99734-56-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Copper-catalyzed vinylogous aerobic oxidation of unsaturated compounds with air
Zhang, Hai-Jun,Schuppe, Alexander W.,Pan, Shi-Tao,Chen, Jin-Xiang,Wang, Bo-Ran,Newhouse, Timothy R.,Yin, Liang
, p. 5300 - 5310 (2018/04/24)
A mild and operationally simple copper-catalyzed vinylogous aerobic oxidation of β,γ- and α,β-unsaturated esters is described. This method features good yields, broad substrate scope, excellent chemo- and regioselectivity, and good functional group tolerance. This method is additionally capable of oxidizing β,γ- and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, ketones, amides, nitriles, and sulfones. Furthermore, the present catalytic system is suitable for bisvinylogous and trisvinylogous oxidation. Tetramethylguanidine (TMG) was found to be crucial in its role as a base, but we also speculate that it serves as a ligand to copper(II) triflate to produce the active copper(II) catalyst. Mechanistic experiments conducted suggest a plausible reaction pathway via an allylcopper(II) species. Finally, the breadth of scope and power of this methodology are demonstrated through its application to complex natural product substrates.
Synthesis of chiral butenolides using amino-thiocarbamate-catalyzed asymmetric bromolactonization
Tan, Chong Kiat,Er, Jun Cheng,Yeung, Ying-Yeung
, p. 1243 - 1246 (2014/02/14)
The asymmetric cyclization of 4,4-disubstituted 3-butenoic acids is studied. Amino-thiocarbamates are used as the catalysts and N-bromosuccinimide is used as the stoichiometric halogen source. The resulting γ-butanolide products are readily converted into the corresponding γ-butenolides (up to 58% ee) derivatives in one-pot.
