- Indene formation upon borane-induced cyclization of arylallenes, 1,1-carboboration, and retro-hydroboration
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We herein report the reaction of arylallenes with tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane that yields pentafluorophenyl substituted indenes. The tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane induces the cyclization of the allene and transfers a pentafluorophenyl ring in the course of this reaction. A Hammett plot analysis and DFT computations indicate a 1,1-carboboration to be the C-C bond-forming step.
- Hasenbeck, Max,Wech, Felix,Averdunk, Arthur,Becker, Jonathan,Gellrich, Urs
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p. 5518 - 5521
(2021/06/12)
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- Copper-Catalyzed Sulfonylation of Cyclobutanone Oxime Esters with Sulfonyl Hydrazides
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A copper-catalyzed radical cross-coupling of cyclobutanone oxime esters with sulfonyl hydrazides has been developed. The copper-based catalytic system proved crucial for cleavage of the C-C bond of cyclobutanone oximes and for selective C-S bond-formation involving persistent sulfonyl-metal radical intermediates. This protocol is distinguished by the low-cost catalytic system, which does not require ligand, base, or toxic cyanide salt, and by the use of readily accessible starting materials, as well as broad substrate scope, providing an efficient approach to various diversely substituted cyano-containing sulfones.
- Dong, Bingbing,Lu, Jiansha,Bao, Honghao,Zhang, Yuanyuan,Liu, Yingguo,Leng, Yuting
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p. 3769 - 3776
(2021/07/14)
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- Electrochemical fluorosulfonylation of styrenes
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An environmentally friendly and efficient electrochemical fluorosulfonylation of styrenes has been developed. With the use of sulfonylhydrazides and triethylamine trihydrofluoride, a diverse array of β-fluorosulfones could be readily obtained. This reaction features mild conditions and a broad substrate scope, which could also be conveniently extended to a gram-scale preparation.
- Jiang, Yi-Min,Wu, Shao-Fen,Yan, Hong,Ye, Ke-Yin,Yu, Yi,Yuan, Yaofeng
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p. 11481 - 11484
(2021/11/16)
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- Electrochemistry enabled selective vicinal fluorosulfenylation and fluorosulfoxidation of alkenes
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Both sulfur and fluorine play important roles in organic synthesis, the life science, and materials science. The direct incorporation of these elements into organic scaffolds with precise control of the oxidation states of sulfur moieties is of great significance. Herein, we report the highly selective electrochemical vicinal fluorosulfenylation and fluorosulfoxidation reactions of alkenes, which were enabled by the unique ability of electrochemistry to dial in the potentials on demand. Preliminary mechanistic investigations revealed that the fluorosulfenylation reaction proceeded through a radical-polar crossover mechanism involving a key episulfonium ion intermediate. Subsequent electrochemical oxidation of fluorosulfides to fluorosulfoxides were readily achieved under a higher applied potential with the adventitious H2O in the reaction mixture.
- Jiang, Yimin,Shi, Zhaojiang,Wu, Jinnan,Wu, Shaofen,Ye, Keyin,Yu, Yi,Yuan, Yaofeng
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(2021/11/17)
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- Vinyl Thianthrenium Tetrafluoroborate: A Practical and Versatile Vinylating Reagent Made from Ethylene
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The use of vinyl electrophiles in synthesis has been hampered by the lack of access to a suitable reagent that is practical and of appropriate reactivity. In this work we introduce a vinyl thianthrenium salt as an effective vinylating reagent. The bench-stable, crystalline reagent can be readily prepared from ethylene gas at atmospheric pressure in one step and is broadly useful in the annulation chemistry of (hetero)cycles, N-vinylation of heterocyclic compounds, and palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. The structural features of the thianthrene core enable a distinct synthesis and reactivity profile, unprecedented for other vinyl sulfonium derivatives.
- Juliá, Fabio,Paulus, Fritz,Ritter, Tobias,Yan, Jiyao
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p. 12992 - 12998
(2021/09/03)
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- Controlling the Lewis Acidity and Polymerizing Effectively Prevent Frustrated Lewis Pairs from Deactivation in the Hydrogenation of Terminal Alkynes
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Two strategies were reported to prevent the deactivation of Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) in the hydrogenation of terminal alkynes: reducing the Lewis acidity and polymerizing the Lewis acid. A polymeric Lewis acid (P-BPh3) with high stability was designed and synthesized. Excellent conversion (up to 99%) and selectivity can be achieved in the hydrogenation of terminal alkynes catalyzed by P-BPh3. This catalytic system works quite well for different substrates. In addition, the P-BPh3 can be easily recycled.
- Geng, Jiao,Hu, Xingbang,Liu, Qiang,Wu, Youting,Yang, Liu,Yao, Chenfei
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p. 3685 - 3690
(2021/05/31)
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- Polymerization of Allenes by Using an Iron(II) β-Diketiminate Pre-Catalyst to Generate High Mn Polymers
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Herein, we report an iron(II)-catalyzed polymerization of arylallenes. This reaction proceeds rapidly at room temperature in the presence of a hydride co-catalyst to generate polymers of weight up to Mn=189 000 Da. We have determined the polymer structure and chain length for a range of monomers through a combination of NMR, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis. Mechanistically, we postulate that the co-catalyst does not react to form an iron(II) hydride in situ, but instead the chain growth is proceeding via a reactive Fe(III) species. We have also performed kinetic and isotopic experiments to further our understanding. The formation of a highly unusual 1,3-substituted cyclobutane side-product is also investigated.
- Durand, Derek J.,Webster, Ruth L.,Woof, Callum R.
