Asymmetric Michael addition of malonates to enones catalyzed by nanocrystalline MgO

Highly enantioselective Michael addition of malonates to cyclic and acyclic enones has been achieved by using nanocrystalline magnesium oxide at −20 °C.     

Asymmetric Michael reactions of α-substituted acetates with cyclic enones catalyzed by multifunctional chiral Ru amido complexes

Well-defined 16-electron chiral Ru amido complexes, Ru[(R,R)-diamine](η⁶-arene), efficiently catalyze asymmetric Michael additions of Michael donors to cyclic enones to give adducts in high yields and with excellent ee’s. β-Ketoesters or nitroacetate as Michael donors react with 2-cyclopentenone in toluene or t-butyl alcohol containing the Ru amido catalyst (S/C=50) to afford the Michael adduct in 99% yield and with up to 92% ee. The outcome of the reaction was delicately influenced by the structures of the diamine and arene ligands as well as reaction conditions.     

Magnetic nanoparticles supported cinchona alkaloids for asymmetric Michael addition reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyls and maleimides

New magnetically recoverable cinchona alkaloid organocatalysts have been successfully developed for the asymmetric Michael addition reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyls and maleimides.     

Enantioselective Michael reaction of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to 3-nitro-2H-chromenes catalyzed by chiral nickel complexes

A chiral nickel complexes-catalyzed enantioselective Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to 3-nitro-2H-chromenes has been developed; the products could be obtained in high yields and good enantioselectivities.     

Asymmetric 1,4-addition of β-keto esters to cyclic enones catalyzed by Ru amido complexes

Well-defined Ru amido complexes effected asymmetric Michael addition of β-keto esters to 2-cyclopenten-1-one to give quantitatively the corresponding Michael adducts with excellent ee although with a 1:1 diastereomer ratio. The stereochemical outcome of the reaction was significantly influenced by the structures of the catalysts and the structures of the β-keto esters; the ee value reaching up to 97%.     

An efficient synthesis of dihydrofuranyl spirooxindoles from isatin-derived propargylic alcohols and 1,3-dicarbonyls

Various dihydrofuranyl spirooxindoles have been synthesized via montmorillonite K-10-catalyzed propargylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with isatin-derived propargylic alcohols and subsequent base-mediated 5-exo-dig cyclization.     

用固体碱催化Michael加成反应的研究

Different Michael addition reactions catalyzed by solid base K2O/γ-Al2O3 and KF/γ-Al2O3, MgO/γ-Al2O3 prepared by microwave irradiation method were reported in this paper. For the K2O/γ-Al2O3, not only good yield was attained but also made the reaction of Acetonitrile that usually is regarded as inactive carbonion and α, β-unsatumted compound to carry out. The yield of Michael reaction of Ethyl acetoacetate and Crotonaldehyde catalyzed by KF/γ-Al2O3, MgO/γ-Al2O3, MgO/NaY all could reach to 80% and the latter could reach to 90%. At the same time, the catalysts of different content(the ratio of load) of MgO were also applied in this reaction, and it was found that the best content of MgO was 20% ～ 25%。     

Sterically hindered 1,3-diketones in the Michael reaction

The base catalyzed addition of sterically hindered 1,3-diketones to the activated multiple bond of ethyl acrylate and 4-methyl-4-methoxy-1-phenylpent-2-yne-1-one has been studied. The addition of methyl(2-propenyl)ketone is partially accompanied by intramolecular cyclization of the resulting adduct.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 147–149, January, 1996.     

Mechanistic study of asymmetric Michael addition of malonates to enones catalyzed by a primary amino acid lithium salt

A mechanistic study was carried out for the asymmetric Michael addition reaction of malonates to enones catalyzed by a primary amino acid lithium salt to elucidate the origin of the asymmetric induction. A primary β-amino acid salt catalyst, O-TBDPS β-homoserine lithium salt, exhibited much higher enantioselectivity than that achieved with the corresponding catalysts derived from α- and γ-amino acids for this reaction. Detailed studies of the transition states with DFT calculations revealed that the lithium cation and carboxylate group of the β-amino acid salt catalyst have important roles in achieving high enantioselectivity in the Michael addition reaction of malonates to enones.     

Sustainable domino Michael reaction catalyzed by a Brønsted base on silica gel: synthesis of bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-2,5-dione derivatives

Domino Michael reactions of oxophorone and its derivatives 4 with Michael partners 3 have been effected to give bicyclo[2.2.2]octane-2,5-dione derivatives 7 by a catalytic amount of a Brønsted base (NMAP-Li) generated from N-methylaminopropylated silica gel (NMAP) and n-BuLi. The NMAP pellets were efficiently reused up to six times in 86% average yield.     

Organocatalytic enantioselective Michael addition of thioacetic acid to enones

An enantioselective, organocatalytic Michael addition reaction of thioacetic acid with enones has been developed. The process, catalyzed by a chiral bifunctional amine thiourea, furnishes products in excellent yields with up to 63% ee.     

Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds catalyzed by iron oxide nanoparticles

Several iron oxides nanoparticles (Fe₂O₃@Fe₂O₃, Fe°@Fe₂O₃, GO@Fe₂O₃ and calcinated Fe₂O₃) have been assessed as catalysts in the 1,4-addition of a cyclic β-ketoester onto methyl vinyl ketone under neat conditions. It appeared that calcinated Fe₂O₃NP are efficient catalysts at 1?mol% loading for the Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds onto various enones.     

Recyclable cinchona alkaloid catalyzed asymmetric Michael addition reaction

A highly enantioselective and diastereoselective Michael addition reaction of α-fluoro-β-ketoesters with maleimides is catalyzed by fluorous cinchona alkaloid to afford two adjacent chiral centers. The catalyst attached with a perfluroalkyl tag can be recovered by fluorous solid-phase extraction (F-SPE).     

Heterogeneous copper-free Sonogashira coupling reaction catalyzed by a reusable palladium Schiff base complex in water

Heterogeneous Sonogashira coupling of terminal alkynes with aryl halides was studied over a polymer-supported macrocyclic Schiff base palladium complex. The cross-coupling reaction proceeded smoothly by adding a piperidine in water medium. The catalyst exhibited effective catalytic activities to afford the corresponding products in good to excellent yields under copper-free conditions. Furthermore, the catalyst could be easily recovered and reused for several times without a significant loss of its activity.     

Enantioselective direct vinylogous Michael addition reaction catalyzed by organic molecules

Chiral 2-azanorbornyl-3-methanol is used as an organocatalyst for the highly enantioselective direct vinylogous Michael addition reaction of vinyl malononitriles to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. In many cases, the products can be obtained in almost optically pure form (>95% ee) after a single recrystallization.     

Synthesis of Novel Thiazoline Catalysts and Their Application in Michael Addition Reaction

Several novel chiral thiazoline catalysts containing thiazoline, thiourea and proline were efficiently synthesized from commercially available L-cysteine. These ligands were subsequently applied to the asymmetric Michael reaction between cyclohexanone and various β-nitrostyrene. The result shows that the optimal catalyst for this reaction is ligand 18d, the organocatalyst with thiazoline, thiourea and chiral proline motif, which efficiently promotes the enantioselective conjugate addition of cyclohexanone to various nitroalkenes to yield the corresponding addition products in high to excellent yields with enantiomeric excess(e.e.) up to 95% and diastereoselectivity ratio(dr.) up to 99:1.     

Asymmetric Michael addition reactions catalyzed by a novel upper-rim functionalized calix[4]squaramide organocatalyst

A novel upper-rim functionalized calix[4]squaramide organocatalyst bearing bis-squaramide and cyclohexanediamine scaffolds was designed and prepared to catalyse a serial of asymmetric Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in high yields (up to 99 %) and good to excellent enantiomeric excesses (up to 99% ee). The comparative experiments indicated that the cooperative effect between calixarenes cavitives and chiral catalytic centers on this calix[4]squaramide catalyst could promote these reactions. Moreover, this strategy also provides valuable and easy access to chiral chromene, naphthoquinone and acetylacetone derivatives, which are important skeletons in biological and pharmaceutical compounds.     

Efficient asymmetric Michael reaction of 2-oxindole-3-carboxylate esters with maleimides catalyzed by cinchonidine

A highly efficient enantioselective Michael reaction of 2-oxindole-3-carboxylate esters with N-maleimides catalyzed by commercially available cinchonidine was described. The desired adducts, containing a quaternary center at the C3-position and a vicinal tertiary center, were obtained in excellent yields (up to 99%), good enantioselectivities (up to 85% ee), and diastereoselectivities (dr>90:10) in the presence of 0.05–5 mol % catalyst loading.     

Catalytic asymmetric Michael reactions of dibenzyl malonate to α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles using a La(O-iPr)3/Ph-linked-BINOL complex

Catalytic asymmetric Michael reactions of a malonate to acyclic α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles as ester equivalent acceptors are described. A La(O-iPr)₃/(S,S)-linked-BINOL complex, which is suitable for Michael addition to cyclic enones, is not suitable for acyclic α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles. A new (S,S)-Ph-linked-BINOL chiral ligand was developed to improve enantioselectivity, and a La(O-iPr)₃/(S,S)-Ph-linked-BINOL complex with the addition of HFIP afforded Michael adducts in good yield and enantioselectivity (up to 96% ee).     

Asymmetric Michael addition reactions catalyzed by a novel upper-rim functionalized calix[4]squaramide organocatalyst

A novel upper-rim functionalized calix[4]squaramide organocatalyst bearing bis-squaramide and cyclohexanediamine scaffolds was designed and prepared to catalyse a serial of asymmetric Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in high yields (up to 99 %) and good to excellent enantiomeric excesses (up to 99% ee). The comparative experiments indicated that the cooperative effect between calixarenes cavitives and chiral catalytic centers on this calix[4]squaramide catalyst could promote these reactions. Moreover, this strategy also provides valuable and easy access to chiral chromene, naphthoquinone and acetylacetone derivatives, which are important skeletons in biological and pharmaceutical compounds.