Chun-Yu Nong, Xiu-Qing Mo, Jin-He Zhao, Lu Lei, Lu Ma, Dong-Liang Mo
{"title":"Three-Component Cycloadditions to prepare Isooxazoline-Fused Furo[3,2-b]quinolines","authors":"Chun-Yu Nong, Xiu-Qing Mo, Jin-He Zhao, Lu Lei, Lu Ma, Dong-Liang Mo","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500007","url":null,"abstract":"A variety of isooxazoline-fused furo[3,2-b]quinolines containing four stereocenters were prepared in 40%-87% yields with high regioselectivity and diastereoselectivity. The control experimental results revealed that the reaction underwent in the order of [4+2] cycloaddition and sequential [3+2] cycloaddition between aza-ortho-quinone methides (ao-QM) generated from 2-chloromethyl anilines, furan, and nitrile N-oxides generated from hydroxamoyl chlorides. The present method features mild reaction conditions, broad substrate scope, high diastereoselectivity of four stereocenters, and novel scaffolds of isooxazoline-fused furo[3,2-b]quinolines.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143539333","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}
Gereon Hendrik Schmitz , Wiebke Kramer , Leonard Karl , Christian Ganter , Thomas J. J. Müller
{"title":"Concise Four‐Component Synthesis of Solid‐State Fluorescent α‐Sulfenylated Enaminones","authors":"Gereon Hendrik Schmitz , Wiebke Kramer , Leonard Karl , Christian Ganter , Thomas J. J. Müller","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401308","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401308","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Acid chlorides, alkynes, amines, and <em>N</em>‐thiosuccinimides react in a consecutive four‐component alkynylation‐addition‐sulfenylation sequence to give α‐sulfenylated enaminones in good to excellent yields. The terminal sulfenylation step is catalyzed by Yb(OTf)<sub>3</sub> and both <em>N</em>‐arylthiosuccinimides and <em>N</em>‐alkylthio succinimides can be successfully employed. Most products are solid‐state luminescent with fluorescence quantum yields up to 84 % and lifetimes up to 4.9 ns. Additionally, TD‐DFT calculations rationalize the electronic structure of the absorption characteristics of the dyes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401308"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejoc.202401308","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142874610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary Pastorel , Juliette Zanzi , Dr. Yves Canac , Dr. Olivier Baslé , Prof. Michael Smietana
{"title":"Recent Development of DNA‐based Biohybrid Systems Driven by Light","authors":"Zachary Pastorel , Juliette Zanzi , Dr. Yves Canac , Dr. Olivier Baslé , Prof. Michael Smietana","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401297","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401297","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photochemistry has provided a powerful alternative to generate reactive intermediates under mild reaction conditions and photobiocatalysis is currently widely applied in organic synthesis. While enzyme‐based photocatalysis has attracted a lot of attention, light‐driven DNA‐based biohybrid systems are also increasingly being applied to a large variety of applications from molecular imaging to enantioselective catalysis, and other fields such as DNA‐encoded libraries (DELs). This review gives insights into these research fields by classifying the existing light‐driven DNA‐based biohybrid systems developed to date.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401297"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142874616","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":"Amino Acid‐Mediated Enantioselective Synthesis of a Bicyclic Ketocarbaldehyde: Theoretical and Experimental Insights into a Key Intermediate for Some Polycyclic Diterpene Synthesis","authors":"Francesca Leonelli , Fabrizio Vetica , Enrico Bodo , Stefano Russo , Lorenzo Michelini , Elisa Sturabotti , Giulia Mazzoccanti , Alessia Ciogli , Nicola Demitri , Doriano Lamba , Annalisa Masi , Luisa Maria Migneco , Rinaldo Marini Bettolo","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401291","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A study on the amino acid‐mediated intramolecular cyclization of diketoaldehyde <strong>2</strong> to form bicyclic ketocarbaldehyde <strong>1</strong>, a potentially useful intermediate in the synthesis of some polycyclic diterpenes, is hereafter presented. This cyclization exhibits a peculiar enantio‐selectivity if compared to similar intramolecular cyclizations due to its product being the (<em>S</em>)‐enantiomer when using <span>d</span>‐amino acids. Our findings reveal that the transformation proceeds through two irreversible steps: the cyclization and the subsequent dehydration process. The reaction enantiomeric excess (e.e.) was optimized by systematically varying the amino acids, solvents, and acids used. Aldol intermediates were successfully isolated. The structure of the most abundant one was confirmed