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Upstream product

• 28942-32-7 4-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)phenol 
• 77-78-1 dimethyl sulfate 
• 66-77-3 1-naphthaldehyde 
• 100-66-3 methoxybenzene 
• 6245-96-1 α-naphthylmethyl phenyl ether 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 
• 6844-18-4 (4-methoxyphenyl)(naphthalen-1-yl)methanol 
• 108-39-4 3-methyl-phenol 
• 95-48-7 ortho-cresol 
• 824-94-2 p-methoxybenzyl chloride 
• 703-55-9 1-naphthylmagnesiumbromide 
• 36216-15-6 4-methyl-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethylene)benzenesulfonamide 
• 90-11-9 1-Bromonaphthalene 
• 161200-66-4 (4-MeOC₆H₄CH₂)Ti(O-i-Pr)3 

Downstream Products

• 39070-92-3 (4-methoxyphenyl)(naphthalen-1-yl)methanone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

The effect of co-catalyst in the Friedel-Crafts reaction in synthesis of diaryl-naphth-1-yl-methane derivatives

Synthesis of substituted diaryl-naphth-1-yl-methane has been carried out by Friedel-Crafts reaction of aryl naphth-1-yl methanol with substituted phenols. During the course of this reaction using AlCl3 as catalyst some rearrangements occurred,

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of benzyltitanium(IV) reagents with aryl fluorides

The first palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling between benzyltitanium(IV) reagents with aryl fluorides is reported. A variety of diarylmethanes can be prepared in good to excellent yields by the catalyst system of PdCl2(dppf)2 associated with 1-[2-(di-tert-butylphosphanyl)phenyl]-4-methoxypiperidine. This reaction offered a highly efficient approach to diarylmethanes that are commonly found in life-changing drug molecules. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Method for synthesizing diaryl methane derivative

The invention aims to provide a method for synthesizing a diaryl methane derivative. The method is characterized in that tris (dibenzylideneacetone) dipalladium is used as a catalyst, an organic antimony compound is used as a nucleophilic reagent, benzyl bromide and benzyl chloride are used as electrophilic reagents, toluene is used as a solvent, and the diaryl methane derivative is synthesized through direct cross coupling under the air atmosphere condition. The method has the characteristics of good substrate universality, good functional group tolerance, simplicity and convenience in operation and the like.

Ligand-Facilitated Reductive Coupling of Benzyl Chlorides with Aryl Chlorides Catalyzed by Well-Defined Heteroleptic Ni (II)-NHC Complexes

Novel heteroleptic Ni (II) complexes bearing a highly hindered yet flexible IPr* ligand, Ni (IPr*)(PPh3)Br2 (1) and Ni (IPr*)(PCy3)Br2 (2) (IPr* = 1,3-bis(2,6-bis (diphenylmethyl)-4-methylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene), were easily prepared in 78percent and 89percent yield, respectively. Both were characterized by elemental analysis and NMR spectroscopy, and 1 was subjected to X-ray crystallography. Compared with 2 and its analogue bearing a less sterically demanding IPr ligand (IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene), complex 1 exhibited superior catalytic activity in the magnesium-mediated reductive coupling of benzyl chlorides with aryl chlorides, featuring outstanding tolerance of both coupling partners with steric demand. This study discloses a ligand-facilitated reductive coupling of benzyl chlorides with aryl chlorides, which provides a new and practical synthetic tool for the synthesis of diarylmethanes.

Nickel catalyzed deoxygenative cross-coupling of benzyl alcohols with aryl-bromides

A nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of benzyl alcohols with aromatic bromides has been developed. This deoxygenative cross-coupling occurs under mild reaction conditions at ambient temperature affording diarylmethanes, or 1,3-diarylpropenes from benzyl allyl alcohols. The system demonstrated good chemoselectivity tolerating an assortment of reactive functional groups.

Cross coupling of benzylammonium salts with boronic acids using a well-defined N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(ii) precatalyst

N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(ii)-catalyzed cross-coupling of benzylammonium salts with arylboronic acids for the synthesis of diarylmethane derivatives via C-N bond activation has been developed. Notably, in the presence of the easily prepared and bench-stable Pd-PEPPSI precatalyst, the Csp3-N bond activation of the benzylammonium salt even proceeded smoothly in isopropanol at room temperature.

Transition-Metal-Free Suzuki-Type Cross-Coupling Reaction of Benzyl Halides and Boronic Acids via 1,2-Metalate Shift

Cross-coupling of organoboron compounds with electrophiles (Suzuki-Miyaura reaction) has greatly advanced C-C bond formation and has been well received in medicinal chemistry. During the past 50 years, transition metals have played a central role throughout the catalytic cycle of this important transformation. In this process, chemoselectivity among multiple carbon-halogen bonds is a common challenge. In particular, selective oxidative addition of transition metals to alkyl halides rather than aryl halides is difficult due to unfavorable transition states and bond strengths. We describe a new approach that uses a single organic sulfide catalyst to activate both C(sp3) halides and arylboronic acids via a zwitterionic boron "ate" intermediate. This "ate" species undergoes a 1,2-metalate shift to afford Suzuki coupling products using benzyl chlorides and arylboronic acids. Various diaryl methane analogues can be prepared, including those with complex and biologically active motifs. The reactions proceed under transition-metal-free conditions, and C(sp2) halides, including aryl bromides and iodides, are unaffected. The orthogonal chemoselectivity is demonstrated in the streamlined synthesis of highly functionalized diaryl methane scaffolds using multi-halogenated substrates. Preliminary mechanistic experiments suggest both the sulfonium salt and the sulfur ylide are involved in the reaction, with the formation of sulfonium salt being the slowest step in the overall catalytic cycle.

Efficient N-heterocyclic carbene nickel pincer complexes catalyzed cross coupling of benzylic ammonium salts with boronic acids

Pyridine-bridged bis-benzimidazolylidene nickel complexes exhibited very high catalytic activity toward cross coupling of inactive (hetero)aryl benzylic ammonium salts with (hetero)aryl and alkenyl boronic acids under mild reaction conditions. Even at 2 mol% catalyst loading, a wide range of substrates for both coupling partners with different steric and electronic properties were well tolerated.

Catalytic Tandem and One-Pot Dehydrogenation-Alkylation and -Insertion Reactions of Saturated Hydrocarbons with Alcohols and Alkenes

The ruthenium-hydride catalyst has been successfully used for the tandem sp3 C-H dehydrogenation-alkylation reaction of saturated hydrocarbon substrates with alcohols to form the alkyl-substituted alkene and arene products. The analogous one-pot dehydrogenation-insertion of saturated ketones with alkenes and dienes directly yielded synthetically useful 2-alkylphenol and benzopyran products in a highly regio- and stereoselective manner without forming any wasteful byproducts. (Chemical Equation Presented).

Transition-metal-free cross-coupling reaction of benzylic halides with arylboronic acids leading to diarylmethanes

The cross-coupling reaction between arylboronic acids and various benzylic halides proceeded without using a transition-metal catalyst to give the corresponding diarylmethanes in moderate to good yields.