28694-90-8Relevant articles and documents
Assembly of α-(Hetero)aryl Nitriles via Copper-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions with (Hetero)aryl Chlorides and Bromides
Chen, Ying,Xu, Lanting,Jiang, Yongwen,Ma, Dawei
supporting information, p. 7082 - 7086 (2021/02/26)
α-(Hetero)aryl nitriles are important structural motifs for pharmaceutical design. The known methods for direct synthesis of these compounds via coupling with (hetero)aryl halides suffer from narrow reaction scope. Herein, we report that the combination of copper salts and oxalic diamides enables the coupling of a variety of (hetero)aryl halides (Cl, Br) and ethyl cyanoacetate under mild conditions, affording α-(hetero)arylacetonitriles via one-pot decarboxylation. Additionally, the CuBr/oxalic diamide catalyzed coupling of (hetero)aryl bromides with α-alkyl-substituted ethyl cyanoacetates proceeds smoothly at 60 °C, leading to the formation of α-alkyl (hetero)arylacetonitriles after decarboxylation. The method features a general substrate scope and is compatible with various functionalities and heteroaryls.
Selective α-Monomethylation by an Amine-Borane/N,N-Dimethylformamide System as the Methyl Source
Xia, Hui-Min,Zhang, Feng-Lian,Ye, Tian,Wang, Yi-Feng
supporting information, p. 11770 - 11775 (2018/09/10)
A new and practical α-monomethylation strategy using an amine-borane/N,N-dimethylformamide (R3N-BH3/DMF) system as the methyl source was developed. This protocol has been found to be effective in the α-monomethylation of arylacetonitriles and arylacetamides. Mechanistic studies revealed that the formyl group of DMF delivered the carbon and one hydrogen atoms of the methyl group, and R3N-BH3 donated the remaining two hydrogen atoms. Such a unique reaction pathway enabled controllable assemblies of CDH2-, CD2H-, and CD3- units using Me2NH-BH3/d7-DMF, Me3N-BD3/DMF and Me3N-BD3/d7-DMF systems, respectively. Further application of this method to the facile synthesis of anti-inflammatory flurbiprofen and its varied deuterium-labeled derivatives was demonstrated.