493-33-4Relevant articles and documents
The Origin of Catalytic Benzylic C?H Oxidation over a Redox-Active Metal–Organic Framework
Carter, Joseph H.,Day, Sarah J.,Han, Xue,Kang, Xinchen,Kimberley, Louis,Li, Jiangnan,McInnes, Eric J. L.,Schr?der, Martin,Sheveleva, Alena M.,Smith, Gemma L.,Tang, Chiu C.,Tuna, Floriana,Yang, Sihai
supporting information, p. 15243 - 15247 (2021/06/08)
Selective oxidation of benzylic C?H compounds to ketones is important for the production of a wide range of fine chemicals, and is often achieved using toxic or precious metal catalysts. Herein, we report the efficient oxidation of benzylic C?H groups in a broad range of substrates under mild conditions over a robust metal–organic framework material, MFM-170, incorporating redox-active [Cu2II(O2CR)4] paddlewheel nodes. A comprehensive investigation employing electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction has identified the critical role of the paddlewheel moiety in activating the oxidant tBuOOH (tert-butyl hydroperoxide) via partial reduction to [CuIICuI(O2CR)4] species.
Trialkylammonium salt degradation: Implications for methylation and cross-coupling
Assante, Michele,Baillie, Sharon E.,Juba, Vanessa,Leach, Andrew G.,McKinney, David,Reid, Marc,Washington, Jack B.,Yan, Chunhui
, p. 6949 - 6963 (2021/06/02)
Trialkylammonium (most notably N,N,N-trimethylanilinium) salts are known to display dual reactivity through both the aryl group and the N-methyl groups. These salts have thus been widely applied in cross-coupling, aryl etherification, fluorine radiolabelling, phase-transfer catalysis, supramolecular recognition, polymer design, and (more recently) methylation. However, their application as electrophilic methylating reagents remains somewhat underexplored, and an understanding of their arylation versus methylation reactivities is lacking. This study presents a mechanistic degradation analysis of N,N,N-trimethylanilinium salts and highlights the implications for synthetic applications of this important class of salts. Kinetic degradation studies, in both solid and solution phases, have delivered insights into the physical and chemical parameters affecting anilinium salt stability. 1H NMR kinetic analysis of salt degradation has evidenced thermal degradation to methyl iodide and the parent aniline, consistent with a closed-shell SN2-centred degradative pathway, and methyl iodide being the key reactive species in applied methylation procedures. Furthermore, the effect of halide and non-nucleophilic counterions on salt degradation has been investigated, along with deuterium isotope and solvent effects. New mechanistic insights have enabled the investigation of the use of trimethylanilinium salts in O-methylation and in improved cross-coupling strategies. Finally, detailed computational studies have helped highlight limitations in the current state-of-the-art of solvation modelling of reaction in which the bulk medium undergoes experimentally observable changes over the reaction timecourse. This journal is
Demand-based thiolate anion generation under virtually neutral conditions: Influence of steric and electronic factors on chemo- and regioselective cleavage of aryl alkyl ethers
Chakraborti, Asit K.,Sharma, Lalima,Nayak, Mrinal K.
, p. 6406 - 6414 (2007/10/03)
Thiolate anions have been generated in a "demand-based" fashion under virtually neutral conditions for chemoselective deprotection of aryl alkyl ethers. Solvents play the critical role in making the reaction effective and should have high values of ε (>30), molecular polarizabilities (>10), and DN (>27) and low values of AN (>14). However, it is the combined effect of all of these physical properties that make a particular solvent effective. The reaction rates of cleavage of various aryl alkyl ethers are dependent on the steric crowding around the O-alkyl carbon and follow the order propargyl ≈ allyl ≈ benzyl > methyl > ethyl. Electron-withdrawing substituents increase the rate of ether cleavage reaction. The influence of the steric and electronic factors have been successfully exploited for selective deprotection of aryl alkyl ethers during inter- and intramolecular competitions.
