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• 97-72-3 2-Methylpropionic anhydride 
• 88-74-4 2-nitro-aniline 
• 16883-61-7 trimethylsilyl isobutyrate 
• 25753-16-6 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic anhydride 
• 4406-41-1 N-phenylisobutyramide 
• 79-30-1 isobutyryl chloride 
• 62-53-3 aniline 
• 577-19-5 2-nitrophenyl bromide 

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• 78438-99-0 N-isobutylbenzene-1,2-diamine 
• 255735-87-6 N-(2-aminophenyl)-2-methylpropanamide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl Amides through Silanoate-Mediated Hydrolysis of Nitriles

A procedure for the formation of aryl amides through the palladium-catalyzed coupling of nitriles and aryl bromides, via the formation of intermediary silanoate derived imidate species is reported. Optimization was undertaken and examples of the process are described that furnish the products in up to 86% isolated yield.

Folding Patterns in a Family of Oligoamide Foldamers

A series of small, unsymmetrical pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylamide oligoamide foldamers with varying lengths and substituents at the end groups were synthetized to study their conformational properties and folding patterns. The @-type folding pattern resembled the oxyanion-hole motifs of enzymes, but several alternative folding patterns could also be characterized. Computational studies revealed several alternative conformers of nearly equal stability. These folding patterns differed from each other in their intramolecular hydrogen-bonding patterns and aryl-aryl interactions. In the solid state, the foldamers adopted either the globular @-type fold or the more extended S-type conformers, which were very similar to those foldamers obtained computationally. In some cases, the same foldamer molecule could even crystallize into two different folding patterns, thus confirming that the different folding patterns are very close in energy in spite of their completely different shapes. Finally, the best match for the observed NOE interactions in the liquid state was a conformation that matched the computationally characterized helix-type fold. Erase and refold: Like peptides, oligoamide foldamers fold into a number of different conformers that are very close in energy (see picture, stability energies in kcal mol-1 given in parentheses). By using a combination of computational, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and NMR spectroscopic studies, these folding patterns have been identified and characterized for a family of seven different foldamers with varying substituents.

Regioselective ortho-nitration of N-phenyl carboxamides and primary anilines using bismuth nitrate/acetic anhydride

An efficient and one-pot synthetic method for the regioselective ortho-nitration of the N-phenyl carboxamides and primary anilines has been developed by using bismuth nitrate and acetic anhydride as the nitrating reagents. Reaction proceeds at room temperature and results in corresponding ortho-nitrated products in moderate to excellent yields. This method provides an operationally simple, regioselective, and efficient access to synthesize o-nitro anilines under the mild conditions.

Synthesis of benzimidazoles by phosphine-mediated reductive cyclisation of ortho-nitro-anilides

Heating ortho-nitro-anilides 1-3 and 2-methyl-N-(3-nitropyridin-2-yl) propanamide (5) with 4 equiv. of a phosphine led to the 2-substituted benzimidazoles 6-8 and to the imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine 10, respectively, in yields between 45 and 85%. Heating 1 with (EtO)3P effected cyclisation and N-ethylation, leading to the 1-ethylbenzimidazole 6b. The slow cyclisation of the N-pivaloylnitroaniline 2b allowed isolation of the intermediate phosphine imide 11 that slowly transformed into the 1H-benzimidazole 7b. The structure of 11 was established by crystal-structure analysis. While the N-methylated ortho-nitroacetanilide 3 cyclised to the 1,2-dimethyl-1H-benzimidazole (8), the 2-methylpropananilide 4 was transformed into 1-methyl-3-(1-methylethyl)-2H- benzimidazol-2-one (9).

Model Systems for Flavoenzyme Activity: Relationships between Cofactor Structure, Binding and Redox Properties

A series of flavins were synthesized bearing electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents. The electrochemical properties of these flavins in a nonpolar solvent were determined. The recognition of these flavins by a diamidopyridine (DAP) receptor and the effect this receptor has on flavin redox potential was also quantified. It was found that the DAP-flavin binding affinity and the reduction potentials (E1/2) for both the DAP-bound and unbound flavins correlated well with functions derived from linear free energy relationships (LFERs). These results provide insight and predictive capability for the interplay of electronics and redox state-specific interactions for both abiotic and enzymatic systems.

Ozone-mediated Reaction of Anilides and Phenyl Esters with Nitrogen Dioxide: Enhanced Ortho-reactivity and Mechanistic Implications

In the presence of ozone, anilides 1 can be nitrated rapidly with nitrogen dioxide in chloroform at 0 deg C to give a high proportion of ortho-nitro derivatives (ortho:para = 1.2-4.4) in good yields.The phenyl esters 15 can be similarly nitrated on the aromatic ring without significant cleavage of the ester bond, giving a mixture of isomeric nitro derivatives in which the ortho-isomer predominantes (ortho:para = 1.1-1.5).The oridin of the enhanced ortho reactivity is discussed in terms of an electron-transfer process involving the nitrogen trioxide as initial electrophile.

An Effective Method for Acylation of Weakly Nucleophilic Anilines with Silyl Carboxylates via Mixed Anhydrides

In the presence of a catalytic amount of active titanium(IV) salt generated in situ from 1 mol of TiCl4 and 2 mol of AgOTf, weakly nucleophilic anilines react under mild conditions with nearly equimolar amounts of silyl carboxylates to afford the corresponding anilides in excellent yields using 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic anhydride.The mixed anhydride formed in situ from trimethylsilyl acetate and 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic anhydride, a key intermediate of this reaction, was detected by 1H NMR experiment.Further, it was shown that the reaction of the mixed anhydrides and 2-nitroaniline was faster than that of the corresponding homo anhydrides and 2-nitroaniline.

A Convenient Synthesis of Carboxanilides from Silyl Carboxylates and Weakly Nucleophilic Anilines Using p-Trifluoromethylbenzoic Anhydride and a Catalytic Amount of Active Titanium(IV) Salt

Various carboxanilides are prepared in excellent yields from nearly equimolar amounts of silyl carboxylates and the corresponding weakly nucleophilic anilines under mild conditions by using p-trifluoromethylbenzoic anhydride and a catalytic amount of active titanium(IV) salt.