1199-98-0Relevant articles and documents
Mechanochemical synthesis of primary amides from carboxylic acids using TCT/NH4SCN
Jaita, Subin,Phakhodee, Wong,Chairungsi, Neeranuch,Pattarawarapan, Mookda
, p. 3571 - 3573 (2018)
A facile and effective approach toward the synthesis of primary amides from carboxylic acids has been developed. In the presence of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine, a combination of ammonium thiocyanate and potassium carbonate led to the rapid conversion of carboxylic acids into the corresponding amides within five minutes grinding at room temperature. The use of ammonium thiocyanate as the amine source is unprecedented and exclusive formation of primary amides is observed only under the liquid-assisted grinding conditions.
Visible light-mediated synthesis of amides from carboxylic acids and amine-boranes
Chen, Xuenian,Kang, Jia-Xin,Ma, Yan-Na,Miao, Yu-Qi
supporting information, p. 3595 - 3599 (2021/06/06)
Here, a photocatalytic deoxygenative amidation protocol using readily available amine-boranes and carboxylic acids is described. This approach features mild conditions, moderate-to-good yields, easy scale-up, and up to 62 examples of functionalized amides with diverse substituents. The synthetic robustness of this method was also demonstrated by its application in the late-stage functionalization of several pharmaceutical molecules.
Manganese-Pincer-Catalyzed Nitrile Hydration, α-Deuteration, and α-Deuterated Amide Formation via Metal Ligand Cooperation
Ben-David, Yehoshoa,Diskin-Posner, Yael,Kar, Sayan,Milstein, David,Zhou, Quan-Quan,Zou, You-Quan
, p. 10239 - 10245 (2021/08/24)
A simple and efficient system for the hydration and α-deuteration of nitriles to form amides, α-deuterated nitriles, and α-deuterated amides catalyzed by a single pincer complex of the earth-abundant manganese capable of metal-ligand cooperation is reported. The reaction is selective and tolerates a wide range of functional groups, giving the corresponding amides in moderate to good yields. Changing the solvent from tert-butanol to toluene and using D2O results in formation of α-deuterated nitriles in high selectivity. Moreover, α-deuterated amides can be obtained in one step directly from nitriles and D2O in THF. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest the transformations contributing toward activation of the nitriles via a metal-ligand cooperative pathway, generating the manganese ketimido and enamido pincer complexes as the key intermediates for further transformations.
Atomically Dispersed Ru on Manganese Oxide Catalyst Boosts Oxidative Cyanation
Gates, Bruce C.,Guan, Erjia,Meng, Xiangju,Wang, Chengtao,Wang, Hai,Wang, Liang,Wang, Sai,Xiao, Feng-Shou,Xu, Dongyang,Xu, Hua,Yang, Bo,Zhang, Jian
, p. 6299 - 6308 (2020/07/21)
There is a strong incentive for environmentally benign and sustainable production of organic nitriles to avoid the use of toxic cyanides. Here we report that manganese oxide nanorod-supported single-site Ru catalysts are active, selective, and stable for oxidative cyanation of various alcohols to give the corresponding nitriles with molecular oxygen and ammonia as the reactants. The very low amount of Ru (0.1 wt %) with atomic dispersion boosts the catalytic performance of manganese oxides. Experimental and theoretical results show how the Ru sites enhance the ammonia resistance of the catalyst, bolstering its performance in alcohol dehydrogenation and oxygen activation, the key steps in the oxidative cyanation. This investigation demonstrates the high efficiency of a single-site Ru catalyst for nitrile production.
Development and Utilization of a Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydration of Primary Amides to Form Nitriles
Al-Huniti, Mohammed H.,Rivera-Chávez, José,Colón, Katsuya L.,Stanley, Jarrod L.,Burdette, Joanna E.,Pearce, Cedric J.,Oberlies, Nicholas H.,Croatt, Mitchell P.
supporting information, p. 6046 - 6050 (2018/09/27)
A palladium(II) catalyst, in the presence of Selectfluor, enables the efficient and chemoselective transformation of primary amides into nitriles. The amides can be attached to aromatic rings, heteroaromatic rings, or aliphatic side chains, and the reactions tolerate steric bulk and electronic modification. Dehydration of a peptaibol containing three glutamine groups afforded structure-activity relationships for each glutamine residue. Thus, this dehydration can act similarly to an alanine scan for glutamines via synthetic mutation.
Palladium-catalyzed regiodivergent hydroaminocarbonylation of alkenes to primary amides with ammonium chloride
Gao, Bao,Zhang, Guoying,Zhou, Xibing,Huang, Hanmin
, p. 380 - 386 (2018/01/12)
Palladium-catalyzed hydroaminocarbonylation of alkenes for the synthesis of primary amides has long been an elusive aim. Here, we report an efficient catalytic system which enables inexpensive NH4Cl to be utilized as a practical alternative to gaseous ammonia for the palladium-catalyzed alkene-hydroaminocarbonylation reaction. Through appropriate choice of the palladium precursors and ligands, either branched or linear primary amides can be obtained in good yields with good to excellent regioselectivities. Primary mechanistic studies were conducted and disclosed that electrophilic acylpalladium species were capable of capturing the NH2-moiety from ammonium salts to form amides in the presence of CO with NMP as a base.
