- Nickel(II)-NΛNΛO Pincer Type Complex-Catalyzed N-alkylation of Amines with Alcohols via the Hydrogen Autotransfer Reaction
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A highly sustainable catalytic protocol for the coupling of alcohols and amines for selective monoalkylated amines using Ni(II)-NΛNΛO pincer type complexes through the borrowing hydrogen methodology is described. An array of Ni(II) catalysts (1-3) was synthesized and characterized by various spectral and analytical methods. Furthermore, the distorted square planar geometry of the complexes (1 and 2) was substantiated with single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The inexpensive nickel-based catalytic methodology displays a broad substrate scope for the N-alkylation of aromatic and heteroaromatic amines using a diverse range of primary alcohols with excellent yields up to 97%. The present approach is environmentally benign, which liberates water as the sole byproduct. A short synthesis of drug intermediates such as mepyramine and chloropyramine illustrates the utility of the present protocol.
- Balamurugan, Gunasekaran,Ramesh, Rengan,Malecki, Jan Grzegorz
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p. 7125 - 7135
(2020/06/08)
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- Ruthenium(II) complexes containing a phosphine-functionalized thiosemicarbazone ligand: Synthesis, structures and catalytic C-N bond formation reactions via N-alkylation
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A series of ruthenium(II) complexes incorporating a thiosemicarbazone chelate tethered with a diphenylphosphine pendant have been studied. Thus, [(PNS-Et)RuCl(CO)(PPh3)] (1), [N,S-(PNS-Et)RuH(CO)(PPh3)2] (2) and [(PNS-Et)RuCl(PPh3)] (3) were synthesized by reactions of various RuII precursors with 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-N-ethylthiosemicarbazone (PNS-Et). However, complexation of PNS-Et with an equimolar amount of [RuCl2(dmso)4] resulted in two different entities [(PNS-Et)RuCl(dmso)2] (4) and [(PNS-Et)2Ru] (5) with different structural features in a single reaction. All the RuII complexes have been characterized by analytical and various spectroscopic techniques. Compounds 1-5 were recrystallized, and the X-ray crystal structures have been reported for 1, 2 and 5. In the complexes 1 and 3-5 the ligand coordinated in a tridentate monobasic fashion by forming PNS five- and six-membered rings, whereas in 2, the ligand coordinated in a bidentate monobasic fashion by forming a strained NS four-membered ring. Furthermore, compounds 1-5 showed catalytic activity in N-alkylation of heteroaromatic amines. Notably, complexes 1-3 were found to be very efficient catalysts toward N-alkylation of a wide range of heterocyclic amines with alcohols. In the presence of a catalytic amount of 2 with 50 mol% of KOH, N1,C5-dialkylation of 4-phenylthiazol-2-amine has been investigated. Reaction of in situ generated aldehyde with amine yields the N1,C5-dialkylated products through the hydride ion transformation from alcohol. Complexes 1-3 also catalyzed a variety of coupling reactions of benzyl alcohols and sulfonamides, which were realized often with 99% isolated yields. Advantageously, only one equivalent of the primary alcohol was consumed in the process.
- Ramachandran, Rangasamy,Prakash, Govindan,Selvamurugan, Sellappan,Viswanathamurthi, Periasamy,Malecki, Jan Grzegorz,Linert, Wolfgang,Gusev, Alexey
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p. 11405 - 11422
(2015/03/05)
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- Ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes designed with arsine and PNO/PNS ligands as catalysts for N-alkylation of amines via hydrogen autotransfer process
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A series of phosphine-functionalized hydrazone/thiosemicarbazone ligands and their corresponding ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes of the type [RuCl(CO)(AsPh3)(L)] (1-5) [L = 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)benzoic acid hydrazone (PNO-BHy), 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)nicotinic acid hydrazone (PNO-NHy), 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-2-furoic hydrazone (PNO-FHy), 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-4-ethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (PNS-EtTs), 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-4-cyclohexyl-3-thiosemicarbazone (PNS-CyTs)] have been synthesized based on the ligands with different electronic and steric effects. These complexes were characterized by elemental analyses and various spectral methods. The solid-state structure of the complex 4 was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. In all of the complexes, the ligand was bound to the Ru(II) center via the PNO/PNS donor atoms. All the ruthenium(II) complexes were demonstrated as highly efficient catalysts for the synthesis of secondary amines/amides by the coupling of primary amines/amides with alcohols at low catalyst loading, and the maximum yield was obtained up to 98%. The N-alkylation reaction can be readily carried out under moderate conditions, and release of water is the sole byproduct. In addition, the effects of substituents on the ligand, solvents, base and catalyst loading on the catalytic activity of the complexes have been investigated. Advantageously, only one equivalent of the alcohol was consumed in the process.
