3+2] cycloaddition reactions of cyclopropyl imines with enones

A nickel-catalyzed [3+2] cycloaddition of cyclopropyl aldimines and enones has been developed. The process provides direct access to trisubstituted cyclopentanes, and the scope exceeds that of the corresponding reactions involving cyclopropyl ketones. A basis for the improved performance of cyclopropyl aldimines compared with cyclopropyl ketones is provided.     

Enantioselective borodeuteride reduction of aldimines catalyzed by cobalt complexes: preparation of optically active deuterated primary amines

[reaction: see text] The enantioselective borodeuteride reduction catalyzed by optically active beta-ketoiminato cobalt complexes was applied to N-(di(o-tolyl)phosphinyl)aldimines to afford the corresponding optically active deuterated primary amines in high yields with high enantiomeric excesses after simple deprotection. The present deuteride reduction of aldimines is in the opposite sense of the enantioselective for the previously reported borohydride reduction of ketones or diphenylphosphinyl aldimines. The stereochemical course in these enantioselective reductions is discussed.     

An efficient method for the phosphonation of C=X compounds

Reaction of trialkyl phosphites with C=X electrophiles (aldehydes, ketones, ketophosphonates, aldimines, ketimines, isocyanates, isothiocyanates, and activated olefins) in the presence of amines and anilines hydrohalides was studied. We found that pyridine hydrohalides effectively activate the reaction of tralkyl phosphites with various C=X electrophiles: aldehydes, ketones, ketophosphonates, aldimines, ketimines, isocyanates, isothiocyanates, and activated olefins. Particularly high activity showed pyridine hydroiodide. This reaction is a convenient method of synthesis of hydroxyphosphonates, aminophosphonates, carbamoylphosphonates, carbamoylthiophosphonates, and methylenebisphosphonates.     

Über die Hydrierung α-cyanoäthylierter Aldimine

The catalytic hydrogenation of α-mono- and bis-cyanoethylated aldimines The catalytic hydrogenation of α-mono- and -bis-cyanoethylated aldimines using nickel catalysts was studied. Piperidine derivatives are formed in intramolecular cyclization reactions. The hydrogenation products of α-bis-cyanoethylated ketones, the decahydro-1, 8-naphthyridines, are observed here only as by-products.     

First catalytic asymmetric synthesis of beta-amino-beta-polyfluoroalkyl ketones via proline-catalysed direct asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation reaction of polyfluoroalkylated aldimines

Proline-catalysed direct asymmetric carbon-carbon bond formation reaction of polyfluoroalkylated aldimines with acetone afforded the corresponding beta-(p-methoxyphenyl)amino-beta-polyfluoroalkyl ketones in high enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee).     

Stereoselective synthesis of β-amino ketones via direct Mannich-type reaction catalyzed with silica sulfuric acid

At room temperature, the direct Mannich-type reaction of a variety of in situ generated aldimines using aldehydes and anilines with ketones in a three-component reaction was efficiently catalyzed by silica sulfuric acid (SSA) in EtOH. This rapid reaction afforded the corresponding β-amino ketones in good yields with excellent stereoselectivities and catalyst was recyclable.     

Metal-free catalytic reduction of aldehydes,ketones,aldimines,and ketimines

<正>The metal-free combination of catalytic amounts of PPh_3,B(C_6F_5)_3,and PhSiH_3 can efficiently hydrosilylate aldehydes, ketones,aldimines and ketimines to afford the corresponding reduction products in good yields.     

Highly efficient synthesis of functionalized tertiary alcohols catalyzed by potassium alkoxide-crown ether complexes

A highly efficient Mukaiyama aldol reaction between ketones and trimethylsilyl enolates in the presence of potassium alkoxide-crown ether complexes as Lewis base catalysts (0.3-5 mol %), which minimized the competing retro-aldol reaction, was developed. These catalysts promoted other addition reactions of trimethylsilyl reagents to ketones and aldimines, such as silyltrifluoromethylation, silylcyanation, and silylphosphonylation. A direct hydrophosphonylation of ketones also proceeded when the catalysts were used as a Brønsted base under mild reaction conditions.     

Green,Catalyst-Free Protocol for the Efficient Synthesis of N-Sulfonyl Aldimines and Ketimines in Ionic Liquid [Bmim]Br

Sulfonamides are efficiently condensed with aldehydes as well as ketones in the absence of catalyst in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([bmim]Br) under microwave irradiation to afford N-sulfonyl aldimines and ketimines in good to excellent yields in short reaction times.     

Quantification of the electrophilic reactivities of aldehydes, imines, and enones

The rates of the epoxidation reactions of aldehydes, of the aziridination reactions of aldimines, and of the cyclopropanation reactions of α,β-unsaturated ketones with aryl-stabilized dimethylsulfonium ylides have been determined photometrically in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). All of these sulfur ylide-mediated cyclization reactions as well as the addition reactions of stabilized carbanions to N-tosyl-activated aldimines have been shown to follow a second-order rate law, where the rate constants reflect the (initial) CC bond formation between nucleophile and electrophile. The derived second-order rate constants (log k(2)) have been combined with the known nucleophilicity parameters (N, s(N)) of the aryl-stabilized sulfur ylides 4a,b and of the acceptor-substituted carbanions 4c-h to calculate the electrophilicity parameters E of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes (1a-i), N-acceptor-substituted aromatic aldimines (2a-e), and α,β-unsaturated ketones (3a-f) according to the linear free-energy relationship log k(2) = s(N)(N + E) as defined in J. Am. Chem. Soc.2001, 123, 9500-9512. The data reported in this work provide the first quantitative comparison of the electrophilic reactivities of aldehydes, imines, and simple Michael acceptors in DMSO with carbocations and cationic metal-π complexes within our comprehensive electrophilicity scale.     

