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Novel N,N,N-tridentate β-diketiminato rare-earth-metal dialkyl complexes LRE(CH2SiMe3)2 [RE = Y (1a), Gd (1b), Yb (1c), Lu (1d); L = MeC(NDipp)CHC(Me)N(CH2)2NC4H8, where Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3] have been conveniently synthesized by one step from reactions of the rare-earth-metal trialkyl complexes RE(CH2SiMe3)3(THF)2 (THF = tetrahydrofuran) with a pyrrolidine-functionalized β-diketiminate HL, and their catalytic behaviors toward hydroalkoxylation and tandem hydroalkoxylation/cyclohydroamination of isocyanates have been described. These rare-earth-metal catalysts exhibited high efficiency in the hydroalkoxylation of isocyanates, providing a variety of N-alkyl and N-aryl carbamate derivatives under mild reaction conditions with a rather low catalyst loading (0.04 mol %). More significantly, they can promote a tandem hydroalkoxylation/cyclohydroamination reaction between terminal and internal propargylic alcohols with substituted arylisocyanates, leading to the efficient synthesis of methylene and (Z)-selective arylidene oxazolidinones in good-to-high yields via consecutive C-O and C-N bond formation. The stoichiometric reaction of 1a with p-tolylisocyanate generated an unusual dinuclear yttrium complex, {[η2-(4-MePhNCO)(CH2SiMe3)]Y[μ-η2:η1:η1-(4-MePhNCO)CC(Me)(NDipp)C(Me)N(CH2)2NC4H8]}2 (7a), with two different amidate units, which underwent an sp2 C-H bond activation of the β-diketiminato backbone, followed by the insertion of isocyanate.

Iron (III) triflate was used as an efficient catalyst for N-t-butoxycarbonylation of amines with di-t-butyl dicarbonate under solvent-free conditions at room temperature. Various aliphatic, aromatic, heterocyclic amines and aminols were protected as their corresponding mono-carbamates in excellent yields and short reaction times. Only two of the 23 monocarbamates were new. No competitive side reactions such as isocyanate, urea, nor N,N-di-Boc formation were observed. The reported method is mild and has the advantages of low cost, chemoselectivity and, because no solvent is used and the catalyst can be recycled, it is classifiable as a green procedure.

An efficient, environmentally benign, highly facile and convenient synthetic protocol for the selective t-butyl carboxylation of aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic amines using AmberlystR A 21 catalyst; a mild basic solid resin under solvent free conditions is reported. This method explores several advantages such as reusability of the heterogeneous catalyst, cleaner reaction profile, mild and solvent free system, short reaction time, operational simplicity, high conversions , excellent product yields and low cost of the catalyst. Furthermore since the catalyst is mild basic, decomposition of the carbamate formed is not observed if the reaction is continued for prolonged time as in the case of Lewis acid catalyzed N-Boc protection. This makes the present protocol a useful and attractive for N-Boc protection of amines.

Both molybdenum(VI) dichloride dioxide (MoO2Cl2) and its dimethylformamide (DMF) complex catalyze the addition of alcohols to isocyanates giving carbamates. Most additions proceeded to completion at room temperature within 20 min using as little as 0.1 mol% of the catalyst when working on a 1-mmol scale or just 100 ppm working on a 20-mmol scale. Sterically encumbered substrates reacted to completion when 1 mol% of the catalyst was employed. Diols, triols, and tetraols reacted with monoisocyanates likewise, as did monofunctional alcohols and diisocyanates. These pairings furnished di-, tri-, tetra-, and dicarbamates, respectively. Reactants, which were poorly soluble in CH2Cl2 at room temperature required elevating the temperature and possibly choosing a higher-boiling solvent (ClCH 2CH2Cl, DMF) as well. Additions of diols to diisocyanates were feasible, too, giving polycarbamates as we presume. Copyright

A simple and efficient protocol for the chemoselective mono-N-Boc protection of various structurally diverse amines with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate using magnetically recoverable γ-Fe2O3@SiO 2 nanoparticles is reported. The catalyst can be easily recovered and recycled without a significant loss in the catalytic activity. No competitive side reactions, such as formation of isocyanate, urea, oxazolidinone, and N,N-di-Boc derivatives were obsereved.

