Mechanism and scope of the cyanide-catalyzed cross silyl benzoin reaction

In this work, cross silyl benzoin addition reactions between acylsilanes (1) and aldehydes (2) catalyzed by metal cyanides are described. Unsymmetrical aryl-, heteroaryl-, and alkyl-substituted benzoin adducts can be generated in moderate to excellent yields with complete regiocontrol using potassium cyanide and a phase transfer catalyst. From a screen of transition metal cyanide complexes, lanthanum tricyanide was identified as an improved second-generation catalyst for the cross silyl benzoin reaction. A study of the influence of water on the KCN-catalyzed cross silyl benzoin addition revealed more practical reaction conditions using unpurified solvent under ambient conditions. A sequential silyl benzoin addition/cyanation/O-acylation reaction that resulted in two new C-C bonds was achieved in excellent yield. The mechanism of cross silyl benzoin addition is proposed in detail and is supported by crossover studies and a number of unambiguous experiments designed to ascertain the reversibility of key steps. No productive chemistry arises from cyanation of the more electrophilic aldehyde component. Formation of the carbon-carbon bond is shown to be the last irreversible step in the reaction.     

A new way to synthesize benzoin isopropyl ether on Cu-Fe-hydrotalcite

An efficient synthesis of benzoin isopropyl ether with benzaldehyde and propanol in the presence of heterogeneous recyclable Cu-Fe-hydrotalcite catalyst has been explored. Cu-Fe-hydrotalcite was firstly successfully synthesized over Jahn-Teller effect of Cu2+. The catalytic test result showed that Cu-Fe-hydrotalcite could be used as a good catalyst in the synthesis of benzoin isopropyl ether. The highest conversion of benzaldehyde was 59.7% and the selectivity of benzoin isopropyl ether was nearly 100%. By ...     

Modified chiral triazolium salts for enantioselective benzoin cyclization of enolizable keto-aldehydes: synthesis of (+)-sappanone B

Asymmetric synthesis of (+)-sappanone B (1), a natural product with a 3-hydroxy chromanone structure, was achieved via enantioselective benzoin cyclization by using a modified Rovis catalyst and triethylamine. This catalyst enabled the successful benzoin cyclization of readily enolizable keto-aldehydes.     

吡啶氮桥联双环三唑鎓盐的合成及其在催化苯偶姻缩合、酯交换反应中的应用

合成了12个吡啶氮桥联的双环三唑鎓盐2a～2l卡宾催化剂前体,用于催化苯偶姻缩合反应和酯交换反应,考察了反应条件对催化反应的影响,并与其它三唑鎓盐的催化活性进行了比较.结果表明,在较低催化剂用量下,催化剂2c表现出优良的催化活性,分离产率最高分别达到98%和93%.     

Zinc-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of benzoins and its extension to enantioselective oxidation

Zn(II)-DABCO complex is used as an efficient catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of benzoins to benzils in the presence of molecular oxygen. Usage of chiral zinc complex as catalyst resulted in enantioselective oxidative kinetic resolution of racemic benzoin to yield enantiomerically enriched benzoins.     

SBA-15/NiCl2催化超声合成喹喔啉衍生物

以苯偶姻和邻苯二胺为原料,SBA/NiCl2为催化剂,在超声条件下合成了喹喔啉衍生物,其结构经1H NMR和IR确证。考察催化剂类型、原料摩尔比和催化剂的用量对产率的影响。在最佳条件(苯偶姻和邻苯二胺物质的量比为1.0/1.0,催化剂用量为苯偶姻的10 mmol%,于70℃超声反应5 min)下,产率可达94.7%。     

胶团噻唑衍生物对安息香不对称合成反应的催化作用

通过α-(1-萘基)-N-硫代甲酰乙胺与卤代酮反应制得六个光学活性的4-烷基-3-α-(1-萘基)乙基噻唑溴化物烷基碳链长=1,2,7.11,15,21). 将其用于催化水溶液中的安息香缩合反应, 所得产物收率约20-30%具有较高的光学纯度(47-57%). 在各种缓冲溶液中测定了S(+)-4-甲基-3-α-(1-萘基)乙基噻唑氯化物(Ta)的胶团性质和由它催化的不对称安息香缩合反应. 临界胶团浓度(cmc)证明(Ta)在反应中确以胶团形式催化. 在硼砂溶液中, 安息香的收率高达61%, 光学纯度23.6%.     

