- Unusual regioselectivity in the opening of epoxides by carboxylic acid enediolates
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Addition of carboxylic acid dianions appears to be a potential alternative to the use of aluminium enolates for nucleophilic ring opening of epoxides. These conditions require the use of a sub-stoichiometric amount of amine (10% mol) for dianion generation and the previous activation of the epoxide with LiCl. Yields are good, with high regioselectivity, but the use of styrene oxide led, unexpectedly, to a mixture resulting from the attack on both the primary and secondary carbon atoms. Generally, a low diastereoselectivity is seen on attack at the primary center, however only one diastereoisomer was obtained from attack to the secondary carbon of the styrene oxide.
- Domingo, Luis R.,Gil, Salvador,Parra, Margarita,Segura, Jose
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- Iron(II) pincer-catalyzed synthesis of lactones and lactams through a versatile dehydrogenative domino sequence
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The synthesis of lactones and lactams by using iron(II) pincer-catalyzed dehydrogenative methodology was developed. Starting from 1,n-diols or 1,n-amino alcohols, this domino transformation takes place through initial dehydrogenation of the substrates, subsequent intramolecular cyclization, and final oxidation to afford the desired products in good yields. The ability to access heterocycles of different sizes makes this protocol especially versatile, in which two consecutive oxidation reactions are performed without requiring an external oxidant. In this paper, we report the application of the Fe-MACHO-BH complex [carbonylhydrido(tetrahydroborato)[bis(2-diisopropylphosphinoethyl)amino]iron(II)] in this atom-efficient and environmentally benign process, for which molecular hydrogen is formed as the only stoichiometric side product. Just a little pinch: The iron(II) pincer-catalyzed synthesis of lactones and lactams from easily available 1,n-diols and 1,n-amino alcohols is explored. The use of a nontoxic metal as well as the generation of molecular hydrogen as the only stoichiometric byproduct makes this method a highly atom-efficient and environmentally benign process.
- Pea-Lpez, Miguel,Neumann, Helfried,Beller, Matthias
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- Direct lactone formation by using hypervalent iodine(III) reagents with KBr via selective C-H abstraction protocol
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We have developed a new and reliable method for the direct construction of biologically important aryl lactones and phthalides from carboxylic and benzoic acids, using a combination of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents with KBr.
- Dohi, Toshifumi,Takenaga, Naoko,Goto, Akihiro,Maruyama, Akinobu,Kita, Yasuyuki
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- Deiodination of iodolactones by transfer hydrogenolysis using Raney nickel and 2-propanol
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Raney nickel in refluxing 2-propanol is an effective catalytic system for reducing iodolactones into their corresponding lactones.
- Mebane, Robert C.,Grimes, Kimberly D.,Jenkins, Summer R.,Deardorff, Jonathan D.,Gross, Benjamin H.
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- Visible Light-Promoted Magnesium, Iron, and Nickel Catalysis Enabling C(sp3)-H Lactonization of 2-Alkylbenzoic Acids
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A mild and practical C(sp3)-H lactonization protocol has been achieved by merging photocatalysis and magnesium (iron, nickel) catalysis. A diverse range of 2-alkylbenzoic acids with a variety of substitution patterns could be transformed into the corresponding phthalide products. Based on the mechanistic experimentation and reported prior studies, a possible mechanism for the benzylic oxidative lactonization reaction was proposed with the hypothetic photoactive ternary complex formed between the 2-alkylbenzoic acid substrate, magnesium ion, and bromate anion.
- Li, Sasa,Su, Mincong,Sun, Jie,Hu, Kunjun,Jin, Jian
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- Mechanistic analysis of a copper-catalyzed C-H oxidative cyclization of carboxylic acids
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We recently reported that carboxylic acids can be oxidized to lactone products by potassium persulfate and catalytic copper acetate. Here, we unravel the mechanism for this C-H functionalization reaction using desorption electrospray ionization, online electrospray ionization, and tandem mass spectrometry. Our findings suggest that electron transfer from a transient benzylic radical intermediate reduces Cu(ii) to Cu(i), which is then re-oxidized to Cu(ii) in the catalytic cycle. The resulting benzylic carbocation is trapped by the pendant carboxylate group to give the lactone product. Formation of the putative benzylic carbocation is supported by Hammett analysis. The proposed mechanism for this copper-catalyzed oxidative cyclization process differs from earlier reports of analogous reactions, which posit a substrate carboxylate radical as the reactive oxidant.
- Banerjee, Shibdas,Sathyamoorthi, Shyam,Du Bois,Zare, Richard N.
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- (Cyclopentadienone)iron-Catalyzed Transfer Dehydrogenation of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Diols to Lactones
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Air-stable iron carbonyl compounds bearing cyclopentadienone ligands with varying substitution were explored as catalysts in dehydrogenative diol lactonization reactions using acetone as both the solvent and hydrogen acceptor. Two catalysts with trimethylsilyl groups in the 2- A nd 5-positions, [2,5-(SiMe3)2-3,4-(CH2)4(δ4-C4C= O)]Fe(CO)3 (1) and [2,5-(SiMe3)2-3,4-(CH2)3(δ4-C4C= O)]Fe(CO)3 (2), were found to be the most active, with 2 being the most selective in the lactonization of diols containing both primary and secondary alcohols. Lactones containing five-, six-, and seven-membered rings were successfully synthesized, and no over-oxidations to carboxylic acids were detected. The lactonization of unsymmetrical diols containing two primary alcohols occurred with catalyst 1, but selectivity was low based on alcohol electronics and modest based on alcohol sterics. Evidence for a transfer dehydrogenation mechanism was found, and insight into the origin of selectivity in the lactonization of 1°/2° diols was obtained. Additionally, spectroscopic evidence for a trimethylamine-ligated iron species formed in solution during the reaction was discovered.
- Tang, Yidan,Meador, Rowan I. L.,Malinchak, Casina T.,Harrison, Emily E.,McCaskey, Kimberly A.,Hempel, Melanie C.,Funk, Timothy W.
