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Rh-Catalyzed Coupling of Aldehydes with Allylboronates Enables Facile Access to Ketones
Zhang, Kezhuo,Huang, Jiaxin,Zhao, Wanxiang
supporting information, (2022/02/21)
We present herein a novel strategy for the preparation of ketones from aldehydes and allylic boronic esters. This reaction involves the allylation of aldehydes with allylic boronic esters and the Rh-catalyzed chain-walking of homoallylic alcohols. The key to this successful development is the protodeboronation of alkenyl borylether intermediate via a tetravalent borate anion species in the presence of KHF2 and MeOH. This approach features mild reaction conditions, broad substrate scope, and excellent functional group tolerance. Mechanistic studies also supported that the tandem allylation and chain-walking process were involved.
Benzylic aroylation of toluenes with unactivated tertiary benzamides promoted by directed ortho-lithiation
Bao, Can-Can,Luo, Yan-Long,Du, Hui-Zhen,Guan, Bing-Tao
, p. 1349 - 1354 (2021/07/12)
The deprotonative functionalization of toluenes, for their weak acidity, generally needs strong bases, thus leading to the requirement of harsh conditions and the generation of by-products. Direct nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction of amides with organometallic reagents could provide an ideal solution for ketone synthesis. However, the inert amides and highly reactive organometallic reagents bring great challenges for an efficient and selective synthetic approach. Herein, we reported an lithium diisopropylamide (LDA)-promoted benzylic aroylation of toluenes with unactivated tertiary benzamides, providing a direct and efficient synthesis of various aryl benzyl ketones. This process features a kinetic deprotonative functionalization of toluenes with a readily available base LDA. Mechanism studies revealed that the directed ortho-lithiation of the tertiary benzamide with LDA promoted the benzylic kinetic deprotonation of toluene and triggered the nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction with the amide. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
Blue Light Promoted Difluoroalkylation of Aryl Ketones: Synthesis of Quaternary Alkyl Difluorides and Tetrasubstituted Monofluoroalkenes
Li, Kangkui,Chen, Jingchao,Yang, Chunhui,Zhang, Keyang,Pan, Chunxiang,Fan, Baomin,Fan, Baomin
supporting information, p. 4261 - 4265 (2020/06/04)
A facile and cost-effective method for the preparation of fluoroalkylated compounds has been described by the direct photoexcitation of halofluoroalkanes with blue light absorptivity, enabling the difluoroalkylation of aryl ketones. The methodology has provided an efficient, mild, and catalyst-free synthetic method for quaternary difluoroalkylated arenes and tetrasubstituted monofluoroalkenes.
