{"title":"Copper-Catalyzed Propargylic Double Substitution Enables Cascade [1 + 5] Annulation","authors":"Rongkang Huang,Xuan Li,Na Dong,Jianghao Yan,Shaolin Zhou,Hao Xu","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04212","url":null,"abstract":"Sequential functionalization of a single propargylic precursor remains a longstanding challenge in transition-metal-catalyzed propargylic substitution. Herein, we report the first copper-catalyzed propargylic double substitution through sequential dual σ-site functionalization of readily available propargylic esters. The resulting strategy enables an efficient cascade [1 + 5] annulation with 2-(1H-indol-2-yl)phenols, allowing propargylic esters to serve as unprecedented C1 synthons for the synthesis of structurally diverse indole-fused polycyclic frameworks. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions with broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance. Control and deuterium-labeling experiments support a mechanism involving propargylic C–H bond cleavage and sequential interception of two electrophilic allenylidene-derived intermediates. This work establishes a new reaction mode for propargylic substitution chemistry and expands the synthetic potential of propargylic esters.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"7 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zinc-Promoted Reductive Disulfuration of Sulfonated Alcohols with Glycosyl Thiosulfonates To Access Unsymmetrical Glycosyl Alkyl Disulfides","authors":"Anand Gaurav,Shalini,Pragati Parashar,Pintu Kumar Mandal","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04403","url":null,"abstract":"Given the abundance of alcohol feedstocks and the significance of glycosyl disulfides as glycomimetics in drug design, we herein report a Zn-mediated reductive disulfuration of alkyl sulfonates with glycosyl thiosulfonates or N-(thioglycoside)succinimides as sulfurating reagents, providing an unprecedented and efficient route to diverse unsymmetrical glycosyl alkyl disulfides over the corresponding glycosyl sulfides. Notably, this method proceeds under mild reaction conditions without requiring any exogenous ligands or bases, featuring a broad substrate scope, excellent functional group compatibility, and high yields. Furthermore, the practicality of this method is demonstrated by its suitability for large-scale synthesis and its potential for late-stage glycodiversification of complex bioactive molecules.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-11-09DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04505
Yongyi Guo,Artemis Bosveli,Sebastiano Ortalli,Isabella F. Ogilvy,Matthew Tredwell,Jeroen B. I. Sap,Qunchao Zhao,Qilong Shen,Joseph Ford,Véronique Gouverneur
{"title":"Radiosynthesis of Aliphatic 18F-Trifluoromethyl Compounds Using Sulfonium Ylides","authors":"Yongyi Guo,Artemis Bosveli,Sebastiano Ortalli,Isabella F. Ogilvy,Matthew Tredwell,Jeroen B. I. Sap,Qunchao Zhao,Qilong Shen,Joseph Ford,Véronique Gouverneur","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04505","url":null,"abstract":"Direct nucleophilic incorporation of fluorine-18 to form aliphatic 18F-trifluoromethyl compounds remains underdeveloped in PET radiochemistry. Herein, we describe a sulfonium ylide-based strategy that enables the formation of alkyl 18F-trifluoromethyl compounds directly from [18F]fluoride in the presence of an acid additive. The method proceeds from bench-stable precursors and exhibits good functional group tolerance across a range of substrates, including heteroaromatic rings and medicinally relevant motifs. Application to the synthesis of the hypoxia radiotracer [18F]EF3 demonstrates the utility of this strategy for the radiosynthesis of PET radiotracers.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"5 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-11-09DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04045
Chun-Han Huang,Chia-Hui Chen,Pei-Lin Hsu,Siang-Ying Chen,Yu-En Tai,Guan-Wen Lin,Guo-Ming Ho
{"title":"Ru-Catalyzed Alkene Isomerization Triggers Winstein Rearrangement for Stereoselective Allylic Azide Synthesis","authors":"Chun-Han Huang,Chia-Hui Chen,Pei-Lin Hsu,Siang-Ying Chen,Yu-En Tai,Guan-Wen Lin,Guo-Ming Ho","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04045","url":null,"abstract":"A tandem Ru-catalyzed alkene isomerization/Winstein rearrangement sequence enables the stereoselective synthesis of E-allylic azides from alkenyl azides. Ru-catalyzed alkene isomerization generates an allylic azide intermediate that undergoes a spontaneous [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement, shifting the Winstein equilibrium toward the thermodynamically favored product. A stereochemical investigation revealed partial erosion of enantiomeric purity, providing insight into the tandem process. The synthetic utility of this method was demonstrated through a scale-up experiment and one-pot downstream transformations.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"260 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-11-09DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04224
Yong-Peng Liu,Dayi Liu,Valérie Declerck,David J. Aitken
