Site-specific labelling of native peptides and proteins: chemical and enzymatic strategies

• Antonio Angelastro,
• Jonathan Bargh,
• Subhajit Guria,
• Victor Laserna and
• Louis Luk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 857–881, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.67

• has led to the development of labelling techniques, wherein the C-terminal carboxylate can be functionalized via visible-light photoredox decarboxylative catalysis (Scheme 2d) [23]. Similarly, decarboxylative alkylation has been applied to complex proteomes to enable proteome-wide C-terminal profiling

• (19) was later adapted for modification of an asparagine (Asn) residue in the Fc domain of trastuzumab [61]. Rhodium has also been used in visible-light-triggered single-electron transfer (SET) reactions, enabling labelling under mild conditions with spatiotemporal control. Another strategy employs a

Unsymmetrical sulfoxides with sterically hindered catechol fragment: synthesis, structure, electrochemical properties, and antiradical activity

• Daria A. Burmistrova,
• Vasiliy A. Fokin,
• Oleg P. Demidov,
• Mikhail A. Kiskin,
• Maxim V. Arsenyev,
• Andrey I. Poddel’sky,
• Nadezhda T. Berberova and
• Ivan V. Smolyaninov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 828–837, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.65

• color of the solution changes to pale yellow. This is confirmed by the appearance of an absorption maximum in the UV–visible spectrum at λmax = 402 nm (Figure S33 in Supporting Information File 1). This absorption band corresponds to a π→π* transition and is close to the λmax value characteristic of

Halogenated azobenzene acrylates: from efficient solution photoswitching to stable solid-state photochromic materials

• Martina Vachtlová,
• Michaela Fecková,
• Vítězslav Zima,
• Jan Podlesný,
• Milan Klikar,
• Oldřich Pytela,
• Patrik Pařík,
• Jakub Opršal,
• Eliška Juhaňáková,
• Veronika Chrtová and
• Filip Bureš

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 782–794, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.60

• arrangement. Kinetics studies identified the most stable Z-isomer of the difluoro derivative (τ1/2 = 3.74/6.59 h at 60 °C in DCE/CDCl3). The monofluoro derivative embedded in a polystyrene film demonstrated photoresponsive behavior and remarkable stability by maintaining a macroscopically visible color change

• efficient photoswitch with the longest half-life of the Z-isomer ( = 3.74 h at 60 °C in DCE and 6.59 h at 60 °C in CDCl3). However, copolymerization of 1a–f with styrene revealed that only the monofluoro-substituted azobenzene 1a forms a photoresponsive system with a macroscopically visible color change

Harnessing light energy with molecules

• Grace G. D. Han,
• Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen and
• Hermann A. Wegner

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 680–682, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.52

• structural modifications of the chromophores, aiming for example at moving their absorption from the ultraviolet spectral region to the visible region. This is of importance for efficient exploitation of solar energy, i.e., matching molecular absorption with the solar emission spectrum, or for photodynamic

• another publication, Leung and co-workers [11] describe how amphiphilic donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts can be employed in supramolecular nanostructures controlled by visible light, which is of particular interest for the development of biomedical materials. Jones, Evans, and co-workers [12] studied X

Photoorganocatalytic trifluoromethylation of (het)arenes in green conditions

• Egor N. Boronin,
• Svetlana E. Kaurkina,
• Milena M. Svetlakova,
• Anton S. Bolshakov,
• Maxim V. Arsenyev,
• Vasilii F. Otvagin,
• Alexey Yu. Fedorov,
• Timothy Noël and
• Alexander V. Nyuchev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 662–671, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.50

• transformations, acetonitrile is most commonly employed owing to its aprotic nature, compatibility with a wide range of photocatalysts, and transparency to visible light. However, solvent selection guides from Pfizer, GSK, and Sanofi rate acetonitrile as “Usable,” “Major issues,” and “Recommended,” respectively

• of methodologies for efficient chemical synthesis [26][27], we report a green and sustainable protocol for the trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes under metal- and base-free conditions. The method employs an inexpensive CF3 source, an organic photocatalyst, visible light, and a renewable, low-cost