Efficient Elemental Iodine Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of 2,4,5-Triarylimidazoles

Elemental iodine is used as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles in excellent yields via condensation of benzoin, ammonium acetate, and aromatic aldehydes. This is a simple, one-pot, high yielding technique using cheap, non-toxic iodine in catalytic amounts.     

Efficient Elemental Iodine Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of 2,4,5-Triarylimidazoles

Summary. Elemental iodine is used as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles in excellent yields via condensation of benzoin, ammonium acetate, and aromatic aldehydes. This is a simple, one-pot, high yielding technique using cheap, non-toxic iodine in catalytic amounts.     

NHC‐catalyzed Redox‐Neutral Aza‐Benzoin Reaction of Aldehydes with Tetrahydroisoquinolines

Summary of main observation and conclusion Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives are useful synthetic intermediates,which play an important role in the preparation of natural products,pharmaceuticals and other materials.Herein,we report an unprecedented redox-neutral aza-benzoin protocol to construct such scaffold.Upon exposure of tetrahydroisoquinolines to aromatic aldehydes in the prese nee of an NHC catalyst,the C-l acylated tetra hydroisoquinolines were obtained in moderate to good yields.     

基于绿色化学理念的苯甲醛与安息香的相互转化

为了在基础教学实验中引入绿色化学理念以及强化氧化还原反应操作,本文设计了苯甲醛和安息香的相互转化实验:以苯甲醛为原料经维生素B1催化得到安息香,再用硼氢化钠还原安息香得到二苯乙二醇,二苯乙二醇用新型绿色催化剂NaMnOx氧化回到苯甲醛。通过氢核磁共振(1H NMR)对氧化还原反应的产物结构进行了鉴定,液相色谱分析结果表明氧化反应转化率达到90%以上。通过这一循环转化反应的实现,一方面树立了学生的绿色化学理念,另一方面加强了氧化及还原反应的操作训练,在进一步锻炼学生实验能力的同时,使其对化学反应的认知与评价更加完整。     

An organocatalytic ionic liquid

The carbene concentration in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-acetate ionic liquid is sufficiently high to act as a catalyst in benzoin condensation, hydroacylation and also in oxidation of an alcohol by using CO(2) and air. This observation reveals the potential of ionic liquid organocatalysts, uniting the beneficial properties of these two families of compounds.     

苯偶姻单酯无溶剂微波加热合成2-取代-4,5-二芳基咪唑衍生物

以醛为原料,在维生素B1作用下,经安息香缩合反应制得相应的苯偶姻衍生物,进而以此为原料与不同的酰化试剂酯化生成苯偶姻单酯.苯偶姻单酯与醋酸铵附着在固载体酸性氧化铝上,在无溶剂条件下微波加热合成了17种2-取代-4,5-二芳基咪唑,其中7种未见文献报道.该方法具有反应条件温和、反应时间短,且无需有机溶剂,是一种节能环保、易操作的合成方法.另外,所合成化合物的结构通过IR、高分辨质谱和核磁共振谱进行了确认.     

Efficient Multi‐component Synthesis of Highly Substituted Imidazoles Utilizing P2O5/SiO2 as a Reusable Catalyst

Phosphorus pentoxide supported on silica gel (P₂O₅/SiO₂) has been used as an efficient and reusable catalyst for the one‐pot pseudo four‐component synthesis of 2,4,5‐trisubstituted imidazoles from benzil or benzoin, aldehydes, and ammonium acetate. It was also used for four‐component preparation of 1,2,4,5‐tetrasubstituted imidazoles from benzil or benzoin, aldehydes, primary amine, and ammonium acetate under thermal solvent‐free conditions. The remarkable features of this new procedure are high conversions, cleaner reaction, simple experimental and work‐up procedures and also the catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture and reused several times without any loss of its activity.     

