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It is of fundamental importance to transform carbon monoxide (CO) to petrochemical feedstocks and fine chemicals. Many strategies built on the activation of C≡O bond by π-back bonding from the transition metal center were developed during the past decades. Herein, a new CO activation method, in which the CO was converted to the active acyl-like metalloradical, [(por)Rh(CO)]? (por = porphyrin), was reported. The reactivity of [(por)Rh(CO)]? and other rhodium porphyrin compounds, such as (por)RhCHO and (por)RhC(O)NHnPr, and corresponding mechanism studies were conducted experimentally and computationally and inspired the design of a new conversion system featuring 100% atom economy that promotes carbonylation of amines to formamides using porphyrin rhodium(II) metalloradical. Following this radical based pathway, the carbonylations of a series of primary and secondary aliphatic amines were examined, and turnover numbers up to 224 were obtained.

An improved synthesis of the 1,1′,2,2′,3,3′,4,4′-octahydro-1,1′-biisoquinoline ring system is described. The reactivity of this system has been investigated, including the unusually high basicity of the parent compound and its N,N′-dimethyl derivative. The resolution of the parent compound has been achieved for the first time, along with the development of a straightforward method for assaying its enantiomeric purity.

A copper/N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed hydroboration of carbon dioxide has been developed to give a formic acid derivative selectively under mild conditions. Investigations directed toward understanding the catalytic cycle of this process have been carried out, and the hydroboration product can be directly used as a formylation reagent for various amines.

We report herein that a borane-trimethylamine complex worked as an efficient reducing agent for the selective methylation and formylation of amines with 1 atm CO2 under metal-free conditions. 6-Amino-2-picoline serves as a highly efficient catalyst for the methylation of various secondary amines, whereas in its absence, the formylation of primary and secondary amines was achieved in high yield with high chemoselectivity. Mechanistic studies suggest that the 6-amino-2-picoline-borane catalytic system operates like an intramolecular frustrated Lewis pair to activate CO2.

A facile, eco-friendly, efficient, and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst is synthesized by immobilizing copper impregnated on mesoporous magnetic nanoparticles. The surface chemistry analysis of Fe3O4?CuO nanocomposites (NCs) by XRD and XPS demonstrates the synergistic effect between Fe3O4 and CuO nanoparticles, providing mass-transfer channels for the catalytic reaction. TEM images clearly indicate the impregnation of CuO onto mesoporous Fe3O4. This hydrothermally synthesized eco-friendly and highly efficient Fe3O4?CuO NCs are applied as a magnetically retrievable heterogeneous catalyst for the N-formylation of wide range of aliphatic, aromatic, polyaromatic and heteroaromatic amines using formic acid as a formylating agent at room temperature. The catalytic activity of the NCs for N-formylation is attributable to the synergistic effect between Fe3O4 and CuO nanoparticles. The N-formylated product is further employed for the synthesis of biologically active quinolone moieties.

Potent and selective ferroptosis regulators promote an intensive understanding of the regulation and mechanisms underlying ferroptosis, which is highly associated with various diseases. In this study, through a stepwise structure optimization, a potent and selective ferroptosis inducer was developed targeting to inhibit glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), and the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of these compounds was uncovered. Compound26aexhibited outstanding GPX4 inhibitory activity with a percent inhibition up to 71.7% at 1.0 μM compared to 45.9% of RSL-3. At the cellular level,26acould significantly induce lipid peroxide (LPO) increase and effectively induce ferroptosis with satisfactory selectivity (the value of 31.5). The morphological analysis confirmed the ferroptosis induced by26a. Furthermore,26asignificantly restrained tumor growth in a mouse 4T1 xenograft model without obvious toxicity.

Herein, the sulfonyl fluoro isocyanides were first developed as a new type of SuFExable synthon, and they are used as building blocks in the Ugi reaction (U-4CR). The Ugi reaction was established and the substrate scope was investigated, and various sulfonyl fluoro α-amino amides and peptides could be reached in a one-step synthesis. Therefore, this protocol opens a new vision for SuFExable building blocks and click chemistry, and it also provides a distinct approach to sulfonyl fluoro peptides.

