{"title":"Rh2(II)-catalyzed cyclization/gem-hydrosilylation of benzene-fused 1,6-enynones","authors":"Zurong Xu, Jiajun Lu, Rui Wu, Shifa Zhu","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00835b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00835b","url":null,"abstract":"Cyclization/hydrosilylation of 1,6-enynes represents a highly efficient and atom-economical strategy for constructing silyl-functionalized five-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic structural units from simple acyclic subunits containing ene and yne fragments. In contrast to hydrosilylation at distinct unsaturated bonds of the enyne substrate, the addition of hydrogen and silicon to the same position (geminal addition) during cyclization remains underexplored. Herein, we report a dirhodium(<small>II</small>)-catalyzed cyclization/geminal hydrosilylation of 1,6-enynes that accommodates primary, secondary and tertiary silanes. This protocol not only enables the facile one-step synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanone silanes but also provides access to novel naphthol-derived silanes. Notably, this work achieves an asymmetric variant of cyclization/geminal hydrosilylation for 1,6-enynes, expanding the synthetic utility of this transformation.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144678250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aidar Z. Kamaletdinov, Elizaveta A Kuznetsova, Andrey V Smolobochkin, Almir Gazizov, Tatyana Gerasimova, Aliya Saitova, Anna Strelnik, Victor Vasil'evich Syakaev, Sergey Efimov, Vladimir Klochkov, Olga Babaeva, Vasily Babaev, Lyubov V Frantsuzova, Daria P. Gerasimova, Mikhail Khrizanforov, Alexander Burilov, Michail Pudovik
{"title":"An umpolung of transient arylidene malonates via photoactivated one-electron reduction: the application to the catalyst-free multicomponent synthesis of imidazolinone malonic acids","authors":"Aidar Z. Kamaletdinov, Elizaveta A Kuznetsova, Andrey V Smolobochkin, Almir Gazizov, Tatyana Gerasimova, Aliya Saitova, Anna Strelnik, Victor Vasil'evich Syakaev, Sergey Efimov, Vladimir Klochkov, Olga Babaeva, Vasily Babaev, Lyubov V Frantsuzova, Daria P. Gerasimova, Mikhail Khrizanforov, Alexander Burilov, Michail Pudovik","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00768b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00768b","url":null,"abstract":"The Meldrum’s acid-based multi-component reactions have emerged as a highly versatile and valuable tool, offering a simple access to numerous classes of pharmaceutically and industrially valuable heterocyclic and acyclic organic compounds. The vast majority of these reactions employ a carbonyl compound as one of reagents and utilize the electrophilic reactivity of transient arylidene malonates. This necessarily requires a third nucleophilic reagent and represents the general limitation of these reactions. Herein we propose the approach to a reactivity umpolung of arylidene malonates via visible light-driven SET/PT sequence, which enables the radical chemistry in Meldrum’s acid-based MCRs. The viability of the proposed approach is demonstrated by the three-component synthesis of hitherto unknown imidazolinone malonic acids. The radical chain mechanism is evidenced for the disclosed transformation by mechanistic experiments and density functional calculations.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144678254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quinoline-Substituted Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Fluorophores as Stimuli-Sensitive Dual-State Fluorophores","authors":"Timothée Stoerkler, Gilles Ulrich, Adèle D Laurent, Denis Jacquemin, Julien Massue","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00639b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00639b","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes the synthesis along with full photophysical and ab initio properties of a series of 2-(2’-hydroxyphenyl)benzoxazole (HBO) fluorophores, a family of compounds prone to undergo Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) process, functionalized with different positional isomers of quinoline or isoquinoline. We notably show that the position of the nitrogen atom at the azaheterocycle site has a key influence on both the emission profile and the photoluminescent quantum yield in solution. We also demonstrate the proton-sensitive nature of these dyes in solution, where protonation does not only trigger fluorescence enhancement, but acts as a transition switch between two excited states, with different emission profiles. HBO-isoquinoline displays very intense fluorescence intensity in neutral and protonated dichloromethane solutions in the green-yellow region, but also in the solid-state. Moreover, a record Stokes shift of 11,000 cm-1 was recorded for this dye.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144678255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qixun Shi, Kai Liu, Chuang Ye, Augustina Jozeliūnaitė, Vytautas Klimavičius, Jas S. Ward, Kari Rissanen, Edvinas Orentas
