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A Concise Route to Cyclic Amines from Nitroarenes and Ketoacids under Iron-Catalyzed Hydrosilylation Conditions

Starting from nitroarenes, under hydrosilylation conditions, using a well-defined N-heterocyclic carbene iron(0) catalyst, (IMes)Fe(CO)4, the corresponding aniline derivatives were produced in 61–92% isolated yields. More impressively, a selective synthesis of cyclic amines such as pyrrolidines, piperidines and azepanes were conducted from levulinic acid, 1,5- and 1,6-keto acids, respectively. The sequential procedure proceeded under both visible light irradiation and thermal conditions with 20 examples in isolated yields up to 69%. (Figure presented.).

Formic acid as a hydrogen source for the iridium-catalyzed reductive amination of levulinic acid and 2-formylbenzoic acid

The aqueous phase catalytic reductive amination of levulinic acid (LA) into pyrrolidones and 2-formylbenzoic acid into N-arylisoindolines is reported. The catalytic reaction involves an iridium catalyst bearing an electron-rich dipyridylamine ligand and u

Lactate-Based Ionic Liquid Catalyzed Reductive Amination/Cyclization of Keto Acids under Mild Conditions: A Metal-Free Route to Synthesize Lactams

Task-specific ionic liquids (ILs) have shown promising applications in catalysis. Herein we present lactate-based IL (e.g., 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate, [BMIm][Lac]) catalyzed reductive amination/cyclization of keto acids using triethoxysilane as a reducing agent, which provides a metal-free route to synthesis of lactams under mild conditions, even at room temperature. [BMIm][Lac] combined with (EtO)3SiH afforded a series of five- and six-membered lactams in good to excellent yields at 80 °C within 1 h, showing comparable performance to the best metal-based catalyst reported to date. The mechanism investigation indicated that the ILs (e.g., [BMIm][Lac]) served as a multifunctional catalyst, which could activate hydrosilanes and simultaneously catalyzed the cyclization of LA with amines.

Reductive amination/cyclization of levulinic acid to pyrrolidones: Versus pyrrolidines by switching the catalyst from AlCl3 to RuCl3 under mild conditions

Herein the reductive amination/cyclization of levulinic acid using phenylsilane was presented to selectively produce pyrrolidones versus pyrrolidines under mild conditions by switching the catalyst from AlCl3 to RuCl3. Using AlCl3 as the catalyst, pyrrolidones were solely obtained at room temperature, while RuCl3 as the catalyst selectively afforded pyrrolidines in high yields at 45 °C.

Reductive Amination/Cyclization of Keto Acids Using a Hydrosilane for Selective Production of Lactams versus Cyclic Amines by Switching of the Indium Catalyst

Described herein is that the catalytic construction of N-substituted five- and six-membered lactams from keto acids with primary amines by reductive amination, using an indium/silane combination. This relatively benign and safe catalyst/reductant system tolerates the use of a variety of functional groups, especially ones that are reduction-sensitive. A direct switch from synthesizing lactams to synthesizing cyclic amines is achieved by changing the catalyst from In(OAc)3 to InI3. This conversion occurs by further reduction of the lactam using the indium/silane pair.

Highly efficient and versatile synthesis of lactams and N -heterocycles via Al(OTf)3-catalyzed cascade cyclization and ionic hydrogenation reactions

The discovery and development of an efficient and versatile method for the synthesis of N-substituted lactams is described. Pyrrolindinones, piperidones, and structurally related heterocycles were formed by Al(OTf)3- catalyzed cascade cyclizati

Highly efficient transformation of levulinic acid into pyrrolidinones by iridium catalysed transfer hydrogenation

Levulinic acid (LA) is transformed into pyrrolidinones via iridium-catalysed reductive amination using formic acid as the hydrogen source under aqueous conditions. The catalytic system is the most active and performs under the mildest conditions ever reported for the reductive amination of LA.