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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Biotransformation of nitriles using the solvent-tolerant nitrile hydratase from Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009

A study has been carried out into the biocatalytic hydration of nitriles using the nitrile hydratase enzyme from Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009. It has been shown that this nitrile hydratase can hydrate aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic nitriles under very mild conditions, in mixtures of pH 7 buffer and a range of organic solvents, often with excellent chemoselectivity. The major determinant of hydration occurring is the degree of steric hindrance around the nitrile moiety and/or size of the substrates.

A continuous-flow synthesis of primary amides from hydrolysis of nitriles using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant

A continuous-flow synthesis of primary amides from hydrolysis of nitriles using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant has been developed. Using this procedure, a variety of nitriles could be smoothly transformed into the desired primary amides in good to excellent yields. The mild reaction conditions and the flowing reaction system greatly improved the safety and make the reaction easy to scale up.

Phosphinous Acid-Assisted Hydration of Nitriles: Understanding the Controversial Reactivity of Osmium and Ruthenium Catalysts

The synthesis and catalytic behavior of the osmium(II) complexes [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PR2OH)] [R=Me (2 a), Ph (2 b), OMe (2 c), OPh (2 d)] in nitrile hydration reactions is presented. Among them, the best catalytic results were obtained with the phosphinous acid derivative [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (2 a), which selectively provided the desired primary amides in excellent yields and short times at 80 °C, employing directly water as solvent, and without the assistance of any basic additive (TOF values up to 200 h?1). The process was successful with aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, and α,β-unsaturated organonitriles, and showed a high functional group tolerance. Indeed, complex 2 a represents the most active and versatile osmium-based catalyst for the hydration of nitriles reported so far in the literature. In addition, it exhibits a catalytic performance similar to that of its ruthenium analogue [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (4). However, when compared to 4, the osmium complex 2 a turned out to be faster in the hydration of less-reactive aliphatic nitriles, whereas the opposite trend was generally observed with aromatic substrates. DFT calculations suggest that these differences in reactivity are mainly related to the ring strain associated with the key intermediate in the catalytic cycle, that is, a five-membered metallacyclic species generated by intramolecular addition of the hydroxyl group of the phosphinous acid ligand to the metal-coordinated nitrile.

Chlorophosphines as auxiliary ligands in ruthenium-catalyzed nitrile hydration reactions: Application to the preparation of β-ketoamides

The catalytic hydration of nitriles into amides, in water under neutral conditions, has been studied using a series of arene-ruthenium(ii) complexes containing commercially available chlorophosphines as auxiliary ligands, i.e. compounds [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PR2Cl)] (R = aryl, heteroaryl or alkyl group). In the reaction medium, the coordinated chlorophosphines readily undergo hydrolysis to generate the corresponding phosphinous acids PR2OH, which are well-known "cooperative" ligands for this catalytic transformation. Among the complexes employed, best results were obtained with [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene){P(4-C6H4F)2Cl}]. Performing the catalytic reactions at 40 °C with 2 mol% of this complex, a large variety of organonitriles could be selectively converted into the corresponding primary amides in high yields and relatively short times. The application of [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene){P(4-C6H4F)2Cl}] in the preparation of synthetically useful β-ketoamides is also presented.

Synthesis of primary amides by aminocarbonylation of aryl/hetero halides using non-gaseous NH3 and CO sources

Abstract A practically simple method for the synthesis of primary amides via the palladium-catalysed aminocarbonylation of aromatic halides by using solid sources of gaseous ammonia and carbon monoxide is described. The system tolerated a wide variety of hindered and functionalized aryl/hetero halides and afforded good to excellent yields (69-94%) of the amide. Pharmacologically active Exalamide and Pyrazinecarboxamide were synthesised in high yields to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.

