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InChI:InChI=1/C16H16O/c1-13-7-9-14(10-8-13)11-12-16(17)15-5-3-2-4-6-15/h2-10H,11-12H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 1669-54-1 1-(4-methylphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol 
• 22252-14-8 (E)-3-(4-methylphenyl)-1-phenyl-2-propen-1-one 
• 589-18-4 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol 
• 98-85-1 1-Phenylethanol 
• 622-97-9 1-ethenyl-4-methylbenzene 
• 36952-37-1 N-(3-methylpyridin-2-yl)-1-phenylmethanimine 
• 4393-06-0 1-Phenyl-2-propen-1-ol 
• 1576-35-8 toluene-4-sulfonic acid hydrazide 
• 936-59-4 3-chloropropiophenone 
• 5720-05-8 4-methylphenylboronic acid 
• 104-87-0 4-methyl-benzaldehyde 
• 98-86-2 acetophenone 
• 98-54-4 para-tert-butylphenol 
• 108-88-3 toluene 

Downstream Products

• 93-89-0 benzoic acid ethyl ester 
• 288310-94-1 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-(4-methylphenyl)butan-2-one 
• 1436413-27-2 3-(4-methylbenzyl)-2-phenylquinoline 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Visible Light-Promoted Friedel-Crafts-Type Chloroacylation of Alkenes to β-Chloroketones

The photoredox chloroacylation of alkenes has been developed as a substitute for the Friedel-Crafts acylation of alkenes to β-chloroketones. The direct generation of acyl radical species from acid chlorides under the photoredox conditions allows the formation of β-chloroketones without dehydrochlorination with the help of KHCO3. The synthetic utility of the current method is demonstrated in the one-pot synthesis of dihydroisoxazole, dihydropyrazole, and dihydropyrimidine-2-thione in 1 mmol scale.

Rongalite as a sulfone source: A novel copper-catalyzed sulfur dioxide anion incorporation process

A novel copper-catalyzed sulfur dioxide anion incorporation cascade for the synthesis of 1-thiaflavanone sulfones has been disclosed using rongalite as an economic and safe sulfone source. A series of 1-thiaflavanone sulfones were synthesized from easily prepared 2′-iodochalcone derivatives in excellent yields. This transformation proceeds through consecutive formation of two C-S bonds, which is the first example of SO22- being used to construct sulfone motifs under copper-catalyzed conditions.

Arylboronic Acid Catalyzed Dehydrative Mono-/Dialkylation Reactions of β-Ketoacids and Alcohols

The dehydrative mono-/dialkylation reactions of alcohols and β-ketoacids were realized under arylboronic acid catalysis, furnishing a series of β-aryl ketones and β-ketoesters in yields of 15–99%, with CO2 and H2O being the byproduct

Electronically tuneable orthometalated RuII–NHC complexes as efficient catalysts for C–C and C–N bond formations via borrowing hydrogen strategy

The catalytic activities of a series of simple and electronically tuneable cyclometalated RuII–NHC complexes (2a–d) were explored in various C–C/N bond formations following the borrowing hydrogen process. Slight modifications in the ligand backbone were noted to tune the activities of these complexes. Among them, the complex 2d featuring a 1,2,4-triazolylidene donor with a 4-NO2–phenyl substituent displayed the highest activity for the coupling of diverse secondary and primary alcohols with a low catalyst loading of 0.01 mol% and a sub-stoichiometric amount of inexpensive KOH base. The efficacy of this simple system was further showcased in the challenging one-pot unsymmetrical double alkylation of secondary alcohols using different primary alcohols. Moreover, the complex 2d also effectively catalyses the selective mono-N-methylation of various aromatic and aliphatic primary amines using methanol to deliver a range of N-methyl amines. Mechanistically, the β-alkylation reaction follows a borrowing hydrogen pathway which was established by the deuterium labelling experiment in combination with various control experiments. Intriguingly, in situ1H NMR and ESI-MS analyses evidently suggested the involvement of a Ru–H species in the catalytic cycle and further, the kinetic studies revealed a first order dependence of the reaction rate on the catalyst as well as the alcohol concentrations.

Nickel-Catalyzed Selective Synthesis of α-Alkylated Ketones via Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Primary and Secondary Alcohols

Herein, we describe an isolable, air-stable, homogeneous, nickel catalyst that performs dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction between secondary and primary alcohols to result α-alkylated ketone products selectively. The sequence of steps involve in this one-pot reaction is dehydrogenation of both alcohols, condensation between the ketone and the aldehyde, and hydrogenation of the in situ-generated α,β-unsaturated ketone. Preliminary mechanistic investigation hints a radical mechanism following borrowing hydrogen reaction. (Figure presented.).

