Highly efficient one-pot, three-component Mannich reaction catalysed by boric acid and glycerol in water with major ‘syn’ diastereoselectivity

Boric acid and glycerol efficiently catalysed the one-pot, three-component Mannich reaction of aldehydes, aromatic amines and cyclic ketones in water at ambient temperature to afford the corresponding β-amino carbonyl compounds in good yields. All but one reaction proceeded with moderate ‘syn’ diastereoselectivity. This observation is just the reverse of the major anti diastereoselectivity obtained in most of the earlier reported procedures. The methodology is mild and efficient using minute quantities of catalyst with no side products and a very simple work-up procedure.     

Highly efficient ring opening reactions of epoxides with deactivated aromatic amines catalyzed by heteropoly acids in water

Heteropoly acid was found to be an effective and efficient catalyst for the ring opening reaction of epoxides with various aromatic amines to produce the corresponding β-amino alcohols in moderate to excellent yields in water. This method provides a new and efficient protocol in terms of mild reaction conditions, clean reaction profiles, small quantity of catalyst, and simple work-up procedure.     

Highly efficient synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones catalyzed by heteropoly acids in water

<正>Heteropoly acids efficiently catalyzed the cyclocondensation reaction of anthranilamide with aldehydes in water at ambient temperature and afforded the corresponding 2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-quinazolinones compounds in good to excellent yields.This method provides mild reaction conditions and clean reaction profiles,using a small quantity of catalyst and a simple workup procedure.     

One-pot three-component Mannich reaction catalyzed by iodine under solvent-free conditions

One-pot three-component Mannich reactions of ketones with aromatic aldehydes and aromatic amines are effectively catalyzed by molecular iodine at room temperature under solvent-free conditions to afford the corresponding β-amino carbonyl compounds with moderate to excellent yields. The method has the following advantages: no use of solvent, mild condition, high reaction speed and small quantity of catalyst.     

Highly efficient three-component Strecker-type reaction catalyzed by MgI2 etherate under solvent-free conditions

A concise, straightforward and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of α-aminonitriles by an one-pot three-component condensation of aldehydes or ketones, amines and trimethylsilyl cyanide catalyzed by MgI₂ etherate under solvent-free conditions. This protocol has some advantages such as mild reaction condition, simple work-up, short reaction time and high product yields.     

A mild and highly efficient one-pot three-component reaction for carbon-sulfur bond formation catalyzed by potassium tert-butoxide

Potassium tert-butoxide has been found to be a highly efficient catalyst for one-pot,three-component reaction of aryl aldehydes, acetophenones,and thiols via Claisen-Schmidt/Michael addition reactions for the synthesis of thia-Michael adducts in high yields. The reactions are best carried out in tert-butyl alcohol at room temperature.     

One-pot three-component Mannich-type reaction catalyzed by trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in water

One-pot three-component Mannich-type reaction of ketones, aldehydes and amines was efficiently catalyzed by liquid trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in water at ambient temperature. The high yield of corresponding β-amino ketones compounds were achieved. The proposed method is mild, green, simple and efficient.     

Highly enantioselective Biginelli reaction catalyzed by SPINOL-phosphoric acids

A highly enantioselective Biginelli reaction promoted by chiral spirocyclic SPINOL-phosphoric acids has been developed. Under the optimized conditions with 5 mol% catalyst loading, a wide range of optically active dihydropyrimidinethiones (DHPMs) were obtained in high yields (up to 98%) with good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). The synthetic utility of this method was demonstrated by the synthesis of chiral precursors of three drugs, including (S)-Monastrol, (S)-L-771688 and (S)-SQ 32926.     

Highly efficient three-component coupling reaction catalyzed by gold nanoparticles supported on periodic mesoporous organosilica with ionic liquid framework

A novel gold nanoparticle supported periodic mesoporous organosilica with alkylimidazolium framework, Au@PMO-IL, was shown to be a highly active and recyclable catalyst for three-component coupling reaction of aldehyde, alkyne and amine to give the corresponding propargylamine.     

