- Stereospecific alkyne reduction: Novel activity of old yellow enzymes
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Old enzyme, new trick: An environmentally sustainable alternative for the regio-and stereoselective reduction of the alkyne bond is the biotransformation by "Old Yellow Enzyme" (OYE). This "old" enzyme, first isolated in 1932, catalyzes the trans-selective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon triple bond under mild conditions. (Chemical Equation Presented).
- Mueller, Andre,Stuermer, Rainer,Hauer, Bernhard,Rosche, Bettina
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- Nanosized metallic particles embedded in silica and carbon aerogels as catalysts in the Mizoroki-Heck coupling reaction
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We have prepared silica, organic, and carbon aerogels doped with metallic Ni and Pd through sol-gel processes. Silica aerogel nanocomposites have been synthesized by impregnation, with Ni(acac)2 or Pd(acac)2, of the silica wet gels followed by ethanol supercritical drying. Organic aerogels were prepared by sol-gel copolymerization of formaldehyde with the potassium salt of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, followed by ion exchange with either Ni(NO3)2 · 6H2O or Pd(OAc) 2 and CO2 supercritical drying. No special reduction step was needed. Organic aerogels were further carbonized to obtain carbon aerogels. Pd organic and carbon aerogels containing 20-40% palladium nanoparticles are good catalysts for the Mizoroki-Heck reaction. The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2005.
- Martínez, Sandra,Vallribera, Adelina,Cotet, Cosmin L.,Popovici, Mihaela,Martín, Laura,Roig, Anna,Moreno-Ma?as, Marcial,Molins, Elies
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- Tuning the hydrogen donor/acceptor behavior of ionic liquids in Pd-catalyzed multi-step reactions
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Palladium nanoparticles stabilized by thioether-phosphine ligands (1-3) were used as catalytic precursors in Heck-Mizoroki cross-coupling and CC reduction reactions in ionic liquids. The ionic liquid [EMI][MeHPO3] (A) exhibited an important hydrogen donor/acceptor behavior depending on the reaction conditions. Tandem or parallel pathways for C-C coupling and H-transfer reactions were observed, leading to the coupled product trans-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one (I) and the corresponding reduced partner 4-phenylbutan-2-one (II) pointing to a molecular-like catalytic reactivity of the process. When the reaction was carried out under hydrogen pressure and low temperature, the reduction to II was inhibited by the presence of thioether-phosphine ligands.
- López-Vinasco, Angela M.,Guerrero-Ríos, Itzel,Favier, Isabelle,Pradel, Christian,Teuma, Emmanuelle,Gómez, Montserrat,Martin, Erika
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- Z- and E-selective Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reactions
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In the present work, we determined and evaluated the stereochemical outcome of the Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons (HWE) reaction of 2-oxoalkylphosphonates with different ester functions (bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl), 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methyl, dimethyl) and side chains (aliphatic, aromatic) with three different aldehydes (benzaldehyde, THP- and PPB-protected Corey aldehydes) under two reaction conditions. The “trans” protocol is generally used in the E-selective HWE reactions, while “cis” protocol promotes the Z-selectivity.
- Molnár, Katalin,Takács, László,Kádár, Mihály,Faigl, Ferenc,Kardos, Zsuzsanna
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- Metal-Controlled Selective [3+2] Cyclization Reactions of Alkenyl Fischer Carbene Complexes and Allenes
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Chromium alkenyl Fischer carbene complexes undergo selective [3+2] cyclization reactions to allenes in the presence of nickel(0) or rhodium(I) catalysts. Interestingly, the chemo- and regioselectivity of the process are entirely dependent on the nature of the metal. Copyright
- Barluenga, Jose,Vicente, Ruben,Barrio, Pablo,Lopez, Luis A.,Tomas, Miguel
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- Iron-catalyzed oppenauer-type oxidation of alcohols
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A (hydroxycyclopentadienyl)iron dicarbonyl hydride catalyzes the Oppenauer-type oxidation of alcohols with acetone as the hydrogen acceptor. Many functional groups are tolerant to the oxidation conditions. The same complex also catalyzes the dehydrogenation of diols to lactones. A mechanism involving the formation of iron-alcohol complexes and their rapid ligand exchange with free alcohols is proposed. The trimethylsilyl groups on the cyclopentadienyl ligand of the catalyst play a critical role in stabilizing the iron hydride and increasing the catalyst lifetime.
- Coleman, Michael G.,Brown, Alec N.,Bolton, Brett A.,Guan, Hairong
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- Metalloporphyrin-catalyzed diastereoselective epoxidation of allyl-substituted alkenes
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By using [Mn(2,6-Cl2TPP)Cl] (1) as a catalyst and Oxone/H 2O2 as an oxidant, we have developed an efficient method for erythro-selective epoxidation of acyclic allyl-substituted alkenes, including allylic alcohols, amines, and esters. Up to 9:1 erythro selectivities for terminal allyllic alkenes could be achieved, which are significantly higher than that achieved using m-CPBA as an oxidant. In addition, the synthetic utilities of this epoxidation method were highlighted in stereoselective synthesis of key anti-HIV drug intermediates and epoxidation of glycals.
- Chan, Wing-Kei,Wong, Man-Kin,Che, Chi-Ming
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- Stereospecific synthesis of phosphono-(1Z,3E)-dienyl compounds from β-phenyltelluro-vinylphosphonates and -vinylphosphine oxides
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Phosphono-1,3-dienyl compounds 2 can be prepared by palladium cross-coupling reaction of β-phenyltelluro-vinylphosphonates or -vinylphosphine oxides with alkenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of PdCl2 and AcOAg as reoxidant agent at room temperature. The coupling reaction is stereospecific and the compounds 2 were obtained in good yields with total retention of configuration.
- Braga, Antonio L.,Rhoden, Cristiano R.B.,Zeni, Gilson,Silveira, Claudio C.,Andrade, Leandro H.
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- Highly dispersed nickel and palladium nanoparticle silica aerogels: Sol-gel processing of tethered metal complexes and application as catalysts in the Mizoroki-Heck reaction
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Highly dispersed Ni and Pd silica aerogels were prepared through sol-gel processes. They have been synthesized by tethering the metal to the silica matrix with the use of the complexing silanes AEAPTS [N-(aminoethyl)aminopropyl] trimethoxysilane or TRIAMIN [N-((aminoethyl)aminoethyl)aminopropyl] trimethoxysilane. The gels were dried with scCO2 to afford the aerogels. High metal dispersion and small particle sizes were observed through HRTEM and XRD measurements. The organic groups were removed by oxidation and/or pyrolysis. The Pd reduced aerogels containing 15-17% of palladium are good recoverable catalysts in the Mizoroki-Heck reaction. the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2006.
- Martinez, Sandra,Moreno-Manas, Marcial,Vallribera, Adelina,Schubert, Ulrich,Roig, Anna,Molins, Elies
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- Preparation of α,β-Unsaturated Methyl Ketones from Diketene Using Bis(tributyltin) Oxide
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Novel type tin enolate is easily formed by the regioselective ring cleavage of diketene with Bis(tributyltin) oxide .The enolate caused carbon-carbon bond formation with aldehydes.As a result, α,β-unsaturated methyl ketones were obtained in good yields, accompanied by decarboxylation.
