Novel (2-amino-4-arylimidazolyl)propanoic acids and pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazoles via the domino reactions of 2-amino-4-arylimidazoles with carbonyl and methylene active compounds

• Victoria V. Lipson,
• Tetiana L. Pavlovska,
• Nataliya V. Svetlichnaya,
• Anna A. Poryvai,
• Nikolay Yu. Gorobets,
• Erik V. Van der Eycken,
• Irina S. Konovalova,
• Svetlana V. Shiskina,
• Alexander V. Borisov,
• Vladimir I. Musatov and
• Alexander V. Mazepa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1032–1045, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.101

• the intense signals that occur due to cleavage of the CF3COO− anion. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of biphenyl compound 9i has finally proved the structures of the obtained products (Figure 3). Compound 9i exists as organic salt with trifluoroacetic acid in the crystal phase. The existence

Halogen bonding and host–guest chemistry between N-alkylammonium resorcinarene halides, diiodoperfluorobutane and neutral guests

• Fangfang Pan,
• Mohadeseh Dashti,
• Michael R. Reynolds,
• Kari Rissanen,
• John F. Trant and
• Ngong Kodiah Beyeh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 947–954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.91

• crystallography: MeOH-MeCN@1&DIOFB and Water@2&DIOFB. These two structures, besides illustrating the potential of halogen bonding for organizing complex capsular systems, shed light on the importance of flexibility in affecting the self-assembled systems. Results and Discussion Single crystal X-ray diffraction

Synthesis of a novel category of pseudo-peptides using an Ugi three-component reaction of levulinic acid as bifunctional substrate, amines, and amino acid-based isocyanides

• Maryam Khalesi,
• Azim Ziyaei Halimehjani and
• Jürgen Martens

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 852–857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.82

• multiplet at 4.40–5.00 ppm for the CH group in the stereogenic center. Carbons of the amide and ester moieties were observed around 170–177 ppm in 13C NMR spectra. In addition, the structure of compound (R*,S*)-4a was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and an ORTEP representation is shown in

Coordination chemistry and photoswitching of dinuclear macrocyclic cadmium-, nickel-, and zinc complexes containing azobenzene carboxylato co-ligands

• Jennifer Klose,
• Tobias Severin,
• Peter Hahn,
• Alexander Jeremies,
• Jens Bergmann,
• Daniel Fuhrmann,
• Jan Griebel,
• Bernd Abel and
• Berthold Kersting

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 840–851, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.81

• confirmation regarding the composition and structures of the complexes were obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Single crystals could be obtained for the tetraphenylborates 3' and 8 and perchlorate salts 5–7. The molecular structures of the complexes are displayed in Figures 4–8. Selected

Synthesis of 2H-furo[2,3-c]pyrazole ring systems through silver(I) ion-mediated ring-closure reaction

• Vaida Milišiūnaitė,
• Rūta Paulavičiūtė,
• Eglė Arbačiauskienė,
• Vytas Martynaitis,
• Wolfgang Holzer and
• Algirdas Šačkus

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 679–684, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.62

• -catalyzed coupling of 4-iodo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-ol with ethyne derivatives. The structures of the obtained target compounds were unequivocally confirmed by detailed 1H, 13C and 15N NMR spectroscopic experiments, HRMS and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. This silver(I)-mediated 5-endo-dig

• ) data and a single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The 1H NMR spectra of compounds 4a–j revealed the characteristic H-3 proton singlet in the δ 7.60–7.77 ppm region as well as a H-4 proton singlet in the δ 6.06–6.74 ppm region. The 13C NMR spectra of 4a–j exhibited signals for the five carbon atoms

Study on the regioselectivity of the N-ethylation reaction of N-benzyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamide

• Pedro N. Batalha,
• Luana da S. M. Forezi,
• Maria Clara R. Freitas,
• Nathalia M. de C. Tolentino,
• Ednilsom Orestes,
• José Walkimar de M. Carneiro,
• Fernanda da C. S. Boechat and
• Maria Cecília B. V. de Souza

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 388–400, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.35

