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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Rapid transformation of sulfinate salts into sulfonates promoted by a hypervalent iodine(III) reagent

An alternative method for forming sulfonates through hypervalent iodine(III) reagent-mediated oxidation of sodium sulfinates has been developed. This transformation involves trapping reactive sulfonium species using alcohols. With additional optimization of the reaction conditions, the method appears extendable to other nucleophiles such as electron-rich aromatic systems or cyclic ethers through a ring opening pathway.

General, robust, and stereocomplementary preparation of β-ketoester enol tosylates as cross-coupling partners utilizing TsCl-N-methylimidazole agents

(Chemical Equation Presented) We have developed a general, robust, and cost-effective method for the (E)- or (Z)-stereocomplementary enol tosylation of β-ketoesters using TsCl-N-methylimidazole (NMI)-Et3N or LiOH. TsCl coupled with NMI formed a

Kinetic resolution of chiral α-olefins using optically active ansa-zirconocene polymerization catalysts

A series of enantiopure C1-symmetric metallocenes, {(SiMe 2)2[η5-C5H(CHMe 2)2][η5-C5H2((S) CHMeCMe3)]}ZrCl2, (S)-2, {(SiMe2) 2[η5-C5H(CHEt2) 2][η5-C5H2((S)-CHMeCMe 3)]}ZrCl2, (S)-6, and {(SiMe2) 2[η5-C5HCy2][η5- C5H2((S)-CHMeCMe3)]}ZrCl2), (S)-7 (Cy = cyclohexyl), zirconocene dichlorides that have an enantiopure methylneopentyl substituent on the "upper" cyclopentadienyl ligand, and diastereomerically pure precatalysts, {(SiMe2) 2[η5-C5H((S)-CHMeCy)(CHMe 2)][η5-C5H3]}ZrCl2, (S)-8a and (S)-8b, which have an enantiopure, 1-cyclohexylethyl substituent on the "lower" cyclopentadienyl ligand, has been synthesized for use in the polymerization of chiral α-olefins. When activated with methylaluminoxane, these metallocenes show unprecedented activity for the polymerization of bulky racemic monomers bearing substitution at the 3- and/or 4-positions. Due to the optically pure nature of these single site catalysts, they effect kinetic resolution of racemic monomers: the polymeric product is enriched with the faster reacting enantiomer, while recovered monomer is enriched with the slower reacting enantiomer. The two components are easily separated. For most olefins surveyed, a partial kinetic resolution was achieved (s = kfaster/kslower ≈ 2), but, in one case, the polymerization of 3,4-dimethyl-1-pentene, high levels of separation were obtained (s > 15). 13C NMR spectroscopy of poly (3-methyl-1-pentene) produced with (S)-2 indicates that the polymers are highly isotactic materials. X-ray crystal structure determinations for (S)-2, {(SiMe2)2[η 5-C5H(CHMe2)2][η5- C5H2((S)-CHMeCMe3)]}Zr(SC6H 5)2, (S)-6, and (S)-7 have been used in combination with molecular mechanics calculations to examine the prevailing steric interactions expected in the diastereomeric transition states for propagation during polymerization. Precatalysts (S)-8a and (S)-8b are less selective polymerization catalysts for the kinetic resolution of 3-methyl-1-pentene than are (S)-2, (S)-6, and (S)-7.

Practical and efficient methods for sulfonylation of alcohols using Ts(Ms)Cl/Et3N and catalytic Me3N · HCl as combined base: Promising alternative to traditional pyridine

Several alcohols were smoothly and practically tosylated by two methods A and B. Method A uses the TsCl/Et3N (1.5 - 2.5 equiv)/cat. Me3N · HCl (0.1 - 1.0 equiv) reagent. Compared with the traditional Py-solvent method, the method A has merits of its much higher reaction rate, operational simplicity, economy in the use of the amine, and circumvention of the undesirable side reaction from R-OTs to R-CL. Method B uses TsCl/KOH [or Ca(OH)2]/cat. Et3N (0.1 equiv)/cat. Me3N · HCl (0.1 equiv) as the reagent, which will be suited for practical and large scale production for primary alcohols. On both methods A and B, a clear joint action of Et3N and Me3N · HCl catalysts was observed. 1H NMR measurements support the proposed mechanism of the catalytic cycle. Related methanesulfonylation using Et3N and cat. Me3N · HCl in toluene solvent also successfully proceeded, wherein the clear joint action was also observed.

Facile and practical methods for the sulfonylation of alcohols using Ts(Ms)Ci and Me2N(CH2)(n)NMe2 as a key base

Several alcohols were smoothly and practically tosylated by two Methods A and B. Method A uses the TsCl/Me2N(CH2)(n)NMe2 (n = 3 or 6) reagent and Method B uses TsCl/Et3N/catalytic Me2N(CH2)