An efficient one-pot synthesis of thiophene-fused pyrido[3,2-a]azulenes via Gewald reaction

A simple and efficient procedure was developed for the synthesis of 11H(2H)-4-oxothiophene[3',4':6,5]pyrido[3,2-a]azulene-10-carboxylates(3) in moderate to good yields via the Gewald reaction of ethyl 1-cyanoacetyl-2-methoxyazulene-3-carboxylate(1) with carbonyl compounds(2) and elemental sulfur utilizing imidazole as catalyst.This reaction provides a new procedure for synthesis of pyridinone-fused azulenes.     

Scalable, stereocontrolled total syntheses of (±)-axinellamines A and B

The development of a simple, efficient, scalable, and stereocontrolled synthesis of a common intermediate en route to the axinellamines, massadines, and palau'amine is reported. This completely new route was utilized to prepare the axinellamines on a gram scale. In a more general sense, three distinct and enabling methodological advances were made during these studies: (1) an ethylene glycol-assisted Pauson-Khand cycloaddition reaction, (2) a Zn/In-mediated Barbier-type reaction, and (3) a TfNH(2)-assisted chlorination-spirocyclization.     

Novel Synthesis of 5-Amino-3-bromo-1-(tert-butyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile: A Versatile Intermediate for the Preparation of 5-Amino-3-aryl-1-(tert-butyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides

A simple, novel, and efficient route for the synthesis of 5-amino-3-aryl-1-(tert-butyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides 1 has been devised. Preparation of pyrazole bromide 3 from potassium tricyanomethanide can be accomplished in only two steps in good yield and features a selective Sandmeyer reaction on the corresponding diaminopyrazole. This allows for a more versatile synthesis of 5-amino-3-aryl-1-(tert-butyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamides 1 than was previously possible.     

(R)-(+)-和(S)-(—)磷酸苯并哌林对映体的合成新方法

报道了(R)-和(S)-磷酸苯丙哌林对映体的合成新方法.以邻苄基苯酚和(S(+)-环氧氯丙烷为原料,通过成醚、选择性还原开环两步反应简捷高效地制得重要中间体(R)-1-(2-苄基苯氧基)-2-丙醇(2).中间体2与对甲苯磺酰氯酰化,制得中间体(R)-1-(2-苄基苯氧基)-2-丙醇对甲苯磺酸酯(3),该中间体与哌啶发生一次SN2反应直接得到(S)-(—)-苯丙哌林,该中间体与溴化锂和哌啶发生两次SN2反应制得(R)-(+)-苯丙哌林.然后它们分别与磷酸成盐制得相应的(S)-(—)-和(R)-(+)-磷酸苯丙哌林,其结构通过1H NMR和HRMS进行了表征.该合成方法路线短,反应条件温和,易于操作,且收率好,适合工业化生产.     

Rhodium-catalyzed tandem heterocyclization and carbonylative [(3+2)+1] cyclization of diyne-enones

A simple and highly efficient rhodium-catalyzed tandem heterocyclization and carbonylative [(3+2)+1] cyclization reaction of readily available diyne-enone and carbon monoxide was developed, leading to a novel polycyclic furan scaffold. Synthetically useful highly substituted phenols can also be easily prepared via a straightforward one-pot synthetic strategy.     

Synthesis of Dehydroabietic Acid (2-Acryloyloxy) Ethyl Ester in Ionic Liquids

A simple ionic liquid methodology for the synthesis of a novel derivative of dehydroabietic acid is described. 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [bmim]BF₄, a typical ionic liquid, was used as an efficient and environmentally benign solvent in the synthesis of dehydroabietic acid (2-acryloloxy) ethyl ester by O-acylation reaction of dehydroabietic acid chloride with 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate. This new method showed the advantages of mild reaction conditions, short reaction times, good yields, and recyclable solvent.     

Facile One‐Pot Synthesis of [1, 2, 3]Triazolo[1, 5‐a]Pyridines from 2‐Acylpyridines by Copper(II)‐Catalyzed Oxidative NN Bond Formation

An efficient and simple method for the synthesis of various [1, 2, 3]triazolo[1, 5‐a]pyridines has been established. The method involves a copper(II)‐catalyzed oxidative N?N bond formation that uses atmospheric oxygen as the terminal oxidant following hydrazonation in one pot. The use of ethyl acetate as the solvent dramatically promotes the oxidative N?N bond‐formation reaction and enables the application of oxidative cyclization in the efficient one‐pot reaction. A mechanism for the reaction was proposed on the basis of the results of a spectroscopic study.     

Synthesis of biaryls via decarboxylative Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction

[reaction: see text] A simple and efficient route to biaryls via Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-couplings of arene carboxylic acids and aryl iodides is reported. The PdCl2/AsPh3 catalytic system in the presence of Ag2CO3 in DMSO was found to be particularly efficient to perform this transformation. This reaction can be extended to the synthesis of various biaryls, including sterically hindered biaryls, with yields ranging from 58% to 90%.     

Synthesis of [1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones through copper-catalyzed tandem reactions of N-(2-haloaryl)propiolamides with sodium azide

A simple and efficient approach for the synthesis of [1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones is described. The methodology is based on a tandem reaction of 1-(2-haloaryl)propiolamides with sodium azide through a [3 + 2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition and intramolecular Ullmann-type C-N coupling process.     

Biaryl synthesis via decarboxylative Pd-catalyzed reactions of arenecarboxylic acids and diaryliodonium triflates

A novel simple and efficient synthesis of biaryls via a Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction of arenecarboxylic acids and diaryliodonium triflates is described. The PdCl2/DPEphos catalytic system in the presence of Ag2CO3 in DMSO was found to be the most efficient. Various biaryls, including sterically hindered biaryls, were synthesized with yields ranging from 37 to 85%.     

