This paper describes the aerobic oxidation of styrenes catalyzed by iron(III) chloride (FeCl3) to form β‐keto‐N‐alkoxyphthalimides in fair to good yields. This oxidative process employs mild conditions with green and atom efficient dioxygen (O2) as the oxidant.
Product selectivity control for the synthesis of imidoylindoles and 4‐alkylidenedihydroquinazolines from N‐imidoyl‐o‐alkynylanilines via silver triflate‐catalyzed cycloisomerization or tetrabutylammonium fluoride‐promoted cyclization is described. The product selectivity depends mainly on the catalyst/promoter used, and on the substituents on the alkyne and amidine functions of the substrates.
A convenient gold‐catalyzed strategy for the synthesis of imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridine derivatives has been developed via gold carbene complexes. This transformation opens a new synthetic route to a variety of 3‐carbonyl‐substituted imidazo[1,2‐a]pyridines using air as oxidant affording the products in good yields.
We disclose herein an efficient enantioselective conjugate addition reaction between coumarin‐3‐carboxylic acids and malonic acid half thioesters (MAHTs). The reaction was catalyzed by N‐heteroarenesulfonyl Cinchona alkaloid amides to afford double‐decarboxylative conjugate addition products in good yield with high enantioselectivity. The reaction of various coumarin‐3‐carboxylic acids with MAHTs gave products in high yield with high enantioselectivity.
A synthetic strategy has been developed for the synthesis of 2‐dialkylaminoquinolines from easily available quinoline N‐oxides, tertiary amines, diisopropyl H‐phosphonate and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in one pot under metal‐free conditions at room temperature.
An N‐phthalimide‐protected (ortho‐aminophenyl)propiolate was prepared by the carboxylation of the corresponding silylalkyne precursor with carbon dioxide. The obtained propiolate was further transformed to various 3,4‐fused 2‐quinolones via cycloadditions and subsequent deprotection/lactam formation.
An efficient one‐pot method for the selective benzylation of diols and polyols using 0.1 equiv. of organotin reagents and tetrabutylammonium bromide as catalyst has been developed. The diols and polyols containing a cis‐vicinal diol were regioselectively benzylated in 70–94% isolated yields. A catalytic reaction mechanism was also proposed.
Visible light irradiation of N‐bromosuccinimide serves as an effective means to convert methyl 2‐(azidomethyl)‐3‐arylpropenoates and 2‐(azidomethyl)‐3‐arylacrylonitriles to the corresponding iminyl radicals via α‐hydrogen abstraction and subsequent extrusion of dinitrogen. Thus formed iminyl radicals then undergo intramolecular ortho attack on the aryl ring, affording methyl quinoline‐3‐carboxylates and quinoline‐3‐carbonitriles respectively.
By carefully screening the organoselenium pre‐catalysts and optimizing the reaction conditions, simple dibenzyl diselenide was found to be the best pre‐catalyst for Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of (E)‐α,β‐unsaturated ketones with the green oxidant hydrogen peroxide at room temperature. The organoselenium catalyst used in this reaction could be recycled and reused several times. This new method was suitable not only for methyl unsaturated ketones, but also for alkyl and aryl unsaturated ketones. Therefore, it provided a direct, mild, practical, highly functional group‐tolerant process for the chemoselective preparation of the versatile (E)‐vinyl esters from the readily available (E)‐α,β‐unsaturated ketones. A possible mechanism was also proposed to rationalize the activity of the organoselenium catalyst in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in this Baeyer–Villiger oxidation reaction.
The first active aza analogue of narciclasine was synthesized from a pentasubstituted derivative of nicotinic acid. The key features of the synthesis include a halogen dance of bromopyridine and an intramolecular Heck reaction with a conduramine derived chemoenzymatically from bromobenzene. 10‐Aza‐narciclasine was found to have reasonable activity against several cancer cell lines.
The visible light‐induced iodine‐catalyzed oxidative cleavage of the CC bond for transforming terminal alkynes into primary amides in the presence of ammonia under aqueous conditions is described. This metal‐free protocol which ensued via initial hydroamination of the acetylene bond followed by liberation of diiodomethane (CH2I2) was found to be applicable to aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic alkynes.
