- Synthesis of Dibenzyls by Nickel-Catalyzed Homocoupling of Benzyl Alcohols
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Dibenzyls are essential building blocks that are widely used in organic synthesis, and they are typically prepared by the homocoupling of halides, organometallics, and ethers. Herein, we report an approach to this class of compounds using alcohols, which are more stable and readily available. The reaction proceeds via nickel-catalyzed and dimethyl oxalate assisted dynamic kinetic homocoupling of benzyl alcohols. Both primary and secondary alcohols are tolerated.
- Pan, Feng-Feng,Guo, Peng,Huang, Xiaochuang,Shu, Xing-Zhong
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p. 3094 - 3100
(2021/04/23)
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- Method for preparing biaryl hydrocarbon compound from alcohol compound
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The invention provides a method for preparing a biaryl hydrocarbon compound from an alcohol compound. The method comprises the following steps: sequentially adding the alcohol compound, sodium borohydride and iodine (the molar ratio is 1: (2-3): (0.5-1)) into a reaction tube containing acetonitrile solvent, sealing the reaction tube, heating to 100 DEG C, reacting for 10-20 hours, quenching with water after the reaction is completed, drying an organic phase with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and carrying out rotary evaporation to remove the solvent and obtain a target product. The method has the advantages of convenience in operation, easiness in product separation, high yield, small environmental pollution and the like, is an ideal method for producing the high-energy-density hydrocarbon by utilizing oxygen-enriched biomass raw materials, and has important practical value.
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- The synergy between the CsPbBr3nanoparticle surface and the organic ligand becomes manifest in a demanding carbon-carbon coupling reaction
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We demonstrate here the suitability of CsPbBr3nanoparticles as photosensitizers for a demanding photoredox catalytic homo- and cross-coupling of alkyl bromides at room temperature by merely using visible light and an electron donor, thanks to the cooperative action between the nanoparticle surface and organic capping.
- Casadevall, Carla,Claros, Miguel,Galian, Raquel E.,Lloret-Fillol, Julio,Pérez-Prieto, Julia,Rosa-Pardo, Ignacio,Schmidt, Luciana
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p. 5026 - 5029
(2020/05/18)
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- "bulky-Yet-Flexible" α-Diimine Palladium-Catalyzed Reductive Heck Cross-Coupling: Highly Anti-Markovnikov-Selective Hydroarylation of Alkene in Air
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To pursue a highly regioselective and efficient reductive Heck reaction, a series of moisture-and air-stable α-diimine palladium precatalysts were rationally designed, readily synthesized, and fully characterized. The relationship between the structures of the palladium complexes and the catalytic properties was investigated. It was revealed that the"bulky-yet-flexible"palladium complexes allowed highly anti-Markovnikov-selective hydroarylation of alkenes with (hetero)aryl bromides under aerobic conditions. Further synthetic application of the present protocol could provide rapid and straightforward access to functional and biologically active molecules.
- Yang, Xu-Wen,Li, Dong-Hui,Song, A-Xiang,Liu, Feng-Shou
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p. 11750 - 11765
(2020/10/23)
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- Method for preparation of bibenzyl compounds by photocatalytic one-step process
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The invention relates to a brand new low-cost method for synthesis of bibenzyl compounds. The method adopts green and clean light energy as the reaction energy, and takes toluene or a toluene derivative as the raw material to prepare bibenzyl compounds under the catalysis of a solid photocatalyst. The method is carried out at room temperature, and can prepare bibenzyl compounds directly by illumination. The reaction process includes: mixing a toluene derivative, a catalyst and a solvent, then putting the mixture into a pressure-resistant quartz container (larger than 1MPa), and performing replacement with inert gas, conducting illumination stirring at room temperature, and carrying out reaction for 1 or more hour. At the end of the reaction, the catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction system and can be recycled repeatedly, the reaction product can be separated by crystallization, and the yield of bibenzyl compounds can reach 3.21g (g catalyst)h. The method can be used for direct preparation of 1, 2-diphenylethane and natural bibenzyl drugs.
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- Visible-Light-Driven Self-Coupling of Methylarenes Catalyzed by Ni2P?Cd0.5Zn0.5S Nanoparticles
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The Ni2P?Cd0.5Zn0.5S nanoparticles photocatalyzed self-coupling of p-xylene was reported here, and the corresponding coupling product 1,2-di-p-tolylethane was obtained. The reaction could be extended to toluene derivatives with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents. Ni2P?Cd0.5Zn0.5S nanoparticles had already been characterized by XRD, ICP-AES, SEM, TEM, UV/Vis, FL, XPS. The Mott–Schottky curves of Ni2P?Cd0.5Zn0.5S were made through electrochemical methods. An active carbon free-radical was captured through ESR measurement under irradiation. The research demonstrated this photocatalytic system feasible for the self-coupling reaction of toluene derivatives.
- Yang, Dan-Dan,Hu, Jia-Jun,Zhang, Hong,Lv, Xiao-Jun,Chen, Yong,Fu, Wen-Fu
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p. 1384 - 1392
(2020/01/08)
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- Novel preparation of N-arylmethyl-N-arylmethyleneamine N-oxides from benzylic bromides with zinc and isobutyl nitrite
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Treatment of benzylic bromides with Zn and LiCl, followed by the reaction with i-butyl nitrite gave N-arylmethyl-N-arylmethyleneamine N-oxides in moderate yields. The present reaction is a novel and simple method for the preparation of nitrones from benzylic bromides, although the yields are moderate.
