- Mechanically induced solvent-free esterification method at room temperature
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Herein, we describe two novel strategies for the synthesis of esters, as achieved under high-speed ball-milling (HSBM) conditions at room temperature. In the presence of I2 and KH2PO2, the reactions afford the desired esterification derivatives in 45% to 91% yields within 20 min of grinding. Meanwhile, using KI and P(OEt)3, esterification products can be obtained in 24% to 85% yields after 60 min of grinding. In addition, the I2/KH2PO2 protocol was successfully extended to the late-stage diversification of natural products showing the robustness of this useful approach. Further application of this method in the synthesis of inositol nicotinate was also discussed. This journal is
- Zheng, Lei,Sun, Chen,Xu, Wenhao,Dushkin, Alexandr V.,Polyakov, Nikolay,Su, Weike,Yu, Jingbo
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p. 5080 - 5085
(2021/02/05)
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- Conversion of esters to thioesters under mild conditions
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We report conversion of esters to thioestersviaselective C-O bond cleavage/weak C-S bond formation under transition-metal-free conditions. The method is notable for a general and practical transition-metal-free system, broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance. The strategy was successfully deployed in late-stage thioesterification, site-selective cross-coupling/thioesterification/decarbonylation and easy-to-handle gram scale thioesterification. Selectivity and computational studies were performed to gain insight into the formation of weak C-S bonds by C-O bond cleavage, which contrasts with the traditional trend of nucleophilic additions to carboxylic acid derivatives.
- Shi, Yijun,Liu, Xuejing,Cao, Han,Bie, Fusheng,Han, Ying,Yan, Peng,Szostak, Roman,Szostak, Michal,Liu, Chengwei
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p. 2991 - 2996
(2021/04/14)
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- Ester Transfer Reaction of Aromatic Esters with Haloarenes and Arenols by a Nickel Catalyst
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A catalytic ester transfer reaction of aromatic esters with aryl halides/arenols was developed. The present reaction can transfer an ester functional group from certain aromatic esters to haloarenes. This ester transfer reaction involves two oxidative additions-one from the C-C bond of the aromatic ester and one from the C-halogen bond of haloarenes-onto a nickel catalyst. The utilization of a Ni/dcypt catalyst capable of cleaving both chemical bonds was a key for the reaction progress. Furthermore, naphthol-based aryl electrophiles were also applicable to the catalytic system via C-O bond activation.
- Inayama, Naomi,Isshiki, Ryota,Muto, Kei,Yamaguchi, Junichiro
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p. 3490 - 3494
(2020/03/23)
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- Fluoride anion-initiated bis-trifluoromethylation of phenyl aromatic carboxylates with (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane
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The fluoride anion-initiated reaction of phenyl aromatic carboxylates with (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (Me3SiCF3) that results in the formation of O-silyl-protected 2-aryl-1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanols is reported. A phenoxide anion, generated during the trifluoromethylation of the phenyl carboxylate, also activates the Me3SiCF3, which permits a catalytic amount of the fluoride anion source to be used. Various functional groups, which can be used for further elaboration, are tolerated in the reaction.
- Takahashi, Kenjiro,Ano, Yusuke,Chatani, Naoto
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p. 11661 - 11664
(2020/10/19)
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- Enol Ester Intermediate Induced Metal-Free Oxidative Coupling of Carboxylic Acids and Arylboronic Acids
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A facile, efficient and environmentally friendly methodology for the preparation of phenolic esters is realized via metal-free coupling of carboxylic acids and arylboronic acids. This sequential one pot reaction, employing methyl propiolate as an activating reagent, proceeds through the formation of enol ester intermediate, followed by a nucleophilic attack on the C-O bond under the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide. These studies display that enol esters, despite previously being overlooked as synthetic intermediates, would be the valuable building blocks for developing carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond-forming reactions.
