- Boosting homogeneous chemoselective hydrogenation of olefins mediated by a bis(silylenyl)terphenyl-nickel(0) pre-catalyst
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The isolable chelating bis(N-heterocyclic silylenyl)-substituted terphenyl ligand [SiII(Terp)SiII] as well as its bis(phosphine) analogue [PIII(Terp)PIII] have been synthesised and fully characterised. Their reaction with Ni(cod)2(cod = cycloocta-1,5-diene) affords the corresponding 16 VE nickel(0) complexes with an intramolecularη2-arene coordination of Ni, [E(Terp)E]Ni(η2-arene) (E = PIII, SiII; arene = phenylene spacer). Due to a strong cooperativity of the Si and Ni sites in H2activation and H atom transfer, [SiII(Terp)SiII]Ni(η2-arene) mediates very effectively and chemoselectively the homogeneously catalysed hydrogenation of olefins bearing functional groups at 1 bar H2pressure and room temperature; in contrast, the bis(phosphine) analogous complex shows only poor activity. Catalytic and stoichiometric experiments revealed the important role of the η2-coordination of the Ni(0) site by the intramolecular phenylene with respect to the hydrogenation activity of [SiII(Terp)SiII]Ni(η2-arene). The mechanism has been established by kinetic measurements, including kinetic isotope effect (KIE) and Hammet-plot correlation. With this system, the currently highest performance of a homogeneous nickel-based hydrogenation catalyst of olefins (TON = 9800, TOF = 6800 h?1) could be realised.
- Lücke, Marcel-Philip,Yao, Shenglai,Driess, Matthias
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p. 2909 - 2915
(2021/03/14)
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- Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N-tri-Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets
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Oxidative cyanation of aldehydes provides a promising strategy for the cyanide-free synthesis of organic nitriles. Design of robust and cost-effective catalysts is the key for this route. Herein, we designed a series of Se,S,N-tri-doped carbon nanosheets with a hierarchical porous structure (denoted as Se,S,N-CNs-x, x represents the pyrolysis temperature). It was found that the obtained Se,S,N-CNs-1000 was very selective and efficient for oxidative cyanation of various aldehydes including those containing other oxidizable groups into the corresponding nitriles using ammonia as the nitrogen resource below 100 °C. Detailed investigations revealed that the excellent performance of Se,S,N-CNs-1000 originated mainly from the graphitic-N species with lower electron density and synergistic effect between the Se, S, N, and C in the catalyst. Besides, the hierarchically porous structure could also promote the reaction. Notably, the unique feature of this metal-free catalyst is that it tolerated other oxidizable groups, and showed no activity on further reaction of the products, thereby resulting in high selectivity. As far as we know, this is the first work for the synthesis of nitriles via oxidative cyanation of aldehydes over heterogeneous metal-free catalysts.
- Hua, Manli,Song, Jinliang,Huang, Xin,Liu, Huizhen,Fan, Honglei,Wang, Weitao,He, Zhenhong,Liu, Zhaotie,Han, Buxing
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p. 21479 - 21485
(2021/08/23)
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- Environmentally responsible, safe, and chemoselective catalytic hydrogenation of olefins: ppm level Pd catalysis in recyclable water at room temperature
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Textbook catalytic hydrogenations are typically presented as reactions done in organic solvents and oftentimes under varying pressures of hydrogen using specialized equipment. Catalysts new and old are all used under similar conditions that no longer reflect the times. By definition, such reactions are both environmentally irresponsible and dangerous, especially at industrial scales. We now report on a general method for chemoselective and safe hydrogenation of olefins in water using ppm loadings of palladium from commercially available, inexpensive, and recyclable Pd/C, together with hydrogen gas utilized at 1 atmosphere. A variety of alkenes is amenable to reduction, including terminal, highly substituted internal, and variously conjugated arrays. In most cases, only 500 ppm of heterogeneous Pd/C is sufficient, enabled by micellar catalysis used in recyclable water at room temperature. Comparison with several newly introduced catalysts featuring base metals illustrates the superiority of chemistry in water.
- Gallou, Fabrice,Gao, Eugene S.,Lipshutz, Bruce H.,Takale, Balaram S.,Thakore, Ruchita R.
