- Nickel-Catalyzed Reversible Functional Group Metathesis between Aryl Nitriles and Aryl Thioethers
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We describe a new functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers. The catalytic system nickel/dcype is essential to achieve this fully reversible transformation in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the cyanide- and thiol-free reaction shows high functional group tolerance and great efficiency for the late-stage derivatization of commercial molecules. Finally, synthetic applications demonstrate its versatility and utility in multistep synthesis.
- Delcaillau, Tristan,Boehm, Philip,Morandi, Bill
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p. 3723 - 3728
(2021/04/07)
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- Biomass chitosan-derived nitrogen-doped carbon modified with iron oxide for the catalytic ammoxidation of aromatic aldehydes to aromatic nitriles
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Nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts have attracted increasing research attention due to several advantages for catalytic application. Herein, cost-effective, renewable biomass chitosan was used to prepare a N-doped carbon modified with iron oxide catalyst (Fe2O3@NC) for nitrile synthesis. The iron oxide nanoparticles were uniformly wrapped in the N-doped carbon matrix to prevent their aggregation and leaching. Fe2O3@NC-800, which was subjected to carbonization at 800 °C, exhibited excellent activity, selectivity, and stability in the catalytic ammoxidation of aromatic aldehydes to aromatic nitriles. This study may provide a new method for the fabrication of an efficient and cost-effective catalyst system for synthesizing nitriles.
- Wang, Wei David,Wang, Fushan,Chang, Youcai,Dong, Zhengping
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- Reductive cyanation of organic chlorides using CO2 and NH3 via Triphos–Ni(I) species
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Cyano-containing compounds constitute important pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and organic materials. Traditional cyanation methods often rely on the use of toxic metal cyanides which have serious disposal, storage and transportation issues. Therefore, there is an increasing need to develop general and efficient catalytic methods for cyanide-free production of nitriles. Here we report the reductive cyanation of organic chlorides using CO2/NH3 as the electrophilic CN source. The use of tridentate phosphine ligand Triphos allows for the nickel-catalyzed cyanation of a broad array of aryl and aliphatic chlorides to produce the desired nitrile products in good yields, and with excellent functional group tolerance. Cheap and bench-stable urea was also shown as suitable CN source, suggesting promising application potential. Mechanistic studies imply that Triphos-Ni(I) species are responsible for the reductive C-C coupling approach involving isocyanate intermediates. This method expands the application potential of reductive cyanation in the synthesis of functionalized nitrile compounds under cyanide-free conditions, which is valuable for safe synthesis of (isotope-labeled) drugs.
- Dong, Yanan,Li, Yuehui,Yang, Peiju,Zhao, Shizhen
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- Zn-catalyzed cyanation of aryl iodides
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We report the first example of zinc-catalyzed cyanation of aryl iodides with formamide as the cyanogen source. The transformation was promoted by the bisphosphine Nixantphos ligand. Under optimized conditions, a variety of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing aryl iodides were converted into nitrile products in good to excellent yields. This approach is an exceedingly simple and benign method for the synthesis of aryl nitriles and is likely to proceed via a dinuclear Zn-concerted catalysis.
- Zhao, Lulu,Dong, Yanan,Xia, Qiangqiang,Bai, Jianfei,Li, Yuehui
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p. 6471 - 6477
(2020/06/08)
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- Dehydrogenation of Primary Alkyl Azides to Nitriles Catalyzed by Pincer Iridium/Ruthenium Complexes
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Pincer metal complexes exhibit superior catalytic activity in the dehydrogenation of plain alkanes, but find limited application in the dehydrogenation of functionalized organic molecules. Starting from easily accessible primary alkyl azides, here we report an efficient dehydrogenation of azides to nitriles using pincer iridium or ruthenium complexes as the catalysts. This method offers a route to cyanide-free preparation of nitriles without carbon chain elongation and without the use of strong oxidants. Both benzyl and linear aliphatic azides can be dehydrogenated with tert-butylethylene as the hydrogen acceptor to afford nitriles in moderate to high yields. Various functional groups can be tolerated, and the H?C?C?H bond dehydrogenation does not occur for linear alkyl azide substrates. Furthermore, the pincer Ir catalytic system was found to catalyze the direct azide dehydrogenation without the use of a sacrificial hydrogen acceptor.