• '/6' or C-3’/5’), 127.19 (C-4a), 126.72 (C-4’), 126.17 (C-5), 124.83 (C-6), 117.12 (C-8), 110.87 (C-3), 48.14 (NCH2CH3), 42.06 (CONHCH2), 14.33 (NCH2CH3). X-ray diffraction measurement Single crystal X-ray diffraction data of derivative 7 were collected on a Bruker D8 Venture diffractometer at room

Reusable and highly enantioselective water-soluble Ru(II)-Amm-Pheox catalyst for intramolecular cyclopropanation of diazo compounds

• Hamada S. A. Mandour,
• Yoko Nakagawa,
• Masaya Tone,
• Hayato Inoue,
• Nansalmaa Otog,
• Ikuhide Fujisawa,
• Soda Chanthamath and
• Seiji Iwasa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 357–363, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.31

• determined to be (1S,5R,6R) by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (Supporting Information File 1) [51]. Since the stereoselectivity of products depends on the cis/trans geometry of the reactants, other stereoisomers such as the (1S,5R,6S) product was not formed in this catalytic cyclopropanation

Mn-mediated sequential three-component domino Knoevenagel/cyclization/Michael addition/oxidative cyclization reaction towards annulated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

• Olga A. Storozhenko,
• Alexey A. Festa,
• Delphine R. Bella Ndoutoume,
• Alexander V. Aksenov,
• Alexey V. Varlamov and
• Leonid G. Voskressensky

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 3078–3087, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.287

• single crystal X-ray diffraction study (Figure 2). The sequential domino reaction presumably starts with the Knoevenagel condensation of o-hydroxybenzaldehyde and N-(cyanomethyl)pyridinium salt forming styryl derivative A, which undergoes intramolecular cyclization to give 2-iminochromene salt 3

Synthesis of mono-functionalized S-diazocines via intramolecular Baeyer–Mills reactions

• Miriam Schehr,
• Daniel Hugenbusch,
• Tobias Moje,
• Christian Näther and
• Rainer Herges

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2799–2804, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.257

• -functionalized S-diazocine 3 single crystals could be obtained, which were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of 3 is the first crystal structure of a S-diazocine reported in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD; version 5.39; Feb. 2018) [28]. This compound crystallizes in the

Molecular iodine-catalyzed one-pot multicomponent synthesis of 5-amino-4-(arylselanyl)-1H-pyrazoles

• Camila S. Pires,
• Daniela H. de Oliveira,
• Maria R. B. Pontel,
• Jean C. Kazmierczak,
• Roberta Cargnelutti,
• Diego Alves,
• Raquel G. Jacob and
• Ricardo F. Schumacher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2789–2798, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.256

• copper salt. To confirm the structure of 6, its molecular structure was also analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (CCDC: 1853770). The molecular structure is demonstrated in Figure 1. Conclusion A variety of 4-(arylselanyl)-1H-pyrazol-5-amines was prepared in a one-pot multicomponent procedure

Unprecedented nucleophile-promoted 1,7-S or Se shift reactions under Pummerer reaction conditions of 4-alkenyl-3-sulfinylmethylpyrroles

• Takashi Go,
• Akane Morimatsu,
• Hiroaki Wasada,
• Genzoh Tanabe,
• Osamu Muraoka,
• Yoshiharu Sawada and
• Mitsuhiro Yoshimatsu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2722–2729, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.250

• determined by analysing the single-crystal X-ray diffraction spectrum of the corresponding sulfone of 4a; the structure was a pyrrole bearing both 3-sulfanylmethyl and 4-allylaminomethyl groups (see Supporting Information File 1). To develop a useful Pummerer reaction procedure, we selected allylamine

• low. These products were confirmed by X-ray spectra and/or single-crystal X-ray diffraction patterns. The unique S-shift reactions in the formation of either pyrrolo[3,2-c]azepines or diols proceeded according to the mechanism we proposed, which is depicted in Scheme 4. Sulfoxide 13 is activated by

Novel photochemical reactions of carbocyclic diazodiketones without elimination of nitrogen – a suitable way to N-hydrazonation of C–H-bonds

• Liudmila L. Rodina,
• Xenia V. Azarova,
• Jury J. Medvedev,
• Dmitrij V. Semenok and
• Valerij A. Nikolaev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2250–2258, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.200

