- Lewis acid-promoted conjugate addition of functionalised organolithium compounds to electrophilic olefins
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The reaction of several functionalised organolithium compounds 1-3 with different α,β-unsaturated ketones or esters 4-12 in the presence of a Lewis acid [ZnX2 (X=Cl, Br, I), AlCl3, FeCl3, BF3] leads, after hydrolysis, mainly to 1,4-addition products 13-31.
- Yus, Miguel,Pastor, Isidro M,Gomis, Joaquín
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- Epoxide Electroreduction
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Selective hydrogenation of epoxides would be a direct and powerful approach for alcohol synthesis, but it has proven to be elusive. Here, electrochemically epoxide hydrogenation using electrons and protons as reductants is reported. A wide range of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols can be achieved through selective Markovnikov or anti-Markovnikov ring opening in the absence of transition metals. Mechanistic investigations revealed that the regioselectivity is controlled by the thermodynamic stabilities of the in situ generated benzyl radicals for aryl-substituted epoxides and the kinetic tendency for Markovnikov selective ring opening for alkyl-substituted epoxides.
- Huang, Cheng,Lu, Qingquan,Ma, Wan,Qi, Xiaotian,Xu, Minghao,Zheng, Xuelian
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(2022/01/19)
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- Exhaustive Reduction of Esters Enabled by Nickel Catalysis
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We report a one-step procedure to directly reduce unactivated aryl esters into their corresponding tolyl derivatives. This is achieved by an organosilane-mediated ester hydrosilylation reaction and subsequent Ni/NHC-catalyzed hydrogenolysis. The resulting conditions provide a direct and efficient alternative to multi-step procedures for this transformation that often require the use of hazardous metal hydrides. Applications in the synthesis of -CD3-containing products, derivatization of bioactive molecules, and chemoselective reduction in the presence of other C-O bonds are demonstrated.
- Cook, Adam,Prakash, Sekar,Zheng, Yan-Long,Newman, Stephen G.
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p. 8109 - 8115
(2020/05/20)
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- Iron-Catalyzed β-Alkylation of Alcohols
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β-Branched alkylated alcohols have been prepared in good yields using a double-hydrogen autotransfer strategy in the presence of our diaminocyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complex Fe1. The alkylation of some 2-arylethanol derivatives was successfully addressed with benzylic alcohols and methanol as alkylating reagents under mild conditions. Deuterium labeling experiments suggested that both alcohols (2-arylethanol and either methanol or benzyl alcohol) served as hydrogen donors in this cascade process.
- Bettoni, Leó,Gaillard, Sylvain,Renaud, Jean-Luc
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p. 8404 - 8408
(2019/10/16)
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- Pyrazine dicarboxylate-bridged arsenotungstate: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activities in epoxidation of olefins and oxidation of alcohols
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A praseodymium(iii)-containing arsenotungstate K16H15Li7[Pr2(H2O)3(pzdc)As3W29O103]2·38H2O (1) (pzdc = pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid) was synthesized by a conventional aqueous solution method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Structural analysis revealed that compound 1 was constructed by two identical subunits {Pr2(H2O)3(AsW9O33)3W2O4} bridged together by two pzdc ligands. In addition, compound 1 could act as an efficient catalyst for the epoxidation of olefins and oxidation of alcohols with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as the oxidant. In particular, the turnover frequency (TOF) in the oxidation of 1-phenylethanol reached up to 10170 h-1, which is higher than that of previously reported catalysts.
- Ma, Xinyi,He, Peipei,Xu, Baijie,Lu, Jingkun,Wan, Rong,Wu, Hechen,Wang, Yuan,Ma, Pengtao,Niu, Jingyang,Wang, Jingping
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p. 12956 - 12963
(2019/09/07)
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- Photochemical Homologation for the Preparation of Aliphatic Aldehydes in Flow
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Cheap and readily available aqueous formaldehyde was used as a formylating reagent in a homologation reaction with nonstabilized diazo compounds, enabled by UV photolysis of bench-stable oxadiazolines in a flow photoreactor. Various aliphatic aldehydes were synthesized along with the corresponding derivatized alcohols and benzimidazoles. No transition-metal catalyst or additive was required to affect the reaction, which proceeded at room temperature in 80 min.
- Chen, Yiding,Leonardi, Marco,Dingwall, Paul,Labes, Ricardo,Pasau, Patrick,Blakemore, David C.,Ley, Steven V.