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p. 12335 - 12340
(2021/07/19)
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- Boronic Acid Pairs for Sequential Bioconjugation
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Boronic acids can play diverse roles when applied in biological environments, and employing boronic acid structures in tandem could provide new tools for multifunctional probes. This Letter describes a pair of boronic acid functional groups, 2-nitro-arylboronic acid (NAB) and (E)-alkenylboronic acid (EAB), that enable sequential cross-coupling through stepwise nickel- and copper-catalyzed processes. The selective coupling of NAB groups enables the preparation of stapled peptides, protein-protein conjugates, and other bioconjugates.
- Ball, Zachary T.,Ding, Yuxuan,Miller, Mary K.,Swierczynski, Michael J.
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p. 5334 - 5338
(2021/07/26)
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- Mild and efficient desulfurization of thiiranes with MoCl5/Zn system
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Desulfurization of a variety of thiiranes to alkenes occurs chemoselectively in high yields upon treatment with MoCl5/Zn system under mild conditions. The new methodology demonstrates high functional group tolerance toward chloro, bromo, fluoro, methoxy, ester, ether and keto groups.
- Lee, Yeong Jin,Shin, Jeong Won,Yoo, Byung Woo
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of Aryl Bromides with Vinyl Acetate in Dimethyl Isosorbide as a Sustainable Solvent
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A nickel-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling has been achieved using (hetero)aryl bromides and vinyl acetate as the coupling partners. This mild, applicable method provides a reliable access to a variety of vinyl arenes, heteroarenes, and benzoheterocycles, which should expand the chemical space of precursors to fine chemicals and polymers. Importantly, a sustainable solvent, dimethyl isosorbide, is used, making this protocol more attractive from the point of view of green chemistry.
- Huang, Xia,Jin, Jian,Lei, Chuanhu,Su, Mincong
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(2022/01/15)
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- Piperazine-promoted gold-catalyzed hydrogenation: The influence of capping ligands
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Gold nanoparticles (NPs) combined with Lewis bases, such as piperazine, were found to perform selective hydrogenation reactions via the heterolytic cleavage of H2. Since gold nanoparticles can be prepared by many different methodologies and using different capping ligands, in this study, we investigated the influence of capping ligands adsorbed on gold surfaces on the formation of the gold-ligand interface. Citrate (Citr), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and oleylamine (Oley)-stabilized Au NPs were not activated by piperazine for the hydrogenation of alkynes, but the catalytic activity was greatly enhanced after removing the capping ligands from the gold surface by calcination at 400 °C and the subsequent adsorption of piperazine. Therefore, the capping ligand can limit the catalytic activity if not carefully removed, demonstrating the need of a cleaner surface for a ligand-metal cooperative effect in the activation of H2 for selective semihydrogenation of various alkynes under mild reaction conditions.
- Barbosa, Eduardo C. M.,Camargo, Pedro H. C.,Fiorio, Jhonatan L.,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Kikuchi, Danielle K.,Rossi, Liane M.,Rudolph, Matthias
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p. 1996 - 2003
(2020/04/22)
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- An Annelated Mesoionic Carbene (MIC) Based Ru(II) Catalyst for Chemo- And Stereoselective Semihydrogenation of Internal and Terminal Alkynes
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The catalytic utility of [RuL1(CO)2I2] (1), containing an annelated π-conjugated imidazo-naphthyridine-based mesoionic carbene (MIC) ligand (L1), is evaluated for E-selective alkyne semihydrogenation. The precatalyst 1, in combination with 2 equiv of AgBArF, semihydrogenates a broad range of internal alkynes with molecular hydrogen (5 bar) in water. (E)-Alkenes are accessed in high yields, and a number of reducible functional groups are tolerated. A chelate MIC ligand and two cis carbonyls provide a well-defined platform at the Ru center for hydrogenation and isomerization. The loss of two iodides and the presence of two carbonyls render the Ru center electron deficient and thus the formation of metal vinylidenes with terminal alkynes is avoided. This is leveraged for the semihydrogenation of terminal alkynes by the same catalytic system in isopropyl alcohol. Reaction profile, isomerization, kinetic, and DFT studies reveal initial alkyne hydrogenation to a (Z)-alkene, which further isomerizes to an (E)-alkene via metal-catalyzed Z → E isomerization.
- Bera, Jitendra K.,Choudhury, Joyanta,Das, Shubhajit,Dutta, Indranil,Pati, Swapan K.,Saha, Sayantani,Yadav, Suman
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p. 3212 - 3223
(2020/10/02)
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- Creation of Redox-Active PdSx Nanoparticles Inside the Defect Pores of MOF UiO-66 with Unique Semihydrogenation Catalytic Properties
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Semihydrogenation of alkynes to produce alkenes is very important in the industry; however, over-hydrogenation heavily complicates the postprocesses, which are highly energy consuming and not environmentally friendly. One of the most efficient pathways to solve this challenging issue is to develop highly selective catalysts that could only hydrogenate alkynes and are inactive in hydrogenation of alkenes. This work presents herein an efficient catalyst, consisting of in situ created PdS0.53 nanoparticles as the redox-active sites inside the defect pores of metal–organic framework UiO-66, which demonstrates very high alkene selectivity (up to 99.5%) in semihydrogenation of easily over-hydrogenated terminal alkynes. In contrast to the traditional catalysts, strict control over the reaction time becomes the nonessential condition because the catalyst system is almost inactive in hydrogenation of alkenes. Therefore, this paradigm work provides a practically applicable pathway for the development of efficient catalysts with unique catalytic properties for selective semihydrogenation reactions.