- Shibata, Ikuya,Nishio, Masahiro,Baba, Akio,Matsuda, Haruo
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- Synthesis and Reactivity of Cp2Zr(η2-C,N-CCH3)(1+). Regioselective Acetylation of Alkynes and Alkenes
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The cationic iminoacyl species Cp2Zr(η2-C,N-CCH3)(1+), generated in situ from Cp2Zr(η2-C,N-CCH3)(CH3) and B(C6F5)3, inserts alkynes and alkenes to yield metallacycles which can be hydrolyzed to ketones in high overall yield.
- Guram, Anil S.,Jordan, Richard F.
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- An efficient Pd@Pro-GO heterogeneous catalyst for the α, β-dehydrogenation of saturated aldehyde and ketones
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An Efficient Pd@Pro-GO heterogeneous catalyst was developed that can promote the α, β-dehydrogenation of saturated aldehyde and ketones in the yield of 73% ? 92% at mild conditions without extra oxidants and additives. Pd@Pro-GO heterogeneous catalyst was synthesized via two steps: firstly, the Pro-GO was obtained by the esterification reaction between graphene oxide (GO) and N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-L-proline (Boc-Pro-OH), followed by removing the protection group tert-Butoxycarbonyl (Boc), which endowed the proline-functionalized GO with both the lewis acid site (COOH) and the bronsted base site (NH), besides, the pyrrolidine of proline also can form imine with aldehydes to activate these substrates; Second, palladium was dispersed on the proline-functionalized GO (Pro-GO) to obtained heterogeneous catalyst Pd@Pro-GO. Mechanistic studies have shown that the Pd@Pro-GO-catalyzed α,β-dehydrogenation of saturated aldehyde and ketones was realized by an improved heterogeneously catalyzed Saegusa oxidation reaction. Based on the obove characteristics, the Pd@Pro-GO will be widely used in the transition metal catalytic field.
- Pan, Gao-Fei,Wang, Zhe,Chang, Yi-Yuan,Hao, Yue,Wang, Yi-Chen,Xing, Rui-Guang
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- Antibacterial activity of a new monocarbonyl analog of curcumin MAC 4 is associated with divisome disruption
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Curcumin (CUR) is a symmetrical dicarbonyl compound with antibacterial activity. On the other hand, pharmacokinetic and chemical stability limitations hinder its therapeutic application. Monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin (MACs) have been shown to overcome these barriers. We synthesized and investigated the antibacterial activity of a series of unsymmetrical MACs derived from acetone against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Gram-negative and Gram-positive species. Phenolic MACs 4, 6 and 8 showed a broad spectrum and potent activity, mainly against M. tuberculosis, Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), with MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) values ranging from 0.9 to 15.6 μg/mL. The investigation regarding toxicity on human lung cells (MRC-5 and A549 lines) revealed MAC 4 was more selective than MACs 6 and 8, with SI (selectivity index) values ranging from 5.4 to 15.6. In addition, MAC 4 did not demonstrate genotoxic effects on A549 cells and it was more stable than CUR in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) for 24 h at 37 °C. Fluorescence and phase contrast microscopies indicated that MAC 4 has the ability to disrupt the divisome of Bacillus subtilis without damaging its cytoplasmic membrane. However, biochemical investigations demonstrated that MAC 4 did not affect the GTPase activity of B. subtilis FtsZ, which is the main constituent of the bacterial divisome. These results corroborated that MAC 4 is a promising antitubercular and antibacterial agent.
- Polaquini, Carlos R.,Marques, Beatriz C.,Ayusso, Gabriela M.,Mor?o, Luana G.,Sardi, Janaína C.O.,Campos, Débora L.,Silva, Isabel C.,Cavalca, Lúcia B.,Scheffers, Dirk-Jan,Rosalen, Pedro L.,Pavan, Fernando R.,Ferreira, Henrique,Regasini, Luis O.
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- Piperlongumine derivative as well as preparation method and application thereof
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The invention discloses a Piperlongumine derivative as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The Piperlongumine derivative has the following structure: the Piperlongumine derivative provided by the invention contains a plurality of Michael addition receptor units, and the novel structure improves the electrophilicity, so that the Piperlongumine derivative has good protein targetingpotential, and the Piperlongumine derivative has a good inhibition effect on thioredoxin reductase; in an antitumor bioactive in-vitro screening experiment, the derivative also has a certain inhibition effect on the growth of tumor cells, and meanwhile, the derivative has an effect of promoting the generation of active oxygen in A549 human lung cancer cells.
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- Design, green synthesis, antioxidant activity screening, and evaluation of protective effect on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury of novel monoenone monocarbonyl curcumin analogs
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Antioxidants with high efficacy and low toxicity have the potential to treat cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury (CIRI). Dienone monocarbonyl curcumin analogs (DMCA) capable of overcoming the instability and pharmacokinetic defects of curcumin possess notable antioxidant activity but are found to be significantly toxic. In this study, a novel skeleton of the monoenone monocarbonyl curcumin analogue sAc possessing reduced toxicity and improved stability was designed on the basis of the DMCA skeleton. Moreover, 32 sAc analogs were obtained by applying a green, simple, and economical synthetic method. Multiple sAc analogs with an antioxidant protective effect in PC12 cells were screened using an H2O2-induced oxidative stress damage model, and quantitative evaluation of structure–activity relationship (QSAR) model with regression coefficient of R2 = 0.918921 was built through random forest algorithm (RF). Among these compounds, the optimally active compound sAc15 elicited a potent protective effect on cell growth of PC12 cells by effectively eliminating ROS generation in response to oxidative stress injury by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 antioxidant signaling pathway. In addition, sAc15 exhibited good protection against CIRI in the mice middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. In this paper, we provide a novel class of antioxidants and a potential compound for stroke treatment.
- He, Wenfei,Wang, Jingsong,Jin, Qiling,Zhang, Jiafeng,Liu, Yugang,Jin, Zewu,Wang, Hua,Hu, Linya,Zhu, Lu,Shen, Mengya,Huang, Lili,Huang, Shengwei,Li, Wulan,Zhuge, Qichuan,Wu, Jianzhang
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- Bu4NHSO4-Catalyzed Direct N-Allylation of Pyrazole and its Derivatives with Allylic Alcohols in Water: A Metal-Free, Recyclable and Sustainable System
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Allylic amines are valuable and functional building blocks. Direct N-allylation of pyrazole and its derivatives as an atom economic strategy to provide allylic amines has been achieved only using commercial Bu4NHSO4 as the metal-free catalyst and water as the solvent without any additives. 11–93% isolated yields were obtained for the N-allylation of pyrazole and its derivatives with allylic alcohols. Bu4NHSO4 could be reused for six times by simple extraction nearly without loss of catalytic activity and was also suitable for a gram-scale production. The reaction of allylic ether and pyrazole did not occur to give the desired product indicated that allylic ether was not the active intermediate in the pathway. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that there are hydrogen bonding effects among substrates, solvent and catalyst, especially the one formed between allylic alcohol and H2O. Control experiments in different protic solvents further demonstrate the intermolecular hydrogen bonding of allylic alcohol and water. (Figure presented.).