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p. 6055 - 6061
(2020/10/14)
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- Acceptorless dehydrogenation of amines to nitriles catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene-nitrogen-phosphine chelated bimetallic ruthenium (II) complex
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We have developed a clean, atom-economical and environmentally friendly route for acceptorless dehydrogenation of amines to nitriles by combining a new dual N-heterocyclic carbene-nitrogen-phosphine ligand R(CNP)2 (R = o-xylyl) with a ruthenium precursor [RuCl2(η6-C6H6)]2. In this system, the electronic and steric factors of amines had a negligible influence on the reaction and a broad range of functional groups were well tolerated. All of the investigated amines could be converted to nitriles in good yield of up to 99% with excellent selectivity. The unprecedented catalytic performance of this system is attributed to the synergistic effect of two ruthenium centers chelated by R(CNP)2 and a plausible reaction mechanism is proposed according to the active species found via in situ NMR and HRMS.
- Chen, Hua,Fu, Haiyan,Ji, Li,Li, Ruixiang,Nie, Xufeng,Zheng, Yanling
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p. 378 - 385
(2020/10/02)
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- Reductive cyanation of organic chlorides using CO2 and NH3 via Triphos–Ni(I) species
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Cyano-containing compounds constitute important pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and organic materials. Traditional cyanation methods often rely on the use of toxic metal cyanides which have serious disposal, storage and transportation issues. Therefore, there is an increasing need to develop general and efficient catalytic methods for cyanide-free production of nitriles. Here we report the reductive cyanation of organic chlorides using CO2/NH3 as the electrophilic CN source. The use of tridentate phosphine ligand Triphos allows for the nickel-catalyzed cyanation of a broad array of aryl and aliphatic chlorides to produce the desired nitrile products in good yields, and with excellent functional group tolerance. Cheap and bench-stable urea was also shown as suitable CN source, suggesting promising application potential. Mechanistic studies imply that Triphos-Ni(I) species are responsible for the reductive C-C coupling approach involving isocyanate intermediates. This method expands the application potential of reductive cyanation in the synthesis of functionalized nitrile compounds under cyanide-free conditions, which is valuable for safe synthesis of (isotope-labeled) drugs.
- Dong, Yanan,Li, Yuehui,Yang, Peiju,Zhao, Shizhen
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- Dual Ligand-Enabled Nondirected C-H Cyanation of Arenes
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Aromatic nitriles are key structural units in organic chemistry and, therefore, highly attractive targets for C-H activation. Herein, the development of an arene-limited, nondirected C-H cyanation based on the use of two cooperatively acting commercially available ligands is reported. The reaction enables the cyanation of arenes by C-H activation in the absence of directing groups and is therefore complementary to established approaches.
- Chen, Hao,Mondal, Arup,Wedi, Philipp,Van Gemmeren, Manuel
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p. 1979 - 1984
(2019/02/19)
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- Photoredox-Catalysis-Modulated, Nickel-Catalyzed Divergent Difunctionalization of Ethylene
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Divergent synthesis that enables a catalytic reaction to selectively produce different products from common substrates will allow the charting of wider chemical space and the unveiling of distinct mechanistic paradigms. A common strategy for it employs different ligands to modulate organometallic catalysts. Dramatic developments in photocatalysis have enabled previously inaccessible transformations. In particular, photoredox catalysis modulates the oxidation state of transition-metal complexes, offering enormous opportunities for methodology development. Herein, we developed a photo-mediated divergent ethylene difunctionalization via modulating oxidation states of the nickel catalyst by using different photoredox catalysts. This work will inspire new perspectives for value-added chemical synthesis using ethylene as a feedstock and shed light on photoredox-catalyst-based divergent synthesis, which fundamentally differs from ligand-controlled transition-metal catalysis.Divergent synthesis represents a powerful strategy for directly accessing different molecular scaffolds originating from the same starting materials. Access to different end products via transition-metal catalysis is conventionally achieved by ligand control. We herein demonstrate the use of ethylene feedstock and commercially available aryl halides to accomplish the divergent synthesis of 1,2-diarylethanes, 1,4-diarylbutanes, or 2,3-diarylbutanes in a highly selective fashion through the synergistic combination of nickel and photoredox catalysis. Mechanistic studies suggest that the observed selectivity was due to different active states of Ni(I) and Ni(0) modulated by Ru- and Ir-based photoredox catalysts, respectively. The ability to access different organometallic oxidation states via photoredox catalysis promises to inspire new perspectives for synergistic transition-metal-catalyzed divergent synthesis.Functionalization of ethylene without polymerization is challenging under photo-irradiation conditions. We have demonstrated that the photo-transformation of ethylene can be controllable by merging photoredox and transition-metal catalysis. In our study, the use of different photoredox catalysts was able to modulate the oxidation state of the nickel catalyst. Through different oxidation states, the nickel-catalyzed couplings proceeded via distinct pathways to generate divergent ethylene difunctionalization products selectively from the same feedstock.
