Exploring the mechanism of the reductive amination of acetophenones via Borch approach: the role of the acid catalyst
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00160E, PaperJo ão Pedro Albuquerque Souza, Amanda Krauskopf Jacobs, Leandro Piovan, Renan Borsoi Campos The energetic viability of several mechanistic variations of the reductive amination of acetophenones via the Borch approach was reexamined through density functional theory calculations. The crucial involvement of the acid... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 18, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jo ão Pedro Albuquerque Souza Source Type: research

Measuring Local pH at Interfaces from Molecular Tumbling: A Concept for Designing EPR-active pH-sensitive Labels and Probes
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Maxim Voinov, Nicholas Nunn, Roshan Rana, Atli Davidsson, Alex Smirnov, Tatyana Smirnova Molecular probes and indicators are broadly employed for pH measurements in bulk media and at interfaces. The underlying physical principle of pH measurements of most of these probes is based... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 18, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Maxim Voinov Source Type: research

Charge-transfer inclusion complex formation of the tropylium cation with prism[6]arenes
We report that charge-transfer (CT) inclusion complexes were formed between prism[6]arenes and tropylium cation. Additionally, the CT complex showed Cl−/Ag+ responsiveness which can be easily monitored by the naked eye. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 17, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Guojiao Zhang Source Type: research

BBr3-mediated dearomative spirocyclization of biaryl ynones: facile access to spiro[5.5]dienones
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00274A, CommunicationGaurav Jaiswal, Subhas Chandra Pan BBr3 mediated dearomative spirocyclization of biaryl ynones has been reported for the direct synthesis of spiro[5.5]dienones with a tri-substituted double bond. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 17, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Gaurav Jaiswal Source Type: research

Efficient Synthesis of SCF3-Containing 3-Alkenylquinoxalinones via Three-Component Radical Cascade Reaction
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00363B, PaperSi-Yu Wang, Chu Liu, Wei Yang, Zhong-Ying Tian, Lin Yuan, Long-Yong Xie An efficient and practical method for the synthesis of 3-alkenylquinoxalinones containing SCF3 group has been readily developed through a three-component radical cascade reaction involving quinoxalinones, alkynes and AgSCF3. The reaction... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 17, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Si-Yu Wang Source Type: research

Tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT), a compelling and trailblazing catalyst for visible-light-induced organic photocatalysis.
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00171K, Review ArticleBor-Cherng Hong, Ranadheer Reddy Indurmuddam Tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT) has recently emerged as an intriguing photocatalyst under visible-light or near-visible-light irradiation in a wide range of organic reactions that were previously not conceivable. Given its ability... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 17, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Bor-Cherng Hong Source Type: research

Reduction of sulfoxides catalyzed by the commercially available manganese complex MnBr(CO)5
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniel Leal Louren ço, Ana Cristina Fernandes A new methodology for the reduction of a wide variety of aliphatic and aromatic sulfoxides catalyzed by the air-stable, cheap and commercially available manganese catalyst MnBr(CO)5 with excellent yields is... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 17, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Daniel Leal Louren ço Source Type: research

DMSO promoted catalyst-free oxidative C –N/C–O couplings towards synthesis of imidazoles and oxazoles
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00383G, PaperDebasish Bera, Rajib Sarkar, Tiyasa Dhar, Pinaki Saha, Prasanta Ghosh, Chhanda Mukhopadhyay Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-promoted catalyst-free oxidative C –N coupling and C–O coupling under oxidant-free conditions are outlined. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Debasish Bera Source Type: research

Synthesis of Asp-based lactam cyclic peptides using an amide-bonded diaminodiacid to prevent aspartimide formation
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00472H, CommunicationWen-Jie Li, Jun-You Chen, Hui-Xia Zhu, Yi-Ming Li, Yang Xu A diaminodiacid (DADA) containing an amide bond can be used in Fmoc solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) of an Asp-based lactam cyclic peptide with no aspartimide formation. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Wen-Jie Li Source Type: research

Synthesis of alkenylphosphine oxides via Tf2O promoted addition –elimination of ketones and secondary phosphine oxides
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00318G, CommunicationJiangkai Ma, Lianjie Wang, Anjiang Qiao, Zhongxian Li, Fengqian Zhao, Junliang Wu An efficient method for the synthesis of alkenylphosphine oxidesvia the addition-elimination of SPOs to ketones has been developed. The reaction exhibits good yields and compatibility. Several conversions have also proven the value of this method. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jiangkai Ma Source Type: research

DFT investigation of the DDQ-catalytic mechanism for constructing C –O bonds
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00346B, PaperXiu-Fang Zheng, Da-Gang Zhou, Li-Jun Yang The DDQ-catalytic mechanisms for constructing C –O bondsvia H2O and CH3OH as oxygen sources have been investigated with DFT. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xiu-Fang Zheng Source Type: research

Friedel –Crafts reactions for biomolecular chemistry
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jun Ohata This review demonstrates advances in Friedel –Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions in a variety of biomolecular chemistry fields. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jun Ohata Source Type: research

Asymmetric total synthesis of humulane sesquiterpenoids alashanoids B, C, E, and F and 2,9-humuladien-6-ol-8-one
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00393D, PaperRasmita Barik, Samik Nanda Naturally occurring sesquiterpenes having humulane frameworks are structurally intriguing and possess significant biological profiles. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Rasmita Barik Source Type: research

Catalyst- and base-free visible light-enabled radical relay trihalomethylation/functional group-migration/carbonylation with CX3SO2Cl
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/D4OB00292J, PaperJinkai Hu, Chenglei Yang, Xiaotao Qin, Hui Liu, Tongtong Ma, Ao-tong Shi, Qing-Long Lv, Xingman Liu, Jinhui Yang, Dianjun Li A visible light-enabled photocatalyst-free radical trihalomethylation/cyano (or benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl) 1,4-migration/carbonylation reaction of 2-hydroxy-2-hex-5-enenitrile (or (benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-pent-4-enol) with CX3SO2Cl (X = F, Cl) is reported. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and B...
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jinkai Hu Source Type: research

Dess-Martin Periodinane-mediated oxidation of the primary alcohol of cytidine into a carboxylic acid
This article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Alexandra Serre, Vibhu Jha, Adele Rivault, Leif A. Eriksson, Goreti Ribeiro Morais, Robert Andrew Falconer Herein the first example of conversion of alcohols into carboxylic acids by use of the Dess-Martin Periodinane (DMP), which is otherwise routinely employed for the conversion to aldehydes, is reported.... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry)
Source: RSC - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry - April 16, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Alexandra Serre Source Type: research