• electrospray ionization (ESI-QTOF). Chemical shifts are reported in ppm, and coupling constants are given in hertz (Hz). All signals in NMR spectra were normalized relative to signals of CНCl3 (δ = 7.26 ppm in 1H NMR) and CDCl3 (δ = 77.0 in 13C NMR spectra). For single crystal X-ray diffraction experiments of

Synthesis and post-functionalization of alternate-linked-meta-para-[2ⁿ.1ⁿ]thiacyclophanes

• Wout De Leger,
• Koen Adriaensen,
• Koen Robeyns,
• Luc Van Meervelt,
• Joice Thomas,
• Björn Meijers,
• Mario Smet and
• Wim Dehaen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2190–2197, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.192

• yield of 91%. The 3D structure of macrocycle 6 was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and shows approximate twofold rotational symmetry (point group C2, Figure 1). The dihedral angles between the aromatic rings are given in Table S2 (Supporting Information File 1, ring numbering as shown in

Evaluation of dispersion type metal···π arene interaction in arylbismuth compounds – an experimental and theoretical study

• Ana-Maria Preda,
• Małgorzata Krasowska,
• Lydia Wrobel,
• Philipp Kitschke,
• Phil C. Andrews,
• Jonathan G. MacLellan,
• Lutz Mertens,
• Marcus Korb,
• Tobias Rüffer,
• Heinrich Lang,
• Alexander A. Auer and
• Michael Mehring

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2125–2145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.187

• the analysis of single crystal X-ray diffraction data and computational studies. First, the crystal structures of polymorphs of Ph3Bi (1) are described emphasizing on the description of London dispersion type bismuth···π arene interactions and other van der Waals interactions in the solid state and

• rarely a more compact morphology. Both types of crystals of 2 were suitable for single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and revealed the formation of two polymorphs 2a (colorless acicular crystals) and 2b (light yellow block-shaped crystals) in the solid state. Polymorph 2a crystallizes in the

Synthesis of 9-arylalkynyl- and 9-aryl-substituted benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives by Palladium-mediated cross-coupling reactions

• Siva Sankar Murthy Bandaru,
• Darinka Dzubiel,
• Heiko Ihmels,
• Mohebodin Karbasiyoun,
• Mohamed M. A. Mahmoud and
• Carola Schulzke

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1871–1884, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.161

• , so that the pure products were only available by crystallization from appropriate solvents, which resulted in lower yields of these products. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of 9-(arylethynyl)benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives 2a and 2b Single crystals of derivatives 2a and 2b were obtained

Preparation and X-ray structure of 2-iodoxybenzenesulfonic acid (IBS) – a powerful hypervalent iodine(V) oxidant

• Irina A. Mironova,
• Pavel S. Postnikov,
• Rosa Y. Yusubova,
• Akira Yoshimura,
• Thomas Wirth,
• Viktor V. Zhdankin,
• Victor N. Nemykin and
• Mekhman S. Yusubov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1854–1858, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.159

• -iodobenzenesulfonate with Oxone or sodium periodate in water is reported. The single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals a complex polymeric structure consisting of three units of IBS as potassium salt and one unit of 2-iodoxybenzenesulfonic acid linked together by relatively strong I=O···I intermolecular

Host–guest complexes of conformationally flexible C-hexyl-2-bromoresorcinarene and aromatic N-oxides: solid-state, solution and computational studies

• Rakesh Puttreddy,
• Ngong Kodiah Beyeh,
• S. Maryamdokht Taimoory,
• Daniel Meister,
• John F. Trant and
• Kari Rissanen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1723–1733, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.146

• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, N9B 3P4, Canada 10.3762/bjoc.14.146 Abstract Host–guest complexes of C-hexyl-2-bromoresorcinarene (BrC6) with twelve potential aromatic N-oxide guests were studied using single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and

Preparation, structure, and reactivity of bicyclic benziodazole: a new hypervalent iodine heterocycle

• Akira Yoshimura,
• Michael T. Shea,
• Cody L. Makitalo,
• Melissa E. Jarvi,
• Gregory T. Rohde,
• Akio Saito,
• Mekhman S. Yusubov and
• Viktor V. Zhdankin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1016–1020, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.87