Despite the isolation of hundreds of bioactive isocyanides from terrestrial fungi and bacteria as well as marine organisms, the isocyanide functionality has so far received little attention from a medicinal chemistry standpoint. The widespread tenet that isocyanides are chemically and metabolically unstable has restricted bioactivity studies to their antifouling properties and technical applications. In order to confirm or refute this idea, the hepatic metabolism of six model isocyanides was investigated. Aromatic and primary isocyanides turned out to be unstable and metabolically labile, but secondary and tertiary isocyanides resisted metabolization, showing, in some cases, cytochrome P450 inhibitory properties. The potential therefore exists for the secondary and tertiary isocyanides to qualify them as pharmacophore groups, in particular as war-heads for metalloenzyme inhibition because of their potent metal-coordinating properties.

Cu/TEMPO catalyst systems are known for the selective transformation of alcohols to aldehydes, as well as for the simultaneous coupling of alcohols and amines to imines under oxidative conditions. In this study, such a Cu/TEMPO catalyst system is found to catalyze the N-formylation of a variety of amines by initial oxidative activation of methanol as the carbonyl source via formaldehyde and formation of N,O-hemiacetals and oxidation of the latter under very mild conditions. A vast range of amines, including aromatic and aliphatic, primary and secondary, and linear and cyclic amines are formylated under these conditions with good to excellent yields. Moreover, paraformaldehyde can be used instead of methanol for the N-formylation.

A practical sodium tert-butoxide (NaO t Bu)-mediated protocol is disclosed for the transamidation of various N, N-dimethyl amides with primary amines to afford the corresponding amides in moderate to good yields at room temperature under solvent-free conditions. This protocol features a facile work-up procedure and good functional group compatibility, especially for N, N-dimethyl amides with long-chain alkyl groups and heteroatom-containing amines. Notably, a few representative gram-scale reactions proceed smoothly to furnish the desired amides in high yields, which demonstrates the potential of this process for further practical applications. Several control experiments are carried out and a plausible mechanism is provided.

The present invention relates to a method for fixing carbon monoxide in a metal-free condition and a method for formating amine using the same.

The flavobacterium Chryseobacterium polytrichastri was investigated for its volatile profile by use of a closed-loop stripping apparatus (CLSA) and subsequent GC-MS analysis. The analyses revealed a rich headspace extract with 71 identified compounds. Compound identification was based on a comparison to library mass spectra for known compounds and on a synthesis of authentic standards for unknowns. Important classes were phenylethyl amides and a series of corresponding imines and pyrroles.

An approach for N-formylation of amines was developed using NaBH(OAc)3 as a reductant under an atmospheric pressure of CO2 at 50 °C. The corresponding formylated products of various amines, including aliphatic and aromatic amines, amines with reductive-sensitive nitro groups and alkynyl groups and benzamides were obtained in good to excellent yields, and the possible reaction mechanism was also proposed.

Kidney-type glutaminase [KGA/isoenzyme glutaminase C (GAC)] is becoming an important tumor metabolism target in cancer chemotherapy. Its allosteric inhibitor, CB839, showed early promise in cancer therapeutics but limited efficacy in in vivo cancer models. To improve the in vivo activity, we explored a bioisostere replacement of the sulfur atom in bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazol)ethyl sulfide and CB839 analogues with selenium using a novel synthesis of the selenadiazole moiety from carboxylic acids or nitriles. The resulting selenadiazole compounds showed enhanced KGA inhibition, more potent induction of reactive oxygen species, improved inhibition of cancer cells, and higher cellular and tumor accumulation than the corresponding sulfur-containing molecules. However, both CB839 and its selenium analogues show incomplete inhibition of the tested cancer cells, and a partial reduction in tumor size was observed in both the glutamine-dependent HCT116 and aggressive H22 liver cancer xenograft models. Despite this, tumor tissue damage and prolonged survival were observed in animals treated with the selenium analogue of CB839.

Strategies for the formation of amide bonds, that is, one of the most basic and important transformations in organic synthesis, have so far focused predominantly on dehydration reactions. Herein, we report and demonstrate the practical utility of a novel decarboxylative amidation of α-ketoacids by using inexpensive tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP), which is characterized by high yields, a broad substrate scope, mild reaction conditions, and a unique chemoselectivity. These features enable the synthesis of peptides from amino acid derived α-ketoacids under preservation of the stereochemical information.

