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Production of Copolyester Monomers from Plant-Based Acrylate and Acetaldehyde
Yuan, Lin,Hu, Yancheng,Zhao, Zhitong,Li, Guangyi,Wang, Aiqin,Cong, Yu,Wang, Feng,Zhang, Tao,Li, Ning
supporting information, (2021/12/14)
PCTA is an important copolyester that has been widely used in our daily necessities. Currently, its monomers are industrially produced from petroleum-derived xylene. To reduce the reliance on fossil energy, we herein disclose an alternative route to acces
Vitamin B1-catalyzed aerobic oxidative esterification of aromatic aldehydes with alcohols
Chu, Xue-Qiang,Ge, Danhua,Luo, Xin-Long,Xu, Pei,Yu, Zi-Lun
supporting information, p. 30937 - 30942 (2021/11/19)
A straightforward aerobic oxidative esterification of aryl aldehydes with alcohols has been developed for the synthesis of substituted esters by employing vitamin B1 as a cost-effective, metal-free, and eco-friendly NHC catalyst. Air is used as a green terminal oxidant. The reaction is a useful addition to the existing NHC-catalytic oxidative esterification.
N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Ester Synthesis from Organic Halides through Incorporation of Oxygen Atoms from Air
Tan, Hui,Wang, Shen-An,Yan, Zixi,Liu, Jianzhong,Wei, Jialiang,Song, Song,Jiao, Ning
supporting information, p. 2140 - 2144 (2020/12/01)
Oxygenation reactions with molecular oxygen (O2) as the oxygen source provides a green and straightforward strategy for the construction of O-containing compounds. Demonstrated here is a novel N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed oxidative transformation of simple and readily available organic halides into valuable esters through the incorporation of O-atoms from O2. Mechanistic studies prove that the deoxy Breslow intermediate generated in situ is oxidized to a Breslow intermediate for further transformation by this oxidative protocol. This method broadens the field of NHC catalysis and promotes oxygenation reactions with O2.
Visible-Light-Promoted Metal-Free Synthesis of (Hetero)Aromatic Nitriles from C(sp3)?H Bonds**
Murugesan, Kathiravan,Donabauer, Karsten,K?nig, Burkhard
, p. 2439 - 2445 (2020/12/07)
The metal-free activation of C(sp3)?H bonds to value-added products is of paramount importance in organic synthesis. We report the use of the commercially available organic dye 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (TPP) for the conversion of methylarenes to the corresponding aryl nitriles via a photocatalytic process. Applying this methodology, a variety of cyanobenzenes have been synthesized in good to excellent yield under metal- and cyanide-free conditions. We demonstrate the scope of the method with over 50 examples including late-stage functionalization of drug molecules (celecoxib) and complex structures such as l-menthol, amino acids, and cholesterol derivatives. Furthermore, the presented synthetic protocol is applicable for gram-scale reactions. In addition to methylarenes, selected examples for the cyanation of aldehydes, alcohols and oximes are demonstrated as well. Detailed mechanistic investigations have been carried out using time-resolved luminescence quenching studies, control experiments, and NMR spectroscopy as well as kinetic studies, all supporting the proposed catalytic cycle.
Nitrile Synthesis by Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Amines and in situ Generated Imines from Aldehydes and Ammonium Salt with Grubbs Catalyst
Utsumi, Tatsuki,Noda, Kenta,Kawauchi, Daichi,Ueda, Hirofumi,Tokuyama, Hidetoshi
supporting information, p. 3583 - 3588 (2020/08/05)
Herein, a Grubbs-catalyzed route for the synthesis of nitriles via the aerobic oxidation of primary amines is reported. This reaction accommodates a variety of substrates, including simple primary amines, sterically hindered β,β-disubstituted amines, allylamine, benzylamines, and α-amino esters. Reaction compatibility with various functionalities is also noted, particularly with alkenes, alkynes, halogens, esters, silyl ethers, and free hydroxyl groups. The nitriles were also synthesized via the oxidation of imines generated from aldehydes and NH4OAc in situ. (Figure presented.).
