- Iridium-catalyzed chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated ketones to saturated ketones in water
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A chemoselective iridium-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated ketones was realized in water. The C[dbnd]C double bonds of 2-benzylidene indanones and analogues were hydrogenated exclusively catalyzed by an iridium complex (0.1 mol%) bearin
- Chen, Jinxun,Chen, Yongsheng,Cui, Xiaofeng,Jiang, Xiaolan,Liu, Qixing,Zhou, Haifeng
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supporting information
(2022/01/24)
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- Efficient alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols catalyzed by ruthenium(II)/P,N ligand complexes
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An efficient catalytic system containing [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)]2 and one P,N ligand, N-diphenylphosphino-2-aminopyridine (L1) was loaded in catalyzing the alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols for a diverse array of substrates. Other five P,N ligands based on pyridin-2-amine and pyrimidin-2-amine were also examined in this reaction to explore the influence of steric hindrance and electronic effects. Monitoring by 1H NMR and ESI-MS reveals a stable cationic L1-coordinated ruthenium hydride intermediate, identified as [Ru(η6-p-cymene)(κ2-L1)H]+. Organic intermediates consistent with a three-step dehydrogenation, alkylation and hydrogenation pathway were also observed. The final step in this reaction, the ruthenium-catalysed transfer hydrogenation reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketone with benzyl alcohol was performed separately.
- Liu, Shi-Yuan,Xu, Lin-Yan,Liu, Chun-Yu,Ren, Zhi-Gang,Young, David James,Lang, Jian-Ping
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p. 2374 - 2381
(2017/04/03)
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- Meldrum's acids as acylating agents in the catalytic intramolecular Friedel-Crafts reaction
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(Chemical Equation Presented) The intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation of aromatics with Meldrum's acid derivatives catalyzed by metal trifluoromethanesulfonates is reported. Meldrum's acids are easily prepared, functionalized, handled, and purified. The synthesis of polysubstituted 1-indanones from benzyl Meldrum's acids was investigated thoroughly, and it was shown that a variety of catalysts were effective, while accommodating a diversity of functional groups under mild conditions. The scope, limitations, and functional group tolerance (terminal alkene and alkyne, ketal, dialkyl ether, dialkyl thioether, aryl methyl ether, aryl TIPS and TBDPS ethers, nitrile- and nitro-substituted aryls, alkyl and aryl halides) for a variety of 5-benzyl (enolizable Meldrum's acids) and 5-benzyl-5-substituted Meldrum's acids (quaternized Meldrum's acids), forming 1-indanones and 2-substituted-1- indanones, respectively, are delineated. This method was further applied to the synthesis of 1-tetralones, 1-benzosuberones, and the potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil. Rate of cyclization as a function of ring size was established for various benzocyclic ketones via competition experiments: 1-tetralones form faster than both 1-indanones and 1-benzosuberones, and 1-benzosuberones cyclize faster than 1-indanones.
- Fillion, Eric,Fishlock, Dan,Wilsily, Ashraf,Goll, Julie M.
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p. 1316 - 1327
(2007/10/03)
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