56422-91-4

Upstream product

• 536-74-3 phenylacetylene 
• 97-93-8 triethylaluminum 
• 75-36-5 acetyl chloride 
• 1376710-87-0 (E)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-3-phenylpent-2-enamidee 
• 75-16-1 methylmagnesium bromide 
• 1528-59-2 3-phenyl-pent-2-enoic acid ethyl ester 
• 4376-13-0 3-phenyl-4-hexyn-3-ol 
• 93-55-0 1-phenyl-propan-1-one 
• 120318-52-7 3-phenylhex-5-en-3-ol 
• 1679-36-3 3-hexyn-2-one 
• 591-51-5 phenyllithium 
• 470468-54-3 1-((E)-1-Methylene-3-phenyl-pent-2-enyl)-piperidine 
• 68669-62-5 (E)-trimethyl(2-phenylbut-1-en-1-yl)silane 

Downstream Products

• 68522-85-0 4-phenylhexan-2-one 
• 16460-85-8 (R)-4-phenylhexan-2-one 
• 16460-85-8 (S)-4-phenylhexan-2-one 
• 470468-54-3 1-((E)-1-Methylene-3-phenyl-pent-2-enyl)-piperidine 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Cobalt-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Hydroboration of Enones with HBpin

Herein, a series of new 8-OIQ cobalt complexes were synthesized and used for cobalt-catalyzed chemo- and enantioselective 1,4-hydroboration of enones with HBpin to access chiral β,β-disubstituted ketones with good to excellent chemo- and enantioselectivties. This protocol is operationally simple and shows a broad substrate scope.

Alcohol Dehydrogenases and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Catalysts: Design of a Chemoenzymatic Cascade towards Optically Active β,β-Disubstituted Allylic Alcohols

The combination of gold(I) and enzyme catalysis is used in a two-step approach, including Meyer–Schuster rearrangement of a series of readily available propargylic alcohols followed by stereoselective bioreduction of the corresponding allylic ketone intermediates, to provide optically pure β,β-disubstituted allylic alcohols. This cascade involves a gold N-heterocyclic carbene and an enzyme, demonstrating the compatibility of both catalyst types in aqueous medium under mild reaction conditions. The combination of [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene][bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)-imide]gold(I) (IPrAuNTf2) and a selective alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH-A from Rhodococcus ruber, KRED-P1-A12 or KRED-P3-G09) led to the synthesis of a series of optically active (E)-4-arylpent-3-en-2-ols in good yields (65–86 %). The approach was also extended to various 2-hetarylpent-3-yn-2-ol, hexynol, and butynol derivatives. The use of alcohol dehydrogenases of opposite selectivity led to the production of both allyl alcohol enantiomers (93->99 % ee) for a broad panel of substrates.

Highly Enantioselective Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Conjugated Trisubstituted Enones

Asymmetric hydrogenation of conjugated enones is one of the most efficient and straightforward methods to prepare optically active ketones. In this study, chiral bidentate Ir-N,P complexes were utilized to access these scaffolds for ketones bearing the stereogenic center at both the α- and β-positions. Excellent enantiomeric excesses, of up to 99%, were obtained, accompanied with good to high isolated yields. Challenging dialkyl substituted substrates, which are difficult to hydrogenate with satisfactory chiral induction, were hydrogenated in a highly enantioselective fashion.

Copper(II)-Catalyzed Tandem Decarboxylative Michael/Aldol Reactions Leading to the Formation of Functionalized Cyclohexenones

This work describes the development of a new single-pot copper(II)-catalyzed decarboxylative Michael reaction between β-keto acids and enones, followed by in situ aldolization, which results in highly functionalized chiral and achiral cyclohexenones. The achiral version of this Robinson annulation features a hitherto unprecedented Michael reaction of β-keto acids with sterically hindered β,β′-substituted enones and provides access to all carbon quaternary stereocenter-containing cyclohexenones (11 examples, 43-83% yield). In addition, an asymmetric chiral bis(oxazoline) copper(II)-catalyzed single-pot Robinson annulation has been devised for preparing chiral cyclohexenones, including some products that contain vicinal stereocenters (5 examples, 65-85% yield, 84-94% ee). This latter protocol has been successfully applied to the enantioselective formation of the oxygenated 10-nor-steroid core from readily available starting materials.