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p. 15558 - 15568
(2019/01/04)
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- Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic Oxidation of Organoboron Compounds Using in Situ Generated Hydrogen Peroxide
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A simple and general visible-light-mediated oxidation of organoboron compounds has been developed with rose bengal as the photocatalyst, substoichiometric Et3N as the electron donor, as well as air as the oxidant. This mild and metal-free protocol shows a broad substrate scope and provides a wide range of aliphatic alcohols and phenols in moderate to excellent yields. Notably, the robustness of this method is demonstrated on the stereospecific aerobic oxidation of organoboron compounds.
- Weng, Wei-Zhi,Liang, Hao,Zhang, Bo
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(2018/08/24)
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- TiO2-Supported Re as a General and Chemoselective Heterogeneous Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols
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TiO2-supported Re, Re/TiO2, was found to promote selective hydrogenation of carboxylic acids having aromatic and aliphatic moieties to the corresponding alcohols. Re/TiO2showed superior results compared to other transition-metal-loaded TiO2and supported Re catalysts for selective hydrogenation of 3-phenylpropionic acid. 3-phenylpropanol was produced in 97 % yield under mild conditions (5 MPa H2at 140 °C). Contrary to typical heterogeneous catalysts, Re/TiO2does not lead to the formation of dearomatized byproducts. The catalyst is recyclable and shows a wide substrate scope in the synthesis of alcohols (22 examples; up to 97 % isolated yield).
- Toyao, Takashi,Siddiki, S. M. A. Hakim,Touchy, Abeda S.,Onodera, Wataru,Kon, Kenichi,Morita, Yoshitsugu,Kamachi, Takashi,Yoshizawa, Kazunari,Shimizu, Ken-Ichi
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- COMPOUNDS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES
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Compounds of formula III: and salts thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for preparing compounds of formula III, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula III and methods for preparing compounds and materials from compounds of formula III.
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- Antiproliferative activity and SARs of caffeic acid esters with mono-substituted phenylethanols moiety
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A series of CAPE derivatives with mono-substituted phenylethanols moiety were synthesized and evaluated by MTT assay on growth of 4 human cancer cell lines (Hela, DU-145, MCF-7 and ECA-109). The substituent effects on the antiproliferative activity were systematically investigated for the first time. It was found that electron-donating and hydrophobic substituents at 2′-position of phenylethanol moiety could significantly enhance CAPE's antiproliferative activity. 2′-Propoxyl derivative, as a novel caffeic acid ester, exhibited exquisite potency (IC50?=?0.4?±?0.02 & 0.6?±?0.03?μM against Hela and DU-145 respectively).
- Xie, Jin,Yang, Fengzhi,Zhang, Man,Lam, Celine,Qiao, Yixue,Xiao, Jia,Zhang, Dongdong,Ge, Yuxuan,Fu, Lei,Xie, Dongsheng
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- Visible-Light-Mediated Anti-Markovnikov Hydration of Olefins
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Considering that stoichiometric borane and oxidant are required in the classical alkene anti-Markovnikov hydration process, it remains appealing to achieve the transformation in a catalytic protocol. Herein, a visible-light-mediated anti-Markovnikov addition of water to alkenes by using an organic photoredox catalyst in conjunction with a redox-active hydrogen atom donor was developed, which avoided the need for a transition-metal catalyst, stoichiometric borane, as well as oxidant. Both terminal and internal olefins are readily accommodated in this transformation to obtain corresponding primary and secondary alcohols in good yields with single regioselectivity. This procedure can be scaled up to gram scale with a 230 turnover number based on photocatalyst.
- Hu, Xia,Zhang, Guoting,Bu, Faxiang,Lei, Aiwen
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- Nucleophilic addition of arylmethylzinc reagents (ArCH2ZnCl) to formaldehyde: An easy access to 2-(hetro)arylethyl alcohols
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The selective addition of arylmethylmagnesium halides with formaldehyde giving arylethyl alcohols is extremely challenging. To circumvent the difficulties, in the current communication, we have reported on the nucleophilic addition of benzyl zinc reagents derived from inexpensive and abundant benzyl chlorides to paraformaldehyde. The reaction investigated herein is hitherto unknown and was found to be selective, operationally simple, atom- and step-economical and high yielding to deliver phenethyl alcohols utilized as key perfumery ingredients in 60–83% yields. After successful establishment of the reaction condition, the reaction was also scaled up successfully to deliver a large-scale preparation of the phenethyl alcohol.
