222191-16-4

Upstream product

• 24743-14-4 1-allyl-3-methoxybenzene 
• 1798-09-0 m-methoxyphenylacetic acid 
• 75-03-6 ethyl iodide 
• 85287-67-8 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-propylidene-3,5-dioxa-2,6-disilaheptane 
• 1611-75-2 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)butyronitrile 
• 2845-89-8 1-chloro-3-methoxy-benzene 

Downstream Products

• 1362736-09-1 C₁₁H₁₃ClO₂ 
• 1362735-88-3 C₁₉H₂₆N₂O₆ 
• 46986-64-5 (+/-)-2-<3-Methoxy-phenyl>-buttersaeure-<2-dimethylamino-aethylester> 
• 1392493-97-8 2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenyl)butanamide 
• 47145-82-4 (+/-)-2-<3-Methoxy-phenyl>-buttersaeure-<2-diaethylamino-aethylester> 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Photoinduced Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Decarboxylative Alkynylation with Terminal Alkynes

We describe a photoinduced copper-catalyzed asymmetric radical decarboxylative alkynylation of bench-stable N-hydroxyphthalimide(NHP)-type esters of racemic alkyl carboxylic acids with terminal alkynes, which provides a flexible platform for the construction of chiral C(sp3)?C(sp) bonds. Critical to the success of this process are not only the use of the copper catalyst as a dual photo- and cross-coupling catalyst but also tuning of the NHP-type esters to inhibit the facile homodimerization of the alkyl radical and terminal alkyne, respectively. Owing to the use of stable and easily available NHP-type esters, the reaction features a broader substrate scope compared with reactions using the alkyl halide counterparts, covering (hetero)benzyl-, allyl-, and aminocarbonyl-substituted carboxylic acid derivatives, and (hetero)aryl and alkyl as well as silyl alkynes, thus providing a vital complementary approach to the previously reported method.

Carbonylative Transformation of Allylarenes with CO Surrogates: Tunable Synthesis of 4-Arylbutanoic Acids, 2-Arylbutanoic Acids, and 4-Arylbutanals

In this Communication, procedures for the selective synthesis of 4-arylbutanoic acids, 2-arylbutanoic acids, and 4-arylbutanals from the same allylbenzenes have been developed. With formic acid or TFBen as the CO surrogate, reactions proceed selectively and effectively under carbon monoxide gas-free conditions.

Competitive activity-based protein profiling identifies Aza-β-lactams as a versatile chemotype for serine hydrolase inhibition

Serine hydrolases are one of the largest and most diverse enzyme classes in Nature. Most serine hydrolases lack selective inhibitors, which are valuable probes for assigning functions to these enzymes. We recently discovered a set of aza-β-lactams (ABLs) that act as potent and selective inhibitors of the mammalian serine hydrolase protein-phosphatase methylesterase-1 (PME-1). The ABLs inactivate PME-1 by covalent acylation of the enzyme's serine nucleophile, suggesting that they could offer a general scaffold for serine hydrolase inhibitor discovery. Here, we have tested this hypothesis by screening ABLs more broadly against cell and tissue proteomes by competitive activity-based protein profiling (ABPP), leading to the discovery of lead inhibitors for several serine hydrolases, including the uncharacterized enzyme α,β-hydrolase domain-containing 10 (ABHD10). ABPP-guided medicinal chemistry yielded a compound ABL303 that potently (IC50-30 nM) and selectively inactivated ABHD10 in vitro and in living cells. A comparison of optimized inhibitors for PME-1 and ABHD10 indicates that modest structural changes that alter steric bulk can tailor the ABL to selectively react with distinct, distantly related serine hydrolases. Our findings, taken together, designate the ABL as a versatile reactive group for creating first-in-class serine hydrolase inhibitors.

Highly enantioselective direct alkylation of arylacetic acids with chiral lithium amides as traceless auxiliaries

A direct, highly enantioselective alkylation of arylacetic acids via enediolates using a readily available chiral lithium amide as a stereodirecting reagent has been developed. This approach circumvents the traditional attachment and removal of chiral auxiliaries used currently for this type of transformation. The protocol is operationally simple, and the chiral reagent is readily recoverable.

Unexpected formation of 3,3a,4,7a-tetrahydrobenzofuran-2,5-dione as well as arene carboxylic acids upon formal double exo nucleophilic addition of R1R2C-COO- to anisolechromium tricarbonyl complexes

Bis(trimethylsily)ketene acetals of the general structure 2 (R1 = H,Me,R2 = Me,Et,Pr(i),CMe = CH2) react at -78°C in the presence of Bu(t)OK with a series of arenechromium tricarbonyl complexes 3 to give as expected, after oxidation with I2 followed by silica gel chromatography, arylcarboxylic acids 7. In the case of anisolechromium tricarbonyl 8, besides the m-methoxyarylcarboxylic acids, tetrahydrobenzofuran-2,5-diones 11, are formed as the result of a double nucleophilic addition.