Reduction of Aromatic Aldehydes,Ketones with Acyloxy Substituent at the Ortho-position by NaBH4 in the Presence of Waters

n unusual reduction of some aromatic aldehydes, ketones by sodium borohydride was discovered. In a THF/H₂O or DMSO/H₂O solvent system the aromatic aldehydes, ketones with acyloxy substituent on the ortho-position to the carbonyl group can be reduced to the corresponding alkyl phenols. This unusual reduction is applicable also to the corresponding alcohols of all the above aldehydes, ketones. A putative mechanism was suggested. In addition to the above aldehydes, ketones, benzyl alcohols, certain 4-acyloxybenzyl esters(probably also the 2-substituted analogues) such as 4-benzoyloxybenzyl benzoate was also found to be reduced to methylphenol by this unusual reduction.     

Kinetics of catalytic Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction of aldehydes and ketones using boron triethoxide

Catalytic Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction of various aliphatic, aromatic, and unsaturated aldehydes and ketones to corresponding alcohols (analyzed by GC-MS) in the presence of boron triethoxide (B(OEt)₃) were studied. Kinetics of this reduction reaction was also studied and the respective rate constants were determined. It was found that B(OEt)₃ catalyzes the reduction of aliphatic aldehydes and ketones to alcohols at room temperature while aromatic aldehydes and ketones were not reduced under the same conditions. In addition, MPV reduction using B(OEt)₃ was found to be chemoselective as unsaturated aldehydes and ketones afforded the corresponding alcohols without affecting unsaturated groups. The mechanism proposed involves a six-membered transition state in which both the alcohol and the carbonyl are coordinated to the same boron centre of a boron alkoxide catalyst.     

芳烃酰基化后还原制备芳香醇的工艺进展

芳烃制备高附加值精细化学品芳香醇(9-芴甲醇),一直以来存在产物选择性低以及合成成本高等问题。基于此,本文主要综述了芳烃酰基化后还原合成芳香醇的工艺,包括第一步采用Friedel-Crafts酰基化反应、Vilsmeier-Haack反应、Reimer-Tiemann反应、Duff反应等过程将芳烃酰基化合成芳香醛/酮;第二步通过金属氢化物还原、催化加氢还原、活泼金属还原、Cannizarro反应、Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley还原反应等过程将芳香醛/酮还原合成芳香醇。在总结和归纳各种工艺过程优缺点的基础上,提出了合理的芳香醇制备工艺,为9-芴甲醇产业化制备技术的开发提供帮助。     

Metal-assisted reactions—12 : Unusual selectivity in the reduction of ketones with zinc or cadmium bis-tetrahydroborate/dimethylformamide complex

Zinc bis-tetrahydroborate forms a solid complex with dimethylformamide (DMF) of composition, Zn(BH₄)₂ 1.5DMF. Unlike zinc bis-tetrahydroborate itself, the complex with DMF can be stored as a solid at room temperature. Ketones and aldehydes are reduced to the corresponding alcohols by the complex but the mechanism of reduction appears to be different from that using zinc bis-tetrahydroborate itself and from other tetrahydroborates in that only one hydride equivalent from each BH₄⁻ unit is utilized and not four. Further, although saturated aliphatic ketones are reduced rapidly to alcohols, aromatic ketones react much more slowly and ,β-unsaturated ketones react very slowly so that the complex appears to have selective reducing potential with regard to different classes of ketones. It is also apparent that the zinc bis-tetrahydroborate/DMF complex reduces sterically hindered saturated ketones much more slowly than it does unhindered ketones. An analogous cadmium bis-tetrahydroborate/DMF complex can be prepared in solution and reacts with ketones similarly to the zinc complex.     

Reduction of aldehydes and ketones by sodium dithionite using viologens as electron transfer catalyst

It was found that aromatic aldehydes and ketones could be reduced smoothly at room temperature by sodium dithionite using viologen derivatives as an electron transfer catalyst to obtain the corresponding alcohols in good yields. Viologens (methyl viologen and polymer) acted catalytically and active species in the reduction were quinoid forms which were obtained by two-electron reduction of viologens.     

