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Usage

Uses

Used in Organic Synthesis:
(R)-(1-(4-nitrophenyl))ethanol is used as a building block in organic synthesis for the creation of more complex molecules. Its unique structure allows it to be a versatile component in the synthesis of various organic compounds.
Used in Chemical Reactions:
In the chemical industry, (R)-(1-(4-nitrophenyl))ethanol serves as a reagent in a variety of chemical processes. Its reactivity and functional groups make it a valuable intermediate in the production of different chemical entities.
Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
(R)-(1-(4-nitrophenyl))ethanol has potential applications in the pharmaceutical industry, where it may be utilized in the development of new drugs or as a component in existing medications. Its chiral nature is particularly important in drug discovery, as the stereochemistry of a molecule can significantly affect its biological activity.
Used in Agrochemical Industry:
Similarly, in the agrochemical sector, (R)-(1-(4-nitrophenyl))ethanol may be employed in the synthesis of pesticides, herbicides, or other agricultural chemicals. Its properties could contribute to the effectiveness or selectivity of these products.
Safety Precautions:
It is crucial to handle and store (R)-(1-(4-nitrophenyl))ethanol with care due to its toxic nature. Proper safety measures should be taken to avoid skin, eye, and respiratory system irritation. This includes using appropriate personal protective equipment and following established safety protocols during its use and storage.

Upstream product

• 108-22-5 Isopropenyl acetate 
• 6531-13-1 1-[4-nitrophenyl]-1-ethanol 
• 17279-31-1 (-)-(S)-N,N-dimethyl-1-phenylethylamine 
• 108-24-7 acetic anhydride 
• 917-54-4 methyllithium 
• 555-16-8 4-nitrobenzaldehdye 
• 100-19-6 (4-nitrophenyl)ethanone 
• 97-72-3 2-Methylpropionic anhydride 
• 1115-99-7 triethyl gallium 
• 544-97-8 dimethyl zinc(II) 
• 54519-07-2 vinyl ester of 3-phenylpropionic acid 
• 108-05-4 vinyl acetate 
• 19759-27-4 4-(α-acetoxyethyl)-1-nitrobenzene 
• 100-12-9 4-ethylnitrobenzene 

Downstream Products

• 171334-87-5 (R)-(4-Chloro-phenyl)-fluoro-acetic acid (S)-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-ethyl ester 
• 890155-20-1 (1'R)-1'-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl (6R)-6-[N-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)sulfamoyl]cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate 
• 159405-14-8 Methanesulfonic acid (R)-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)-ethyl ester 
• 6531-13-1 1-[4-nitrophenyl]-1-ethanol 
• 90280-93-6 (R)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)pentan-2-one 
• 104023-01-0 4-(4-nitrophenyl)pentan-2-one 
• 1426821-14-8 1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl 2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-2-phenylacetate 
• 19935-81-0 (-)-1-(4'-nitrophenyl)bromoethane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

The application of novel boron complexes in asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ketones

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation using iso-PrOH as a hydrogen source offers an attractive route for reducing simple unsymmetrical functionalized ketones to chiral alcohols. The combined use of organometallic and coordination chemistry has produced a numb

Design of a Pd(0)-CalB CLEA Biohybrid Catalyst and Its Application in a One-Pot Cascade Reaction

Herein, a design of a biohybrid catalyst is described, consisting of Pd nanoparticles and a cross-linked network of aggregated lipase B enzyme of Candida antarctica (CalB CLEA) functioning as an active support for the Pd nanoparticles. Both entities of the hybrid catalyst showed good catalytic activity. The applicability was demonstrated in a one-pot reaction, where the Pd-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 4-pentynoic acid afforded a lactone that serves as an acyl donor in a subsequent selective enzymatic kinetic resolution of a set of sec-alcohols. The catalyst proved to be robust and could be recycled five times without a significant loss of activity.

