Enhanced reactivity of Li⁺@C₆₀ toward thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition by encapsulated Li⁺ Lewis acid

• Hiroshi Ueno,
• Yu Yamazaki,
• Hiroshi Okada,
• Fuminori Misaizu,
• Ken Kokubo and
• Hidehiro Sakurai

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 653–660, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.58

• of this straightforward and selective reaction for Li+@C60. Results and Discussion We began by performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations to screen the substrates with suitable HOMO levels for the thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition with Li+@C60. The structures of several kinds of possible

Chemical and biosynthetic potential of Penicillium shentong XL-F41

• Ran Zou,
• Xin Li,
• Xiaochen Chen,
• Yue-Wei Guo and
• Baofu Xu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 597–606, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.52

• inapplicability of the NOESY experiment. To establish the absolute configuration of compound 1, electron circular dichroism (ECD) calculations were conducted using the time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) approach at a B3LYP/6-311G (d,p) (IEFPCM) level (Figure 4). Considering the uncertainty of the

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

• . A substitution effect that does not effectively change the potential energy surface is isotopic substitution. In fact, the adiabatic potential surface defined for a hypothetical motion at the absolute zero is not changed by a change in nuclear mass. Even in density functional theory calculations

• biosensing device. In oscillator-type biosensors, by arranging an appropriate surrounding environment, an improvement of the sensitivity is expected. Computational Method The density functional theory (DFT) calculation determined stable atomic configurations of conformation 1 and 2 of PASE on graphene. In

Enhanced host–guest interaction between [10]cycloparaphenylene ([10]CPP) and [5]CPP by cationic charges

• Eiichi Kayahara,
• Yoshiyuki Mizuhata and
• Shigeru Yamago

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 436–444, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.38

• absorption bands in the visible region and characteristic broad absorption bands extending to the NIR region (≈2000 nm) (Figure 4, black line). According to time-dependent density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the ωB97-XD/6-31G* level of theory, the NIR absorption of the most thermodynamically

Unveiling the regioselectivity of rhodium(I)-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions for open-cage C₇₀ production

• Cristina Castanyer,
• Anna Pla-Quintana,
• Anna Roglans,
• Albert Artigas and
• Miquel Solà

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 272–279, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.28

• this case the ratio in favor of the α-isomer was higher (80:20, Figure S6 in Supporting Information File 1). To gain theoretical insight into the regioselectivity of the reaction, a density functional theory (DFT) investigation was carried out, as depicted in Figure 3. In the computations, the tosyl

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

• . The absolute configurations of the axially chiral TCBD and DCNQ derivatives were ascertained by a comparative analysis of the experimental CD spectra against the spectra derived from time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. The axial chirality was stabilized by the steric

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

• pressures and high temperatures [13][14][15]. We aim to shed light in these reaction mechanisms and energy profiles by using complementary methodologies as standard density functional theory (DFT) calculations and first-principles Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD) simulations. Firstly, we have

• -TEM images and movies will provide us a deeper understanding of fullerene coalescence processes in peapods. Computational Methods The Amsterdam Density Functional (ADF) code [21][22] was used for the electronic structure calculations and to optimize reactants, products, intermediates and transition

• ) [27]. The PBE functional was selected as the density functional. Dispersion corrections were also considered in the calculations. We used a fictitious electron mass of 800 a.u. The simulations were carried out using periodic boundary conditions in a tetragonal cell (side length of 11 Å and height of

Controlling the reactivity of La@C₈₂ by reduction: reaction of the La@C₈₂ anion with alkyl halide with high regioselectivity

• Yutaka Maeda,
• Saeka Akita,
• Mitsuaki Suzuki,
• Michio Yamada,
• Takeshi Akasaka,
• Kaoru Kobayashi and
• Shigeru Nagase

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1858–1866, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.138

• ) values [26] of the carbon atoms (θσπ-90˚) of the La@C2v-C82 anion were calculated using density functional theory (DFT) [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. As shown in Table 1 and Figure 6, the C1, C2, and C3 atoms have large negative charge densities (C1: −0.1498, C2: −0.1828, C3: −0.1126), and C1 and C2

Thienothiophene-based organic light-emitting diode: synthesis, photophysical properties and application

• Recep Isci and
• Turan Ozturk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1849–1857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.137

• absorption and emission maxima of 411 and 520 nm, respectively, with a mega Stokes shift of 109 nm and fluorescence quantum yields both in the solid state (41%) and in solution (86%). The optical properties were supported by computational chemistry using density functional theory for optimized geometry and

