Wenjing Li , Chunye Liu , Juan Tang , Siyu Shen , Lingling Liang , Lingzhi Zhao , Shun Li
{"title":"Thioacid-catalyzed selective photochemical oxidation reactions under mild conditions","authors":"Wenjing Li , Chunye Liu , Juan Tang , Siyu Shen , Lingling Liang , Lingzhi Zhao , Shun Li","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00271d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00271d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalytic oxidation of organic compounds is a promising and sustainable strategy to synthesize high value-added aldehydes and ketones. In this study, commercially available and versatile thioacids have been employed as catalysts for a wide range of selective oxidation reactions, including those of benzylic sp<sup>3</sup> C–H bonds to ketones, alcohols to aldehydes, and amines to aldehydes. The reaction proceeds smoothly without the need for additional bases and oxidants, significantly enhancing the functional group compatibility of substrates. Mechanistic studies indicate that the excited state of thioacids was sufficient to transform molecular oxygen into a superoxide radical anion (O<sub>2</sub>˙<sup>−</sup>) through the single electron transfer (SET) process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3744-3753"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147755319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ke Zhang , Sinuo Li , Hengrui Zhou , Fang Zhang , Linna Guo , Yunqiang Li , Zhiwei Jiao
{"title":"Visible-light-induced diastereoselective synthesis of β-lactams via a Cu(i)-catalyzed cascade 1,5-H shift/cyclization","authors":"Ke Zhang , Sinuo Li , Hengrui Zhou , Fang Zhang , Linna Guo , Yunqiang Li , Zhiwei Jiao","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00281a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00281a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We herein report a visible-light-driven, copper(<span>i</span>)-catalyzed intramolecular 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5 HAT)/cyclization that provides efficient access to β-lactams with good to excellent diastereoselectivity. The copper catalyst plays a dual role, functioning both as a photosensitizer and as a Lewis acid to facilitate the cyclization step. Notably, the diastereoselectivity of the terminal cyclization can be effectively modulated through ligand design, marking a key advance in energy transfer catalysis. This work represents a notable advance in copper photocatalysis and offers an efficient, environmentally benign route to β-lactam scaffolds.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3619-3627"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147755314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leyla Saeifard , Kamran Amiri , Hormoz Khosravi , Felix Bauer , Frank Rominger , Bernhard Breit , Thomas J. J. Müller , Saeed Balalaie
{"title":"Palladium-catalyzed domino sequence of ortho-X-allenyl tethered aryl isocyanides: access to fused benzazole frameworks","authors":"Leyla Saeifard , Kamran Amiri , Hormoz Khosravi , Felix Bauer , Frank Rominger , Bernhard Breit , Thomas J. J. Müller , Saeed Balalaie","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00197a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00197a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A palladium-catalyzed domino sequence has been unlocked through the advent of a hitherto unreported class of <em>ortho</em>-X-allenyl tethered aryl isocyanides, highly reactive scaffolds that enable streamlined access to fused polycyclic heterocycles, including 2-substituted benzoxazoles, benzothiazoles, and benzimidazoles. The transformation forges two C–X and four C–C bonds in a single sequence and proceeds with broad functional-group tolerance, delivering the products in moderate to good yields. Mechanistic studies support a domino sequence involving allene isomerization, isocyanide insertion, migratory cycloisomerization, and a final [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, as validated by control experiments. This work unveils an unprecedented reactivity mode of functionalized isocyanides and provides a concise strategy for assembling densely fused heterocyclic frameworks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3653-3659"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147739704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongxin Liu , Jinhua Hu , Yuchan Chen , Shanshan Wei , Haibo Tan , Weimin Zhang
