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Usage

Structure

Benzene derivative with a bromine atom and a methoxy group attached to the benzene ring

Functional groups

Bromine atom, methoxy group

Applications

a. Organic synthesis
b. Pharmaceutical research
c. Building block for heterocyclic compounds and biologically active molecules
d. Reagent for synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates and agrochemicals

Pharmacological properties

Potential applications in drug discovery and development

Upstream product

• 59142-63-1 2-bromo-4'-methoxy-benzophenone 
• 100-66-3 methoxybenzene 
• 7154-66-7 2-bromobenzoic acid chloride 
• 18982-54-2 o-bromobenzyl alcohol 
• 33397-21-6 tris(4-methoxyphenyl)bismuth 
• 3433-80-5 1-Bromo-2-bromomethyl-benzene 
• 6630-33-7 ortho-bromobenzaldehyde 
• 13139-86-1 4-methoxyphenyl magnesium bromide 
• 59142-64-2 2-bromo-α-(4-methoxyphenyl)benzyl alcohol 
• 104-92-7 1-bromo-4-methoxy-benzene 
• 5720-07-0 4-methoxyphenylboronic acid 
• 143238-84-0 (2-bromophenyl)methyl methanesulfonate 
• 81206-50-0 1-(iodomethyl)-2-bromobenzene 
• 95-46-5 2-methylphenyl bromide 

Downstream Products

• 1588511-66-3 2-iodo-1-[2-(4-methoxybenzyl)phenyl]ethanol 
• 34546-37-7 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-vinylbenzene 
• 101-53-1 p-benzylphenol 
• 98351-86-1 6-(4-methoxyphenyl)phenanthridine 
• 5398-17-4 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)benzoic acid 
• 475161-26-3 2-bromo-5-isopropoxy-4-methoxyphenyl-[2-(4-isopropoxybenzyl)]-phenylmethanol 
• 475161-27-4 1-bromo-4-isopropoxy-2-[2-(4-isopropoxybenzyl)-benzyl]-5-methoxybenzene 
• 475161-25-2 1-bromo-2-(4-isopropoxybenzyl)benzene 
• 208035-01-2 4-(2-bromobenzyl)phenol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Discovery of Salidroside-Derivated Glycoside Analogues as Novel Angiogenesis Agents to Treat Diabetic Hind Limb Ischemia

Therapeutic angiogenesis is a potential therapeutic strategy for hind limb ischemia (HLI); however, currently, there are no small-molecule drugs capable of inducing it at the clinical level. Activating the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) pathway in skeletal muscle induces the secretion of angiogenic factors and thus is an attractive therapeutic angiogenesis strategy. Using salidroside, a natural glycosidic compound as a lead, we performed a structure-activity relationship (SAR) study for developing a more effective and druggable angiogenesis agent. We found a novel glycoside scaffold compound (C-30) with better efficacy than salidroside in enhancing the accumulation of the HIF-1α protein and stimulating the paracrine functions of skeletal muscle cells. This in turn significantly increased the angiogenic potential of vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells and, subsequently, induced the formation of mature, functional blood vessels in diabetic and nondiabetic HLI mice. Together, this study offers a novel, promising small-molecule-based therapeutic strategy for treating HLI.

Copper-catalyzed aerobic double functionalization of benzylic C(sp3)-H bonds for the synthesis of 3-hydroxyisoindolinones

A copper-catalyzed aerobic 3-hydroxyisoindolinone synthesis was developed via the benzylic double C(sp3)-H functionalization of 2-alkylbenzamides. In this reaction, molecular oxygen was used as both an oxidant for C(sp3)-H functionalization and an oxygen source. Our method can be extended to diverse benzylic C(sp3)-H bonds and shows excellent functional group tolerance. This journal is

N-Hydroxyphthalimide-Mediated Electrochemical Iodination of Methylarenes and Comparison to Electron-Transfer-Initiated C-H Functionalization

An electrochemical method has been developed for selective benzylic iodination of methylarenes. The reactions feature the first use of N-hydroxyphthalimide as an electrochemical mediator for C-H oxidation to nonoxygenated products. The method provides the basis for direct (in situ) or sequential benzylation of diverse nucleophiles using methylarenes as the alkylating agent. The hydrogen-atom transfer mechanism for C-H iodination allows C-H oxidation to proceed with minimal dependence on the substrate electronic properties and at electrode potentials 0.5-1.2 V lower than that of direct electrochemical C-H oxidation.

Synthetic method of diarylmethanes

The invention discloses a synthetic method of diarylmethanes. The method is characterized in that benzyl pseudohalide and aromatic boric acid are reacted in an organic solvent under alkaline condition. The method employs easily available raw materials, conversion is realized under effect of no transition metal catalysis, water-free and oxygen-free are not required, Lewis acid catalysis is not required, the method has wide substrate universality, and various substituted diarylmethanes can be synthesized by the method.

