Gayeong Lim , Subin Park , Minji Lee , Dongmin Kang , Prof. Dr. Youngsuk Kim
{"title":"Mechanochemical Dissociation of Singlet Carbene–CS2 Adducts","authors":"Gayeong Lim , Subin Park , Minji Lee , Dongmin Kang , Prof. Dr. Youngsuk Kim","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500004","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202500004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Owing to the extensive application of singlet carbenes, their generation through the release of small molecules from stable adducts is attracting increasing research interest. This study explores the mechanochemical release of CS<sub>2</sub> from <strong>Carbene</strong>–<strong>CS<sub>2</sub></strong> adducts formed by three distinct singlet carbenes: cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (<strong>CAAC</strong>); N‐heterocyclic carbene (<strong>NHC</strong>); and N,N’‐diamidocarbene (<strong>DAC</strong>). Under ball‐milling conditions, these adducts exhibit notably different reactivities; <strong>DAC</strong>–<strong>CS<sub>2</sub></strong> releases CS<sub>2</sub> completely within 20 min, <strong>NHC</strong>–<strong>CS<sub>2</sub></strong> has a slower release rate, while <strong>CAAC</strong>–<strong>CS<sub>2</sub></strong> decomposes into a complex mixture. DFT calculations reveal that the release of CS<sub>2</sub> from <strong>CAAC</strong>–<strong>CS<sub>2</sub></strong> requires the highest activation energy (32 kcal/mol), suggesting that it is inaccessible under the reaction conditions. This is likely because of the higher HOMO energy of <strong>CAAC</strong>, which correlates with a stronger bond with CS<sub>2</sub>, thereby limiting its dissociation. This study highlights how the electronic structures of carbenes influence their interactions with small molecules, paving the way for controlling the reactivity of carbene–small‐molecule adducts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 16","pages":"Article e202500004"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143470688","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}
Jie Lv , Ziliang Yuan , Xinyan Yang , Xuning Qiu , Yimeng Yang , Yanrong Ren
{"title":"NHC‐Organocatalyzed Multicomponent Fluorination and Fluoroalkylation for Access to Fluorine‐Containing Compounds","authors":"Jie Lv , Ziliang Yuan , Xinyan Yang , Xuning Qiu , Yimeng Yang , Yanrong Ren","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401473","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401473","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fluorine‐containing compounds have garnered significant attention in organic synthesis, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals. The development of efficient methods for constructing fluorinated structures has become a critical topic in organic synthesis. Additionally, <em>N</em>‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐organocatalyzed multicomponent fluorination and fluoroalkylation have emerged as a powerful strategy for accessing diverse fluorinated compounds. The minireview summarizes the construction of fluorine‐containing compounds <em>via</em> NHC‐organocatalyzed multicomponent reactions over the past 15 years. Key reaction types include: i) NHC‐catalyzed electrophilic fluorination and trifluoromethylation; and ii) NHC‐catalyzed radical fluoroalkylation and cooperative NHC / transition metal catalyzed radical fluoroalkylation. Perspectives and insights into recent advancements in the research field are also provided at the end of the review.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 16","pages":"Article e202401473"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463027","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}
Shu‐Yuan Tian , Lin Shi , Jun‐Hui Zhu , Dr. Li Li , Dr. Fei Ye , Prof. Dr. Zheng Xu , Prof. Dr. Li‐Wen Xu
{"title":"Regioselective Synthesis of n‐Nonanal and Aldehyde‐Containing Polysiloxanes via Rh‐Catalyzed Hydroformylation Enhanced by A New Silicon‐Tethered Multidentate Phosphine Ligand","authors":"Shu‐Yuan Tian , Lin Shi , Jun‐Hui Zhu , Dr. Li Li , Dr. Fei Ye , Prof. Dr. Zheng Xu , Prof. Dr. Li‐Wen Xu","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500020","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202500020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Catalytic synthesis of long‐chain alkyl aldehydes presents a significant challenge in homogeneous catalysis and organic synthesis due to the difficulty in regioselective control. Here we report a rhodium‐catalyzed high chemo‐ and regio‐selective hydroformylation of 1‐octene that would be highly useful intermediates in chemical industry. Notably, the easy made tetradentate P‐ligands <strong>L1</strong> and <strong>L2</strong> can effectively suppress hydrogenation and isomerization reaction of olefins and give the desired aldehydes in high yield and good regioselectivity. Control experiments reveal the tetradentate P‐ligands is important for controlling selectivity because the high regioselectivity is found to benefit from the presence of four phosphorus atoms manifesting in the formation of much more efficient coordination interactions to give relatively stable rhodium complexes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 16","pages":"Article e202500020"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143192195","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}
