- Minisci-Type Alkylation of N-Heteroarenes by N-(Acyloxy)phthalimide Esters Mediated by a Hantzsch Ester and Blue LED Light
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A synthetic method that enables the Hantzsch ester-mediated Minisci-type C2-alkylation of quinolines, isoquinolines and pyridines by N-(acyloxy)phthalimide esters (NHPI) under blue LED (light emitting diode) light (456 nm) is described. Achieved under mild reaction conditions at room temperature, the metal-free synthetic protocol was shown to be applicable to primary, secondary and tertiary NHPIs to give the alkylated N-heterocyclic products in yields of 21–99%. On introducing a chiral phosphoric acid, an asymmetric version of the reaction was also realised and provided product enantiomeric excess (ee) values of 53–99%. The reaction mechanism was delineated to involve excitation of an electron-donor acceptor (EDA) complex, formed from weak electrostatic interactions between the Hantzsch ester and NHPI, which generates the posited radical species of the redox active ester that undergoes addition to the N-heterocycle.
- Kyne, Sara Helen,Li, Jiacheng,Siang Tan, Suan,Wai Hong Chan, Philip
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(2022/01/11)
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- Ruthenium-p-cymene Complex Side-Wall Covalently Bonded to Carbon Nanotubes as Efficient Hybrid Transfer Hydrogenation Catalyst
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A half-sandwich ruthenium-p-cymene organometallic complex has been immobilized at Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) sidewalls through a stepwise covalent chemistry protocol. The introduction of amino groups by means of diazonium-chemistry protocols leads the grafting at the outer walls of the nanotubes. This hybrid material is active in the transfer hydrogenation of ketones to yield alcohols, using as hydrogen source 2-propanol. SWNT?NH2?Ru presents a broad scope, performing the reaction under aerobic conditions and can be recycled over 9 consecutive reaction runs without losing activity or leaching ruthenium out. Comparison of the activity with related homogeneous catalysts reveals an improved performance due to the covalent bond between the metal and the material, achieving turnover frequencies as high as 192774 h?1.
- Blanco, Matías,Cembellín, Sara,Agnoli, Stefano,Alemán, José
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p. 5156 - 5165
(2021/11/05)
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- Manganese-catalyzed homogeneous hydrogenation of ketones and conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives: A chemoselective, robust, and phosphine-free in situ-protocol
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We communicate a user-friendly and glove-box-free catalytic protocol for the manganese-catalyzed hydrogenation of ketones and conjugated C[dbnd]C[sbnd]bonds of esters and nitriles. The respective catalyst is readily assembled in situ from the privileged [Mn(CO)5Br] precursor and cheap 2-picolylamine. The catalytic transformations were performed in the presence of t-BuOK whereby the corresponding hydrogenation products were obtained in good to excellent yields. The described system offers a brisk and atom-efficient access to both secondary alcohols and saturated esters avoiding the use of oxygen-sensitive and expensive phosphine-based ligands.
- Topf, Christoph,Vielhaber, Thomas
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- Cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones: A remarkable additive effect on enantioselectivity
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A chiral cobalt pincer complex, when combined with an achiral electron-rich mono-phosphine ligand, catalyzes efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of a wide range of aryl ketones, affording chiral alcohols with high yields and moderate to excellent enantioselectivities (29 examples, up to 93% ee). Notably, the achiral mono-phosphine ligand shows a remarkable effect on the enantioselectivity of the reaction.
- Du, Tian,Wang, Biwen,Wang, Chao,Xiao, Jianliang,Tang, Weijun
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p. 1241 - 1244
(2020/10/02)
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- Manganese catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones
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The asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of a wide range of ketones catalyzed by manganese complex as well as chiral PxNy-type ligand under mild conditions was investigated. Using 2-propanol as hydrogen source, various ketones could be enantioselectively hydrogenated by combining cheap, readily available [MnBr(CO)5] with chiral, 22-membered macrocyclic ligand (R,R,R',R')-CyP2N4 (L5) with 2 mol% of catalyst loading, affording highly valuable chiral alcohols with up to 95% ee.
- Zhang, Guang-Ya,Ruan, Sun-Hong,Li, Yan-Yun,Gao, Jing-Xing
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p. 1415 - 1418
(2020/11/20)
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- Ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of aromatic ketones using chiral diamine and monodentate achiral phosphine ligands
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The Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones with chiral diamine and monodentate achiral phosphine has been developed. A wide range of ketones were hydrogenated to afford the corresponding chiral secondary alcohols in good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98.1% ee). In addition, an appropriate mechanism for the asymmetric hydrogenation was proposed and verified by NMR spectroscopy.
- Wang, Mengna,Zhang, Ling,Sun, Hao,Chen, Qian,Jiang, Jian,Li, Linlin,Zhang, Lin,Li, Li,Li, Chun
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- C1-Symmetric PNP Ligands for Manganese-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrogenation of Ketones: Reaction Scope and Enantioinduction Model
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A family of ferrocene-based chiral PNP ligands is reported. These tridentate ligands were successfully applied in Mn-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones, giving high enantioselectivities (92%~99% ee for aryl alkyl ketones) as well as high efficiencies (TON up to 2000). In addition, dialkyl ketones could also be hydrogenated smoothly. Manganese intermediates that might be involved in the catalytic cycle were analyzed. DFT calculation was carried out to help understand the chiral induction model. The Mn/PNP catalyst could discriminate two groups with different steric properties by deformation of the phosphine moiety in the flexible 5-membered ring.
- Zeng, Liyao,Yang, Huaxin,Zhao, Menglong,Wen, Jialin,Tucker, James H. R.,Zhang, Xumu
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p. 13794 - 13799
(2020/11/30)
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- RETRACTED ARTICLE: The Manganese(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones: Disclosing the Macrocylic Privilege
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The bis(carbonyl) manganese(I) complex [Mn(CO)2(1)]Br (2) with a chiral (NH)2P2 macrocyclic ligand (1) catalyzes the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of polar double bonds with 2-propanol as the hydrogen source. Ketones (43 substrates) are reduced to alcohols in high yields (up to >99 %) and with excellent enantioselectivities (90–99 % ee). A stereochemical model based on attractive CH–π interactions is proposed.
