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• 98-88-4 benzoyl chloride 
• 6919-61-5 N-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide 
• 112197-15-6 3-iodo-2-methoxypyridine 
• 1438251-51-4 2-chlorophenyl 2-methoxy-3-pyridyl ketone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis of biaryl ketones by arylation of Weinreb amides with functionalized Grignard reagents under thermodynamic controlvs.kinetic control ofN,N-Boc2-amides

A highly efficient method for chemoselective synthesis of biaryl ketones by arylation of Weinreb amides (N-methoxy-N-methylamides) with functionalized Grignard reagents is reported. This protocol offers rapid entry to functionalized biaryl ketones after Mg/halide exchange with i-PrMgCl·LiCl under operationally-simple and practical reaction conditions. The scope of the method is highlighted in >40 examples, including bioactive compounds and pharmaceutical derivatives. Collectively, this transition-metal-free approach offers a major advantage over the recently established cross-coupling of amides by oxidative addition of N-C(O) bonds. Considering the utility of amide acylation reactions in modern synthesis, we expect that this method will be of broad interest.

Efficient two-step access to azafluorenones and related compounds

Crystals of a lithiocuprate prepared from copper(I) chloride and lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide (2 equiv) were isolated and analyzed by X-ray diffraction as (TMP)2Cu(Cl)Li2·THF. The observation of this species is consistent with its having a role in deprotocupration- aroylation. Phenyl pyridyl ketones, phenyl quinolyl ketones, and phenyl thienyl ketones were prepared in tetrahydrofuran using the lithiocuprate and aroyl chorides as electrophiles. Diaryl ketones bearing a chloro group at the 2 position (of a pyridyl or phenyl group) thus synthesized were next converted through palladium-catalyzed ring closure to polycycles of the 5H-indeno[1,2-b]pyridin-5-one, 11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinolin-11-one, 9H-indeno[2,1-c]pyridin-9-one, and 8H-indeno[2,1-b]thiophen-8-one families.

Synthesis of azafluorenones and related compounds using deprotocupration-aroylation followed by intramolecular direct arylation

The efficiency of the deprotocupration-aroylation of 2-chloropyridine using lithiocuprates prepared from CuX (X=Cl, Br) and LiTMP (TMP=2,2,6,6- tetramethylpiperidido, 2 equiv) was investigated. CuCl was identified as a more suitable copper source than CuBr for this purpose. Different diaryl ketones bearing a halogen at the 2 position of one of the aryl groups were synthesized in this way from azines and thiophenes. These were then involved in palladium-catalyzed ring closure: substrates underwent expected CH-activation-type arylation to afford fluorenone-type compounds, and were also subjected to cyclization reactions leading to xanthones, notably in the presence of oxygen-containing substituents or reagents.

Deprotonative metalation of aromatic compounds using mixed lithium-iron combinations

The deprotonation of 2-methoxypyridine was attempted using putative (TMP)3FeLi prepared from different iron sources. Using iodine to intercept the metalated 2-methoxypyridine, the best result was obtained from FeBr2 (1 equiv) using THF at room temperature; nevertheless, in addition to the expected iodide, the corresponding 2,2′-dimer was obtained (86% total yield). The origin of the competitive formation of the 2,2′-dimer was not identified but mechanisms were suggested to explain its formation. It was observed that the nature of the electrophile employed to trap the 3-metalated 2-methoxypyridine has a strong impact on this dimer formation, the latter being favored using iodine (35% yield), but also benzophenone (28%), benzoyl chloride (22%), methyl iodide (27%), allyl bromide (15%), benzyl bromide (41%), and tetramethylthiuram disulphide (36%); for this reason, the yields of the expected derivatives were only 51, 15, 62, 0, 5, 18, and 0%, respectively. In contrast, using aldehydes readily led to the expected pyridine alcohols without dimerization (59% yield using 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde and 66% yield using pivalaldehyde). 2,6-Dimethoxypyridine (in 68% yield), anisole (47%), 2,4-dimethoxypyrimidine (50% at C5 and 3% at C6), 2-fluoropyridine (64%), and thiophene (49%) were similarly converted into the corresponding alcohols after subsequent trapping with pivalaldehyde. Using iodine to trap the 2-metalated anisole did not lead to dimer formation, and 2-iodoanisole was isolated in 71% yield.

Deprotonative metalation of aromatic compounds by using an amino-based lithium cuprate

Deprotonative cupration of aromatic compounds by using amino-based lithium cuprates was optimized with 2,4-dimethoxypyrimidine and 2-methoxypyridine as the substrates and benzoyl chloride as the electrophile. [(tmp)2CuLi] (+2 LiCl) (tmp=2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidino) was identified as the best reagent and its use was extended to anisole, 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, other substituted pyridines, furan, thiophene and derivatives, and N-Boc-indole (Boc=tert-butyloxycarbonyl). Of the electrophiles employed to attempt the interception of the generated aryl cuprates, aroyl chlorides, iodomethane, and diphenyl disulfide efficiently reacted. In addition, different oxidative agents were identified to afford symmetrical biaryls. Finally, palladium-catalyzed coupling with aryl halides was optimized and allowed the synthesis of different aryl derivatives in medium to good yields.

Highly selective metalations of pyridines and related heterocycles using new frustrated lewis pairs or tmp-zinc and tmp-magnesium bases with bf 3·oet2

(Figure Presented) Efficient and selective: Frustrated Lewis pairs based on BF3·OEt2 and LiCl-com-plexed tmpMg or tmpZn amides (tmp = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl) allow the efficient and regioselective metalation of various functionalized N heterocycles (see scheme for examples). Moreover, such metalations carried out in the presence or absence of BF 3·OEt2 enable a complete switch of regioselectivity, thus allowing complementary fuctionalization.