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The tricyclic β-lactam 5 has been synthesized both in racemic and enantiopure form starting from the enantiomerically pure tricarbonylchromium(0) complex 1. The synthetic sequence involves the stereoselective [2+2] cycloaddition of 1 with acetoxyacetylket

A gold(I) autotandem catalysis protocol is reported for the de novo synthesis of densely substituted pyrazolines and dihydropyridines from the corresponding imine derivatives in a highly regioselective fashion via a one-pot aza-enyne metathesis/6π-electrocyclization sequence. The substituents on the nitrogen atom of the imine perfectly control the reaction pathways from the pivotal 1-azabutadiene intermediate; thus, carbazates were converted into pyrazolines via 6π-electrocyclization of α,β-unsaturated hydrazones, while aryl imines provided dihydropyridines via 6π-electrocyclization of 3-azahexatrienes.

A novel nanomagnetic catalyst (Fe3O4@S–TiO2) was prepared by the hydrothermal method. At the first, Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized, then iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) were dispersed in ethano

A novel porous metal–organic framework {Cu2(bbda)0.5(Hbbda)1.5(OAc)1.5.8H2O} (UoB-5) was synthesized under ultrasound irradiation by employing a new Schiff base ligand H2bbda (4,4'(1,4-phenylene bis (azanylylidene)) bis (methanylylidene))dibenzoic acid) and was fully characterized. The microporous nature of UoB-5 was confirmed by gas-sorption measurements. This framework acted as a highly effective heterogeneous catalyst for the alcohol oxidation reaction with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) as an oxidant. The presence of coordinatively unsaturated metal sites in UoB-5 could be the reason for high performance in this reaction. Furthermore, using the long linker with the free -NC group and uncoordinated -N atom on the wall of the pores created UoB-5 an excellent candidate for the catalytic activities without activation of the framework. It was confirmed with the heterogeneous catalytic experiments on the one-pot tandem synthesis of imines from benzyl alcohols and anilines. Eventually, the new Cu-MOF (UoB-5) could be an alternative catalyst as a more economically favorable and environmentally friendly in the catalysis field.

Antimicrobial resistance is spreading massively in the world and is becoming one of the main health threats of the 21st century. One of the possible strategies to overcome this problem is to modify the known classes of antibiotics in a rational way, with the aim of tuning their efficacy. In this paper, we present the synthesis and the evaluation of the biological activity of a series of two β-lactam bearing cephalosporin derivatives, in which an additional isolated azetidinone ring, bearing different substituents, is joined to the classical cephalosporanic nucleus by a chain of variable length. A computational approach has been also applied in order to predict the molecular interactions between some representative derivatives and selected penicillin-binding proteins, the natural targets of β-lactam antibiotics. All these derivatives are active against Gram-positive bacteria, with MIC100 comparable or even better than that of the reference antibiotic ceftriaxone, and show no or very low cytotoxic activity on different cell lines. Overall, these molecules appear to be able to exert their activity in particular against microorganisms belonging to some of the species more involved in the development of multidrug resistance.

A series of biaryl Schiff bases containing the nitro groups, 4-XArCH═NArNO2-4′ (XBANO2-4′) and 4-NO2ArCH═NArY-4′ (4-NO2BAY), were synthesized. Also, the fish sperm DNA (fsDNA) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) solutions were prepared. By mixing these compounds with fsDNA or AgNPs solution and determining the ultraviolet absorption spectra of the mixture solutions, an interesting phenomenon was found: a new absorption peak λmax,lim appeared in the (XBANO2-4′)-AgNPs solution, which was longer than the wavelength of λmax of XBANO2-4′ solution. The new absorption peak in the (XBANO2-4′)-AgNPs solution was the complex spectrum originating from the electron transfer between XBANO2-4′ and AgNPs. Whereas this phenomenon was not observed in the (4-NO2BAY)-AgNPs solutions, a quantitative correlation analysis was carried out with the measured spectral data, and the results show that the wave number νmax,lim of the λmax,lim is mainly affected by the excited-state substituent constant (Formula presented.) rather than the ground Hammett constant σ of the X group. The redshift magnitude Δνmax,WSL, namely, Δνmax,WSL = (1/λmax) ? (1/λmax,lim), of the wavelength λmax,lim is related to the highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of XBANO2-4′. The discovery of this new phenomenon is helpful to understanding the interaction between AgNPs-organic compound supramolecular systems.

