- Deoxygenation of tertiary and secondary alcohols with sodium borohydride, trimethylsilyl chloride, and potassium iodide in acetonitrile
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The deoxygenation of tertiary and secondary alcohols to give the corresponding alkanes is conventionally performed using an organosilane and a strong acid. In this study, a deoxygenation method was developed for tertiary and secondary alcohols, using trimethylsilane and trimethylsilyl iodide generated in situ from sodium borohydride and trimethylsilyl chloride, and trimethylsilyl chloride and potassium iodide, respectively. With our method, tertiary and secondary alcohols, which provided stable carbocations, were converted into the corresponding alkanes. This paper also presents the optimization of the reaction conditions, the reaction mechanism, as well as the scope and limitations of the method.
- Kato, Yuichi,Inoue, Tomoka,Furuyama, Yuuki,Ohgane, Kenji,Sadaie, Mahito,Kuramochi, Kouji
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(2021/11/16)
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- Boron carbonitride photocatalysts for direct decarboxylation: The construction of C(sp3)-N or C(sp3)-C(sp2) bonds with visible light
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A metal-free protocol is established for the decarboxylative N-H or C(sp2)-H functionalization of acidsviametal-free boron carbon nitride (BCN) photocatalysis, delivering the desired products under ambient conditions. This methodology is applicable to the late-stage modification of pharmaceutical molecules and gram-scale experiments as well as in the recovery and reuse of the photocatalysts without the loss of reactivity. The developed photochemical reaction system fulfills the requirements of green and sustainable chemistry.
- Shi, Jiale,Wang, Rong,Wang, Xinchen,Yuan, Tao,Zheng, Meifang
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p. 3945 - 3949
(2021/06/17)
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- Dynamic Kinetic Cross-Electrophile Arylation of Benzyl Alcohols by Nickel Catalysis
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Catalytic transformation of alcohols via metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions is very important, but it typically relies on a multistep procedure. We here report a dynamic kinetic cross-coupling approach for the direct functionalization of alcohols. The feasibility of this strategy is demonstrated by a nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile arylation reaction of benzyl alcohols with (hetero)aryl electrophiles. The reaction proceeds with a broad substrate scope of both coupling partners. The electron-rich, electron-poor, and ortho-/meta-/para-substituted (hetero)aryl electrophiles (e.g., Ar-OTf, Ar-I, Ar-Br, and inert Ar-Cl) all coupled well. Most of the functionalities, including aldehyde, ketone, amide, ester, nitrile, sulfone, furan, thiophene, benzothiophene, pyridine, quinolone, Ar-SiMe3, Ar-Bpin, and Ar-SnBu3, were tolerated. The dynamic nature of this method enables the direct arylation of benzylic alcohol in the presence of various nucleophilic groups, including nonactivated primary/secondary/tertiary alcohols, phenols, and free indoles. It thus offers a robust alternative to existing methods for the precise construction of diarylmethanes. The synthetic utility of the method was demonstrated by a concise synthesis of biologically active molecules and by its application to peptide modification and conjugation. Preliminary mechanistic studies revealed that the reaction of in situ formed benzyl oxalates with nickel, possibly via a radical process, is an initial step in the reaction with aryl electrophiles.
- Guo, Peng,Wang, Ke,Jin, Wen-Jie,Xie, Hao,Qi, Liangliang,Liu, Xue-Yuan,Shu, Xing-Zhong
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p. 513 - 523
(2021/01/12)
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- Methylene Bridging Effect on the Structures, Lewis Acidities and Optical Properties of Semi-planar Triarylboranes
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Three synthetic methods towards semi-planar triarylboranes with two aryl rings connected by a methylene bridge have been developed. The fine-tuning of their stereoelectronic properties and Lewis acidities was achieved by introducing fluorine, methyl, methoxy, n-butyl and phenyl groups either at their exocyclic or bridged aryl rings. X-ray diffraction analysis and quantum-chemical calculations provided quantitative information on the structural distortion experienced by the near planar hydro-boraanthracene skeleton during the association with Lewis bases such as NH3 and F?. Though the methylene bridge between the ortho-positions of two aryl rings of triarylboranes decreased the Gibbs free energies of complexation with small Lewis bases by less than 5 kJ mol?1 relative to the classical Lewis acid BAr3, the steric shielding of the CH2 bridge is sufficient to avoid the formation of Lewis adducts with larger Lewis bases such as triarylphosphines. A newly synthesized spirocyclic amino-borane with a long intramolecular B?N bond that could be dissociated under thermal process, UV-irradiation, or acidic conditions might be a potential candidate in Lewis pairs catalysis.
- Doan, Thu-Hong,Chardon, Aurélien,Osi, Arnaud,Mahaut, Damien,Tumanov, Nikolay,Wouters, Johan,Champagne, Beno?t,Berionni, Guillaume
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p. 1736 - 1743
(2020/12/11)
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- Preparation of a platinum nanoparticle catalyst located near photocatalyst titanium oxide and its catalytic activity to convert benzyl alcohols to the corresponding ethers
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A novel platinum nanoparticle catalyst closely located near the surface of titanium oxide, PtNP/TiO2, has been prepared. This catalyst has both the properties of a photocatalyst and a metal nanoparticle catalyst, and acquired environmentally friendly catalytic activity, which cannot be achieved by just one of these catalysts, to afford ethers from benzyl alcohols under the wavelength of 420 nm.
