- Two Symmetrically Bis-substituted Pyrene Derivatives: Synthesis, Photoluminescence, and Electroluminescence
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Two kinds of cyanophenyl terminated pyrene derivatives for organic light-emitting diodes were synthesized and characterized by UV/Vis, fluorescence (FL), 1H NMR, MALDI-TOF, CV and TGA. Both compounds exhibited blue photoluminescence and high fluorescent quantum yield of 85% and 75% in solutions. Due to the presence of acetylene spacer, the compound distinguishes itself by high coplanarity, high thermal stability, little Stokes' shift and clear excimer formation in the solid state from the acetylene-free compound. In order to suppress the molecular aggregation, the electroluminescent properties were studied by doing the materials in PVK. The result proved that energy transfer happened from the host PVK to the materials. Two kinds of cyanophenyl terminated pyrene derivatives for OLEDs were synthesized and characterized. Both compounds exhibited blue photoluminescence and high fluorescent quantum yield of 85% and 75% in solutions. The result proved that energy transfer happened from the host PVK to the materials.
- Gong, Xiaojie,Xie, Xiang,Chen, Naiwu,Zheng, Chaoyue,Zhu, Jie,Chen, Runfeng,Huang, Wei,Gao, Deqing
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- A “universal” catalyst for aerobic oxidations to synthesize (hetero)aromatic aldehydes, ketones, esters, acids, nitriles, and amides
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Functionalized (hetero)aromatic compounds are indispensable chemicals widely used in basic and applied sciences. Among these, especially aromatic aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, nitriles, and amides represent valuable fine and bulk chemicals, which are used in chemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and material industries. For their synthesis, catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols constitutes a green, sustainable, and cost-effective process, which should ideally make use of active and selective 3D metals. Here, we report the preparation of graphitic layers encapsulated in Co-nanoparticles by pyrolysis of cobalt-piperazine-tartaric acid complex on carbon as a most general oxidation catalyst. This unique material allows for the synthesis of simple, functionalized, and structurally diverse (hetero)aromatic aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, nitriles, and amides from alcohols in excellent yields in the presence of air.
- Bartling, Stephan,Beller, Matthias,Chandrashekhar, Vishwas G.,Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Rabeah, Jabor,Rockstroh, Nils,Senthamarai, Thirusangumurugan
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p. 508 - 531
(2022/02/11)
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- Unreactive C-N Bond Activation of Anilines via Photoinduced Aerobic Borylation
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Unreactive C-N bond activation of anilines was achieved by photoinduced aerobic borylation. A diverse range of tertiary and secondary anilines were converted to aryl boronate esters in moderate to good yields with wide functional group tolerance under simple and ambient photochemical conditions. This transformation achieved the direct and facile C-N bond activation of unreactive anilines, providing a convenient and practical route transforming widely available anilines into useful aryl boronate esters.
- Ji, Shuohan,Qin, Shengxiang,Yin, Chunyu,Luo, Lu,Zhang, Hua
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p. 64 - 68
(2021/12/27)
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- Palladium-catalyzed borylation of aryl bromides and chlorides using phosphatrioxa-adamantane ligands
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Catalysts based on the combination of Pd(OAc)2 and the electron-deficient phosphatrioxa-adamantane ligands are described for borylation of aryl bromides and chlorides. Catalytic evaluation of a small library of phosphatrioxa-adamantane ligands provided some insights on the preferred ligand steric profile for borylation reactions. The corresponding aryl boronate esters were accessed under mild conditions (25–70 °C) and isolated in high yields (up to 96%).
- Lamola, Jairus L.,Moshapo, Paseka T.,Holzapfel, Cedric W.,Christopher Maumela, Munaka
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- Engaging Ag(0) single atoms in silver(I) salts-mediated C-B and C-S coupling under visible light irradiation
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Silver(I) salts were found active in the borylation and sulfenylation of aryl iodides under visible light irradiation. The optimized borylation protocol using AgF did not need any additive, operated under very mild conditions, and well tolerated a broad scope of substrates and boron sources. Formation of Ag(0) single atoms (AgSAs) during the borylation reactions was examined using high-angle annular dark field aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (HAADF AC-STEM) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The activities of the silver(I) salts were affected by the anions and could be associated with their abilities in formation of AgSAs during the reactions. Kinetic studies showed that the deiodination rate was linearly correlated with the loading of AgSAs, and hence AgSAs were the true catalytic centers for the 1e?-reduction of the C-I moieties. The oxidation state of AgSAs kept 0 in both the resting and the working states. A “work-in-tandem” mechanism involving AgSAs as the catalytic centers and AgNPs as the light absorber to achieve the borylation of aryl iodides under visible light irradiation is proposed. The current approach not only provides an alternative system for borylation and sulfenylation of aryl iodides, but also reveals a new activity of silver(I) salts involving AgSAs under visible light irradiation.
- Cui, Enxin,Guo, Lirong,Li, Haibin,Qiao, Dan,Tung, Chen-Ho,Wang, Yifeng
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(2021/09/06)
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- Zinc Complexes with an Ethylene-Bridged Bis(β-diketiminate) Ligand: Syntheses, Structures, and Applications as Catalysts in the Borylation of Aryl Iodides
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A dinucleating bis(β-diketiminate) ligand with a flexible bridge has been employed to synthesize zinc complexes. The ligand, abbreviated H2L (H2L = N-(4-((2-((4-((2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino)pent-2-en-2-yl)amino)ethyl)imino)pent-2-en-2-yl)-2,6-diisopropylaniline), was deprotonated with ZnEt2 to afford [LZn2Et2] (1). Reactions of 1 with 2 equiv of BnOH and nBuOH, respectively, gave access to [LZn2(OBn)2]·C6H14 (2·C6H14) and [LZn2(OnBu)2] (3). Treatment of 1 with 2 equiv of I2 in THF produced [LZn2I2(THF)2]·2THF (4·2THF). X-ray single-crystal diffraction analyses revealed that they are all heteroleptic bimetallic compounds with two metal centers being chelated by one ligand set. The structurally similar compounds 1 and 4·2THF possess approximate C2 symmetry, with two β-diketiminate units being arrayed in head-to-tail antiparallel mode. Thus, the molecular structures of 1 and 4·2THF exhibit a seesaw-like topology. The structures of 2·C6H14 and 3 are almost identical, in which two zinc atoms are shared by two ZnN2C3 six-membered rings, two Zn2ON2C2 seven-membered rings, and one Zn2O2 four-membered ring. Therefore, the metal cores of 2·C6H14 and 3 display a crownlike topology. All complexes are catalytically active for the borylation of aryl iodides with B2Pin2 (B2Pin2 = 4,4,4′,4′,5,5,5′,5′-octamethyl-2,2′-bis(1,3,2-dioxaborolane). Complex 1 shows higher activity in comparison to 2, 3, and 4·2THF. The borylation reactions catalyzed by 1 could proceed under mild conditions and can be applied to a series of substrates with high functional group generality. This methodology thus represents a novel use of β-diketiminate zinc complexes for C-I borylation.
