96304-40-4Relevant articles and documents
1,5,7-Triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene Enhances Activity of Peroxide Intermediates in Phosphine-Free α-Hydroxylation of Ketones
Wang, Yongtao,Lu, Rui,Yao, Jia,Li, Haoran
supporting information, p. 6631 - 6638 (2021/02/05)
The critical role of double hydrogen bonds was addressed for the aerobic α-hydroxylation of ketones catalyzed by 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD), in the absence of either a metal catalyst or phosphine reductant. Experimental and theoretical investigations were performed to study the mechanism. In addition to initiating the reaction by proton abstraction, a more important role of TBD was revealed, that is, to enhance the oxidizing ability of peroxide intermediates, allowing DMSO to be used rather than commonly used phosphine reductants. Further characterizations with nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) confirmed the presence of double hydrogen bonds between TBD and the ketone, and kinetic studies suggested the attack of dioxygen on the TBD-enol adduct to be the rate-determining step. This work should encourage the application of TBD as a catalyst for oxidations.
Improved methods for thermal rearrangement of alicyclic α-hydroxyimines to α-aminoketones: Synthesis of ketamine analogues as antisepsis candidates
Elhawi, Hagit,Eini, Hadar,Douvdevani, Amos,Byk, Gerardo
, p. 6784 - 6807 (2012/09/07)
Ketamine is an analgesic/anesthetic drug, which, in combination with other drugs, has been used as anesthetic for over 40 years. Ketamine induces its analgesic activities by blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in the central nervous system (CNS). We have reported that low doses of ketamine administrated to patients before incision significantly reduced post-operative inflammation as reflected by reduced interleukin-6 (IL-6) sera-levels. Our data demonstrated in a rat model of Gram-negative bacterial-sepsis that if we inject a low dose of ketamine following bacterial inoculation we reduce mortality from approximately 75% to 25%. Similar to what we have observed in operated patients, the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in ketamine-treated rats were significantly lower than in septic animals not treated with ketamine. On the base of these results, we have designed and synthesized series of new analogues of ketamine applying a thermal rearrangement of alicyclic α-hydroxyimines to α-aminoketones in parallel arrays. One of the analogues (compound 6e) displayed high activity in down-regulating the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in vivo as compared to ketamine.
Thiazol-2-ylidene catalysis in intramolecular crossed aldehyde-ketone benzoin reactions
Enders, Dieter,Niemeier, Oliver
, p. 2111 - 2114 (2007/10/03)
Intramolecular crossed aldehyde-ketone benzoin-type reactions catalyzed by nucleophilic carbenes, easily generated from commercially available thiazolium salts as precatalysts, are described. Five- and six-membered cyclic acyloins are obtained in moderate to good yields. Depending on the structure of the aldehyde-ketone substrate, an interchange of the alcohol and ketone function of the resulting acyloin is possible. Simple aldehyde-ketones are not good substrates due to the competing intermolecular reaction. Starting from biphenyl-2,2′-dicarbaldehyde, the intermediate acyloin is converted to 9,10-phenanthrenequinone by mild air oxidation.