- Electrochemical Tandem Olefination and Hydrogenation Reaction with Ammonia
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An electrochemical Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons/hydrogenation tandem reaction was achieved using ammonia as electron and proton donors. The reaction could give two-carbon-elongated ester and nitrile from aldehyde or ketones directly. This reaction could proceed with a catalytic amount of base or even without a base. The ammonia provides both the electron and proton for this tandem reaction and enables the catalyst-free hydrogenation of an α,β-unsaturated HWE intermediate. More than 40 examples were reported, and functional groups, including heterocycles and hydroxyl, were tolerated.
- Zhang, Xiaofeng,Jiang, Runze,Cheng, Xu
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p. 16016 - 16025
(2021/08/24)
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- A Titanium-Catalyzed Reductive α-Desulfonylation
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A titanium(III)-catalyzed desulfonylation gives access to functionalized alkyl nitrile building blocks from α-sulfonyl nitriles, circumventing traditional base-mediated α-alkylation conditions and strong single electron donors. The reaction tolerates numerous functional groups including free alcohols, esters, amides, and it can be applied also to the α-desulfonylation of ketones. In addition, a one-pot desulfonylative alkylation is demonstrated. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicate a catalyst-dependent mechanism involving a homolytic C?S cleavage.
- Kern, Christoph,Selau, Jan,Streuff, Jan
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supporting information
p. 6178 - 6182
(2021/03/16)
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- Nickel/Cobalt-Catalyzed Reductive Hydrocyanation of Alkynes with Formamide as the Cyano Source, Dehydrant, Reductant, and Solvent
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A Ni/Co co-catalyzed reductive hydrocyanation of various alkynes was developed for the production of saturated nitriles. Hydrocyanic acid is generated in situ from safe and readily available formamide. Formamide played multiple roles as a cyano source, dehydrant, and reductant for the NiII pre-catalyst and vinyl nitriles, along with acting as the co-solvent in this reaction. Detailed mechanistic investigation supported a pathway via hydrocyanation of C≡C bond and the subsequent reduction of C=C bond. Wide substrate scope, the employment of a cheap and stable nickel salt as pre-catalyst, a safe cyano source and convenient experimental operation render this hydrocyanation practical for the laboratory synthesis of saturated nitriles. (Figure presented.).
- Zhang, Jin,Luo, Cui-Ping,Yang, Luo
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supporting information
p. 283 - 288
(2020/12/01)
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- 8-Hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one analogues as potential β2-agonists: Design, synthesis and activity study
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β2-Agonists that bind to plasmalemmal β2-adrenoceptors causing cAMP accumulation are widely used as bronchodilators in chronic respiratory diseases. Here, we designed and synthesized a group of 8-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one analogues and studied their β2-agonistic activities with a cellular cAMP assay. Compounds B05 and C08 were identified as potent (EC50 2-agonists among the compounds tested. They behaved as partial β2-agonists in non-overexpressed HEK293 cells, and possessed rapid smooth muscle relaxant actions and long duration of action in isolated guinea pig tracheal strip preparations. In summary, B05 and C08 are β2-agonists with potential applicability in chronic respiratory diseases.
- Xing, Gang,Zhi, Zhengxing,Yi, Ce,Zou, Jitian,Jing, Xuefeng,Yiu-Ho Woo, Anthony,Lin, Bin,Pan, Li,Zhang, Yuyang,Cheng, Maosheng
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- Visible- And UV-Light-Induced Decarboxylative Radical Reactions of Benzoic Acids Using Organic Photoredox Catalysts
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Photoinduced decarboxylative radical reactions of benzoic acids with electron-deficient alkenes, diborane, and acetonitrile under organic photoredox catalysis conditions and mild heating afforded adducts, arylboronate esters, and the reduction product, respectively. The reaction is thought to involve single-electron transfer promoted the generation of aryl radicals via decarboxylation. A diverse range of benzoic acids were found to be suitable substrates for this photoreaction. Only our two-molecule organic photoredox system can work well for the direct photoinduced decarboxylation of benzoic acids.