- Akiyama, Toshiki,Arisawa, Mitsuiro,Harada, Kazuo,Honma, Tetsuo,Naka, Hiroshi,Saito, Susumu,Wada, Yuki
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p. 22230 - 22237
(2021/07/02)
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- Nickel catalyzed deoxygenative cross-coupling of benzyl alcohols with aryl-bromides
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A nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of benzyl alcohols with aromatic bromides has been developed. This deoxygenative cross-coupling occurs under mild reaction conditions at ambient temperature affording diarylmethanes, or 1,3-diarylpropenes from benzyl allyl alcohols. The system demonstrated good chemoselectivity tolerating an assortment of reactive functional groups.
- Kumar Chenniappan, Vinoth,Peck, Devin,Rahaim, Ronald
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(2020/03/03)
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- Unusual transformation of 4-hydroxy/methoxybenzylic alcohols via C[sbnd]C ipso-substitution reaction using proton-exchanged montmorillonite as media
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We present here proton-exchanged montmorillonite-mediated an unusual transformation of 4-hydroxy and 4-methoxybenzylic alcohols to form symmetrical benzylic ethers and diarylmethanes under mild conditions. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations support a plausible mechanism, which includes a distinctive aromatic C[sbnd]C ipso-substitution reaction with a hydroxymethyl group as the C-based leaving group.
- Chen, Dongyin,Chen, Xuan,Dong, Zezhong,Jiang, Nan,Li, Fei,Yun, Yangfang,Zhou, Yu
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(2020/11/12)
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- Site-Selective Alkoxylation of Benzylic C?H Bonds by Photoredox Catalysis
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Methods that enable the direct C?H alkoxylation of complex organic molecules are significantly underdeveloped, particularly in comparison to analogous strategies for C?N and C?C bond formation. In particular, almost all methods for the incorporation of alcohols by C?H oxidation require the use of the alcohol component as a solvent or co-solvent. This condition limits the practical scope of these reactions to simple, inexpensive alcohols. Reported here is a photocatalytic protocol for the functionalization of benzylic C?H bonds with a wide range of oxygen nucleophiles. This strategy merges the photoredox activation of arenes with copper(II)-mediated oxidation of the resulting benzylic radicals, which enables the introduction of benzylic C?O bonds with high site selectivity, chemoselectivity, and functional-group tolerance using only two equivalents of the alcohol coupling partner. This method enables the late-stage introduction of complex alkoxy groups into bioactive molecules, providing a practical new tool with potential applications in synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
- Lee, Byung Joo,DeGlopper, Kimberly S.,Yoon, Tehshik P.
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p. 197 - 202
(2019/11/26)
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- Dual Nickel- And Photoredox-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides with Dichloromethane via a Radical Process
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The first catalytic strategy to harness a new chloromethane radical from dichloromethane under dual Ni/photoredox catalytic conditions has been developed. Compared with traditional two-electron reductive process associated with metallic reductants, this method via a single-electron approach can proceed under exceptionally mild conditions (visible light, ambient temperature, no strong base) and exhibits complementary reactivity patterns. It affords a broad scope of many functional groups, including alkenyl, which suffers cyclopropanation in previous routes. The diarylmethane-d2 compounds can be readily available with this transformation.
- Xu, Tao,Xu, Wenhao,Zheng, Purui
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(2020/11/13)
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- Sc(OTf)3-Catalyzed Synthesis of Symmetrical Dithioacetals and Bisarylmethanes Using Nitromethane as a Methylene Source
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Use of nitromethane as an electrophilic methylene source for the synthesis of symmetrical dithioacetals and bisarylmethanes has been showcased using Sc(OTf)3 as a catalyst. The procedure allows straightforward access to the densely functionalized dithioacetals and bisarylmethanes under mild conditions. Additionally, the method has been applied for the synthesis of antimalarial tetramethyl mellotojaponin C and anticancer dimeric phloroglucinol derivative.
- Dethe, Dattatraya H.,Shukla, Manmohan,Dherange, Balu D.
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p. 5778 - 5782
(2020/07/30)
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- Aryl Boronic Acid Catalysed Dehydrative Substitution of Benzylic Alcohols for C?O Bond Formation
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A combination of pentafluorophenylboronic acid and oxalic acid catalyses the dehydrative substitution of benzylic alcohols with a second alcohol to form new C?O bonds. This method has been applied to the intermolecular substitution of benzylic alcohols to form symmetrical ethers, intramolecular cyclisations of diols to form aryl-substituted tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran derivatives, and intermolecular crossed-etherification reactions between two different alcohols. Mechanistic control experiments have identified a potential catalytic intermediate formed between the aryl boronic acid and oxalic acid.
- Estopi?á-Durán, Susana,Donnelly, Liam J.,Mclean, Euan B.,Hockin, Bryony M.,Slawin, Alexandra M. Z.,Taylor, James E.