Au-catalyzed biaryl coupling to generate 5- to 9-membered rings: Turnover-limiting reductive elimination versus π-complexation

The intramolecular gold-catalyzed arylation of arenes by aryl-trimethylsilanes has been investigated from both mechanistic and preparative aspects. The reaction generates 5- to 9-membered rings, and of the 44 examples studied, 10 include a heteroatom (N, O). Tethering of the arene to the arylsilane provides not only a tool to probe the impact of the conformational flexibility of Ar-Au-Ar intermediates, via systematic modulation of the length of aryl-aryl linkage, but also the ability to arylate neutral and electron-poor arenes-substrates that do not react at all in the intermolecular process. Rendering the arylation intramolecular also results in phenomenologically simpler reaction kinetics, and overall these features have facilitated a detailed study of linear free energy relationships, kinetic isotope effects, and the first quantitative experimental data on the effects of aryl electron demand and conformational freedom on the rate of reductive elimination from diaryl-gold(III) species. The turnover-limiting step for the formation of a series of fluorene derivatives is sensitive to the reactivity of the arene and changes from reductive elimination to π-complexation for arenes bearing strongly electron-withdrawing substituents (σ > 0.43). Reductive elimination is accelerated by electron-donating substituents (ρ = -2.0) on one or both rings, with the individual σ-values being additive in nature. Longer and more flexible tethers between the two aryl rings result in faster reductive elimination from Ar-Au(X)-Ar and lead to the π-complexation of the arene by Ar-AuX2 becoming the turnover-limiting step.

Au-Catalyzed Biaryl Coupling to Generate 5- To 9-Membered Rings: Turnover-Limiting Reductive Elimination versus ?-Complexation

The intramolecular gold-catalyzed arylation of arenes by aryl-trimethylsilanes has been investigated from both mechanistic and preparative aspects. The reaction generates 5- to 9-membered rings, and of the 44 examples studied, 10 include a heteroatom (N, O). Tethering of the arene to the arylsilane provides not only a tool to probe the impact of the conformational flexibility of Ar-Au-Ar intermediates, via systematic modulation of the length of aryl-aryl linkage, but also the ability to arylate neutral and electron-poor arenes - substrates that do not react at all in the intermolecular process. Rendering the arylation intramolecular also results in phenomenologically simpler reaction kinetics, and overall these features have facilitated a detailed study of linear free energy relationships, kinetic isotope effects, and the first quantitative experimental data on the effects of aryl electron demand and conformational freedom on the rate of reductive elimination from diaryl-gold(III) species. The turnover-limiting step for the formation of a series of fluorene derivatives is sensitive to the reactivity of the arene and changes from reductive elimination to ?-complexation for arenes bearing strongly electron-withdrawing substituents (σ > 0.43). Reductive elimination is accelerated by electron-donating substituents (ρ = -2.0) on one or both rings, with the individual σ-values being additive in nature. Longer and more flexible tethers between the two aryl rings result in faster reductive elimination from Ar-Au(X)-Ar and lead to the ?-complexation of the arene by Ar-AuX2 becoming the turnover-limiting step.

Coupling of arylboronic acids with benzyl halides or mesylates without adding transition metal catalysts

We report herein a transition-metal-free coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with benzyl halides and mesylates for the construction of C(sp2)[sbnd]C(sp3) bonds. A unique feature of this coupling reaction is the formation regioisomers in some cases. Mechanistic studies suggest that this reaction may proceed via an unprecedented Friedel–Crafts-type reaction pathway under base conditions with the assistance of boronic acid moiety.

Transition-metal-free cross-coupling reaction of benzylic halides with arylboronic acids leading to diarylmethanes

The cross-coupling reaction between arylboronic acids and various benzylic halides proceeded without using a transition-metal catalyst to give the corresponding diarylmethanes in moderate to good yields.

Efficient palladium-catalyzed C(sp2)-H activation towards the synthesis of fluorenes

A facile protocol for the synthesis of fluorene derivatives has been developed through palladium-catalyzed cyclization of 2′-halo-diarylmethanes via activation of arylic C-H bonds. The reactions occurred smoothly and allowed both electron-rich and electron-deficient substrates to convert into their corresponding fluorenes in good to excellent yields. Studies revealed that this Pd-catalyzed cyclization was also available for the substrates of 2′-chloro-diarylmethanes and no catalyst poisoning occurred for 2′-iodo-diphenylmethane.

Bismuth-catalyzed synthesis of anthracenes via cycloisomerization of o-alkynyldiarylmethane

In this study, anthracenes were efficiently synthesized from o-alkynyldiarylmethane using a novel method that exploits the synergistic effect between Bi(OTf)3 as the catalyst, and trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). Through this reaction, we achieved the rapid and efficient synthesis of anthracenes bearing various functional groups under mild conditions.