High Yield Regioselective Ring Opening of Epoxides Using Samarium Chloride Hexahydrate

Abstract

Epoxides were converted to the corresponding β-azidohydrins and β-iodohydrins using SmCl₃·6H₂O/NaN₃ in DMF and SmCl₃·6H₂O/NaI in acetonitrile respectively. The reactions were highly regioselective, efficient, and gave excellent yields under mild and neutral conditions.     

Highly Regioselective Ring Opening of Epoxides with Thiols Catalyzed by SbCl3 Under Solvent-Free Conditions

The ring-opening reaction of epoxides with thiols by SbCl ₃ supported on Kieselguhr under solvent-free conditions, afforded high yields of β-hydroxy sulfides. Nucleophilic attack of the thiols occurs regioselectively at the less hindered side of the epoxides.     

Regioselective Azidolysis of Epoxides Catalyzed with LiBF4

Abstract

Efficient and regioselective conversion of epoxiodes to vicinal azidoalcohols with sodium azide in wet t-butanol and in the presence of catalytic amount of lithium tetrafluoroborate, LiBF₄ in excellent yields under mild reaction conditions is described.     

Regioselective Opening of Chalcone Epoxides with Nitrogen Heterocycles Using Indium(III) Chloride as an Efficient Catalyst

Indium(III) chloride catalyzes regioselective ring opening of chalcone epoxides with nitrogen heterocycles such as indole, 2-methyl indole, and pyrrole under mild conditions at room temperature to afford 1,3-diaryl-2-hydroxy-3-(1H-3-indolyl/2-pyrrolyl)propan-1-ones in good yields (60–88%) within 20–50 min.

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环氧乙烷亲核开环的区域选择性规则在有机化学教学中的应用

环氧乙烷亲核开环的区域选择性规则是有机化学中典型脂肪三元杂环亲核性开环的选择性规则,具有普遍性。本文以非对称环氧乙烷的亲核性开环为核心,从开环反应过渡态稳定性的角度讨论了决定环氧乙烷亲核开环区域选择性的原因。介绍了该区域选择性规则在经过三元杂环正离子中间体的非对称烯烃亲电加成反应区域选择性教学中的应用。加强学生对不同反应的机理和选择性的联系,起到教学中融会贯通的作用,可以提高教学效率和效果。     

Metal–Organic Frameworks as Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Regioselective Ring Opening of Epoxides

An iron‐based metal–organic framework, [Fe(BTC)] (BTC: 1,3,5‐benzenetricarboxylate) is an efficient catalyst in the ring opening of styrene oxide with alcohols and aniline under mild reaction conditions. Out of the various alcohols tested for ring opening of styrene oxide, methanol was found to be the most reactive in terms of percentage conversion and reactivity. The rate of the ring‐opening reaction of styrene oxide decreases as the size of the alcohol is increased, suggesting the location of active sites in micropores. [Fe(BTC)] was a truly heterogeneous catalyst and could be reused without loss of activity. The analogous compound [Cu₃(BTC)₂] was also found to be effective, although with somewhat lower activity than [Fe(BTC)]. The present heterogeneous protocol is compared with a homogeneous catalyst to give an insight into the reaction mechanism.     

三正丁基膦参与的二苯联硒与吖啶及环氧化合物的开环反应

Aziridines and epoxides were reacted with diphenyl diselenide in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of （n-Bu）3P, respectively, giving β-amino- or β-hydroxy selenides in moderate to excellent yields under mild conditions. In the reactions the （n-Bu）3P might act as a reductant though it was a nucleophilic catalyst in other similar ring-opening reactions.     

