- Ammonia-borane as a Catalyst for the Direct Amidation of Carboxylic Acids
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Ammonia-borane serves as an efficient substoichiometric (10%) precatalyst for the direct amidation of both aromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids. In situ generation of amine-boranes precedes the amidation and, unlike the amidation with stoichiometric amine-boranes, this process is facile with 1 equiv of the acid. This methodology has high functional group tolerance and chromatography-free purification but is not amenable for esterification. The latter feature has been exploited to prepare hydroxyl- and thiol-containing amides.
- Ramachandran, P. Veeraraghavan,Hamann, Henry J.
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supporting information
p. 2938 - 2942
(2021/05/04)
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- Dehydrogenative amide synthesis from alcohols and amines utilizing N-heterocyclic carbene-based ruthenium complexes as efficient catalysts: The influence of catalyst loadings, ancillary and added ligands
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The metal-catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols and amines to access amides has been recognized as an atom-economic and environmental-friendly process. Apart from the formation of the amide products, three other kinds of compounds (esters, imines and amines) may also be produced. Therefore, it is of vital importance to investigate product distribution in this transformation. Herein, N-heterocyclic carbene-based Ru (NHC/Ru) complexes [Ru-1]-[Ru-5] with different ancillary ligands were prepared and characterized. Based on these complexes, we selected condition A (without an added NHC precursor) and condition B (with an added NHC precursor) to comprehensively explore the selectivity and yield of the desired amides. After careful evaluation of various parameters, the Ru loadings, added NHC precursors and the electronic/steric properties of ancillary NHC ligands were found to have considerable influence on this catalytic process.
- Wang, Wan-Qiang,Wang, Zhi-Qin,Sang, Wei,Zhang, Rui,Cheng, Hua,Chen, Cheng,Peng, Da-Yong
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- Nickel-catalyzed reductive amidation of aryl-triazine ethers
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The reaction of activated phenolic compounds, 2,4,6-triaryloxy-1,3,5-triazine (aryl-triazine ethers), with various isocyanates or carbodiimides in the presence of a nickel pre-catalyst resulted in the synthesis of aryl amides in good to excellent yields.
- Heravi, Majid M.,Panahi, Farhad,Iranpoor, Nasser
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supporting information
p. 1992 - 1995
(2020/02/22)
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- Well-defined N-heterocyclic carbene/ruthenium complexes for the alcohol amidation with amines: The dual role of cesium carbonate and improved activities applying an added ligand
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Dehydrogenative amide bond formation from alcohols and amines has been regarded as an atom-economic and sustainable process. Among various catalytic systems, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based Ru catalytic systems have attracted growing interest due to the outstanding properties of NHCs as ligands. Herein, an NHC/Ru complex (1) was prepared and its structure was further confirmed with X-ray crystallography. In the presence of Cs2CO3, two NHC/Ru-based catalytic systems were disclosed to be active for this amide synthesis. System A, which did not contain any added ligand, required a catalyst loading of 1.00 mol%. Interestingly, improved catalytic performance was realized by the addition of an NHC precursor (L). Optimization of the amounts of L and other conditions gave rise to system B, a much more potent system with the Ru loading as low as 0.25 mol%. Moreover, an NHC-Ru-carbonate complex 6 was identified from the refluxing toluene of 1 and Cs2CO3, and further investigations revealed that 6 was an important intermediate for this catalytic reaction. Based on the above results, we claimed that the role of Cs2CO3 was to facilitate the formation of key intermediate 6. On the other hand, it provided the optimized basicity for the selective amide formation.