- Gan, Lan,Jia, Xiangqing,Fang, Huaquan,Liu, Guixia,Huang, Zheng
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p. 3661 - 3665
(2020/06/02)
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- NHC-catalyzed silylative dehydration of primary amides to nitriles at room temperature
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Herein we report an abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed dehydration of primary amides in the presence of a silane. This process bypasses the energy demanding 1,2-siloxane elimination step usually required for metal/silane catalyzed reactions. A detailed mechanistic cycle of this process has been proposed based on experimental evidence along with computational study.
- Ahmed, Jasimuddin,Hota, Pradip Kumar,Maji, Subir,Mandal, Swadhin K.,Rajendran, N. M.
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p. 575 - 578
(2020/01/29)
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- Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Cyanation of Aryl Halides and Phenol Derivatives via Transnitrilation
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Herein, we report a Ni-catalyzed reductive coupling for the synthesis of benzonitriles from aryl (pseudo)halides and an electrophilic cyanating reagent, 2-methyl-2-phenyl malononitrile (MPMN). MPMN is a bench-stable, carbon-bound electrophilic CN reagent that does not release cyanide under the reaction conditions. A variety of medicinally relevant benzonitriles can be made in good yields. Addition of NaBr to the reaction mixture allows for the use of more challenging aryl electrophiles such as aryl chlorides, tosylates, and triflates. Mechanistic investigations suggest that NaBr plays a role in facilitating oxidative addition with these substrates.
- Mills, L. Reginald,Graham, Joshua M.,Patel, Purvish,Rousseaux, Sophie A. L.
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p. 19257 - 19262
(2019/12/02)
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- Primary amides to amines or nitriles: A dual role by a single catalyst
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We report a manganese-catalyzed hydrosilylative reduction of various primary amides to amines (25 examples). On simple modification of the reaction conditions such as in the presence of a catalytic amount of secondary amide, the same catalyst can transform the primary amides into intermediate nitrile compounds (16 examples) in excellent yields. This is the first example where such a controlled catalytic transformation of primary amides to amines or nitriles with a single catalyst has been demonstrated.
- Das, Hari S.,Das, Shyamal,Dey, Kartick,Singh, Bhagat,Haridasan, Rahul,Das, Arpan,Ahmed, Jasimuddin,Mandal, Swadhin K.
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p. 11868 - 11871
(2019/10/11)
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- Palladium-Catalyzed Late-Stage Direct Arene Cyanation
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Methods for direct benzonitrile synthesis are sparse, despite the versatility of cyano groups in organic synthesis and the importance of benzonitriles for the dye, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. We report the first general late-stage aryl C–H cyanation with broad substrate scope and functional-group tolerance. The reaction is enabled by a dual-ligand combination of quinoxaline and an amino acid-derived ligand. The method is applicable to direct cyanation of several marketed small-molecule drugs, common pharmacophores, and organic dyes. Benzonitriles are some of the most versatile building blocks for organic synthesis, in particular in the pharmaceutical industry, but general methods to make them by direct C–H functionalization are unknown. In this issue of Chem, Ritter and coworkers describe a late-stage aryl C–H cyanation with broad substrate scope and functional-group tolerance, enabled by a palladium-dual-ligand catalyst system. The reaction may serve for the late-stage modification of drug candidates. Aryl nitriles constitute an important class of organic compounds that are widely found in natural products, pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, dyes, and materials. Moreover, nitriles are versatile building blocks to access numerous other important molecular structure groups. However, no general method for direct aromatic C–H cyanation is known. All approaches to date require either an appropriate directing group or reactive electron-rich substrates, such as indoles, which limit their synthetic applications. Here we describe an undirected, palladium-catalyzed late-stage aryl C–H cyanation reaction for the synthesis of complex aryl nitriles that would otherwise be more challenging to produce. The wide substrate scope and good functional-group tolerance of this reaction provide direct and quick access to structural diversity for pharmaceutical and agrochemical development.