- Yanai, Kei,Togo, Hideo
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p. 3523 - 3529
(2019/05/24)
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- Ni(II)/Al(0) mediated benzylic Csp 3 - Csp 3 coupling in aqueous media
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Abstract : The reaction of benzyl bromides and chlorides with aluminium metal powder or foil (1.2 eqv.) in the presence of catalytic nickel nitrate (10 mol%) in water at room temperature resulted in homocoupling to the corresponding bibenzyl products which were isolated in moderate to good yields. In sharp contrast, the same reaction in organic solvents like dichloromethane, dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, methanol and toluene yielded only a trace amount of the desired product. The scope of the reaction was tested with substituents on the aromatic ring such as Me-, Cl-, CN-, F-, NO 2-, Ph- as well as 2 ° benzyl halides. Graphical abstract: The reagent combination of aluminium metal and catalytic Ni(NO3)2 promotes the homocoupling of benzyl bromides and chlorides giving rise to the corresponding bibenzyl products in good to excellent yields. The reaction is greatly facilitated in water and showed good functional group tolerance. Besides the mild reaction condition and bench-friendliness, the present reaction constitutes the first example of aluminium-mediated homocoupling of a halide in water. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
- Nayak, Mukesh Kumar,Mukhi, Priyabrata,Mohanty, Anuradha,Rana, Sohel Samim,Arora, Rajat,Narjinari, Himani,Roy, Sujit
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- Photoredox-Catalysis-Modulated, Nickel-Catalyzed Divergent Difunctionalization of Ethylene
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Divergent synthesis that enables a catalytic reaction to selectively produce different products from common substrates will allow the charting of wider chemical space and the unveiling of distinct mechanistic paradigms. A common strategy for it employs different ligands to modulate organometallic catalysts. Dramatic developments in photocatalysis have enabled previously inaccessible transformations. In particular, photoredox catalysis modulates the oxidation state of transition-metal complexes, offering enormous opportunities for methodology development. Herein, we developed a photo-mediated divergent ethylene difunctionalization via modulating oxidation states of the nickel catalyst by using different photoredox catalysts. This work will inspire new perspectives for value-added chemical synthesis using ethylene as a feedstock and shed light on photoredox-catalyst-based divergent synthesis, which fundamentally differs from ligand-controlled transition-metal catalysis.Divergent synthesis represents a powerful strategy for directly accessing different molecular scaffolds originating from the same starting materials. Access to different end products via transition-metal catalysis is conventionally achieved by ligand control. We herein demonstrate the use of ethylene feedstock and commercially available aryl halides to accomplish the divergent synthesis of 1,2-diarylethanes, 1,4-diarylbutanes, or 2,3-diarylbutanes in a highly selective fashion through the synergistic combination of nickel and photoredox catalysis. Mechanistic studies suggest that the observed selectivity was due to different active states of Ni(I) and Ni(0) modulated by Ru- and Ir-based photoredox catalysts, respectively. The ability to access different organometallic oxidation states via photoredox catalysis promises to inspire new perspectives for synergistic transition-metal-catalyzed divergent synthesis.Functionalization of ethylene without polymerization is challenging under photo-irradiation conditions. We have demonstrated that the photo-transformation of ethylene can be controllable by merging photoredox and transition-metal catalysis. In our study, the use of different photoredox catalysts was able to modulate the oxidation state of the nickel catalyst. Through different oxidation states, the nickel-catalyzed couplings proceeded via distinct pathways to generate divergent ethylene difunctionalization products selectively from the same feedstock.
- Li, Jiesheng,Luo, Yixin,Cheo, Han Wen,Lan, Yu,Wu, Jie
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p. 192 - 203
(2019/01/21)
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- Nondirecting Group sp3 C?H Activation for Synthesis of Bibenzyls via Homo-coupling as Catalyzed by Reduced Graphene Oxide Supported PtPd@Pt Porous Nanospheres
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The use of heterogeneous bimetallic Pd-based nanocatalyst for directing the inactivated sp3 C?H coupling has been scarcely explored. This work reported the formation of symmetrical C?C bonds from the inactivated sp3 C?H bonds catalyzed by employing reduced graphene oxide supported PtPd@Pt porous nanospheres. The reaction of sp3 C?H activation proceeded under mild conditions without any solvent, ligand or directing group. It is a higher atom-, step- and cost-effectiveness strategy for developing heterogeneous catalysts in the synthesis of bibenzyls with various functional groups (e. g. aryl, alkyl, methoxyl, halogen, ester, and pyridyl). (Figure presented.).
- Wang, Zheng-Jun,Lv, Jing-Jing,Yi, Rong-Nan,Xiao, Min,Feng, Jiu-Ju,Liang, Zhi-Wu,Wang, Ai-Jun,Xu, Xinhua
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p. 932 - 941
(2018/01/05)
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- Method for synthesizing 1,2-diphenylethane derivative by catalyzing coupling of sp3C-H bond through graphene-loaded palladium/platinum
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The invention provides a novel method for catalyzing activation of an sp3C-H bond to build a 1,2-diphenylethane compound by developing a novel graphene-loaded bimetal palladium/platinum catalyst whichis simple, convenient and efficient, is free of guide groups and free of participation of solvents and can be reused, so as to increase the yield of the target product, simplify operation steps and improve an atom utilization ratio and the recovery of the catalyst. The invention provides an economical, efficient and green method for preparing the compound. The method has the main advantages thatexperiment operation is simple and convenient, guide groups are not needed, the participation of other solvents is not needed, and the catalyst can be repeatedly recycled.
