Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated esterification of N-Boc amino acids allows either retention or removal of the N-Boc group

Reaction of N-Boc amino acids with ceric ammonium nitrate in an alcohol as the solvent at room temperature resulted in the esterification of N-Boc amino acids with Boc group retention. When the reaction was conducted at reflux temperature, esterification was accompanied with simultaneous removal of the Boc group. Both reactions gave the desired products in good yields.     

Polyethylene glycol-mediated synthesis of decahydroacridine-1,8-diones catalyzed by ceric ammonium nitrate

Polyethylene glycol was found to be an inexpensive non-toxic and effective medium for one pot synthesis of high yields of decahydroacridine-1,8-diones in the presence of ceric ammonium nitrate as the catalyst. Moreover, the solvent can be recovered and reused.     

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) mediated green synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles catalyzed by ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN)

Abstract

Ceric ammonium nitrate in polyethylene glycol has been used as a sustainable, non-volatile, and ecofriendly catalytic medium for the green synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles. This protocol is effective toward various substrates having different functionalities. The easy recyclability of the reaction medium makes the reaction economically and potentially viable for commercial applications.     

Ceric (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) mediated synthesis of pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylates by reaction of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate with an amine

A simple one-step method for efficient synthesis of pyrrole-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylates by reaction of dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate with an amine using ceric (IV) ammonium nitrate as one electron oxidant is described.     

Cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate catalyzed synthesis of α-dehydro-β-amino esters

α-Dehydro-β-amino esters have been synthesized regioselectively from acetates of Baylis-Hillman adducts with amines in the presence of a catalytic amount of ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) in good yield. The regioselectivity does not differ with respect to the polarity of the solvent.     

Oxidation of 4-methoxyanilines to 1,4-benzoquinones using ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN)

Treatment of substituted 4-methoxyanilines with ceric ammonium nitrate in a 1:1 mixture of water and acetonitrile resulted in the formation of 1,4-benzoquinones in acceptable yields.     

An Efficient Method for the Enamination of 1,3‐Dicarbonyl Compounds with Ceric Ammonium Nitrate (CAN)

An efficient method for the enamination of 1,3‐dicarbonyl compounds by employing ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as the catalyst has been described. A variety of β‐amino‐α,β‐unsaturated ketones and esters have been synthesized in excellent yield within a short reaction time under solvent‐free conditions.     

Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) as a green and highly efficient promoter for the 1,4-addition of thiols and benzeneselenol to α,β-unsaturated ketones

A mild and efficient process for the 1,4-addition of thiols and benzeneselenols to various α,β-unsaturated ketones using a catalytic amount of CAN with excellent product yields is described. This inexpensive, nontoxic, and readily available catalytic ceric(IV) ammonium nitrate system efficiently catalyzes conjugate addition reactions between thiol derivatives and various α,β-unsaturated ketones under solvent-free conditions. A plausible mechanism for the role of CAN, both as a promoter in free radical chain addition reactions as well as a catalyst for the conjugate addition process is proposed.     

Silica-supported ceric ammonium nitrate catalyzed chemoselective formylation of indoles

Selective formylation of free (N–H) indoles at C3 can be achieved by using formylating species generated from hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) and silica-supported ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN–SiO₂). The use of a catalytic amount of this solid-supported reagent was found to be compatible with a range of substituents on the indoles and generated the corresponding products with good yields. A plausible mechanism for the formylation involving an electron transfer process is discussed.     

Effects of reaction conditions on quinone/diquinone product ratios in the oxidation of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene derivatives with ceric ammonium nitrate

Proper choice of reaction conditions allows formation of either the quinone or corresponding diquinone as the major product upon treatment of 2-alkyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzenes with ceric ammonium nitrate.     

Transformations of sym-octahydroxanthene-1,8-diones and 1,8-dioxo-sym-octahydroxanthylium salts in recyclization under the influence of amines

The chemical behavior of 9-R-sym-octahydroxanthene-1,8-diones and salts based on them in recyclization reactions under the influence of amines was studied. The effect of the basicity of the amines on the direction of recyclization was established. A method is proposed for the single-stage synthesis of sym-octahydroacridine-1.8-dione oximes based on 1,8-dioxo-sym-octahydroxanthenes. Conditions were worked out for the oxidation of sym-octahydroxanthene-1,8-diones and N-R-decahydroacridinediones to the corresponding salts. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 32–38, January, 2006.     

Ultrasound-assisted one-pot synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazole derivatives catalyzed by ceric (Ⅳ) ammonium nitrate in aqueous media

2,4,5-Triarylimidazoles could be obtained in excellent yields by the one-pot three-component condensation of benzil/benzoin, aldehydes and ammonium acetate in the presence of catalytic amount of the inexpensive,readily available and non-toxic ceric(Ⅳ) ammonium nitrate(CAN) in aqueous media under ultrasound at room temperature.In this reaction the products were obtained in short reaction time and easy operation under mild conditions.     