- Zhuang, Hongfeng,Lu, Nan,Ji, Na,Han, Feng,Miao, Chengxia
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- Alcohol Dehydrogenases and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Catalysts: Design of a Chemoenzymatic Cascade towards Optically Active β,β-Disubstituted Allylic Alcohols
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The combination of gold(I) and enzyme catalysis is used in a two-step approach, including Meyer–Schuster rearrangement of a series of readily available propargylic alcohols followed by stereoselective bioreduction of the corresponding allylic ketone intermediates, to provide optically pure β,β-disubstituted allylic alcohols. This cascade involves a gold N-heterocyclic carbene and an enzyme, demonstrating the compatibility of both catalyst types in aqueous medium under mild reaction conditions. The combination of [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene][bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide]gold(I) (IPrAuNTf2) and a selective alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-A from Rhodococcus ruber, KRED-P1-A12 or KRED-P3-G09) led to the synthesis of a series of optically active (E)-4-arylpent-3-en-2-ols in good yields (65–86 %). The approach was also extended to various 2-hetarylpent-3-yn-2-ol, hexynol, and butynol derivatives. The use of alcohol dehydrogenases of opposite selectivity led to the production of both allyl alcohol enantiomers (93->99 % ee) for a broad panel of substrates.
- González-Granda, Sergio,Lavandera, Iván,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
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- Selective Construction of C?C and C=C Bonds by Manganese Catalyzed Coupling of Alcohols with Phosphorus Ylides
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Herein, we report the manganese catalyzed coupling of alcohols with phosphorus ylides. The selectivity in the coupling of primary alcohols with phosphorus ylides to form carbon-carbon single (C?C) and carbon-carbon double (C=C) bonds can be controlled by the ligands. In the conversion of more challenging secondary alcohols with phosphorus ylides the selectivity towards the formation of C?C vs. C=C bonds can be controlled by the reaction conditions, namely the amount of base. The scope and limitations of the coupling reactions were thoroughly evaluated by the conversion of 21 alcohols and 15 ylides. Notably, compared to existing methods, which are based on precious metal complexes as catalysts, the present catalytic system is based on earth abundant manganese catalysts. The reaction can also be performed in a sequential one-pot reaction generating the phosphorus ylide in situ followed manganese catalyzed C?C and C=C bond formation. Mechanistic studies suggest that the C?C bond was generated via a borrowing hydrogen pathway and the C=C bond formation followed an acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling pathway. (Figure presented.).
- Liu, Xin,Werner, Thomas
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- Aminium cation-radical catalysed selective hydration of (E)-aryl enynes
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The hydration of carbon-carbon triple bonds is an important and atom economic synthetic transformation. Herein, we report a mild and selective method for the catalytic Markovnikov hydration of (E)-aryl enynes to the corresponding enones, mediated through the bench-stable aminium salt, tris(4-bromophenyl)ammoniumyl hexachloroantimonate (TBPA). The chemoselective and diastereoselective method proceeds under neutral metal-free conditions, delivering excellent product yields from terminal and internal alkyne units. The synthesis of biologically important (E)-3-styrylisocoumarins, including a formal synthesis of the natural product achlisocoumarin III, demonstrates the utility of this novel transformation.
- Giel, Marie-Claire,Barrow, Andrew S.,Smedley, Christopher J.,Lewis, William,Moses, John E.
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- Heterogeneous Isomerization for Stereoselective Alkyne Hydrogenation to trans-Alkene Mediated by Frustrated Hydrogen Atoms
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Stereoselective production of alkenes from the alkyne hydrogenation plays a crucial role in the chemical industry. However, for heterogeneous metal catalysts, the olefins in cis-configuration are usually dominant in the products due to the most important and common Horiuti-Polanyi mechanism involved over the metal surface. In this work, through combined theoretical and experimental investigations, we demonstrate a novel isomerization mechanism mediated by the frustrated hydrogen atoms via the H2 dissociation at the defect on solid surface, which can lead to the switch in selectivity from the cis-configuration to trans-configuration without overhydrogenation. The defective Rh2S3 with exposing facet of (110) exhibits outstanding performance as a heterogeneous metal catalyst for stereoselective production of trans-olefins. With the frustrated hydrogen atoms at spatially separated high-valence Rh sites, the isolated hydrogen mediated cis-to-trans isomerization of olefins can be effectively conducted and the overhydrogenation can be completely inhibited. Furthermore, the bifunctional Rh-S/Pd nanosheets have been synthesized through the surface modification of Pd nanosheets with rhodium and sulfide. With the selective semihydrogenation of alkynes into cis-olefins catalyzed by the small surface PdSx ensembles, the bifunctional Rh-S/Pd nanosheets exhibit excellent activity and stereoselectivity in the one-pot alkyne hydrogenation into trans-olefin, which surpasses the most reported homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.
- Zhang, Weijie,Qin, Ruixuan,Fu, Gang,Zheng, Nanfeng
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- Manganese-catalysed divergent silylation of alkenes
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Transition-metal-catalysed, redox-neutral dehydrosilylation of alkenes is a long-standing challenge in organic synthesis, with current methods suffering from low selectivity and narrow scope. In this study, we report a general and simple method for the manganese-catalysed dehydrosilylation and hydrosilylation of alkenes, with Mn2(CO)10 as a catalyst precursor, by using a ligand-tuned metalloradical reactivity strategy. This enables versatility and controllable selectivity with a 1:1 ratio of alkenes and silanes, and the synthetic robustness and practicality of this method are demonstrated using complex alkenes and light olefins. The selectivity of the reaction has been studied using density functional theory calculations, showing the use of an iPrPNP ligand to favour dehydrosilylation, while a JackiePhos ligand favours hydrosilylation. The reaction is redox-neutral and atom-economical, exhibits a broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance, and is suitable for various synthetic applications on a gram scale. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
- Dong, Jie,Yuan, Xiang-Ai,Yan, Zhongfei,Mu, Liying,Ma, Junyang,Zhu, Chengjian,Xie, Jin
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- Synthesis of Ketones by C?H Functionalization of Aldehydes with Boronic Acids under Transition-Metal-Free Conditions
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A method for the synthesis of ketones from aldehydes and boronic acids via a transition-metal-free C?H functionalization reaction is reported. The method employs nitrosobenzene as a reagent to drive the simultaneous activation of the boronic acid as a boronate and the activation of the C?H bond of the aldehyde as an iminium species that triggers the key C?C bond-forming step via an intramolecular migration from boron to carbon. These findings constitute a practical, scalable, and operationally straightforward method for the synthesis of ketones.
- Roscales, Silvia,Csáky, Aurelio G.