- Dong, Ming-Jie,Wang, Xuan,Wu, Chuan-De
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- Accelerating Chemo- And Regioselective Hydrogenation of Alkynes over Bimetallic Nanoparticles in a Metal-Organic Framework
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Selective semihydrogenation of alkynes has been a long-term and significant target, yet it remains a great challenge. Herein, bimetallic nanoparticles in a metal-organic framework (MOF), i.e., CuPd&at;ZIF-8 composite, featuring a cubic CuPd core and a porous ZIF-8 shell, have been rationally fabricated for this end. Given the unique physicochemical properties, the Cu nanocubes can not only convert solar energy into heat to accelerate the reaction but also serve as the seed for in situ formation of Pd nanoparticles (NPs) on their external surface to regulate the chemoselectivity of Pd active sites. The additional growth of the MOF shell is helpful to stabilize the CuPd core and offer regioselectivity via the steric hindrance effect. Ammonia borane provides active hydrogen species to significantly boost the hydrogenation and ensure the high selectivity. As a result, the CuPd&at;MOF exhibits high efficiency, featuring a turnover frequency (TOF, 6799 min-1) of 5-105 times higher than that in previous reports, and high chemo- and regioselectivity toward the semihydrogenation of alkynes, in the presence of NH3BH3 as a hydrogen source, under visible-light irradiation at ambient temperature.
- Guan, Qiaoqiao,Jiang, Hai-Long,Li, Luyan,Lu, Junling,Yang, Qihao,Yang, Weijie,Yu, Shu-Hong
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p. 7753 - 7762
(2020/08/21)
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- Synthesis method of monosubstituted styrene
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The invention discloses a synthetic method of monosubstituted styrene. According to the method, monosubstituted benzaldehyde and methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide are used as initial raw materials, tetrahydrofuran is used as a solvent, strong base without nitrogen protection and low-temperature reaction conditions is used for reaction at normal temperature and normal pressure, and after the reaction is finished, a flash column chromatography method is used for post-treatment to obtain monosubstituted styrene. According to the method, water-free and oxygen-free harsh operation conditions are avoided, and the synthesis cost is reduced; the post-treatment process is simplified, quenching and extraction operations are not needed, the post-treatment time is shortened, a large amount of eluentdoes not need to be used, and the product loss is reduced.
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- Design, synthesis of novel 4,5-dihydroisoxazole-containing benzamide derivatives as highly potent FtsZ inhibitors capable of killing a variety of MDR Staphylococcus aureus
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Antibiotic resistance among clinically significant bacterial pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) is becoming a prevalent threat to public health, and new antibacterial agents with novel mechanisms of action hence are in an urgent need. As a part of continuing effort to develop antibacterial agents, we rationally designed and synthesized two series of 4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl and 4,5-dihydroisoxazol-3-yl-containing benzamide derivatives that targeted the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ. Evaluation of their activity against a panel of Gram-positive and -negative pathogens revealed that compound A16 possessing the 4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5-yl group showed outstanding antibacterial activity (MIC, ≤0.125–0.5 μg/mL) against various testing strains, including methicillin-resistant, penicillin-resistant and clinical isolated S. aureus strains. Besides, further mouse infection model revealed that A16 could be effective in vivo and non-toxic to Hela cells. Finally, a detailed discussion of structure-activity relationships was conducted, referring to the docking results. It is worth noting that substituting a 4,5-dihydroisoxazole ring for the isoxazole ring not only broadened the antibacterial spectrum but also resulted in a significant increase in antibacterial activity against S. aureus strains. Taken together, these results suggest a promising chemotype for the development of new FtsZ-targeting bactericidal agents.
- Song, Di,Bi, Fangchao,Zhang, Nan,Qin, Yinhui,Liu, Xingbang,Teng, Yuetai,Ma, Shutao
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(2020/09/11)
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- Thiourea-Mediated Halogenation of Alcohols
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The halogenation of alcohols under mild conditions expedited by the presence of substoichiometric amounts of thiourea additives is presented. The amount of thiourea added dictates the pathway of the reaction, which may diverge from the desired halogenation reaction toward oxidation of the alcohol, in the absence of thiourea, or toward starting material recovery when excess thiourea is used. Both bromination and chlorination were highly efficient for primary, secondary, tertiary, and benzyl alcohols and tolerate a broad range of functional groups. Detailed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies, isotopic labeling, and other control experiments suggest a radical-based mechanism. The fact that the reaction is carried out at ambient conditions, uses ubiquitous and inexpensive reagents, boasts a wide scope, and can be made highly atom economic, makes this new methodology a very appealing option for this archetypical organic reaction.
- Mohite, Amar R.,Phatake, Ravindra S.,Dubey, Pooja,Agbaria, Mohamed,Shames, Alexander I.,Lemcoff, N. Gabriel,Reany, Ofer
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p. 12901 - 12911
(2020/11/26)
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- Efficient palladium-catalyzed synthesis of 2-aryl propionic acids
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A flexible two-step, one-pot procedure was developed to synthesize 2-aryl propionic acids including the anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and flurbiprofen. Optimal results were obtained in the presence of the novel ligand neoisopinocampheyldiphenylphosphine (NISPCPP) (9) which enabled the efficient sequential palladium-catalyzed Heck coupling of aryl bromides with ethylene and hydroxycarbonylation of the resulting styrenes to 2-aryl propionic acids. This cascade transformation leads with high regioselectivity to the desired products in good yields and avoids the need for additional purification steps.
- Neumann, Helfried,Sergeev, Alexey G.,Spannenberg, Anke,Beller, Matthias
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(2020/09/16)
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- Iron-Catalyzed Direct Julia-Type Olefination of Alcohols
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Herein, we report an iron-catalyzed, convenient, and expedient strategy for the synthesis of styrene and naphthalene derivatives with the liberation of dihydrogen. The use of a catalyst derived from an earth-abundant metal provides a sustainable strategy to olefins. This method exhibits wide substrate scope (primary and secondary alcohols) functional group tolerance (amino, nitro, halo, alkoxy, thiomethoxy, and S- A nd N-heterocyclic compounds) that can be scaled up. The unprecedented synthesis of 1-methyl naphthalenes proceeds via tandem methenylation/double dehydrogenation. Mechanistic study shows that the cleavage of the C-H bond of alcohol is the rate-determining step.