A Novel and Facile Synthesis of 2‐(Benzofuran‐2‐yl)benzo[h]quinoline‐3‐carboxylic Acid Derivatives

A simple and concise approach for the synthesis of a series of new heterocyclic systems of 2‐(benzofuran‐2‐yl)benzo[h]quinoline‐3‐carboxylic acid derivatives ( 3a–3g ) is described. The synthetic strategy features the one‐pot reaction of ethyl 2‐(chloromethyl)benzo[h]quinoline‐3‐carboxylate ( 2 ) with various substituted salicylaldehydes as well as 2‐hydroxy‐1‐naphthaldehyde as a key step. The substrate 2 was prepared in good yield by a mild, efficient and direct reaction of 1‐naphthylamine ( 1 ) with Vilsmeier‐Haack reagent. The structures of all the new compounds were identified by spectral data and elemental analysis.     

A convenient samarium-promoted synthesis of aliphatic (E)-nitroalkenes under mild conditions

A samarium-promoted synthesis of (E)-nitroalkenes from 1-bromo-1-nitroalkan-2-ols in high yields and with total selectivity is reported. This reaction together with the easy and efficient preparation of the 1-bromo-1-nitroalkan-2-ols constitutes a simple and advantageous alternative toward nitroalkenes with total E-stereoselectivity. A mechanism is proposed to explain the E-stereoselectivity of the beta-elimination reaction.     

Synthesis of vinyl sulfides under base-free conditions using selenium ionic liquid

A very simple procedure is described for the efficient synthesis of vinyl sulfides by hydrothiolation of terminal alkynes using 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylselenite, [bmim][SeO₂(OCH₃)]. The reaction proceeds cleanly under mild, base-free conditions and was performed with aromatic and aliphatic thiols.     

Three-component reaction for synthesis of 2-amino-6-aryl-5-(phenylamino)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives in water

A new three-component domino reaction for the synthesis of 2-amino-6-aryl-5-(phenylamino)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives 4 using acetic acid as catalyst has been established. The reaction was performed in aqueous media using readily available and inexpensive 2,6-diaminopyrimidin-4(3H)-one 1 , 2,2-dihydroxy-1-arylethan-1-one 2 and aniline 3 as substrates. The simple and efficient one-pot three-component approach, inexpensive catalyst, green reaction media, make the present methodology a good synthetic procedure.     

Room Temperature Ionic Liquid： a Powerful Additive of Mn（Salen） Catalyzed Oxidation of sec-Alcohols

A simple, mild, efficient Mn(salen)-catalyzed oxidation system of secondary alcohols, in which the ionic liquid [bmim]PF6 acts as a powerful additive, has been described. The reaction proceeded with higher efficiency. The catalyst was more easier to recycle in ionic liquid [bmim]PF6 with a well-proportioned CH2Cl2 than in the single CH2Cl2 or ionic liquid.     

InCl3 mediated one-pot synthesis of indol-3-yl pyridine and 2,2′-bipyridine derivatives through multi-component reaction

A simple protocol for the efficient preparation of 2-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-6-methoxy-4-aryl pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile and 6-methoxy-4-aryl-2,2′-bipyridine-5-carbonitrile derivatives has been achieved through one-pot multi-component reaction under reflux condition. Particularly valuable features of this method include high yields of products in short reaction time and broad substrate scope. It is an efficient and promising synthetic strategy to build indol-3-yl pyridine and 2,2′-bipyridine skeletons.     

CuBr-catalyzed direct indolation of tetrahydroisoquinolines via cross-dehydrogenative coupling between sp3 C-H and sp2 C-H bonds

A novel and efficient C-C bond formation method was developed via the cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction of indoles and tetrahydroisoquinolines catalyzed by copper bromide in the presence of an oxidizing reagent, tert-BuOOH. The CDC reaction provides a simple and efficient catalytic method to construct indolyl tetrahydroisoquinolines via a combination of sp3 C-H bond and sp2 C-H bond followed by C-C bond formation.     

New,simple, and efficient method for the synthesis of N-substituted 4-trifluoromethyl-5-(alkan-1-ol)-pyridin-2(1H)-imines

A new, simple, and efficient method for the synthesis a novel series of 1-substituted 4-(trifluoromethyl)-5-(alkan-1-ol)-pyridin-2(1H)-imines from the reaction of 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyran-3-yl)-4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-enenitrile and 3-(4,5-dihydrofuran-3-yl)-4,4,4-trifluorobut-2-enenitrile with primary amines – is described. The products were obtained in 29–82% yield.     

A simple route for the synthesis of 3,3,3′,3′-tetramethyl-2,3,3′,4′-tetrahydro-1H,1′H-[4,9′-bixanthene]-1,1′(2′H,9′H)-dione and its derivatives catalyzed by Mn and other transition metal cations

A simple and efficient unusual coupling reaction of 9-(2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-6-oxocyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-xanthen-1-one and its derivatives was accomplished in the presence of Mn²⁺, Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺, Fe³, or La³⁺. The structure elucidation was accomplished by IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, X-ray crystallography, UV-Visible and elemental analysis. A reaction mechanism is proposed.     

DABCO-促进新型呋喃并[3,2-c]喹啉酮类化合物的合成

在1,4-二氮杂二环[2.2.2]辛烷(DABCO)促进下,以水为反应介质,通过3-溴乙酰基-4-羟基-1-甲基-2-喹啉酮与芳香醛的亲核取代、分子内环化及消除的串联反应,合成了9个新型的呋喃并[3,2-c]喹啉酮类化合物,其结构经~1H NMR,~(13)C NMR,IR,MS(ESI)和元素分析表征。