- Li, Yafei,Dang, Yan,Li, Dawei,Pan, Huifen,Zhang, Liang,Wang, Li,Cao, Zhu,Li, Yahong
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Thioethers
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A nickel-catalyzed cyanation of aryl thioethers using Zn(CN)2 as a cyanide source has been developed to access functionalized aryl nitriles. The ligand dcype (1,2-bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)ethane) in combination with the base KOAc (potassium acetate) is essential for achieving this transformation efficiently. This reaction involves both a C-S bond activation and a C-C bond formation. The scalability, low catalyst and reagents loadings, and high functional group tolerance have enabled both late-stage derivatization and polymer recycling, demonstrating the reaction's utility across organic chemistry.
- Delcaillau, Tristan,Woenckhaus-Alvarez, Adrian,Morandi, Bill
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Reversible Functional Group Metathesis between Aryl Nitriles and Aryl Thioethers
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We describe a new functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers. The catalytic system nickel/dcype is essential to achieve this fully reversible transformation in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the cyanide- and thiol-free reaction shows high functional group tolerance and great efficiency for the late-stage derivatization of commercial molecules. Finally, synthetic applications demonstrate its versatility and utility in multistep synthesis.
- Delcaillau, Tristan,Boehm, Philip,Morandi, Bill
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(2021/04/07)
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- Visible-Light-Promoted Metal-Free Synthesis of (Hetero)Aromatic Nitriles from C(sp3)?H Bonds**
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The metal-free activation of C(sp3)?H bonds to value-added products is of paramount importance in organic synthesis. We report the use of the commercially available organic dye 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (TPP) for the conversion of methylarenes to the corresponding aryl nitriles via a photocatalytic process. Applying this methodology, a variety of cyanobenzenes have been synthesized in good to excellent yield under metal- and cyanide-free conditions. We demonstrate the scope of the method with over 50 examples including late-stage functionalization of drug molecules (celecoxib) and complex structures such as l-menthol, amino acids, and cholesterol derivatives. Furthermore, the presented synthetic protocol is applicable for gram-scale reactions. In addition to methylarenes, selected examples for the cyanation of aldehydes, alcohols and oximes are demonstrated as well. Detailed mechanistic investigations have been carried out using time-resolved luminescence quenching studies, control experiments, and NMR spectroscopy as well as kinetic studies, all supporting the proposed catalytic cycle.
- Murugesan, Kathiravan,Donabauer, Karsten,K?nig, Burkhard
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- Improvement in the Palladium-Catalyzed Miyaura Borylation Reaction by Optimization of the Base: Scope and Mechanistic Study
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Aryl boronic acids and esters are important building blocks in API synthesis. The palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura borylation is the most common method for their preparation. This paper describes an improvement of the current reaction conditions. By using lipophilic bases such as potassium 2-ethyl hexanoate, the borylation reaction could be achieved at 35 °C in less than 2 h with very low palladium loading (0.5 mol %). A preliminary mechanistic study shows a hitherto unrecognized inhibitory effect by the carboxylate anion on the catalytic cycle, whereas 2-ethyl hexanoate minimizes this inhibitory effect. This improved methodology enables borylation of a wide range of substrates under mild conditions.
- Barroso, Santiago,Joksch, Markus,Puylaert, Pim,Tin, Sergey,Bell, Stephen J.,Donnellan, Luke,Duguid, Stewart,Muir, Colin,Zhao, Peichao,Farina, Vittorio,Tran, Duc N.,De Vries, Johannes G.
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p. 103 - 109
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- Photo-induced thiolate catalytic activation of inert Caryl-hetero bonds for radical borylation
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Substantial effort is currently being devoted to obtaining photoredox catalysts with high redox power. Yet, it remains challenging to apply the currently established methods to the activation of bonds with high bond dissociation energy and to substrates with high reduction potentials. Herein, we introduce a novel photocatalytic strategy for the activation of inert substituted arenes for aryl borylation by using thiolate as a catalyst. This catalytic system exhibits strong reducing ability and engages non-activated Caryl–F, Caryl–X, Caryl–O, Caryl–N, and Caryl–S bonds in productive radical borylation reactions, thus expanding the available aryl radical precursor scope. Despite its high reducing power, the method has a broad substrate scope and good functional-group tolerance. Spectroscopic investigations and control experiments suggest the formation of a charge-transfer complex as the key step to activate the substrates.
- K?nig, Burkhard,Wang, Hua,Wang, Shun
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- Electrochemical Thiolation and Borylation of Arylazo Sulfones with Thiols and B2pin2
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An efficient electrochemical synthesis approach of various unsymmetrical thioethers and arylboronates has been developed. Bench stable arylazo sulfones were used as radical precursors for carbon-heteroatom bond formation under electrochemical conditions. Moreover, the scalability of this approach was evaluated by performing the electrochemical thiolation and borylation of arylazo sulfones with thiols and B2pin2 on a gram scale. This protocol not only avoided the use of stoichiometric oxidants, metal catalysts, activating agents and even added bases, but also exhibited favorable functional group tolerance. (Figure presented.).
