25774-54-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Tropolonate salts as acyl-transfer catalysts under thermal and photochemical conditions: Reaction scope and mechanistic insights
Mai, Binh Khanh,Koenigs, Rene M.,Nguyen, Thanh Vinh,Lyons, Demelza J.M.,Empel, Claire,Pace, Domenic P.,Dinh, An H.
, p. 12596 - 12606 (2020)
Acyl-transfer catalysis is a frequently used tool to promote the formation of carboxylic acid derivatives, which are important synthetic precursors and target compounds in organic synthesis. However, there have been only a few structural motifs known to efficiently catalyze the acyl-transfer reaction. Herein, we introduce a different acyl-transfer catalytic paradigm based on the tropolone framework. We show that tropolonate salts, due to their strong nucleophilicity and photochemical activity, can promote the coupling reaction between alcohols and carboxylic acid anhydrides or chlorides to give products under thermal or blue light photochemical conditions. Kinetic studies and density functional theory calculations suggest interesting mechanistic insights for reactions promoted by this acyl-transfer catalytic system.
4-(N,N -dimethylamino)pyridine hydrochloride as a recyclable catalyst for acylation of inert alcohols: Substrate scope and reaction mechanism
Liu, Zhihui,Ma, Qiaoqiao,Liu, Yuxiu,Wang, Qingmin
supporting information, p. 236 - 239 (2014/01/23)
4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridine hydrochloride (DMAP·HCl), a DMAP salt with the simplest structure, was used as a recyclable catalyst for the acylation of inert alcohols and phenols under base-free conditions. The reaction mechanism was investigated in detail for the first time; DMAP·HCl and the acylating reagent directly formed N-acyl-4-(N′,N′-dimethylamino) pyridine chloride, which was attacked by the nucleophilic substrate to form a transient intermediate that released the acylation product and regenerated the DMAP·HCl catalyst.
