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Iridium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols: A Route to Access Branched Ketones and Alcohols
Gen?, Serta?,Gülcemal, Süleyman,Günnaz, Salih,?etinkaya, Bekir,Gülcemal, Derya
, p. 9139 - 9152 (2020/08/14)
Under borrowing hydrogen conditions, NHC-iridium(I) catalyzed the direct or one-pot sequential synthesis of α,α-disubstituted ketones via the alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols is reported. Notably, the present approach provides a new method for the facile synthesis of α,α-disubstituted ketones and featured with several characteristics, including a broad substrate scope, using easy-to-handle alcohols as starting materials, and performing the reactions under aerobic conditions. Moreover, the selective one-pot formation of β,β-disubstituted alcohols was achieved by the addition of an external hydrogen source to the reaction mixture.
Ruthenium-NHC Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Methylene Ketones Provides Branched Products through Borrowing Hydrogen Strategy
Schlepphorst, Christoph,Maji, Biplab,Glorius, Frank
, p. 4184 - 4188 (2016/07/12)
The α-alkylation of a broad range of methylene ketones was achieved using a ruthenium(II)-NHC catalyst under borrowing hydrogen conditions. Primary alcohols served as alkylating agents and could be used in a one-to-one stoichiometry with respect to the ketone. The selectivity of the process for methyl over branched ketones enabled a one-pot double alkylation protocol utilizing two different alcohols with a single catalyst. Moreover, this methodology could be applied directly to the one-step synthesis of donepezil, the best-selling drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
