- A laser flash photolysis and quantum chemical study of the fluorinated derivatives of singlet phenylnitrene
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Laser flash photolysis (LFP, Nd:YAG laser, 35 ps, 266 nm, 10 mJ or KrF excimer laser, 10 ns, 249 nm, 50 mJ) of 2-fluoro, 4-fluoro, 3,5-difluoro, 2,6-difluoro, and 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl azides produces the corresponding singlet nitrenes. The singlet
- Gritsan,Gudmundsdottir,Tigelaar,Zhu,Karney,Hadad,Platz
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- Chemoselective electrochemical reduction of nitroarenes with gaseous ammonia
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Valuable aromatic nitrogen compounds can be synthesized by reduction of nitroarenes. Herein, we report electrochemical reduction of nitroarenes by a protocol that uses inert graphite felt as electrodes and ammonia as a reductant. Depending on the cell voltage and the solvent, the protocol can be used to obtain aromatic azoxy, azo, and hydrazo compounds, as well as aniline derivatives with high chemoselectivities. The protocol can be readily scaled up to >10 g with no decrease in yield, demonstrating its potential synthetic utility. A stepwise cathodic reduction pathway was proposed to account for the generations of products in turn.
- Chang, Liu,Li, Jin,Wu, Na,Cheng, Xu
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p. 2468 - 2472
(2021/04/02)
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- Selective Oxidation of Anilines to Azobenzenes and Azoxybenzenes by a Molecular Mo Oxide Catalyst
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Aromatic azo compounds, which play an important role in pharmaceutical and industrial applications, still face great challenges in synthesis. Herein, we report a molybdenum oxide compound, [N(C4H9)4]2[Mo6O19] (1), catalyzed selective oxidation of anilines with hydrogen peroxide as green oxidant. The oxidation of anilines can be realized in a fully selectively fashion to afford various symmetric/asymmetric azobenzene and azoxybenzene compounds, respectively, by changing additive and solvent, avoiding the use of stoichiometric metal oxidants. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggest the intermediacy of highly active reactive and elusive Mo imido complexes.
- Han, Sheng,Cheng, Ying,Liu, Shanshan,Tao, Chaofu,Wang, Aiping,Wei, Wanguo,Yu, Han,Wei, Yongge
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p. 6382 - 6385
(2021/02/09)
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- Selective Propargylation of Diaryl Azo Compounds Using Metallic Barium
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The Barbier-type propargylation of azo compounds with α,γ-disubstituted propargylic tosylates was achieved by using metallic barium as the promoter. Various propargylated hydrazines (α-adducts) were exclusively synthesized from the corresponding propargylic tosylates and azobenzenes (diaryldiazenes). The thus-obtained propargylic hydrazines were further efficiently converted into propargylic amines by reductive N-N bond cleavage. Benzidine rearrangement of the propargylic hydrazines was also attempted.
- Yanagisawa, Akira,Heima, Toshihiko,Watanabe, Kana,Haeno, Shun
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p. 1817 - 1822
(2020/09/02)
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- Visible-light-promoted oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrazobenzenes and transfer hydrogenation of azobenzenes
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Azo compounds are widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Here, we report the use of a non-metal photo-redox catalyst, Eosin Y, to synthesize azo compounds from hydrazine derivatives. The use of visible-light with air as the oxidant makes this process sustainable and practical. Moreover, the visible-light-driven, photo-redox-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of azobenzenes is compatible with a series of hydrogen donors such as phenyl hydrazine and cyclic amines. Compared with traditional (thermal/transition-metal) methods, our process avoids the issue of over-reduction to aniline, which extends the applicability of photo-redox catalysis and confirms it as a useful tool for synthetic organic chemistry.
- Wang, Xianya,Wang, Xianjin,Xia, Chungu,Wu, Lipeng
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p. 4189 - 4193
(2019/08/07)
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- Anion ligand promoted selective C-F bond reductive elimination enables C(sp2)-H fluorination
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A detailed mechanism study on the anion ligand promoted selective C-H bond fluorination is reported. The role of the anion ligand has been clarified by experimental evidence and DFT calculations. Moreover, the nitrate promoted C-F bond reductive elimination enabled a selective C-H bond fluorination of various symmetric and asymmetric azobenzenes to access diverse o-fluoroanilines.