- Ramachandran, Rangasamy,Prakash, Govindan,Nirmala, Muthukumaran,Viswanathamurthi, Periasamy,Malecki, Jan Grzegorz
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p. 130 - 140
(2015/06/22)
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- Ruthenium(II) bis(hydrazone) complexes derived from 1,3,4-oxadiazoles: Synthesis, crystal structure and catalytic application in N-alkylation reactions
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1,3,4-Oxadiazoles (A-C) were derived via a series of reactions between isoniazid and salicylaldehydes. While reacting the oxadiazoles with [RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3] in the presence of NaOH, mononuclear ruthenium(II) complexes bearing 'salen' type N,N′-bis(salicylidene)hydrazone ligands (1-3) were obtained. The oxadiazoles and ruthenium(II) complexes were characterized by analytical and spectral methods. The single crystal XRD analyses of complexes 1 and 2 suggested an octahedral geometry around ruthenium(II) ions in which the bis(hydrazone) act as mononegative bidentate ligands. It was also observed that the presence of an intramolecular hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl proton and one of the azomethine nitrogens in all the complexes. Further, the complexes were proved as versatile catalysts for the N-alkylation of amines with alcohols under optimized reaction conditions.
- Prakash, Govindan,Ramachandran, Rangasamy,Nirmala, Muthukumaran,Viswanathamurthi, Periasamy,Sanmartin, Jesus
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p. 203 - 210
(2015/01/30)
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- Structure-dependent tautomerization induced catalyst-free autocatalyzed N-alkylation of heteroaryl amines with alcohols
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Catalyst-free autocatalyzed dehydrative N-alkylation reactions of 2-aminobenzothiazoles, 2-aminopyrimidines, and 2-aminopyrazine with primary and secondary alcohols have been achieved for efficient, practical, and green synthesis of the versatile heteroaryl amine derivatives. These reactions were interestingly induced by structure-dependent tautomeric equilibria of the heteroaryl amines via MPV-O transfer hydrogenation of the imino tautomers by alcohols to give aldehydes as the key initiating step.
- Li, Shuangyan,Li, Xiaohui,Li, Qiang,Yuan, Qiaochao,Shi, Xinkang,Xu, Qing
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p. 3260 - 3265
(2015/06/25)
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- Efficient and versatile catalysis of N-alkylation of heterocyclic amines with alcohols and one-pot synthesis of 2-aryl substituted benzazoles with newly designed ruthenium(ii) complexes of PNS thiosemicarbazones
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Ruthenium(ii) carbonyl complexes with phosphine-functionalized PNS type thiosemicarbazone ligands [RuCl(CO)(EPh3)(L)] (1-6) (E = P or As, L = 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene) thiosemicarbazone (PNS-H), 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-N-methylthiosemicarbazone (PNS-Me), 2-(2-(diphenylphosphino)benzylidene)-N-phenylthiosemicarbazone (PNS-Ph)) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopy (IR, UV-Vis, 1H, 13C, 31P-NMR) as well as ESI mass spectrometry. The molecular structures of complexes 1, 2 and 6 were identified by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The analysis revealed that all the complexes possess a distorted octahedral geometry with the ligand coordinating in a uni-negative tridentate PNS fashion. All the ruthenium complexes (1-6) were tested as catalyst for N-alkylation of heteroaromatic amines with alcohols. Notably, complex 2 was found to be a very efficient and versatile catalyst towards N-alkylation of a wide range of heterocyclic amines with alcohols. Complex 2 can also catalyze the direct amination of 2-nitropyridine with benzyl alcohol to the corresponding secondary amine. Furthermore, a preliminary examination of performance for N,N-dialkylation of diamine showed promising results, giving good conversion and high selectivity. In addition, N-alkylation of ortho-substituted anilines (-NH2, -OH and -SH) led to the one-pot synthesis of 2-aryl substituted benzimidazoles, benzoxazoles and benzothiazoles, also revealing the catalytic activity of complex 2. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Ramachandran, Rangasamy,Prakash, Govindan,Selvamurugan, Sellappan,Viswanathamurthi, Periasamy,Malecki, Jan Grzegorz,Ramkumar, Venkatachalam
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p. 7889 - 7902
(2014/05/20)
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- Sodium hydroxide catalyzed N-alkylation of (hetero) aromatic primary amines and N1,C5-dialkylation of 4-phenyl-2-aminothiazoles with benzyl alcohols
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In the presence of a catalytic amount of NaOH, the selective N-alkylation of various heteroaromatic primary amines is reported. With 1 equiv of NaOH, N1,C5-dialkylation of 4-phenyl-2-aminothiazoles has been investigated. Reaction of in situ generated aldehyde with amine yields the N-alkylated and N1,C5-dialkylated products through hydride ion transformation from alcohol.