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- Silver-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Couplings of Acids and Anhydrides: An Entry to 1,2-Diketones and Aryl-Substituted Ethanes
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Silver-catalyzed oxidative decarboxylative couplings of carboxylic acids and anhydrides to produce 1,2-diketones and substituted ethanes were developed. This reaction allows the generation of acyl or alkyl radicals by decarboxylation of the corresponding α-keto acids, alkyl acids and anhydrides, which are sequentially coupled to efficiently construct a new C?C bond. This reaction represents a carboxylic acid decarboxylative alternative that employs a radical termination strategy. (Figure presented.).
- Zou, Hua-Xu,Li, Yang,Yang, Yuan,Li, Jin-Heng,Xiang, Jiannan
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p. 1439 - 1443
(2018/02/26)
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- Reductive Homocoupling of Organohalides Using Nickel(II) Chloride and Samarium Metal
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A homocoupling method for organohalides and organosulfonates promoted by samarium metal and HMPA, and catalyzed by NiCl2 has been developed. Various organohalides (benzyl, aryl, heterocyclic, alkenyl and alkyl halides), α-haloacetophenones, and phenyl organosulfonates were tolerated, and the reaction afforded coupling products with high efficiency. Excellent chemoselectivity was exhibited between halides and other groups, such as ?COOH, ?NO2, halogen, heterocyclic ring, ester, and ketone groups. The stereoselectivity suggested that the reaction mechanism might involve an organosamarium species.
- Liu, Yongjun,Xiao, Shuhuan,Qi, Yan,Du, Feng
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p. 673 - 678
(2017/03/22)
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- An unprecedented oxidative intermolecular homo coupling reaction between two sp3C–sp3C centers under metal-free condition
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An unprecedented formation of benzylic sp3C–sp3C coupled dibenzylic products has been illustrated. The reactions have been carried out in the presence of three oxidizing reagents, i.e., diacetoxy-iodobenzene (IBDA), N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI), and pyridine (Py) using toluene derivatives.
- Sahoo, Santosh K.
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p. 3476 - 3480
(2016/07/15)
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- Mechanism and Applications of the Photoredox Catalytic Coupling of Benzyl Bromides
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The photoredox catalytic coupling of halomethyl arenes to bibenzyl derivatives has been demonstrated. The catalytic protocol employed the Hantzsch ester, potassium phosphate, and a photoactive cyclometalated IrIIIcomplex catalyst. A photochemical quantum yield as high as 20 % was obtained. The catalytic mechanism was investigated in detail by performing photophysical and electrochemical measurements, as well as by quantum chemical calculations. The results suggest that two-electron mediation might be responsible for the improved photon economy. The reaction protocol was compatible with halomethyl arenes that contain a variety of functional groups. Finally, the synthetic utility of our protocol was demonstrated by the preparation of a natural dihydrostilbenoid, brittonin A.
- Park, Gyurim,Yi, Seung Yeon,Jung, Jaehun,Cho, Eun Jin,You, Youngmin
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p. 17790 - 17799
(2016/11/28)
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- Reversed electron apportionment in mesolytic cleavage: The reduction of benzyl halides by SmI2
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The paradigm that the cleavage of the radical anion of benzyl halides occurs in such a way that the negative charge ends up on the departing halide leaving behind a benzyl radical is well rooted in chemistry. By studying the kinetics of the reaction of substituted benzylbromides and chlorides with SmI2 in THF it was found that substrates para-substituted with electron-withdrawing groups (CN and CO2Me), which are capable of forming hydrogen bonds with a proton donor and coordinating to samarium cation, react in a reversed electron apportionment mode. Namely, the halide departs as a radical. This conclusion is based on the found convex Hammett plots, element effects, proton donor effects, and the effect of tosylate (OTs) as a leaving group. The latter does not tend to tolerate radical character on the oxygen atom. In the presence of a proton donor, the tolyl derivatives were the sole product, whereas in its absence, the coupling dimer was obtained by a SN2 reaction of the benzyl anion on the neutral substrate. The data also suggest that for the para-CN and CO2Me derivatives in the presence of a proton donor, the first electron transfer is coupled with the proton transfer. Reverse breakup: In the mesolytic cleavage of the radical anions of benzyl halides that are para-substituted by CN or CO2Me groups, the halogen departs, counterintuitively, as a radical and the benzyl system carries the negative charge (see figure).
- Yitzhaki, Offir,Hoz, Shmaryahu
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p. 9242 - 9248
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- Straightforward synthesis of substituted dibenzyl derivatives
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The C-C bond formation by homogeneous catalysis is a powerful tool in organic synthesis. The replacement of noble metal by cheaper one for already reported methodologies is of interest for an economical purpose. The attractivity of such replacement is also enhanced if a first raw transition metal is found to be active in several processes. This work demonstrates that a common nickel complex can be used for a two-step cross-coupling procedure, namely a homocoupling reaction of benzyl derivatives and a subsequent Suzuki reaction. These consecutive reactions permit the synthesis of new polyfunctionalized dibenzyl compounds.
