Oxidative Transformation of Functionalized Methyl Ketones into α-Ketocarboxylic Esters

Methyl ketones are oxidatively transformed into α-keto esters by metal ion assisted alcoholysis of the corresponding β-keto-α, α-dichloroalkyl sulfides.     

The Reaction of 4-Formylsydnone and Methyl Ketones

In the presence of base, 3-subslituted 4-fonnyl- and 4-acetylsydnones decarbonylated to afford the corresponding 3-substituted sydnones. The Claisen-Schmidt reaction occurred between 3-substituted 4-for-mylsydnones and methyl ketone (such as 4-acetylsydnones, acetone and acetophenone) in dilute basic solution or electrogenerated basic (EGB) solution.     

Reaction of Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Ketones and Esters

The frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) Mes₂PCH₂CH₂B(C₆F₅)₂ ( 1 ) reacts with an enolizable conjugated ynone by 1,4‐addition involving enolate tautomerization to give an eight‐membered zwitterionic heterocycle. The conjugated endione PhCO‐CH?CH‐COPh reacts with the intermolecular FLP tBu₃P/B(C₆F₅)₃ by a simple 1,4‐addition to an enone subunit. The same substrate undergoes a more complex reaction with the FLP 1 that involves internal acetal formation to give a heterobicyclic zwitterionic product. FLP 1 reacts with dimethyl maleate by selective overall addition to the C?C double bond to give a six‐membered heterocycle. It adds analogously to the triple bond of an acetylenic ester to give a similarly structured six‐membered heterocycle. The intermolecular FLP P(o‐tolyl)₃/B(C₆F₅)₃ reacts analogously with acetylenic ester by trans‐addition to the carbon–carbon triple bond. An excess of the intermolecular FLP tBu₃P/B(C₆F₅)₃, which contains a more nucleophilic phosphane, reacts differently with acetylenic ester examples, namely by O? C(alkyl) bond cleavage to give the {R‐CO₂[B(C₆F₅)₃]₂^?}[alkyl‐PtBu₃⁺] salts. Simple aryl or alkyl esters react analogously by using the borane‐stabilized carboxylates as good leaving groups. All essential products were characterized by X‐ray diffraction.     

脯氨酸催化的甲基酮与a-酮酸酯间的不对称Aldol反应

以脯氨酸为催化剂，实现了甲基酮与a-酮酸酯间的不对称Aldol反应，以43%-93%的产率和最高达81％的ee得到多种a-羟基酸酯。空间效应看来是影响反应活性和选择性的一个重要因素。丙酮表现出比丁酮高的反应活性，而在某些情况下 丁酮则呈现更高的对映选择性。     

Direct Transformation of Esters into Heterocyclic Fluorophores

Despite the manifold use of heterocyclic fluorophores, only a fraction of the desired dye diversity can be accessed by contemporary synthetic approaches. Herein, we describe a modular method that converts various carboxylic acid esters directly into a broad spectrum of heteroanthrylium fluorophores. The double addition of heteroatom‐bridged 1,5‐bifunctional organomagnesium reagents to esters leads to the formation of acridinium, xanthylium, and SiR fluorophores after dehydrative acidic work‐up. This one‐step synthetic method provides access to organophotoredox catalysts for dual catalysis with nickel and dyes amenable to fluorescence enhancement.     

The Haloform Reaction in the Presence of Cyclodextrins

Cyclodextrins act as inverse phase transfer catalystsin the oxidation of methyl ketones by hypochloride(the haloform reaction). The reaction is affected by thechoice and the amount of cyclodextrin. The reactionproceeds under mild reaction conditions and itprovides only the corresponding carboxylic acid asreaction product. No organic solvent is required.     

L-脯氨酸催化α-酮酰胺与甲基酮的不对称直接Aldol反应

用L-脯氨酸催化α-酮酰胺与甲基酮的不对称直接Aldol反应, 获得了不同光学活性的α-羟基酰胺, 产率在21%～99%之间, 对映选择性最高达到43% ee. 加成产物的结构用元素分析、红外光谱和核磁共振进行了表征.     

Mild Transformation of Telluro and Seleno Esters into Carboxylic Acid and Esters

Te-Butyl Telluroesters and Se-Butyl Selenoesters are hydrolyzed to carboxylic acids under very mild conditions by reaction with copper(II) chloride dihydrate. When the reaction is performed in ethanol or methanol, using anhydrous copper(II) chloride a transesterification occurred leading to the oxygenated esters in good yield.     