- Wang, Rongkang,Chen, Fangming,Jiang, Lvqi,Yi, Wenbin
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(2021/02/12)
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- Decarbonylative Fluoroalkylation at Palladium(II): From Fundamental Organometallic Studies to Catalysis
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This Article describes the development of a decarbonylative Pd-catalyzed aryl-fluoroalkyl bond-forming reaction that couples fluoroalkylcarboxylic acid-derived electrophiles [RFC(O)X] with aryl organometallics (Ar-M′). This reaction was optimized by interrogating the individual steps of the catalytic cycle (oxidative addition, carbonyl de-insertion, transmetalation, and reductive elimination) to identify a compatible pair of coupling partners and an appropriate Pd catalyst. These stoichiometric organometallic studies revealed several critical elements for reaction design. First, uncatalyzed background reactions between RFC(O)X and Ar-M′ can be avoided by using M′ = boronate ester. Second, carbonyl de-insertion and Ar-RF reductive elimination are the two slowest steps of the catalytic cycle when RF = CF3. Both steps are dramatically accelerated upon changing to RF = CHF2. Computational studies reveal that a favorable F2C-H - -X interaction contributes to accelerating carbonyl de-insertion in this system. Finally, transmetalation is slow with X = difluoroacetate but fast with X = F. Ultimately, these studies enabled the development of an (SPhos)Pd-catalyzed decarbonylative difluoromethylation of aryl neopentylglycol boronate esters with difluoroacetyl fluoride.
- Lalloo, Naish,Malapit, Christian A.,Taimoory, S. Maryamdokht,Brigham, Conor E.,Sanford, Melanie S.
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- Cross-Coupling through Ag(I)/Ag(III) Redox Manifold
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In ample variety of transformations, the presence of silver as an additive or co-catalyst is believed to be innocuous for the efficiency of the operating metal catalyst. Even though Ag additives are required often as coupling partners, oxidants or halide scavengers, its role as a catalytically competent species is widely neglected in cross-coupling reactions. Most likely, this is due to the erroneously assumed incapacity of Ag to undergo 2e? redox steps. Definite proof is herein provided for the required elementary steps to accomplish the oxidative trifluoromethylation of arenes through AgI/AgIII redox catalysis (i. e. CEL coupling), namely: i) easy AgI/AgIII 2e? oxidation mediated by air; ii) bpy/phen ligation to AgIII; iii) boron-to-AgIII aryl transfer; and iv) ulterior reductive elimination of benzotrifluorides from an [aryl-AgIII-CF3] fragment. More precisely, an ultimate entry and full characterization of organosilver(III) compounds [K]+[AgIII(CF3)4]? (K-1), [(bpy)AgIII(CF3)3] (2) and [(phen)AgIII(CF3)3] (3), is described. The utility of 3 in cross-coupling has been showcased unambiguously, and a large variety of arylboron compounds was trifluoromethylated via [AgIII(aryl)(CF3)3]? intermediates. This work breaks with old stereotypes and misconceptions regarding the inability of Ag to undergo cross-coupling by itself.
- Demonti, Luca,Mézailles, Nicolas,Nebra, Noel,Saffon-Merceron, Nathalie
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- Unveiling Extreme Photoreduction Potentials of Donor-Acceptor Cyanoarenes to Access Aryl Radicals from Aryl Chlorides
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Since the seminal work of Zhang in 2016, donor-acceptor cyanoarene-based fluorophores, such as 1,2,3,5-tetrakis(carbazol-9-yl)-4,6-dicyanobenzene (4CzIPN), have been widely applied in photoredox catalysis and used as excellent metal-free alternatives to noble metal Ir- and Ru-based photocatalysts. However, all the reported photoredox reactions involving this chromophore family are based on harnessing the energy from a single visible light photon, with a limited range of redox potentials from -1.92 to +1.79 V vs SCE. Here, we document the unprecedented discovery that this family of fluorophores can undergo consecutive photoinduced electron transfer (ConPET) to achieve very high reduction potentials. One of the newly synthesized catalysts, 2,4,5-tri(9H-carbazol-9-yl)-6-(ethyl(phenyl)amino)isophthalonitrile (3CzEPAIPN), possesses a long-lived (12.95 ns) excited radical anion form, 3CzEPAIPN?-*, which can be used to activate reductively recalcitrant aryl chlorides (Ered ≈ -1.9 to -2.9 V vs SCE) under mild conditions. The resultant aryl radicals can be engaged in synthetically valuable aromatic C-B, C-P, and C-C bond formation to furnish arylboronates, arylphosphonium salts, arylphosphonates, and spirocyclic cyclohexadienes.
- Cao, Jilei,Tang, Xinxin,Toh, Ren Wei,Wang, Han,Wu, Jie,Wu, Xiangyang,Xu, Jinhui,Yang, Xiaona,Yeow, Edwin K. L.,Zhou, Rong
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- Photocatalytic C–X borylation of aryl halides by hierarchical SiC nanowire-supported Pd nanoparticles
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Hierarchical SiC nanowire-supported Pd nanoparticles showed high photocatalytic activity for the C-X (X = Br, I) borylation of aryl halides at 30 °C. The SiC/Pd Mott-Schottky contact enhances the rapid transfer of the photogenerated electrons from SiC to the Pd nanoparticles. As a result, the concentrated energetic electrons in the Pd nanoparticles can facilitate the cleavage of C-I or C-Br bonds, which normally requires high-temperature thermal processes. We show that the present Pd/SiC photocatalyst is capable of catalyzing the transformation of a large variety of aryl halides to their corresponding boronate esters under visible light irradiation, with excellent yields.
