- γ-Ray-induced reduction of sterically hindered alkyl carboxylates with trichlorosilane in the presence of hydrogen chloride. Two-step mechanism for the formation of alkanes via the alkyl chloride
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γ-Irradiation of a mixture of 1-adamantyl acetate and trichlorosilane (TCS) in the presence of hydrogen chloride yields adamantane. The first step of this reaction entails cleavage of the alkyloxygen bond by the action of HCl and TCS to give the alkyl chloride. The chloride, in the second step, is dechlorinated by TCS by a known, free-radical mechanism. t-Amyl and benzyl acetates react analogously to 1-adamantyl acetate in this system to give isopentane and toluene, whereas other primary and secondary alkyl derivatives produce the corresponding dialkyl ethers by a known, free-radical mechanism.
- Oka, Kunio,Nakao, Ren
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- Catalytic reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers driven by hydrosilane activation through non-covalent interactions with a fluorinated borate salt
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We report the catalytic and transition metal-free reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers through the use of a hydrosilane and a fluorinated borate BArF salt as a catalyst. Experimental and theoretical studies support the role of noncovalent interactions between the fluorinated catalyst, the hydrosilane and the ester substrate in the reaction mechanism.
- Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine,Dixit, Ruchi,Merle, Nicolas,Michon, Christophe,Rysak, Vincent,Trivelli, Xavier,Vanka, Kumar
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p. 4586 - 4592
(2020/08/14)
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- Decomposition of a Β-O-4 lignin model compound over solid Cs-substituted polyoxometalates in anhydrous ethanol: acidity or redox property dependence?
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Production of aromatics from lignin has attracted much attention. Because of the coexistence of C–O and C–C bonds and their complex combinations in the lignin macromolecular network, a plausible roadmap for developing a lignin catalytic decomposition process could be developed by exploring the transformation mechanisms of various model compounds. Herein, decomposition of a lignin model compound, 2-phenoxyacetophenone (2-PAP), was investigated over several cesium-exchanged polyoxometalate (Cs-POM) catalysts. Decomposition of 2-PAP can follow two different mechanisms: an active hydrogen transfer mechanism or an oxonium cation mechanism. The mechanism for most reactions depends on the competition between the acidity and redox properties of the catalysts. The catalysts of POMs perform the following functions: promoting active hydrogen liberated from ethanol and causing formation of and then temporarily stabilizing oxonium cations from 2-PAP. The use of Cs-PMo, which with strong redox ability, enhances hydrogen liberation and promotes liberated hydrogen transfer to the reaction intermediates. As a consequence, complete conversion of 2-PAP (>99%) with excellent selectivities to the desired products (98.6% for phenol and 91.1% for acetophenone) can be achieved.
- Wu, Xuezhong,Jiao, Wenqian,Li, Bing-Zheng,Li, Yanming,Zhang, Yahong,Wang, Quanrui,Tang, Yi
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p. 1216 - 1228
(2017/07/10)
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- A Versatile Iridium(III) Metallacycle Catalyst for the Effective Hydrosilylation of Carbonyl and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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A versatile iridium(III) metallacycle catalysed rapidly and selectively the reduction of a large array of challenging esters and carboxylic acids as well as various ketones and aldehydes. The reactions proceeded in high yields at room temperature by hydrosilylation followed by desilylation. Although the reactions of various aldehydes and ketones resulted exclusively in alcohols, the hydrosilylation of esters led to alcohols or ethers, depending on the type of substrate. Regarding the carboxylic acids, again the nature of the reagent controlled the outcome of the hydrosilylation reaction, either alcohols or aldehydes being formed.
- Corre, Yann,Rysak, Vincent,Trivelli, Xavier,Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine,Michon, Christophe
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p. 4820 - 4826
(2017/09/07)
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- Selective Hydrosilylation of Esters to Aldehydes Catalysed by Iridium(III) Metallacycles through Trapping of Transient Silyl Cations
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The combination of an iridium(III) metallacycle and 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene catalyses rapidly and selectively the reduction of esters to aldehydes at room temperature with high yields through hydrosilylation followed by hydrolysis. The ester reduction involves the trapping of transient silyl cations by the 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene co-catalyst, supposedly by formation of an arenium intermediate whose role was addressed by DFT calculations.