• . The high thermal stability is profitable for the preparation of stable and durable OLED devices. Computational chemistry Ground-state geometry optimization of DMB-TT-TPA (8) was performed using density functional theory (DFT) calculations with the Gaussian 16 software at the B3LYP/6-31G (d,p) level

Recent advancements in iodide/phosphine-mediated photoredox radical reactions

• Tinglan Liu,
• Yu Zhou,
• Junhong Tang and
• Chengming Wang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1785–1803, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.131

• esters 8, 9 without the requirements of phosphine or other photocatalysts (Scheme 5). Through the use of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, they elucidated the mechanism behind this process. It was revealed that the formation of a photoactive EDA complex, which subsequently generated alkyl

Quinoxaline derivatives as attractive electron-transporting materials

• Zeeshan Abid,
• Liaqat Ali,
• Sughra Gulzar,
• Faiza Wahad,
• Raja Shahid Ashraf and
• Christian B. Nielsen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1694–1712, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.124

• chemistry offers a cost-effective and time-efficient means of screening and selecting promising candidates for experimental exploration. Bhattacharya et al. employed density functional theory (DFT) approach to explore structural modulation for tuning the optoelectronic properties of Qx13. Their designed

A deep-red fluorophore based on naphthothiadiazole as emitter with hybridized local and charge transfer and ambipolar transporting properties for electroluminescent devices

• Suangsiri Arunlimsawat,
• Patteera Funchien,
• Pongsakorn Chasing,
• Atthapon Saenubol,
• Taweesak Sudyoadsuk and
• Vinich Promarak

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1664–1676, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.122

• MALDI-TOF-MS techniques. To examine the electronic properties of D–A TPECNz, density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP level of theory with the 6-31G(d,p) basis set were performed. It has been previously reported that the twist angle of the D–A segment has a significant role in

• points were measured using a Krüss KSP1N melting point meter and are uncorrected. Quantum chemical calculations were executed using the Gaussian 16 package [67]. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP level of theory with the 6-31G(d,p) basis set were performed to realize the ground

Unraveling the role of prenyl side-chain interactions in stabilizing the secondary carbocation in the biosynthesis of variexenol B

• Moe Nakano,
• Rintaro Gemma and
• Hajime Sato

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1503–1510, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.107

• Gaussian 16 package [42]. Structure optimizations were done with the M06-2X [43] density functional theory method and the 6-31+G(d,p) basis set without any symmetry restrictions. M06-2X was selected because of its accuracy in calculating terpene-forming reactions and its proven track record being used in

Organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence material with strained benzoguanidine donor

• Alexander C. Brannan,
• Elvie F. P. Beaumont,
• Nguyen Le Phuoc,
• George F. S. Whitehead,
• Mikko Linnolahti and
• Alexander S. Romanov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1289–1298, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.95

• ). Computational results Computations were performed using density functional theory (DFT) for the ground state and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) with Tamm–Dancoff approximation [24][25] for the excited states calculations, using the global hybrid MN15 functional by Truhlar [26] in combination with the def2-TZVP

The effect of dark states on the intersystem crossing and thermally activated delayed fluorescence of naphthalimide-phenothiazine dyads

• Liyuan Cao,
• Xi Liu,
• Xue Zhang,
• Jianzhang Zhao,
• Fabiao Yu and
• Yan Wan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1028–1046, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.79

• pulsed laser). The wavelength is tunable in the range of 410–2500 nm. Calculation study The geometries of the compounds in their ground state were optimized using density functional theory (DFT) with the B3LYP functional and the 6-31G(d) basis set [72]. The excited state geometries of S1 and T1 were

Five new sesquiterpenoids from agarwood of Aquilaria sinensis

• Hong Zhou,
• Xu-Yang Li,
• Hong-Bin Fang,
• He-Zhong Jiang and
• Yong-Xian Cheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 998–1007, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.75

• ε) 200 (2.82) nm; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + Na]+ calcd for C15H26O2Na, 261.1825; found, 261.1825; 1H and 13C NMR data, see Table 3. Calculations of NMR spectra Using density functional theory (DFT) and B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) [28] levels in the Gaussian 09 software package [29], the obtained minimum energy

Asymmetric tandem conjugate addition and reaction with carbocations on acylimidazole Michael acceptors

• Brigita Mudráková,
• Renata Marcia de Figueiredo,
• Jean-Marc Campagne and
• Radovan Šebesta

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 881–888, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.65