- Jiao, Zhi-Feng,Zhao, Ji-Xiao,Guo, Xiao-Ning,Guo, Xiang-Yun
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- Chemoselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Borylation of Bromoiodoarenes under Mild Conditions
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A chemoselective rhodium-catalyzed borylation has been developed for the preparation of aryl boronate esters. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions with excellent selectivity for C-I bonds in bromoiodoarenes and exhibits broad functional group tolerance. This procedure can act as a complementary approach toward bifunctional arenes along with other metal-catalyzed borylations. Additionally, the reaction's utility in the preparation of monomers for metal-catalyzed cross-coupling polymerization is demonstrated.
- Varni, Anthony J.,Bautista, Michael V.,Noonan, Kevin J.T.
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- Controllable factors of supported IR complex catalysis for aromatic C?H borylation
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We have developed a catalyst in which an Ir complex and organic functionalities are coimmobilized on the silica surface. The catalytic activity for aromatic C?H borylation was significantly affected by (i) the linker length of the Ir?bipyridine complex, (ii) the coimmobilized organic functionality, and (iii) the substituents on the aromatic substrate compounds. The fine-tuned supported catalyst showed higher activity than the homogeneous Ir?bipyridine complex when using a specific substrate such as benzonitrile. We elucidated this property by conducting solid-state NMR, FT-IR, XAFS, and in situ FT-IR analysis.
- Chun, Wang-Jae,Maeda, Kyogo,Manaka, Yuichi,Motokura, Ken,Nakajima, Kiyotaka,Satter, Shazia Sharmin,Uemura, Yohei
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- Visible-Light-Induced Ni-Catalyzed Radical Borylation of Chloroarenes
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A highly selective and general photoinduced C-Cl borylation protocol that employs [Ni(IMes)2] (IMes = 1,3-dimesitylimidazoline-2-ylidene) for the radical borylation of chloroarenes is reported. This photoinduced system operates with visible light (400 nm) and achieves borylation of a wide range of chloroarenes with B2pin2 at room temperature in excellent yields and with high selectivity, thereby demonstrating its broad utility and functional group tolerance. Mechanistic investigations suggest that the borylation reactions proceed via a radical process. EPR studies demonstrate that [Ni(IMes)2] undergoes very fast chlorine atom abstraction from aryl chlorides to give [NiI(IMes)2Cl] and aryl radicals. Control experiments indicate that light promotes the reaction of [NiI(IMes)2Cl] with aryl chlorides generating additional aryl radicals and [NiII(IMes)2Cl2]. The aryl radicals react with an anionic sp2-sp3 diborane [B2pin2(OMe)]- formed from B2pin2 and KOMe to yield the corresponding borylation product and the [Bpin(OMe)]?- radical anion, which reduces [NiII(IMes)2Cl2] under irradiation to regenerate [NiI(IMes)2Cl] and [Ni(IMes)2] for the next catalytic cycle.
- Tian, Ya-Ming,Guo, Xiao-Ning,Krummenacher, Ivo,Wu, Zhu,Nitsch, J?rn,Braunschweig, Holger,Radius, Udo,Marder, Todd B.
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- Photocatalytic Conversion of Benzyl Alcohols/Methyl Arenes to Aryl Nitriles via H-Abstraction by Azide Radical
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This report presents the visible-light-assisted synthesis of aryl nitriles from easily accessible alcohols or methyl arenes in the presence of O2. Organic photoredox catalyst, 4CzIPN (1,2,3,5-tetrakis(carbazol-9-yl)-4,6-dicyanobenzene), induces single electron transfer (SET) from azide N3? and generates azide radical N3?.The photogenerated N3? abstracts H atom from α-C?H bond of benzylic system, which provides aldehyde and hydrazoic acid (HN3) in situ. This reaction subsequently forms azido alcohol intermediate that transforms into nitrile with the assistance of triflic acid (Br?nsted acid). A range of alcohols and methyl arenes successfully underwent cyanation at room temperature with good to excellent yields and showed good functional group tolerance.
- Shee, Maniklal,Shah, Sk. Sheriff,Singh, N. D. Pradeep
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- Transformations of Aryl Ketones via Ligand-Promoted C?C Bond Activation
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The coupling of aromatic electrophiles (aryl halides, aryl ethers, aryl acids, aryl nitriles etc.) with nucleophiles is a core methodology for the synthesis of aryl compounds. Transformations of aryl ketones in an analogous manner via carbon–carbon bond activation could greatly expand the toolbox for the synthesis of aryl compounds due to the abundance of aryl ketones. An exploratory study of this approach is typically based on carbon–carbon cleavage triggered by ring-strain release and chelation assistance, and the products are also limited to a specific structural motif. Here we report a ligand-promoted β-carbon elimination strategy to activate the carbon–carbon bonds, which results in a range of transformations of aryl ketones, leading to useful aryl borates, and also to biaryls, aryl nitriles, and aryl alkenes. The use of a pyridine-oxazoline ligand is crucial for this catalytic transformation. A gram-scale borylation reaction of an aryl ketone via a simple one-pot operation is reported. The potential utility of this strategy is also demonstrated by the late-stage diversification of drug molecules probenecid, adapalene, and desoxyestrone, the fragrance tonalid as well as the natural product apocynin.
- Dai, Hui-Xiong,Li, Hanyuan,Li, Ling-Jun,Liu, Qi-Sheng,Ma, Biao,Wang, Mei-Ling,Wang, Xing,Wang, Zhen-Yu,Xu, Hui
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- A convenient reagent for the conversion of aldoximes into nitriles and isonitriles
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For the dehydroxylation of aldoximes with 4-nitro-1-((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)-imidazole (NTSI), slight modifications of reaction conditions resulted in significantly different reaction paths to provide either nitriles or isonitriles. The challenging conversion of aldoximes into isonitriles was achieved under mild conditions.
