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Upstream product

• 93-58-3 benzoic acid methyl ester 
• 140-88-5 ethyl acrylate 
• 619-44-3 methyl 4-iodobenzoate 
• 623-47-2 propynoic acid ethyl ester 
• 143952-59-4 methyl 4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxoprop-1-yn-1-yl)benzoate 

Downstream Products

• 144707-86-8 methyl 4-(3-ethoxy-3-oxopropyl)benzoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Pd(II)-NHDC-Functionalized UiO-67 Type MOF for Catalyzing Heck Cross-Coupling and Intermolecular Benzyne-Benzyne-Alkene Insertion Reactions

A novel palladium N-heterocyclic bis-carbene dicarboxylate ligand (Pd-NHDC-H2L) was successfully synthesized. In addition, an Pd-NHDC-containing UiO-67 type MOF (UiO-67-Pd-NHDC) was prepared on the basis of a size-matched ligand mixture of biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid/Pd-NHDC-H2L (9/1) and ZrCl4 under solvothermal conditions. The obtained UiO-67-Pd-NHC MOF can be a highly heterogeneous catalyst to promote Heck cross-coupling and intermolecular benzyne-benzyne-alkene insertion reactions.

Z-Selective phosphine promoted 1,4-reduction of ynoates and propynoic amides in the presence of water

Phosphine-mediated reductions of substituted propynoic esters and amides in the presence of water yield the partially reduced α,β-unsaturated esters and amides with highZ-selectivity. The competitivein situ ZtoE-isomerization of the product in some cases lowers theZtoEratios of the isolated α,β-unsaturated carbonyl products. Reaction time and the amounts of phosphine and water in the reaction mixture are the key experimental factors which control the selectivity by preventing or reducing the rates ofZ- toE-product isomerization. Close reaction monitoring enables isolation of theZ-alkenes with high selectivities. The computational results suggest that the reactions could be highlyZ-selective owing to the stereoselective formation of theE-P-hydroxyphosphorane intermediate.

A photoredox catalysed Heck reaction: Via hole transfer from a Ru(ii)-bis(terpyridine) complex to graphene oxide

The attachment of homoleptic Ru bis-terpy complexes on graphene oxide significantly improved the photocatalytic activity of the complexes. These straightforward complexes were applied as photocatalysts in a Heck reaction. Due to covalent functionalization on graphene oxide, which functions as an electron reservoir, excellent yields were obtained. DFT investigations of the charge redistribution revealed efficient hole transfer from the excited Ru unit towards the graphene oxide. This journal is

Ligand-accelerated non-directed C-H functionalization of arenes

The directed activation of carbon-hydrogen bonds (C-H) is important in the development of synthetically useful reactions, owing to the proximity-induced reactivity and selectivity that is enabled by coordinating functional groups. Palladium-catalysed non-directed C-H activation could potentially enable further useful reactions, because it can reach more distant sites and be applied to substrates that do not contain appropriate directing groups; however, its development has faced substantial challenges associated with the lack of sufficiently active palladium catalysts. Currently used palladium catalysts are reactive only with electron-rich arenes, unless an excess of arene is used, which limits synthetic applications. Here we report a 2-pyridone ligand that binds to palladium and accelerates non-directed C-H functionalization with arene as the limiting reagent. This protocol is compatible with a broad range of aromatic substrates and we demonstrate direct functionalization of advanced synthetic intermediates, drug molecules and natural products that cannot be used in excessive quantities. We also developed C-H olefination and carboxylation protocols, demonstrating the applicability of our methodology to other transformations. The site selectivity in these transformations is governed by a combination of steric and electronic effects, with the pyridone ligand enhancing the influence of sterics on the selectivity, thus providing complementary selectivity to directed C-H functionalization.