An efficient synthesis of 5-silyl-2,3-dihydrofurans via acid-catalyzed ring-enlargement of cyclopropyl silyl ketones and their functionalization

Treatment of cyclopropyl silyl ketones with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate as a strong acid having low nucleophilic counter anion gives the corresponding 5-silyl-2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives, exclusively, regardless of substituents on the cyclopropane ring or silicon atom. The resulting 5-silyl-2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives exhibit both reactivities of the vinylsilane and the cyclic enol ether in the subsequent reaction with electrophilic reagents or Heck type reaction.     

Reaction of tertiary cyclopropyl silyl ethers with diethylaminosulfur trifluoride. Part 2: The Friedel-Crafts allylation and cyclopropylation of electron-rich aromatic compounds

The reaction of tertiary cyclopropyl silyl ethers with diethylaminosulfur trifluoride in electron-rich aromatic compounds causes the Friedel-Crafts alkylation to produce allylated or cyclopropylated aromatic compounds.     

Iodine-catalyzed efficient conjugate addition of pyrroles to α,β-unsaturated ketones

Iodine was used as a catalyst for the conjugate addition of pyrroles to α,β-unsaturated ketones at room temperature. Mono- and dialkylated products were obtained by using equimolar amounts of the reactants. However, the use of excess enones afforded only dialkylated products.     

Microwave-promoted one-pot synthesis of 4H-thiopyrans from α,β-unsaturated ketones via a three-component reaction

An efficient one-pot synthesis of substituted 4H-thiopyrans has been accomplished from a three-component reaction of α,β-unsaturated ketones, Lawesson’s reagent and alkynes under microwave irradiation.     

Rh-catalyzed novel α-fluoroalkylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones and its mechanism

Treatment of α,β-unsaturated ketones and fluoroalkyl halides with Et₂Zn in the presence of RhCl(PPh₃)₃ gave novel reductive fluoroalkylation products at the α-position of α,β-unsaturated ketones in moderate to good yields. The rhodium hydride complex derived from Et₂Zn and Rh catalyst seems to have played an important role in this reaction.     

Amino-acid-mediated epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous media

Amino acids, such as arginine and lysine, can be used as an efficient catalyst in the epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones with aqueous hydrogen peroxide. Up to >99% conversion was obtained in the reaction toward 11 α,β-unsaturated ketones.     

Catalytic conjugate addition of indole toα,β-unsaturated ketones by Co（ClO4）-2·6H2O/bis-Schiff base complexes

Co（ClO₄）)₂·6H₂O/bis-Schiff base complexes promoted the conjugate addition of indole toα,β-unsaturated ketones under mild conditions,giving the corresponding addition products with high yields.And the complex has been characterized with XRD and IR.     

An efficient heterogeneous catalytic system for chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated ketones in aqueous medium

A highly chemoselective and green heterogeneous catalytic system of immobilized Ru(II)–phenanthroline complexes on amino functionalised MCM-41 material for the chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated ketones to unsaturated alcohols is demonstrated using water as a solvent. The XRD and FTIR spectra show the highly ordered hexagonal nature of the MCM-41, even after encapsulation of the ruthenium complex. The complex retains its configuration after anchoring, as was confirmed by FTIR and UV–Vis analysis. The detailed reaction parametric effect was studied for the hydrogenation of 3-methylpent-3-en-2-one to achieve complete conversion up to >99% chemoselectivity of 3-methylpent-3-en-2-ol. The anchored heterogeneous catalysts were recycled effectively and reused five times with marginal changes in activity and selectivity. The use of water as a solvent not only afforded high activity for the hydrogenation reaction compared to organic solvents, but also afforded a green process.     

Zinc mediated direct transformation of propargyl N-hydroxylamines to α,β-unsaturated ketones and mechanistic insight

A Lewis acid catalyzed direct transformation of propargyl N-hydroxylamines to α,β-unsaturated ketones in the presence of aqueous Zn(II)-salts has been described. This investigation also provides a novel observation for the stoichiometric role of Zn-halides over what is known to date for catalytic processes. A thorough mechanistic study has been established based on the experiment using ¹⁸O-labeled water in optimized reaction conditions; the incorporation of ¹⁸O in the desired product was also substantiated by HRMS. This methodology is also a mild, inexpensive, and an efficient approach for this unusual conversion.     

Synthesis of substituted α,β-unsaturated δ-lactones from vinyl tellurides

A new approach for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated δ-lactones, a unit present in many natural products with interesting biological activities is described. The approach was based on the use of a vinyl telluride, and it is complementary to the methods using ring-closing metathesis. The sequence was performed in good overall yield with retention of the Z-double bond geometry.     

顺-1-苯甲酰基-2-芳基取代的环丙烷衍生物的立体选择性合成

烯烃与苯甲酰基亚甲基三苯基胂（１）反应,顺利生成顺－１－苯甲酰基－２－芳基取代的环丙烷衍生物。反应不生成反式异构体。副产物三苯基胂可回收。如改用叶立德（１）对应的溴盐,在四氢呋喃或乙腈中于Ｋ２ＣＯ２存在下反应可获得相同的产物。     

Base-controlled reaction of α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketone and dialkyl phosphite

Base-controlled selective reactions of α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones with dialkyl phosphites were achieved. In the presence of DABCO, the Pudovik reaction took place readily to give the corresponding α-hydroxy phosphonates in high yields under mild conditions. While using DBU as base, the Phospha-Brook rearrangement of α-hydroxy phosphonates formed in the reaction occurred to afford phosphates as final products.     

