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• 7706-82-3 (E)-ethyl 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)but-2-enoate 
• 100-06-1 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone 
• 108454-55-3 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-butenoic acid ethyl ester 
• 623-70-1 ethyl (E)-crotonate 
• 5720-07-0 4-methoxyphenylboronic acid 

Downstream Products

• 894421-60-4 (Z)-ethyl 4-azido-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)but-2-enoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of γ-phthalimido-substituted α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters: An efficient enantioselective synthesis of β-aryl-γ-amino acids

(Chemical Equation Presented) A series of chiral β-aryl-γ-amino acid ester derivatives were synthesized in high enantioselectivities (93-97% ee) via the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of γ-phthalimido-α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acid esters using highly modular chiral BoPhoz-type phosphine-aminophosphine ligands. The method has been applied successfully to the synthesis of several chiral pharmaceuticals including (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram with high enantioselectivities.

GABAB-agonistic activity of certain baclofen homologues

Baclofen (1) is a potent and selective agonist for bicuculline-insensitive GABAB receptors and is used clinically as an antispastic and muscle relaxant agent. In the search for new bioactive chemical entities that bind specifically to GABAB receptors, we report here the synthesis of certain baclofen homologues, namely (R,S)-5-amino-3-arylpentanoic acid hydrochlorides (R,S)-1a-h as well as (R,S)-5-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid [(RS)-1i] to be evaluated as GABABR agonists. Compound 1a is an agonist to GABAB receptors with an EC50 value of 46 μM on tsA201 cells transfected with GABAB1b/GABAB2/Gqz5, being the most active congener among all the synthesized compounds.

Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure and optical properties of novel 2-aryl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-phenylpyrido[1,2-a]benzimidazoles

A series of novel 2-aryl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-phenylpyrido[1,2-a] benzimidazole derivatives were synthesized by the tandem reaction of 2-benzoyl benzimidazole and (Z)-ethyl 4-bromo-3-arylbut-2-enoate in the presence of potassium carbonate. The compounds were characterized using IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, HRMS and the structure of 6f was further determined by X-ray crystallography. Both absorption and fluorescence spectra characteristics of the compounds were investigated in acetonitrile and dichloromethane. The results showed that the absorption maxima of the compounds varied from 220 to 284 nm, depending on the structure of 2-aryl group. The fluorescence results revealed that these compounds exhibited blue-green fluorescence (463-475 nm) in dilute solutions and showed acceptable fluorescence quantum yields (PL = 0.13-0.73) in dichloromethane. Copyright

Co-catalyzed reductive cyclization of azido and cyano substituted α,β-unsaturated esters with NaBH4: enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen and (R)-rolipram

Sodium borohydride in combination with a catalytic amount of CoCl2 has been found to be an excellent catalytic system in reductive cyclizations of suitably substituted azido and cyano groups of α,β-unsaturated esters to afford γ and δ-lactams in high yields. The process has been demonstrated for the enantioselective synthesis of (R)-baclofen, (R)-rolipram, and (R)-4-fluorophenylpiperidinone, a key intermediate for (-)-paroxetine.