{"title":"Selective 1,1- and 1,2-dibromination of phenylethanes in the presence of NaBr/NaBrO3/H2SO4 as the bromination reagent†","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01016g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4ob01016g","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Selective 1,1- and 1,2-dibromination of phenylethanes by simply adjusting the reaction conditions has been developed. Mixtures of NaBr/NaBrO<sub>3</sub>/H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> are employed as green bromination reagents, which can release Br<sub>2</sub> or BrOH <em>in situ</em> as required without polluting the environment. Both the resulting 1,1- and 1,2-dibromoethyl arenes can be easily transformed to phenylacetylenes <em>via</em> elimination under basic conditions, demonstrating great potential for industrial applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141970082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transition metal-catalyzed C(sp2/sp3)–H α-fluoroalkenylation from gem-(bromo/di)fluoroalkenes to monofluoroalkenes: scope, mechanisms, and synthetic applications","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01044b","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4ob01044b","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Organofluorines have a broad range of industrial applications, such as pharmaceuticals, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), solar cells, textiles, and construction coatings, and are used in peptidomimetics, surfactants, refrigerants, anesthetics, and agrochemicals. Among them are versatile monofluoroalkenes that play a crucial role in medicinal and synthetic chemistry. The synthetic strategies for this class of molecules are limited, and prior efforts frequently suffered from poor atom- and step-economies. As a surrogate pathway for traditional cross-coupling transformations, transition metal (TM)-catalyzed C–H direct α-fluoroalkenylation overcomes these obstacles and provides straightforward techniques to access monofluoroalkenes. Nevertheless, substrate scope is still a challenge for catalysis, where <em>gem</em>-bromofluoroalkene synthons are applicable with electronically biased substrates such as azoles, while <em>gem</em>-difluoroalkene-based strategies are limited to substrates containing N-based directing groups. Herein, we review the cutting-edge fluoroalkenylation research for direct synthesis of monofluoroalkenes achieved during the last decade (2013–2023). This review is divided into two main parts: the first part discusses TM-catalyzed direct α-fluoroalkenylation <em>via</em> the merging of C–H activation and C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–Br cleavage strategies using <em>gem</em>-bromofluoroalkenes, and the second part describes the same reaction, albeit with C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–F cleavage of highly explored <em>gem</em>-difluoroolefins. Our review surveys all previously reported monofluoroalkenes in this research area, including their preparation techniques, stereoselectivity, and yield percentages. Furthermore, optimal conditions, reactant scope, mechanistic investigations, synthetic applications, benefits, and drawbacks of each presented methodology are critically discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/ob/d4ob01044b?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141970083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atropisomeric 1-phenylbenzimidazoles affecting microtubule organization: influence of axial chirality†","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d4ob00863d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4ob00863d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Benzimidazoles are frequently used in medicinal chemistry. Their anticancer effect is among the most prominent biological activities exhibited by this scaffold. Although numerous benzimidazole derivatives have been synthesized, possible atropisomerism of <em>ortho</em>-substituted 1-phenylbenzimidazoles has been largely overlooked. The aim of this research was to synthesize a small library of novel atropisomeric benzimidazole derivatives and explore their biological activity in various cancer and normal human cell lines. The new unique structural motif provides an interesting 3D architecture with axial chirality, which further contributes to molecular complexity and specificity. Racemates and their separated atropisomers arrested the cell cycle, caused apoptosis, and affected microtubule organization in cancer cells <em>in vitro</em> at different intensities. Moreover, this phenomenon was also verified by the inhibition of endothelial cell migration. These results showed that (+)-atropisomers, especially <strong>5n</strong>, exhibit a stronger effect and show promise as agents for cancer therapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2024/ob/d4ob00863d?