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A cheap, facile and metal-free photochemical protocol for the activation of aromatic aldehydes has been developed. Utilizing thioxanthen-9-one as the photocatalyst and cheap household lamps as the light source, a variety of aromatic aldehydes have been activated and subsequently converted in a one-pot reaction into amides, hydroxamic acids and esters in good to high yields. The applicability of this method was highlighted in the synthesis of Moclobemide, a drug against depression and social anxiety. Extended and detailed mechanistic studies have been conducted, in order to determine a plausible mechanism for the reaction.

A novel oxidative esterification of 1-arylprop-2-en-1-ols with toluene derivatives catalyzed by tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) is reported. The optimization of the reaction conditions illustrates that each of experiment parameters including the catalyst, solvent, and oxidant is significant for present oxidative functionalization. This metal-free protocol has a broad substrate scope including the halogen groups for further functionalization and enriches the reactivity profile of allyl alcohol and toluene derivatives. In addition, this protocol represents a new transformation of allyl alcohol involving C-C bond cleavage and C-O bond forming.

An efficient and convenient palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reaction for the synthesis of benzyl benzoates from aryl bromides has been developed. Benzyl formates have been explored as a new type of efficient and useful CO sources and also reaction partners. A wide range of benzyl benzoates was obtained in good to excellent yields.

The present disclosure relates to bifunctional compounds, which find utility to degrade and (inhibit) Androgen Receptor. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to compounds, which contain on one end a cereblon ligand which binds to the E3 ubiquitin ligase and on the other end a moiety which binds Androgen Receptor, such that Androgen Receptor is placed in proximity to the ubiquitin ligase to effect degradation (and inhibition) of Androgen Receptor. The present disclosure exhibits a broad range of pharmacological activities associated with compounds according to the present disclosure, consistent with the degradation/inhibition of Androgen Receptor.

The first iron-catalyzed esterification of the primary benzylic C-H bonds with carboxylic acids using di-tert-butyl peroxide as an oxidant is achieved by novel ionic iron(III) complexes containing an imidazolinium cation. The use of well-defined, air-stable, and available iron(III) complex in a 5 mol % loading and readily available starting materials with a broad generality and outstanding sterically hindered tolerance renders this methodology a useful alternative to other protocols that are typically employed for the synthesis of benzyl esters.

A metal-free protocol for the direct oxidative esterification of the Csp3-H bond in benzylic hydrocarbons with carboxylic acids using heterocyclic ionic liquid as catalyst has been reported. The catalyst 1-butylpyridinium iodide could be easily recycled and reused for at least four cycles without obvious loss of catalytic activity.

A novel protocol for extending the scope of the Mitsunobu reaction to include amine nucleophiles to form C-N bonds through the utilization of N-heterocyclic phosphine-butane (NHP-butane) has been developed. Both aliphatic alcohols and benzyl alcohols are suitable substrates for C-N bond construction. Various acidic nucleophiles such as benzoic acids, phenols, thiophenol, and secondary sulfonamide also provide the desired products of esters, ethers, thioether, and tertiary sulfonamide with 43-93% yields. Importantly, C-N bond-containing pharmaceuticals, Piribedil and Cinnarizine, have been synthesized in one step from the commercial amines under this Mitsunobu reaction system.

Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid catalyzed C–O bond cleavage leading to the preparation of functional esters in the presence of N-methylpyrrolidin-2-one (NMP) was accomplished. Various substrates were well tolerated, and a gram-scale experiment was successfully realized. DFT calculations indicated that NMP plays a decisive role in accelerating nucleophilic attack of the functional acid to generate the functional esters in chlorobenzene.

An efficient oxidation-reduction condensation reaction of diazaphosphites with various nonacidic pronucleophiles in the presence of DIAD as a weak oxidant has been developed for carbon-heteroatom bond formation. This mild process affords structurally diverse tertiary amines, secondary amines, esters, ethers, and thioethers in moderate to excellent yields. The selective synthesis of secondary amines from primary amines has been achieved. Importantly, a practical application to the synthesis of antiparkinsonian agent piribedil has been demonstrated.

