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Organocatalytic epoxidation and allylic oxidation of alkenes by molecular oxygen
Orfanidou, Maria,Petsi, Marina,Zografos, Alexandros L.
supporting information, p. 9172 - 9178 (2021/11/30)
Pyrrole-proline diketopiperazine (DKP) acts as an efficient mediator for the reduction of dioxygen by Hantzsch ester under mild conditions to allow the aerobic metal-free epoxidation of electron-rich alkenes. Mechanistic crossovers are underlined, explaining the dual role of Hantzsch ester as a reductant/promoter of the DKP catalyst and a simultaneous competitor for the epoxidation of alkenes when HFIP is used as a solvent. Expansion of this protocol to the synthesis of allylic alcohols was achieved by adding a catalytic amount of selenium dioxide as an additive, revealing a superior method to the classical application of t-BuOOH as a selenium dioxide oxidant.
Biomimetic epoxide-opening cascades of oxasqualenoids triggered by hydrolysis of the terminal epoxide
Morimoto, Yoshiki,Takeuchi, Eriko,Kambara, Hitomi,Kodama, Takeshi,Tachi, Yoshimitsu,Nishikawa, Keisuke
supporting information, p. 2966 - 2969 (2013/07/26)
The biomimetic epoxide-opening cascades from squalene polyepoxides 4-6 to triterpene polyethers (oxasqualenoids) teurilene (1), glabrescol (2), and omaezakianol (3), respectively, were reproduced in a single event by chemical reaction. These cascades proceeded through the 5-exo tandem cyclization triggered by Bronsted acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the terminal epoxide, mimicking the direct hydrolysis mechanism of epoxide hydrolases.
