Rhodium-catalyzed direct aldol condensation of ketones: a facile synthesis of fused aromatic compounds

Cationic rhodium complex [Cp^∗Rh(η⁶-C₆H₆)](BF₄)₂ (1) acts as an efficient catalyst for direct aldol condensation of ketones. The method can be applied to one-pot synthesis of fused aromatic compounds from cyclic ketones via sequential C-C bond formations.     

Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral 1-Ferrocenyl Alcohol via CBS-Reduction

In recent years present interest in the synthesis of chiral ligands has directed attention to the preparation of optically active compounds bearing a ferrocenyl or other organometallic group at the alpha carbon atom. The chirality of all the optically active ferrocenes is due to the ferrocene planar chirality. And many chiral phosphines or amines bearing a ferrocene unit have been used as ligands for transition metal catalyzed asymmetric transportations1. These complexes have been convenien…     

A new type of catalytic tandem 1,4-addition-aldol reaction which proceeds through an (oxa-pi-allyl)rhodium intermediate

The reaction of 9-aryl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes (B-Ar-9BBN) with alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones and aldehydes in the presence of 3 mol % [Rh(OMe)(cod)](2) in toluene at 20 degrees C for 2 h gave high yields of the tandem 1,4-addition-aldol reaction products with high syn selectivity. The reaction proceeds through the catalytic cycle consisting of 1,4-addition of an organorhodium species to an alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone and the aldol addition of the resulting (oxa-pi-allyl)rhodium intermediate to an aldehyde.     

Photocyclization reactions. Part 3 . Synthesis of naphtho[1,8-bc]-furans and Cyclohepta[cd]benzofurans using photocyclization of 8-alkoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenones and 4-alkoxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-ones

Photocyclization reactions were carried out on 8-alkoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenones (six-membered ring ketones) 4a-g and 4-alkoxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-ones (seven-membered ring ketones) 5a -e in acetonitrile. Irradiation of 4a-f gave rearranged naphthyl alcohols 8a-f as major products. In the case of 4g , 2a,3,4,5-tetrahydronaphtho[1,8-bc]furan-2a-ol 6g was obtained. In contrast, irradiation of 5a-e afforded 2,2a,3,4,5,6-hexahydrocyclohepta[cd]benzofuran-2a-ols 9a-e in good yields. The difference in reactivities between 4a-g and 5a-e is attributed to the conformation of six- and seven-membered rings. Conformational and substituent effects in cyclization step of 1,5-biradicals are discussed along with reaction pathways.     

Rh soaked in polyionic gel: an effective catalyst for dehydrogenative silylation of ketones

[Structure: see text] A polyionic gel-soaked Rh catalyst allows the formation of synthetically useful diphenylsilyl (DPS) enols under mild conditions. The reaction proceeds through dehydrogenative silylation of ketones, affording the kinetic silyl enol ether in good to excellent yields. The in situ formed DPS enols were directly involved, without purification, in one-pot aldol and Mannich condensations.     

Facile chemo-, regio-, and diastereoselective approach to cis-3,5-disubstituted gamma-butyrolactones and fused gamma-butyrolactones

Chemoselective SN2' condensation of primary enolates of alkyl methyl ketones 2a-e with dimethyl bromomethylfumarate (1) followed by highly diastereoselective NaBH4 reduction of the ketone function in the formed ketodiesters 3a-e and the regioselective in situ lactonization of the unisolable intermediates 4a-e exclusively furnished the cis-3,5-disubstituted gamma-butyrolactones (+/-)-5a-e in very good yields. Similarly, the face-selective coupling reaction of cyclohexanone enolate with 1 to form a mixture of diastereomers in an 8:2 ratio followed by a highly selective reductive cyclization of 9 plus 10 exclusively provided the cis-octahydrobenzofuran (+/-)-12 in 70% overall yield.     

Kinetic enolate formation by lithium arylamide: effects of basicity on selectivity

Five ketones R1COCH2R2 (1a-e) were enolized in tetrahydrofuran solvent employing lithium arylamides with different electron-withdrawing and -donating substituents on the phenyl ring (4a-e). Enolate selectivity is unaffected by a moderate electron-releasing or -withdrawing group, but significantly enhanced by strong electron-withdrawing substituents to yield predominantly Z-enolate. Outstanding selectivity was achieved with lithium trichloroanilide (5) and lithium diphenylamide (6). The results are rationalized in terms of electronic effects on the tightness of the transition states.     