The present invention relates to a method of converting an alcohol into a corresponding halide. This method comprises reacting the alcohol with an optionally substituted aromatic carboxylic acid halide in presence of an N-substituted formamide to replace a hydroxyl group of the alcohol by a halogen atom. The present invention also relates to a method of converting an alcohol into a corresponding substitution product. The second method comprises: (a) performing the method of the invention of converting an alcohol into the corresponding halide; and (b) reacting the corresponding halide with a nucleophile to convert the halide into the nucleophilic substitution product.

The present invention relates to a novel simple, efficient and single-step process for esterification of aldehydes using a heterogeneous catalyst with high yields. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel simple, efficient and single-step process for esterification of aldehydes using Titanium superoxide with greater than 80% yields.

Herein we present an efficient method for the synthesis of esters from aromatic aldehydes via readily accessible acyl hydrazides. The developed reaction protocol is shown to be tolerant of a range of aromatic aldehydes, bearing various functionalities, as well as being amenable to the synthesis of thioesters and amides.

Titanium superoxide efficiently catalysed the oxidative esterification of aldehydes with alkylarenes or alcohols, under truly heterogeneous conditions, to afford the corresponding benzyl and alkyl esters in excellent yields. Mechanistic studies have established that this "one pot" direct oxidative esterification process proceeds through a radical pathway, proven by a FTIR spectral study of a titanium superoxide-aldehyde complex as well as spin trapping experiments with TEMPO. The intramolecular version of this protocol has been successfully demonstrated in the concise synthesis of 3-butylphthalide, an anti-convulsant drug.

An efficient N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-mediated oxidative esterification of aldehydes has been achieved in an undivided microfluidic electrolysis cell at ambient temperature. Productivities of up to 4.3 g h-1 in a single pass are demonstrated, with excellent yields and conversions for 19 examples presented. Notably, the oxidative acylation reactions were shown to proceed with a 1:1 stoichiometry of aldehyde and alcohol (for primary alcohols), with remarkably short residence times in the electrolysis cell (13 s), and without added electrolyte. (Chemical Equation Presented).

CeO2 catalyzed the esterification between an equivalent molar ratio of primary amides and alcohols under neutral conditions, which provides the first versatile reusable catalytic system for direct alcoholysis of amides to esters with wider scope and 67 times higher turnover number (TON) than previous catalytic systems.

Direct benzylation of carboxylic acids with toluene has been developed via palladium-catalyzed C-H acyloxylation under 1 atm of oxygen. This reaction demonstrates good functional group tolerance and high yields, providing a facile, atom-economic, and efficient method for the synthesis of benzyl esters.

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This Communication describes the Cu(OTf)2-mediated fluorination of aryltrifluoroborates with KF. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions (at 60 C over 20 h) and shows a broad substrate scope and functional group tolerance. The Cu is proposed to play two separate roles in this transformation: (1) as a mediator for the aryl-F coupling and (2) as an oxidant for accessing a proposed CuIII(aryl)(F) intermediate.

Using Bu4NI as the catalyst and tert-butyl hydroperoxide as the oxidant, direct esterification of alcohols with toluene derivatives was achieved. Mechanistic investigations indicate that the alcohols are sequentially oxidized to aldehydes, carboxylic acids, and then to benzyl esters. Bu 4N+ functions as a phasetransfer reagent and iodide catalyzes the reaction.

