{"title":"Condition-controlled selective synthesis of spiroisoquinolinones or spiroisoindolinones via CHA–initiated spiroannulation, ring opening and ring contraction†","authors":"Yujing Xiao , Yuanshuang Xu , Shuya Zhang , Xinying Zhang , Xuesen Fan","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00257e","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00257e","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Presented herein is a condition-controlled selective synthesis of isoindole spiroisoquinolinone or isoindole spiroisoindolinone derivatives based on the cascade reactions of 3-phenylisoxazolone with diazo homophthalimide. When the reaction was carried out in the presence of Rh(<span>iii</span>) and NaOAc under argon for 1 h, the former was obtained <em>via</em> C–H activation-initiated formal [4 + 1] spiroannulation and isoxazolone ring opening. When the reaction was carried out in the presence of Rh(<span>iii</span>) and KOAc under air for 12 h, the latter was obtained <em>via</em> [4 + 1] spiroannulation, isoxazolone ring opening and isoquinolinone ring contraction. With this method, concise and effective synthesis of two classes of valuable spirocyclic products from the same starting materials was achieved by simply tuning the reaction conditions. In general, this protocol features easily controllable selectivity, oxidizing and transformable directing group, redox-neutral conditions, unique reaction pathway and good functional group compatibility. The methodology is readily scalable and the structure of the product thus obtained could be diversely decorated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3880-3886"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672301","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}
Jihoon Na , Je Uk Kim , Seonggyu Kim , Chanwoo Kim , Gayoung Lee , Sumin Lee
{"title":"Three-component, stereoselective C–N bond forming alkene difunctionalization","authors":"Jihoon Na , Je Uk Kim , Seonggyu Kim , Chanwoo Kim , Gayoung Lee , Sumin Lee","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00160a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00160a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amines are essential functional groups in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and bioactive molecules, with C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–N bonds playing a crucial role in enhancing biological activity and selectivity. Alkene difunctionalization offers a powerful strategy for constructing these bonds by introducing two distinct functional groups across a double bond in a single step. While two-component alkene difunctionalization has been widely studied, general three-component strategies for amine synthesis remain underdeveloped due to challenges in controlling regioselectivity, stereoselectivity, and competing side reactions. Recent advancements have addressed these limitations through transition-metal catalysis, directing-group-free methodologies, and radical-based mechanisms, enabling stereoselective synthesis of amines from readily available starting materials. This review discusses emerging strategies in three-component, stereoselective C–N bond-forming alkene difunctionalization, emphasizing mechanistic innovations and their impact on synthetic organic chemistry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3896-3919"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143758666","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}
Hongying Fan , Liulin Jiao , Ting Yuan , Jian Chen , Qingyun Gu , Xue Zhang , Jinyu Hou , Zhongzhen Yang , Li Guo , Yong Wu
{"title":"Photoredox-catalyzed three-component alkylation of glycine derivatives and peptides via a site-selective 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer cascade†","authors":"Hongying Fan , Liulin Jiao , Ting Yuan , Jian Chen , Qingyun Gu , Xue Zhang , Jinyu Hou , Zhongzhen Yang , Li Guo , Yong Wu","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00294j","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00294j","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report a visible-light-mediated three-component reaction <em>via</em> N-centered radical-mediated 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer combined with site-selective remote C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H cross-coupling reactions of alkenes with alkyl radicals for the α-C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H alkylation of glycine derivatives and peptides. This protocol performs the double functionalization of alkenes and provides a promising alternative route for the modular synthesis of peptide-derived bioactive compounds. Additionally, the potential synthetic value of this transformation is demonstrated in the scale-up reactions and late-stage functionalization of peptides.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3807-3812"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713217","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}
Binhong Tan , Junjie Meng , Qianru Liu , Shixin Chen , Mingyue Xue , Yue Zhang , Yuping Zhang , Zhaodong Li