- Li, Jiesheng,Luo, Yixin,Cheo, Han Wen,Lan, Yu,Wu, Jie
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p. 192 - 203
(2019/01/21)
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- Disilaruthena- and Ferracyclic Complexes Containing Isocyanide Ligands as Effective Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Unfunctionalized Sterically Hindered Alkenes
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Disilaferra- and disilaruthenacyclic complexes containing mesityl isocyanide as a ligand, 3′ and 4′, were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopy and crystallography. Both 3′ and 4′ showed excellent catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of alkenes. Compared with iron and ruthenium carbonyl analogues, 1′ and 2′, the isocyanide complexes 3′ and 4′ were more robust under the hydrogenation conditions, and were still active even at higher temperatures (~80 °C) under high hydrogen pressure (~20 atm). The iron complex 3′ exhibited the highest catalytic activity toward hydrogenation of mono-, di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted alkenes among currently reported iron catalysts. Ruthenium complex 4′ catalyzed hydrogenation under very mild conditions, such as room temperature and 1 atm of H2. The remarkably high catalytic activity of 4′ for hydrogenation of unfunctionalized tetrasubstituted alkenes was especially notable, because it was comparable to the activity of iridium complexes reported by Crabtree and Pfaltz, which are catalysts with the highest activity in the literature. DFT calculations suggested two plausible catalytic cycles, both of which involved activation of H2 assisted by the metal-silicon bond through σ-bond metathesis of late transition metals (oxidative hydrogen migration). The linear structure of M C≡N - C (ipso carbon of the mesityl group) played an essential role in the efficient hydrogenation of sterically hindered tetrasubstituted alkenes.
- Sunada, Yusuke,Ogushi, Hajime,Yamamoto, Taiji,Uto, Shoko,Sawano, Mina,Tahara, Atsushi,Tanaka, Hiromasa,Shiota, Yoshihito,Yoshizawa, Kazunari,Nagashima, Hideo
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p. 4119 - 4134
(2018/03/29)
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- Catalytic Cyanation Using CO2 and NH3
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Li and co-workers describe the catalytic cyanation of organic halides with CO2 and NH3. In the presence of Cu2O/DABCO as the catalyst, a variety of aromatic bromides and iodides were transformed to the desired nitrile products with broad functional-group tolerance. Both 13C- and/or 15N-labeled nitriles were obtained conveniently with appropriately isotope-labeled CO2 and NH3. Construction of functionalized chemical compounds from small molecules in a highly selective and efficient manner is crucial for sustainable development. The chemical-based manufacturing sector of the future should aim to produce chemicals from very simple and abundant resources, just as nature uses CO2 and N2 to generate sugars, amino acids, and so forth. In practice, however, the utilization of CO2 for the generation of industrial products, such as drugs and related intermediates, still remains a major challenge. Here, we describe the facile cyanide-free production of high-value nitriles with CO2 and NH3 as the sole sources of carbon and nitrogen, respectively. This practical and catalytic methodology provides a unique strategy for the utilization of small molecules for sustainable and cost-effective applications. Selective cyanation of aryl halides was achieved with CO2 and NH3 as the only sources of carbon and nitrogen, respectively. In the presence of Cu catalysts under low pressure (3 atm), a variety of aromatic iodides and bromides were transformed to the desired nitrile products without the use of toxic metal cyanides. Notably, olefins, esters, amides, alcohols, and amino groups were tolerated. Mechanistic studies suggest that Cu(III)-aryl insertion by isocyanate intermediates is involved. [13C,15N]-labeled nitriles were conveniently accessible from the respective isotope-labeled CO2 and NH3 via this methodology.