- Mao, Yang-Jie,Luo, Gen,Hao, Hong-Yan,Xu, Zhen-Yuan,Lou, Shao-Jie,Xu, Dan-Qian
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p. 14458 - 14461
(2019/12/09)
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- Synthesis of 2 - fluoro aniline compounds of the method
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The invention discloses a method for synthesizing 2 - fluoro aniline compounds of the method, the method is: shown in formula Ia aniline compound of formula Ib α and β shown aniline compound as raw materials, through coupling reaction shown [...] azobenzene compound II, then the type II shown azobenzene compound with a palladium catalyst, fluorination reagent, additive, organic solvent, in the 30 - 150 °C temperature closed agitating the fluorination reaction, [...] compound of formula III, type III compounds are shown in the reaction under the action of a reducing [...] shown IV 2 - fluoro aniline compounds; this invention synthetic 2 - fluoro aniline compounds substrate wide adaptability, mild reaction conditions, the operation is simple, fluorinated and good selectivity, [...] aniline compounds is prepared by many drug molecule is an important intermediate and starting material, wide application prospects.
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- Convenient Electrocatalytic Synthesis of Azobenzenes from Nitroaromatic Derivatives Using SmI2
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The synthesis of azobenzenes has been a long-standing challenge. Their current preparation at a preparative or industrial scale requires stoichiometric amounts of environmentally unfriendly reactants. Herein, we demonstrate that the catalytic use of electrogenerated samarium diiodide (SmI2) could promote, in one-step synthesis, the reduction of nitrobenzenes into azobenzenes in high yields under mild reaction conditions. This catalytic procedure contains many elements satisfying a sustainable chemical process for the preparation of one of the most widely wanted family of chemical compounds. The easy synthetic procedure, and the absence of precious metals, bases, and nonhazardous substances, already makes our catalytic procedure a serious alternative to currently available methods. This is a promising method for the efficient synthesis of both symmetrical and asymmetrical azo compounds with a high functional group tolerance.
- Zhang, Yu-Feng,Mellah, Mohamed
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(2017/12/08)
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- Electrocatalytic Z → E Isomerization of Azobenzenes
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A variety of azobenzenes were synthesized to study the behavior of their E and Z isomers upon electrochemical reduction. Our results show that the radical anion of the Z isomer is able to rapidly isomerize to the corresponding E configured counterpart with a dramatically enhanced rate as compared to the neutral species. Due to a subsequent electron transfer from the formed E radical anion to the neutral Z starting material the overall transformation is catalytic in electrons; i.e., a substoichiometric amount of reduced species can isomerize the entire mixture. This pathway greatly increases the efficiency of (photo) switching while also allowing one to reach photostationary state compositions that are not restricted to the spectral separation of the individual azobenzene isomers and their quantum yields. In addition, activating this radical isomerization pathway with photoelectron transfer agents allows us to override the intrinsic properties of an azobenzene species by triggering the reverse isomerization direction (Z → E) by the same wavelength of light, which normally triggers E → Z isomerization. The behavior we report appears to be general, implying that the metastable isomer of a photoswitch can be isomerized to the more stable one catalytically upon reduction, permitting the optimization of azobenzene switching in new as well as indirect ways.
- Goulet-Hanssens, Alexis,Utecht, Manuel,Mutruc, Dragos,Titov, Evgenii,Schwarz, Jutta,Grubert, Lutz,Bléger, David,Saalfrank, Peter,Hecht, Stefan
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p. 335 - 341
(2017/05/16)
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- The palladium and copper contrast: A twist to products of different chemotypes and altered mechanistic pathways
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A novel contrast in palladium and copper catalysis is revealed to form products of different chemotypes resulting in a phenazine to azoarene twist through an altered mechanistic pathway (from non-radical C-H activation mode of C-N coupling to radical N-N coupling) during the oxidative self-coupling of anilines catalysed by Pd-Ag and Cu-Ag nanoclusters.
- Seth, Kapileswar,Roy, Sudipta Raha,Kumar, Asim,Chakraborti, Asit K.
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p. 2892 - 2896
(2016/05/24)
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- Metal-free chemoselective ortho -C(sp2)-F bond hydroxylation and N-trifluoroacylation of fluoroarylamines for domino synthesis of 2-(N-trifluoroacyl)aminophenols
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Abstract A novel chemoselective reaction for the formation of C-O bonds by C(sp2)-F bond cleavage and concomitant N-trifluoroacylation of fluoroanilines using trifluoroacetic acid and Oxone is presented. This domino reaction gives o-hydroxy-N-trifluoroacetanilides in good yields under metal-free conditions in a single step. Selective ortho-directed monohydroxylation and N-trifluoroacylation of 2- and 6-fluoro- or 2,6-difluoro-substituted anilines takes place in this transformation.
- Venkateswarlu, Vunnam,Balgotra, Shilpi,Aravinda Kumar,Vishwakarma, Ram A.,Sawant, Sanghapal D.
