#BJOC
From prebiotic chemistry to engineered enzymes: how did catalysis evolve? 🧪
New #BJOC thematic issue ed. by Karen Allen @bostonu.bsky.social, Pimchai Chaiyen & Tobias Erb @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social. 
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/mrv7s8s6
📅 Submission deadline: Jan. 31, 2027
#biocatalysis #biochemistry
November 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Design and characterization of novel pyridylbenzimidazole-based ruthenium(II) complexes, and their evaluation in singlet oxygen generation https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/22/126
November 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
#NMRchat Silver-mediated fluorodestannylation of an electron-rich thieno[3,2-b]thiophene diverts to oxygenation: an α-fluorothiophenone instead of an aryl fluoride https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/22/124
November 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Researchers from the Universidad de Burgos @universidadburgos.bsky.social report a gold(I)-catalyzed tandem 1,2-indole migration–hydroxylation of 3-propargylindoles that uses plain water as the external nucleophile 💧.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/yc67xb5v
#indoles #alcohols #GoldCatalysis #BJOC 💎🔓
November 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
📢 You are invited to submit to the thematic issue "Physical organic chemistry of new materials" guest edited by J. D. Tovar (@jhu.edu), Huan Cong (Chinese Academy of Sciences), and Renana Gershoni-Poranne (Technion). 
📅 Submission deadline: Feb 15, 2027
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/bddu9uxp 
#BJOC💎🔓
October 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Bourissou Didier @lbpblab.bsky.social and co-researchers demonstrate that N^C-cyclometalated Au(III) catecholate complexes can engage in PET processes and constitute a promising platform for open-shell #photocatalysis.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3p3avfzy
#catecholates #gold #PhotoredoxCatalysis #BJOC 💎🔓
October 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The first articles of the thematic issue “Molecular gold chemistry” edited by Veronique Michelet @vmichelet06.bsky.social, @univcotedazur.bsky.social, and Louis Fensterbank, @college-de-france.fr are online ✅
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/95stpy7f
More articles to come soon!
#GoldChemistry #BJOC 💎🔓
October 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Shuji Yasuike and co-researchers report a novel bismuth-catalyzed three-component reaction for the synthesis of 3-selanylimidazopyridines from imidazopyridines, arylboronic acids, and elemental selenium 🧪.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4hbbzkny
#ArylboronicAcid #BismuthCatalyst #BismuthCatalysis #BJOC 💎🔓
October 19, 2026 at 8:04 AM
🚨 Call for Papers 📝 "Strained-ring chemistry” 
Editors: Gaëlle Chouraqui @gaellechou.bsky.social, @univ-amu.fr and Ilan Marek, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 
Deadline: 📅 Nov. 30, 2026 
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3k4hycj9 
#SyntheticChemistry #StrainedRings #cyclopropane #cyclobutane 
#BJOC 💎🔓
October 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu synthesized a π-extended open-shell cyclopenta-fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (CP-PAH) composed of six benzene and five cyclopentadiene rings. 
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4d3skpz5
#aromaticity #radicals #BJOC 💎🔓
October 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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Narita, A., Wang, X.-Y., Feng, X. & Müllen, K. New advances in nanographene chemistry. Chem. Soc. Rev. 44, 6616–6643 https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cs00183h (2015). Rueping, M. & Nachtsheim, B. J. A review of new developments in the Friedel–Crafts alkylation—from green chemistry to asymmetric catalysis. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.6.6 (2010). Campeau, L.-C. & Hazari, N. Cross-coupling and related reactions: connecting past success to the development of new reactions for the future. Organometallics 38, 3–35 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00720 (2019). Tellis, J. C. et al. Single-electron transmetalation via photoredox/nickel dual catalysis: unlocking a new paradigm for sp3–sp2 cross-coupling. Acc. Chem. Res. 49, 1429–1439 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00214 (2016). Kim, S., Goldfogel, M. J., Gilbert, M. M. & Weix, D. J. Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl chlorides with primary alkyl chlorides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 9902–9907 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c02673 (2020). Perry, I. B. et al. Direct arylation of strong aliphatic C–H bonds. Nature 560, 70–75 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0366-x (2018). James, S. L. et al. Mechanochemistry: opportunities for new and cleaner synthesis. Chem. Soc. Rev. 41, 413–447 https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cs15171a (2012). Do, J.-L. & Friščić, T. Mechanochemistry: a force of synthesis. ACS Cent. Sci. 3, 13–19 https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.6b00277 (2017). Ardila-Fierro, K. J. & Hernández, J. G. Sustainability assessment of mechanochemistry by using the twelve principles of green chemistry...