- Landge, Vinod G.,Babu, Reshma,Yadav, Vinita,Subaramanian, Murugan,Gupta, Virendrakumar,Balaraman, Ekambaram
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p. 9876 - 9886
(2020/09/03)
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- Deoxygenation of Epoxides with Carbon Monoxide
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The use of carbon monoxide as a direct reducing agent for the deoxygenation of terminal and internal epoxides to the respective olefins is presented. This reaction is homogeneously catalyzed by a carbonyl pincer-iridium(I) complex in combination with a Lewis acid co-catalyst to achieve a pre-activation of the epoxide substrate, as well as the elimination of CO2 from a γ-2-iridabutyrolactone intermediate. Especially terminal alkyl epoxides react smoothly and without significant isomerization to the internal olefins under CO atmosphere in benzene or toluene at 80–120 °C. Detailed investigations reveal a substrate-dependent change in the mechanism for the epoxide C?O bond activation between an oxidative addition under retention of the configuration and an SN2 reaction that leads to an inversion of the configuration.
- Maulbetsch, Theo,Jürgens, Eva,Kunz, Doris
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p. 10634 - 10640
(2020/07/30)
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- Fluorination of arylboronic esters enabled by bismuth redox catalysis
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Bismuth catalysis has traditionally relied on the Lewis acidic properties of the element in a fixed oxidation state. In this paper, we report a series of bismuth complexes that can undergo oxidative addition, reductive elimination, and transmetallation in a manner akin to transition metals. Rational ligand optimization featuring a sulfoximine moiety produced an active catalyst for the fluorination of aryl boronic esters through a bismuth (III)/bismuth (V) redox cycle. Crystallographic characterization of the different bismuth species involved, together with a mechanistic investigation of the carbonfluorine bond-forming event, identified the crucial features that were combined to implement the full catalytic cycle.
- Planas, Oriol,Wang, Feng,Leutzsch, Markus,Cornella, Josep
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p. 313 - 317
(2020/01/28)
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- Selective and efficient desulfurization of thiiranes with Mo(CO)6
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Mo(CO)6 converts a broad range of thiiranes to the corresponding alkenes in high yields under neutral conditions. It has been found that this protocol is chemoselective and tolerates a variety of functional groups such as chloro, bromo, fluoro, ester, methoxy, ether and keto.
- Yoo, Byung Woo,Kim, Jung Youn
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- General and Chemoselective Copper Oxide Catalysts for Hydrogenation Reactions
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Copper oxide catalysts have been prepared by pyrolysis of copper acetate on aluminum oxide. The material resulting from pyrolysis at 800 °C allows for catalytic hydrogenations at low temperature of a variety of unsaturated compounds such as quinolines, alkynes, ketones, imines, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as well as nitroarenes with good activity and selectivity.
- Li, Wu,Cui, Xinjiang,Junge, Kathrin,Surkus, Annette-Enrica,Kreyenschulte, Carsten,Bartling, Stephan,Beller, Matthias
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p. 4302 - 4307
(2019/05/08)
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- Azologization and repurposing of a hetero-stilbene-based kinase inhibitor: Towards the design of photoswitchable sirtuin inhibitors
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The use of light as an external trigger to change ligand shape and as a result its bioactivity, allows the probing of pharmacologically relevant systems with spatiotemporal resolution. A hetero-stilbene lead resulting from the screening of a compound that was originally designed as kinase inhibitor served as a starting point for the design of photoswitchable sirtuin inhibitors. Because the original stilbenoid structure exerted unfavourable photochemical characteristics it was remodelled to its heteroarylic diazeno analogue. By this intramolecular azologization, the shape of the molecule was left unaltered, whereas the photoswitching ability was improved. As anticipated, the highly analogous compound showed similar activity in its thermodynamically stable stretched-out (E)-form. Irradiation of this isomer triggers isomerisation to the long-lived (Z)-configuration with a bent geometry causing a considerably shorter end‐to‐end distance. The resulting affinity shifts are intended to enable real‐time photomodulation of sirtuins in vitro.
- Grathwol, Christoph W.,W?ssner, Nathalie,Swyter, S?ren,Smith, Adam C.,Tapavicza, Enrico,Hofstetter, Robert K.,Bodtke, Anja,Jung, Manfred,Link, Andreas
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p. 2170 - 2183
(2019/09/30)
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- Silylpalladium Cations Enable the Oxidative Addition of C(sp3)-O Bonds
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The synthesis and characterization of the room-temperature and solution-stable silylpalladium cations (PCy3)2Pd-SiR3+(C6F5)4B- (SiR3 = SiMe2Et, SiHEt2) and (Xantphos)Pd-SiR3+(BArf4) (SiR3 = SiMe2Et, SiHEt2; Xantphos = 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene; BArf4 = (3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)4B-) are reported. Spectroscopic and ligand addition experiments suggest that silylpalladium complexes of the type (PCy3)2Pd-SiR3+ are three-coordinate and T-shaped. Addition of dialkyl ethers to both the PCy3 and Xantphos-based silylpalladium cations resulted in the cleavage of C(sp3)-O bonds and the generation of cationic Pd-alkyl complexes. Mechanistically enabling is the ability of silylpalladium cations to behave as sources of both electrophilic silylium ions and nucleophilic LnPd(0).
- Wierschen, Andreas L.,Romano, Neyen,Lee, Stephen J.,Gagné, Michel R.