- Zhao, Da,Xu, Peng,Ritter, Tobias
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p. 97 - 107
(2019/01/21)
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- Ligand-Promoted Non-Directed C?H Cyanation of Arenes
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This article reports the first example of a 2-pyridone accelerated non-directed C?H cyanation with an arene as the limiting reagent. This protocol is compatible with a broad scope of arenes, including advanced intermediates, drug molecules, and natural products. A kinetic isotope experiment (kH/kD=4.40) indicates that the C?H bond cleavage is the rate-limiting step. Also, the reaction is readily scalable, further showcasing the synthetic utility of this method.
- Liu, Luo-Yan,Yeung, Kap-Sun,Yu, Jin-Quan
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p. 2199 - 2202
(2019/01/24)
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- Vilsmeier-Haack reagent mediated synthetic transformations with an immobilized iridium complex photoredox catalyst
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An immobilized iridium complex photocatalyst Ir(ppy)2(PDVB-py) was synthesized by immobilization of the iridium complex onto the nanoporous vinylpyridine-divinylbenzene copolymer (PDVB-py). Its application for the synthesis of amides, nitriles, and anhydrides was reported via reactions under the action of the visible-light-driven in situ generated Vilsmeier-Haack reagent from CBr4 in DMF. The results showed that this heterogeneous photocatalyst has extremely high activity and excellent stability to be recycled five times.
- Zhi, Peng,Xi, Zi-Wei,Wang, Dan-Yan,Wang, Wei,Liang, Xue-Zheng,Tao, Fei-Fei,Shen, Run-Pu,Shen, Yong-Miao
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p. 709 - 717
(2019/01/10)
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- SO 2 F 2 -Promoted Dehydration of Aldoximes: A Rapid and Simple Access to Nitriles
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A rapid, simple and mild process for the dehydration of aldoximes to give the corresponding nitriles, which utilizes SO 2 F 2 as an efficient reagent, has been developed. A variety of (hetero)arene, alkene, alkyne and aliphatic aldoximes proceeded with high efficiency to afford nitriles in excellent to quantitative yields with great functional group compatibilities in acetonitrile under ambient conditions. Furthermore, an eco-friendly synthetic protocol to access nitriles from aldehydes with ortho -, meta - and para -nitrile groups was also described in aqueous methanol by using inorganic base Na 2 CO 3, and a one-pot synthetic strategy to generate nitriles from aldehydes was proved to be feasible.
- Ding, Chengrong,Mei, Guangyao,Wang, Haibo,Zhang, Guofu,Zhao, Yiyong
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p. 1484 - 1488
(2019/07/15)
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- NH3?H2O: The Simplest Nitrogen-Containing Ligand for Selective Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation to Aldehydes or Nitriles in Neat Water
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Aqueous ammonia (NH3?H2O) has been shown to serve as the simplest nitrogen-containing ligand to effectively promote copper-catalyzed selective alcohol oxidation under air in water. A series of alcohols with varying electronic and steric properties were selectively oxidized to aldehydes with up to 95 % yield. Notably, by increasing the amount of aqueous ammonia in neat water, the exclusive formation of aryl nitriles was also accomplished with good-to-excellent yields. Additionally, the catalytic system exhibits a high level of functional group tolerance with ?OH, ?NO2, esters, and heteroaryl groups all being amenable to the reaction conditions. This one-pot and green oxidation protocol provides an important synthetic route for the selective preparation of either aldehydes or nitriles from commercially available alcohols.
- Zhang, Guofu,Ma, Danting,Zhao, Yiyong,Zhang, Guihua,Mei, Guangyao,Lyu, Jinghui,Ding, Chengrong,Shan, Shang
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p. 885 - 889
(2018/12/10)
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- Practical CuCl/DABCO/4-HO-TEMPO-catalyzed oxidative synthesis of nitriles from alcohols with air as oxidant
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A mild and efficient methodology for the direct oxidative synthesis of nitriles from easily available alcohols and aqueous ammonia by employing CuCl/DABCO/4-HO-TEMPO as the catalysts is described. This protocol uses the air as a green oxidant and aqueous ammonia as the nitrogen source at room temperature. A variety of aryl, heterocyclic and allylic alcohols are smoothly converted into the corresponding nitriles in good to excellent yields.
