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Ruthenium-NHC Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Methylene Ketones Provides Branched Products through Borrowing Hydrogen Strategy
Schlepphorst, Christoph,Maji, Biplab,Glorius, Frank
, p. 4184 - 4188 (2016/07/12)
The α-alkylation of a broad range of methylene ketones was achieved using a ruthenium(II)-NHC catalyst under borrowing hydrogen conditions. Primary alcohols served as alkylating agents and could be used in a one-to-one stoichiometry with respect to the ketone. The selectivity of the process for methyl over branched ketones enabled a one-pot double alkylation protocol utilizing two different alcohols with a single catalyst. Moreover, this methodology could be applied directly to the one-step synthesis of donepezil, the best-selling drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Synthesis of benzyl substituted naphthalenes from benzylidene tetralones
Deck, Lorraine M.,Mgani, Quintino,Martinez, Andrea,Martinic, Alice,Whalen, Lisa J.,Vander Jagt, David L.,Royer, Robert E.
, p. 373 - 376 (2012/01/31)
A convenient and efficient synthesis of novel highly substituted dimethoxybenzylnaphthalenes, which are precursors to several dihydroxynaphthoic acids, is described. The approach involves the use of aldol chemistry to provide a number of benzylidene tetra