- Wang, Hua,Dong, Yanan,Zheng, Chaonan,Sandoval, Christian A.,Wang, Xue,Makha, Mohamed,Li, Yuehui
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p. 2883 - 2893
(2019/01/05)
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- Function-oriented synthesis of marine phidianidine derivatives as potential PTP1B inhibitors with specific selectivity
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Phidianidines A and B are two novel marine indole alkaloids bearing an uncommon 1,2,4-oxadiazole ring and exhibiting various biological activities. Our previous research showed that the synthesized phidianidine analogs had the potential to inhibit the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), a validated target for Type II diabetes, which indicates that these analogs are worth further structural modification. Therefore, in this paper, a series of phidianidine derivatives were designed and rapidly synthesized with a function-oriented synthesis (FOS) strategy. Their inhibitory effects on PTP1B and T-cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) were evaluated, and several compounds displayed significant inhibitory potency and specific selectivity over PTP1B. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) and molecular docking analyses are also described.
- Liu, Jin,Chen, Yu,Li, Jing-Ya,Luo, Cheng,Li, Jia,Chen, Kai-Xian,Li, Xu-Wen,Guo, Yue-Wei
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- Design and Synthesis of Marine Phidianidine Derivatives as Potential Immunosuppressive Agents
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A series of novel marine phidianidine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their immunosuppressive activities during our search of potential immunosuppressive agents with high efficacy and low toxicity from marine sources. These compounds were tested for their inhibitory activity on Con A-induced T cell and lipopolysaccharide-induced B cell proliferation. Compounds 14a and 18c, displaying the most promising inhibitory effects and low toxicities, were further found to possess immune-regulatory activities upon cross-linking of T cell receptor (TCR) and B cell receptor (BCR) on purified T and B cells, respectively.
- Liu, Jin,Li, Heng,Chen, Kai-Xian,Zuo, Jian-Ping,Guo, Yue-Wei,Tang, Wei,Li, Xu-Wen
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p. 11298 - 11308
(2019/01/04)
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- Z-Selective alkyne semi-hydrogenation catalysed by piano-stool N-heterocyclic carbene iron complexes
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NHC iron(ii) piano-stool complexes catalyse the selective semi-hydrogenation of alkynes to alkenes using silanes as reducing agents. Aromatic terminal alkynes are converted to styrenes without over-reduction to ethylbenzene derivatives. Furthermore, internal aryl alkynes afford cis-alkenes with excellent Z-selectivity.
- Johnson, Chloe,Albrecht, Martin
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p. 2779 - 2783
(2018/06/14)
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- Divalent Silicon-Assisted Activation of Dihydrogen in a Bis(N-heterocyclic silylene)xanthene Nickel(0) Complex for Efficient Catalytic Hydrogenation of Olefins
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The first chelating bis(N-heterocyclic silylene)xanthene ligand [SiII(Xant)SiII] as well as its Ni complexes [SiII(Xant)SiII]Ni(η2-1,3-cod) and [SiII(Xant)SiII]Ni(PMe3)2 were synthesized and fully characterized. Exposing [SiII(Xant)SiII]Ni(η2-1,3-cod) to 1 bar H2 at room temperature quantitatively generated an unexpected dinuclear hydrido Ni complex with a four-membered planar Ni2Si2 core. Exchange of the 1,3-COD ligand by PMe3 led to [SiII(Xant)SiII]Ni(PMe3)2, which could activate H2 reversibly to afford the first SiII-stabilized mononuclear dihydrido Ni complex characterized by multinuclear NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. [SiII(Xant)SiII]Ni(η2-1,3-cod) is a strikingly efficient precatalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation of olefins with a wide substrate scope under 1 bar H2 pressure at room temperature. DFT calculations reveal a novel mode of H2 activation, in which the SiII atoms of the [SiII(Xant)SiII] ligand are involved in the key step of H2 cleavage and hydrogen transfer to the olefin.