- Mboyi, Clève D.,Gaillard, Sylvain,Mabaye, Mbaye D.,Pannetier, Nicolas,Renaud, Jean-Luc
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p. 4875 - 4882
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- Iron nanoparticle-promoted Cu (I)-catalysed homocoupling of arylmethyl halides for the synthesis of 1,2-diarylethanes
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Carbon-carbon bond formation is important in organic synthesis for the preparation of natural products, organic materials and polymers and so on. An efficient and mild reductive homocoupling of arylmethyl halides is now described. Treatment of various benzylic halides in the presence of zero valent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) and a catalytic amount of CuBr in air and water at room temperature afforded 1,2-diarylethanes in excellent yields.
- Shekarriz, Marzieh,Adib, Mehdi,Biabani, Tayebe,Taghipoor, Sohrab
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p. 29 - 30
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- METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF 5-SUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINES
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The present invention provides a method to prepare 5-substituted pyrimidines by reacting a 5-acylpyrimidine with a suitable nucleophile to afford a 5-methanolpyrimidine, such as flurprimidol.
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- Facile and efficient reductive homocoupling of benzyl and aryl halides catalyzed by ionic liquid [C12mim][CuCl2] in the presence of metallic zinc and copper
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A facile and efficient synthesis of bibenzyl and biaryl derivatives by reductive homocoupling reaction is described. Treatment of benzyl and aryl halides with metallic zinc and copper powder in the presence of a catalytic amount of [C12mim][CuCl2] under ligand- and base-free conditions gives the corresponding bibenzyls and biaryls in good to high yields. The product can be isolated by a simple extraction with organic solvent, and the catalytic system can be recycled or reused without any significant loss of catalytic activity.
- Hu, Yu-Lin,Li, Fu,Gu, Guo-Liang,Lu, Ming
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experimental part
p. 467 - 473
(2011/12/05)
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- The influence of phosphane ligands on the versatility of ruthenium-indenylidene complexes in metathesis
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The aim of the present study is to develop readily available and stable pre-catalysts that could be easily prepared on large scale from simple starting materials. Based on the hypothesis that substitution of classical PCy3 with phosphanes of varying elect
- Broggi, Julie,Urbina-Blanco, Cesar A.,Clavier, Herve,Leitgeb, Anita,Slugovc, Christian,Slawin, Alexandra M. Z.,Nolan, Steven P.
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experimental part
p. 9215 - 9225
(2010/09/15)
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- Facile synthesis of bibenzyl by reductive homocoupling of benzyl halides in aqueous media
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A facile synthesis of bibenzyl derivatives by reductive homocoupling reaction is described. Treatment of benzyl halides with metallic iron powder in the presence of a catalytic amount of cuprous salt in aqueous media gives bibenzyls in good yields. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Liu, Jian,Li, Bin
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p. 3273 - 3278
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- 4,4,5,5, Tetrasubstituted imidazolines
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There is provided a compound of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are herein described. The compounds exhibit activity as anticancer agents.
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- Stereoselective debromination and selective reduction of vic-dibromides with nickel boride
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A simple procedure is reported for the stereoselective debromination of vic-dibromides with nickel boride at ambient temperature. Debromination with concomitant reduction of vic-dibromides to give dihydro products in a one-pot reaction is also reported. α,β-Dibromoketones can also be converted to their corresponding alcohols.
- Khurana, Jitender M.,Kandpal, Bhaskar M.,Kukreja, Gagan,Sharma, Purnima
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- Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of benzyl bromide with copper in hexamethylphosphoramide
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The reaction of copper with benzyl bromides in hexamethylphosphoramide has been studied. The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the reaction have been obtained. Hammett plots of log (script k sign/script k sign°) vs the substituent constant σ gave good correlations (ρ = 0.15, S ρ = 0.02, r = 0.954). The structure of the organic group has little effect on the rate of reaction of benzyl bromide with copper. In the absence of atmospheric oxygen, the oxidative dissolution of copper occurred by the mechanism of single-electron transfer with the formation of 1,2-diphenylethane and copper(I) complexes. The stereochemistry and intermediates compound was also investigated. The reaction mechanism is discussed.
- Egorov, Anatoly M.,Matyukhova, Svetlana A.,Anisimov, Alexander V.
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p. 296 - 305
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- Direct preparation of benzylic manganese reagents from benzyl halides, sulfonates, and phosphates and their reactions: Applications in organic synthesis
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The use of highly active manganese (Mn)*, prepared by the Rieke method, was investigated for the direct preparation of benzylic manganese reagents. The oxidative addition of the highly active manganese to benzylic halides was easily completed under mild conditions. Moreover, benzylic manganese sulfonates and phosphates were prepared by direct oxidative addition of Mn* to the carbon-oxygen bonds of benzylic sulfonates and phosphates. The resulting benzylic manganese reagents were found to undergo cross-coupling reactions with a variety of electrophiles. Most of these reactions were carried out in the absence of any transition metal catalyst under mild conditions. In addition, the use of highly active manganese was also studied for preparation of homo-coupled products of functionalized benzyl halides without transition metal catalysts. These useful approaches provided not only a facile synthetic route to the preparation of resoricinolic lipids but a facile synthesis of functionalized 4-benzylpyridines by regioselective and chemo selective γ-addition of benzylic group to N-alkoxycarbonylpyridinum salts.