Amino acids obtained by fermentation or recovered from protein waste hydrolysates represent an excellent renewable resource for the production of bio-based chemicals. In an attempt to recycle both carbon and nitrogen, we report here on a chemocatalytic, metal-free approach for decarboxylation of amino acids, thereby providing a direct access to primary amines. In the presence of a carbonyl compound the amino acid is temporarily trapped into a Schiff base, from which the elimination of CO2 may proceed more easily. After evaluating different types of aldehydes and ketones on their activity at low catalyst loadings (≤5 mol%), isophorone was identified as powerful organocatalyst under mild conditions. After optimisation many amino acids with a neutral side chain were converted in 28–99 % yield in 2-propanol at 150 °C. When the reaction is performed in DMF, the amine is susceptible to N-formylation. This consecutive reaction is catalysed by the acidity of the amino acid reactant itself. In this way, many amino acids were efficiently transformed to the corresponding formamides in a one-pot catalytic system.

The capture and utilization of CO by 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) were performed in the absence of transition-metal complexes. The reaction of TBD with CO afforded TBD-CO adducts, which were converted to formylated TBD (TBD-CHO). TBD-CO adducts may include an interaction of CO with positively charged species based on NMR and IR analysis. In the presence of amines, CO was transferred from TBD-CO to amines, producing formylated amines with good yields. The reaction mechanism involving TBD-CO adducts is presented based on theoretical calculations. (Figure presented.).

A simple catalyst- and promoter-free protocol has been developed for the transamidation of weakly nucleophilic aromatic amines with formamide derivatives and low-reactivity tertiary amides with aliphatic amines. This strategy is advantageous because no catalyst or promoters are needed, no additives are required, separation and purification is easy, and the reaction is scalable. Significantly, this strategy was further applied to synthesize several pharmaceutical molecules on a gram scale, and excellent yields were achieved.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing a formamide derivative by using a low-reactive catalyst-free and solvent-free tertiary amide and aliphatic amine transamination reaction, wherein thehigh-yield formamide derivative is obtained by directly using N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as a formyl source. According to the present invention, the method has advantages of inexpensive and easily available raw materials, inexpensive and easily available acylating reagent, high reaction yield, one-step reaction, low cost, high reaction selectivity, simple operation and the like, and can overcomethe defects of high toxicity of the reaction reagent, requirement of different types of catalysts, high cost, more reaction steps, more by-products and the like in the prior art.

A practical protocol has been developed here for the Mn(II)-catalyzed N -acylation of amines with high yields using N, N -dimethylformamide and other amides as the carbonyl source. The protocol is simple, does not require any acid, base, ligand, or other additives, and encompasses a broad substrate scope for primary, secondary, and heterocyclic amines.

Hydrazides and amines were N-formylated by DMF in the presence of tert-butyldimethylsilyl triflate (TBSOTf) at room temperature, in good to excellent yields.

To increase the uptake of biocatalytic processes by industry, it is essential to demonstrate the reliability of enzyme-based methodologies directly applied to the production of high value products. Here, a unique, efficient, and sustainable enzymatic platform for the multi-gram synthesis of melatonin, projected to generate around 1.5 billion U.S. dollars worldwide by 2021, and its analogues was developed. The system exploits the covalent immobilization of MsAcT (transferase from Mycobacterium smegmatis) onto agarose beads increasing the robustness and longevity of the immobilized biocatalyst. The fully-automated process deriving from the integration between biocatalysis and flow chemistry is designed to maximize the overall yields (58-92%) and reduce reaction times (5 min), overcoming the limitation often associated with bioprocesses and bridging the gap between lab scale and industrial production.

A series of porous organic polymers (POPs) based on N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) building blocks has been prepared through an octacarbonyldicobalt complex [Co2(CO)8]-catalyzed trimerization of terminal alkyne groups. By changing the monomer ratio in the copolymerization, cross-linked POPs with tunable surface areas of 485–731 m2 g?1 and pore volumes of 0.31–0.51 cm3 g?1 were easily prepared. Compared with the analogues homogeneous NHC (SIPr) catalysts, the POPs exhibited an enhanced catalytic activity and high selectivity in the reductive functionalization of CO2 with amines. The extraordinary performance of the sample could be attributed to the combination of the gas enrichment (or storage) effect, enhanced in-pore concentrations of other substrates, and advantageous micropore structures of the porous polymers. Meanwhile, these catalysts can easily be separated and recycled from the reaction systems with only a slight loss of activity. This excellent catalytic performance and facile recycling of heterogeneous catalysts make them very attractive. These NHC-containing POPs may provide a new platform for catalytic transformations of CO2.