- Wang, Yuwen,Kostenko, Arseni,Yao, Shenglai,Driess, Matthias
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(2017/10/05)
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- Construction of a visible light-driven hydrocarboxylation cycle of alkenes by the combined use of Rh(i) and photoredox catalysts
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A visible light driven catalytic cycle for hydrocarboxylation of alkenes with CO2 was established using a combination of a Rh(i) complex as a carboxylation catalyst and [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy = 2,2′- bipyridyl) as a photoredox catalyst. Two key steps, the generation of Rh(i) hydride species and nucleophilic addition of π-benzyl Rh(i) species to CO2, were found to be mediated by light.
- Murata, Kei,Numasawa, Nobutsugu,Shimomaki, Katsuya,Takaya, Jun,Iwasawa, Nobuharu
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p. 3098 - 3101
(2017/03/17)
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- Ligand-free nickel-catalyzed semihydrogenation of alkynes with sodium borohydride: A highly efficient and selective process for: Cis -alkenes under ambient conditions
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We report a low-cost and efficient catalytic system, involving in situ generated ligand-free Ni NPs, methanol and sodium borohydride, for the semihydrogenation of alkynes under ambient conditions. This catalytic system exhibits remarkably high activity, satisfactory cis-selectivity for internal alkynes, good stability and general applicability.
- Wen, Xin,Shi, Xiaozhen,Qiao, Xianliang,Wu, Zhilei,Bai, Guoyi
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p. 5372 - 5375
(2017/07/06)
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- Iron-Catalyzed Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Alkenes under Mild Conditions by a Stepwise, Bifunctional Mechanism
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Hydrogenation of alkenes containing polarized C=C double bonds has been achieved with iron-based homogeneous catalysts bearing a bis(phosphino)amine pincer ligand. Under standard catalytic conditions (5 mol % of (PNHPiPr)Fe(H)2(CO) (PNHPiPr = NH(CH2CH2PiPr2)2), 23 °C, 1 atm of H2), styrene derivatives containing electron-withdrawing para substituents reacted much more quickly than both the parent styrene and substituted styrenes with an electron-donating group. Selective hydrogenation of C=C double bonds occurs in the presence of other reducible functionalities such as -CO2Me, -CN, and N-heterocycles. For the α,β-unsaturated ketone benzalacetone, both C=C and C=O bonds have been reduced in the final product, but NMR analysis at the initial stage of catalysis demonstrates that the C=O bond is reduced much more rapidly than the C=C bond. Although Hanson and co-workers have proposed a nonbifunctional alkene hydrogenation mechanism for related nickel and cobalt catalysts, the iron system described here operates via a stepwise metal-ligand cooperative pathway of Fe-H hydride transfer, resulting in an ionic intermediate, followed by N-H proton transfer from the pincer ligand to form the hydrogenated product. Experimental and computational studies indicate that the polarization of the C=C bond is imperative for hydrogenation with this iron catalyst.
- Xu, Ruibo,Chakraborty, Sumit,Bellows, Sarina M.,Yuan, Hongmei,Cundari, Thomas R.,Jones, William D.
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p. 2127 - 2135
(2016/03/15)
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- Ligand-Controlled Cobalt-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Alkynes: Stereodivergent Synthesis of Z- and E-Alkenes
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Herein, we report a novel cobalt-catalyzed stereodivergent transfer hydrogenation of alkynes to Z- and E-alkenes. Effective selectivity control is achieved based on a rational catalyst design. Moreover, this mild system allows for the transfer hydrogenation of alkynes bearing a wide range of functional groups in good yields using catalyst loadings as low as 0.2 mol %. The general applicability of this procedure is highlighted by the synthesis of more than 50 alkenes with good chemo- and stereoselectivity. A preliminary mechanistic study revealed that E-alkene product was generated via sequential alkyne hydrogenation to give Z-alkene intermediate, followed by a Z to E alkene isomerization process.
