1008-76-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Unusual regioselectivity in the opening of epoxides by carboxylic acid enediolates
Domingo, Luis R.,Gil, Salvador,Parra, Margarita,Segura, Jose
, p. 1303 - 1311 (2008)
Addition of carboxylic acid dianions appears to be a potential alternative to the use of aluminium enolates for nucleophilic ring opening of epoxides. These conditions require the use of a sub-stoichiometric amount of amine (10% mol) for dianion generation and the previous activation of the epoxide with LiCl. Yields are good, with high regioselectivity, but the use of styrene oxide led, unexpectedly, to a mixture resulting from the attack on both the primary and secondary carbon atoms. Generally, a low diastereoselectivity is seen on attack at the primary center, however only one diastereoisomer was obtained from attack to the secondary carbon of the styrene oxide.
Iron(II) pincer-catalyzed synthesis of lactones and lactams through a versatile dehydrogenative domino sequence
Pea-Lpez, Miguel,Neumann, Helfried,Beller, Matthias
, p. 865 - 871 (2015)
The synthesis of lactones and lactams by using iron(II) pincer-catalyzed dehydrogenative methodology was developed. Starting from 1,n-diols or 1,n-amino alcohols, this domino transformation takes place through initial dehydrogenation of the substrates, subsequent intramolecular cyclization, and final oxidation to afford the desired products in good yields. The ability to access heterocycles of different sizes makes this protocol especially versatile, in which two consecutive oxidation reactions are performed without requiring an external oxidant. In this paper, we report the application of the Fe-MACHO-BH complex [carbonylhydrido(tetrahydroborato)[bis(2-diisopropylphosphinoethyl)amino]iron(II)] in this atom-efficient and environmentally benign process, for which molecular hydrogen is formed as the only stoichiometric side product. Just a little pinch: The iron(II) pincer-catalyzed synthesis of lactones and lactams from easily available 1,n-diols and 1,n-amino alcohols is explored. The use of a nontoxic metal as well as the generation of molecular hydrogen as the only stoichiometric byproduct makes this method a highly atom-efficient and environmentally benign process.
Direct lactone formation by using hypervalent iodine(III) reagents with KBr via selective C-H abstraction protocol
Dohi, Toshifumi,Takenaga, Naoko,Goto, Akihiro,Maruyama, Akinobu,Kita, Yasuyuki
, p. 3129 - 3132 (2007)
We have developed a new and reliable method for the direct construction of biologically important aryl lactones and phthalides from carboxylic and benzoic acids, using a combination of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents with KBr.
Deiodination of iodolactones by transfer hydrogenolysis using Raney nickel and 2-propanol
Mebane, Robert C.,Grimes, Kimberly D.,Jenkins, Summer R.,Deardorff, Jonathan D.,Gross, Benjamin H.
, p. 2049 - 2054 (2002)
Raney nickel in refluxing 2-propanol is an effective catalytic system for reducing iodolactones into their corresponding lactones.
Visible Light-Promoted Magnesium, Iron, and Nickel Catalysis Enabling C(sp3)-H Lactonization of 2-Alkylbenzoic Acids
Li, Sasa,Su, Mincong,Sun, Jie,Hu, Kunjun,Jin, Jian
, p. 5842 - 5847 (2021)
A mild and practical C(sp3)-H lactonization protocol has been achieved by merging photocatalysis and magnesium (iron, nickel) catalysis. A diverse range of 2-alkylbenzoic acids with a variety of substitution patterns could be transformed into the corresponding phthalide products. Based on the mechanistic experimentation and reported prior studies, a possible mechanism for the benzylic oxidative lactonization reaction was proposed with the hypothetic photoactive ternary complex formed between the 2-alkylbenzoic acid substrate, magnesium ion, and bromate anion.
Mechanistic analysis of a copper-catalyzed C-H oxidative cyclization of carboxylic acids
Banerjee, Shibdas,Sathyamoorthi, Shyam,Du Bois,Zare, Richard N.
, p. 7003 - 7008 (2017)
We recently reported that carboxylic acids can be oxidized to lactone products by potassium persulfate and catalytic copper acetate. Here, we unravel the mechanism for this C-H functionalization reaction using desorption electrospray ionization, online electrospray ionization, and tandem mass spectrometry. Our findings suggest that electron transfer from a transient benzylic radical intermediate reduces Cu(ii) to Cu(i), which is then re-oxidized to Cu(ii) in the catalytic cycle. The resulting benzylic carbocation is trapped by the pendant carboxylate group to give the lactone product. Formation of the putative benzylic carbocation is supported by Hammett analysis. The proposed mechanism for this copper-catalyzed oxidative cyclization process differs from earlier reports of analogous reactions, which posit a substrate carboxylate radical as the reactive oxidant.