Lewis base promoted selective reduction of CO2 into boryl formates by using BH3NH3 as a reductant under mild conditions has been reported. The boryl formates, generated in situ, were shown to be reactive and versatile sources of formyl compounds to create new C–N, C–O, and C–C bonds. The reactivity of the boryl formates to yield formic acid, formamides, formates, secondary alcohols, and benzoheterocyclic rings was investigated.

A family of iron(II) carbonyl hydride species supported by PNP pincer ligands was identified as highly productive catalysts for the N-formylation of amines via CO2 hydrogenation. Specifically, iron complexes supported by two different types of PNP ligands were examined for formamide production. Complexes containing a PNP ligand with a tertiary amine afforded superior turnover numbers in comparison to complexes containing a bifunctional PNP ligand with a secondary amine, indicating that bifunctional motifs are not required for catalysis. Systems incorporating a tertiary amine containing a PNP ligand were active for the N-formylation of a variety of amine substrates, achieving TONs up to 8900 and conversions as high as 92%. Mechanistic experiments suggest that N-formylation occurs via an initial, reversible reduction of CO2 to ammonium formate followed by dehydration to produce formamide. Several intermediates relevant to this reaction pathway, as well as iron-containing deactivation species, were isolated and characterized.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing a formamide derivative through Mn-catalyzed formylation reaction. The method disclosed by the invention is characterized in that an amine compound anda formamide compound are subjected to one-pot reaction under the catalytic action of manganese salt to generate the formamide derivative. The method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that reaction raw materials and a catalyst are cheap and easy to get, reaction steps and operation are simple, the advantages of high reaction selectivity, high yield and expandable reaction are achieved, and the defects that a reagent is high in toxicity, the catalyst is expensive, reaction steps are tedious and byproducts are more in the prior art are overcome.

The Lossen rearrangement is a classic process for transforming activated hydroxamic acids into isocyanate under basic or thermal conditions. In the current report we disclosed a consecutive Lossen rearrangement/transamidation reaction in which unactivated hydroxamic acids were converted into N-substituted formamides in a one-pot manner under catalyst- and additive-free conditions. One feature of this novel transformation is that the formamide plays triple roles in the reaction by acting as a readily available solvent, a promoter for additive-free Lossen rearrangement, and a source of the formyl group in the final products. Acyl groups other than formyl could also be introduced into the product when changing the solvent to other low molecular weight aliphatic amide derivatives. The solvent-promoted Lossen rearrangement was better understood by DFT calculations, and the intermediacy of isocyanate and amine was supported well by experiments, in which the desired products were obtained in excellent yields under similar conditions. Not only monosubstituted formamides were synthesized from hydroxamic acids, but also N,N-disubstituted formamides were obtained when secondary amines were used as precursors.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing formamide derivatives by molybdenum catalyzed formylation reaction. The method includes that the formamide derivatives are generated by one-pot reaction of amine compounds and formamide compounds under the catalytic action of molybdenum salts and/or molybdenum oxides. Reaction methods and catalysts are cheap and easy to acquire, reaction steps andoperations are simple, the method has advantages of high reaction selectivity, high yield, expandability in reaction and the like, and defects of high toxicity of reaction agents, expensive catalysts,complex reaction steps, high quality of by-products and the like in the prior art are overcome.

The invention discloses a method for synthesis of formamide derivatives by cobalt catalysis of formylation reaction. The method comprises that the formamide derivatives are produced by one-pot reaction of amine compounds and formamide compounds under the catalysis of cobalt salts; the method has the advantages of cheap and easily obtained reaction raw materials and catalysts, simple reaction stepsand operation, high reaction selectivity, high yield, extendable reaction and the like, and overcomes the defects of high reaction reagent toxicity, expensive catalysts, more reaction steps, more byproducts and the like in the prior art.

A practical protocol has been developed for a Co(OAc)2·4H2O-catalyzed transamidation reaction. The reaction gives high yields and uses N,N-dimethylformamide and other amides as carbonyl sources. The protocol is rapid and simple, and it does not require any acids, bases, ligands, or other additives. It works well for a wide range of primary, secondary, and heterocyclic amines.

The invention discloses a method of using graphene oxide to catalyze formylation reaction to synthesize a formamide derivative. The method includes: allowing amine compound and formamide compound to be in one-pot reaction under catalytic action of graphene oxide to generate the formamide derivative. Reaction raw materials and a catalyst are low in cost and easy to obtain, the catalyst can be recycled, reaction steps and operations are simple, the method has the advantages of high reaction selectivity, high yield and supportiveness of expanding reaction, and the defects that reaction reagents are high in toxicity, catalysts are expensive, the number of reaction steps is large and the number of byproducts is large in the prior art are overcome.

