Organic LettersPub Date : 2026-10-16Epub Date: 2026-10-05DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03858
Yan Zhang, Zhilin Zhang, Mengru Niu, Yaqi Wang, Kan Zhong, Haiyang Wu, Jinfeng Ye, Zhifei Hu, Saddam M. Muthana, Hongzhi Cao
{"title":"Redox-Controlled Site-Specific O-Sulfation Facilitated Diversity-Oriented Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Chondroitin Sulfates A/C/E and Chimeric Chondroitin Sulfates","authors":"Yan Zhang, Zhilin Zhang, Mengru Niu, Yaqi Wang, Kan Zhong, Haiyang Wu, Jinfeng Ye, Zhifei Hu, Saddam M. Muthana, Hongzhi Cao","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03858","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03858","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The biological functions of chondroitin sulfate (CS)are stronglyinfluenced by its sulfation pattern. However, the limited site selectivityof currently available sulfotransferases has made it challenging toaccess CS oligosaccharides with diverse sulfation patterns. Herein,we report a redox-controlled site-specific O-sulfation strategy forthe programmable installation of CS-A, CS-C, or CS-E sequences atdefined positions along chondroitin backbones, enabling the diversity-orientedsynthesis of 28 structurally well-defined CS oligosaccharides withdistinct sulfation sequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"28 41","pages":"13052–13057"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149088671","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 : 2026-10-16Epub Date: 2026-10-05DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04062
Subhadeep Ghosh, Sumit Biswas, Suman Sekh, Indrajit Das
{"title":"Electrooxidative Ring-Opening and Strain-Release-Driven Skeletal Rearrangement of Cyclopropenes","authors":"Subhadeep Ghosh, Sumit Biswas, Suman Sekh, Indrajit Das","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04062","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c04062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We develop two distinct electrooxidative strategies forthe ring-openingand strain-release-driven rearrangement of cyclopropenes when reactingwith alcohols and trimethylsilyl azide, yielding <em>gem</em>-dialkoxyallylated compounds and tetrasubstituted alkenyl nitriles.The synthesis of allylated derivatives starts with the direct anodicoxidation of the cyclopropene ring to form a cyclopropene radicalcation. This radical cation undergoes addition by an alkoxide (actingas a nucleophile) at the C2 position, followed by regioselective cleavageof the C1–C2 bond. For alkenyl nitriles, anodic oxidation ofthe radical precursor produces an azide radical that adds to the cyclopropenering at the less-substituted C3 position. This leads to regioselectivecleavage of the C1–C3 bond. Additionally, the postreactionmodifications and the ability to synthesize deuterated allyl compoundsfurther demonstrate the utility of these transformations.</p>","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"28 41","pages":"13110–13115"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149088722","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 : 2026-10-16Epub Date: 2026-10-07DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03955
Charlotte Noël, Thomas Poisson, André B. Charette, Philippe Jubault
{"title":"Catalytic Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of 1,1-Disubstituted Electron-Deficient Alkenes with Dimethyl Diazomalonate","authors":"Charlotte Noël, Thomas Poisson, André B. Charette, Philippe Jubault","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03955","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03955","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The catalytic asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched1,1-cyclopropanediesters is reported. A reaction combining Rh<sub>2</sub>(<em>R</em>-<em>p</em>-BTPCP)<sub>4</sub> as the chiral catalyst,dimethyl diazomalonate, and 1,1-disubstituted electron-poor alkeneswas developed, providing access to a broad range of tetrasubstitutedenantioenriched cyclopropanes. The reaction proceeded smoothly, andthe products were isolated in moderate to good yields with good toexcellent enantioselectivities.</p>","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"28 41","pages":"13076–13081"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149088579","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":"Rh-Catalyzed Cascade C–H Functionalization/Annulation of Ketimine Directed Arenes with Vinylcyclopropanes: Access to Bridged Azaheterocycles","authors":"Swati Samantaray, Sajal Roy, Mahesh Samantaray, Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03868","DOIUrl":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03868","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rh-catalyzed cascadeC–H functionalization/annulation ofketimine-directed arenes with vinylcyclopropanes has been accomplishedto access <em>N</em>-bridged cyclic frameworks. The procedurecan be extended to vinylaziridine, vinyloxirane, and vinyl ethylenecarbonate to furnish spirotetrahydroisoquinoline and spiroindane scaffolds.The versatile reactivity of the vinyl strained rings, functional grouptolerance, and photophysical/molecular docking studies of the representativeexamples are the important practical features.</p>","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"28 41","pages":"13011–13016"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149151323","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 : 2026-10-16DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03865
Zhiyan Zhang,Teng Zhu,Huailong Zhang,Caijin Lei,Deqi Wang,Jie Tang,Guangbin Cheng,Shuiping Zhou,Hongwei Yang
{"title":"Synergistic\u0000Construction of High-Energy and Low-Sensitivity\u0000Energetic Materials via Ortho-Nitroamino and a Hydrazine Bridge","authors":"Zhiyan Zhang,Teng Zhu,Huailong Zhang,Caijin Lei,Deqi Wang,Jie Tang,Guangbin Cheng,Shuiping Zhou,Hongwei Yang","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.6c03865","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To achieve a balance between detonation performance and thermal stability, a synergistic strategy based on ortho-nitroamino groups and a hydrazine bridge was adopted in this work. Using this approach, compound 2 (6,6′-(hydrazine-1,2-diyl)bis(3,5-dinitropyridine-2,4-diamine)) and its perchlorate (3) and nitrate (4) salts were successfully synthesized via a one-step method in high yield. Notably, compound 3 shows a high thermal decomposition temperature (Td = 316 °C) which is comparable to that of HNS (Td = 318 °C), and its energy performance (Dv = 9135 m·s–1, Pe = 37.9 GPa) approaches that of HMX (Dv = 9144 m·s–1, P = 39.2 GPa). These results demonstrate the potential of compound 3 as a heat-resistant and insensitive explosive for practical applications. Furthermore, they highlight that the synergistic effect of hydrazine bridging and ortho-nitroamino groups holds promise for achieving a balance between high energy and low sensitivity.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149209518","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}