18181-25-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
sp-9-(o-Methylphenyl)fluorene
Meyers, Cal Y.,Robinson, Paul D.,McLean, Aaron W.
, p. o156-o157 (2004)
While the barriers of rotation of the sp and ap rotamers of 9-(o-methylphenyl)fluorene, C20H16, are sufficiently similar to permit them to equilibrate, both being observed (NMR) in solution, crystallization provides the sp rotamer, (
The p: K a values of N-aryl imidazolinium salts, their higher homologues, and formamidinium salts in dimethyl sulfoxide
Cole, Marcus L.,Dunn, Michelle H.,Harper, Jason B.,Konstandaras, Nicholas,Luis, Ena T.
supporting information, p. 1910 - 1917 (2020/03/23)
A series of imidazolinium salts, their six-, seven- A nd eight-membered homologues, and the related formamidinium salts were prepared, and their pKa values were determined in DMSO at 25 °C using the bracketing indicator method. The effect of each type of structural variation on the acidity of each salt was considered, particularly noting the importance of ring size and the effect of the steric and electronic nature of the N-aryl substituents. The effect of a cyclic structure was also probed through comparing the cyclic systems with the corresponding formamidinium salts, noting the importance of conformational flexibility in the latter cases. Along with allowing choice of appropriate bases for deprotonation of these species, it is anticipated that the data presented will aid in the understanding of the nucleophilicity, and potentially catalytic efficacy, of the corresponding carbenes.
A simple and efficient synthesis of 9-arylfluorenes via metal-free reductive coupling of arylboronic acids and N-tosylhydrazones in situ
Shen, Xu,Gu, Ningning,Liu, Ping,Ma, Xiaowei,Xie, Jianwei,Liu, Yan,He, Lin,Dai, Bin
, p. 63726 - 63731 (2015/08/11)
A general, yet efficient synthesis method of 9-arylfluorenes via metal-free reductive coupling of N-tosylhydrazones and arylboronic acids has been developed. This methodology is realized by a one-pot protocol in two steps involving the preparation of N-tosylhydrazones by reacting tosylhydrazide with 9-fluorenone derivatives, followed by the reductive coupling of arylboronic acid in the presence of potassium carbonate to afford various 9-arylfluorenes analogues in moderate to excellent yields. Importantly, the catalytic system presented here enables the use of easily accessible starting materials and can be employed on a wide variety of substrates with good functional group tolerance. This protocol could also be particularly useful for the synthesis of 9-fluorenyl-substituted carbazolyl compounds.
Solvent control of product diversity in palladium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acid to aryl aldehydes
Das, Tuluma,Chakraborty, Amarnath,Sarkar, Amitabha
, p. 5174 - 5178 (2014/12/10)
In Pd-catalyzed arylboronic acid addition to aryl aldehydes, the expected carbinol or asymmetrical ether can be obtained as the major product by altering aqueous solvent composition. Exploiting this methodology with 2-formylbiphenyls as reaction partner, a fluorene scaffold can be readily constructed in two steps.
Direct C-H bond arylation of fluorenes with aryl chlorides catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(ii)-1-methylimidazole complex and further transformation of the products in a one-pot procedure
Ji, Ya-Yun,Lu, Li-Li,Shi, Yu-Chun,Shao, Li-Xiong
, p. 8488 - 8498 (2014/12/10)
We report here the NHC-Pd(ii)-Im complex 1-catalyzed direct C-H bond functionalization of the C9 position of fluorenes with aryl chlorides and further transformation of the resulting products in a one-pot procedure. Under the optimal conditions, arylated fluorenes can be obtained in moderate to almost quantitative yields using various activated and unactivated (hetero)aryl chlorides as the arylating reagents. Furthermore, if the mixture from the arylation reaction is exposed to air, the C9-oxidized products can be obtained in acceptable to good yields in a one-pot procedure. In addition, alkyl groups can also be efficiently introduced to the above mixture from the arylation reaction, producing further C9-alkylated products in good to almost quantitative yields in a one-pot procedure, thus providing an expedient, inexpensive and practical strategy for the mono- and di-functionalization of fluorenes. This journal is
Palladium-catalyzed arylation of methylene-bridged polyarenes: Synthesis and structures of 9-arylfluorene derivatives
Chen, Jheng-Jhih,Onogi, Satoru,Hsieh, Ya-Chu,Hsiao, Chien-Chi,Higashibayashi, Shuhei,Sakurai, Hidehiro,Wu, Yao-Ting
supporting information; experimental part, p. 1551 - 1558 (2012/07/17)
In the presence of a catalytic system comprised of palladium(II) acetate and tricyclohexylphosphine, the reaction of fluorene with haloarenes generated 9-arylfluorenes in good to excellent yields. The scope and limitations of the coupling reaction were investigated. This synthetic protocol is more efficient than conventional methods. A wide range of functional groups, including alkyl, alkoxy, ester, and nitrile, can tolerate the reaction conditions herein. Sterically congested haloarenes also gave satisfactory results. Furthermore, this synthetic method is utilized to prepare 9,9-diarylfluorenes and tetraarylindenofluorene. Depending on the reaction conditions, the arylation of bowl-shaped sumanene gave monoarylated sumanene either as the sole product or with another diaryl-substituted product. Copyright
