{"title":"L-Amino acid ester as a biomimetic reducing agent for the reduction of unsaturated CC bonds.","authors":"Ji-Wei Ren, Qing-Hao Zhang, Cheng-Shuai Han, Huai-Xin Zhang, Ya-Bin Wang, Hai-Rui Shi, Jing-Hui Sun, Yin-Feng Han","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01640h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01640h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The first example of an efficient protocol for the reduction of disubstituted methyleneindolinones, isoindigos and tetrasubstituted olefins for the synthesis of 3-substituted 2-oxindoles, dihydroisoindigos and tetrasubstituted ethane derivatives using an L-amino acid ester as an attractive biomimetic reducing agent has been developed. This new protocol has the advantages of mild reaction conditions without the need for any metal catalysts, a broad substrate scope (31 examples), excellent yields (90-98%) and good functional group tolerance, providing an operationally simple and practically useful methodology for reductive reactions. The L-amino acid derivative, which is cheap, nontoxic and easy to handle, serves as a new biomimetic reducing agent for use in organic chemistry, providing a novel and promising approach for future applications in reductive reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142724310","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":"Iron-catalyzed ligand-free diazidation of alkenes controlled by the ratio of TBHP to TMSN<sub>3</sub>.","authors":"Hongzhou Yu, Xingyu Li, Shitong Tang, Qian He, Mengchen Jiang, Xinyue Li, Fang Fang, Guoyu Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01698j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01698j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The diazidation of alkenes through an iron-catalyzed, ligand-free system has been established, providing straightforward access to structurally vicinal diazides in good yields at room temperature with TMSN<sub>3</sub> as the azido source. The ratio of <sup><i>t</i></sup>BuOOH to TMSN<sub>3</sub> was essential for the reaction: one equivalent TMSN<sub>3</sub> was needed to react with <sup><i>t</i></sup>BuOOH to form HN<sub>3</sub> as a nucleophile in the reaction ultimately achieving the diazidation of alkenes.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142714879","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}
Kai He, Yue Yan, Shuting Feng, Pinmei Wang, Zhizhen Zhang, Nan Wang
{"title":"Two fluorinases prioritized from protein families of fluorinase, SAM-dependent chlorinase and hydroxide adenosyltransferase.","authors":"Kai He, Yue Yan, Shuting Feng, Pinmei Wang, Zhizhen Zhang, Nan Wang","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01638f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01638f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluorinases represent the only known biological catalysts capable of forming carbon-fluorine bonds, but their slow catalytic rate limits their broader application. In this study, two fluorinases, FlA<sup><i>Sbac</i></sup> and FlA<sup><i>Pbac</i></sup>, were identified from a pool of 12 718 nonredundant proteins using a genome-mining approach, with FlA<sup><i>Sbac</i></sup> showing high catalytic activity. Both newly identified fluorinases contain a Phe50 residue in place of the Trp50 typically found in fluorinases. Structural and mutagenesis studies revealed that the Trp50 or Phe50 residue at this position is crucial for fluorinase activity. This work highlights the utility of genomic enzymology in expanding the repertoire of biocatalysts for fluorination chemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142714883","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}
Liting Liu, Jing Liu, Siqi Li, Mengfei Yang, Xia Zhao, Kui Lu
{"title":"Visible light induced hydroxyfluoroalkylation of quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones with <i>N</i>-trifluoroethoxyphthalimide under catalyst-free conditions.","authors":"Liting Liu, Jing Liu, Siqi Li, Mengfei Yang, Xia Zhao, Kui Lu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01616e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01616e","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For the first time, we achieved visible light-induced direct C3-hydroxyfluoroalkylation of quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones using <i>N</i>-trifluoroethoxyphthalimide as the trifluoroethanol radical precursor, without the need for a photocatalyst. The metal-free and catalyst-free nature of this method makes it an efficient and environmentally friendly approach for synthesizing C3-hydroxyfluoroalkylated quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142714884","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}
Saikiran Ravi, Christopher J Maddocks, Ian J S Fairlamb, William P Unsworth, Paul A Clarke
{"title":"Asymmetric 'Clip-Cycle' synthesis of 3-spiropiperidines.","authors":"Saikiran Ravi, Christopher J Maddocks, Ian J S Fairlamb, William P Unsworth, Paul A Clarke","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01608d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01608d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>3-Spiropiperidines can be synthesized in up to 87% yield and 96 : 4 er using a two step 'Clip-Cycle' approach. The 'Clip' stage of this method is based on efficient and highly <i>E</i>-selective cross metathesis of <i>N</i>-Cbz-protected 1-amino-hex-5-enes with a thioacrylate. This is followed by the 'Cycle' step, in which an intramolecular asymmetric aza-Michael cyclization is promoted by a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142714877","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":"TFA-promoted (hetero)arylation/hydroxylation of quinoxaline-2-one derivatives with electron-rich aromatic compounds.","authors":"Ramanna Jatoth, Kishan Gugulothu, Nidhi Ravi, Ranamalla Gayathri, Shravani Parehosahalli Chandrakumar, K Shiva Kumar","doi":"10.1039/d4ob00882k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob00882k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A metal- and solvent-free, one-pot and TFA-promoted method for the construction of hetero/aryl-substituted quinoxalin-2-ones, pyrazin-2(1<i>H</i>)-ones, and pyrimidin-4(3<i>H</i>)-ones is reported. This method involves the reaction of chloro-derivatives of nitrogen heterocycles with electron-rich arenes/heteroarenes, followed by hydroxylation. This protocol is easy to use, providing access to (hetero)aryl-substituted <i>N</i>-heterocycles in good yields.