- Zhang, Wei,Lin, Jin-Hong,Zhang, Pengfei,Xiao, Ji-Chang
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- Organophotoredox assisted cyanation of bromoarenes: via silyl-radical-mediated bromine abstraction
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The insertion of a nitrile (-CN) group into arenes through the direct functionalization of the C(sp2)-Br bond is a challenging reaction. Herein, we report an organophotoredox method for the cyanation of aryl bromides using the organic photoredox catalyst 4CzIPN and tosyl cyanide (TsCN) as the nitrile source. A photogenerated silyl radical, via a single electron transfer (SET) mechanism, was employed to abstract bromine from aryl bromide to provide an aryl radical, which was concomitantly intercepted by TsCN to afford the aromatic nitrile. A range of substrates containing electron-donating and -withdrawing groups was demonstrated to undergo cyanation at room temperature in good yields.
- Shah, Sk. Sheriff,Shee, Maniklal,Singh, N. D. Pradeep
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- Visible Light-Induced Borylation of C-O, C-N, and C-X Bonds
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Boronic acids are centrally important functional motifs and synthetic precursors. Visible light-induced borylation may provide access to structurally diverse boronates, but a broadly efficient photocatalytic borylation method that can effect borylation of a wide range of substrates, including strong C-O bonds, remains elusive. Herein, we report a general, metal-free visible light-induced photocatalytic borylation platform that enables borylation of electron-rich derivatives of phenols and anilines, chloroarenes, as well as other haloarenes. The reaction exhibits excellent functional group tolerance, as demonstrated by the borylation of a range of structurally complex substrates. Remarkably, the reaction is catalyzed by phenothiazine, a simple organic photocatalyst with MW 200 that mediates the previously unachievable visible light-induced single electron reduction of phenol derivatives with reduction potentials as negative as approximately - 3 V versus SCE by a proton-coupled electron transfer mechanism. Mechanistic studies point to the crucial role of the photocatalyst-base interaction.
- Arman, Hadi D.,Dang, Hang. T.,Haug, Graham C.,He, Ru,Jin, Shengfei,Larionov, Oleg V.,Nguyen, Viet D.,Nguyen, Vu T.,Schanze, Kirk S.
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- Visible- And UV-Light-Induced Decarboxylative Radical Reactions of Benzoic Acids Using Organic Photoredox Catalysts
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Photoinduced decarboxylative radical reactions of benzoic acids with electron-deficient alkenes, diborane, and acetonitrile under organic photoredox catalysis conditions and mild heating afforded adducts, arylboronate esters, and the reduction product, respectively. The reaction is thought to involve single-electron transfer promoted the generation of aryl radicals via decarboxylation. A diverse range of benzoic acids were found to be suitable substrates for this photoreaction. Only our two-molecule organic photoredox system can work well for the direct photoinduced decarboxylation of benzoic acids.
- Kubosaki, Suzuka,Takeuchi, Haruka,Iwata, Yutaka,Tanaka, Yosuke,Osaka, Kazuyuki,Yamawaki, Mugen,Morita, Toshio,Yoshimi, Yasuharu
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- Facile and economical Miyaura borylation and one-pot Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction
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Facile and economical method for Miyaura borylation reaction between B2pin2 and aryl bromides is reported. The catalytic system containing 2 mol% PdCl2(PPh3)2 and KOAc serves to enable borylations to occur under solvent-free and atmospheric conditions. The developed protocol can be applied to synthesize symmetrical and unsymmetrical biaryls via one-pot two-step Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction and also offers the up-scalability.
- Boontiem, Phongsakorn,Kiatisevi, Supavadee
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- Multicomponent Bioluminescence Imaging with a π-Extended Luciferin
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Bioluminescence imaging with luciferase-luciferin pairs is commonly used for monitoring biological processes in cells and whole organisms. Traditional bioluminescent probes are limited in scope, though, as they cannot be easily distinguished in biological environments, precluding efforts to visualize multicellular processes. Additionally, many luciferase-luciferin pairs emit light that is poorly tissue penetrant, hindering efforts to visualize targets in deep tissues. To address these issues, we synthesized a set of π-extended luciferins that were predicted to be red-shifted luminophores. The scaffolds were designed to be rotationally labile such that they produced light only when paired with luciferases capable of enforcing planarity. A luciferin comprising an intramolecular "lock"was identified as a viable light-emitting probe. Native luciferases were unable to efficiently process the analog, but a complementary luciferase was identified via Rosetta-guided enzyme design. The unique enzyme-substrate pair is red-shifted compared to well-known bioluminescent tools. The probe set is also orthogonal to other luciferase-luciferin probes and can be used for multicomponent imaging. Four substrate-resolved luciferases were imaged in a single session. Collectively, this work provides the first example of Rosetta-guided design in engineering bioluminescent tools and expands the scope of orthogonal imaging probes.
- Yao, Zi,Zhang, Brendan S.,Steinhardt, Rachel C.,Mills, Jeremy H.,Prescher, Jennifer A.
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(2020/09/02)
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- Visible-light-mediated borylation of aryl and alkyl halides with a palladium complex
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Palladium catalyzed visible-light-mediated borylation of inactivated aryl and alkyl halides is reported; the method provided high yields and excellent functional group compatibility. Furthermore, arylsilicates were synthesized selectively using dimethylphenylsilyl boronic ester via changing the reaction conditions. Finally, the possible reaction mechanism is determined through fluorescence quenching and turn on/off experiments.
- Zhao, Jia-Hui,Zhou, Zhao-Zhao,Zhang, Yue,Su, Xuan,Chen, Xi-Meng,Liang, Yong-Min
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p. 4390 - 4394
(2020/10/20)
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- Borylation of Diazonium Salts by Highly Emissive and Crystalline Carbon Dots in Water
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Efficient borylation reaction of diazonium salts in water is realized for the first time by using easily prepared, highly emissive and crystalline carbon dots. Electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups on diazonium salts were well tolerated with moderate to good conversion efficiency. Compared with widely used metal complexes, organic dyes and quantum dots, the approach presented herein uses carbon dots, which are nontoxic and possess good biological and medicinal compatibility and high reactivity. Therefore, this approach presents a new prospective use for carbon dots in green chemistry.