Mannich-type reactions of cyclohexanone and related six-membered-ring ketones with N-p-methoxyphenyl-protected imines of arylaldehydes catalyzed by 3-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid in the presence of K2CO3 that afford anti-isomers of the Mannich products with

C=C bond breaking to access the C=N bond remains an underdeveloped area. A new protocol for C=C bond cleavage of alkenes under nonoxidative conditions to produce imines via an iron-catalyzed nitrene transfer reaction of 4-hydroxystilbenes with aryl azides is reported. The success of various sequential one-pot reactions reveals that the good compatibility of this method makes it very attractive for synthetic applications. On the basis of experimental observations, a plausible reaction mechanism is also proposed.

The distribution of the constituents of a constitutional dynamic library (CDL) may undergo time-dependent changes as a function of the kinetics of the processes generating the CDL from its components. Thus, the constitutional dynamic network (CDN) representing the connections between the constituents changes from a kinetic distribution to the thermodynamic one as a function of time. We investigated the behavior of dynamic covalent libraries (DCLs) of four constituents generated by reversible formation of C═N bonds between four components, 2 aldehydes and 2 amino compounds, both in absence and in the presence of metal cations. The associated [2 × 2] networks underwent time-dependent changes from the initial kinetic distribution to the final thermodynamic one, involving an orthogonal switch from one diagonal to the other diagonal of the square [2 × 2] network leading to a very large change in distribution. The DCL constituents could be switched from kinetic products (imines) to thermodynamic products (oximes or acylhydrazones) based on the reactivities of the components and the thermodynamic stabilities of the constituents without addition of any external effector, solely on the basis of the intrinsic properties of the self-contained system. Such processes were achieved for purely organic DCLs/CDNs as well as for inorganic ones containing two metal cations, the latter changing from the silver(I) complex of an imine (kinetic product) to the zinc(II) complex of a hydrazone (thermodynamic product). The results bear relationship to out-of-equilibrium systems concerning kinetic behavior in adaptive chemistry.

The synthesis of azetidin-2-ones with a completely heterogeneous catalysis is reported. The use of basic compounds as solid catalysts allowed for the synthesis of azetidin-2-ones under microwave irradiation without organic additives such as triethylamine. An excellent catalyst for this transformation was Mg-Al hydroxide (MAH). The present methodology offers the advantages of non-hazardous reaction conditions, short reaction times, high yields, and catalyst reusability. Different substitution groups were tested on the imines and acyl chlorides to explore the scope of the reaction. Unconventional N-C4 bond cleavage was detected in azetidin-2-ones. MAH was characterized by N 2 adsorption-desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM).

Norstatine derivatives are of important value in pharmaceutical science. However, their catalytic asymmetric synthesis is rare. We developed a sustainable method via chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-[Rh(OAc)2]2 co-catalyzed multi-component reactions (MCR) of diazoacetates with alcohol/water and imines. This method allows us to synthesize a library of 45 norstatines with excellent enanotioselectivites and broad substrate scope which includes anti-α-aryl-norstatines 11-1, anti-α-alkyl-norstatines 11-2, syn-α-hydro-norstatines 11-3 and syn-α-aryl-norstatines 11-4. The sustainability of this method lies in the reliable scalability, improved safety, and reusable [Rh(OAc)2]2 catalyst. The synthetic value of norstatine derivatives was demonstrated by preparing oxazolinone 14, ezetimibe analogue 15, and Taxol C-13 chain 16. Mechanistic study reveals that the synergetic catalysis of CPA and [Rh(OAc)2]2 is essential to maintain chemo- and enantioselectivity. Control experiments support the mechanism where the reactions proceed through the trapping of hyper-reactive oxonium ylides with imines. Shortly, we report herein the sustainable catalytic enantioselective synthesis of both syn- and anti-norstatine derivatives. We believe that this method might shed light on the sustainable synthesis of norstatine derivative-based drug candidates.

A straightforward and efficient method has been developed for the solvent-free synthesis of 2,4-diphenylquinolines via a one-pot reaction of anilines, benzaldehydes, and phenylacetylenes promoted by FeCl3 under solvent-free mechanochemical ball

Despite the broad interest in ferrocene containing compounds, ferrocenyl substrates have been employed in catalytic asymmetric settings only sporadically. Herein, catalytic asymmetric Povarov reactions with ferrocenecarbaldehyde-derived N-aryl imines are

An efficient sequential multi-component method for the synthesis of N-Arylpyrrole-3-carbaldehydes has been developed. This reaction involved a proline-catalyzed direct Mannich reaction-cyclization sequence between succinaldehyde and in situ generated Ar/H

A new Mn(II) metal-organic framework (MOF) 1 was synthesized by the combination of 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)butane-1,3-dione (L) and Mn(OAc)2 in solution. 1 features a threefold-interpenetrating NbO net containing honeycomb-like channels, in which the opposite Mn(II)···Mn(II) distance is 23.5075(10) ?. Furthermore, 1 can be an ideal platform to support Pd-Au bimetallic alloy nanoparticles to generate a composite catalytic system of Pd-Au@Mn(II)-MOF (2). 2 can be a highly active bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot tandem synthesis of imines from benzyl alcohols and anilines and from benzyl alcohols and benzylamines.