Abstract: Graphene oxide (GO), an inexpensive, environment-friendly, and metal-free carbocatalyst, used for the N-formylation of amines is developed. In this reaction, GO shows good activity, selectivity, and recyclability. This strategy has an array of advantages, such as being metal free, without additive, wide-scope protocol, scalable with a low catalyst loading of 3?wt%, use of readily available and recyclable carbocatalyst, and DMF as a readily available formyl source. Furthermore, this strategy provides an avenue for the convenient hydroformylation of various amines. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

A one-pot, two-step, total synthesis of naturally occurring xenortides A, B, C and D, (Xens A-D) isolated from the bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila, and an entire complementary set of stereoisomers, has been achieved. Compounds were synthesized utilizing an isocyanide-based Ugi 4-CR followed by facile N-Boc deprotection. The reaction sequence took advantage of the chiral pool of N-Boc protected amino acids (l-Leu/Val and d-Leu/Val) with aryl isocyanides, phenyl acetaldehyde and methylamine giving the desired Xens A-D (A and B >98% ee) and all subsequent stereoisomers in reasonable yields upon deprotection followed by separation of diastereomers. Also, detailed mechanistic insights for diastereoselectivity of (-)-Xen A, as a model in the Ugi 4-CR, has been described. Moreover, for the first time, this focused library was screened for cytotoxicity against a panel of epithelial cancer cell lines as well as normal cell lines with an MTT proliferation assay. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) study demonstrated that tryptamides Xen B and D were more active than phenylethylamides Xen A and C. Furthermore, (-)-Xen B (IC50 = 19-25 μM) and ent-(+)-Xen D (IC50 = 21-26 μM) gave the highest cytotoxicity and they were also found to be non-toxic toward normal cells. Importantly, the SAR results indicate that the stereochemistry at C8 and C11 in (-)-Xen B and ent-(+)-Xen D play a critical role in cytotoxic activity.

A straightforward one-step biocatalyzed synthesis of different N-acyl amides in water was accomplished using the versatile and chemoselective acyltransferase from Mycobacterium smegmatis (MsAcT). Acetylation of primary arylalkyl amines was achieved with a range of acetyl donors in biphasic systems within 1 hour and at room temperature. Vinyl acetate was the best donor which could be employed in the N-acetylation of a large range of primary amines in excellent yields (85–99%) after just 20 minutes. Other acyl donors (including formyl-, propionyl-, and butyryl-donors) were also efficiently employed in the biocatalytic N-acylation. Finally, the biocatalyst was tested in transamidation reactions using acetamide as acetyl donor in aqueous medium, reaching yields of 60–70%. This work expands the toolbox of preparative methods for the formation of N-acyl amides, describing a biocatalytic approach easy to accomplish under mild conditions in water. (Figure presented.).

N-formylation of amines utilizing CO2 in the presence of reducing agents constitute an important methodology in organic synthesis. Presented herein is a selective N-formylation of amines with CO2 and H2 catalyzed by complexes of Earth-abundant cobalt. A wide range of amines were converted to their corresponding formamides under CO2 and H2 pressure, catalyzed by Co-PNP pincer complex, generating water as the sole byproduct.

We herein report a new strategy of directly converting amines and CO to formamides with 100% atom utilization efficiency. It is suitable for up to 25 amine substrates with no additives. Ru/ceria is found to be an excellent catalyst for this reaction due the efficient co-activation of CO and amine on Ru species.

The invention relates to a method for preparing methanamide compounds through carbonylation of amine. The method employs primary amine or secondary amine and carbon monoxide (CO) as reactants and prepares the methanamide compounds through a CO-inserted carbonylation reaction under the catalysis of ruthenium-loaded hydroxyapatite (Ru/HAP). Reaction conditions are that the reaction is carried out in a tank reactor under stirring; CO pouring pressure is 0.5 to 5.0 MPa; and reaction temperature is 100 to 200 DEG C. The method has the characteristics that (1) the reaction has 100% atom economy and is free of generation of any by-product; (2) the ruthenium-loaded hydroxyapatite is used as a catalyst, the catalyst is simple to prepare and efficiently catalyzes the reaction, and the yield of the methanamide compounds can reach 80% or above; and (3) the catalyst has good stability and can be cyclically used four times or more.