- Bhatt,Samant,Pednekar, Suhas
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- Cp2TiCl2-catalyzed cycloboration of α-olefins with PhBCl2in the synthesis of 2-alkyl(aryl,benzyl)-1-phenylboriranes
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A one-pot method for the synthesis of 2-alkyl(aryl, benzyl)-1-phenylboriranes has been developed via the reaction of α-olefins with PhBCl2in the presence of Cp2TiCl2as the catalyst. The method implies the formation of boriranes as the result of transmetalation of titanacyclopropane intermediates generated in the reaction of α-olefins with Cp2TiCl2. Individual 1-phenyl-2-substituted boriranes were isolated and their structures confirmed by NMR spectral methods.
- Khusainova, Liliya I.,Khafizova, Leila O.,Tyumkina, Tatyana V.,Ryazanov, Kirill S.,Dzhemilev, Usein M.
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- Synthesis of 5,6-Dihydropyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinoline and Ethyl (Z)-3-Acetoxy-3-tosylpent-4-enoate through Tertiary-Amine-Catalyzed [3+2] Annulation
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The 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) catalyzed divergent [3+2] annulation of C,N-cyclic azomethine imines with δ-acetoxyallenoates was developed; 5,6-dihydropyrazolo[5,1-a]isoquinolines and ethyl (Z)-3-acetoxy-3-tosylpent-4-enoates were afforded in moderate to good yields in a one-pot manner under mild conditions. This annulation reaction provides a highly efficient method to construct dinitrogen-fused heterocycles and ethyl (Z)-3-acetoxy-3-tosylpent-4-enoates at the same time.
- Lei, Yu,Xing, Jiao-Jiao,Xu, Qin,Shi, Min
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- Reductive Lithiation in the Absence of Aromatic Electron Carriers. A Steric Effect Manifested on the Surface of Lithium Metal Leads to a Difference in Relative Reactivity Depending on Whether the Aromatic Electron Carrier Is Present or Absent
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One of the most widely used methods of preparation of organolithium compounds is by the reductive lithiation of alkyl phenyl thioethers or, usually less conveniently, alkyl halides with either aromatic radical-anions of lithium or lithium metal in the presence of an aromatic electron-transfer catalyst. Here we present results showing that lithium dispersion can achieve reductive lithiation in the absence of the electron-transfer agent. This procedure is more efficient, and surprisingly, the order of reactivity of substrates is reversed depending on whether the electron-transfer agent is present or absent. For example, in the presence of a preformed radical-anion, tert-butyl phenyl sulfide cleaves significantly faster than methyl phenyl sulfide, whereas in the absence of the radical-anion, it is just the opposite. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the exothermicity of the cleavage of the C-S bond in alkyl phenyl thioethers on the lithium surface is dependent on the size of the alkyl group, the smaller the alkyl group the greater the exothermicity. The increased reactivity is attributed to the smaller steric repulsion between the alkyl group and the lithium surface. The methodology includes, but may not be limited to, the lithium dispersion reductive lithiation of phenyl thioethers, alkyl chlorides, acrolein diethyl acetal, and isochroman.
- Kennedy, Nicole,Lu, Gang,Liu, Peng,Cohen, Theodore
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- Direct Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols
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The "green" reduction of carboxylic acids to alcohols is a challenging task in organic chemistry. Herein, we describe a general protocol for generation of alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acids. Key to success is the use of a combination of Ru(acac)3, triphos and Lewis acids. The novel method showed broad substrate tolerance and a variety of aliphatic carboxylic acids including biomass-derived compounds can be smoothly reduced.
