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Indium-catalyzed reaction for the synthesis of carbamates and carbonates: selective protection of amino groups
Kim, Joong-Gon,Jang, Doo Ok
experimental part, p. 2688 - 2692 (2009/08/09)
We developed a simple, efficient, and selective method for preparing organic carbamates and carbonates using a catalytic amount of indium. A wide range of carbamates and carbonates were synthesized in high yields. The method is also applicable to the selective protection of amino groups under mild conditions.
Highly chemoselective methylation and esterification reactions with dimethyl carbonate in the presence of NaY faujasite. The case of mercaptophenols, mercaptobenzoic acids, and carboxylic acids bearing OH substituents
Selva, Maurizio,Tundo, Pietro
, p. 1464 - 1470 (2007/10/03)
In the presence of NaY faujasite, the reactions of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with several ambident nucleophiles such as o- and p-mercaptophenols (1a,b), o- and p-mercaptobenzoic acids (2a,b), o- and p-hydroxybenzoic acids (3a,b), mandelic and phenyllactic acids (4, 5), have been explored under batch conditions. Highly chemoselective reactions can be performed: at 150 °C, compounds 1 and 2 undergo only a S-methylation reaction, without affecting OH and CO2H groups; at 165 °C, acids 3-5 form the corresponding methyl esters, while both their aromatic and aliphatic OH substituents are fully preserved from methylation and/or transesterification processes. Typical selectivities are of 90-98% and isolated yields of products (S-methyl derivatives and methyl esters, respectively) are in the range of 85-96%. A comparative study with K2CO3 as a catalyst is also reported. Although the base (K2CO3) turns out to be more active than the zeolite, the chemoselectivity is elusive: compounds 2a,b undergo simultaneous S-methylation and esterification reactions, and acids 3-5 yield complex mixtures of products of O-methylation, O-methoxycarbonylation, and esterification of their OH and CO2H groups, respectively. Overall, the combined use of a nontoxic reagent/solvent (DMC) and a safe promoter (NaY) imparts a genuine ecofriendly nature to the investigated synthesis.
New process for the preparation of methyl carbonates
Wuts, Peter G. M.,Ashford, Scott W.,Anderson, Andrew M.,Atkins, Joseph R.
, p. 1483 - 1485 (2007/10/03)
(Matrix presented) The methyl carbonate of HOBt was developed for the conversion of alcohols to carbonates. This method is superior to the use of methyl chloroformate or methyl pyrocarbonate, especially with more hindered alcohols. The reagent is a stable solid that is easily prepared on a multigram scale.