Nickel-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with benzyl alcohols

We reported an efficient method for α-alkylation of ketones with benzyl alcohols using the pyridine-bridged pincer-type N-heterocyclic carbenes nickel complexes as catalysts. A wide range of ketones and benzyl alcohols were efficiently converted into various alkylated products in moderate to high yields. In addition, these nickel complexes were also successfully applied for the synthesis of a wide range of quinoline derivatives.

BTP-Rh@g-C3N4 as an efficient recyclable catalyst for dehydrogenation and borrowing hydrogen reactions

Highly active catalysts play an important role in modern catalysis. A novel and efficient ligand benzotriazole-pyrimidine (BTP) and the corresponding rhodium composite on C3N4 were successfully synthesized. The resulting rhodium composite was fully characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The obtained composite exhibited good catalytic activity and good recovery performance in the synthesis of quinoxaline from 2-aminobenzyl alcohol and benzonitrile, and more than 20 quinoxalines were obtained in good yields. Additionally, it also showed that rhodium composite could achieved good catalytic performance in the synthesis of functionalized ketone through borrowing hydrogen strategy.

Selective C-C bonds formation, N-alkylation and benzo[d]imidazoles synthesis by a recyclable zinc composite

Earth abundant metals are much less expensive, promising, valuable metals and could be served as catalysts for the borrowing hydrogen reaction, dehydrogenation and heterocycles synthesis, instead of noble metals. The uniformly dispersed zinc composites were designed, synthesized and carefully characterized by means of XPS, EDS, TEM and XRD. The resulting zinc composite showed good catalytic activity for the N-alkylation of amines with amines, ketones with alcohols in water under base-free conditions, while unsaturated carbonyl compounds could also be synthesized by tuning the reaction conditions. Importantly, it was the first time to realize the synthesis of 2-aryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives by using this zinc composite under green conditions. Meanwhile, this zinc catalyst could be easily recovered and reused for at least five times.

Scope and Mechanism of the Redox-Active 1,2-Benzoquinone Enabled Ruthenium-Catalyzed Deaminative α-Alkylation of Ketones with Amines

The catalytic system formed in situ from the reaction of a cationic Ru-H complex with 3,4,5,6-tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone was found to mediate a regioselective deaminative coupling reaction of ketones with amines to form the α-alkylated ketone products. Both benzylic and aliphatic primary amines were found to be suitable substrates for the coupling reaction with ketones in forming the α-alkylated ketone products. The coupling reaction of PhCOCD3 with 4-methoxybenzylamine showed an extensive H/D exchange on both α-CH2 (41% D) and β-CH2 (21%) positions on the alkylation product. The Hammett plot obtained from the reaction of acetophenone with para-substituted benzylamines p-X-C6H4CH2NH2 (X = OMe, Me, H, F, Cl, CF3) showed a strong promotional effect by the amine substrates with electron-releasing groups (ρ = -0.49 ± 0.1). The most significant carbon isotope effect was observed on the α-carbon of the alkylation product (Cα = 1.020) from the coupling reaction of acetophenone with 4-methoxybenzylamine. The kinetics of the alkylation reaction from an isolated imine substrate led to the empirical rate law: rate = k[Ru][imine]. A catalytically active Ru-catecholate complex was synthesized from the reaction of the cationic Ru-H complex with 3,5-di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone and PCy3. The DFT computational study was performed on the alkylation reaction, which revealed a stepwise mechanism of the [1,3]-carbon migration step via the formation of a Ru(IV)-alkyl species with a moderate energy of activation (ΔG? = 32-42 kcal/mol). A plausible mechanism of the catalytic alkylation reaction via an intramolecular [1,3]-alkyl migration of an Ru-enamine intermediate has been compiled on the basis of these experimental and computational data.

Chemoselective reduction of ?,￠-unsaturated carbonyl and carboxylic compounds by hydrogen iodide

The selective reduction of ?,￠-unsaturated carbonyl compounds was achieved to produce saturated carbonyl compounds with aqueous HI solution. The introduction of an aryl group at an ? or ￠ position efficiently facilitated the reduction with good yield. The reaction was applicable to compounds bearing carboxylic acids and halogen atoms. Through the investigation of the reaction mechanism, it was found that Michael-type addition of iodide occurred to produce ￠-iodo compounds followed by the reduction of C-I bond via anionic and radical paths.