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p. 3950 - 3956
(2019/02/16)
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- Development of a Storable Triazinone-Based Reagent for O- p-Methoxybenzylation under Mild Heating Conditions
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A new triazinone-based reagent for O-p-methoxybenzylation has been developed. In spite of its stability in solid form, this reagent converts a free alcohol into the corresponding p-methoxybenzyl ether with mild heating (50-60 °C) in a solution. High funct
- Fujita, Hikaru,Terasaki, Hiromitsu,Kakuyama, Satoshi,Hioki, Kazuhito,Kunishima, Munetaka
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(2019/05/08)
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- Metal-Free C-O Bond Functionalization: Catalytic Intramolecular and Intermolecular Benzylation of Arenes
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A catalytic, metal-free intramolecular rearrangement of benzyl phenyl ethers using nitrosonium salt as a catalyst is described. The optimized reaction conditions enabled a catalytic and metal-free Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction with benzylic alcohols, producing water as the stoichiometric byproduct. A comprehensive scope (>50 examples) for both approaches and application in drug synthesis were demonstrated. Mechanistic studies suggest a Lewis acid-based mechanism for the metal-free Friedel-Crafts reaction.
- Bering, Luis,Jeyakumar, Kirujan,Antonchick, Andrey P.
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p. 3911 - 3914
(2018/07/22)
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- Chlorotrimethylsilane and Sodium Iodide: A Remarkable Metal-Free Association for the Desulfurization of Benzylic Dithioketals under Mild Conditions
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A novel metal-free process allowing the reductive desulfurization of various benzylic dithioketals to afford diarylmethane and benzylester derivatives with good to excellent yields is reported. At room temperature, this mild reduction process requires only the use of TMSCl and NaI in CH2Cl2 and tolerates a large variety of functional groups. (Figure presented.).
- Zhao, Guangkuan,Yuan, Ling-Zhi,Alami, Mouad,Provot, Olivier
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p. 2522 - 2536
(2018/05/14)
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling between Benzyl Alcohols and Aryl Halides Assisted by Titanium Co-reductant
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A nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling reaction between benzyl alcohols and aryl halides has been developed using a homolytic C-O bond cleavage protocol that has recently been established. The treatment of a benzyl alcohol and aryl halide with a nickel catalyst and low-valent titanium reagent generated from TiCl4(lutidine) (lutidine = 2,6-lutidine) and manganese powder afforded the cross-coupled product in high yield. A mechanistic study indicated the intermediacy of the benzyl radicals that originate from the benzyl alcohols.
- Suga, Takuya,Ukaji, Yutaka
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p. 7846 - 7850
(2019/01/14)
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- BR?NSTED-ACIDIC FLUOROALKYL PHOSPHONATES
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The invention relates to Br?nsted-acidic fluoroalkyl phosphonates as bifunctional catalysts and to processes for the preparation thereof.
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- Synthetic method of diarylmethanes
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The invention discloses a synthetic method of diarylmethanes. The method is characterized in that benzyl pseudohalide and aromatic boric acid are reacted in an organic solvent under alkaline condition. The method employs easily available raw materials, conversion is realized under effect of no transition metal catalysis, water-free and oxygen-free are not required, Lewis acid catalysis is not required, the method has wide substrate universality, and various substituted diarylmethanes can be synthesized by the method.
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- Iodine-catalyzed transformation of aryl-substituted alcohols under solvent-free and highly concentrated reaction conditions
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Iodine-catalyzed transformations of alcohols under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRC) and under highly concentrated reaction conditions (HCRC) in the presence of various solvents were studied in order to gain insight into the behavior of the reaction intermediates under these conditions. Dimerization, dehydration and substitution were the three types of transformations observed with benzylic alcohols. Dimerization and substitution reactions were predominant in the case of primary- and secondary alcohols, whereas dehydration prevailed in the case of tertiary alcohols. The relative reactivity of substituted 1-phenylethanols in I2-catalyzed dimerization under SFRC provided a good Hammett plot ρ+ = -2.8 (r2 = 0.98), suggesting the presence of electron-deficient intermediates with a certain degree of developed charge in the rate-determining step.
- Jereb, Marjan,Vra?i?, Dejan
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p. 747 - 762
(2018/01/17)
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- Development of Versatile Sulfone Electrophiles for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions
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The development of fluorinated sulfone derivatives as versatile electrophiles for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions is described. Introducing electron-withdrawing groups on the aryl ring of the sulfone facilitates the Pd-catalyzed activation of C-SO2 bonds. Cross-coupling reactions with fluorinated sulfone electrophiles are reported, leading to a variety of multiply arylated products in good yields. The reactivity of this unusual electrophile is benchmarked versus common electrophiles and its use in iterative cross-couplings for concise synthesis of biologically active molecules is described.
- Nambo, Masakazu,Keske, Eric C.,Rygus, Jason P. G.,Yim, Jacky C.-H.,Crudden, Cathleen M.
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p. 1108 - 1112
(2017/08/09)
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- Efficient N-heterocyclic carbene nickel pincer complexes catalyzed cross coupling of benzylic ammonium salts with boronic acids
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Pyridine-bridged bis-benzimidazolylidene nickel complexes exhibited very high catalytic activity toward cross coupling of inactive (hetero)aryl benzylic ammonium salts with (hetero)aryl and alkenyl boronic acids under mild reaction conditions. Even at 2 mol% catalyst loading, a wide range of substrates for both coupling partners with different steric and electronic properties were well tolerated.