• -trimethoxybenzene (TMB) as the substrate and 3 equivalents of TFAA as the CF3 source, over 6 hours at room temperature (25 °C). Initially, white light irradiation was selected owing to its broad coverage of the visible spectrum (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S6). Screening of various organic photocatalysts

Computational prediction of C–H hydricities and their use in predicting the regioselectivity of electron-rich C–H functionalisation reactions

• Rasmus M. Borup,
• Nicolai Ree and
• Jan H. Jensen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 603–610, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.46

• photoredox activation, followed by anion-binding-catalysed functionalisation to form β-amino esters. Here, the reacting atom is the one with the lowest hydricity and BDE. Compounds 8–10 Schmidt et al. [44] reported the visible light-catalysed bromination of compound 8, Kamon et al. [45] reported the light

Molecular tweezer–peptide conjugates disrupt the protein–protein interaction between survivin and histone H3 essential in mitosis

• Catherine Gsell,
• Philipp Rebmann,
• Karina Opara,
• Christine Beuck,
• Peter Bayer,
• David Bier,
• Ingrid R. Vetter and
• Thomas Schrader

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 557–567, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.41

• Ca2+ cation from the crystallization buffer, is visible next to the cavity (Figure S12 in Supporting Information File 1). From recent complexation experiments with lipids, it is known that even uncharged alkyl groups may occupy the tweezer cavity and gain binding energy through dispersive interactions

• . Importantly, the peptide moiety itself cannot be modified substantially without losing affinity as described in the literature [8][21]. In most survivin–H3 peptide crystal structures, residues 1–4 have visible electron density, and only in few cases the following glutamine/threonine could be located as well

Get a better glimpse on sequential photoreactions of trisnorbornadienes with ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy

• Julian Felix Maria Hebborn,
• Ben Eric Merten,
• Thomas Paululat and
• Heiko Ihmels

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 527–534, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.38

• /quadricyclane system 1f/2f0,3 has some favorable MOST properties, namely a high energy density and a long half-life of the trisquadricyclane. In addition, the cycloaddition reaction can be initiated under mild conditions with visible light (λex = 405 or 420 nm) in the presence of Ir(ppy)3 or flavine 4 as

Synthesis of a HDAC inhibitor–nanogold probe for cryo-EM visualization in class I HDAC co-repressor complexes

• Wiktoria A. Pytel,
• John W. R. Schwabe and
• James T. Hodgkinson

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 480–485, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.35

• CoREST ternary complex structure [10]. The Au–(CI-994) probe was visible in some classes due to its distinct, brighter contrast. While various orientations of the complex were captured, the probe was absent in side-view classes. These views are especially important for visualizing the active sites of

Synthesis and anti-cancer activity of naphthalimide–organylselanyl conjugates

• Rajkumar Ravi and
• Selvakumar Karuthapandi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 416–435, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.29

• and 8 have similar electronic structure and stability. The computed HOMO–LUMO gaps for the compounds are in good agreement with the experimentally measured HOMO–LUMO gaps measured using UV–visible spectroscopy. The UV–visible absorption spectra of compounds 7 and 8 were recorded in chloroform at a

Configuration–packing synergy enabling integrated crystalline-state RTP and amorphous-state TADF

• Ruiyan Wang and
• Yunan Wu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 224–236, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.16

• fluorescence band with its maximum emission at 530 nm, which corresponds to typical fluorescence behavior in this material under the given excitation conditions. Upon turning off the UV light source, the sample continues to emit light, displaying a persistent afterglow that remains visible (Figure 4e). The

• enhanced, and both intra- and intermolecular non-radiative pathways are suppressed. This enables the forbidden T1→S0 transition to manifest at room temperature, resulting in stable, visible phosphorescence. In contrast, in a disordered/amorphous environment without π–π stacking, the lack of rigid

A new synthesis of Tyrian purple (6,6’-dibromoindigo) and its corresponding sulfonate salts

