1459-15-0Relevant articles and documents
Mechanical resolution of 1-phenylethyl 2-pyridyl sulfide and determination of its absolute configuration
Furukawa,Kawai,Oae,Iwasaki
, p. 746 - 747 (1984)
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Formamide-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitutions: Mechanistic Insight and Rationalization of Catalytic Activity
Hilt, Gerhard,Huy, Peter H.,Kohlmeyer, Corinna,Sch?fer, André
, p. 11567 - 11577 (2020/11/17)
Herein, detailed mechanistic investigations into formamide-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution (SN) of alcohols are reported. Alkoxyiminium chlorides and hexafluorophosphates were synthesized and characterized as a key intermediate of the catalytic cycle. The determination of reaction orders and control experiments indicated that the nucleophilic attack of the formamide catalyst onto the reagent BzCl is the rate-determining step. Linear free energy relationship revealed a correlation between the quantified Lewis basicity strength of formamides by means of 11B NMR spectroscopy and their catalytic activity in SN-transformations. The observed difference in catalytic ability was attributed to the natural bond order charge, dipole moment, and Sterimol parameter B5. Importantly, this rationalization enables the prediction of the capacity of formamides to promote SN-type transformations in general.
A General Catalytic Method for Highly Cost- and Atom-Efficient Nucleophilic Substitutions
Huy, Peter H.,Filbrich, Isabel
supporting information, p. 7410 - 7416 (2018/04/30)
A general formamide-catalyzed protocol for the efficient transformation of alcohols into alkyl chlorides, which is promoted by substoichiometric amounts (down to 34 mol %) of inexpensive trichlorotriazine (TCT), is introduced. This is the first example of a TCT-mediated dihydroxychlorination of an OH-containing substrate (e.g., alcohols and carboxylic acids) in which all three chlorine atoms of TCT are transferred to the starting material. The consequently enhanced atom economy facilitates a significantly improved waste balance (E-factors down to 4), cost efficiency, and scalability (>50 g). Furthermore, the current procedure is distinguished by high levels of functional-group compatibility and stereoselectivity, as only weakly acidic cyanuric acid is released as exclusive byproduct. Finally, a one-pot protocol for the preparation of amines, azides, ethers, and sulfides enabled the synthesis of the drug rivastigmine with twofold SN2 inversion, which demonstrates the high practical value of the presented method.