{"title":"Palladium(ii)-catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization ring opening of oxabicyclic alkenes with alkynylanilines: efficient access to enantioenriched functionalized cyclohexenes†","authors":"Binhong Tan , Junjie Meng , Qianru Liu , Shixin Chen , Mingyue Xue , Yue Zhang , Yuping Zhang , Zhaodong Li","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00118h","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00118h","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We disclose herein a practical enantioselective desymmetrization ring-opening coupling of oxabicyclic alkenes with alkynylanilines, enabled by Pd(<span>ii</span>)-catalyzed aminopalladation cascade, allowing efficient access to a diverse set of indolated cyclohexenes bearing four contiguous densely functionalized carbon stereocenters in high yields with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities. Representative post-transformations to other valuable enantioenriched functionalized cyclohexene derivatives demonstrate the synthetic potential of this methodology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3841-3847"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661082","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":"Understanding the reaction mechanism of anti-addition of (NHC)Au(i)–H and (NHC)Au(i)–F across alkyne†","authors":"Wing Chun Chan , Zhenyang Lin","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00432b","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00432b","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The experimentally observed <em>anti</em>-addition reactions of (NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)–H with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) MeOOCCCCOOMe and (NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)–F with phenylacetylene MeCCPh are intriguing and deserve more in-depth study. In this work, with the aid of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and intrinsic bond orbital (IBO) analysis, we systematically investigated the addition reactions of (NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)–X (X = H, Me and halides) with different alkynes. We found that the nature of the two <em>anti</em>-addition reactions is different. The addition of (NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)–H is initiated by a direct nucleophilic hydride attack from (NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)–H, followed by migration of the [(NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)]<sup>+</sup> moiety to the diagonally opposite side with the aid of the out-of-plane π-bond of the alkyne. However, in the addition of (NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)–F, the [(NHC)Au(<span>i</span>)]<sup>+</sup> moiety functions as a Lewis acid to initially activate the alkyne, followed by the fluoride attack.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3813-3818"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143666406","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}
Eduard V. Litskan , Oleksandr V. Semenchenko , Serhii V. Lynnyk , Dmitry S. Granat , Bohdan V. Vashchenko , Anastasiia Ye. Hoida , Daria A. Tolmachova , Dmytro O. Leha , Oleksandr O. Grygorenko , Dmytro M. Volochnyuk , Serhiy V. Ryabukhin
{"title":"Oxetane as a part of modern medicinal chemistry toolbox: the advanced synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted building blocks†","authors":"Eduard V. Litskan , Oleksandr V. Semenchenko , Serhii V. Lynnyk , Dmitry S. Granat , Bohdan V. Vashchenko , Anastasiia Ye. Hoida , Daria A. Tolmachova , Dmytro O. Leha , Oleksandr O. Grygorenko , Dmytro M. Volochnyuk , Serhiy V. Ryabukhin","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00572h","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00572h","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite numerous potential advantages of oxetanes, their restricted synthetic accessibility and propensity to ring-opening hamper their wide application in drug design. In this work, we disclose our experimental achievements and 10 years of experience in oxetane chemistry and provide a comprehensive study on the oxetane core tolerance towards the reaction conditions of the typical toolbox of organic and medicinal chemists, which is based on our original, unpublished developments. The scope of examined reactions includes oxidation, reduction, alkylation, acylation, nucleophilic substitution, C–C/CC/CC bond formation, hydrolysis, and protecting groups cleavage, and demonstrates the stability of the oxetane's moiety towards acidic and basic conditions. Over 40 transformations were applied to generate the oxetane chemical stability profile, which could direct the design of other synthetic approaches for the synthesis and incorporation of oxetanes in the future. The additional aim of the work included the optimization of the synthetic protocols with the possibility of scaling up to 1 kg in a single run. Newly designed synthetic protocols in our hands allowed for the preparation of novel 3,3-disubstituted oxetanes as small building blocks (over 100 examples, almost 90% of which were not reported previously in the literature). These results benefit the development of oxetanes as a part of the toolbox of modern medicinal chemistry, as well as their incorporation into drug development programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3775-3785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143862519","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}
Yafei Zhu , Penghua Zhang , Xingqin Tian , Xueqin Wang , Mi Wang , Cuimei Zhang , Jian Chen , Jing Zhang , Guanghui Lv , Yong Wu
