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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Imidazolium Based Fluorous N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Effective and Recyclable Organocatalysts for Redox Esterification

A series of new highly fluorophilic ionic liquids (f > 110) was synthetized from 3-iodopropyltris(3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl)silane and N-alkyl imidazoles, followed by anion exchange. N-heterocyclic carbenes generated in situ from obtained imidazolium salts were employed to catalyze redox esterification (umpolung) of cinnamaldehyde with alcohols. The most effective N-methyl derivative with iodide as a counter anion was studied in detail with respect to the optimization of reaction conditions, substrate scope and recyclability. Recovery of the precatalyst was achieved using either fluorous extraction or performing the reaction in suitable fluorous biphase system with direct recycling of the fluorinated precatalyst phase. For both tested options, the catalytic activity did not significantly decrease within 5 subsequent cycles. The redox esterification was shown to proceed also in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as an alternative solvent where the activity of the fluorinated catalyst was also superior to the nonfluorinated model, while retaining the benefit of easy recycling.

Ionic liquid catalytic synthesis of styrene-acrylic acid ester derivative of the method (by machine translation)

The invention provides an ionic liquid catalytic synthesis of styrene-acrylic acid ester derivative of the method, the method adopts the imidazole ionic liquid as catalyst, in order to cinnamic aldehyde or its derivatives and nandrolone or testosterone alcohol or phenol derivatives as raw materials, without any additional acid and alkali, one-step reaction, to obtain the styrene-acrylic acid ester derivative. Compared with the prior art, the maximum of this invention is characterized in that the raw materials are all simple and easy to obtain, security and stability of the compound, the reaction time is short, after the reaction by simple extraction, concentration or crystallization can be obtained pure product, at the same time can also be realized in the use of the recycling of the catalyst, catalyst recycled is very convenient and almost no "wastes" problem. The invention it has less catalyst levels, the reaction selectivity is high, and the yield is high, the operation is simple, pollution is small, green high degree of several advantages; in the setting under the reaction conditions, the conversion of raw materials and the yield of the product are as high as 90% or more. (by machine translation)

Enantio- and Diastereoselective Hydrofluorination of Enals by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

In contrast to well-established asymmetric hydrogenation reactions, enantioselective protonation is an orthogonal approach for creating highly valuable methine chiral centers under redox-neutral conditions. Reported here is the highly enantio- and diastereoselective hydrofluorination of enals by an asymmetric β-protonation/α-fluorination cascade catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). The two nucleophilic sites of a homoenolate intermediate, generated from enals and an NHC, are sequentially protonated and fluorinated. The results show that controlling the relative rates of protonation, fluorination, and esterification is crucial for this transformation, and can be accomplished using a dual shuttling strategy. Structurally diverse carboxylic acid derivatives with two contiguous chiral centers are prepared in a single step with excellent d.r. and ee values.

Oxidative Decarboxylation Enables Chemoselective, Racemization-Free Esterification: Coupling of α-Ketoacids and Alcohols Mediated by Hypervalent Iodine(III)

An α-ketoacid could be converted into a reactive acylating agent by treatment with hypervalent iodine(III) species, and in so doing, we discovered a novel decarboxylative acylation of alcohols that affords a variety of esters in excellent yields. The esterification has been applied to a sterol bearing a free carboxylic acid and shows unique chemoselectivity. The procedure is racemization-free and operates under mild conditions.

Catalytic, Enantioselective β-Protonation through a Cooperative Activation Strategy

The NHC-catalyzed transformation of unsaturated aldehydes into saturated esters through an organocatalytic homoenolate process has been thoroughly studied. Leveraging a unique “Umpolung”-mediated β-protonation, this process has evolved from a test bed for homoenolate reactivity to a broader platform for asymmetric catalysis. Inspired by our success in using the β-protonation process to generate enals from ynals with good E/Z selectivity, our early studies found that an asymmetric variation of this reaction was not only feasible, but also adaptable to a kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols through NHC-catalyzed acylation. In-depth analysis of this process determined that careful catalyst and solvent pairing is critical for optimal yield and selectivity; proper choice of nonpolar solvent provided improved yield through suppression of an oxidative side reaction, while employment of a cooperative catalytic approach through inclusion of a hydrogen bond donor cocatalyst significantly improved enantioselectivity.

Studies of the Electronic Effects of Zinc Cluster Catalysts and Their Application to the Transesterification of β-Keto Esters

The electronic effects of tetranuclear zinc cluster catalysts on transesterification were investigated by changing the carboxylate ligands in the clusters. High catalyst activity crucially depended on the balance between Lewis acidity and Br?nsted basicity of the catalyst; this was consistent with the dual activation of both the electrophile and nucleophile by the cooperative zinc centers. In addition, tetranuclear zinc cluster catalysts achieved the transesterification of β-keto esters with unprecedented levels of broad substrate generality, in which a newly developed pentafluoropropionate-bridged zinc cluster and 4-dimethylaminopyridine additive greatly improved the reactivity of sterically congested α- and α,α-disubstituted β-keto esters. Lewis versus Br?nsted: High catalyst activity of zinc clusters on transesterification crucially depend on a balance between Lewis acidity and Br?nsted basicity of the catalyst. Zinc clusters, including a newly developed pentafluoropropionate-bridged zinc cluster, achieved the transesterification of β-keto esters with unprecedented levels of broad substrate generality (see figure).

Oxidative enantioselective α-fluorination of aliphatic aldehydes enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis

Described is the first study on oxidative enantioselective α-fluorination of simple aliphatic aldehydes enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis. N-fluorobis(phenyl)-sulfonimide serves as a an oxidant and as an "F" source. The C-F bond formation occurs

A recyclable CO surrogate in regioselective alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes: Indirect use of carbon dioxide

Herein, we report a Pd-catalysed alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes based on the use of a recyclable CO2 reduction product, the crystalline and air-stable N-formylsaccharin, as a CO surrogate. The carbonylation proceeds under ambient conditions in an exceptionally complementary regioselective fashion yielding the desired branched products from styrene derivatives and valuable linear esters from alkyl-substituted alkenes.

A General and mild catalytic α-alkylation of unactivated esters using Alcohols

Catalytic α-alkylation of esters with primary alcohols is a desirable process because it uses low-toxicity agents and generates water as the by-product. Reported herein is a NCP pincer/Ir catalyst which is highly efficient for α-alkylation of a broad scope of unactivated esters under mild reaction conditions. For the first time, alcohols alkylate unactivated α-substituted acyclic esters, lactones, and even methyl and ethyl acetates. This method can be applied to the synthesis of carboxylic acid derivatives with diverse structures and functional groups, some of which would be impossible to access by conventional enolate alkylations with alkyl halides. In a pinch: An NCP pincer/iridium catalyst is highly efficient for the α-alkylation of unactivated esters using alcohol under mild reaction conditions. The reaction is simple, clean, and scalable (1-10 mmol), and the scope with respect to the ester is wide.

Ionic liquid-catalyzed internal redox esterification reaction

The internal redox esterification of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and alcohols was carried out using different ionic liquids (ILs) as catalysts and reaction solvents. The basic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([bmim]OAc), exhibited the best activity for this reaction. The influences of the amount of ionic liquid catalyst and reaction time on yield of saturated ester have been investigated. The results showed that ionic liquid anions have a crucial effect on the redox esterification of α,β- unsaturated aldehydes and alcohols. The nucleophilic carbenes generated in situ from the ionic liquid cation were believed to be actual active species for this reactions.