- Cui, Xinjiang,Li, Yuehui,Topf, Christoph,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 10596 - 10599
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- Ring Expansion of Epoxides under Br?nsted Base Catalysis: Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition of β,γ-Epoxy Esters with Imines Providing 2,4,5-Trisubstituted 1,3-Oxazolidines
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A novel ring-expansion reaction of epoxides under Br?nsted base catalysis was developed. The formal [3+2] cycloaddition reaction of β,γ-epoxy esters with imines proceeds in the presence of triazabicyclodecene (TBD) as a superior Br?nsted base catalyst to afford 2,4,5-trisubstituted 1,3-oxazolidines in a highly diastereoselective manner. This reaction involves the ring opening of the epoxides with the aid of the Br?nsted base catalyst to generate α,β-unsaturated esters having an alkoxide at the allylic position, which would formally serve as a synthetic equivalent of the 1,3-dipole, followed by a cycloaddition reaction with imines in a stepwise fashion. This methodology enables the facile synthesis of enantioenriched 1,3-oxazolidines from easily accessible enantioenriched epoxides.
- Kondoh, Azusa,Odaira, Kenta,Terada, Masahiro
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- Gallium-catalyzed reductive chlorination of carboxylic acids with copper(II) chloride
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Described herein is the direct chlorination of carboxylic acids using copper(II) chloride via a gallium(III)-catalyzed reduction in the presence of a hydrosiloxane. During this reductive chlorination, the counteranions of CuCl2 functioned as a chloride source.
- Sakai, Norio,Nakajima, Takumi,Yoneda, Shinichiro,Konakahara, Takeo,Ogiwara, Yohei
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- A Phosphine-Catalyzed Novel Asymmetric [3+2] Cycloaddition of C,N-Cyclic Azomethine Imines with δ-Substituted Allenoates
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Catalytic asymmetric [3+2] cycloadditions of C,N-cyclic azomethine imines with δ-substituted allenoates have been developed in the presence of (S)-Me-f-KetalPhos, affording functionalized tetrahydroquinoline frameworks in good yields with high diastereo- and good enantioselectivities under mild condition. The substrate scope has been also examined. This is the first time that δ-substituted allenoates have been applied as a δ,γ-C-C bond participated C 2 synthon in asymmetric synthesis. Another round: Catalytic asymmetric [3+2] cycloaddition of C,N-cyclic azomethine imines with δ-substituted allenoates have been developed in the presence of (S)-Me-f-KetalPhos, affording functionalized tetrahydroquinoline frameworks in good yields with high diastereo- and good enantioselectivities under mild conditions. This is the first example applying δ-substituted allenoates as C 2 synthons in asymmetric δ,γ-C-C bond formation.
- Wang, De,Lei, Yu,Wei, Yin,Shi, Min
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- Temporal separation of catalytic activities allows anti-Markovnikov reductive functionalization of terminal alkynes
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There is currently great interest in the development of multistep catalytic processes in which one or several catalysts act sequentially to rapidly build complex molecular structures. Many enzymes - often the inspiration for new synthetic transformations - are capable of processing a single substrate through a chain of discrete, mechanistically distinct catalytic steps. Here, we describe an approach to emulate the efficiency of these natural reaction cascades within a synthetic catalyst by the temporal separation of catalytic activities. In this approach, a single catalyst exhibits multiple catalytic activities sequentially, allowing for the efficient processing of a substrate through a cascade pathway. Application of this design strategy has led to the development of a method to effect the anti-Markovnikov (linear-selective) reductive functionalization of terminal alkynes. The strategy of temporal separation may facilitate the development of other efficient synthetic reaction cascades.
- Li, Le,Herzon, Seth B.
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- A highly active and air-stable ruthenium complex for the ambient temperature anti-markovnikov reductive hydration of terminal alkynes
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The conversion of terminal alkynes to functionalized products by the direct addition of heteroatom-based nucleophiles is an important aim in catalysis. We report the design, synthesis, and mechanistic studies of the half-sandwich ruthenium complex 12, which is a highly active catalyst for the anti-Markovnikov reductive hydration of alkynes. The key design element of 12 involves a tridentate nitrogen-based ligand that contains a hemilabile 3-(dimethylamino) propyl substituent. Under neutral conditions, the dimethylamino substituent coordinates to the ruthenium center to generate an air-stable, 18-electron, κ3-complex. Mechanistic studies show that the dimethylamino substituent is partially dissociated from the ruthenium center (by protonation) in the reaction media, thereby generating a vacant coordination site for catalysis. These studies also show that this substituent increases hydrogenation activity by promoting activation of the reductant. At least three catalytic cycles, involving the decarboxylation of formic acid, hydration of the alkyne, and hydrogenation of the intermediate aldehyde, operate concurrently in reactions mediated by 12. A wide array of terminal alkynes are efficiently processed to linear alcohols using as little as 2 mol % of 12 at ambient temperature, and the complex 12 is stable for at least two weeks under air. The studies outlined herein establish 12 as the most active and practical catalyst for anti-Markovnikov reductive hydration discovered to date, define the structural parameters of 12 underlying its activity and stability, and delineate design strategies for synthesis of other multifunctional catalysts.
