617-02-7Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Conversion of esters to thioesters under mild conditions
Shi, Yijun,Liu, Xuejing,Cao, Han,Bie, Fusheng,Han, Ying,Yan, Peng,Szostak, Roman,Szostak, Michal,Liu, Chengwei
supporting information, p. 2991 - 2996 (2021/04/14)
We report conversion of esters to thioestersviaselective C-O bond cleavage/weak C-S bond formation under transition-metal-free conditions. The method is notable for a general and practical transition-metal-free system, broad substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance. The strategy was successfully deployed in late-stage thioesterification, site-selective cross-coupling/thioesterification/decarbonylation and easy-to-handle gram scale thioesterification. Selectivity and computational studies were performed to gain insight into the formation of weak C-S bonds by C-O bond cleavage, which contrasts with the traditional trend of nucleophilic additions to carboxylic acid derivatives.
Hydrogen-bond-assisted transition-metal-free catalytic transformation of amides to esters
Huang, Changyu,Li, Jinpeng,Wang, Jiaquan,Zheng, Qingshu,Li, Zhenhua,Tu, Tao
, p. 66 - 71 (2020/11/18)
The amide C-N cleavage has drawn a broad interest in synthetic chemistry, biological process and pharmaceutical industry. Transition-metal, luxury ligand or excess base were always vital to the transformation. Here, we developed a transition-metal-free hydrogen-bond-assisted esterification of amides with only catalytic amount of base. The proposed crucial role of hydrogen bonding for assisting esterification was supported by control experiments, density functional theory (DFT) calculations and kinetic studies. Besides broad substrate scopes and excellent functional groups tolerance, this base-catalyzed protocol complements the conventional transition-metal-catalyzed esterification of amides and provides a new pathway to catalytic cleavage of amide C-N bonds for organic synthesis and pharmaceutical industry. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Visible light-mediated transition metal-free esterification of amides with boronic acids
Ding, Hao,Qi, Wan-Ying,Zhen, Jing-Song,Ding, Qiuping,Luo, Yong
supporting information, (2020/10/02)
A novel strategy for visible light-mediated esterification of amides with boronic acids in air has been described. This method is characterized by mild reaction conditions and low cost owing to no need of any catalyst, which implies high potential utility in late-stage functionalization of amide drugs and materials.
Unexpected migration of a benzoyl group in the intramolecular Wittig reaction of o-acyloxybenzylidenephosphoranes with benzoyl chlorides: One-pot synthesis of isomeric 3-benzoyl-2-phenylbenzofurans
Begala, Michela,Mancinelli, Michele,Delogu, Giovanna Lucia
supporting information, (2020/01/28)
The reaction of o-acyloxybenzylidenetriphenylphosphoranes with substituted benzoyl chlorides in an aprotic solvent led, together with the expected 2-phenylbenzofuran, to isomeric 3-benzoyl-2-phenylbenzofuran derivatives. This result formally corresponds to intramolecular migration of the benzoyl group from the ortho oxygen atom to the ylide carbanion via cyclization and ring opening of the starting o-acyloxybenzylidenetriphenylphosphoranes.
Supramolecular Pd(II) complex of DPPF and dithiolate: An efficient catalyst for amino and phenoxycarbonylation using Co2(CO)8 as sustainable C1 source
Gaikwad, Vinayak V.,Mane, Pravin A.,Dey, Sandip,Patel, Divya,Bhanage, Bhalchandra M.
, (2019/11/28)
Highly active, efficient and robust “dppf ligated tetranuclear palladium dithiolate complex” was synthesized and applied as a catalyst for chemical fixation of carbon monoxide for the synthesis value added chemicals such as tertiary amide and aromatic esters. The synthesized catalyst was characterized using different analytical techniques such as elemental analysis, 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopy. The use of Co2(CO)8 as a cheap, less toxic and low melting solid surrogate are additional advantages over the current protocol. The catalyst showed superior activity towards the Amino (10?3 mol % catalyst) and Phenoxycarbonylation (10-2 mol % catalyst) and high TON (104 to 103) and TOF (103 to 102 h-1). The Betol and Lintrin (active drug molecules) were synthesized under an optimized reaction condition. The scalability of the current protocol has been demonstrated up-to the gram level.
