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para-Selective chlorination of cresols and m-xylenol using sulfuryl chloride in the presence of poly(alkylene sulfide)s
Smith, Keith,Hegazy, Amany S.,El-Hiti, Gamal A.
, p. 345 - 356 (2020/03/23)
Chlorination of o-cresol, m-cresol, and m-xylenol using sulfuryl chloride in the presence of a range of poly(alkylene sulfide)s and a Lewis acid (aluminum or ferric chloride) has been studied. The sulfur containing catalysts used led to the production of para-chlorophenols in high yields and higher para/ortho ratios than for reactions in the absence of such poly(alkylene sulfide)s. The effectiveness of the polymers was found to be dependent on the length of the spacer groups between the sulfur atoms. For example, polymers with shorter spacers provided high yields of 4-chloro-o-cresol (ca. 97%), while polymers with at least one longer spacer provided high yields of both 4-chloro-m-cresol (up to 94.6%) and 4-chloro-m-xylenol (up to 97.6%).
The highly efficient air oxidation of aryl and alkyl boronic acids by a microwave-assisted protocol under transition metal-free conditions
Yin, Weiyan,Pan, Xizhi,Leng, Wenxi,Chen, Jian,He, Haifeng
supporting information, p. 4614 - 4618 (2019/09/09)
Molecular oxygen is the most important green-oxidant due to its excellent properties. However, the effective utilization of molecular oxygen remains a major challenge in modern chemistry. Herein, we report the development a rapid, green and efficient microwave-assisted protocol for the air oxidation of boronic acids to phenols and alcohols under transition metal-free conditions. In the presence of KOH and DMSO, high yields of the expected phenols and alcohol were obtained with microwave-assistance, and a variety of functional groups were tolerated in this procedure. Notably, this transition metal-free method represents a breakthrough in both organic synthesis and green chemistry for the oxidative hydroxylation of boronic acids to phenols and alcohols.
Comparison of cyclic and polymeric disulfides as catalysts for the regioselective chlorination of phenols
Smith, Keith,Al-Zuhairi, Ali J.,El-Hiti, Gamal A.,Alshammari, Mohammed B.
, p. 74 - 85 (2015/10/20)
Two cyclic and two polymeric disulfides have been synthesized and established to be useful catalysts for the chlorination of m-xylenol, o-cresol, m-cresol and phenol using freshly distilled sulfuryl chloride in the presence of aluminum or ferric chloride as a co-catalyst at room temperature. The yields of p-isomers and para/ortho ratios were higher compared to cases where no catalyst was used with most catalysts for most phenols even when a very low concentration of disulfide was used.