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- Gallium-catalyzed reductive lactonization of γ-keto acids with a hydrosilane
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Described herein is the GaCl3-catalyzed lactonization of γ-keto carboxylic acids in the presence of PhSiH3 leading to the direct preparation of γ-lactone derivatives. This reducing system showed a relatively wide functional group tolerance.
- Sakai, Norio,Horikawa, Shuhei,Ogiwara, Yohei
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- Biocatalytic Asymmetric Reduction of γ-Keto Esters to Access Optically Active γ-Aryl-γ-butyrolactones
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An efficient stereoselective syntheses of a series of functionalized optically active γ-aryl-γ-butyrolactones is achieved by enzymatic asymmetric reduction of the corresponding sterically demanding γ-keto esters employing wild-type and recombinant alcohol dehydrogenases. The best stereoselectivities for the reduction via hydrogen transfer was obtained with two short chain dehydrogenases (SDRs) of complementary stereospecificity from Aromatoleum aromaticum, namely the Prelog-specific NADH-dependent (S)-1-phenylethanol dehydrogenase [(S)-PED] and the anti-Prelog-specific (R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol dehydrogenase [(R)-HPED], respectively.Biotransformations catalyzed by both enzymes, followed by TFA-catalyzed cyclization of the resulting γ-hydroxy esters, furnished the respective (S)- and (R)-configured products with exquisite optical purity (up to >99% ee). The synthetic value was demonstrated on preparative scale for the asymmetric bioreduction of the model compound, methyl 4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate, affording optically pure (S)-γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone (>99% ee) in 67–74% isolated yield at 89–95% conversion depending on the applied scale. (Figure presented.).
- ??d?o-Dobrowolska, Anna,Borowiecki, Pawe?,Heider, Johann,Kroutil, Wolfgang,Reiter, Tamara,Schühle, Karola,Szaleniec, Maciej,Tataruch, Mateusz,Telatycka, Natalia
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- Visible-light-induced addition of carboxymethanide to styrene from monochloroacetic acid
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Where monochloroacetic acid is widely used as a starting material for the synthesis of relevant groups of compounds, many of these synthetic procedures are based on nucleophilic substitution of the carbon chlorine bond. Oxidative or reductive activation of monochloroacetic acid results in radical intermediates, leading to reactivity different from the traditional reactivity of this compound. Here, we investigated the possibility of applying monochloroacetic acid as a substrate for photoredox catalysis with styrene to directly produce γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone. Instead of using nucleophilic substitution, we cleaved the carbon chlorine bond by single-electron reduction, creating a radical species. We observed that the reaction works best in nonpolar solvents. The reaction does not go to full conversion, but selectively forms γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone and 4-chloro-4-phenylbutanoic acid. Over time the catalyst precipitates from solution (perhaps in a decomposed form in case of fac-[Ir(ppy)3]), which was proven by mass spectrometry and EPR spectroscopy for one of the catalysts (N,N-5,10-di(2-naphthalene)-5,10-dihydrophenazine) used in this work. The generation of HCl resulting from lactone formation could be an additional problem for organometallic photoredox catalysts used in this reaction. In an attempt to trap one of the radical intermediates with TEMPO, we observed a compound indicating the generation of a chloromethyl radical.
- Brouwer, Albert M.,De Bruin, Bas,Van Leeuwen, Nicole S.,Van Vliet, Kaj M.
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- γ-Substituted Butyrolactones from Acrolein and Carbonyl Compounds
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The lithiation of 3-chloropropanal diethyl acetal (easily prepared from acrolein) at -78 deg C with lithium naphthalenide followed by reaction with various carbonyl compounds, and final oxidation with m-chloroperbenzoic acid leads to γ-susbstituted butyrolactones.
- Barluenga, Jose,Fernandez, Jose R.,Yus, Miguel
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- Masked ω-lithio ester enolates: Synthetic applications
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The protocol of lithiation by means of lithium and a catalytic (5% molar) amount of DTBB (4,4'-di-tert-butylbiphenyl), applied to ω-chloro ortho ester 6 under Barbier-type conditions gives, after final acid-catalyzed methanolysis, the corresponding functionalized esters 8 or 9 (for chlorotrimethylsilane as electrophile) or, after ortho ester deprotection and acid catalyzed treatment, the δ-lactones 11. The procedure is also practical for bicyclic ortho esters 14: the β-chloro OBO ester derivate generates the γ-lactones 15 and the γ-chloro OBO ester gives corresponding esters 8.
- Yus, Miguel,Torregrosa, Rosario,Pastor, Isidro M.
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- Ammonium iodide-promoted cyclization of aryl-substituted carboxylic acids
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An efficient procedure was developed for direct preparation of aryl-substituted lactones from corresponding aryl carboxylic acids, which was promoted by ammonium iodide. In this protocol, aryl carboxylic acids were treated with ammonium iodide, potassium bromide, and oxidant Oxone in a mixture of acetonitrile and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (6:4) at room temperature for 12 h, resulting in corresponding aryl lactones in moderate to good yields.
- Zhang, Bijun,Han, Liuquan,Li, Tingting,Yan, Jie,Yang, Zhenping
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- Wolff Rearrangement of Oxidatively Generated α-Oxo Gold Carbenes: An Effective Approach to Silylketenes
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Gold-catalyzed oxidations of alkynes by N-oxides offer direct access to reactive α-oxo gold carbene intermediates from benign and readily available alkynes instead of hazardous diazo carbonyl compounds. Despite various versatile synthetic methods developed based on this strategy, one of the hallmarks of α-oxo carbene/carbenoid chemistry, that is, the Wolff rearrangement, has not been realized in this context. This study discloses the first examples that show the Wolff rearrangement can be readily realized by α-oxo gold carbenes oxidatively generated from TBS-terminated alkynes (TBS=tert-butyldimethylsilyl). The thus-generated silylketenes can be either isolated pure or subsequently trapped by various internal or external nucleophiles in one pot to afford α-silylated carboxylic acids, their derivatives, or TBS-substituted allenes.
