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Upstream product

• 107-13-1 acrylonitrile 
• 4549-72-8 sodium o-cresolate 
• 95-48-7 ortho-cresol 

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• 25173-35-7 3-(2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid 
• 92386-81-7 3-o-tolyloxy-propionic acid butyl ester 
• 7497-91-8 methyl 3-(2-methylphenoxy)propanoate 
• 49660-56-2 8-methylchroman-4-one 
• 90844-08-9 β-(2-Carboxy-phenoxy)-propionsaeure 
• 90921-10-1 acide chromannone-4 carboxylique-8 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Acid activated montmorillonite K-10 mediated intramolecular acylation: Simple and convenient synthesis of 4-chromanones

3-Aryloxyproionic acids undergo intramolecular cyclization in the presence of AA.Mont.K-10 in toluene under reflux for 30–45 min in good to excellent yields. Phenyl ring bearing various substituents at the ortho, meta, para positions undergo this cyclization reaction. This method involves simple work up and amenable for large scale preparations. The heterogeneous acid treated catalyst can be regenerated and used for up to three cycles with minimum loss of activity.

Efficient and rapid synthesis of phenolic analogs of 4-phenylbutanoic acid using microwave-assisted Michael addition as a key reaction

ABSTRACT: The addition of phenols to acrylonitrile in the presence of aqueous benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide or tetramethylammonium hydroxide under microwave irradiation yielded the corresponding Michael adducts. The obtained adducts were easily transformed to phenolic analogs of 4-phenylbutanoic acids via the hydrolysis of nitrile groups.

Enantioselective halogenative semi-pinacol rearrangement: Extension of substrate scope and mechanistic investigations

The present Full Paper article discloses a survey of our recent results obtained in the context of the enantioselective halogenation-initiated semi-pinacol rearrangement. Commencing with the fluorination/semi-pinacol reaction first and moving to the heavier halogens (bromine and iodine) second, the scope and limitations of the halogenative phase-transfer methodology will be discussed and compared. An extension of the fluorination/semi-pinacol reaction to the ring-expansion of five-membered allylic cyclopentanols will be also described, as well as some preliminary results on substrates prone to desymmetrization will be given. Finally, the present manuscript will culminate with a detailed mechanistic investigation of the canonical fluorination/semi-pinacol reaction. Our mechanistic discussion will be based on in situ reaction progress monitoring, complemented with substituent effect, kinetic isotopic effect and non-linear behaviour studies.

Enantioselective organocatalytic fluorination-induced Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement

Cracked under strain: Strained allylic cyclobutanols and cyclopropanols readily undergo a ring expansion described by the title rearrangement. This reaction is promoted by catalytic amounts of 1 and displays high tolerance with respect to the substrate scope. The corresponding β-fluoro spiroketone products are isolated in high yields and with excellent stereoselectivities. EDG=electron-donating group, EWG=electron-withdrawing group. Copyright

An efficient synthesis of 4-chromanones

A two step efficient and practical synthesis of a variety of 4-chromanones is described. Phenols undergo a Michael addition to acrylonitriles in the presence of catalytic amounts of potassium carbonate and tert-butanol to generate the corresponding 3-aryloxypropanenitriles in 50-93% yields. Treatment of the resulting aryloxypropionitriles with 1.5 equiv of TfOH and 5 equiv of TFA, followed by an aqueous work up afforded 4-chromanones in moderate to excellent yields.

Addition of amines and phenols to acrylonitrile derivatives catalyzed by the POCOP-type pincer complex [{κP,κC, κP-2,6-(i-Pr2PO)2C6H 3}Ni(NCMe)][OSO2CF3]

The pincer-type complex [{κP,κC, κP-2,6-(i-Pr2PO)2C6H 3}Ni(NCMe)][OSO2CF3] (1) can serve as a precatalyst for the regioselective, anti-Markovnikov addition of nucleophiles to activated olefins. The catalyzed additions of aliphatic amines to acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and crotonitrile proceed at room temperature and give quantitative yields of products resulting from the formation of C-N bonds. On the other hand, aromatic amines or alcohols are completely inert toward methacrylonitrile and crotonitrile, and much less reactive toward acrylonitrile, requiring added base, heating, and extended reaction times to give good yields. The catalytic reactivities of 1 are thought to arise from the substitutional lability of the coordinated acetonitrile that allows competitive coordination of the nitrile moiety in the olefinic substrates; this binding enhances the electrophilicity of the CC moiety, rendering them more susceptible to attack by nucleophiles. In some cases, RCN → Ni binding results in double bond isomerization/migration (allyl cyanide) or attack of nucleophiles at the nitrile moiety (cinnamonitrile and 4-cyanostyrene). Reaction of morpholine with 1 at 60 °C led to formation of the amidine derivative 2 that has been characterized by X-ray crystallography.

