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Used in Chemical Synthesis:
BENZENE,1-METHYL-2-[(4-METHYL) is used as a key intermediate in the preparation of N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium complexes. These complexes are essential catalysts for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction, a widely used method in organic chemistry for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds.
Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction:
In the field of organic chemistry, BENZENE,1-METHYL-2-[(4-METHYL) is used as a reactant in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. This reaction involves the coupling of benzyl chlorides with arylboronic acids to produce diarylmethanes, which are important building blocks in the synthesis of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and advanced materials.
Advantages in Chemical Synthesis:
The use of BENZENE,1-METHYL-2-[(4-METHYL) in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction offers several advantages, such as mild reaction conditions, high functional group tolerance, and the formation of a wide range of diarylmethane products. This makes it a valuable compound for the development of new chemical entities and the improvement of existing synthetic routes.

Upstream product

• 1140-16-5 (2-methylphenyl)(4-methylphenyl)methanone 
• 104-87-0 4-methyl-benzaldehyde 
• 108-88-3 toluene 
• 95-47-6 o-xylene 
• 106-49-0 p-toluidine 
• 591-49-1 1-methylcyclohex-1-ene 
• 874-60-2 4-methyl-benzoyl chloride 
• 104-81-4 4-Methylbenzyl bromide 
• 5663-40-1 2-(4-methylphenyl)-1,3-dioxane 
• 625-45-6 2-methoxyacetic acid 
• 183156-71-0 N-(4-methylbenzyl)-N-nitrosoacetamide 
• 71-43-2 benzene 
• 104-82-5 4-Methylbenzyl chloride 
• 589-18-4 4-Methylbenzyl alcohol 

Downstream Products

• 1140-16-5 (2-methylphenyl)(4-methylphenyl)methanone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Mixed Alkyl/Aryl Diphos Ligands for Iron-Catalyzed Negishi and Kumada Cross Coupling Towards the Synthesis of Diarylmethane

Mixed alkyl/aryl diphos ligands have been prepared and their application in iron-catalyzed cross coupling of benzylic chlorides with diaryl zinc (Negishi) or aryl Grignard reagents (Kumada) towards the synthesis of diarylmethane has been evaluated. The iron?diphos catalytic system exhibited the enhanced activity and selectivity in the two coupling reactions. The electron-rich mixed PPh2/PCy2 ligands outperformed their symmetrical PPh2 congeners, and led to decreased homocoupling byproduct formation. It indicates that the electronic effect of the ligands plays an important role in the catalytic performance. The Fe catalyst supported by L8 bearing an electron-rich PCy2 substituent and a sterically demanding tert-butyl on ethene backbone exhibited the best catalytic performance and good functional group tolerance in the two cross coupling reactions.

N-heterocyclic carbene–palladium complexes for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction with benzyl chloride and aromatic boronic acid leading to diarylmethanes

A family of N-heterocyclic carbene–palladium(II)–N,N-dimethylbenzylamine complexes ((NHC)LPdCl2; L?=?N,N-dimethylbenzylamine) were synthesized as well as characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic data. These complexes exhibited higher catalytic activities for the Suzuki reaction of benzyl chlorides to afford diarylmethanes under milder conditions than other efficient (NHC)LPdCl2 complexes. Using the optimum conditions, the expected coupling products were obtained in moderate to high yields. All reactions were carried out in air and all starting materials were used as supplied without purification.

Preparation and application of blended nickel (II) complex with bisoxazoline derived azacyclo-carbene ligand and phosphite ester ligand

The invention discloses a blended nickel (II) complex with a bisoxazoline derived azacyclo-carbene ligand and a phosphite ester ligand and application of the blended nickel (II) complex. The blended nickel (II) complex has a chemical formula of Ni(NHC)[P(OR)3]X2, in the formula, R is one of ethyl or isopropyl; X is one of bromine atoms or helium atoms; and NHC is the bisoxazoline derived azacyclo-carbene ligand. In the presence of magnesium chips, the blended nickel (II) complex with the bisoxazoline derived azacyclo-carbene ligand and the phosphite ester ligand, which is disclosed by the invention, is capable of catalyzing aromatic hydrocarbon or fluoro-aromatic hydrocarbon with low activity to have a reduction cross coupling reaction with a benzyl chloride type compound at a single temperature, then a diarylmethane compound can be generated at one step, and a novel method is provided for synthesizing diarylmethane compounds.

Substrate switchable Suzuki-Miyaura coupling for benzyl ester: Vs. benzyl halide

Two reaction conditions were developed to accomplish the substrate switchable Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of benzyl derivatives and arylboronic acid derivatives. Under conditions for esters, benzyl esters such as carbonates and acetates reacted with arylboronic acids to afford the corresponding diarylmethanes. However, the benzyl halides did not react under the same conditions. On the other hand, benzyl halides such as bromides and chlorides furnished diarylmethanes under conditions for halides, under which benzyl ester substrates did not react, in which water was found to play an important role. This switching system was tested using the intermolecular/intramolecular competitive reactions, during which the desired products could be synthesized by selecting the appropriate reaction conditions.

