Noscapine-derived β-amino alcohols as new organocatalysts for enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes

In this paper, synthesis of two derivatives of noscapine and their application as organocatalysts in the asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes is reported. The first catalyst (2) was synthesized by the reduction of lactone ring of noscapine to form the corresponding diol, and the second one (3) was prepared by tert-butyl dimethyl silylation of the primary hydroxyl group of 2. Excellent yields and high ees up to 95% were obtained by using 3 as the catalyst. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the application of lactone ring opened noscapinoid compounds as organocatalysts in asymmetric reactions.     

o-Iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX): a versatile reagent for the synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles mediated by β-cyclodextrin in water

o-Iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX), a very mild and efficient hypervalent iodine(V) reagent, aromatizes diversely substituted 1-benzylpyrrolidines and N-substituted l-proline analogues to the corresponding substituted pyrroles in good to excellent yields under mild conditions mediated by β-cyclodextrin in water at room temperature. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on IBX, promoting complete aromatization leading to N-benzylpyrroles from the corresponding saturated five membered heterocyclic derivatives in water medium.     

Wet carbon-based solid acid/potassium permanganate as an efficient heterogeneous reagents for oxidation of alcohols under mild conditions

Wet carbon-based solid acid and potassium permanganate were used as new reagents for oxidation of alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones in heterogeneous mixtures. The experiments were done moderately at mild condition and high yields in suitable times were obtained.     

FeCl_3·6H_2O-catalyzed selective reduction of allylic halides to alkenes with concomitant oxidation of benzylic alcohols to aldehydes

Iron-catalyzed direct reduction of allylic halides with benzylic alcohol was achieved,providing a new,simple,and efficient method for conducting highly regioselective hydrodehalogenation.This method not only features a readily available reductant,an inexpensive catalyst,simple manipulation,and good tolerance of functional groups including nitriles,nitro,esters,and methoxyl groups,it also has mild reaction conditions and shows complete regioselectivity in that only halides sited at the allylic position are reduced.Alternatively,this method can be applied in the selective transformation of benzylic alcohols to aromatic aldehydes without overoxidation to carboxylic acids.     

Poly(2-vinylpyridine) as a template for the radical polymerization of methacrylic acid—VI. Influence of the solvent

The template polymerization (TP) of methacrylic acid (MAA) along poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) has been investigated to study effects of solvent polarity upon the kinetics. The solvents were DMSO, DMF and dioxane. In DMSO, there is no rate enhancement due to the presence of the template; this is consistent with the fact that poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) and P2VP do not form complexes in this strongly solvating medium. The rate enhancement (template effect) in DMF is primarily due to termination retardation of P2VP-bound PMAA radicals. The largest template effect was found in 1,4-dioxane (about three times that in DMF). The cause may be the faster complexation of PMAA-radicals to the template (ca 10 times that in DMF). The non-steady state conditions for the template radical concentration, which is an essential aspect for the estimation of the various rate coefficients of the proposed kinetic model for TP, could be confirmed with EPR-measurements.     

Cu(bipy)2+/TEMPO-catalyzed oxidation of alcohols: radical or nonradical mechanism?

In the oxidation of alcohols with TEMPO as catalyst, the substrate has alternatively been postulated to be oxidized but uncoordinated TEMPO(+) (Semmelhack) or Cu-coordinated TEMPO(?) radical (Sheldon). The reaction with the Cu(bipy)(2+)/TEMPO cocatalyst system has recently been claimed, on the basis of DFT calculations, to not be a radical reaction but to be best viewed as electrophilic attack on the alcohol C-H(α) bond by coordinated TEMPO(+). This mechanism combines elements of the Semmelhack mechanism (oxidation of TEMPO to TEMPO(+)) and the Sheldon proposal ("in the coordination sphere of Cu"). The recent proposal has been challenged on the basis of DFT calculations with a different functional, which were reported to lead to a radical mechanism. We carefully examine the results for the two functionals and conclude from both the calculated energetics and from an electronic structure analysis that the results of the two DFT functionals are consistent and that both lead to the proposed mechanism with TEMPO not acting as radical but as (coordinated) positive ion.     

