrella sampling

• Mateusz Marcisz,
• Sebastian Anila,
• Margrethe Gaardløs,
• Martin Zacharias and
• Sergey A. Samsonov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1933–1946, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.144

• with regard to the starting pose (Figure 4). However, the sulfated part of the GAG overlaps with its initial position. Additionally, the correlation between the ligand’s RMSD and MM/GBSA per frame was analyzed (Table 1). In all cases positive correlations between analyzed values was observed. However

• , in some cases this correlation was below 0.5. This is in agreement with the data described above, which showed that despite a significantly different binding pose, sometimes the GAG maintained a relatively strong binding to the protein. This is particularly true for ligand 3 of acidic fibroblast

• number of contacts differ for pulling out and pulling in processes (Table 3). For the dissociation, as expected the number of native contacts and H-bonds correlate very well with the MM/GBSA energies (Pearson correlation coefficients obtained for all frames of the trajectories are 0.81 and 0.76

Biphenylene-containing polycyclic conjugated compounds

• Cagatay Dengiz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1895–1911, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.141

• chemistry but also by on-surface chemistry. All these results, which are open for further development, confirm that biphenylene structures are very important synthetic units and will be used as tools for the synthesis of more complex structures in the future. The correlation between stability and Clar's

Aromatic systems with two and three pyridine-2,6-dicarbazolyl-3,5-dicarbonitrile fragments as electron-transporting organic semiconductors exhibiting long-lived emissions

• Karolis Leitonas,
• Brigita Vigante,
• Dmytro Volyniuk,
• Audrius Bucinskas,
• Pavels Dimitrijevs,
• Sindija Lapcinska,
• Pavel Arsenyan and
• Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1867–1880, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.139

• observed during the 1st and 2nd DSC heating and cooling scans. However, glass transitions were detected for all the studied compounds. The glass transition temperatures (Tg) fall in the range between 63 and 93 °C (Figure 5b). A correlation between the glass transition temperature and the molecular weight

Active-metal template clipping synthesis of novel [2]rotaxanes

• Cătălin C. Anghel,
• Teodor A. Cucuiet,
• Niculina D. Hădade and
• Ion Grosu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1776–1784, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.130

• (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S23). Surprisingly, no correlation between signals corresponding to the axle and macrocycle have been observed. This result could be explained by rapid movement of the macrocycle along the axle with no preferred position. However, formation of the rotaxane could be

Unprecedented synthesis of a 14-membered hexaazamacrocycle

• Anastasia A. Fesenko and
• Anatoly D. Shutalev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1728–1740, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.126

• rearrangement that is known to proceed in 3-substituted 4-iminopyrimidine systems [40][45][46][47]. Our analysis of 1H, 13C NMR, and 2D NMR spectra (DMSO-d6 solution) of the prepared product confirmed its structure as compound 8. For example, the 1H,13C-HMBC spectrum showed correlation of the NH2 protons with

• decoupling, DEPT-135 experiments as well as HMQC, HMBC, and NOESY correlation techniques were used to aid in the assignment of 1H and 13C NMR signals. Elemental analyses (CHN) were performed using a Thermo Finnigan Flash EA1112 apparatus. High-resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were obtained using a Bruker