{"title":"Neocucurins A and B, two novel rearranged diterpenes from marine-derived fungus Neocucurbitaria unguis-hominis","authors":"Hongxin Liu , Jinhua Hu , Yuchan Chen , Shanshan Wei , Haibo Tan , Weimin Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00264a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00264a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Neocucurins A and B were isolated from <em>Neocucurbitaria unguis-hominis</em> FS685, which is a marine derivative fungus collected from the South China Sea. Neocucurin A is a diterpene with a unique 5/6/6/9 tetracyclic system, while neocucurin B features the characteristic of bicyclo[8.3.1]tetradeca core skeleton, which is rearranged from the phomactin diterpene. The structures of them were fully characterized on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis, and their absolute configurations were determined by X-ray diffraction. A plausible biogenetic pathway involving an intriguing Diels–Alder cycloaddition and pinacol rearrangement as the key chemical transformation is proposed to account for probable biosynthesis. Moreover, neocucurins A and B were evaluated for <em>in vitro</em> cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3703-3708"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147736072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jialei Chen-Wu , José A. González-Delgado , Uwe Pischel
{"title":"A co-registered molecular keypad lock for the generation of singlet oxygen","authors":"Jialei Chen-Wu , José A. González-Delgado , Uwe Pischel","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00295a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00295a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A dithienylethene (DTE)-anthracene dicarboximide dyad was prepared by condensation of an amino-substituted photoswitch with 2,3-anthracenedicarboxylic anhydride. The asymmetrically substituted dyad also includes a pyridine moiety, which provides a handle for further post-synthetic modifications (<em>e.g.</em>, the herein employed methylation). The methylated dyad can be photoswitched between the ring-open and ring-closed DTE forms in several cycles without noticeable fatigue, being the UV light-induced ring-closing much more efficient (<em>Φ</em><sub>o→c</sub> = 0.11) than the ring-opening at >550 nm light irradiation (<em>Φ</em><sub>c→o</sub> = 0.005). On the one hand, the ring-open form of the dyad shows significant blue fluorescence of the electronically-decoupled anthracene dicarboximide chromophore (<em>λ</em><sub>f</sub> = 427 nm, <em>Φ</em><sub>f</sub> = 0.19). However, this emission is quantitatively quenched by a highly efficient FRET process in the closed form of the dyad. On the other hand, the open form of the dyad also shows sufficient excited triplet-state population and subsequent sensitization of singlet-oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) formation (<em>Φ</em><sub>Δ</sub> = 0.21), which again is completely deactivated for the closed form of the DTE. The thus achieved dual light-control of <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> formation can be interpreted as a molecular keypad lock and provides an interesting additional layer of functionality of <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> photosensitizers (PSs). The concomitant observation of fluorescence enables the co-registered operation of the molecular device.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3637-3645"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148261451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wen-Chao Gao , Yong Teng , Zi-Han Li , He-Yun Sheng , Wen-Guang Li , Yong-Qi Yu , Meng-Meng Liu , Ting Li
{"title":"Photoinduced deconstruction of cycloalkanols for site-selective sulfonylsulfination","authors":"Wen-Chao Gao , Yong Teng , Zi-Han Li , He-Yun Sheng , Wen-Guang Li , Yong-Qi Yu , Meng-Meng Liu , Ting Li","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00206d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00206d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A facile methodology for photo-enabled ring-opening sulfonylsulfination of cycloalkanols is reported, providing direct access to valuable ketones bearing sulfone and sultine moieties with S<sup>IV</sup> and S<sup>VI</sup> centers under mild and sustainable conditions with broad functional-group tolerance. Mechanistic investigations suggest a PCET-mediated deconstructive process and a radical-polar crossover cyclization pathway involving double SO<sub>2</sub> insertion in this transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3728-3734"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148261586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Re(i)-catalyzed C–C and C–S bond formation via regioselective C(sp2)–H hydroalkylation and hydrothiolation","authors":"Khushboo Tiwari , Suman Bhowmick , Mayank Singh , Rajani Kant , Dharmendra Kumar Tiwari","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00268d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00268d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A regioselective Re(<span>i</span>)-catalysed dual hydroalkylation strategy has been developed, featuring Markovnikov-selective O–C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H functionalization of phenols and anti-Markovnikov hydroalkylation of thiophenols. Furthermore, various biologically important phenols also underwent efficient <em>ortho</em>-C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H hydroalkylation under the optimised conditions. Additionally, a subsequent nucleophilic addition of thiols to styrene delivers linear sulfane derivatives. The developed protocols show broad versatility, enabling diverse transformations of the hydroalkylated products.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3780-3785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148261590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro Pauletto , Yago Cezar Bastianello , Davi F. Back , Cristina Wayne Nogueira , Gilson Zeni