- Corre, Yann,Rysak, Vincent,Capet, Frédéric,Djukic, Jean-Pierre,Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine,Michon, Christophe
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p. 14036 - 14041
(2016/09/21)
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- Photocatalytic nucleophilic addition of alcohols to styrenes in Markovnikov and anti-Markovnikov orientation
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The nucleophilic addition of methanol and other alcohols to 1,1-diphenylethylene (1) and styrene (6) into the Markovnikov- and anti-Markovnikov-type products was selectively achieved with 1-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyrene (Py) and 1,7-dicyanoperylene-3,4:9,10-tetracarboxylic acid bisimide (PDI) as photoredox catalysts. The regioselectivity was controlled by the photocatalyst. For the reductive mode towards the Markovnikov-type regioselectivity, Py was applied as photocatalyst and triethylamine as electron shuttle. This approach was also used for intramolecular additions. For the oxidative mode towards the anti-Markovnikov-type regioselectivety, PDI was applied together with Ph-SH as additive. Photocatalytic additions of a variety of alcohols gave the corresponding products in good to excellent yields. The proposed photocatalytic electron transfer mechanism was supported by detection of the PDI radical anion as key intermediate and by comparison of two intramolecular reactions with different electron density. Representative mesoflow reactor experiments allowed to significantly shorten the irradiation times and to use sunlight as "green"light source.
- Weiser, Martin,Hermann, Sergej,Penner, Alexander,Wagenknecht, Hans-Achim
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p. 568 - 575
(2015/06/08)
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- Step-economy etherification of acylated alcohols
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An efficient and convenient protocol has been developed for ether bond formation in mild conditions. A mixture of primary/secondary ester and allylic/benzylic halide in tetrahydrofuran was treated with KOtBu at room temperature to give ether in high yield. This step economic method enabled direct alkylation of the acyl group masked O-nucleophiles. Application of this method in carbohydrate synthesis was feasible and chemo-selectivity can be achieved.
- Xu, Hua-Dong,Xu, Ke,Zheng, Qing,He, Wei-Jie,Shen, Mei-Hua,Hu, Wen-Hao
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p. 6836 - 6838
(2015/01/09)
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- SNAAP sulfonimidate alkylating agent for acids, alcohols, and phenols 1
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Stable, crystalline ethyl N-tert-butyl-4-nitrobenzenesulfonimidate has been prepared in high yield by direct O-ethylation of N-tert-butyl-4- nitrobenzenesulfonamide with iodoethane and silver(I) oxide in dichloromethane. This sulfonimidate directly ethylates various acids to esters; the stronger the acid, the faster it alkylates and in higher yield. It readily ethylates alcohols and phenols to ethers at room temperature in the presence of tetrafluoroboric acid catalyst without molecular rearrangements or racemization. We have defined these reactions as SNAAP alkylations: [substitution, nucleophilic of acids, alcohols and phenols]. The hard sulfonimidate alkylating agent is chemoselective, preferring oxygen > nitrogen > sulfur. The sulfonamide byproduct of alkylation is readily recycled to the sulfonimidate. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart . New York.
- Maricich, Tom J.,Allan, Matthew J.,Kislin, Brett S.,Chen, Andrea I-T.,Meng, Fan-Chun,Bradford, Christine,Kuan, Nai-Chia,Wood, Jeremy,Aisagbonhi, Omonigho,Poste, Alethea,Wride, Dustin,Kim, Sylvia,Santos, Therese,Fimbres, Michael,Choi, Dianne,Elia, Haydi,Kaladjian, Joseph,Abou-Zahr, Ali,Mejia, Arturo
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p. 3361 - 3368
(2014/01/06)
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- Synthesis of ethers from esters via Fe-catalyzed hydrosilylation
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Triiron dodecacarbonyl allows for the selective reduction of esters into the corresponding ethers. This protocol has a wide substrate scope. In addition, cholesteryl pelarogonate has been reduced under the reaction conditions with an excellent yield.
- Das, Shoubhik,Li, Yuehui,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 10742 - 10744
(2013/01/15)
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- Reductive etherification of aldehydes photocatalyzed by dicarbonyl pentamethylcyclopentadienyl iron complexes
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The reductive etherification of aldehydes can be performed by the reaction with dialkylmethylsilanes in the presence of new iron(II) piano-stool catalysts of general formula Cp*Fe(CO)2Ar (Cp * = η5-C5Me5; Ar = Ph, 4-C6H4OCH3, 4-C6H4CH 3, Fc). This transformation is promoted by UV light and affords a simple route for the preparation of unsymmetrical alkyl ethers.