- Zheng, Yang,Zhang, Junqi,Cheng, Xinpeng,Xu, Xinfang,Zhang, Liming
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- Lithium- α-lithioacetate and β-lithiopropionate: Useful intermediates in organic synthesis
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The reaction of chloroacetic acid and 3-chloropropionic acid with a base (LDA or Bu(n)Li, respectively) and then with an excess of lithium and a catalytic amount of 4,4'-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (DTBB, 5%) in the presence of different electrophiles [Bu'CHO, PhCHO, Et2CO, (CH2)5CO, PhCOMe] in THF at -78°C leads, after hydrolysis with water, to the expected hydroxy acids, which in the second case are directly cyclised under acidic conditions to give the expected γ-lactones. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
- Pastor, Isidro M.,Yus, Miguel
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- Efficient hydrogenation of levulinic acid catalysed by spherical NHC-Ir assemblies with atmospheric pressure of hydrogen
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A practical, efficient, and mild hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) under 1 atm H2was realized by single-sited 3D porous self-supported N-heterocyclic carbene iridium catalysts. Quantitative yields and selectivities were achieved at 0.02 mol% catalyst loading, and the catalyst could be reused for 9 runs without obvious loss of selectivity or activity.
- Liu, Yaoqi,Lu, Zeye,Shen, Lingyun,Tu, Tao,Wu, Jiajie,Zheng, Qingshu
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- From racemic precursors to fully stereocontrolled products: One-pot synthesis of chiral α-amino lactones and lactams
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Substituted racemic lactols or cyclic hemiaminals were directly used as nucleophiles in enamine-based asymmetric amination reactions to access enantioenriched α-amino lactones or lactams via a one-pot sequence. The desired products, which are very important building blocks in organic synthesis but difficult to be prepared in the optically enriched form, could be afforded with two stereogenic centers in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. Moreover, starting from the racemic precursors and catalyzed by the enantiomeric pair of the catalyst, all possible stereoisomeric products were discretely provided only after simple column chromatography. Additionally, this protocol provides facile access to several novel bicyclic carbamates, and such drug-like heterocyclic compounds should be potentially useful in medicinal chemistry.
- You, Zhi-Hao,Chen, Ying-Han,Liu, Yan-Kai
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- Hypervalent iodine catalyzed cyclization of aryl-substituted alkanoic acids
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A novel and efficient procedure was developed for direct preparation of aryl-substituted lactones from corresponding aryl-substituted alkanoic acids, catalyzed by the in situ generated hypervalent iodine intermediate from iodobenzene (PhI). In this protocol, aryl-substituted alkanoic acids were treated with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) and KBr in the presence of a catalytic amount of PhI in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol at room temperature for 24 h, resulting in corresponding aryl lactones in moderate-to-good yields. Copyright
- Li, Tingting,Xiang, Changbin,Zhang, Bijun,Yan, Jie
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- Direct synthesis of γ-butyrolactones via γ-phenyl substituted butyric acids mediated benzyl radical cyclization
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Synthesis of several γ-butyrolactones with aromatic substitution at carbon 5 from comparative γ-aryl acids with 25-85% yield are covered. The straight oxidation in the presence of peroxydisulphate-copper(II)chloride system in aqueous medium was applied. The reaction is highly regioselective and leads exclusively to γ-butyrolactone, through stable benzylic radical intermediate.
- Mahmoodi,Jazayri
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- Ligand effects in aluminium-catalyzed asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger reactions
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Asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger oxidations of racemic and prochiral cyclobutanones can be performed with chiral aluminium-based Lewis acids resulting in products with good enantioselectivities in high yields. By employing substituted BINOL derivatives as ligan
- Frison, Jean-Cédric,Palazzi, Chiara,Bolm, Carsten
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- Lactonization of Unsaturated Alcohols Catalyzed by Palladium Complexes under Neutral Conditions
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Secondary and tertiary allylic alcohols react with carbon monoxide in the presence of catalytic quantities of bis(dibenzylideneacetone)palladium (0) and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane affording lactones in 45-92percent isolated yields. α,β-Unsaturated acids are formed by isomerization and carbonylation of primary allylic alcohols. 2-(5H)-Furanones were isolated in yields of 60-80percent when alkynols were employed as substrates for the cyclocarbonylation process.
- El Ali, Bassam,Alper, Howard
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- Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Derivatives with a Well-Defined Rhenium Precatalyst
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The first efficient and general rhenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of carbonyl derivatives was developed. The key to the success of the reaction was the use of a well-defined rhenium complex bearing a tridentate diphosphinoamino ligand as the catalyst (0.5 mol %) at 70 °C in the presence of H2 (30 bar). The mechanism of the reaction was investigated by DFT(PBE0-D3) calculations.
- Wei, Duo,Roisnel, Thierry,Darcel, Christophe,Clot, Eric,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste
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- Remarkable reactivity of pyridinium chlorochromate adsorbed on neutral alumina under solvent-free conditions
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Pyridinium chlorochromate adsorbed on neutral alumina (PCC-Al2O3) under solvent-free conditions has been found to oxidize primary aliphatic alcohols to alkyl alkanoates whereas primary benzylic and primary allylic alcohols produce the corresponding aldehydes. Secondary aliphatic and aromatic alcohols produce ketones without isomerization and polymerization of double bonds, overoxidation and other side-reactions.
- Bhar, Sanjay,Chaudhuri, Subrata Kumar
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- Asymmetric Organocatalytic One-Pot, Two-Step Sequential Process to Synthesize Chiral Acetal-Containing Polycyclic Derivatives from Cyclic Hemiacetals and Enones
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We have developed an efficient one-pot, two-step sequential process to synthesize biologically and synthetically important chiral acetal-containing polycyclic derivatives. This novel protocol had been proved to proceed via Michael-lactolization-oxocarbenium ion ring-closing sequence, which was initiated by a key reactive enamine intermediate and interrupted the previously established reaction pathway of two different enones used in this work, and generated the corresponding cycloadducts with excellent stereoselectivity bearing up to seven continuous stereocenters. Both chiral and racemic starting cyclic hemiacetals worked well in this strategy. The synthetic applications of the obtained polycyclic products have also been demonstrated.