- Passera, Alessandro,Mezzetti, Antonio
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p. 187 - 191
(2019/12/11)
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- Efficient asymmetric synthesis of chiral alcohols using high 2-propanol tolerance alcohol dehydrogenase: Sm ADH2 via an environmentally friendly TBCR system
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Alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) together with the economical substrate-coupled cofactor regeneration system play a pivotal role in the asymmetric synthesis of chiral alcohols; however, severe challenges concerning the poor tolerance of enzymes to 2-propanol and the adverse effects of the by-product, acetone, limit its applications, causing this strategy to lapse. Herein, a novel ADH gene smadh2 was identified from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by traditional genome mining technology. The gene was cloned into Escherichia coli cells and then expressed to yield SmADH2. SmADH2 has a broad substrate spectrum and exhibits excellent tolerance and superb activity to 2-propanol even at 10.5 M (80%, v/v) concentration. Moreover, a new thermostatic bubble column reactor (TBCR) system is successfully designed to alleviate the inhibition of the by-product acetone by gas flow and continuously supplement 2-propanol. The organic waste can be simultaneously recovered for the purpose of green synthesis. In the sustainable system, structurally diverse chiral alcohols are synthesised at a high substrate loading (>150 g L-1) without adding external coenzymes. Among these, about 780 g L-1 (6 M) ethyl acetoacetate is completely converted into ethyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate in only 2.5 h with 99.9% ee and 7488 g L-1 d-1 space-time yield. Molecular dynamics simulation results shed light on the high catalytic activity toward the substrate. Therefore, the high 2-propanol tolerance SmADH2 with the TBCR system proves to be a potent biocatalytic strategy for the synthesis of chiral alcohols on an industrial scale.
- Yang, Zeyu,Fu, Hengwei,Ye, Wenjie,Xie, Youyu,Liu, Qinghai,Wang, Hualei,Wei, Dongzhi
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- Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Ethyl (S)-4-Chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate Using Alcohol Dehydrogenase SmADH31 with High Tolerance of Substrate and Product in a Monophasic Aqueous System
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Bioreductions catalyzed by alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) play an important role in the synthesis of chiral alcohols. However, the synthesis of ethyl (S)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate [(S)-CHBE], an important drug intermediate, has significant challenges concerning high substrate or product inhibition toward ADHs, which complicates its production. Herein, we evaluated a novel ADH, SmADH31, obtained from the Stenotrophomonas maltophilia genome, which can tolerate extremely high concentrations (6 M) of both substrate and product. The coexpression of SmADH31 and glucose dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis in Escherichia coli meant that as much as 660 g L-1 (4.0 M) ethyl 4-chloroacetoacetate was completely converted into (S)-CHBE in a monophasic aqueous system with a >99.9% ee value and a high space-time yield (2664 g L-1 d-1). Molecular dynamics simulation shed light on the high activity and stereoselectivity of SmADH31. Moreover, five other optically pure chiral alcohols were synthesized at high concentrations (100-462 g L-1) as a result of the broad substrate spectrum of SmADH31. All these compounds act as important drug intermediates, demonstrating the industrial potential of SmADH31-mediated bioreductions.
- Chen, Rong,Liu, Qinghai,Wang, Hualei,Wei, Dongzhi,Xie, Youyu,Yang, Zeyu,Ye, Wenjie
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p. 1068 - 1076
(2020/07/06)
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- Benzimidazole fragment containing Mn-complex catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones and nitriles
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The synthesis of a new bidentate (NN)–Mn(I) complex is reported and its catalytic activity towards the reduction of ketones and nitriles is studied. On comparing the reactivity of various other Mn(I) complexes supported by benzimidazole ligand, it was observed that the Mn(I) complexes bearing 6-methylpyridine and benzimidazole fragments exhibited the highest catalytic activity towards monohydrosilylation of ketones and dihydrosilylation of nitriles. Using this protocol, a wide range of ketones were selectively reduced to the corresponding silyl ethers. In case of unsaturated ketones, the chemoselective reduction of carbonyl group over olefinic bonds was observed. Additionally, selective dihydrosilylation of several nitriles were also achieved using this complex. Mechanistic investigations with radical scavengers suggested the involvement of radical species during the catalytic reaction. Stoichiometric reaction of the Mn(I) complex with phenylsilane revealed the formation of a new Mn(I) complex.
- Ganguli, Kasturi,Mandal, Adarsha,Sarkar, Bidisha,Kundu, Sabuj
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- Asymmetric Deoxygenative Cyanation of Benzyl Alcohols Enabled by Synergistic Photoredox and Copper Catalysis?
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Summary of main observation and conclusion. An enantioselective deoxygenative cyanation of benzyl alcohols was accomplished for the first time through the synergistic photoredox and copper catalysis. This reaction features the use of organic photosensitizer and low-cost 3d metal catalyst, simple and safe operations, and extremely mild conditions. A variety of chiral benzyl nitriles were produced in generally good yields and high level of enantiocontrols from readily available feedstocks (22 examples, up to 93% yield and 92% ee).
- Chen, Hong-Wei,Lu, Fu-Dong,Cheng, Ying,Jia, Yue,Lu, Liang-Qiu,Xiao, Wen-Jing
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p. 1671 - 1675
(2020/11/03)
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- Group 6 Metal Carbonyl Complexes Supported by a Bidentate PN Ligand: Syntheses, Characterization, and Catalytic Hydrogenation Activity
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We report on the preparation of a series of phosphorus-nitrogen donor ligand complexes [M(CO)4(PN)], where M = Cr, Mo, W and PN is 2-(diphenylphosphino)ethylamine. The organometallic compounds were readily obtained upon reacting the respective metal hexacarbonyls with equimolar amounts of the pertinent ligand in the presence of tetraethylammonium bromide. The PN-ligated metal carbonyls were fully characterized by standard spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystallography. The ability of the title compounds to function as homogeneous hydrogenation catalysts was probed in the reduction of acetophenone and benzaldehyde derivatives to yield the corresponding alcohols. The reaction setup was easily assembled by simply combining the components in the autoclave on the bench outside an inert-gas-operated glovebox system.
- Faust, Kirill,Topf, Christoph,Vielhaber, Thomas
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p. 4535 - 4543
(2020/12/23)
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- Iridium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones Controlled by Alcohol Hydrogen-Bonding and sp3-C?H Noncovalent Interactions
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Iridium-catalyzed enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of ketones with formic acid was developed using a prolinol-phosphine chiral ligand. Cooperative action of the iridium atom and the ligand through alcohol-alkoxide interconversion is crucial to facilitate the transfer hydrogenation. Various ketones including alkyl aryl ketones, ketoesters, and an aryl heteroaryl ketone were competent substrates. An attractive feature of this catalysis is efficient discrimination between the alkyl and aryl substituents of the ketones, promoting hydrogenation with the identical sense of enantioselection regardless of steric demand of the alkyl substituent and thus resulting in a rare case of highly enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of tert-alkyl aryl ketones. Quantum chemical calculations revealed that the sp3-C?H/π interaction between an sp3-C?H bond of the prolinol-phosphine ligand and the aryl substituent of the ketone is crucial for the enantioselection in combination with O?H???O/sp3-C?H???O two-point hydrogen-bonding between the chiral ligand and carbonyl group. (Figure presented.).
