2077-36-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Electrochemical Aziridination of Internal Alkenes with Primary Amines
Bartolomeu, Aloisio de A.,Dyga, Marco,Goo?en, Lukas J.,Laudadio, Gabriele,No?l, Timothy,O?eka, Maksim,de Bruin, Bas,de Oliveira, Kleber T.,van Leest, Nicolaas P.
supporting information, p. 255 - 266 (2021/01/19)
An electrochemical approach to prepare aziridines via an oxidative coupling between alkenes and primary alkyl amines was realized. The reaction is carried out in an electrochemical flow reactor, leading to short reaction/residence times (5 min), high yields, and broad scope. At the cathode, hydrogen is generated, which can be used in a second reactor to reduce the aziridine yielding the corresponding hydroaminated product.Aziridines are useful synthetic building blocks, widely employed for the preparation of various nitrogen-containing derivatives. As the current methods require the use of prefunctionalized amines, the development of a synthetic strategy toward aziridines that can establish the union of alkenes and amines would be of great synthetic value. Herein, we report an electrochemical approach, which realizes this concept via an oxidative coupling between alkenes and primary alkylamines. The reaction is carried out in an electrochemical flow reactor leading to short reaction/residence times (5 min), high yields, and broad scope. At the cathode, hydrogen is generated, which can be used in a second reactor to reduce the aziridine, yielding the corresponding hydroaminated product. Mechanistic investigations and DFT calculations revealed that the alkene is first anodically oxidized and subsequently reacted with the amine coupling partner.The central tenet in modern synthetic methodology is to develop new methods only using widely available organic building blocks. As a direct consequence, new activation strategies are required to cajole the coupling partners to react and, subsequently, forge new and useful chemical bonds. Using electrochemical activation, our methodology enables for the first time the direct coupling between olefins and amines to yield aziridines. Aziridines display interesting pharmacological activity and serve as valuable synthetic intermediates to prepare diverse nitrogen-containing derivatives. Interestingly, the sole byproduct generated in this process is hydrogen, which can be subsequently used to reduce the aziridine into the corresponding hydroaminated product. Hence, this electrochemical methodology can be regarded as green and sustainable from the vantage point of upgrading simple and widely available commodity chemicals.
Facile Synthesis of Chiral Arylamines, Alkylamines and Amides by Enantioselective NiH-Catalyzed Hydroamination
Meng, Lingpu,Yang, Jingjie,Duan, Mei,Wang, You,Zhu, Shaolin
supporting information, p. 23584 - 23589 (2021/09/28)
Regio- and enantioselective hydroarylamination, hydroalkylamination and hydroamidation of styrenes have been developed by NiH catalysis with a simple bioxazoline ligand under mild conditions. A wide range of enantioenriched benzylic arylamines, alkylamines and amides can be easily accessed by nitroarenes, hydroxylamines and dioxazolones, respectively as amination reagents. The chiral induction in these reactions is proposed to proceed through an enantiodifferentiating syn-hydronickellation step.
METHODS OF BORYLATION AND USES THEREOF
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Page/Page column 61-62, (2021/04/30)
The present invention relates, in general terms, to methods of borylation and uses thereof. In particular, the present invention provides a method of borylating an alkene compound by contacting the compound with a boron compound, a Fe pre-catalyst and a protic additive. The borylation occurs at a vicinal (β) position to an electron donating or electron withdrawing moiety of the compound.
Iron Catalyzed Double Bond Isomerization: Evidence for an FeI/FeIII Catalytic Cycle
Woof, Callum R.,Durand, Derek J.,Fey, Natalie,Richards, Emma,Webster, Ruth L.
supporting information, p. 5972 - 5977 (2021/03/17)
Iron-catalyzed isomerization of alkenes is reported using an iron(II) β-diketiminate pre-catalyst. The reaction proceeds with a catalytic amount of a hydride source, such as pinacol borane (HBpin) or ammonia borane (H3N?BH3). Reactivity with both allyl arenes and aliphatic alkenes has been studied. The catalytic mechanism was investigated by a variety of means, including deuteration studies, Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The data obtained support a pre-catalyst activation step that gives access to an η2-coordinated alkene FeI complex, followed by oxidative addition of the alkene to give an FeIII intermediate, which then undergoes reductive elimination to allow release of the isomerization product.
Iron-Catalyzed Tunable and Site-Selective Olefin Transposition
Yu, Xiaolong,Zhao, Haonan,Li, Ping,Koh, Ming Joo
supporting information, p. 18223 - 18230 (2020/12/04)
The catalytic isomerization of C-C double bonds is an indispensable chemical transformation used to deliver higher-value analogues and has important utility in the chemical industry. Notwithstanding the advances reported in this field, there is compelling demand for a general catalytic solution that enables precise control of the C═C bond migration position, in both cyclic and acyclic systems, to furnish disubstituted and trisubstituted alkenes. Here, we show that catalytic amounts of an appropriate earth-abundant iron-based complex, a base and a boryl compound, promote efficient and controllable alkene transposition. Mechanistic investigations reveal that these processes likely involve in situ formation of an iron-hydride species which promotes olefin isomerization through sequential olefin insertion/β-hydride elimination. Through this strategy, regiodivergent access to different products from one substrate can be facilitated, isomeric olefin mixtures commonly found in petroleum-derived feedstock can be transformed to a single alkene product, and unsaturated moieties embedded within linear and heterocyclic biologically active entities can be obtained.