- Xu, Xianjun,Feng, Huangdi,Li, Huiqiong,Huang, Liliang
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p. 3921 - 3928
(2019/06/24)
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- Decarbonylative Methylation of Aromatic Esters by a Nickel Catalyst
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A Ni-catalyzed decarbonylative methylation of aromatic esters was achieved using methylaluminums as methylating agents. Dimethylaluminum chlorides uniquely worked as the methyl source. Because of the Lewis acidity of aluminum reagents, less reactive alkyl esters could also undergo the present methylation. By controlling the Lewis acidity of aluminum reagents, a chemoselective decarbonylative cross-coupling between alkyl esters and phenyl esters was successful.
- Okita, Toshimasa,Muto, Kei,Yamaguchi, Junichiro
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p. 3132 - 3135
(2018/05/28)
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- Amidation and esterification of carboxylic acids with amines and phenols by N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide: A new approach for amide and ester bond formation in water
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The present study reports the successful synthesis of two important and abundant functional groups “ester and amide” by N,N′-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC) in water as a green solvent. A wide range of substrates could be employed with high functional group tolerance. The products were obtained in high yields after short reaction times. This method provides an efficient, economic, simple and very mild protocol for ester and amide bond formation in aqueous media. In addition, this work not only may lead to environmentally benign systems but also will provide a new aspect of organic chemistry in water.
- Fattahi, Nadia,Ayubi, Morteza,Ramazani, Ali
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p. 4351 - 4356
(2018/07/13)
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- Switchable Selectivity in the Pd-Catalyzed Alkylative Cross-Coupling of Esters
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The Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of phenyl esters and alkyl boranes is disclosed. Two reaction modes are rendered accessible in a selective fashion by interchange of the catalyst. With a Pd-NHC system, alkyl ketones can be prepared in good yields via a Suzuki-Miyaura reaction proceeding by activation of the C(acyl)-O bond. Use of a Pd-dcype catalyst enables alkylated arenes to be synthesized by a modified pathway with extrusion of CO. Applications of this divergent coupling strategy and the origin of the switchable selectivity are discussed.
- Masson-Makdissi, Jeanne,Vandavasi, Jaya Kishore,Newman, Stephen G.
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p. 4094 - 4098
(2018/07/15)
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- Transition-Metal-Free Poly(thiazolium) Iodide/1,8-Diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene/Phenazine-Catalyzed Esterification of Aldehydes with Alcohols
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Poly(3,4-dimethyl-5-vinylthiazolium) iodide was used as a polymer precatalyst in the presence of 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) and phenazine for the oxidative esterification of aldehydes with alcohols. Selective functionalization of OH groups was achieved in the presence of NH2 groups. The poly(thiazolium) iodide/DBU/phenazine system exhibited excellent catalytic activity and could be reused five times without loss of activity.
- Chun, Supill,Chung, Young Keun
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p. 3787 - 3790
(2017/07/26)
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- Palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl esters
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The Suzuki-Miyaura coupling is among the most important C-C bond-forming reactions available due to its reliability, chemoselectivity, and diversity. Aryl halides and pseudohalides such as iodides, bromides, and triflates are traditionally used as the electrophilic coupling partner. The expansion of the reaction scope to nontraditional electrophiles is an ongoing challenge to enable an even greater number of useful products to be made from simple starting materials. Herein, we present how an NHC-based Pd catalyst can enable Suzuki-Miyaura coupling where the C(acyl)-0 bond of aryl esters takes on the role of electrophile, allowing the synthesis of various ketone-containing products. This contrasts known reactions of similar esters that provide biaryls via nickel catalysis. The underlying cause of this mechanistic divergence is investigated by DFT calculations, and the robustness of esters compared to more electrophilic acylative coupling partners is analyzed.
- Halima, Taoufik Ben,Zhang, Wanying,Yalaoui, Imane,Hong, Xin,Yang, Yun-Fang,Houk, Kendall N.,Newman, Stephen G.