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p. 16024 - 16032
(2019/11/11)
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- Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of Vinyl Arenes from Aryl Halides and Acrylic Acid
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Acrylic acid is presented as an inexpensive, non-volatile vinylating agent in a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative vinylation of aryl halides. The reaction proceeds through a Heck reaction of acrylic acid, immediately followed by protodecarboxylation of the cinnamic acid intermediate. The use of the carboxylate group as a deciduous directing group ensures high selectivity for monoarylated products. The vinylation process is generally applicable to diversely substituted substrates. Its utility is shown by the synthesis of drug-like molecules and the gram-scale preparation of key intermediates in drug synthesis.
- Gao, Yang,Ou, Yang,Goo?en, Lukas J.
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p. 8709 - 8712
(2019/06/17)
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- Rapid Deoxyfluorination of Alcohols with N-Tosyl-4-chlorobenzenesulfonimidoyl Fluoride (SulfoxFluor) at Room Temperature
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The deoxyfluorination of alcohols is a fundamentally important approach to access alkyl fluorides, and thus the development of shelf-stable, easy-to-handle, fluorine-economical, and highly selective deoxyfluorination reagents is highly desired. This work describes the development of a crystalline compound, N-tosyl-4-chlorobenzenesulfonimidoyl fluoride (SulfoxFluor), as a novel deoxyfluorination reagent that possesses all of the aforementioned merits, which is rare in the arena of deoxyfluorination. Endowed by the multi-dimensional modulating ability of the sulfonimidoyl group, SulfoxFluor is superior to 2-pyridinesulfonyl fluoride (PyFluor) in fluorination rate, and is also superior to perfluorobutanesulfonyl fluoride (PBSF) in fluorine-economy. Its reaction with alcohols not only tolerates a wide range of functionalities including the more sterically hindered alcoholic hydroxyl groups, but also exhibits high fluorination/elimination selectivity. Because SulfoxFluor can be easily prepared from inexpensive materials and can be safely handled without special techniques, it promises to serve as a practical deoxyfluorination reagent for the synthesis of various alkyl fluorides.
- Guo, Junkai,Kuang, Cuiwen,Rong, Jian,Li, Lingchun,Ni, Chuanfa,Hu, Jinbo
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p. 7259 - 7264
(2019/05/10)
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- Nickel(ii)-catalyzed direct olefination of benzyl alcohols with sulfones with the liberation of H2
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A nickel(ii)-catalyzed direct olefination of benzyl alcohols with sulfones to access various terminal and internal olefins with the liberation of hydrogen gas is reported.
- Landge, Vinod G.,Yadav, Vinita,Subaramanian, Murugan,Dangarh, Pragya,Balaraman, Ekambaram
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p. 6130 - 6133
(2019/06/03)
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- Phosphine-free cobalt pincer complex catalyzed: Z -selective semi-hydrogenation of unbiased alkynes
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Herein, we report a novel, molecularly defined NNN-type cobalt pincer complex catalyzed transfer semi-hydrogenation of unbiased alkynes to Z-selective alkenes. This unified process is highly stereo- and chemo-selective and exhibits a broad scope as well as wide functional group tolerance. Ammonia-borane (AB), a bench-stable substrate with high gravimetric hydrogen capacity, was used as a safe and practical transfer hydrogenating source.
- Landge, Vinod G.,Pitchaimani, Jayaraman,Midya, Siba P.,Subaramanian, Murugan,Madhu, Vedichi,Balaraman, Ekambaram
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p. 428 - 433
(2018/02/07)
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- Additive-modulated switchable reaction pathway in the addition of alkynes with organosilanes catalyzed by supported Pd nanoparticles: Hydrosilylation: versus semihydrogenation
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We herein report supported Pd nanoparticles on N,O-doped hierarchical porous carbon as a single operation catalyst-enabled additive-modulated reaction pathway for alkynes addition with organosilanes between hydrosilyation and semihydrogenation. In the case of alkynes hydrosilylation, a simple iodide ion as an additive has a promotion effect on the activity and regio- and stereoselectivity, where iodide can coordinate with Pd NPs via strong δ donation to increase the electron density of the Pd atom, resulting in an increased ability for the oxidative addition of hydrosilane as the rate-determining step to make the reaction proceed efficiently to afford vinylsilanes in high yields with excellent regio- and stereoselectivity. For the catalytic transfer semihydrogenation of alkynes, water was introduced to mix with organosilane to form a silanol together with the generation of hydrogen atoms on the Pd NPs surface or the liberation of H2 gas as a reducing agent, whereby the quantitative reduction of alkynes was achieved with exclusive selectivity to alkenes. In both cases, the catalyst could be recycled several times without a significant loss in activity or selectivity. A broad range of alkyl and aryl alkynes with various functional groups are compatible with the reaction conditions. The role the additive exerted in each reaction was extensively investigated through control experiments as well as the kinetic isotopic effect along with spectroscopic characterization. In addition, the respective mechanism operating in both reactions was proposed.
- Duan, Yanan,Ji, Guijie,Zhang, Shaochun,Chen, Xiufang,Yang, Yong
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p. 1039 - 1050
(2018/03/05)
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- Accessing Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry through Robust Gold@N-Doped Carbon for Selective Hydrogenation of Alkynes
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Pyrolysis of Au(OAc)3 in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline over TiO2 furnishes a highly active and selective Au nanoparticle (NP) catalyst embedded in a nitrogen-doped carbon support, Au@N-doped carbon/TiO2 catalyst. Parameters such as pyrolysis temperature, type of support, and nitrogen ligands as well as Au/ligand molar ratios were systematically investigated. Highly selective hydrogenation of numerous structurally diverse alkynes proceeded in moderate to excellent yield under mild conditions. The high selectivity toward the industrially important alkene substrates, functional group tolerance, and the high recyclability makes the catalytic system unique. Both high activity and selectivity are correlated with a frustrated Lewis pairs interface formed by the combination of gold and nitrogen atoms of N-doped carbon that, according to density functional theory calculations, can serve as a basic site to promote the heterolytic activation of H2 under very mild conditions. This "fully heterogeneous" and recyclable gold catalyst makes the selective hydrogenation process environmentally and economically attractive.