- Lei, Tao,Wei, Si-Meng,Feng, Ke,Chen, Bin,Tung, Chen-Ho,Wu, Li-Zhu
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p. 1715 - 1719
(2020/03/23)
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- Luminescent tungsten(vi) complexes as photocatalysts for light-driven C-C and C-B bond formation reactions
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The realization of photocatalysis for practical synthetic application hinges on the development of inexpensive photocatalysts which can be prepared on a large scale. Herein an air-stable, visible-light-absorbing photoluminescent tungsten(vi) complex which can be conveniently prepared at the gram-scale is described. This complex could catalyse photochemical organic transformation reactions including borylation of aryl halides, such as aryl chloride, reductive coupling of benzyl bromides for C-C bond formation, reductive coupling of phenacyl bromides, and decarboxylative coupling of redox-active esters of alkyl carboxylic acid with high product yields and broad functional group tolerance.
- Chan, Kaai-Tung,Che, Chi-Ming,Du, Lili,Liu, Yungen,Phillips, David Lee,To, Wai-Pong,Tong, Glenna So Ming,Wu, Liang-Liang,Yu, Daohong
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p. 6370 - 6382
(2020/07/15)
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- Copper-Photocatalyzed Borylation of Organic Halides under Batch and Continuous-Flow Conditions
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The copper-photocatalyzed borylation of aryl, heteroaryl, vinyl and alkyl halides (I and Br) was reported. The reaction proceeded using a new heteroleptic Cu complex under irradiation with blue LEDs, giving the corresponding boronic-acid esters in good to excellent yields. The reaction was extended to continuous-flow conditions to allow an easy scale-up. The mechanism of the reaction was studied and a mechanism based on a reductive quenching (CuI/CuI*/Cu0) was suggested.
- Nitelet, Antoine,Thevenet, Damien,Schiavi, Bruno,Hardouin, Christophe,Fournier, Jean,Tamion, Rodolphe,Pannecoucke, Xavier,Jubault, Philippe,Poisson, Thomas
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p. 3262 - 3266
(2019/02/13)
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- Cleavage of C(aryl)?CH3 Bonds in the Absence of Directing Groups under Transition Metal Free Conditions
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Organic chemists now can construct carbon–carbon σ-bonds selectively and sequentially, whereas methods for the selective cleavage of carbon–carbon σ-bonds, especially for unreactive hydrocarbons, remain limited. Activation by ring strain, directing groups, or in the presence of a carbonyl or a cyano group is usually required. In this work, by using a sequential strategy site-selective cleavage and borylation of C(aryl)?CH3 bonds has been developed under directing group free and transition metal free conditions. Methyl groups of various arenes are selectively cleaved and replaced by boryl groups. Mechanistic analysis suggests that it proceeds by a sequential intermolecular oxidation and coupling of a transient aryl radical, generated by radical decarboxylation, involving a pyridine-stabilized persistent boryl radical.
- Dai, Peng-Fei,Ning, Xiao-Shan,Wang, Hua,Cui, Xian-Chao,Liu, Jie,Qu, Jian-Ping,Kang, Yan-Biao
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p. 5392 - 5395
(2019/03/29)
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- Visible light-promoted formation of C-B and C-S bonds under metal- A nd photocatalyst-free conditions
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A green, efficient, photoinduced synthesis of arylboronic esters and aryl sulfides has been developed. Bench stable arylazo sulfones were used as radical precursors for a photocatalyst- A nd additive-free carbon-heteroatom bond formation under visible light. The protocols are applicable to a wide range of substrates, providing products in good yields.
- Blank, Lena,Fagnoni, Maurizio,Protti, Stefano,Rueping, Magnus
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p. 1243 - 1252
(2019/02/26)
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- Mechanism and Scope of Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Borylation of Carboxylic Acid Fluorides
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This Article describes the development of a base-free, nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative coupling of carboxylic acid fluorides with diboron reagents to selectively afford aryl boronate ester products. Detailed studies were conducted to assess the relative rates of direct transmetalation between aryl boronate esters and diboron reagents and a bisphosphine nickel(aryl)(fluoride) intermediate. These investigations revealed that diboron reagents undergo transmetalation with this Ni(aryl)(fluoride) intermediate at rates significantly faster than their aryl boronate ester congeners. Furthermore, the reactivity of both boron reagents toward transmetalation is enhanced with increasing electrophilicity of the boron center. These mechanistic insights were leveraged to develop a catalytic decarbonylative borylation of acid fluorides that proved applicable to a variety of (hetero)aryl carboxylic acid fluorides as well as diverse diboron reagents. The acid fluorides can be generated in situ directly from carboxylic acids. Furthermore, the mechanistic studies directed the identification of various air-stable Ni pre-catalysts for this transformation.
- Malapit, Christian A.,Bour, James R.,Laursen, Simon R.,Sanford, Melanie S.
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p. 17322 - 17330
(2019/11/03)
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- Redox reactions of small organic molecules using ball milling and piezoelectric materials
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Over the past decade, photoredox catalysis has harnessed light energy to accelerate bond-forming reactions. We postulated that a complementary method for the redox-activation of small organic molecules in response to applied mechanical energy could be dev
- Kubota, Koji,Pang, Yadong,Miura, Akira,Ito, Hajime
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p. 1500 - 1504
(2020/01/08)
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- Visible-Light-Induced Organocatalytic Borylation of Aryl Chlorides
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The preparation of arylboronates from unactivated aryl chlorides in a transition-metal-free manner is rather challenging. There are only few examples to achieve this goal by using ultraviolet irradiation. Based on the mechanistic understanding of the diboron/methoxide/pyridine reaction system, we achieved photoactivation of the in situ generated super electron donor and developed a visible-light-induced organocatalytic method for efficient borylation of unactivated aryl chlorides.