• Holly Helmers,
• Mark Horton,
• Julie Concepcion,
• Jeffrey Bjorklund and
• Nicholas C. Boaz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 167–174, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.10

• . Plotting absorbance versus pH yields a pKa value of 11.9 ± 0.05 (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S17). Above a pH of 12.18, a peak at 448 nm grows while the peak at 749 nm decreases (Supporting Information File 1, Figure S18). The changes in the visible spectra of 9 above a pH of 12.18 no longer

Advances in Zr-mediated radical transformations and applications to total synthesis

• Hiroshige Ogawa and
• Hugh Nakamura

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 71–87, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.3

• a halogen‑atom transfer (XAT) mechanism, they initiated the development of monofluoroalkyl group functionalization. Upon visible-light irradiation in the presence of an Ir photocatalyst and dibutylzirconocene, α-fluorocarbonyl compounds 45 underwent XAT with low-valent zirconium species to generate

Synthesis and applications of alkenyl chlorides (vinyl chlorides): a review

• Daniel S. Müller

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2026, 22, 1–63, doi:10.3762/bjoc.22.1

Recent advancements in the synthesis of Veratrum alkaloids

• Morwenna Mögel,
• David Berger and
• Philipp Heretsch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2657–2693, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.206

Silica gel with covalently attached bambusuril macrocycle for dicyanoaurate sorption from water

• Michaela Šusterová and
• Vladimír Šindelář

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2604–2611, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.201

• . Other bands corresponding to BU1 were also visible in the spectrum, confirming the presence of the macrocycle in both materials. The attachment of APTES and subsequently BU1 on SG was further confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (Figure 1A). Pure SG is highly thermally stable, undergoing only

Visible-light-driven NHC and organophotoredox dual catalysis for the synthesis of carbonyl compounds

• Vasudevan Dhayalan

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2584–2603, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.200

• Vasudevan Dhayalan Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Puducherry, Karaikal-609609, Puducherry, India 10.3762/bjoc.21.200 Abstract Over the past two decades, organocatalyzed visible-light-mediated radical chemistry has significantly influenced modern synthetic organic

• ; NHC; organic photocatalyst; radicals; visible-light; Introduction Over the last ten years, NHC-catalyzed visible-light-promoted radical chemistry has been extensively developed for the cost-effective and practical synthesis of bioactive intermediates, pharmaceuticals, drugs, and natural products [1

• ]. The use of visible light as an energy source has significantly expanded the scope of organic molecule activation and its application in organic synthesis or medicinal chemistry [12], thereby driving the fast development of various photocatalytic transformations. Among these advances, dual catalysis

Ni-promoted reductive cyclization cascade enables a total synthesis of (+)-aglacin B

• Si-Chen Yao,
• Jing-Si Cao,
• Jian Xiao,
• Ya-Wen Wang and
• Yu Peng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2548–2552, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.197

• (2) and C (3), featuring a visible light-catalyzed radical cation cascade for the formation of the C8–C8′ and C2–C7′ bonds [6]. Subsequently, they improved the reaction conditions to achieve the racemic synthesis of aglacins A (1) and E (4) as well [7]. In 2021, the Gao group described the total

Pentacyclic aromatic heterocycles from Pd-catalyzed annulation of 1,5-diaryl-1,2,3-triazoles

• Kaylen D. Lathrum,
• Emily M. Hanneken,
• Katelyn R. Grzelak and
• James T. Fletcher

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2524–2534, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.194

• -shifting of UV–visible absorbance signals relative to their non-annulated counterparts. Structural rigidity of annulated systems compared to non-annulated counterparts was reflected by emission signals with increased intensity and decreased Stokes shifts. Five benzotriazolophenanthroline regioisomers

• the NMR timescale. These trends were observed similarly for the other analogs of this study (see Supporting Information File 1). Optoelectronic properties of each annulated product and its respective control compound were examined via UV–visible absorption and emission spectroscopy. Figure 6 shows the