- Zeng, Mingshuo,Li, Le,Herzon, Seth B.
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p. 7058 - 7067
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- Fe-promoted cross coupling of homobenzylic methyl ethers with Grignard reagents via sp3 C-O bond cleavage
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The first iron-catalyzed formal cross coupling of homobenzylic methyl ethers with alkyl Grignard reagents is realized. The reaction is proposed to proceed through a sequence of dehydroalkoxylation to form the vinyl-intermediate, followed by Fe-catalyzed selective carbometalation to form a benzylic Grignard reagent.
- Luo, Shuang,Yu, Da-Gang,Zhu, Ru-Yi,Wang, Xin,Wang, Lei,Shi, Zhang-Jie
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- CATALYTIC ANTI-MARKOVNIKOV OXIDATION AND HYDRATION OF OLEFINS
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The disclosure provides a dual-catalysis system for direct conversion of olefins to alcohols. The cooperative catalytic system contains one oxidizing catalyst and one transfer-hydrogenation catalyst. A wide variety of olefins, including aromatic and aliphatic olefins, can be used as the reactant. The transformation proceeds with anti-Markovnikov selectivity, and in some aspects provides primary alcohols as major products. The disclosure further provides a system for oxidation of olefins with anti-Markovnikov selectivity.
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- Selective switchable iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of carboxylic acids
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Selective reduction of carboxylic acids either to aldehydes or alcohols is achieved using a one pot procedure based on iron-catalyzed hydrosilylations. Using phenylsilane and (COD)Fe(CO)3 catalyst under UV-irradiation at rt, alcohols were obtained specifically in good yields, whereas aldehydes were selectively obtained using TMDS and (t-PBO)Fe(CO)3 catalyst under thermal activation.
- Misal Castro, Luis C.,Li, Haoquan,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste,Darcel, Christophe
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- Iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of esters
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The first hydrosilylation of esters catalyzed by a well defined iron complex has been developed. Esters are converted to the corresponding alcohols at 100 °C, under solvent-free conditions and visible light activation. Copyright
- Bezier, David,Venkanna, Gopaladasu T.,Castro, Luis C. Misal,Zheng, Jianxia,Roisnel, Thierry,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste,Darcel, Christophe
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p. 1879 - 1884
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- InBr3-catalyzed deoxygenation of carboxylic acids with a hydrosilane: Reductive conversion of aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acids to primary alcohols or diphenylmethanes
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A simple and practical procedure for the direct reduction of aliphatic carboxylic acids with a variety of functional groups to a primary alcohol using the mild reducing reagent tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS), in the presence of a catalytic amount of InBr3 has been developed. This simple reducing system, when used together with a hydrosilane, allows the preparation of the diphenylmethane derivative directly from an aromatic carboxylic acid and an aromatic compound. Copyright
- Sakai, Norio,Kawana, Keita,Ikeda, Reiko,Nakaike, Yumi,Konakahara, Takeo
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- Microwave-assisted synthesis of 5-substituted 2-aminothiophenes starting from arylacetaldehydes
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An easy three-step pathway for the synthesis of arylacet-aldehydes from the corresponding carboxylic acids in very high yields is described. Their use as precursors of 5-substituted-2-aminothiophenes is illustrated via a microwave-assisted Gewald reaction. This method allows obtaining the expected compounds in a shorter time and with better yields and purities than the classical procedures. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart - New York.
- Revelant, Germain,Dunand, Sandrine,Hesse, Stephanie,Kirsch, Gilbert
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- Copper-catalyzed enantioselective additions to oxocarbenium ions: Alkynylation of isochroman acetals
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We have developed an enantioselective, copper(I)-catalyzed addition of terminal alkynes to racemic isochroman acetals. This method is one of the first transition-metal-catalyzed approaches to enantioselective additions to prochiral oxocarbenium ions. In this reaction, TMSOTf is used to form the oxocarbenium ion in situ under conditions compatible with simultaneous formation of the chiral copper acetylide. By using a bis(oxazoline) ligand, good yields and enantioselectivities are observed for a variety of enantioenriched 1-alkynyl isochromans.