The paper describes a cooperative NHC (N-heterocyclic carbene) and ruthenium-based redox catalysis for the mild aerobic oxidative esterification of various aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes. The ruthenium(II) complex Ru(bpz)3(PF6)2 (bpz=2,2′-bipyrazine) as catalyst is shown to be compatible with free NHCs. The NHC is used in these cascade reactions for the umpolung of the aldehyde to form the corresponding Breslow intermediate which in turn gets oxidized to an acylazolium ion by the ruthenium redox catalyst. Air is used as a terminal oxidant for oxidation (regeneration) of the ruthenium catalyst. In addition, we will show that in the absence of the ruthenium redox catalyst and alcohol, NHC-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of aldehydes delivers the corresponding acids in good to excellent yields. Mechanistic studies and DFT calculations supporting our suggested mechanisms are provided. Copyright

A method for the catalytic formation of electroauxiliaries and subsequent anodic oxidation has been developed. The process interfaces N-heterocyclic carbene-based organocatalysis with electro-organic synthesis to achieve direct oxidation of catalytically generated electroactive intermediates. We demonstrate the applicability of this method as a one-pot conversion of aldehydes to esters for a broad range of aldehyde and alcohol substrates. Furthermore, the anodic oxidation reactions are very clean, producing only H2 gas as a result of cathodic reduction.

Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): were R1 is phenyl, R2 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkyl, X is carbon on nitrogen, and R3 is isoquinoline, -amino, or a 4- to 6-membered heterocycloalkyl ring and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are active as DGAT inhibitors and therefore find uses in treatment of diseases associated with abnormal metabolism of triglicerides such as, for example, obesity, type II diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.

Bisaryloxime ethers and bisarylhydroazones are shown to be effective for inhibiting formation of amyloid fibrils of transthyretin.

Amyloid fibril formation by the plasma protein transthyretin (TTR), requiring rate-limiting tetramer dissociation and monomer misfolding, is implicated in several human diseases. Amyloidogenesis can be inhibited through native state stabilization, mediated by small molecule binding to TTR's primarily unoccupied thyroid hormone binding sites. New native state stabilizers have been discovered herein by the facile condensation of arylaldehydes with aryloxyamines affording a bisarylaldoxime ether library. Of the library's 95 compounds, 31 were active inhibitors of TTR amyloid formation in vitro. The bisaryloxime ethers selectively stabilize the native tetrameric state of TTR over the dissociative transition state under amyloidogenic conditions, leading to an increase in the dissociation activation barrier. Several bisaryloxime ethers bind selectively to TTR in human blood plasma over the plethora of other plasma proteins, a necessary attribute for efficacy in vivo. While bisarylaldoxime ethers are susceptible to degradation by N-O bond cleavage, this process is slowed by their binding to TTR. Furthermore, the degradation rate of many of the bisarylaldoxime ethers is slow relative to the half-life of plasma TTR. The bisaryloxime ether library provides valuable structure-activity relationship insight for the development of structurally analogous inhibitors with superior stability profiles, should that prove necessary.

The present invention relates to triaryl-oxy-aryloxy-pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione; metalloproteinase inhibitors of the formula wherein X, A, Y, B, G, W, and R1 are as defined in the specification, and to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating inflammation, cancer and other disorders.

N-Benzoyl arylsulfonamides having the formula are BCL-Xl inhibitors and are useful for promoting apoptosis. Also disclosed are BCL-Xl inhibiting compositions and methods of promoting apoptosis in a mammal.

N-Benzoyl arylsulfonamides having the formula Are BCL-X1 inhibitors and are useful for promoting apoptosis. Also disclosed are BCL-X1 inhibiting compositions and methods of promoting apoptosis in a mammal.

The base-catalyzed reactions of p-fluorobenzoyl chloride provide a convenient method for (19)F NMR analysis of alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids, amines, and thiols.The (19)F chemical shift and yield data for p-fluorobenzoyl derivatives for nearly 100 compounds are presented.The yield data for these p-fluorobenzoyl derivatives suggest a simple, and in many cases, quantitative method for introducing a fluorine tagging group.The (19)F chemical shifts indicate a wide chemical shift range (ca. 10 ppm) for a large number of compounds.Furthermore, most chemical classes (e.g., phenols, alcohols, etc.) have fairly well resolved chemical shift regions.