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Herein, we describe a Ni-catalyzed photodehalogenation of aryl bromides under visible-light irradiation that utilizes tetrahydrofuran as hydrogen source. The protocol obviates the need for exogeneous amine reductants or photocatalysts and is characterized by its simplicity and broad scope, including challenging substrate combinations.

Here we describe the discovery of a new class of C-H borylation catalysts and their use for regioselective C-H borylation of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic systems. The new catalysts have Ir-C(thienyl) or Ir-C(furyl) anionic ligands instead of the diamine-type neutral chelating ligands used in the standard C-H borylation conditions. It is reported that the employment of these newly discovered catalysts show excellent reactivity and ortho-selectivity for diverse classes of aromatic substrates with high isolated yields. Moreover, the catalysts proved to be efficient for a wide number of aliphatic substrates for selective C(sp3)-H bond borylations. Heterocyclic molecules are selectively borylated using the inherently elevated reactivity of the C-H bonds. A number of late-stage C-H functionalization have been described using the same catalysts. Furthermore, we show that one of the catalysts could be used even in open air for the C(sp2)-H and C(sp3)-H borylations enabling the method more general. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the active catalytic intermediate is the Ir(bis)boryl complex, and the attached ligand acts as bidentate ligand. Collectively, this study underlines the discovery of new class of C-H borylation catalysts that should find wide application in the context of C-H functionalization chemistry.

Fe3O4?SiO2-UT?CoII is prepared by the silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles, urea-triazole, and CoCl2. This organic-inorganic hybride composite showed a good to excellent catalytic activity toward regioselective ortho-sulfenylation of free phenols and naphthols using pivalic anhydride as a directing group, also K2S2O8 and PPh3 were employed as oxidant and additive respectively. The newly synthesized catalyst was fully characterized by using different techniques such as FT-IR, TGA, DTG, TEM, SEM, EDS, ICP and VSM analyses. The competitive price, accessibility and lower toxicity of cobalt compared to expensive transition metals using for C–H bond activation and functionalization constitute precious advantages for this method. Moreover, this heterogeneous catalyst could be magnetically recovered and reused without significant loss of its catalytic activity after five cycles.

Oxidative ethylene hydrophenylation catalyzed by palladium(II) acetate with Cu(II) oxidants to produce styrene generally suffers from low selectivity and/or low yield. Commonly observed side products include vinyl carboxylates and stilbene. In this Article, the selectivity for styrene formation by Pd(OAc)2 is studied as a function of reaction temperature, ethylene pressure, Br?nsted acid additive, Cu(II) oxidant amount, and oxygen pressure. Under optimized conditions, at high temperatures (180 °C) and low olefin pressure (20 psig), nearly quantitative yield (>95%) of styrene is produced based on the limiting reagent copper(II) pivalate. We propose the selectivity for styrene versus vinyl pivalate at 180 °C is due to a palladium-catalyzed conversion of benzene and in situ formed vinyl pivalate to styrene.

The first fluoride and palladium co-catalyzed conversion of amide to ester through an aerobic oxidative coupling pathway is reported. This new approach presents a practical process that employs easily available oxygen and commercially available arylboronic acids as coupling partners, uses a wide range of N- tosylamides, and proceeds under mild reaction conditions. This protocol demonstrates broad functional group tolerance, and provides an alternative option to synthesize esters from N-tosylamides which obtained by simply N-functionalization of secondary amides.

A general, transition-metal-free, and operationally simple method for esterification of amides by a highly selective cleavage of N-C(O) bonds under exceedingly mild conditions is reported. The reaction is characterized by broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance. The potential of this mild esterification is highlighted by late-stage diversification of natural products and pharmaceuticals. Conceptually, the metal-free acyl functionalization of amides represents a significant step forward as a practical alternative to ligand exchange in acylmetal intermediates.

