{"title":"Dicarbofunctionalization of Alkenes/Alkynes via CAN-Mediated Cyclization Reactions","authors":"Balasubramaniyam Manikandan, Mageshwaran Boopathi, Subramaniapillai Selva Ganesan","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500326","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500326","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) was utilized to transform readily available terminal alkenes/alkynes to the corresponding chroman-4-one/chromenoquinoline analogues. Interestingly, the type of unsaturation on the substrate dictates the course of the CAN-mediated cyclization reaction. With alkenes, sequential carbofunctionalization/cyclization cascade facilitated the formation of chroman-4-one, whilst for alkyne substrates, sequential condensation with amine followed by cycloaddition yielded the corresponding chromenoquinolines. All the aforementioned transformations were successfully accomplished under one-pot operation under aerobic conditions. Studies on mechanistic investigation revealed that the reaction followed a radical pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145057837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vladimir B. Orel, Grigoriy R. Gnatovskiy, Nadezhda M. Vitkovskaya
{"title":"Quantum-Chemical Modeling of One-Pot Assembly of 1-Formyl-2-Pyrazolines from Alkylaryl Ketones, Arylacetylenes, Hydrazine, and Formic Acid","authors":"Vladimir B. Orel, Grigoriy R. Gnatovskiy, Nadezhda M. Vitkovskaya","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202400805","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202400805","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The assembly mechanism of 1-formyl-2-pyrazoline from alkylaryl ketones, arylacetylenes, hydrazine and formic acid has been investigated in some detail using the B2PLYP-D2/6-311+G**//B3LYP/6-31+G* quantum-chemical approach. We ascertained that the first stage of the assembly involves the <i>C</i>-vinylation reaction of acetophenone with phenylacetylene catalyzed by the KOBu<sup>t</sup>/DMSO superbase, followed by the <i>Z</i>-<i>E</i> isomerization of the dienolate ion. Neutralization of the latter leads to a mixture of <i>α</i>,<i>β</i>- and <i>β</i>,<i>γ</i>-unsaturated ketones. The kinetically most favorable route for the subsequent assembly of 1-formyl-2-pyrazoline is found to involve (i) addition of hydrazine to the C═C bond of the <i>α</i>,<i>β</i>-unsaturated ketone, (ii) cyclization of the <i>β</i>-hydrazinyl ketone, and (iii) formylation of 2-pyrazoline. The <i>β</i>,<i>γ</i>-unsaturated ketone is found to convert into the <i>β</i>,<i>γ</i>-unsaturated formylhydrazone, which is consistent with experiment. The transformation of <i>β</i>,<i>γ</i>-unsaturated formylhydrazone to 1-formyl-2-pyrazoline proceeds through the hydration of formylhydrazone, resulting in the formation of <i>β</i>,<i>γ</i>-unsaturated ketone, which subsequently isomerizes into the <i>α</i>,<i>β</i>-unsaturated ketone. The high barrier of the isomerization accounts for the long duration of the corresponding stage of the synthesis (1 h, 100 °C).</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144832962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rui Ichiryu, Dr. Shigeki Mori, Kazuki Oishi, Kazunari Tagawa, Masataka Ikawa, Prof. Dr. Tetsuo Okujima, Prof. Dr. Masayoshi Takase, Prof. Dr. Hidemitsu Uno
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of Chiral Porphyrin Derived from (–)-α-Phellandrene","authors":"Rui Ichiryu, Dr. Shigeki Mori, Kazuki Oishi, Kazunari Tagawa, Masataka Ikawa, Prof. Dr. Tetsuo Okujima, Prof. Dr. Masayoshi Takase, Prof. Dr. Hidemitsu Uno","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500260","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500260","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The bicyclo[2.2.2]octadiene (BCOD) skeleton-fused chiral pyrrole <b>3a</b> was successfully prepared by Diels–Alder reaction of (–)-α-phellandrene and disulfonyl ethylene, and seed-crystal precipitation method. The following InCl<sub>3</sub>-catalyzed tetrameric cyclization and subsequent dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) oxidation afforded the chiral porphyrin like a unidirectionally oriented wind turbine without scrambling. The free-base form and its Zn-, and Pt complexes (<b>4-H<sub>2</sub></b>, <b>4-Zn</b>, and <b>4-Pt</b>) were characterized by NMR spectra, absorption and emission spectra. Their chiral characters were investigated by circular dichroism (CD) spectra and their solid-state structures were determined by means of X-ray diffraction analysis. The retro Diels–Alder reaction of this chiral BCOD-fused porphyrin was performed at 200 °C, yielding the resulting π-conjugation expanded tetramethyltetrabenzoporphyrin quantitatively.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramesh Katla, Rakhi Katla, Daniel Rapachi, Marcos A. Gelesky, João Henrique Z. dos Santos, Gilber R. Rosa, Clarissa H. Rosa