- Suh, YoungSung,Lee, Jun-Sik,Kim, Seoung-Hoi,Rieke, Reuben D.
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- Deoxygenative dimerization of benzylic and allylic alcohols, and their ethers and esters using lanthanum metal and chlorotrimethylsilane in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodine and copper(I) iodide
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Benzylic and allylic alcohols were deoxygenatively dimerized by a treatment with lanthanum metal and chlorotri-methylsilane in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodine, giving the corresponding coupling products, alkanes, in moderate-to-good yields. This dimerization reaction was dramatically accelerated by the addition of a catalytic amount of copper(I) iodide. Similarly, ethers and esters were deoxygenatively dimerized by La/Me3SiCl/cat.I2/cat.CuI system in the presence of a catalytic amount of H2O.
- Nishino, Toshiki,Nishiyama, Yutaka,Sonoda, Noboru
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p. 635 - 641
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- Flash vacuum pyrolysis over magnesium. Part 1 - Pyrolysis of benzylic, other aryl/alkyl and aliphatic halides
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Flash vacuum pyrolysis over a bed of freshly sublimed magnesium on glass wool results in efficient coupling of benzyl halides to give the corresponding bibenzyls. Where an ortho halogen substituent is present further dehalogenation gives some dihydroanthracene and anthracene. Efficient coupling is also observed for halomethylnaphthalenes and halodiphenylmethanes while chlorotriphenylmethane gives 4,4′-bis(diphenylmethyl)biphenyl. By using α,α′-dihalo-o-xylenes, benzocyclobutenes are obtained in good yield, while the isomeric α,α′-dihalo-p-xylenes give a range of high thermal stability polymers by polymerisation of the initially formed p-xylylenes. Other haloalkylbenzenes undergo largely dehydrohalogenation where this is possible, in some cases resulting in cyclisation. Deoxygenation is also observed with haloalkyl phenyl ketones to give phenylalkynes as well as other products. With simple alkyl halides there is efficient elimination of HCl or HBr to give alkenes. For aliphatic dihalides this also occurs to give dienes but there is also cyclisation to give cycloalkanes and dehalogenation with hydrogen atom transfer to give alkenes in some cases. For 5-bromopent-1-ene the products are those expected from a radical pathway but for 6-bromohex-1-ene they are clearly not. For 2,2-dichloropropane and 1,1-dichloropropane elimination of HCl occurs but for 1,1-dichlorobutane, -pentane and -hexane partial hydrolysis followed by elimination of HCl gives E, E-, E,Z- and Z,Z- isomers of the dialk-1-enyl ethers and fully assigned 13C NMR data are presented for these. With 6-chlorohex-1-yne and 7-chlorohept-1-yne there is cyclisation to give methylenecycloalkanes and -cycloalkynes. The behaviour of 1,2-dibromocyclohexane and 1,2-dichlorocyclooctane under these conditions is also examined. Various pieces of evidence are presented that suggest that these processes do not involve generation of free gas-phase radicals but rather surface-adsorbed organometallic species.
- Aitken, R. Alan,Hodgson, Philip K.G.,Morrison, John J.,Oyewale, Adebayo O.
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p. 402 - 415
(2007/10/03)
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- Palladium-catalyzed homocoupling reactions between two Csp3-Csp3 centers
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(Matrix Presented) A novel palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction between two Csp3-Csp3 centers has been investigated. This protocol is initiated by the oxidative addition of an α-halo carbonyl compound to a palladium(0) species, followed by the double transmetalation. The key dialkyl palladium intermediate undergoes reductive elimination to form the desired coupling product.
- Lei, Aiwen,Zhang, Xumu
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p. 2285 - 2288
(2007/10/03)
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- Lanthanum metal-assisted deoxygenative coupling of alcohols
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It was found that the deoxygenative coupling of alcohols efficiently proceeded by treatment with lanthanum metal and chlorotrimethylsilane in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodine. This coupling reaction was accelerated by the addition of a catalytic amount of copper(I) iodide.
- Nishino, Toshiki,Nishiyama, Yutaka,Sonoda, Noboru
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p. 3689 - 3691
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- Entropy control of the cross-reaction between carbon-centered and nitroxide radicals
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Absolute rate constants for the cross-coupling reaction of several carbon-centered radicals with various nitroxides and their temperature dependence have been determined in liquids by kinetic absorption spectroscopy. The rate constants range from 5 M-1 s-1 to 2.3 × 109 M-1 s-1 and depend strongly on the structure of the nitroxide and the carbon-centered radical. Grossly, they decrease with increasing rate constant of the cleavage of the corresponding alkoxyamine. In many cases, the temperature dependence shows a non-Arrhenius behavior. A model assuming a short-lived intermediate that is hindered to form the coupling product by an unfavorable activation entropy leads to a satisfactory analytic description. However, the behavior is more likely due to a barrierless single-step reaction with a low exothermicity where the free energy of activation is dominated by a large negative entropy term.