by X‐ray analysis, which supported the proposed reaction mechanism. NMR and MS were employed to monitor in real‐time the formation and the evolution of these intermediates. This approach allowed us to detect the key species that contribute to the enantioselectivity and yield of the final product. Additionally, the transition state energies associated with the formation of the eight possible aldol intermediates were examined through computational studies, further elucidating the mechanistic pathway of this enantioselective cyclization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401291"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejoc.202401291","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143124959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chandan Kamilya , Dipankar Das , Nikhil L. Gorane , Prof. Prasanta Ghorai
{"title":"A Quinidine‐Based Squaramide‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Cascade Double Hetero‐Michael Addition‐Cyclization of N‐Benzylhydroxylamine: Synthesis of Chiral 1,2‐Benzoxazines","authors":"Chandan Kamilya , Dipankar Das , Nikhil L. Gorane , Prof. Prasanta Ghorai","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401306","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401306","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The double hetero‐Michael addition (DHMA), leveraging the reactivity of two distinct nucleophilic centers (oxygen and nitrogen), has emerged as a transformative strategy in organic synthesis for constructing carbon‐hetero nuclear bonds in a single step. In this work, we report an innovative intermolecular DHMA cascade cyclization reaction catalyzed by a quinidine‐based squaramide catalyst. The use of the squaramide catalyst is particularly noteworthy, as it enhances the electrophilicity of the <em>α</em>,<em>β</em>‐unsaturated <em>bis</em>‐enone, thereby promoting excellent enantioselective formation of the 1,2‐benzoxazine. The process demonstrates excellent enantiomeric excess (up to 99 % ee), moderate diastereoselectivity (up to 6 : 1 dr), and high yields. The four different 1,2‐benzoxazine stereoisomers have been synthesized with excellent enantiomeric excess. Furthermore, the scaleup reaction of the methodology has been extended with excellent outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142991636","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}
Julio Álvarez‐Valle , Patricia García‐Martínez , Luis A. López , Javier Santamaría
{"title":"Recent Advances in Zinc‐Catalyzed Carbon‐Heteroatom Bond Formation","authors":"Julio Álvarez‐Valle , Patricia García‐Martínez , Luis A. López , Javier Santamaría","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401271","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401271","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Zinc has been an overlooked metal in catalysis for many years. However, this situation has begun to change in the last two decades with a number of contributions demonstrating that zinc salts and complexes are able to catalyze transformations typically accomplished with catalysts based on precious transition metals. The development of such zinc‐catalyzed methodologies is highly appealing because, in general, zinc catalysts are easily available, inexpensive and less toxic. This review aims to present the most recent and relevant examples of the use of zinc catalysts in the formation of carbon‐heteroatom bonds, which is a very important process in synthetic organic chemistry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143375486","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}
He Li , Tao Chen , Baoheng Wu , Xinxin Jin , Jinglin Liu , Ming Bao
{"title":"Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Containing Heterocycles Based on Hydrazine‐Directed C−H Bond Activation/Annulation Reactions","authors":"He Li , Tao Chen , Baoheng Wu , Xinxin Jin , Jinglin Liu , Ming Bao","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401233","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401233","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic compounds are the core skeletons of many natural products, bioactive molecules and drugs, and the transition metal‐catalyzed hydrazine‐directed C−H bond activation/annulation reactions is one of the effective methods for the synthesis of nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic compounds. In this review, the important research progress of transition metal‐catalyzed hydrazine‐directed C−H bond activation reactions for the synthesis of nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic compounds is reviewed according to the size of the constructed nitrogen‐containing heterocycles, and the substrate scope and reaction mechanism are discussed in detail, and the limitations and future development prospects are summarized and outlooked.