- Murayama, Hiroaki,Heike, Yoshito,Higashida, Kosuke,Shimizu, Yohei,Yodsin, Nuttapon,Wongnongwa, Yutthana,Jungsuttiwong, Siriporn,Mori, Seiji,Sawamura, Masaya
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p. 4655 - 4661
(2020/07/13)
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- A simple and efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of heteroaromatic ketones with iridium catalyst composed of chiral diamines and achiral phosphines
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An efficient iridium catalyst composed of a simple and commercially available o-methoxytriphenylphosphine and 9-Amino (9-deoxy) epi-cinchonine was applied to the asymmetric hydrogenation of heteroaromatic ketones. A range of simple heteroaromatic ketones could be hydrogenated with good to excellent enantioselectivities and high activities. In particular, thiophene ketones and furyl ketones furnished 98.6% ee with up to 2.18 × 104(1/h) TOF. This catalytic system can be of practical value.
- Li, Chun,Lu, Xunhua,Wang, Mengna,Zhang, Ling,Jiang, Jian,Yan, Shunfa,Yang, Yuanyong,Zhao, Yonglong,Zhang, Lin
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- Dehydrative Coupling of Benzylic Alcohols Catalyzed by Br?nsted Acid/Lewis Base
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Traditional cross-coupling reactions show some disadvantages like the use of organohalides or the production of stoichiometric amounts of waste. The dehydrative homo- or heterocoupling of alcohols therefore arises as an interesting approach for a highly atom-economical formation of carbon–carbon bonds, since water is produced as the only by-product. We herein report a simple and direct, metal-free protocol for the synthesis of olefins by applying catalytic amounts of a sulfonic acid and triphenylphosphane under air. A variety of olefins could be synthesized from benzylic alcohols under relatively mild conditions. Additionally, dehydrative hydroarylation of benzylic alcohols with electron-rich arenes was possible by using only Br?nsted acid under otherwise same reaction conditions. We could show that phosphane additives are essential to overcome oligomerization as main side reaction by the occupancy of the reactive carbocation intermediate.
- B?ldl, Marlene,Fleischer, Ivana
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p. 5856 - 5861
(2019/08/07)
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- Design of Manganese Phenol Pi-complexes as Shvo-type Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones
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Catalytic hydrogenation is one of the most important reactions both in academic research and industry. We explored ability of the manganese pi-complexes to act as Shvo-type catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of ketones. DFT calculations suggested that the transfer of hydrogen atoms from the hypothetical intermediate [(C6Me3H2OH)Mn(CO)2H] to acetone has low activation barrier of 10.9 kcal mol?1. Experimentally a number of ketones with various functional groups (OMe, NH2, Cl, CF3, pyridyl) were successfully reduced in isopropanol at 90 °C in the presence of the complex [(C6Me3H2OH)Mn(CO)3]BF4 (1 mol %) and tBuOK (75 mol %). However, further investigation revealed that the reduction was mainly promoted by base rather than the manganese complex.
- Shvydkiy, Nikita V.,Vyhivskyi, Oleksandr,Nelyubina, Yulia V.,Perekalin, Dmitry S.
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p. 1602 - 1605
(2019/03/07)
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- Cooperative Mn(i)-complex catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of ketones and imines
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The synthesis and reactivity of Mn(i) complexes bearing bifunctional ligands comprising both the amine N-H and benzimidazole fragments are reported. Among the various ligands, the N-((1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)methyl)aniline ligand containing Mn(i) complex presented higher reactivity in the transfer hydrogenation (TH) of ketones in 2-propanol. Experimentally, it was established that both the benzimidazole and amine N-H proton played a vital role in the enhancement of the catalytic activity. Utilizing this system a wide range of aldehydes and ketones were reduced efficiently. Notably, the TH of several imines, as well as chemoselective reduction of unsaturated ketones, was achieved in the presence of this catalyst. DFT calculations were carried out to understand the plausible reaction mechanism which disclosed that the transfer hydrogenation reaction followed a concerted outer-sphere mechanism.
- Ganguli, Kasturi,Shee, Sujan,Panja, Dibyajyoti,Kundu, Sabuj
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p. 7358 - 7366
(2019/06/06)
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- Chemoselective Oxidation of Equatorial Alcohols with N-Ligated λ3-Iodanes
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The site-selective and chemoselective functionalization of alcohols in complex polyols remains a formidable synthetic challenge. Whereas significant advancements have been made in selective derivatization at the oxygen center, chemoselective oxidation to the corresponding carbonyls is less developed. In cyclic systems, whereas the selective oxidation of axial alcohols is well known, a complementary equatorial selective process has not yet been reported. Herein we report the utility of nitrogen-ligated (bis)cationic λ3-iodanes (N-HVIs) for alcohol oxidation and their unprecedented levels of selectivity for the oxidation of equatorial over axial alcohols. The conditions are mild, and the simple pyridine-ligated reagent (Py-HVI) is readily synthesized from commercial PhI(OAc)2 and can be either isolated or generated in situ. Conformational selectivity is demonstrated in both flexible 1,2-substituted cyclohexanols and rigid polyol scaffolds, providing chemists with a novel tool for chemoselective oxidation.
- Mikhael, Myriam,Adler, Sophia A.,Wengryniuk, Sarah E.
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p. 5889 - 5893
(2019/08/26)
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- Practical and selective hydroboration of aldehydes and ketones in air catalysed by an iron(ii) coordination polymer
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The in air catalytic hydroboration of ketones and aldehydes with pinacolborane by an iron(ii) coordination polymer (CP) is carried out under mild and solvent-free conditions. The precatalyst is highly active towards a wide range of substrates including functionalized ketones and aldehydes in the presence of KOtBu as an activator, achieving a high turnover number (TON) of up to 9500. Excellent chemoselectivity to aldehydes over ketones was also revealed, which is in sharp contrast with the results obtained under inert atmosphere using the same catalyst system. This catalyst observed here is not only highly efficient but also recyclable for reuse for at least 5 times without losing its effectiveness.