- Kubosaki, Suzuka,Takeuchi, Haruka,Iwata, Yutaka,Tanaka, Yosuke,Osaka, Kazuyuki,Yamawaki, Mugen,Morita, Toshio,Yoshimi, Yasuharu
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p. 5362 - 5369
(2020/05/19)
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- Preparation method of alkyl nitrile compound
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The invention discloses a preparation method of an alkyl nitrile compound. Specifically, the preparation method comprises the following step: in an organic solvent, in the presence of a protective gasand under the action of a catalyst, carrying out a reduction reaction as shown in the specification on olefin as shown in a formula I, a cyanation reagent and water, wherein the alkyl nitrile compound 1 is a compound II and/or a compound III. The preparation method provided by the invention is mild in condition, can realize hydrocyanation of olefin more safely and efficiently, and has good substrate universality and functional group compatibility.
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Paragraph 0130-0132; 0262-0286
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 8-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)-6-hydroxy-1,4-benzoxazine-3(4H)-one derivatives as potent β2-adrenoceptor agonists
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A series of β2-adrenoceptor agonists with an 8-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)-6-hydroxy-1,4-benzoxazine-3(4H)-one moiety is presented. The stimulatory effects of the compounds on human β2-adrenoceptor and β1-adrenoceptor were characterized by a cell-based assay. Their smooth muscle relaxant activities were tested on isolated guinea pig trachea. Most of the compounds were found to be potent and selective agonists of the β2-adrenoceptor. One of the compounds, (R)-18c, possessed a strong β2-adrenoceptor agonistic effect with an EC50 value of 24 pM. It produced a full and potent airway smooth muscle relaxant effect same as olodaterol. Its onset of action was 3.5 min and its duration of action was more than 12 h in an in vitro guinea pig trachea model of bronchodilation. These results suggest that (R)-18c is a potential candidate for long-acting β2-AR agonists.
- Yi, Ce,Xing, Gang,Wang, Siqi,Li, Xiaoran,Liu, Yichuang,Li, Jinyan,Lin, Bin,Woo, Anthony Yiu-Ho,Zhang, Yuyang,Pan, Li,Cheng, Maosheng
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- Transition-metal-free Intramolecular C-H amination of sulfamate esters and: N -alkylsulfamides
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The transition-metal-free intramolecular C-H amination of sulfamate esters using iodine oxidants, tert-butyl hypoiodite (t-BuOI) and N-iodosuccinimide (NIS) is reported. A method using NIS was also successfully applied to the oxidative cyclization of N-alkylsulfamides.
- Kiyokawa, Kensuke,Nakamura, Shogo,Jou, Keisuke,Iwaida, Kohji,Minakata, Satoshi
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supporting information
p. 11782 - 11785
(2019/10/02)
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- Synthesis of Nitriles from Aldehydes with Elongation of the Molecule with Two Carbon Atoms
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A new protocol for the synthesis of nitriles from carbonyl compounds with elongation of the molecule with two carbon atoms was developed. It involves a reaction of ethyl cyanoacetate with different aldehydes in the presence of iron pentacarbonyl as a redu
- Afanasyev, Oleg I.,Zarochintsev, Alexander,Petrushina, Tatiana,Cherkasova, Anastasia,Denisov, Gleb,Cherkashchenko, Ilia,Chusova, Olga,Jinho, Oh,Man-Seog, Chun,Usanov, Dmitry L.,Semenov, Sergei E.,Chusov, Denis
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supporting information
p. 32 - 35
(2018/12/05)
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- Formal reductive addition of acetonitrile to aldehydes and ketones
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An efficient and highly productive rhodium-catalyzed method for the synthesis of nitriles employing aldehydes or ketones, methyl cyanoacetate, water and carbon monoxide as starting materials has been developed. Simple rhodium chloride without any ligands can be used. The fine tuning of the substrate can lead to the activity higher than 5000 TON.