Synthesis of thieno[2′,3′(3′,4′ or 3′,2′):5,6]azepino[2,1-a]isoindolediones from N-Thienyl-2(3)-ylmethylphthalimides

Reduction of N-thienybnethylphthalimides 5a-e followed by the Wittig reaction gave the substituted acetic acids 8a-e . Their corresponding acyl chlorides where cyclized in the presence of aluminium trichloride to furnish the cyclic ketones 9a-e . Treatment of these ketones with bromine followed by triethylamine, or with selenium dioxide led to the thienoazepinoisoindolediones 1a-e .     

Organocatalytic asymmetric aldol reaction in the presence of water

Water was found to be a suitable solvent for the l-prolinethioamide catalysed aldol reaction of various cyclic ketones with aromatic aldehydes. Treatment of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde with as little as 1.2 equiv. of cyclohexanone in the presence of the protonated catalyst 1-TFA, afforded aldol products in high yields (up to 97%) with high diastereo- and enantioselectivity (up to >5 : 95 dr and 98% ee). The use of a high excess of ketone was avoided by conducting the aldol addition in the presence of water. Furthermore, different 'salting-out' and 'salting-in' salts were investigated and it was proven that the rate of acceleration and the stereochemical outcome of the reaction are affected by hydrophobic aggregation. Scope and limitation studies revealed that electron deficient aldehydes afforded aldol products with high stereoselectivity in the presence of 1-Cl(2)CHCO(2)H. It was shown that various cyclic ketones, under the conditions found, gave aldol products with fair yields, even if they are used in substoichiometric amounts (1.2 to 2.0 equiv.).     

Asymmetrische katalysen : XLVI. Enantioselektive Hydrosilylierung von Ketonen mit [Rh(COD)Cl]2 und optisch aktiven Stickstoff-Liganden

The synthesis and characterisation of 16 optically active nitrogen ligands, namely, pyridinethiazolidones, pyridinethiazolines, pyridinimidazolines, Schiff bases and bipyridines, are described. These ligands are used as cocatalysts together with the procatalyst [Rh(COD)Cl]₂ in the catalytic hydrosilylation of prochiral ketones with diphenylsilane. With these homogeneous in situ catalysts, optically active 1-phenylethanol is produced from acetophenone after hydrolysis of the silyl ether. The diastereomers of N-(1-phenylethyl)-2-(2-pyridinyl)-thiazolidine-4-one give opposite optical inductions. The best optical purity of 71.6% ee is obtained with a pinanyl-substituted bipyridine.     

手性2-(2-吡啶基)-4-羧乙基-1,3-噻唑烷的合成及应用研究

以分级结晶和柱层析法对手性配体2-(2-吡啶基)-4-羧乙基-1,3-噻唑烷(A)进行了异构体分离提纯。将其与[Rh(COD)Cl]_2制备的原位催化剂用于催化苯乙酮及其它几种芳香酮的不对称硅氢化反应,化学收率达90％左右,光学纯度达80％e.e.左右,噻唑烷环上的C_2构型对催化反应结果无影响,C_4位上酯基的影响也不大。     

Haloacetylated enol ethers. 11. Synthesis of 1-methyl- and 1-phenyl pyrazole-3(5)-ethyl esters. A one-pot procedure

A one-pot synthesis of 1-methyl- and 1-phenylpyrazole-3(5)-ethyl esters 2,3a-e by the cyclocondensation of β-alkoxyvinyl trichloromethyl ketones 1a-e with methyl and phenyl hydrazine hydrochloride under mild conditions, is reported. A study using compounds 1a-e with different substituents proved that these are versatile building blocks for the synthesis of pyrazole derivatives, having a 3(5)-ethoxycarbonyl substituent in good yields (60–89%). The hydrazine and β-alkoxyvinyl trichloromethyl ketone substituent effects on the reaction regiochemistry on the formation of the 1,3- and 1,5-isomer were observed.     

Asymmetric direct aldol reaction catalyzed by an L-prolinamide derivative: considerable improvement of the catalytic efficiency in the ionic liquid

The asymmetric direct aldol reactions of a wide scope of aldehydes with unmodified ketones in the presence of 20 mol%(S,S,S)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (2'-hydroxyl-1',2'-diphenyl-ethyl)-amine (1) were performed in ionic liquids; aldol products with 91 to >99% ees for aromatic aldehydes and 99% ees for alphatic aldehydes were offered by the present procedure.     