Chiral biphenols catalyze the asymmetric Petasis borono-Mannich allylation of aldehydes and amines through the use of a bench-stable allyldioxaborolane. The reaction proceeds via a two-step, one-pot process and requires 2–8 mole % of 3,3′-Ph2-BINOL as the optimal catalyst. Under microwave heating the reaction affords chiral homoallylic amines in excellent yields (up to 99 %) and high enantioselectivies (er up to 99:1). The catalytic reaction is a true multicomponent condensation reaction whereas both the aldehyde and the amine can possess a wide range of structural and electronic properties. Use of crotyldioxaborolane in the reaction results in stereodivergent products with anti- and syn-diastereomers both in good diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities from the corresponding E- and Z-borolane stereoisomers.

Structure-activity relationship studies show that the phenylisoserinyl moiety of paclitaxel (Taxol) is largely necessary for the effective anticancer activity. Several paclitaxel analogues with a variant isoserinyl side chain have improved pharmaceutical

A series of β-lactams containing the ferrocene moiety were synthesized through the Staudinger reaction between ferrocenylketene generated by the thermal Wolff rearrangement of the corresponding diazo ketone and various imines. The stereochemical outcome h

An enantioselective multi-component synthesis of 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines (THPs) has been developed through a one-pot domino-process. This transformation proceeds through proline-catalyzed direct Mannich reaction-cyclization of glutaraldehyde with in s

The present study was undertaken to throw more light on the cyclopalladation mechanism. The reactivity of Schiff base ligands {N - (4-methoxy benzylidene) -4-methoxyaniline (1) and N - (4-nitro benzylidene) -4-methoxyaniline (2)} by interaction with palla

Reductive amination of aldehydes to produce secondary amines at room-temperature by in situ generated benzimidazoline is discussed. The bonus of the reaction is the formation of pharmaceutically important benzimidazole as a by-product in good yield, which can be recovered from the reaction mixture by simple filtration. The product, secondary amine, is transformed to tertiary amine in the same pot.

A novel and chemoselective method is reported for the simple phosphonation of imines. By change of the electronic effects of the substituents, this method offers the selective synthesis of either α-iminophosphonates or α-(N-phosphorylamino)phosphonates. The mild reaction condition makes this protocol very attractive for synthesis of these two classes of phosphorous compounds.

A novel approach to hemiaminal synthesis via palladium-catalyzed C-N coupling with chiral bisphosphine mono-oxides is described. This efficient new method exhibits a broad scope, provides a highly efficient synthesis of HCV drug candidate elbasvir, and has been applied to the synthesis of chiral N,N-acetals.

The synthesis and the biological activity of novel semi-synthetic β-Lactam compounds containing an azetidinone moiety joined to the amino-nitrogen of the (+)-6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA) as new antibacterial agents is reported. The synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against a panel of Gram positive and Gram negative pathogens and environmental bacteria. Tested compounds displayed good antimicrobial activity against all tested Gram positive bacteria and for Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis antimicrobial activity resulted higher than that of the reference antibiotic. Additionally, in vitro cytotoxic screening was also carried out indicating that the compounds do not cause a cell vitality reduction effective at concentration next to and above those shown to be antimicrobial.

The development of a novel intermolecular oxidative C-H alkoxylation of aniline derivatives is described under metalfree conditions with high reaction rates at ambient temperature. In the presence of an I(III) oxidant, a range of aldehydes, anilines, and alcohol substrates undergo three-component coupling to produce synthetically useful alkoxyl-substituted N-arylimines. The preliminary mechanism investigations revealed that the transformation proceeds via imines as intermediates.

