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Rhodium-catalyzed ketone methylation using methanol under mild conditions: Formation of α-branched products
Chan, Louis K. M.,Poole, Darren L.,Shen, Di,Healy, Mark P.,Donohoe, Timothy J.
, p. 761 - 765 (2014)
The rhodium-catalyzed methylation of ketones has been accomplished using methanol as the methylating agent and the hydrogen-borrowing method. The sequence is notable for the relatively low temperatures that are required and for the ability of the reaction system to form α-branched products with ease. Doubly alkylated ketones can be prepared from methyl ketones and two different alcohols by using a sequential one-pot iridium- and rhodium-catalyzed process. Uniquely effective for making branched alkyl products from ketones (see scheme): The scope of the presented reaction includes aromatic and aliphatic ketones and consecutive one-pot double alkylation reactions to provide a convenient route to branched ketones from simple methyl ketones. A brief study into the mechanism of the reaction has given evidence for an aldol-based reaction pathway.
Cobalt(II)porphyrin-Mediated Selective Synthesis of 1,5-Diketones via an Interrupted-Borrowing Hydrogen Strategy Using Methanol as a C1 Source
Biswal, Priyabrata,Samser, Shaikh,Nayak, Prakash,Chandrasekhar, Vadapalli,Venkatasubbaiah, Krishnan
, p. 6744 - 6754 (2021/05/29)
A novel cobalt(II)porphyrin-mediated acceptorless dehydrogenation of methanol is reported for the first time. This methodology has been applied for the coupling of a variety of ketones with methanol to produce 1,5-diketones along with H2 and H2O as the environment friendly byproducts. This paradigm was also demonstrated for a one-pot synthesis of substituted pyridines using a sequential addition protocol where the 1,5-diketones were generated in situ. From many experiments including those involving deuterium labeling, it is proposed that protonated cobalt(II)porphyrin methoxide complex acts as an intermediate to generate formaldehyde along with a metal hydride.