- Sobek,Martschke,Fischer
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p. 2849 - 2857
(2007/10/03)
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- Aryl substituent effects and solvent effects on the decarbonylation of phenacetyl radicals
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Five aryl-substituted phenacetyl radicals (X = p-MeO, p-Me, H, p-Cl, p-CF3) were generated by laser photolysis of the corresponding dibenzyl ketones in n-hexane and acetonitrile. The decarbonylation reaction was monitored through the rise in time-resolved absorption of the benzyl radical chromophore at 317 nm. The decarbonylation rate constants were obtained by a numerical integration procedure, where second-order radical reactions were explicitly taken into account. Values of (2-3) × 106 s-1 in acetonitrile and (6-10) × 106 s-1 in n-hexane revealed a large solvent effect for all derivatives (by a factor of ~3). The electronic substituent effect indicates that both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating para substituents accelerate the decarbonylation slightly. The rate constants followed the order MeO > Me, Cl, CF3 > H. The substituent effects are interpreted in terms of the ability of the para substituent to stabilize the benzyl radical resulting from decarbonylation. Evidence for a polar effect was not obtained. The underlying reasons for the observed solvent effect are discussed. Copyright
- Zhang, Xiangyang,Nau, Werner M.
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p. 634 - 639
(2007/10/03)
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- Co-C bond cleavage in the reactions of alkyl, benzyl and heteroaromaticmethyl cobaloximes with arene sulfenyl chloride: Homolytic and heterolytic pathways
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The reactions of arene sulfenyl chlorides, ArSCl, (Ar=Ph, C6Cl5, 2,4 (NO2)2C6H3) with organocobaloximes, RCo(dmgH)2Py, (R=alkyl, benzyl and heteroaromaticmethyl) were carried out under thermal and photochemical conditions. A variety of organic and organometallic products are formed depending upon the substrate cobaloxime. For 3-methoxybenzyl and heteroaromaticmethyl cobaloximes the results suggest that they represent a unique class of cobaloximes whereby both the aromatic ring as well as the Co-C bond are highly activated towards attack by the arene sulfenyl chloride. Both homolytic as well as heterolytic pathways are operative.
- Gupta,Dixit, Vandana,Das, Indira
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- Activation conditions play a key role in the activity of zeolite CaY: NMR and product studies of Bronsted acidity
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CaY, activated under different conditions, was characterized with 1H, 31P, and 1H/27A] double resonance MAS NMR. The 1H MAS NMR spectra of CaY, calcined in an oven at 500 °C, shows resonances from H2O (bound to Ca2+ and the zeolite framework), CaOH+, aluminum hydroxides, silanols, and Bronsted acid sites. No evidence for Lewis acidity is observed on adsorption of trimethylphosphine, and an estimate of ≈16 Bronsted acid sites per unit cell is obtained for this sample. CaY activated in an oven at higher temperatures contains less water, but all the other species are still present. In contrast, CaY activated by slow ramping of the temperature under vacuum to 500 or 600 °C shows a much lower concentration of Bronsted acid sites (1/unit cell). Again, no evidence for Lewis acidity was observed. These NMR results have been utilized to understand the very different product distributions that are observed for reactions of 1,1- and 1,2-diarylethylenes in zeolite CaY activated in an oven (in air) and under vacuum. Samples with high concentrations of Bronsted acid sites react stoichiometrically with these sites, yielding diarylalkanes. At low concentrations, the Bronsted acid sites can act catalytically resulting in isomerization reactions.
- Kao, Hsien-Ming,Grey, Clare P.,Pitchumani, Kasi,Lakshminarasimhan,Ramamurthy
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p. 5627 - 5638
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- Zeolite as a reagent and as a catalyst: Reduction and isomerization of alkenes by Ca Y
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Depending on the number of Bronsted acid sites present, Ca Y can act either as a reagent and reduce stilbenes to 1,2-diarylethanes or act as a catalyst and isomerize cis-stilbenes to the more stable trans form; Lewis acid sites generated by the activation process yield radical cations from stilbenes but these do not yield any stable products.
- Pitchumani,Joy, Abraham,Prevost, Nicolette,Ramamurthy
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p. 127 - 128
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- Dehalogenation of organic halides by flash vacuum pyrolysis over magnesium: A versatile synthetic method
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Flash vacuum pyrolysis over magnesium at 600°C results in efficient dehalogenation of a variety of organic halides and provides a preparatively useful method for C-C bond formation and other reactions.
- Aitken, R. Alan,Hodgson, Philip K. G.,Oyewale, Adebayo O.,Morrison, John J.
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p. 1163 - 1164
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- Mechanism of the Solution-Phase Reaction of Alkyl Sulfides Atomic Hydrogen. Reduction via a 9-S-3 Radical Intermediate
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The low selectivity of benzyl alkyl sulfide fragmentation subsequent to its reaction with atomic hydrogen is indicative of a reaction that proceeds via an early transition state. The competitive reduction of a series of substituted-benzyl alkyl sulfides was insensitive to the substituent on the aromatic ring (ρ = -0.13, r = 0.99). The relative rates of fragmentation of a series of the substituted-benzyl alkyl sulfides gave a V-shaped Hammett plot. Both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups destabilized the transition state (ρ = +0.99, r = 0.999; ρ = -0.82, r = 0.992). Since the relative rates of disappearance of the alkyl benzyl sulfides are not substituent dependent, but the relative rates of fragmentation are, a 9-S-3 intermediate is preferred as the structure leading to products.