Acetonation of L-sorbose catalyzed by heteropoly acids

Acetonation of L-sorbose—a step of ascorbic acid synthesis—takes place in acetone to yield 85% of diacetone-L-sorbose in the presence of heteropoly acids H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ and H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀ (0.1–0.35%) as catalysts.

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L-— L- — -L- 85% 0.1–0.35% H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀ .

     

Highly efficient one-pot,three-component synthesis of 1, 5-benzodiazepine derivatives

A general, mild and efficient protocol for the synthesis of ethyl 4-methyl-2-（thiophen）-2,5-dihydro-1,5- benzodiazepine-3-carboxylate is achieved for first time using H3PMo12O40 in ethanol at 0 ℃ by a one- pot, three-component condensation of various thiophene aldehydes, substituted o-phenylenediamines and ethyl acetoacetate. Compared with the conventional synthesis method, this procedure has the advantages of convenient operation, excellent yields, and environmentally benign. A plausible formation mechanism has been proposed. The structure of the products is characterized by1H NMR, IR, MS and elemental analysis.     

Novel one-pot Cu-nanoparticles-catalyzed Mannich reaction

Recyclable heterogeneous Cu-nanoparticles efficiently catalyzed the one-pot three-component Mannich reaction of ketones, aromatic aldehydes and amines in methanol. This method provides a novel and improved method for obtaining β-amino carbonyl compounds in terms of good yield with little catalyst loading.     

Iodine catalyzed one-pot synthesis of flavanone and tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives via Mannich type reaction

A variety of functionalized flavanone derivatives and tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives were achieved under remarkably mild conditions. The combination of good to excellent yields, a simple work-up, and the high compatibility of functional groups makes this an attractive synthetic approach to access flavanone and tetrahydropyrimidine derivatives.     

Asymmetric Mannich reaction catalyzed by N-arylsulfonyl-l-proline amides

Proline-derived N-sulfonylcarboxamides efficiently catalyze the asymmetric Mannich reaction of cyclic ketones with N-(p-methoxyphenyl)-protected iminoglyoxylate. Both classical organic solvents and ionic liquids were used as the reaction media. With cyclohexanone, the reaction proceeded with high enantioselectivity (99% ee). Enamine intermediates were investigated by DFT calculations.     

On the mechanism of stereoselection in direct Mannich reaction catalyzed by BINOL-derived phosphoric acids

Associates between the chiral phosphoric acids and Boc-protected imine were characterized computationally and by NMR; the primary importance of the bulky protecting group in imine for the high enantioselectivity in the direct Mannich reaction is rationalized via the analysis of the stereodiscriminating intermediates.     

An appropriate one-pot synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones catalyzed by heteropoly acid supported on zeolite: An efficient and reusable catalyst for the Biginelli reaction

A mild and efficient catalytic method has been developed for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2 (1H)-ones (DHPM) by a one-pot three-component cyclocondensation reaction using molybdophosphoric acid (MPA) supported on Y zeolite in high to excellent yields. The reaction investigated in the presence of molybdophosphoric acid encapsulated in the supercage of zeolite for comparison. In the second method, no appreciable progress was observed due to large size of dihydropyrimidinone compounds towards the supercage dimension of Y zeolite. In addition, the catalyst was recovered and reused for several times without efficient loss in catalytic activity.     

Highly efficient and solvent-free direct aldol reaction catalyzed by glucosamine-derived prolinamide

The catalytic activity of novel sugar-based prolinamides in the aldol reaction between ketones and aryl aldehydes has been examined. The prolinamide 1c was found to be an efficient organocatalyst for the asymmetric aldol reaction under solvent-free conditions. A variety of ketones and aldehydes were used as substrates and the corresponding aldol products were obtained in excellent chemical yields with high levels of anti diastereoselectivity (up to 99:1) and enantioselectivity (up to >99%).