Four acid-catalysed dehydration reactions can proceed in one pot, simultaneously and without interference, to yield one imine, one acetal (or boronic ester), one ester and one alkene, even though many other cross-products could be conceived. This advanced

A highly diastereoselective catalyst-free multicomponent Mannich reaction between cyclohexanone, aromatic aldehydes and amines in cyclohexane is described. The double Mannich reaction of diamines and two equivalents of aldehydes and cyclohexanone gave the

Several new monocyclic β-lactam monomers bearing the NO2 group 2a-g were synthesized via a [2 + 2] ketene-imine cycloaddition reaction (Staudinger reaction). Calculation of coupling constant of H-3 and H-4, and the X-ray crystallography of β-la

Under mechanochemical ball-milling at room temperature, FeCl3 promoted Diels-Alder cycloaddition of styrene with in situ generated N-aryl aldimines in the absence of any solvent afforded exclusively cis-2,4-diphenyltetrahydroquinolines in good to excellent yields within 90 minutes. The isolation work up just involves washing the resulting reaction mixture with water and recrystallization from EtOH-H2O. The advantages of high diastereoselectivity, short reaction time, free use of organic solvent, low cost, employment of cheap, easily available and nontoxic catalyst, and simple work-up procedure make this protocol a very efficient and green alternative to traditional methods for constructing these kinds of heterocyclic skeletons.

Direct N-alkylation of amines with alcohols was successfully performed by using nanosized zeolite beta, which showed the highest catalytic activity among other conventional zeolites. This method has several advantages, such as eco-friendliness, moderate to high yields, and simple work-up procedure. The catalyst was successfully recovered and reused without significant loss of activity and only water is produced as co-product. In addition, imines were also efficiently prepared from the tandem reactions of amines with 2-, 3- and 4-nitrobenzyl alcohols using nanosized zeolite beta.

A series of aryl imines have been synthesized by Fly-ash: H 2SO4 catalyzed microwave assisted process under solvent-free conditions. The yields of the imines have been found to be more than 87%. The purity of all imines has been checked using their physical constants and spectral data as published earlier in literature. The UV λmaxCN(nm), infrared νCN(cm-1), NMR δ(ppm) of CH and CN spectral data have been correlated with Hammett substituent constants and F and R parameters using single and multi-linear regression analysis. From the results of statistical analysis, the effect of substituents on the above spectral data has been studied. The antimicrobial activities of All synthesised imines have been studied using Bauer-Kirby method.

Thiocarbonyldiimidazole has been found to be an efficient acid activator for the synthesis of-lactams by ketene-imine cycloaddition at room temperature. The experimental procedure is simple and results in excellent yields of the products. All products wer

p-Methoxyphenylimines obtained from enolizable aldehydes react in the absence of catalysts at room temperature with β-keto carboxylic acids through a decarboxylative Mannich reaction. The Mannich products were obtained with a high degree of anti selectivity. By use of chiral oxygen-containing aldehydes, operationally simple access to aminohydroxylated polyketide substructures is possible. The results of catalyst-free, decarboxylative Mannich reactions of enolizable imines are described. When the reaction is performed with imines obtained from chiral aldehydes, access to optically pure Mannich products is possible. Copyright

A concise organocatalytic approach towards optically active 1,2,3-trisubstituted azetidines, including a study of the scope and limitations of the synthetic sequence, is reported. The synthesis comprises the one-pot L-proline promoted three-component reac

A convenient preparative approach for synthesis of various 1,5-diaryl-3-(arylamino)-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-ones promoted by 1-butyl-1- methylpyrrolidinium hydrogen sulfate is developed which involves cyclocondensation of aldehydes with amines and ethyl pyruvate under ambient conditions. Graphical abstract: A convenient preparative approach for synthesis of various 1,5-diaryl-3-(arylamino)-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-ones promoted by 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium hydrogen sulfate is developed which involves cyclocondensation of aldehydes with amines and ethyl pyruvate under ambient conditions.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Regio- and diastereoselective Lewis acid catalyzed cycloaddition reactions between imines and donor-acceptor cyclopropenes generated from silyl-protected enoldiazoacetates provide direct access to stable cyclopropane-fused tetrahydroquinolines and, with cyclopropane ring opening under mild conditions, to 1H-benzazipine derivatives.

Judicious choice of precipitation conditions can lead to self-sorting of equilibrating mixtures of aromatic aldehydes and substituted anilines into a handful of imine products. The selectivity of this process is caused by the solubility differences among possible imines in the EtOH-H2O solvent mixtures used in precipitation.

A one-pot three-component coupling of aldehydes and amines in presence of terminal alkynes has been efficiently catalyzed by copper (I) complex of i-Pr-pybox-diPh 2b or s-Bu-pybox-diPh 2c. The process is simple and allows the synthesis of various propargy

Highly enantio- and diastereoselective three-component inverse electron-demand aza-Diels-Alder reaction of aldehydes, anilines, and isoeugenol derivatives catalyzed by a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst are reported. A wide variety of 2,3,4-trisubstituted tetrahydroquinolines containing an aryl group at the 4-position were obtained in a one-pot process with good to high yields and excellent stereoselectivities (>95:5 dr and up to >99% ee).