- Liu, Xi-Yu,Zhu, Hai-Bo,Shen, Ya-Jing,Jiang, Jian,Tu, Tao
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p. 350 - 353
(2017/01/28)
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- Biotransformation of isofraxetin-6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside by Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels callus
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Isofraxetin-6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, identified from traditional medicinal herbal Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge, has been demonstrated to be a natural neuroinflammatory inhibitor. In order to obtain more derivatives with potential anti-neuroinflammatory effects, biotransformation was carried out. According to the characteristics of coumarin skeleton, suspension cultures of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels callus (A. sinensis callus) were employed because of the presence of diverse phenylpropanoids biosynthetic enzymes. As a result, 15 products were yielded from the suspension cultures, including a new coumarin: 8′-dehydroxymethyl cleomiscosin A (1), together with 14 known compounds. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis. Furthermore, the biotransformed pathways were discussed. Among them, compound 13 was transformed from isofraxetin-6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, while compounds 1–6, 10–12, 14–15 were derived from the culture medium stimulated by the substrate. The biotransformation processes include hydroxylation, oxidation and esterification. Furthermore, their inhibitory effects on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated nitric oxide (NO) production were evaluated in BV2 microglial cells. It is worth noting that, 1, 1′-methanediylbis(4-methoxybenzene) (3), obtucarbamates A (5), 2-nonyl-4-hydroxyquinoline N-oxide (10) and 1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (11) exhibited significant inhibitory effect against neuroinflammation with IC50values at 1.22, 10.57, 1.02 and 0.76?μM respectively, much stronger than that of the positive control minocycline (IC5035.82?μM).
- Zhou, Di,Zhang, Yuhua,Jiang, Zhe,Hou, Yue,Jiao, Kun,Yan, Chunyan,Li, Ning
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p. 248 - 253
(2016/12/27)
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- Facile Hydrogenolysis of C(sp3)–C(sp3) σ Bonds
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The modification of benzylic quaternary, tertiary, and secondary carbon centers through palladium-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of C(sp3)–C(sp3) σ bonds is presented. When benzyl Meldrum's acid derivatives bearing quaternary benzylic centers are treated under mild hydrogenolysis conditions – palladium on carbon and atmospheric pressure of hydrogen – aromatics substituted with tertiary benzylic centers and Meldrum's acid are obtained with good to excellent yield. Analogously, substrates containing tertiary or secondary benzylic centers yield aromatics substituted with secondary benzylic centers or toluene derivatives, respectively. Furthermore, this strategy is used for the high yielding synthesis of diarylmethanes. The scope of the reductive dealkylation reaction is explored and the limitations with respect to steric and electronic factors are determined. A mechanistic analysis of the reaction is described that consisted of deuterium labelling experiments and hydrogenolysis of enantioenriched derivatives. The investigation shows that the C(sp3)–C(sp3) σ bond-cleaving events occur through a hybrid SN1/SN2 mechanism, in which the palladium center displaces a carbon-based leaving group, namely Meldrum's acid, with inversion of configuration, followed by reductive elimination of palladium to furnish a C?H bond. (Figure presented.).
- Fillion, Eric,Beaton, Eric,Nguyen, Yen,Wilsily, Ashraf,Bondarenko, Ganna,Jacq, Jér?me
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p. 3422 - 3434
(2016/11/13)
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- Coupling of arylboronic acids with benzyl halides or mesylates without adding transition metal catalysts
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We report herein a transition-metal-free coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with benzyl halides and mesylates for the construction of C(sp2)[sbnd]C(sp3) bonds. A unique feature of this coupling reaction is the formation regioisomers in some cases. Mechanistic studies suggest that this reaction may proceed via an unprecedented Friedel–Crafts-type reaction pathway under base conditions with the assistance of boronic acid moiety.
- Wu, Guojiao,Xu, Shuai,Deng, Yifan,Wu, Chaoqiang,Zhao, Xia,Ji, Wenzhi,Zhang, Yan,Wang, Jianbo
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p. 8022 - 8030
(2016/11/19)
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- Transition-metal-free cross-coupling reaction of benzylic halides with arylboronic acids leading to diarylmethanes
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The cross-coupling reaction between arylboronic acids and various benzylic halides proceeded without using a transition-metal catalyst to give the corresponding diarylmethanes in moderate to good yields.
- Ueda, Mitsuhiro,Nakakoji, Daiki,Kuwahara, Yuki,Nishimura, Kota,Ryu, Ilhyong
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p. 4142 - 4144
(2016/08/24)
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of Benzyl Chlorides with Aryl Chlorides/Fluorides: A One-Pot Synthesis of Diarylmethanes
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The first nickel-catalyzed, magnesium-mediated reductive cross-coupling between benzyl chlorides and aryl chlorides or fluorides is reported. A variety of diarylmethanes can be prepared in good to excellent yields in a one-pot manner using easy-to-access mixed PPh3/NHC Ni(II) complexes of Ni(PPh3)(NHC)Br2 (NHC = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, IPr, 1a; 1,3-di-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidene, ItBu, 1b) as catalyst precursors. Activation of polychloroarenes or chemoselective cross-coupling based on the difference in catalytic activity between 1a and 1b is used to construct oligo-diarylmethane motifs.