- Liu, Chao,Liu, Yan-Kai
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- Selective Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds by Heterogeneous Catalysis on Salt Surfaces
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(EtO)3SiH and Me(EtO)2SiH activated by KF and CsF are efficient and selective agents for the heterogeneous reduction of carbonyl groups.
- Boyer, Jacqueline,Corriu, Robert J. P.,Perz, Robert,Reye, Catherine
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- Synthesis and chiral recognition of helical poly(phenylacetylene)s bearing L-phenylglycinol and its phenylcarbamates as pendants
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A series of novel stereoregular one-handed helical poly(phenylacetylene) derivatives (PPA-1 and PPA-1a-g) bearing L-phenylglycinol and its phenylcarbamate residues as pendants was synthesized for use as chiral stationary phases (CSPs) for HPLC, and their chiral recognition abilities were evaluated using 13 racemates. The phenylcarbamate residues include an unsubstituted phenyl, three chloro-substituted phenyls (3-Cl, 4-Cl, 3,5-Cl2), and three methyl-substituted phenyls (3-CH3, 4-CH3, 3,5-(CH3)2). The acidity of the phenylcarbamate N-H proton and the hydrogen bonds formed between the N-H groups of the phenylcarbamate residues were dependent on the type, position, and the number of substituents on the phenylcarbamate residues. The chiral recognition abilities of these polymers significantly depended on the dynamic helical conformation of the main chain with more or less regularly arranged pendants. The chiral recognition abilities seem to be improved by the introduction of substituents on the phenylcarbamate residues, and PPA-1d bearing the more acidic N-H groups due to the 3,5-dichloro substituents, exhibited a higher chiral recognition than the others. PPA-1d showed an efficient chiral recognition for some racemates, and baseline separation was possible for racemates 5, 11, 12, and 15.
- Zhang, Chunhong,Wang, Hailun,Yang, Taotao,Ma, Rui,Liu, Lijia,Sakai, Ryosuke,Satoh, Toshifumi,Kakuchi, Toyoji,Okamoto, Yoshio
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- Oxidation of Diols with Sodium Bromite Trihydrate in Organic Solvents in the Presence of Alumina
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The title oxidation of diols with two primary hydroxy groups (symmetrical diols) and those with both a primary and a secondary hydroxy group (unsymmetrical diols) gives the corresponding lactones or the hydroxy ketones, being dependent upon the types of diols.
- Morimoto, Takashi,Hirano, Masao,Iwasaki, Keiko,Ishikawa, Takashi
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- Titanium(IV) triflates in the catalysis of homoaldol reactions
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(matrix presented). The first example of the use of a titanium catalyst to effect the addition of silyloxycyclopropanes to aldehydes, the homoaldol reaction, is reported. The method features an alkoxytitanium(IV) triflate catalyst, which is conveniently prepared by treatment of Binol-Ti(OiPr)2 with TMSOTf.
- Martins, Evelyn O.,Gleason, James L.
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- Efficient Hydrogenation of Biomass Oxoacids to Lactones by Using NHC–Iridium Coordination Polymers as Solid Molecular Catalysts
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A series of NHC–iridium coordination polymers have proven to be robust, efficient and recyclable solid molecular catalysts toward the hydrogenation of biomass levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone. Along with quantitative yields attained at 0.01 mol % catalyst loading under 50 atm of H2, the solid molecular catalyst was readily recovered and reused for 12 runs without obvious loss of the selectivity and activity. Remarkably, up to 1.2×105 TON, an unprecedented value could be achieved in this important transformation. In addition, a number of LA homologues, analogues and derivatives were well tolerated to deliver various intriguing and functional lactones in good to excellent yields, which further confirmed the feasibility of the solid molecular catalysts.
- Liu, Yaoqi,Sun, Zheming,Huang, Changyu,Tu, Tao
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- From Ring-Expansion to Ring-Contraction: Synthesis of γ-Lactones from Cyclobutanols and Relative Stability of Five- and Six-Membered Endoperoxides toward Organic Bases
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Cyclobutanols undergo ring expansion with molecular oxygen in the presence of Co(acac)2 to afford 1,2-dioxane-hemiperoxyketals. In the course of acylation, we observed that endoperoxides rearranged into ?-lactone in the presence of triethylamine. Thus, a generalization of this ring contraction through a Kornblum DeLaMare rearrangement is here reported. Application of this transformation to monosubstituted 1,2-dioxane derivatives also led to 1,4-ketoaldehydes, in proportions depending on the nature of the substituent. These same conditions applied to five-membered dioxolane analogues led to fragmentation instead, through a retro-aldol type process. This study emphasizes the difference of stability of 1,2-dioxane and 1,2-dioxolane against organic bases, 1,2-dioxolanes having proved to be particularly reactive whereas 1,2-dioxanes showed a relative tolerance under these conditions.
- Ferrié, Laurent,Jamey, Nicolas
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- Aniline-Type Hypervalent Iodine(III) for Intramolecular Cyclization via C?H Bond Abstraction of Hydrocarbons Containing N- and O-Nucleophiles
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We developed a method for the preparation of (diacetoxyiodo)-2-(N-alkylamido)benzene as an aniline-type hypervalent iodine(III). We also achieved direct cyclizations via C?H bond abstraction, such as the Hofmann-L?ffler-Freytag reaction, a direct amination, and a direct lactonization, using the aniline-type hypervalent iodine(III) to obtain corresponding products in high yields. (Figure presented.).
- Nishiguchi, Yuna,Moriyama, Katsuhiko
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- Benzyne-Mediated Esterification Reaction
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A benzyne-mediated esterification of carboxylic acids and alcohols under mild conditions has been realized, which is made possible via a selective nucleophilic addition of carboxylic acid to benzyne in the presence of alcohol. After a subsequent transesterification with alcohol, the corresponding esters can be produced efficiently. This benzyne-mediated protocol can be used on the modification of Ibuprofen, cholesterol, estradiol, and synthesis of nandrolone phenylpropionate. In addition, benzyne can also be used to promote lactonization and amidation reaction.