- Zhang, Guoqi,Cheng, Jessica,Davis, Kezia,Bonifacio, Mary Grace,Zajaczkowski, Cynthia
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p. 1114 - 1121
(2019/03/12)
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- A Practical and Stereoselective In Situ NHC-Cobalt Catalytic System for Hydrogenation of Ketones and Aldehydes
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Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of carbonyl groups is a synthetically useful and widely applied organic transformation. Sustainable chemistry goals require replacing conventional noble transition metal catalysts for hydrogenation by earth-abundant base metals. Herein, we report how a practical in situ catalytic system generated by easily available pincer NHC precursors, CoCl2, and a base enabled efficient and high-yielding hydrogenation of a broad range of ketones and aldehydes (over 50 examples and a maximum turnover number [TON] of 2,610). This is the first example of NHC-Co-catalyzed hydrogenation of C=O bonds using flexible pincer NHC ligands consisting of a N-H substructure. Diastereodivergent hydrogenation of substituted cyclohexanone derivatives was also realized by fine-tuning of the steric bulk of pincer NHC ligands. Additionally, a bis(NHCs)-Co complex was successfully isolated and fully characterized, and it exhibits excellent catalytic activity that equals that of the in-situ-formed catalytic system. Catalytic hydrogenation is a powerful tool for the reduction of organic compounds in both fine and bulk chemical industries. To improve sustainability, more ecofriendly, inexpensive, and earth-abundant base metals should be employed to replace the precious metals that currently dominate the development of hydrogenation catalysts. However, the majority of the base-metal catalysts that have been reported involve expensive, complex, and often air- and moisture-sensitive phosphine ligands, impeding their widespread application. From a mixture of the stable CoCl2, imidazole salts, and a base, our newly developed catalytic system that formed easily in situ enables efficient and stereoselective hydrogenation of C=O bonds. We anticipate that this easily accessible catalytic system will create opportunities for the design of practical base-metal hydrogenation catalysts. A practical in situ catalytic system generated by a mixture of easily available pincer NHC precursors, CoCl2, and a base enabled highly efficient hydrogenation of a broad range of ketones and aldehydes (over 50 examples and up to a turnover number [TON] of 2,610). Diastereodivergent hydrogenation of substituted cyclohexanone derivatives was also realized in high selectivities. Moreover, the preparation of a well-defined bis(NHCs)-Co complex via this pincer NHC ligand consisting of a N-H substructure was successful, and it exhibits equally excellent catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of C=O bonds.
- Zhong, Rui,Wei, Zeyuan,Zhang, Wei,Liu, Shun,Liu, Qiang
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p. 1552 - 1566
(2019/06/14)
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- Ruthenium complexes with PYA pincer ligands for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of challenging substrates
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Here we highlight the potential of a series of ruthenium complexes with tridentate N,N,N pincer-type ligands featuring two pyridylidene amide (PYA) moieties in the ligand skeleton. They were successfully applied in transfer hydrogenation of ketones and C=C double bonds. Rational ligand design was key for increasing the catalytic performance in the reduction of challenging substrates such as potentially chelating acetylpyridines. The specific reaction profiles indicate catalyst poisoning via imine coordination as well as N,O-bidentate coordination of the substrate or the product. Approaches to mitigate this inhibition are presented. Furthermore, these PYA pincer ruthenium complexes accomplish the selective reduction of the C=C over C=O bond of α,β-unsaturated ketones such as benzylideneacetone, while other α,β-unsaturated ketones such as trans-chalcone predominantly underwent oxidative C=C bond cleavage.
- Melle, Philipp,Albrecht, Martin
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p. 299 - 303
(2019/07/08)
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- Enhanced activity and modified substrate-favoritism of Burkholderia cepacia lipase by the treatment with a pyridinium alkyl-PEG sulfate ionic liquid
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Three types of pyridinium salts, i.e., 1-ethylpyridin-1-ium cetyl-PEG10 sulfate (PYET), 1-butylpyridin-1-ium cetyl-PEG10 sulfate (PYBU), and 1-(3-methoxypropyl)pyridin-1-ium cetyl-PEG10 sulfate (PYMP), have been prepared and evaluated for their activation property of Burkholderia cepacia lipase by comparison to the control IL-coated enzymes, 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium cetyl-PEG10 sulfate-coated lipase PS (IL1-PS). Among the tested pyridinium salt-coated lipases, the PYET-coated lipase PS (PYET-PS) exhibited the best results; the transesterification of 1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanol, 1-(pyridin-3-yl)ethanol, 1-(pyridin-4-yl)ethanol, or 4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ol proceeded faster than those of the IL1-PS-catalyzed reaction while maintaining an excellent enantioselectivity (E > 200). This improved efficiency was found to be dependent on the increased Kcat value.
- Kadotani, Shiho,Nokami, Toshiki,Itoh, Toshiyuki
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p. 441 - 447
(2019/01/04)
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- Ruthenium(II)-Chitosan, an Enantioselective Catalyst for the Transfer Hydrogenation of N-Heterocyclic Ketones
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The present study aimed at extending the applicability of a recently developed stereoselective catalytic system to the preparation of optically enriched N-heterocyclic alcohols. Chiral ruthenium catalyst formed in situ using the chitosan biopolymer as ligand, which provided good results in the transfer hydrogenation of heterobicyclic compounds, such as 4-chromanone and 4-thiochromanone, was used in reactions of various N-containing prochiral ketones. High enantioselectivities were reached in transfer hydrogenations of bicyclic compounds bearing nitrogen either in aromatic or cycloaliphatic moieties, provided that the amino group was protected or shielded by a nearby substituent. Results were rationalized by interactions of the nitrogen with the metal and/or ligand. N-containing bicyclic compounds having heteroatoms in both rings were also prepared and tested. The detrimental effect of the pyridyl moiety was compensated by the beneficial influence of the heteroatom in the cycloaliphatic ring, as indicated by high rates and good enantioselectivities obtained in reactions of these compounds. Preparation of several N-heterocyclic alcohols, in good yields and high optical purities was achieved using Ru(II)-chitosan complex.
- Kolcsár, Vanessza Judit,Fül?p, Ferenc,Sz?ll?si, Gy?rgy
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p. 2725 - 2731
(2019/05/24)
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- Hydroclassified Combinatorial Saturation Mutagenesis: Reshaping Substrate Binding Pockets of KpADH for Enantioselective Reduction of Bulky-Bulky Ketones
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A hydroclassified combinatorial saturation mutagenesis (HCSM) strategy was proposed for reshaping the substrate binding pocket by dividing 20 amino acids into four groups based on their hydrophobicity and size. These smart HCSM libraries could significantly reduce screening effort especially for the simultaneous mutagenesis of three or more residues and lacking high throughput screening methods. Employing HCSM strategy, the stereoselectivity of KpADH, an alcohol dehydrogenase from Kluyveromyces polysporus, was efficiently improved to 99.4% ee. (4-Chlorophenyl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanone (CPMK), generally regarded as a "hard-to-reduce" ketone, was used as a model substrate, and its corresponding chiral alcohol products could be utilized as antihistamine precursors. The best variant 50C10 displayed higher binding affinity and catalytic efficiency toward CPMK with KM/kcat of 59.3 s-1·mM-1, 3.51-fold that of KpADH. Based on MD simulations, increased difference between two binding pockets, enhanced hydrophobicity, and π-π and halogen-alkyl interactions were proposed to favor the enantioselective recognition and substrate binding in 50C10. Substrate spectrum analysis revealed that 50C10 exhibited improved enantioselectivity toward diaryl ketones especially with halo- or other electron-withdrawing groups. As much as 500 mM CPMK could be asymmetrically reduced into chiral diaryl alcohols with ee of 99.4% and a space-time yield of 194 g·L-1·d-1 without addition of external NADP+. This study provides an effective mutagenesis strategy for the protein engineering of substrate specificity and enantioselectivity.
