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Upstream product

• 96845-56-6 trans-4'-cyanochalcone epoxide 
• 100-42-5 styrene 
• 105-07-7 4-cyanobenzaldehyde 
• 1443-80-7 4-cyanophenyl methyl ketone 
• 31083-73-5 4-(1-oxo-3-phenyl-2-propen-1-yl)benzonitrile 
• 100-52-7 benzaldehyde 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Photoinduced transformation of α,β-epoxyketones to β-hydroxyketones by Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine

Irradiation (λ >300 nm) of Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine with aromatic α,β-epoxyketones in acetonitrile selectively breaks the Cα-O bond of the epoxides giving the corresponding β-hydroxyketones in excellent yields.

Cascade Reaction by Chemo- and Biocatalytic Approaches to Obtain Chiral Hydroxy Ketones and anti 1,3-Diols

A chemo- and biocatalytic cascade approach was applied for the stereoselective synthesis of hydroxy ketones and the corresponding 1,3-diols. A new class of tridentate N,N,O ligands was used with copper(II) complexes for the asymmetric β-borylation of α,β-unsaturated compounds. The complex containing ligand L5 emerged as the best performer, and it gave the organoborane derivatives with good ee values. The corresponding keto–alcohol compounds were then bioreduced by yeasts. The biotransformation set up with Rhodotorula rubra allowed (R)-keto–alcohols and (S,S)-diols to be obtained with up to 99 % ee and up to 99 % de in favor of the anti enantiomers.

Vanadyl species-catalyzed complementary β-oxidative carbonylation of styrene derivatives with aldehydes

A series of oxometallic species and metal acetylacetonates (acac) was examined as catalysts for oxidative carbonylation of styrene with benzaldehyde using t-butylhydroperoxide as the co-oxidant in warm acetonitrile. Among them, VO((acac)2 and vanadyl(iv) chloride were found to be the only catalyst class to achieve cross-coupling processes by judiciously tuning the ligand electronic attributes, leading to β-hydroxylation- and β-peroxidation-carbonylation of styrene, respectively, in a complementary manner. Mechanistic studies indicated that vanadyl-associated acyl radicals generated by t-butoxy radical-assisted, homolytic cleavage of the aldehyde C-H bond were involved in tandem processes with an exclusive syn diastereoselectivity in the case of β-methylstyrene. This journal is

Electron-Transfer Reactions of Aromatic α,βEpoxy Ketones: Factors That Govern Selective Conversion to β-Diketones and β-Hydroxy Ketones

Photoreaction of trans-1-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-phenyl-2,3-epoxy-1-propanone (trans-4′-cyanochalcone epoxide) with various electron donors was studied. Irradiation of this epoxy ketone with amines produced 1-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-phenyl-1,3-propanedione and 1-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-hydroxy-3-phenyl-1-propanone in various ratios depending on the kinds of amine and solvent used. A reaction mechanism involving an amine cation radical-assisted rearrangement of the epoxy ketone anion radical was proposed to be most consistent with the marked change in the yield of β-diketone. On the other hand, the timing of proton transfer to the anionic intermediates is considered to be a key factor to yield the β-hydroxy ketone. Information obtained from the photochemical study was useful to find the reaction conditions for the conversion of several aromatic epoxy ketones to hydroxy ketones by the use of samarium diiodide. Addition of methanol significantly changed the product distribution. Proper choice of water or methanol as a proton source produced hydroxy ketones in moderate to good yields.