- Li, Yang,Shi, Jiarong,Zhao, Jinlong
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- Cooperative iodine and photoredox catalysis for direct oxidative lactonization of carboxylic acids
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A new method for the formation of γ- and δ-lactones from carboxylic acids through direct conversion of benzylic C-H to C-O bonds is described. The reaction is conveniently induced by visible light and relies on a mild cooperative catalysis by the combination of molecular iodine and an organic dye.
- Duhamel, Thomas,Mu?iz, Kilian
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- Synthesis of Enantiopure γ-Lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of γ-Keto Acids
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A RuPHOX?Ru catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of γ-keto acids has been developed, affording the corresponding enantiopure γ-lactones in high yields and with up to 97% ee. The reaction could be performed on a gram scale with a relatively low catalyst loading (up to 10000 S/C) under the indicated reaction conditions and the resulting products can be transformed to several enantiopure building blocks, biologically active compounds and enantiopure drugs. (Figure presented.).
- Li, Jing,Ma, Yujie,Lu, Yufei,Liu, Yangang,Liu, Delong,Zhang, Wanbin
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- Calcium(II)- And Triflimide-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroacyloxylation of Unactivated Alkenes in Hexafluoroisopropanol
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We report an efficient intramolecular hydroacyloxylation of unactivated alkenes, offering a streamlined access to relevant γ-lactones, which features the utilization of either a calcium(II) salt or triflimide as a catalyst in hexafluoroisopropanol. This method could be applied to the synthesis of natural products and the late-stage functionalization of natural and bioactive molecules. Additionally, DFT computations were used to elucidate the twist of reactivity observed between the hydroamidation and hydroacyloxylation of unactivated alkenes regarding the formation of 5- and 6-membered rings.
- Qi, Chenxiao,Yang, Shengwen,Gandon, Vincent,Leb?uf, David
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- Synthesis of chiral γ-lactones via a RuPHOX-Ru catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of aroylacrylic acids
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An asymmetric hydrogenation of aroylacrylic acids catalyzed by RuPHOX-Ru catalyst has been developed, affording the corresponding chiral γ-lactones in high yields and with up to 93% ee. The methodology has the advantage of utilizing easily accessible substrates and has therefore expand the scope of the resulting chiral γ-lactones. Furthermore, high catalytic efficiency was achieved in that the reduction of both the C[dbnd]C and C[dbnd]O double bonds was achieved in one step. The current work provides an alternative and convenient pathway for the synthesis of a wide range of chiral γ-lactones.
- Lu, Yufei,Li, Jing,Zhu, Yue,Shen, Jiefeng,Liu, Delong,Zhang, Wanbin
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- Anodic benzylic C(sp3)-H amination: Unified access to pyrrolidines and piperidines
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An electrochemical aliphatic C-H amination strategy was developed to access the important heterocyclic motifs of pyrrolidines and piperidines within a uniform reaction protocol. The mechanism of this unprecedented C-H amination strategy involves anodic C-H activation to generate a benzylic cation, which is efficiently trapped by a nitrogen nucleophile. The applicability of the process is demonstrated for 40 examples comprising both 5- and 6-membered ring formations.
- Herold, Sebastian,Bafaluy, Daniel,Mu?iz, Kilian
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- Visible-Light-Induced C-O Bond Formation for the Construction of Five- and Six-Membered Cyclic Ethers and Lactones
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Visible-light-induced intramolecular C-O bond formation was developed using 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (TPT), which allows the regiocontrolled construction of cyclic ethers and lactones. The reaction is likely to proceed through the single-electron oxidation of the phenyl group, followed by the formation of a benzylic radical, thus preventing a competing 1,5-hydrogen abstraction pathway. Detailed mechanistic studies suggest that molecular oxygen is used to trap the radical intermediate to form benzyl alcohol, which undergoes cyclization. This new approach serves as a powerful platform by providing efficient access to valuable five- and six-membered cyclic ethers and lactones with a unified protocol.
- Im, Honggu,Kang, Dahye,Choi, Soyeon,Shin, Sanghoon,Hong, Sungwoo
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- Nickel(0)-catalyzed linear-selective hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes and styrenes with aryl boronic acids
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Herein, we describe the first linear-selective hydroarylation reaction of unactivated alkenes and styrenes with aryl boronic acids, which was achieved by introducing a directing group on the alkenes. This efficient, scalable reaction serves as a method for modular assembly of structurally diverse alkyl arenes, including γ-aryl butyric acid derivatives, which are widely utilized as chemical building blocks for the synthesis of various drugs and other biologically active compounds.
- Lv, Honggui,Xiao, Li-Jun,Zhao, Dongbing,Zhou, Qi-Lin
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- Scalable Electrochemical Dehydrogenative Lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)-H Bonds
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A practical, electrochemical method is developed for the direct dehydrogenative lactonization of C(sp2/sp3)-H bonds under external oxidant- and metal-free conditions, delivering diverse lactones, including coumarin derivatives with excellent regioselectivity. The scalable nature of this newly developed electrochemical process was demonstrated on a 40 g scale following an operationally simple protocol. The remote lactonization of C(sp3)-H bonds would constitute an important synthetic advance toward electrochemical C-O bond formation.
- Zhang, Sheng,Li, Lijun,Wang, Huiqiao,Li, Qian,Liu, Wenmin,Xu, Kun,Zeng, Chengchu
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p. 252 - 255
(2018/01/17)
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- Synthesis, Characterization, and Reaction of a Both Inter- and Intramolecularly Coordinated Pseudocyclic Iodosylbenzene–Trifluoroacetic Acid Complexes
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An ortho-substituted ether-oxygen-coordinated pseudocyclic iodosylbenzene-trifluoroacetic acid (pcISB-TFA) complex was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallographic analysis. TFA suppresses the disproportionation by both coordination of the oxygen atom to the iodine(III) center through secondary bonding and by hydrogen bonding to the oxygen anion. This bench-stable reagent is highly soluble in common organic solvents and reacts with various organic substrates under mild reaction conditions to give the corresponding products in good yields.
