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Efficient and accessible silane-mediated direct amide coupling of carboxylic acids and amines
D'Amaral, Melissa C.,Jamkhou, Nick,Adler, Marc J.
supporting information, p. 288 - 295 (2021/01/28)
A straightforward method for the direct synthesis of amides from amines and carboxylic acids without exclusion of air or moisture using diphenylsilane with N-methylpyrrolidine has been developed. Various amides are made efficiently, and broad functional group compatibility is shown through a Glorius robustness study. A gram-scale synthesis demonstrates the scalability of this method. This journal is
A CO2-Catalyzed Transamidation Reaction
Yang, Yang,Liu, Jian,Kamounah, Fadhil S.,Ciancaleoni, Gianluca,Lee, Ji-Woong
, p. 16867 - 16881 (2021/11/18)
Transamidation reactions are often mediated by reactive substrates in the presence of overstoichiometric activating reagents and/or transition metal catalysts. Here we report the use of CO2as a traceless catalyst: in the presence of catalytic amounts of CO2, transamidation reactions were accelerated with primary, secondary, and tertiary amide donors. Various amine nucleophiles including amino acid derivatives were tolerated, showcasing the utility of transamidation in peptide modification and polymer degradation (e.g., Nylon-6,6). In particular,N,O-dimethylhydroxyl amides (Weinreb amides) displayed a distinct reactivity in the CO2-catalyzed transamidation versus a N2atmosphere. Comparative Hammett studies and kinetic analysis were conducted to elucidate the catalytic activation mechanism of molecular CO2, which was supported by DFT calculations. We attributed the positive effect of CO2in the transamidation reaction to the stabilization of tetrahedral intermediates by covalent binding to the electrophilic CO2
Regioselective synthesis of: Ortho -iodobiphenylboronic acid derivatives: A superior catalyst for carboxylic acid activation
Al-Jammal, Walid K.,Al-Zoubi, Raed M.,McDonald, Robert
, p. 3612 - 3623 (2020/03/19)
An efficient and versatile synthesis of ortho-iodobiphenylboronic acids via the highly regioselective metal-iodine exchange (MIE) of 2,3-diiodobiphenyls is reported. The site-selectivity is very much controlled by the size of the biphenyl fragment, providing only the terminal arylboronic acid derivatives in excellent site-selectivity. The nature of the substituents (R1 and R2) on the biphenyls is found to have an influence on the reactivity but not on the regioselectivity. The best reactivity and the highest isolated yields were furnished with products bearing electron-donating groups. The synthesized derivatives were also tested for in vitro antimicrobial activity against four strains of bacteria and one fungal strain. This revealed that (2-iodo-4′-isopropyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)boronic acid 6A and (3-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-iodo-5-methoxyphenyl)boronic acid 22A possess the most potent antibacterial and antifungal activity with MICs of 0.10 and 0.3 mg mL-1 for B. cereus and C. albicans respectively. The catalytic activity was also examined towards an amidation reaction at ambient temperature and this revealed a new optimal catalyst, (2-iodo-4′,5-dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-yl)boronic acid 19A providing a remarkable increase in the amide yields, including α-aminoacids. This work discloses a protocol for the first synthesis of hitherto unknown ortho-iodobiphenylboronic acid derivatives that is scalable, and general in scope, where no chromatographic purification is necessary and the products are indeed potential organocatalysts.
Synthesis of Novel Heterocycles by Amide Activation and Umpolung Cyclization
Maulide, Nuno,Riomet, Margaux,Roller, Alexander,Zhang, Haoqi
supporting information, (2020/03/24)
Herein, we report a metal-free synthesis of cyclic amidines, oxazines, and an oxazinone under mild conditions by electrophilic amide activation. This strategy features an unusual Umpolung cyclization mode and enables the smooth union of α-aryl amides and diverse alkylazides, effectively rerouting our previously reported α-amination transform.
Ni-Catalyzed Regiodivergent and Stereoselective Hydroalkylation of Acyclic Branched Dienes with Unstabilized C(sp3) Nucleophiles
Shao, Wen,Besnard, Céline,Guénée, Laure,Mazet, Clément
supporting information, p. 16486 - 16492 (2020/10/26)
Two complementary regiodivergent [(P,N)Ni]-catalyzed hydroalkylations of branched dienes are reported. When amides are employed as unstabilized C(sp3) nucleophiles, a highly regioselective 1,4-addition process is favored. The addition products are obtained in high yield and with excellent stereocontrol of the internal olefin. With use of a chiral ligand and imides as carbon nucleophiles, a 3,4-addition protocol was developed, enabling construction of two contiguous tertiary stereocenters in a single step with moderate to high levels of diastereocontrol and excellent enantiocontrol. Both methods operate under mild reaction conditions, display a broad scope, and show excellent functional group tolerance. The synthetic potential of the 3,4-hydroalkylation reaction was established via a series of postcatalytic modifications.
Synthesis of secondary and tertiary amides without coupling agents from amines and potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs)
Bode, Jeffrey W.,Ryan, Sarah J.,Schuhmacher, Anne,Shiro, Tomoya
, p. 7609 - 7614 (2020/08/14)
Although highly effective for most amide syntheses, the activation of carboxylic acids requires the use of problematic coupling reagents and is often poorly suited for challenging cases such as N-methyl amino acids. As an alternative to both secondary and tertiary amides, we report their convenient synthesis by the rapid oxidation of trifluoroborate iminiums (TIMs). TIMs are easily prepared by acid-promoted condensation of potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) and amines and are cleanly and rapidly oxidized to amides with hydrogen peroxide. The overall transformation can be conducted either as a one-pot procedure or via isolation of the TIM. The unique nature of the neutral, zwitterionic TIMs makes possible the preparation of tertiary amides via an iminium species that would not be accessible from other carbonyl derivatives and can be conducted in the presence of unprotected functional groups including acids, alcohols and thioethers. In preliminary studies, this approach was applied to the late-stage modifications of long peptides and the iterative synthesis of short, N-methylated peptides without the need for coupling agents.
Graphene oxide: A convenient metal-free carbocatalyst for facilitating amidation of esters with amines
Patel, Khushbu P.,Gayakwad, Eknath M.,Shankarling, Ganapati S.
, p. 2661 - 2668 (2020/02/20)
Herein, we report a graphene oxide (GO) catalyzed condensation of non-activated esters and amines, that can enable diverse amides to be synthesized from abundant ethyl esters forming only volatile alcohol as a by-product. GO accelerates ester to amide conversion in the absence of any additives, unlike other catalysts. A wide range of ester and amine substrates are screened to yield the respective amides in good to excellent yields. The improved catalytic activity can be ascribed to the oxygenated functionalities present on the graphene oxide surface which forms H-bonding with the reactants accelerating the reaction. Improved yields and a wide range of functional group tolerance are some of the important features of the developed protocol.
Direct Catalytic Reductive N-Alkylation of Amines with Carboxylic Acids: Chemoselective Enamine Formation and further Functionalizations
Trillo, Paz,Adolfsson, Hans
, p. 7588 - 7595 (2019/08/20)
Direct reductive N-alkylation of secondary amines with carboxylic acids using molybdenum hexacarbonyl (5 mol %) as catalyst and diethoxymethylsilane as reducing agent generate enamines in a straightforward fashion in high yields. The formed enamines are without the need for isolation or purification further reacted with trimethylsilyl cyanide in the same reaction flask to yield α-amino nitriles in good yields. In the optimized reaction conditions equimolar amounts of carboxylic acid and amine are reacted under neat conditions, and a catalytic amount of trifluoroethanol (0.1 mol %) is added along with TMSCN for the cyanation step. The reductive N-alkylation reaction is demonstrated to be highly chemoselective, tolerating a multitude of different functional groups present in the starting carboxylic acids and amines. The reaction is scalable and the generated α-amino nitriles are converted to other useful compounds, e.g., α-amino acids or amino-tetrazoles. In addition, the intermediate enamines are further transformed into triazolines, sulfonylformamidines, pyrimidinediones, and TMS-propargylamines, respectively, in high yields under mild reaction conditions. Benzoic acids react with secondary amines under similar conditions to give tertiary amines in high yields, and using this methodology, the biologically active compound Piribedil was isolated in 80% yield in a direct one-pot reaction setup.
Formamide catalyzed activation of carboxylic acids-versatile and cost-efficient amidation and esterification
Huy, Peter H.,Mbouhom, Christelle
, p. 7399 - 7406 (2019/08/20)
A novel, broadly applicable method for amide C-N and ester C-O bond formation is presented based on formylpyrrolidine (FPyr) as a Lewis base catalyst. Herein, trichlorotriazine (TCT), which is the most cost-efficient reagent for OH-group activation, was employed in amounts of ≤40 mol% with respect to the starting material (100 mol%). The new approach is distinguished by excellent cost-efficiency, waste-balance (E-factor down to 3) and scalability (up to >80 g). Moreover, high levels of functional group compatibility, which includes acid-labile acetals and silyl ethers, are demonstrated and even peptide C-N bonds can be formed. In comparison to reported amidation procedures using TCT, yields are considerably improved (for instance from 26 to 91%) and esterification is facilitated for the first time in synthetically useful yields. These significant enhancements are rationalized by activation by means of acid chlorides instead of less electrophilic acid anhydride intermediates.
Graphene Oxide: A Metal-Free Carbocatalyst for the Synthesis of Diverse Amides under Solvent-Free Conditions
Patel, Khushbu P.,Gayakwad, Eknath M.,Patil, Vilas V.,Shankarling, Ganapati S.
supporting information, p. 2107 - 2116 (2019/03/26)
An environmentally friendly, inexpensive, carbocatalyst, graphene oxide (GO) promoted efficient, metal-free transamidation of various carboxamides with aliphatic, cyclic, and aromatic amines is demonstrated. The protocol is equally applicable to phthalimide, urea, and thioamide determining its adaptability. The oxygenated functionalities such as carbonyl (?C=O), epoxy (?O?), carboxyl (?COOH) and hydroxyl (?OH), present on graphene oxide surface impart acidic properties to the catalyst. The graphene oxide being heterogeneous in nature, work efficiently under solvent-free reaction conditions providing desired products in good to excellent yields. The one-pot synthesis of 2,3-Dihydro-5H-benzo[b]-1,4-thiazepin-4-one moiety by GO catalyzed Aza Michael addition followed by intramolecular transamidation is also described. A plausible reaction mechanistic pathway involving H-bonding is discussed. The graphene oxide can be recycled and reused up to five cycles without much loss in catalytic activity. (Figure presented.).
