- Iron-Catalyzed Intramolecular C—H Amidation of N-Benzoyloxyureas
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A redox-neutral Fe-catalyzed intramolecular C—H amidation of N-benzoyloxyureas is described. This methodology employs a simple iron complex in situ generated from Fe(OTf)2 and bipyridine as the catalyst and N-benzoyloxyureas as the nitrene prec
- Zhong, Dayou,Wu, Lin-Yang,Wang, Xing-Zhen,Liu, Wen-Bo
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p. 855 - 858
(2021/02/16)
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- Convenient Continuous Flow Synthesis of N-Methyl Secondary Amines from Alkyl Mesylates and Epoxides
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The first continuous flow process was developed to synthesize N-methyl secondary amines from alkyl mesylates and epoxides via a nucleophilic substitution using aqueous methylamine. A variety of N-methyl secondary amines were produced in good to excellent yields, including a number of bioactive compounds or their precursors. Up to 10.6 g (88% yield) of an N-methyl secondary amine was produced in 140 min process time. The amination procedure included an in-line workup, and the starting mesylate material was also produced in continuous flow from the corresponding alcohol. Finally, an in-line process combining the mesylate synthesis and nucleophilic substitution was developed.
- Lebel, Hélène,Mathieu, Gary,Patel, Heena
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p. 2157 - 2168
(2020/11/23)
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- Biocatalytic enantioselective oxidative C-C coupling by aerobic C-H activation
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Bridging the gap: The berberine bridge enzyme (BBE) was employed for the first preparative oxidative biocatalytic C-C coupling that leads to a new intramolecular bond. This unique transformation requires O2 as sole stoichiometric oxidant and gives access to novel optically pure (S)-berbine 2 and (R)-1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline 1 alkaloid derivatives by kinetic resolution.
- Schrittwieser, Joerg H.,Resch, Verena,Sattler, Johann H.,Lienhart, Wolf-Dieter,Durchschein, Katharina,Winkler, Andreas,Gruber, Karl,MacHeroux, Peter,Kroutil, Wolfgang
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p. 1068 - 1071
(2011/04/22)
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- Biocatalytic organic synthesis of optically pure (S)-scoulerine and berbine and benzylisoquinoline alkaloids
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A chemoenzymatic approach for the asymmetric total synthesis of the title compounds is described that employs an enantioselective oxidative C-C bond formation catalyzed by berberine bridge enzyme (BBE) in the asymmetric key step. This unique reaction yielded enantiomerically pure (R)-benzylisoquinoline derivatives and (S)-berbines such as the natural product (S)-scoulerine, a sedative and muscle relaxing agent. The racemic substrates rac-1 required for the biotransformation were prepared in 4-8 linear steps using either a Bischler-Napieralski cyclization or a C1-Cα alkylation approach. The chemoenzymatic synthesis was applied to the preparation of fourteen enantiomerically pure alkaloids, including the natural products (S)-scoulerine and (R)-reticuline, and gave overall yields of up to 20% over 5-9 linear steps.
- Schrittwieser, Joerg H.,Resch, Verena,Wallner, Silvia,Lienhart, Wolf-Dieter,Sattler, Johann H.,Resch, Jasmin,MacHeroux, Peter,Kroutil, Wolfgang
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p. 6703 - 6714
(2011/10/18)
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- Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed carbonylation of amines
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A phosphine-free catalytic system [Pd(OAc)2-Cu(OAc) 2-air] induced a substrate-specific carbonylation of amines in boiling toluene under CO gas (1 atm). Symmetrical N,N′-dialkylureas were obtained by the carbonylation of primary amines. N,N,N′-Trialkylureas were selectively formed by addition of a secondary amine to the above reaction vessel. Secondary amines did not give tetraalkylureas. However, dialkylamines with a phenyl group on their alkyl chains, such as N-monoalkylated benzylic amine or phenethylamine derivatives, underwent a direct aromatic carbonylation to afford five- or six-membered benzolactams. In the carbonylation, the chelation effect or steric repulsion between Pd(II) and the meta-substituent in the ortho-palladation and the ring sizes of cyclopalladation products that were formed prior to carbonylation were found to generate good site selectivity and increase the reaction rate. In contrast, carbonylation of ω- arylalkylamines with a hydroxyl group gave neither ureas nor benzolactams but instead produced 1,3-oxazolidinones smoothly. Hydrochlorides of amines also underwent carbonylation to afford the corresponding amides under the conditions used. This procedure made it possible to prepare ureas of amino acid esters and N-alkylcarbamates in practical yields.
- Orito, Kazuhiko,Miyazawa, Mamoru,Nakamura, Takatoshi,Horibata, Akiyoshi,Ushito, Harumi,Nagasaki, Hideo,Yuguchi, Motoki,Yamashita, Satoshi,Yamazaki, Tetsuro,Tokuda, Masao
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p. 5951 - 5958
(2007/10/03)
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