- Hu, Yongke,Chen, Lei,Li, Bindong
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p. 464 - 466
(2017/11/13)
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Chlorides and Triflates Using Butyronitrile: Merging Retro-hydrocyanation with Cross-Coupling
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We describe a nickel-catalyzed cyanation reaction of aryl (pseudo)halides that employs butyronitrile as a cyanating reagent instead of highly toxic cyanide salts. A dual catalytic cycle merging retro-hydrocyanation and cross-coupling enables the conversion of a broad array of aryl chlorides and aryl/vinyl triflates into their corresponding nitriles. This new reaction provides a strategically distinct approach to the safe preparation of aryl cyanides, which are essential compounds in agrochemistry and medicinal chemistry.
- Yu, Peng,Morandi, Bill
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p. 15693 - 15697
(2017/12/02)
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- Nickel-catalyzed methylation of aryl halides/tosylates with methyl tosylate
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This work describes the cross-electrophile methylation of aryl bromides and aryl tosylates with methyl tosylate. The mild reaction conditions allow effective methylation of a wide set of heteroaryl electrophiles and dimethylation of dibromoarenes.
- Wang, Jiawang,Zhao, Jianhong,Gong, Hegui
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p. 10180 - 10183
(2017/09/23)
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- Photoinduced Copper(I)-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aromatic Halides at Room Temperature
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The first photoinduced copper(I)-catalyzed cyanation of aromatic halides at room temperature has been developed. The sp2 cyanation reaction exhibits outstanding tolerance to functional groups including primary amines and carboxylic acids, and chemoselectivity to SN2-reactive alkyl chlorides. Mechanistic investigations indicate that the reaction occurs via a single-electron transfer (SET) between the aryl halide and an excited copper(I) cyanide catalytic intermediate. (Figure presented.).
- Kim, Kicheol,Hong, Soon Hyeok
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p. 2345 - 2351
(2017/07/22)
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- A room temperature cyanation of (hetero)aromatic chlorides by an air stable nickel(II) XantPhos precatalyst and Zn(CN)2
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A methodology for the synthesis of (hetero)aromatic nitriles from aryl chlorides at room temperature has been developed. This methodology uses an air and moisture stable nickel(ii) XantPhos precatalyst and Zn(CN)2 as the cyanide (CN-) source.
- Beattie, D. Dawson,Schareina, Thomas,Beller, Matthias
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p. 4291 - 4294
(2017/07/10)
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- A primary alcohol nitrile method (by machine translation)
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The invention discloses a catalytic oxidation of primary alcohol nitrile method, said method comprising the following steps: formula (I) or formula (III) as shown in the primary alcohol as the raw material, in order to copper salt as catalyst, in order to air as the oxidizing agent, in order to TEMPO (2, 2, 6, 6 - tetramethyl piperidine nitrogen oxide) and help the oxidizing agent, ammonia as cocatalyst and solvent, for 80 - 120 °C reaction under 15 - 30h, after the reaction, the resulting reaction solution by the following formula (II) after treatment of the formula (IV) is shown in the nitriles; the reaction of the invention conversion, high yield, easy operation, low cost, safe reaction, the whole process is friendly to the environment, pollution-free. (by machine translation)
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- Metal-free catalysis of nitrogen-doped nanocarbons for the ammoxidation of alcohols to nitriles
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Here meso-N/C-900 derived from polypyridyl ligand DAA has been developed as a metal-free catalyst, for the first time, exhibiting good performance in catalytic ammoxidation of alcohols to nitriles. Systematic characterization suggests that the accessible mesopores and the effective pyridinic/pyrrolic-N are responsible for the unprecedented performance.
- Shang, Sensen,Dai, Wen,Wang, Lianyue,Lv, Ying,Gao, Shuang
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p. 1048 - 1051
(2017/02/05)
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- Cyanation of Phenol Derivatives with Aminoacetonitriles by Nickel Catalysis
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Generation of useful arylnitrile structures from simple aromatic feedstock chemicals represents a fundamentally important reaction in chemical synthesis. The first nickel-catalyzed cyanation of phenol derivatives with metal-free cyanating agents, aminoacetonitriles, is described. A nickel-based catalytic system consisting of a unique diphosphine ligand such as dcype or dcypt enables the cyanation of versatile phenol derivatives such as aryl carbamates and aryl pivalates. The use of aminoacetonitriles as a cyanating agent leads to an environmentally and easy-to-use method for arylnitrile synthesis.