The invention discloses a bis-(p-alkoxy benzene acrylketone) like glutathione-S-transferase potential inhibitor. Structure and living features of the potential inhibitor are as follows: two p-alkoxy benzene acrylketone units are linked to two amino groups, alcoholic hydroxyl groups and carboxyl groups or one amino group and one alcoholic hydroxyl group which are spaced by less than 8 single bonds through amide and/or ester bond, wherein compounds obtained are substrate and inhibitor of glutathione-S-transferase, namely GST; the GST catalyzes carbon-carbon bond and reduced glutathione, namely GSH, of alpha, beta-unsaturated ketone of each p-alkoxy benzene acrylketone unit in the compounds and generates a compound, namely product, through Michael addition. The product shows a stronger inhibiting efficacy on the GST, so that the compound is a GST potential inhibitor; the product has a stronger inhibiting efficacy on human GST isozyme mu in comparison with human GST isozyme alpha and pi; and the compounds can enter into cells, and can enhance inhibiting effect of cis-platinum on drug-resistant carcinoma cell growth.

Provided is a production method whereby corresponding carboxylic acid esters can be obtained from a variety of carboxylic acids at a high yield, even under conditions using a simple reaction operation and little catalyst and even if the amount of substrate used is theoretical. A production method for carboxylic acid ester, whereby a prescribed diester dicarbonate, carboxylic acid, and alcohol are reacted in the presence of at least one type of magnesium compound and at least one type of alkali metal compound.

A Ni-catalyzed stannylation of aryl esters with air- and moisture-insensitive silylstannyl reagents via Csp2 ?O cleavage is described. This protocol is characterized by its wide scope, including challenging combinations, thus enabling access to versatile building blocks and orthogonal C?heteroatom bond formations.

A novel, in-situ synthesis of dichlorotriphenylphosphorane (Ph3PCl2) is accomplished upon combining PPh3and the easily prepared hypervalent iodine reagent iodobenzene dichloride (PhICl2). The phosphorane is selectively generated in the presence of carboxylic acid or alcohol residues to rapidly produce acyl chlorides and alkyl chlorides in high yields. Addition of EtOH, PhOH, BnOH, Et2NH or CH2N2results in the direct synthesis of esters, amides and diazo ketones from carboxylic acids.

An efficient nickel-catalyzed phosphorylation of phenol derivatives with P(O)-H compounds via C-O/P-H cross-coupling is described. Under the reaction conditions, various phenyl pivalates coupled readily with hydrogen phosphoryl compounds to afford the corresponding coupling products aryl phosphonates and aryl phosphine oxides in good to high yields.

A method has been developed for the conversion of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols, and phenol, into the corresponding esters at room temperature. The method uses a titanium(III) species generated from a substoichiometric amount of titanocene dichloride together with manganese(0) as a reductant, as well as methylene diiodide. It involves a transesterification from an ethyl ester, or a reaction with an acyl chloride. A radical mechanism is proposed for these transformations.

The insertion of arynes into the O-H bond of aliphatic carboxylic acids promoted by sodium carboxylates is described. The reactions led to the formation of aryl carboxylates in good yields with good chemoselectivities under mild conditions.

Proteinase 3 (Pr3), and human neutrophil elastase (HNE) are two major neutrophilic serine proteases (NsPs) expressed in neutrophil azurophil granules. Emerging data suggest that excessive release of proteases mediates tissue damage, and therefore prolonged neutrophil accumulation has an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Thus, HNE and Pr3 inhibitors may prove to be targets for the generation of agents in the treatment of neutrophilic inflammatory disease. Sivelestat is the only commercially available selective HNE inhibitor. Therefore, sivelestat was chosen as the model structure in an attempt to obtain more potent anti-NsPs agents. In the present study, a series 2-aminobenzaldehyde oxime and 2-aminobenzoate analogs were synthesized and their inhibitory effects on NsPs (CatG, Pr3, and HNE) were determined, respectively. The results of structure-activity relationships studies concluded that a hydroxyl oxime moiety plays an important role in ligand-enzyme affinity through hydrogen bonding. As compound 6 had more potency and showed dual inhibitory effects on NE and Pr3, both in vitro and in vivo experiments were carried out to evaluate its selectivity, effects in cell-based assays, and efficacy in models of inflammation and damage. Compound 6 had the potential to reduce paw edema induced by LPS and HNE, as well as acute lung injury, and may be approved as a candidate for the development of new agents in the treatment of neutrophilic inflammatory diseases.

