Oxidative Coupling of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate

A fast, mild, and highly efficient method for the intermolecular coupling of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds using cerium ammonium nitrate in CH₃CN/CH₃OH/H₂O has been described. The procedure provided a convenient method for the synthesis of 1,4-diketone derivatives with excellent yields (up to 96%) and powerful evidence for the oxidation mechanism mediated by cerium ammonium nitrate.     

Demethylation and Nitration of Aryldimethilamines with Cerium (IV) Ammonium Nitrate

Studies about the oxidation of organic molecules with Ce (IV) have been performed by many groups and are summarised in two reviews¹. This oxidant has a particular behaviour when the salt cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN), soluble in organic solvents, is used. In previous papers² we explored the reactivity of some aromatic trinuclear compounds with CAN. The results reported in this paper indicate that the oxidation of aromatic amines with CAN differs from the behaviour of other metal oxidants as acetates with these substrates³.     

Selective Protection of Carbonyl Compounds as Azines and Their Facile Regeneration

Carbonyl compounds with freshly prepared hydrazinium formate successfully yielded the corresponding azines in excellent yields. In turn, azines were deprotected to the corresponding carbonyls using triethylammonium chlorochromate chemoselectively.     

铈硝酸盐及其硝酸铵复盐的结晶制法及性质

通过对硝酸铈、硝酸铈铵复盐的制备,叙述了硝酸铈的溶解度[1]、复盐形成等性质, 分析了结晶方式不同对铈硝酸盐及其硝酸铵复盐产品质量的差别, 指出通过改变其传统的结晶法制备工艺, 提高产品质量具有重要的现实意义.     

Synthesis of Spiroannulated Dihydrofurans by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate Mediated Addition Of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds to Exocyclic Alkenes

Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated addition of 1, 3-dicarbonyl compounds to exocyclic alkenes occurs smoothly at 5°C in methanol to afford spiroannulated dihydrofurans in moderate to good yields.     

Nitrophenol Derivatives Oxidized by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) and Their Cytotoxicity

Oxidation of a series of phenols with cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) in acetonitrile under mild conditions yields the mixture of corresponding nitrophenols. In the cases of methylphenols and hydroxy ‐carboxylic acids, the steric effect may reduce the nitration reaction. Compounds 3a and 4b showed selective activities to Hep 3B and Hep G2 cancer cell lines, respectively. Compound 2c showed selective activities to Hep G2 and MDA‐MB‐231 cancer cell lines. Furthermore, compound 10b showed selective activities to Hep G2, Hep 3B, MCF‐7 and MDA‐MB‐231 cancer cell lines.     

Green Synthesis of Tetraalkylammonium Tribromide using Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) as Oxidant

Cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediates oxidation of tetraalkylammonium bromide to tetraalkylammonium tribromide in greener reaction conditions using water as solvent. The procedure is simple, convenient, and environmentally benign for the synthesis of tetraalkylammonium tribromide with great yields.     

Rapid Regeneration of Carbonyl Compounds from Tosylhydrazones with Thallium Trinitrate(TTN)

Tosylhydrazones can be rapidly converted into corresponding carbonyl compounds in good to excellent yields with thallium trinitrate (TTN) under mild conditions.     

Synthesis of Sulfoxides by Phase Transfer Catalyzed Oxidation of Sulfides by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate

Diaryl, dialkyl and alkyl aryl sulfides are oxidized by cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate in H₂ O/CH ₂ Cl ₂, in the presence of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide, at room temperature, to give sulfoxides in yields ranging between 90 and 100%.     

Cerium(IV) Nitrate Complexes With Bidentate Phosphine Oxides

The reactions between ceric ammonium nitrate, (NH₄)₂Ce(NO₃)₆, (CAN) and the bidentate phosphine oxides, 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphine oxide)-9,9-dimethylxanthene (L¹), oxydi-2,1-phenylene bis(diphenylphosphine dioxide) (L²), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane dioxide (L³) and 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane dioxide, L⁴ have been investigated. The crystal structures of the molecular Ce(NO₃)₄L¹ ( 1 ), and ionic [Ce(NO₃)₃L³₂][NO₃]⋅CHCl₃ ( 3 ), [Ce(NO₃)₃L³₂][NO₃] ( 4 ) and the polymeric [Ce(NO₃)₃L⁴_1.5] [NO₃] ( 5 ) and the cerium(III) complex [Ce(NO₃)₂L¹₂][NO₃] ( 2 ) are reported. The thermal stability of the complexes has been examined by thermogravimetry with the gaseous decomposition products analysed by infrared spectroscopy. Evolution of CO₂ is found for both Ce(III) and Ce(IV) complexes with the later also forming NO₂. The formation of the complexes in solution has been studied by ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and further complexes [Ce(NO₃)₃L¹₂]⁺[NO₃]⁻ and [Ce(NO₃)₂L¹₃]²⁺2[NO₃]⁻ identified in CD₃CN solution. The complex ( 1 ) exists as a single molecular species in solution and is stable in dichloromethane whilst ( 3 ) decomposes on standing in both CD₂Cl₂ and CD₃CN to Ce(III) containing species. Complexes of L² have been identified by solution ³¹P NMR spectroscopy and these decompose in solution to give Ce(NO₃)₃L²₂. This study represents the first structural characterisations of Ce(IV) complexes with bidentate phosphine oxides.     

