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Direct synthesis of amides and imines by dehydrogenative homo or cross-coupling of amines and alcohols catalyzed by Cu-MOF

Oxidative dehydrogenative homo-coupling of amines to imines and cross-coupling of amines with alcohols to amides was achieved with high to moderate yields at room temperature in THF using Cu-MOF as an efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst under mild conditions. Different primary benzyl amines and alcohols could be utilized for the synthesis of a wide variety of amides and imines. The Cu-MOF catalyst could be recycled and reused four times without loss of catalytic activity.

Visible light-promoted self-coupling of N-chloramines at room temperature: A metal-free access to substituted amides

An efficient protocol to synthesize substituted amides via self-coupling of N-chlorobenzylamines has been developed under visible light-promoted mild condition. Both the electron-deficient and electron-rich benzylamines undergo self-coupling very readily to produce the amide linkage under given reaction conditions.

Direct Synthesis of Amides by Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Benzyl Alcohols and Ammonia Catalyzed by a Manganese Pincer Complex: Unexpected Crucial Role of Base

Amide synthesis is one of the most important transformations in chemistry and biology. The direct use of ammonia for the incorporation of nitrogen functionalities in organic molecules is an attractive and environmentally benign method. We present here a new synthesis of amides by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of benzyl alcohols and ammonia. The reaction is catalyzed by a pincer complex of earth-abundant manganese in the presence of a stoichiometric base, making the overall process economical, efficient, and sustainable. Interesting mechanistic insights based on detailed experimental observations, indicating the crucial role of the base, are provided.

Design and synthesis of ruthenium(II) OCO pincer type NHC complexes and their catalytic role towards the synthesis of amides

The present contribution describes the synthesis and characterization of a family of robust ruthenium complexes, supported by a tridentate pincer ligand of the type bis-phenolate-N-heterocyclic carbene [ tBu(OCO) 2-] (NHC). Ruthenium(II) complexes (1-3) bearing bis-phenolate-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand were synthesized in good yields by the reaction of imidazolinium proligand (HL) with metal precursors [RuHCl(CO)(EPh3)2(B)] (E = P or As; B = PPh3, AsPh3 or Py) by transmetalation from the corresponding silver carbene complex. All the Ru(II)-NHC complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, spectroscopic methods as well as ESI mass spectrometry. Based on the spectral results, an octahedral geometry was assigned for all the complexes. The tridentate nature of the tBu(OCO) 2- ligand as well as some level of steric protection provided by the t Bu groups may rationalize the excellent stability of the Ru-Ccarbene bond in the present systems. Moreover, for the explorations of catalytic potential of the synthesized compounds, all the three [Ru-NHC] complexes (1-3) were tested as catalysts for amidation of alcohols with amines. Notably, the complex 1 was found to be very efficient and versatile catalyst towards amidation of a wide range of alcohols with amines. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Copper(I)-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones with Amides: A Straightforward Method for the Construction of C(sp3)- N Amide Bonds from Aldehydes

A method for the one-pot synthesis of substituted amides from aldehydes and amides is presented. Namely, condensation of aldehydes with N-tosylhydrazide generated the N-tosylhydrazones which were then reductively cross-coupled in situ with primary or secondary amides in the presence of a copper catalyst to afford secondary or tertiary amides, respectively. The reaction proceeded efficiently for a wide range of aldehydes and amides under the optimized conditions, i.e., 10 mol% of tetrakis(acetonitrile)copper(I) tetrafluoroborate [Cu(CH3CN)4BF4], 1 mol% of tetra-n-butylammonium iodide [(n-Bu)4NI], and sodium hydroxide [NaOH] as base in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 80 C. As a result, the method provides a straightforward route for the synthesis of substituted amides from readily available aldehydes via a transition metal-catalyzed C(sp3)- N amide bond forming reaction.

General base-tuned unorthodox synthesis of amides and ketoesters with water

We discovered a highly reactive λ3-hypervalent iodane species using an inorganic/organic base for the unorthodox synthesis of amides and ketoesters through grafting terminal alkynes. In contrast to the metal-catalyzed dehydrative approaches the in situ generated nonmetallic reagent efficiently created C-N/C-O and CO bonds with amines/alkynes and water at rt. This journal is

Synthesis and evaluation of oryzalin analogs against Toxoplasma gondii

The synthesis and evaluation of 20 dinitroanilines and related compounds against the obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii is reported. Using in vitro cultures of parasites in human fibroblasts, we determined that most of these compounds selectively disrupted Toxoplasma microtubules, and several displayed sub-micromolar potency against the parasite. The most potent compound was N1,N1-dipropyl-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,3- benzenediamine (18b), which displayed an IC50 value of 36 nM against intracellular T. gondii. Based on these data and another recent report [Ma, C.; Tran, J.; Gu, F.; Ochoa, R.; Li, C.; Sept, D.; Werbovetz, K.; Morrissette, N. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2010, 54, 1453], an antimitotic structure-activity relationship for dinitroanilines versus Toxoplasma is presented.

Perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin (Nafion-H) catalysed Ritter reaction of benzyl alcohols

Perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin (Nafion-H) catalyst found to be effective in promoting the Ritter reaction of benzyl alcohols with nitriles such as acetonitrile, acrylonitrile and benzonitrile to give the corresponding N-benzylamides.