- Pd(OH)2/C, a Practical and Efficient Catalyst for the Carboxylation of Benzylic Bromides with Carbon Monoxide
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A simple, efficient, cheap, and broadly applicable system for the carboxylation of benzylic bromides with carbon monoxide and water is reported. Upon simple reaction with only 2.5 wt % of Pearlman's catalyst and 10 mol % of tetrabutylammonium bromide in tetrahydrofuran at 110 °C for 4 h, a range of benzylic bromides can be smoothly converted to the corresponding arylacetic acids in good to excellent yields after simple extraction and acid-base wash. The reaction was found to be broadly applicable, scalable, and could be successfully extended to the use of ex situ-generated carbon monoxide and applied to the synthesis of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac.
- Wakuluk-Machado, Anne-Marie,Dewez, Damien F.,Baguia, Hajar,Imbratta, Miguel,Echeverria, Pierre-Georges,Evano, Gwilherm
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p. 713 - 723
(2020/02/04)
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- Ruthenium-catalyzed umpolung carboxylation of hydrazones with CO2
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The first ruthenium-catalyzed umpolung carboxylation of hydrazones with CO2 to generate important aryl acetic acids is reported. Besides aldehyde hydrazones, a variety of ketone hydrazones, which have not been successfully applied in previous umpolung reactions with other reactive electrophiles, also show high reactivity and selectivity under mild conditions. Moreover, this operationally simple protocol features good functional group tolerance, is readily scalable, and offers easy derivation of important structures, including bioactive felbinac and adiphenine. Computational studies reveal that this umpolung reaction proceeds through the generation of a Ru-nitrenoid followed by concerted [4 + 2] cycloaddition with CO2.
- Yan, Si-Shun,Zhu, Lei,Ye, Jian-Heng,Zhang, Zhen,Huang, He,Zeng, Huiying,Li, Chao-Jun,Lan, Yu,Yu, Da-Gang
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p. 4873 - 4878
(2018/06/07)
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