- Differentiation of cyclic tertiary amine cathinone derivatives by product ion electron ionization mass spectrometry
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Rationale A number of synthetic cathinones (aminoketones, 'bath salts') are tertiary amines containing a cyclic amino group, most commonly pyrrolidine. These totally synthetic compounds can be prepared in a number of regioisomeric designer modifications and many of these can yield isomeric major fragment ions in electron ionization mass spectrometry (EI-MS). Methods A series of regioisomeric cyclic tertiary amines were prepared and evaluated in EI-MS and MS/MS product ion experiments. The cyclic amines azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine and azepane were incorporated into a series of aminoketones related to the cathinone derivative drug of abuse known as MDPV. Deuterium labeling in both the cyclic amine and alkyl side chain allowed for the confirmation of the structure for the major product ions formed from the EI-MS iminium cation base peaks. Results These iminium cation base peaks show characteristic product ion spectra which allow differentiation of the ring and side-chain portions of the structure. The small alkyl side chains favor ring fragmentation in the formation of the major product ions. The higher side-chain homologues appear to promote product ion formation by side-chain fragmentation. Both side-chain and ring fragmentation yield a mixture of product ions in the piperidine and azepane series. Conclusions Product ion fragmentation provides useful data for differentiation of cyclic tertiary amine iminium cations from cathinone derivative drugs of abuse. Regioisomeric iminium cations of equal mass yield characteristic product ions for the alkyl side-chain homologues of azetidine, pyrrolidine, piperidine and azepane cyclic amines.
- Abiedalla, Younis,Abdel-Hay, Karim,Deruiter, Jack,Randall Clark
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- Photoredox/nickel-catalyzed hydroacylation of ethylene with aromatic acids
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We report a general, practical and scalable hydroacylation reaction of ethylene with aromatic carboxylic acids with the synergistic combination of nickel and photoredox catalysis. Under ambient temperature and pressure, feedstock chemicals such as ethylene can be converted into high-value-added aromatic ketones in moderate to good yields (up to 92%) with reaction time of 2-6 hours.
- Chen, Shuai,He, Hengchi,Li, Weipeng,Xie, Jin,Zhang, Lili,Zhu, Chengjian
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- AN EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF ACYL DERIVATIVES OF ALKYLENEDIOXYBENZENES
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The present disclosure provides a process of preparation of compounds of Formula I comprising the step of : reacting an alkylenedioxybenzene compound of Formula II with an acyl halide of Formula III in presence of a solvent, wherein the step of reacting the alkylenedioxybenzene compound of Formula II with the acyl halide of Formula III is effected in presence of an amphoteric oxide and a Lewis acid so as to immediately quench the compound of formula H-X, formed during the course of the reaction, to substantially eliminate degradation of the compound of any of Formula I and II. The present disclosure also provides for process(es) for preparation of compound of Formula IVa, IVb and IVc.
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- Natural deep eutectic solvents as an efficient and reusable active system for the Nazarov cyclization
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Natural deep eutectic solvents have emerged as alternative non-toxic, non-aqueous solvents for an increasing number of synthetic transformations. Remarkably, in some cases one (or more) components of the NaDES plays an active role in the reaction mechanism and directly participates as either a catalyst or a reagent in the reaction. In this paper, we tested several NaDESs in which one of the components is a carboxylic acid as a medium to perform the Nazarov cyclization of divinyl ketones to obtain cyclopentenones, a widespread motif in natural compounds. The reaction conditions were optimized and the scope was investigated on C-, O- A nd N-derived compounds. To assess the full sustainability of the proposed approach, the recyclability and scalability of the process were investigated, thus proving that multi-gram preparations are possible with complete recycling of the medium.
- Nejrotti, Stefano,Iannicelli, Marta,Jamil, Salwa Simona,Arnodo, Davide,Blangetti, Marco,Prandi, Cristina
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- AN IMPROVED AND COMMERCIALLY VIABLE PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF ARYL KETONES
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The present disclosure provides a process for preparing an aryl ketone of Formula I, comprising reacting a substituted benzene of Formula II with a carboxylic acid of formula IIIa and/or a carboxylic anhydride of formula IIIb in presence of an alkyl sulfonic acid acting as catalyst cum solvent/contacting medium. I, II, IIIa, IIIb, wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description.
