Regioselective green anomeric deacetylation catalyzed by lanthanide triflates

Lanthanide triflates, especially Nd(OTf)₃, efficiently catalyze the regioselective transesterification of anomeric acetates. This method offers an efficient solution for the otherwise difficult removal of methyl uronates anomeric acetates as well as a green alternative to published protocols since the lanthanide catalysts are non-toxic and may be easily recycled and reused.     

One-pot chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective double-differential glycosidation mediated by lanthanide triflates

Nuanced activation of n-pentenyl, thioglycoside, and trichloroacetimidate donors by lanthanide salts coupled with donor/acceptor matching can simplify oligosaccharide assembly. Thus, a one-pot, double-differential glycosidation process can be designed, in which an n-pentenyl acceptor-diol is chemo- and regioselectively glycosidated by using an n-pentenyl ortho ester under the agency of Yb(OTf)(3)/NIS followed by in situ addition of a 2-O-acylated trichloroacetimidate or ethyl thioglycoside to effect stereoselective glycosidation at the remaining OH.     

Syntheses of aliphatic polyesters catalyzed by lanthanide triflates

Polycondensations of 1,6‐hexane diol and sebacic acid were conducted in bulk with addition of a lanthanide triflate as acidic catalyst. With exception of promethium triflate all lanthanide triflates were studied. A particularly low molecular weight was obtained with neodym triflate and the best results with samarium triflate. With Sm(OTf)₃ weight average (M_w) values up to 65 kDa (uncorrected SEC data) were achieved after optimization of the reaction conditions. Comparison of these results with those obtained from bismuth, magnesium, and zinc triflates, on the one hand, and comparison with the acidities of all catalysts, on the other, indicates that the esterification mechanism involves complexation of monomer by metal ions. Preparation of multiblock copoly(ether ester)s failed due to insufficient incorporation of poly(tetrahydrofuran) diols. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 170–177, 2009     

Regioselective bromination of arenes mediated by triphosgene-oxidized bromide

This article first time describes triphosgene (BTC) as an oxidant while the non-toxic and easy-to-handle potassium bromide (KBr) as the source of bromine to the bromination reaction of aromatic substrates. The novel brominating protocol gives excellent para-regioselectivity of the alkoxyl/hydroxyl arenes and high yield, offering good potential of commercial scale applications. The mechanism of “Triphosgene oxidize bromide” was proposed.     

Regioselective synthesis of 3-alkylindoles mediated by zinc triflate

Zinc triflate was found to be an effective reagent for the C3-alkylation of indoles by alkyl halides in the presence of Hünig's base and tetrabutylammonium iodide. This new method for indole alkylation proceeds by a S(N)1-like pathway, and is general for allylic, benzylic, and tertiary halides.     

Regioselective assembly of 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives

A facile two-step sequence (9→10→1) of regioselective assembly of 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline derivatives 1 is reported. The halogen derivatives provide opportunity for Suzuki, Buchwald, and related coupling reactions useful for expanding the scaffold and lead optimization in drug discovery.     

Direct formation of beta-glycosides of N-acetyl glycosamines mediated by rare earth metal triflates

A direct, mild and efficient protocol for the preparation of beta-glycosides of N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) and N-acetyl galactosamine (GalNAc) has been developed using peracetylated beta-GlcNAc and beta-GalNAc as donors. All rare Earth metal triflate promoters screened were found to promote glycosylation with Sc(OTf)(3) being superior in terms of reaction rate. Simple alcohol glycosylation was found to proceed smoothly in refluxing dichloromethane, whereas higher temperatures under microwave conditions were needed to attain acceptable yields with less reactive, carbohydrate based glycosyl acceptors. The protocol developed was applied to provide the first example of direct chemical formation of a disaccharide using both GlcNAc as a glycosyl donor and acceptor. The alpha-acetate donor was found to be significantly less reactive than the corresponding beta-anomer necessitating higher reaction temperatures under which glycoside anomerisation was found to occur. It was established, that the anomerisation only took place in the presence of both Sc(OTf)(3) and acetic acid.     

Mild amidation of aldehydes with amines mediated by lanthanide catalysts

Catalytic amidation of aldehydes with amines is efficiently mediated by homoleptic lanthanide amido complexes, Ln[N(SiMe3)2]3 (Ln = La, Sm, and Y). Amidation reactivity follows the trend: La > Sm approximately Y. These reactions proceed in high yield without added oxidants, bases, and/or heat or light, which are usually required in other catalytic amidation processes. The reaction is demonstrated with a variety of amines, with yields as high as 98% based on amine.     