- Yudasaka, Masaharu,Maruyama, Toshifumi,Yamaguchi, Eiji,Tada, Norihiro,Itoh, Akichika
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p. 550 - 556
(2018/02/09)
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- C-H oxygenation at tertiary carbon centers using iodine oxidant
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An oxidation system in which iodic acid (HIO3) is used as an oxidant in the presence of N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) permitted the selective hydroxylation of tertiary C-H bonds and the lactonization of carboxylic acids containing a tertiary carbon center. These reactions are operationally simple and proceed under metal-free conditions using commercially available reagents, thus offering an ideal tool for the efficient oxidation of C-H bonds at tertiary carbon centers.
- Kiyokawa, Kensuke,Ito, Ryo,Takemoto, Kenta,Minakata, Satoshi
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p. 7609 - 7612
(2018/07/15)
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- Generation of Phosphoranyl Radicals via Photoredox Catalysis Enables Voltage-Independent Activation of Strong C-O Bonds
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Despite the prevalence of alcohols and carboxylic acids as functional groups in organic molecules and the potential to serve as radical precursors, C-O bonds remain difficult to activate. We report a synthetic strategy for direct access to both alkyl and acyl radicals from these ubiquitous functional groups via photoredox catalysis. This method exploits the unique reactivity of phosphoranyl radicals, generated from a polar/SET crossover between a phosphine radical cation and an oxygen-centered nucleophile. We show the desired reactivity in the reduction of benzylic alcohols to the corresponding benzyl radicals with terminal H atom trapping to afford the deoxygenated products. Using the same method, we demonstrate access to synthetically versatile acyl radicals, which enables the reduction of aromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids to the corresponding aldehydes with exceptional chemoselectivity. This protocol also transforms carboxylic acids to heterocycles and cyclic ketones via intramolecular acyl radical cyclizations to forge C-O, C-N, and C-C bonds in a single step.
- Stache, Erin E.,Ertel, Alyssa B.,Rovis, Tomislav,Doyle, Abigail G.
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p. 11134 - 11139
(2018/11/21)
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- Electroreductive coupling of aromatic ketones, aldehydes, and aldimines with α,β-unsaturated esters: Synthesis of 5-aryl substituted γ-butyrolactones and lactams
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The electroreductive intermolecular coupling of aromatic ketones and aldehydes with α,β-unsaturated esters in the presence of TMSCl gave the adducts as γ-trimethylsiloxy esters. The detrimethylsilylation of the adducts with TBAF afforded 5-aryl substituted γ-butyrolactones. The electroreductive coupling of N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-arylmethaneimines with methyl acrylate in the presence of TMSCl gave the adducts as methyl 4-aryl-4-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)butanoates. The adducts were transformed to 5-aryl-γ-butyrolactams by cyclization with NaH and subsequent oxidation with CAN. (±)-Norcotinine was prepared from nicotinaldehyde by this method. The electroreductive coupling of aromatic ketones and aldimines with acrylonitrile in the presence of TMSCl gave 4-aryl-4-(trimethylsiloxy)butanenitriles and 4-aryl-4-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)butanenitriles, respectively.
- Kise, Naoki,Hamada, Yusuke,Sakurai, Toshihiko
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p. 1143 - 1156
(2017/02/18)
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- Nucleo-Palladation-Triggering Alkene Functionalization: A Route to γ-Lactones
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An unprecedented strategy for the highly effective synthesis of γ-lactones from homoallylic alcohols was achieved by palladium catalysis in one step. The protocol affords aryl, alkyl, and spiro γ-lactones directly from readily available homoallylic alcohols in good yields with excellent functional group tolerance and high chemoselectivity under mild conditions.
- Zheng, Meifang,Chen, Pengquan,Huang, Liangbin,Wu, Wanqing,Jiang, Huanfeng
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p. 5756 - 5759
(2017/11/10)
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- Cobalt-catalyzed oxidative esterification of allylic/benzylic C(sp3)–H bonds
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A protocol for the cobalt-catalyzed oxidative esterification of allylic/benzylic C(sp3)–H bonds with carboxylic acids was developed in this work. Mechanistic studies revealed that C(sp3)–H bond activation in the hydrocarbon was the turnover-limiting step and the in-situ formed [Co(III)]Ot-Bu did not engage in hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) of a C–H bond. This protocol was successfully incorporated into a synthetic pathway to β-damascenone that avoided the use of NBS.
- Ren, Tian-Lu,Xu, Bao-Hua,Mahmood, Sajid,Sun, Ming-Xue,Zhang, Suo-Jiang
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p. 2943 - 2948
(2017/04/26)
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- Method for preparing lactone by ion-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of diols
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The invention relates to a method for performing catalytic oxidative intramolecular cyclization of diols to obtain lactone under a mild condition by using metal iron salt as a catalyst and organic small molecular nitroxide free radicals as a cocatalyst. The method comprises the following steps: using aromatic diols and aliphatic diols with different substituents as substrates, using the metal iron salt as the catalyst, using the organic small molecular nitroxide free radicals as the cocatalyst, using air as an oxidant, and performing a catalytic oxidative reaction of the diols in a non-halogen solvent under the mild condition to obtain the lactone. A catalytic system adopted by the invention can overcome various defects of the conventional catalyst, and an iron catalyst system which is cheap, easy to obtain, non-toxic and high in activity is used; economical, safe and environment-friendly air is used as the oxidant; the reaction can be performed under a room temperature condition; the catalytic system has few components, and a ligand or an alkali compound is not required to be additionally added; the reaction has the advantages of easy operation, high catalytic efficiency, easy product separation and the like; the method has a very mild requirement on the reaction condition and has good research and application prospects.
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- (HMe 2 SiCH 2) 2: A Useful Reagent for B(C 6 F 5) 3 -Catalyzed Reduction-Lactonization of Keto Acids: Concise Syntheses of (-)- cis -Whisky and (-)- cis -Cognac Lactones
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(HMe 2 SiCH 2) 2 has been utilized as a useful reagent for B(C 6 F 5) 3 -catalyzed reduction-lactonization of keto acids to synthesize γ- and δ-lactones. The process led concisely to (-)- cis -whisky and (-)- cis -cognac lactones in respective overall yields of 32% and 36%.
