1798-09-0Relevant articles and documents
An Efficient and Remarkably Regioselective Synthesis of Benzocyclobutenones from Benzynes and 1,1-Dimethoxyethylene
Stevens, Robert V.,Bisacchi, Gregory S.
, p. 2393 - 2396 (1982)
New efficient methodology for the synthesis of substituted benzocyclobutenones is presented that involves the cycloaddition of various substituted benzynes to 1,1-dimethoxyethylene followed by hydrolysis to the corresponding ketone.In most cases studied a high degree of regioselectivity was observed.These observations are consistent with a nonsynchronous mechanism wherein steric and inductive considerations can be used to account for the products observed.
Visible-light photoredox-catalyzed selective carboxylation of C(sp3)?F bonds with CO2
Bo, Zhi-Yu,Chen, Lin,Gao, Tian-Yu,Jing, Ke,Lan, Yu,Liu, Shi-Han,Luo, Shu-Ping,Yan, Si-Shun,Yu, Bo,Yu, Da-Gang
, p. 3099 - 3113 (2021/11/16)
It is highly attractive and challenging to utilize carbon dioxide (CO2), because of its inertness, as a nontoxic and sustainable C1 source in the synthesis of valuable compounds. Here, we report a novel selective carboxylation of C(sp3)?F bonds with CO2 via visible-light photoredox catalysis. A variety of mono-, di-, and trifluoroalkylarenes as well as α,α-difluorocarboxylic esters and amides undergo such reactions to give important aryl acetic acids and α-fluorocarboxylic acids, including several drugs and analogs, under mild conditions. Notably, mechanistic studies and DFT calculations demonstrate the dual role of CO2 as an electron carrier and electrophile during this transformation. The fluorinated substrates would undergo single-electron reduction by electron-rich CO2 radical anions, which are generated in situ from CO2 via sequential hydride-transfer reduction and hydrogen-atom-transfer processes. We anticipate our finding to be a starting point for more challenging CO2 utilization with inert substrates, including lignin and other biomass.
Macrolactam Synthesis via Ring-Closing Alkene-Alkene Cross-Coupling Reactions
Goh, Jeffrey,Loh, Teck-Peng,Maraswami, Manikantha
supporting information, p. 9724 - 9728 (2020/12/21)
Reported herein is a practical method for macrolactam synthesis via a Rh(III)-catalyzed ring closing alkene-alkene cross-coupling reaction. The reaction proceeded via a Rh-catalyzed alkenyl sp2 C-H activation process, which allows access to macrocyclic molecules of different ring sizes. Macrolactams containing a conjugated diene framework could be easily prepared in high chemoselectivities and Z,E stereoselectivities.
Visible-Light-Driven External-Reductant-Free Cross-Electrophile Couplings of Tetraalkyl Ammonium Salts
Liao, Li-Li,Cao, Guang-Mei,Ye, Jian-Heng,Sun, Guo-Quan,Zhou, Wen-Jun,Gui, Yong-Yuan,Yan, Si-Shun,Shen, Guo,Yu, Da-Gang
, p. 17338 - 17342 (2019/01/04)
Cross-electrophile couplings between two electrophiles are powerful and economic methods to generate C-C bonds in the presence of stoichiometric external reductants. Herein, we report a novel strategy to realize the first external-reductant-free cross-electrophile coupling via visible-light photoredox catalysis. A variety of tetraalkyl ammonium salts, bearing primary, secondary, and tertiary C-N bonds, undergo selective couplings with aldehydes/ketone and CO2. Notably, the in situ generated byproduct, trimethylamine, is efficiently utilized as the electron donor. Moreover, this protocol exhibits mild reaction conditions, low catalyst loading, broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, and facile scalability. Mechanistic studies indicate that benzyl radicals and anions might be generated as the key intermediates via photocatalysis, providing a new direction for cross-electrophile couplings.