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p. 1258 - 1262
(2015/06/02)
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- Rhenium-Catalyzed [4 + 1] Annulation of Azobenzenes and Aldehydes via Isolable Cyclic Rhenium(I) Complexes
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The first Re-catalyzed [4 + 1] annulation of azobenzenes with aldehydes was developed to furnish 2H-indazoles via isolable and characterized cyclic ReI-complexes. For the first time, the acetate-acceleration effect is showcased in Re-catalyzed C-H activation reactions. Remarkably, mechanistic studies revealed an irreversible aldehyde-insertion step, which is in sharp contrast to those of previous Rh- and Co-systems. (Chemical Presented).
- Geng, Xiaoyu,Wang, Congyang
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p. 2434 - 2437
(2015/05/27)
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- One-pot preparation of azobenzenes from nitrobenzenes by the combination of an indium-catalyzed reductive coupling and a subsequent oxidation
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We demonstrated how a reduction step with a reducing system comprised of In(OTf)3 and Et3SiH and a subsequent oxidation that occurred under an ambient (oxygen) atmosphere allowed the highly selective and catalytic conversion of aromatic nitro compounds into symmetrical or unsymmetrical azobenzene derivatives. This catalytic system displayed a tolerance for the functional groups on a benzene ring: an alkyl group, a halogen, an acetyl group, an ester, a nitrile group, an acetyl group, an ester moiety, and a sulfonamide group.
- Sakai, Norio,Asama, Shun,Anai, Satsuki,Konakahara, Takeo
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(2014/03/21)
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- Ortho-Fluoroazobenzenes: Visible Light Switches with Very Long-Lived Z Isomers
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Improving the photochemical properties of molecular photoswitches is crucial for the development of light-responsive systems in materials and life sciences. ortho-Fluoroazobenzenes are a new class of rationally designed photochromic azo compounds with opt
- Knie, Christopher,Utecht, Manuel,Zhao, Fangli,Kulla, Hannes,Kovalenko, Sergey,Brouwer, Albert M.,Saalfrank, Peter,Hecht, Stefan,Bléger, David
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p. 16492 - 16501
(2016/02/12)
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- Graphene oxide supported MnO2 nanorods: An efficient heterogeneous catalyst for oxidation of aromatic amines to azo-compounds
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Graphene oxide supported MnO2 nanorods (GOnc), a composite material, has been synthesized and characterized by XRD, FE-SEM, EDX, BET surface area measurement, FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy. The composite material (GOnc) was found to be a highly efficient, reusable and cost effective heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot, selective synthesis of azo-compounds from aromatic amines under an N2 atmosphere. After completion of the reaction, the catalyst is readily recovered by filtration and can be reused at least three times without significant loss in activity. This journal is
- Kumari, Shweta,Shekhar, Amiya,Pathak, Devendra D.
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- Study of halogen-mediated weak interactions in a series of halogen-substituted azobenzenes
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The azobenzenes, known for their various importance in the industry, have been chosen as model compounds to understand the role of weak interactions involving the C-X (X = F, Cl, and Br) bond using single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique, especially in the absence of other stronger intermolecular forces such as hydrogen bonds. The fluorinated compounds have been found to pack in the lattice by utilizing C-H···F hydrogen bonds, whereas the chlorinated and brominated analogues have been found to prefer C-X···X-C, C-X···π, and π···π interactions while packing in the lattice. The stabilization energy offered by the C-H···F hydrogen bonds and the C-X···X-C interactions have been estimated by computational methods using Gaussian 09, and the topological properties have been determined by using the AIM2000 package. The lattice energy decomposition has been done using semiclassical density sums (SCDS) PIXEL method. Our studies indicate that the stabilization energy offered by each C- H···F hydrogen bond lies in the range from -0.8 to -1.0 kcal/mol, while that for the C-X···X-C interaction has been found to be -0.35 kcal/mol for the X = Cl interaction and -0.73 kcal/mol for the X = Br interaction. Further, the analysis of these interaction by atoms in molecules (AIM) theory indicates that the electron densities (ρc) at the bond critical points (BCP) for C-H···F and C-X···X-C (X = Cl and Br), calculated using the AIM2000 package, are small (-3), and the values of Laplacian (?2ρc) are positive. This indicates that these interactions are of the hydrogen bond type. A detailed study of these interactions by experimental and computational methods has been described in the manuscript.