- Fu, Shaomin,Chen, Nan-Yu,Liu, Xufang,Shao, Zhihui,Luo, Shu-Ping,Liu, Qiang
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p. 8588 - 8594
(2016/07/27)
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- Continuous-flow hydrogenation of olefins and nitrobenzenes catalyzed by platinum nanoparticles dispersed in an amphiphilic polymer
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A method for the flow hydrogenation of olefins and nitrobenzenes in a continuous-flow reactor containing platinum nanoparticles dispersed on an amphiphilic polystyrene-poly(ethylene glycol) resin (ARP-Pt) was developed. The hydrogenation of olefins and nitrobenzenes was completed within 31 seconds in the continuous-flow system containing ARP-Pt, giving the corresponding hydrogenated products in up to 99% yield with good chemoselectivity. Moreover, long-term (63-70 h) continuous-flow hydrogenation of styrene and nitrobenzene produced more than ten grams of ethylbenzene and aniline, respectively, without significant loss of catalytic activity. The flow hydrogenation system provides an efficient and practical method for the chemoselective reduction of olefins and nitrobenzenes. This journal is
- Osako, Takao,Torii, Kaoru,Tazawa, Aya,Uozumi, Yasuhiro
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p. 45760 - 45766
(2015/06/08)
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- Acetonitrile as a cyanating reagent: Cu-catalyzed cyanation of arenes
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A novel approach to the Cu-catalyzed cyanation of simple arenes using acetonitrile as an attractive cyano source has been documented. The C-H functionalization of arenes without directing groups involves a sequential iodination/cyanation to give the desired aromatic nitriles in good yields. A highly efficient Cu/TEMPO system for acetonitrile C-CN bond cleavage has been discovered. TEMPO is used as a cheap oxidant and enables the reaction to be catalytic in copper. Moreover, TEMPOCH2CN 6 has been identified as the active cyanating agent and shows high reactivity for forming the -CN moiety.
- Zhu, Yamin,Zhao, Mengdi,Lu, Wenkui,Li, Linyi,Shen, Zengming
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p. 2602 - 2605
(2015/06/16)
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- Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of nickel(II) alkyl complexes supported by pyrrole-diphosphine ligands
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The organometallic Ni(II) chemistry of the pyrrole-based pincer ligands (P2RPyr)- (P2RPyr = 2,5-(R2PCH2)2C4H2N, R = Ph, Cy) is reported. Reactions of Grignard reagents with [NiCl(P 2RPyr)] afford a variety of alkyl and aryl complexes (methyl, ethyl, benzyl, phenyl, and allyl) that all display square-planar geometries about nickel. The hydride complex [NiH(P2 CyPyr)] can also prepared either through treatment of [NiCl(P 2CyPyr)] with LiHBEt3 or by reaction of H(P2RPyr) with [Ni(COD)2] (COD = 1,4-cyclooctadiene). Reactions of the methyl and hydride complexes with CO and CO2, respectively, evince clean migratory insertion chemistry of the Ni-C and Ni-H bonds. Both the alkyl and chloride complexes are active catalysts for the Kumada coupling of aryl chlorides and aryl or alkyl Grignard reagents at room temperature. The solid-state structures of several of the complexes are reported.
- Venkanna, Gopaladasu T.,Tammineni, Swetha,Arman, Hadi D.,Tonzetich, Zachary J.
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p. 4656 - 4663
(2013/09/23)
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- Efficient selective synthesis of ethylbenzonitriles
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Ethylbenzonitriles were synthesized by selective gas-phase ammoxidation of ethylbenzyl chlorides prepared by chloromethylation of ethylbenzene in good yields and almost 100% selectivity at ca. 200 °C for the first time.Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Xie, Guangyong,Zhang, Aiqing
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p. 375 - 379
(2011/11/13)
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- Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling alkylation of arenediazonium o-benzenedisulfonimides
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Arenediazonium o-benzenedisulfonimides were reacted with tetramethyltin, tetrabutyltin or trialkylboranes. The reactions, carried out in the presence of palladium(II) derivatives as precatalysts, gave the methylation and alkylation products with good over
- Barbero, Margherita,Cadamuro, Silvano,Dughera, Stefano
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p. 474 - 478
(2008/09/21)
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- Electronic effects of ring substituents on triplet benzylic biradicals
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UV irradiation of α-(o-alkylphenyl)acetophenones with a methoxy or cyano substituent para to the o-alkyl group of the α-aryl ring has revealed that a methoxy group slightly increases the stereoselectivity but not the quantum yield of indanol formation, whereas a cyano group greatly lowers both diastereoselectivity and quantum efficiency, confirming the likelihood that hydrogen-bonding of the hydroxy group to the α-phenyl ring plays an important role in the cyclization of the photogenerated triplet 1,5-biradical intermediates.