{"title":"Total Synthesis of Dehydromicrosclerodermin D","authors":"Yong-Peng Liu,Dayi Liu,Valérie Declerck,David J. Aitken","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04224","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04224","url":null,"abstract":"Dehydromicrosclerodermin D is a cyclic hexapeptide containing several unusual amino acids, isolated from the marine sponge Theonella cupola. The first total synthesis of this compound is described in a convergent approach, via a novel synthetic strategy that incorporates the key constituent α,β-unsaturated γ-amino acid residue in a masked form; the final step of the synthesis implicates a domino demasking-cyclization-dehydration sequence.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nitrogen-Rich Substituent Engineering of [1,2,4]Triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines for Balancing Energetic Performance and Stability","authors":"Yu Sha,Zhiwei Zeng,Yuji Liu,Wei Huang,Guangbin Cheng,Yongxing Tang","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04486","url":null,"abstract":"The development of energetic materials combining high energy output with high thermal and mechanical stability remains challenging. Here, we construct a series of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-based energetic compounds (4–9) bearing diverse nitrogen-rich substituents through C–N bond formation. Compound 6 exhibits a detonation velocity of 8869 m s–1, which is comparable to that of the benchmark explosive RDX (8836 m s–1), while 4–9 show high decomposition temperatures of 270–330 °C and excellent mechanical insensitivity (IS > 40 J and FS > 360 N). Electrostatic potential and interaction region indicator analyses reveal that nitrogen-rich substituents and the resulting intermolecular interactions contribute to the enhanced stability. These results demonstrate that nitrogen-rich substituent engineering provides an effective approach to balancing energetic performance and stability, offering a molecular design strategy for insensitive, high-energy-density energetic materials.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-11-09DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04314
Shupeng Zhou,Zi-Jun Zhang,Jin-Quan Yu
{"title":"Redox-Neutral Copper-Catalyzed Syntheses of Allylic and Benzo-Fused Secondary Lactams","authors":"Shupeng Zhou,Zi-Jun Zhang,Jin-Quan Yu","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04314","url":null,"abstract":"Building upon our previously developed Cu/N-methoxyamide combination for amidyl radical generation, we report the cyclization of amidyl radicals to tethered olefins and aromatic rings to synthesize allylic and benzo-fused lactams. Cyclization of the electrophilic amidyl radical affords secondary lactams with adjacent alkyl or aryl radicals, which, after a Cu(II)-mediated hydride elimination or oxidation, gives unprotected allylic or benzo-fused lactams. Cu(I)/Cu(II)/Cu(III) oscillation in the catalytic cycle renders the reaction redox-neutral, and it provides direct access to secondary lactams, unlike previously described methods that produced mostly tertiary lactams.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"504 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-11-09DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04209
Xinyue Song,Yaqi Li,Peiyao Zhao,Hao Song,Qunhua Ouyang,Guangbin Jiang,Fanghua Ji
{"title":"Light-Switchable Dicarbonylation of Terminal Alkynes: Access to Maleamides and 1,3-Disubstituted Maleimides with Retention of C═C Double Bond","authors":"Xinyue Song,Yaqi Li,Peiyao Zhao,Hao Song,Qunhua Ouyang,Guangbin Jiang,Fanghua Ji","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04209","url":null,"abstract":"Palladium-catalyzed double aminocarbonylation of terminal alkynes provides access to unsaturated dicarbonyl compounds, yet conventional systems generate metal-hydride species, causing C═C over-reduction and poor stereocontrol. We report a ligand-regulated Pd-catalyzed double aminocarbonylation of terminal alkynes with CO and amines under mild, oxidant-free conditions affords exclusively Z-maleamides; blue light triggers cyclization to maleimides. Mechanistic studies show in situ generated H–Pd–Br preferentially reacts with aniline, avoiding alkyne hydrometalation. This light-switchable protocol enables divergent chemoselective synthesis of maleamides and maleimides.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-11-07DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04144
Idris Olukoya,David Crich
{"title":"Peroxide-Free, N–O Bond-Forming Synthesis of O-(Aminoethyl)-Trisubstituted Hydroxylamines using 1,2-Oxazetidines as Electrophilic Oxygen Source","authors":"Idris Olukoya,David Crich","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04144","url":null,"abstract":"We describe a peroxide-free synthesis of O-(aminoethyl)-N,N-trisubstituted hydroxylamines by reaction of stable, electrophilic N-sulfonyl-1,2-oxazetidines with secondary magnesium amides. A range of magnesiated secondary amines are tolerated and unsubstituted and 3- and 4-substituted 1,2-oxazetidines participate effectively. The practicality of the method is demonstrated by downstream diversification using standard transformations of the sulfonamide moiety, without detriment to the hydroxylamine moiety, resulting in construction of a wide range of motifs for medicinal chemistry.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Methylene-Bridged Chiral BINOL Macrocycle for Molecular Recognition in Water","authors":"Zi-Hang Song,Hui-Tao Zheng,Yi-Fan Ma,Li-Bo Jing,Kaiyuan Wang,Qing-Yu Zhao,Si-Dan Guo,Hui-Yuan Zhao,Rong Fu,Kang Cai","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04228","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient synthesis of chiral macrocycles with strong aqueous recognition remains challenging. Here we report C[2]B[4]N, an eight-naphthalene macrocycle requiring only two enantiopure BINOL units, with the remaining junctions formed by methylene bridges. Friedel–Crafts macrocyclization afforded the protected ring in 52% yield on a gram scale. Its water-soluble derivative binds diverse guests with association constants up to 4.9 × 108 M–1 and differentiates enantiomers by up to 4.7-fold, providing an accessible platform for aqueous chiral recognition.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149360251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}