Palladium-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative Coupling of Amides with Arylboronic Acids by Cooperative Catalysis
Li, Yue,Wu, Hongxiang,Zeng, Zhuo
supporting information, p. 4357 - 4361 (2019/07/09)
The first fluoride and palladium co-catalyzed conversion of amide to ester through an aerobic oxidative coupling pathway is reported. This new approach presents a practical process that employs easily available oxygen and commercially available arylboronic acids as coupling partners, uses a wide range of N- tosylamides, and proceeds under mild reaction conditions. This protocol demonstrates broad functional group tolerance, and provides an alternative option to synthesize esters from N-tosylamides which obtained by simply N-functionalization of secondary amides.
Transition-Metal-Free Synthesis of 1,2-Disubstituted Indoles
Chesnokov, Gleb A.,Ageshina, Alexandra A.,Topchiy, Maxim A.,Nechaev, Mikhail S.,Asachenko, Andrey F.
supporting information, p. 4844 - 4854 (2019/08/01)
Herein, we report a new transition-metal-free robust and cost-effective method for synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted indoles from easily available unactivated (i.e. without EWG, PPh3 or SiR3 groups) tertiary amides. Scope of synthetic applicability of the presented protocol was shown on 23 examples of 1,2-disubstituted indoles with different substitution patterns obtained in good to excellent yields. The reported method turned out to be especially effective for synthesis of N-arylated 2-CF3-indoles. Moreover, this approach can be performed in a one-pot two-step manner directly from commercially available secondary amines. Mechanistic studies showed that acyl transfer might be an important step in the course of the reaction. Viability of the presented approach for benzofurans and benzothiophenes synthesis was also discussed.
Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Redoxactive Esters with Aryl Zinc Reagents
Shih, Bo-Hao,Basha, R. Sidick,Lee, Chin Fa
, p. 8862 - 8866 (2019/09/30)
A nickel-catalyzed aryl-aroyloxyl C(sp2)-O radical cross-coupling reaction conducted using a redox active ester with aryl zinc reagent was developed. This method demonstrates a new disconnection approach for formation of aryl aryl esters. In the one-pot sequential process, the readily available aryl carboxylic acids can be converted into functionalized aryl aryl esters and heteroaryl esters. This protocol is amenable to the gram-scale synthesis. The present method has a wide substrate scope and high functional group tolerance.
Enol Ester Intermediate Induced Metal-Free Oxidative Coupling of Carboxylic Acids and Arylboronic Acids
Xu, Xianjun,Feng, Huangdi,Li, Huiqiong,Huang, Liliang
, p. 3921 - 3928 (2019/06/24)
A facile, efficient and environmentally friendly methodology for the preparation of phenolic esters is realized via metal-free coupling of carboxylic acids and arylboronic acids. This sequential one pot reaction, employing methyl propiolate as an activating reagent, proceeds through the formation of enol ester intermediate, followed by a nucleophilic attack on the C-O bond under the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide. These studies display that enol esters, despite previously being overlooked as synthetic intermediates, would be the valuable building blocks for developing carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond-forming reactions.
Base-Promoted Amidation and Esterification of Imidazolium Salts via Acyl C-C bond Cleavage: Access to Aromatic Amides and Esters
Karthik, Shanmugam,Muthuvel, Karthick,Gandhi, Thirumanavelan
, p. 738 - 751 (2019/01/24)
Imidazolium salts have been effectively employed as suitable acyl transfer agents in amidation and esterification in organic synthesis. The weak acyl C(O)-C imidazolium bond was exploited to generate acyl electrophiles, which further react with amines and alcohols to afford amides and esters. The broad substrate scope of anilines and benzylic amines and base-promoted conditions are the benefits of this route. Interestingly, phenol, benzylic alcohols, and a biologically active alcohol can also be subjected to esterification under the optimized conditions.