- Muratov, Karim,Kuchuk, Ekaterina,Vellalath, Sreekumar,Afanasyev, Oleg I.,Moskovets, Alexei P.,Denisov, Gleb,Chusov, Denis
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supporting information
p. 7693 - 7701
(2018/11/02)
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- A strategy for generating aryl radicals from arylborates through organic photoredox catalysis: Photo-Meerwein type arylation of electron-deficient alkenes
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Photoinduced reactions of arylboronic acids with electron deficient alkenes under mild organic photoredox catalysis conditions lead to the formation of Meerwein arylation type adducts via the generation of aryl radicals.
- Iwata,Tanaka,Kubosaki,Morita,Yoshimi
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supporting information
p. 1257 - 1260
(2018/02/09)
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- Iron-Catalyzed Alkylation of Nitriles with Alcohols
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A general, efficient iron-catalyzed α-alkylation of nitriles with primary alcohols through a hydrogen-borrowing pathway has been developed, allowing a wide variety of alkylated nitriles to be readily accessible. Detailed mechanistic studies suggest that the reaction proceeds via an olefin intermediate with the turnover rate limited by the hydrogenation of the olefin with an iron hydride. Apart from participating in the alkylation, the nitrile is found to play an important role in promoting the formation of and stabilizing the active catalytic species.
- Ma, Wei,Cui, Suiya,Sun, Huamin,Tang, Weijun,Xue, Dong,Li, Chaoqun,Fan, Juan,Xiao, Jianliang,Wang, Chao
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supporting information
p. 13118 - 13123
(2018/09/11)
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- Atmosphere-Controlled Chemoselectivity: Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkylation and Olefination of Alkylnitriles with Alcohols
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The chemoselective alkylation and olefination of alkylnitriles with alcohols have been developed by simply controlling the reaction atmosphere. A binuclear rhodium complex catalyzes the alkylation reaction under argon through a hydrogen-borrowing pathway and the olefination reaction under oxygen through aerobic dehydrogenation. Broad substrate scope is demonstrated, permitting the synthesis of some important organic building blocks. Mechanistic studies suggest that the alkylation product may be formed through conjugate reduction of an alkene intermediate by a rhodium hydride, whereas the formation of olefin product may be due to the oxidation of the rhodium hydride complex with molecular oxygen.
- Li, Junjun,Liu, Yuxuan,Tang, Weijun,Xue, Dong,Li, Chaoqun,Xiao, Jianliang,Wang, Chao
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supporting information
p. 14445 - 14449
(2017/10/07)
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- Deboronative cyanation of potassium alkyltrifluoroborates: Via photoredox catalysis
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A photoredox catalytic method was developed for the direct cyanation of alkyltrifluoroborates. This reaction provides a new and useful transformation of the easily available alkyltrifluoroborates. The photocatalytic reaction can tolerate a variety of functional groups with mild reaction conditions. Mechanistic investigations are consistent with the present reaction following a radical pathway.
- Dai, Jian-Jun,Zhang, Wen-Man,Shu, Yong-Jin,Sun, Yu-Yang,Xu, Jun,Feng, Yi-Si,Xu, Hua-Jian
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p. 6793 - 6796
(2016/06/01)
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- Reductive Transformations of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Rhodium Supported on a Carbon Matrix by using Carbon Monoxide as a Deoxygenative Agent
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An efficient method for the rhodium on carbon matrix catalyzed preparation of secondary and tertiary amines, cyanoesters, and nitriles through the reductive amination/alkylation of carbonyl compounds was developed, including a convenient procedure for the tandem formal reductive addition of acetonitrile to aldehydes. The catalyst could be reused, and at least three consecutive reaction cycles were performed with comparable efficiency. The method was shown to be compatible with functional groups prone to reduction by hydrogen and complex hydrides. Beyond the matrix: An efficient method for the rhodium on carbon matrix catalyzed preparation of secondary and tertiary amines, cyanoesters, and nitriles through the reductive amination/alkylation of carbonyl compounds is developed, including a convenient procedure for the tandem formal reductive addition of acetonitrile to aldehydes. TON=turnover number.