{"title":"Palladium Nanoparticles Dispersed in Alginate Beads as an Efficient, Eco-friendly, and Sustainable Heteregeneous Catalyst: Testing in Carbon-Sulfur and Carbon-Carbon Cross-Coupling Reactions","authors":"Ramesh Katla, Rakhi Katla, Daniel Rapachi, Marcos A. Gelesky, João Henrique Z. dos Santos, Gilber R. Rosa, Clarissa H. Rosa","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500269","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500269","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of sustainable and efficient catalysts featuring palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) is highly sought after. In this context, sodium alginate, a natural polymer, presents a promising eco-friendly support material for Pd NPs. Thus, this study reports the synthesis of a solid material which consists of sodium alginate beads containing uniformly dispersed Pd NPs (named palladium/copper alginate beads, Pd/CuAB). This material was fully characterized using analytical techniques of ultraviolet–visible spectrophotometry (UV–vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). It is evaluated as a catalyst in both carbon-sulfur (C-S) and carbon-carbon (C-C) cross-coupling reactions. The catalytic system used for the C-S coupling demonstrated high efficiency and broad compatibility with substrates containing different substituent groups. For the Suzuki–Miyaura C-C coupling, the catalytic system showed excellent performance with aryl iodides as substrates. However, for aryl bromides, the results suggest that further optimizations are needed to achieve satisfactory reaction yields. Therefore, the Pd/CuAB catalyst showed surprising performance in C-S coupling and may be among the best described in the literature. In addition, the stability in air, ease of handling and use of sustainably sourced catalytic support are noteworthy points of the Pd/CuAB solid. Based on these results, this study contributes to the advancement of the state-of-the-art of palladium catalysts employing sustainable catalytic supports.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajoc.202500269","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regioselective Multicomponent Approach Promoted by p-TSA: A Facile Synthetic Access to 3,5-disubstituted 4-pyridinone Frameworks","authors":"Pooja Kumari, Sowmya Dastari, Manda Sathish, Swetha Singitham, Subha Jahnavi Avvaru, Nagula Shankaraiah","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500445","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500445","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A facile multicomponent strategy for the regioselective synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted 4-pyridinone frameworks has been developed using Brønsted acid (<i>p-TSA</i>) as promoter. The reaction proceeds <i>via</i> a cascade manner by involving C─O bond cleavage with concomitant C─C and C─N bond formation from readily available 3-formyl chromones, <i>N, N</i>-disubstituted enaminones, and substituted amines yielding 3,5-disubstituted 4-pyridinone frameworks. This approach is cost-effective, atom economy, wide substrate scope, and delivers the considerable yields including a gram-scale synthesis. The plausible reaction mechanism was also investigated by trapping some of the transient intermediates involved in the process using ESI-MS. The methodology is amicable in the generation of a library of pyridinone based heterocyclic scaffolds and can be further utilized in the drug discovery process.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomoki Nagaoka, Prof. Yasunori Matsui, Dr. Takuya Ogaki, Prof. Hiroyoshi Naito, Prof. Hiroshi Ikeda
{"title":"Conformation-Dependent Luminescence and Thermal Phase Transition of Crystals of a Tetrahydropentalene Derivative Bearing Aromatic Rings with Frustrated Free Rotation","authors":"Tomoki Nagaoka, Prof. Yasunori Matsui, Dr. Takuya Ogaki, Prof. Hiroyoshi Naito, Prof. Hiroshi Ikeda","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500510","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500510","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Results of a study exploring the solid-state photoluminescence properties of two crystalline polymorphs (<b><i>O</i>-form</b> (orange prisms) and <b><i>R</i>-form</b> (red prisms)) of 1,4-bis(dicyanomethylidene)-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3,6-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrahydropentalene (<b>BTP-An</b>) are reported. The <b><i>O</i>-form</b> was found to display more quantum-efficient photoluminescence in a shorter-wavelength region compared to that of the <b><i>R</i>-form</b>. X-ray crystallographic analysis suggests that a unique conformation with largely rotated 4-methoxyphenyl (anisyl) groups and suppression of free rotation of the dicyanomethylene groups are likely responsible for the shorter wavelength and higher quantum yield for photoluminescence from the <b><i>O</i>-form</b>. Also, the thermally metastable <b><i>O</i>-form</b> undergoes a phase transition to generate the <b><i>R</i>-form</b> upon either heating or exposure to organic solvent vapors.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alcohol Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by Azo-Oxime Coordinated Ruthenium(II): A Strategic and Sustainable Route towards Site-Selective C(sp3)–H Functionalization of 9H-Fluorene","authors":"Srijita Naskar, Supriyo Halder, Aritra Das, Sampad Malik, Gopal Kanrar, Debashis Jana, Bikash Kumar Panda, Kausikisankar Pramanik, Sanjib Ganguly","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500330","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500330","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The bidentate redox non-innocent azo-oxime ligand <i>p</i>-chloro-aryl-azo-oxime (<i>p</i>-Cl-aaOH) has been used to synthesize a robust as well as air- and moisture-stable complex <i>trans</i>-[Ru(<i>p</i>-Cl-aaO)Cl(CO)(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]. It has been thoroughly characterized by various analytical, spectroscopic and Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction (SCXRD) analysis. Its electrochemical property has also been investigated and supported by theoretical studies. The complex has functioned as an effective ligand-based catalyst for dehydrogenation of diverse aromatic and aliphatic primary alcohols followed by selective C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H activation of 9H-Fluorene under aerobic conditions through a tandem process. A probable catalytic cycle has been projected from relevant experiments, where the azo group of coordinated ligand plays a key role in both dehydrogenation and borrowing hydrogenation processes, while the ruthenium(II) centre behaves as a passive spectator throughout the reaction. The main advantages of this ruthenium catalyst include its simple synthetic methodology, low catalyst loading, wide substrate scope, shorter reaction times, and the ability to perform catalytic transformations at relatively lower temperatures.