Esterification‐nitration of Ortho‐hydroxyphenyl Carboxylic Acids and Benzoic Acids with Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate (CAN)

A convenient and useful esterification was realized, and this reaction proceeded without a dehydrating reagent or water removal equipment. A series of ortho‐hydroxyphenyl carboxylic acids and benzoic acids were transformed to their corresponding methyl esters under CAN/CH₃OH reaction conditions. Whereas in an aprotic solvent, acetonitrile, sp³‐C tethered ortho‐hydroxyphenyl carboxylic acids undergo simultaneous o,p‐dinitration and intramolecular esterification reactions in good yields. Also, 2‐((1 E)‐2‐nitrovinyl)‐4‐nitro‐phenol ( 3e ) showed selective cytotoxicities toward MCF‐7, HEP G2, and HEP 3B cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 23.50, 7.33, and 7.59 ug/mL, respectively.     

The Aerobic Oxidation and C=C Bond Cleavage of Styrenes Catalyzed by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate (CAN)

The CAN‐catalyzed aerobic oxidation severed the C=C bond selectively through the single electron transfer mechanism, giving a green method to decompose olefins. Compared with the literature reported examples, this method required simple catalyst, cheap, abundant and clean oxidant and was very safe to operate due to the mild conditions.     

Regeneration of Carbonyl Compounds from Phenylhydrazones Under Microwave Irradiation

An environmentally benign, efficient, and mild methodology for the cleavage of phenylhydrazones using potassium ferrate under microwave irradiation in solvent-free conditions is described.     

Studies on the Radical Cyclization of 3‐Oxopropanenitriles and Alkenes with Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate in Ether Solvents

The radical cyclization of 3‐oxopropanenitriles 1a – 1e and alkenes 2a – 2g with cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) in ether solvents was investigated (Tables 1 and 2). In the optimization study, 1,3‐dioxolane, 1,4‐dioxane, 1,2‐dimethoxyethane, Et₂O, and THF were used as ether‐based solvents, and the latter was found to be the most effective solvent in radical cyclizations mediated by cerium(IV). This system (cerium(IV)/THF) was applied to cyclizations of various 3‐oxopropanenitriles and 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds with alkenes resulting in the formation of 4,5‐dihydrofurans in high yields (Table 2 and Scheme 2). The results of the cerium(IV)/THF radical cyclization were compared with those obtained with manganese(III) acetate/AcOH; the cerium(IV)/THF system turned out to be much more efficient.     

Copper (II) Nitrate-Silica Gel Mediated Regeneration of Carbonyl Compounds from Oximes Under Microwave Irradiation

Cu(NO₃)₂ supported on silica gel can be used as an effective and mild oxidizing agent for the direct conversion of oximes to carbonyl compounds under microwave irradiation in good yield.     

Fully Diastereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted,Functionalized Piperidines and Decahydroquinolines Based on Multicomponent Reactions Catalyzed by Cerium(IV) Ammonium Nitrate

The cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN)‐catalyzed, three‐component reaction between primary amines, β‐dicarbonyl compounds, and α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes in ethanol heated to reflux, constitutes a general, one‐pot synthesis of 1,4‐dihydropyridines. Their reduction with sodium triacetoxyborohydride furnished piperidine derivatives bearing up to five substituents with full diastereoselectivity in a hitherto inaccessible stereochemical arrangement. The reaction proceeded with no significant loss of enantiomeric purity under mild reduction conditions that are compatible with several functional groups that are normally sensitive to reduction. Octahydroquinolin‐5‐one derivatives, which were prepared by a modified version of the initial multicomponent reaction, were not suitable substrates for the sodium triacetoxyborohydride mediated reduction, but they were transformed into the corresponding decahydroquinolines, including a precursor of the amphibian alkaloid pumiliotoxin C, by catalytic hydrogenation under a variety of conditions.     

Carbonyl Compounds Regeneration with a Mexican Bentonite,II+

Treatment of various semicarbazones with a bentonitic earth in ethyl acetate and a small amount of hydrochloric acid, gave the corresponding aldehydes and ketones in excellent yields.