2001-29-8Relevant articles and documents
Benzylic Aroylation of Toluenes Mediated by a LiN(SiMe3)2/Cs+System
Gu, Yuanyun,Zhang, Zhen,Wang, Yan-En,Dai, Ziteng,Yuan, Yaqi,Xiong, Dan,Li, Jie,Walsh, Patrick J.,Mao, Jianyou
supporting information, p. 406 - 418 (2022/01/14)
Chemoselective deprotonative functionalization of benzylic C-H bonds is challenging, because the arene ring contains multiple aromatic C(sp2)-H bonds, which can be competitively deprotonated and lead to selectivity issues. Recently it was found that bimetallic [MN(SiMe3)2 M = Li, Na]/Cs+ combinations exhibit excellent benzylic selectivity. Herein, is reported the first deprotonative addition of toluenes to Weinreb amides mediated by LiN(SiMe3)2/CsF for the synthesis of a diverse array of 2-arylacetophenones. Surprisingly, simple methyl benzoates also react with toluenes under similar conditions to form 2-arylacetophenones without double addition to give tertiary alcohol products. This finding greatly increases the practicality and impact of this chemistry. Some challenging substrates with respect to benzylic deprotonations, such as fluoro and methoxy substituted toluenes, are selectively transformed to 2-aryl acetophenones. The value of benzylic deprotonation of 3-fluorotoluene is demonstrated by the synthesis of a key intermediate in the preparation of Polmacoxib.
Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of α-aryl acetophenones from styryl ethers and aryl diazonium saltsviaregioselective Heck arylation at room temperature
Kandasamy, Jeyakumar,Lee, Yong Rok,Singh, Adesh Kumar,Venkatesh, Rapelly
supporting information, p. 7832 - 7837 (2021/09/28)
Preparation of α-aryl acetophenones from styryl ethers and aryldiazonium salts is described. The reaction is catalyzed by palladium acetate at room temperature in the absence of ligand and base. The developed method is highly attractive in terms of reaction conditions, substrate scope, functional group tolerance and yields. Synthetic applications of the present method are demonstrated by preparing α-aryl indoles and 3-aryl isocoumarin from styryl ethers.
C-H Alkylation of Aldehydes by Merging TBADT Hydrogen Atom Transfer with Nickel Catalysis
Murugesan, Vetrivelan,Ganguly, Anirban,Karthika, Ardra,Rasappan, Ramesh
, p. 5389 - 5393 (2021/07/21)
Catalyst controlled site-selective C-H functionalization is a challenging but powerful tool in organic synthesis. Polarity-matched and sterically controlled hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) provides an excellent opportunity for site-selective functionalization. As such, the dual Ni/photoredox system was successfully employed to generate acyl radicals from aldehydes via selective formyl C-H activation and subsequently cross-coupled to generate ketones, a ubiquitous structural motif present in the vast majority of natural and bioactive molecules. However, only a handful of examples that are constrained to the use of aryl halides are developed. Given the wide availability of amines, we developed a cross-coupling reaction via C-N bond cleavage using the economic nickel and TBADT catalyst for the first time. A range of alkyl and aryl aldehydes were cross-coupled with benzylic and allylic pyridinium salts to afford ketones with a broad spectrum of functional group tolerance. High regioselectivity toward formyl C-H bonds even in the presence of α-methylene carbonyl or α-amino/oxy methylene was obtained.
