22946-43-6Relevant articles and documents
Mizoroki–Heck Cross-Coupling of Acrylate Derivatives with Aryl Halides Catalyzed by Palladate Pre-Catalysts
Islam, Mohammad Shahidul,Nahra, Fady,Tzouras, Nikolaos V.,Barakat, Assem,Cazin, Catherine S. J,Nolan, Steven P.,Al-Majid, Abdullah Mohammed
, p. 4695 - 4699 (2019)
The Mizoroki–Heck (MH) reaction involving aryl halides with various acrylates and acrylamides has been studied using air and moisture-stable imidazolium-based palladate pre-catalysts. These pre-catalysts can be converted into Pd-NHC species (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) under catalytic conditions and are capable of facilitating the Mizoroki–Heck reaction of aryl halides with various acrylates. The effects of solvent, catalyst loading, temperature and bases on the reaction outcome have been investigated. Various coupling partners were tolerated under the optimal reaction conditions catalyzed by palladate 1, [SIPr·H][Pd(η3-2-Me-allyl)Cl2]. The efficiency of the optimized synthetic methodology was tested on various aryl halides and substituted acrylates as well as acrylamides. The MH reaction yielded the coupled products in good to excellent isolated yields (up to 98%).
Enantioselective Synthesis of Pyroglutamic Acid Esters from Glycinate via Carbonyl Catalysis
Ma, Jiguo,Zhou, Qinghai,Song, Guanshui,Song, Yongchang,Zhao, Guoqing,Ding, Kuiling,Zhao, Baoguo
supporting information, p. 10588 - 10592 (2021/04/06)
Direct α-functionalization of NH2-free glycinates with relatively weak electrophiles such as α,β-unsaturated esters still remains a big challenge in organic synthesis. With chiral pyridoxal 5 d as a carbonyl catalyst, direct asymmetric conjugated addition at the α-C of glycinate 1 a with α,β-unsaturated esters 2 has been successfully realized, to produce various chiral pyroglutamic acid esters 4 in 14–96 % yields with 81–97 % ee's after in situ lactamization. The trans and cis diastereomers can be obtained at the same time by chromatography and both of them can be easily converted into chiral 4-substituted pyrrolidin-2-ones such as Alzheimer's drug Rolipram (11) with the same absolute configuration via tert-butyl group removal and subsequent Barton decarboxylation.
Oxiranyl remote anions from epoxy cinnamates and their application towards the synthesis of α,β-epoxy-γ-butyrolactones
Sermmai, Patpanat,Ruangsupapichat, Nopporn,Thongpanchang, Tienthong
supporting information, (2020/11/19)
A series of α,β-epoxy-γ-butyrolactones were synthesized in moderate yields via oxiranyl remote anions derived from epoxy cinnamate esters. The key synthetic step involved deprotonation of the β-position of α,β-epoxy cinnamate derivatives where the generated β-anion was stabilized by remote chelation from an ester group. The substitution reaction of the anion with a variety of ketones, followed by cyclization, readily furnished the desired substituted α,β-epoxy-γ-butyrolactones.
