Ni/Silica catalyzed acetylation of phenols and naphthols: An eco-friendly approach

A method for 10% Ni/SiO₂ catalyst is developed for acetylation of phenol, substituted phenols, naphthols, substituted alcohols under mild liquid phase conditions affording aromatic esters with maximum conversions of 50–80% and 100% selectivity. The catalyst showed remarkable reusability for up to 4 cycles. This methodology is eco-friendly, economic with Ni/SiO₂ catalysts exhibiting no loss of activity the first report for acetylation of substituted phenols to esters with 10% Ni/SiO₂ catalyst.     

A convenient synthesis of dihydrocoumarins from phenols and cinnamic acid derivatives

A facile procedure for synthesis of dihydrocoumarin derivatives was described. Although the yield of the products in the reaction of phenols with acrylates in trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of Pd(OAc)₂ giving coumarins was found to be very low, dihydrocoumarin derivatives were obtained in good to high yields in the absence of Pd(OAc)₂ when ethyl cinnamates bearing electron-donating groups were employed in this reaction.     

A convenient synthesis of pseudoglycosides via a Ferrier-type rearrangement using metal-free H3PO4 catalyst

A mild and efficient synthesis of pseudoglycals has been developed using a metal-free catalytic system. Phosphoric acid proved to be an excellent catalyst for conversion of 2,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-d-glycal to 2,3-unsaturated O-glycosides. A wide range of alcohols including naturally bioactive compounds could be coupled with the glycal to give the desired products in good to excellent yields and with high levels of α-selectivity.     

Efficient, highly regioselective, and stereospecific conversion of glycidol systems into C2-O-acylated vicinal halohydrins

Glycidyl esters and ethers undergo a regioselective and stereospecific opening of the oxirane ring upon treatment in chloroform in the presence of pyridine with trimethylsilyl halide (TMSX, X = Cl, Br, or I) and a mixture of carboxylic acid (CA)-trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA), to produce the corresponding C2-O-acylated vicinal halohydrins in high yields.     

NaIO4-NaN3-mediated diazidation of styrenes, alkenes, benzylic alcohols, and aryl ketones

Sodium periodate and sodium azide combination has been found to be an excellent reagent system suitable for the direct diazidation of styrenes, alkenes, benzylic alcohols, and aryl ketones to produce the corresponding vicinal and geminal diazides respectively in high yields under mild reaction conditions.     

Solid-phase synthesis of phenols and pyridinones via arylboronation/oxidation protocol using aryl bromides

A sequence of two known reactions, palladium catalyzed arylboronation of arybromide and subsequent oxidation of arylboronate with oxone, has been carried out to prepare functionalized phenols and pyridin-2(1H)-one which were later loaded on to resin for solid-phase synthesis. Using these resin-bound templates, a number of solid-phase methods were developed to generate libraries of substituted phenols and pyridin-2(1H)-one.     

Mechanochemical synthesis of primary amides from carboxylic acids using TCT/NH4SCN

A facile and effective approach toward the synthesis of primary amides from carboxylic acids has been developed. In the presence of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine, a combination of ammonium thiocyanate and potassium carbonate led to the rapid conversion of carboxylic acids into the corresponding amides within five minutes grinding at room temperature. The use of ammonium thiocyanate as the amine source is unprecedented and exclusive formation of primary amides is observed only under the liquid-assisted grinding conditions.     

One-pot,direct synthesis of acyl azides from carboxylic acids using Ph2PCl/I2/NaN3 reagent system

A mild,efficient and simple method for the preparation of acyl azides from carboxylic acids using chlorodiphenylphosphine in the presence of molecular iodine and sodium azide is described.     

Palladium-catalyzed C-O bond formation: direct synthesis of phenols and aryl/alkyl ethers from activated aryl halides

A simple and efficient palladium-catalyzed carbon-oxygen bond formation is reported. The palladium-tri-tert-butylphosphine complex was found to be effective in converting haloarenes to corresponding substituted phenols. This methodology offers a direct transformation of aryl halides to phenols, as well as the straightforward application to generate a wide variety of diaryl or alkyl/aryl ethers.     

Unexpected formation of N,N-disubstituted formamidines from aromatic amines, formamides and trifluoroacetic anhydride

An intriguing selectivity towards the formation of the formamidine was observed upon the reaction of an amine with sodium hydride and trifluoroacetic anhydride in dimethyl formamide. Various aromatic amines were reacted with a series of N,N-disubstituted formamides as a solvent under the influence of trifluoroacetic anhydride to thoroughly probe this behaviour. A trend in selectivity is discussed and a proposed mechanism for the reaction is also presented.     

A mild conversion of arylboronic acids and their pinacolyl boronate esters into phenols using hydroxylamine

Hydroxylamine was found to be a mild reagent for conversion of arylboronic acids and their pinacolyl boronate esters into phenols. This procedure works on most arylboronic acids at room temperature, yielding phenols in moderate to good yields, and efficiently on arylboronates also yielding phenols in good yields.     

Gas phase structure and conformational properties of trifluoroacetic anhydride, CF3C(O)OC(O)CF3

The geometric structure of trifluoroacetic anhydride, CF₃C(O)OC(O)CF₃, has been studied by gas electron diffraction (GED) and quantum chemical calculations (MP2 and B3LYP with 6-31G^* basis sets). The GED analysis results in a single conformer with synperiplanar orientation of the two CO bonds. This analysis, however, cannot discriminate between a planar equilibrium structure (C_2v symmetry) with large amplitude torsional motions around the OC bonds and a nonplanar equilibrium structure (C₂ symmetry) with a low barrier at the planar arrangement. An effective dihedral angle φ(COCO=18(4)° is obtained. Both quantum chemical methods predict a nonplanar equilibrium structure of C₂ symmetry and φ(COCO)=16.5° and 13.9°, respectively.     

BF3-OEt2-mediated rearrangement of 4-substituted-5,5-diphenylazepan-4-ols

Synthesis of 2-(2-substituted-ethylidene)-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidines has been established starting from different 4-substituted-4-aryl-5,5-diphenylazepan-4-ols via boron trifluoride etherate-mediated rearrangement.     

Copper-catalyzed synthesis of phenols from aryl halides and 4-methoxylbenzyl alcohol

A catalytic method was developed to synthesize substituted phenols from the corresponding aryl bromides and chlorides under mild conditions (yields = 34–92%). 4-Methoxylbenzyl alcohol was used as water surrogate and CuI/3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline was used as catalyst to achieve the C–O cross-coupling.     

The efficient one-pot synthesis of tetraalkyl substituted furans from symmetrical acetylenes,EtAlCl2, and carboxylic esters catalyzed by Cp2TiCl2

A new one-pot method for the synthesis of tetraalkyl substituted furans in 74–80% yields has been implemented via the reaction between symmetrical acetylenes, ethylaluminum dichloride, and carboxylic esters in the presence of metallic Mg as an acceptor of halide ions, catalyzed by bis(cyclopentadienyl)titanium dichloride. A mechanism for the reaction is proposed and discussed.     

Synthesis of functionalized 5-(3-R-1-adamantyl)uracils and related compounds

Efficient synthetic approaches to functionalized 5-(3-R-1-adamantyl)uracils and related compounds (R=OH, COOH, NH₂, etc.) are described. The selective hydroxylation of the adamantane tertiary C-H bonds in 5-(1-adamantyl)uracils with H₂SO₄ in trifluoroacetic anhydride is used as the key step. Subsequent electrophilic reactions of 5-(3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl)uracils with N- and C-nucleophiles in CF₃COOH, H₂SO₄ or H₂SO₄/AcOH media yielded derivatives with amide, amino, aryl, carboxy and thiourea groups in the adamantane core. The preliminary evaluation of the antiviral activity revealed that some of the synthesized species display moderate antiviral activity against HSV-1 (SI∼20) in Vero cells.     

