TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-11-14DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135060
Yuanfang Liu , Ruiying Pan , Xinni Xie , Jun Liu , Yuguo Du
{"title":"Design, synthesis, and evaluation of petrosiol E derivatives on neuronal progenitors differentiation","authors":"Yuanfang Liu , Ruiying Pan , Xinni Xie , Jun Liu , Yuguo Du","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135060","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A series of novel petrosiol E derivatives were synthesized by divergent strategies starting from readily available <span>d</span>-xylose as the chiral template. The pro-differentiating capacities of these derivatives were evaluated using a differentiation model of rat neuron-like PC12 cells and several derivatives exhibited moderate to significant pro-differentiating capacities. Our study demonstrated that the pro-differentiating capacities of these derivatives were very sensitive to modifications in the side chains, suggesting that the conjugated diyne skeleton and terminal alkyl residue might play important roles in the neuronal differentiation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135060"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145577159","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":"Asymmetric synthesis of chiral 4,5,6-trisubstituted-3,4-dihydropyrimidinethiones catalyzed by chiral Brønsted acid","authors":"Lingkai Kong, Zhe Li, Chunzhi Ju, Peng Wang, Guangliang Zhang, Suoqin Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.134999","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.134999","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The low steric hindrance of small-substituent 2,4-diketones presents a significant challenge for effective asymmetric induction.An efficient and highly enantioselective catalytic system was developed for the Biginelli reaction to access chiral 4,5,6-trisubstituted-3,4-dihydropyrimidinethiones. Through catalyst screening, chiral imidodiphosphoric acid was found to outperform conventional chiral phosphoric acids. Under the optimized conditions, up to 99 % ee and 52–92 % isolated yields were achieved. This method offers a valuable strategy for the asymmetric synthesis of bioactive pyrimidine derivatives with potential pharmaceutical applicatioins.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 134999"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145384501","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-11-12DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135057
Jiahong Chen, Yuanyuan Huang, Nan Wang, You Zi
{"title":"Lewis base catalyzed N-selective allylation of sufenamides with Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates","authors":"Jiahong Chen, Yuanyuan Huang, Nan Wang, You Zi","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A practical and N-selective allylation of sulfenamides using Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates under Lewis base catalysis is reported. It features broad substrate scope, high chemoselectivity, and tolerance to various functional groups, affording diverse N-allylated sulfenamides in good to excellent yields. Gram-scale experiments confirm its scalability, facilitating the synthesis of bioactive molecules and expanding the utility of sulfenamide chemistry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135057"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145526717","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135027
Zhen-Ye Wu , Jiang-Hong Liu , Qing Liu , Li Hai , Zhong-Zhen Yang , Yong Wu
{"title":"Photoinduced cyclopropanation of olefins via silicoborate-mediated radical transfer","authors":"Zhen-Ye Wu , Jiang-Hong Liu , Qing Liu , Li Hai , Zhong-Zhen Yang , Yong Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Under visible-light irradiation, a metal-free photocatalytic system enables the generation of reactive silicon-centered radicals from a silicate reagent. The radicals undergo efficient addition to olefins, followed by polarity inversion, elimination of the leaving group, and strain-driven cyclization to afford cyclopropane-functionalized silicon products. Notably, this protocol avoids transition-metal catalysts and exhibits broad functional group tolerance. The reaction provides a sustainable strategy for constructing strained carbocycles under mild conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135027"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415049","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135000
Junyang Tang , Yaorong Liu , Baojie Qiu , Chun He , Xingxian Zhang
{"title":"Pd-catalyzed site-selective arene ortho C–H chlorination of 4-aryl-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidines with para- toluenesulfonylchloride","authors":"Junyang Tang , Yaorong Liu , Baojie Qiu , Chun He , Xingxian Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135000","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135000","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A palladium-catalyzed arene <em>ortho</em> C–H chlorination of 4-aryl-pyrrolo[2,3-<em>d</em>]pyrimidines has been developed using inexpensive <em>p</em>-toluenesulfonyl chloride (TsCl) as a practical chlorine source. This transformation endows facile fabrication of C–Cl bond with high regioselectivity and wide functional group tolerance exploiting directing properties of pyrimidinic nitrogen on pharmacodynamic 7-deazapurines. The synthetic utility of this protocol is demonstrated through gram-scale synthesis and diverse late-stage functionalization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135000"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415047","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135036
Quanlin Wu , Can Yang , Xinying Man , Xin Li , Quansen Wu , Yijing Zhang , Dongfang Jiang , Zhenjie Qi
