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Zwitterion-induced organic-metal hybrid catalysis in aerobic oxidation
Hu, Rong-Bin,Lam, Ying-Pong,Ng, Wing-Hin,Wong, Chun-Yuen,Yeung, Ying-Yeung
, p. 3498 - 3506 (2021/04/07)
In many metal catalyses, the traditional strategy of removing chloride ions is to add silver salts via anion exchange to obtain highly active catalysts. Herein, we reported an alternative strategy of removing chloride anions from ruthenium trichloride using an organic [P+-N-] zwitterionic compound via multiple hydrogen bond interactions. The resultant organic-metal hybrid catalytic system has successfully been applied to the aerobic oxidation of alcohols, tetrahydroquinolines, and indolines under mild conditions. The performance of zwitterion is far superior to that of many other common Lewis bases or Br?nsted bases. Mechanistic studies revealed that the zwitterion triggers the dissociation of chloride from ruthenium trichloride via nonclassical hydrogen bond interaction. Preliminary studies show that the zwitterion is applicable to catalytic transfer semi-hydrogenation.
Unusual transformation of 4-hydroxy/methoxybenzylic alcohols via C[sbnd]C ipso-substitution reaction using proton-exchanged montmorillonite as media
Chen, Dongyin,Chen, Xuan,Dong, Zezhong,Jiang, Nan,Li, Fei,Yun, Yangfang,Zhou, Yu
supporting information, (2020/11/12)
We present here proton-exchanged montmorillonite-mediated an unusual transformation of 4-hydroxy and 4-methoxybenzylic alcohols to form symmetrical benzylic ethers and diarylmethanes under mild conditions. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations support a plausible mechanism, which includes a distinctive aromatic C[sbnd]C ipso-substitution reaction with a hydroxymethyl group as the C-based leaving group.
Aryl Boronic Acid Catalysed Dehydrative Substitution of Benzylic Alcohols for C?O Bond Formation
Estopi?á-Durán, Susana,Donnelly, Liam J.,Mclean, Euan B.,Hockin, Bryony M.,Slawin, Alexandra M. Z.,Taylor, James E.
supporting information, p. 3950 - 3956 (2019/02/16)
A combination of pentafluorophenylboronic acid and oxalic acid catalyses the dehydrative substitution of benzylic alcohols with a second alcohol to form new C?O bonds. This method has been applied to the intermolecular substitution of benzylic alcohols to form symmetrical ethers, intramolecular cyclisations of diols to form aryl-substituted tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran derivatives, and intermolecular crossed-etherification reactions between two different alcohols. Mechanistic control experiments have identified a potential catalytic intermediate formed between the aryl boronic acid and oxalic acid.
A General Catalytic Method for Highly Cost- and Atom-Efficient Nucleophilic Substitutions
Huy, Peter H.,Filbrich, Isabel
supporting information, p. 7410 - 7416 (2018/04/30)
A general formamide-catalyzed protocol for the efficient transformation of alcohols into alkyl chlorides, which is promoted by substoichiometric amounts (down to 34 mol %) of inexpensive trichlorotriazine (TCT), is introduced. This is the first example of a TCT-mediated dihydroxychlorination of an OH-containing substrate (e.g., alcohols and carboxylic acids) in which all three chlorine atoms of TCT are transferred to the starting material. The consequently enhanced atom economy facilitates a significantly improved waste balance (E-factors down to 4), cost efficiency, and scalability (>50 g). Furthermore, the current procedure is distinguished by high levels of functional-group compatibility and stereoselectivity, as only weakly acidic cyanuric acid is released as exclusive byproduct. Finally, a one-pot protocol for the preparation of amines, azides, ethers, and sulfides enabled the synthesis of the drug rivastigmine with twofold SN2 inversion, which demonstrates the high practical value of the presented method.