- Xu, Guo-Chao,Wang, Yue,Tang, Ming-Hui,Zhou, Jie-Yu,Zhao, Jing,Han, Rui-Zhi,Ni, Ye
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p. 8336 - 8345
(2018/09/18)
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- Rhenium and manganese complexes bearing amino-bis(phosphinite) ligands: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity in hydrogenation of ketones
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A series of rhenium and manganese complexes supported by easily accessible and easily tunable amino-bisphosphinite ligands was prepared and characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, HR mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and X-ray diffraction studies. These complexes have been tested in the hydrogenation of ketones. Notably, one of the rhenium complexes, bearing an NH moiety, proved significantly more active than the rest of the series. The reaction proceeds well at 120 °C, under 50 bar of H2, in the presence of 0.5 mol % of catalyst and 1 mol % of tBuOK. Interestingly, activation of the precatalyst could be followed stepwise by NMR and a rhenium hydride was characterized by X-ray diffraction studies.
- Li, Haoran,Wei, Duo,Bruneau-Voisine, Antoine,Ducamp, Maxime,Henrion, Micka?l,Roisnel, Thierry,Dorcet, Vincent,Darcel, Christophe,Carpentier, Jean-Fran?ois,Soulé, Jean-Fran?ois,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste
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p. 1271 - 1279
(2018/04/30)
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- Homogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Benzylic Alcohols Using Formic Acid as Reductant
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We report the first homogeneous palladium-based transfer hydrogenolysis of benzylic alcohols using an in situ formed palladium-phosphine complex and formic acid as reducing agent. The reaction requires a catalyst loading as low as only 1 mol % of palladium and just a slight excess of reductant to obtain the deoxygenated alkylarenes in good to excellent yields. Besides demonstrating the broad applicability for primary, secondary and tertiary benzylic alcohols, a reaction intermediate could be identified. Additionally, it could be shown that partial oxidation of the applied phosphine ligand was beneficial for the course of the reaction, presumably by stabilizing the active catalyst. Reaction profiles and catalyst poisoning experiments were used to characterize the catalyst, the results of which indicate a homogeneous metal complex as the active species.
- Ciszek, Benjamin,Fleischer, Ivana
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p. 12259 - 12263
(2018/08/28)
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- Modular Pincer-type Pyridylidene Amide Ruthenium(II) Complexes for Efficient Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysis
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A set of bench-stable ruthenium complexes with new N,N,N-tridentate coordinating pincer-type pyridyl-bis(pyridylideneamide) ligands was synthesized in excellent yields, with the pyridylidene amide in meta or in para position (m-PYA and p-PYA, respectively). While complex [Ru(p-PYA)(MeCN)3]2+ is catalytically silent in transfer hydrogenation, its meta isomer [Ru(m-PYA)(MeCN)3]2+ shows considerable activity with turnover frequencies at 50% conversion TOF50 = 100 h-1. Spectroscopic, electrochemical, and crystallographic analyses suggest considerably stronger donor properties of the zwitterionic m-PYA ligand compared to the partially π-acidic p-PYA analogue, imparted by valence isomerization. Further catalyst optimization was achieved by exchanging the ancillary MeCN ligands with imines (4-picoline), amines (ethylenediamine), and phosphines (PPh3, dppm, dppe). The most active catalyst was comprised of the m-PYA pincer ligand and PPh3, complex [Ru(m-PYA)(PPh3)(MeCN)2]2+, which reached a TOF50 of 430 h-1 under aerobic conditions and up to 4000 h-1 in the absence of oxygen. The presence of oxygen reversibly deactivates the catalytically active species, which compromises activity, but not longevity of the catalyst. Ligand exchange kinetic studies by NMR spectroscopy indicate that the strong trans effect of the phosphine is critical for high catalyst activity. Diaryl, aryl-alkyl, and dialkyl ketones were hydrogenated with high conversion, and α,β-unsaturated ketones produced selectively the saturated ketone as the only product due to exclusive C=C bond hydrogenation, a distinctly different selectivity from most other transfer hydrogenation catalysts.
- Melle, Philipp,Manoharan, Yanisha,Albrecht, Martin
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p. 11761 - 11774
(2018/09/21)
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- Photoinduced Electron Transfer (PET)-Mediated Fragmentation of Picolinium-Derived Redox Probes
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The photolysis of covalently linked N-alkyl picolinium phenylacetate—carbazole dyads was analyzed experimentally and by using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent-DFT (TD-DFT) calculations. In contrast to earlier observations efficient one and two-photon fragmentations conditions were found for 15 c (δu=0.16 GM at 730 nm) opening the way for the design of a novel class of “caged” compounds.
- Dunkel, Petra,Barosi, Anna,Dhimane, Hamid,Maurel, Fran?ois,Dalko, Peter I.
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p. 12920 - 12931
(2018/08/11)
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- Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones with Accessible and Modular Ferrocene-Based Amino-phosphine Acid (f-Ampha) Ligands
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A series of tridentate ferrocene-based amino-phosphine acid (f-Ampha) ligands have been successfully developed. The f-Ampha ligands are extremely air stable and exhibited excellent performance in the Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones (full conversions, up to >99% ee, and 500?000 TON). DFT calculations were performed to elucidate the reaction mechanism and the importance of the COOH group. Control experiments also revealed that the COOH group played a key role in this reaction.
- Yu, Jianfei,Long, Jiao,Yang, Yuhong,Wu, Weilong,Xue, Peng,Chung, Lung Wa,Dong, Xiu-Qin,Zhang, Xumu
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p. 690 - 693
(2017/02/10)
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- Enhanced Catalytic Activity of Iridium(III) Complexes by Facile Modification of C,N-Bidentate Chelating Pyridylideneamide Ligands
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A set of aryl-substituted pyridylideneamide (PYA) ligands with variable donor properties owing to a pronounced zwitterionic and a neutral diene-type resonance structure were used as electronically flexible ligands at a pentamethylcyclopentadienyl (Cp) iridium center. The straightforward synthesis of this type of ligand allows for an easy incorporation of donor substituents such as methoxy groups in different positions of the phenyl ring of the C,N-bidentate chelating PYA. These modifications considerably enhance the catalytic activity of the coordinated iridium center toward the catalytic aerobic transfer hydrogenation of carbonyls and imines as well as the hydrosilylation of phenylacetylene. Moreover, these PYA iridium complexes catalyze the base-free transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes, and to a lesser extent also of ketones. Under standard transfer hydrogenation conditions including base, aldehydes are rapidly oxidized to carboxylic acids rather than reduced to the corresponding alcohol, as is observed under base-free conditions.