Stereoselective vinylation of aryl N-(2-pyridylsulfonyl) aldimines with 1-alkenyl-1,1-heterobimetallic reagents

Vinylation of aryl N-(2-pyridylsulfonyl) aldimines with versatile 1-alkenyl-1,1-borozinc heterobimetallic reagents is disclosed. In situ hydroboration of air-stable B(pin)-alkynes followed by chemoselective transmetalation with dimethylzinc and addition to aldimines provides B(pin)-substituted allylic amines in 53-93% yield in a one-pot procedure. The addition step can be followed by either B-C bond oxidation to provide α-amino ketones (71-98% yield) or Suzuki cross-coupling to furnish trisubstituted 2-arylated (E)-allylic amines (51-73% yield).     

CuCl/bipyridine-catalyzed addition reactions of arylboroxines with aldehydes, α,β-unsaturated ketones, and N-tosyl aldimines

CuCl/bipyridine-catalyzed addition reactions of arylboroxines with aldehydes and α,β-unsaturated ketones at elevated temperatures were described. By using the microwave energy, CuCl/bipyridine-catalyzed addition reactions of arylboroxines with aldimines were also realized.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed coupling of aldimines with arylboronates: new synthetic method for aromatic ketones

Using the chelation strategy, the reaction of aldimines bearing the 3-picolin-2-yl group with various arylboronates in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst furnished the corresponding ketimines in high yields for a short reaction time; the resulting ketimines were readily converted to ketones by hydrolysis.     

Bismuth triflate-catalyzed three-component mannich-type reaction

Bismuth triflate catalyzes the Mannich-type reaction of a variety of in situ generated aldimines using aldehydes, anilines, and silyl enol ethers in a three-component reaction. The reaction proceeds rapidly and affords the corresponding protected beta-amino ketones in high yields (up to 94%).     

Efficient Co-Catalyzed Double Hydroboration of Nitriles: Application to One-Pot Conversion of Nitriles to Aldimines

The commercially available and bench-stable Co(acac)₂/dpephos system is employed as a precatalyst for selective and efficient room temperature hydroboration of organic nitriles with HBPin to produce a series of N,N-diborylamines [RN(BPin)₂], which react in situ with aldehydes to give aldimines. Formation of aldimines from N,N-diborylamines does not require a dehydrating agent, is applicable to a wide range of N,N-diborylamine and aldehyde substrates and is highly chemoselective, being unaffected by various common functional groups, such as alkenes, alkynes, secondary amines, ketones, esters, amides, carboxylic acids, pyridines, nitriles, and nitro compounds. The overall transformation represents a synthetically valuable approach to aldimines from nitriles and can be performed in a sequential one-pot manner, tolerating ester, lactone, carboxamide and unactivated alkene functionalities.     

Sodium phenoxide-phosphine oxides as extremely active Lewis base catalysts for the Mukaiyama aldol reaction with ketones

A highly efficient Mukaiyama aldol reaction between ketones and trimethylsilyl enolates catalyzed by sodium phenoxide-phosphine oxides as simple homogeneous Lewis base catalysts (0.5-10 mol %) was developed, which minimized competing retro-aldol reaction. For a variety of aromatic ketones and aldimines, aldol and Mannich-type products with an alpha-quaternary carbon center were obtained in good to excellent yields. Up to 100 mmol scale of benzophenone and trimethylsilyl enolate with 0.5 mol % of catalyst was established in 97% yield (34.8 g).     

Rh(I)-catalyzed solvent-free ortho-alkylation of aromatic imines under microwave irradiation

The synthesis of ortho-alkylated ketones through a chelation-assisted Rh (I) catalyzed ortho-alkylation reaction of aromatic imines under microwave activated solvent-free conditions in monomode reactors was performed. These conditions have been also applied to hydroacylation and ortho-alkylation reactions with aldimines.     

Microwave-assisted solvent-free synthesis of enantiomerically pure N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines

A simple, environmentally friendly, and very efficient procedure for the synthesis of optically pure N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines has been developed with microwave-promoted condensation of aldehydes and ketones using (R)-2-methylpropane-2-sulfinamide in the presence of Ti(OEt)(4), under solvent-free conditions. This procedure allows for the preparation of a variety of sulfinyl aldimines with excellent yields and purities in only 10 min, making any further purification of the imines unnecessary. Several sulfinyl ketimines have also been prepared in good yields by extension of the reaction times to 1 h. This methodology has proved to be equally efficient for the synthesis of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines. Conventional heating has also been shown to be useful to promote these reactions, especially for the synthesis of aldimines.     

Asymmetric aza-Henry reactions from N-p-tolylsulfinylimines

[reaction: see text] N-Sulfinylimines derived from aromatic or aliphatic aldehydes and ketones react with nitromethane and NaOH in a highly diastereoselective manner under mild conditions. In the presence of TBAF, the reaction rates are strongly increased and the stereoselectivity is inverted. This method provides enantiomerically pure beta-nitroamines derived from enolizable aldimines and ketimines, which so far are hardly accessible by aza-Henry reactions.     

Highly efficient alkylation to ketones and aldimines with Grignard reagents catalyzed by zinc(II) chloride

A highly efficient alkylation to ketones and aldimines with Grignard reagents in the presence of catalytic trialkylzinc(II) ate complexes derived from ZnCl2 (10 mol %) in situ was developed. This simple Zn(II)-catalyzed alkylation could minimize the well-known but serious problems with the use of only Grignard reagents, which leads to reduction and aldol side products, and the yield of desired alkylation products could be improved.