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141578326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photoredox-catalyzed C(sp2)–H trifluoromethylation of 3-methylene-isoindolin-1-ones under metal-free conditions†","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01046a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4ob01046a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A facile synthetic method for direct C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H bond trifluoromethylation of 3-methylene-isoindolin-1-ones under visible-light-induced metal-free conditions is presented. This protocol features mild reaction conditions, broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance, resulting in a range of structurally diverse trifluoromethylated products in good to excellent yields.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141905078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel tumor theranostic strategy based on metabolic glycoengineering and disulfidptosis†‡","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01027b","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4ob01027b","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Traditional metabolic glycoengineering involves participation of a monofunctional unnatural monosaccharide. To broaden the application boundary of this powerful technique, a bifunctional molecule, Ac<sub>4</sub>ManNSSN<sub>3</sub>, is designed and applied for a tumor theranostic strategy in this work. The results from both cell and animal experiments show good <em>in situ</em> tumor detection and tumor inhibition effects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141915515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. S. Mekeda, R. Yu. Balakhonov and V. Z. Shirinian
{"title":"Switching the regioselectivity of acid-catalyzed reactions of arylnaphtho[2,1-b]furans via a [1,2]-aryl shift†","authors":"I. S. Mekeda, R. Yu. Balakhonov and V. Z. Shirinian","doi":"10.1039/D4OB01223B","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4OB01223B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The [1,2]-aryl shift reaction was used to synthesize naphtho[2,1-<em>b</em>]furans as promising fluorescent scaffolds for organic electronics. The target compounds are furan analogues of phenanthrene formally accessed by isosteric replacement of the CH<img>CH moiety with an oxygen atom. The straightforward and robust approach involving a [1,2]-aryl shift as a key step provides easy access to a wide range of naphtho[2,1-<em>b</em>]furans with the possibility of late-stage functionalization. Efficient switching of the regioselectivity of acid-catalyzed reactions of arylnaphtho[2,1-<em>b</em>]furans <em>via</em> a [1,2]-aryl shift has been demonstrated. A one-pot protocol involving sequential intramolecular condensation/[1,2]-aryl shift/intermolecular oxidative aromatic coupling to provide access to binaphtho[2,1-<em>b</em>]furan analogues of BINOL was developed. The advantage of these compounds lies in the strong variation in chemical properties and spectral performance depending on the nature and position of the aryl substituent, which facilitates the synthesis of compounds with desired spectral characteristics and opens up prospects for their further use in electronics, biotechnologies and organic synthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142118417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hee Jin Jung, Hye Soo Park, Hye Jin Kim, Hyeon Seo Park, Young Eun Kim, Da Eun Jeong, Sang Gyun Noh, Yujin Park, Pusoon Chun, Hae Young Chung and Hyung Ryong Moon
{"title":"Exploring 2-mercapto-N-arylacetamide analogs as promising anti-melanogenic agents: in vitro and in vivo evaluation†","authors":"Hee Jin Jung, Hye Soo Park, Hye Jin Kim, Hyeon Seo Park, Young Eun Kim, Da Eun Jeong, Sang Gyun Noh, Yujin Park, Pusoon Chun, Hae Young Chung and Hyung Ryong Moon","doi":"10.1039/D4OB01225A","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4OB01225A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Based on the hypothesis that the 2-mercaptoacetamide moiety chelates the copper ions of tyrosinase, 2-mercapto-<em>N</em>-arylacetamide (2-MAA) analogs were designed and synthesized as potential tyrosinase inhibitors. Four 2-MAA analogs showed low IC<small><sub>50</sub></small> values ranging from 0.95 to 2.0 μM against mushroom tyrosinase, which was 12–26 times lower than that of kojic acid (IC<small><sub>50</sub></small> value = 24.3 μM). However, according to a copper ion chelation experiment performed, the 2-MAA analogs did not participate in chelation with copper ions. To identify the mode of inhibition of the 2-MAA analogs, kinetic studies were performed, and the results were supported by docking results. In addition, docking simulation results suggested that the 2-MAA analogs strongly inhibited tyrosinase activity because of the hydrogen bonding of the amide NH group and the hydrophobic interaction of the aryl ring instead of chelation with copper ions. In experiments using B16F10 cells, 2-MAA analogs were shown to inhibit melanin production by inhibiting cellular tyrosinase activity. Western blotting showed that in addition to directly inhibiting tyrosinase activity, analog <strong>7</strong> also has an anti-melanogenic effect by inhibiting the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) and tyrosinase. The 2-MAA analogs showed no appreciable cytotoxicity against HaCaT and B16F10 cells, making them suitable for dermal applications. In a depigmentation experiment using zebrafish embryos, analogs <strong>1</strong> and <strong>2</strong> showed more potent depigmentation effects than kojic acid even at 1000 times lower concentration than that of kojic acid. These results suggest that the 2-MAA analogs are promising anti-melanogenic agents that can inhibit most tyrosinases in various species.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142102246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sundaram Suresh, Sowndarya Palla, Dai-Ru Chung, Hung-Sheng Chien, Bo-Xun Du, Jivan Shinde, Veerababurao Kavala, Ching-Fa Yao