- Zhang, Li,Jiao, Lei
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p. 9124 - 9128
(2019/06/17)
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- Additive- and Photocatalyst-Free Borylation of Arylazo Sulfones under Visible Light
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We developed a photocatalyst-free and additive-free, visible light induced borylation reaction using arylazo sulfones as starting material. This protocol shows some advantages such as mild conditions, simple equipment, and wide substrate scope, which gives a complementary protocol for the preparation of arylboronates.
- Xu, Yuliang,Yang, Xinying,Fang, Hao
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p. 12831 - 12837
(2018/10/20)
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- Nickel-catalysed decarbonylative borylation of aroyl fluorides
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The first Ni(cod)2/PPh3 catalyst system has been established for decarbonylative borylation of aroyl fluorides with bis(pinacolato)diboron. A wide range of functional groups in the substrates were well tolerated. The ease of access of the starting aroyl fluorides indicates that these results might become an alternative to the existing decarbonylation events.
- Wang, Zhenhua,Wang, Xiu,Nishihara, Yasushi
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p. 13969 - 13972
(2019/01/03)
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- Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Borylation of Carboxylic Acids: Tuning Reaction Selectivity by Computation
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Decarbonylative borylation of carboxylic acids is reported. Carbon electrophiles are generated directly after reagent-enabled decarbonylation of the in situ accessible sterically-hindered acyl derivative of a carboxylic acid under catalyst controlled conditions. The scope and the potential impact of this method are demonstrated in the selective borylation of a variety of aromatics (>50 examples). This strategy was used in the late-stage derivatization of pharmaceuticals and natural products. Computations reveal the mechanistic details of the unprecedented C?O bond activation of carboxylic acids. By circumventing the challenging decarboxylation, this strategy provides a general synthetic platform to access arylpalladium species for a wide array of bond formations from abundant carboxylic acids. The study shows a powerful combination of experiment and computation to predict decarbonylation selectivity.
- Liu, Chengwei,Ji, Chong-Lei,Hong, Xin,Szostak, Michal
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p. 16721 - 16726
(2018/11/30)
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- Copper-Catalyzed Monoorganylation of Trialkyl Borates with Functionalized Organozinc Pivalates
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Organozinc pivalates, a recently developed air- and moisture-stable organozinc species, were found for the first time as excellent organometallic species in the monoorganylation of trialkyl borates whereby boronic acids were prepared in high yields. The significant advantage of organozinc pivalates over another previously employed organometallic reagents, e. g., organolithium reagents, Grignard reagents and organozinc halides, is that the generation of multiorganylation byproducts such as borinic acids and trialkylboranes were completely suppressed. Additionally, the in situ generated boronates could be directly arranged into Suzuki-Miyaura type cross-coupling reactions to produce biaryls in high yields.
- Fu, Ying,Gou, Bei-Lei,Shi, Chun-Zhao,Du, Zhengyin,Shen, Tong
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p. 4253 - 4257
(2018/09/18)
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- Alcohol-initiated dediazoniation of aryldiazonium ions to aryl radicals: A simple and efficient route to arylboronates
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A simple and efficient access to arylboronates was achieved with methanol-initiated borylation of aryldiazonium salts. Reduction of aryldiazonium ions by single electron transfer from methanol affords aryl radical species, which undergo a subsequent C?B bond formation with bis(pinacolato)diboron. This highly practical borylation process, which can be carried out on the gram-scale, enjoys operational simplicity as well as mild and catalyst-free conditions.
- Zhang, Xiulian,Zhang, Zhicheng,Xie, Yongbin,Jiang, Yujie,Xu, Ruibo,Luo, Yuhui,Tao, Chuanzhou
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p. 481 - 485
(2018/10/15)
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- Stable and reusable nanoscale Fe2O3-catalyzed aerobic oxidation process for the selective synthesis of nitriles and primary amides
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The sustainable introduction of nitrogen moieties in the form of nitrile or amide groups in functionalized molecules is of fundamental interest because nitrogen-containing motifs are found in a large number of life science molecules, natural products and materials. Hence, the synthesis and functionalization of nitriles and amides from easily available starting materials using cost-effective catalysts and green reagents is highly desired. In this regard, herein we report the nanoscale iron oxide-catalyzed environmentally benign synthesis of nitriles and primary amides from aldehydes and aqueous ammonia in the presence of 1 bar O2 or air. Under mild reaction conditions, this iron-catalyzed aerobic oxidation process proceeds to synthesise functionalized and structurally diverse aromatic, aliphatic and heterocyclic nitriles. Additionally, applying this iron-based protocol, primary amides have also been prepared in a water medium.
- Murugesan, Kathiravan,Senthamarai, Thirusangumurugan,Sohail, Manzar,Sharif, Muhammad,Kalevaru, Narayana V.,Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.
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p. 266 - 273
(2018/01/12)
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- 4'-(4-bromonaphthalen-1-yl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile and synthesis method thereof
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The invention discloses a 4'-(4-bromonaphthalen-1-yl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile and a synthesis method thereof, and belongs to the field of organic synthesis. The synthesis method comprises the following steps: 4-bromo-4-cyanobiphenyl is synthesized through a boronizing reaction of a raw material 4-bromobenzonitrile and bis(pinacolato)diboron and a Suzuki coupling reaction; and 4'-(naphthalen-1-yl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile is synthesized through a Suzuki coupling reaction of raw materials 4-bromo-4-cyanobiphenyl and 1-naphthylboronic acid, and finally undergoes a bromination reactionto synthesize the target compound. The synthesis method has the advantages of simplicity, high yield, and suitableness for industrial production, and the target compound can be used in the luminescentmaterials of organic electroluminescent devices as a host-guest doping material.
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- Dichromatic Photocatalytic Substitutions of Aryl Halides with a Small Organic Dye
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Photocatalytic bond activations are generally limited by the photon energy and the efficiency of energy and electron transfer processes. Direct two-photon processes provide sufficient energy but the ultra-short lifetimes of the excited states prohibit chemical reactions. The commercial dye 9,10-dicyanoanthracene enabled photocatalytic aromatic substitutions of non-activated aryl halides. This reaction operates under VIS-irradiation via sequential photonic, electronic, and photonic activation of the simple organic dye. The resultant highly reducing excited photocatalyst anion readily effected C?H, C?C, C?P, C?S, and C?B bond formations. Detailed synthetic, spectroscopic, and theoretical studies support a biphotonic catalytic mechanism.