• –42) or standard base-catalyzed [53] click conditions (43–48) with isolated yields shown. Exemplary comparison of 1H NMR aromatic signal shifts for annulated and non-annulated compounds (CDCl3 solvent). UV–visible absorbance spectra of annulated 13–18 (black lines) compared with their non-annulated

Effect of a photoswitchable rotaxane on membrane permeabilization across lipid compositions

• Udyogi N. K. Conthagamage,
• Lilia Lopez,
• Zuliah A. Abdulsalam and
• Víctor García-López

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2498–2512, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.192

• extend into the longer UV and near-visible range when conjugated to chromophores or electron-rich groups [22][23][24], which is not the case here. Despite the lack of significant absorption at 370–467 nm, dye release was clearly observed, but only in vesicles containing EYPC. Possible explanations

Assembly strategy for thieno[3,2-b]thiophenes via a disulfide intermediate derived from 3-nitrothiophene-2,5-dicarboxylate

• Roman A. Irgashev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2489–2497, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.191

• visible region, and improved morphological stability [4][5][6]. Recent reports have shown that the development of alkyl-supported TT-based semiconductors has led to high-performance, air-stable OFETs [7], while integration of TT frameworks into donor–acceptor architectures has enabled the development of

Conformational effects on iodide binding: a comparative study of flexible and rigid carbazole macrocyclic analogs

• Guang-Wei Zhang,
• Yong Zhang,
• Le Shi,
• Chuang Gao,
• Hong-Yu Li and
• Lei Xue

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2369–2375, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.181

• rotationally restricted, all its accessible conformations constitute a subset of PBG's conformations. The binding constants and conformational change mechanisms of the two analogs were quantitatively evaluated by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), ultraviolet–visible absorption

• . This experiment supports a 1:1 stoichiometric binding between the guest TBAI and the host PBG in CDCl3. Then, the binding affinity of the two receptors to iodine ions was further studied, and the changes of UV–visible absorption and fluorescence spectra of the two receptors to anions in CHCl3 were

Rotaxanes with integrated photoswitches: design principles, functional behavior, and emerging applications

• Jullyane Emi Matsushima,
• Khushbu,
• Zuliah Abdulsalam,
• Udyogi Navodya Kulathilaka Conthagamage and
• Víctor García-López

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2345–2366, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.179

• reversible deformation upon irradiation with UV or visible light, which triggers the isomerization of the azobenzene moiety, leading to structural changes in the rotaxane linkers. Notably, the dry state of the material, when uniaxially stretched, shows an enhanced response compared to its hydrogel form

• content, compared to pure acetonitrile. Photocyclization of the dithienylethene with UV light quenches the fluorescence of the TPE due to Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the TPE (donor) and the closed dithienylethene (acceptor). Irradiation with visible light triggers the cycloreversion

• of the C–O bond “opens” the molecule, generating the corresponding merocyanine (Figure 2). The reverse photocyclization can occur upon exposure to visible light. Remarkably, the two isomers differ in their chemical and physical properties such as polarity, molecular volume, dipole moment

Insoluble methylene-bridged glycoluril dimers as sequestrants for dyes

• Suvenika Perera,
• Peter Y. Zavalij and
• Lyle Isaacs

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2302–2314, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.176

• are reported in cm−1. Mass spectrometry was performed using a JEOL AccuTOF electrospray instrument (ESI). The dye uptake was quantified by UV–vis spectroscopy (Cary 100 Bio UV–visible spectrophotometer) at 25 °C. Incubation of hosts with dyes was performed using an Eppendorf ThermoMixer™ C in 1.5 mL

C2 to C6 biobased carbonyl platforms for fine chemistry

• Jingjing Jiang,
• Muhammad Noman Haider Tariq,
• Florence Popowycz,
• Yanlong Gu and
• Yves Queneau

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2103–2172, doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.165

•  15) [74][75][76]. Tang et al. recently reported the environmentally friendly production of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone from using glycerol through photocatalytic oxidation under visible light using a Cuδ+-decorated WO3 photocatalyst in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) [77]. The