- Takise, Ryosuke,Itami, Kenichiro,Yamaguchi, Junichiro
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p. 4428 - 4431
(2016/10/12)
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- High catalytic activity of mesoporous Co-N/C catalysts for aerobic oxidative synthesis of nitriles
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A high-efficiency and atom-economic synthetic strategy for nitriles by aerobic ammoxidation of alcohols is developed using a novel mesoporous cobalt-coordinated nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst (meso-Co-N/C) fabricated from a cobalt-coordinating polymer, which manifests superior activity towards the target reaction. The catalytic system features a broad substrate scope for various benzylic, allylic as well as heterocyclic alcohols, providing good to excellent yields of the target products with high selectivities, albeit with 0.5 mol% Co catalyst loading. 11,11′-Bis(dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazinyl) (bidppz) with extreme thermostability is selected as a robust ligand bridge between cobalt ions, resulting in the homogeneous distribution of active sites at the atomic or subnanoscale level and high catalyst yield. Silica colloid or ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15 is employed to realize the mesoporous structure. The unprecedented performance of the meso-Co-N/C catalyst is attributed to its high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area (up to 680 m2 g-1) with a well-controlled mesoporous structure and homogeneous distribution of active sites. Kinetic analysis demonstrates that the catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde is the turnover-limiting step and that the apparent activation energy for benzonitrile synthesis is 61.5 kJ mol-1 and cationic species are involved in the reaction.
- Shang, Sensen,Wang, Lianyue,Dai, Wen,Chen, Bo,Lv, Ying,Gao, Shuang
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p. 5746 - 5753
(2016/07/21)
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- Unprecedented Transformation of a Directing Group Generated in Situ and Its Application in the One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Alkenyl Benzonitriles
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An unprecedented protocol for the transformation of benzoyl azides into benzonitrile derivatives via iminophosphoranes generated in situ is described. The strategy was successfully applied to the de-novo synthesis of 2-alkenylated benzonitrile derivatives from benzoyl azides through ortho CH activation/alkenylation followed by subsequent rearrangement. The salient features of this protocol involve incorporation of two important functionalities through cyanation and olefination in one pot under mild reaction conditions by using a less expensive Ru catalyst. The mechanism was established by isolating and characterising (using 31PNMR) an intermediate with two ortho functionalities, iminophosphorane and olefin, under specific reaction conditions. Directly functional! Cyanation and olefination was accomplished in one pot from benzoyl azides through an unprecedented directing group transformation. The method generates benzonitriles and can be used for the synthesis of 2-alkenylated benzonitrile derivatives (see scheme).
- Kumar, Ravi,Arigela, Rajesh K.,Kundu, Bijoy
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p. 11807 - 11812
(2015/08/11)
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- Acetonitrile as a cyanating reagent: Cu-catalyzed cyanation of arenes
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A novel approach to the Cu-catalyzed cyanation of simple arenes using acetonitrile as an attractive cyano source has been documented. The C-H functionalization of arenes without directing groups involves a sequential iodination/cyanation to give the desired aromatic nitriles in good yields. A highly efficient Cu/TEMPO system for acetonitrile C-CN bond cleavage has been discovered. TEMPO is used as a cheap oxidant and enables the reaction to be catalytic in copper. Moreover, TEMPOCH2CN 6 has been identified as the active cyanating agent and shows high reactivity for forming the -CN moiety.
