Takahiko Matsushita , Kanna Saito , Kengo Inagaki , Tetsuo Koyama , Ken Hatano , Koji Matsuoka
{"title":"Streptavidin binding stoichiometry of biotinylated silicon phthalocyanines: impact of axial ligands","authors":"Takahiko Matsushita , Kanna Saito , Kengo Inagaki , Tetsuo Koyama , Ken Hatano , Koji Matsuoka","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155711","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155711","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biotinylated silicon phthalocyanines (SiPcs) represent promising platforms for targeted molecular systems that engage streptavidin through high-affinity biotin–protein interactions. In this study, two SiPc derivatives were synthesized with biotin appended via distinct axial ligands. Although both compounds exhibited similar optical properties in dimethyl sulfoxide, their binding behavior with streptavidin differed markedly. A competitive displacement assay using 4′-hydroxyazobenzene-2-carboxylic acid revealed that compound <strong>1</strong> occupied approximately 3.5 binding pockets per streptavidin tetramer, whereas compound <strong>2</strong> showed negligible displacement even at high concentrations. SDS-PAGE analysis confirmed that the streptavidin tetramer remained intact in the presence of compound <strong>1</strong>, ruling out tetramer dissociation as a cause of sub-stoichiometric binding. These findings indicate that steric hindrance or limited spatial accessibility of the biotin moiety, possibly compounded by aggregation in aqueous media, critically impacts functional binding. This study demonstrates that the architecture of axial ligands affects the effective presentation of biotin on SiPc scaffolds and informs the design of supramolecular probes and photofunctional systems responsive to biological targets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155711"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144289195","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":"CuCl-mediated desulfurization reactions of Dithiocarbamate Triethylamine salts: Access to 2-Aminooxazolines and Thioureas, and their synthetic applications","authors":"Jian-Hao Zhou, Fei-Yun Bao, Sheng-Yin Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155710","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155710","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Desulfurization reactions of dithiocarbamate triethylamine salts were developed in the presence of cuprous chloride. This methodology provided an efficient strategy to prepare a series of 2-aminooxazoline and thiourea derivatives with satisfactory yields. The reaction featured mild reaction conditions and good functional group compatibilities. The pathway of cyclodesulfurization reaction was also demonstrated by mechanism studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155710"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313989","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":"Synthesis of C22-C28 substituted Tetrahydropyran fragment of Eribulin","authors":"Mahender Khatravath , Naveen Kumar Mallurwar , Javed Iqbal , Prabhat Arya","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155708","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155708","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report a stereoselective synthesis of the C22-C28 substituted tetrahydropyran fragment of eribulin, using commercially available isoascorbic acid as the starting material. This synthetic route features a highly efficient sequence of reactions, including lactonization, conjugate addition, and an intramolecular oxa-Michael addition, which serve as the key transformations. The approach provides access to the desired tetrahydropyran fragment in a concise and stereoselective manner.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155708"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144289194","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}
Kana Sakaguchi , Shin Ogasawara , Yamato Hashimoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki
{"title":"Synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll-c analogs possessing thio-functionalized substituents at the 20-position and their self-aggregation","authors":"Kana Sakaguchi , Shin Ogasawara , Yamato Hashimoto, Hitoshi Tamiaki","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Methyl pyropheophorbides-<em>a</em> possessing some substituents at the 3-position as chlorophyll-<em>a</em> derivatives were regioselectively trifluoromethylthiolated and thiocyanated at the 20-position by heating with <em>N</em>-trifluoromethylthio- and thiocyanato-dibenzenesulfonimide, respectively, in <em>N</em>,<em>N</em>-dimethylformamide. Based on the novel thio-functionalization at the 20-position, zinc methyl 3-hydroxymethyl-pyropheophorbides-<em>a</em> bearing the 20-SCF<sub>3</sub> or SCN group were prepared as the models of naturally occurring bacteriochlorophyll(BChl)-<em>c</em> with the 20-Me group. The resulting model compounds self-aggregated in an aqueous Triton X-100 micellar solution to give red-shifted and broadened electronic absorption bands, similar to the self-aggregation of BChl-<em>c</em> in chlorosomes, major light-harvesting antennae of photosynthetic green bacteria. The electronic and steric effects of the 20-SX groups on the absorption bands of their monomeric and aggregated states as well as their self-aggregation abilities are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155693"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144271703","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":"Mild aerobic oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds with ferric nitrate Nonahydrate in Trifluoroacetic acid","authors":"Yuan Zhang, Zhi-Xin Guo, Pu Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155687","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155687","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A facile and effective aerobic oxidation of aromatic, allylic, secondary aliphatic alcohols and diols using a combination of ferric nitrate nonahydrate and trifluoroacetic acid was developed. The expected products were afforded in good to excellent yields. Major advantages of this procedure include room temperature reaction with low energy consumption, the use of cheap and readily available reagents and broad functional group compatibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155687"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144239532","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":"[Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene mediated regioselectivec(sp2)–H selenylation of α-oxo ketene dithioacetals under ambient conditions","authors":"Anirban Mandal, Sanjay