- Fiorio, Jhonatan Luiz,Gon?alves, Renato Vitalino,Teixeira-Neto, Erico,Ortu?o, Manuel A.,López, Núria,Rossi, Liane Marcia
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p. 3516 - 3524
(2018/04/14)
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- Fluorinated cyclopropanes: Synthesis and chemistry of the aryl α,β,β-trifluorocyclopropane motif
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A general route to aryl α,β,β-trifluorocyclopropanes is reported and aryl oxidation gave the corresponding α,β,β-trifluorocyclopropane carboxylic acid. Reactions of the corresponding amides with phenol/thiophenol resulted in HF elimination and then conjugate addition. The partially fluorinated cyclopropane has a similar lipophilicity to -CF3 despite three carbon atoms, and it emerges as a novel motif for drug discovery.
- Thomson, Connor J.,Zhang, Qingzhi,Al-Maharik, Nawaf,Bühl, Michael,Cordes, David B.,Slawin, Alexandra M. Z.,O'Hagan, David
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p. 8415 - 8418
(2018/08/04)
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- Aerobic Photooxidative Synthesis of β-Alkoxy Monohydroperoxides Using an Organo Photoredox Catalyst Controlled by a Base
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Transition-metal-free synthesis of β-alkoxy monohydroperoxides via aerobic photooxidation using an acridinium photocatalyst was developed. This method enables the synthesis of some novel hydroperoxides. The peroxide source is molecular oxygen, which is cost-effective and atomically efficient. Magnesium oxide plays an important role as a base in the catalytic system.
- Asano, Yuya,Nagasawa, Yoshitomo,Yamaguchi, Eiji,Itoh, Akichika
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p. 409 - 412
(2018/02/21)
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- Rapid Access to Ortho-Alkylated Vinylarenes from Aromatic Acids by Dearomatization and Tandem Decarboxylative C-H Olefination/Rearomatization
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A two-step straightforward method for the preparation of ortho-alkylated vinylarenes from readily available benzoic acids is described. The synthetic route involves the dearomatization of benzoic acids by Birch reduction providing alkylated cyclohexa-2,5-dienyl-1-carboxylic acids. The diene subsequently undergoes a decarboxylative C-H olefination followed by rearomatization to deliver ortho-alkylated vinylarene. Mechanistic studies suggest that a Pd/Ag bimetallic catalytic system is important in the tandem decarboxylative C-H olefination/rearomatization step.
- Tsai, Hung-Chang,Huang, Yen-Hsiang,Chou, Chih-Ming
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p. 1328 - 1332
(2018/03/09)
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- Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Difunctionalization of Terminal Unactivated Alkenes
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The copper(II)-promoted free-radical oxidative difunctionalization of terminal alkenes to access ketoazides by utilizing molecular oxygen has been reported. A series of styrene derivatives have been evaluated and were found to be compatible to give the desired difunctionalized products in moderate to good yields. The role of molecular oxygen both as an oxidant and oxygen atom source in this catalytic transformation has been unquestionably demonstrated by 18O-labeling studies and a radical mechanistic pathway involving the oxidative formation of azidyl radicals is also designed. This environment-friendly catalytic oxidative protocol can transform aldehyde to nitrile.
- Hussain, Muhammad Ijaz,Feng, Yangyang,Hu, Liangzhen,Deng, Qingfu,Zhang, Xiaohui,Xiong, Yan
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p. 7852 - 7859
(2018/05/30)
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- COBALT COMPLEXES, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF
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The present invention discloses a cobalt compound of formula (I), a process for the preparation and use thereof. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a method inhibition of Tau Aggregation in a subject in need thereof using compound of formula (I).
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(2019/01/06)
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- Metal-Free Catalytic Reductive Cleavage of Enol Ethers
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In contrast to the well-known reductive cleavage of the alkyl-O bond, the cleavage of the alkenyl-O bond is much more challenging especially using metal-free approaches. Unexpectedly, alkenyl-O bonds were reductively cleaved when enol ethers were reacted with Et3SiH and a catalytic amount of B(C6F5)3. Supposedly, this reaction is the result of a B(C6F5)3-catalyzed tandem hydrosilylation reaction and a silicon-assisted β-elimination. A mechanism for this cleavage reaction is proposed based on experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
- Chulsky, Karina,Dobrovetsky, Roman
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p. 6804 - 6807
(2018/11/02)
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- Interrogating Pd(II) Anion Metathesis Using a Bifunctional Chemical Probe: A Transmetalation Switch
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Ligand metathesis of Pd(II) complexes is mechanistically essential for cross-coupling. We present a study of halide→OH anion metathesis of (Ar)PdII complexes using vinylBPin as a bifunctional chemical probe with Pd(II)-dependent cross-coupling pathways. We identify the variables that profoundly impact this event and allow control to be leveraged. This then allows control of cross-coupling pathways via promotion or inhibition of organoboron transmetalation, leading to either Suzuki-Miyaura or Mizoroki-Heck products. We show how this transmetalation switch can be used to synthetic gain in a cascade cross-coupling/Diels-Alder reaction, delivering borylated or non-borylated carbocycles, including steroid-like scaffolds.