- Maity, Prantik,Srinivas, Harathi D.,Watson, Mary P.
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p. 17142 - 17145
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- Primary alcohols from terminal olefins: Formal anti-Markovnikov hydration via triple relay catalysis
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Alcohol synthesis is critical to the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The addition of water across olefins to form primary alcohols (anti-Markovnikov olefin hydration) would be a broadly useful reaction but has largely proven elusive; an indirect hydroboration/oxidation sequence requiring stoichiometric borane and oxidant is currently the most practical methodology. Here, we report a more direct approach with the use of a triple relay catalysis system that couples palladium-catalyzed oxidation, acid-catalyzed hydrolysis, and ruthenium-catalyzed reduction cycles. Aryl-substituted terminal olefins are converted to primary alcohols by net reaction with water in good yield and excellent regioselectivity.
- Dong, Guangbin,Teo, Peili,Wickens, Zachary K.,Grubbs, Robert H.
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- Exploiting self-assembly for ligand-scaffold optimization: Substrate-tailored ligands for efficient catalytic asymmetric hydroboration
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Mix and match: A self-assembled ligand library (SAL XY) affords a wide range of R/S ratios in Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration (see scheme; nbd = 2,5-norbornadiene, R* is a chiral substituent). Ligand-scaffold optimization reveals "substrate- tailored" ligands that afford high regio- and enantioselectivity for a variety of ortho-substituted styrene derivatives.
- Moteki, Shin A.,Takacs, James M.
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- [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement from chloromethyl ethers
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The reaction of different chloromethyl ethers 1 with an excess of lithium powder and a catalytic amount of 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (2.5 mol %) in THF at 0 °C leads to the corresponding α-lithiomethyl ether intermediates, through a chlorine-lithium exchange, which spontaneously undergo a clean [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement affording the expected homobenzylic alcohols 2. This is the first version of this rearrangement starting from easily available chloromethyl ethers.
- Gómez, Cecilia,Maciá, Beatriz,Lillo, Victor J.,Yus, Miguel
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- Diastereoselective remote C-H activation by hydroboration
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Hydroboration of tetrasubstituted or trisubstituted alkenes with BH 3 and subsequent thermolysis allows remote diastereoselective C-H activation of neighboring aryl rings. Tetrasubstituted and trisubstituted 1,1-diphenyl-ethylene derivatives undergo a highly stereoselective 1,2-rearrangement followed by remote C-H activation to lead, after oxidative workup, to a diol in which the relative stereochemistry of two stereocenters has been controlled. The mechanism of this remote activation has been studied and extended to related molecules that undergo this stereoselective C-H activation, namely alkenylbiphenyl systems or alkenes with only one phenyl ring, such as alkenylbenzenes. or bicyclic systems. We have shown that this reaction allows diastereoselective synthesis of molecules with up to three contiguous chiral centers.
- Varela, Jesus A.,Pena, Diego,Goldfuss, Bernd,Denisenko, Dmitri,Kulhanek, Jiri,Polborn, Kurt,Knochel, Paul
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- Readily available biaryl P,N ligands for asymmetric catalysis
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A short and modular synthesis of novel P,N ligands (pinap; see scheme; X = O or NH) is presented. A covalently bound chiral group allows the separation of the atropisomeric diastereomers, thus avoiding resolution involving chiral Pd-amine complexes. The utility of the ligands is demonstrated for three reactions catalyzed by different transition metals; in each case products are obtained with high enantiomeric excess (up to 99% ee).
- Knoepfel, Thomas F.,Aschwanden, Patrick,Ichikawa, Takashi,Watanabe, Takumi,Carreira, Erick M.
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- Compounds having protected hydroxy groups
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The present invention relates to compounds with protected hydroxy groups of formula (I) These compounds are precursors for organoleptic agents, such as fragrances, and masking agents and for antimicrobial agents. When activated, the compounds of formula (I) are cleaved and form one or more organoleptic and/or antimicrobial compounds.
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The beta-ketoesters of formula I are useful as precursors for organoleptic compounds, especially for flavors, fragrances and masking agents and antimicrobial compounds.