- Donthiri, Ramachandra Reddy,Pappula, Venkatanarayana,Chandra Mohan, Darapaneni,Gaywala, Hiren H.,Adimurthy, Subbarayappa
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p. 6775 - 6781
(2013/07/26)
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- Green and scalable aldehyde-catalyzed transition metal-free dehydrative N-alkylation of amides and amines with alcohols
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In contrast to the borrowing hydrogen-type N-alkylation reactions, in which alcohols were activated by transition metal-catalyzed anaerobic dehydrogenation, the addition of external aldehydes was accidentally found to be a simple and effective protocol for alcohol activation. This interesting finding subsequently led to an efficient and green, practical and scalable aldehyde-catalyzed transition metal-free dehydrative N-alkylation method for a variety of amides, amines, and alcohols. Mechanistic studies revealed that this reaction most possibly proceeds via a simple but interesting transition metal-free relay race mechanism. Copyright
- Xu, Qing,Li, Qiang,Zhu, Xiaogang,Chen, Jianhui
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p. 73 - 80
(2013/03/13)
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- Palladium-catalyzed N-alkylation of amides and amines with alcohols employing the aerobic relay race methodology
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Possibly because homogeneous palladium catalysts are not typical borrowing hydrogen catalysts and ligands are thus ineffective in catalyst activation under conventional anaerobic conditions, they had not been used in the N-alkylation reactions of amines/amides with alcohols in the past. By employing the aerobic relay race methodology with Pd-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation being a more effective protocol for alcohol activation, ligand-free homogeneous palladiums are successfully used as active catalysts in the dehydrative N-alkylation reactions, giving high yields and selectivities of the alkylated amides and amines. Mechanistic studies implied that the reaction most probably proceeds via the novel relay race mechanism we recently discovered and proposed. By employing the aerobic relay race methodology with Pd-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation being a more effective protocol for alcohol activation, ligand-free homogeneous palladiums are successfully used as active catalysts in the dehydrative N-alkylation reactions of amines and amides with alcohols, giving high yields and selectivities of the alkylated amines and amides. Mechanistic studies implied that the reaction most probably proceeds via the novel relay race mechanism we recently discovered and proposed. Copyright
- Yu, Xiaochun,Jiang, Lan,Li, Qiang,Xu, Qing,Xie, Yuanyuan
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p. 2322 - 2332,11
(2020/09/16)
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- Manganese dioxide catalyzed N-alkylation of sulfonamides and amines with alcohols under air
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By simply running the reactions under air and solvent-free conditions using catalytic amounts of manganese dioxide, a practical and efficient N-alkylation method for a variety of sulfonamides and amines using alcohols as green alkylating reagents was developed.
- Yu, Xiaochun,Liu, Chuanzhi,Jiang, Lan,Xu, Qing
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p. 6184 - 6187
(2012/01/06)
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- Synthesis and microbiological evaluations of (N-heteroaryl)arylmethanamines and their Schiff bases
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The synthesis as well as the antimicrobial and antiviral activities of new (N-heteroaryl)arylmethanamines and their Schiff bases are reported. None of the tested compounds showed activity against Herpes simplex virus type 2 and against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Weak or moderate activity on poliovirus Sabin type 1, on reverse transcriptase and against Cryptococcus neoformans was shown by some of the tested compounds. Viceversa several synthesized compounds exhibited a moderate or good activity against strains of Candida albicans, while only some of the tested compounds were found moderately active against strains of Candida sp. Instead numerous new compounds 3 or 4 were active as control against isolates of plant pathogenic fungi. The obtained results are discussed on the basis of structure-activity relationships.
- Fioravanti,Biava,Donnarumma,Porretta,Simonetti,Villa,Porta-Puglia,Deidda,Maullu,Pompei
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p. 643 - 652
(2007/10/03)
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