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Upstream product

• 137144-15-1 (rac)-2-(2-methylphenyl)propanoic acid 
• 108-88-3 toluene 
• 75-56-9 methyloxirane 
• 7399-49-7 1-methyl-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)benzene 
• 644-36-0 o-methylphenylacetic acid 
• 1262985-46-5 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-o-tolylpropyl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane 
• 118-90-1 ortho-methylbenzoic acid 
• 1256965-79-3 1-(1-methoxyprop-1-en-2-yl)-2-methylbenzene 
• 103108-03-8 2-(2-methylphenyl)propanal 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 19819-98-8 2-o-tolylethanol 
• 7572-79-4 2-(2-methylphenyl)propan-2-ol 
• 89-71-4 2-Methyl-benzoic acid methyl ester 

Downstream Products

• 180624-82-2 1-[2-(2-Methoxy-ethoxymethoxy)-1-methyl-ethyl]-2-methyl-benzene 
• 1313051-29-4 C₁₂H₁₆O₂ 
• 1313051-31-8 C₁₂H₁₆O₂ 
• 1313051-55-6 (R)-2-(2-methylphenyl)propan-1-ol 
• 137144-17-3 1-Methoxy-2-(2-tolyl)propan 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Highly efficient NHC-iridium-catalyzed β-methylation of alcohols with methanol at low catalyst loadings

The methylation of alcohols is of great importance since a broad number of bioactive and pharmaceutical alcohols contain methyl groups. Here, a highly efficient β-methylation of primary and secondary alcohols with methanol has been achieved by using bis-N-heterocyclic carbene iridium (bis-NHC-Ir) complexes. Broad substrate scope and up to quantitative yields were achieved at low catalyst loadings with only hydrogen and water as by-products. The protocol was readily extended to the β-alkylation of alcohols with several primary alcohols. Control experiments, along with DFT calculations and crystallographic studies, revealed that the ligand effect is critical to their excellent catalytic performance, shedding light on more challenging Guerbet reactions with simple alcohols. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Ru-Catalyzed Selective Catalytic Methylation and Methylenation Reaction Employing Methanol as the C1 Source

Methanol can be employed as a green and sustainable methylating agent to form C-C and C-N bonds via borrowing hydrogen (BH) methodology. Herein we explored the activity of the acridine-derived SNS-Ru pincer for the activation of methanol to apply it as a C1 building block in different reactions. Our catalytic system shows great success toward the β-C(sp3)-methylation reaction of 2-phenylethanols to provide good to excellent yields of the methylated products. We investigated the mechanistic details, kinetic progress, and temperature-dependent product distribution, which revealed the slow and steady generation of in situ formed aldehyde, is the key factor to get the higher yield of the β-methylated product. To establish the environmental benefit of this reaction, green chemistry metrics are calculated. Furthermore, dimerization of 2-naphthol via methylene linkage and formation of N-methylation of amine are also described in this study, which offers a wide range of substrate scope with a good to excellent yield.

Iron-Catalyzed β-Alkylation of Alcohols

β-Branched alkylated alcohols have been prepared in good yields using a double-hydrogen autotransfer strategy in the presence of our diaminocyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complex Fe1. The alkylation of some 2-arylethanol derivatives was successfully addressed with benzylic alcohols and methanol as alkylating reagents under mild conditions. Deuterium labeling experiments suggested that both alcohols (2-arylethanol and either methanol or benzyl alcohol) served as hydrogen donors in this cascade process.

Iron-Catalyzed Borrowing Hydrogen β- C(sp3)-Methylation of Alcohols

Herein we report the iron-catalyzed β-C(sp3)-methylation of primary alcohols using methanol as a C1 building block. This borrowing hydrogen approach employs a well-defined bench-stable (cyclopentadienone)iron(0) carbonyl complex as precatalyst (5 mol %) and enables a diverse selection of substituted 2-arylethanols to undergo β-C(sp3)-methylation in good isolated yields (24 examples, 65% average yield).

Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Kinetic Resolution of α-Branched Aldehydes through Formal Cycloaddition with Homophthalic Anhydrides

A new catalytic methodology was developed to promote an efficient one-pot kinetic resolution of racemic aldehydes with selectivity (s*) of up to 91 (99:1 d.r., >99 % ee) in a cycloaddition reaction with enolizable anhydrides to afford dihydroisocoumarin products (a core prevalent in natural products and molecules of medicinal interest) containing three contiguous stereocentres.

Compounds of the menthane series. Synthesis of unsaturated primary alcohols with the o- and p-menthane skeletons

Precursors to terpene alcohols of the o- and p-menthane series (o-cimen-7-ol and o- and p-cimen-9-ols) were synthesized, and their reduction with lithium in ethylenediamine was studied. The reduction of o- and p-cimen-9-ols in the presence of isopropyl alcohol selectively afforded the corresponding 1,4-dihydro derivatives. Under analogous conditions, o-cimen-7-ol was converted into a mixture of unsaturated hydrocarbons. The reduction with lithium in ethylenediamine in the absence of isopropyl alcohol in all cases gave mixtures of menthene alcohols.

Lipase-mediated resolution of substituted 2-aryl-propanols: Application to the enantioselective synthesis of phenolic sesquiterpenes

A comprehensive study of the lipase-mediated resolution of substituted 2-aryl-propanols is reported. The latter alcohols were submitted to the irreversible acetylation catalyzed either by PPL, CRL, or lipase PS. The enantioselectivity of these transformations was dependent on the type of lipase used. The type of substituents and particularly their position on the aromatic ring strongly affected the selectivity of the reaction. The experiments described prove that PPL is the more versatile lipase catalyzing the acetylation with an enantiomeric ratio (E) value that ranges from 1 up to 144, depending on the substrate used. Conversely, the same transformations were catalyzed by CRL and lipase PS with an enantiomeric ratio value, which is always less than 5. The remarkable behavior of PPL was exploited in the large scale resolution of some substituted 2-aryl-propanols whose enantiomeric forms are relevant building blocks in the enantioselective synthesis of phenolic sesquiterpenes. By these means, the synthesis of (S)-turmeronol B and the formal syntheses of (R)-curcumene, (R)-curcuphenol, (R)-xanthorrhizol, and (R)-curcuhydroquinone were accomplished.

Highly regio- and enantioselective catalytic asymmetric hydroboration of α-substituted styrenyl derivatives

The catalytic asymmetric hydroboration of a variety of 1,1-disubstituted olefins has been achieved with excellent yields, perfect regioselectivity and in some cases, high levels of enantioselectivity using readily accessible iridium catalyst.

Lithographic printing method

A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and an image-recording layer containing at least one infrared absorbing agent of a cyanine dye in which a HOMO energy level of each of substituents present on both terminal nitrogen atoms is -10.0 eV or higher. An infrared absorbing agent of a cyanide dye represented by formula (V) shown below: wherein Z 1 and Z 2 each independently represents an aromatic ring which may have a substituent or a hetero aromatic ring which may have a substituent; R 10 and R 20 each independently represents a phenyl group, a naphtyl group, an anthracenyl group, a carbazolyl group or a phenothiazinyl group each of which may have a substituent; A - represents an anion which exists in case of being necessary for neutralizing a charge and is selected from a halogen ion, a perchlorate ion, a tetrafluoroborate ion, a hexafluorophosphate ion and a sulfonate ion; and n represents 1 or 2.