Emergence of Homochiral Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide Helical Assemblies and Catalysts upon Addition of an Achiral Monomer

Chirality amplification refers to the ability of a small chiral bias to fully control the main chain helicity of polymers and assemblies. Further implementation of functional chirally amplified helices as switchable asymmetric catalysts, chiral sensors, a

Arene-Immobilized Ru(II)/TsDPEN Complexes: Synthesis and Applications to the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

The Noyori-Ikariya (arene)Ru(II)/TsDPEN precatalyst has been anchored to amorphous silica and DAVISIL through the η6-coordinated arene ligand via a straightforward synthesis and the derived systems, (arene)Ru(II)/TsDPEN@silica and (arene)Ru(II)/TsDPEN@DAVISIL, form highly efficient catalysts for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a range of electron-rich and electron-poor aromatic ketones, giving good conversion and excellent ee's under mild reaction conditions. Moreover, catalyst generated in situ immediately prior to addition of substrate and hydrogen donor, by reaction of silica-supported [(arene)RuCl2]2 with (S,S)-TsDPEN, was as efficient as that generated from its preformed counterpart [(arene)Ru{(S,S)-TsDPEN}Cl]@silica. Gratifyingly, the initial TOFs (up to 1085 h?1) and ee's (96–97 %) obtained with these catalysts either rivalled or outperformed those previously reported for catalysts supported by either silica or polymer immobilized through one of the nitrogen atoms of TsDPEN. While the high ee's were also maintained during recycle studies, the conversion dropped steadily over the first three runs due to gradual leaching of the ruthenium.

Amino Acid-Functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks for Asymmetric Base–Metal Catalysis

We report a strategy to develop heterogeneous single-site enantioselective catalysts based on naturally occurring amino acids and earth-abundant metals for eco-friendly asymmetric catalysis. The grafting of amino acids within the pores of a metal-organic framework (MOF), followed by post-synthetic metalation with iron precursor, affords highly active and enantioselective (>99 % ee for 10 examples) catalysts for hydrosilylation and hydroboration of carbonyl compounds. Impressively, the MOF-Fe catalyst displayed high turnover numbers of up to 10 000 and was recycled and reused more than 15 times without diminishing the enantioselectivity. MOF-Fe displayed much higher activity and enantioselectivity than its homogeneous control catalyst, likely due to the formation of robust single-site catalyst in the MOF through site-isolation.

Chiral Iron(II)-Catalysts within Valinol-Grafted Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enantioselective Reduction of Ketones

The development of highly efficient and enantioselective heterogeneous catalysts based on earth-abundant elements and inexpensive chiral ligands is essential for environment-friendly and economical production of optically active compounds. We report a strategy of synthesizing chiral amino alcohol-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to afford highly enantioselective single-site base-metal catalysts for asymmetric organic transformations. The chiral MOFs (vol-UiO) were prepared by grafting of chiral amino alcohol such as l-valinol within the pores of aldehyde-functionalized UiO-MOFs via formation of imine linkages. The metalation of vol-UiO with FeCl2 in THF gives amino alcohol coordinated octahedral FeII species of vol-FeCl(THF)3 within the MOFs as determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Upon activation with LiCH2SiMe3, vol-UiO-Fe catalyzed hydrosilylation and hydroboration of a range of aliphatic and aromatic carbonyls to afford the corresponding chiral alcohols with enantiomeric excesses up to 99%. Vol-UiO-Fe catalysts have high turnover numbers of up to 15 ?000 and could be reused at least 10 times without any loss of activity and enantioselectivity. The spectroscopic, kinetic, and computational studies suggest iron-hydride as the catalytic species, which undergoes enantioselective 1,2-insertion of carbonyl to give an iron-alkoxide intermediate. The subsequent σ-bond metathesis between Fe-O bond and Si-H bond of silane produces chiral silyl ether. This work highlights the importance of MOFs as the tunable molecular material for designing chiral solid catalysts based on inexpensive natural feedstocks such as chiral amino acids and base-metals for asymmetric organic transformations.

