7020-93-1Relevant articles and documents
Skeletally Tunable Seven-Membered-Ring Fused Pyrroles
Andreou, Dimitrios,Essien, Nsikak B.,Pubill-Ulldemolins, Cristina,Terzidis, Michael A.,Papadopoulos, Athanasios N.,Kostakis, George E.,Lykakis, Ioannis N.
, p. 6685 - 6690 (2021/09/11)
We describe a copper-mediated method that enables the synthesis of seven-membered-ring fused pyrroles (7-mrFPs). The protocol proceeds via an in situ spiro-intermediate ring expansion and tolerates a library of 7-mrFP derivatives with a broad range of functional groups in a simple step with tangible parameters and substrate adaptations. These rare 7-mrFPs are now accessible on a millimolar scale, and selected examples exhibit high antioxidant activity.
Synthesis of Secondary Aldimines from the Hydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Nitriles and Amines over Al2O3-Supported Ni Catalysts
Zhou, Peng,Jiang, Liang,Wang, Shuguo,Hu, Xun,Wang, Hongming,Yuan, Ziliang,Zhang, Zehui
, p. 8413 - 8423 (2019/09/07)
A heterogeneous Ni catalyst was discovered to be active in the synthesis of secondary cross-imines via hydrogenative coupling of nitriles and amines. The mesoporous Al2O3-supported Ni nanoparticles (abbreviated as Ni/m-Al2O3-600, where 600 represents the reduction temperature) were active in hydrogenative coupling of nitriles and amines reaction at 80 °C and 1 bar H2, affording corresponding cross-imines with yields in the range 64.1-98.1%. Density functional theory calculations reveal the hydrogenation of benzonitrile (PhCN) to benzylamine (PhCH2NH2) has higher activation energy than that for hydrogenative cross-coupling of PhCN and RNH2 on the Ni/m-Al2O3-600 catalyst, suggesting the latter reaction is more favorable. The theoretical calculations are in good agreement with our experimental results.
Copper-Promoted Regioselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyrroles from Aldehydes, Amines, and Nitroalkenes via 1,2-Phenyl/Alkyl Migration
Andreou, Dimitrios,Kallitsakis, Michael G.,Loukopoulos, Edward,Gabriel, Catherine,Kostakis, George E.,Lykakis, Ioannis N.
supporting information, p. 2104 - 2113 (2018/02/23)
The facile copper-catalyzed synthesis of polysubstituted pyrroles from aldehydes, amines, and β-nitroalkenes is reported. Remarkably, the use of α-methyl-substituted aldehydes provides efficient access to a series of tetra- and pentasubstituted pyrroles via an overwhelming 1,2-phenyl/alkyl migration. The present methodology is also accessible to non α-substituted aldehydes, yielding the corresponding trisubstituted pyrroles. On the contrary, the use of ketones, in place of aldehydes, does not promote the organic transformation, signifying the necessity of α-substituted aldehydes. The reaction proceeds under mild catalytic conditions with low catalyst loading (0.3-1 mol %), a broad scope, very good functional-group tolerance, and high yields and can be easily scaled up to more than 3 mmol of product, thus highlighting a useful synthetic application of the present catalytic protocol. Based on formal kinetic studies, a possible radical pathway is proposed that involves the formation of an allylic nitrogen radical intermediate, which in turn reacts with the nitroalkene to yield the desired pyrrole framework via a radical 1,2-phenyl or alkyl migration.