The first example of a base metal (manganese) catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of methanol and amines to form formamides is reported herein. The novel pincer complex (iPr-PNHP)Mn(H)(CO)2 catalyzes the reaction under mild conditions in the absence of any additives, bases, or hydrogen acceptors. Mechanistic insight based on the observation of an intermediate and DFT calculations is also provided.

The present invention relates to novel manganese complexes and their use, inter alia, for homogeneous catalysis in (1) the preparation of imine by dehydrogenative coupling of an alcohol and amine; (2) C-C coupling in Michael addition reaction using nitriles as Michael donors; (3) dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to give esters and hydrogen gas (4) hydrogenation of esters to form alcohols (including hydrogenation of cyclic esters (lactones) or cyclic di-esters (di- lactones), or polyesters); (5) hydrogenation of amides (including cyclic dipeptides, lactams, diamide, polypeptides and polyamides) to alcohols and amines (or diamine); (6) hydrogenation of organic carbonates (including polycarbonates) to alcohols or hydrogenation of carbamates (including polycarbamates) or urea derivatives to alcohols and amines; (7) dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones; (8) amidation of esters (i.e., synthesis of amides from esters and amines); (9) acylation of alcohols using esters; (10) coupling of alcohols with water and a base to form carboxylic acids; and (11) preparation of amino acids or their salts by coupling of amino alcohols with water and a base. (12) preparation of amides (including formamides, cyclic dipeptides, diamide, lactams, polypeptides and polyamides) by dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols and amines; (13) preparation of imides from diols.

The invention discloses a novel method for synthesizing an N-substitute amide derivative. The novel method is characterized by comprising the steps that at the air atmosphere, no catalyst or alkali or other any additives are added, an organic amine compound shown in a formula (I) is adopted as a reaction substrate, a solvent shown in a formula (II) is adopted as an acylation reagent, an acylation reaction is performed under the reaction temperature of 120-150 DEG C to generate the N-substitute amide derivative shown in a formula (III), and the equation is shown in the description. The novel method has the advantages that environmental protection is achieved, and post-treatment and product separation are easy; the range of the substrate is wide, and the substrate can be primary amine and can also be secondary amine; the solvent can be amide and can also be carboxylic acid, and the solvent can be adopted as the acylation reagent to participate in the reaction; the reaction efficiency is high, and the majority of reactions can reach the quantified yield; water and air have no effect on the reaction, inert gas shielding is not needed, and operation is easy.

The invention relates to a preparation method of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline, belongs to the technical field of chemical synthesis, and particularly relates to a preparation method of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. The invention provides the preparation method of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline with the advantages of safe reaction, low cost, high product purity and high yield. The formate is methyl formate or ethyl formate; the solvent is one or several materials from toluene, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, methylene chloride and 1,4-dioxane; the acid solution is formic acid, acetic acid or hydrobromic acid solution; the alkali solution is 25 to 30 percent NaOH, KOH, sodium methoxide or sodium alcoholate solution; the lower alcohol is methanol or ethanol. The preparation method has the advantages that the price is low; the preparation method is applicable to industrial production.

A bio-catalyzed N-formylation reaction of different amines has been developed using ethyl formate as a formylating agent. This protocol provides a facile and convenient strategy featuring mild reaction conditions, high efficacy, a broad substrate scope and recyclability of lipase. This method also works on a large scale in high yield.

As a cellular bile acid sensor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR) participates in regulation of bile acid, lipid and glucose homeostasis, and liver protection. Clinical results have validated FXR as therapeutic target in hepatic and metabolic diseases. To date, potent FXR agonists share a negatively ionizable function that might compromise their pharmacokinetic distribution and behavior. Here we report the development and characterization of a high-affinity FXR modulator not comprising an acidic residue.

[Figure not available: see fulltext.] Peptidomimetics have raised a considerable attention in the last decades due to their potential application as therapeutic agents. In this perspective, multicomponent reactions are an excellent tool to rapidly afford a large number of drug candidates having a great structural diversity. We report here on the use of the three-component Ugi reaction for the synthesis of a library of potential reverse-turn mimetics, based on the constrained tetrahydroisoquinoline heterocyclic scaffold. The ability of the target compounds to mimic secondary structure of peptides was evaluated by means of computational tools and NMR studies. We were able to demonstrate that by using the appropriate starting materials, a β-turn or a β-sheet mimetic is obtained.