A new one‐pot palladium‐catalyzed process between N‐tosylhydrazones, N‐(dihalophenyl)‐imidates, and amines was designed. This reaction involves Barluenga cross‐coupling and N‐arylation followed by cyclization to produce functionalized benzimidazoles. During this transformation, one C C bond and two C N bonds were created by a single palladium‐catalyzed reaction. Depending on the starting materials, a library of 5‐(1‐arylvinyl)‐1H‐benzimidazoles was synthesized. Among several arylvinylbenzimidazole derivatives evaluated, one compound exhibits excellent antiproliferative activity in the nanomolar concentration range against human colon carcinoma cell lines (HCT‐116) and human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cell lines (A549).
A novel metal‐free oxidative cross esterification of alcohols has been achieved using trichloroisocyanuric acid as an oxidant. The alcohols were converted in situ into their corresponding acyl chlorides, which were then reacted with primary and secondary aliphatic, benzylic and allylic alcohols and phenols. A wide variety of esters was obtained in satisfactory yields.
Direct functionalization of the ubiquitous C H bond is receiving much attention because complex structures can be formed from simple precursors. This paper reports a useful method for the direct hydroxylation of 2‐phenylpyridines using palladium(II) chloride and aqueous hydrogen peroxide. In this method, hydrogen peroxide, which has high atom efficiency, is employed as the oxidant and phenol derivatives are generated via C H activation.
An efficient route to 4‐cyanoquinolines via a palladium‐catalyzed cyanative reaction of 2‐alkynylbenzaldimines with isocyanides has been developed. The transformation proceeds through 6‐endo cyclization, isocyanide insertion, and cyanation. 4‐Amidylisoquinolines can be generated as well if water is involved in the reaction.
In the presence of 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoro‐2‐propanol (1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoroisopropyl alcohol, HFIP), isoquinolines react with acylzirconocene chlorides to give N‐acyl adducts with incorporation of a proton at the C‐1 position. The present procedure could be applied to the reaction of quinolines. These reactions provide us with an alternative method for the Reissert‐type reduction reactions of azaaromatics with N‐acylating reagents and reducing reagents.
We describe a most straightforward synthetic method for preparing neurokinin‐1 (NK1) receptor antagonist derivatives by asymmetric hydrogenation of 3‐amido‐2‐arylpyridinium salts using dinuclear iridium complexes with enantiopure diphosphine ligands, affording the corresponding chiral piperidines in high cis‐diastereoselectivity (>95:5) and moderately high enantioselectivity (up to 86%). Deprotection treatments afforded the NK‐1 receptor antagonist (+)‐CP‐99,994 (83% ee). In addition, we observed unique additive effects of 10‐camphorsulfonic acid in the asymmetric hydrogenation of 3‐amido‐2‐arylpyridinium salts.
In the presence of a gold catalyst and 8‐ethylquinoline N‐oxide, a homopropargylic ether bearing an electron‐rich aromatic ring or an alkenyl group can be converted into a cis‐cyclobutanone smoothly. An α‐oxo gold carbenoid is proved to be the key intermediate, and it can evolve into an oxonium ylide.
A straightforward assisted tandem palladium(II)‐ and palladium(0)‐catalyzed direct C‐3 and N‐4 arylation of quinoxalin‐2(1 H)‐ones with boronic acids and aryl halides in water as safe and cheap solvent is reported. This environmentally friendly catalytic protocol is compatible with a wide range of functional groups and allows construction of various biologically important quinoxalin‐2(1 H)‐one backbones.
The paper describes the oxidative Heck arylation of various allylic amines using arylboronic acids for the preparation of tetrasubstituted alkenes. As oxidant the commercially available 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐N‐oxyl (TEMPO) is used and coupling reactions occur under very mild conditions at room temperature. The densely substituted alkenes are formed in good to excellent yields with complete control of the diastereoselectivity. Substrate scope with respect to the allylic amine and the arylboronic acid is investigated.