{"title":"Visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization of 2-isocyanobiaryls via 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5-HAT)†","authors":"Yafei Zhu , Penghua Zhang , Xingqin Tian , Xueqin Wang , Mi Wang , Cuimei Zhang , Jian Chen , Jing Zhang , Guanghui Lv , Yong Wu","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00031a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00031a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we reported the first attractive example of visible-light-induced radical cascade cyclization of 2-isocyanobiaryls for the synthesis of phenanthridines <em>via</em> 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer. The reaction circumvents the need for a base, metals, and high temperature, enabling the preparation of phenanthridines with a broad substrate scope and excellent functional group compatibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3826-3833"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143713216","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":"Asymmetric oxidative rearrangement of indoles enabled by dual catalysis with in situ generated acyl hypoiodite and chiral phosphoric acid†","authors":"Haowei Gao , Xihui Yang , Lei Shi","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00302d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00302d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although oxidative halogenation approaches have reached remarkable levels of sophistication, reports on the use of inorganic halides as pre-catalysts for the asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched molecules have remained elusive. Herein, we disclose a dual-catalytic strategy for achieving a mild and enantioselective protocol for the synthesis of optically active oxindoles <em>via</em> the oxidative rearrangement of indoles. The proper choice of the oxidant–halide system and the chiral catalyst employed is crucial for high reactivity and enantioselectivity. Mechanistic studies indicate that acyl hypoiodite as the key active species to react with indoles is generated catalytically <em>in situ</em> and chiral phosphoric acid functions as an efficient resolving catalyst for the corresponding dynamic kinetic resolution of the resultant 3-iodo indolenines. The successful execution of the dual-catalytic strategy triggered by the utilization of halonium intermediates as traceless handles provides a significant conceptual advantage and will serve as a useful foundation for further investigations into cooperative stereocontrolled halide-catalyzed transformations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3848-3855"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143723997","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}
Zifeng Guo , Pengxue Ji , Shengnan Yang , Zhiyuan Li , Yongbo Yu , Jingming Jia , Anhua Wang
{"title":"Garynthone A–I, PPAPs with diverse skeletons isolated from Garcinia yunnanensis and their immunosuppressive activity†","authors":"Zifeng Guo , Pengxue Ji , Shengnan Yang , Zhiyuan Li , Yongbo Yu , Jingming Jia , Anhua Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00414d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00414d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study reports the isolation and structural characterization of 17 PPAPs from <em>G. yunnanensis</em>, including the novel Garynthone A () featuring an unprecedented 5-oxapentacyclo [7,3,1,1<sup>4,7</sup>,1<sup>6,11</sup>,0<sup>1,6</sup>] pentadecane skeleton, along with eight previously undescribed PPAPs (). NMR data analysis, coupling constants analysis, quantum calculations, modified mosher's method, X-ray single-crystal crystallography, ECD spectra, computer-assisted structure elucidation (CASE), and DP5/DP4 probability analyses were employed to characterize their structures and revise the structure of garcoblone E (). Compounds (+)-, , (+)-, , (±)-, (±)-, , , , and exhibited moderate inhibition of T-cell proliferation, with IC<sub>50</sub> values ranging from 2.02 to 19.41 μM.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3750-3758"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143775781","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}
Yu Zhao , Yutao Jing , Yan Li , Li Qiu , Yewen Fang
{"title":"Expedient access to α-(hetero)aryl-α-keto-1,3-diamines via redox-neutral photocatalyzed reactions of N-vinylimides with α-aminoalkyl radicals†","authors":"Yu Zhao , Yutao Jing , Yan Li , Li Qiu , Yewen Fang","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00239g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00239g","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herein, we report a novel acyl migration protocol based on a reductive radical-polar crossover process enabled by redox-neutral photocatalysis. Employing tertiary amines or α-silylamines as radical sources, modular access to various functionalized α-(hetero)aryl-α-keto-1,3-diamines could be efficiently realized <em>via</em> reactions of enamides with α-aminoalkyl radicals under mild reaction conditions. Additionally, the radical addition/acyl migration cascade process could be extended to the intramolecular version. The synthetic application of acyl migrated products was also demonstrated. Taking advantage of the easy generation of α-aminoalkyl radicals and α-imido carbanions <em>via</em> a single-electron-transfer process, this new procedure features a broad substrate scope and exogenous reductant-free conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 13","pages":"Pages 3834-3840"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640309","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}