- Karanam, Maheswararao,Choudhury, Angshuman Roy
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- Meso-tetraphenylironporphyrin(III) chloride catalyzed oxidation of aniline and its substituents by m-chloroperbenzoic acid
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The most fascinating feature of heme-enzymes such as cytochromes P450 is their ability to carry out oxidations with high selectivity. Metalloporphyrin complexes are used as replicate compounds for cytochrome P450. A kinetic analysis has been carried out with the aim of understanding the mechanistic studies on oxidation of anilines by m-chloroperbenzoic acid catalyzed by meso-tetraphenylironporphyrin(III) chloride in aqueous acetic acid medium. The order of the reaction is found to be second order with respect to the substrate and first order with respect to the catalyst and oxidant. Product analysis proves that azobenzene is the sole product in the catalytic oxidation. The increase of [H+] in this oxidation retards the rate of the reaction. The effects of substituents on the oxidation rate are studied with 19 ortho-, meta- and para- substituted anilines at five different temperatures. The thermodynamic parameters for the oxidation have been determined and discussed. The catalysed m-chloroperbenzoic acid oxidation with substituted anilines fulfills the isokinetic relationship and Exner correlation but not to any of the linear free energy relationships. The solvent interaction also plays a major role in leading the reactivity. Based on the kinetic results and product analysis a probable mechanism is proposed.
- Raja,Karunakaran
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- Selective N-oxidation of aromatic amines to nitroso derivatives using a molybdenum acetylide oxo-peroxo complex as catalyst
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The molybdenum acetylide oxo-peroxo complex obtained in situ by the treatment of the corresponding molybdenum acetylide carbonyl complex, CpMo(CO)3(C{triple bond, long}CPh); Cp = η5-C5H5 with H2O2, has been used as an efficient catalyst for selective N-oxidation of primary amines to nitroso derivatives. Excellent amine conversion (up to 100%) and very high selectivity for nitroso compounds (99%) have been obtained using 30% hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant. The oxo peroxo Mo(VI) complex has also been found to be very active for the oxidation of various substituted primary aromatic amines with electron donating as well as electron withdrawing substituents on the aromatic ring.
- Biradar, Ankush V.,Kotbagi, Trupti V.,Dongare, Mohan K.,Umbarkar, Shubhangi B.
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- Chemical oxidation of fluoroanilines to fluoroazobenzenes and fluorophenazines with potassium ferricyanide and potassium hydroxide
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The oxidation of several fluoroanilines with potassium ferricyanide and potassium hydroxide is described. In this oxidation, the major products are fluoroazobenzenes. In the case of 2-fluoro-substituted anilines, heterocyclic fluorophenazines were obtained in low to moderate yields. The optimal conditions for the reaction and the mechanism are presented.
- Leyva, Elisa,Medina, Concepcion,Moctezuma, Edgar,Leyva, Socorro
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- New method for the synthesis of azocrown compounds containing oxygen, nitrogen and oxygen, or sulfur atoms in the macroring
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A new method for the synthesis of azocrown ethers with different heteroatoms in macrocycle and of different size of molecular hole has been described. This method consists in reaction of 2,2′-difluoroazobenzene with diols, diamine, aminodiol and dithiol i
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- Anti-androgenic activity of substituted azo- and azoxy-benzene derivatives.
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Substituted phenylazo and phenylazoxy compounds were systematically prepared and their anti-androgenic activity was measured in terms of (1) the growth-inhibiting effect on an androgen-dependent cell line, SC-3, and (2) the binding affinity to nuclear androgen receptor. Generally, azo/azoxy compounds showed cell toxicity, and the growth-inhibiting effects on SC-3 cells correlated with the toxicity. However, some compounds, including 4,4'-dinitroazobenzene (25), 4,4'-dimethoxyazobenzene (33), and 2,2'-dichloroazoxybenzene (47), possessed potent anti-androgenic activity without apparent cell toxicity.
- Takahashi,Ishioka,Koiso,Sodeoka,Hashimoto
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- Oxidation of fluoroanilines to fluoroazobenzenes with potassium ferricyanide and KOH
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The oxidation of several fluoroanilines to fluoroazobenzenes with potassium ferricyanide and KOH in a solvent mixture of ethanol/water is described.
- Leyva, Elisa,Monreal, Elena,Medina, Concepcion,Leyva, Socorro
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- Photochemistry of Fluorinated Aryl Azides in Toluene Solution and in Frozen Polycrystals
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Several fluorinated triplet aryl nitrenes have been generated in low-temperature polycrystals by photolysis of the corresponding azides.Upon extended photolysis at -196 deg C the nitrenes abstract hydrogen from frozen toluene to give anilino-benzyl radical pairs, which subsequently combine to give CH insertion products.The radical pairs and the triplet nitrenes have been detected by EPR.In toluene solution, the major reaction products are tar, the corresponding fluorinated anilines, and azo compounds.
- Leyva, Elisa,Munoz, Daniel,Platz, Matthew S.
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(2007/10/02)
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