Roy, Sajal Das","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155685","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155685","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we report a regioselective C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H bond selenylation of α-oxo ketene dithioacetals mediated by [Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]-benzene (PIFA) using readily available organodiselenides. A library of structurally diverse selenoether derivatives is prepared with a high yield of 92 %. This reaction occurs at ambient temperature and does not require any transition metal catalyst. An in-depth study has also been done to enlighten the reaction pathway. The reaction is found to be equally active in up-scale synthesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155685"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144271650","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":"Recent advances in the Newman–Kwart rearrangement","authors":"Tetsuhiro Nemoto, Yuma Okuda, Keita Yamazaki","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155690","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155690","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Since its independent development by Newman and Kwart in the 1960s, the Newman–Kwart rearrangement has been extensively studied for synthesizing thiophenols. A major limitation of this reaction is the requirement for high temperatures. However, recently developed methods have significantly improved its synthetic utility. The method developed by Lloyd-Jones et al., which employs a Pd catalyst, successfully lowered the reaction temperature to around 100 °C by utilizing a reaction mechanism that proceeds via oxidative addition of the C<img>O bond of <em>O</em>-aryl thiocarbamates. The single-electron oxidation approach introduced by Nicewicz et al. enabled the Newman–Kwart rearrangement to proceed at room temperature and significantly expanded its substrate scope. This strategy, based on the generation of electrophilic thiyl radical intermediates, was further extended to the development of Newman–Kwart rearrangement protocols using Ce or Fe oxidants, as well as electrochemical approaches. More recently, a reaction system employing a Bi catalyst has been developed to facilitate the Newman–Kwart rearrangement of <em>O-</em>heteroaryl thiocarbamates at room temperature. This paper provides an overview of the recent advances in this field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155690"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144255221","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}
Yuxia Liu, Mingyang Lv, Zhaoyang Fan, Qi Liu, Xinyu Dai
{"title":"Hydrophobic-pocket-enabled organocatalysis: New stereodirecting diphenylethylenediamine-isosteviol thioureas for accelerated michael addition under green aqueous conditions","authors":"Yuxia Liu, Mingyang Lv, Zhaoyang Fan, Qi Liu, Xinyu Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155689","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155689","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A chiral 1,2-diphenylethylenediamine (DPEN) unit was incorporated into an isosteviol-derived thiourea organocatalyst to facilitate the Michael addition of aldehydes to maleimides in an aqueous medium. Operating under neutral conditions, the newly developed isosteviol-DPEN thiourea catalyst demonstrates exceptional performance. It not only affords Michael addition products in high yields, with values reaching up to 98 %, but also exhibits remarkable enantioselectivities, which can go as high as 99 %. Importantly, this catalyst achieves dual stereoselective control of the reaction, ensuring the formation of products with precise stereochemical configurations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155689"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144239533","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}
Jack W. Annear , Michael J. Nutt , Gavin R. Flematti , Joseph Rosenbluh , Scott G. Stewart
{"title":"The design and synthesis of a novel α-alkynylated biotin scaffold for use in heterobifunctional molecular probes","authors":"Jack W. Annear , Michael J. Nutt , Gavin R. Flematti , Joseph Rosenbluh , Scott G. Stewart","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155692","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155692","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we present a practical approach to the design and synthesis of an alkyne-functionalized biotin derivative. This compound can be utilized as a precursor for multifunctional molecular probes that contain both biotin and a desired synthetic fragment while preserving biotin's carboxylic acid moiety. Furthermore, we have demonstrated the applicability of this precursor to molecular probe design by synthesizing a modular thalidomide-biotin conjugate using copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) as the key step.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"168 ","pages":"Article 155692"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144261822","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":"Tandem Pictet-Spengler/oxidation reaction: One-step synthesis of β-carbolines oxidized by Ca(ClO)2","authors":"Xulu Jiang , Yang Zhou , Liling Shen , Jinjun Hou , Huali Long , Zijia Zhang , Wanying Wu , Changwu Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155668","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tetlet.2025.155668","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel and efficient one-pot synthesis of <em>β</em>-carboline derivatives through a tandem Pictet-Spengler/oxidative aromatization sequence using calcium hypochlorite (Ca(ClO)<sub>2</sub>) as a mild oxidant has been reported. This methodology enables the direct conversion of readily available tryptamine derivatives and aldehydes in methanol to afford the corresponding <em>β</em>-carboline products in moderate to excellent yields (34–92 %). Notably, this protocol eliminates the need for isolation of the intermediate 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-<em>β</em>-carbolines, thereby significantly streamlining the synthetic process. The operational simplicity, good functional group tolerance, and avoidance of harsh reaction conditions make this method a practical approach for the synthesis of <em>β</em>-carboline scaffolds, which are privileged structures in medicinal chemistry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":438,"journal":{"name":"Tetrahedron Letters","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 155668"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144204796","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}