1-heptylthio-3-(2′-chlorophenoxy)-2-propanol derivatives as additives to lubricating oils

Possibility to obtain 1-heptylthio-3-(2′-chlorophenoxy)-2-propanol by reacting 1-heptylthio-3-chloro-2-propanol with o-chlorophenol in an alkaline medium and synthesize its carbamates, thiocarbamates, and acetyl, alkoxymethyl, and amino methyl derivatives was studied. The compounds synthesized were examined as anticorrosion and antimicrobial additives to lubricating oils     

Copper methanesulfonate-acetic acid as a novel catalytic system for tetrahydropyranylation of alcohols and phenols

A synergistic catalytic effect between copper methanesulfonate and acetic acid in tetrahydropyranylation of alcohols and phenol at room temperature under solvent free condition has been described. Both alcohols (primary, secondary and tertiary) and phenols reacted with 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran smoothly to afford the corresponding tetrahydropyranyl ethers in good yields.     

Catalytic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones using osmium–oxo complexes with sulfoxides or N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide as the co-oxidant: a comparative study

A catalytic amount of osmium tetroxide in association with sulfoxides or N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide can be used to catalyse the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to their corresponding carbonyl compounds.     

Densities and Volumetric Properties of Butyl Acrylate + 1-Butanol, or +2-Butanol, or +2-Methyl-1-propanol, or +2-Methyl-2-propanol Binary Mixtures at Temperatures from 288.15 to 318.15 K

The densities, ρ, of binary mixtures of butyl acrylate with 1-butanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, and 2-methyl-2-propanol, including those of the pure liquids, were measured over the entire composition range at temperatures of (288.15, 293.15, 298.15, 303.15, 308.15, 313.15, and 318.15) K and atmospheric pressure. From the experimental data, the excess molar volume $ V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} $ V m E , partial molar volumes $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,1}} $ V ¯ m,1 and $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,2}} $ V ¯ m,2 , and excess partial molar volumes $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,1}}^{\text{E}} $ V ¯ m,1 E and $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,2}}^{\text{E}} $ V ¯ m,2 E , were calculated over the whole composition range as were the partial molar volumes $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,1}}^{^\circ } $ V ¯ m,1 ° and $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,2}}^{^\circ } $ V ¯ m,2 ° , and excess partial molar volumes $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,1}}^{{^\circ {\text{E}}}} $ V ¯ m,1 ° E and $ \overline{V}_{\text{m,2}}^{{^\circ {\text{E}}}} $ V ¯ m,2 ° E , at infinite dilution,. The $ V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} $ V m E values were found to be positive over the whole composition range for all the mixtures and at each temperature studied, indicating the presence of weak (non-specific) interactions between butyl acrylate and alkanol molecules. The deviations in $ V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} $ V m E values follow the order: 1-butanol < 2-butanol < 2-methyl-1-propanol < 2-methyl-2-propanol. It is observed that the $ V_{\text{m}}^{\text{E}} $ V m E values depend upon the position of alkyl groups in alkanol molecules and the interactions between butyl acrylate and isomeric butanols decrease with increase in the number of alkyl groups at α-carbon atom in the alkanol molecules.     

Facile synthesis of α-monofluoromethyl alcohols: Nucleophilic monofluoromethylation of aldehydes using TMSCF(SO2Ph)2

α-Fluoromethyl phenyl sulfone derivatives have been extensively employed in various reactions as versatile fluoromethylating reagents. While nucleophilic monofluoromethylations of aldehydes have been achieved using fluoromethyl phenyl sulfone or fluorobis(sulfonyl)methanes, a facile protocol under mild reaction conditions remains an ardently sought goal. We now report a feasible synthetic approach toward β-monofluorinated alcohols using α-trimethylsilyl-α-fluorobis(phenylsulfonyl)methane [TMSCF(SO₂Ph)₂, TFBSM] as a novel monofluoromethylating reagent. Initiated by a catalytic amount of fluoride, the reagent can be readily added to a variety of aldehydes providing the desired products in high yields. Computational and kinetic studies have revealed the exceptional lability of the Si–C bond in TFBSM compared with other fluoromethylsilane counterparts.     