Microwave assisted simple, rapid, solventless, and catalyst-free chemoselective method for the protection of amino group in aromatic, aliphatic, heterocyclic, aralkyl amines, phenyl hydrazine, and amino acid esters in good to excellent isolated yield (83-98%) in short reaction time (2-12 min) has been reported.

Simple and efficient method for N-Boc protection of amines using PEG-400 as an ecofriendly reaction medium at room temperature is described. Various aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic amines were converted to the corresponding N-tert-butyl-carbamates in good to excellent yields in short times.

An efficient ZnO nano catalyst, which was readily prepared from Zn(CH3CO2)2, 2H2O and PVP by a chemical solution approach has successfully catalyzed N-tertbutoxy carbonylation of amines. The ZnO nanorods were successful and gave promising results for highly active and chemoselective as well as easily recyclable catalyst for the NBoc protection reaction of a wide variety of amines. The catalyst could be easily recycled for five times without noticeable decrease in catalytic activity. The ZnO nanocatalyst was characterized with XRD and SEM.

Small amounts of MoO2Cl2 or MoO2Cl 2(DMF)2 catalyze carbamate formation from an alcohol and isocyanates: 0.1 mol% of the respective additive allow primary, secondary or tertiary alcohols to add to aliphatic or aromatic isocyanates of varied steric hindrance within 20 minutes at room temperature. Typically the corresponding carbamate resulted in 100% yield. Only particularly hindered substrates required 1.0 mol% of the catalyst while as little as 0.01% sufficed for the phenylcarbamoylation of menthol. Catalytic amounts of DMAP accelerate carbamate formation from certain alcohols and isocyanates, too. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.

A simple and efficient protocol for the chemoselective mono-N-Boc protection of various structurally diverse amines with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate using thioglycoluril as the catalyst is described. The catalyst can be readily separated from the reaction products by simple filtration and recovered for reuse. No competitive side reactions, such as formation of isocyanate, urea, oxazolidinone, and N,N-di-Boc derivatives were observed.

An efficient and practical protocol for the chemoselective N-Boc protection of various structurally different aryl, aliphatic and heterocyclic amines was carried out with (Boc)2O using protic 1, 1, 3, 3-tetra-methylguanidinium acetate (10 mol%) as recyclable catalyst under solvent free condition at ambient temperature. No competitive side reactions (isocyanate, urea and N, N-di-Boc) were observed. α-Amino alcohols afforded the N-Boc-derivative without oxazolidinone formation.

A mild and versatile method has been developed for the chemoselective N-tert-butoxycarbonylation of amines in the presence of Amberlyst-15 under solvent-free condition. The method is general for the preparation of N-Boc derivatives of aliphatic (acyclic and cyclic) and aromatic amines.

A novel, chemoselective mono-N-Boc protection of various structurally diverse amines with di-tert-butoxypyrocarbonate (Boc)2O is described that relies on selective carbonyl activation by hydrogen bond formation. This mild, acid- and metal-free process requires only catalytic amounts of thiourea as hydrogen bond donor.

A simple and efficient protocol for the chemoselective mono-N-Boc protection of various structurally diverse amines with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate using 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as solvent and catalyst is described. The catalyst can be readily separated from the reaction products and recovered for direct reuse. No competitive side reactions such as formation of isocyanate, urea, and N,N-di-Boc were observed. α-Amino alcohols afforded the N-Boc derivatives without oxazolidinone formation. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.

Electrophilic amination of organozinc reagents by oxaziridines has been studied. Diorganozinc reagents R2Zn (R = alkyl or aryl) react with N-Boc oxaziridine to afford N-Boc protected primary amines BocNHR in moderate to good yields. No additive

A practical and highly efficient method for the protection of amines to their corresponding N-Boc derivatives is reported. In the absence of any solvent and catalyst, the present strategy works well for a series of electron-deficient and electron-rich aromatic amines as well as some sterically hindered substrates. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.