An unprecedented catalyst-free formylation of amines using CO2 and hydrosilanes was developed. The solvent plays a vital role in promoting the interaction of amines with hydrosilanes and subsequent CO2 insertion, thus facilitating the simultaneous activation of N-H and Si-H bonds. Based on relevant mechanistic studies, a plausible mechanism involving a silyl carbamate intermediate is proposed.

Hydrogenation of carbonitriles catalyzed by nickel nanoparticles in the presence of primary amines led to the predominant formation of unsymmetrical secondary amines. In the presence of secondary amines hydrogenation of nitrites provided enamines as main products. Hydrogenation of nitriles in the presence of formamide or acetamide afforded formyl or acetyl derivatives of primary amines.

Addition of the in situ generated Schwartz reagent to widely available isocyanates constitutes a chemoselective, high-yielding, and versatile approach to the synthesis of variously functionalized formamides. Steric and electronic factors or the presence of sensitive functionalities (esters, nitro groups, nitriles, alkenes) do not compromise the potential of the method. Full preservation of the stereochemical information contained in the starting materials is observed. The use of formamides in the nucleophilic addition of organometallic reagents (Chida-Sato allylation, Charette-Huang addition to imidoyl triflate activated amides, Matteson homologation of boronic esters) is briefly investigated.

The invention relates to a method for preparation of formamide. The method adopts primary amine and/or secondary amine and carbon monoxide as reactants, and under the catalysis action, formamide is prepared by a carbon monoxide carbonylation reaction. The method is characterized in that a ruthenium loaded acidic compound metal oxide is used as a catalyst, and the reaction is carried out with high efficiency under milder conditions. The reaction process comprises the steps: putting primary amine and/or secondary amine with a certain concentration and a certain amount of the catalyst in a pressure vessel, introducing CO gas, sealing, and at the temperature of more than 100 DEG C and the reaction time of more than 2 h, carrying out a stirring reaction to obtain formamide. According to the method, the catalyst is simple to prepare and high in catalytic activity, the yield of the product formamide can reach 98%, and the separation process of the product and the catalyst is simple, the catalyst can be recycled for many times, and the reaction process has high controllability.

An environmentally benign protocol for transamidation of carboxamides with different amines under solvent free conditions using magnetically separable nano Fe3O4 as a heterogeneous catalyst is developed. The series of aryl and alkyl amines with long chain alkyl substituents have been selectively converted into transamide products. The current protocol offers a diverse substrate scope with good yield of the product. The Fe3O4 nano catalyst has also been used for formylation of amines via transamidation of dimethyl formamide. Efficient transamidation, ease of work up, simple separation and reusability of the catalyst for up to six runs are the important highlights of this process.

A highly practical and general base-catalyzed carbonylation of amines to the corresponding N-formamides has been realized. Cheap inorganic bases, including GroupIA and IIA metal hydroxides, alkoxides, carbonates, and phosphates, were effective catalysts for the transformation. In the presence of 10-40mol% of KOH or K2CO3, various amines were converted into the corresponding N-formamides in good-to-excellent yields using CO as the formylation reagents. Metal-free carbonylation: A simple and practical procedure for the catalytic carbonylation of amines has been developed (see scheme). In the presence of 10-40mol% of KOH or K2CO3, various amines have been converted into the corresponding N-formamides in good-to-excellent yields by using CO as the formylation reagent.

A novel method of transamidation of carboxamides with amines by using catalytic amounts of H2SO4-SiO2 has been developed under solvent free conditions. The transamidation is compatible with a wide range of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, cyclic/acyclic primary or secondary amines. The metal/solvent-free conditions represent a significant improvement over other existing methods as the reaction can be performed in open air conditions and no column purification is required. The versatility of this methodology was further demonstrated by synthesizing the commercially available drug procainamide.

Herein, we report CO2-mediated metathesis reactions between amines and DMF to synthesize formamides. More than 20 amines, including primary, secondary, aromatic, and heterocyclic amines, diamines, and amino acids, are converted to the corresponding formamides with good-to-excellent conversions and selectivities under mild conditions. This strategy employs CO2 as a mediator to activate the amine under metal-free conditions. The experimental data and in situ NMR and attenuated total reflectance IR spectroscopy measurements support the formation of the N-carbamic acid as an intermediate through the weak acid-base interaction between CO2 and the amine. The metathesis reaction is driven by the formation of a stable carbamate, and a reaction mechanism is proposed.