13073-27-3Relevant articles and documents
Catalyst-Controlled Regioselective Chlorination of Phenols and Anilines through a Lewis Basic Selenoether Catalyst
Dinh, Andrew N.,Maddox, Sean M.,Vaidya, Sagar D.,Saputra, Mirza A.,Nalbandian, Christopher J.,Gustafson, Jeffrey L.
, p. 13895 - 13905 (2020/11/03)
We report a highly efficient ortho-selective electrophilic chlorination of phenols utilizing a Lewis basic selenoether catalyst. The selenoether catalyst resulted in comparable selectivities to our previously reported bis-thiourea ortho-selective catalyst, with a catalyst loading as low as 1%. The new catalytic system also allowed us to extend this chemistry to obtain excellent ortho-selectivities for unprotected anilines. The selectivities of this reaction are up to >20:1 ortho/para, while the innate selectivities for phenols and anilines are approximately 1:4 ortho/para. A series of preliminary studies revealed that the substrates require a hydrogen-bonding moiety for selectivity.
Facile one-pot transformation of phenols into o-cyanophenols
Nakai, Yuhta,Moriyama, Katsuhiko,Togo, Hideo
, p. 6077 - 6083 (2015/03/30)
The treatment of phenols with paraformaldehyde in the presence of MgCl2 and Et3N in THF at 80 C, followed by reaction with molecular iodine and aq. ammonia at room temperature provided the corresponding o-cyanophenols in moderate to good yields. The present reaction is a one-pot transformation of phenols into o-cyanophenols using much less expensive reagents than are typically used; the reaction is free of both transition-metals and cyanide. The utility of this reaction was highlighted during our preparation of Febuxostat from p-bromophenol.