- Zhu, Yamin,Zhao, Mengdi,Lu, Wenkui,Li, Linyi,Shen, Zengming
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p. 2602 - 2605
(2015/06/16)
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- Iron(II)-catalyzed direct cyanation of arenes with aryl(cyano)iodonium triflates
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A direct oxidative cyanation of arenes under FeII catalysis with 3,5-di(trifluoromethyl)phenyl(cyano)iodonium triflate (DFCT) as the cyanating agent has been developed. The reaction is applicable to wide range of aromatic substrates, including polycyclic structures and heteroaromatic compounds. Copyright
- Shu, Zhibin,Ji, Wenzhi,Wang, Xi,Zhou, Yujing,Zhang, Yan,Wang, Jianbo
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p. 2186 - 2189
(2014/03/21)
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- Highly practical synthesis of nitriles and heterocycles from alcohols under mild conditions by aerobic double dehydrogenative catalysis
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A mild, aerobic, catalytic process for obtaining nitriles directly from alcohols and aqueous ammonia is described. The reaction proceeds via a dehydrogenation cascade mediated by catalytic CuI, bpy, and TEMPO in the presence of O2. The substrate scope is broad including various functionalized aromatic and aliphatic alcohols. This protocol enabled the one-pot synthesis of various biaryl heterocycles directly from commercially available alcohols.
- Yin, Weiyu,Wang, Chengming,Huang, Yong
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supporting information
p. 1850 - 1853
(2013/06/04)
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- Practical one-pot conversion of aryl bromides and β-bromostyrenes into aromatic nitriles and cinnamonitriles
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Various aryl bromides were efficiently converted into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good yields by the treatment with Mg turnings and subsequently DMF, followed by treatment with molecular iodine and aq NH 3. The same treatment of aryl bromides, which are weakly reactive to Mg turnings, with iPrMgCl·LiCl and subsequently DMF, followed by the treatment with molecular iodine and aq NH3 also afforded the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good yields. On the other hand, when N-formylpiperidine was used instead of DMF, p-substituted β-bromostyrenes were converted into the corresponding p-substituted cinnamonitriles, i.e., α,β-unsaturated nitriles, in good to moderate yields by the same procedure. The reactions were carried out by means of a simple experimental procedure and did not require any toxic metal cyanides or expensive rare metals. Therefore, the present reactions are practical and environmentally benign one-pot methods for the preparation of aromatic nitriles, cinnamonitriles, and aliphatic nitriles from aryl bromides, β-bromostyrenes, and alkyl bromides, respectively, through the formation of Grignard reagents and their DMF or N-formylpiperidine adducts.
- Ishii, Genki,Harigae, Ryo,Moriyama, Katsuhiko,Togo, Hideo
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p. 1462 - 1469
(2013/02/25)
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- Per-6-amino-β-cyclodextrin/CuI catalysed cyanation of aryl halides with K4[Fe(CN)6]
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Efficient cyanation of aryl halides is achieved using less toxic K 4[Fe(CN)6] as the reagent and amino-β-cyclodextrins as supramolecular ligands for CuI. Four different amino cyclodextrins viz. per-6-amino-β-CD, per-6-methylamino-β-CD, per-6-butyl-amino-β-CD and mono-6-amino-β-CD are prepared and studied. Aryl and heteroaryl nitriles are obtained in good to excellent yield for even bromo derivatives of flavone and 2-aminopyrans. This system uses catalytic amounts (10 mol%) of both copper iodide and per-6-amino-β-cyclodextrin. Easy separation, the absence of nitrogen atmosphere and excellent yield are the other significant outcomes of this protocol. The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
- Azath, Ismail Abulkalam,Suresh, Palaniswamy,Pitchumani, Kasi
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supporting information
p. 2334 - 2339
(2013/01/15)
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- One-pot conversion of aromatic bromides and aromatics into aromatic nitriles via aryllithiums and their DMF adduct
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Various aromatic bromides and iodides were smoothly converted into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good to moderate yields by the treatment with n-butyllithium and subsequently DMF, followed by treatment with molecular iodine in aq NH3. The same treatment of typical aromatics and heteroaromatics with n-butyllithium and subsequently DMF, followed by treatment with molecular iodine in aq NH3 also provided the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good yields. Moreover, the same treatment of aromatic bromides and aromatics with half amount of DIH (1,3-diiodo-5,5- dimethylhydantoin) instead of molecular iodine worked effectively to give the corresponding aromatic nitriles, respectively, in good yields. These reactions are novel and environmentally benign one-pot methods for the preparation of aromatic nitriles from aromatic bromides and aromatics, respectively, through the formation of aryllithiums and their DMF adducts.
