- Pd-Catalyzed ipso, meta-Dimethylation of ortho-Substituted Iodoarenes via a Base-Controlled C-H Activation Cascade with Dimethyl Carbonate as the Methyl Source
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A methyl group can have a profound impact on the pharmacological properties of organic molecules. Hence, developing methylation methods and methylating reagents is essential in medicinal chemistry. We report a palladium-catalyzed dimethylation reaction of ortho-substituted iodoarenes using dimethyl carbonate as a methyl source. In the presence of K2CO3 as a base, iodoarenes are dimethylated at the ipso- and meta-positions of the iodo group, which represents a novel strategy for meta-C-H methylation. With KOAc as the base, subsequent oxidative C(sp3)-H/C(sp3)-H coupling occurs; in this case, the overall transformation achieves triple C-H activation to form three new C-C bonds. These reactions allow expedient access to 2,6-dimethylated phenols, 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans, and indanes, which are ubiquitous structural motifs and essential synthetic intermediates of biologically and pharmacologically active compounds.
- Wu, Zhuo,Wei, Feng,Wan, Bin,Zhang, Yanghui
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p. 4524 - 4530
(2021/05/04)
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- Iodothyronine Deiodinase Mimics. Deiodination of o,o'-Diiodophenols by Selenium and Tellurium Reagents
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To better understand, and in the extension mimic, the action of the three selenium-containing iodothyronine deiodinases, o,o'-diiodophenols were reacted under acidic conditions with sodium hydrogen telluride, benzenetellurol, sodium hydrogen selenide, or benzeneselenol and under basic conditions with the corresponding deprotonated reagents. Sodium hydrogen telluride was found to selectively remove one iodine from a variety of 4-substituted o,o'-diiodophenols, including a protected form of thyroxine (T4). Thus, it mimics the D1 variety of the iodothyronine deiodinases. Sodium telluride was a more reactive deiodinating agent toward o,o'-diiodophenols, often causing removal of both halogens. Benzenetellurol and sodium benzenetellurolate sometimes showed useful selectivity for monodeiodination. However, the products were often contaminated by small amounts of organotellurium compounds. Sodium hydrogen selenide, sodium selenide, benzeneselenol, and sodium benzeneselenolate were essentially unreactive toward o,o'-diiodophenols. To gain more insight into thyroxine inner-ring deiodination, substituted 2,6-diiodophenyl methyl ethers were treated with some of the chalcogen reagents. Reactivity and selectivity for monodeiodination varied considerably depending on the substituents attached to the aromatic nucleus. In general, it was possible to find reagents that could bring about the selective mono- or dideiodination of these substrates.
- Vasil'ev, Andrei A.,Engman, Lars
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p. 3911 - 3917
(2007/10/03)
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