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p. 1311 - 1318
(2017/05/16)
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- Metal-Free O-Arylation of Carboxylic Acid by Active Diaryliodonium(III) Intermediates Generated in situ from Iodosoarenes
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The metal-free arylative coupling of carboxylic acids using iodosoarenes without the use of a catalyst and base, which is applicable to even a highly-polar molecule bearing multiple alcohol groups, is reported. The in situ preparation of the reactive diaryliodonium(III) carboxylates is the important key to this approach, and the introduction of the trimethoxybenzene auxiliary enables both the smooth salt formations and the selective aryl transfer events during the couplings. (Figure presented.).
- Dohi, Toshifumi,Koseki, Daichi,Sumida, Kohei,Okada, Kana,Mizuno, Serina,Kato, Asami,Morimoto, Koji,Kita, Yasuyuki
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p. 3503 - 3508
(2017/09/13)
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- Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Aryl Hydrazines with CO and O2 at Atmospheric Pressure
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Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative aminocarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation reactions with aryl hydrazines as coupling partners have been developed. The oxidative carbonylation of aryl hydrazines proceeded smoothly at atmospheric pressure CO, employi
- Tu, Yongliang,Yuan, Lin,Wang, Tao,Wang, Changliu,Ke, Jiamei,Zhao, Junfeng
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p. 4970 - 4976
(2017/05/12)
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- Palladium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides with phenols employing formic acid as the CO source
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An efficient palladium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides with phenols has been developed. Various aryl benzoates have been isolated in good to excellent yields with formic acid as the CO source. The reaction proceeds smoothly under mild conditions and good functional group tolerance was observed.
- Qi, Xinxin,Li, Chong-Liang,Jiang, Li-Bing,Zhang, Wan-Quan,Wu, Xiao-Feng
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p. 3099 - 3107
(2016/05/24)
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- Catalytic application of fluorous silica gel in Fries rearrangement
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Commercially available fluorous silica gel (Fluoro Flash) with no further post-modification was successfully investigated and applied merely as a catalyst in Fries rearrangement of various aryl esters under solvent free conditions in 4 h and optimized temperatures. In addition to good yields and recyclability of the catalyst, toxicity of reaction medium, by-products, and wastes were minimized. Also, low catalyst loading was another advantage of this methodology.
- Ghaffarzadeh, Mohammad,Ahmadi, Maryam
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- Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of acyl chlorides with arylboronic acids
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The first example of a palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of acyl chlorides with arylboronic acids has been developed, leading to a wide range of aryl benzoates in good to excellent yields. This catalytic system shows broad functional group tolerance. Preliminary mechanistic experiments using deuterium labeling showed that the oxygen atom was derived from dioxygen. Copyright
- Chen, Jiuxi,Peng, Yong,Liu, Miaochang,Ding, Jinchang,Su, Weike,Wu, Huayue
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p. 2117 - 2122
(2012/11/07)
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- Decarbonylative C-H coupling of azoles and aryl esters: Unprecedented nickel catalysis and application to the synthesis of muscoride A
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A nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative C-H biaryl coupling of azoles and aryl esters is described. The newly developed catalytic system does not require the use of expensive metal catalysts or silver- or copper-based stoichiometric oxidants. We have successfully applied this new C-H arylation reaction to a convergent formal synthesis of muscoride A.
- Amaike, Kazuma,Muto, Kei,Yamaguchi, Junichiro,Itami, Kenichiro
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p. 13573 - 13576
(2012/10/08)
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- Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl, alkenyl, and allyl halides with phenyl formate
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Highly efficient palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl, alkenyl, and allyl halides with phenyl formate is reported. This procedure does not use carbon monoxide and affords one-carbon-elongated carboxylic acid phenyl esters in excellent yields. The reaction proceeds smoothly under mild conditions and tolerates a wide range of functional groups including aldehyde, ether, ketone, ester, and cyano groups. Furthermore, a variety of heteroaromatic bromides can be converted to the corresponding phenyl esters in high yields.