• refrigerator for several weeks. Solutions of 7a in CDCl3 or CD3CN did not show any decomposition even after storage for over one month at room temperature. The solid state structure of compound 7a was characterized by X-ray crystallography. A single crystal X-ray diffraction of 7a confirmed the bicyclic

Crystal structure of the inclusion complex of cholesterol in β-cyclodextrin and molecular dynamics studies

• Elias Christoforides,
• Andreas Papaioannou and
• Kostas Bethanis

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 838–848, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.69

• specimen was used for single crystal X-ray diffraction data collection. The X-ray intensity data were measured at 100(2) K on a Bruker D8-VENTURE diffractometer, using a Cu Kα radiation (λ = 1.54178 Å) and an Oxford Cryosystems low-temperature device. A total of 3092 frames were collected during the 23.77

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

• twisted phenyl–pyrimidine/phenyl–pyridine conformation (i.e., a larger dihedral angle) in CN-P3/CN-P2. All the DFT-optimized data were in perfect accordance with single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The results showed that the molecular conformations (twist angles in D-spacer-A diads) could be

Polarization spectroscopy methods in the determination of interactions of small molecules with nucleic acids – tutorial

• Tamara Šmidlehner,
• Ivo Piantanida and
• Gennaro Pescitelli

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 84–105, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.5

• non-covalent complexes between nucleic acids and small molecules (ligands) is of a paramount significance to bioorganic research. Highly informative methods about nucleic acid/ligand complexes such as single crystal X-ray diffraction or NMR spectroscopy cannot be performed under biologically

Regioselective decarboxylative addition of malonic acid and its mono(thio)esters to 4-trifluoromethylpyrimidin-2(1H)-ones

• Sergii V. Melnykov,
• Andrii S. Pataman,
• Yurii V. Dmytriv,
• Svitlana V. Shishkina,
• Mykhailo V. Vovk and
• Volodymyr A. Sukach

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2617–2625, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.259

• -trifluoromethylhexahydropyrimidin-4-yl)acetates 11a–c was unambiguously corroborated by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of compound 11b (Figure 2, see Supporting Information File 1 for full structure description and experimental data). The configuration-preserving conversion of ester 11b into acid 10b by simple alkaline

Synthesis, effect of substituents on the regiochemistry and equilibrium studies of tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine/2-azidopyrimidines

• Elisandra Scapin,
• Paulo R. S. Salbego,
• Caroline R. Bender,
• Alexandre R. Meyer,
• Anderson B. Pagliari,
• Tainára Orlando,
• Geórgia C. Zimmer,
• Clarissa P. Frizzo,
• Helio G. Bonacorso,
• Nilo Zanatta and
• Marcos A. P. Martins

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2396–2407, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.237

• result, compounds 6a,b,d–f (previously described in reference [37]) were evaluated from the solid state equilibrium point of view (Figure 4). To evaluate the predominant form in the solid state, compounds 6a,b,d–f were crystallized and single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) data were collected. In the

Solvent-free copper-catalyzed click chemistry for the synthesis of N-heterocyclic hybrids based on quinoline and 1,2,3-triazole

• Martina Tireli,
• Silvija Maračić,
• Stipe Lukin,
• Marina Juribašić Kulcsár,
• Dijana Žilić,
• Mario Cetina,
• Ivan Halasz,
• Silvana Raić-Malić and
• Krunoslav Užarević

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2352–2363, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.232

• establish the benefits of each synthetic method. The structures of all products were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and the products were additionally characterized by NMR, Raman and FTIR–ATR spectroscopic methods. Results and Discussion Conventional solution-based click reactions for the

Solid-state studies and antioxidant properties of the γ-cyclodextrin·fisetin inclusion compound

• Joana M. Pais,
• Maria João Barroca,
• Maria Paula M. Marques,
• Filipe A. Almeida Paz and
• Susana S. Braga

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2138–2145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.212

• compound herein produced is adequate for human consumption. The co-crystallization experiments allowed the isolation of small crystals but these were not suitable for a structural determination by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Therefore the detailed characterization of the inclusion compound was thus