We report a new, effective and environmentally friendly protocol for selective aerobic oxidative coupling of arylboronic acids with carboxylic anhydrides in the presence of ligand-free palladium catalyst. The aryl benzoates are obtained in good to excellent yields.

Esterification of several types of mono-and disubstituted phenols with various mono-and dialkanoyl chlorides was performed in phase-transfer catalysis conditions, using tetrabutylammonium chloride in a mixture of aqueous NaOH and dichloromethane. The process is particularly efficient (almost quantitative yields) as well as rapid (only 5 min reaction time, at a temperature of0°C). Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Using a Ni(dppf) catalyst generated in situ, Heck cross-coupling of aryl pivalates with a variety of olefin partners has been accomplished. This method represents one of the first examples of a C-C cross-coupling via activation of a strong C-O bond with a

A nickel-catalyzed reductive deoxygenation of aryl alkyl ethers and aryl pivalates has been developed. Hydrosilanes serve as a mild reducing agent. The present protocol allows the use of a pivalate group as a robust and traceless steering group in arene functionalization reactions. The Royal Society of Chemistry.

An operationally simple iron-catalyzed hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides has been developed with 1 mol% Fe(acac)3 and commercial t-BuMgCl as reductant. The mild reaction conditions (THF, 0 °C, 1.5 h) effect rapid chemoselective dehalogenation of (hetero)aryl halides (I, Br, Cl) and tolerate F, Cl, OR, SR, CN, CO2R, and vinyl groups.

(Figure Presented) Catalytic animation: The title reaction demonstrates the use of aryl carboxylates as suitable electrophilic coupling substrates in catalytic amination reactions. Nheterocyclic carbene ligands and NaOtBupromote the amination of aryl pivalates through the cleavage of normally unreactive aryl carbon-oxygen bonds (see scheme; cod = cyclooctadiene).

Erbium(iii) chloride is a powerful catalyst for the acylation of alcohols and phenols. The reaction works well for a large variety of simple and functionalized substrates by using different kinds of acidic anhydrides (Ac 2O, (EtCO)2O, (PriCO)2O, (Bu tCO)2O, and (CF3CO)2), without isomerization of chiral centres. Moreover, the catalyst can be easily recycled and reused without significant loss of activity. CSIRO 2007.

The phenolic ester synthesis between equimolecular amounts of phenols and various alkanoyl chlorides in the presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide solution in a two-phase system (20 mL of each 10% NaOH and dicloromethane, respectively) was reinvestigated under PTC conditions (10 mmol of tetrabutyl ammonium chloride, BNC). The esterification was complete within several minutes and the obtained ester was in high purity. For example, phenyl acetate was obtained quantitatively at 0°C in 5 minutes using a stoichiometric amount of BNC. This acylation procedure is technically simple and does not require anhydrous conditions. A bimolecular electrophilic attack of alkanoyl chloride against the ion-pair in the organic phase, which was formed between the quaternary ammonium cation and the phenoxide anion, must be a rate-determining step, because a plot of the logarithm of relative rate constants of various alkanoyl chlorides vs Taft's polar substituents constants (taking into account the steric constants, Es) gave a good linear relationship. We have found a simple, rapid, convenient, easily separating and efficient PTC technique to synthesize phenolic esters.