- Wagner, Peter J.,Wang, Lingling
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p. 645 - 647
(2007/10/03)
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- New fragmentation of 2-isoxazoline-5-carboxylic acid chlorides
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A novel base promoted degradation of 3-aryl-2-isoxazoline-5-carboxylic acid chlorides to aryl nitriles has been discovered.
- Golebiewski,Gucma
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p. 509 - 513
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- Method for producing alkyl and/or cycloalkyl-substituted cyclic nitrile
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In the production method of the invention, a cyclic aldehyde having an alkyl group and/or a cycloalkyl group directly bonded to a skeletal ring and a formyl group directly bonded to the skeletal ring is brought into contact with ammonia and oxygen in vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst. As a result thereof, the formyl group is selectively ammoxidized into a cyano group to convert the cyclic aldehyde into a corresponding cyclic nitrile. The method enables a long-term, high-yield production of the cyclic nitrile using a reduced amount of ammonia.
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- Zinc(II) promoted conversion of aryltriazenes to aryl iodides and aryl nitriles
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Aryltriazenes react with zinc perchlorate/zinc cyanide to produces arylnitriles and react with zinc iodide to produce aryliodides. The reaction mechanism involves aryl radicals that have been trapped by addition to propenenitriles in a good preparative Meerwein arylation process.
- Patrick, Timothy B.,Juehne, Thomas,Reeb, Elmer,Hennessy, Daniel
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p. 3553 - 3554
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- Synthesis of rac-ar-curcumen-15-al
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Starting from p-tolunitrile (4) via alkylation with the bromo-acetal 12 (→ 8), and with MeI (→ 9), hydrolysis to 10, Wittig reaction (→ 7) and DIBAH reduction, the rac-ar-curcumen-15-al (2) was obtained. The cumin-like, citrus odor of rac-2 is similar to that of the isolated (-)-2. VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1997.
- Weyerstahl, Peter,Schlicht, Volker
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p. 175 - 177
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- A comparison of electron spin resonance α- and β-hyperfine coupling constants in para-substituted α-phenethyl radicals
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The linear relationship between the electron spin resonance hyperfine coupling constants (hfc) of the α- and β-hydrogens of para-substituted α-phenethyl radicals provides experimental evidence that the magnitude of both the α- and β-hfc is determined largely by the extent of spin delocalization in these benzylic systems.The ?α. scale, developed using substituted radicals, is shown to apply to phenethyl radicals as well.
- Arnold, Donald R.,Nicholas, A. Martin De P.,Young, Kent M.
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p. 769 - 772
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- PHOTOCHEMICAL AMINATION OF TETRACYANOBENZENE WITH ACETONITRILE IN THE PRESENCE OF ALIPHATIC AMINE
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Irradiation of dicyanoxylenes and dicyanodurene in acetonitrile in the presence of triethylamine gave mainly substitution and reduction products respectively, whereas a photochemical reaction of 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene in the presence of N-methylpyrrolidine or nicotine gave tricyanoaniline, an amination product, as well as substitution products.
- Yamada, Shuzo,Nakagawa, Yoshiki,Watabiki, Oserojoin,Suzuki, Shin-ichi,Ohashi, Mamoru
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p. 361 - 364
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- Photochemical Reactions of Dicyanobenzenes with Aliphatic Amines
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Upon irradiation, p-dicyanobenzene reacted with primary, secondary, and tertiary aliphatic amines to give substitution products in which one of the cyano groups was replaced by the amine at α-CH position or by an alkyl group of the amine. o-Dicyanobenzene reacted similarly, but the meta-isomer did not react under similar conditions.The rates of the fluorescence quenching of p-dicyanobenzene with the amines are close to the diffusion-controlled rate, but are somewhat dependent on the ionization potentials of the amines.When the substitution product was irradiated, the cor responding alkylation product was obtained.The mechanism of these reactions have been investigated by the use of such proton donors as MeOH(MeOD); on the basis of those investigations, new photochemical reactions involving charge-transfer, followed by proton-transfer and then addition-elimination, are proposed, as well as a new type of photo-induced Birch reduction
- Ohashi, Mamoru,Miyake, Kentaro,Tsujimoto, Kazuo
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p. 1683 - 1688
(2007/10/02)
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