Palladium oxide nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide: A convenient heterogeneous catalyst for reduction of various carbonyl compounds using triethylsilane

Palladium oxide nanoparticles supported on graphene oxide ‐ triethylsilane was found to be an effective reductive system for a broad range of reduction processes, including the reduction of various carbonyl compounds such as aromatic aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols or methyl arene compounds, aromatic ketones to their respective alcohols or saturated compounds, aromatic acyl chlorides to their reduced compounds. The desired products were obtained in good to excellent yields under mild conditions. The heterogeneous environmentally friendly catalyst can be easily separated from the reaction mixture through a simple filtration, facilitating purification of the prepared compounds.     

Photocatalytic Reduction of Nitro Compounds Using TiO2 Photocatalyst by UV and Vis Dye-sensitized Systems

Nitro‐aromatic compounds can be photocatalytically reduced into the corresponding amine‐aromatic compounds using TiO₂ as a photocatalyst in the UV/TiO₂/holes scavenger and Vis/TiO₂/dye‐sensitized systems. In the UV/TiO₂/holes scavenger system, reaction substrate alcohols such as methanol could be used as the holes scavengers, and in the Vis/TiO₂/dye‐sensitized system, substrate alcohols could be oxidized to the corresponding aldehydes with high selectivity. When methanol was used as the holes scavengers and the illumination time was 6 h, 87.2% of p‐nitrotoluene could be photocatalytically reduced into p‐toluidine. In the Vis/TiO₂/dye‐sensitized system, the effect of aromatic alcohols for the photocatalytic reduction of nitrobenzene was better than that of other alcohols. At the same time, aromatic alcohols can be easily oxidized, and the production efficiencies of the corresponding aldehydes were higher than those of other alcohols. The possible reaction mechanisms were also proposed.     

Pinacol Formation and Reduction of Aromatic Carbonyls with Magnesium–Methanol at Ambient Temperature

A simple and inexpensive procedure for the pinacol formation of aromatic aldehydes and reduction of aromatic ketones to the corresponding alcohols with magnesium in dry methanol at ambient temperature is reported. The pinacol formation and reduction are proposed to be proceeding by SET from magnesium.     

Synthesis of functional derivatives of aryl trichlorovinyl (trichloroallyl) ketones via consecutive transformations of the carbonyl group

An efficient procedure have been developed for the selective reduction of the carbonyl group in phenyl trichlorovinyl ketone and aryl trichloroallyl ketones by the action of NaBH₄ in propan-2-ol to obtain the corresponding alcohols. The hydroxy group in the latter was converted into amino by the Ritter reaction. Treatment of the alcohols and amines with 5-phenylisoxazole-3-carbonyl chloride and 4,5-dichloroisothiazole-3-carbonyl chloride gave the corresponding esters and amides, and condensation of the amines with aromatic aldehydes afforded Schiff bases.     

Efficient and chemoselective reduction of carbonyl compounds with supported gold catalysts under transfer hydrogenation conditions

A new heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) system, consisting of a non-flammable supported Au catalyst along with 2-propanol as the hydrogen donor, was proven to be effective for chemoselective reduction of a wide range of aromatic ketones and aldehydes to the corresponding alcohols.     

Conversion of hydrazones to alkyl chlorides under Swern oxidation conditions

The unsubstituted hydrazones derived from aromatic ketones and aldehydes were converted in high yield to the corresponding alkyl chlorides under Swern oxidation conditions. In this unusual oxidation/reduction sequence the substrate undergoes a net reduction under the well established Swern oxidation conditions. Unsubstituted hydrazones derived from cyclohexyl ketones returned elimination products.     

二氧化碳促进的醛和酮等羰基化合物烯丙基化反应研究

加入二氧化碳可以促进羰基化合物的烯丙基化反应. 实验结果表明: 在1.0 MPa的二氧化碳和2 equiv.的锡存在下, 以THF/H₂O为反应介质, 芳香醛化合物与烯丙基溴可以顺利地发生烯丙基化反应得到较高的产率, 而芳香酮化合物和脂肪醛等与烯丙基溴反应只得到较低的产率.     