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- Olefin Metathesis, p-Cresol, and the Second Generation Grubbs Catalyst: Fitting the Pieces
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p-Cresol as additive to the Grubbs second generation catalyst (GII) allows the cross-metathesis of acrylates with prop-1-en-1-ylbenzenes under conditions that only give the prop-1-en-1-ylbenzene self-metathesis product in the absence of cresol. NMR and IR spectroscopy, MALDI-TOF MS and XPS supported the formation of a ruthenium benzylidene with hydrogen bonds between p-cresol and the chloride ligands of GII. XPS furthermore confirmed p-cresol to increase the binding energies of the GII Ru 3d5/2, 3d3/2, 3p3/2 and 3p1/2 photoelectron lines, whereas 1H NMR spectroscopy indicated the carbene carbon and hydrogen to be shielded. It is thus postulated that p-cresol allows for more facile interaction between electron-deficient compounds and the ruthenium benzylidene by decreasing the electron density on the metal center and increasing the electron density on the carbene.
- Swart, Marthinus R.,Twigge, Linette,Erasmus, Elizabeth,Marais, Charlene,Bezuidenhoudt, Barend C. B.
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- Copper-Photocatalyzed Hydrosilylation of Alkynes and Alkenes under Continuous Flow
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Herein, the photocatalytic hydrosilylation of alkynes and alkenes under continuous flow conditions is described. By using 0.2 mol % of the developed [Cu(dmp)(XantphosTEPD)]PF6 under blue LEDs irradiation, a large panel of alkenes and alkynes was hydrosilylated in good to excellent yields with a large functional group tolerance. The mechanism of the reaction was studied, and a plausible scenario was suggested.
- Zhong, Mingbing,Pannecoucke, Xavier,Jubault, Philippe,Poisson, Thomas
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- Iron-Catalyzed ?±,?-Dehydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds
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An iron-catalyzed α,β-dehydrogenation of carbonyl compounds was developed. A broad spectrum of carbonyls or analogues, such as aldehyde, ketone, lactone, lactam, amine, and alcohol, could be converted to their α,β-unsaturated counterparts in a simple one-step reaction with high yields.
- Zhang, Xiao-Wei,Jiang, Guo-Qing,Lei, Shu-Hui,Shan, Xiang-Huan,Qu, Jian-Ping,Kang, Yan-Biao
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- Z-Selective phosphine promoted 1,4-reduction of ynoates and propynoic amides in the presence of water
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Phosphine-mediated reductions of substituted propynoic esters and amides in the presence of water yield the partially reduced α,β-unsaturated esters and amides with highZ-selectivity. The competitivein situ ZtoE-isomerization of the product in some cases lowers theZtoEratios of the isolated α,β-unsaturated carbonyl products. Reaction time and the amounts of phosphine and water in the reaction mixture are the key experimental factors which control the selectivity by preventing or reducing the rates ofZ- toE-product isomerization. Close reaction monitoring enables isolation of theZ-alkenes with high selectivities. The computational results suggest that the reactions could be highlyZ-selective owing to the stereoselective formation of theE-P-hydroxyphosphorane intermediate.
- Drikermann, Denis,Kupfer, Stephan,Seifert, Fabian,Steinmetzer, Johannes,Vilotijevic, Ivan,Zi, You
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- TfOH-Catalyzed Phosphinylation of 2,3-Allenols into ?-Ketophosphine Oxides
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The first facile and efficient acid-catalyzed direct coupling of a wide range of unprotected 2,3-allenols with arylphosphine oxides was developed, offering a general, one-step approach for the synthesis of structurally diverse ?-ketophosphine oxides accompanied by concurrent C-P/Ca?O bond formation with remarkable functional group tolerance and complete atom-economy under metal- A nd additive-free conditions. Mechanistic studies showed that this transformation involved a rearrangement and a phospha-Michael reaction.
- Zhao, Runmin,Huang, Xianhua,Wang, Minning,Hu, Shanshan,Gao, Yuxing,Xu, Pengxiang,Zhao, Yufen
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- Discovery and Characterization of Pure RhlR Antagonists against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an opportunistic human pathogen that forms biofilms and produces virulence factors via quorum sensing (QS). Blocking the QS system in P. aeruginosa is an excellent strategy to reduce biofilm formation and the production of virulence factors. RhlR plays an essential role in the QS system of P. aeruginosa. We synthesized 55 analogues based on the chemical structure of 4-gingerol and evaluated their RhlR inhibitory activities using the cell-based reporter strain assay. Comprehensive structure-activity relationship studies identified the alkynyl ketone 30 as the most potent RhlR antagonist. This compound displayed selective RhlR antagonism over LasR and PqsR, strong inhibition of biofilm formation, and reduced production of virulence factors in P. aeruginosa. Furthermore, the survival rate of Tenebrio molitor larvae treated with 30 in vivo greatly improved. Therefore, compound 30, a pure RhlR antagonist, can be utilized for developing QS-modulating molecules in the control of P. aeruginosa infections.
- Nam, SangJin,Ham, So-Young,Kwon, Hongmok,Kim, Han-Shin,Moon, Suhyun,Lee, Jeong-Hoon,Lim, Taehyeong,Son, Sang-Hyun,Park, Hee-Deung,Byun, Youngjoo
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- N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Synthesis of Trisubstituted Epoxides via Tandem Amidation/Epoxidation Sequence
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A tandem amidation/epoxidation sequence between various substituted chalcones and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) for the synthesis of trisubstituted epoxides employing N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis was developed. This reaction was performed under metal-free conditions in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as the oxidant. Trisubstituted epoxides bearing a ketone and an amide functionality (N,N-dimethyl formyl group) were synthesized starting from a wide range of chalcones in moderate to good yields with excellent diastereoselectivity.
- Devi, E. Sankari,Pavithra, Thangavel,Tamilselvi,Nagarajan, Subbiah,Sridharan, Vellaisamy,Maheswari, C. Uma
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- One-pot two-step chemoenzymatic deracemization of allylic alcohols using laccases and alcohol dehydrogenases
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A series of enantioenriched (hetero)aromatic secondary allylic alcohols has been synthesized through deracemization of the corresponding racemic mixtures combining a non-selective chemoenzymatic oxidation (laccase from Trametes versicolor and oxy-radical TEMPO) and a stereoselective biocatalyzed reduction (lyophilized cells of E. coli overexpressing an alcohol dehydrogenase, ADH). Both steps were performed in aqueous medium under very mild reaction conditions. After optimization, a sequential one-pot two-step protocol was set up, obtaining the corresponding chiral alcohols in moderate to high conversions (48–95%) and enantiomeric excess (65->99% ee). Depending on the ADH stereopreference, both antipodes from these valuable chiral synthons could be prepared, even at preparative scale (119?178 mg), in a straightforward manner.
