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Divergent Rearrangements of Vinylcyclopropane into Skipped Diene and Cyclopentene: Mechanism, Scope, and Limitations
Delbrassinne, Arnaud,Richald, Maximilien,Janssens, Julien,Robiette, Rapha?l
supporting information, p. 2862 - 2868 (2021/06/11)
Vinylcyclopropanes are versatile intermediates in organic synthesis which undergo various rearrangements. We report a new rearrangement of vinylcyclopropane into skipped diene. A detailed mechanistic study revealed that this transformation involves regioselective ring-opening of the cyclopropane ring followed by 1,2-migration of one of the cyclopropane substituents. Interestingly, our investigations showed that skipped diene is the kinetic product of the process but formation of a more stable cyclopentene is also accessible. The fundamental understanding of the processes involved enabled the development of divergent methodologies allowing to obtain cyclopentene or skipped diene from vinylcyclopropane in a selective and controlled manner.
Protic Ionic Liquid as Reagent, Catalyst, and Solvent: 1-Methylimidazolium Thiocyanate
Andreev, Ivan A.,Ratmanova, Nina K.,Augustin, André U.,Ivanova, Olga A.,Levina, Irina I.,Khrustalev, Victor N.,Werz, Daniel B.,Trushkov, Igor V.
supporting information, p. 7927 - 7934 (2021/03/03)
We propose a new concept of the triple role of protic ionic liquids with nucleophilic anions: a) a regenerable solvent, b) a Br?nsted acid inducing diverse transformations via general acid catalysis, and c) a source of a nucleophile. The efficiency of this strategy was demonstrated using thiocyanate-based protic ionic liquids for the ring-opening of donor-acceptor cyclopropanes. A wide variety of activated cyclopropanes were found to react with 1-methylimidazolium thiocyanate under mild metal-free conditions via unusual nitrogen attack of the ambident thiocyanate ion on the electrophilic center of the three-membered ring affording pyrrolidine-2-thiones bearing donor and acceptor substituents at the C(5) and C(3) atoms, respectively, in a single time-efficient step. The ability of 1-methylimidazolium thiocyanate to serve as a triplex reagent was exemplarily illustrated by (4+2)-annulation with 1-acyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)cyclopropane, epoxide ring-opening and other organic transformations.
Co-Polymeric Nanosponges from Cellulose Biomass as Heterogeneous Catalysts for amine-catalyzed Organic Reactions
Riva, Laura,Punta, Carlo,Sacchetti, Alessandro
, p. 6214 - 6222 (2020/10/02)
Heterogeneous catalysts prepared from biomass waste sources are attracting increasing interest. The reasons rely on the possibility of combining the virtuous approach of circular economy with the consolidated advantages of heterogeneous catalysis, namely the recycling of the system and the possibility to drive selectivity towards desired products. Herein we report a highly porous cellulose-based nanosponge (CNS) and its use as a recoverable catalyst for Henry and Knoevenagel reactions, two classical amino-catalyzed transformations. The material is obtained by cross-linking between TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibers (TOCNF) and branched polyethyleneimine 25 kDa (bPEI) in the presence of citric acid. CNS have been developed as sorbent materials for water remediation but their use as heterogeneous catalysts was never investigated. The fully characterized micro- and nano-porous system guarantees a complete penetration of CNS, allowing reagents to diffuse within. Indeed, by modulating reaction conditions (catalyst loading, temperature, solvent, microwave versus conventional heating, relative ratio of reagents) it was possible to drive selectivity towards the desired products, while maintaining high efficiency in terms of conversion. The catalyst could be re-used several times without losing in catalytic efficiency. In most cases the products’ distribution is quite different from homogeneous conditions, this much more emphasizing the importance of this heterogeneous solution.