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142714881","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":"Synthesis of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazoles/pyrazolines <i>via</i> [3 + 2] cycloaddition of di/trifluoroacetohydrazonoyl bromides and trifluoromethyl-substituted alkenes.","authors":"Ruikang Wang, Peng Jin, Gaowang Yang, Ying Fan, Zuyu Bai, Danfeng Huang, Ke-Hu Wang, Junjiao Wang, Yulai Hu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01160k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01160k","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An efficient [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl hydrazonoyl bromides with trifluoromethyl-substituted alkenes was investigated to produce a variety of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazoles/pyrazolines in moderate to good yields. This protocol features obvious advantages such as easily available and stable substrates, step economy, gram-scalability and simple operation, providing a novel and practical method for the preparation of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazoles/pyrazolines.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142708558","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}
Ping Hai, Zhiqiang Luo, Nie Chen, Huixia Fan, Xudong Wu, Yunqing He, Sihao Deng, Haiyan Jia, Yuan Gao, Jian Yang
{"title":"Isolation and biomimetic synthesis of acylphloroglucinol meroterpenoids as anti-breast cancer agents from <i>Dryopteris crassirhizoma</i>.","authors":"Ping Hai, Zhiqiang Luo, Nie Chen, Huixia Fan, Xudong Wu, Yunqing He, Sihao Deng, Haiyan Jia, Yuan Gao, Jian Yang","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01548g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01548g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new acylphloroglucinol-nerolidol meroterpenoids (APNMs) [(±)-1 and (±)-2], with a skeleton of mixed sesquiterpene and dimeric acylphloroglucinol biosynthetic origin, were isolated from the medicinal pteridophyte <i>Dryopteris crassirhizoma</i>. Inspired by the proposed biosynthetic pathway, we initially completed the biomimetic syntheses of eight optically active <i>Dryopteris</i> APNMs (1-8) in a one-pot domino reaction. The structures of APNMs 1-8 including their absolute configurations were unambiguously established by a combination of NMR analysis, ECD calculations, and synthetic methods. Furthermore, an underlying method based on NMR data to assign the stereochemistry of the long-chain alcohol moieties in APNMs was revealed. Anti-triple negative breast cancer (anti-TNBC), antifungal and antibacterial activities of the synthetic meroterpenoids were evaluated. All tested compounds exhibited cytotoxicity against TNBC cells MDA-MB-231 with IC<sub>50</sub> values in the range of 1.22-27.43 μM, with (-)-8 being the most potent antitumor agent (IC<sub>50</sub>: 0.48 μM; selectivity index: 32.04). This study resulted in the biomimetic synthesis of APNMs for the first time and positioned APNMs from <i>D</i>. <i>crassirhizoma</i> as a new class of promising candidates for the development of new anti-TNBC drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142708555","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":"Base-mediated denitrative C3-alkylation of quinoxaline derivatives.","authors":"Vaibhav Ramachandra Pansare, Nagaraju Barsu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01571a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01571a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We have developed a novel base-mediated method for the selective C3-alkylation of quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-one and <i>N</i>-protected quinoxalin-2(1<i>H</i>)-one using inexpensive, unactivated nitroalkanes. This approach tolerates a wide range of functional groups and supports the synthesis of various bioactive compounds. Gram-scale reactions demonstrate the scalability of the method. The proposed mechanism was validated by control experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142708553","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}
Jinrui Bai, Bin Li, Dan Qi, Zhuoheng Song, Yue Yao, Chao Liu
{"title":"Photo-induced transformation of α-diazocarbonyl compounds into mono-substituted alpha-halogen derivatives.","authors":"Jinrui Bai, Bin Li, Dan Qi, Zhuoheng Song, Yue Yao, Chao Liu","doi":"10.1039/d4ob01641f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob01641f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein, the hydrogen halogenation reaction of diazo compounds with three new halogenating agents under photoinduced conditions is reported. This method realized hydrofluorination, hydrochlorination, and hydrobromination (56 cases in total, with the highest preparative yield of 94%) without requiring heating, transition metal catalysts or photocatalysts and exhibits a broad substrate scope. Notably, gram-scale synthesis using a continuous flow reactor was performed.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685413","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}