A Zwitterionic Palladium(II) Complex as a Precatalyst for Neat-Water-Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions of Heteroaryl, Benzyl, and Aryl Acid Chlorides with Organoboron Reagents

The Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling (SMC) reactions of several heteroaryl chlorides, benzyl chlorides, and aryl acid chlorides with (hetero)arylboron reagents have been investigated in the presence of [Pd(HL1)(PPh3)Cl2] (I) [HL1 = 3-[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1-imidazolio]-2-quinoxalinide] as catalyst and K2CO3 as base in neat water. The synthesis of the heterocycle-containing biaryls required the addition of 2 mol-% of a phosphine ligand (PPh3 or X-Phos). A combination of more than 115 substrates were screened and it was found that I is a versatile catalyst that can produce heterocycle-containing biaryls, diarylmethanes, and benzophenones in moderate-to-excellent yields.

Cooperative Al-H Bond Activation in DIBAL-H: Catalytic Generation of an Alumenium-Ion-Like Lewis Acid for Hydrodefluorinative Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

The Ru-S bond in Ohki-Tatsumi complexes breaks oligomeric DIBAL-H structures into their more reactive monomer. That deaggregation is coupled to heterolytic Al-H bond activation at the Ru-S bond, formally splitting the Al-H linkage into hydride and an alumenium ion. The molecular structure of these Lewis pairs was established crystallographically, revealing an additional Ru-Al interaction next to the Ru-H and Al-S bonds. That bonding situation was further analyzed by quantum-chemical calculations and is best described as a three-center-two-electron (3c2e) donor-acceptor σ(Ru-H) → Al interaction. Despite the extra stabilization of the aluminum center by the interaction with both the sulfur atom and the Ru-H bond, the hydroalane adducts are found to be stronger Lewis acids and electrophiles than the free ruthenium catalyst and DIBAL-H in its different aggregation states. Hence, the DIBAL-H molecule and its Al-H bond are activated by the Ru-S bond, but these hydroalane adducts are not to be mistaken as sulfur-stabilized alumenium ions in a strict sense. The Ohki-Tatsumi complexes catalyze C(sp3)-F bond cleavage with DIBAL-H, and the catalytic setup is applied to hydrodefluorinative Friedel-Crafts alkylations. A broad range of CF3-substituted arenes is efficiently converted into unsymmetrical diarylmethanes with various arenes as nucleophiles. Computed fluoride-ion affinities (FIAs) of the hydroalane adducts as well as DIBAL-H in its aggregation states support this experimental finding.

Container Chemistry: Manipulating excited state behavior of organic guests within cavitands that form capsules in water

Two new cavitands substituted with acid and alcohol groups (tetra-acid tetra-alcohol [TATA] and inverted TATA [iTATA]) bearing the same molecular skeleton as octa acid (OA) have been synthesized and their use as photochemical reaction containers explored. Isothermal calorimetric titration experiments suggest that the inclusion of organic molecules within these cavitands is driven both by favorable ΔH and ΔS and the substituents at the portals have little role to play. Comparison of the 2 new cavitands with the previous results on OA reveals that the presence of benzoate anion at the top periphery is essential for the cavitand to be a triplet sensitizer. Polarity within the water-soluble capsules, resulting from TATA and iTATA, was found to be close to that of ethylacetate and hydrocarbons, similar to that of OA. Photophysical studies with anthracene and camphorthione as guests disclose that the capsules made of 2 molecules of cavitands do not disassemble in the time scale of the excited states of the above guests (S1 in the case of anthracene and T1 in the case of camphorthione). Capsules ability to confine guests and the resulting photochemical intermediates has been tested by examining the photochemistry of 1-phenyl-3-para-tolyl-2-propanone. The radicals resulting from the Norrish type 1 cleavage of 1-phenyl-3-para-tolyl-2-propanone did not escape the cage and gave products, resulting from 100% cage effect. Availability of TATA and iTATA along with already reported similar cavitands expands the list of water-soluble capsule forming cavitands that could be used as molecular containers.

Synthetic method of diarylmethanes

The invention discloses a synthetic method of diarylmethanes. The method is characterized in that benzyl pseudohalide and aromatic boric acid are reacted in an organic solvent under alkaline condition. The method employs easily available raw materials, conversion is realized under effect of no transition metal catalysis, water-free and oxygen-free are not required, Lewis acid catalysis is not required, the method has wide substrate universality, and various substituted diarylmethanes can be synthesized by the method.

Coupling of arylboronic acids with benzyl halides or mesylates without adding transition metal catalysts

We report herein a transition-metal-free coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with benzyl halides and mesylates for the construction of C(sp2)[sbnd]C(sp3) bonds. A unique feature of this coupling reaction is the formation regioisomers in some cases. Mechanistic studies suggest that this reaction may proceed via an unprecedented Friedel–Crafts-type reaction pathway under base conditions with the assistance of boronic acid moiety.

Functional Ionic Liquids as Efficient and Recyclable Catalysts for the Methylation of Formaldehyde with Aromatics

Abstract: Methylation of formaldehyde with various aromatics under functional ionic liquids catalysis has been developed. Among the ionic liquids investigated, triphenyl-(4-sulfobutyl)-phosphonium triflate ([TTPBs][CF3SO3]) showed high activity and afforded excellent yields of diarylmethane derivatives. A mechanism for the catalytic performance of [TTPBs][CF3SO3] is proposed. Besides, the catalyst can simply be separated from the reaction mixture by centrifugation and be recycled ten times without noticeable loss of activity. Graphical Abstract: Diarylmethane derivatives were successfully synthesized from the methylation of formaldehyde with aromatics using efficient and recyclable functional ionic liquids as catalysts, excellent yields and selectivities were obtained under solvent free conditions. The catalyst was reused at least ten consecutive recycles without noticeable loss in its catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the usability of catalyst was explored.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]