Dansylation of aromatic, aliphatic, and medicinal carboxylic acid compounds in 1 M Na2CO3 buffer

Dansyl chloride (DNS-Cl) is a sulfonyl chloride compound which is utilized as a fluorescent probe for quantitative analysis or structural studies of complex molecules. The fluorescent emission was sufficiently strong to permit detection of less than 10 μg of the carboxyl compounds studied here. The dansylation of aromatic carboxyl compounds (i.e. aspirin), aromatic primary amines, and aliphatic carboxyl compounds was accomplished in 1 M Na₂CO₃ buffer at pH 11. The fluorescent labeled analytes were then isolated by thin layer chromatography (TLC) or the aqueous mixture was pre-extracted with proline (or glycine) to eliminate back-ground emission originating from the hydrolized or sulfonic acid form of DNS-Cl. Fluorescent labeled analytes are clearly discerned under ultraviolet light. Limits of detection for dansylated carboxyl compounds was 1-5 μg, however for amines it was approximately 1 μg. Dansylation of aromatic primary amines proceeded much faster (15 min) than that of carboxyl compounds (≥1.5 h) at 25 °C. Despite the aqueous solubility of analytes, which ranged from less than 0.004-5.30 mg/ml, the dansylation of carboxyl compounds was effective. Various organic solvents for extracting derivatives from aqueous mixture were evaluated.     

SnCl4-mediated oxidative biaryl coupling reaction of 1-naphthol and subsequent ring closure of 2,2′-binaphthol to the dinaphthofuran framework

A simple method for the direct synthesis of 2,2′-binaphthols 2 and dinaphtho[1,2-b;2′,1′-d]furans 3 under mild conditions was developed, utilizing a biaryl coupling reaction via electron donor-acceptor complexes of 1-naphthols with SnCl₄. Heating of the complex in a sealed tube for (18-24 h) afforded the corresponding o-o coupled product 2 in excellent yield. Prolonged reaction (56-65 h) under the same conditions afforded 3 in high yield in one step. We also found that in the case of α-naphthol without substituents other than a hydroxyl group at the C-1 position, regioselective o-o coupling reaction proceeded. The products 2a, 2b and 2g should be useful as synthetic intermediates for naturally occurring 3,3′-bijuglone, 3,3′-biplumbagin and elliptinone.     

Ag/Ag_3PO_4/g-C_3N_4复合光催化剂的合成与再生及其可见光下的光催化性能(英文)

研究了用离子交换沉淀法制备的Ag/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4的可见光光催化性能及再生方法.通过X射线衍射(XRD)、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱及X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对其进行了结构特性分析.XRD结果显示再生后催化剂的结构未发生改变.FESEM及UV-Vis分析结果说明催化剂由Ag3PO4与g-C3N4复合而成.XPS分析结果表明催化剂表面出现少量的银单质.利用可见光(λ420nm)照射下的苯酚降解实验评价了样品的光催化活性,并通过活性物种及能带结构的分析对催化剂的光催化机理进行了推测.研究表明,Ag/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4的光催化活性明显高于纯Ag3PO4及纯g-C3N4,主要原因归结为单质银、Ag3PO4及g-C3N4的协同效应.经过氧化氢和磷酸氢铵钠(NaNH4HPO4)的再生可完全恢复催化剂的活性,这表明该绿色环保的再生方法可实现Ag/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4催化剂在环境中的实际应用.     

TiCl4-promoted direct N-acylation of sulfonamide with carboxylic ester

Several Lewis acids were investigated as promoters in the intermolecular or intramolecular direct N-acylation reaction of sulfonamides using carboxylic ester as an acylating agent. TiCl₄ was found to possess the highest activity and enhanced efficiently sulfonamide to form N-acylsulfonamides under optimized conditions. This method provides a novel approach to make N-acylsulfonamides from ester via an easy work-up procedure.