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401233"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463026","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":"Cs2CO3‐I2 Promoted Efficient Synthesis of Flavones and Flavanones: Total Synthesis of Narengenin and Apigenin","authors":"Kailas Arjun Chavan , Dr. Rohan D. Erande","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401298","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flavonoids are an important class of naturally existing scaffolds known for their diverse biological activities and have been immensely synthesized using stoichiometric reagent amounts. Herein, we report a reliable, robust, one‐pot, transition metal and additive‐free protocol for the synthesis of flavones and flavanones from 2‐hydroxyacetophenone and substituted aldehydes. Our developed method utilizes Cs<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> as a base and iodine as an oxidant in H<sub>2</sub>O: DMSO (9 : 1) solvent system, which provides direct access to many flavones and flavanones in excellent yields under milder reaction conditions with simple yet easily available substrates. In application, naturally occurring compounds such as naringenin and apigenin have been successfully synthesized using developed protocol.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401298"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142888032","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}
Peter Gabko , Dr. Sergej Šesták , Prof. Dr. Ján Moncoľ , Dr. Maroš Bella
{"title":"5‐Substituted 1,2‐Dihydroxyindolizidines and ‐Pyrrolizidines Related to Swainsonine: Synthesis and Inhibition Study","authors":"Peter Gabko , Dr. Sergej Šesták , Prof. Dr. Ján Moncoľ , Dr. Maroš Bella","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401307","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Development of selective Golgi α‐mannosidase II inhibitors possessing a modified swainsonine skeleton has recently become a popular field of study due to their great potential in suppressing metastasis. However, most of the studied modifications involve addition of a substituent on the bicycle which makes the synthesis rather complex as five stereogenic centres have to be generated. Inspired by our previously developed synthesis of (5<em>S</em>)‐5‐benzylswainsonines utilizing a fully stereoselective intramolecular reductive amination, we decided to further investigate the versatility of this strategy by preparing a small collection of simplified analogues bearing only two hydroxy groups, thus eliminating one of the stereogenic centres. This contribution reports a concise synthesis of 5‐substituted 1,2‐dihydroxyindolizidines and ‐pyrrolizidines whose key features include small number of steps, high yields and excellent stereoselectivity. The title compounds were also tested for inhibitory activity against a Golgi and a lysosomal α‐mannosidase to assess the effects of the substituents, ring size and missing C8‐hydroxyl on potency and selectivity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143393844","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":"A Meta‐Analysis of Published Brønsted Plots Supports Brønsted's “Conventional” pKa Values: 14.00 for Water and 0.00 for H+(aq)","authors":"Todd P. Silverstein , Thomas Neils","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401135","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401135","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the early 1900s, Brønsted used two different pairs of p<em>K</em><sub>a</sub> values for water and the aqueous proton: He denoted 14.00 and 0.00 (respectively) as the “conventional” values, and 15.74 and −1.74 (respectively) as the “rational” values. Although the conventional values have been supported by both experiment and theory, the rational values have been employed in the vast majority of studies involving Brønsted plots up to the present day. Here we present a meta‐analysis of 67 Brønsted plots published from 1924 to 2010, revealing that rational p<em>K</em><sub>a</sub>’ values more frequently appear as statistical outliers (a greater than 80 % rejection rate) compared to conventional values (a roughly 50 % rejection rate) based on <em>Q</em>‐tests. Furthermore, in 85 % of examined plots, the conventional points align more closely with best‐fit lines. An evaluation of Hupe and Pohl's Marcus plots also shows a somewhat better fit with the conventional rather than the rational p<em>K</em><sub>a</sub>’ values. Finally, in the bond length versus p<em>K</em><sub>a</sub> investigations published by Brydon et al., all the rational points were statistically rejected, whereas the conventional values were accepted. From our statistical analyses, we conclude that a convincing majority of experimental evidence from published Brønsted plots leads one to question the validity of Brønsted's rational p<em>K</em><sub>a</sub>’ values for water and the aqueous proton (15.74 and −1.74, respectively).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 9","pages":"Article e202401135"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143435381","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}