Traceless OH-Directed Wacker Oxidation-Elimination, an Alternative to Wittig Olefination/Aldol Condensation: One-Pot Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated and Nonconjugated Ketones from Homoallyl Alcohols

A new method for one-pot synthesis of β-substituted and β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated methyl ketones from homoallyl alcohols by sequential PdCl2/CrO3-promoted Wacker process followed by an acid-mediated dehydration reaction has been developed. Remarkably, internal homoallyl alcohols delivered regioselectively nonconjugated unsaturated carbonyl compounds under the same protocol. A new starting material-based synthesis of α,β-unsaturated and nonconjugated methyl ketones is demonstrated.

A multicomponent Ni-, Zr-, and Cu-catalyzed strategy for enantioselective synthesis of alkenyl-substituted quaternary carbons

The availability of enantiomerically enriched carbonyl-containing compounds is essential to the synthesis of biologically active molecules. Since catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition (ECA) reactions directly generate the latter valuable class of molecules, the design and development of such protocols represents a compelling objective in modern chemistry. Herein, we disclose the first solution to the problem of ECA of alkenyl groups to acyclic trisubstituted enones, an advance achieved by adopting an easily modifiable and fully catalytic approach. The requisite alkenylaluminum reagents are synthesized with exceptional site- and/or stereoselectivity by a Ni-catalyzed hydroalumination process, and the necessary enones are prepared through a site- and stereoselective zirconocene-catalyzed carboalumination/acylation reaction. The all-catalytic procedure is complete within four hours, furnishing the desired products in up to 77 % overall yield and 99:1 enantiomeric ratio. One-two-three punch: Ni-catalyzed alkyne hydroalumination, Zr-catalyzed alkyne carbometalation/acylation, and Cu-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition are combined for accessing acyclic organic molecules that contain an alkene-substituted quaternary carbon stereogenic center. The entire process takes less than four hours and affords products in up to 77 % overall yield and 99:1 enantiomeric ratio. Copyright

Catalytic enantioselective construction of β-quaternary carbons via a conjugate addition of cyanide to β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

The first general catalytic enantioselective conjugate addition of cyanide to β, β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated ketones and N-acylpyrroles was developed using a strontium catalyst derived from Sr(O iPr)2 and new chiral ligand 5. The reaction exhibited excellent enantioselectivity and a wide substrate scope using 0.5-10 mol % catalyst. 1,4-Adducts containing β-quaternary carbons were exclusively produced over 1,2-adducts. ESI-MS analysis of the strontium catalyst indicated that the active catalyst was a trimetallic Sr/5 = 3:5 complex. The exclusive 1,4-selectivity was partly due to the ability of the strontium complex to promote both a retro-cyanation reaction from the 1,2-adducts and highly enantioselective conjugate cyanation.

Chelation-assisted β-alkylation of α,β-unsaturated ketone using Rh(I) catalyst and dialkyl amine

A new Rh(I)-catalyzed β-alkylation of 4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one (1) was developed by utilizing diethylamine (5a) as a chelation-assistant tool. The key feature of this reaction is the vinyl C-H activation driven by amine-assisted cyclometalation to give the

Regiospecific and Stereospecific Synthesis of E- and Z-Trisubstituted Alkenes via 2,2-Disubstituted Vinylsilanes

Treatment of terminal alkynes 1 with the organocopper reagents derived from Grignard reagents, cuprous iodide, and lithium bromide (molar ratio 2:1:2) at low temperature followed by the addition of chlorotrimethylsilane gave the 2,2-disubstituted vinylsilanes 2 with complete regio- and stereospecificity (syn addition).Electrophilic substitution of 2 with ICl, Br2, and acetyl chloride gave the corresponding vinyl iodides, bromides, and α,β-unsaturated ketones 5 with retention of configuration.Epoxidation of 2 with MCPBA gave the epoxy silanes 6, which upon treatment with concentrated HX and BF3*Et2O gave the vinyl halides 7 with net inversion of configuration.If the epoxy silanes 6 were first converted to the β-hydroxy silanes 8 by Gilman's reagents, either E- or Z-trisubstituted alkenes 9 and 10 could be obtained by treatment with acid or base.Vinyl halides 7 could also be stereoselectively converted to other functionalities via the vinyllithium intermediates.