- Ushijima, Sousuke,Moriyama, Katsuhiko,Togo, Hideo
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experimental part
p. 958 - 964
(2011/03/19)
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- Transformation of aromatic bromides into aromatic nitriles via formations of grignard reagents and their DMF adducts
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Various aromatic bromides were efficiently transformed into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good yields via the formations of Grignard reagents and subsequently N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF) adducts, followed by treatment with molecular iodine (I2) in aq NH3 at room temperature. The present reaction is an easy and practical method for the preparation of aromatic nitriles from aromatic bromides with less toxic reagents, such as Mg, DMF, I2, and aq NH3.
- Ishii, Genki,Moriyama, Katsuhiko,Togo, Hideo
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experimental part
p. 2404 - 2406
(2011/05/16)
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- Cyanation of arenes via iridium-catalyzed borylation
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We report a method to conduct one-pot meta cyanation of arenes by iridium-catalyzed C-H borylation and copper-mediated cyanation of the resulting arylboronate esters. This process relies on a method to conduct the cyanation of arylboronic esters, and conditions for this new transformation are reported. Conditions for the copper-mediated cyanation of arylboronic acids are also reported. By the resulting sequence of borylation and cyanation, 1,3-disubstituted and 1,2,3-trisubstituted arenes and heteroarenes containing halide, ketone, ester, amide, and protected alcohol functionalities are converted to the corresponding meta-substituted aryl nitriles. The utility of this methodology is demonstrated through the conversion of a protected 2,6-disubstituted phenol to 4-cyano-2,6-dimethylphenol, which is an intermediate in the synthesis of the pharmaceutical etravirine. The utility of the method is further demonstrated by the conversion of 3-chloro-5-methylbenzonitrile, produced through the one-pot C-H borylation and cyanation sequence, to the corresponding 3,5-disubstituted aldehydes, ketones, amides, carboxylic acids, tetrazoles, and benzylamines.
- Liskey, Carl W.,Liao, Xuebin,Hartwig, John F.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 11389 - 11391
(2010/10/01)
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- One-pot conversion of aromatic bromides and aromatics into aromatic nitriles
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Various aromatic bromides and iodides were smoothly converted into the corresponding aromatic nitriles in good to moderate yields by the treatment with butyllithium and subsequently DMF, followed by treatment with molecular iodine in aqueous ammonia. The
- Ushijima, Sousuke,Togo, Hideo
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experimental part
p. 1562 - 1566
(2010/09/05)
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- Method for producing alkyl and/or cycloalkyl-substituted cyclic nitrile
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In the production method of the invention, a cyclic aldehyde having an alkyl group and/or a cycloalkyl group directly bonded to a skeletal ring and a formyl group directly bonded to the skeletal ring is brought into contact with ammonia and oxygen in vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst. As a result thereof, the formyl group is selectively ammoxidized into a cyano group to convert the cyclic aldehyde into a corresponding cyclic nitrile. The method enables a long-term, high-yield production of the cyclic nitrile using a reduced amount of ammonia.
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- Reactions of (Aryl)(chloro)methyl p-tolyl sulfoxides with tetrasulfur tetranitride (S4N4): Formation and characterization of 3,5-diaryl-1,2,4,6-thiatriazine 1-oxides
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The reactions of (aryl)(chloro)methyl p-tolyl sulfoxides 2 with tetrasulfur tetranitride (S4N4) in p-dioxane at reflux gave 3,5-diaryl-1,2,4,6-thiatriazine 1-oxides, 3,5-diaryl-1,2,4-thiadiazoles, and 1-amino-3,5-diaryl-1,2,4,6-thiat
- Kong, Yung Cheol,Kim, Kyongtae,Ja Park, Yung
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p. 7153 - 7161
(2007/10/03)
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- Oxidation of Aromatic Compounds. V. Oxidation of Substituted Benzonitriles and 2,4,6-Triaryl-1,3,5-Triazines in System HSO3F-PbO2
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Low-temperature oxidation of substituted benzonitriles by the system HSO3F-PbO2 proceeds with intermediate formation of cation-radicals and leads to substitution of hydrogen atoms of the methyl group or benzene ring. This reaction provides a route for preparation of chloromethylsubstituted benzonitriles, diarylmethanes, diaryls, arylfluorosulfonates and substituted benzamides with cyano groups. In the case of methyl derivatives of 2,4,6-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine substitution of the first and then the second hydrogen atom of the same methyl group transforms it into hydroxy or chloromethyl group, or into the aldehyde function.