Hydroamination and alcoholysis of acrylonitrile promoted by the pincer complex {κP,κC,κP-2,6- (Ph2PO)2C6H3}Ni(OSO 2CF3)

This report describes the catalytic activity of the pincer-type complex {κP,κC,κP-2,6-(Ph 2PO)2C6H3}Ni(OSO2CF 3) (1) in the anti-Markovnikov addition of aliphatic and aromatic amines and alcohols to acrylonitrile, crotonitrile, and methacrylonitrile. The influence of additives on the catalytic activities was investigated, and it was found that substoichiometric quantities of water promoted the C-N bond forming reactions catalyzed by 1, especially the reactions involving aromatic amines; in comparison, NEt3 had a less dramatic impact. The opposite pattern was observed for the alcoholysis of acrylonitrile promoted by 1: water had no beneficial effect on these reactions, while NEt3 proved to be a potent promoter. Another important difference between these reactions is that hydroamination works better with more nucleophilic amines, whereas the alcoholysis reactions work well with ArOH, CF3CH2OH, and ArCH2OH but not at all with the more nucleophilic aliphatic alcohols methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol. Both hydroamination and alcoholysis proceed much better with acrylonitrile in comparison to its Me-substituted derivatives crotonitrile and methacrylonitrile. Under optimized conditions, precatalyst 1 promotes conjugate additions to acrylonitrile with catalytic turnover numbers of up to 100 (hydroamination) or higher (alcoholysis). Spectroscopic studies have established that the main Ni-containing species in the hydroamination reactions is a cationic adduct in which the olefinic substrate is bound to the Ni center via its nitrile moiety; this binding activates the double bond toward an outer-sphere nucleophilic attack by the amine (Michael addition). The solid-state structures of the cationic nitrile adducts [{κP, κC,κP-2,6-(Ph2PO)2C 6H3}Ni(NCR)][OSO2CF3] (R = Me (2a), CH2CH2N(H)Ph (2e)), which can be regarded as model complexes for the species involved in the hydroamination catalysis, have been elucidated. Also reported are the solid-state structures of the charge-neutral compound {κP,κC,κP-2,6-(i- Pr2PO)2C6H3}Ni(OSO 2CF3) and an octahedral Ni(II) species resulting from the aerobic/hydrolytic oxidation of 1.

Synthesis of Aryloxy Analogues of Arachidonic Acid via Wittig and Palladium Catalysed Cross-coupling Reactions

The synthesis of o- and p-phenoxy analogues of arachidonic acid is described.In particular, the Wittig olefination reaction of hydroxy and alkyloxy benzaldehydes has been investigated and the products shown to be highly dependent on the solvent used.E/Z isomer control was difficult to achieve in most cases, although there was a tendency towards Z-isomer formation in dimethyl sulphoxide compared to tetrahydrofuran, particularly for the phenolic compounds.Specific Z-isomer formation was achieved by the partial reduction of alkynes derived from appropriately protected bromophenols via Heck or palladium catalysed cross-coupling reactions.

NOUVEAUX DERIVES DE LA BENZOPYRANNONE-4, A ACTIVITES ANALGESIQUE, ANTI-INFLAMMATOIRE ET ANTIAGREGANTE PLAQUETTAIRE

A series of 35 new derivatives of 3-benzylidene benzopyran-4-one carboxylic acid was synthesized; their antiinflammatory and analgesic activities were investigated and compared with those of acetylsalicylic acid, phenylbutazone, ketoprofene and glafenine.Among these compounds, four were found to be more potent than the references compounds in tests of antiinflammatory and analgesic activity.Seven compounds were tested on rat blood platelet aggregation induced by ADP.From these tests, HD-039, HD-041, HD-044 and HD-049 appear to be promising antiinflammatory, analgesic and anticlotting agents, although this original series shows little structural analogy with classical non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents.