Javier Gómez-Ayuso, Pablo Pertejo, Tomás Hermosilla, Israel Carreira-Barral, Roberto Quesada, María García-Valverde
{"title":"Harnessing unprotected deactivated amines and arylglyoxals in the Ugi reaction for the synthesis of fused complex nitrogen heterocycles","authors":"Javier Gómez-Ayuso, Pablo Pertejo, Tomás Hermosilla, Israel Carreira-Barral, Roberto Quesada, María García-Valverde","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>Piperazines and diazepines are examples of nitrogen heterocycles present in many marketed drugs highlighting their importance in the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. However, their synthesis often faces challenges, including complex functionalization and lengthy reaction sequences. Multicomponent reactions, notably the Ugi reaction, have emerged as powerful tools to address these hurdles. Here, we have demonstrated the possibility of using the combination of arylglyoxals and carboxylic acids tethered to nonprotected deactivated amines as a powerful strategy for the synthesis of complex fused heterocycles. The limited nucleophilic character of the amino group of the anthranilic acid, indole-2-carboxylic acid, pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid or <i>N</i>-phenylglycine has allowed the use of these compounds in the Ugi reaction without triggering competitive reactions. The additional functional group present in the resulting Ugi adduct can be leveraged in different post-condensation strategies to easily generate multiple fused nitrogen heterocycles including benzodiazepinone and piperazinone cores.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-154-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1758–1766. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.154</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141784067","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}
Adam D. Bass, Daniela Castellanos, Xavier A. Calicdan, Dennis D. Cao
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of 1,2,3,4-naphthalene and anthracene diimides","authors":"Adam D. Bass, Daniela Castellanos, Xavier A. Calicdan, Dennis D. Cao","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>We report the synthesis and characterization of naphthalene and anthracene scaffolds end-capped by cyclic imides. The solid-state structures of the <i>N</i>-phenyl derivatives, determined by X-ray crystallography, reveal changes in packing preference based on the number of aromatic rings in the core. The optical and electronic properties of the title compounds compare favorably with other previously described isomers and expand the toolbox of electron-deficient aromatic compounds available to organic materials chemists.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-155-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1767–1772. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.155</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141784068","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}
Hiwot M. Tiruye, Solon Economopoulos, Kåre B. Jørgensen
{"title":"Synthesis of polycyclic aromatic quinones by continuous flow electrochemical oxidation: anodic methoxylation of polycyclic aromatic phenols (PAPs)","authors":"Hiwot M. Tiruye, Solon Economopoulos, Kåre B. Jørgensen","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.153","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>The electrochemical oxidation of polycyclic aromatic phenols (PAPs) has been developed in a microfluidic cell to synthesize polycyclic aromatic quinones (PAQs). Methanol was used as nucleophile to trap the phenoxonium cation formed in the oxidation as an acetal, that later were hydrolysed to the quinone. Formation of hydrogen gas as the cathode reaction caused challenges in the flow cell and were overcome by recycling the reaction mixture through the cell at increased flow rate several times. The specific quinones formed were guided by the position of an initial hydroxy group on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. An available <i>para</i>-position in the PAPs gave <i>p</i>-quinones, while hydroxy groups in the 2- or 3-position led to <i>o</i>-quinones. The substrates were analysed by cyclic voltammetry for estitmation of the HOMO/LUMO energies to shed more light on this transformation. The easy separation of the supporting electrolyte from the product will allow recycling and makes this a green transformation.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-153-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1746–1757. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.153</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141784071","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}
Laura L. Romero-Hernández, Ana Isabel Ahuja-Casarín, Penélope Merino-Montiel, Sara Montiel-Smith, José Luis Vega-Báez, Jesús Sandoval-Ramírez
{"title":"Syntheses and medicinal chemistry of spiro heterocyclic steroids","authors":"Laura L. Romero-Hernández, Ana Isabel Ahuja-Casarín, Penélope Merino-Montiel, Sara Montiel-Smith, José Luis Vega-Báez, Jesús Sandoval-Ramírez","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>There is compelling evidence that incorporating a heterocyclic moiety into a steroid can alter its pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties, driving intense interest in the synthesis of such hybrids among research groups. In this review, we present an overview of recent synthetic methodologies, spanning the period from 2000 to 2023, for the preparation of spiro heterocyclic steroids. The compounds surveyed encompass four-, five-, six-, and seven-membered heterocycles appended to various positions of steroidal backbones, with spirocycles containing oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur atoms being predominant. The outlined synthetic procedures emphasize the pivotal steps for constructing the heterocycles, often accompanied by a detailed account of the overall synthesis pathway. The review encompasses innovative compounds, including bis-steroids linked by a spiro heterocycle and steroids conjugated to heterocyclic moieties containing three or more (hetero)cycles. Moreover, many compounds are accompanied by data on their biological activities, such as antiproliferative, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antifungal, steroid antagonist, and enzyme inhibition, among others, aimed at furnishing pertinent insights for the future design of more potent and selective drugs.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-152-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1713–1745. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.152</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141784069","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":"Chemo-enzymatic total synthesis: current approaches toward the integration of chemical and enzymatic transformations","authors":"Ryo Tanifuji, Hiroki Oguri","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.151","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>A steadily increasing number of reports have been published on chemo-enzymatic synthesis methods that integrate biosynthetic enzymatic transformations with chemical conversions. This review focuses on the total synthesis of natural products and classifies the enzymatic reactions into three categories. The total synthesis of five natural products: cotylenol, trichodimerol, chalcomoracin, tylactone, and saframycin A, as well as their analogs, is outlined with an emphasis on comparing these chemo-enzymatic syntheses with the corresponding natural biosynthetic pathways.