Aryl(methoxy)(trifluoromethyl)boranes, generated in situ, readily react with ethyl diazoacetate and N-(4- methoxyphenyl)imines to give derivatives of β-amino acids. In this process, the electron-deficient borane reacts with the diazo compound followed by trapping of the intermediate boron enolate by the imine. The final products are predominantly produced as syn isomers.

Here we describe general flow processes for the synthesis of alkyl and aryl azides, and the development of a new monolithic triphenylphosphine reagent, which provides a convenient format for the use of this versatile reagent in flow. The utility of these new tools was demonstrated by their application to a flow Staudinger aza-Wittig reaction sequence. Finally, a multistep aza-Wittig, reduction and purification flow process was designed, allowing access to amine products in an automated fashion.

A series of 3-thiolated β-lactams were synthesized by [2+2] ketene-imine cycloaddition reaction from S-substituted mercaptoacetic acids and Schiff bases. Then, some of the 3-methylthio β-lactams were converted to 3-(methylsulfinyl) β-lactams and 3-(methylsulfonyl) β-lactams using m-CPBA under different reaction conditions. All the compounds were characterized by spectral data and elemental analyses and were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities against pathogenic strains including Staphylococcus aureus (Methicillin resistant strain). The preliminary screening results indicated that some of these compounds demonstrated moderate to very good antibacterial and antifungal activities.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing aryl aldimines. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of preparing aryl aldimines that uses environmentally friendly solvent systems.

A chiral phosphoric acid (5)-catalyzed three-component Povarov reaction of aldehydes 2, anilines 3, and enecarbamates 4 afforded cis-4-amino-2-aryl(alkyl)- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines 1 in high yields with excellent diastereoselectivities (>95%) and almost complete enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee). The reaction was applicable to a wide range of anilines bearing electron-donating (OMe) and electron-withdrawing groups (e.g., Cl, CF 3, NO2) and allowed, for the first time, aliphatic aldehydes to be employed in the enantioselective Povarov reaction. With β-substituted acyclic enecarbamates, 2,3,4-trisubstituted 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines with three contiguous stereogenic centers were produced in excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities (87 to >99% ee). A detailed study of the active catalytic species allowed us to reduce the catalyst loading from 10% to 0.5% with no deterioration of enantiomeric excess. In addition, mechanistic studies allowed us to conclude unequivocally that the Povarov reaction involving enecarbamate as dienophile proceeded via a stepwise mechanism. The key role of the free NH function of the enecarbamate in the success of this transformation was demonstrated. NMR experiments indicating the catalyst-substrate interaction as well as a linear correlation between catalyst and product ee's were also documented.

An efficient catalyst-free reduction of aldimines is reported. In the absence of any additional catalysts, a series of N-aromatic aldimines were reduced with Hantzsch esters as the hydrogenation source. Moderate to excellent isolated yields (up to 99 %) were obtained under mild conditions.

An efficient acid-catalyzed approach to the synthesis of functional 1,4-dihydropyridines from the reaction of readily available enaminones with aldehydes has been developed. This methodology was realized by a cascade reaction involving first formation of divinylmethanes and subsequent intramolecular cyclization.

A Mannich reaction of imines and ketones induced by persistent radical cation salts was Investigated, and a series of Mannich bases, β-amlnoketones, were synthesized. A novel cyclization to form the 4-piperidone skeleton was achieved In a tandem process. The reaction can be rationalized as a radical cation process supported by various evidence.

The "click chemistry" of using organic azides and terminal alkynes is arguably the most efficient and straightforward route to the synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles. In this paper, an alternative and direct access to ethyl 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-phenyl-1H-1,2,3

The one-pot synthesis of 2-arylquinoline with arylamines, arylaldehyde, and 1,1-diethoxyethane were studied using a catalytic amount ytterbium triflate. Various 2-arylquinolines showed fluorescence properties and the fluorescence was quenched by introduci

Ethyl L-lactate can be tuned with a cosolvent to create polarity conditions ideal for synthesizing aryl aldimines that crystallize directly out of solution within minutes under ambient conditions in excellent yields and requiring no further purification.

The addition of diazoacetoacetates to aromatic imines derived from p-methoxyaniline is achieved using dirhodium tetraacetate as the catalyst. Highly functionalized aziridines are obtained in good yield and with excellent stereoselectivity. 2-Diazo-1,3-diketones also provide good yields of aziridines, but dimethyl diazomalonate is inactive in the transformation. The diazoacetoacetates of chiral alcohols are also examined in the reaction and moderate diastereoselectivity is achieved with (R)-pantolactone-derived diazoacetoacetate. A reaction mechanism through metal-carbene and azomethine ylide is proposed.