- Molloy, John J.,Seath, Ciaran P.,West, Matthew J.,McLaughlin, Calum,Fazakerley, Neal J.,Kennedy, Alan R.,Nelson, David J.,Watson, Allan J. B.
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p. 126 - 130
(2018/01/17)
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- Terminal Alkenes from Acrylic Acid Derivatives via Non-Oxidative Enzymatic Decarboxylation by Ferulic Acid Decarboxylases
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Fungal ferulic acid decarboxylases (FDCs) belong to the UbiD-family of enzymes and catalyse the reversible (de)carboxylation of cinnamic acid derivatives through the use of a prenylated flavin cofactor. The latter is synthesised by the flavin prenyltransferase UbiX. Herein, we demonstrate the applicability of FDC/UbiX expressing cells for both isolated enzyme and whole-cell biocatalysis. FDCs exhibit high activity with total turnover numbers (TTN) of up to 55000 and turnover frequency (TOF) of up to 370 min?1. Co-solvent compatibility studies revealed FDC's tolerance to some organic solvents up 20 % v/v. Using the in-vitro (de)carboxylase activity of holo-FDC as well as whole-cell biocatalysts, we performed a substrate profiling study of three FDCs, providing insights into structural determinants of activity. FDCs display broad substrate tolerance towards a wide range of acrylic acid derivatives bearing (hetero)cyclic or olefinic substituents at C3 affording conversions of up to >99 %. The synthetic utility of FDCs was demonstrated by a preparative-scale decarboxylation.
- Aleku, Godwin A.,Prause, Christoph,Bradshaw-Allen, Ruth T.,Plasch, Katharina,Glueck, Silvia M.,Bailey, Samuel S.,Payne, Karl A. P.,Parker, David A.,Faber, Kurt,Leys, David
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p. 3736 - 3745
(2018/08/03)
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- Rapid and efficient debromination of vic-dibromides with VCl3/indium system
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The VCl3/In system was found to be a new protocol for debromination of a variety of vic-dibromides to the corresponding alkenes in high yields with short reaction times under mild conditions. This new methodology is highly chemose-lective, tolerating several functional groups such as chloro, bromo, fluoro, keto, ester, carboxyl, and methoxy groups.
- Woo Yoo, Byung,Yeon Park, Jee,Jong Shin, Hyo
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p. 275 - 278
(2018/08/21)
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- An Engineered Self-Sufficient Biocatalyst Enables Scalable Production of Linear α-Olefins from Carboxylic Acids
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Fusing the decarboxylase OleTJE and the reductase domain of P450BM3 creates a self-sufficient protein, OleT-BM3R, which is able to efficiently catalyze oxidative decarboxylation of carboxylic acids into linear α-olefins (LAOs) under mild aqueous conditions using O2 as the oxidant and NADPH as the electron donor. The compatible electron transfer system installed in the fusion protein not only eliminates the need for auxiliary redox partners, but also results in boosted decarboxylation reactivity and broad substrate scope. Coupled with the phosphite dehydrogenase-based NADPH regeneration system, this enzymatic reaction proceeds with improved product titers of up to 2.51 g L-1 and volumetric productivities of up to 209.2 mg L-1 h-1 at low catalyst loadings (~0.02 mol%). With its stability and scalability, this self-sufficient biocatalyst offers a nature-friendly approach to deliver LAOs.
- Lu, Chen,Shen, Fenglin,Wang, Shuaibo,Wang, Yuyang,Liu, Juan,Bai, Wen-Ju,Wang, Xiqing
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p. 5794 - 5798
(2018/06/01)
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- Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes with N-Graphitic-Modified Cobalt Nanoparticles Supported on Silica
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For the first time N-graphitic-modified cobalt nanoparticles (Co/phen@SiO2-800) are shown to be active in the semihydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes. Key to success for efficient catalysis is both the modification of the metal nanoparticles by nitrogen-doped graphitic layers and the use of silica as support. Several internal alkynes are converted to the Z isomer in high yields with up to 93% selectivity. In addition, a variety of terminal alkynes, including sensitive functionalized compounds, are readily converted into terminal alkenes. Notably, this non-noble-metal catalyst allows for the purification of alkenes by selective hydrogenation of the corresponding alkyne in the presence of an excess of olefin.
- Chen, Feng,Kreyenschulte, Carsten,Radnik, J?rg,Lund, Henrik,Surkus, Annette-Enrica,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 1526 - 1532
(2017/08/15)
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- Di-ruthenium complexes having diphosphines and carbonyls: Formation, structure, and catalytic hydrogenation of alkynes
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Reaction of three selected diphos ligands, viz. 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (L1), 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (L2) and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (L3), with [{Ru(CO)2Cl2}n] has afforded di-ruthenium complexes of type [Ru2(L)3(CO)2Cl4], (1–3). Crystal structure of complex 1 has been determined, and molecular structures of complexes 2 and 3 have been optimized through DFT method. Formation of the unexpected di-ruthenium complexes has been probed through DFT calculations. In dichloromethane solution all the complexes show intense absorptions in the visible and ultraviolet regions. Cyclic voltammetry on the complexes shows an irreversible oxidation within 0.79–1.53 V vs SCE, and an irreversible reduction within ?1.20 to ?1.33 V vs SCE. The di-ruthenium complexes efficiently catalyze hydrogenation of alkynes to the corresponding alkenes.
- Mukherjee, Aparajita,Paul, Piyali,Bhattacharya, Samaresh
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- Ligand-free nickel-catalyzed semihydrogenation of alkynes with sodium borohydride: A highly efficient and selective process for: Cis -alkenes under ambient conditions
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We report a low-cost and efficient catalytic system, involving in situ generated ligand-free Ni NPs, methanol and sodium borohydride, for the semihydrogenation of alkynes under ambient conditions. This catalytic system exhibits remarkably high activity, satisfactory cis-selectivity for internal alkynes, good stability and general applicability.