{"title":"Sacrifice of diorganyl diselenide enables cyclization of aryl propargyl ethers in the synthesis of 3-organoselenyl chromenones","authors":"Pedro Pauletto , Yago Cezar Bastianello , Davi F. Back , Cristina Wayne Nogueira , Gilson Zeni","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00274a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00274a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report the synthesis of 3-organoselenyl chromenones <em>via</em> a cascade cyclization of organoselenyl arylpropargyl ethers. The method is promoted by diorganyl diselenides and hydrogen peroxide. In this process, diorganyl diselenides are sacrificially activated to generate reactive selenium species. These species enable alkyne functionalization, followed by ring closure and carbonyl insertion. Unlike classical approaches, the chromenone carbonyl group is generated <em>in situ</em> during cyclization, removing the need for pre-installed carbonyl functionalities. A broad range of diorganyl diselenides and substituted arylpropargyl ethers were evaluated. The protocol afforded the desired chromenones in moderate to excellent yields with good functional-group tolerance. Crossover and control experiments demonstrate that the selenium atom at the C3 position of the chromenone framework comes exclusively from the externally added diorganyl diselenide. It does not originate from the prefunctionalized substrate. Although the diselenide is used sacrificially, it is fully regenerated and recovered at the end. This highlights the protocol's sustainability and atom-economical nature. Mechanistic studies support a predominantly radical pathway for selenium-mediated cyclization. The synthetic utility of the products was demonstrated by their conversion into organoselenyl pyrimidines <em>via</em> amidine-mediated reactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3660-3667"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147736064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fan Zhang , Ziming Xiong , Siyu Kuang , Sitong Li , Xiaohu Zhao , Zhipeng Yu
{"title":"Design of 365 nm light-triggered fluorogenic crosslinking via a genetically encoded 3-CF3-p-phenylenediamine-lysine featuring red-shifted photo-defluorination","authors":"Fan Zhang , Ziming Xiong , Siyu Kuang , Sitong Li , Xiaohu Zhao , Zhipeng Yu","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00284f","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00284f","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We introduce 3-CF<sub>3</sub>-<em>p</em>-phenylenediamine-<span>l</span>-lysine, a genetically encodable photo-defluorination–acyl fluoride exchange ncAA. It features red-shifted activation (311 → 365 nm) for faster photo-defluorination relative to 1<sup>st</sup>-generation photo-DAFEx ncAAs, and subsequent Ac-F crosslinking toward R-NH<sub>2</sub> with fluorogenic emission at visible 498 nm. This facilitates capturing and imaging of protein–protein interactions in living systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3646-3652"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147736070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Palladium-catalyzed aminative cross-coupling of aryl thianthrenium salts with arylboronic acids and DPPH","authors":"Jia-Ying Zhu , Kai-Qun Wu , Han Yu , Xue-Qiang Chu , Bing-Zhi Chen , Yucai Tang , Hao Xu , Zhi-Liang Shen","doi":"10.1039/d6qo00422a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6qo00422a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An efficient palladium-catalyzed aminative cross-coupling of arylboronic acids and <em>O</em>-(diphenylphosphinyl)hydroxylamine (DPPH) with readily accessible and robust aryl thianthrenium salts was developed. The three-component couplings proceeded effectively <em>via</em> C–S bond cleavage under palladium catalysis in the presence of <sup><em>t</em></sup>BuONa in acetonitrile to produce a variety of diarylamines in modest-to-high yields. The reactions employing aryl thianthrenium salts as effective arylating agents displayed both good substrate scope and wide functional group compatibility. In addition, the protocol could be easily subjected to scale-up preparation and the late-stage modification of complex molecules. Mechanistic studies revealed that <em>in situ</em>-generated aniline <em>via</em> the coupling of arylboronic acids with DPPH possibly functions as the pivotal intermediate of the reaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"13 12","pages":"Pages 3709-3716"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148261426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}