Coordination of lanthanide triflates and perchlorates with N,N,N',N'-tetramethylsuccinamide

Compounds formed from the reaction of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylsuccinamide (TMSA) with trivalent lanthanide salts possessing the poorly coordinating counteranions triflate (CF3SO3-) and perchlorate (ClO4-) have been prepared and examined. Structural features of these Ln-TMSA compounds have been studied in the solid phase by thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and, in selected cases, by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and in solution by infrared spectroscopy. Eight-coordinate compounds, [Ln(TMSA)4]3+, derived from coordination of four succinamide ligands to the metal ion could be formed with all lanthanides examined (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Eu, Yb, Lu). Structural analyses by single-crystal X-ray diffraction were performed for the lanthanide triflate salts Ln(C8H16N2O2)4(CF3SO3)3: Ln = La, compound 1, monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 11.0952(2) A, b = 19.2672(2) A, c = 24.9759(3) A, beta = 90.637(1) degrees, Z = 4, Dcalcd = 1.586 g cm-3; Ln = Nd, compound 2, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 24.6586(10) A, b = 19.3078(7) A, c = 11.1429(4) A, beta = 90.450(1) degrees, Z = 4, Dcalcd = 1.603 g cm-3; Ln = Eu, compound 3, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 24.4934(2) A, b = 19.3702(1) A, c = 11.1542(1) A, beta = 90.229(1) degrees, Z = 4, Dcalcd = 1.617 g cm-3; Ln = Lu, compound 5, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 24.2435(4) A, b = 19.6141(2) A, c = 11.2635(1) A, beta = 90.049(1) degrees, Z = 4, Dcalcd = 1.626 g cm-3. X-ray analysis was also carried out for the perchlorate salt: Ln = Eu, compound 4, triclinic, P1, a = 10.9611(2) A, b = 14.6144(3) A, c = 15.7992(2) A, alpha = 106.594(1) degrees, beta = 91.538(1) degrees, gamma = 90.311(1) degrees, Z = 2, Dcalcd = 1.561 g cm-3. In the presence of significant amounts of water, 7-coordinate compounds with mixed aquo-TMSA cation structures [Ln(TMSA)3(H2O)]3+ (Ln = Yb) and [Ln(TMSA)2(H2O)3]3+ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Eu, Yb) have been isolated with structural determinations by single-crystal X-ray diffraction obtained for the following species: Yb(C8H16N2O2)3(H2O)(CF3SO3)3, compound 6, monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 8.9443(3) A, b = 11.1924(4) A, c = 44.2517(13) A, beta = 93.264(1) degrees, Z = 4, Dcalcd = 1.735 g cm-3; Yb(C8H16N2O2)3(H2O)(ClO4)3, compound 7, monoclinic, Cc, a = 19.2312(6) A, b = 11.1552(3) A, c = 19.8016(4) A, beta = 111.4260(1) degrees, Z = 4, Dcalcd = 1.690 g cm-3; Yb(C8H16N2O2)2(H2O)3(CF3SO3)3, compound 8, triclinic, P1, a = 8.6719(1) A, b = 12.2683(2) A, c = 19.8094(3) A, alpha = 75.815(1) degrees, beta = 86.805(1) degrees, gamma = 72.607(1) degrees, Z = 2, Dcalcd = 1.736 g cm-3. Unlike in the analogous nitrate salts, only bidentate binding of the succinamide ligand to the lanthanide metal is observed. IR spectroscopy studies in anhydrous acetonitrile suggest that the solid-state structures of these Ln-TMSA compounds are maintained in solution.     

Alkynylation of benzotriazole with silylethynyliodonium triflates. Regioselective synthesis of 2-ethynyl-2H-benzotriazole derivatives

Phenyl(trimethylsilylethynyl)iodonium and tert-butyldimethylsilylethynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflates were applied to alkynylation of benzotriazole. Treatment of the silylethynyliodonium triflates with the potassium salt of benzotriazole ion in (t)BuOH and CH(2)Cl(2) gave 2-(trimethylsilylethynyl)-2H-1,2,3-benzotriazole and 2-(tert-butyldimethylsilylethynyl)-2H-1,2,3-benzotriazole in 74% and 76% yields, respectively. The regioisomers, 1-silylethynyl-1H-1,2,3-benzotriazole derivatives, were minor. In both cases of the silyl-substitued ethynyliodonium salts, novel regioselective alkynylation of benzotriazole at the 2 position was observed.     

Regioselective titanium mediated reductive opening of 2,3-epoxy alcohols

Lithium borohydride reduction of 2,3-epoxy alcohols was shown to yield 1,2-diols in high regioselectivity with the aid of titanium tetraisopropoxide in benzene solution.     

Regioselective protection of xylose for efficient synthesis of arabino-α-1,3-xylosides

We reported here an efficient regioselective protection strategy for xylose with two-step successive protections on 4- and 2-OH. This method enables the expeditious preparation of various xylose building blocks (3a–c, 5, 6). The rapid selective 2,4-protection especially facilitates the synthesis of 3-substituted xyloside structures. By this approach, typical arabino-α-1,3-xyloside disaccharide and trisaccharide, as fragment structure units from arabinoxylans, have been successfully synthesized.     