Noticeable facilitation of the bismuth-mediated Barbier-type allylation of aromatic carbonyl compounds under solvent-free conditions

When milled together with bismuth shot in the presence of allyl halide, aromatic aldehydes readily underwent a Barbier-type allylation to afford the corresponding homoallyl alcohols in good yield. In contrast to the failure in solution reaction, aromatic ketones also underwent allylic carbonyl addition under solvent-free conditions to give the expected tertiary homoallyl alcohols in moderate to good yield.     

Pinacol Formation and Reduction of Aromatic Carbonyls with Magnesium–Methanol at Ambient Temperature

Summary. A simple and inexpensive procedure for the pinacol formation of aromatic aldehydes and reduction of aromatic ketones to the corresponding alcohols with magnesium in dry methanol at ambient temperature is reported. The pinacol formation and reduction are proposed to be proceeding by SET from magnesium.Received November 26, 2002; accepted (revised) March 7, 2003 Published online September 25, 2003     

Highly regio- and stereoselective ruthenium(II)-catalyzed direct ortho-alkenylation of aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes with activated alkenes under open atmosphere

Various aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes reacted with activated alkenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of [{RuCl(2)(p-cymene)}(2)], AgSbF(6), and Cu(OAc)(2)·H(2)O to give substituted alkene derivatives in a highly regio- and stereoselective manner. The corresponding alkene derivatives were further converted into unusual four-membered cyclic ketones or a polycyclic isochromanone derivative via a photochemical rearrangement. Notably, the catalytic reaction was conducted under an open atmosphere.     

New and efficient catalysts for enantioselective borohydride reduction of ketones and imines

Optically active aldiminato cobalt(II) complexes have been found to catalyze the enantioselective reduction of ketones with sodium borohydride affording the corresponding optically active secondary alcohols in high chemical yields with high enantioselectivities. The enantioselective borohydride reduction is also applicable to not only C=O bonds in aromatic ketones but also to C=N bonds in aromatic imines.     

DMSO/N2H4.H2O/I2/H2O/CH3CN: a new system for selective oxidation of alcohols in hydrated media

A new alternative system for the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones with DMSO/N2H4.H2O/I2/H2O/CH3CN in hydrated media has been developed. The system also selectively oxidizes the secondary alcoholic groups to the corresponding ketones in the presence of primary alcoholic groups present within the same molecule in moderate to very good yields at reflux temperature.     

Ionene-Bound Borohydrides: Efficient, Selective, and Versatile Polymer-Supported Reducing Agents

Summary. Reduction of structurally different carbonyl compounds, such as aldehydes, ketones, α,β-unsaturated enals and enones, acid chlorides, and imines was accomplished efficiently using high capacity ionene based borohydride reagents. Aldehydes and imines were reduced to the corresponding alcohols and amines in excellent yields in methanol at ambient temperature while ketones and acid chlorides were reduced in iso-propanol and THF-MeOH at reflux. Chemoselective reduction of aldehydes over ketones was achieved successfully with these reagents. Complete regioselectivity was also observed in the reduction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones.     

Ambient Ionic Liquids Used in the Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones

The sodium borohydride reduction of aldehydes and ketones to corresponding alcohols has been accomplished via the use of ionic liquids. The alcohols are easily obtained with excellent yields and the ionic liquid BMImBF4 could be reused.     

非过渡金属催化体系NHPI/DDQ/NaNO2催化分子氧选择氧化醇

考察了N-羟基邻苯二甲酰亚胺(NHPI),2,3-二氯-5,6-二氰基-1,4-苯醌(DDQ)与NaNO2组成的非金属催化体系,催化分子氧选择氧化醇的反应性能.结果表明,该体系可有效地催化芳香醇等生成相应的醛(酮).在80℃反应6h,苯甲醇转化率达到65%,苯甲醛选择性为99%.此外,该催化体系也能有效地催化其它醇的选...