- Zhang, Jie,Lu, Gusheng,Xu, Jin,Sun, Hongmei,Shen, Qi
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p. 2860 - 2863
(2016/07/06)
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- The Stabilized Cation Pool Method: Metal- and Oxidant-Free Benzylic C-H/Aromatic C-H Cross-Coupling
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Electrochemical oxidation of toluene derivatives in the presence of a sulfilimine gave benzylaminosulfonium ions as stabilized benzyl cation pools, which reacted with subsequently added aromatic nucleophiles to give the corresponding cross-coupling produc
- Hayashi, Ryutaro,Shimizu, Akihiro,Yoshida, Jun-Ichi
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p. 8400 - 8403
(2016/07/27)
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- Zinc Triflate Catalyzed C-Benzylation: Chemo- and Regioselective Route to Amido Substituted Diaryl and Arylheteroarylmethanes
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An unprecedented zinc triflate catalyzed selective C-benzylation of anilides and heteroaryl amides with benzyl chlorides having electron-donating group at para-position is reported. The protocol offers moderate to high yield of para-amido substituted diaryl and arylheteroarylmethanes, uses cheap and easily available benzyl chlorides as the benzylating agent, catalytic amount of zinc triflate, and takes place under ambient conditions. Aminodiarylmethane derivatives can be obtained by hydrolysis of the corresponding amides. The methodology has also been applied for preparing dimethoxydiarylmethanes in good yields, which are the key precursors for synthesis of phenolic natural products.
- Deshmukh, Mahesh Subhashrao,Srivastava, Ananya,Das, Biswajit,Jain, Nidhi
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p. 10041 - 10048
(2015/11/03)
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- Ethers as hydrogen sources in BF3·OEt2 promoted reduction of diphenylmethyl alcohols, ethers and esters to hydrocarbons
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A novel ether/BF3 reductive system has been described, in which diphenylmethanols and their ether and ester derivatives are used as starting materials. Reductions are performed in ether under reflux and an argon atmosphere, and the addition of extra water is beneficial to this reduction. A series of alkanes are able to be prepared with good to excellent yields. A deuterated experiment exhibits that the reductive hydrogen is generated from ether. The mechanism is discussed in detail to explain the observed reactivity.
- Li, Jiaqiang,Liu, Qing,Shen, Hang,Huang, Ruofeng,Zhang, Xiaohui,Xiong, Yan,Chen, Changguo
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p. 85291 - 85295
(2015/11/02)
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- A Sn atom-economical approach toward arylstannanes: Ni-catalysed stannylation of aryl halides using Bu3SnOMe
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Stannylation of carbon-halogen bonds is one of the most promising and straightforward approaches for the preparation of organostannane compounds. Although a wide variety of methods are now available, all protocols require the use of highly nucleophilic organometals or wasteful stannyl sources like distannanes. Here, we report a new nickel-catalysed stannylation of aryl and alkenyl-halides using Bu3SnOMe as a stannyl source to afford aryl and vinyl-stannanes, respectively. This method enables the stannylation of not only bromides, but also chlorides and triflates to furnish functionalized aryl- and alkenyl-stannanes without the release of wasteful and toxic stannyl byproducts.
- Komeyama, Kimihiro,Asakura, Ryota,Takaki, Ken
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p. 8713 - 8716
(2015/08/24)
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- N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(II)-1-methylimidazole complex-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of benzyl sulfonates with arylboronic acids
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The first example of palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling between benzyl sulfonates and arylboronic acids was reported in this paper. In the presence of a well-defined, air-stable and easily available NHC-Pd(ii)-Im complex, all reactions worked well to give the desired products in good to almost quantitative yields under the optimal conditions. Electron-rich, -neutral, -poor and sterically-hindered substituents on both substrates are tolerated in such transformation, providing a convenient, efficient and alternative method for the synthesis of diarylmethanes.
- Wang, Xiao-Xia,Xu, Bin-Bin,Song, Wen-Ting,Sun, Kai-Xin,Lu, Jian-Mei
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p. 4925 - 4930
(2015/05/05)
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- Proton-exchanged montmorillonite-mediated reactions of methoxybenzyl esters and ethers
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Proton-exchanged montmorillonite (H-mont) was found to be an eco-friendly and cost-effective catalyst for the generation of O-methylated quinone methides (QM) from the corresponding p or o-methoxybenzyl esters and ethers. Nucleophilic trapping of the O-methylated QM with arenes, alcohols, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, silyl enol ethers, and allylsilanes has been carried out, respectively, leading to eco-friendly benzylation reactions. Using this protocol, H-mont-mediated deprotection of PMB-protected esters and ethers have been realized for the first time. This work would pave the way for further exploration in O-alkylated QM that are of chemical and biological significance.
