Latest ArticlesA versatile heteropoly acid (H3PMo12O40)-catalyzed coupling of diarylmethanols with epoxides was established for the synthesis of polyaryl-substituted aldehydes. Furthermore, the catalytic system was also suitable for the reaction of diarylmethanols and diols/aldehydes. The application of such an earthabundant, readily accessible, and nontoxic catalyst provides a green approach for the construction of polyaryl-substituted aldehydes.
Cp*Co(Ⅲ)-catalyzed direct C-H amidation of azines has been developed. This conversion could proceed smoothly in the absence of external oxidants, acids or bases, with excellent regioselectivity and broad functional group tolerance. CO2 was released as the sole byproduct, thus providing an environmentally benign amidation process. The products obtained are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
An energy-saving and eco-friendly method for the efficient construction of various tri- and tetra-substituted pyrrolecarbonitriles through ultrasound-assisted multicomponent tandem reaction of readily available alkenes, TMSCN and N, N-disubstituted formamides within 40 min under metal-, solvent-free and mild conditions was developed. The dual role of iodine (catalyst and oxidant) notably simplified the reaction conditions and reduced the chemical waste generated.
A visible-light induced metal-free approach was described for the hydroxyalkylation of 2H-benzothiazoles with alcohols by using selectfluor as the oxidant. A variety of 2H-benzothiazoles and alcohols could be tolerated, providing a mild and simple method for the synthesis of C2-hydroxyalkylated 2H-benzothiazoles in moderate to good yields. Besides, ethers were also compatible in this reaction, leading to corresponding C2 ether-substituted 2H-benzothiazoles with high regioselectivity.
As balanced electron-rich P, C-chelating ligands, phosphine-phosphonium-ylides are considered for their ability to in situ promote palladium-catalysed direct C(sp2)-H arylation. Using methyl phosphonium salts of 2, 2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1, 1'-binaphtyl ("methyl-BINAPIUM") as ylide precursors under optimized reaction conditions, arylation of benzoxazole was found to proceed in moderate to high yield to give functional 2-aryl benzoxazoles. A strong anion effect of the non-salt free ylide was evidenced (TfO- > I- > PF6- ≈ salt-free). This first example of phosphonium ylides as ligands in catalytic C-H activation extends the prospect of their general implementation in homogeneous transition metal catalysis.
An efficient method for the synthesis of functionalized chroman-4-ones induced by visible light via the radical cyclization reaction of sulfinic acids and o-(allyloxy)arylaldehydes at room temperature was described. The corresponding products were isolated with moderate to good yields. Radical mechanism was proposed for this transformation. Anti-microbial activity of some desired compounds were screened.
A novel upper-rim functionalized calix[4]squaramide organocatalyst bearing bis-squaramide and cyclohexanediamine scaffolds was designed and prepared to catalyse a serial of asymmetric Michael addition of 1, 3-dicarbonyl compounds to α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in high yields (up to 99 %) and good to excellent enantiomeric excesses (up to 99% ee). The comparative experiments indicated that the cooperative effect between calixarenes cavitives and chiral catalytic centers on this calix[4]squaramide catalyst could promote these reactions. Moreover, this strategy also provides valuable and easy access to chiral chromene, naphthoquinone and acetylacetone derivatives, which are important skeletons in biological and pharmaceutical compounds.
Pd-catalyzed oxidative homocoupling of 2-arylquinazolinones was successfully developed for the direct construction of biaryls via C-H bond activation. New well-defined structure that possessed two quinazolinone units was obtained with high efficiency and atomic economy. The protocols offer an efficient approach to the synthetically useful and functionalized biaryls in good yields using quinazolinone as a directing group.
An efficient procedure for the selective preparation of hydroxy-, carbonyl- and acetal-containing 2-pyrrolidinones has been developed through radical cyclization of 1, 6-dienes initiated by α-C(sp3)-H functionalization of alcohols. This protocol could be conducted at catalyst-free conditions at relatively low temperature (80 ℃) by employing commercially available tert-butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB) as the oxidant.
As a potential photochromic system, acylhydrazones exhibit many outstanding advantages including low cost, simple synthesis and high modifiability compared with some classic photochromic systems. However, the absorption wavelengths of acylhydrazones usually locate in ultraviolet region, which makes the band separation between the absorbance maxima of its irradiated and unirradiated forms cannot be observed by naked eyes and greatly limits their practical applications. In this work, a simple strategy for constructing acylhydrazone photochromic system with visible color/emission change is provided. Rhodamine 6G hydrazine-2-aldehyde-pyridine Schiff base (compound 3) is designed and synthesized by combining acylhydrazone with Rhodamine 6G structure. The introduction of Rhodamine 6G moiety to 3 not only makes it remain all the advantages of acylhydrazone photochromic system but also exhibits visible photo-induced color/emission changes both in solution and in a solid matrix. Moreover, 3 exhibits reversible photochromic property with good fatigue resistance, which makes it an excellent candidate for photo-patterning.
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