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Upstream product

• 917-64-6 methyl magnesium iodide 
• 23510-95-4 4-benzoyloxycyclohexanone 
• 676-58-4 methylmagnesium chloride 
• 89794-52-5 1-methyl-1,4-cyclohexanediol 
• 98-88-4 benzoyl chloride 
• 7731-28-4 cis-4-methylcyclohexanol 

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• 1443999-13-0 cis-4-(formylamino)-4-methylcyclohexyl benzoate 
• 1443999-14-1 trans-4-(formylamino)-4-methylcyclohexyl benzoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Erratum: Ruthenium-catalyzed C-H hydroxylation in aqueous acid enables selective functionalization of amine derivatives (Journal of the American Chemical Society (2017) 139:28 (9503-9506) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05469)

Page 9504. The structure of product 3cc in Table 2 was found to be mis-assigned. We thank Prof. Phil Baran and Dr. Rafael Navratil for bringing this error to our attention. The correct structure contains an additional benzylic alcohol at the C-9 position of the steroid (3cc′, shown below). With the accompanying change in molecular weight, the isolated yield is 29%. Supporting Information. The incorrect structure and yield also appeared on pages S20 and S84 in the SI. Given this, the HRMS entry on page S20 should read as follows: “HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/z calcd for C19H18F3O5S+ (M-O+Na)+ 415.0822, found 415.0857”. The complete corrected SI is provided here.

Electrochemical Ruthenium-Catalyzed C-H Hydroxylation of Amine Derivatives in Aqueous Acid

The development of an electrochemically driven, ruthenium-catalyzed C-H hydroxylation reaction of amine-derived substrates bearing tertiary C-H bonds is described. The reaction is performed under constant current electrolysis in a divided cell to afford alcohol products in yields comparable to those of our previously reported process, which requires the use of stoichiometric H5IO6 for catalytic turnover. With aqueous acid as solvent, the cathodic electrode reaction simply involves the reduction of protons to evolve hydrogen gas. The optimized protocol offers a convenient, efficient, and atom-economical method for sp3-C-H bond oxidation.

Cis -Oxoruthenium complexes supported by chiral tetradentate amine (N4) ligands for hydrocarbon oxidations

We report the first examples of ruthenium complexes cis-[(N4)RuIIICl2]+ and cis-[(N4)RuII(OH2)2]2+ supported by chiral tetradentate amine ligands (N4), together with a high-valent cis-dioxo complex cis-[(N4)RuVI(O)2]2+ supported by the chiral N4 ligand mcp (mcp = N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine). The X-ray crystal structures of cis-[(mcp)RuIIICl2](ClO4) (1a), cis-[(Me2mcp)RuIIICl2]ClO4 (2a) and cis-[(pdp)RuIIICl2](ClO4) (3a) (Me2mcp = N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-bis((6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine, pdp = 1,1′-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-2,2′-bipyrrolidine)) show that the ligands coordinate to the ruthenium centre in a cis-α configuration. In aqueous solutions, proton-coupled electron-transfer redox couples were observed for cis-[(mcp)RuIII(O2CCF3)2]ClO4 (1b) and cis-[(pdp)RuIII(O3SCF3)2]CF3SO3 (3c′). Electrochemical analyses showed that the chemically/electrochemically generated cis-[(mcp)RuVI(O)2]2+ and cis-[(pdp)RuVI(O)2]2+ complexes are strong oxidants with E° = 1.11-1.13 V vs. SCE (at pH 1) and strong H-atom abstractors with DO-H = 90.1-90.8 kcal mol-1. The reaction of 1b or its (R,R)-mcp counterpart with excess (NH4)2[CeIV(NO3)6] (CAN) in aqueous medium afforded cis-[(mcp)RuVI(O)2](ClO4)2 (1e) or cis-[((R,R)-mcp)RuVI(O)2](ClO4)2 (1e?), respectively, a strong oxidant with E(RuVI/V) = 0.78 V (vs. Ag/AgNO3) in acetonitrile solution. Complex 1e oxidized various hydrocarbons, including cyclohexane, in acetonitrile at room temperature, affording alcohols and/or ketones in up to 66% yield. Stoichiometric oxidations of alkenes by 1e or 1e? in tBuOH/H2O (5:1 v/v) afforded diols and aldehydes in combined yields of up to 98%, with moderate enantioselectivity obtained for the reaction using 1e?. The cis-[(pdp)RuII(OH2)2]2+ (3c)-catalysed oxidation of saturated C-H bonds, including those of ethane and propane, with CAN as terminal oxidant was also demonstrated.

Ruthenium-Catalyzed C-H Hydroxylation in Aqueous Acid Enables Selective Functionalization of Amine Derivatives

The identification, optimization, and evaluation of a new catalytic protocol for sp3 C-H hydroxylation is described. Reactions are performed in aqueous acid using a bis(bipyridine)Ru catalyst to enable oxidation of substrates possessing basic amine functional groups. Tertiary and benzylic C-H hydroxylation is strongly favored over N-oxidation for numerous amine derivatives. With terpene-derived substrates, similar trends in reactivity toward tertiary and benzylic C-H bonds are observed. Hydroxylation of chiral tertiary centers is enantiospecific in spite of the ionizing strength of the reaction medium. Preliminary kinetics experiments show a marked difference in reactivity between isomeric cis- and trans-Ru catalysts suggesting that the catalyst is configurationally stable under the reaction conditions.

Facile synthesis of N-substituted amides from alcohols and amides

A facile and versatile method for preparing N-substituted amides from alcohols and amides using a Bronsted acid and an alkali metal halide has been developed. Treatment of tertiary alcohols and amides in the presence of an alkali metal halide or methanesulfonic acid in trifluoroacetic acid at elevated temperature afforded the corresponding N-substituted amides in moderate to high yields. Tertiary alcohols with various functional groups such as ether, ester, imide, carbamate, and halogen groups were tolerated under these conditions. This method can be used for the efficient and practical synthesis of various N-substituted formamides without the use of unmanageable cyano compounds. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York.

STERIC AND KINETIC EFFECTS OF CHANGING SOLVENT AND REAGENT IN GRIGNARD REACTIONS ON SOME 4-SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXANONES

The stereochemistry and relative rates of Grignard reactions on some 4R-substituted cyclohexanones (R = tBu, Me, OMe, CO2Me, OCOPh and Cl) have been determined under two separate reaction conditions (MeMgI in C6H6 and MeMgCl in THF).The results of our studies indicate that substrates containing an ester group have a higher reaction order in Grignard reactant than other groups when reactions were carried out in the aromatic solvent.The same is not true for reactions carried out in THF.Both stereochemical product ratios and relative reaction rates are better understood assuming that compounds containing a polar group (OMe and Cl at least) react via a transition state possessing that group in the axial conformation.