Thiazolyl-phosphine hydrochloride salts: Effective auxiliary ligands for ruthenium-catalyzed nitrile hydration reactions and related amide bond forming processes in water

A series of water-soluble N-protonated thiazolyl-phosphine hydrochloride salts have been synthesized and coordinated to the ruthenium(ii) fragment [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)]. The resulting complexes were evaluated as potential catalysts for the selective hydration of nitriles to primary amides in environmentally friendly aqueous medium. The best results in terms of activity were achieved when tris(5-(2-aminothiazolyl))phosphine trihydrochloride was used as ligand. Using the Ru(ii) complex 9 derived from this salt (3 mol%), the catalytic reactions proceeded cleanly in pure water at 100 °C without the assistance of any additive, affording the desired amides in high yields (>78%) after short reaction periods (0.5-7 h). The process was operative with both aromatic, heteroaromatic, α,β-unsaturated and aliphatic nitriles, and tolerated several functional groups. The utility of 9 in promoting the formation of primary amides in water by catalytic rearrangement of aldoximes and direct coupling of aldehydes with NH2OH·HCl has also been demonstrated.

Cobalt carbonyl as an effective CO source in one-pot synthesis of esters from aryl halides

For the first time, we have successfully applied Co2(CO) 8 as an effective carbonyl source for the Pd catalysed alkoxycarbonylation of aryl halides affording the corresponding aryl esters under mild microwave conditions. A wide variety of esters and carbonyl derivatives were prepared using this protocol.

Chemistry by nanocatalysis: First example of a solid-supported RAPTA complex for organic reactions in aqueous medium

A ruthenium-arene-PTA (RAPTA) complex has been supported for the first time on an inorganic solid, that is, silica-coated ferrite nanoparticles. The resulting magnetic material proved to be a general, very efficient and easily reusable catalyst for three synthetically useful organic transformations; selective nitrile hydration, redox isomerization of allylic alcohols, and heteroannulation of (Z)-enynols. The use of low metal concentration, environmentally friendly water as a reaction medium, with no use at all of organic solvent during or after the reactions, and microwaves as an alternative energy source renders the synthetic processes reported herein "truly" green and sustainable. RAPTA's delight: A nano-RAPTA complex supported on silica-coated ferrite nanoparticles proved to be a general, very efficient and easily reusable catalyst for three synthetically useful organic transformations; selective nitrile hydration, redox isomerization of allylic alcohols, and heteroannulation of (Z)-enynols. The use of low metal concentrations, water as a reaction medium, and microwaves as an energy source renders these processes green and sustainable.

Arene-ruthenium(II) complexes containing inexpensive tris(dimethylamino) phosphine: Highly efficient catalysts for the selective hydration of nitriles into amides

The catalytic hydration of nitriles into amides, in water under neutral conditions, has been studied using a series of arene-ruthenium(II) derivatives containing the commercially available and inexpensive ligand tris(dimethylamino)phosphine. Among them, best results were obtained with the complex [RuCl2(η6-C6Me6) {P(NMe2)3}], which selectively provided the desired amides in excellent yields and short times (TOF values up to 11 400 h-1). The process was operative with both aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, and α,β-unsaturated organonitriles and showed a high functional group tolerance. The stability of [RuCl2(η6-C 6Me6){P(NMe2)3}] in water was evaluated, observing its progressive decomposition into the less-active dimethylamine-ruthenium(II) complex [RuCl2(η6-C 6Me6)(NHMe2)] by hydrolysis of the coordinated P(NMe2)3 ligand. The X-ray crystal structure determination of the toluene complex [RuCl2(η6-C6H 5Me){P(NMe2)3}] is also included.

Preparation of primary amides from functionalized organozinc halides

Organozinc halides, which are prepared either by direct zinc insertion or halogen-magnesium exchange and subsequent transmetalation with ZnCl2, react smoothly with commercially available trichloroacetyl isocyanate to give, after hydrolysis, the corresponding primary amides. This method is compatible with a variety of functional groups such as an ester or a cyano group. Also heterocyclic-, alkenyl, and acetylenic zinc reagents are converted to the corresponding primary amides under these conditions.