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October 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The challenges of direct Claisen–Schmidt condensation in the synthesis of polyhydroxylated bischalcones: experimental results supported by DFT calculations https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/22/114
October 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
🧪 How are triazole hybrids shaping next-gen anticancer drugs?
This review examines their structures, activity, and mechanisms, and makes the case for them as serious drug candidates.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3vusvfmv
#CancerCells #DrugDiscovery #AnticancerAgents #CancerResearch #cytotoxicity #BJOC 💎🔓
October 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM
📢 We are delighted to welcome our new #BJOC Associate Editor Daniel B. Werz from the @uni-freiburg.de!
He is an expert in the development of synthetic methodologies, bioorganic and materials chemistry, heterocycles, and beyond.
Welcome aboard Daniel!
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2yt2xev3
#BJOC 💎🔓
October 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
📢 We are delighted to welcome our new #BJOC Associate Editor Daniel B. Werz from the @unifreiburg! He is an expert in the development of synthetic methodologies, bioorganic and materials chemistry, heterocycles, and beyond.
Welcome aboard Daniel!
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October 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
🧪 Sulfur meets chromones: In this study, a cascade synthesis of 2-aminothiochromones from commercially available starting material thiocarbonyldiimidazole (TCDI) is developed. 
➡️ https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/22/92?B=Y
#CascadeSynthesis #TCDI #thiochromone #BJOC 💎🔓
September 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM
💎🔓 Did you know? All activities of the Beilstein-Institut are completely free for the scientific community. No fees, no barriers, just open access to science.
➡️ Learn more: https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/?B=y
#DiamondOpenAccess #OpenScience #BJOC #BJNANO #Beilstein75
September 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Y por supuesto que también estamos presentes en YouTube, para los que les acomoda más... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjOC...
🏢 Comenzamos un nuevo Juego. De regreso al universo de Remedy
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September 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
🚀 🚨 Our latest work "CO2 silylation at a tucked-in iron(II) complex" now out in @beilstein-institut.bsky.social JOC!

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CO2 silylation at a tucked-in iron(II) complex
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
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September 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
🧪 One clear trend across 12 approved drugs: safer #fluorination.
This review examines 12 FDA-approved CF2-containing drugs (2016–2025), mapping industrial routes toward safer fluorination.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/46wdmfck
#FluorineChemistry #ProcessChemistry #DrugDiscovery #MedChem #BJOC 💎🔓
September 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM
📢 You are invited to submit to the thematic issue "Physical organic chemistry of new materials" guest edited by J. D. Tovar, Huan Cong, and Renana Gershoni-Poranne. Also hosting research presented at ISNA-21 in Beijing.
📅 Submission deadline: Feb 15, 2027
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/bddu9uxp 
#BJOC💎🔓
September 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Franco King-Chi Leung and co-researchers introduce a tridentate cyclometalated gold(III) amphiphile (GA) with flexible structure modifications, significantly enhancing its luminescent properties in aqueous media.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4u2hxfp8
#GoldChemistry #SupramolecularChemistry #BJOC 💎🔓
September 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Are you a young researcher working in earth-abundant metal catalysis 🧪? We cordially invite you to contribute to this thematic issue ed. by Guillaume Lefèvre, @chimieparistechpsl.bsky.social, and L. Reginald Mills, @uh.edu:
👉 https://tinyurl.com/3uwvy32a
📅 Submission deadline: Oct. 31, 2026
#BJOC💎🔓
September 11, 2026 at 8:02 AM
🐝 Can a natural sesquiterpene help save the world's honeybees?
A common Mediterranean plant compound showed 93% mortality against Varroa destructor, the parasite devastating honeybee colonies worldwide. 
📖 https://tinyurl.com/4xwm35zw
#NaturalProducts #biochemistry #AgroChemistry #BJOC 💎🔓
September 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A study towards the undirected fluorination and chlorination of cubane 1,4-diester https://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/22/101
September 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM