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• 444-30-4 2-(trifluoromethyl)phenol 
• 108-18-9 diisopropylamine 
• 1228447-84-4 2-(isopropoxydimethylsilyl)-N,N-diisopropylbenzamide 
• 98-88-4 benzoyl chloride 
• 69-72-7 salicylic acid 
• 1441-87-8 salicyloyl chloride 
• 20383-28-2 N,N-diisopropyl benzamide 
• 142075-48-7 phenyl N,N-diisopropylcarbamate 

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• 63026-69-7 ortho-diisopropylaminomethylphenol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Rhoda-Electrocatalyzed Bimetallic C?H Oxygenation by Weak O-Coordination

Rhodium-electrocatalyzed arene C?H oxygenation by weakly O-coordinating amides and ketones have been established by bimetallic electrocatalysis. Likewise, diverse dihydrooxazinones were selectively accessed by the judicious choice of current, enabling twofold C?H functionalization. Detailed mechanistic studies by experiment, mass spectroscopy and cyclovoltammetric analysis provided support for an unprecedented electrooxidation-induced C?H activation by a bimetallic rhodium catalysis manifold.

C?H Oxygenation Reactions Enabled by Dual Catalysis with Electrogenerated Hypervalent Iodine Species and Ruthenium Complexes

The catalytic generation of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents by anodic electrooxidation was orchestrated towards an unprecedented electrocatalytic C?H oxygenation of weakly coordinating aromatic amides and ketones. Thus, catalytic quantities of iodoarenes in concert with catalytic amounts of ruthenium(II) complexes set the stage for versatile C?H activations with ample scope and high functional group tolerance. Detailed mechanistic studies by experiment and computation substantiate the role of the iodoarene as the electrochemically relevant species towards C?H oxygenations with electricity as a sustainable oxidant and molecular hydrogen as the sole by-product. para-Selective C?H oxygenations likewise proved viable in the absence of directing groups.

Aryl Carbamates: Mechanisms of Orthosodiations and Snieckus-Fries Rearrangements

Aryl carbamates are orthometalated by sodium diisopropylamide (NaDA) in tetrahydrofuran. The resulting arylsodiums undergo Snieckus-Fries rearrangement to give orthoacylated phenols in good yield. The intermediate arylsodiums and resulting orthoacylated phenolates are suggested to be monomeric. The rate-limiting step in the two-step sequence depends on the steric demands of the carbamoyl moiety and the substituents in the meta position of the arene. Rate studies reveal a dominant disolvated-monomer-based orthometalation followed by a di- or trisolvated arylsodium monomer-based rearrangement. Kinetic evidence of a NaDA-catalyzed Snieckus-Fries rearrangement suggests the intermediacy of mixed trimers. Competitive halide eliminations to form benzyne are also discussed.

Direct Hydroxylation and Amination of Arenes via Deprotonative Cupration

Deprotonative directed ortho cupration of aromatic/heteroaromatic C-H bond and subsequent oxidation with t-BuOOH furnished functionalized phenols in high yields with high regio- and chemoselectivity. DFT calculations revealed that this hydroxylation reaction proceeds via a copper (I → III → I) redox mechanism. Application of this reaction to aromatic C-H amination using BnONH2 efficiently afforded the corresponding primary anilines. These reactions show broad scope and good functional group compatibility. Catalytic versions of these transformations are also demonstrated.

Diastereoselective synthesis of trans-3,5-disubstituted dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ones via SmI2-mediated reductive coupling of 2-alkylacrylates of N,N-diisopropyl-2-hydroxybenzamide with aldehydes

