- Mechanochemical Activation of Iron Cyano Complexes: A Prebiotic Impact Scenario for the Synthesis of α-Amino Acid Derivatives
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Mechanochemical activation of iron cyano complexes by ball milling results in the formation of HCN, which can be trapped and incorporated into α-aminonitriles. This prebiotic impact scenario can be extended by mechanochemically transforming the resulting α-aminonitriles into α-amino amides using a chemical route related to early Earth conditions.
- Bolm, Carsten,Mocci, Rita,Schumacher, Christian,Turberg, Mathias,Puccetti, Francesco,Hernández, José G.
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supporting information
p. 2423 - 2426
(2018/02/09)
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- Mechanochemical lignin-mediated strecker reaction
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A mechanochemical Strecker reaction involving a wide range of aldehydes (aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic), amines, and KCN afforded a library of α-aminonitriles upon mechanical activation. This multicomponent process was efficiently activated by li
- Dabral, Saumya,Turberg, Mathias,Wanninger, Andrea,Bolm, Carsten,Hernández, José G.
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- Silylcyanation of aldehydes, ketones, and imines catalyzed by a 6,6'-bis-sulfonamide derivative of 7,7'-dihydroxy-8,8'-biquinolyl (azaBINOL)
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6,6'-Bis(methylaminosulfonyl)-7,7'-dihydroxy-8,8'-biquinolyl (3) catalyzes (5-10 mol-%) the addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to aldehydes (aryl, alkyl, and α,β-unsaturated; 42-92 % yields), ketones (aryl alkyl, dialkyl; 22-82 % yields), and N-benzylaldimines (14-78 % yields) in toluene (0 °C or room temp.) to give the expected cyanohydrin and Strecker adducts following desilylation. Among a series of closely related compounds lacking any one of their defining structural features, bis-sulfonamide 3 and its N,N'-dimethyl derivative are exceptional in catalyzing the silylcyanation of benzaldehyde in the absence of all other additives. Hammett analysis of the competitive silylcyanation of para-substituted benzaldehydes catalyzed by 3 showed a linear free-energy relationship (R2 = 0.928) with a modest positive reaction constant (ρ = +1.52). X-ray diffraction analysis of (±)-3 indicated a cisoid biaryl conformation and the existence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond between C7'-OH and C7-O. Resolution of (±)-3 was achieved by HPLC separation of its tetravalerate derivative on a chiral stationary phase. The absolute configurations of the optical isomers of 3 were assigned by correlation of the ECD spectra with those of related biquinolyls of known configuration. The silylcyanation of aldehydes catalyzed by (-)-(aR)-3 leads to cyanohydrins with a preference for the (S)-configured product with an ee of 10 %. The organocatalytic action of 3 is ascribed to hydrogen bonding and Bronsted acid catalysis effects that are dependent on its acidifying sulfonamide groups, general base capability, and interannular proximity effects made possible by the biaryl structure. Copyright
- Sephton, Selena Milicevic,Wang, Chao,Zakharov, Lev N.,Blakemore, Paul R.
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experimental part
p. 3249 - 3260
(2012/08/08)
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