- Albarrán-Velo, Jesús,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente,Lavandera, Iván
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- An Annelated Mesoionic Carbene (MIC) Based Ru(II) Catalyst for Chemo- And Stereoselective Semihydrogenation of Internal and Terminal Alkynes
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The catalytic utility of [RuL1(CO)2I2] (1), containing an annelated π-conjugated imidazo-naphthyridine-based mesoionic carbene (MIC) ligand (L1), is evaluated for E-selective alkyne semihydrogenation. The precatalyst 1, in combination with 2 equiv of AgBArF, semihydrogenates a broad range of internal alkynes with molecular hydrogen (5 bar) in water. (E)-Alkenes are accessed in high yields, and a number of reducible functional groups are tolerated. A chelate MIC ligand and two cis carbonyls provide a well-defined platform at the Ru center for hydrogenation and isomerization. The loss of two iodides and the presence of two carbonyls render the Ru center electron deficient and thus the formation of metal vinylidenes with terminal alkynes is avoided. This is leveraged for the semihydrogenation of terminal alkynes by the same catalytic system in isopropyl alcohol. Reaction profile, isomerization, kinetic, and DFT studies reveal initial alkyne hydrogenation to a (Z)-alkene, which further isomerizes to an (E)-alkene via metal-catalyzed Z → E isomerization.
- Bera, Jitendra K.,Choudhury, Joyanta,Das, Shubhajit,Dutta, Indranil,Pati, Swapan K.,Saha, Sayantani,Yadav, Suman
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p. 3212 - 3223
(2020/10/02)
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- Transfer semihydrogenation of alkynes catalyzed by imidazo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylidenepd complexes: Positive effects of electronic and steric features on N-heterocyclic carbene ligands
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To investigate the catalytic utility of the imidazo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylidene (IPC) ligand, Pd-catalyzed transfer semihydrogenation of alkynes with formic acid as a hydrogen source was conducted. The steric bulkiness of the substituent on N2 affected the configuration of the π-allyl moiety of the precatalyst of IPC-Pd-π-allyl complexes and the robustness of the catalytic process. The catalytic activities of IPC-Pd complexes were clearly higher than those of conventional NHC-Pd complexes.
- Mizuno, Takahiro,Murai, Toshiaki,Shibahara, Fumitoshi,Shibata, Yoshifuru
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p. 332 - 337
(2020/04/27)
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- Selective Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Weinreb Amides in the Presence of α,β-Unsaturated Esters
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α,β-Unsaturated esters were selectively protected in situ in the presence of α,β-unsaturated Weinreb amides using PEt3 and trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) in toluene under reflux. Diisobutylaluminium hydride (DIBAL-H) reduction of the mixture followed by tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride (TBAF) treatment produced α,β-unsaturated aldehydes in good yields along with the recovered α,β-unsaturated esters.
- Morita, Kenta,Murai, Kenichi,Arisawa, Mitsuhiro,Fujioka, Hiromichi
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p. 1100 - 1103
(2020/11/25)
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- Sequential Two-Step Stereoselective Amination of Allylic Alcohols through the Combination of Laccases and Amine Transaminases
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A sequential two-step chemoenzymatic methodology for the stereoselective synthesis of (3E)-4-(het)arylbut-3-en-2-amines in a highly selective manner and under mild reaction conditions is described. The approach consists of oxidation of the corresponding racemic alcohol precursors by the use of a catalytic system made up of the laccase from Trametes versicolor and the oxy-radical TEMPO, followed by the asymmetric reductive bio-transamination of the corresponding ketone intermediates. Optimisation of the oxidation reaction, exhaustive amine transaminase screening for the bio-transaminations and the compatibility of the two enzymatic reactions were studied in depth in search of a design of a compatible sequential cascade. This synthetic strategy was successful and the combinations of enzymes displayed a broad substrate scope, with 16 chiral amines being obtained in moderate to good isolated yields (29–75 %) and with excellent enantiomeric excess values (94 to >99 %). Interestingly, both amine enantiomers can be achieved, depending on the selectivity of the amine transaminase employed in the system.
- Albarrán-Velo, Jesús,Lavandera, Iván,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente
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p. 200 - 211
(2019/12/03)
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- Relay Catalysis to Synthesize β-Substituted Enones: Organocatalytic Substitution of Vinylogous Esters and Amides with Organoboronates
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Organocatalysis was shown to facilitate conjugate additions to vinylogous esters and amides for the first time. Subsequent elimination of a β-alcohol or amine provided π-conjugated β-substituted enones. Remarkably, nucleophile addition to the electron-rich vinylogous substrates is more rapid than classical enones, forming monosubstituted products. A doubly organocatalytic (organic diol and methyl aniline) conjugate addition synthesized the products directly from alkynyl ketones. Both of these catalytic transformations are orthogonal to transition metal catalysis, allowing for good yields, easily accessible or commercially available reagents, high selectivity, reagent recovery and recyclability, facile scalability, and exceptional functional group tolerance.
- Sundstrom, Sasha,Nguyen, Thien S.,May, Jeremy A.
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p. 1355 - 1359
(2020/02/13)
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- Heck Reactions of Acrolein or Enones and Aryl Bromides – Synthesis of 3-Aryl Propenals or Propenones and Consecutive Application in Multicomponent Pyrazole Syntheses
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3-(Hetero)aryl propenals or propenones are efficiently prepared by a Heck reaction of (hetero)aryl bromides and acrolein or vinyl ketones using Beller's CataCXium Ptb ligand under Jeffery's and Fu's conditions. The formation of these three-carbon building blocks is embedded into consecutive three- and pseudo-four-component syntheses of 3-(hetero)aryl and 3,5-diarylpyrazoles with a broad substitution pattern in moderate to excellent yield.
- Stephan, Marvin,Panther, Jesco,Wilbert, Fabio,Ozog, Pauline,Müller, Thomas J. J.
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p. 2086 - 2092
(2020/03/23)
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- Trisubstituted Highly Activated Benzo[ d]thiazol-2-yl-sulfone-Containing Olefins as Building Blocks in Organic Synthesis
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In this paper, we report the formation of highly electrophilic 1,1-deactivated olefins, their use as novel synthetic building blocks, and their transformation to structurally diverse molecular scaffolds. Synthesis of 1,1-deactivated olefins substituted with a BT-sulfonyl group and a carbonyl or nitrile, respectively, consists of unusual Ti(OPri)4-mediated Knoevenagel-type condensation and proceed in good to excellent yields. Generated olefins can be further transformed in a highly stereoselective manner and in good yields to various polyfunctionalized heterocycles and acyclic molecular scaffolds. Overall, the obtained structures are accessed in two to four steps starting from the (mostly) commercially available aldehydes. In addition, the presence of the BT-sulfonyl group in prepared structures allows for further chemoselective functionalization/post-synthetic transformations to provide structurally diverse final compounds.