• ). Single point energy calculations were performed using long-range corrected hybrid density functional ωB97X, which offer very good performance and have been recommended for general use in chemistry [27] with empirical dispersion correction D4 [28] (ωB97X-D4) and the triple-zeta def2-TZVPPD basis set [29

Access to cyclopropanes with geminal trifluoromethyl and difluoromethylphosphonate groups

• Ita Hajdin,
• Romana Pajkert,
• Mira Keßler,
• Jianlin Han,
• Haibo Mei and
• Gerd-Volker Röschenthaler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 541–549, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.39

• confirm the lack of selectivity during the cyclopropanation process with terminal alkenes, the reaction mechanism between the diazo reagent 5 and styrene as a model substrate in the presence of CuI catalyst was investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations (Table 2). In the first step, CuI

CuAAC-inspired synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole-bridged porphyrin conjugates: an overview

• Dileep Kumar Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 349–379, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.29

• porphyrin subunits and was more efficient in DMSO as compared to chloroform. Also, a clear evidence of a folded conformer was found by electrostatic and CH–π interactions, which was also, confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In another report, meso-triazole-bridged porphyrin-carborane

Strategies to access the [5-8] bicyclic core encountered in the sesquiterpene, diterpene and sesterterpene series

• Cécile Alleman,
• Charlène Gadais,
• Laurent Legentil and
• François-Hugues Porée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 245–281, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.23

Improving the accuracy of ³¹P NMR chemical shift calculations by use of scaling methods

• William H. Hersh and
• Tsz-Yeung Chan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 36–56, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.4

• series of tri- and tetracoordinate phosphorus compounds using several basis sets and density functional theory (DFT) functionals gave a modest fit to experimental chemical shifts, but an excellent linear fit when plotted against the experimental values. The resultant scaling methods were then applied to

• ; stereoisomers; Introduction Calculation of 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts and coupling constants using density functional theory (DFT) has increasingly become an adjunct to structure determination [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. In particular for complex organic compounds, determination of relative stereochemistry

Naphthalimide-phenothiazine dyads: effect of conformational flexibility and matching of the energy of the charge-transfer state and the localized triplet excited state on the thermally activated delayed fluorescence

• Kaiyue Ye,
• Liyuan Cao,
• Davita M. E. van Raamsdonk,
• Zhijia Wang,
• Jianzhang Zhao,
• Daniel Escudero and
• Denis Jacquemin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1435–1453, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.149

• -PTZ, were optimized with Density Functional Theory (DFT) using the CAM-B3LYP rane-separated hybrid functional in combination with the 6-31G(d) atomic basis set [60]. The excited states geometries of S1, T1, and T2 were optimized with time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) in its Tamm–Dancoff approximation (TDA

Characterization of a new fusicoccane-type diterpene synthase and an associated P450 enzyme

• Jia-Hua Huang,
• Jian-Ming Lv,
• Liang-Yan Xiao,
• Qian Xu,
• Fu-Long Lin,
• Gao-Qian Wang,
• Guo-Dong Chen,
• Sheng-Ying Qin,
• Dan Hu and
• Hao Gao

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1396–1402, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.144

• labeling experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are needed so as to gain deeper insight into the cyclization mechanism of 1. Functional analysis of the cytochrome P450 enzyme TadB Due to the significance of tailoring enzymes in terms of structural diversification and bioactivity

Ionic multiresonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters for light emitting electrochemical cells

• Merve Karaman,
• Abhishek Kumar Gupta,
• Subeesh Madayanad Suresh,
• Tomas Matulaitis,
• Lorenzo Mardegan,
• Daniel Tordera,
• Henk J. Bolink,
• Sen Wu,
• Stuart Warriner,
• Ifor D. Samuel and
• Eli Zysman-Colman

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1311–1321, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.136

• spectrometry (HRMS) (Figures S1–S24 in Supporting Information File 1), and melting point analysis. We modelled the electron density distribution in DiKTa-OBuIm and DiKTa-DPA-OBuIm using density functional theory (DFT) calculations in the ground state, at the PBE0/6-31G(d,p) level of theory in the gas phase

Dienophilic reactivity of 2-phosphaindolizines: a conceptual DFT investigation

• Nosheen Beig,
• Aarti Peswani and
• Raj Kumar Bansal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1217–1224, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.127

• dienophiles and undergo Diels–Alder reactions with 1,3-dienes. However, the dienophilic reactivity is affected by the nature of the substituent groups on the two sides of the σ2,λ3-P atom and also by the presence of more nitrogen atom(s) in the five-membered ring. The conceptual density functional theory (DFT