4676-39-5Relevant articles and documents
Isotopic changes during the synthesis of amphetamines
Carter, James F.,Titterton, Emma L.,Grant, Helen,Sleeman, Richard
, p. 2590 - 2591 (2002)
Observed variations in the δ13C and δ15N content of amphetamines are shown to be attributable to kinetic isotope effects during synthesis; chemical degradation and isotopic characterisation provides a means to identify the synthetic origins of illicit MDMA and other amphetamines.
Cobalt-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of Alkyl Aldehydes: Synthesis of Ketones, Esters, Amides, and α-Ketoamides
Li, Tingting,Hammond, Gerald B.,Xu, Bo
supporting information, p. 9737 - 9741 (2021/05/31)
A widely applicable approach was developed to synthesize ketones, esters, amides via the oxidative C?C bond cleavage of readily available alkyl aldehydes. Green and abundant molecular oxygen (O2) was used as the oxidant, and base metals (cobalt and copper) were used as the catalysts. This strategy can be extended to the one-pot synthesis of ketones from primary alcohols and α-ketoamides from aldehydes.
Nickel-Catalyzed Mono-Selective α-Arylation of Acetone with Aryl Chlorides and Phenol Derivatives
Amgoune, Abderrahmane,Derhamine, Sary Abou,Krachko, Tetiana,Monteiro, Nuno,Pilet, Guillaume,Schranck, Johannes,Tlili, Anis
supporting information, p. 18948 - 18953 (2020/09/01)
The challenging nickel-catalyzed mono-α-arylation of acetone with aryl chlorides, pivalates, and carbamates has been achieved for the first time. A nickel/Josiphos-based catalytic system is shown to feature unique catalytic behavior, allowing the highly selective formation of the desired mono-α-arylated acetone. The developed methodology was applied to a variety of (hetero)aryl chlorides including biologically relevant derivatives. The methodology has been extended to the unprecedented coupling of acetone with phenol derivatives. Mechanistic studies allowed the isolation and characterization of key Ni0 and NiII catalytic intermediates. The Josiphos ligand is shown to play a key role in the stabilization of NiII intermediates to allow a Ni0/NiII catalytic pathway. Mechanistic understanding was then leveraged to improve the protocol using an air-stable NiII pre-catalyst.