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Homoleptic lanthanide amides as homogeneous catalysts for alkyne hydroamination and the Tishchenko reaction
Buergstein, Markus R.,Berberich, Helga,Roesky, Peter W.
, p. 3078 - 3085 (2001)
The homoleptic bis(trimethylsilyl)amides of Group 3 metals and lanthanides of the general type [Ln{N(SiMe3)2}3] (1) (Ln = Y, lanthanide) represent a new class of Tishchenko precatalysts and, to a limited extent, precatalysts for the hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkynes. It is shown that 1 is the most active catalyst for the Tishchenko reaction. This contribution presents investigations on the scope of the reaction, substrate selectivity, lanthanide-ion size-effect, and kinetic/ mechanistic aspects of the Tishchenko reaction catalyzed by 1. The turnover frequency is increased by the use of large-center metals and electron-with-drawing substrates. The reaction rate is second order with respect to the substrate. While donor atoms, such as nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, on the substrate decrease the turnover frequency, 1 shows a tolerance for a large number of functional groups. For the hydroamination/cyclization of aminoalkynes, 1 is less active than the well-known metallocene catalysts. On the other hand, 1 is much more readily accessible (one-step synthesis or commercially available), than the metallocenes and might therefore be an attractive alternative catalyst.
Ruthenium-catalyzed ester reductions applied to pharmaceutical intermediates
Shaalan, Youssef,Boulton, Lee,Jamieson, Craig
supporting information, p. 2745 - 2751 (2020/11/30)
Ruthenium pincer complexes were synthesized and used for catalytic ester reductions under mild conditions (～5 bar of hydrogen). An experimental design approach was used to optimize the conditions for yield, purity, and robustness. Evidence for the catalytically active ruthenium dihydride species is presented. Observed intermediates and side products, as well as time-course data, were used to build mechanistic insight. The optimized procedure was further demonstrated through scaled-up reductions of two pharmaceutically relevant esters, both in batch and continuous flow.
Formamides as Lewis Base Catalysts in SNReactions—Efficient Transformation of Alcohols into Chlorides, Amines, and Ethers
Huy, Peter H.,Motsch, Sebastian,Kappler, Sarah M.
supporting information, p. 10145 - 10149 (2016/08/16)
A simple formamide catalyst facilitates the efficient transformation of alcohols into alkyl chlorides with benzoyl chloride as the sole reagent. These nucleophilic substitutions proceed through iminium-activated alcohols as intermediates. The novel method, which can be even performed under solvent-free conditions, is distinguished by an excellent functional group tolerance, scalability (>100 g) and waste-balance (E-factor down to 2). Chiral substrates are converted with excellent levels of stereochemical inversion (99 %→≥95 % ee). In a practical one-pot procedure, the primary formed chlorides can be further transformed into amines, azides, ethers, sulfides, and nitriles. The value of the method was demonstrated in straightforward syntheses of the drugs rac-Clopidogrel and S-Fendiline.
Reaction of Aromatic Aldehydes with Alkali Metals: Formation of Arylmethyl Aroates
Pasha, M. A.,Ravindranath, B.
, p. 1068 - 1069 (2007/10/02)
An efficient preparative procedure for arylmethyl aroates from araldehyde using catalytic quantities of alkali metals in nonpolar solvents is reported.The Tischenko reaction, at least under these conditions, appears to proceed via an electron-transfer mechanism.
