Microwave Irradiated Reactions of N-Phenacylpyridinium Chloride with Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones

Pyridinium cations show a great variety of synthetic applications,due to the aromatic character of the pyridine heterocycle, to its basicity, and the electron-attracting influence of the nitrogen atom1-3. N-phenacylpyridium bromide in the presence of base…     

α-Hydroxyalkylation of 3-Morpholinones with Aromatic Aldehydes and Chloral

Lithium derivatives of some 4-substituted 3-morpholinones react with aromatic aldehydes and with chloral to afford 4-alkyl-2-(1-hydroxy-alkyl)-3-morpholinones with good yields.     

Uncatalyzed Condensation Reactions between Aromatic Aldehydes and Thiobarbituric Acid in Water

A series of 5-arylidene thiobarbituric acids were prepared from aromatic aldehydes and thiobarbituric acid in water without catalyst conditions in good yields. The structures were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and ^1H NMR spectra.     

Reactions of cyanofurazans with β-dicarbonyl compounds

In the presence of nickel acetylacetonate, -dicarbonyl compounds readily add at the nitrile group of 4-R-3-cyanofurazans to form enaminofurazans. The adducts obtained from 4-amino-3-cyanofurazan underwent intramolecular cyclization on heating with AcOH in EtOH to give furazano[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives in high yields.     

The Condensation of Aromatic Aldehydes with Acidic Methylene Compounds in Water

The condensation of aromatic aldehydes with acidic methylene compounds such as malononitrile, methyl cyanoacetate, cyanoacetamide, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione,bartbituric acid and 2-thiobarbituric acid proceeded very efficiently in water in the presence of triethylbenzylammonium chloride (TEBA) and the products were isolated simply by filtration.     

Studies on the Hydrosilation of Aromatic Aldehydes

The dependence of reactivity on molecular structure in hydro-silation of aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by (PPh3)3 RhCl was studied by “IN SITU” FT-IR technique and a plausible mechanism was proposed.The results show that: (1) Model reaction Ⅰ, Ⅱ and Ⅲ are all characterized by an induction period; (2) The reaction constant of model reaction Ⅰ is +1.57, so the rare of reaction Ⅰ is increased by the electron-withdrawing groups; (3) The rate of model reaction Ⅲ decreases when the size of R1 becomes larger; (4) The reaction constant of model reaction Ⅲ is -0. 50, so the rate of it is increased by electron-donating groups.     

Reactions of 1,2-diaminobenzimidazoles with β-dicarbonyl compounds

The reactions of 1,2-diaminobenzimidazoles with β-dicarbonyl compounds give 1,2,4-triazepino [2,3-a]benzimidazole and pyrimido [1,2-a]benzimidazole-derivatives.     

Reaction of α-Pinene and β-Pinene with Diethyl Hydrogen Phosphite Under Free Radical Conditions

We have found that α-pinene and β-pinene react with diethyl hydrogen phosphite (DEHP) and di-tert-butyl peroxide (TOOT) to form both mono- and diphosphonates. When the reaction was catalyzed by TOOT at 140-150[ddot]C, the major products were diphosphonates. Under comparatively mild initiation by benzoyl. peroxide at 80[ddot]C monophosphonate adducts were the major products.     

Condensation Reaction of α-Aroyl-α-acetyl Ketene Cyclic Dithioacetals with Aromatic Aldehydes

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Reactions of β-alkoxyvinyl trihalogenomethyl ketones with triethyl phosphite

The Perkow reaction of triethyl phosphite and β-alkoxyvinyl trihalogenomethyl ketones, which have common acyclic or cyclic structural fragment: -O-CC-C(O)CX₂Cl, yielded dienyl phosphates: -O-CC-C[OP(O)(OEt)₂]CX₂ where X = F or Cl, whereas γ-bromo-β-methoxy-α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketone CF₃C(O)CHC(OMe)CH₂Br gave diene CF₃C[OP(O)(OEt)₂]CH-C(OMe)CH₂.     

Reactions of ethyl triphenylphosphoranylideneacetate with fluorinated β-ketoaldehyde derivatives

The reactions of fluorinated β-ketoaldehyde derivatives: β-alkoxyvinyl polyfluoroalkyl ketones 1 and fluorinated β-ketoacetals 2 with ethyl triphenylphosphoranylideneacetate 3 are described. In the case of ketones 1 the result of the reaction is a mixture of products: fluorinated alkoxydienes 5 (Wittig reaction product) and polyfluoroacyl vinyl ylides 7 (Michael addition product). The reaction with fluorinated β-ketoacetals 2 leads to a mixture of E- and Z-isomers of polyfluoroalkyl acrylates 8 and 9, respectively. The influence of the nature of fluorinated substituent and solvent or other factors on the outcome of the reactions are discussed.     

Reactions of regioisomeric fluoroalkyl-containing β-aminovinyl ketones with hydrazines

Fluoroalkyl -alkyl--aminovinyl ketones react with hydrazine hydrate to give the respective razoles and with phenylhydrazine they form a mixture of pyrazoles and 5 hydroxy-²-pyrazolines. Alkyl(aryl) -fluoroalkyl--aminovinylketones do not react with the hydrazines mentioned above. With 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, both types of fluoroalkyl-containing -aminovinyl ketones give only hydrazones of the corresponding methyl alkyl(aryl) ketones.     