- Wang, Wan-Qiang,Yuan, Ye,Miao, Yang,Yu, Bao-Yi,Wang, Hua-Jing,Wang, Zhi-Qin,Sang, Wei,Chen, Cheng,Verpoort, Francis
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- Synthesis of amides from acid chlorides and amines in the bio-based solvent Cyrene
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Cyrene as a bio-alternative dipolar aprotic solvent: a waste minimizing and molar efficient protocol for the synthesis of amides from acid chlorides and primary amines in the bio-available solvent Cyrene is disclosed. This protocol removed the use of toxic solvents, such as dimethylformamide and dichloromethane. A simple aqueous work-up procedure for the removal of the high boiling solvent Cyrene resulted in up to a 55-fold increase in molar efficiency (Mol E.%) versus standard operating procedures. In order to rapidly compare the molar efficiency of this process against other methodologies an Excel based Mol. E% calculator was developed that automates many of the calculations. An investigation into the hydration of Cyrene found that it readily hydrates to form a geminal diol in the presence of water and that this process is exothermic.
- Bousfield, Thomas W.,Pearce, Katharine P. R.,Nyamini, Simbarashe B.,Angelis-Dimakis, Athanasios,Camp, Jason E.
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supporting information
p. 3675 - 3681
(2019/07/09)
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- An efficient transformation of methyl ethers and nitriles to amides catalyzed by Iron(III) perchlorate hydrate
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An efficient and inexpensive synthesis of N-substituted amides from the reaction of nitriles with methyl ethers catalyzed by Fe(ClO4)3·H2O is described. Fe(ClO4)3·H2O is an economically efficient catalyst for the Ritter Reaction under solvent-free conditions. A range of methyl ethers (benzyl, sec-alkyl and tert-butyl ethers) were reacted with nitriles to provide the corresponding amides in high–excellent yields.
- Yin, Guibo,Yan, Bin,Chen, Junqing,Ji, Min
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p. 1355 - 1363
(2019/04/30)
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- FeCl2·4H2O catalyzed ritter reaction with nitriles and halohydrocarbons
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An efficient and inexpensive synthesis of N-substituted amides from the Ritter reaction of nitriles with various halohydrocarbons catalyzed by FeCl2·4H2O is described. FeCl2·4H2O economically efficiently catalyzed the Ritter reaction under solvent-free conditions. A range of halohydrocarbons (benzyl, tert-butyl and sec-alkyl halohydrocarbons) were coupled with nitriles to provide the corresponding amides in high to excellent yields.
- Feng, Cheng-Liang,Yin, Gui-Bo,Yan, Bin,Chen, Jun-Qing,Ji, Min
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p. 345 - 353
(2019/02/12)
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- Fe(ClO 4) 3 ·h 2 O-Catalyzed Ritter Reaction: A Convenient Synthesis of Amides from Esters and Nitriles
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An efficient and inexpensive synthesis of N-substituted amides from the Ritter reaction of nitriles with esters catalyzed by Fe(ClO 4) 3 ·H 2 O is described. Fe(ClO 4) 3 ·H 2 O is an economically efficient catalyst for the Ritter reaction under solvent-free conditions. Reactions of a range of esters (benzyl, sec-alkyl, and tert-butyl esters) with nitriles (primary, secondary, tertiary, and aryl nitriles) were performed to provide the corresponding amides in high to excellent yields.
- Feng, Chengliang,Yan, Bin,Yin, Guibo,Chen, Junqing,Ji, Min
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p. 2257 - 2264
(2018/10/20)
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- Functional Group Transposition: A Palladium-Catalyzed Metathesis of Ar-X σ-Bonds and Acid Chloride Synthesis
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We describe the development of a new method to use palladium catalysis to form functionalized aromatics: via the metathesis of covalent σ-bonds between Ar-X fragments. This transformation demonstrates the dynamic nature of palladium-based oxidative addition/reductive elimination and offers a straightforward approach to incorporate reactive functional groups into aryl halides through exchange reactions. The reaction has been exploited to assemble acid chlorides without the use of high energy halogenating or toxic reagents and, instead, via the metathesis of aryl iodides with other acid chlorides.
- De La Higuera Macias, Maximiliano,Arndtsen, Bruce A.
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supporting information
p. 10140 - 10144
(2018/08/23)
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- Convenient synthesis of amides by Zn(ClO4)2·6H2O catalysed Ritter reaction with nitriles and halohydrocarbons
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A convenient and high yielding procedure for the synthesis of amides by the Ritter reaction of nitriles and halohydrocarbons in the presence of Zn(ClO4)2·6H2O as a highly stable, effective and available catalyst is described.