- Ueda, Tsuyoshi,Konishi, Hideyuki,Manabe, Kei
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 3100 - 3103
(2012/07/27)
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- Molybdenum hexacarbonyl mediated alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides
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Mo(CO)mediates the alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides in their reaction with alcohols to afford arenecarboxylic acid esters. The molybdenum carbonyl complexes act as the catalyst and the source with carbon monoxide. The alkoxycarbonylation proceeds with a small excess of carbon monoxide in the form of Mo(CO)and the procedure is simple compared to the conventional method, which uses palladium catalyst under gaseous carbon monoxide. Using this procedure, a variety of carboxylic acid esters were prepared. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart ? New York.
- Ren, Wei,Emi,Yamane, Motoki
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p. 2303 - 2309
(2011/09/19)
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- Radical OfC transposition: A metal-free process for conversion of phenols into benzoates and benzamides
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We report a metal-free procedure for transformation of phenols into esters and amides of benzoic acids via a new radical cascade. Diaryl thiocarbonates and thiocarbamates, available in a single high-yielding step from phenols, selectively add silyl radicals at the sulfur atom of the CdS moiety. This addition step, analogous to the first step of the Barton-McCombie reaction, produces a carbon radical which undergoes 1,2 OfC transposition through an O-neophyl rearrangement. The usually unfavorable equilibrium in the reversible rearrangement step is shifted forward via a highly exothermic C-S bond scission in the O-centered radical, which furnishes the final benzoic ester or benzamide product. The metal-free preparation of benzoic acid derivatives from phenols provides a potentially useful alternative to metal-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl triflates.
- Baroudi, Abdulkader,Alicea, Jeremiah,Flack, Phillip,Kirincich, Jason,Alabugin, Igor V.
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experimental part
p. 1521 - 1537
(2011/06/11)
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- NHC/Iron cooperative catalysis: Aerobic oxidative esterification of aldehydes with phenols
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An NHC/iron cooperative catalytic system mediates the aerobic oxidative esterification of aldehydes with phenols. The use of equimolar amounts of reactants led to good to excellent isolated yields of esters.
- Reddy, R. Sudarshan,Rosa, Joao N.,Veiros, Luis F.,Caddick, Stephen,Gois, Pedro M. P.
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p. 3126 - 3129
(2011/05/12)
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- Pd-catalysed decarboxylative Suzuki reactions and orthogonal Cu-based O-arylation of aromatic carboxylic acids
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Pd-catalysed decarboxylative Suzuki reactions and orthogonal Cu-based O-arylation reactions of aromatic carboxylic acids are reported. The new reactions may provide alternative routes for the synthesis of some biaryls and aromatic carboxylic esters. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011.
- Dai, Jian-Jun,Liu, Jing-Hui,Luo, Dong-Fen,Liu, Lei
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 677 - 679
(2011/03/22)
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- Cu(OTf)2-mediated Chan-Lam reaction of carboxylic acids to access phenolic esters
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A Cu(OTf)2-mediated Chan-Lam reaction of carboxylic acids with arylboronic acids is described. It represents a facile and practical methodology to access phenolic esters in moderate to good yields. The procedure tolerates a series of functional groups, such as methoxycarbonyl, acetoxy, free phenolic hydroxyl, vinyl, nitro, trifluoromethyl, methoxyl, bromo, chloro, iodo, and acetyl groups.