Iodine-catalyzed transformation of aryl-substituted alcohols under solvent-free and highly concentrated reaction conditions
Jereb, Marjan,Vra?i?, Dejan
, p. 747 - 762 (2018/01/17)
Iodine-catalyzed transformations of alcohols under solvent-free reaction conditions (SFRC) and under highly concentrated reaction conditions (HCRC) in the presence of various solvents were studied in order to gain insight into the behavior of the reaction intermediates under these conditions. Dimerization, dehydration and substitution were the three types of transformations observed with benzylic alcohols. Dimerization and substitution reactions were predominant in the case of primary- and secondary alcohols, whereas dehydration prevailed in the case of tertiary alcohols. The relative reactivity of substituted 1-phenylethanols in I2-catalyzed dimerization under SFRC provided a good Hammett plot ρ+ = -2.8 (r2 = 0.98), suggesting the presence of electron-deficient intermediates with a certain degree of developed charge in the rate-determining step.
Sulfated tungstate as hydroxyl group activator for preparation of benzyl, including p-methoxybenzyl ethers of alcohols and phenols
Katkar, Kamlesh V.,Veer, Sachin D.,Akamanchi, Krishnacharya G.
, p. 1893 - 1901 (2016/11/25)
Sulfated tungstate was found to be an effective heterogeneous and reusable catalyst for hydroxy group activation–mediated preparation of benzylic ethers including p-methoxybenzylic ethers of a wide range of alcohols and phenols under mild reaction conditions.
Selective synthesis of thioethers in the presence of a transition-metal-free solid Lewis acid
Santoro, Federica,Mariani, Matteo,Zaccheria, Federica,Psaro, Rinaldo,Ravasio, Nicoletta
supporting information, p. 2627 - 2635 (2017/01/09)
The synthesis of thioethers starting from alcohols and thiols in the presence of amorphous solid acid catalysts is reported. A silica alumina catalyst with a very low content in alumina gave excellent results in terms of both activity and selectivity also under solvent-free conditions. The reaction rate follows the electron density of the carbinol atom in the substrate alcohol and yields up to 99% and can be obtained for a wide range of substrates under mild reaction conditions.
Base-Free Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Esters and Lactones
Brewster, Timothy P.,Rezayee, Nomaan M.,Culakova, Zuzana,Sanford, Melanie S.,Goldberg, Karen I.
, p. 3113 - 3117 (2016/07/06)
Half-sandwich iridium bipyridine complexes catalyze the hydrogenation of esters and lactones under base-free conditions. The reactions proceed with a variety of ester and lactone substrates. Mechanistic studies implicate a pathway involving rate-limiting hydride transfer to the substrate at high pressures of H2 (≥50 bar).
Self-Assembly of Disorazole C1 through a One-Pot Alkyne Metathesis Homodimerization Strategy
Ralston, Kevin J.,Ramstadius, H. Clinton,Brewster, Richard C.,Niblock, Helen S.,Hulme, Alison N.
supporting information, p. 7086 - 7090 (2015/06/08)
Abstract Alkyne metathesis is increasingly explored as a reliable method to close macrocyclic rings, but there are no prior examples of an alkyne-metathesis-based homodimerization approach to natural products. In this approach to the cytotoxic C2-symmetric marine-derived bis(lactone) disorazole C1, a highly convergent, modular strategy is employed featuring cyclization through an ambitious one-pot alkyne cross-metathesis/ring-closing metathesis self-assembly process.
Organohalide-catalyzed dehydrative O-alkylation between alcohols: A facile etherification method for aliphatic ether synthesis
Xu, Qing,Xie, Huamei,Chen, Pingliang,Yu, Lei,Chen, Jianhui,Hu, Xingen
supporting information, p. 2774 - 2779 (2015/05/27)
Organohalides are found to be effective catalysts for dehydrative O-alkylation reactions between alcohols, providing selective, practical, green, and easily scalable homo- and cross-etherification methods for the preparation of useful symmetrical and unsymmetrical aliphatic ethers from the readily available alcohols. Mechanistic studies revealed that organohalides are regenerated as reactive intermediates and recycled to catalyze the reactions.
