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Upstream product

• 42497-80-3 methyl 4-(phenylethynyl)benzoate 
• 17404-87-4 1-(4-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-2-phenylethene 
• 619-44-3 methyl 4-iodobenzoate 
• 637-44-5 phenylpropyolic acid 
• 536-74-3 phenylacetylene 
• 86235-82-7 1-(4′-carbomethoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-1,3-propanedione 
• 621-82-9 Cinnamic acid 
• 99768-12-4 4-methoxycarbonylphenylboronic acid 
• 143886-45-7 benzyl 4-methoxycarbonylphenyl ketone 
• 7377-26-6 4-Methoxycarbonylbenzoyl chloride 
• 94161-45-2 methyl 4-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)benzoate 
• 76469-88-0 methyl 4-(cyanomethyl)benzoate 

Downstream Products

• 1266239-28-4 methyl 4-(3-phenylquinoxalin-2-yl)benzoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Oxidative Decarboxylation of Cinnamic Acids to 1,2-Diketones

A concerted metallophotoredox catalysis has been realized for the efficient decarboxylative functionalization of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with aryl iodides in the presence of perylene bisimide dye to afford 1,2-diketones.

Synthesis of 1,2-diketones by mercury-catalyzed alkyne oxidation

The first mercury-catalyzed synthesis of 1,2-diketones by alkyne oxidation has been developed. This inexpensive method extends the potential of mercury catalysis and allows the rapid construction of various 1,2-diketones and α-carbonyl amides in good yields with high functional group tolerance.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Aerobic Decomposition of 1,3-Diaryl-2-diazo-1,3-diketones: Mechanistic Investigation and Application to the Synthesis of Benzils

The conversion of 1,3-diaryl-2-diazo-1,3-diketones to 1,2-daryl-1,2-diketones (benzils) is reported based on a rhodium(II)-catalyzed aerobic decomposition process. The reaction occurs at ambient temperatures and can be catalyzed by a few dirhodium carboxylates (5 mol %) under a balloon pressure of oxygen. Moreover, an oxygen atom from the O2 reagent is shown to be incorporated into the product, and this is accompanied by the extrusion of a carbonyl unit from the starting materials. Mechanistically, it is proposed that the decomposition may proceed via the interaction of a ketene intermediate resulting from a Wolff rearrangement of the carbenoid, with a rhodium peroxide or peroxy radical species generated upon the activation of molecular oxygen. The proposed mechanism has been supported by the results from a set of controlled experiments. By using this newly developed strategy, a large array of benzil derivatives as well as 9,10-phenanthrenequinone were synthesized from the corresponding diazo substrates in varying yields. On the other hand, the method did not allow the generation of benzocyclobutene-1,2-dione from 2-diazo-1,3-indandione because of the difficulty of inducing the initial rearrangement.

Dimethyl Sulfoxide as an Oxygen Atom Source Enabled Tandem Conversion of 2-Alkynyl Carbonyls to 1,2-Dicarbonyls

A tandem transformation of 2-alkynyl carbonyl compounds by means of a CuBr2/I2/DMSO/water system is developed, enabling the fromation of various functionalized 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds, including 1,2-diketones, α-keto amides and α-keto ester. This Cu-promoted iodine-mediated tandem procedure employs DMSO as the oxygen atom source of the formed carbonyl group through iodonium ion formation, nucleophilic DMSO addition and C?C bond cleavage cascades. (Figure presented.).

A Bifunctional Iron Nanocomposite Catalyst for Efficient Oxidation of Alkenes to Ketones and 1,2-Diketones

We herein report the fabrication of a bifunctional iron nanocomposite catalyst, in which two catalytically active sites of Fe-Nx and Fe phosphate, as oxidation and Lewis acid sites, were simultaneously integrated into a hierarchical N,P-dual doped porous carbon. As a bifunctional catalyst, it exhibited high efficiency for direct oxidative cleavage of alkenes into ketones or their oxidation into 1,2-diketones with a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance using TBHP as the oxidant in water under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, it could be easily recovered for successive recycling without appreciable loss of activity. Mechanistic studies disclose that the direct oxidation of alkenes proceeds via the formation of an epoxide as intermediate followed by either acid-catalyzed Meinwald rearrangement to give ketones with one carbon shorter or nucleophilic ring-opening to generate 1,2-diketones in a cascade manner. This study not only opens up a fancy pathway in the rational design of Fe-N-C catalysts but also offers a simple and efficient method for accessing industrially important ketones and 1,2-diketones from alkenes in a cost-effective and environmentally benign fashion.

Copper/Iodine-Cocatalyzed C-C Cleavage of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds Toward 1,2-Dicarbonyl Compounds

A new, general oxidative route to transformations of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds by merging copper and I2 catalysis is described. This method is applicable to broad 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, including 1,3-diketones, 1,3-keto esters and 1,3-keto amides. Mechanistical studies show that the reaction is achieved via the C–C bond cleavage and CO release cascades.

Method for synthesizing benzil derivatives

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing benzil derivatives. The method comprises the steps that a diphenyl acetylene compound, halogenated ammonium salt or iodine chloride and a sulfur source serve as reactants, the reactants react in a solvent for a period of time, purification is conducted, and then the benzil derivatives are obtained. According to the method, a metal catalyst and toxic iodine are not used, the applied reactants are low in price, poisonless and tasteless, the operation method is simple, the yield is high, aftertreatment is easy, and the method is suitable for industrial production.

Rate Enhancement in CAN-Promoted Pd(PPh3)2Cl2-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization: Synthesis of 2-Ketofuran-4-carboxylate Esters

Stoichiometric ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) and a catalytic amount of Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (5 mol %) can rapidly produce multisubstituted 2-ketofuran-4-carboxylate esters from 2-propargylic 1,3-ketoesters via oxidative O-cyclization reaction. Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 was found to be the crucial catalyst as its inclusion greatly enhanced the rate of the reaction and cleanly afforded the products within minutes. Over 30 substrates were successfully converted to the desired compounds in mostly moderate to good yields.

Two-Step One-Pot Synthesis of Unsymmetrical (Hetero)Aryl 1,2-Diketones by Addition-Oxygenation of Potassium Aryltrifluoroborates to (Hetero)Arylacetonitriles

An efficient one-pot two-step procedure for the synthesis of unsymmetrical (hetero)aryl 1,2-diketones has been developed. The reaction proceeds through a palladium-catalyzed nucleophilic addition of potassium aryltrifluoroborates to aliphatic nitriles followed by a copper-catalyzed aerobic benzylic C–H oxygenation using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant. This represents the first example of the direct synthesis of unsymmetrical diaryl 1,2-diketones from arylacetonitriles. This method utilizes inexpensive, stable, nontoxic, and readily available starting materials, is highly effective in the presence of both electron-rich and electron-poor nitriles and aryltrifluoroborates, and tolerates a wide variety of functional groups. The synthetic utility of this transformation was shown by increasing the scale of the reaction and by carrying out the one-pot protocol for the preparation of quinoxaline and benzimidazole derivatives. A plausible reaction mechanism has also been proposed.

NH4I/EtOCS2K promoted synthesis of substituted benzils from diphenylacetylene derivatives

A facile protocol is described for the synthesis of benzil derivatives from readily accessible diarylacetylene derivatives using the NH4I/EtOCS2K system. This novel protocol results in excellent chemoselectivity and provided good to excellent yields. A control experiment indicated that the reaction proceeds via NH4I promoted EtOCS2K dimerization to give the corresponding dixanthogen and subsequent dixanthogen assisted oxidation.