- Neumeier, Michael,Sampedro, Diego,Májek, Michal,de la Pe?a O'Shea, Víctor A.,Jacobi von Wangelin, Axel,Pérez-Ruiz, Raúl
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p. 105 - 108
(2017/12/04)
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- Discovery and evaluation of 3,5-disubstituted indole derivatives as Pim kinase inhibitors
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Pim kinases are promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of hematological cancers. A potent Pim kinase inhibitor 7f, derived from meridianin C, was further optimized by the replacement of 2-aminopyrimidine with substituted benzene. The optimization of the C-3 and C-5 positions of indole yielded compound 43 with improved cellular potency and high selectivity against a panel of 14 different kinases.
- More, Kunal N.,Hong, Victor S.,Lee, Ahyeon,Park, Jongsung,Kim, Shin,Lee, Jinho
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p. 2513 - 2517
(2018/06/06)
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- Photoinduced Miyaura Borylation by a Rare-Earth-Metal Photoreductant: The Hexachlorocerate(III) Anion
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The first photoinduced carbon(sp2)–heteroatom bond forming reaction by a rare-earth-metal photoreductant, a Miyaura borylation, has been achieved. This simple, scalable, and novel borylation method that makes use of the hexachlorocerate(III) anion ([CeIIICl6]3?, derived from CeCl3) has a broad substrate scope and functional-group tolerance and can be conducted at room temperature. Combined with Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling, the method is applicable to the synthesis of various biaryl products, including through the use of aryl chloride substrates.
- Qiao, Yusen,Yang, Qiaomu,Schelter, Eric J.
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p. 10999 - 11003
(2018/07/31)
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- Transition-Metal-Free, Visible-Light-Enabled Decarboxylative Borylation of Aryl N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters
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Herein, we report a conceptually novel borylation reaction proceeding via a mild photoinduced decarboxylation of redox-activated aromatic carboxylic acids. This work constitutes the first application of cheap and easily prepared N-hydroxyphthalimide esters as aryl radical precursors and does not require the use of expensive transition metals or ligands. The reaction is operationally simple, scalable, and displays broad scope and functional group tolerance.
- Candish, Lisa,Teders, Michael,Glorius, Frank
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p. 7440 - 7443
(2017/06/13)
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- Pyridine-catalyzed radical borylation of aryl halides
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A pyridine-catalyzed transition-metal-free borylation reaction of haloarenes has been developed based on the selective cross-coupling of an aryl radical and a pyridine-stabilized boryl radical. Arylboronates were produced from haloarenes under mild conditions. This borylation reaction features a broad substrate scope, operational simplicity, and gram-scale synthetic ability.
- Zhang, Li,Jiao, Lei
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p. 607 - 610
(2017/05/15)
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- Isonicotinate Ester Catalyzed Decarboxylative Borylation of (Hetero)Aryl and Alkenyl Carboxylic Acids through N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters
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Decarboxylative borylation of aryl and alkenyl carboxylic acids with bis(pinacolato)diboron was achieved through N-hydroxyphthalimide esters using tert-butyl isonicotinate as a catalyst under base-free conditions. A variety of aryl carboxylic acids possessing different functional groups and electronic properties can be smoothly converted to aryl boronate esters, including those that are difficult to decarboxylate under transition-metal catalysis, offering a new method enabling use of carboxylic acid as building blocks in organic synthesis. Mechanistic analysis suggests the reaction proceeds through coupling of a transient aryl radical generated by radical decarboxylation with a pyridine-stabilized persistent boryl radical. Activation of redox active esters may proceed via an intramolecular single-electron-transfer (SET) process through a pyridine-diboron-phthalimide adduct and accounts for the base-free reaction conditions.
- Cheng, Wan-Min,Shang, Rui,Zhao, Bin,Xing, Wei-Long,Fu, Yao
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p. 4291 - 4294
(2017/08/23)
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- Simple and Efficient Generation of Aryl Radicals from Aryl Triflates: Synthesis of Aryl Boronates and Aryl Iodides at Room Temperature
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Despite the wide use of aryl radicals in organic synthesis, current methods to prepare them from aryl halides, carboxylic acids, boronic acids, and diazonium salts suffer from limitations. Aryl triflates, easily obtained from phenols, are promising aryl radical progenitors but remain elusive in this regard. Inspired by the single electron transfer process for aryl halides to access aryl radicals, we developed a simple and efficient protocol to convert aryl triflates to aryl radicals. Our success lies in exploiting sodium iodide as the soft electron donor assisted by light. This strategy enables the scalable synthesis of two types of important organic molecules, i.e., aryl boronates and aryl iodides, in good to high yields, with broad functional group compatibility in a transition-metal-free manner at room temperature. This protocol is anticipated to find potential applications in other aryl-radical-involved reactions by using aryl triflates as aryl radical precursors.
- Liu, Wenbo,Yang, Xiaobo,Gao, Yang,Li, Chao-Jun
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p. 8621 - 8627
(2017/07/06)
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- Decarbonylative Cyanation of Amides by Palladium Catalysis
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Transition-metal-catalyzed cyanation of aryl halides is a process of significant importance in the preparation pharmaceuticals, organic materials and agrochemicals. Here, we demonstrate a palladium-catalyzed decarbonylative cyanation of amides by highly selective carbon-nitrogen bond cleavage for the synthesis of a wide range of aryl nitriles. The utility of this technology is demonstrated by the synthesis of isotopically labeled aryl nitriles and orthogonal cross-coupling reactions of bench-stable amides to establish cross-coupling synthons with opposite polarity.
- Shi, Shicheng,Szostak, Michal
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p. 3095 - 3098
(2017/06/23)
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