22050-10-8Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis of 3-phenyl- and 5- phenyl- 2- pyrrolidinone via rhodium catalysed carbonylation of allylamines
Bertozzi, Sergio,Salvadori, Piero
, p. 2959 - 2965 (1996)
The Rh4(CO)12 catalysed reaction with CO and H2 of 1-phenyl- and 3-phenyl allylamine gives 5-phenyl- and 3-phenyl-2-pyrrolidinone respectively, in good yield. A reasonable reaction pathway of the carbonylation reaction is
Tropylium-promoted Ritter reactions
Doan, Son H.,Hussein, Mohanad A.,Nguyen, Thanh Vinh
supporting information, p. 8901 - 8904 (2021/09/10)
The Ritter reaction used to be one of the most powerful synthetic tools to functionalize alcohols and nitriles, providing valuableN-alkyl amide products. However, this reaction has not been frequently used in modern organic synthesis due to its employment of strongly acidic and harsh reaction conditions, which often lead to complicated side reactions. Herein, we report the development of a new method using salts of the tropylium ion to promote the Ritter reaction. This method works well on a range of alcohol and nitrile substrates, giving the corresponding products in good to excellent yields. This reaction protocol is amenable to microwave and continuous flow reactors, offering an attractive opportunity for further applications in organic synthesis.
Direct Synthesis of Chiral NH Lactams via Ru-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Amination/Cyclization Cascade of Keto Acids/Esters
Shi, Yongjie,Tan, Xuefeng,Gao, Shuang,Zhang, Yao,Wang, Jingxin,Zhang, Xumu,Yin, Qin
supporting information, p. 2707 - 2713 (2020/03/30)
Lactams with a stereogenic center adjacent to the N atom have existed in many medicinal agents and bioactive alkaloids. Herein we report a broadly applicable synthesis of enantioenriched NH lactams through a one-pot asymmetric reductive amination/cyclization sequence of easily available keto acids/esters. Such cascade processes alleviate the demand for protecting group manipulations as well as intermediate purification. This strategy is capable of constructing enantioenriched lactams and benzo-lactams of a five-, six-, or seven-membered ring in generally high yield and with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee). Scalable and concise syntheses of key drug intermediates have further displayed the importance of this methodology.
Total syntheses of (?)-emestrin H and (?)-asteroxepin
Sakata, Juri,Tokuyama, Hidetoshi,Ueda, Yusuke,Umeki, Kanato
, (2020/11/02)
First total syntheses of (?)-emestrin H and (?)-asteroxepin are described. To find the appropriate protecting group on the amide nitrogen of the diketopiperazine core, we conducted model studies using a simple diketopiperazine derivative. As a result, allyloxymethyl (Allom) group was the most suitable protecting group, which tolerated Nicolaou's sulfenylation conditions, and was easily cleavable under the mild conditions using Pd(PPh3)4 and N,N-dimethylbarbituric acid leaving methylthioethers intact. The general utility of Allom group for protection of amides was studied using simple substrates. Finally, the effectiveness of Allom group was proved by the accomplishment of the first total synthesis of (?)-emestrin H. Allom group was robust enough during installation of two methylthioethers to the diketopiperazine core and easily removed at the final step. The first total synthesis of (?)-asteroxepin was also completed by acylation of (?)-emestrin H.