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The invention discloses ketones of formula I: wherein, Y is an optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkylalkyl, wherein each alkyl group is straight or branched and each alkyl and cycloalkyl group is saturated or unsaturated; R1is hydrogen or a C1-6alkyl group that is substituted, saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched; A is a chromophoric substituted aromatic ring or ring system; n is an integer; and with the proviso that formula I is not 2-ethoxy-1-phenyl-ethanone. These compositions are useful for the delivery of organoleptic compounds, especially of flavors, fragrances, masking agents and antimicrobial compounds.
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- New C2-symmetrical 1,2-diphosphanes for the efficient rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration of styrene derivatives
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A double [2,3] sigmatropic rearrangement enables the fast synthesis of novel C2-symmetrical 1,2-diphosphanes in good yields. These phosphanes (for example, 1; c-Hex = cyclohexyl) are highly efficient ligands for the rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroboration of a wide variety of styrenes (see scheme). cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene; DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane.
- Demay, Steandphane,Volant, Florence,Knochel, Paul
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- The scope of catalytic asymmetric hydroboration/oxidation with rhodium complexes of 1,1'-(2-diarylphosphino-1-naphthyl)isoquinolines
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Preformed cationic Rh complexes of the title ligands are effective for the asymmetric hydroboration/oxidation of vinylarenes at ambient temperature. These vinylarenes may carry E- or Z-β substituents but not a substituents. Enantiomer excesses of up to 97% can be obtained in the most favourable cases. The enantioselectivity is moderately sensitive to the structure of the ligand: the difurylphosphino ligand gave superior results for electron-poor styrenes and the diphenylphosphino ligand the best results for electron-rich reactants. Mechanistic aspects are discussed.
- Doucet, Henri,Fernandez, Elena,Layzell, Timothy P.,Brown, John M.
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- Stereochemical control in microbial reduction. Part 31: Reduction of alkyl 2-oxo-4-arylbutyrates by baker's yeast under selected reaction conditions
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Treatment of baker's yeast with phenacyl chloride in an aqueous-organic solvent has been proven to be an effective method of inhibiting the enzymes that afford (S)-enantiomers of α-hydroxy esters in the reduction of α-keto esters. The procedure is effective for the whole-cell system to produce the (R)-product with high chemical yield and high enantiomeric excess.
- Dao, Duc Hai,Okamura, Mutsuo,Akasaka, Takeshi,Kawai, Yasushi,Hida, Kouichi,Ohno, Atsuyoshi
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p. 2725 - 2737
(2007/10/03)
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- Catalytic ethylation of phenols
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Alkylation of phenol and cresols with ethanol in the presence of iron-aluminum catalyst was studied.
- Agaev,Shakhtakhtinskaya,Eminov,Guliev
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p. 651 - 653
(2007/10/03)
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- Lithium 2-(2-lithiomethylphenyl)ethanolate from isochroman: Easy preparation of substituted benzoxepines and functionalised arenes
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The reaction of isochroman (1) with an excess of lithium powder and a catalytic amount of DTBB (2.5 mol %) in THF at 20°C yields the title intermediate, which by reaction with different electrophiles (H2O, D2O, CO2 and carbonyl compounds) at temperatures ranging between -78 and 20°C yields, after hydrolysis, the corresponding products 3. Diols 3h-m, derived from benzaldehyde or ketones, give upon treatment with 85% phosphoric acid the corresponding benzoxepines 5h-m. In the other cases, Friedel-Crafts products resulting from a rearrangement of the first carbenium ion formed, are obtained.