Process for isomerizing and converting (Z)-olefins to (E)-olefins
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Paragraph 0048-0050; 0066-0068; 0069-0071, (2020/03/25)
The invention belongs to the technical field of metal catalytic synthesis, and discloses a method for isomerizing and converting (Z)-olefins into (E)-olefins. The (E)-olefins are prepared through a reaction at -30-80 DEG C for 0.5-48 h by using a combination of CoX2 and a PNP or PAO ligand as a catalyst in the presence of an activating reagent; and a molar ratio of the (Z)-olefins to the CoX2 to the PNP or PAO ligand to the activating reagent is 1:(0.00001-0.10):(0.00001-0.10):(0.00003-0.30). The catalyst used in the invention is the combination of the cheap metal cobalt salt and the simple and easily available ligand, no other toxic transition metal (such as ruthenium, rhodium and palladium) salt is added in the reaction, and the method also has the advantages of cheap and easily available raw material, good functional group tolerance, mild reaction conditions, simplicity in operation, and e atom economy of 100%.
Cobalt-Catalyzed Z to e Isomerization of Alkenes: An Approach to (E)-β-Substituted Styrenes
Liu, Hongmei,Xu, Man,Cai, Cheng,Chen, Jianhui,Gu, Yugui,Xia, Yuanzhi
, p. 1193 - 1198 (2020/02/04)
An efficient cobalt-catalyzed Z to E isomerization of β-substituted styrenes using the amido-diphosphine ligand was developed, delivering the (E)-isomers with good functional tolerance and high stereoselectivity. The reaction could be scaled up to gram-scale with a catalyst loading of 0.1 mol %, using a mixture of (Z)- and (E)-alkene as the starting material. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicated that cobalt(I)-hydride and a benzylic-cobalt species were probably involved in the reaction, as supported by experiments and DFT calculations.
Radical Cation Diels-Alder Reactions by TiO2 Photocatalysis
Nakayama, Kaii,Maeta, Naoya,Horiguchi, Genki,Kamiya, Hidehiro,Okada, Yohei
supporting information, p. 2246 - 2250 (2019/04/10)
Radical cation Diels-Alder reactions by titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysis in lithium perchlorate/nitromethane solution are described. TiO2 photocatalysis promotes reactions between electron-rich dienes and dienophiles, which would otherwise be difficult to accomplish due to electronic mismatching. The reactions are triggered by hole oxidation of the dienophile and are completed by the excited electron reduction of the radical cation intermediate at the dispersed surface in the absence of any sacrificial substrate.
Radical Cation Cyclopropanations via Chromium Photooxidative Catalysis
Sarabia, Francisco J.,Ferreira, Eric M.
supporting information, p. 2865 - 2868 (2017/06/07)
The chromium photocatalyzed cyclopropanation of diazo reagents with electron-rich alkenes is described. The transformation occurs under mild conditions and features specific distinctions from traditional diazo-based cyclopropanations (e.g., avoiding β-hydride elimination, chemoselectivity considerations, etc.). The reaction appears to work most effectively using chromium catalysis, and a number of decorated cyclopropanes can be accessed in generally good yields.
Nickel-Catalyzed Allylic C(sp2)–H Activation: Stereoselective Allyl Isomerization and Regiospecific Allyl Arylation of Allylarenes
Wu, Qiang,Wang, Lanlan,Jin, Rizhe,Kang, Chuanqing,Bian, Zheng,Du, Zhijun,Ma, Xiaoye,Guo, Haiquan,Gao, Lianxun
, p. 5415 - 5422 (2016/11/22)
Stereoselective allyl isomerization and regiospecific allyl arylation reactions of allylarenes with a catalytic system comprising nickel(II) with an aryl Grignard reagent were studied. Both reactions are triggered by allylic internal C(sp2)–H activation by in-situ-formed Ni0, which is inserted into the C–H bond at the 2-position of the allyl moiety without a directing group. The isomerization of allylarene to 1-propenylarene favors the E isomer and proceeds with quantitative conversion. The arylation takes place through oxidative cross-coupling of allylarenes with excess Grignard reagent. It occurs regiospecifically at the position of C(sp2)–H activation and represents a new method for the synthesis of 1,1-disubstituted olefins. The results of deuterium labeling experiments reveal an alkenyl/alkyl mechanism involving allylic internal C(sp2)–H activation and multiple intermolecular 1,2-, 1,3-, and 2,3-hydride shifts. These methods represent new approaches to the functionalization of olefins, and the mechanistic investigations could be helpful for the discovery and design of new strategies for olefin functionalization.