Difluorocarbene-Based Cyanation of Aryl Iodides
Cao, Yu-Cai,Du, Ruo-Bing,Fu, Zhi-Hong,Guo, Yu,Lin, Jin-Hong,Xiao, Ji-Chang,Xiao, Xuan,Yao, Xu,Zhang, Yin-Xiang,Zheng, Xing
supporting information, p. 713 - 717 (2020/04/08)
A large number of efficient cyanation methods have been developed because of the wide range of applications of nitriles, but conventional methods usually suffer from the need for a toxic cyanation reagent. Although difluorocarbene chemistry has received increasing attention, the use of difluorocarbene as a sources of the nitrile carbon for nitrile groups remains largely unexplored. We describe a difluorocarbene-based cyanation of aryl iodides promoted by a cheap copper source, Cu(NO 3) 2 ·2.5H 2 O, under an air atmosphere. Ph 3 P + CF 2 CO 2-, an easily available and shelf-stable difluorocarbene reagent, and NaNH 2 are used as the carbon source and the nitrogen source for the nitrile group, respectively. The cyanation protocol is attractive because no toxic reagent is used and performing the reactions under an air atmosphere is operationally convenient.
Zn-catalyzed cyanation of aryl iodides
Zhao, Lulu,Dong, Yanan,Xia, Qiangqiang,Bai, Jianfei,Li, Yuehui
, p. 6471 - 6477 (2020/06/08)
We report the first example of zinc-catalyzed cyanation of aryl iodides with formamide as the cyanogen source. The transformation was promoted by the bisphosphine Nixantphos ligand. Under optimized conditions, a variety of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing aryl iodides were converted into nitrile products in good to excellent yields. This approach is an exceedingly simple and benign method for the synthesis of aryl nitriles and is likely to proceed via a dinuclear Zn-concerted catalysis.
Acyl Cyanides as Bifunctional Reagent: Application in Copper-Catalyzed Cyanoamidation and Cyanoesterification Reaction
Chen, Zhengwang,Wen, Xiaowei,Zheng, Weiping,He, Ruolan,Chen, Dou,Cao, Dingsheng,Long, Lipeng,Ye, Min
, p. 5691 - 5701 (2020/04/10)
Cu-catalyzed domino decyanation and cyanation reaction of acyl cyanides with amines or alcohols have been developed. The cyano sources were generated in situ via C-CN cleavage yielding the corresponding cyano substituted amides or esters in moderate to excellent yields. This approach features a cheap copper catalyst, domino decyanation and cyanation reaction, readily available starting materials, broad substrate scope, operational simplicity, and the potential for further transformation of the cyano group.
Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Halides and Hydrocyanation of Alkynes via C-CN Bond Cleavage and Cyano Transfer
Chen, Hui,Sun, Shuhao,Liu, Yahu A.,Liao, Xuebin
, p. 1397 - 1405 (2020/02/04)
We report nickel-catalyzed cyanation and hydrocyanation methods to prepare aryl nitriles and vinyl nitriles from aryl halides and alkynes, respectively. Using inexpensive and nontoxic 4-cyanopyridine N-oxide as the cyano shuttle, the methods provide an efficient approach to prepare aryl cyanides and vinyl nitriles under mild and operationally simple reaction conditions with a broad range of functional group tolerances. In hydrocyanation of alkynes, the method demonstrated good regioselectivity, producing predominantly E- or Z-alkenyl nitriles in a controlled manner and exclusively Markovnikov vinyl nitriles when internal diaryl alkynes and terminal alkynes were applied as the substrates, respectively. The preliminary mechanistic investigation indicated that the C-CN bond cleavage process is promoted by oxidative addition to the nickel(I) complex in the cyanation of aryl halides, and further studies via a series of deuterium exchange experiments indicated that water serves as the hydrogen source for the hydrocyanation of alkynes.
Construction of Esters through Sulfuryl Fluoride (SO 2 F 2) Mediated Dehydrative Coupling of Carboxylic Acids with Alcohols at Room Temperature
Qin, Hua-Li,S Alharbi, Njud,Wang, Shi-Meng
, p. 3901 - 3907 (2019/10/11)
A facile method for the construction of esters through dehydrative coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols is developed. The reactions are mediated by sulfuryl fluoride (SO 2 F 2) at room temperature and proceed with high efficiency. The method has several advantages including broad substrate scope, mild conditions, excellent functional group compatibility and affords high yields, even on gram scale.
