1775-74-2Relevant articles and documents
Beyond the five and six: Evaluation of seven-membered cyclic anhydrides in the castagnoli-cushman reaction
Adamovskyi, Mykhailo I.,Ryabukhin, Sergey V.,Sibgatulin, Dmitriy A.,Rusanov, Eduard,Grygorenko, Oleksandr O.
, p. 130 - 133 (2017)
The Castagnoli-Cushman reaction with benzo[d]- oxepine-2,4(1H,5H)-dione as an anhydride component allowed for preparation of 2,3-disubstituted 4-oxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[d]- azepine-1-carboxylic acids in 21-75% yields and with good trans diastereoselectivity. The method worked with imines generated from aromatic or a-branched aliphatic aldehydes and is amenable for both parallel synthesis and scale-up. The procedure for epimerization of the resulting trans-disubstituted tetrahydrobenzo[d]azepines to their cis isomers was also developed.
A BEt3-Base Catalyst for Amide Reduction with Silane
Yao, Wubing,Fang, Huaquan,He, Qiaoxing,Peng, Dongjie,Liu, Guixia,Huang, Zheng
, p. 6084 - 6093 (2019/05/24)
Reported herein is the development of a simple but practical catalytic system for the selective reduction of amides with hydrosilane or hydrosiloxane. Low-cost and readily available triethylborane (1.0 M in THF), in combination with a catalytic amount of an alkali metal base, was found to catalyze the reduction of all three amide classes (tertiary, secondary, and primary amides) to form amines under mild conditions. In addition, the selective transformation of secondary amides to aldimines and primary amides to nitriles can also be achieved by using a proper combination of BEt3 and base. The scope of these BEt3-base-catalyzed amide hydrosilylation reactions has been explored in depth. Preliminary results of mechanistic studies suggest a modified Piers' silane Si-H···B activation mode wherein the hydride abstraction by BEt3 is promoted by the coordination of an alkoxide or hydroxide anion to the Si center.
A BEt3-Base catalyst for amide reduction with silane
Yao, Wubing,Fang, Huaquan,He, Qiaoxing,Peng, Dongjie,Liu, Guixia,Huang, Zheng
, (2019/05/22)
Reported herein is the development of a simple but practical catalytic system for the selective reduction of amides with hydrosilane or hydrosiloxane. Low-cost and readily available triethylborane (1.0 M in THF), in combination with a catalytic amount of an alkali metal base, was found to catalyze the reduction of all three amide classes (tertiary, secondary, and primary amides) to form amines under mild conditions. In addition, the selective transformation of secondary amides to aldimines and primary amides to nitriles can also be achieved by using a proper combination of BEt3 and base. The scope of these BEt3-base-catalyzed amide hydrosilylation reactions has been explored in depth. Preliminary results of mechanistic studies suggest a modified Piers' silane Si-H···B activation mode wherein the hydride abstraction by BEt3 is promoted by the coordination of an alkoxide or hydroxide anion to the Si center.