- Rudenko,Salfetnikova,Vasil'ev
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p. 1447 - 1470
(2007/10/03)
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- Methyl Group Effect on the Proton Affinity of Methylated Acetophenones Studied by Two Mass Spectrometric Techniques
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The proton affinities (PA) of all isomeric dimethylacetophenones were determined using the "kinetic method" with a tandem mass spectrometer and by measurements of the proton transfer equilibrium in the gas phase by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry.For both methods acetophenone and p-methylacetophenone, with well known PA values, were used as reference bases.Both methods yielded identical PA values for all dimethylacetophenones.The PA of the dimethylacetophenones were in a narrow range between 872 and 880 kJ mol-1 except for 2,6-dimethylacetophenone, for which a PA of 856 kJ mol-1 was found.The results are discussed in terms of possible mesomeric structures stabilizing the positive charge with regard to the substitution pattern in the phenyl ring.Obviously, the significant smaller PA of 2,6-dimethylacetophenone compared with the other isomers is due to the distortion of the conjugation of the C-O double bond with the aromatic ? system.
- Kukol, A.,Strehle, F.,Thielking, G.,Gruetzmacher, H.-Fr.
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p. 1107 - 1110
(2007/10/02)
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- A new modified electrophilic cyanation of aromatics with activated aryl cyanates
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The selective cyanation of electron-rich aromatics succeeds in moderate to good yields with the activated aryl cyanates 1a-d using AlCl3/HCl. The formation of p-isomeres is preferred.
- Buttke,Reiher,Niclas
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p. 2237 - 2243
(2007/10/02)
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- ELECTROPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION. PART 29. THE KINETICS AND PRODUCTS OF THE SOLVOLYSES IN AQUEOUS SULPHURIC ACIDS OF 2-CYANO-3,4-DIMETHYL-4-NITROCYCLOHEXA-2,5-DIENYL ACETATE: THE NON OCCURRENCE OF AN INTRAMOLECULAR 1,3-MIGRATION OF THE NITRO-GROUP IN THE SOLVOLYTIC REACTIONS OF THE ..
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The kinetics in 61.8-79.5percent H2SO4 and the products formed in 61.8-84.3percent H2SO4 for the solvolyses of the above-named diene have been determined.The reactions are interpreted as involving concurrent elimination of nitrous acid and AAL1 generation of the same ipso-intermediate as arises in the nitration of 2,3-dimethylbenzonitrile.This intermediate reacts by intermolecular rearrangement (as it is proved by the isolation from the solvolyses of 2,3-dimethylbenzonitrile and the trapping of nitronium ion by reaction with 4-fluorophenol), by nucleophilic capture by water, and by 1,2-intramolecular rearrangement to 2,3-dimethyl-4-benzonitrile.The results permit the partitioning of the overall solvolytic rate coefficient and the demonstration that the derived coefficient for the reaction competing with the elimination depends on acidity as would be expected for an AAL1 reaction.The elimination of nitrous acid is also acid-catalysed and may not be a simple E1 reaction.The solvolytic reactions of the diene do not lead to a 1,3-intramolecular rearrangement of the nitro-group and the observed 1,3-rearrangement of the diene to give 2,3-dimethyl-5-nitrobenzonitrile under non-solvolytic conditions appears to be a thermal reaction of the diene molecule.By combining the solvolysis results with those for the nitration of 2,3-dimethylbenzonitrile in 70.4-82.5percent H2SO4 it is shown that the major primary consequence of the nitration is ipso-attack and that it is possible to determine the positional reactivities in the nitrile.
- Bloomfield, Colin,Moodie, Roy B.,Schofield, Kenneth
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p. 1003 - 1010
(2007/10/02)
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