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- Cobalt-Catalyzed Migrational Isomerization of Styrenes
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An efficient cobalt-catalyzed migrational isomerization of styrenes was developed using the thiazoline iminopyridine (TIP) ligand. This reaction is operationally simple and atom-economical using readily available starting materials to access trisubstituted alkenes. Even when using a 0.1 mol % catalyst loading, the reaction could be conducted in neat and completed in 1 h with excellent conversion and high E stereoselectivity.
- Zhao, Jiajin,Cheng, Biao,Chen, Chenhui,Lu, Zhan
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(2020/01/31)
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- Novel benzene-based carbamates for ache/bche inhibition: Synthesis and ligand/structure-oriented sar study
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A series of new benzene-based derivatives was designed, synthesized and comprehensively characterized. All of the tested compounds were evaluated for their in vitro ability to potentially inhibit the acetyl-and butyrylcholinesterase enzymes. The selectivity index of individual molecules to cholinesterases was also determined. Generally, the inhibitory potency was stronger against butyryl-compared to acetylcholinesterase; however, some of the compounds showed a promising inhibition of both enzymes. In fact, two compounds (23, benzyl ethyl(1-oxo-1-phenylpropan-2-yl)carbamate and 28, benzyl (1-(3-chlorophenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl) (methyl)carbamate) had a very high selectivity index, while the second one (28) reached the lowest inhibitory concentration IC50 value, which corresponds quite well with galanthamine. Moreover, comparative receptor-independent and receptor-dependent structure–activity studies were conducted to explain the observed variations in inhibiting the potential of the investigated carbamate series. The principal objective of the ligand-based study was to comparatively analyze the molecular surface to gain insight into the electronic and/or steric factors that govern the ability to inhibit enzyme activities. The spatial distribution of potentially important steric and electrostatic factors was determined using the probability-guided pharmacophore mapping procedure, which is based on the iterative variable elimination method. Additionally, planar and spatial maps of the host–target interactions were created for all of the active compounds and compared with the drug molecules using the docking methodology.
- Bak, Andrzej,Kozik, Violetta,Kozakiewicz, Dariusz,Gajcy, Kamila,Strub, Daniel Jan,Swietlicka, Aleksandra,Stepankova, Sarka,Imramovsky, Ales,Polanski, Jaroslaw,Smolinski, Adam,Jampilek, Josef
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- A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF ALKENYL AND ALKYL DERIVATIVES OF ALKYLENEDIOXYBENZENE
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The present disclosure generally relates to the method of preparation of compounds of Formula IV. An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a process for preparation of compound of Formula IV, said process comprising the step of reacting an alkylenedioxybenzene compound of Formula II with an acyl halide of Formula III in presence of a solvent, characterized in that the step of reacting the alkylenedioxybenzene compound of Formula II with the acyl halide of Formula III is effected in the presence of an amphoteric oxide so as to in-situ quench the compound of formula H-X formed during the course of the reaction, thereby substantially eliminating degradation of the compounds of Formula IV and Formula II.
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- MeZnOMe-mediated reaction of aldehydes with Grignard reagents: A glance into nucleophilic addition/Oppenauer oxidation pathway
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A novel organozincate of RMgX ?MeZnOMe ?LiCl type, formed in situ via transmetalation of Grignard reagent RMgBr ?LiCl with MeZnOMe, is shown to be an excellent organometallic species in the nucleophilic addition/Oppenauer oxidation of aldehydes to generate aromatic ketones in high yield. This transformation allows quick access to structurally diverse aryl, heteroaryl, benzyl and alkyl ketones with broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance.