Synthesis of a new diglycidylic Meldrum acid derivative and study of the curing with lanthanide triflates as initiators

A new epoxy resin derived from Meldrum acid (DGMA) was synthesized by a two steps synthetic procedure and structurally characterized by the usual spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. Ytterbium and lanthanum triflates were tested as cationic initiators to cure this resin and its mixtures with diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) in several proportions. By FTIR‐ATR spectroscopy the evolution of the groups, which participate in the curing was followed. The evolution of the curing and the T_g of the materials were studied by differential scanning calorimetry and the kinetic parameters were calculated applying isoconversional procedures. Ytterbium triflate led to a quicker curing than lanthanum. The thermal stability of the materials obtained was evaluated by thermogravimetry and the higher thermal degradability of the materials containing DGMA was confirmed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 3088–3097, 2008     

Regioselective palladium-catalyzed synthesis of beta-arylated primary allylamine equivalents by an efficient Pd-N coordination.

A highly regioselective Heck arylation, utilizing aryl triflates and a palladium/dppf catalytic system, can be performed at the internal, beta-carbon of Boc- and phthalimido-protected allylamines, yielding arylated primary allylamine equivalents. The very high regioselectivity obtained with secondary Boc-protected allylamides is suggested to be caused by an efficient coordination between an anionic nitrogen and palladium. Single-mode microwave irradiation has been utilized to shorten the reaction times and, in the case of Boc-protected allylamides, to improve the yields of two electron-poor aryl triflates.     

Simple, efficient catalyst system for the palladium-catalyzed amination of aryl chlorides, bromides, and triflates

Palladium complexes supported by (o-biphenyl)P(t-Bu)(2) (3) or (o-biphenyl)PCy(2) (4) are efficient catalysts for the catalytic amination of a wide variety of aryl halides and triflates. Use of ligand 3 allows for the room-temperature catalytic amination of many aryl chloride, bromide, and triflate substrates, while ligand 4 is effective for the amination of functionalized substrates or reactions of acyclic secondary amines. The catalysts perform well for a large number of different substrate combinations at 80-110 degrees C, including chloropyridines and functionalized aryl halides and triflates using 0.5-1.0 mol % Pd; some reactions proceed efficiently at low catalyst levels (0.05 mol % Pd). These ligands are effective for almost all substrate combinations that have been previously reported with various other ligands, and they represent the most generally effective catalyst system reported to date. Ligands 3 and 4 are air-stable, crystalline solids that are commercially available. Their effectiveness is believed to be due to a combination of steric and electronic properties that promote oxidative addition, Pd-N bond formation, and reductive elimination.     

An efficient synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives mediated by stannous chloride

Various biologically important quinoxaline derivatives were efficiently synthesized in excellent yields by the reaction of 1,2‐diketones and 2‐nitroaniline, benzofuroxan or 1,2‐dinitrobenzene promoted by SnCl₂2H₂O. The role of stannous chloride is acting as both reductive agent and catalyst in this synthesis. This new method has the advantages of accessible starting materials, convenient manipulation, short reaction time and high yields.     

Covalently assembly and photophysical properties of novel lanthanide centered hybrid materials by functionalized thioacylureas bridge

A novel molecular precursor (abbreviated as TAM-Si) derives from thioacetaminde (TAM) modified by 3-(triethoxysilyl)-propyl isocyanate (TEPIC) though the hydrogen transfer addition reaction. Then TAM-Si behaves as functional molecular bridge which coordinates to RE³ (Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺) as well as form SiO network with inorganic precursor (TEOS) after a sol–gel process (cohydrolysis and copolycondensation reaction), resulting in the covalently bonded hybrid materials (RE–TAM-Si). On the other hand, the hybrid material of TAM-Si without introduction of RE³⁺ as well has been obtained. SEM pictures indicate that the TAM-Si show the sphere micromorphology with particle size of micrometer dimension while RE–TAM-Si hybrids present different nanometer particle, which suggests that lanthanide ions has influence on the microstructure of hybrid systems through its coordinated effect. The blue emission for TAM-Si hybrids and the narrow-width green and red emissions were achieved for Tb³⁺ and Eu³⁺ ions, respectively, indicating that the intramolecular energy transfer process take place from photoactive group to Tb³⁺ and Eu³⁺ ions in these hybrid microsphere systems. Especially the lifetime and quantum efficiency for europium hybrids have been determined.     

Cationic copolymerization of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A with phthalide or 3,3′‐diphtalide catalyzed by lanthanide triflates

Mixtures of the diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and phthalide (PT) or 3,3′‐diphthalide (DPT) were cured using ytterbium or lanthanum triflate as catalyst. The curing was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infrared in attenuated‐total‐reflection mode (FTIR/ATR). FTIR/ATR was used to monitor the competitive reactive processes and quantify the evolution of the epoxide and lactone groups. The T_g of the crosslinked materials increased when the proportion of lactone in the curing mixture decreased. The kinetics was studied with DSC experiments and isoconversional procedures. The differences in the reactivity of the systems were related to the Lewis acidity of the lanthanide salt used as initiator. The increase in the proportion of lactone leads to an increase in the reaction rate. The shrinkage was determined from the densities before and after curing and its evolution was studied by thermomechanical analysis. The materials obtained were characterized by thermogravimetry and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 1711–1721, 2006