- Navarro, Miquel,Smith, Christene A.,Albrecht, Martin
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p. 11688 - 11701
(2017/10/10)
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- Copper-Based Intermetallic Electride Catalyst for Chemoselective Hydrogenation Reactions
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The development of transition metal intermetallic compounds, in which active sites are incorporated in lattice frameworks, has great potential for modulating the local structure and the electronic properties of active sites, and enhancing the catalytic activity and stability. Here we report that a new copper-based intermetallic electride catalyst, LaCu0.67Si1.33, in which Cu sites activated by anionic electrons with low work function are atomically dispersed in the lattice framework and affords selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes with above 40-times higher turnover frequencies (TOFs up to 5084 h-1) than well-studied metal-loaded catalysts. Kinetic analysis utilizing isotope effect reveals that the cleavage of the H-H bond is the rate-determining step. Surprisingly, the high carrier density and low work function (LWF) properties of LaCu0.67Si1.33 enable the activation of hydrogen molecules with extreme low activation energy (Ea = 14.8 kJ·mol-1). Furthermore, preferential adsorption of nitroarenes via a nitro group is achieved by high oxygen affinity of LaCu0.67Si1.33 surface, resulting in high chemoselectivity. The present efficient catalyst can further trigger the hydrogenation of other oxygen-containing functional groups such as aldehydes and ketones with high activities. These findings demonstrate that the transition metals incorporated in the specific lattice site function as catalytically active centers and surpass the conventional metal-loaded catalysts in activity and stability.
- Ye, Tian-Nan,Lu, Yangfan,Li, Jiang,Nakao, Takuya,Yang, Hongsheng,Tada, Tomofumi,Kitano, Masaaki,Hosono, Hideo
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p. 17089 - 17097
(2017/12/06)
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- Molecularly Defined Manganese Pincer Complexes for Selective Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones
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For the first time an easily accessible and well-defined manganese N,N,N-pincer complex catalyzes the transfer hydrogenation of a broad range of ketones with good to excellent yields. This cheap earth abundant-metal based catalyst provides access to useful secondary alcohols without the need of hydrogen gas. Preliminary investigations to explore the mechanism of this transformation are also reported.
- Perez, Marc,Elangovan, Saravanakumar,Spannenberg, Anke,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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- Triazolylidene Iridium Complexes for Highly Efficient and Versatile Transfer Hydrogenation of C=O, C=N, and C=C Bonds and for Acceptorless Alcohol Oxidation
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A set of iridium(I) and iridium(III) complexes is reported with triazolylidene ligands that contain pendant benzoxazole, thiazole, and methyl ether groups as potentially chelating donor sites. The bonding mode of these groups was identified by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray structure analysis. The complexes were evaluated as catalyst precursors in transfer hydrogenation and in acceptorless alcohol oxidation. High-valent iridium(III) complexes were identified as the most active precursors for the oxidative alcohol dehydrogenation, while a low-valent iridium(I) complex with a methyl ether functionality was most active in reductive transfer hydrogenation. This catalyst precursor is highly versatile and efficiently hydrogenates ketones, aldehydes, imines, allylic alcohols, and most notably also unpolarized olefins, a notoriously difficult substrate for transfer hydrogenation. Turnover frequencies up to 260 h-1 were recorded for olefin hydrogenation, whereas hydrogen transfer to ketones and aldehydes reached maximum turnover frequencies greater than 2000 h-1. Mechanistic investigations using a combination of isotope labeling experiments, kinetic isotope effect measurements, and Hammett parameter correlations indicate that the turnover-limiting step is hydride transfer from the metal to the substrate in transfer hydrogenation, while in alcohol dehydrogenation, the limiting step is substrate coordination to the metal center.
- Mazloomi, Zahra,Pretorius, René,Pàmies, Oscar,Albrecht, Martin,Diéguez, Montserrat
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p. 11282 - 11298
(2017/09/25)
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- Remarkably improved stability and enhanced activity of a: Burkholderia cepacia lipase by coating with a triazolium alkyl-PEG sulfate ionic liquid
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Three types of triazolium cetyl-PEG10 sulfate ionic liquid were synthesized and their activation of Burkholderia cepacia lipase was investigated; both the reaction rate and enantioselectivity depended on the cationic part of the coating ILs and 1-butyl-3-methyl-1,2,3-triazolium cetyl-PEG10 sulfate (Tz1)-coated lipase PS, which is especially suitable for the transesterification of 1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanol, 1-(pyridin-3-yl)ethanol, and 1-(pyridin-4-yl)ethanol, among 12 types of tested secondary alcohol. The most important result was obtained when these enzymes were stored in an IL ([N221MEM][Tf2N]) solvent: Tz1-PS showed an amazing stability and it exhibited an excellent activity after 2 years when the enzyme was stored in [N221MEM][Tf2N].
- Nishihara,Shiomi,Kadotani,Nokami,Itoh
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p. 5250 - 5256
(2017/11/09)
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- Chiral tridentate phosphonic amine ligand and application thereof in asymmetric catalytic reaction
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The invention relates to a chiral tridentate phosphonic amine ligand and application thereof in an asymmetric catalytic reaction. The novel chiral tridentate phosphonic amine ligand disclosed by the invention is a first case of tridentate phosphonic amine ligand containing ferrocenyl chiral phosphine at present and is successfully applied to high-efficiency and high-selectivity asymmetric hydrogenation and similar reaction thereof for simple aromatic ketone and aliphatic ketone. The type of ligand has the advantages of simple synthetic route, low cost, easiness in large-scale synthesis and stable air; the chiral tridentate phosphonic amine ligand shows high activity and high selectivity for asymmetric hydrogenation reaction of carbon-oxygen double bond, and has a broad industrial application prospect.
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- COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS KINASE INHIBITORS
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This invention relates to novel compounds. The compounds of the invention are tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Specifically, the compounds of the invention are useful as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK).The invention also contemplates the use of the compounds for treating conditions treatable by the inhibition of Bruton's tyrosine kinase, for example cancer, lymphoma, leukemia and immunological diseases.