{"title":"Catalyst-free reactions of anilines with β-chloroenones: synthesis of α-chloroenaminones and 1,4-benzodiazepines.","authors":"Sundaram Suresh, Sowndarya Palla, Dai-Ru Chung, Hung-Sheng Chien, Bo-Xun Du, Jivan Shinde, Veerababurao Kavala, Ching-Fa Yao","doi":"10.1039/d4ob00954a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob00954a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Michael addition of anilines to β-chloroenones gives enaminones by the elimination of hydrochloric acid (HCl). These enaminones are transformed into α-chloroenaminones <i>via in situ</i> sp<sup>2</sup> C-H functionalization. Anilines that are attached to an electron-donating group react more readily with β-chloroenone to give the corresponding products in excellent yields. A highly atom-economical method has been developed using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a green oxidant and solvent. The desired α-functionalized enaminones are formed in good yields with excellent <i>Z</i>-selectivity. We have established the generality of this reaction with many substrates, and scaled-up reactions have been performed to showcase the practical applications. A catalyst-free double annulation of β-chloroenones with <i>o</i>-phenylenediamine has also been demonstrated for the synthesis of 1,4-benzodiazepine derivatives in moderate yields under mild reaction conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142071460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hazuki Miyake, Nico Ishige, Hayaki Okai and Hiroki Iida
{"title":"Aerobic oxidative C–C bond formation through C–H bond activation catalysed by flavin and iodine†","authors":"Hazuki Miyake, Nico Ishige, Hayaki Okai and Hiroki Iida","doi":"10.1039/D4OB01317D","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4OB01317D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >We report a metal/light-free aerobic oxidative C–C bond formation using sp<small><sup>3</sup></small> C–H bond activation of tetrahydroisoquinolines catalyzed by flavin and iodine. The dual catalytic system enabled the oxidative Mannich and aza-Henry reactions by the cross-dehydrogenative coupling between two sp<small><sup>3</sup></small> C–H bonds. Furthermore, the flavin–iodine-coupled catalysis was applied to the synthesis of pyrrolo[2,1-<em>a</em>]isoquinolines through the sequential oxidative 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and dehydrogenative aromatization. The biomimetic flavin catalysis efficiently activates molecular oxygen; thus the non-metal dual catalytic system enables green oxidative transformation using molecular oxygen as an environmentally friendly terminal oxidant which generates benign water.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142124270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adil Alkaş, Joshua M. Kofsky, Em C. Sullivan, Daisy Nebel, Katherine N. Robertson, Chantelle J. Capicciotti, David L. Jakeman, Erin R. Johnson and Alison Thompson
{"title":"BODIPYs α-appended with distyryl-linked aryl bisboronic acids: single-step cell staining and turn-on fluorescence binding with d-glucose†","authors":"Adil Alkaş, Joshua M. Kofsky, Em C. Sullivan, Daisy Nebel, Katherine N. Robertson, Chantelle J. Capicciotti, David L. Jakeman, Erin R. Johnson and Alison Thompson","doi":"10.1039/D4OB01013B","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4OB01013B","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Small-molecule sensors that are selective for particular sugars are rare. The synthesis of BODIPYs appended with two boronic acid units is reported, alongside cellular staining/labelling and turn-on fluorescence binding data for carbohydrates. The structural frameworks were designed using computational methods, leaning on the chelation characteristics of bis(boronic acids) and the photophysical properties of BODIPYs. Selective binding to glucose is demonstrated <em>via</em> emission and absorption methods, and the challenges of using NMR data for studying carbohydrate binding are discussed. Furthermore, crystal structures, cell permeability and imaging properties of the BODIPYs appended with two boronic acid units are described. This work presents boronic-acid-appended BODIPYs as a potential framework for tunable carbohydrate sensing and chemical biology staining.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142071459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}