- Xie, Hengmu,Lu, Ji,Gui, Yingying,Gao, Lu,Song, Zhenlei
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p. 2453 - 2459
(2017/10/06)
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- Radical-polar crossover reactions of vinylboron ate complexes
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Vinyl boronic esters are valuable substrates for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. However, boron-substituted alkenes have drawn little attention as radical acceptors, and the radical chemistry of vinylboron ate complexes is underexplored. We show here that carbon radicals add efficiently to vinylboron ate complexes and that their adduct radical anions undergo radical-polar crossover: A 1,2-alkyl/aryl shift from boron to the α-carbon sp2 center provides secondary or tertiary alkyl boronic esters. In contrast to the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, a transition metal is not required, and two carbon-carbon bonds are formed. The valuable boronic ester moiety remains in the product and can be used in follow-up chemistry, enlarging the chemical space of the method. The cascade uses commercial starting materials and provides access to perfluoroalkylated alcohols, γ-lactones, γ-hydroxy alkylnitriles, and compounds bearing quaternary carbon centers.
- Kischkewitz, Marvin,Okamoto, Kazuhiro,Mück-Lichtenfeld, Christian,Studer, Armido
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p. 936 - 938
(2017/03/15)
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- Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of Carboxylic Acids
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A method for converting C-H to C-O bonds through oxidative cyclization of carboxylic acids to generate lactone products is described. The reaction employs catalytic amounts of Cu(OAc)2 and potassium persulfate as the terminal oxidant and is performed open to air in an aqueous acetic acid solvent system. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that substrate oxidation likely proceeds by sulfate radical anion and that the Cu catalyst has no influence on the product-determining step. These conclusions differ from related investigations that propose the intermediacy of a carboxylate radical.
- Sathyamoorthi, Shyam,Du Bois
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p. 6308 - 6311
(2016/12/23)
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- MnO2-promoted carboesterification of alkenes with anhydrides: A facile approach to γ-lactones
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An efficient carboesterification of alkenes with anhydrides promoted by MnO2 has been developed to afford functionalized γ-lactones in good to excellent yields. This method shows a broad substrate scope and provides a valuable and convenient synthetic tool for constructing γ-lactones.
- Wu, Lihuan,Zhang, Zhenming,Liao, Jianhua,Li, Jianxiao,Wu, Wanqing,Jiang, Huanfeng
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p. 2628 - 2631
(2016/02/18)
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- Discovery of phenoxybutanoic acid derivatives as potent endothelin antagonists with antihypertensive activity
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A series of phenoxybutanoic acid derivatives were synthesized and tested for their antagonistic activity on the contraction of the rat thoracic aortic ring induced by endothelin-1. Preliminary screening results showed that 6e and 6g with benzoheterocycles demonstrated significant antagonistic activities when compared to the reference compound BQ123. The results from additional assays for the binding affinity and selectivity for endothelin receptors showed that 6e was a selective ETA antagonist with a nanomolar IC50. Moreover, 6e was effective in relieving hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular weight ratio. Therefore, 6e may have potential for further development as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
- Cai, Jin,Liu, Ligang,Hong, Kwon Ho,Wang, Peng,Li, Lushen,Cao, Meng,Sun, Chunlong,Wu, Xiaoqing,Zong, Xi,Chen, Junqing,Ji, Min
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p. 657 - 667
(2015/02/19)
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- METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALCOHOL BY HYDROGENATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND AND ESTER COMPOUND
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for obtaining alcohol by hydrogenation of carboxylic acid compound efficiently by using a homogeneous system catalyst, especially a method for obtaining alcohol by hydrogenation of various carboxylic acid compound and ester compound by the homogeneous system catalyst efficiently even under alleviation condition. SOLUTION: A carboxylic acid compound and/or an ester compound is hydrogenated in a presence of a rhenium complex represented by ReXmYnZp, where X is a halogen atom, Y is same or different and each a ligand containing one or more phosphorus atom, Z is a ligand other than X and Y, m is an integer of 1 to 6, p is an integer of 0 to 2 and the sum of m, n and p is an integer of 2 to 6, and a specific alkali metal salt. COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPOandINPIT
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- Ruthenium pincer-catalyzed synthesis of substituted γ-butyrolactones using hydrogen autotransfer methodology
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The ruthenium pincer-catalyzed synthesis of γ-butyrolactones from 1,2-diols and malonates using borrowing-hydrogen methodology is reported. This regioselective domino-process takes place through catalytic C-C bond formation, followed by intramolecular transesterification. Herein, we show the Ru-MACHO-BH complex as a valuable catalyst in hydrogen autotransfer reactions.
- Pe?a-López, Miguel,Neumann, Helfried,Beller, Matthias
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p. 13082 - 13085
(2015/08/18)
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- Synthesis of β,β-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones by chemo-selective oxidation of 1,4-diols and γ-hydroxy olefins with rucl3/NaIO4
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Substituted γ-butyrolactones represent an important group of structural fragments commonly found in natural products, receptor ligands, and drug molecules. Interest in preparing a library of substituted γ-butyrolactones and finding that limited routes to β-substituted lactones exist, led to the development of an efficient approach for the synthesis of β,β-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones. Readily prepared substituted 1,4-diols and γ-hydroxy olefins were treated with the -RuCl3/NaIO4 oxidation system to provide the target β,β-disubstituted γ-butyrolactones in modest to good yields. The reaction goes through a lactol intermediate that was isolated and characterized for selected compounds. The approach supplies an efficient and versatile method for the synthesis of these important heterocyclic structures. Importantly, the present work is the first report that demonstrates the ability of RuCl3/NaIO4 to selectively oxidize primary hydroxyl groups in the presence of secondary alcohols to prepare lactones in good yields.
- Gao, Rong,Fan, Rong,Canney, Daniel J.
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p. 661 - 665
(2015/03/14)
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- Laccase/2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinoxyl radical (TEMPO): An efficient catalytic system for selective oxidations of primary hydroxy and amino groups in aqueous and biphasic media
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Copper salts/2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinoxyl radical (TEMPO) catalytic systems enable efficient aerobic oxidations of primary alcohols but they generally show a reduced reactivity in aqueous medium. Herein, we report an oxidative catalytic system composed of Trametes versicolor laccase and TEMPO, which is able to work in buffer solutions at room temperature using ambient air. Although this catalytic system displays great efficiency in aqueous systems, the addition of methyl tert-butyl ether allows the reduction of TEMPO loading, also enhancing the solubility of hydrophobic compounds. This practical methodology promotes the chemoselective aerobic oxidation of hydroxy or amino groups, leading to interesting organic derivatives such as aldehydes, lactones, hemiaminals or lactams.
