5561-92-2Relevant articles and documents
Solvent free, light induced 1,2-bromine shift reaction of α-bromo ketones
An, Sejin,Moon, Da Yoon,Park, Bong Ser
, p. 6922 - 6928 (2018/10/24)
Photolysis of α-bromopropiophenones in acetonitrile results in formation of β-bromopropiophenones with good product selectivity, which can be coined as 1,2-Br shift reaction. The product selectivity increases when the reaction is done in neat or solid state, where only the 1,2-Br shift product is formed in some cases. The reaction is suggested to proceed by C–Br bond homolysis to give a radical pair, followed by disproportionation and conjugate addition of HBr to the α,β-unsaturated ketone intermediate. When the unsaturated intermediate is stabilized by an extra conjugation, the reaction stops at the stage, in which the unsaturated ketone becomes a major product. The synthetic method described in this research fits in a category of eco-friendly organic synthesis nicely since the reaction does not use volatile organic solvents and any other additives such as acid, base or metal catalysts, etc. Besides, the method fits into perfect atom economy, which does not give any side products. The synthetic method should find much advantage over other alternative methods to obtain β-bromo carbonyl compounds.
Acidity versus metal-induced Lewis acidity in zeolites for Friedel–Crafts acylation
Bernardon, Claire,Ben Osman, Manel,Laugel, Guillaume,Louis, Beno?t,Pale, Patrick
, p. 20 - 29 (2017/01/16)
Acid catalysts including Ni, Ag and Fe-loaded zeolites of different structures were prepared either via cationic exchange or impregnation techniques from pristine H-zeolites (BEA, and MFI). Their catalytic activity was evaluated in the liquid-phase Friedel–Crafts acylation of anisole with propanoic acid. It turned out that, whatever the doping procedure was, the zeolite loaded with transition metals led to considerable decrease in propanoic acid conversion, regardless of the nature or the metal content. However, the extent of this detrimental effect followed the order: Ag+?>?Ni2+?>?Fe3+. Pristine acidic zeolites were not only found to be the most active, but also to be the most selective toward ortho- and para-acylation products. H-ZSM-5 zeolites yielded the highest intrinsic activity, with TOF values of 0.09?h?1. The catalyst activity proved to be essentially attributed to the density and accessibility of Br?nsted acid sites, playing a key role in the activation of the reactants. Br?nsted sites are proposed to be the most likely catalytic species for performing this Friedel–Crafts acylation.
DMF as carbon source: Rh-catalyzed α-methylation of ketones
Li, Yang,Xue, Dong,Lu, Wei,Wang, Chao,Liu, Zhao-Tie,Xiao, Jianliang
supporting information, p. 66 - 69 (2014/01/23)
An unprecedented Rh-catalyzed direct methylation of ketones with N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is disclosed. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope, tolerating both aryl and alkyl ketones with various substituents. Mechanistic studies suggest that DMF delivers a methylene fragment followed by a hydride in the methylation process.