Small Peptides Catalyzed Direct Aldol Reactions of Aldehydes with Hydroxyacetone with Regiocontrol in Aqueous Media

Very recently, we[1] found that L-proline amides and dipeptides acted as efficient catalysts for the asymmetric direct aldol reaction. We report here that L-proline-based peptides 1～5 can catalyze the aldol reactions of hydroxyacetone with aldehydes 6 in aqueous media, to give 1,4-diols (7), the disfavored products with either aldolase or L-proline. Both peptides 3 and 4 give good results.     

Copolymerization of Isobutylene with α-Pinene

The copolymerization of isobutylene with α-pinene has been investigated by using EtA1Cb in ethyl chloride diluent at ca. -105°C. The copolymerizations proceeded readily and gave random copolymers of reasonably high molecular weights. Copolymer homogeneity, composition and structure was investigated by GPC, solubility behavior, PMR (60 and 300 MHz), CMR, reactivity ratio determination, and vulcanization behavior.     

Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aromatic Aldehydes Catalyzed by Pyrolidine and Piperidine β-Amino Alcohols

The enantioselective alkylation of aryl aldehydes by diethylzinc in the presence of catalytic amounts of several chiral pyrolidine- and piperidine-based amino alcohol ligands, synthesized from the reaction of (R)-2-amino-1-butanol and (S)-2-amino-3-phenylpropan-1-ol with appropriate dibromoalkanes, was studied. The influence of temperature and ligand structure has been investigated. Addition of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes under the optimized condition gave the corresponding products in excellent yields with ee values of up to 77%.     

Organic Reactions in Ionic Liquids: Ionic Liquid Promoted Knoevenagel Condensation of Aromatic Aldehydes with (2‐Thio)Barbituric Acid

Abstract

The Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes with (2‐thio)barbituric acid proceeded efficiently in reusable ionic liquids, EAN, BmimBF₄, and BmimPF₆ at room temperature in the absence of any catalyst with high yields.     

Clean Synthesis in Water：Darzens Condensation Reaction of Aromatic Aldehydes with Phenacyl Chloride

The Darzens condensation reaction of aromatic aldehydes with phenacyl chloride proceeded very efficiently in a water suspension medium in the presence of triethylbenzylammonium chloride and only trans-2,3-epoxy-1,3-diaryl-1-propanones were formed which can be isolated simply by filtration.The structures of these compounds were confirmed by elemental analysis,IR and ^1H NMR spectra.Therir configurations are in agreement with that of the same compounds reported in the literature.Compared to the classical Darzens condensation,this new method has the advantages of good yields,high stereoselectivity,low running cost inexpensive and environmentally benign procedure.     

Condensation of Aromatic Aldehydes with Isopropylidene Malonate or 5,5-Dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione without Catalyst

AnoevenagelcondensationofcarbonylcompoundswithactivemethylenecompoundsisoneofthemostimportantsyntheticmethodsofsubstitUtedalkenes.ReactionsaregenerallycatalyzedbybasesorLewisacidsl.Recently,inorganicsolidsupportsascatalystS,resultinginhigherselectivity,milderconditionsandeasierwork-up,hasbeenreportedasusefulcatalystSforAnoevenagelreaction.Thus,aluminiumoxide',xonotlite',AlPo'-Al=O,',KF-Al,O,',clayasKSF6,Klo-ZnCl,'andcadmiumiodide'havebeenreported.`Inthisarticle'wewouldliketoreportthatt…     

Dual Activation of Aromatic Diels–Alder Reactions

The unusually fast Diels–Alder reactions of [5]cyclophanes were analyzed by DFT at the BLYP-D3(BJ)/TZ2P level of theory. The computations were guided by an integrated activation-strain and Kohn–Sham molecular orbital analysis. It is revealed why both [5]metacyclophane and [5]paracyclophane exhibit a significant rate enhancement compared to their planar benzene analogue. The activation strain analyses revealed that the enhanced reactivity originates from 1) predistortion of the aromatic core resulting in a reduced activation strain of the aromatic diene, and/or 2) enhanced interaction with the dienophile through a distortion-controlled lowering of the HOMO–LUMO gap within the diene. Both of these physical mechanisms and thus the rate of Diels–Alder cycloaddition can be tuned through different modes of geometrical distortion (meta versus para bridging) and by heteroatom substitution in the aromatic ring. Judicious choice of the bridge and heteroatom in the aromatic core enables effective tuning of the aromatic Diels–Alder reactivity to achieve activation barriers as low as 2 kcal mol⁻¹, which is an impressive 35 kcal mol⁻¹ lower than that of benzene.     

Reactions of α-fluorine-containing β-functionalized vinyl sulfides with N-nucleophiles

-Fluorine-containing -functionalized vinyl sulfides readily react with N-nucleophiles to form -fluorine-substituted products. The reactions with phenylhydrazines and amidines of acids are accompanied by cyclization at the functional group. Thermal cyclization of cyanotrifluoromethylketene N,S-acetals proceeds at the trifluoromethyl group to give substituted 3-cyanoquinolin-4-ones.