- Fu, Ying,Ma, Xian-Zhen,Shi, Chun-Zhao,Shen, Tong,Du, Zhengyin
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- KOtBu-Mediated Domino Isomerization and Functionalization of Aromatic Allylic Alcohols
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Transition-metal- as well as ligand-free base-mediated domino isomerization and alkylation of allylic alcohols is presented. This protocol features the conversion of simple allylic alcohols into the corresponding ketones through isomerization in the presence of a simple base. Significantly, these in situ generated ketones subsequently undergo alkylation with styrenes as electrophiles, in a domino one-pot fashion, as an atom- and step-economical chemical process.
- Suchand, Basuli,Satyanarayana, Gedu
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- Magnesium salt promoted tandem nucleophilic addition-Oppenauer oxidation of aldehydes with organozinc reagents
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A magnesium salt promoted synthesis of ketones via tandem nucleophilic addition-Oppenauer oxidation of aldehydes using organozinc chemistry was demonstrated. Magnesium salts concomitantly generated via magnesium metal mediated organohalide zincation exhibit high efficacy for nucleophilic addition of organozinc reagents to aromatic aldehydes and thereafter Oppenauer oxidation whereby ketones are formed in high to excellent yields.
- Fu, Ying,Zhao, Xing Ling,Hügel, Hulmet,Huang, Danfeng,Du, Zhengyin,Wang, Kehu,Hu, Yulai
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- Design, synthesis and pharmacology of 1,1-bistrifluoromethylcarbinol derivatives as liver X receptor β-selective agonists
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A novel series of 1,3-bistrifluoromethylcarbinol derivatives that act as liver X receptor (LXR) β-selective agonists was discovered. Structure-activity relationship studies led to the identification of molecule 62, which was more effective (Emax) and selective toward LXRβ than T0901317 and GW3965. Furthermore, 62 decreased LDL-C without elevating the plasma TG level and significantly suppressed the lipid-accumulation area in the aortic arch in a Bio F1B hamster fed a diet high in fat and cholesterol. We demonstrated that our LXRβ agonist would be potentially useful as a hypolipidemic and anti-atherosclerotic agent. In this manuscript, we report the design, synthesis and pharmacology of 1,3-bistrifluoromethylcarbinol derivatives.
- Koura, Minoru,Matsuda, Takayuki,Okuda, Ayumu,Watanabe, Yuichiro,Yamaguchi, Yuki,Kurobuchi, Sayaka,Matsumoto, Yuuki,Shibuya, Kimiyuki
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- DMF as carbon source: Rh-catalyzed α-methylation of ketones
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An unprecedented Rh-catalyzed direct methylation of ketones with N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is disclosed. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope, tolerating both aryl and alkyl ketones with various substituents. Mechanistic studies suggest that DMF delivers a methylene fragment followed by a hydride in the methylation process.
- Li, Yang,Xue, Dong,Lu, Wei,Wang, Chao,Liu, Zhao-Tie,Xiao, Jianliang
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- Hydrogen-bonding-promoted oxidative addition and regioselective arylation of olefins with aryl chlorides
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The first, general, and highly efficient catalytic system that allows a wide range of activated and unactivated aryl chlorides to couple regioselectively with olefins has been developed. The Heck arylation reaction is likely to be controlled by the oxidative addition of ArCl to Pd(0). Hence, an electron-rich diphosphine, 4-MeO-dppp, was introduced to facilitate the catalysis. Solvent choice is critical, however; only sluggish arylation is observed in DMF or DMSO, whereas the reaction proceeds well in ethylene glycol at 0.1-1 mol % catalyst loadings, displaying excellent regioselectivity. Mechanistic evidence supports that the arylation is turnover-limited by the oxidative addition step and, most importantly, that the oxidative addition is accelerated by ethylene glycol, most likely via hydrogen bonding to the chloride at the transition state as shown by DFT calculations. Ethylene glycol thus plays a double role in the arylation, facilitating oxidative addition and promoting the subsequent dissociation of chloride from Pd(II) to give a cationic Pd(II)-olefin species, which is key to the regioselectivity observed.