{"title":"Cu(OAc)2/K2S2O8 promoted aminooximation of β,γ-unsaturated hydrazones to access pyrazoline substituted oxime ethers","authors":"Quanlin Wu , Can Yang , Xinying Man , Xin Li , Quansen Wu , Yijing Zhang , Dongfang Jiang , Zhenjie Qi","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel Cu(OAc)<sub>2</sub>-catalyzed tandem cyclization/addition strategy has been developed for the synthesis of pyrazoline substituted oxime ethers from <em>β</em>,<em>γ</em>-unsaturated hydrazones and oximes using K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub> as an oxidant and NaHCO<sub>3</sub> as a base has been achieved. The reaction demonstrates broad substrate scope, tolerating aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, and sulfonyl substituents on both hydrazones and oximes, and provides the products in up to 78 % yield. Mechanistic studies suggest the involvement of both energy transfer and single electron transfer processes in accomplishing the radical 5-<em>exo</em>-trig cyclization to the C<img>N bond. Furthermore, scale-up experiment was also enabled.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135036"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145475158","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":"Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation of α-2-nitrophenylsulfenylimino acetamide","authors":"Tsubasa Inokuma , Koki Fukuhara , Masayuki Sugano , Maki Miyamoto , Takatoshi Someno , Ken-ichi Yamada","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation of α-2-nitrophenylsulfenylimino acetamide has been developed for the synthesis of arylglycine-containing peptides. The addition of a weakly coordinating anion is essential for the progress of this reaction. The protecting group of the arylated product is readily removed, and the resulting free amine undergoes N-terminal extension without racemization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135041"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145526713","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-10-31DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135037
Feifei Wen , Xuyang Zhao , Xueqin Song , Huan Ma , Chengwang Wang , Yu Zhang , Pan Xie
{"title":"Visible light-induced synergistic photoredox/palladium catalysis for decarboxylative benzoylation of aryl pyridines: Efficient access to pyridine-substituted aryl ketones at ambient temperature","authors":"Feifei Wen , Xuyang Zhao , Xueqin Song , Huan Ma , Chengwang Wang , Yu Zhang , Pan Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel synergistic photoredox/palladium catalytic system has been developed for the visible light-induced decarboxylative benzoylation of arylpyridines using <em>α</em>-oxocarboxylic acids. This method proceeds efficiently at ambient temperature under aerobic conditions, employing Eosin Y as the photocatalyst, a Pd(II) complex as the transition metal catalyst, and K<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub> as the oxidant. A broad substrate scope, encompassing electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups as well as diverse heterocyclic acids, afforded the corresponding benzoyl-substituted heteroarenes in moderate to good yields. This protocol offers an economical, mild, and sustainable strategy for the synthesis of valuable aromatic ketones, thereby advancing the field of dual photoredox/palladium catalysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135037"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145475098","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-10-30DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135033
Musarrat Fatma, Faiz Ahmed Khan
{"title":"Electrochemically driven benzoazepine-tethered acrylate synthesis","authors":"Musarrat Fatma, Faiz Ahmed Khan","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we present an intramolecular palladium catalyzed cascade electrochemical reaction in an undivided cell at room temperature to afford benzoazepine-tethered acrylate derivatives. The reaction pathway is proposed to occur initially <em>via</em> selective iodination followed by 7-<em>endo-</em>dig selective cyclization followed by Heck coupling at room temperature using palladium catalyst. The reaction features broad substrate scope with good yields under mild condition and effectively underlines the role of expanding palladium assisted electrochemical transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135033"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415048","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}
TetrahedronPub Date : 2026-01-15Epub Date: 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2025.135045
Alan C. Cecil, Evans Fosu, Bruno Donnadieu, T. Keith Hollis
{"title":"Bis-arylation of phenylene-bridged bis-azolium salts and tetra-arylation of bis-azoles to access symmetrical and unsymmetrical CCC-aNHC pincer ligand precursors","authors":"Alan C. Cecil, Evans Fosu, Bruno Donnadieu, T. Keith Hollis","doi":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tet.2025.135045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Copper-mediated methodologies for the arylation of bis-azolium salts and bis-azoles are efficient pathways to access symmetrical and unsymmetrical <em>N</em>-heterocyclic carbene precursors. The arylation of bis-azolium salts with various aryl halides was achieved in moderate yields to furnish numerous C2-arylated bis-azolium salts. Access of C2-arylated bis-azolium salts from bis-azoles was also achieved in a single pot domino reaction via the use of iodonium salts as embedded electrophiles. The latter methodology utilizes the aryl iodide byproduct from the N-arylation step for the C–H activation step to mitigate waste and the need to recycle. We also demonstrated the use of these azolium salts in metalation and found success in obtaining metal complexes containing abnormal <em>N</em>-heterocyclic carbenes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":437,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron","volume":"190 ","pages":"Article 135045"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145526712","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}