- Chen, Dongyin,Xu, Chang,Deng, Jie,Jiang, Chunhuan,Wen, Xiaoan,Kong, Lingyi,Zhang, Ji,Sun, Hongbin
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p. 1975 - 1983
(2014/03/21)
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- Deoxygenation of tertiary and secondary benzylic alcohols into alkanes with triethylsilane catalyzed by solid acid tin(IV) ion-exchanged montmorillonite
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We discovered an efficient protocol for the conversion of tertiary and secondary benzylic alcohols into the corresponding alkanes in good to quantitative yields by employing tin(IV) ion-exchanged montmorillonite (Sn-Mont) as a solid acid catalyst and Et3SiH as the hydride source. The reaction is likely to proceed via the SN1-type reaction mechanism, that is, the formation of carbenium ions, followed by the addition of a hydride from the silane. The work-up of the reaction only requires simple filtration of the solid acid without any neutralization of the acid catalyst.
- Tandiary, Michael Andreas,Masui, Yoichi,Onaka, Makoto
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p. 4160 - 4162
(2014/07/22)
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- A convenient preparation of bis(4-methoxyphenyl)methanethiol and its application in the synthesis of biotin thioacid
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We have established a facile protocol for the preparation of bis(4-methoxyphenyl)methanethiol (4). Thiol 4 was used to prepare biotin thioester 7 which was later subjected to acidolysis to afford biotin thioacid (1b) in high yield. Compound 1b represents
- Chou, Tzyy-Chao,Hsu, Yu-Ling,Lo, Lee-Chiang
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p. 707 - 710
(2014/06/24)
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- One-pot synthesis of diarylmethanones through palladium-catalyzed sequential coupling and aerobic oxidation of aryl bromides with acetophenone as a latent carbonyl donor
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A one-pot palladium-catalyzed synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical diarylmethanones using acetophenone and aryl bromides as raw materials has been developed. In this reaction, acetophenone acts as a latent carbonyl donor and two pathways of palladium-catalyzed sequential coupling and aerobic oxidation are identified. The reaction is applicable to a spectrum of substrates and delivers the products in moderate to good yields. This method can be used for the synthesis of ketoprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in a two-step procedure and 45% overall yield.
- Wang, Xing,Liu, Fu-Di,Tu, Hai-Yang,Zhang, Ai-Dong
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p. 6554 - 6562
(2014/08/05)
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- Towards a comprehensive hydride donor ability scale
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Rates of hydride transfer from several hydride donors to benzhydrylium ions have been measured at 20 °C and used for the determination of empirical nucleophilicity parameters N and sN according to the linear free energy relationship log k20 °C=sN(N+E). Comparison of the rate constants of hydride abstraction by tritylium ions with those calculated from the reactivity parameters sN, N, and E showed fair agreement. Therefore, it was possible to convert the large number of literature data on hydride abstraction by tritylium ions into N and sN parameters for the corresponding hydride donors, and construct a reactivity scale for hydride donors covering more than 20 orders of magnitude.
- Horn, Markus,Schappele, Ludwig H.,Lang-Wittkowski, Gabriele,Mayr, Herbert,Ofial, Armin R.
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p. 249 - 263
(2013/02/25)
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- Iodine-catalyzed disproportionation of aryl-substituted ethers under solvent-free reaction conditions
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Iodine was demonstrated to be an efficient catalyst for disproportionation of aryl-substituted ethers under solvent-free reaction conditions. Variously substituted 1,1,1′,1′-tetraaryldimethyl ethers were transformed into the corresponding diarylketone and diarylmethane derivatives. I 2-catalyzed transformation of 4-methoxyphenyl substituted ethers yielded mono- and dialkylated Friedel-Crafts products as well. Treatment of trityl alkyl and trityl benzyl ethers with a catalytic amount of iodine produced triphenylmethane and the corresponding aldehydes and ketones. The electron-donating substituents facilitated the reaction, while the electron-withdrawing groups retarded it; the difference in reactivity is not very high. Such an observation may be in favour of hydride transfer, predominantly from the less electron rich side of the ether with more stable carbocation formation. With the isotopic studies it was established that a substantial portion of the C-H bond scission took place in the rate-determining step, while the carbonyl oxygen atom originated from the starting ether, and not from the air. The transformation took place under air and under argon, and HI was not a functioning catalyst.
- Jereb, Marjan,Vrazic, Dejan
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p. 1978 - 1999
(2013/05/22)
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- Catalytic properties and acidity of 1,2-benzenedisulfonimide and some of its derivatives. An experimental and computational study
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1,2-Benzenedisulfonimide (1) has previously been found to be an excellent and, importantly, safe Br?nsted acid catalyst. In this work we present the results of a search for derivatives of 1 that are more acidic and effective. Instead of blindly synthesizing a series of analogues, we have carried out a screening process in which the pKa of 1 and a set of its derivatives were calculated. The calculated pKa values were confirmed experimentally by carrying out determination through potentiometric titrations of some of the compounds: 1, 4-methyl and 4-nitro derivatives of 1. The calculations indicated that the dinitro and 4-nitro derivatives are among the best candidates for the synthesis. The latter was obtained in good yields and tested as a catalyst. Results were excellent as the reactions took place more quickly and at lower temperatures in all cases, and in a number of cases it was even possible to reduce the amount of catalyst.
