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Syndiotactic Poly(aminostyrene)-Supported Palladium Catalyst for Ketone Methylation with Methanol
Jiang, Lei,Guo, Fang,Shi, Zhenghai,Li, Yang,Hou, Zhaomin
, p. 3827 - 3832 (2017/09/25)
Palladium nanoparticles immobilized on an amino-functionalized syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS-N) served as a novel recyclable catalyst for the dimethylation and cross methyl alkylation of a wide range of ketones with methanol as the methylation agent. This heterogeneous catalyst (Pd@sPS-N) was highly robust and showed excellent thermal stability and chemical resistance. It not only showed remarkably high activity, but it could also be easily recovered by filtration without loss of activity.
Rhodium-catalyzed ketone methylation using methanol under mild conditions: Formation of α-branched products
Chan, Louis K. M.,Poole, Darren L.,Shen, Di,Healy, Mark P.,Donohoe, Timothy J.
supporting information, p. 761 - 765 (2014/01/23)
The rhodium-catalyzed methylation of ketones has been accomplished using methanol as the methylating agent and the hydrogen-borrowing method. The sequence is notable for the relatively low temperatures that are required and for the ability of the reaction system to form α-branched products with ease. Doubly alkylated ketones can be prepared from methyl ketones and two different alcohols by using a sequential one-pot iridium- and rhodium-catalyzed process. Uniquely effective for making branched alkyl products from ketones (see scheme): The scope of the presented reaction includes aromatic and aliphatic ketones and consecutive one-pot double alkylation reactions to provide a convenient route to branched ketones from simple methyl ketones. A brief study into the mechanism of the reaction has given evidence for an aldol-based reaction pathway.