- Zhang, Lingli,Zhang, Guoying,Zhang, Manli,Cheng, Jiang
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experimental part
p. 7472 - 7474
(2011/01/03)
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- NHC-iron-catalyzed aerobic oxidative aromatic esterification of aldehydes using boronic acids
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(Figure presented) NHC-iron complexes prepared in situ very efficiently afforded benzoates via the aerobic oxidative aromatic esterification of aldehydes with boronic acids. This method uses equimolar amounts of both the aldehyde and the boronic acid allo
- Rosa, Joao N.,Reddy, R. Sudarshan,Candeias, Nuno R.,Cal, Pedro M. S. D.,Gois, Pedro M. P.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 2686 - 2689
(2010/09/03)
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- C-O-bond cleavage of esters with a naphthyl group in the higher triplet excited state during two-color two-laser flash photolysis
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A C-O-bond cleavage of esters having a naphthyl group, NpCO-OR and RCO-ONp (Np = α- and βnaphthyl (αNp and βNp, respectively), R = Ph and Me), was found during the two-color two-laser flash photolysis in acetonitrile. The C-O-bond cleavage occurred when NpCO-OR and RCO-ONp were excited to the singlet excited states (S1). On the other hand, no reaction occurred from the lowest triplet excited states (T 1). When NpCO-OR(T1) and RCO-ONp(T1) were excited to the higher triplet excited states (Tn) using the second laser during the two-color two-laser flash photolysis, the C-O-bond cleavage occurred. The C-O-bond cleavage quantum yield (Φ) was estimated from the plots of the T1state esters disappeared within a laser flash versus the second laser intensities. The C-O-bond cleavage in βNpCO- OPh(Tn) occurred more efficiently than in αNpCO- OPh(Tn) and that in PhCO-OβNp(Tn) occurred more efficiently than in PhCO-OαNp(Tn). The Φ value for ester with Ph and β-Np groups was larger than that for ester with Ph and α-Np groups. The Φ value for MeCO-OαNp(T n) was similar to those for PhCO-ONp(Tn), while that for MeCO-OβNp(Tn) was much smaller than those for PhCO-ONp(T n) and MeCO-OαNp(Tn). On the other hand, no C-O-bond cleavage was observed in NpCO-OMe(Tn). The Φ value depended on the characters of the groups (Np, Ph, and Me) on the ester. Whether R is Ph or Me with or without π electron, respectively, is important for the C-O-bond cleavage. In other words, electronic delocalization of the T n state including Np and ester groups is necessary for the occurrence of the C-O-bond cleavage in NpCO-OR(Tn) and RCO-ONp(Tn).
- Cai, Xichen,Sakamoto, Masanori,Yamaji, Minoru,Fujitsuka, Mamoru,Majima, Tetsuro
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p. 3143 - 3149
(2008/02/05)
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- Synthesis and enzymatic hydrolysis of esters, constituting simple models of soft drugs
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One way to minimise systemic side effects of drugs is to design molecules, soft drugs, in such a way that they are metabolically inactivated rapidly after having acted on their pharmacological target. Hydrolases (esterases, peptidases, lipases, glycosidas
- Graffner-Nordberg, Malin,Sjoedin, Karin,Tunek, Anders,Hallberg, Anders
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p. 591 - 601
(2007/10/03)
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- Photo-induced Ring-opening Reactions of 1-(2-Naphthoyl)aziridine in Various Solvents
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Photoreactions of 1-(2-naphthoyl)aziridine (NAz) have been investigated in various solvents under the deaerated conditions at room temperature.The photo-irradiation of NAz in halogenated hydrocarbons afforded halogen substituted secondary amides such as N-(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthamide (CENA) or N-(2-bromoethyl)-2-naphthamide (BENA), a ring-expanded isomer of 2-(2-naphthyl)-2-oxazoline (NOz) and the NAz oligomer containing a chlorine atom.Secondary amides such as N-(2-methoxyethyl)-2-naphthamide (MENA) and N-ethyl-2-naphthamide (ENA) were obtained together with NAz oligomer in methanol and 2-propanol, respectively.The formation of N-(2-naphthamide (PENA), phenyl-2-naphthoate (PN) and NAz oligomer was observed in phenol (72 volpercent)-acetonitrile mixture.
- Nishimoto, Sei-ichi,Izukawa, Tsukuru,Kagiya, Tsutomu
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p. 1484 - 1488
(2007/10/02)
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