- Feng, Chengliang,Yin, Guibo,Yan, Bin,Chen, Junqing,Ji, Min
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supporting information
p. 383 - 386
(2018/08/21)
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- Efficient N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Ruthenium Catalytic Systems for the Alcohol Amidation with Amines: Involvement of Poly-Carbene Complexes?
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The atom-economic direct amidation of alcohols with amines has been recently highlighted as an attractive and promising transformation. Among the versatile reported catalytic systems, in situ generated N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)/ruthenium (Ru) catalytic systems have demonstrated their advantages such as easy operation and use of commercial Ru compounds. However, the existing catalyst loadings are relatively high, and additional insights for the in situ catalyst generation are still not well-documented. In this work, a variety of benzimidazole-based NHC precursors were initially synthesized. Through the screening of various NHC precursors and other reaction conditions, active in situ catalytic systems were discovered for the efficient amide synthesis. Notably, the catalyst loading is as low as 0.5 mol %. Furthermore, additional experiments were performed to validate the rationale for the superiority of the current catalytic systems over our previous system. It was observed that the ligand structure is one of the reasons for the higher activity. In addition, the higher ratio of the NHC precursor/[Ru] is another important factor for the improvement. Further HR-MS analysis identified the formation of two mono-NHC-Ru species as major species and two Ru species bearing multiple NHC ligands as minor species. Hopefully, the efficient and readily-accessible catalytic systems reported herein could demonstrate great potential for further practical applications.
- Cheng, Hua,Xiong, Mao-Qian,Zhang, Ni,Wang, Hua-Jing,Miao, Yang,Su, Wei,Yuan, Ye,Chen, Cheng,Verpoort, Francis
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p. 4338 - 4345
(2018/09/06)
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- In situ Generated Ruthenium Catalyst Systems Bearing Diverse N-Heterocyclic Carbene Precursors for Atom-Economic Amide Synthesis from Alcohols and Amines
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The transition-metal-catalyzed direct synthesis of amides from alcohols and amines is herein demonstrated as a highly environmentally benign and atom-economic process. Among various catalyst systems, in situ generated N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based ruthenium (Ru) halide catalyst systems have been proven to be active for this transformation. However, these existing catalyst systems usually require an additional ligand to achieve satisfactory results. In this work, through extensive screening of a diverse variety of NHC precursors, we discovered an active in situ catalyst system for efficient amide synthesis without any additional ligand. Notably, this catalyst system was found to be insensitive to the electronic effects of the substrates, and various electron-deficient substrates, which were not highly reactive with our previous catalyst systems, could be employed to afford the corresponding amides efficiently. Furthermore, mechanistic investigations were performed to provide a rationale for the high activity of the optimized catalyst system. NMR-scale reactions indicated that the rapid formation of a Ru hydride intermediate (signal at δ=?7.8 ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum) after the addition of the alcohol substrate should be pivotal in establishing the high catalyst activity. Besides, HRMS analysis provided possible structures of the in situ generated catalyst system.
- Cheng, Hua,Xiong, Mao-Qian,Cheng, Chuan-Xiang,Wang, Hua-Jing,Lu, Qiang,Liu, Hong-Fu,Yao, Fu-Bin,Chen, Cheng,Verpoort, Francis
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p. 440 - 448
(2018/02/06)
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- Selective catalytic sp3 C-O bond cleavage with C-N bond formation in 3-alkoxy-1-propanols
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The ruthenium catalyzed selective sp3 C-O cleavage with amide formation was reported in reactions of 3-alkoxy-1-propanol derivatives and amines. The cleavage only occurs at the C3-O position even with 3-benzyloxy-1-propanol. Based on the experimental results, O-bound and C-bound Ru enolate complexes were proposed as key intermediates for the unique selective sp3 C-O bond cleavage in 3-alkoxy-1-propanols.
- Chen, Cheng,Hong, Soon Hyeok
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 2992 - 2995
(2012/07/28)
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