{"title":"Zwitterionic triple- and quadruple hydrogen-bonding motifs","authors":"Qixun Shi, Kai Liu, Chuang Ye, Augustina Jozeliūnaitė, Vytautas Klimavičius, Jas S. Ward, Kari Rissanen, Edvinas Orentas","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00874c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00874c","url":null,"abstract":"Zwitterionic triple and quadruple hydrogen-bonding heterocyclic modules based on an easily accessible deazapterin scaffold are reported. The solid-state structure of 3H-bonding zwitterionic molecules revealed the formation of various hydrogen-bonded 1D chains composed of water, methanol, or a chloride anion, depending on the extent of protonation. The association of newly designed AAD and AADA (D = hydrogen-bond donor, A = hydrogen-bond acceptor) zwitterionic monomers was studied in solution to identify complementary partners and to evaluate binding strength. Both AAD and AADA motifs form 3H-bonded dimers after the addition of half an equivalent of acid, representing a negatively-charged analogue of the C–C<small><sup>+</sup></small> pair in naturally occurring DNA i-motifs. The protonation of the AADA motif with hydrochloric acid converts it into a non-H-bonding form where the urea moiety is complexed with the chloride anion. The exchange of chloride with non-nucleophilic anions unlocks the rotation of the urea group, resulting in the formation of the ADDA–DAAD heterocomplex with 2,7-diamido-1,8-naphthyridine.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"118 Suppl 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144669973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visible-light induced C(sp3)–S cross-coupling via electron donor–acceptor complexes and 1,2-hydrogen atom transfer","authors":"Xue Zhang, Liulin Jiao, Jian Chen, Hongying Fan, Jinyu Hou, Guanghui Lv, Zhongzhen Yang, Yong Wu","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00824g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00824g","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we disclose a visible light-mediated protocol for the C(sp<small><sup>3</sup></small>)–S cross-coupling reaction <em>via</em> 1,2-hydrogen atom transfer. This metal- and photocatalyst-free protocol is based on electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes formed between benzenethiols and <em>N</em>-aroyloxyamides. It provides a unique approach for synthesizing valuable α-amidosulfides while avoiding the use of high temperature, transition metals and photocatalysts. Moreover, the synthetic potential of this transformation is demonstrated through the production of diverse α-amidosulfides in moderate to excellent yields, with its potential application value confirmed through the late-stage functionalisation of ibuprofen and a gram-scale experiment.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144669981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conversion of Phenols to Phosphamides and Sulfonamides through a Sequential Dearomative Functionalization followed by Reductive Coupling Strategy","authors":"Haripriya Bhumannagari, Nagaraju Rajana, Kiranmai Nayani","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00811e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00811e","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient and direct conversion of phenols to arylphosphamides and arylsulfonamides has been achieved using a sequential oxidative dearomative functionalization-reductive coupling strategy. The earlier methods involve use of azides or amines as nitrogen source that have sensitivity and toxicity issues and might generate undesirable impurities in API synthesis. Here, phenol was dearomatized using hypervalent iodine reagent PhI(OAc)2 to generate a p-quinone monoacetal, which was further condensed with hydroxylamine to produce a common intermediate, nitrosobenzene derivative. Nucleophiles like phosphine oxide and sodium arylsulfinate were reacted smoothly with nitrosobenzene through a reductive coupling to derive a series of arylphosphamide and arylsulfonamide scaffolds. The mechanistic studies reveal the role of NaHSO3 reductant during the generation of N-P and N-S bonds.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144664598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phosphorus Catalysis Enabling α-sp3-C-H Amination of 2-Alkylpyridines","authors":"Yoshito Heike, Asa Tagata, Akira Yada, Kanako Nozawa-Kumada, Masaya Sawamura, Yohei Shimizu","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00960j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00960j","url":null,"abstract":"Phosphorus-catalyzed sp3-C-H amination of 2-alkylpyridines was developed as a notable advancement of a catalytic sp3-C-H functionalization by an organophosphorus compound. Racemic 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl (BINAP) acted as a particularly efficient catalyst precursor for the reaction of 2-alkylpyridines with dibutyl azodicarboxylate (DBAD) as an aminating agent in the presence of water and cesium carbonate as promoters in dichloromethane as a critical solvent, allowing the sp 3 -C-H amination under mild reaction conditions at 0 °C. The reaction proceeded exclusively at the C(α)position even in the presence of more acidic C-H bonds. A quaternary azaphosphonium cation, generated by the reaction between BINAP and DBAD followed by solvolytic N-chloromethylation, is proposed to be the active catalyst that reacts directly with the alkylpyridine substrate.