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

• ). Samples were ionized by electron impact ionization (EI) on an Agilent 6890/5973 or Agilent 7890/5977 GC–MS equipped with a HP-5 capillary column using helium carrier gas or by electron spray ionization (ESI) on an Agilent 1200/6210 time-of-flight (TOF) LC–MS. X-ray single-crystal structure analysis was

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

• of the compounds are sensitive to the medium. Cyclic voltammetry measurements indicate good hole-blocking and electron-injecting properties due to their high ionization potentials. Photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight measurements reveal good electron-transporting properties for one of the

• -energy edge of the absorption spectra of the corresponding films (Figure 2b, Table 1). We used time of flight (TOF) measurements to investigate the charge-transporting properties of compounds 6–9. According to the current transients for electrons with clearly seen transit times in log–log scales

• compounds. To accurately assess the hole and electron mobility in vacuum-deposited layers of the investigated compounds, we employed the time-of-flight (TOF) method, a reliable technique for characterizing charge transport in organic materials. Our TOF experiments involved samples with a structured

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

• , such as alkyl halides. In this study, the thermal reaction of the La@C2v-C82 anion with benzyl bromide derivatives 1 at 110 °C afforded single-bonded adducts 2–5 with high regioselectivity. The products were characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry

• -electron reduction of Gd@C2v-C82 for the addition reaction to occur at room temperature [22]. Supporting Information File 1, Figure S1 depicts the three HPLC separation steps including recycling for the isolation. The matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI–TOF) mass spectra of 2a

Substituent-controlled construction of A₄B₂-hexaphyrins and A₃B-porphyrins: a mechanistic evaluation

• Seda Cinar,
• Dilek Isik Tasgin and
• Canan Unaleroglu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1832–1840, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.135

• reaction mechanism of the presented method was studied on model reactions by electrospray-ionization time-of-flight (HRESI–TOF) mass spectral analysis in a timely manner. The analytical results indicated that the observed azafulvene-ended di- and tripyrrolic intermediates are responsible for the formation

• product formation, mass spectral analyses of model reactions were investigated by time-dependent electrospray-ionization time-of-flight (HRESI–TOF) technique. Results and Discussion Reactions of meso-pentafluorophenyl-substituted A2-tripyrrane 1 and N-tosylimines 2 were performed in the presence of Cu(OTf

• certain time intervals within 2 hours and examined by ESI LC–MS. Throughout the high-resolution electrospray-ionization time-of-flight (HRESI–TOF) mass analysis of the reaction mixture at 0 °C, the following peaks were observed: m/z = 246.0366 ([M + H]+ calcd for C11H5F5N, 246.0337), m/z = 857.1468 ([M

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

• performed using either a Bruker LC-Quadrupole-Time-of Flight tandem mass spectrometer or a Bruker Autoflex MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer. UV–vis spectra were recorded using a Perkin Elmer Lambda 1050 UV–vis–NIR spectrometer. Luminescence emission spectra and lifetimes were analyzed using an Edinburgh

Two new lanostanoid glycosides isolated from a Kenyan polypore Fomitopsis carnea

• Winnie Chemutai Sum,
• Sherif S. Ebada,
• Didsanutda Gonkhom,
• Cony Decock,
• Rémy Bertrand Teponno,
• Josphat Clement Matasyoh and
• Marc Stadler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1161–1169, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.84

• at 0.6 mL/min and the UV–vis detection made at 210 nm and 190–600 nm. The isolates were analyzed on a MaXis ESI-TOF (time-of-flight) mass spectrometer (Bruker Daltonics) for the HRESIMS data, in the positive ionization mode. This was coupled to an Agilent 1260 series HPLC–UV system (Agilent

Intermediates and shunt products of massiliachelin biosynthesis in Massilia sp. NR 4-1

• Till Steinmetz,
• Blaise Kimbadi Lombe and
• Markus Nett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 909–917, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.69

• ), an automatic sampler (SIL-20A), and a column oven (CTO-20AC). LC–MS analysis was performed on a compact quadrupole-time of flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer from Bruker Daltonics with an Agilent 1260 Infinity LC system equipped with a Nucleoshell RP18 column (150 × 2.0 mm, 5 µm, Macherey-Nagel). NMR

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

• . Size exclusion chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry were performed to determine the molar mass of the resulting polymers. Our work shows clearly that the solvent is not inert under the conditions typically used for the cationic ring-opening

• ). Obtained data were processed with Win-GPC software. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectra (MALDI-TOF MS) were recorded on an Autoflex II (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) using an N2 laser (λ = 337 nm). All spectra were recorded in positive reflector mode. Detection was

Experimental and theoretical studies on the synthesis of 1,4,5-trisubstituted pyrrolidine-2,3-diones

• Nguyen Tran Nguyen,
• Vo Viet Dai,
• Nguyen Ngoc Tri,
• Luc Van Meervelt,
• Nguyen Tien Trung and
• Wim Dehaen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 1140–1153, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.118

