16735-22-1Relevant articles and documents
Efficient Mukaiyama–Aldol Reaction with Aqueous Formaldehyde on a Hydrophobic Mesoporous Lewis Acid Polymer
Zhang, Fang,Liang, Chao,Wang, Zhen,Li, Hexing
, p. 818 - 824 (2018)
The design of robust water-compatible solid Lewis acid catalysts in the efficient utilization of aqueous formaldehyde is a challenging task. Herein, we describe an ytterbium triflate containing ordered mesoporous polymer (Yb(OTf)2-MP) that acts as a highly active and selective Lewis acid catalyst for the Mukaiyama–aldol reaction with aqueous formaldehyde. The unique capacity of hydrophobic surface and ordered mesoporosity was able to stabilize the hydrophilic and hydrophobic reactants simultaneously and catalyze the reaction selectively by minimizing water interference at active sites. Accordingly, it enabled a broad range of silyl enol ethers to be used to create structurally diverse β-hydroxy carbonyl molecules efficiently. Notably, the process can be scaled up easily to achieve the gram-scale production of the key intermediate of natural product sarkomycin. Additionally, it is stable under aqueous conditions and can be recovered easily and used repeatedly at least six times.
Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of α-Methyl Ketones from Allylic Alcohols and Methanol
Biswal, Priyabrata,Samser, Shaikh,Meher, Sushanta Kumar,Chandrasekhar, Vadapalli,Venkatasubbaiah, Krishnan
supporting information, p. 413 - 419 (2021/11/01)
One-pot synthesis of α-methyl ketones starting from 1,3-diaryl propenols or 1-aryl propenols and methanol as a C1 source is demonstrated. This one-pot isomerization-methylation is catalyzed by commercially available Pd(OAc)2 with H2O as the only by-product. Mechanistic studies and deuterium labelling experiments indicate the involvement of isomerization of allyl alcohol followed by methylation through a hydrogen-borrowing pathway in these isomerization-methylation reactions.
Dual Lewis Acid/Photoredox-Catalyzed Addition of Ketyl Radicals to Vinylogous Carbonates in the Synthesis of 2,6-Dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-3-ones
Foy, Nicholas J.,Forbes, Katherine C.,Crooke, Anne Marie,Gruber, Maxwell D.,Cannon, Jeffrey S.
, p. 5727 - 5731 (2018/09/21)
A combined Lewis acid/photoredox catalyst system enabled the intramolecular umpolung addition of ketyl radicals to vinylogous carbonates in the synthesis of 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-3-ones. This reaction proceeded on a variety of aromatic ketones to provide THF rings in good yield (up to 95%). Although diastereoselectivity was found to be modest (1.4-5:1) for the C-C bond forming reaction, the minor diastereomers were converted to 2,6-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-3-ones by an efficient Lewis acid-mediated epimerization cascade in up to 90% yield.