- Barbero, Margherita,Berto, Silvia,Cadamuro, Silvano,Daniele, Pier Giuseppe,Dughera, Stefano,Ghigo, Giovanni
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p. 3212 - 3217
(2013/04/24)
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- Facile one-pot palladium-catalyzed sequential coupling to diarylmethanes by using aryl methyl ketones as the methylene donors
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A novel palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of an aryl methyl ketone with two molecules of an aryl halide to yield symmetric diarylmethanes is described. In the facile one-pot reaction, the aryl methyl ketone acts as a formal methylene donor. The experimental facts, including TLC monitoring, speculated intermediates as the raw materials, analysis of the cesium benzoate coproduct by ex situ IR spectroscopy, and the cross-coupling reactions of two different aryl halides, indicate a mechanism involving a palladium-catalyzed sequential two-step coupling process, in which the presence of a trace amount of H 2O is indispensable. The reaction is applicable to a broad spectrum of substrates and delivers the products in good to excellent yields. Access to unsymmetrical diarylmethanes with this method is also explored and various factors are discussed. An aryl methyl ketone is used as the methylene donor to couple with two molecules of an aryl halide for the synthesis of various symmetric diarylmethanes under palladium catalysis. The mechanism involves a two-step coupling process in which the presence of a trace amount of H 2O is indispensable. The cross-coupling to unsymmetrical diarylmethanes with this method is also explored. Copyright
- Wang, Xing,Liu, Lian-Hua,Shi, Jin-Hua,Peng, Ji,Tu, Hai-Yang,Zhang, Ai-Dong
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p. 6870 - 6877
(2013/11/06)
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- Photoreduction of aliphatic and aromatic thioketals: New access to the reduction of carbonyl groups by a desulfurization chain process
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Aromatic and aliphatic ketones can be converted to methylene groups by desulfurization of the corresponding dithioketals in moderate to good yields. The reaction proceeds by photoinduced electron transfer from tert-BuOK in the presence of 1,4-dicyclohexadiene as hydrogen atom donor. The diene is able to trigger and keep a chain process by hydrogen transfer-proton transfer reactions.
- Oksdath-Mansilla, Gabriela,Argüello, Juan E.,Pe?é?ory, Alicia B.
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p. 1515 - 1518
(2013/03/14)
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- Nickel-catalyzed cross couplings of benzylic ammonium salts and boronic acids: Stereospecific formation of diarylethanes via C-N bond activation
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We have developed a nickel-catalyzed cross coupling of benzylic ammonium triflates with aryl boronic acids to afford diarylmethanes and diarylethanes. This reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions and with exceptional functional group tolerance. Further, it transforms branched benzylic ammonium salts to diarylethanes with excellent chirality transfer, offering a new strategy for the synthesis of highly enantioenriched diarylethanes from readily available chiral benzylic amines.
- Maity, Prantik,Shacklady-Mcatee, Danielle M.,Yap, Glenn P. A.,Sirianni, Eric R.,Watson, Mary P.
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supporting information
p. 280 - 285
(2013/02/25)
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- One-pot synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical diarylmethanes via diborylmethane
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A one-pot synthesis of diarylmethanes from air-stable diborylmethane via the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction is described. The present approach realizes the synthesis of various symmetrical and unsymmetrical diarylmethanes in good to excellent yields.
- Endo, Kohei,Ishioka, Takafumi,Ohkubo, Takahiro,Shibata, Takanori
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p. 7223 - 7231
(2012/10/29)
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- C-O hydrogenolysis catalyzed by Pd-PMHS nanoparticles in the company of chloroarenes
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Catalytic Pd(OAc)2 and polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS), in conjunction with aqueous KF, and a catalytic amount of an aromatic chloride, effects the chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective deoxygenation of benzylic oxygenated substrates at room temperature in THF. Preliminary mechanistic experiments suggest the process to involve palladium-nanoparticle-catalyzed hydrosilylation followed by C-O reduction. The chloroarene additive appears to facilitate the hydrogenolysis process through the slow controlled release of HCl.
- Rahaim, Ronald J.,Maleczka, Robert E.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 584 - 587
(2011/04/23)
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- Reduction of carbonyl to methylene: Organosilane-Ga(OTf)3 as an efficient reductant system
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Direct carbonyl reduction to methylene has been achieved by mild reductant system obtained from the combination of organosilane and gallium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate {Ga(OTf)3}, a water tolerant, recyclable, catalyst. Among a series of organosilanes studied, dimethylchlorosilane (Me 2SiHCl, DMCS) showed the highest efficiency. Both aromatic and aliphatic ketones were effectively reduced to the corresponding methylene products with high functional groups tolerance, under very mild conditions in a relatively short period of time with good to excellent yields. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
- Surya Prakash,Do, Clement,Mathew, Thomas,Olah, George A.