Cerium(IV)ammonium nitrate(CAN)initiated O-alkylation of oximes with N-vinyl lactams

O-Alkylation of oximes with N-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one or iV-methyl-N-vinylacetamide was efficiently initiated by a catalytic amount of cerium(IV)ammonium nitrate(CAN), giving the corresponding oxime ether derivatives in good yield.     

Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN)-mediated regioselective synthesis and anticancer activity of 6-substituted 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone

6-Substituted 5,8-O-dimethyl-1,4-naphthoquinones (6-DMNQ), the promising anticancer scaffolds, were selectively generated by oxidative demethylation of 2-substituted 1,4,5,8-tetramethoxynaphthalenes with CAN in EtOAc/H₂O in comparatively high yields. An interesting finding was that apart from the reported electron-withdrawing effects of substituents on position 2 of naphthalene ring, regioselective synthesis of 6-DMNQ was largely dependent on the steric effects in CAN-mediated oxidation. The selective cytotoxicities of 6-DMNQ from the in vitro cell-based assays were exhibited between the cancer cells and normal cells. Moreover, most of sulfur-containing 6-DMNQ derivatives displayed better anticancer activities than the corresponding oxygen-containing ones, which could provide an available strategy for the design of 6-DMNQ derivatives as potential anticancer agents.     

Regioselective dehydrogenation of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones mediated by ceric ammonium nitrate

Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) has been explored for the regioselective oxidation of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (DHPMs). Interestingly, we obtained ethyl 2,4-dioxo-6-phenyl-tetrahydropyrimidin-5-carboxylates as the major products during the oxidation of DHPMs by CAN/AcOH at 80 °C. The reaction afforded a mixture of products while employing CAN in organic solvents without additives. However, the regioselective dehydrogenated product, ethyl 6-methyl-4-aryl(alkyl)-pyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylate was obtained by performing the reaction with NaHCO₃. The single crystal X-ray crystallography of ethyl 6-methyl-4-(2-phenyl)-pyrimidin-2(1H)-one-5-carboxylate revealed that the oxidized product existed in amidic form rather than aromatized enol form of pyrimidines. The efficiency of the present protocol enabled the synthesis of structurally diverse pyrimidines in moderate to good yields under milder reaction conditions.     

One-step synthesis of tetrahydroindoles by ceric(IV) ammonium nitrate-promoted oxidative cycloaddition of enaminones and vinyl ethers

A new and general one-step procedure to synthesize a variety of biologically interesting tetrahydroindole derivatives was successfully devised by reacting various β-enaminones with vinyl ethers in the presence of ceric(IV) ammonium nitrate as promoter. This novel synthetic method provides a facile and promising strategy to various tetrahydroindole derivatives in moderate to good yields.     

Synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by ceric ammonium nitrate supported HY-zeolite

In this Letter we wish to report a simple and efficient synthetic protocol for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazole derivatives through the [2+3] cycloaddition of nitriles with sodium azide using ceric ammonium nitrate supported HY-zeolite as a novel catalyst. Excellent yields of the corresponding tetrazoles were obtained through this cost-effective protocol under aerobic conditions with shorter reaction time under mild reaction conditions.     

CAN catalyzed one-pot synthesis and docking study of some novel substituted imidazole coupled 1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylic acids as antifungal agents

The present work describes a facile,one-pot three component synthesis of a series of 3-[(4,5-diphenyl-2-substituted aryl/heteryl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylic acid derivatives M(1-15).Benzil,aromatic aldehydes and 3-amino-l,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylic acid was refluxed in ethanol using cerric ammonium nitrate(CAN) as a catalyst to give the title compounds in good yields.The compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antifungal and antibacterial activity.Compounds M1,M9,and M15 were found to be equipotent against Candida albicans when compared with fluconazole.Compounds M2.M5,and M14 showed higher activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae.Escherichia coli and Streptococcus pyogenes,respectively,compared with ampicillin.Docking study of the newly synthesized compounds was performed,and the results showed good binding mode in the active sites of C albicans enzyme cytochrome P450 lanosterol 14α-demethylase.The results of in vitro antifungal activity and docking study showed that synthesized compounds had potential antifungal activity and can be further optimized and developed as a lead compound.     

A sequential synthesis of substituted furans from aryl alkynes and ketones involving a cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN)-mediated oxidative cyclization

A convenient, two-step synthesis of substituted furans from readily available aryl alkynes and ketones is reported. The furan-forming oxidative cyclization is mediated by the combination of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate and potassium bromide and can be carried out in an open flask.     

Supported ceric ammonium nitrate: A highly efficient catalytic system for the synthesis of diversified 2,3-substituted 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones

A practically expeditious protocol has been developed for the cascade synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones via the condensation of 2-aminobenzamide/2-aminobenzanilide and aromatic aldehydes using a catalytic amount of silica-supported ceric ammonium nitrate. This method affords rapid transformation at room temperature with good to excellent yields.