Dr. Biplob Borah , Mihir Patat , Dr. L. Raju Chowhan
{"title":"Photochemical Multicomponent Synthesis of Six‐Membered Heterocycles","authors":"Dr. Biplob Borah , Mihir Patat , Dr. L. Raju Chowhan","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401480","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401480","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the efficient progress achieved in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, accessing these molecules by combining both visible lights induced radical chemistry and multicomponent reactions is extremely demanding yet challenging. Recognizing the significant features associated with oxygen‐ and nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic compounds, the search for these attractive molecules in nature and developing new synthetic strategies for synthesizing these molecules remain interesting domain for synthetic chemists. In this mini‐review article, we aim to demonstrate a transitory outline of the recent development achieved in the synthesis of six‐membered heterocycles having oxygen and nitrogen as the major heteroatoms as well as six‐membered heterocycle containing spirooxindole molecules based on visible‐light‐induced photochemical multicomponent reactions strategies. Besides addressing the key success of the reaction design and product developments in this promising area, we have also emphasized the major shortcomings and challenges associated with the reaction discovery in order to stimulate further succeeding investigations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 16","pages":"Article e202401480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143599704","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}
Hongying Fan , Meiling Ye , Xue Zhang , Jinyu Hou , Liulin Jiao , Jian Chen , Li Guo , Zhong Lian , Yong Wu
{"title":"Blue‐Light‐Induced Stereoselective Synthesis of α‐Alkylated Amino Acid Derivatives","authors":"Hongying Fan , Meiling Ye , Xue Zhang , Jinyu Hou , Liulin Jiao , Jian Chen , Li Guo , Zhong Lian , Yong Wu","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202401477","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ejoc.202401477","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A photoredox‐catalyzed decarboxylative C(<em>sp</em><sup>3</sup>)−H alkylation of glycine derivatives, utilizing (+)/(−)‐camphorsultam as a chiral auxiliary and alkyl <em>N</em>‐hydroxyphthalimide (NHP) ester as a radical precursor, has been developed, providing an efficient approach for the stereoselective synthesis of valuable enantioenriched unnatural <em>α</em>‐alkylated amino acid derivatives. The methodology operates under mild conditions, demonstrates broad substrate tolerance, and exhibits excellent stereoselectivity. Preliminary mechanistic investigations indicate that the reaction proceeds <em>via</em> a radical pathway.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 16","pages":"Article e202401477"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143666564","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}
Zhenhui Wang, Qianqian Yang, Lan Bao, Ruiyun Zhang, Mingming Gao, wei liu
{"title":"Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed N-Arylation Reaction of N–H Heteroarenes Using Aryl Thianthrenium Salts","authors":"Zhenhui Wang, Qianqian Yang, Lan Bao, Ruiyun Zhang, Mingming Gao, wei liu","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500303","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we present an efficient photoinduced copper-catalyzed N-arylation reaction occurring through the cross-coupling of N–H heteroarene with aryl thianthrenium salt (Ar-TTs). This photoactivation strategy exhibits a broad substrate scope, and offers a method for preserving the activated functional groups (such as Br, CHO, and CN) for subsequent derivatizations.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143862646","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}
Georges Massiot, Fadila Derguini, Flavien Marcadet, Fabien Plisson, Raphael Rahmani, Florie Lavigne, Christophe Menendez, Christophe Long
{"title":"Tagitinin C, a Sesquiterpene Lactone, and Derivatives as Proteasome Inhibitors","authors":"Georges Massiot, Fadila Derguini, Flavien Marcadet, Fabien Plisson, Raphael Rahmani, Florie Lavigne, Christophe Menendez, Christophe Long","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500181","url":null,"abstract":"Tagitinin C, a germacranolide, isolated from Tithonia diversifolia was shown to have an interesting level of activity on the proteasome pathway. It is however a particularly unstable molecule, sensitive to acids, bases, nucleophiles, and light. This article describes a series of modifications aimed at improving the chemical and biological properties of the molecule and securing a solid industrial property. This study particularly focuses on the isobutyrate chain replacement by other esters or ethers. The key steps were the cross-conjugated dienone reactivity neutralization by reduction and the methylene lactone protection with morpholine or imidazole. Selective saponification of the isobutyrate was also achieved with crude pig liver esterase leading to tagitinol C with a moderate yield. Heliangine from the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) and hydroxylated derivatives of tagitinin C from the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus), two abundant field crops, constituted alternative sources of germacranolide derivatives not accessible from tagitinin C. Some esters were more potent than the lead compound, whereas the di-ethers displayed higher activity levels, probably due to a better in vivo stability.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143858150","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}