- Baar, Lubomír V.,J.-Y. D. Bon, David,Ková?, Ond?ej,Pospí?il, Ji?í,Roiser, Lukas,Waser, Mario,Zále?ák, Franti?ek
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p. 7192 - 7206
(2020/06/27)
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- Pd-catalyzed oxidative Heck-type arylation of vinyl ketones, alkenes, and acrylates with Sb-aryl-tetrahydrodibenz[c,f][1,5]azastibocines
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The Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of Sb-aryl-1,5-azastibocines with alkenes are described. The reactions of azastibocines with alkenes such as vinyl ketones, alkenes, and acrylates in the presence of 10 mol% PdCl2 at 80 °C in DMA under aerobic conditions produced Heck adducts in moderate-to-excellent yields. Single-crystal X-ray and NMR analysis revealed that the aryl donors in this reaction, the Sb-aryl-1,5-azastibocines, are hypervalent compounds that display N–Sb intramolecular non-bonding interaction. These are the first examples of Pd-catalyzed Heck-type arylations using heterocyclic hypervalent organoantimony compounds. Although the reactions proceeded efficiently with the azastibocines, they hardly progressed with trivalent and pentavalent triarylantimony reagents.
- Murata, Yuki,Kakusawa, Naoki,Arakawa, Yukako,Hayashi, Yukako,Morinaga, Shun,Ueda, Masaaki,Hyodo, Tadashi,Matsumura, Mio,Yamaguchi, Kentaro,Kurita, Jyoji,Yasuike, Shuji
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- Boosting multiple photo-assisted and temperature controlled reactions with a single redox-switchable catalyst: Solvents as internal substrates and reducing agent
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An alternative and economically viable process for the synthesis of β-aryl enals, enones and the aryl amines has been developed by partial oxidation of ethanol, isopropanol and N, N-dimethyl formamide (DMF). The formation of β-aryl enals, enones and the aryl amines was catalyzed by a mixed metal oxides layer of cobalt and chromium supported on halloysite nanotubes, designated as CoCr2O4-HNT. The C[sbnd]C and C[sbnd]N bond formation reactions were found to be influenced by temperature and the nature of base. The condensation of aldehyde with in situ generated acetaldehyde by ethanol oxidation forming β-aryl enals occurred selectively at 120 °C. The partial oxidation of isopropanol to acetone and its condensation with aldehydes forming β-aryl enones occurred at room temperature. Increase in temperature caused the liberation of hydrogen gas from isopropanol and allowed the reversible reduction of aldehydes to alcohols. Increase in temperature in isopropanol and increase in base concentration in ethanol causes the selective reduction of aldehydes to alcohols. Besides being active for the Claisen-Schmidt type of reactions and the aryl halides amination process, the synthesized catalyst was also found to be highly active for the photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohols in absence of any external oxidizing agent. The positive holes (h+) generated at the Co(II) site as evident from EPR analysis was considered to be responsible for high photocatalytic activity of the material reducing the recombination rate of holes and electrons (e?). Density Functional Theory calculations were performed to understand the mechanism of ethanol oxidation to acetaldehyde.
- Bania, Kusum K.,Baruah, Manash J.,Bhattacharyya, Pradip K.,Das, Biraj,Karunakar, Galla V.,Roy, Subhasish,Saikia, Lakshi,Saikia, Pinku,Sharma, Mukesh
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p. 104 - 121
(2020/06/01)
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- Dehydrozingerone Inspired Discovery of Potential Broad-Spectrum Fungicidal Agents as Ergosterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors
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A series of dehydrozingerone derivatives were synthesized, and their fungicidal activities and action mechanism against Colletotrichum musae were evaluated. The bioassay result showed that most compounds exhibited excellent fungicidal activity in vitro at 50 μg mL-1. Compounds 13, 16, 18, 19, and 27 exhibited broad-spectrum fungicidal activity; especially, compounds 19 and 27 were found to have more potent fungicidal activity than azoxystrobin. The EC50 values of compounds 19 and 27 against Rhizoctonia solani were 0.943 and 0.161 μg mL-1 respectively. Moreover, compound 27 exhibited significant in vitro bactericidal activity against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, with an EC50 value of 11.386 μg mL-1, and its curative effect (49.64%) and protection effect (51.74%) on rice bacterial blight disease was equivalent to that of zhongshengmycin (42.90%, 40.80% respectively). Compound 27 could also effectively control gray mold (87.10%, 200 μg mL-1) and rice sheath blight (100%, 200 μg mL-1 82.89%, 100 μg mL-1) in vivo. Preliminary action mechanism study showed that compound 27 mainly acted on the cell membrane and significantly inhibited ergosterol biosynthesis in Colletotrichum musae.
- Song, Xiangmin,Zhu, Xinyue,Li, Ting,Liang, Cai,Zhang, Meng,Shao, Yu,Tao, Jun,Sun, Ranfeng
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p. 11354 - 11363
(2019/10/16)
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- A Broad-Spectrum Synthesis of Tetravinylethylenes
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The first general synthesis of compounds of the tetravinylethylene (TVE) family is reported. Ramirez-type dibromo-olefination of readily accessible penta-1,4-dien-3-ones generates 3,3-dibromo[3]dendralenes, which undergo twofold Negishi, Suzuki–Miyaura or Mizoroki–Heck reactions with a wide variety of olefinic coupling partners. This route delivers a broad range of unsymmetrically substituted tetravinylethylenes with up to three different alkenyl substituents attached to the central C=C bond. The extensive scope of the approach is demonstrated by the preparation of the first higher order oligo-alkenic through-conjugated/cross-conjugated hybrid compounds. An unsymmetrically substituted TVE is shown to undergo a domino electrocyclization–cycloaddition with high site-selectivity and diastereoselectivity, thereby demonstrating the substantial synthetic potential of substituted TVEs for controlled, rapid structural complexity generation.
- Horvath, Kelsey L.,Newton, Christopher G.,Roper, Kimberley A.,Ward, Jas S.,Sherburn, Michael S.
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p. 4072 - 4076
(2019/03/22)
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- An access to α, β-unsaturated ketones via dual cooperative catalysis
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A dual cooperative organocatalytic approach for the synthesis of α, β-unsaturated ketones is described. This one pot transformation is realized via a domino Knoevenagel-Michael-retro Michael reaction sequence. Various aliphatic ketones reacted smoothly with aromatic as well as aliphatic aldehydes in presence catalytic amount of Meldrum's acid and bifunctional amine. The highlights of this protocol are the easy availability of catalysts, high selectivity, and functional group tolerance. The reaction proved to highly E-selective with no side products emanating from self-condensation, unlike the base-mediated reactions.
- Syamala, Lakshmi V.R. Babu,Khopade, Tushar M.,Warghude, Prakash K.,Bhat, Ramakrishna G.
