15473-32-2Relevant articles and documents
A practical and sustainable protocol for direct amidation of unactivated esters under transition-metal-free and solvent-free conditions
Chen, Cheng,Cheng, Hua,Du, Min-Chen,Qian, Liang,Qin, Xin,Sang, Wei,Yao, Wei-Zhong,Yuan, Ye,Zhang, Rui
supporting information, p. 3972 - 3982 (2021/06/17)
In this paper, a NaOtBu-mediated synthesis approach was developed for direct amidation of unactivated esters with amines under transition-metal-free and solvent-free conditions, affording a series of amides in good to excellent yields at room temperature. In particular, an environmentally friendly and practical workup procedure, which circumvents the use of organic solvents and chromatography in most cases, was disclosed. Moreover, the gram-scale production of representative products3a,3wand3auwas efficiently realized by applying operationally simple, sustainable and practical procedures. Furthermore, this approach was also applicable to the synthesis of valuable molecules such as moclobemide (a powerful antidepressant), benodanil and fenfuram (two commercial agricultural fungicides). These results demonstrate that this protocol has the potential to streamline amide synthesis in industry. Meanwhile, quantitative green metrics of all the target products were evaluated, implying that the present protocol is advantageous over the reported ones in terms of environmental friendliness and sustainability. Finally, additional experiments and computational calculations were carried out to elucidate the mechanistic insight of this transformation, and one plausible mechanism was provided on the basis of these results and the related literature reports.
method for alpha-alkylation of acetamides and thioacetamides under catalysis of nickel
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Paragraph 0061-0066, (2020/12/05)
The invention discloses a method for alpha-alkylation of acetamide and thioacetamide under the catalysis of nickel. The method comprises the following steps: by taking a complex generated in situ by adivalent nickel salt and a phosphine ligand as a catalyst and primary alcohol as an alkylation reagent, performing alpha-alkylation reaction on acetamide or thioacetamide in an alkaline environment to prepare amide or thioamide. According to the alpha-alkylation reaction of acetamide and thioacetamide, the active catalyst can be generated in situ from a bivalent nickel salt and a phosphine ligand, so that the catalyst is prevented from being prepared in advance, the operation is simple and convenient, and experimental steps and cost are saved.
Nickel-catalyzed: C-alkylation of thioamide, amides and esters by primary alcohols through a hydrogen autotransfer strategy
Yang, Peng,Wang, Xiuhua,Ma, Yu,Sun, Yaxin,Zhang, Li,Yue, Jieyu,Fu, Kaiyue,Zhou, Jianrong Steve,Tang, Bo
supporting information, p. 14083 - 14086 (2020/11/20)
A simple catalyst of Ni(OAc)2 and P(t-Bu)3 enables selective C-alkylation of thioacetamides and primary acetamides with alcohols for the first time. Monoalkylation of thioamides, amides and t-butyl esters occurs in excellent yields (>95%). Mechanistic studies reveal that the reaction proceeds via a hydrogen autotransfer pathway. This journal is
A Practical Approach for the Transamidation of N, N-Dimethyl Amides with Primary Amines Promoted by Sodium tert-Butoxide under Solvent-Free Conditions
Zhang, Rui,Zhang, Jun-Chao,Zhang, Wei-Yi,He, Yu-Qing,Cheng, Hua,Chen, Cheng,Gu, Yu-Cheng
, p. 3286 - 3294 (2020/09/23)
A practical sodium tert-butoxide (NaO t Bu)-mediated protocol is disclosed for the transamidation of various N, N-dimethyl amides with primary amines to afford the corresponding amides in moderate to good yields at room temperature under solvent-free conditions. This protocol features a facile work-up procedure and good functional group compatibility, especially for N, N-dimethyl amides with long-chain alkyl groups and heteroatom-containing amines. Notably, a few representative gram-scale reactions proceed smoothly to furnish the desired amides in high yields, which demonstrates the potential of this process for further practical applications. Several control experiments are carried out and a plausible mechanism is provided.
Highly Chemoselective, Transition-Metal-Free Transamidation of Unactivated Amides and Direct Amidation of Alkyl Esters by N-C/O-C Cleavage
Li, Guangchen,Ji, Chong-Lei,Hong, Xin,Szostak, Michal
supporting information, p. 11161 - 11172 (2019/08/07)
The amide bond is one of the most fundamental functional groups in chemistry and biology and plays a central role in numerous processes harnessed to streamline the synthesis of key pharmaceutical and industrial molecules. Although the synthesis of amides is one of the most frequently performed reactions by academic and industrial scientists, the direct transamidation of tertiary amides is challenging due to unfavorable kinetic and thermodynamic contributions of the process. Herein, we report the first general, mild, and highly chemoselective method for transamidation of unactivated tertiary amides by a direct acyl N-C bond cleavage with non-nucleophilic amines. This operationally simple method is performed in the absence of transition metals and operates under unusually mild reaction conditions. In this context, we further describe the direct amidation of abundant alkyl esters to afford amide bonds with exquisite selectivity by acyl C-O bond cleavage. The utility of this process is showcased by a broad scope of the method, including various sensitive functional groups, late-stage modification, and the synthesis of drug molecules (>80 examples). Remarkable selectivity toward different functional groups and within different amide and ester electrophiles that is not feasible using existing methods was observed. Extensive experimental and computational studies were conducted to provide insight into the mechanism and the origins of high selectivity. We further present a series of guidelines to predict the reactivity of amides and esters in the synthesis of valuable amide bonds by this user-friendly process. In light of the importance of the amide bond in organic synthesis and major practical advantages of this method, the study opens up new opportunities in the synthesis of pivotal amide bonds in a broad range of chemical contexts.
