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Upstream product

• 93-58-3 benzoic acid methyl ester 
• 2052-01-9 2-bromo-2-methylpropionic acid 
• 5634-54-8 1,1-dimethoxy-2-methylprop-1-ene 
• 98-88-4 benzoyl chloride 
• 547-63-7 Methyl isobutyrate 
• 23426-63-3 2-bromo-2-methylpropionic acid methyl ester 
• 100-47-0 benzonitrile 
• 80-62-6 methacrylic acid methyl ester 
• 614-27-7 methyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropionate 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 
• 616-38-6 carbonic acid dimethyl ester 
• 611-70-1 phenyl isopropyl ketone 
• 31469-15-5 1-methoxy-2-methyl-1-trimethylsiloxy-1-propene 
• 65-85-0 benzoic acid 

Downstream Products

• 51942-54-2 3-phenyl-4,4-dimethyl-5-oxo-2-isoxazoline 
• 67563-39-7 2-phenylbenzo[d]oxazole-5-carbaldehyde 
• 7420-86-2 5-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-benzoxazole 
• 24979-47-3 4,4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Cu-Catalyzed Synthesis of Benzoxazole with Phenol and Cyclic Oxime

A Cu-catalyzed straightforward synthesis of benzoxazoles from free phenols and cyclic oxime esters is reported. The mild reaction conditions tolerate various electron-withdrawing and electron-donating functional groups on both substrates, affording benzoxazoles in moderate to good yields. With this protocol, large-scale syntheses of Ezutromid and Flunoxaprofe in one or two steps are demonstrated. A catalytic mechanism, which includes Cu-catalyzed amination via inner-sphere electron transfer and consequent annulation, is proposed.

Palladium Catalyzed Ring Expansion Reaction of Isoxazolones with Isocyanides: Synthesis of 1,3-Oxazin-6-One Derivatives

A palladium catalyzed ring expansion reaction of isoxazolones with isocyanides was disclosed. In the reaction, a cascade process involving ring-opening/cyclization was suggested. The reaction features high atomic economy due to no elimination of CO2 occurred. Moreover, products obtained demonstrate aggregation-induced emission properties with relatively high solid-state emission efficiencies. (Figure presented.).

Identification of Phenylpyrazolone Dimers as a New Class of Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Agents

Chagas disease is becoming a worldwide problem; it is currently estimated that over six million people are infected. The two drugs in current use, benznidazole and nifurtimox, require long treatment regimens, show limited efficacy in the chronic phase of infection, and are known to cause adverse effects. Phenotypic screening of an in-house library led to the identification of 2,2′-methylenebis(5-(4-bromophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one), a phenyldihydropyrazolone dimer, which shows an in vitro pIC50 value of 5.4 against Trypanosoma cruzi. Initial optimization was done by varying substituents of the phenyl ring, after which attempts were made to replace the phenyl ring. Finally, the linker between the dimer units was varied, ultimately leading to 2,2′-methylenebis(5-(3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2,4-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one (NPD-0228) as the most potent analogue. NPD-0228 has an in vitro pIC50 value of 6.4 against intracellular amastigotes of T. cruzi and no apparent toxicity against the human MRC-5 cell line and murine cardiac cells.

Metal-Free Catalytic Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Esters by 1,3,2-Diazaphospholene and Subsequent C-C Coupling with Nitriles

1,3,2-Diazaphospholene 1 catalyzes the conjugate transfer hydrogenation as well as the 1,4-hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated esters. The initial step for both processes involves a 1,4-hydrophosphination of the α,β-unsaturated esters to afford a phosphinyl enol ether. Subsequent cleavage of the P-O bond in the phosphinyl enol ether by ammonia-borane (AB) generates an enol intermediate which tautomerizes to saturated esters, while the P-O bond cleavage by HBpin via a formal σ-bond metathesis affords boryl enolate intermediate. The latter could undergo a further coupling reaction with nitriles to form substituted amino diesters or 1,3-imino esters, depending on α,β-unsaturated ester substrates. These catalytic reactions can also be performed in a one-pot manner, illustrating a protocol for metal-free catalytic C-C bond construction.

Gallium trihalide catalyzed sequential addition of two different carbon nucleophiles to esters by using silyl cyanide and ketene silyl acetals

A sequential addition of silyl cyanide and ketene silyl acetals to esters was achieved by a gallium trihalide catalyst to produce β-cyano-β- siloxy esters. This is the first example of the sequential addition of two different carbon nucleophiles to esters. The employment of lactones provided α,α-disubstituted cyclic ethers with a cyano group and an ester moiety. A variety of esters and lactones are applicable to this reaction system.

