- Contra-Thermodynamic Positional Isomerization of Olefins
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A light-driven method for the contra-thermodynamic positional isomerization of olefins is described. In this work, stepwise PCET activation of a more substituted and more thermodynamically stable olefin substrate is mediated by an excited-state oxidant an
- Zhao, Kuo,Knowles, Robert R.
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p. 137 - 144
(2022/01/19)
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- One-Pot Conversion of Allylic Alcohols to α-Methyl Ketones via Iron-Catalyzed Isomerization-Methylation
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A one-pot iron-catalyzed conversion of allylic alcohols to α-methyl ketones has been developed. This isomerization-methylation strategy utilized a (cyclopentadienone)iron(0) carbonyl complex as precatalyst and methanol as the C1 source. A diverse range of allylic alcohols undergoes isomerization-methylation to form α-methyl ketones in good isolated yields (up to 84% isolated yield).
- Latham, Daniel E.,Polidano, Kurt,Williams, Jonathan M. J.,Morrill, Louis C.
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p. 7914 - 7918
(2019/10/16)
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- Conversion of Aldehydes to Branched or Linear Ketones via Regiodivergent Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinyl Bromide Reductive Coupling-Redox Isomerization Mediated by Formate
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A regiodivergent catalytic method for direct conversion of aldehydes to branched or linear alkyl ketones is described. Rhodium complexes modified by PtBu2Me catalyze formate-mediated aldehyde-vinyl bromide reductive coupling-redox isomerization to form branched ketones. Use of the less strongly coordinating ligand, PPh3, promotes vinyl-to allylrhodium isomerization en route to linear ketones. This method bypasses the 3-step sequence often used to convert aldehydes to ketones involving the addition of pre-metalated reagents to Weinreb or morpholine amides.
- Swyka, Robert A.,Shuler, William G.,Spinello, Brian J.,Zhang, Wandi,Lan, Chunling,Krische, Michael J.
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p. 6864 - 6868
(2019/05/10)
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- Stereospecific Palladium-Catalyzed Acylation of Enantioenriched Alkylcarbastannatranes: A General Alternative to Asymmetric Enolate Reactions
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We report the development of a Pd-catalyzed process for the cross coupling of unactivated primary, secondary, and tertiary alkylcarbastannatrane nucleophiles with acyl electrophiles. Reactions involving optically active alkylcarbastannatranes occur with exceptional stereofidelity and with net retention of absolute configuration. Because the stereochemistry of the resulting products is entirely reagent-controlled, this process may be viewed as a general, alternative approach to the preparation of products typically accessed via asymmetric enolate methodologies. Additionally, we report a new method for the preparation of optically active alkylcarbastannatranes, which should facilitate their future use in stereospecific reactions.
- Wang, Chao-Yuan,Ralph, Glenn,Derosa, Joseph,Biscoe, Mark R.
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p. 856 - 860
(2017/01/14)
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- Methylation of C(sp3)-H/C(sp2)-H bonds with methanol catalyzed by cobalt system
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A highly efficient Co-based catalytic system, composed of a commercially available Co salt, a tetradentate phosphine ligand P-(CH2CH2PPh2)3(PP3), and a base (denoted as [Co]/PP3/base), is developed for the methylation of C(sp3)-H and C(sp2)-H bonds using methanol as a methylating reagent. The Co(BF4)2.6H2O/PP3/K2CO3 catalytic system showed high catalytic activity for the methylation of C-H bonds in aryl alkyl ketones, aryl acetonitriles, and indoles, with wide substrate scope and good functional group tolerance, and methylsubstituted products were obtained in good to excellent yields at 100 °C. This cheap, readily available, and highly efficient Co-based catalytic system may have promising applications in methylation reaction using methanol.
- Liu, Zhenghui,Yang, Zhenzhen,Yu, Xiaoxiao,Zhang, Hongye,Yu, Bo,Zhao, Yanfei,Liu, Zhimin
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p. 5228 - 5231
(2017/11/06)
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- Utilization of MeOH as a C1 Building Block in Tandem Three-Component Coupling Reaction
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Ru(II) catalyzed tandem synthesis of α-branched methylated ketones via multicomponent reactions following the hydrogen borrowing process is described. This nonphosphine-based air and moisture stable catalyst efficiently produced various methylated ketones using methanol as a methylating agent. This system was found to be highly effective in three-component coupling between methanol, primary alcohols, and methyl ketones. A proposed catalytic cycle for the α-methylation is supported by DFT calculations as well as kinetic experiments.
- Chakrabarti, Kaushik,Maji, Milan,Panja, Dibyajyoti,Paul, Bhaskar,Shee, Sujan,Das, Gourab Kanti,Kundu, Sabuj
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p. 4750 - 4753
(2017/09/22)
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- C-C coupling of ketones with methanol catalyzed by a N-heterocyclic carbene-phosphine iridium complex
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An N-heterocyclic carbene-phosphine iridium complex system was found to be a very efficient catalyst for the methylation of ketone via a hydrogen transfer reaction. Mild conditions together with low catalyst loading (1 mol%) were used for a tandem process which involves the dehydrogenation of methanol, C=C bond formation with a ketone, and hydrogenation of the new generated double bond by iridium hydride to give the alkylated product. Using this iridium catalyst system, a number of branched ketones were synthesized with good to excellent conversions and yields.
- Quan, Xu,Kerdphon, Sutthichat,Andersson, Pher G.
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p. 3576 - 3579
(2015/03/04)
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- Rhodium-catalyzed ketone methylation using methanol under mild conditions: Formation of α-branched products
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The rhodium-catalyzed methylation of ketones has been accomplished using methanol as the methylating agent and the hydrogen-borrowing method. The sequence is notable for the relatively low temperatures that are required and for the ability of the reaction system to form α-branched products with ease. Doubly alkylated ketones can be prepared from methyl ketones and two different alcohols by using a sequential one-pot iridium- and rhodium-catalyzed process. Uniquely effective for making branched alkyl products from ketones (see scheme): The scope of the presented reaction includes aromatic and aliphatic ketones and consecutive one-pot double alkylation reactions to provide a convenient route to branched ketones from simple methyl ketones. A brief study into the mechanism of the reaction has given evidence for an aldol-based reaction pathway.
- Chan, Louis K. M.,Poole, Darren L.,Shen, Di,Healy, Mark P.,Donohoe, Timothy J.
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p. 761 - 765
(2014/01/23)
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- DMF as carbon source: Rh-catalyzed α-methylation of ketones
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An unprecedented Rh-catalyzed direct methylation of ketones with N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is disclosed. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope, tolerating both aryl and alkyl ketones with various substituents. Mechanistic studies suggest that DMF delivers a methylene fragment followed by a hydride in the methylation process.
- Li, Yang,Xue, Dong,Lu, Wei,Wang, Chao,Liu, Zhao-Tie,Xiao, Jianliang
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