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Upstream product

• 2550-26-7 4-Phenyl-2-butanone 
• 105-36-2 ethyl bromoacetate 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 2939-13-1 5-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pentanoic acid 
• 70319-43-6 (Z)-3-methyl-5-phenyl-2-pentenoic acid ethyl ester 
• 103-63-9 1-phenyl-2-bromoethane 
• 36805-43-3 ethyl 3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-enoate 
• 36805-43-3 ethyl (E)-3-methyl-5-phenylpent-2-enoate 
• 16520-62-0 4-Phenyl-1-butyne 
• 100-42-5 styrene 
• 7796-71-6 3-methyl-4-pentenoic acid ethyl ester 
• 72277-03-3 diethyl 1-trimethylsilyloxy-2-butenylphosphonate 
• 103766-22-9 2-(3-phenylpropylidene)malonic acid diethyl ester 

Downstream Products

• 55066-49-4 mefanal 
• 2939-13-1 5-phenyl-3-methyl-2-pentanoic acid 
• 942416-33-3 (R)-(+)-3-methyl-5-phenylpentanaldehyde 
• 90866-30-1 (R)-(+)-3-methyl-5-phenylpentan-1-ol 
• 41927-33-7 (S)-(-)-3-methyl-5-phenylpentan-1-ol 
• 942416-34-4 (S)-(-)-3-methyl-5-phenylpentanaldehyde 
• 1391911-28-6 C₁₉H₂₅NO₂S 
• 55066-48-3 3-methyl-5-phenylpentan-1-ol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Air-Stable PdI Dimer Enabled Remote Functionalization: Access to Fluorinated 1,1-Diaryl Alkanes with Unprecedented Speed

While remote functionalization via chain walking has the potential to enable access to molecules via novel disconnections, such processes require relatively long reaction times and can be in need of elevated temperatures. This work features a remote arylation in less than 10 min reaction time at room temperature over a distance of up to 11 carbons. The unprecedented speed is enabled by the air-stable PdI dimer [Pd(μ-I)(PCy2tBu)]2, which in contrast to its PtBu3 counterpart does not trigger direct coupling at the initiation site, but regioconvergent and chemoselective remote functionalization to yield valuable fluorinated 1,1-diaryl alkanes. Our combined experimental and computational studies rationalize the origins of switchability, which are primarily due to differences in dispersion interactions.

Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Reduction of β,β-Dialkyl α,β-Unsaturated Esters with PMHS

A cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric reduction of β,β-dialkyl α,β-unsaturated esters with polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) was reported to deliver the corresponding esters containing a chiral trialkyl carbon center at β-position with up to 97 % yield and 98 % ee. The chiral tridentate ligand oxazoline iminopyridine (OIP) could perform well for the asymmetric reduction instead of chiral bidentate ligands. This operationally simple protocol shows a broad scope of substrates using one equivalent of readily available PMHS as a cheap and easy-to-handle reductive reagent.

Copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated esters with chiral phenol–carbene ligands

A chiral phenol–NHC ligand enabled the copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated esters. The phenol moiety of the chiral NHC ligand played a critical role in producing the enantiomerically enriched products. The catalyst worked well for various (Z)-isomer substrates. Opposite enantiomers were obtained from (Z)- and (E)-isomers, with a higher enantiomeric excess from the (Z)-isomer.