The commercially available heteropoly acid H3PW12O40 (0.5 mol %) is a very efficient and environmentally benign catalyst for N-tert-butoxycarbonylation of amines (primary, secondary) with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate at room temperature in short reaction times (10 min). No competitive side products such as isocyanates, ureas, N,N-di-tert-butoxycarbonyls, O-Boc and oxazolidinones were observed. Chiral α-amino alcohols and esters afforded the corresponding N-Boc derivatives chemoselectively in excellent yields.

An efficient enantioselective synthesis of (S)-timolol has been described using chiral Co-salen-catalyzed kinetic resolution of less expensive (±)-epichlorohydrin with 3-hydroxy-4-(N-morpholino)-1,2,5-thiadiazole in good overall yield (55%) and excellent enantioselectivity (98%). Synthesis of (S)-timolol has also been achieved using hydrolytic kinetic resolution as well as asymmetric dihydroxylation routes in 90% ee and 56% ee, respectively.

Hydrogen-deuterium exchange has been used to determine the hydrogen bonding preferences of a select group of small peptides in organic solvents. This kinetic analysis permitted comparison of hydrogen bond strengths in relation to controls and also indicated the identity of both hydrogen bond donors and hydrogen bond acceptors. Copyright

Highly hindered and sensitive isocyanates react with alcohols under mild catalysis by titanium tetra-t-butoxide to give high yields of the corresponding carbamates.

(Chemical Equation Presented) Among six different group VIb oxometallic species examined, dioxomolybdenum dichloride and oxomolybdenum tetrachloride were the most efficient catalysts to facilitate nucleophilic acyl substitution (NAS) of anhydrides with a myriad array of alcohols, amines, and thiols in high yields and high chemoselectivity. In contrast to the well-recognized redox chemical behaviors associated with oxomolybdenum(VI) species, the catalytic NAS was unprecedented and tolerates virtually all kinds of functional groups. By using benzoic anhydride as a mediator for in situ generation of an incipient mixed anhydride-MoO2Cl2 adduct with a given functional alkanoic acid, one can achieve oleate, dipeptide, diphenylmethyl, N-Fmoc-α-amino, pyruvic, and tert-butylthio ester, N-tert-butylamide, and trityl methacrylate syntheses with appropriate protic nucleophiles. The amphoteric character of the Mo=O unit in oxomolybdenum chlorides was found to be responsible for the catalytic NAS profile as supported by a control NAS reaction of using an authentic adduct-MoOCl2(O2-CBu t)2 between pivalic anhydride and MoO2Cl 2 as the catalyst.

A new mild and chemoselective method for mono-N-protection of amines and amine derivatives as tert-butoxycarbonyl derivatives is reported. The reaction proceeds with lithium perchlorate (20 mol %) and pyrocarbonates, and shows general applicability. The catalytic action of LiClO4 is specific for the activation of Boc2O, thus acid-sensitive functionalities of the starting materials remain unchanged in the protection process. This procedure works well for sterically hindered primary amine as well as electron-deficient primary arylamines, primary and secondary amino alcohols, α-amino acid esters, hydroxylamines, hydrazines and sulfonamides.

Al2O3 brings about a rapid acylation of a range of alcohols and amines with acid chlorides and acid anhydrides, respectively. Amines are easily Boc- and Cbz-protected on reaction with Boc-anhydride and Cbz-Cl, respectively. The acylation of phenols is slow enough to allow chemoselective acylation of alcohols and amines in the presence of phenols.

N-Benzyloxy- and N-tert-butoxycarbonyltrifluoromethylsulfonyl-4-trifluoromethylanilides were prepared and were found to be chemoselective and shelf-storable alkoxycarbonylation reagents.

The reaction of primary carboxamides with the copper(II) reagent prepared from copper(II) bromide and lithium t-butoxide gave the corresponding N-(t-butoxycarbonyl)amines in good to high yields.

Reaction of primary, secondary and tertiary alkyl isocyanates with benzyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol or 1-adamantanol in the presence of 5% hydrogen chloride provides a mild and convenient method for alkyl alkylcarbamate synthesis.

n-Butyllithium has been used to prepare a large number of carbamates of some lower tertiary alcohols, especially of tertiary terpene alcohols, like linalool(5), 1-terpineol(6), cedrol(9), and patchoulol(8) via the corresponding alkoxides.The reaction time