- Ruan, Jiwu,Iggo, Jonathan A.,Berry, Neil G.,Xiao, Jianliang
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- CARBINOL DERIVATIVES HAVING CYCLIC LINKER
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[Object] To provide a novel LXRβ agonist that is useful as a preventative and/or therapeutic agent for atherosclerosis; arteriosclerosis such as those resulting from diabetes; dyslipidemia; hypercholesterolemia; lipid-related diseases; inflammatory diseases that are caused by inflammatory cytokines; skin diseases such as allergic skin diseases; diabetes; or Alzheimer's disease. [Solving Means] A carbinol compound represented by the following general formula (I) or salt thereof, or their solvate.
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- Asymmetric synthesis of antimicrotubule biaryl hybrids of allocolchicine and steganacin
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The asymmetric synthesis of novel axially chiral hiaryl compounds 5 a-f containing a seven- or eight-memhered heterocyclic medium ring is described. These molecules can he considered to he structural hybrids of allocolchicine- and sleganacin-lype natural products. The synthesis featured an atropo-diastereoselective biaryl Suzuki coupling in which a benzylic stereocenter efficiently transferred its stereochemical information to the biaryl axis. The coupling conditions were optimized. and two biphenylphosphane ligands (DavePhos and S-Phos) were found to give Ihe highest yields and diastereoselectivities. A three-element stereochemical model was proposed to explain the observed diastereoselectivities. In a second key step, the medium ring of the target molecules was formed by a stercoselective SN1-type cyclodehydration that probably involved a configurationally stable carbocationic intermediate, as supported by calculations. Alternatively. S N2-type cyclizations were employed on the same Suzuki coupling products to give the target molecules in a stereodivergent or stereoconvergent manner. These cyclization methods furnished the target hybrid analogues 5 a-f with ee values above 94%. All analogues were evaluated as antimicrotubule agents and against a panel of cancer-cell lines using colchicine (1) and N-acetylcolchinol (3) as references. Promising activities were found for R,a R-configured compounds 5 a, b and 5 f; in particular, ethyl analogue 5 b showed a twofold antimicrotubule activity relative to colchicine.
- Joncour, Agnes,Decor, Anne,Liu, Jian-Miao,Tran Huu Dau, Marie-Elise,Baudoin, Olivier
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- DDQ catalyzed benzylic acetoxylation of arylalkanes: a case of exquisitely controlled oxidation under sonochemical activation
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Acetoxylated arylalkanes are selectively obtained via sonochemical activation of DDQ catalyzed benzylic oxidation of arylalkanes in the presence of anhydrous acetic acid. The method gives an exquisite control of benzylic acetoxylation under ultrasound, in contrast to the uncontrolled oxidation observed under conventional heating or microwave activation. In addition, the developed method could be?a useful strategy for the synthesis of industrially important enantiopure benzyl alcohols due to the easy amenability of obtained acetoxylated products toward chiral resolution.
- Kumar, Vinod,Sharma, Abhishek,Sharma, Meenakshi,Sharma, Upendra K.,Sinha, Arun K.
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- Biaryl axis as a stereochemical relay for the enantioselective synthesis of antimicrotubule agents
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(Chemical Equation Presented) Return to sender: A biaryl configuration that is controlled by a benzylic stereocenter in an atropo-selective Suzuki coupling in turn controls the stereocenter configuration in an SN1-type dehydrative cyclization performed at low temperature. Promising antimicrotubule biaryls of high optical purity are obtained in this manner. TFA = trifluoroacetic acid, pin = pinacolato.
- Joncour, Agnes,Decor, Anne,Thoret, Sylviane,Chiaroni, Angele,Baudoin, Olivier
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- Production of piperonal, vanillin, and p-anisaldehyde via solventless supported iodobenzene diacetate oxidation of isosafrol, isoeugenol, and anethol under microwave irradiation
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A novel experimental procedure to obtain carbonyl compounds under microwave irradiation from activated olefins and supported iodobenzene diacetate is described. By varying the reaction conditions it is possible to generate the corresponding aldehydes in reasonable-to-excellent yields and selectivities. The methodology is simple, clean, and reproducible and presents short reaction times. Using isosafrol, isoeugenol, and anethol it was possible to produce piperonal, vanillin and p-anisaldehyde, respectively.