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p. 88 - 91
(2018/12/05)
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- Biocatalytic Enantioselective Oxidation of Sec-Allylic Alcohols with Flavin-Dependent Oxidases
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The oxidation of allylic alcohols is challenging to perform in a chemo- as well as stereo-selective fashion at the expense of molecular oxygen using conventional chemical protocols. Here, we report the identification of a library of flavin-dependent oxidases including variants of the berberine bridge enzyme (BBE) analogue from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtBBE15) and the 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural oxidase (HMFO) and its variants (V465T, V465S, V465T/W466H and V367R/W466F) for the enantioselective oxidation of sec-allylic alcohols. While primary and benzylic alcohols as well as certain sugars are well known to be transformed by flavin-dependent oxidases, sec-allylic alcohols have not been studied yet except in a single report. The model substrates investigated were oxidized enantioselectively in a kinetic resolution with an E-value of up to >200. For instance HMFO V465S/T oxidized the (S)-enantiomer of (E)-oct-3-en-2-ol (1 a) and (E)-4-phenylbut-3-en-2-ol with E>200 giving the remaining (R)-alcohol with ee>99% at 50% conversion. The enantioselectivity could be decreased if required by medium engineering by the addition of cosolvents (e. g. dimethyl sulfoxide).
- Gandomkar, Somayyeh,Jost, Etta,Loidolt, Doris,Swoboda, Alexander,Pickl, Mathias,Elaily, Wael,Daniel, Bastian,Fraaije, Marco W.,Macheroux, Peter,Kroutil, Wolfgang
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p. 5264 - 5271
(2019/11/13)
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- Transfer-dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols catalyzed by manganese NNN-pincer complexes
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Novel catalytic systems based on pentacarbonylmanganese bromide and stable NNN-pincer ligands are presented for the transfer-dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols to give the corresponding ketones in good to excellent isolated yields. Best results are obtained using di-picolylamine derivatives as ligands and acetone as an inexpensive hydrogen acceptor. Besides high activity for benzylic substrates, aliphatic alcohols, as well as steroid derivatives, are readily oxidized in the presence of the optimal phosphorus-free catalyst.
- Budweg, Svenja,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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p. 14143 - 14146
(2019/12/02)
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- Nucleophilic Organic Base DABCO-Mediated Chemospecific Meinwald Rearrangement of Terminal Epoxides into Methyl Ketones
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Nucleophilic organic base DABCO (1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane)-mediated Meinwald rearrangement of various epoxides was investigated. 2-Aryl-, alkenyl-, and alkynylepoxides generate the corresponding methyl ketones chemospecifically in good to excellent yields. The current DABCO-mediated Meinwald rearrangement of epoxides features readily accessible starting materials, a wide substrate scope, a transition-metal- and acid-free environment, and chemospecificity in the isomerization of epoxides.
- Li, Siqi,Shi, Yi,Li, Pingfan,Xu, Jiaxi
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p. 4443 - 4450
(2019/04/30)
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- Photocatalytic C-C Bond Activation of Oxime Ester for Acyl Radical Generation and Application
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A unified strategy to generate acyl radical from oxime ester via selective C-C bond activation is reported. Under visible-light irradiation, single-electron transfer from fac-Ir(ppy)3 to related oxime takes place followed by a fast β-fragment of C-C bond to yield aryl and aliphatic acyl radicals, subsequently captured by diverse Michael acceptors. More interestingly, the single-electron transfer enables coupling with energy transfer of the excited fac-Ir(ppy)3 via enone intermediate formed in situ for cyclobutane formation.
- Fan, Xiuwei,Lei, Tao,Chen, Bin,Tung, Chen-Ho,Wu, Li-Zhu
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p. 4153 - 4158
(2019/06/08)
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- Retro-Corey-Chaykovsky Epoxidation: Converting Geminal Disubstituted Epoxides to Ketones
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Corey-Chaykovsky epoxidation has been widely applied in the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to epoxides with sulfonium and sulfoxonium ylides. The reverse transformation is realized for conversion of geminal disubstituted epoxides to ketones in the presence of DABCO in refluxing mesitylene. The method is a weak basic transformation from epoxides to ketones with loss of a methylene group and can be applied as an alternative strategy of the acid-catalyzed Meinwald rearrangement or oxidation for conversion of epoxides to carbonyl compounds.
- Li, Siqi,Li, Pingfan,Xu, Jiaxi
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- Acyl/aroyl Meldrum's acid as an enol surrogate for the direct organocatalytic synthesis of α,β-unsaturated ketones
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The operationally simple, robust and straightforward organocatalytic protocol is developed for the synthesis of E-selective α,β-unsaturated ketones. The method utilizes simple and easily accessible starting materials such as Meldrum's acid, carboxylic acid, aldehyde and simple bifunctional amine catalyst. The tandem organocatalytic process utilizes acyl/aroyl Meldrum's acid as an enol surrogate for the effective Doebner-Knoevenagel type condensation reactions. A wide variety of aldehydes, carboxylic acids and base sensitive functional groups are well tolerated under the mild reaction conditions.
- Khopade, Tushar M.,Warghude, Prakash K.,Mete, Trimbak B.,Bhat, Ramakrishna G.
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p. 197 - 200
(2018/12/13)
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- An Efficient and Practical Method for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Tertiary Trifluoromethyl Carbinols
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An efficient sulfinamide/olefin based chiral ligand, MetSulfolefin, has been developed for the enantioselective rhodium-catalysed addition of aryl-boronic acids to trifluoromethyl ketones. This shelf-stable ligand is insensitive to air, oxygen and moisture, and it is obtained in only two high yielding steps from cheap commercially available (R)-tert-butanesulfinamide. The new ligand tolerates the use of hindered boronic acids and leads to the formation of a series of chiral trifluoromethyl-substituted tertiary carbinols in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee). (Figure presented.).
- Borrego, Lorenzo G.,Recio, Rocío,Alcarranza, Manuel,Khiar, Noureddine,Fernández, Inmaculada
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p. 1273 - 1279
(2018/02/14)
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- A Mild Procedure for Enone Preparation Catalysed by Bovine Serum Albumin in a Green and Easily Available Medium
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Abstract: A simple and mild procedure to obtain α,β-unsaturated ketones from acetone and a set of benzaldehydes is described. The approach applies bovine serum albumin (BSA) catalysis and water or ethanol, this mild reaction medium contrasting with the strong reaction conditions of the classic aldol condensation. Except for the assayed nitrobenzaldehydes, high enone yields (88–97%) were attained. In addition to its mildness, further advantages of this procedure are the use of a green catalyst exhibiting an efficient reuse and the use of eco-friendly and cheap solvents. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the involved catalytic mechanism, computational experiments on BSA structural analysis and molecular docking were carried out.
- Ardanaz, Sebastián M.,Velez Rueda, Ana J.,Parisi, Gustavo,Iribarren, Adolfo M.,Iglesias, Luis E.
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p. 1750 - 1757
(2018/04/24)
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- Gram-scale preparation of dialkylideneacetones through Ca(OH)2-catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt condensation in dilute aqueous EtOH
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A synthetic method of dialkylideneacetones has been developed. Compared with known protocols, the method employed catalytic Ca(OH)2 as the cheap, mild base catalyst and dilute aqueous EtOH (20%, v/v) as the green and safe solvent. The procedure was easily operated: In most cases, the product could be isolated by a simple filtration, and purified by washing with water. This paper provided experimental details of the reactions, which could be applied in gram-scale synthesis and should be a very reliable and practical protocol to prepare these useful compounds in laboratory and at the industrial level.