Quinoline-pyrimidine hybrid compounds from 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-1-methylquinolin-2(1H)-one: Study on synthesis,cytotoxicity, ADMET and molecular docking

Some novel 2-amino-6-aryl-4-(4′-hydroxy-N-methylquinolin-2′-on-3′-yl)pyrimidines have been synthesized from α,β-unsaturated ketones of 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-N-methylquinolin-2-one by reaction of corresponding α,β-unsaturated ketones with guanidine hydrochloride. The purity and structure of the obtained products have been confirmed by thin layer chromatography, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, HSQC, HMBC and MS spectra. All the synthesized of 3-(2-amino-6-arylpyrimidin-4-yl)-4-hydroxy-1-methylquinolin-2(1H)-ones 6a-i were screened for their in vitro cytotoxic activity against human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 and squamous cell carcinoma KB cancer lines. Compounds 6b and 6e had the best activity in the series, with IC₅₀ values equal to 1.33 μM. Compounds 6a-g exhibited weak or insignificant activity with liver cancer cell lines HepG2, while compounds 6a and 6g had more powerful activity in this sequence, with IC₅₀ values equal to 47.99 and 89.38 μM, respectively. ADMET properties showed that compounds 6b, 6e, and 6f possessed the drug-likeness behavior. Cross-docking results indicated that two hydrogen bonding interactions in the binding pocket, as potential ligand binding hot-spot residues for compounds 6b and 6e, may be one of the mechanisms of action responsible for the higher cytotoxic effect on HepG2 and KB cells.     

Synthesis of 5-Methanesulfonamido-6-(2,4-Difluorophenylthio)-1-Indanone

The ethylene ketal of 5-nitro-6-bromo-1-indanone 6 was prepared via oxidation of N-(6-Bromo-5-indanyl)-acetamide 1. A subsequent mild displacement and elaboration to 6-thiosubstituted-5-amino indanone derivative 10 is also described.     

Referees for Volumes 1–2

For toxicological-based structure–activity relationships to advance, will require a better understanding of molecular reactivity. A rapid and inexpensive spectrophotometric assay for determining the reactive to glutathione (GSH) was developed and used to determine GSH reactivity (react_GSH) data for 21 aliphatic derivatives of esters, ketones and aldehydes. From these data, a series of structure–activity relationships were evaluated. The structure feature associated with react_GSH was an acetylenic or olefinic moiety conjugated to a carbonyl group (i.e. polarized α,β-unsaturation). This structure conveys the capacity to undergo a covalent interaction with the thiol group of cysteine (i.e. Michael- addition). Quantitatively react_GSH of the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds is reliant upon the specific molecular structure with several tendencies observed. Specifically, it was noted that for α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds: (1) the acetylenic-substituted derivatives were more reactive than the corresponding olefinic-substituted ones; (2) terminal vinyl-substituted derivatives was more reactive than the internal vinylene-substituted ones; (3) methyl substitution on the vinyl carbon atoms diminishes reactivity and methyl-substitution on the carbon atom farthest from the carbonyl group causes a larger reduction; (4) derivatives with carbon–carbon double bond on the end of the molecule (i.e. vinyl ketone) were more reactive than one with the carbon–oxygen bond at the end of the molecule (i.e. aldehyde) and (5) the ester with an additional unsaturated vinyl groups were more reactive than the derivative having an unsaturated ethyl group.     

An expedient diastereoselective synthesis of pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles fused to sugar lactone via [3+2] cycloaddition of azomethine ylides

Synthesis of pyrrolidinyl-spirooxindoles fused to sugar lactone has been achieved by a one pot three component 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (1,3-DC) reaction. A unique dipolarophile (α,β-unsaturated lactone) derived from d-glucose/d-galactose reacted with azomethine ylide generated in situ from isatin/N-substituted isatin and secondary amino acids (sarcosine/proline/piperidine-2-carboxylic acid) to give the corresponding cycloadducts in good yield. The cycloaddition was found to be highly regio- and diastereoselective.     

A novel method for the synthesis of 3-fluoro-4-aryl-2-pyridone via unprecedented denitration

A simple and novel method to the synthesis of 3-fluoro-4-aryl-2-pyridone from a Michael-adduct of fluoronitroacetate and α,β-unsaturated ketone is reported. With (NH₄)₂CO₃ as the N-source and TsOH as the promoted acid, a series of fluorinated-pyridones was obtained with moderate to good yields.     

New and efficient conditions for the Z-selective synthesis of unsaturated esters by the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination

The Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of both 1 (Still's reagent) and 2 (Ando's reagent) with aldehydes was studied. Tris[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl]amine (TDA-1) was shown to be an efficient additive when the reaction was performed in THF at −78 °C. Selectivities close to 95% were obtained in the condensation of 1 with aromatic aldehydes. The use of a 5-fold excess of 18C6 in this reaction had already been reported. However, we have defined conditions in which only catalytic amounts are required.     

Conjugate addition of pyrroles to α,β-unsaturated ketones using copper bromide as a catalyst

Copper bromide was used as a catalyst for the addition of pyrroles to enones. When both the reactants were used in equimolar amounts, mono and dialkylated products were obtained. However, the use of excess enone furnished only dialkylated products. Thus, copper bromide was shown to be an efficient catalyst for the dialkylation of pyrroles.     

A new stereoselective approach for the synthesis of substituted 3-cyclopropylmethylene-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one via the condensation reaction of cis-1-aryl-2-benzoyl-3,3-dicyanocyclopropanes with oxindole in water

A new stereoselective approach for the synthesis of substituted 3-cyclopropylmethylene-1,3-dihydro-indol-2-one via the condensation reaction of cis-1-aryl-2-benzoyl-3,3-dicyanocyclopropanes with oxindole in water was achieved.