Remote sp3 C–H Amination of Alkenes with Nitroarenes

Direct installation of a functional group at remote, unfunctionalized sites in an alkyl chain is a synthetically valuable but rarely reported process. The remote relay hydroarylamination of distal and proximal olefins, and of olefin isomeric mixtures, has been achieved through NiH-catalyzed alkene isomerization and sequential reductive hydroarylamination with nitroarenes. This provides an attractive approach to the direct installation of a distal arylamino group within alkyl chains. The single-step conversion of simple olefins and nitro(hetero)arenes to value-added arylamines is a practical strategy for amine synthesis as well as the remote activation of sp3 C–H bonds. The value of this transformation is further supported by the regioconvergent arylamination of isomeric mixtures of olefins. Modern organic synthesis requires more efficient strategies, such as C–H functionalization, with which to construct complex molecules from readily available chemicals. Undirected functionalization of remote aliphatic C–H bonds is a synthetically valuable but largely unknown process. Synergistic combination of metal-catalyzed chainwalking (migration of a double bond along the hydrocarbon chain, a process involving repeated migratory insertions and β-hydride eliminations) and cross-coupling chemistry offers a general approach to the remote functionalization of easily accessed unsaturated hydrocarbon substrates. In this paper, we demonstrate that direct installation of a distal arylamino group can be achieved from two common feedstock chemicals (olefins and nitroarenes) via nickel hydride chemistry. It is anticipated that the strategy could inspire the development of other remote functionalizations with different regioselectivity as well as asymmetric transformations. Zhu and colleagues describe the remote hydroamination of alkenes with nitro(hetero)arenes through nickel-catalyzed alkene isomerization and sequential reductive relay hydroamination process. Using two common feedstock chemicals, olefins and nitroaromatics, in an operationally simple procedure, this attractive protocol provides efficient and practical access to a wide range of arylamines under mild conditions.

Long-chain α-ω Diols from renewable fatty acids via tandem olefin metathesis-ester hydrogenation

Long chain α-ω diols were readily accessed from renewable fatty acid methyl esters following an orthogonal tandem self-metathesis-ester hydrogenation protocol. By adding a base and a bidentate ligand, the metathesis catalysts were transformed in situ into efficient ester hydrogenation catalysts. The selectivity of the hydrogenation reaction was tuned towards the exclusive formation of either the unsaturated or the saturated diol by modifying the ligand/catalyst ratio. An orthogonal tandem cross-metathesis-ester hydrogenation reaction was also applied for the synthesis of a fragrance compound.

Asymmetric hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters with chiral iridium N,P ligand complexes

Enantioselective conjugate reduction of a wide range of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters was achieved using chiral Ir N,P complexes as hydrogenation catalysts. Depending on the substitution pattern of the substrate, different ligands perform best. α,β-Unsaturated carboxylic esters substituted at the α position are less problematic substrates than originally anticipated and in some cases α-substituted substrates actually reacted with higher enantioselectivity than their β-substituted analogues. The resulting saturated esters with a stereogenic center in the α or β position were obtained in high enantiomeric purity. Copyright

Recent advances in iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation: New catalysts, substrates and applications in total synthesis

Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation has emerged as a highly efficient method for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure compounds. This account summarizes our recent efforts in this field. We have developed a new type of P,O-ligand that was success

Asymmetric addition of dimethylzinc to alkylidenmalonates mediated by phosphorous ligands: A new synthetic route to floral fragrances

Six new phosphite ligands were prepared and their efficiency as chiral ligands was investigated in the copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of dimethylzinc to diethyl 3-phenylpropylidenmalonate (5), affording the addition product with ees up to 74%. Moreover, a simple and straightforward route to floral fragrances Phenoxanol, Citralis, and Nitrile Citralis in optically active form through the above cited reaction was proposed. Chirality, 2011. 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. Copyright

Chiral bis(N-arylamino)phosphine-oxazolines: Synthesis and application in asymmetric catalysis

N-Arylation or N-alkylation of chiral 1,2-diamines followed by ring closure with phosphorus trichloride (PCl3) and subsequent coupling with an oxazoline alcohol resulted in a new class of N,P ligands. The corresponding iridium tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluormethyl)phenyl]borate (BArF) complexes were found to be efficient catalysts for the enantioselective hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins and α,β-unsaturated carboxylic esters.

Asymmetric conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones and esters with chiral rhodium(2,6-bisoxazolinylphenyl) catalysts

New asymmetric conjugate reduction of β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated ketones and esters was accomplished with alkoxylhydrosilanes in the presence of chiral rhodium(2,6-bisoxazolinylphenyl) complexes in high yields and high enantioselectivity. (E)-4-Phenyl-3-penten-2- one and (E)-4-phenyl-4-isopropyl-3-penten-2-one were readily reduced at 60°C in 95% ee and 98 % ee, respectively, by 1 mol % of catalyst loading. (EtO) 2MeSiH proved to be the best hydrogen donor of choice. tert-Butyl (E)-β-methylcinnamate and β-isopropylcinnamate could also be reduced to the corresponding dihydrocinnamate derivatives up to 98% ee.