Oxidation-reduction condensation using in situ formed alkoxydiphenylphosphines, 2,6-dimethy-1,4-benzoquinone, and carboxylic acids provides a useful method for the preparation of inverted tertiary alkyl carboxylates from the corresponding chiral tertiary alcohols under mild and neutral conditions. Similarly, it has afforded alkyl carboxylates successfully in good-to-high yields by the combined use of alkoxydiphenylphosphines having primary, secondary, or tertiary alkoxy groups, carboxylic acids, and simple 1,4-benzoquinone. When chiral secondary or tertiary alcohols are used, the corresponding inverted secondary or tertiary alkyl carboxylates are also obtained in good-to-high yields. In addition, a convenient method for the preparation of phenyl carboxylates in high yields has been established by utilizing oxidation-reduction condensation in toluene at 110 °C using phenoxydiphenylphosphines in situ-formed from phenols and chlorodiphenylphosphine, 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, and carboxylic acids.

In the presence of ozone, anilides 1 can be nitrated rapidly with nitrogen dioxide in chloroform at 0 deg C to give a high proportion of ortho-nitro derivatives (ortho:para = 1.2-4.4) in good yields.The phenyl esters 15 can be similarly nitrated on the aromatic ring without significant cleavage of the ester bond, giving a mixture of isomeric nitro derivatives in which the ortho-isomer predominantes (ortho:para = 1.1-1.5).The oridin of the enhanced ortho reactivity is discussed in terms of an electron-transfer process involving the nitrogen trioxide as initial electrophile.

In the presence of a catalytic amount of Lewis acid, various carboxylic esters or S-phenyl carbothioates are prepared in excellent yields by the respective reactions of equimolar amounts of silyl carboxylates and alkyl silyl ethers or phenyl silyl sulfides with 4-trifluoromethylbenzoic anhydride.

A new efficient and selective esterification reaction of carboxylic acids with chloroformates is described using silica-supported catalyst (PBGSiCl). The chemioselectivity of the reaction was high particularly for sterically hindered carboxylic acids supported by a single pathway reaction.

Mixed carboxylic α-bromotoluoyl anhydrides were activated by silver tetrafluoroborate through intramolecular cyclization and reacted with alcohols or thiols giving the corresponding esters or thiol esters in good yields with the elimination of phtalide.

Upon reaction with sec-butyllithium at low temperature, o-bromophenyl esters 3 undergo an intramolecular acyl migration to produce, after hydrolysis, the corresponding o-hydroxy ketones 4.

Phenolic and thiol esters are prepared efficiently in a facile process which involves heating the desired acyl halide and thiol or phenol as a neat mixture.Distillation after HX (X = Cl or Br) gas evolution ceases provides the title compounds in 75-96percent yields.

The esterification of the S-2-pyridyl thioates and 2-pyridyl esters with alcohols in acetonitrile is greatly facilitated by the addition of cupric bromide and copper ion is observed to catalyze the reaction.The ester formation is found to be sensitive to solvents, metal salts, and reaction temperatures.The esterification of S-2-pyridyl thioates is much more rapid than the esterification of 2-pyridyl esters under the reaction conditions employed.This method is exceedingly effective in the preparation of sterically hindered esters and has advantages over known methods in many respects such as high yields, the mildness of the reaction, and the rapidity of the reaction.

The product distribution obtained from the reaction of (acyloxy)alkyl α-halides (1 or 5) with phenols was found to depend on the nucleophilicity of the phenol, the nucleofugicity of the leaving group, and the ability of the electrophile to stabilize a carbenium ion.More nucleophilic phenols tended to give more acylation while better leaving groups and more stable incipient carbenium ions in the electrophile tended to favor the formation of alkylated products.In addition, the reaction of methanol with 1a was found to give a mixture of acylated and alkylated products (40 : 60).Thus, a general trend for all the nucleophiles for which information is available suggests that better nucleophiles undergo relatively more acylation and that poorer nucleophiles undergo more alkylation.These results are suggested to be consistent with the observations of Westaway on the effect of leaving group nucleofugicity and nucleophilicity of the nucleophile on bond lengths in the SN2 transition state.Facile rearrangements of acylated to alkylated products and of one alkylated product to another caused by the phenolate anion were also observed in the 3-phenoxy-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone-phenyl 2-formylbenzoate series.