- Almena, Juan,Foubelo, Francisco,Yus, Miguel
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p. 3365 - 3374
(2007/10/02)
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- Photocyclization of -(o-Tolyl)acetophenones: Triplet and 1,5-biradical reactivity
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Several ring-substituted α-(o-tolyl)acetophenones undergo photocyclization to 2-indanol derivatives in high quantum efficiency in solution and in high chemical yield as solids. The mechanism for reaction involves triplet state δ-hydrogen atom abstraction that generates 1,5-biradicals. Quenching studies indicate that the n.π* excited triplets of these ketones react, with rate constants >108 s-1. Variations in triplet reactivity are ascribed to conformational equilibria that populate reactive and unreactive geometries to different extents. The α-aryl ring eclipses the carbonyl in the lowest energy geometry, from which the most favorable geometry for reaction can be reached by small bond rotations. α-(2,4,6-Triisopropylpheny)acetophenone forms the relatively long lived enol as well as indanol in solvent-dependent ratios; deuterium labeling indicates that the 1,5-biradical disproportionates to form enol. This does not happen with α-mesitylacetophenone, so its 54% cyclization quantum efficiency is ascribed to an internal triplet quenching that competes with hydrogen abstraction. This internal quenching is presumed to be of the charge-transfer type and does not appear to lead directly to 1,5-biradicals. 1-Methyl-2-phenyl-2-indanol is formed from α-(o-ethylpheny)acetophenone with a Z/E ratio of 20:1 in benzene and 2:1 in methanol. The 1,5-biradical intermediates were characterized by flash spectroscopy; they have lifetimes between 15 and 45 ns, with those derived from α-(o-isopropylphenyl) ketones being twice as long-lived as those derived from α-(o-methylphenyl) ketones, and show only a small solvent dependence. Biradical lifetimes and the diastereoselectivity of cyclization are interpreted in terms of biradical intersystem crossing occurring preferentially along the reaction coordinate for cyclization, such that the two processes effectively occur concurrently. The applicability of this concept to other biradicals is discussed.
- Wagner, Peter J.,Meador, Michael A.,Zhou, Boli,Park, Bong-Ser
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p. 9630 - 9639
(2007/10/02)
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- Carbenes and the O-H Bond: Hydroxyalkyl-Substituted Arylcarbenes
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carbene (4), phenylcarbene (19), and carbene (30) have been generated by photolysis of tosylhydrazone or diazo precursors in protic solvents.These carbenes give cyclic ethers (7, 18, 33) competitively with insertion into O-H bonds of the solvent.For comparison, the analogous benzyl cations (9, 17, 31) have been generated by solvolysis or dediazoniation.The cations are more sensitive to structural variation than their carbenic counterparts: 9 does not undergo intramolecular nucleophilic substitution, in contrast to 17 and 31.These observations are explicable in terms of high barriers for rotation about aryl-cation bonds, as compared with low barriers for rotation about aryl-carbene bonds.Two major effects of the solvent (ROH) and of the base (RONa) on product formation may be distinguished: (i) protonation of the carbene (or of its precursors) in the more acidic media leads to predominantly cationic processes; (ii) deprotonation of the OH group under strongly basic conditions enhances the nucleophilicity of the oxygen, and also facilitates insertion into the α-C-H bonds of 30.
- Kirmse, Wolfgang,Kund, Klaus
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p. 2325 - 2332
(2007/10/02)
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- Substituent Effects on the Intramolecular Photochemical Reactions of Phenyl-Ethenyl Non-conjugated Bichromophoric Systems
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The effects of substitution on the photochemistry of phenyl-ethenyl bichromophoric systems are reported.Methyl substitution at the 2-, 3-, 5-, and 1,1,2-positions in the pentene moiety of 5-phenylpent-1-ene reduces both reaction efficiency and selectivity but in contrast to intramolecular analogues the photoreaction of 3-phenethylcyclohexene is comparable with that of the corresponding cyclopentene.Incorporation of ester units in the connecting unit between the chromophores or on the ethene inhibits intramolecular cyclisation as does the presence of para OMe, CN, or COMe groups in 5-phenylpent-1-ene.In contrast reaction selectivity and efficiency are greatly promoted by ortho Me or OMe groups and the products reflect exlusive 1,3-cycloaddition.The presence of a para Me group in 5-phenylpent-1-ene leads to specific 2,6-intramolecular cyclisation but the reaction of the meta-Me derivative leads to four products derived from 1,3- and 1,5-intramolecular cycloaddition.The observations are discussed in terms of mechanisms of arene-ethene photoreactions and preferred conformations of the bichromophores.
- Ellis-Davies, Graham C. R.,Gilbert, Andrew,Heath, Peter,Lane, Jon C.,Warrington, John V.,Westover, David L.
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p. 1833 - 1842
(2007/10/02)
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t-Butyllithium reacts with 2-α-naphthyl-2-methoxy-2-sila-1,3,4-trihydnonaphthalene giving, with retention of configuration, the substitution product and (o-MePhCH2CH2)-α-Np-t-BuSiOMe. Stereochemical study demonstrates that cleavage o
- Corriu, Robert J.P.,Henner, Beernard J.L.
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p. 303 - 310
(2007/10/08)
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