M.Sc. Julian Friedrich, Dr. Marc Schmidtmann, Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers
{"title":"Front Cover: Investigations into Intramolecular Cerium- and Manganese-Catalyzed Aerobic Coupling of β-Oxoesters with Styryl Moieties (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 15/2025)","authors":"M.Sc. Julian Friedrich, Dr. Marc Schmidtmann, Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202581501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202581501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>The Front Cover</b> shows two dwarves digging for rare minerals and gemstones in a mine. They are excited when they find crystals of bi- and tricyclic diketones and lactones. The cover image suggests that these very rare structures have crystallized over millions of years in incredible geochemical processes. In contrast to this myth, the products have now been synthesized by manganese-catalyzed oxidative radical cyclizations in an aerobic atmosphere. More information can be found in the Research Article by J. Christoffers and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202500158). Artwork by Amelie Christoffers.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejoc.202581501","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861691","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}
{"title":"Ring-Rearrangement-Driven Formal (3+2) Cycloaddition of Enaminone-Based Thioalkynes with Nitriles to Form Thiazole-Containing Bis-heterocycles","authors":"Chandran R, Abha Sharma, Keshri Nath Tiwari","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500287","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we report a one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyridin-2(H)-one containing thiazole derivatives by Bronsted acid-mediated ring-rearrangement and formal (3+2) cycloaddition reaction of enaminone-based thioalkyne with alkyl/aryl nitrile. The developed protocol demonstrates a wide substrate scope for both the reacting partners with high atom-economy furnishing very high to excellent yields of pharmaceutically relevant bis-heterocyclic derivatives. Based on outcome of the product and control experiments, a plausible reaction mechanism has also been proposed. The gram-scale synthesis and further synthetic transformation demonstrate the synthetic efficacy and utility of the developed protocol.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143858125","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":"New Glycoconjugates Containing Selenium and Polyphenols. Stereoselective Synthesis by Pummerer-like Rearrangement","authors":"Claudia González, Mauro De Nisco, Reinier Lemos, Giovanna Cimmino, Yoana Pérez-Badell, Severina Pacifico, Silvana Pedatella","doi":"10.1002/ejoc.202500291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202500291","url":null,"abstract":"In the last 20 years the exploitation of antioxidant activity of selenobased compounds has improved, just due to the use of Ebselen, a selenocompound, as a Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimic. However, their clinical use seems to be compromised by the low solubility in water. To deal with this problem is possible to take advantage of the new approach including selenosugars in which selenium replaces heterocyclic oxygen. In this frame, to optimize the antioxidant properties of selenosugars, the glycoconjugation with a polyphenolic unit, which is a molecule capable of inhibiting or disabling the action of free radicals, has been considered in this work. The Mitsunobu reaction mechanism links covalently the primary alcoholic function of selenobased glycosyl donors, coming from the commercially available d-mannose, and phenolic moiety acceptors, to obtain the corresponding glycoconjugates, has been exploited affording the products in efficient yields. A DFT theoretical study was carried out to help understand the possible influence of the seleno donor on the reactivity. Crucially, a new pathway based on Pummerer-like rearrangement followed by a glycosylation, gave a selenosugar with selenium in the ring and bearing an acetal-like functional group at C-1. All compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy confirming their structures and purity.","PeriodicalId":167,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"28 7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143849458","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}