- Alvarez, Heiddy Marquez,Barbosa, Dayse P.,Fricks, Alini Tinoco,Aranda, Donato A. G.,Valdes, Ricardo H.,Antunes
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- Microwave- and ultrasound-assisted semisynthesis of natural methoxylated propiophenones from isomeric mixture of phenylpropenes in minutes
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A rapid and practical semisynthesis of natural methoxylated propiophenones (3a-3f) is realized by reacting stereo- and regio-isomeric mixture of phenylpropenes (1a-1f) with a catalytic amount of palladium chloride - sodium formate in formic acid, methanol, and water (2:1:2) into single product phenylpropanes (2a-2f) followed by its oxidation with 2,3-dichloro-5,6- dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) in wet dioxane, containing a few drops of formic acid. Conventional, ultrasound, and microwave heating were compared through these studies.
- Joshi, Bhupendra P.,Sharma, Anuj,Sinha, Arun K.
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- Process for the synthesis of 5-(α-hydroxyalkyl) benzo[1,3]dioxols
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The present invention regards a three-step process for the synthesis of 5-(α-hydroxyalkyl) benzo[1,3]dioxols. The process comprises: (i) the reaction of pyrocatechin (1,2-dihydroxybenzene) with a dihalo or di-alkoxyalkane, with the formation of a benzo[1,3]dioxol derivative; (ii) 5-selective catalytic acylation of the benzo[1,3]dioxol, with formation of a 5-alkanoylbenzo[1,3]dioxol and its subsequent (iii) reduction to 5-(α-hydroxyalkyl) benzo[1,3]dioxol. Also described are new benzodioxols obtainable using the above-mentioned process. The process of the invention is industrially simple and has low environmental impact; it allows to obtain in high yields derivatives of considerable interest, in particular for the perfumery industry, and in the sector of insecticides.
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- Reaction of some N-acyl-1-alkylamines with polyphosphoric ester PPE: nuclear magnetic resonance and stereochemistry of reaction products
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Phenylindanes were obtained from the reaction of N-acyl-1-arylalkylamines with polyphosphoric ester (PPE). cis-1-Methyl-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,6-dimethoxyindane was synthesized to determine which stereoisomer was produced by N-formyl and N-acetyl-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethylamine with PPE.Nuclear magnetic resonance specta (1H and 13C) of several mono-, 1,3-di-, and 1,2,3-tri-substituted indanes were fully analyzed to provide information on steric interactions and conformation of the cyclopentene ring.Possible cyclodimerization pathways are proposed.
- Alesso, Elba N.,Tombari, Dora G.,Iglesias, Graciela Y. Moltrasio,Aguirre, Jose M.
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- Palladium-catalysed oxidation of alcohols with carbon tetrachloride, formation of 4,4,4-trichloro ketones from allylic alcohols and carbon tetrachlorid
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Pd salts catalyse oxidation of alcohols with CCl4 in the presence of K2CO3. Primary alcohols are oxidised to esters, and secondary alcohols to ketones. CCl4 is converted to CHCl3. The reaction of allylic alcohols bearing a terminal olefinic bond with CCl4 or BrCCl3 in the presence of palladium catalyst at 110° affords 4,4,4-trichloro ketones. At 40°, simple adducts of CCl4 or BrCCl3 having a halohydrin structure are obtained, which are converted to the corresponding trichloro ketones by the catalysis of palladium. Various halohydrins are converted to ketones by Pd catalysis.
- nagashima, Hideo,Sato, Koji,Tsuii, Jiro
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- A PALLADIUM CATALYZED CONVERSION OF HALOHYDRINS TO KETONES
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Pd(OAc)2 combined with P(o-Tol)3 catalyzes the conversion of halohydrins to ketones in the presence of K2CO3.Various halohydrins, which are easily available from olefins, can be converted to ketones in high yields.
- Tsuji, Jiro,Nagashima, Hideo,Sato, Koji
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