- Yagafarov, Niyaz Z.,Usanov, Dmitry L.,Moskovets, Alexey P.,Kagramanov, Nikolai D.,Maleev, Victor I.,Chusov, Denis
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p. 2590 - 2593
(2015/09/15)
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- Iridium-catalyzed α-alkylation of acetonitrile with primary and secondary alcohols
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Acetonitrile is successfully alkylated with primary and secondary alcohols in the presence of t-BuOK using [Ir(OH)- (cod)]2 as a catalyst. This method provides a very clean and atom-economical convenient direct route to substituted nitriles, which are very important raw materials in organic and industrial chemistry.
- Sawaguchi, Takuya,Obora, Yasushi
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 1055 - 1057
(2011/12/05)
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- Reduction of activated conjugated alkenes by the InCl3-NaBH 4 reagent system
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A combination of a catalytic amount of indium (III) chloride and sodium borohydride in acetonitrile reduces selectively the carbon-carbon double bonds in conjugated alkenes such as α,α-dicyano olefins, α,β-unsaturated nitriles, cyanoesters, cyanophosphonate and dicarboxylic esters. However, reduction of chalcones is little different. They are reduced to a mixture of saturated ketones and alcohols if the reaction mixture is quenched with H2O, whereas quenching with MeOH leads to saturated alcohols only.
- Ranu, Brindaban C.,Samanta, Sampak
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p. 7901 - 7906
(2007/10/03)
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- Use of indium hydride (Cl2InH) for chemoselective reduction of the carbon-carbon double bond in conjugated alkenes
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Indium hydride (Cl2InH) generated in situ from a combination of a catalytic amount of indium(III) chloride and sodium borohydride selectively reduces the carbon-carbon double bond in conjugated alkenes such as α,α-dicyano olefins, α,β-unsaturated nitriles, cyano esters, cyanophosphonate, diesters and ketones.
- Ranu, Brindaban C.,Samanta, Sampak
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p. 7405 - 7407
(2007/10/03)
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- The novel preparation of hydrocinnamonitriles via the reduction of α- phenylsulfonyl cinnamonitriles with SmI2/CH3OH/THF system
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Hydrocinnamonitriles were readily obtained via the reduction of α- phenylsulfonyl cinnamonitriles by SmI2/CH3OH/THF system.
- Guo, Hongyun,Zhang, Yongmin
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p. 1879 - 1885
(2007/10/03)
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- Reductive decyanation of α-cyano and α-alkoxycarbonyl substituted nitriles promoted by samarium(II) iodide
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Decyanation of geminal dinitriles and α-alkoxycarbonyl substituted nitriles promoted by samarium(II) iodide has been efficiently achieved. This method has advantages over the previously known radical route using tin hydride with respect to applicable substrates and the reaction temperature employed. This decyanation could broaden the synthetic applicability of the nitrile derivatives.
- Kang,Hong,Cho,Koh
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p. 7661 - 7664
(2007/10/02)
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- Structural Effects in the TiO2-Photocatalyzed Oxidation of Alkylaromatic Compounds in Acetonitrile in the Presence of Ag2SO4
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The TiO2-sensitized photochemical reactions of some alkylbenzenes (ArCH2R; R = H, Me), 1-aryl-2-propanols, and corresponding methyl esters (ArCH2C(OR'')R'CH3; R', R'' = H, Me) have been investigated in MeCN, in the presence of Ag2SO4, which traps the photogenerated electrons.With ArCH2R, the corresponding radical cations are generated by the photoexcited TiO2 and are then deprotonated to from benzyl radicals; from the latter 1,2-diarylethanes, 3-arylpropanonitriles, and benzylacetamides are obtained as major products.With ArCH2C(OR'')R'CH3, the formed radical cations undergo C-C bond cleavage as the only observed route, when Ar = Ph.However, when Ar = 4-MeOPh and R' = H, the radical cation undergoes C-H bond cleavage as the major or exclusive reaction path.These results are compared with those obtained in the corresponding homogeneous photochemical reactions, and their implications with respect to the role of the structure on the side-chain reactivity of aromatic radical cations are discussed.
- Baciocchi, Enrico,Rol, Cesare,Sebastiani, Giovanni V.,Taglieri, Luca
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p. 5272 - 5276
(2007/10/02)
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