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• 80143-71-1 N-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-methoxybenzenemethanamine 
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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Insight into the Modes of Activation of Pyridinium and Bipyridinium Salts in Non-Covalent Organocatalysis

A series of pyridinium and bipyridinium salts were prepared and their catalytic properties were evaluated in the aza-Diels-Alder reaction between imines and Danishefsky diene. Depending on the substituents of the pyridinium/bipyridinium rings and on the nature of the counterion, two mechanisms of activation were demonstrated. In case of non-substituted rings, the substrate is activated through charge transfer involving the aryl ring on the C-side of the imine. When halogen atoms were introduced on the catalysts, the activation mode switched to halogen bond involving the imine nitrogen lone pair. Moreover, alternative activation modes based on hydrogen bonding and radical cation were ruled out. This work allowed us to develop two families of catalysts whose potential was demonstrated in the cycloaddition of various imines with Danishefsky diene. The first family is composed of the simple methyl pyridinium triflate and dioctyl bipyridinium triflate. The former is active only with imines bearing a p-methoxyphenyl group on the C-side and the latter was found to be efficient with imines bearing different substituents on both the N- and C-sides of the imines. The second family is based on halogenated pyridinium salts which proved active with almost all considered imines. (Figure presented.).

Ruthenium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes for Chemoselective Reduction of Imines and Reductive Amination of Aldehydes and Ketones

Chemoselective reduction of imines to secondary amines is catalyzed efficiently by tethered and untethered, half-sandwich ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes at room temperature. The untethered Ru-NHC complexes are more efficient as catalysts for the reduction of aldimines and ketimines than the tethered complexes. Using the best untethered complex as a catalyst, electronic and steric demands on the reaction was probed using a series of imines. Chemoselectivity of the catalyst towards imine reduction was tested by performing inter and intramolecular competitive reactions in a variety of ways. The catalyst exhibits a very high TON and TOF under anaerobic conditions.

Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of imines and esters from benzyl alcohols and nitroarenes: Change in catalyst reactivity depending on the presence or absence of the phosphine ligand

The [Rh(COD)Cl]2/xantphos/Cs2CO3 system efficiently catalyzes the reductive N-alkylation of aryl nitro compounds with alcohols by a borrowing-hydrogen strategy to afford the corresponding imine products in good to excellent yields. In the absence of xantphos, the [Rh(COD)Cl]2/Cs2CO3 catalytic system behaves as an effective catalyst for the dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters, with nitrobenzene as a hydrogen acceptor. The reactivity of the rhodium catalytic system can be easily manipulated to selectively afford the imine or ester.

OXAZOLIDINONES AS CHOLESTEROL ABSORPTION INHIBITORS

Novel oxazolidinones and pharmaceutical compositions are described, as are methods of using such compounds and compositions to treat subjects, including humans, suffering from hyperlipidemia, hypercholeserolemia, and atherosclerosis.

Infrared irradiation: Effective promoter in the formation of N-benzylideneanilines in the absence of solvent

Infrared irradiation promoted the formation of a series of Schiff bases in the condensation reaction between benzaldehydes and anilines, in the absence of solvent. Benzaldehydes and anilines, containing either electron-withdrawing or electron-releasing groups, were assessed to identify any substituent effect on the formation of the Schiff bases. This methodology is characterized by ease of set-up and work-up, and the reaction yields were comparable with those obtained in the methods reported previously. Moreover, this new procedure is environmentally benign because no solvent was employed in the transformations.