• ) was used as the stationary phase. Chemicals received from commercial sources were used without further purification. Melting points (not corrected) were determined using a Büchi Melting Point B-545. Exact mass measurements were acquired on a quadrupole orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass

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

• using an OptiMelt automated melting point system. Exact high-resolution mass determinations were analyzed on a JEOL AccuToF 4G LCplus atmospheric pressure ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (Jeol, Tokyo, Japan) fitted with direct analysis in real-time (DART) ion source (IonSense DART controller

Amamistatins isolated from Nocardia altamirensis

• Till Steinmetz,
• Wolf Hiller and
• Markus Nett

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 360–367, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.40

• on a compact quadrupole-time of flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer from Bruker Daltonics with an Agilent 1260 Infinity LC system equipped with a Nucleoshell RP18 column (150 × 2.0 mm, Macherey-Nagel). NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker 600 MHz Avance III HD system with methanol-d4 as solvent and

Tenacibactins K–M, cytotoxic siderophores from a coral-associated gliding bacterium of the genus Tenacibaculum

• Yasuhiro Igarashi,
• Yiwei Ge,
• Tao Zhou,
• Amit Raj Sharma,
• Enjuro Harunari,
• Naoya Oku and
• Agus Trianto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2022, 18, 110–119, doi:10.3762/bjoc.18.12

• acquired on a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer in the negative ion mode. MS/MS fragmentation pathway for compound 1. 1H and 13C NMR data for tenacibactin K (1) in DMSO-d6. 1H and 13C NMR data for tenacibactins L (2) and M (3) in DMSO-d6. Cytotoxicity data of compounds 1–3. Supporting

Biological properties and conformational studies of amphiphilic Pd(II) and Ni(II) complexes bearing functionalized aroylaminocarbo-N-thioylpyrrolinate units

• Samet Poyraz,
• Samet Belveren,
• Sabriye Aydınoğlu,
• Mahmut Ulger,
• Abel de Cózar,
• Maria de Gracia Retamosa,
• Jose M. Sansano and
• H. Ali Döndaş

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 2812–2821, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.192

• measured on an instrument using a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (QTOF) and also through the electron impact mode (EI) at 70 eV using a Finnigan VG Platform or a Finnigan MAT 95S. VCD analysis was recorded in a Jasco FVS-6000. Microanalyses were measured in CHNS apparatus with a Micro TruSpec

Synthesis of 1-indolyl-3,5,8-substituted γ-carbolines: one-pot solvent-free protocol and biological evaluation

• Premansh Dudhe,
• Mena Asha Krishnan,
• Kratika Yadav,
• Diptendu Roy,
• Krishnan Venkatasubbaiah,
• Biswarup Pathak and
• Venkatesh Chelvam

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1453–1463, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.101

• -Performance LC-MS (electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight) spectrometer. X-ray structure analysis was carried out at a Bruker KAPPA APEXII single crystal X-ray diffractometer. Melting points (mp) are uncorrected and were measured on a Veego melting point apparatus (capillary method). Analytical

Structural effects of meso-halogenation on porphyrins

• Keith J. Flanagan,
• Maximilian Paradiz Dominguez,
• Zoi Melissari,
• Hans-Georg Eckhardt,
• René M. Williams,
• Dáire Gibbons,
• Caroline Prior,
• Gemma M. Locke,
• Alina Meindl,
• Aoife A. Ryan and
• Mathias O. Senge

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1149–1170, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.88

• quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) mass spectrometer equipped with Z-spray electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) sources either in a positive or negative mode with DCTB (trans-2-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methyl-2-propenylidene]malononitrile) as the matrix. UV

Construction of pillar[4]arene[1]quinone–1,10-dibromodecane pseudorotaxanes in solution and in the solid state

• Xinru Sheng,
• Errui Li and
• Feihe Huang

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2954–2959, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.245

• . Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI–TOF MS) was conducted to investigate the complexation properties. However, no signal related to the complex but only peaks of H were found, implying weak host–guest interactions between H and G (Figures S3 and S4

Access to highly substituted oxazoles by the reaction of α-azidochalcone with potassium thiocyanate

• Mysore Bhyrappa Harisha,
• Pandi Dhanalakshmi,
• Rajendran Suresh,
• Raju Ranjith Kumar and
• Shanmugam Muthusubramanian

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2108–2118, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.178

• indicated by the following symbols: s (singlet), d (doublet), t (triplet), m (multiplet), dd (doublet of doublets), td (triplet of doublets), ddd (doublet of doublets of doublets), bs (broad singlet). Mass spectra were measured with Micromass Q-Time of flight (HRESIMS). General procedure for the preparation

One-pot synthesis of oxazolidinones and five-membered cyclic carbonates from epoxides and chlorosulfonyl isocyanate: theoretical evidence for an asynchronous concerted pathway

