31 December 2025
Molecules | Selected Feature Papers in 2025 in the “Organic Chemistry” Section


1. “Hydrogen-Bonded Di(hydroperoxy)alkane Adducts of the Type Cy3P=O·(HOO)2CHR (R = Alkyl)
by Rahym Ashirov, Maya Todorovic, Nattamai Bhuvanesh and Janet Blümel
Molecules 2025, 30(2), 329; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30020329
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/329

2. “The Facile Solid-Phase Synthesis of Thiazolo-Pyrimidinone Derivatives”
by Shuanghui Hua, Jimin Moon and Taeho Lee
Molecules 2025, 30(2), 430; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30020430
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/430

3. “Quinolin-4-ones: Methods of Synthesis and Application in Medicine”
by Katarzyna Gach-Janczak, Justyna Piekielna-Ciesielska, Jakub Waśkiewicz, Kamil Krakowiak, Karol Wtorek and Anna Janecka
Molecules 2025, 30(1), 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30010163
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/1/163

4. “The Role of Flow Chemistry on the Synthesis of Pyrazoles, Pyrazolines and Pyrazole-Fused Scaffolds”
by Catarina M. Correia, Artur M. S. Silva and Vera L. M. Silva
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1582; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071582
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1582

5. “Pd-Catalyzed Direct Diarylation of Sodium Hypophosphite Enables the Synthesis of Diarylphosphonates”
by Jin Yang, Dangwei Qian, Gangwei Wang and Shangdong Yang
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1564; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071564
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1564

6. “Static and Dynamic Assessments of a Sulfur-Triglyceride Composite for Antimicrobial Surface Applications”
by Shalini K. Wijeyatunga, Perla Y. Sauceda-Oloño, Nawoda L. Kapuge Dona, Bárbara G. S. Guinati, Katelyn M. Derr, Katelyn A. Tisdale, Ashlyn D. Smith, Andrew G. Tennyson and Rhett C. Smith
Molecules 2025, 30(7), 1614; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30071614
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/7/1614

7. “The Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Modification, and Cytotoxic Activity of α-Hydroxy-Alkylphosphonates”
by Zsuzsanna Szalai, Anna Sára Kis, Angéla Takács, László Kőhidai, Konstantin Karaghiosoff, Mátyás Czugler, László Drahos and György Keglevich
Molecules 2025, 30(2), 428; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30020428
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/428 

8. “Recent Developments in Stereoselective Reactions of Sulfoxonium Ylides”
by Ciarán O’Shaughnessy, Mukulesh Mondal and Nessan J. Kerrigan
Molecules 2025, 30(3), 655; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030655
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/3/655

9. “Construction of a Library of Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids”
by Olga G. Mountanea, Charikleia S. Batsika, Christiana Mantzourani, Christoforos G. Kokotos and George Kokotos
Molecules 2025, 30(2), 286; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30020286
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/286

10. “Synthesis of an Azido-Substituted 8-Membered Ring Laddersiloxane and Its Application in Catalysis”
by Yujia Liu, Niyaz Yagafarov, Koki Shimamura, Nobuhiro Takeda, Masafumi Unno and Armelle Ouali
Molecules 2025, 30(2), 373; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30020373
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/373

11. “Concise Synthesis of Naphthalene-Based 14-Aza-12-Oxasteroids”
by Smriti Srivastava, Jun Luo, Daniel Whalen, Katherine N. Robertson and Amitabh Jha
Molecules 2025, 30(2), 415; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30020415
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/2/415

12. “Surface and Antimicrobial Properties of Ester-Based Gemini Surfactants”
by Iwona Kowalczyk, Adrianna Szulc, Anna Koziróg, Anna Komasa and Bogumił Brycki
Molecules 2025, 30(12), 2648; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30122648
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/12/2648

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