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- Third-Generation Amino Acid Furanoside-Based Ligands from d-Mannose for the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones: Catalysts with an Exceptionally Wide Substrate Scope
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A modular ligand library of α-amino acid hydroxyamides and thioamides was prepared from 10 different N-tert-butyloxycarbonyl-protected α-amino acids and three different amino alcohols derived from 2,3-O-isopropylidene-α-d-mannofuranoside. The ligand library was evaluated in the half-sandwich ruthenium- and rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a wide array of ketone substrates, including simple as well as sterically demanding aryl alkyl ketones, aryl fluoroalkyl ketones, heteroaromatic alkyl ketones, aliphatic, conjugated and propargylic ketones. Under the optimized reaction conditions, secondary alcohols were obtained in high yields and in enantioselectivities up to >99%. The choice of ligand/catalyst allowed for the generation of both enantiomers of the secondary alcohols, where the ruthenium-hydroxyamide and the rhodium-thioamide catalysts act complementarily towards each other. The catalytic systems were also evaluated in the tandem isomerization/asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of racemic allylic alcohols to yield enantiomerically enriched saturated secondary alcohols in up to 98% ee. Furthermore, the catalytic tandem α-alkylation/asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of acetophenones and 3-acetylpyridine with primary alcohols as alkylating and reducing agents was studied. Secondary alcohols containing an elongated alkyl chain were obtained in up to 92% ee. (Figure presented.).
- Margalef, Jèssica,Slagbrand, Tove,Tinnis, Fredrik,Adolfsson, Hans,Diéguez, Montserrat,Pàmies, Oscar
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p. 4006 - 4018
(2016/12/30)
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- I86A/C295A mutant secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus has broadened substrate specificity for aryl ketones
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Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus secondary alcohol dehydrogenase (SADH) reduces aliphatic ketones according to Prelog's Rule, with binding pockets for small and large substituents. It was shown previously that the I86A mutant SADH reduces acetophenone, which is not a substrate of wild-type SADH, to give the anti-Prelog R-product (Musa, M. M.; Lott, N.; Laivenieks, M.; Watanabe, L.; Vieille, C.; Phillips, R. S. ChemCatChem 2009, 1, 89–93.). However, I86A SADH did not reduce aryl ketones with substituents larger than fluorine. We have now expanded the small pocket of the active site of I86A SADH by mutation of Cys-295 to alanine to allow reaction of substituted acetophenones. As predicted, the double mutant I86A/C295A SADH has broadened substrate specificity for meta-substituted, but not para-substituted, acetophenones. However, the increase of the substrate specificity of I86A/C295A SADH is accompanied by a decrease in the kcat/Km values of acetophenones, possibly due to the substrates fitting loosely inside the more open active site. Nevertheless, I86A/C295A SADH gives high conversions and very high enantiomeric excess of the anti-Prelog R-alcohols from the tested substrates.
- Nealon, Christopher M.,Welsh, Travis P.,Kim, Chang Sup,Phillips, Robert S.
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p. 151 - 156
(2016/08/15)
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- Iron(II)/(NH)2P2 Macrocycles: Modular, Highly Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation Catalysts
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A generalized protocol for the synthesis of chiral (NH)2P2 macrocycles allows changing the linker between the phosphines and gives access to a family of such ligands, as demonstrated for the propane-1,3-diyl analogue. The corresponding complexes based on earth-abundant and nontoxic iron were applied as catalysts in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of polar double bonds. Thanks to the ligand modularity and to the use of tunable isonitriles as ancillary ligands, the catalyst system can be individually optimized for each substrate to give high enantioselectivity (up to 99.9% conversion and 99.6% ee, TOF up to >3950 h-1) for a broad scope of 26 substrates.
- Bigler, Raphael,Huber, Raffael,St?ckli, Marco,Mezzetti, Antonio
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p. 6455 - 6464
(2016/10/18)
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- Selective Catalytic Hydrogenations of Nitriles, Ketones, and Aldehydes by Well-Defined Manganese Pincer Complexes
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Hydrogenations constitute fundamental processes in organic chemistry and allow for atom-efficient and clean functional group transformations. In fact, the selective reduction of nitriles, ketones, and aldehydes with molecular hydrogen permits access to a green synthesis of valuable amines and alcohols. Despite more than a century of developments in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, efforts toward the creation of new useful and broadly applicable catalyst systems are ongoing. Recently, Earth-abundant metals have attracted significant interest in this area. In the present study, we describe for the first time specific molecular-defined manganese complexes that allow for the hydrogenation of various polar functional groups. Under optimal conditions, we achieve good functional group tolerance, and industrially important substrates, e.g., for the flavor and fragrance industry, are selectively reduced.
- Elangovan, Saravanakumar,Topf, Christoph,Fischer, Steffen,Jiao, Haijun,Spannenberg, Anke,Baumann, Wolfgang,Ludwig, Ralf,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 8809 - 8814
(2016/07/29)
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- Optimum bifunctionality in a 2-(2-pyridyl-2-ol)-1,10-phenanthroline based ruthenium complex for transfer hydrogenation of ketones and nitriles: Impact of the number of 2-hydroxypyridine fragments
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Considerable differences in reactivity and selectivity for 2-hydroxypyridine (2-HP) derived ruthenium complexes in transfer hydrogenation are described. Bifunctional Ru(ii)-(phenpy-OH) [phenpy-OH: 2-(2-pyridyl-2-ol)-1,10-phenanthroline] complex (2) exhibited excellent catalytic activity in transfer hydrogenation (TH) of ketones and nitriles. Notably, in comparison with all the reported 2-hydroxypyridine (2-HP) derived ruthenium complexes in transfer hydrogenation, complex 2 displayed significantly higher activity. Additionally, exploiting the metal-ligand cooperativity in complex 2, chemoselective TH of ketones was achieved and sterically demanding ketones were readily reduced. An outer-sphere mechanism is proposed for this system as exogenous PPh3 has no significant effect on the rate of this reaction. This is a rare example of a highly active bifunctional Ru(ii) catalyst bearing only one 2-HP unit.
- Paul, Bhaskar,Chakrabarti, Kaushik,Kundu, Sabuj
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p. 11162 - 11171
(2016/07/16)
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- Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones with Modified Grubbs Metathesis Catalysts: On the Way to a Tandem Process
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Herein, we report the successful transformation of a 1st generation Grubbs metathesis catalyst into an asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) catalyst. Upon addition of a chiral amine ligand, an alcohol and a base, the 1st generation Hoveyda-Grubbs catalyst (HG-I) was found to promote the enantioselective reduction of acetophenone to 1-phenylethanol. After optimizing the order of addition and the reaction conditions, the substrate scope was assessed leading to enantiomeric excesses up to 97% ee. NMR experiments were run in order to get information about the in situ-generated ATH catalyst. Furthermore, the possibility to perform olefin metathesis and ketone transfer hydrogenation sequentially in one pot was demonstrated, and the first tandem olefin metathesis-ketone asymmetric transfer hydrogenation was carried out.