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-151-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1693–1712. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.151</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141784070","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":"A fiber-optic spectroscopic setup for isomerization quantum yield determination","authors":"Anouk Volker, Jorn D. Steen, Stefano Crespi","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>A spectroscopic setup for isomerization quantum yield determination is reported. The setup combines fiber-coupled LEDs, a commercially calibrated thermopile detector for measurement of the photon flux, and a fiber-coupled UV–vis spectrometer. By solving the rate equations numerically, isomerization quantum yields can be obtained from the UV–vis absorption spectra. We show that our results for the prototypical photoswitch azobenzene are in excellent agreement with the literature. The analysis of the errors showed that the quantum yields determined using this method are in the same order of magnitude as when using actinometry, thus demonstrating the reliability of our setup.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-150-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1684–1692. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.150</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141742221","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}
Thomas J. Kuczmera, Pim Puylaert, Boris J. Nachtsheim
{"title":"Oxidation of benzylic alcohols to carbonyls using N-heterocyclic stabilized λ3-iodanes","authors":"Thomas J. Kuczmera, Pim Puylaert, Boris J. Nachtsheim","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>We present <i>N</i>-heterocycle-stabilized iodanes (NHIs) as suitable reagents for the mild oxidation of activated alcohols. Two different protocols, both involving activation by chloride additives, were used to synthesize benzylic ketones and aldehydes without overoxidation in up to 97% yield. Based on MS experiments an activated hydroxy(chloro)iodane is proposed as the reactive intermediate.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-149-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1677–1683. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.149</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"84 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141742223","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":"Ring opening of photogenerated azetidinols as a strategy for the synthesis of aminodioxolanes","authors":"Henning Maag, Daniel J. Lemcke, Johannes M. Wahl","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>α-Aminoacetophenones are identified as promising building blocks for the synthesis of highly substituted dioxolanes. The presented strategy is founded on the build and release of molecular strain and achieves a formal transposition of a methyl group. During light irradiation, 3-phenylazetidinols are forged as reaction intermediates, which readily undergo ring opening upon the addition of electron-deficient ketones or boronic acids. Key to the successful development of this two-step process is the identification of a benzhydryl-protecting group, which orchestrates the photochemical Norrish–Yang cyclization and facilitates the subsequent ring opening.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-148-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1671–1676. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.148</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141742222","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}
Maria-Paula Schröder, Isabel P.-M. Pfeiffer, Silja Mordhorst
{"title":"Methyltransferases from RiPP pathways: shaping the landscape of natural product chemistry","authors":"Maria-Paula Schröder, Isabel P.-M. Pfeiffer, Silja Mordhorst","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>This review article aims to highlight the role of methyltransferases within the context of ribosomally synthesised and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products. Methyltransferases play a pivotal role in the biosynthesis of diverse natural products with unique chemical structures and bioactivities. They are highly chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective allowing methylation at various positions. The different possible acceptor regions in ribosomally synthesised peptides are described in this article. Furthermore, we will discuss the potential application of these methyltransferases as powerful biocatalytic tools in the synthesis of modified peptides and other bioactive compounds. By providing an overview of the various methylation options available, this review is intended to emphasise the biocatalytic potential of RiPP methyltransferases and their impact on the field of natural product chemistry.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-147-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1652–1670. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.147</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141742224","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}
Fátima C. Teixeira, António P. S. Teixeira, C. M. Rangel
{"title":"New triazinephosphonate dopants for Nafion proton exchange membranes (PEM)","authors":"Fátima C. Teixeira, António P. S. Teixeira, C. M. Rangel","doi":"10.3762/bjoc.20.145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.20.145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><font size='+1'><b>Abstract</b></font></p>\u0000<p>A new paradigm for energy is underway demanding decarbonized energy systems. Some of them rely on emerging electrochemical devices, crucial in hydrogen technologies, including fuel cells, CO<sub>2</sub> and water electrolysers, whose applications and performances depend on key components such as their separators/ion-exchange membranes. The most studied and already commercialized Nafion membrane shows great chemical stability, but its water content limits its high proton conduction to a limited range of operating temperatures. Here, we report the synthesis of a new series of triazinephosphonate derivatives and their use as dopants in the preparation of new modified Nafion membranes. The triazinephosphonate derivatives were prepared by substitution of chlorine atoms in cyanuric chloride. Diverse conditions were used to obtain the trisubstituted (4-hydroxyphenyl)triazinephosphonate derivatives and the (4-aminophenyl)triazinephosphonate derivatives, but with these amino counterparts, only the disubstituted compounds were obtained. The new modified Nafion membranes were prepared by casting incorporation of the synthesized 1,3,5-triazinephosphonate (TPs) derivatives. The evaluation of the proton conduction properties of the new membranes and relative humidity (RH) conditions and at 60 °C, showed that they present higher proton conductivities than the prepared Nafion membrane and similar or better proton conductivities than commercial Nafion N115, in the same experimental conditions. The Nafion-doped membrane with compound <b>TP2</b> with a 1.0 wt % loading showed the highest proton conductivity with 84 mS·cm<sup>−1</sup>.</p>\u0000<p align='center'><img src='https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/content/figures/1860-5397-20-145-graphical-abstract.png?max-width=550' border='0'/></p>\u0000<p><i>Beilstein J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>2024,</b> <i>20,</i> 1623–1634. doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.145</p>","PeriodicalId":8756,"journal":{"name":"Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141719031","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}