15032-21-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
ZnMe2-Mediated, Direct Alkylation of Electron-Deficient N-Heteroarenes with 1,1-Diborylalkanes: Scope and Mechanism
Jo, Woohyun,Baek, Seung-Yeol,Hwang, Chiwon,Heo, Joon,Baik, Mu-Hyun,Cho, Seung Hwan
supporting information, p. 13235 - 13245 (2020/09/01)
The regioselective, direct alkylation of electron-deficient N-heteroarenes is, in principle, a powerful and efficient way of accessing alkylated N-heteroarenes that are important core structures of many biologically active compounds and pharmaceutical agents. Herein, we report a ZnMe2-promoted, direct C2- or C4-selective primary and secondary alkylation of pyridines and quinolines using 1,1-diborylalkanes as alkylation sources. While substituted pyridines and quinolines exclusively afford C2-alkylated products, simple pyridine delivers C4-alkylated pyridine with excellent regioselectivity. The reaction scope is remarkably broad, and a range of C2- or C4-alkylated electron-deficient N-heteroarenes are obtained in good yields. Experimental and computational mechanistic studies imply that ZnMe2 serves not only as an activator of 1,1-diborylalkanes to generate (α-borylalkyl)methylalkoxy zincate, which acts as a Lewis acid to bind to the nitrogen atom of the heterocycles and controls the regioselectivity, but also as an oxidant for rearomatizing the dihydro-N-heteroarene intermediates to release the product.
Small organic molecules with tailored structures: Initiators in the transition-metal-free C-H arylation of unactivated arenes
Chen, Suqing,Chen, Wenjun,Chen, Yu,Liu, Zhenghui,Mu, Tiancheng,Wang, Peng,Yan, Zhenzhong
, p. 14500 - 14509 (2020/04/27)
Simple, small organic molecules containing nitrogen and oxygen atoms in their structures have been disclosed to catalyze transition-metal-free C-H arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl iodides in the presence of tBuOK. In this article, an optimized catalytically active molecule, (2-(methylamino)phenyl)methanol, was designed. A broad range of aryl iodides could be converted into the corresponding arylated products at 100 °C over 24 h with good to excellent yields. Mechanistic experiments verified that radicals participated in this catalytic transformation and that the cleavage of the aromatic C-H bond was not the rate determining step. A K+ capture experiment by 18-crown-6 emphasized the significance of the cation species of the strong base. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy proved that the catalytic system was activated by the hydrogen bonds between small organic molecules and tBuOK. Also, a clear mechanism was proposed. This transition-metal-free method affords a promising system for efficient and inexpensive synthesis of biaryls via a user-friendly approach, as confirmed by scale-up experiments.
Visible Light-Mediated Decarboxylative Alkylation of Pharmaceutically Relevant Heterocycles
Sun, Alexandra C.,McClain, Edward J.,Beatty, Joel W.,Stephenson, Corey R. J.
, p. 3487 - 3490 (2018/06/26)
A net redox-neutral method for the decarboxylative alkylation of heteroarenes using photoredox catalysis is reported. Additionally, this method features the use of simple, commercially available carboxylic acid derivatives as alkylating agents, enabling the facile alkylation of a variety of biologically relevant heterocyclic scaffolds under mild conditions.
Transition-Metal-Free Regioselective Alkylation of Pyridine N-Oxides Using 1,1-Diborylalkanes as Alkylating Reagents
Jo, Woohyun,Kim, Junghoon,Choi, Seoyoung,Cho, Seung Hwan
supporting information, p. 9690 - 9694 (2016/08/10)
Reported herein is an unprecedented base-promoted deborylative alkylation of pyridine N-oxides using 1,1-diborylalkanes as alkyl sources. The reaction proceeds efficiently for a wide range of pyridine N-oxides and 1,1-diborylalkanes with excellent regioselectivity. The utility of the developed method is demonstrated by the sequential C?H arylation and methylation of pyridine N-oxides. The reaction also can be applied for the direct introduction of a methyl group to 9-O-methylquinine N-oxide, thus it can serve as a powerful method for late-stage functionalization.
Route to Highly Substituted Pyridines
Hilf, Justin A.,Holzwarth, Michael S.,Rychnovsky, Scott D.
, p. 10376 - 10382 (2016/11/17)
Pyridine rings are common structural motifs found in a number of biologically active compounds, including some top-selling pharmaceuticals. We have developed a new approach to access substituted pyridines. The method aims to provide a reliable synthesis of a diverse range of substituted pyridines through a three-step procedure. Readily available enones are first converted into 1,5-dicarbonyls through a two-step Hosomi-Sakurai allylation/oxidative cleavage sequence, which is followed by subsequent cyclization to the corresponding pyridine using hydroxylamine hydrochloride. A variety of substituted pyridines have been synthesized using this method.
