93-09-4Relevant articles and documents
Metal-Free Solvent/Base-Switchable Divergent Synthesis of Multisubstituted Dihydrofurans
Gore, Babasaheb Sopan,Kuo, Chiao-Ying,Garkhedkar, Amol Milind,Chang, Yu-Lun,Wang, Jeh-Jeng
, p. 6160 - 6165 (2020)
A general protocol for the synthesis of multisubstituted 2,3-dihydrofuran-2-carbonitriles and 4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carbonitriles was demonstrated under a metal-free regime with the same oxidant, TBHP. By simply switching the reaction solvent and base, the reaction proceeds via two pathways. An unexpected -CN group migration rearrangement and hydroxylation have occurred in nonpolar and polar solvents, respectively, under the reported conditions. Furthermore, the source of the hydroxyl group and hydrogen in the reaction is indirectly confirmed with isotope labeling studies.
Gram-scale synthesis of carboxylic acids via catalytic acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols and hydroxides at an ultralow Ru loading
Chen, Cheng,Cheng, Hua,Verpoort, Francis,Wang, Zhi-Qin,Wu, Zhe,Yuan, Ye,Zheng, Zhong-Hui
, (2021/12/13)
Acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling (ADC) of alcohols and water/hydroxides is an emergent and graceful approach to produce carboxylic acids. Therefore, it is of high demand to develop active and practical catalysts/catalytic systems for this attractive transformation. Herein, we designed and fabricated a series of cyclometallated N-heterocyclic carbene-Ru (NHC-Ru) complexes via ligand tuning of [Ru-1], the superior complex in our previous work. Gratifyingly, gram-scale synthesis of carboxylic acids was efficiently enabled at an ultralow Ru loading (62.5 ppm) in open air. Moreover, effects of distinct ancillary NHC ligands and other parameters on this catalytic process were thoroughly studied, while further systematic studies were carried out to provide rationales for the activity trend of [Ru-1]-[Ru-7]. Finally, determination of quantitative green metrics illustrated that the present work exhibited superiority over representative literature reports. Hopefully, this study could provide valuable input for researchers who are engaging in metal-catalyzed ADC reactions.
Comparative chemical and biological hydrolytic stability of homologous esters and isosteres
Barreiro, Eliezer J.,Fokoue, Harold H.,Freitas, Rosana H. C. N.,Gelves, Luis G. V.,Lima, Lidia M.,de Souza, Hygor M. R.,Guedes, Jéssica S.,Sant’Anna, Carlos Mauricio R.
, p. 718 - 727 (2022/03/14)
Esters are one of the major functional groups present in the structures of prodrugs and bioactive compounds. Their presence is often associated with hydrolytic lability. In this paper, we describe a comparative chemical and biological stability of homologous esters and isosteres in base media as well as in rat plasma and rat liver microsomes. Our results provided evidence for the hydrolytic structure lability relationship and demonstrated that the hydrolytic stability in plasma and liver microsome might depend on carboxylesterase activity. Molecular modelling studies were performed in order to understand the experimental data. Taken together, the data could be useful to design bioactive compounds or prodrugs based on the correct choice of the ester subunit, addressing compounds with higher or lower metabolic lability.
Aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids catalyzed by recyclable ag/c3 n4 catalyst
Wu, Chaolong,Yao, Xiaoquan,Yu, Min,Zhou, Li,Zhu, Li
, p. 167 - 175 (2021/03/19)
The oxidation of aldehydes is an efficient methodology for the synthesis of carboxylic acids. Herein we hope to report a simple, efficient and recyclable protocol for aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acid by using C3N4 supported silver nanoparticles (Ag/C3N4) as a catalyst in aqueous solution under mild conditions. Under standard conditions, the corresponding carboxylic acids can be obtained in good to excellent yields. In addition, Ag/C3N4 is convenient for recovery and could be reused three times with satisfactory yields.