Samarium(II) diiodide has been used to mediate reductive coupling reactions of aldehydes with a variety of substituted acrylates, in both achiral and chiral forms, for accessing substituted dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ones (γ-butyrolactones). Two major issues, concerning with self-dimerization of α-non-branched aliphatic aldehydes and low diastereoselectivity of the products, render limited application of the reductive coupling protocol in total synthesis of natural products. We report here on a novel type of substituted acrylates derived from the 2-amido arenols (HO-Aram) such as N,N-diisopropyl-2-hydroxybenzamide. The acrylates of HO-Aram enable: (a) preferential conjugate reduction of the acrylates than carbonyl reduction of aliphatic aldehydes, leading to diminished aldehyde self-dimerization; and (b) organization of an eight-membered ring among the amide carbonyl oxygen atom and samarium(III) to form a 7/8-bicyclic transition state, resulting in highly diastereoselective protonation of the samarium(III) enolate intermediate. Examples of synthesis of trans-3,5-disubstituted dihydrofuran-2(3H)-ones from 2-alkylacrylates of HO-Aram and aliphatic aldehydes are provided.

Ruthenium-catalyzed oxidative C(sp2)-H bond hydroxylation: Site-selective C-O bond formation on benzamides

Well-defined ruthenium carboxylate complexes enabled unprecedented ruthenium-catalyzed C(sp2)-H hydroxylations on benzamides with PhI(OAc)2 as the oxidant at a remarkably low catalyst loading of 1.0 mol %.

Arylsilane oxidation - New routes to hydroxylated aromatics

An efficient route to hydroxylated aromatics has been developed, via the oxidation of aryl organosilanes under functional group-tolerant and relatively mild conditions, using sub-stoichiometric amounts of fluoride promoters.

Synthesis of tertiary amides from anionically activated aromatic trifluoromethyl groups

Figure presented In this paper, a novel synthesis of tertiary amides from anionically activated aromatic trifluoromethyl groups is presented. Anionically activated trifluoromethyl groups react with secondary amines under aqueous conditions to afford tertiary amides. The mechanism involves initial elimination of hydrogen fluoride by an E1cB mechanism to afford an electrophilic quinone methide- or azafulvene-type intermediate that reacts with secondary amines under aqueous conditions to afford the tertiary amide in good yield (up to 99%).

Anionic ortho-fries rearrangement, a facile route to arenol-based mannich bases

Phenol and 1-naphthol-based carbamates undergo the anionic ortho-Fries rearrangement to their corresponding amides. Bulky substitution at position 8 of 1-naphthol-based carbamates makes the rearrangement an exclusive reaction, even at -90 C, under a variety of conditions. The amides can be efficiently reduced to the corresponding Mannich bases. A novel route to 7-[(dialkylamino)methyl]-8- hydroxy-1-naphthaldehydes is presented.

An aluminum ate base: Its design, structure, function, and reaction mechanism

An aluminum ate base, i-Bu3Al(TMP)Li, has been designed and developed for regio- and chemoselective direct generation of functionalized aromatic aluminum compounds. Direct alumination followed by electrophilic trapping with I2, Cu/Pd-catalyzed C-C bond formation, or direct oxidation with molecular O2 proved to be a powerful tool for the preparation of 1,2- or 1,2,3-multisubstituted aromatic compounds. This deprotonative alumination using i-Bu3Al(TMP)Li was found to be effective in aliphatic chemistry as well, enabling regio- and chemoselective addition of functionalized allylic ethers and carbamates to aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. A combined multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and theoretical study showed that the aluminum ate base is a Li/Al bimetallic complex bridged by the nitrogen atom of TMP and the α-carbon of an i-Bu ligand and that the Li exclusively serves as a recognition point for electronegative functional groups or coordinative solvents. The mechanism of directed ortho alumination reaction of functionalized aromatic compounds has been studied by NMR and in situ FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray analysis, and DFT calculation. It has been found that the reaction proceeds with facile formation of an initial adduct of the base and aromatic, followed by deprotonative formation of the functionalized aromatic aluminum compound. Deprotonation by the TMP ligand rather than the isobutyl ligand was suggested and reasoned by means of spectroscopic and theoretical study. The remarkable regioselectivity of the ortho alumination reaction was explained by a coordinative approximation effect between the functional groups and the counter Li+ ion, enabling stable initial complex formation and creation of a less strained transition state structure.