Ammonium metavanadate as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5‐triaryl‐1H‐imidazoles

Ammonium metavanadate (NH₄VO₃) is an inexpensive, efficient and mild catalyst for the synthesis of 2,4,5‐triaryl‐1H‐imidazole from the one‐pot three‐component condensation of benzil/benzoin, an aldehyde and ammonium acetate in excellent yield. This method has the advantages of good yield, green catalyst, simple procedure, much faster reactions. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Asymmetric benzoin condensation catalyzed by chiral rotaxanes tethering a thiazolium salt moiety via the cooperation of the component: can rotaxane be an effective reaction field?

Although some reactions on rotaxanes have been reported, the characteristic features of the rotaxanes providing unique reaction fields have hardly been studied, especially as catalyst. In our continuous studies on interlocked molecules such as rotaxanes and catenanes, we have noticed the importance of such interlocked structures with high freedom in functionalized materials such as molecular catalyst. For catalytic asymmetric benzoin condensations, two optically active rotaxanes possessing thiazolium salt moieties were prepared using the binaphthyl group as the chiral auxiliary. The benzoin condensations of aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by the chiral rotaxanes as catalysts gave optically active benzoins with ca. 30% ee in moderate to high chemical yields depending upon the structure of rotaxane and the reaction conditions employed. From the results, two intrarotaxane chirality transfers are confirmed: (i) through-space chirality transfer from wheel to axle and (ii) through-bond chirality transfer controlled with an achiral wheel. Because these asymmetric reaction fields are specific to the rotaxane structure, the importance and possibility of the "rotaxane field" as a particular reaction field is demonstrated in this work.     

ZrOC12·8H2O catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 2,4,5-triaryl-1H-imidazoles and substituted 1,4-di(4,5-diphenylimidazolyl)benzene

A simple one-pot synthetic method for the preparation of 2,4,5-triaryl-lH-imidazoles from benzoin or benzil,ammonium acetate,aromatic aldehydes,and ZrOCl 2·8H 2O catalyst is described.The ZrOCl2-8H2O catalyst was found to be equally effective for aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes and also for the preparation of substituted 1,4-di(4,5-diphenylimidazol-yl) benzene.     

Europium Triflate–Catalyzed One‐Pot Synthesis of 2,4,5‐Trisubstituted‐1H‐imidazoles via a Three‐component Condensation

A simple, efficient, and practical procedure for synthesis of 2,4,5‐trisubstituted‐1H‐imidazoles via the condensation of benzoin or acetoin, aromatic aldehydes, and ammonium acetate using europium triflate [Eu(OTf)₃] as a novel catalyst in high yields is described. The catalyst can be recovered conveniently and reused at least four times without any loss of activity.     

A Novel Asymmetric Benzoin Reaction Catalyzed by a Chiral Triazolium Salt. Preliminary communication

Using the chiral triazolium salt 1 as catalyst, a novel asymmetric variant of the benzoin reaction is reported. For the first time, the scope of the method is extended to a broader range of aromatic aldehydes 2 , affording the acyloins 3a–h in yields of 22–72% and enantiomeric excesses up to 86%.     

Sulfated Tin Oxide: A Reusable and Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Synthesis of 2,4,5-Triaryl-1H-imidazole Derivatives

One-pot, three-component condensation of benzil/benzoin, substituted aromatic aldehydes, and ammonium acetate in an ethanol–water (1:1, v/v) solvent system using sulfated tin oxide catalyst under reflux condition afforded corresponding 2,4,5-triaryl-1H-imidazoles in excellent yield. The remarkable advantages offered by this method include green and reusable catalyst, mild reaction conditions, fast reaction rate, and excellent yield of products. This novel methodology maintains atom economy and an environmentally friendly approach.