- Wen, Xin,Shi, Xiaozhen,Qiao, Xianliang,Wu, Zhilei,Bai, Guoyi
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p. 5372 - 5375
(2017/07/06)
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- Selective Semihydrogenation of Alkynes Catalyzed by Pd Nanoparticles Immobilized on Heteroatom-Doped Hierarchical Porous Carbon Derived from Bamboo Shoots
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Highly dispersed palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) immobilized on heteroatom-doped hierarchical porous carbon supports (N,O-carbon) with large specific surface areas are synthesized by a wet chemical reduction method. The N,O-carbon derived from naturally abundant bamboo shoots is fabricated by a tandem hydrothermal–carbonization process without assistance of any templates, chemical activation reagents, or exogenous N or O sources in a simple and ecofriendly manner. The prepared Pd/N,O-carbon catalyst shows extremely high activity and excellent chemoselectivity for semihydrogenation of a broad range of alkynes to versatile and valuable alkenes under ambient conditions. The catalyst can be readily recovered for successive reuse with negligible loss in activity and selectivity, and is also applicable for practical gram-scale reactions.
- Ji, Guijie,Duan, Yanan,Zhang, Shaochun,Fei, Benhua,Chen, Xiufang,Yang, Yong
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p. 3427 - 3434
(2017/09/15)
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- Towards nitrile-substituted cyclopropanes-a slow-release protocol for safe and scalable applications of diazo acetonitrile
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Diazo acetonitrile has long been neglected despite its high value in organic synthesis due to a high risk of explosions. Herein, we report our efforts towards the transient and safe generation of this diazo compound, its applications in iron catalyzed cyclopropanation and cyclopropenation reactions and the gram-scale synthesis of cyclopropyl nitriles.
- Hock, Katharina J.,Spitzner, Robin,Koenigs, Rene M.
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p. 2118 - 2122
(2017/07/24)
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- Fluorinative Rearrangements of Substituted Phenylallenes Mediated by (Difluoroiodo)toluene: Synthesis of α-(Difluoromethyl)styrenes
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Phenylallenes undergo fluorinative rearrangement upon the action of (difluoroiodo)toluene in the presence of 20 mol % BF3?OEt2 to yield α-difluoromethyl styrenes. This unprecedented reaction was entirely chemoselective for the internal allene π bond, and showed remarkable regioselectivity during the fluorination event. Substituted phenylallenes, phenylallenes possessing both phenyl- and α-allenyl substituents, and diphenylallenes were investigated, and good functional-group compatibility was observed throughout. The ease with which allenes can be prepared on a large scale, and the operational simplicity of this reaction allowed us to rapidly access fluorine-containing building blocks that have not been accessed by conventional deoxyfluorination strategies.
- Zhao, Zhensheng,Racicot, Léanne,Murphy, Graham K.
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p. 11620 - 11623
(2017/09/11)
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- Photoinduced, copper-catalyzed three components cyanofluoroalkylation of alkenes with fluoroalkyl iodides as fluoroalkylation reagents
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In the past few years, Ru and Ir catalyzed photoredox radical coupling reactions have been widely applied in organic synthesis. In contrast, the applications of Cu catalysts in photoredox organic transformations were limited. We here report the first example of photoinduced, Cu-catalyzed three component cyanofluoroalkylation of alkenes by directly using fluoroalkyl iodides as fluoroalkylation reagents.
- Guo, Quanping,Wang, Mengran,Wang, Yanfang,Xu, Zhaoqing,Wang, Rui
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p. 12317 - 12320
(2017/11/20)
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- Ether formation through reductive coupling of ketones or aldehydes catalyzed by a mesoionic carbene iridium complex
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An iridium(iii) Cp? complex containing a triazolylidene-pyridyl C,N-bidentate-coordinating ligand is a very powerful catalyst for the transformation of ketones and aldehydes into symmetrical ethers. This highly efficient reductive coupling proceeds immediately at room temperature and at a low catalyst loading (0.1 mol%) when Ph2SiH2 is used as an additive. Aromatic carbonyl substrates react faster than aliphatic ketones or aldehydes, and the substrate scope suggests some functional group tolerance. Likewise, the condensation of alcohols to symmetrical ethers is catalyzed by this triazolylidene iridium complex, though ether formation is an order of magnitude slower than when starting from the analogous ketone or aldehyde as a substrate, suggesting that alcohols are not potential intermediates in the reductive coupling process. Prolonged reactions or modification of the silane additive lead to ether cleavage and dehydration, thus affording the corresponding olefin. Mechanistic insights and in particular the different reactivities of alcohols and ketones have been exploited to develop a synthetic methodology for the iridium-catalyzed formation of unsymmetrical methyl ethers (R-OMe) in good yields.
- Petronilho,Vivancos,Albrecht
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p. 5766 - 5774
(2017/12/07)
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- Supported gold nanoparticles catalyzed: Cis -selective semihydrogenation of alkynes using ammonium formate as the reductant
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TiO2 supported gold nanoparticles with low loading (0.5 mol%) are able to semihydrogenate non-fluorinated and gem-difluorinated alkynes to cis-alkenes with high selectivity, using cost-effective and easy-to-handle ammonium formate as the reductant. No over-reduction was observed. The good recyclability of Au/TiO2 allows for "green" semireduction of alkynes. A difluorinated pyran and α,β-unsaturated δ-lactone were easily prepared from the obtained gem-difluoro alkene building blocks.
- Liang, Shengzong,Hammond, Gerald B.,Xu, Bo
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p. 6013 - 6016
(2016/05/24)
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