- Ligand-accelerated non-directed C-H functionalization of arenes
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The directed activation of carbon-hydrogen bonds (C-H) is important in the development of synthetically useful reactions, owing to the proximity-induced reactivity and selectivity that is enabled by coordinating functional groups. Palladium-catalysed non-directed C-H activation could potentially enable further useful reactions, because it can reach more distant sites and be applied to substrates that do not contain appropriate directing groups; however, its development has faced substantial challenges associated with the lack of sufficiently active palladium catalysts. Currently used palladium catalysts are reactive only with electron-rich arenes, unless an excess of arene is used, which limits synthetic applications. Here we report a 2-pyridone ligand that binds to palladium and accelerates non-directed C-H functionalization with arene as the limiting reagent. This protocol is compatible with a broad range of aromatic substrates and we demonstrate direct functionalization of advanced synthetic intermediates, drug molecules and natural products that cannot be used in excessive quantities. We also developed C-H olefination and carboxylation protocols, demonstrating the applicability of our methodology to other transformations. The site selectivity in these transformations is governed by a combination of steric and electronic effects, with the pyridone ligand enhancing the influence of sterics on the selectivity, thus providing complementary selectivity to directed C-H functionalization.
- Wang, Peng,Verma, Pritha,Xia, Guoqin,Shi, Jun,Qiao, Jennifer X.,Tao, Shiwei,Cheng, Peter T. W.,Poss, Michael A.,Farmer, Marcus E.,Yeung, Kap-Sun,Yu, Jin-Quan
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p. 489 - 493
(2017/11/28)
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- Gold-Catalyzed [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement: Reaction of Aryl Allyl Alcohols with Diazo Compounds
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A gold-catalyzed [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reaction has been developed. The intermolecular rearrangement occurs between in situ generated donor-acceptor gold-carbenes and cinnamyl alcohols via tandem oxonium ylide formation. The desired rearranged product has been accomplished selectively over more conventional O-H insertion, cyclopropanation, cycloaddition, and C-H functionalization products under mild, open-air conditions. The scope of the work has been illustrated by synthesizing a new class of substrates that can be used for constructing complex molecular targets.
- Rao, Santhosh,Prabhu, Kandikere Ramaiah
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p. 846 - 849
(2017/02/26)
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- Highly active, selective, and reusable RuO2/SWCNT catalyst for heck olefination of aryl halides
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Very fine RuO2 nanoparticles (RuO2NPs) with a mean diameter of about 0.9 nm were decorated on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) by a straightforward "dry synthesis" method. TEM images and the Raman spectrum of the resultant material (RuO2/SWCNT) revealed excellent adhesion and homogeneous dispersion of the RuO2NPs on anchoring sites of the SWCNTs. The surface area of RuO2/SWCNT was found to be 416 m2 g-1. The SEM-EDS results showed that the weight percentage of Ru in RuO2/SWCNT was 13.8%. The oxidation state of Ru in RuO2/SWCNT was +4, as confirmed by XPS and XRD analyses. After the complete characterization, a 0.9 mol % loading of RuO 2/SWCNT was used as a nanocatalyst for the Heck olefination of a wide range of aryl halides to yield products in excellent yields with good turnover numbers and turnover frequencies. Less reactive bromo-and chloroarenes were also used for the formation of coupled products in good yields. RuO 2/SWCNT is regioselective, chemoselective, heterogeneous in nature, and reusable. The stability of RuO2/SWCNT was also studied by means of TEM, ICP-MS, SEM-EDS, and XPS analyses.
- Gopiraman, Mayakrishnan,Karvembu, Ramasamy,Kim, Ick Soo
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p. 2118 - 2129
(2014/07/21)
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- Improved synthesis of natural ester sintenin and its analogues via Wittig reaction
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The synthesis of a cytotoxic natural ester sintenin (7a) and twenty eight of its analogues including nitrogen-containing heterocyclic indole moiety (7b-7t), saturated (10a-10d) and unsaturated (10e-10h) amides were carried out by convenient route via one-pot Wittig reaction in aqueous medium with improved yield. A systematic structure activity relationship of sintenin ester was designed by chemically modified derivatives in order to get better cytotoxicity.
- Sharma, Mukul,Rajesh, U. Chinna,Rawat, Diwan S.
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p. 1853 - 1860
(2014/01/17)
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