Enantioselective addition of Et_2Zn to aldehydes catalyzed by chi-ral aliphatic β-amino alcohols

This paper describes the preparation of two new optically active aliphatic β-amino alcohols (R)-5,5-dimethyl-2-(dimethy-lamino)-1,1-diphenyl-1-hexanol (1a) and (S)-8,8-dimethyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1, 1-diphenyl-1-nonanol (1b). They were synthesized by methylation of the corresponding β-amino alcohols 2a and 2b. Compounds la and 1b catalyze the addition of diethylzinc to various aldehydes enantioselectively. The catalyst structure-enantioselectivity relationships were discussed.     

Pentafluoroperbenzoic acid as the efficient reagent for Baeyer–Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones

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Structure and aggregation behavior of cobalt-di(2-ethylhexy1)-phosphoric acid complexes in solvent extraction systems

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Ruthenium(II)–NNN complex catalyzed Oppenauer-type oxidation of secondary alcohols

Highly efficient Oppenauer-type oxidation of secondary alcohols to the corresponding ketones has been realized by means of the ruthenium(II) complex catalysts bearing a 2-(benzoimidazol-2-yl)-6-(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)pyridine ligand. The oxidation reaction underwent in the presence of acetone as oxidant under mild conditions, reaching final TOF values up to 3960 h⁻¹. The hemilability of the ligand is attributed to the high catalytic activity of these Ru(II) complexes.     

Thin films of Pd and Pd–1% MWCNT as new electrocatalysts for oxidation of phenol in acid medium

Thin films of pure Pd and composite of Pd and 1% multiwalled carbon nanotube have been obtained on glassy carbon electrodes by borohydride reduction method and investigated as electrocatalysts for the oxidation of phenol in acid medium at 25 °C, using cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronopotentiometry, and high-performance liquid chromatography. The CV study showed that both the electrocatalysts are quite stable and active for the phenol oxidation in acid medium. Further, these electrodes do not seem to undergo deactivation due to intermediates and products formed during the phenol oxidation. With the increase in phenol concentration from 2 to 25 mM, the peak current (I _p) increases initially, reaches maximum at about 15 mM, and tends to decrease thereafter. The peak potential (E _p) value was found to be practically unchanged with phenol concentration. The rate for phenol oxidation (I _p) at the surface of both the electrocatalysts increased with the decrease in pH of the reaction mixture. The electrocatalytic activity of the composite electrode was, however, higher than that of pure Pd under similar experimental conditions. Benzoquinone and hydroquinone were identified as the major phenol degradation intermediate products.     

A one-pot oxidation/allylation/oxidation sequence for the preparation of β,γ-unsaturated ketones directly from primary alcohols

A one-pot oxidation/allylation/oxidation procedure has been developed for the conversion of primary alcohols into β,γ-unsaturated ketones. The methodology has been applied to a range of alcohols, and in some cases, isomerisation to produce the corresponding α,β-unsaturated ketones has been carried out.     

Temperature-induced Sn(Ⅱ) supramolecular isomeric frameworks as promising heterogeneous catalysts for cyanosilylation of aldehydes

Two novel Sn(Ⅱ) supramolecular isomeric frameworks,with the identical formula of {(NH2Me2)2[Sn(BDC)(SO4)]}n,Sn-CP-1-α(1) and Sn-CP-1-β(2)(H2BDC=terephthalic acid) were synthesized under solvothermal condition and fully characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction(SCXRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy(UVVis),elemental analyses,and thermogravimetric analysis(TGA).Interestingly,the structures of 1 and 2 are governed by the temperature of the reaction,suggesting a temperature-induced supramolecular isomerism.The supramolecular isomers are primarily caused by the different bridging alignments of SO42–.Compounds 1 and 2 display 2 D layer and 3 D framework with different topologies,non-interpenetrated 44-sql and two-fold interpenetrated 4-connected dia topology,respectively.Due to Lewis acid properties of coordinatively unsaturated Sn(Ⅱ) sites in CPs,they have been utilized as heterogeneous catalyst for the cyanosilylation of aldehydes with an excellent conversion yield over 99% under solvent-free conditions.