• Esra Demir,
• Ozlem Sari,
• Yasin Çetinkaya,
• Ufuk Atmaca,
• Safiye Sağ Erdem and
• Murat Çelik

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1805–1819, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.148

• 100 MHz, respectively, and NMR shifts are presented as δ in ppm. Elemental analyses were performed on a LECO CHNS-932 apparatus. MS spectra were carried out on an LC–MS high-resolution time of flight (TOF) Agilent 1200/6530 instrument. All column chromatography was performed on silica gel (60-mesh

A dynamic combinatorial library for biomimetic recognition of dipeptides in water

• Florian Klepel and
• Bart Jan Ravoo

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 1588–1595, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.131

• , two 10ADVP pumps, a DGU-14A degasser, a CTO-10AVP column oven and an SPD-10AVP variable wavelength detector. The setup was coupled to a micrOTOF time of flight mass analyzer (Bruker) and controlled by Compass HyStar (Bruker) version 3.2 and microTOFControl (Bruker) version 3.0. Measurement data was

Aryl-substituted acridanes as hosts for TADF-based OLEDs

• Naveen Masimukku,
• Dalius Gudeika,
• Oleksandr Bezvikonnyi,
• Ihor Syvorotka,
• Rasa Keruckiene,
• Dmytro Volyniuk and
• Juozas V. Grazulevicius

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 989–1000, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.88

• interaction. Charge transporting properties To unclose the potential of acridan-based derivatives containing phenyl or naphthyl substituents as hosts for blue TADF OLEDs, charge-transport properties of the vacuum deposited layers of the acridanes were tested by the methods of time-of-flight (TOF) and charge

• studied compounds were performed by two methods, i.e., time-of-flight (TOF) and charge extraction by linearly increasing voltage (CELIV) in the photo regime [38]. OLEDs were fabricated by vacuum deposition of inorganic and organic layers onto cleaned ITO-coated glass, applying vacuum of 10−6 Torr. The

Design and synthesis of diazine-based panobinostat analogues for HDAC8 inhibition

• Sivaraman Balasubramaniam,
• Sajith Vijayan,
• Liam V. Goldman,
• Xavier A. May,
• Kyra Dodson,
• Sweta Adhikari,
• Fatima Rivas,
• Davita L. Watkins and
• Shana V. Stoddard

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 628–637, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.59

• an ESI–TOF mass spectrometer (Agilent 6220 Time-of-Flight), gas temperature – 350 °C, drying gas (N2) – 8.0 L/min, mobile phase(s): methanol with 0.1% formic acid, flow rate: 0.2 mL/min, sample preparation: The sample was dissolved in 1 drop of chloroform and diluted with 1 mL methanol. Additional

Direct borylation of terrylene and quaterrylene

• Haruka Kano,
• Keiji Uehara,
• Kyohei Matsuo,
• Hironobu Hayashi,
• Hiroko Yamada and
• Naoki Aratani

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 621–627, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.58

• -time-of-flight (MALDI–TOF) method on a JEOL SpiralTOF/JMS-S3000 spectrometer. X-ray crystallographic data were recorded at 103 K with a BRUKER-APEXII X-ray diffractometer using Mo Kα radiation equipped with a large area CCD detector. UV–vis absorption spectra were measured with a JASCO UV/Vis/NIR

Synthesis of 4-(2-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxycoumarin: experimental and computational evidence for intramolecular and intermolecular C–F···H–C bonds

• Vuyisa Mzozoyana,
• Fanie R. van Heerden and
• Craig Grimmer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 190–199, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.22

• equipped with a 5 mm BBOZ probe at frequencies of 400 MHz, 100 MHz, and 376 MHz for 1H, 13C, and 19F, respectively. High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) was performed on a Waters LCT Premier time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Synthesis of methyl 2-fluorobenzoylacetate (3): To a stirred mixture of MgCl2

Acid-catalyzed rearrangements in arenes: interconversions in the quaterphenyl series

• Sarah L. Skraba-Joiner,
• Carter J. Holt and
• Richard P. Johnson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2655–2663, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.258

• through time-of-flight matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI–TOF–MS) mass spectrometry, using sulfur as a matrix. Suzuki–Miyaura coupling to form m,p’-quaterphenyl (13) [35]: 4-Biphenylboronic acid (0.18 g, 0.91 mmol) and 1 M K2CO3 (1.5 mL) were added to a 10 mL Pyrex microwave tube. 3

In search of visible-light photoresponsive peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) for reversible control of DNA hybridization

• Lei Zhang,
• Greta Linden and
• Olalla Vázquez

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2500–2508, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.243

• AccuTOF GCv 4G (JEOL) Time of Flight (TOF) mass spectrometer (grant: INST 160/622-1 FUGG to Dr. U. Linne). This work was financially supported by German Fulbright Commission and the DFG program SPP1926 ‘Next Generation Optogenetics’. O.V. thanks German Fulbright Commission for the Fulbright-Cottrell Award