- Argouarch, Gilles,Grelaud, Guillaume,Roisnel, Thierry,Humphrey, Mark G.,Paul, Frédéric
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p. 5015 - 5018
(2012/11/07)
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- Iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation of esters
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The first hydrosilylation of esters catalyzed by a well defined iron complex has been developed. Esters are converted to the corresponding alcohols at 100 °C, under solvent-free conditions and visible light activation. Copyright
- Bezier, David,Venkanna, Gopaladasu T.,Castro, Luis C. Misal,Zheng, Jianxia,Roisnel, Thierry,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste,Darcel, Christophe
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(2012/09/22)
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- Indium triiodide catalyzed direct hydroallylation of esters
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The InI3-catalyzed hydroallylation of esters by using hydroand allysilanes under mild conditions has been accomplished. Many significant groups such as alkenyl, alkynyl, cyano, and nitro ones survive under these conditions. This reaction system, provided routes to both homoallylic alcohols and ethers, in which either elimination of the alkoxy moiety or of the carbonyl oxygen atom could be freely selected by changing the substituents on the alkoxy moiety and on the hydrosilane. In addition, the hydroallylation of lactones took place without ring cleavage to produce the desired cyclic ethers in high yields.
- Nishimoto, Yoshihiro,Inamoto, Yoshihiro,Saito, Takahiro,Yasuda, Makoto,Baba, Akio
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p. 3382 - 3386
(2010/08/19)
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- Direct reduction of esters to ethers with an indium(III) bromide/triethylsilane catalytic system
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An indium(III) bromide-triethylsilane reagent system promotes direct reduction of esters to produce the corresponding unsymmetrical ethers. This simple catalytic system accommodated other carbonyl compounds, such as a tertiary amide and a carboxylic acid. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.
- Sakai, Norio,Moriya, Toshimitsu,Fujii, Kohji,Konakahara, Takeo
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- An efficient one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers: A directly reductive deoxygenation of esters using an InBr3/Et3SiH catalytic system
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(Chemical Equation Presented) This study describes a novel one-pot procedure for a directly reductive conversion of the carbonyl function of esters to the corresponding ethers by Et3SiH in the presence of a catalytic amount of InBr3.
- Sakai, Norio,Moriya, Toshimitsu,Konakahara, Takeo
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- A Selectivity Study of Activated Ketal Reduction with Borane Dimethyl Sulfide
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A chemo- and regioselectivity study of the reagent combination BH3*SMe2/TMSOTf for ketal reduction has been undertaken.It has revealed that simple 1,3-dioxanes reduce cleanly at low temperature in CH2Cl2 while simple 1,3-dioxolanes may give complete ring cleavage and dimerization products.A study of reduction of 4-substituted 1,3-dioxolanes has revealed a solvent-directed regioselectivity which in THF favors the secondary protected derivative.A mechanism is postulated to account for the selectivities based on recent thinking on acetal substitution reactions.
- Bartels, Birgit,Hunter, Roger
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- Reduction of activated ketals with borane-dimethyl sulphide
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Borane-Dimethyl sulphide reduces ketals activated with TMSOTf at -78°C in dichloromethane. The scope and selectivity of the reagent has been investigated.
- Hunter, Roger,Bartels, Birgit,Michael, Joseph P.
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- PHOTOLYSIS OF 2-PHENYLETHYL AND 4-PHENYL-1-BUTYL HALIDES IN ALCOHOLIC SOLVENTS
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Photolysis of 2-phenylethyl bromide in the lower alcohols gave the corresponding carbinols and ethers as the main products.With 2-phenylethyl iodide, the products were almost exclusively of the latter type, while 4-phenyl-1-butyl halides gave n-butylbenzene, 4-phenyl-1-butene and tetralin.It is shown that each of these products may be assigned to an ionic or radical pathway and that both the nature of the sovent and the structure of the substrate affect the course of photolysis.There is a substrate dependent preference for specific reactions along pathways of both the radical and ionic types.The variations in product composition and distribution are rationalized in terms of the relative efficiencies furnished in these pathways for the relaxation of high energy intermediates produced in the initial stages of photolysis.Intervention by the phenyl group is more pronunced in the case of 2-phenylethyl halides than in the case of the higher homologues and more effective in the ionic pathway.
- Bhalerao, V. K.,Nanjundiah, B. S.,Sonawane, H. R.,Nair, P. M.
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- Mercury-assisted solvolyses of alkyl halides. Simple procedures for the preparation of nitrate esters, acetate esters, alcohols and ethers
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The reactions of a wide variety of alkyl halides with mercury(I) and/or (II) nitrate in 1,2-dimethoxyethane, mercury(II) acetate in acetic acid, aqueous mercury(II) perchlorate, and mercury(II) perchlorate in alcohol solvents have been investigated; as a result, simple high yield procedures for the conversion of alkyl halides into the corresponding nitrate esters, acetate esters, alcohols and ethers have been developed.
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