15022-18-1Relevant articles and documents
Chemo- and Regioselective Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Furans and Thiophenes with α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes through Dual Activation
Zhang, Xiao-Ru,Zhou, Su-Lan,Yuan, Yi,Du, Wei,Chen, Ying-Chun
, p. 1771 - 1774 (2017)
A highly chemo- and regioselective Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of furans and thiophenes has been developed, which relies on the activation from the remote conjugated Mukaiyama silyl enol ether motif. Excellent enantioslectivity is generally obtained in reactions with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes under the well-established iminium ion catalysis of a chiral secondary amine.
Ring-Opening Reactions of Thiophene Derivatives by the Use of the Birch Reduction
Kumamoto, Takanobu,Hosoya, Kumiko,Kanzaki, Satoshi,Masuko, Kazuhiro,Watanabe, Mikio,Shirai, Kozo
, p. 3097 - 3102 (1986)
It was found that the Birch reduction of 2-(2-thienyl)alkanoic acid and subsequent alkylation with benzyl bromide resulted in the formation of 2-alkyl-3-benzylthio-3-hexenoic acid selectively.Further, the Birch reduction of a 2,3-dialkylthiophene and subsequent alkylation with benzyl bromide gave a tetrasubstituted olefin which was formed by a selective C-S bond fission between the 1 and 5 positions of the thiophene nuclei.In contrast to these results, the Birch reduction of 3-thiophenecarboxylic acid derivatives and subsequent benzylation gave 2-alkyl-4-benzylthio-3-butenoic acid which was formed by a C-S bond fission between the 1 and 2 positions of the thiophene nuclei.
Selective N1/N4 1,4-Cycloaddition of 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines Enabled by Solvent Hydrogen Bonding
Zhu, Zixi,Glinkerman, Christopher M.,Boger, Dale L.
, p. 20778 - 20787 (2020/12/22)
An unprecedented 1,4-cycloaddition (vs 3,6-cycloaddition) of 1,2,4,5-tetrazines is described with preformed or in situ generated aryl-conjugated enamines promoted by the solvent hydrogen bonding of hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) that is conducted under mild reaction conditions (0.1 M HFIP, 25 °C, 12 h). The reaction constitutes a formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition across the two nitrogen atoms (N1/N4) of the 1,2,4,5-tetrazine followed by a formal retro [4 + 2] cycloaddition loss of a nitrile and aromatization to generate a 1,2,4-triazine derivative. The factors that impact the remarkable change in the reaction mode, optimization of reaction parameters, the scope and simplification of its implementation through in situ enamine generation from aldehydes and ketones, the reaction scope for 3,6-bis(thiomethyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine, a survey of participating 1,2,4,5-tetrazines, and key mechanistic insights into this reaction are detailed. Given its simplicity and breath, the study establishes a novel method for the simple and efficient one-step synthesis of 1,2,4-triazines under mild conditions from readily accessible starting materials. Whereas alternative protic solvents (e.g., MeOH vs HFIP) provide products of the conventional 3,6-cycoladdition, the enhanced hydrogen bonding capability of HFIP uniquely results in promotion of the unprecedented formal 1,4-cycloaddition. As such, the studies represent an example of not just an enhancement in the rate or efficiency of a heterocyclic azadiene cycloaddition by hydrogen bonding catalysis but also the first to alter the mode (N1/N4 vs C3/C6) of cycloaddition.
Chemoselective Continuous Ru-Catalyzed Hydrogen-Transfer Oppenauer-Type Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols
Labes, Ricardo,Battilocchio, Claudio,Mateos, Carlos,Cumming, Graham R.,De Frutos, Oscar,Rincón, Juan A.,Binder, Kellie,Ley, Steven V.
supporting information, p. 1419 - 1422 (2017/09/23)
A continuous flow method for the selective oxidation of secondary alcohols is reported. The method is based on an Oppenauer-type ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogen-transfer process that uses acetone as both solvent and oxidant. The process utilizes a low loading (1 mol%) of the commercially available ruthenium catalyst [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 and triethylamine as a base and can be successfully applied to a range of different substrates, with a good level of functional group tolerance.
