{"title":"Electrochemical Tandem Cyclization of N‐(But‐3‐en‐1‐yl)Anilines to Access Trifluoromethylated Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives","authors":"Hao Zhang, Xue Yang, YuXin Ding, Weike Su, Changjun Zhang, Yuanyuan Xie","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500634","url":null,"abstract":"A novel electrochemical cascade strategy enables dual CC bond formation through trifluoromethylation and C(sp<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>)‐H functionalization of <jats:italic>N</jats:italic>‐(but‐3‐en‐1‐yl)anilines derivatives. This protocol efficiently constructs structurally diverse trifluoromethylated tetrahydroquinoline derivatives in moderate to good yields. It operates under mild reaction conditions, uses readily available substrates, proceeds without metal catalysts, and achieves the construction of two CC bonds in a single step. Detailed mechanistic studies demonstrate that a sequential single‐electron transfer (SET) process triggers the radical cascade reaction.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"114 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145247034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noelia S. Medrán, Martín J. Riveira, Agustina La-Venia, Guillermo R. Labadie
{"title":"XXIV Simposio Nacional de Química Orgánica (XXIV SINAQO) - Special Collection","authors":"Noelia S. Medrán, Martín J. Riveira, Agustina La-Venia, Guillermo R. Labadie","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500796","url":null,"abstract":"The XXIV Simposio Nacional de Química Orgánica (XXIV SINAQO), organised by the Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Química Orgánica (SAIQO), was held in Rosario, Argentina, and brought together near 500 participants from across the country and abroad.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"128 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145247210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visible‐Light‐Induced Cyclization of Vinyl Isocyanides with Diaryl Disulfides/1,2‐Dialkyldiselanes for the Synthesis of 1‐Substituted Isoquinolines","authors":"Yong‐Xin Liang, Qing‐Wen Ai, Xue‐Cen Xu, Yu‐Long Zhao","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500715","url":null,"abstract":"Isoquinoline compounds, especially 1‐substituted derivatives, have garnered considerable attention due to their ubiquitous presence in natural products and pharmaceuticals. Herein, a novel visible‐light‐induced tandem cyclization of vinyl isocyanides with diaryl disulfides or 1,2‐dialkyldiselanes has been developed. The reaction tolerates a wide range of substrates and provides an environmentally friendly route to the synthesis of 1‐thio/selenoisoquinolines from the easily available starting materials in a single step.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145246980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Amidine Syntheses from Classic to Contemporary for Medicinal Lead Compounds and Natural Products","authors":"Wyatt R. Swift-Ramirez, Gregory A. Weiss","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500400","url":null,"abstract":"For close to 150 years, the Pinner reaction between nitriles and amines dominated the syntheses of amidines. Today, the Pinner reaction remains highly over-represented in recent syntheses of unsubstituted or simple amidines. However, a number of greener amidine syntheses unlock access to more complex, highly substituted amidines, or closely related derivatives such as <i>N</i>-sulfonyl amidines. This review surveys recent advances in amidines and related compounds, including methods to install them and bioactive molecules prominently featuring the amidine functionality. Complex amidines are readily synthesized using both traditional and multicomponent reactions, which often involve metals. Recent trends include metal-free methodologies and expanded structural diversity of amidine products. The second half of this article reviews the utility of amidines as carbonyl bioisosteres for natural products, functional linkers, or as a bioactive functional group. The biological activities of recently reported amidine-based compounds will be surveyed with an emphasis on promising antibacterial and antiproliferative compounds.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145247211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultrasound-Assisted In-Water [3 + 2] Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of Fused Pyrrolizidine and Indolizidine Scaffolds with Anticancer Activity","authors":"Kaushal Naithani, Arka Das, Mendragutti Shireesha, Mamta Kumari, Subhadeep Roy, Subhendu Bhowmik","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500690","url":null,"abstract":"An ultrasound-assisted in-water intramolecular (3 + 2) cycloaddition reaction is reported for the synthesis of fused-pyrrolizidine and indolizidine frameworks. This approach eliminates the need for organic solvents, harsh reagents, and high temperatures. The method's practicality is demonstrated by gram-scale synthesis, and the anticancer properties of the resulting compounds against the triple-negative breast cancer cell line are demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"122 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145255778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Binbin Fei, Yangzilin Kong, Yanan Liu, Ni Gu, Qiang Tang, Yongjia Shang, Xinwei He
{"title":"Modular Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted Pyrroles Through Three-Component Van Leusen Reaction of Propargylamines with Tosylmethyl Isocyanide and Water","authors":"Binbin Fei, Yangzilin Kong, Yanan Liu, Ni Gu, Qiang Tang, Yongjia Shang, Xinwei He","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500855","url":null,"abstract":"A novel three-component van Leusen strategy has been developed for the efficient and straightforward synthesis of valuable 3,4-disubstituted pyrroles from easily available propargylamines, tosylmethyl isocyanide, and water. This transformation advances through the formation of a pyrrole framework via [3 + 2] cycloaddition with tosylmethyl isocyanide and a sequential nucleophilic substitution, ring-opening, and deprotonation/protonation cascade process. This reaction provides a convenient modular access to pyrrole derivatives with aryl and benzoyl groups through the formation of three new bonds and one heterocycle from readily available acyclic precursors in a single step.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145247212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chelsea M. Schroeder, Ashly Gasior, Nicholas E. Leadbeater
{"title":"Oxidative Functionalization of Amines Using an Electrocatalytic Aminoxyl-Mediated Reaction: Preparation of N-Benzylidenebenzylamines from Benzylamines","authors":"Chelsea M. Schroeder, Ashly Gasior, Nicholas E. Leadbeater","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500720","url":null,"abstract":"A methodology is reported for the preparation of imines from amines by means of an electrocatalytic aminoxyl-mediated reaction. It is performed using readily available electrodes in a commercially available electrochemistry apparatus and does not require the use of a reference electrode. The methodology proceeds under mild conditions and delivers good to excellent isolated yields across a range of structurally diverse benzyl amines. Selectivity is high, with imines obtained in preference to the more commonly reported nitriles, and the process is readily scalable to the gram level. Operational simplicity and short reaction times make this method a valuable addition to the organic chemist's toolkit.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"344 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145247214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}