(Cyclopentadienone)iron-Catalyzed Transfer Dehydrogenation of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Diols to Lactones
Tang, Yidan,Meador, Rowan I. L.,Malinchak, Casina T.,Harrison, Emily E.,McCaskey, Kimberly A.,Hempel, Melanie C.,Funk, Timothy W.
, p. 1823 - 1834 (2020)
Air-stable iron carbonyl compounds bearing cyclopentadienone ligands with varying substitution were explored as catalysts in dehydrogenative diol lactonization reactions using acetone as both the solvent and hydrogen acceptor. Two catalysts with trimethylsilyl groups in the 2- A nd 5-positions, [2,5-(SiMe3)2-3,4-(CH2)4(δ4-C4C= O)]Fe(CO)3 (1) and [2,5-(SiMe3)2-3,4-(CH2)3(δ4-C4C= O)]Fe(CO)3 (2), were found to be the most active, with 2 being the most selective in the lactonization of diols containing both primary and secondary alcohols. Lactones containing five-, six-, and seven-membered rings were successfully synthesized, and no over-oxidations to carboxylic acids were detected. The lactonization of unsymmetrical diols containing two primary alcohols occurred with catalyst 1, but selectivity was low based on alcohol electronics and modest based on alcohol sterics. Evidence for a transfer dehydrogenation mechanism was found, and insight into the origin of selectivity in the lactonization of 1°/2° diols was obtained. Additionally, spectroscopic evidence for a trimethylamine-ligated iron species formed in solution during the reaction was discovered.
Gallium-catalyzed reductive lactonization of γ-keto acids with a hydrosilane
Sakai, Norio,Horikawa, Shuhei,Ogiwara, Yohei
, p. 81763 - 81766 (2016)
Described herein is the GaCl3-catalyzed lactonization of γ-keto carboxylic acids in the presence of PhSiH3 leading to the direct preparation of γ-lactone derivatives. This reducing system showed a relatively wide functional group tolerance.
Biocatalytic Asymmetric Reduction of γ-Keto Esters to Access Optically Active γ-Aryl-γ-butyrolactones
??d?o-Dobrowolska, Anna,Borowiecki, Pawe?,Heider, Johann,Kroutil, Wolfgang,Reiter, Tamara,Schühle, Karola,Szaleniec, Maciej,Tataruch, Mateusz,Telatycka, Natalia
, (2020)
An efficient stereoselective syntheses of a series of functionalized optically active γ-aryl-γ-butyrolactones is achieved by enzymatic asymmetric reduction of the corresponding sterically demanding γ-keto esters employing wild-type and recombinant alcohol dehydrogenases. The best stereoselectivities for the reduction via hydrogen transfer was obtained with two short chain dehydrogenases (SDRs) of complementary stereospecificity from Aromatoleum aromaticum, namely the Prelog-specific NADH-dependent (S)-1-phenylethanol dehydrogenase [(S)-PED] and the anti-Prelog-specific (R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanol dehydrogenase [(R)-HPED], respectively.Biotransformations catalyzed by both enzymes, followed by TFA-catalyzed cyclization of the resulting γ-hydroxy esters, furnished the respective (S)- and (R)-configured products with exquisite optical purity (up to >99% ee). The synthetic value was demonstrated on preparative scale for the asymmetric bioreduction of the model compound, methyl 4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate, affording optically pure (S)-γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone (>99% ee) in 67–74% isolated yield at 89–95% conversion depending on the applied scale. (Figure presented.).
Visible-light-induced addition of carboxymethanide to styrene from monochloroacetic acid
Brouwer, Albert M.,De Bruin, Bas,Van Leeuwen, Nicole S.,Van Vliet, Kaj M.
, p. 398 - 408 (2020)
Where monochloroacetic acid is widely used as a starting material for the synthesis of relevant groups of compounds, many of these synthetic procedures are based on nucleophilic substitution of the carbon chlorine bond. Oxidative or reductive activation of monochloroacetic acid results in radical intermediates, leading to reactivity different from the traditional reactivity of this compound. Here, we investigated the possibility of applying monochloroacetic acid as a substrate for photoredox catalysis with styrene to directly produce γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone. Instead of using nucleophilic substitution, we cleaved the carbon chlorine bond by single-electron reduction, creating a radical species. We observed that the reaction works best in nonpolar solvents. The reaction does not go to full conversion, but selectively forms γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone and 4-chloro-4-phenylbutanoic acid. Over time the catalyst precipitates from solution (perhaps in a decomposed form in case of fac-[Ir(ppy)3]), which was proven by mass spectrometry and EPR spectroscopy for one of the catalysts (N,N-5,10-di(2-naphthalene)-5,10-dihydrophenazine) used in this work. The generation of HCl resulting from lactone formation could be an additional problem for organometallic photoredox catalysts used in this reaction. In an attempt to trap one of the radical intermediates with TEMPO, we observed a compound indicating the generation of a chloromethyl radical.
