2050-23-9Relevant articles and documents
Reductive Alkylation of Alkenyl Acetates with Alkyl Bromides by Nickel Catalysis
Bai, Yunfei,Han, Guan-Yu,He, Rong-De,Liu, Xue-Yuan,Pan, Xiaobo,Pang, Xiaobo,Shu, Xing-Zhong,Zhao, Zhen-Zhen
supporting information, (2021/12/14)
Catalytic alkylation of stable alkenyl C?O electrophiles is synthetically appealing, but studies to date have typically focused on the reactions with alkyl Grignard reagents. We report herein a cross-electrophile reaction of alkenyl acetates with alkyl bromides. This work has enabled a new method for the synthesis of aliphatic alkenes from alkenyl acetates to be established that can be used to add more structural complexity and molecular diversity with enhanced functionality tolerance. The method allows for a gram-scale reaction and modification of biologically active molecules, and it affords access to useful building blocks. Preliminary mechanistic studies reveal that the NiI species plays an essential role for the success of the coupling of these two reactivity-mismatched electrophiles.
Ni-Catalyzed β-Alkylation of Cyclopropanol-Derived Homoenolates
Mills, L. Reginald,Zhou, Cuihan,Fung, Emily,Rousseaux, Sophie A. L.
supporting information, p. 8805 - 8809 (2019/11/03)
Metal homoenolates are valuable synthetic intermediates which provide access to β-functionalized ketones. In this report, we disclose a Ni-catalyzed β-alkylation reaction of cyclopropanol-derived homoenolates using redox-active N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) esters as the alkylating reagents. The reaction is compatible with 1°, 2°, and 3° NHPI esters. Mechanistic studies imply radical activation of the NHPI ester and 2e β-carbon elimination occurring on the cyclopropanol.
The synthesis of di-carboxylate esters using continuous flow vortex fluidics
Britton, Joshua,Dalziel, Stuart B.,Raston, Colin L.
, p. 2193 - 2200 (2016/04/19)
A vortex fluidic device (VFD) is effective in mediating the synthesis of di-esters at room temperature. Processing under ambient conditions allows for a simple and efficient synthesis, whilst operating under continuous flow addresses scalability. The rotational speed of the sample tube and the flow rate were critical variables during reaction optimization, and this relates to the behaviour of the fluid flow at a molecular level. Whilst at specific rotational speeds the tube imparts a vibrational response into the fluid flow, the flow rate dictates residence time and the ability to maintain high levels of shear stress. The combination of mechanically induced vibrations, rapid micromixing, high levels of shear stress and water evaporation results in yields up to 90% for 3.25 minutes or less residence time. These results are key for devising greener and more efficient processes both mediated by the VFD and other continuous flow platforms.