- Tanner, Dennis D.,Koppula, Sudha,Kandanarachchi, Pramod
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p. 4210 - 4215
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- Redox reaction of benzyl radicals with aromatic radical ions photogenerated. The Marcus inverted region and the selective formation of carbocations or carbanions
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Efficient redox reactions of benzyl-type radicals were achieved by irradiating an aromatic donor/acceptor pair with substituted dibenzyl ketones as a radical precursor in MeOH-MeCN. In this system, the aromatic radical ion pair was generated by photoinduced electron transfer followed by one-electron oxidation and reduction of photogenerated benzyl radicals (R·) by the radical ions to afford benzyl cations (R+) and anions (R-). The cations and anions were trapped by MeOH to yield ROMe and RH, respectively. The relative product ratios were determined for a variety of donor-acceptor pairs, reflecting the relative efficiencies of the redox reaction of benzyl radicals with a steady-state concentration of radical ions. The selective formation of carbocations or carbanions was achieved in some sets of donor/acceptor pairs. Assuming that the radical ions exist in a 1:1 ratio in the steady state, the product ratios are equal to the relative electron transfer rates, which are analyzed in terms of the free energy changes of the processes. The present results indicated that the rates became maximal at the energy gap of ca. -0.5 eV, representing a novel example of the Marcus inverted region. This interpretation is discussed in comparison with other related cases and in relation to recent theories on electron transfer rates.
- Ishiguro, Katsuya,Nakano, Tomoharu,Shibata, Hiroki,Sawaki, Yasuhiko
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p. 7255 - 7264
(2007/10/03)
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- The reduction of sulfoxides and active halides with Cp2TiCl2/Sm system
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Cp2TiCl2/Samarium system is used as a new reagent for reducing sulfoxides to sulfides, benzyl halides to bibenzyls and α-bromoketones to ketones respectively in good yields under mild and neutral conditions.
- Zhang,Yu,Bao
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p. 1825 - 1830
(2007/10/02)
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- A novel copper (I) mediated, symmetrical coupling procedure for alkyl, aryl, benzyl, and thiophenyl dihalides
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A comparative study of Li2CuCl4 vs. Li2CuCl2 mediated mono-coupling reactions of dihalide substrates with allylmagnesium bromide is reported. Higher yields were obtained with Li2CuCl3 and the following trends in halide reactivity were observed. Br > Cl for alkyl, aryl, and thiophenyl dihalides; and benzyl halide > phenyl halide. Utilizing these trends, a symmetrical coupling procedure for alkyl, aryl, benzyl, and thiophenyl dihalides, simply carried out by combining the dihalide with metallic magnesium and Li2CuCl4 is reported.
- Johnson,Johnson, David K.,Ciavarri,Ciavarri, Jeffrey P.,Ishmael,Ishmael, Faoud T.,Schillinger,Schillinger, Kurt J.,Van Geel,Van Geel, Thomas A. P.,Stratton,Stratton, Stephen M.
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p. 8565 - 8568
(2007/10/02)
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- Photolysis of (Arylmethyl)triphenylphosphonium Salts. Substituent, Counterion, and Solvent Effects on Reaction Products
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Quaternary (arylmethyl)phosphonium salts of the general formula ArCH2-PR3(+)Y(-) (Ar = substituted phenyl or 1-naphthyl; R = phenyl, ferrocenyl, or butyl; Y(-) = BF4(-) or halide) have been photolyzed in acetonitrile or in methanol.Photolysis involved the cleavage of the P-CH2 bond and the products derived from both, the arylmethyl radical and the carbocation, were formed.The proportion of the radical- and carbocation-derived products was determined as a function of substituents in group Ar, of groups R, counterions Y(-), and the solvent.For the nonoxidizable counterion (BF4(-), the proposed mechanism of the reaction involves initial homolysis, followed by the escape of the radical products from a solvent cage, or by the electron transfer from carbon to phosphorus, yielding the corresponding arylmethyl carbocation.The latter can either react with the solvent to form the observed carbocation-derived product or can undergo recombination with the tertiary phosphine formed to yield the starting phosphonium ion.Some indication of the "inverted substituent effect" resulting from the inhibition of single electron transfer from an easily oxidized radical was obtained.For the oxidizable counterions (halides), an additional pathway is suggested, that involves electron transfer from the anion, yielding the arylmethyl radical and the phosphine, thus decreasing the ionic/radical products ratio.
- Imrie, C.,Modro, T. A.,Rohwer, E. R.,Wagener, C. C. P.
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p. 5643 - 5649
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- Homolytic displacement at saturated carbon in organocobaloximes: Part VI - Synthesis of benzyl sulphones
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The reactions of thiophene-2-sulphonyl chloride with benzyl and para-substituted benzyl cobaloximes under anaerobic and photochemical conditions at 0 deg C give benzyl sulphones and bibenzyls in variable yields.However, the reactions with heteroaromatic methyl cobaloximes give the corresponding sulphones as the exclusive organic products.The reactions are interpreted in terms of SH2 mechanism.
- Gupta, B. D.,Das, Indira,Dixit, Vandana
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p. 762 - 766
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- Unusual selective α-fission of indium-sec-alkyl bonds in solution
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Indium trialkyls possessing an α-branch such as In(Bu-s)3 and In(Pr-i)3 decompose through a-fission to give the corresponding alkyl radical selectively during solution pyrolysis.
