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Transformation of the cyclohexane ring to the cyclopentane fragment of biologically active compounds

  • Natalya Akhmetdinova,
  • Ilgiz Biktagirov and
  • Liliya Kh. Faizullina

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2416–2446, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.185

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  • interesting transformation of a cyclohexene fragment into the cyclopentane fragment in Diels–Alder adducts of levoglucosenone (LG) and 1,3-dienes is presented in [16]. Diels–Alder adducts of LG and 1,3-dienes, containing in their structure fragments of cyclohexene and a carbohydrate residue, are attractive
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Published 06 Nov 2025

Halogenated butyrolactones from the biomass-derived synthon levoglucosenone

  • Johannes Puschnig,
  • Martyn Jevric and
  • Ben W. Greatrex

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2297–2301, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.175

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  • . Short procedures for their synthesis have been developed starting with levoglucosenone, which can be obtained in a single step from the pyrolysis of acid-treated cellulose. The processes use inexpensive reagents for the stereoselective C3 functionalization of the bicyclic ring system, with a subsequent
  • Baeyer–Villiger oxidation affording the fluorinated, chlorinated, and brominated dideoxyribonolactones. Keywords: butyrolactone; cyrene; fluorine; halogenation; levoglucosenone; Introduction The γ-butyrolactone ring is a privileged scaffold found in natural products and can be used as a valuable
  • [14][15]. In recent years, the chiral biomass derivatives levoglucosenone (LGO, 5) and its reduced form Cyrene® (6) have gained increased attention as platforms for drug discovery [16][17][18][19]. The bicyclic ketone 5 is the major product from the pyrolysis of acid-treated cellulose [20], while its
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Published 29 Oct 2025

C2 to C6 biobased carbonyl platforms for fine chemistry

  • Jingjing Jiang,
  • Muhammad Noman Haider Tariq,
  • Florence Popowycz,
  • Yanlong Gu and
  • Yves Queneau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2103–2172, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.165

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Published 15 Oct 2025

Azide–alkyne cycloaddition (click) reaction in biomass-derived solvent CyreneTM under one-pot conditions

  • Zoltán Medgyesi and
  • László T. Mika

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 1544–1551, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.117

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  • (1R,5S)-7,8-dioxabicyclo-[3.2.1]octan-2-one, CAS: 53716-82-8) or CyreneTM (Scheme 1) has received increasing interest over the last few years. It can be produced from cellulose-containing feedstocks, through pyrolysis and a selective hydrogenation of levoglucosenone (Scheme 1). Regarding the market
  • parentheses. Solvent recovery for the CuAAC reaction of 1a and 2a. Reaction conditions: 12.5 mL CyreneTM, 1 mol % CuI, 0.5 mmol Et3N, T = 30 °C, t = 2 h. Isolated yields are given in parentheses. Synthesis of CyreneTM (dihydrolevoglucosenone) from cellulose-based feeds via levoglucosenone (LG). Copper
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Published 30 Jul 2025

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

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  • the alkoxytriphenylphosphonium intermediate. Several reactions of the products were investigated to show the utility of the rearrangement. Keywords: bicyclic ring; cyrene; levoglucosenone; rearrangement; thionyl chloride; Introduction The 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivative levoglucosenone (1
  • levoglucosenone, cyrene and their derivatives, generating a unique set of bicyclic building blocks. Previous work on migration reactions in 6,8-dioxabicyclooctan-4-ols [18]. Mechanism for the rearrangement of 10, and Newman projection and the X-ray structure of 10d projected along the C4–C5 axis. Structures for
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Published 16 Apr 2024

Investigation of cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-oxazolines in the “green” solvent dihydrolevoglucosenone

  • Solomiia Borova and
  • Robert Luxenhofer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 217–230, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.21

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  • Dihydrolevoglucosenone (DLG) is prepared by hydrogenation of levoglucosenone in the presence of palladium as a catalyst. Recently, Debsharma et al. reported the CROP of levoglucosenyl alkyl ether in CH2Cl2 at 0 °C and at room temperature using triflic acid or boron trifluoride etherate as initiators [46][47][48]. The 1H
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Oxa-Michael-initiated cascade reactions of levoglucosenone

  • Julian Klepp,
  • Thomas Bousfield,
  • Hugh Cummins,
  • Sarah V. A.-M. Legendre,
  • Jason E. Camp and
  • Ben W. Greatrex

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1457–1462, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.151

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  • , United Kingdom 10.3762/bjoc.18.151 Abstract The reactions of aromatic aldehydes and levoglucosenone promoted by methoxide gives bridged α,β-unsaturated ketones, formed by a series of oxa-Michael-initiated cascade reactions in yields of up to 91% (14 examples). A complex series of equilibria operate
  • chemistry; levoglucosenone; oxa-Michael reaction; Introduction (−)-Levoglucosenone (1) is formed from the acid-catalyzed pyrolysis of cellulose along with minor amounts of furfural and 5-methylfurfural [1][2][3]. It has emerged as a promising starting material for enantioselective synthesis from materials
  • approximate 90° dihedral angle. Conclusion This work has described a novel reaction of a cyclic biomass-derived α,β-unsaturated ketone with aromatic aldehydes. The ready availability of levoglucosenone in large quantities from biomass could make compounds such as 5 of interest for green chiral materials
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Published 13 Oct 2022

A comprehensive review of flow chemistry techniques tailored to the flavours and fragrances industries

  • Guido Gambacorta,
  • James S. Sharley and
  • Ian R. Baxendale

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1181–1312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.90

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Published 18 May 2021

Experimental and theoretical insights in the alkene–arene intramolecular π-stacking interaction

  • Valeria Corne,
  • Ariel M. Sarotti,
  • Carmen Ramirez de Arellano,
  • Rolando A. Spanevello and
  • Alejandra G. Suárez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 1616–1623, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.158

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  • an element of stereocontrol in highly selective chemical transformations has been widely explored [9]. In this context, as part of our continuous interest in the development of new tools for asymmetric synthesis using levoglucosenone (a biomass-derived chiral enone) [10][11][12][13][14][15], we
  • auxiliary. Results and Discussion The synthesis of acrylate derivatives 6a,b bearing CF3 and OMe substituents in the para position of the phenoxy group is depicted in Scheme 1. Levoglucosenone (1) was used as a dienophile to react with the corresponding 9-substituted anthracenes 2a,b, which are easily
  • aromatic rings. This can be useful in several fields, such as supramolecular chemistry, biology and material science and, in particular, in the area of asymmetric synthesis for the rational design of new elements of stereocontrol. Intramolecular aryl–vinyl π-stacking interaction of a levoglucosenone
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Published 28 Jul 2016
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