- Renom-Carrasco, Marc,Gajewski, Piotr,Pignataro, Luca,De Vries, Johannes G.,Piarulli, Umberto,Gennari, Cesare,Lefort, Laurent
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p. 515 - 519
(2016/02/27)
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- Stable and Inert Cobalt Catalysts for Highly Selective and Practical Hydrogenation of C≡N and C=O Bonds
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Novel heterogeneous cobalt-based catalysts have been prepared by pyrolysis of cobalt complexes with nitrogen ligands on different inorganic supports. The activity and selectivity of the resulting materials in the hydrogenation of nitriles and carbonyl compounds is strongly influenced by the modification of the support and the nitrogen-containing ligand. The optimal catalyst system ([Co(OAc)2/Phenα-Al2O3]-800 = Cat. E) allows for efficient reduction of both aromatic and aliphatic nitriles including industrially relevant dinitriles to primary amines under mild conditions. The generality and practicability of this system is further demonstrated in the hydrogenation of diverse aliphatic, aromatic, and heterocyclic ketones as well as aldehydes, which are readily reduced to the corresponding alcohols.
- Chen, Feng,Topf, Christoph,Radnik, J?rg,Kreyenschulte, Carsten,Lund, Henrik,Schneider, Matthias,Surkus, Annette-Enrica,He, Lin,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 8781 - 8788
(2016/08/02)
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- Highly selective direct azidation of alcohols over a heterogeneous povidone-phosphotungstic solid acid catalyst
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A simple protocol for the selective azidation of alcohols is developed using a solid acid hybrid of a povidone and phosphotungstic acid (PVP-PWA) using azidotrimethylsilane as an azide source at room temperature. In a broad substrate scope, various activated as well as unactivated benzylic and diphenyl alcohols were treated smoothly with TMS-N3 to selectively produce only azide products with excellent yields in a very short reaction time of 2 h. FT-IR confirmed the stability of the catalyst with retention of the Keggins structure after the reaction. Recycling experiments demonstrated the reusability of the PVP-PWA (3?:?1) several times without losing its original activity.
- Kamble, Sumit,More, Sagar,Rode, Chandrashekhar
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p. 10240 - 10245
(2016/12/06)
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- A convenient enantioselective CBS-reduction of arylketones in flow-microreactor systems
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A convenient, versatile, and green CBS-asymmetric reduction of aryl and heteroaryl ketones has been developed by using the microreactor technology. The study demonstrates that it is possible to handle borane solution safely within microreactors and that the reaction performs well using 2-MeTHF as a greener solvent.
- De Angelis, Sonia,De Renzo, Maddalena,Carlucci, Claudia,Degennaro, Leonardo,Luisi, Renzo
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p. 4304 - 4311
(2016/05/24)
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- Seawater-Based Biocatalytic Strategy: Stereoselective Reductions of Ketones with Marine Yeasts
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The large consumption of freshwater in fermentations and bio-transformations is a matter of concern for the sustainability of many bio-processes. The use of seawater to perform bio-processes is a sustainable alternative. In this work, we used marine yeasts from deep-sub-seafloor sediments grown in seawater as bio-catalysts to perform the stereoselective reduction of different ketones, and the bio-transformations were accomplished in seawater as well. Strains of Meyerozyma guilliermondii and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa were able to reduce different aromatic ketones with high molar conversions and moderate-to-high enantioselectivity with no significant differences between bio-catalysis performed in seawater and freshwater. Finally, the selected marine yeasts were used for the reduction of key intermediates in seawater for the synthesis of molecules of pharmaceutical interest (desogestrel, norgestrel, gestodene, pramipexole).
- Serra, Immacolata,Guidi, Benedetta,Burgaud, Gaetan,Contente, Martina L.,Ferraboschi, Patrizia,Pinto, Andrea,Compagno, Concetta,Molinari, Francesco,Romano, Diego
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p. 3254 - 3260
(2016/10/24)
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- Efficient asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in ethanol with chiral iridium complexes of spiroPAP ligands as catalysts
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Highly efficient iridium catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of simple ketones with ethanol as a hydrogen donor has been developed. By using chiral spiro iridium catalysts (S)-1a a series of alkyl aryl ketones were hydrogenated to chiral alcohols with up to 98% ee.
- Liu, Wei-Peng,Yuan, Ming-Lei,Yang, Xiao-Hui,Li, Ke,Xie, Jian-Hua,Zhou, Qi-Lin
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p. 6123 - 6125
(2015/04/14)
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- Half-sandwich Ru(η6-C6H6) complexes with chiral aroylthioureas for enhanced asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones-experimental and theoretical studies
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The reactions of [RuCl2(η6-C6H6)]2 with chiral aroylthiourea ligands yielded pseudo-octahedral half-sandwich "piano-stool" complexes. All the Ru(ii) complexes were characterized by analytical and spectral (UV-visible, FT-IR, 1H NMR and 13C NMR) studies. The molecular structures of the ligands (L2 and L4) and the complexes (2, 4 and 5) were confirmed by single crystal XRD. All the complexes were successfully screened as catalysts for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones using 2-propanol as the hydrogen source in the presence of KOH. The ATH reactions proceeded with excellent yields (up to 99%) and very good enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). The scope of the present catalytic system was extended to substituted aromatic ketones and few hetero-aromatic ketones. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations predicted non-classical, concerted transition states for the ATH reactions. The catalytic activity of Ru-benzene complexes toward asymmetric reduction of ketones was significantly higher compared to that of p-cymene complex analogues. Such enhanced efficiency and product selectivity of Ru-benzene complexes compared to those of Ru-p-cymene complexes were rationalized by the computational study.
- Mary Sheeba, Mani,Preethi, Sankaranarayanan,Nijamudheen,Muthu Tamizh, Manoharan,Datta, Ayan,Farrugia, Louis J.,Karvembu, Ramasamy
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p. 4790 - 4799
(2015/10/05)
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- A monolith immobilised iridium Cp catalyst for hydrogen transfer reactions under flow conditions
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An immobilised iridium hydrogen transfer catalyst has been developed for use in flow based processing by incorporation of a ligand into a porous polymeric monolithic flow reactor. The monolithic construct has been used for several redox reductions demonstrating excellent recyclability, good turnover numbers and high chemical stability giving negligible metal leaching over extended periods of use.
- Rojo, Maria Victoria,Guetzoyan, Lucie,Baxendale, Ian. R.
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p. 1768 - 1777
(2015/02/19)
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