- Nomura, Ry?ki,Miyazaki, Shin-Ichiro,Matsuda, Haruo
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- Homolytic Displacement at Saturated Carbon in Organocobalamines. Part 4
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Benzyl and para-substituted benzylcobaloximes react with substituted arenesulphonyl chlorides under photochemical and anaerobic conditions at 0 deg C to give a variety of products including the sulphones, bibenzyls, and benzyl ethers of dimethylglyoxime in variable yields.However, when the reactions are carried out in the presence of a 1 mol excess of pyridine, the yield of sulphones is increased by at least 20percent in each case.The corresponding yield of bibenzyls is decreased and no trace of the benzyl ether of dimethylglyoxime is formed.On the other hand, the reaction of heteroaromatic methyl cobaloximes with arenesulphonyl chlorides form the corresponding sulphones as the exclusive organic product in good yield and with no side products.The reactions are interpreted in terms of a direct attack of the arenesulphonyl radical on the α carbon of the benzyl and heteroaromatic methyl ligand.
- Gupta, B. Dass,Roy, Maheswar,Roy, Sujit,Kumar, Manoj,Das, Indira
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p. 537 - 543
(2007/10/02)
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- C-ALKYLATION OF β-DIKETONES WITH BENZYLPYRIDINIUM SALTS. EVIDENCE FOR CHAIN RADICAL MECHANISMS
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1-(p-Substituted benzyl)-2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium cations react with β-diketone anions by mechanisms which depend on the para-substituent.The p-methoxybenzyl derivative undergoes SN1 displacement yielding O- and C-benzylated products.The p-nitrobenzyl compound reacts by a chain radicaloid mechanism and gives high yields of C-p-nitrobenzylated diketones.The parent benzyl compound forms some C- and some O-benzylated products, together with bibenzyl, probably by a radical chain reaction which was suppressed by radical traps.
- Marquet, Jorge,Moreno-Manas, Marcial,Pacheco, Pedro,Prat, Maria,Katritzky, Alan R.,Brycki, Bogumil
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p. 5333 - 5346
(2007/10/02)
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- Organotitanium chemistry XVIII. Dehalogenation of organic halides by Cp2TiX (X = Cl, Br)
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Dicyclopentadienyltitanium chloride and bromide prepared in situ from the reduction of dicyclopentadienyltitanium dichloride by isopropylmagnesium chloride and bromide, respectively, are effective dehalogenating reagents for benzylic, allylic halides and α-bromoketones.Benzylic and allylic halides are transformed into the coupling products whereas the α-bromoketones are reduced to the corresponding ketones in satisfactory yields under mild conditions.
- Yanlong, Qian,Guisheng, Li,Huang, Yao-Zeng
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- Reductive Coupling by Chromium(0) - (Bibenzyl)- and (Stilbene)tricarbonylchromium(0) Complexes by a One-Pot Reaction from Benzylic Halides
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Reaction of Cr(CO)3(NH3)3 with benzylic mono-, di-, and trihalides leads to the formation of 1,2-diarylethanes, -ethenes, and diphenylethyne in satisfactory yields.Di(halomethyl)benzene derivatives yield product mixtures containing both reduction products and coupling products.With a higher excess in chromium(0), under otherwise unchanged reaction conditions, the corresponding (arene)tricarbonylchromium(0) complexes of the coupling products are formed in a one-pot reaction from the benzylic halides.
- Wey, Hans G.,Butenschoen, Holger
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- A FACILE REDUCTIVE CLEAVAGE OF ALLYLIC AND BENZYLIC ESTERS WITH LOW VALENT TITANIUM REAGENTS
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The reaductive cleavage of allylic and benzylic esters 1a-g with titanium(II) reagent derived from Mg/Hg-TiCl4 yielded the corresponding acids 3a-g and dimeric hydrocarbons 2a-g under mild reaction conditions.
- Satyanarayana, K.,Chidambaram, N.,Chandrasekaran, S.
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p. 2159 - 2166
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- REDUCTIVE ISOMERIZATION OF HALOGEN DERIVATIVES OF 2,2-DIARYLETHANES
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The mono-, di-, and trichloro derivatives of gem-diarylethanes are reduced with good yields by triethylsilane in the presence of small amounts of aluminum chloride with rearrangement and the formation of the corresponding dibenzyl derivatives.
- Parnes, Z. N.,Romanova, V. S.,Vol'pin, M. E.
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p. 968 - 971
(2007/10/02)
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- Le composes d'insertion du graphite comme precurseurs de metaux finement divises I. Couplage d'halogenures benzyliques
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The reduction of a nickel salt by the intercalation compound KC8, results in highly dispersed nickel on graphite, which has been used as a coupling reagent for benzyl chloride.The yield and the selectivity of the reaction were slightly improved when nickel-copper bimetallic clusters were used.The properties of these mixtures are illustrated by the coupling of various substituted benzyl halides.Functional groups such as methoxy-, chloro-, bromo-, nitro-, cyano-, trifluoromethyl- and alkoxy-carbonyl groups, on the aromatic ring, were not affected by the conditions employed.
- Marceau, P.,Beguin, F.,Guillaumet, G.
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p. 137 - 142
(2007/10/02)
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