Phase Separation-Promoted Redox Deracemization of Secondary Alcohols over a Supported Dual Catalysts System

Unification of oxidation and reduction in a one-pot deracemization process has great significance in the preparation of enantioenriched organic molecules. However, the intrinsic mutual deactivation of oxidative and reductive catalysts and the extrinsic incompatible reaction conditions are unavoidable challenges in a single operation. To address these two issues, we develop a supported dual catalysts system to overcome these conflicts from incompatibility to compatibility, resulting in an efficient one-pot redox deracemization of secondary alcohols. During this transformation, the TEMPO species onto the outer surface of silica nanoparticles catalyze the oxidation of racemic alcohols to ketones, and the chiral Rh/diamine species in the nanochannels of the thermoresponsive polymer-coated hollow-shell mesoporous silica enable the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones to chiral alcohols. To demonstrate the general feasibility, a series of orthogonal oxidation/ATH cascade reactions are compared to prove the compatible benefits in the elimination of their deactivations and the balance of the cascade directionality. As presented in this study, this redox deracemization process provides various chiral alcohols with enhanced yields and enantioselectivities relative to those from unsupported dual catalysts systems. Furthermore, the dual catalysts can be recycled continuously, making them an attractive feature in the application.

Asymmetric Catalytic Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reduction of Ketones with Aluminum(III)-VANOL Catalysts

We report herein an efficient aluminum-catalyzed asymmetric MPV reduction of ketones with broad substrate scope and excellent yields and enantiomeric inductions. A variety of aromatic (both electron-poor and electron-rich) and aliphatic ketones were converted to chiral alcohols in good yields with high enantioselectivities (26 examples, 70-98percent yield and 82-99percent ee). This method operates under mild conditions (-10 °C) and low catalyst loading (1-5 mol percent). Furthermore, this process is catalyzed by the earth-abundant main-group element aluminum and employs 2-propanol as the hydride source.

Optimisation, scope and advantages of the synthesis of chiral phenylethanols using whole seeds of Bauhinia variegata L. (Fabaceae) as a new and stereoselective bio-reducer of carbonyl compounds

With the aim of finding new methods for environmentally friendly synthesis of chiral phenylethanols, a screening was carried out to identify seeds that could be used as a biocatalyst capable of reducing stereoselectively prochiral ketones. As a result, seeds of Bauhinia variegata L. (Fabaceae) were identified as being an efficient and stereoselective biological reducer of acetophenone to produce (S)-1-phenylethanol (conversion of 98% and 99 e.e.%). Then, to optimise the reductive process, the effects of some variables such as temperature, load of substrate, pH, co-solvent, and reuse and storability of the seeds as a function of time were established. Utilising the optimal reaction conditions, nineteen substituted acetophenones were reduced to their corresponding chiral alcohols with a conversion ranging from 30% to 98% and enantiomeric excess of between 65% and >99%, and in addition, useful key intermediates were also obtained by the synthesis of drugs. The scope and advantages of this new biocatalytic synthetic method are also discussed.Research highlights A screening was carried out to identify seeds that could be used as a biocatalyst Seeds of Bauhinia variegata have been identified as an efficient biocatalyst to reduce carbonyl compounds. Acetophenone and substituted acetophenones were reduced with high stereoselectivity. Some key intermediates were synthetised using this methodology. Seeds can be stored for twenty-four months without loss of activity.

One-pot Chemoenzymatic Deracemisation of Secondary Alcohols Employing Variants of Galactose Oxidase and Transfer Hydrogenation

Enantiomerically enriched chiral secondary alcohols serve as valuable building blocks for drug intermediates and fine chemicals. In this study the deracemisation of secondary alcohols to generate enantiomeric pure chiral alcohols has been achieved by combining enantio-selective enzymatic oxidation of a secondary alcohol, by a variant of GOase (GOase M3-5), with either non-selective ketone reduction via transfer hydrogenation (TH) or enantio-selective asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH). Both the enzymatic oxidation system and the transition-metal mediated reduction system were optimised to ensure compatibility with each other resulting in a homogeneous reaction system. 1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanol was generated with 99 % conversion and 98 % ee by the deracemisation method, and it has been extended to a series of other secondary alcohols with comparable results.