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Upstream product

• 18362-51-1 1,3-bis(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione 
• 100-06-1 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanone 
• 94-30-4 ethyl 4-methoxybenzoate 
• 54519-18-5 4,4'-dimethoxydibenzoylmethane 
• 100-07-2 4-methoxy-benzoyl chloride 
• 121-98-2 methyl 4-methoxybenzoate 

Downstream Products

• 952724-65-1 2-chloro-2-fluoro-1,3-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione 
• 100-09-4 4-methoxybenzoic acid 
• 123-11-5 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

PPh3-catalyzed β-selective addition of α-fluoro β-dicarbonyl compounds to allenoates

A highly selective phosphine-catalyzed β-addition of α-fluoro β-dicarbonyl compounds to allenoates has been developed. Both α-fluoro β-diketones and α-fluoro β-keto esters prove to be competent fluorocarbon nucleophiles, giving a series of the β-addition products bearing a fluorinated quaternary carbon center in good to excellent yields and with excellent regioselectivities. A plausible reaction pathway is presented.

Investigations on the Photochemical Reaction Mechanisms of Selected Dibenzoylmethane Compounds

In this work, combined time-resolved spectroscopies of femtosecond transient absorption, nanosecond transient absorption, and DFT calculations were performed to unravel the photocyclization reaction mechanisms of selected dibenzoylmethane (DBM) derivatives, including 2-chloro-1,3-diphenylpropan-1,3-dione (1a), 2-chloro-1-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1,3-dione (1b), 2-chloro-2-fluoro-1,3-diphenylpropan-1,3-dione (1c), and 2-chloro-2-fluoro-1,3-di(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1,3-dione (1d). Photocyclization reaction mechanisms for 1a and 1b are similar, where a C-Cl heterolysis occurs yielding an α-ketocation intermediate, followed by cyclization to generate the cation species. On the other hand, 1c and 1d undergo dechlorination primarily producing a radical species, which further experiences cyclization yielding cyclized radical species. The dominant factor leading to the different reaction mechanisms is the involvement of a fluorine atom bonded at α-C. Due to the meta-effect, the p-methoxy substitution on the benzene ring inhibits the photocyclization reaction and reduces the yield of photocyclization.

Organocatalytic Asymmetric Cascade Michael-acyl Transfer Reaction between 2-Fluoro-1,3-diketones and Unsaturated Thiazolones: Access to Fluorinated 4-Acyloxy Thiazoles

Quinine derived bifunctional urea catalyzed cascade Michael-acyl transfer reaction of 5-alkenyl thiazolones and monofluorinated β-diketones has been developed. The fluorine containing 4-acyloxy thiazoles were synthesized in high yields and good diastereo-and excellent enantioselectivities. Synthetic transformations, including synthesis of 4-hydroxy thiazoles, have been demonstrated.

Enolization rates control mono-: Versus di-fluorination of 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives

Fluorine-containing 1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives are essential building blocks for drug discovery and manufacture. To understand the factors that determine selectivity between mono- and di-fluorination of 1,3-dicarbonyl systems, we have performed kinetic studies of keto-enol tautomerism and fluorination processes. Photoketonization of 1,3-diaryl-1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives and their 2-fluoro analogues is coupled with relaxation kinetics to determine enolization rates. Reaction additives such as water accelerate enolization processes, especially of 2-fluoro-1,3-dicarbonyl systems. Kinetic studies of enol fluorination with Selectfluor and NFSI reveal the quantitative effects of 2-fluorination upon enol nucleophilicity towards reagents of markedly different electrophilicity. Our findings have important implications for the synthesis of α,α-difluoroketonic compounds, providing valuable quantitative information to aid in the design of fluorination and difluorination reactions.

A quantitative reactivity scale for electrophilic fluorinating reagents

Electrophilic N-F fluorination agents underpin the introduction of fluorine in aliphatic systems across drug and academic research. The choice of N-F reagent is currently determined through empirical experimentation in the absence of quantitative values for electrophilicities. Here we report an experimentally-determined kinetic reactivity scale for ten N-F fluorinating reagents, including Selectfluor, NFSI, Synfluor and several N-fluoropyridinium salts, in CH3CN. The reactivity scale, which covers eight orders of magnitude, employs para-substituted 1,3-diaryl-1,3-dicarbonyl derivatives to measure relative and absolute rate constants. The para-substituted 1,3-diaryl-1,3-dicarbonyl scaffold delivers a convenient, sensitive spectrophotometric reporter of reactivity that also led to the discovery of a unique form of tautomeric polymorphism.

Controlling reactivity through liquid assisted grinding: The curious case of mechanochemical fluorination

We have identified an example of a mechanochemically milled organic reaction where liquid-assisted grinding controls the selectivity, such a phenomenon has not been reported/observed before. It was found that upon milling dibenzoylmethane with Selectfluor in the absence of any solvent, a 3:1 ratio of monofluorinated:difluorinated product was observed. Whereas, addition of 0.125 mL of acetonitrile (～10% of the total volume of materials present) to the ground reaction mixture afforded 50:1 selectivity. Furthermore, this phenomenon is applicable to a small range of diketone substrates thus far explored. Additionally, we have demonstrated that difluorination can be achieved by simply switching from adding acetonitrile to addition of sodium carbonate. Most notable, in the latter case, is the reduced reaction time compared to a conventional solvent approach, 2 hours in the mill and 24 hours in the flask.

Photocyclization of 2-chloro-substituted 1,3-diarylpropan-1,3-diones to flavones

The photochemical behavior of 2-halo-substituted 1,3-diarylpropan-1,3-dione strongly depends on the nature of the halogen atom bonded and the presence of electron-donor groups on the phenyl ring. In the case of 2-chloro-1,3- diphenylpropan-1,3-dione and 1-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropan-1,3-dione, cyclization to flavones was the sole reaction pathway, whereas in the case of 2-chloro-1,3-di(4-methoxyphenyl)-propan-1,3-dione, only products derived from α-cleavage were observed. 2-Fluoro derivatives of 1,3-diarylpropan-1,3- diones were photostable; on the other hand, 2-chloro-2-fluoro derivates resulted in 3-fluoroflavones.