Highly Selective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct Oxygenation of Amines to Amides
Ray, Ritwika,Hazari, Arijit Singha,Chandra, Shubhadeep,Maiti, Debabrata,Lahiri, Goutam Kumar
supporting information, p. 1067 - 1071 (2018/01/03)
Reports on aerobic oxidation of amines to amides are rare, and those reported suffer from several limitations like poor yield or selectivity and make use of pure oxygen under elevated pressure. Herein, we report a practical and an efficient ruthenium-catalyzed synthetic protocol that enables selective oxidation of a broad range of primary aliphatic, heterocyclic and benzylic amines to their corresponding amides, using readily available reagents and ambient air as the sole oxidant. Secondary amines instead, yield benzamides selectively as the sole product. Mechanistic investigations reveal intermediacy of nitriles, which undergo hydration to afford amide as the final product.
Carbonyls as Latent Alkyl Carbanions for Conjugate Additions
Dai, Xi-Jie,Wang, Haining,Li, Chao-Jun
supporting information, p. 6302 - 6306 (2017/05/19)
Conjugate addition of carbon nucleophiles to electron-deficient olefins is one of the most powerful methods for forming carbon–carbon bonds. Despite great achievements in controlling the selectivity, variation of the carbon nucleophiles remains largely underexplored, with this approach relying mostly on organometallic reagents. Herein, we report that naturally abundant carbonyls can act as latent carbon nucleophiles for conjugate additions through a ruthenium-catalyzed process, with water and nitrogen as innocuous byproducts. The key to our success is homogeneous ruthenium(II) catalysis, combined with phosphines as spectator ligands and hydrazine as the reducing agent. This chemistry allows the incorporation of highly functionalized alkyl fragments into a vast array of electron-deficient olefins under mild reaction conditions in a reaction complementary to the classical organometallic-reagent-based conjugate additions mediated or catalyzed by “soft” transition metals.
Mechanism of SmI2/amine/H2O-promoted chemoselective reductions of carboxylic acid derivatives (esters, acids, and amides) to alcohols
Szostak, Michal,Spain, Malcolm,Eberhart, Andrew J.,Procter, David J.
, p. 11988 - 12003 (2015/01/16)
Samarium(II) iodide-water-amine reagents have emerged as some of the most powerful reagents (E° = -2.8 V) for the reduction of unactivated carboxylic acid derivatives to primary alcohols under single electron transfer conditions, a transformation that had been considered to lie outside the scope of the classic SmI2 reductant for more than 30 years. In this article, we present a detailed mechanistic investigation of the reduction of unactivated esters, carboxylic acids, and amides using SmI2-water-amine reagents, in which we compare the reactivity of three functional groups. The mechanism has been studied using the following: (i) kinetic, (ii) reactivity, (iii) radical clock, and (iv) isotopic labeling experiments. The kinetic data indicate that for the three functional groups all reaction components (SmI2, amine, water) are involved in the rate equation and that the rate of electron transfer is facilitated by base assisted deprotonation of water. Notably, the mechanistic details presented herein indicate that complexation between SmI2, water, and amines can result in a new class of structurally diverse, thermodynamically powerful reductants for efficient electron transfer to a variety of carboxylic acid derivatives. These observations will have important implications for the design and optimization of new processes involving Sm(II)-reduction of ketyl radicals. (Chemical Equation Presented).
Highly chemoselective reduction of amides (primary, secondary, tertiary) to alcohols using SmI2/amine/H2O under mild conditions
Szostak, Michal,Spain, Malcolm,Eberhart, Andrew J.,Procter, David J.
supporting information, p. 2268 - 2271 (2014/03/21)
Highly chemoselective direct reduction of primary, secondary, and tertiary amides to alcohols using SmI2/amine/H2O is reported. The reaction proceeds with C-N bond cleavage in the carbinolamine intermediate, shows excellent functional group tolerance, and delivers the alcohol products in very high yields. The expected C-O cleavage products are not formed under the reaction conditions. The observed reactivity is opposite to the electrophilicity of polar carbonyl groups resulting from the nX → πC=O (X = O, N) conjugation. Mechanistic studies suggest that coordination of Sm to the carbonyl and then to Lewis basic nitrogen in the tetrahedral intermediate facilitate electron transfer and control the selectivity of the C-N/C-O cleavage. Notably, the method provides direct access to acyl-type radicals from unactivated amides under mild electron transfer conditions.