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experimental part
p. 507 - 511
(2012/01/04)
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- Ionizing power of aprotic solvents
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Rate constants for the heterolysis reactions (SN1) of a series of chloro-diarylmethanes in aprotic solvents (dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), acetonitrile, carboxamides, etc.) have been determined conductometrically in the presence of amines or triphenylphosphane, which trap the intermediate ion-pairs and suppress ion recombination. The operation of SN2 mechanisms can be excluded because the observed first-order rate constants become almost independent of the nature of the nucleophilic additive when a certain concentration of nucleophile is exceeded. The heterolysis rate constants are used to calculate nucleofugality parameters Nf and sf for chloride in aprotic solvents according to the linear free-energy relationship lgak (25 °C) = sf(Nf + Ef). Ionizing powers YBnCl of these solvents were calculated according to the Winstein-Grunwald equation. Because the heterolysis rate constants in aprotic solvents correlate only poorly with dielectric constants or empirical solvent parameters such as Gutmann's acceptor numbers or ETN values, the most common solvent polarity parameters do not reliably predict ionization rates in aprotic solvents. The kinetics of the heterolyses of chloro-diarylmethanes in aprotic solvents have been studied conductometrically by suppressing ion recombination with amine additives. In this way it became possible to determine the ionizing power of aprotic solvents and compare them to those of protic solvents. Copyright
- Streidl, Nicolas,Mayr, Herbert
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p. 2498 - 2506
(2011/06/10)
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- Br?nsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of diarylmethanes under non-genotoxic conditions
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Triflic acid and triflimide were found to efficiently catalyze the formation of a wide diversity of diarylmethanes from the non-genotoxic benzylic acetates and electron-rich arenes or heteroarenes. The reaction worked best with acetates capable of generating a stabilized benzylic cationic species. In most cases, the reactions were conveniently run in the absence of solvent under mild conditions.
- Mendoza, Oscar,Rossey, Guy,Ghosez, Léon
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experimental part
p. 2235 - 2239
(2011/05/05)
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- Effects of bentonite on p-methoxybenzyl acetate: A theoretical model for oligomerization via an electrophilic-substitution mechanism
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Tonsil Actisil FF, a commercial bentonitic clay, promotes the formation of a series of electrophilic-aromatic-substitution products from para-methoxybenzyl acetate in carbon disulfide. The molecules obtained correspond to linear isomeric dimers, trimers, tetramers and a pentamer, according to their spectroscopic data. A clear indication of the title mechanistic pathway for the oligomerization growth was obtained from the analysis of a set of computational-chemistry calculations using the density-functional-theory level B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p). The corresponding conclusions were based on the computed dipole moments, the HOMO/LUMO distributions, and a natural-populations analysis of the studied molecules.
- Salmon, Manuel,Miranda, Rene,Nicolas-Vazquez, Ines,Vargas-Rodriguez, Yolanda Marina,Cruz-Borbolla, Julian,Medrano, Maria Isabel,Morales-Serna, Jose Antonio
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experimental part
p. 1761 - 1775
(2011/04/25)
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- Tin exchanged heteropoly tungstate: An efficient catalyst for benzylation of arenes with benzyl alcohol
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The partial exchange of tin with the protons of 12-tungstophosphoric acid (TPA) results in a highly active heterogeneous catalyst for benzylation of arenes with benzyl alcohol as benzylating agent. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Laser-Raman and FT-IR of pyridine adsorption. The catalytic activity depends significantly on the extent of tin exchanged with the protons of heteropoly tungstate. The characterization results suggest the presence of Lewis acidic sites by the exchange of tin. The catalyst with partial exchange of Sn showed high benzylation activity, which in turn related to variation in acidity of the catalysts. The catalyst is highly active for benzylation reaction irrespective of the nature of substituted arenes and benzyl alcohols. These catalysts are highly active compared to other acid catalysts used for benzylation of different arenes. The catalyst is easy to separate from reaction mixture and exhibit consistent activity upon reuse. The plausible reaction mechanism based on the role of both Lewis and Bronsted acid sites of the catalyst was discussed.
- Ramesh Kumar, Ch.,Rao, K.T. Venkateswara,Sai Prasad,Lingaiah
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experimental part
p. 17 - 24
(2011/04/21)
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- Bronsted acid catalyzed α-alkylation of aldehydes with diaryl methyl alcohols
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A proton does the two jobs: Bronsted acids alone catalyze the α-alkylation of aldehydes with diaryl alcohols. In this type of transformation, the acid-catalysis approach offers a broader substrate scope compared to the previously used enamine catalysis methods. The acid plays two important roles: one is to mediate the alcohol dehydration for carbocation formation; the other is to accelerate the rate-determining aldehyde enolization (see scheme). Copyright
- Xing, Chong,Sun, Hui,Zhang, Junmin,Li, Guohui,Chi, Yonggui Robin
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 12272 - 12275
(2011/12/15)
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- Catalytic double C-Cl bond activation in CHlby iron(III) salts with grignard reagents
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Cross-coupling of Grignard reagents with dichloromethane is achieved using iron(III) catalysts. Aryl- and benzylmagnesium bromides show a range of activity toward double C-Cl bond activation resulting in the insertion of methylene fragments between two equivalents of the nucleophilic partner. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
- Qian, Xin,Kozak, Christopher M.
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experimental part
p. 852 - 856
(2011/06/21)
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- Direct benzylation and allylic alkylation in high-temperature water without added catalysts
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In high-temperature water a series of benzyl and allylic alcohols reacted with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and activated aromatic compounds to give the alkylated products without added catalysts.
- Hirashita, Tsunehisa,Kuwahara, Sho,Okochi, Sota,Tsuji, Makoto,Araki, Shuki
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experimental part
p. 1847 - 1851
(2010/09/07)
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