- Díaz-Rodríguez, Alba,Martínez-Montero, Lía,Lavandera, Iván,Gotor, Vicente,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
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p. 2321 - 2329
(2014/07/21)
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- Dehydrogenative lactonization of diols in aqueous media catalyzed by a water-soluble iridium complex bearing a functional bipyridine ligand
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A new catalytic system for the dehydrogenative lactonization of a variety of benzylic and aliphatic diols in aqueous media was developed. By using a water-soluble, dicationic iridium catalyst bearing 6,6′-dihydroxy-2, 2′-bipyridine as a functional ligand, highly atom economical and environmentally benign synthesis of various lactones was achieved in good to excellent yields. Recovery and reuse of the catalyst were also accomplished by a simple phase separation and the recovered catalyst maintained its high activity at least until the fifth run. Copyright
- Fujita, Ken-Ichi,Ito, Wataru,Yamaguchi, Ryohei
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p. 109 - 112
(2014/01/23)
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- Unusual aluminum hydride-mediated reduction of N-(γ- or δ-oxoacyl)oxazolidinone
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Reduction of N-(γ-oxoacyl)oxazolidinone with a borohydride reagent, such as NaBH4 or LiBEt3H, resulted in formation of the corresponding lactone or lactol. In contrast, when an aluminum hydride reagent was used instead of a borohydride reagent, reduction of N-(γ- or δ-oxoacyl)oxazolidinone proceeded unexpectedly to give not the corresponding lactone or lactol, but a tetrahydrofuran or tetrahydropyran derivative, respectively, containing an oxazolidino group.
- Yamaguchi, Jun-Ichi,Asano, Mayuko,Udono, Youko
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p. 371 - 372
(2014/03/21)
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- Visible light photoredox-catalyzed deoxygenation of alcohols
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Carbon-oxygen single bonds are ubiquitous in natural products whereas efficient methods for their reductive defunctionalization are rare. In this work an environmentally benign protocol for the activation of carbon-oxygen single bonds of alcohols towards a reductive bond cleavage under visible light photocatalysis was developed. Alcohols were activated as 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-substituted benzoates and irradiation with blue light in the presence of [Ir(ppy)2( dtb-bpy)](PF6 ) as visible light photocatalyst and Hünig's base as sacrificial electron donor in an acetonitrile/water mixture generally gave good to excellent yields of the desired defunctionalized compounds. Functional group tolerance is high but the protocol developed is limited to benzylic, α-carbonyl, and α-cyanoalcohols; with other alcohols a slow partial C-F bond reduction in the 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoate moiety occurs.
- Rackl, Daniel,Kais, Viktor,Kreitmeier, Peter,Reiser, Oliver
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p. 2157 - 2165
(2015/01/09)
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- Efficient Transfer of Chelating Amides into Different Types of Esters and Lactones
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We describe a general and versatile approach for the conversion of carboxylic acid amides into their corresponding esters despite the fact that the former are thermodynamically more stable. The transformations are mediated by the coordination of CuI by a chelating entity. The resulting weakening of the amide bond allows for nucleophilic attack by alcoholic hydroxyl functions. The principle is demonstrated for a wide variety of transformations, leading to different kinds of esters and lactones. Due to their high resonance energy, amides are generally very stable towards solvolysis. However, bispicolylamides can be activated for alcoholysis by an unusual metal coordination involving the electron pair of the amide nitrogen. Herein, we widened the scope of the reaction by transforming the amides into a range of esters and lactones.
- Jakob, Uwe,Mundinger, Stephan,Bannwarth, Willi
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p. 6963 - 6974
(2016/02/18)
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- Regio- and enantioselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation: Kinetic resolution of racemic 2-substituted cyclopentanones
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A kinetic resolution of racemic 2-substituted cyclopentanones via highly regio- and enantioselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation has been successfully developed. The reaction could afford the normal 6-substituted δ-lactones in up to 98% ee and >19/1 regioselectivity. Meanwhile, the unreacted ketones were recovered in excellent ee values (up to 98%). It represents the best results of the kinetic resolution of racemic 2-substituted cyclopentanones via nonenzymic asymmetric BV oxidation.
- Zhou, Lin,Liu, Xiaohua,Ji, Jie,Zhang, Yuheng,Wu, Wangbin,Liu, Yangbin,Lin, Lili,Feng, Xiaoming
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p. 3938 - 3941
(2014/08/18)
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- Facile organocatalytic domino oxidation of diols to lactones by in situ-generated TetMe-IBX
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The domino oxidation of diols to lactones is an important transformation, and catalytic protocols that allow this conversion smoothly are scarce. Capitalizing on the established reactivity of tetramethyl-IBX (TetMe-IBX) and its in situ generation in the presence of a co-oxidant, such as oxone, we have shown that a variety of diols can be converted to the corresponding lactones in respectable yields by employing the precursor of TetMe-IBX, namely, tetramethyl-o-iodobenzoic acid (TetMe-IA), as a catalyst in 5 mol % in the presence of 2 equiv of oxone.
- Jhulki, Samik,Seth, Saona,Mondal, Manas,Moorthy, Jarugu Narasimha
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p. 2286 - 2293
(2014/03/21)
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- γ-substituted butanolides from cyclopropane hemimalonates: An expedient synthesis of natural (R)-dodecan-4-olide
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Exploration into the reactivity of donor-acceptor cyclopropane hemimalonates has led to the facile synthesis of γ-substituted butanolides. Under microwave irradiation, cyclopropane hemimalonates undergo rapid conversion to butanolides in the presence of i
- Grover, Huck K.,Emmett, Michael R.,Kerr, Michael A.
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p. 4838 - 4841
(2013/10/08)
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