Reaction Between Triphenylphosphine and Acetylenic Esters or Acetylenic Ketones in the Presence of Mercaptoesters

The reactive diionic intermediate generated by the addition of triphenylphosphine to electron-deficient acetylenic esters or ketones was trapped by mercaptoesters such as mercaptothioglycolate or methyl 3-mercaptopropanoate to produce substituted furans, vinyl sulfides, or dithioesters.     

Transformation of Alcohols into Nitriles under Electrocatalytic Oxidation Conditions

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - The conversion of alcohols into nitriles was studied under conditions of indirect electrochemical oxidation with a catalytic system...     

Stereospecific Synthesis of Methyl Vinyl Ketones

A stereospecific synthesis of enones 3 by coupling reaction of α-acetoxy alkyl methyl vinyl ketones 2 and Gilman or Grignard reagents in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper (I) salt at low temperature, is described.     

Alkali-induced Transformation of Ni-MOF into Ni(OH)2 Nanostructured Flowers for Efficient Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation Reaction

Post treatment of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is widely employed to develop efficient electrocatalysts with better catalytic properties. But the complex processes of post treatment generally led to the collapse of the original structures of MOFs, making the preservation of their pristine hierarchical porous structure a great challenge. Herein, we propose the strategy of alkali treatment of Ni-MOF to transform it into Ni(OH)₂ with similar morphology and enhanced electrocatalytic properties for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). The structure and electrocatalytic properties of as-obtained Ni(OH)₂ nanostructured flowers were seriously depended on the alkali concentrations. As the result, Ni(OH)₂ obtained from Ni-MOF treated by 0.25 M NaOH (noted as Ni(OH)₂-0.25) performs 1.5 and 2.5 times larger current density than those of Ni(OH)₂-0.025 and Ni(OH)₂-0.5 for MOR. Moreover, the electrocatalytic process and mechanism of MOR on the catalyst of Ni(OH)₂-0.25 are also revealed. Hence, this ex situ conversion strategy of alkali treatment for Ni-MOF uncovered the transformation of MOFs in alkaline solution and develops robust electrocatalyst for practical application of methanol fuel cells.     

Base‐Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Ketones and Esters and Insight into the Mechanism

Simple bases (KOtBu, KOH) catalyze the silane‐promoted reduction of ketones and esters to alcohols and of aldimines to amines. The inexpensive silane PMHS (polymethylhydrosiloxane) can be used as the reducing reagent. Double and triple bonds, as well as nitro‐ and cyano‐groups are tolerated. Careful dosing of the silane allows for chemoselective reduction of a more reactive group in the presence of a less reactive group (for example, aldehyde reduction in the presence of ketone/ketone reduction in the presence of ester group). Mechanistic studies showed that addition of base to silanes leads to silicate species, which are the acting reducing agents. Under basic conditions, hydrosiloxanes (tetramethyldisiloxane, TMDS; PMHS) convert into simple silanes (H₂SiMe₂, H₃SiMe), making this a practical method to generate these challenging silanes.     

Transformation of Amides into Esters by the Use of Chlorotrimethylsilane

A mild transformation of various amides and imides into the corresponding esters and diesters in good yields by using chlorotrimethylsilane and alcohols at rt are described. Either primary, secondary, or tertiary amide or imide can be used in this transformation. Primary and secondary alcohols gave better yields than tertiary alcohols.     

Transformation of Trichloromethyl Arenes to Methyl Arenecarboxylates and Arene-Carbonyl Chlorides Under the Action of Methyl Esters of Tetracoordinate Phosphorus Acids

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Features of Reaction of Dialkyl Perfluoroadipic and Perfluoropimelic Acids with Alkyl(Aryl) Methyl Ketones

Reaction of dialkyl esters of perfluoroadipic and perfluoropimelic acids with ketones form diketo esters. The possibility of cyclization of the products is discussed.__________Translated from Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, Vol. 75, No. 2, 2005, pp. 318–321.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Chapurkin, Litinskii, Baklanov, Leont’eva.     

Iron-Catalyzed Cleavage Reaction of Keto Acids with Aliphatic Aldehydes for the Synthesis of Ketones and Ketone Esters

The radical–radical coupling reaction is an important synthetic strategy. In this study, the iron-catalyzed radical–radical cross-coupling reaction based on the decarboxylation of keto acids and decarbonylation of aliphatic aldehydes to obtain valuable aryl ketones is reported for the first time. Remarkably, when tertiary aldehydes were used as carbonyl sources, ketone esters were selectively obtained instead of ketones. The gram-scale preparation of aryl ketone through this strategy was easily achieved by using only 3 mol % of the iron catalyst. As a proof-of-concept, the bioactive molecule flurprimidol was synthesized in two steps by using this strategy.