Solvent- and transition metal-free amide synthesis from phenyl esters and aryl amines
Rzhevskiy, Sergey A.,Ageshina, Alexandra A.,Chesnokov, Gleb A.,Gribanov, Pavel S.,Topchiy, Maxim A.,Nechaev, Mikhail S.,Asachenko, Andrey F.
, p. 1536 - 1540 (2019/01/24)
A general, economical, and environmentally friendly method of amide synthesis from phenyl esters and aryl amines was developed. This new method has significant advantages compared to previously reported palladium-catalyzed approaches. The reaction is performed transition metal- and solvent-free, using a cheap and environmentally benign base, NaH. This approach enabled us to obtain target amides in high yields with high atom economy.
Pd-PEPPSI: A general Pd-NHC precatalyst for Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling of esters and amides (transamidation) under the same reaction conditions
Shi, Shicheng,Szostak, Michal
supporting information, p. 10584 - 10587 (2017/09/29)
Amides are of fundamental interest in many fields of chemistry involving organic synthesis, chemical biology and biochemistry. Here, we report the first catalytic Buchwald-Hartwig coupling of both common esters and amides by highly selective C(acyl)-X (X = O, N) cleavage to rapidly access aryl amide functionality via a cross-coupling strategy. Reactions are promoted by versatile, easily prepared, well-defined Pd-PEPPSI type precatalysts, and proceed in good to excellent yields and with excellent chemoselectivity for the acyl bond cleavage. The method is user friendly because it employs commercially-available, moisture- and air-stable precatalysts. Notably, for the first time we demonstrate selective C(acyl)-N and C(acyl)-O cleavage/Buchwald-Hartwig amination under the same reaction conditions, which allows for streamlining amide synthesis by avoiding restriction to a particular acyl metal precursor. Of broad interest, this study opens the door to using a family of well-defined Pd(ii)-NHC precatalysts bearing pyridine "throw-away" ligands for the selective C(acyl)-amination of bench-stable carboxylic acid derivatives.
2-substituted aniline as a simple scaffold for LuxR-regulated QS modulation
Li, Sizhe,Wawrzyniak, Julien,Queneau, Yves,Soulère, Laurent
, (2018/01/17)
The ability of the 2-substituted aniline motif to serve as a scaffold for designing potential LuxR-regulated quorum sensing (QS) modulators has been investigated, using docking experiments and biological evaluation of a series of 15 specially synthesized compounds. Aniline, 2-acetyl-aniline and 2-nitroaniline were considered, as well as their N-acylated derivatives. Docking experiments showed that the 2-substituted aniline motif fits within the LuxR binding site at the place of the lactone moiety of AHL, and the biological evaluation revealed QS antagonisitic activity for several compounds, validating the hypothesis that this scaffold acts on QS. Structure activity relationships are discussed regarding interactions with the key residues of the LuxR binding site, showing significant variations in the H-bonding pattern.
Generation and trapping of ketenes in flow
Henry, Cyril,Bolien, David,Ibanescu, Bogdan,Bloodworth, Sally,Harrowven, David C.,Zhang, Xunli,Craven, Andy,Sneddon, Helen F.,Whitby, Richard J.
, p. 1491 - 1499 (2015/03/04)
Ketenes were generated by the thermolysis of alkoxyalkynes under flow conditions, and then trapped with amines and alcohols to cleanly give amides and esters. For a 10 min reaction time, temperatures of 180, 160, and 140 °C were required for >95% conversion of EtO, iPrO, and tBuO alkoxyalkynes, respectively. Variation of the temperature and flow rate with inline monitoring of the output by IR spectroscopy allowed the kinetic parameters for the conversion of 1-ethoxy-1-octyne to be easily estimated (Ea = 105.4 kJ/mol). Trapping of the in-situ-generated ketenes by alcohols to give esters required the addition of a tertiary amine catalyst to prevent competitive [2+2] addition of the ketene to the alkoxyalkyne precursor.
Amidation of Carboxylic Acids with Amines by Nb2O5 as a Reusable Lewis Acid Catalyst
Ali,Siddiki,Onodera, Wataru,Kon, Kenichi,Shimizu, Ken-Ichi
, p. 3555 - 3561 (2015/11/10)
Among 28 types of heterogeneous and homogenous catalysts tested, Nb2O5 shows the highest yield for direct amidation of n-dodecanoic acid with a less reactive amine (aniline). The catalytic amidation by Nb2O5 is applicable to a wide range of carboxylic acids and amines with various functional groups, and the catalyst is reusable. A comparison of the results of the catalytic study and an infrared study of the acetic acid adsorbed on the catalyst suggests that activation of the carbonyl group of the carboxylic acid by Lewis acid sites on Nb2O5 is responsible for the high activity of the Nb2O5 catalyst. Kinetic studies show that Lewis acid sites on Nb2O5 are more water-tolerant than conventional Lewis acidic oxides (Al2O3, TiO2). In comparison with the state-of-the-art homogeneous Lewis acid catalyst for amidation (ZrCl4), Nb2O5 undergoes fewer negative effects from basic additives in the solution, which indicates that Nb2O5 is a more base-tolerant Lewis acid catalyst than the homogeneous Lewis acid catalyst.