Detailed Characterization of p-Toluenesulfonic Acid Monohydrate as a Convenient, Recoverable, Safe, and Selective Catalyst for Alkylation of the Aromatic Nucleus
Mahindaratne, Mathew P. D.,Wimalasena, Kandatege
, p. 2858 - 2866 (2007/10/03)
Alkylation of the aromatic nucleus, an important reaction in industry and synthetic organic chemistry, has traditionally been carried out by the well-known Friedel-Crafts reaction employing Lewis acid catalysts such as AlCl3 and BF3 or by using highly reactive organometallic reagents. Although protic acids such as anhydrous HF and concentrated H2SO4 have also been used in the alkylation of the aromatic nucleus, the notoriously corrosive, highly toxic, and hazardous nature of these agents has precluded their common use under ordinary laboratory conditions. Various organic sulfonic acids have, on occasion, been used as catalysts in Friedel-Crafts alkylations, but to our knowledge the chemistry and the scope of these reactions for common laboratory use have never been exploited in detail. In the present study we have characterized commercially available p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (TsOH) as an efficient catalyst for the intermolecular coupling of the aromatic nucleus with activated alkyl halides, alkenes, or tosylates under mild conditions in an open atmosphere. In comparison to conventional Friedel-Crafts catalysts such as AlCl3, BF3, HF, and concentrated H2SO4, the extent of the formation of undesired products from side reactions such as transalkylation, polymerization, etc. was minimal with the TsOH-catalyzed reaction. The ability to recover and reuse the catalyst from the reaction mixtures, minimal generation of environmentally unfriendly waste, high specificity of the reaction, and the low cost of the catalyst are important advantages of the TsOH catalyst over the other conventional Friedel-Crafts catalysts.
Flash photolysis study of a Friedel-Crafts alkylation. Reaction of the photogenerated 9-fluorenyl cation with aromatic compounds
McClelland, Robert A.,Cozens, Frances L.,Li, Jianhui,Steenken, Steen
, p. 1531 - 1544 (2007/10/03)
A combination of flash photolysis and product analysis is employed to investigate the reaction of aromatic compounds (ArH) with the 9-fluorenyl cation (Fl+) photogenerated from 9-fluorenol in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol (HFIP).The availability of the photochemical route to Fl+ means that the reaction of benzylic-type cation with ArH can be directly followed by flash photolysis.An additional feature with electron-rich ArH is that the cyclohexadienyl cation is observed to grow as Fl+ decays.Thus both cationic intermediates of a Friedel-Crafts alkylation are observed in the same experiment.The formation of the cyclohexadienyl cation is demonstrated to be reversible, or at least quasi-reversible, with the kinetic analysis furnishing absolute rate constants for the formation of this cation as well as for its loss of H+ and Fl+.Values of kH:kD for benzene:benzene and toluene:toluene are ca. 1.5 and demonstrate that Fl+ addition is at least partly reversible with these compounds as well.The Hammett ρ+ value obtained for a series of the less electron-rich ArH is -8, indicative of a transition state with considerable cyclohexadienyl cation character.Anisole shows a negative deviation from from Hammett correlation line, explained by the addition of Fl+ to ArH becoming encounter-controlled.This behaviour is dramatically illustrated in a comparison of data for Fl+ and Br2.For the less electron-rich ArH, rate constants for the two electrophiles are parallel.However, from m-xylene through pentamethylbenzene, the rate with Fl+ is unchanged, while the rate with Br2 increases over 1000-fold.The concept of encounter control with Fl+ is strongly supported by the absolute rate constants, which for the electron-rich ArH are all in the range 1-2 E9 dm3 mol-1 s-1, a magnitude typical of diffusion-controlled reactions.The electron-rich ArH also show no intermolecular selectivity since their reactions are encounter-controlled, but have a high intramolecular selectivity.It is suggested that a factor influencing the latter is the reversibility of formation of the cyclohexadienyl cation from the encounter complex.
Unverbrueckte fluorenylkomplexe des typs (C5H5)(9-R-C13H8)ZrCl2 (R = Me3Si, Alkyl, Aryl): Synthese, charakterisierung und anwendung als katalysatoren bei der homogenen olefinpolymerisation
Schmid, Michael A.,Alt, Helmut G.,Milius, Wolfgang
, p. 15 - 22 (2007/10/03)
The reaction of various 9-substituted fluorene compounds (9-R-C13H9) (R = Me3Si, alkyl, aryl) (1a-i) with butyllithium followed by treatment with (C5H5)ZrCl3 leads to unbridged fluorenyl complexes of the type (C5H5)(9-R-C13H8)ZrCl2 (2a-i). In combination with methylaluminoxane, complexes 2a-i show a high catalytic activity as homogeneous ethylene polymerization catalysts. Compounds 2c (R = iPr), 2d (R = cyclohexyl), and 2e (R = tBu) were characterized by X-ray structure analyses.