Generation of carbanions through stibine-metal and bismuthine-metal exchange reactions and its applications to precision synthesis of ω-end-functionalized polymers

Generation of carbanions from organostibines and organobismuthines through heteroatom-metal exchange reactions was examined from synthetic and mechanistic viewpoints. The exchange reaction proceeded spontaneously upon treatment with various organometallic reagents, such as alkyl lithiums, tetraalkyl zincates, and alkyl magnesium halides to afford the corresponding carbanions quantitatively. Due to the high reactivity of these heteroatom compounds, the exchange reactions took place exclusively even in the presence of various polar functional groups, which potentially react with organometallic species. The advantage of this method was exemplified by the end-group transformation of living polymers that bear these heteroatom species at the ω-polymer end, prepared by using organostibine and bismuthine-mediated living radical polymerizations. Various polymers that bear polar functional groups and acidic hydrogen-for example, poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(butyl acrylate), poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide), and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-could be used in the exchange reactions, and subsequent trapping with electrophiles afforded the corresponding polymers with controlled molecular weights, molecular weight distributions, and end-group functionalities. Competition experiments showed that organostibines and organobismuthines were among the most reactive heteroatom compounds towards organometallic reagents and that their high reactivity was responsible for the high chemoselectivity in the exchange reaction. All's well that ends well: The generation of carbanions from organostibine and -bismuthine compounds was achieved thorough a heteroatom-metal exchange reaction (see scheme). The highly chemoselective exchange reaction could be applied to precision synthesis of varieties of ω-end- functionalized polymers that possess a polar functional group.

Indium tribromide catalyzed cross-Claisen condensation between carboxylic acids and ketene silyl acetals using alkoxyhydrosilanes

Acylations achieved: The title reaction between carboxylic acids and ketene silyl acetals has been accomplished (see scheme). The additive, (MeO) 3SiH, is believed to play an important role in the promotion of the condensation reaction. This reaction system was compatible with a diverse range of functional groups, including alkenes, alkynes, chlorides, alcohols, esters, and nitro groups. Copyright

Practical and robust method for stereoselective preparations of ketene silyl (thio)acetal derivatives and NaOH-catalyzed crossed-Claisen condensation between ketene silyl acetals and methyl esters

We developed an efficient, practical, and robust method for stereoselective preparations of (Z)-ketene trimethylsilyl (TMS) thioacetals from thioesters and alkyl (1Z)- or (1Z,3E)-1,3-bis(TMS)dienol ethers from alkyl β-ketoesters. The former preparation was performed by convenient procedure (LDA-TMSCl, 0-5 °C, 2.5 h), while the latter preparation involved convenient method A (2NaHMDS-2TMSCl) and cost-effective method B (NaH, NaHMDS-2TMSCl). The first catalytic NaOH-catalyzed crossed-Claisen condensation between ketene silyl acetals and methyl esters proceeded successfully to give a variety of α-monomethyl β-ketoesters and inaccessible α,α-disubstituted β-ketoesters. For further extension, a couple of Claisen-aldol tandem reactions of the obtained β-ketoester analogues utilizing TiCl4 and TiCl4-Bu3N reagents smoothly proceeded with good to excellent stereoselectivity.

Photoaddition reactions of 1,2-diketones with silyl ketene acetals. Formation of β-hydroxy-γ-ketoesters

(Chemical Equation Presented) Photochemical reactions taking place between 1,2-diketones and silyl ketene acetals and their excited state reaction mechanisms have been explored. Irradiation of benzene, acetone, or acetonitrile solutions containing 1,2-diketones and silyl ketene acetals is observed to promote formation of 1,4-dioxenes, resulting from [4 + 2]-cycloaddition, oxetanes, arising by Paterno-Buchi processes, and β-hydroxy-γ- ketoesters, generated by SET-promoted Claisen-type condensation. These competitive pathways leading from the excited states of the 1,2-diketones to these products are influenced by solvent polarity and the nature of the silyl ketene acetal and 1,2-diketone. The Claisen-type condensation process, following an SET desilylation pathway and predominating when the photoreactions are carried out in the polar solvent acetonitrile, represents an efficient method to prepare a variety of diversely substituted β-hydoxy-γ-ketoesters.

DMAP-organocatalyzed O-silyl-O-(or C-)-benzoyl interconversions by means of benzoyl fluoride

A mild and efficient transprotection of alcohols from silyl ethers 1a-f to benzoates 2a-f is reported in fair to good yields (50-98%). This silyl-acyl exchange reaction proceeds readily in acetonitrile at room temperature in the presence of benzoyl fluoride and DMAP as an acyl transfer catalyst. A two-step 'one-pot' DMAP-catalyzed silylcyanation-transprotection sequence which gives the corresponding O-benzoyl cyanohydrines 2g-l in high yields (72-98%) from various benzaldehyde and ketone derivatives is also reported. This original organocatalytic acyl transfer process was also found to be effective in the O-benzoylation of trimethysilyl enolates 1m-o, providing enol esters 2m-o. Lastly, the potential of this strategy is also illustrated by a DMAP-mediated Claisen condensation between ketene silyl acetals 1p-r and benzoyl fluoride. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.