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunpeng Li, Bingxun Wang, Haixia Song, Yulong Wang, Mingyou Hu
{"title":"Emerging Strategies in N-Fluoroalkylation: Recent Progress","authors":"Chunpeng Li, Bingxun Wang, Haixia Song, Yulong Wang, Mingyou Hu","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500453","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500453","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The strategic introduction of fluorine to the <i>α</i>-carbon of amine compounds enables precise electronic modulation of nitrogen-centered charge distribution, thereby modifying the molecular spatial configuration and physicochemical properties such as acidity, basicity, lipophilicity, and metabolic stability. These tailored characteristics render <i>N</i>-fluoroalkylamines highly advantageous for pharmaceutical applications. However, inherent electronic repulsion between nitrogen and fluorine atoms imposes significant synthetic challenges and compromises the stability of <i>N</i>-fluoroalkyl-substituted architectures. To address these limitations, this review systematically examines state-of-the-art synthetic methodologies for structurally diverse nitrogen-fluoroalkyl compounds, with emphasis on <i>N</i>-difluoromethylamines, <i>N</i>-trifluoromethylamines, <i>N</i>-perfluoroalkylamines, and related derivatives. By correlating substitution patterns with functional properties, we elucidate structure–activity relationships critical for optimizing drug-like behavior, providing theoretical guidance for rational drug design and development.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Simone T. Hauer, Dr. J. Maurice Pütz, Prof. Dr. Christian Ganter, Prof. Dr. Thomas J. J. Müller
{"title":"Bis[1]benzothieno[1,4]thiazine-S-oxides–Luminescence of the Anti-Anti-Regioisomer","authors":"Dr. Simone T. Hauer, Dr. J. Maurice Pütz, Prof. Dr. Christian Ganter, Prof. Dr. Thomas J. J. Müller","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500490","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500490","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Three regioisomeric <i>N</i>-<i>para</i>-fluorophenyl bis[1]benzothieno[1,4]thiazines (BBTT) are selectively oxidized under mild conditions to give the corresponding BBTT-<i>S</i>-oxides, which were fully characterized by single crystal structural analysis. The newly formed <i>S</i>-oxide is uniformly oriented in a pseudo-axial <i>S</i>-<i>extra</i> position, whilst the <i>N</i>-aryl substituent adopts an <i>N</i>-<i>intra</i> conformation. In comparison to the diminished planarization of the BBTT scaffold according to DFT calculations, the structures are considerably planarized in the crystal. Only the <i>anti</i>-<i>anti</i>-BBTT-<i>S</i>-oxide emits intensively and the electronic structure of the absorption and emission spectra can be elucidated by TDDFT calculations. This blue emission, both in solution (Φ<sub>f</sub> = 17%) and in the solid state (Φ<sub>f</sub> = 66%), is significant and qualifies this isomer as an attractive emitter.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ajoc.202500490","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chitrarekha Dewangan, Swapnaneel Sarmah, Dr. Kishore Natte
{"title":"Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Structurally Diverse N-(hetero)aryl Pyrroles","authors":"Chitrarekha Dewangan, Swapnaneel Sarmah, Dr. Kishore Natte","doi":"10.1002/ajoc.202500195","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ajoc.202500195","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pyrrole is an important five-membered aromatic nitrogen compound found in various pharmaceuticals and natural products, including functional materials. Many methods have been developed to create substituted pyrroles. Nevertheless, the structurally diverse synthesis of <i>N</i>-substituted pyrroles is less documented. Herein, we describe a simple procedure for the preparation of functionalized pyrroles employing 2,5-hexandione and anilines as starting materials in the presence of a well-defined homogeneous nickel catalyst (NiCl<sub>2</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O + dppe). Sensitive functional groups in anilines, such as halogen (F, Cl, Br, and I), ester, nitrile, and sulfur moieties, were well-tolerated and yielded a diverse array of <i>N</i>-(hetero)aryl pyrroles in high yields (50%–95%). These results were relatively challenging to achieve with previous methods. The reaction also occurs efficiently with succinaldehyde to yield a series of desired <i>N</i>-aryl pyrrole skeletons.</p>","PeriodicalId":130,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"14 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144833021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}