- Zhang, Hao,Han, Mengting,Yang, Chenggen,Yu, Lei,Xu, Qing
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- Intermolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition of chalcones with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene under neat reaction conditions
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The intermolecular [2 + 2] photocycloaddition of chalcones with 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene under visible-light irradiation for the synthesis of cyclobutane derivatives has been developed. Without using any photosensitizer, metallic catalyst and solvent, the reaction proceeded with high regioselectivity and moderate to high stereoselectivity. Mild reaction conditions and no additives make the reaction easy to operate. Control experiments and density functional theory (DFT) computations demonstrated that the reaction takes place via visible-light activation of chalcones, which is different from the previously reported [2 + 2] cycloaddition of chalcones.
- Tang, Fang,Tang, Li,Guan, Zhi,He, Yan-Hong
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p. 6694 - 6703
(2018/10/15)
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- Phosphine-mediated partial reduction of alkynes to form both (E)- and (Z)-alkenes
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A mild, phosphine-mediated partial reduction of alkynyl carbonyls to the corresponding alkenes was developed. Tuning of the reaction conditions led to either the (E)- or (Z)-diastereomer with high selectivity. A range of alkynyl esters, amides, and ketones were reduced to form alkenes in good to high yields and with excellent functional group tolerance.
- Pierce, Brett M.,Simpson, Brittany F.,Ferguson, Kane H.,Whittaker, Rachel E.
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p. 6659 - 6662
(2018/09/29)
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- Rapid and efficient debromination of vic-dibromides with VCl3/indium system
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The VCl3/In system was found to be a new protocol for debromination of a variety of vic-dibromides to the corresponding alkenes in high yields with short reaction times under mild conditions. This new methodology is highly chemose-lective, tolerating several functional groups such as chloro, bromo, fluoro, keto, ester, carboxyl, and methoxy groups.
- Woo Yoo, Byung,Yeon Park, Jee,Jong Shin, Hyo
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p. 275 - 278
(2018/08/21)
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- Natural product-based pesticide discovery: Design, synthesis and bioactivity studies of N-amino-maleimide derivatives
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Natural products are an important source of pesticide discovery. A series of N-amino-maleimide derivatives containing hydrazone group were designed and synthesized based on the structure of linderone and methyllinderone which were isolated from Lindera erythrocarpa Makino. According to the bioassay results, compounds 2 and 3 showed 60% inhibition against mosquito (Culex pipiens pallens) at 0.25 μg·mL?1. Furthermore, the results of antifungal tests indicated that most compounds exhibited much better antifungal activities against fourteen phytopathogenic fungi than linderone and methyllinderone and some compounds exhibited better antifungal activities than commercial fungicides (carbendazim and chlorothalonil) at 50 μg·mL?1. In particular, compound 12 exhibited broad-spectrum fungicidal activity (>50% inhibitory activities against 11 phytopathogenic fungi) and compounds 12 and 14 displayed 60.6% and 47.9% inhibitory activity against Rhizoctonia cerealis at 12.5 μg·mL?1 respectively. Furthermore, compound 17 was synthesized, which lacks N-substituent at maleimide and its poor antifungal activity against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Rhizoctonia cerealis at 50 μg·mL?1 showed that the backbone structure of N-amino-maleimide derivatives containing hydrazone group was important to the antifungal activity.
- Song, Xiangmin,Liu, Chunjuan,Chen, Peiqi,Zhang, Hao,Sun, Ranfeng
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- Synthesis of Enones and Enals via Dehydrogenation of Saturated Ketones and Aldehydes
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A general, efficient and economic palladium-catalyzed dehydrogenation to form enones or enals has been developed. The approach possesses extremely broad substrate scope including various linear or cyclic saturated ketones and aldehydes. The protocol is ligand-free, and molecular oxygen is used as the sole clean oxidant in the reaction. Due to mild reaction conditions, good functional group compatibility, and versatile utilities of enones and enals, the method can be applied in the late-stage synthesis of natural products, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. (Figure presented.).
- Pan, Gao-Fei,Zhu, Xue-Qing,Guo, Rui-Li,Gao, Ya-Ru,Wang, Yong-Qiang
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p. 4774 - 4783
(2018/11/10)
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- Iodine-Promoted Semmler–Wolff Reactions: Step-Economic Access to meta-Substituted Primary Anilines via Aromatization
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An atom- and step-economic access to an array of unprotected meta-substituted primary anilines was disclosed using the Semmler–Wolff reaction, promoted by molecular iodine. Therein, noble metal catalysts and inert atmosphere are unnecessary while the forcing reaction conditions and the lengthy synthesis can be avoided. The synthetic utility of this approach is evident in the de novo syntheses of three bioactive molecules with good total yields.
- Wang, Shi-Ke,You, Xia,Zhao, Da-Yuan,Mou, Neng-Jie,Luo, Qun-Li
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p. 11757 - 11760
(2017/09/07)
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- Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-l-proline)-catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt and Knoevenagel condensations: Unexpected enhanced catalytic activity of the polymer catalyst
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The polymer catalyst is more effective than the corresponding monomer catalyst? Yes! The proline-modified polymer, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-l-proline), was unexpectedly found to be more effective than the corresponding monomer l-proline catalyst in Claisen-Schmidt and Knoevenagel condensation reactions. 1H NMR, GC analysis and control reactions revealed that this abnormal phenomenon might be attributed to an enhanced concentration of the reactant on the surface of the polymer catalyst, which might be due to adsorption of the reactants to the polymer through hydrogen-bonding of the proline moiety with the reactants. This new polymer catalyst was so robust that it could be reused at least 10 times without deactivation. The polymer-catalyzed method was rather tolerant of substrates bearing sensitive groups that are usually incompatible with conventional acid- or base-catalyzed methods, reducing the protection-deprotection steps of the substrates.
- Zhang, Hao,Han, Mengting,Chen, Tian,Xu, Lin,Yu, Lei
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p. 48214 - 48221
(2017/11/03)
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- Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Indolizines to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones
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A catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition of indolizines to enones is described. The chiral phosphoric acid (S)-TRIP activates α,β-unsaturated ketones, thereby promoting an enantioface-differentiating attack by indolizines. Using this reaction, several alkylated indolizines were synthesized in good yields and with enantiomeric ratios of up to 98:2.
- Correia, José Tiago Menezes,List, Benjamin,Coelho, Fernando
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p. 7967 - 7970
(2017/06/27)
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- Bifunctional Thiourea-Catalyzed Stereoablative Retro-Sulfa-Michael Reaction: Concise and Diastereoselective Access to Chiral 2,4-Diarylthietanes
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Owing to the chiral recognition capacity of bifunctional thioureas, a stereoablative retro-sulfa-Michael reaction has been developed. Utilization of a biphasic system enabled us to render the process catalytic. The usefulness of this methodology was further illustrated by the diastereoselective synthesis of all possible stereoisomers of 2,4-diarylthiethanes.
- Bacsó, András,Szigeti, Mariann,Varga, Szilárd,Soós, Tibor
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(2016/12/24)
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