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Scalable, Electrochemical Oxidation of Unactivated C-H Bonds
Kawamata, Yu,Yan, Ming,Liu, Zhiqing,Bao, Deng-Hui,Chen, Jinshan,Starr, Jeremy T.,Baran, Phil S.
, p. 7448 - 7451 (2017)
A practical electrochemical oxidation of unactivated C-H bonds is presented. This reaction utilizes a simple redox mediator, quinuclidine, with inexpensive carbon and nickel electrodes to selectively functionalize "deep-seated" methylene and methine moieties. The process exhibits a broad scope and good functional group compatibility. The scalability, as illustrated by a 50 g scale oxidation of sclareolide, bodes well for immediate and widespread adoption.
Expedient Preparation of Aryllithium and Arylzinc Reagents from Aryl Chlorides Using Lithium 4,4′-Di- tert -Butylbiphenylide and Zinc(II) Chloride
Shen, Zhi-Liang,Sommer, Korbinian,Knochel, Paul
, p. 2617 - 2630 (2015/09/01)
We report an efficient method for the preparation of aryllithium and zinc reagents from inexpensive and readily available aryl chlorides by using lithium 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenylide (LiDBB) as a lithiation reagent. The resulting organometallic reagents underwent subsequent reactions with a variety of electrophiles, such as an aldehydes, DMF, PhSSO2Ph, TsCN, an aryl halide, or an acid chloride (through Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling). Aryl chlorides bearing substituents, including methoxy, 3,4-methylenedioxy, fluoride, TMS, OTMS, NMe2, acetal, and ketal, were shown to be appropriate substrates. Interestingly, aryl chlorides containing a formyl group could also be used, provided that the formyl group was temporarily converted into an α-amino alkoxide by using the lithium amide of N,N,N′-trimethylethylenediamine (LiTMDA). The presence of a hydroxyl group was also tolerated when it was deprotonated with n-BuLi prior to the addition of LiDBB.