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144664599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the intricacies of inverse hydride shuttle catalysis in azabicyclic scaffold construction with contiguous stereocenters","authors":"Damanpreet Kaur, Saurabh Vinod Parmar, Aniket Nigade, Vidya Avasare","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00627a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00627a","url":null,"abstract":"Asymmetric catalysis is crucial for synthetic organic chemistry, with significant implications in the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceuticals. Despite experimental advancements in the synthesis of chiral azabicyclic scaffolds using achiral organocatalysts and fluoro-aryl boranes, the fundamental mechanistic origins behind the introduction of three contiguous stereocenters remain largely unexplored. This study presents the first computational investigation into the intricacies of inverse hydride shuttle catalysis and the effect of electron-withdrawing groups in the asymmetric synthesis of azabicyclic frameworks. The condensed Fukui function analysis was employed to unravel the structure–activity relationship of five different fluoro-aryl boranes in the asymmetric synthesis of alkaloid scaffolds. The activation strain model analysis provided a quantitative assessment of contributions from interactions and deformations. The insights discovered align with experimental observations and could prove valuable in establishing efficient, selective, and sustainable methods for stereoselective synthesis without the need for any chiral source in the reaction.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"677 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144652624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhan-Yong Wang, Ziyan Zhang, Yang Liu, Yumeng Li, Xinyue Dong, Ran Xia
{"title":"Inorganic Reagents in photochemical Reactions","authors":"Zhan-Yong Wang, Ziyan Zhang, Yang Liu, Yumeng Li, Xinyue Dong, Ran Xia","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00888c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00888c","url":null,"abstract":"Inorganic reagents are safe, low-cost, easy to store, and easy to remove after a reaction. These properties make them attractive for direct use in organic synthesis. Inorganic reagents can serve as radical initiators, H/D sources, nucleophiles, radical precursors, C1 synthons, S sources and oxidizing agents in organic photochemical reactions under mild and environmentally friendly conditions. Key inorganic reagents discussed include HCO2Na/K, NaH2PO2, CF3SO2Na, HCF2SO2Na, RSO2Na, EtO2CCO2K, CO, CO2, NH3, NH4OAc, NaN3, Cu(NO3)2, H2O, D2O, O2 (or air), AgSCF3, MSCN/MSeCN (M=Na, K, NH4), K2S, S8, Se, Na2S2O5, K2S2O5, NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, KBr and KHF2. This review highlights the benefits of combining inorganic reagents with organic photochemical reactions, such as low cost, safety, and simplicity, in line with green chemistry principles.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144652661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Construction of Fused BN-Heterocycles via Boron Atom Insertion: DFT Insights into the Lewis Acid-Base (BBr3/NEt3) Cooperative Mechanism and Selectivity","authors":"Jingxin Hu, Lin Zhang, Zexing Cao","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00870k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5qo00870k","url":null,"abstract":"The BBr3-mediated N-heterocycle editing reaction through boron atom insertion strategy reported by Song et al. (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202318613), has been systematically explored by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The present results reveal that, in addition to BBr3 acting as a boron source and nucleophile, the Lewis base NEt3 also plays a crucial role. Specifically, the Lewis acid-base cooperative interaction between BBr3 and NEt3 facilitates the ring-opening of the substrate 1-(2-vinylphenyl) azetidine, the rate-determining step of the overall cascade reaction. Notably, the organic base NEt3 facilitates the formation of the real nucleophilic species BBr4⁻, thereby promoting the progression of the reaction. Furthermore, the formation of an exceptionally stable C4NB π-ring intermediate and the difference in distortion and exchange-repulsion energies, caused by substrate structural characteristics, are responsible for chemoselectivity and regioselectivity of substrates bearing typical structural motifs and functional groups, respectively. These computational findings not only provide profound mechanistic insights into the tandem reactions involved in the construction of fused BN‐heterocycles, but also elucidate the underlying factors governing substrate preference.","PeriodicalId":97,"journal":{"name":"Organic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144640529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}