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A transition-metal-free single electron transfer reaction has been developed for the synthesis of [D]-alkenes from terminal alkynes using sodium dispersions as the electron donor and EtOD- d as the deuterium source. Both reagents are cost-effective and bench-stable. This practical method exhibits remarkable terminal alkyne selectivity and exclusive alkene selectivity. Excellent deuterium incorporations and yields were achieved across a broad range of terminal alkynes without olefin isomerization. Of note, this reaction is highly solvent dependent. n-Hexane provides unique enhancement to this reductive deuteration process.
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J Org Chem
September 2025
Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego St. 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; https://www.kucinskilab.com.
The development of efficient and broadly applicable silylation methodologies remains a central goal in synthetic organic and organosilicon chemistry. Traditionally, silylation reactions employ chlorosilanes or hydrosilanes, often necessitating the use of moisture-sensitive and corrosive reagents. Herein, we report a high-yielding, operationally simple, rapid, and economical silylation platform based on trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane (TMSCF) and catalytic potassium hydroxide (KOH).
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September 2025
Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies & School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
To address the current limitations of DNA-compatible Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions capable of accommodating a broad range of commercially available phenolic building blocks (BBs), an SuFEx-Sonogashira cross-coupling protocol has been developed. This protocol involves the conversion of readily accessible phenolic compounds into the corresponding aryl fluorosulfates within 96-well microplates via a highly efficient liquid-phase SuFEx reaction, followed by Sonogashira cross-coupling with DNA-conjugated terminal alkynes.
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September 2025
National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Green Preparation Technology of Biobased Materials, School of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China.
We herein describe a novel decarboxylation/cyclization sequence involving a three-component reaction of dialkyl 2-(alkoxymethylene)malonate, amines, and terminal alkyne ester or internal alkyne ester catalyzed by CsCO under microwave conditions. These two types of highly chemo- and regioselective transformations were accomplished by different reaction channels to furnish a wide range of functionalized 8-hydroxyisoquinoline-1(2)-ones (21 examples) and 2-pyridones (18 examples) in good to excellent yields and might provide new opportunities for the discovery of N-heterocyclic drugs and other functional molecules.
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September 2025
Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cross-Coupling Reactions, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Despite the widespread utility of transition metal-catalyzed cross-couplings in organic synthesis, the coupling of unactivated alkyl electrophiles remains challenging due to sluggish oxidative addition and competing side reactions. Here, we describe a general and practical copper-catalyzed radical deoxyalkynylation of α-unfunctionalized alcohols through a synergistic combination of Barton-McCombie deoxygenation and copper-catalyzed radical cross-coupling. Key to the success of this method lies in not only the development of rigid anionic multiple N,N,N-ligand to exert remarkable selectivity of highly reactive unactivated alkyl radicals, but also the selection of one suitable oxidant to suppress Glaser homocoupling and other side products.
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September 2025
Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
Perylene diimide (PDI) radical anions have attracted increasing attention as hypoxia-responsive photothermal agents due to their strong near-infrared (NIR) absorption and efficient photothermal conversion. However, their biomedical application is often limited by aggregation-induced quenching and poor structural tunability. In this work, we report a rationally engineered four-arm PDI derivative (PDI-4Alky·4Cl) bearing terminal alkyne groups, which not only suppresses π-π stacking steric and electrostatic repulsion, but also serves as a versatile molecular scaffold for further functionalization.
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