Synthesis of new v-triazolopyrimidinium salts

New v-triazolo[1,5-α]- and v-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidinium salts 12a-e, 13a-c have been synthesized via oxidation (i.e. cyclodehydrogenation) of the appropriate pyrimidyl ketone arylhydrazones 3a-e, 6a-c using TBB (2,4,4,6-tetrabromocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one) as the reagent. The arylhydrazones were obtained by standard reactions; the Grignard reaction of 2-cyano- and 4-cyanopyrimidine 1a,b, 4a-c gave 2-pyrimidyl- and 4-pyrimidyl ketones 2a-e, 5a-c , which reacted with arylhydrazines to yield the desired ketone arylhydrazones 3a-e, 6a-c.     

Direct asymmetric aldol reaction of aryl ketones with aryl aldehydes catalyzed by chiral BINOL-derived zincate catalyst

Direct asymmetric aldol reaction of aryl ketones with aryl aldehydes catalyzed by chiral metal complex is reported for the first time herein. Two novel semicrown chiral ligands 1a and 1b were synthesized from (S)- and (R)-BINOL, respectively, and then employed to catalyze the direct asymmetric aldol addition of aryl ketones to aryl aldehydes. Introduced with 2.0 equiv of diethylzinc, 1b had higher enantioselectivity than 1a. Up to 97% yield and up to 80% enantioselectivity were achieved.     

Electrochemical reduction of the bis(cyclo-octadiene)rhodium monocation: generation and fate of the 17-electron radical

The electrochemical reduction of the monocation of bis-(cyclo-octadiene)Rh[(COD)₂Rh⁺] has been studied in chlorinated hydrocarbons and d₆-acetone by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and exhaustive coulometry. Successive one-electron reductions are observed for the couples (COD)₂Rh⁺/(COD)₂Rh and (COD)₂Rh/(COD)₂Rh⁻ at -1.34 V vs. Fc and -1.93 V vs. Fc respectively. The 17-electron Rh(0) radical (COD)₂Rh abstracts a Cl atom from CH₂Cl₂ to give the dinuclear complex [(COD)Rh(μ-Cl)]₂ in high yield at 298 K. At subambient temperatures this reaction is suppressed and the dominant decomposition product is apparently (COD)Rh(C₈H₁₃), formed by H atom abstraction by (COD)₂Rh from solvent and/or adventitious water. Electrolysis products were characterized by electron spin resonance (ESR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry. The reactivity of the radical is rationalized by a bonding model in which the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) is d_x²−y² with some diolefin mixing. ESR measurements are consistent with this model and suggest that the COD ligands form a ligand field around Rh which is closer to square planar than to tetrahedral.     

The first example of aldol reactions between trimethylsilyl enol ethers and aldehydes by the aid of rhodium complex

Crossed aldol reaction of trimethylsilyl enol ether with aldehyde is successfully performed with the aid of catalytic amount of rhodium complex, [(COD)Rh(DPPB)]⁺X⁻ (X = PF₆ and ClO₄) or Rh₄(CO)₁₂, under neutral conditions.     

Rhodium-catalyzed reductive aldol reactions using aldehydes as the stoichiometric reductants

Chelated acyl rhodium hydrides, generated from the addition of [Rh(dppe)]ClO4 to beta-sulfide-substituted aldehydes, can function as the stoichiometric reductants in reductive aldol processes. Unsaturated nitriles, esters, and ketones can be used as enolate equivalents, and a variety of simple alpha- and beta-substituted aldehydes can be employed. The use of a second, more electrophilic, aldehyde allows three-component reactions to be performed.     

Zur synthese von tetramesitylmolybdän-verbindungen

Hydrogen transfer from isopropanol to various ketones such as cyclohexanone, 4-t-butylcyclohexanone and acetophenone are catalyzed by cationic rhodium(I) complexes of the type [Rh(Diene)L₂]⁺ (Diene = 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) or norbornadiene (NBD); L₂ or L = mono- or bi-dentate phosphine ligands). The results indicate higher activities for complexes containing chelating ligands.     

Highly stereoselective aldol reaction based on titanium enolates from (S)-1-benzyloxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone

Alternative titanium-mediated aldol procedures based on several protected beta-hydroxy ethyl ketones have been surveyed. Eventually, enolization of (S)-1-benzyloxy-2-methyl-3-pentanone (1) with (i-PrO)TiCl3/i-Pr2NEt provided a very reactive enolate that afforded the corresponding 2,4-syn-4,5-syn aldol adducts in high yields and diastereomeric ratios with a broad range of aldehydes.