Synthesis and utility of dihydropyridine boronic esters
Panda, Santanu,Coffin, Aaron,Nguyen, Q. Nhu,Tantillo, Dean J.,Ready, Joseph M.
supporting information, p. 2205 - 2209 (2016/02/18)
When activated by an acylating agent, pyridine boronic esters react with organometallic reagents to form a dihydropyridine boronic ester. This intermediate allows access to a number of valuable substituted pyridine, dihydropyridine, and piperidine products.
Alcohols as alkylating agents in heteroarene C-H functionalization
Jin, Jian,MacMillan, David W. C.
, p. 87 - 90 (2015/09/15)
Redox processes and radical intermediates are found in many biochemical processes, including deoxyribonucleotide synthesis and oxidative DNA damage. One of the core principles underlying DNA biosynthesis is the radical-mediated elimination of H2O to deoxygenate ribonucleotides, an example of 'spin-centre shift', during which an alcohol C-O bond is cleaved, resulting in a carbon-centred radical intermediate. Although spin-centre shift is a well-understood biochemical process, it is underused by the synthetic organic chemistry community. We wondered whether it would be possible to take advantage of this naturally occurring process to accomplish mild, non-traditional alkylation reactions using alcohols as radical precursors. Because conventional radical-based alkylation methods require the use of stoichiometric oxidants, increased temperatures or peroxides, a mild protocol using simple and abundant alkylating agents would have considerable use in the synthesis of diversely functionalized pharmacophores. Here we describe the development of a dual catalytic alkylation of heteroarenes, using alcohols as mild alkylating reagents. This method represents the first, to our knowledge, broadly applicable use of unactivated alcohols as latent alkylating reagents, achieved via the successful merger of photoredox and hydrogen atom transfer catalysis. The value of this multi-catalytic protocol has been demonstrated through the late-stage functionalization of the medicinal agents, fasudil and milrinone.
Rh-catalyzed sequential oxidative C-H activation/annulation with geminal-substituted vinyl acetates to access isoquinolines
Chu, Haoke,Sun, Song,Yu, Jin-Tao,Cheng, Jiang
supporting information, p. 13327 - 13329 (2015/08/24)
The concise synthesis of 3-substituted or non-C3-substituted isoquinolines through Rh-catalyzed sequential oxidative C-H activation/annulation with geminal-substituted vinyl acetates was developed with good functional group tolerance. The protocol was successfully applied to the total synthesis of the natural product papaverine.
Flow synthesis of 2-methylpyridines via α-methylation
Manansala, Camille,Tranmer, Geoffrey K.
, p. 15797 - 15806 (2015/12/01)
A series of simple 2-methylpyridines were synthesized in an expedited and convenient manner using a simplified bench-top continuous flow setup. The reactions proceeded with a high degree of selectivity, producing α-methylated pyridines in a much greener fashion than is possible using conventional batch reaction protocols. Eight 2-methylated pyridines were produced by progressing starting material through a column packed with Raney nickel using a low boiling point alcohol (1-propanol) at high temperature. Simple collection and removal of the solvent gave products in very good yields that were suitable for further use without additional work-up or purification. Overall, this continuous flow method represents a synthetically useful protocol that is superior to batch processes in terms of shorter reaction times, increased safety, avoidance of work-up procedures, and reduced waste. A brief discussion of the possible mechanism(s) of the reaction is also presented which involves heterogeneous catalysis and/or a Ladenberg rearrangement, with the proposed methyl source as C1 of the primary alcohol.
Iridium-catalyzed C-H borylation of pyridines
Sadler, Scott A.,Tajuddin, Hazmi,Mkhalid, Ibraheem A. I.,Batsanov, Andrei S.,Albesa-Jove, David,Cheung, Man Sing,Maxwell, Aoife C.,Shukla, Lena,Roberts, Bryan,Blakemore, David C.,Lin, Zhenyang,Marder, Todd B.,Steel, Patrick G.
supporting information, p. 7318 - 7327 (2014/11/07)
The iridium-catalysed C-H borylation is a valuable and attractive method for the preparation of aryl and heteroaryl boronates. However, application of this methodology for the preparation of pyridyl and related azinyl boronates can be challenged by low reactivity and propensity for rapid protodeborylation, particularly for a boronate ester ortho to the azinyl nitrogen. Competition experiments have revealed that the low reactivity is due to inhibition of the active catalyst through coordination of the azinyl nitrogen lone pair at the vacant site on the iridium. This effect can be overcome through the incorporation of a substituent at C-2. Moreover, when this is sufficiently electron-withdrawing protodeborylation is sufficiently slowed to permit isolation and purification of the C-6 boronate ester. Following functionalization, reduction of the directing C-2 substituent provides the product arising from formal ortho borylation of an unhindered pyridine ring. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.