Diazo-Transfer Reaction with Diphenyl Phosphorazidate

Diphenyl phosphorazidate (DPPA) was used as the azide source in a one-pot synthesis of 2,2-disubstituted 3-amino-2H-azirines 1 (Scheme 1). The reaction with lithium enolates of amides of type 2 , bearing two substituents at C(2), proceeded smoothly in THF at 0°; keteniminium azides C and azidoenamines D are likely intermediates. Under analogous reaction conditions, DPPA and amides of type 3 with only one substituent at C(2) gave 2-diazoamides 5 in fair-to-good yield (Scheme 2). The corresponding 2-diazo derivatives 6–8 were formed in low yield by treatment of the lithium enolates of N,N-dimethyl-2-phenylacetamide, methyl 2-phenylacetate, and benzyl phenyl ketone, respectively, with DPPA. Thermolysis of 2-diazo-N-methyl-N-phenylcarboxamides 5a and 5b yielded 3-substituted 1,3-dihydro-N-methyl-2H-indol-2-ones 9a and 9b , respectively (Scheme 3). The diazo compounds 5–8 reacted with 1,3-thiazole-5 (4H)-thiones 10 and thiobenzophenone ( 13 ) to give 6-oxa-1,9-dithia-3-azaspiro[4.4]nona-2,7-dienes 11 (Scheme 4) and thiirane-2-carboxylic acid derivatives 14 (Scheme 5), respectively. In analogy to previously described reactions, a mechanism via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, leading to 2,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazoles, and elimination of N₂ to give the ‘thiocarbonyl ylides’ of type H or K is proposed. These dipolar intermediates with a conjugated C?O group then undergo either a 1,5-dipolar electrocyclization to give spirohetrocycles 11 or a 1,3-dipolar electrocyclization to thiiranes 14 .     

手性催化的环氧化物立体选择性开环反应

手性催化的环氧化物立体选择性开环反应可以用来制备多种具光学活性的化合物, 因而成为有机合成中极为重要的方法之一. 多种亲核试剂都已成功应用于此类反应. 综述了近十年来环氧化物的立体选择性开环反应方面的一些最新研究进展.     

Reaction of Epoxides with (Alkylthio)methyl Chloride

The reaction of (methylthio)methylchloride with 1,2-epoxybutane and styrene oxide furnishes eleven and eight compounds, respectively. The probable mechanism of their formation and their mass spectral characterization are presented in this article.     

Computational Study of Regioselective Synthesis of Triflylpyrazole by Cycloaddition Reaction between Diphenyl Hydrazonoyl Chloride and Phenyl Triflyl Acetylene

The mechanism and regioselectivity of cycloaddition reaction between diphenyl hydrazonoyl chloride and phenyl triflyl acetylene as an electron-deficient dipolarophyl in acetonitrile at room temperature are theoretically investigated using density functional theory and solvent polarized continuum model. Two general mechanism, concerted and stepwise mechanism, have been proposed for this reaction. Each mechanism has two different paths and two possible products. The activation energies of pathways were calculated using quantum mechanical approach and compared with each other. An excellent agreement was observed between the previously reported experimental work and the theoretical approaches for regioselectivity of this reaction.     

Convenient,Easy and Highly Regioselective Preparation of Haloalcohols from the Reaction of Epoxides with Elemental Halogen Catalyzed by Hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA)

The highly regioselective cleavage of epoxides into corresponding vicinal haloalcohols with elemental halogen has been catalyzed by hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA). This method occurred under neutral and mild conditions with high yields and short reaction times in various aprotic solvents even when sensitive functional groups were present.     

A General Regioselective Synthesis of Alcohols by Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Epoxides

A straightforward methodology for the synthesis of anti-Markovnikov-type alcohols is presented. By using a specific cobalt triphos complex in the presence of Zn(OTf)₂ as an additive, the hydrogenation of epoxides proceeds with high yields and selectivities. The described protocol shows a broad substrate scope, including multi-substituted internal and terminal epoxides, as well as a good functional-group tolerance. Various natural-product derivatives, including steroids, terpenoids, and sesquiterpenoids, gave access to the corresponding alcohols in moderate-to-excellent yields.     

Novel Iodine Reagent System for Regioselective Cleavage of Epoxides to Alcohols

Epoxides are converted regioselectively to corresponding higher substituted alcohols with greater yields using diphosphorus tetraiodide (P₂I₄) as a reducing agent and a catalytic amount of tetraethylammonium bromide at room temperature.