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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Sodium cyanide-promoted copper-catalysed aerobic oxidative synthesis of esters from aldehydes

A simple and efficient copper-catalysed procedure for oxidative esterification of aldehydes with alcohols and phenols mediated by sodium cyanide, using air as a clean oxidant, is described. A variety of aromatic aldehydes and structurally different alcohols and phenols reacted efficiently, and the product esters were obtained in good to excellent yields under normal atmospheric and solvent-free conditions.

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl halides: An efficient, heterogeneous and phosphine-free catalytic system for aminocarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation employing Mo(CO)6 as a solid carbon monoxide source

Immobilized palladium metal-containing magnetic nanoparticles (ImmPd(0)-MNPs) were synthesized and characterized as an immobilized, phosphine-free catalyst for carbonylation reactions, namely the alkoxycarbonylation and aminocarbonylation reactions. Various substituted aryl iodides tolerated the reaction conditions and a wide variety of alcohols and amines were used efficiently. The effects of the solvent, base, and temperature were studied in both the mentioned reactions. The developed catalytic system avoids the use of phosphine ligands and can be reused for up to eight consecutive cycles. The recycled catalyst was characterized by TEM and ICP analysis.

A microwave-assisted highly practical chemoselective esterification and amidation of carboxylic acids

The ubiquitousness of esters and amide functionalities makes their coupling reaction one of the most sought-after organic transformations. Herein, we have described an efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of esters and amides. Soluble triphenylphosphine, in conjugation with molecular iodine, gave the desired products without the requirement for a base/catalyst. In addition, a solid-phase synthetic route is incorporated for the said conversion, which has added advantages over solution-phase pathways, such as low moisture sensitivity, easy handling, isolation of the product by simple filtration, and reusability. In short, our method is simple, mild, green, and highly chemoselective in nature.

Staudinger’s phosphazene as an efficient esterifying reagent

A new application of Staudinger’s phosphazene as an efficient esterifying reagent is reported. Staudinger’s phosphazene formed in situ by the reaction of organic mono-azide with triphenylphosphine, which is trapped by carboxylic acid, to afford amide exclusively. In contrast, interestingly the same phosphazene behaves in a different way as an efficient esterifying reagent, affording ester under a solvent-free microwave-assisted protocol wherein alcohol is added as the another component in addition to the other reactants. This discovery adds yet another new application of Staudinger’s phosphazene to synthetic chemistry.

A novel nickel-catalyzed synthesis of thioesters, esters and amides from aryl iodides in the presence of chromium hexacarbonyl

This study describes our findings on a novel and cheap NiCl2 catalytic system under ligand-free conditions for the efficient thiocarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation and amidocarbonylation reactions of aryl iodides in the presence of Cr(CO)6 as the solid source of carbon monoxide under air. A variety of aryl iodides tolerated the reaction conditions and structurally different thiols, alcohols and amines were used efficiently. The corresponding thioesters, esters and amides were obtained in good to excellent yield at atmospheric pressure under mild reaction conditions.

Bis azide-triphenylphosphine as a reagent for esterification at room temperature

Modified Staudinger reaction is a well-established reaction for the amide synthesis from organic azides and carboxylic acids in the presence of phosphorous reagents. In contrary to this, it is notable that bis azide in the presence of triethylphosphite or trimethylphosphite does not afford the expected bis amides but affords the ethyl or methyl esters of the carboxylic acids respectively. This serendipitous observation when further investigated results in the discovery of bis azide-triphenylphosphine as an efficient reagent for esterification at room temperature.

From ketones to esters by a Cu-catalyzed highly selective C(CO)-C(alkyl) bond cleavage: Aerobic oxidation and oxygenation with air

The Cu-catalyzed aerobic oxidative esterification of simple ketones via C-C bond cleavage has been developed. Varieties of common ketones, even inactive aryl long-chain alkyl ketones, are selectively converted into esters. The reaction tolerates a wide range of alcohols, including primary and secondary alcohols, chiral alcohols with retention of the configuration, electron-deficient phenols, as well as various natural alcohols. The usage of inexpensive copper catalyst, broad substrate scope, and neutral and open air conditions make this protocol very practical. 18O labeling experiments reveal that oxygenation occurs during this transformation. Preliminary mechanism studies indicate that two novel pathways are mainly involved in this process. (Chemical Equation Presented)

Cu-catalyzed esterification reaction via aerobic oxygenation and C-C bond cleavage: An approach to α-ketoesters

The Cu-catalyzed novel aerobic oxidative esterification reaction of 1,3-diones for the synthesis of α-ketoesters has been developed. This method combines C-C σ-bond cleavage, dioxygen activation and oxidative C-H bond functionalization, as well as provides a practical, neutral, and mild synthetic approach to α-ketoesters which are important units in many biologically active compounds and useful precursors in a variety of functional group transformations. A plausible radical process is proposed on the basis of mechanistic studies.

Organocatalyzed anodic oxidation of aldehydes

A method for the catalytic formation of electroauxiliaries and subsequent anodic oxidation has been developed. The process interfaces N-heterocyclic carbene-based organocatalysis with electro-organic synthesis to achieve direct oxidation of catalytically generated electroactive intermediates. We demonstrate the applicability of this method as a one-pot conversion of aldehydes to esters for a broad range of aldehyde and alcohol substrates. Furthermore, the anodic oxidation reactions are very clean, producing only H2 gas as a result of cathodic reduction.

Solubilizing agents for active or functional organic compounds

An active or functional organic compound is solubilized in a diaryl organic compound having a polar or polarizable functional group therein, as a solvent, cosolvent or additive, to form a composition thereof. Representative active or functional organic compounds include those present in personal care products, e.g., sunscreens containing UVA/UVB absorbing compounds, such as avobenzone, benzophenone-3, and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor. Such compositions also show increased SPF, UVA/UVB absorbance ratio, and critical wavelength performance properties.