Expeditious synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones in aqueous medium using thiamine hydrochloride (VB1) as a mild,efficient, and reusable organocatalyst

A simple and straightforward synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones is developed by reacting anthranilamide with various aldehydes or ketones under mild reaction conditions, using thiamine hydrochloride as a cost-effective, readily available, and green catalyst in water. Simple purification process, high yields within short reaction time, wide substrate scope, operational simplicity, and reusability of the catalyst up to three cycles enrich the applicability of the protocol.     

Vanadatesulfuric Acid: A Novel,Recyclable, and Heterogeneous Catalyst for the One-Pot Synthesis of Dihydropyrimidinones and Dihydropyrimidinthiones Under Solvent-Free Conditions

Abstract

Vanadatesulfuric acid (VSA), as a novel and heterogeneous catalyst, was used for an efficient synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (thiones) using an aldehyde, urea, or thiourea and an acyclic β-dicarbonyl compound under solvent-free conditions. VSA is prepared via the reaction of sodium metavanadate and chlorosulfonic acid in high purity. The catalyst was characterized by FTIR, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. Compared to the classical Biginelli reactions, this method consistently has the advantage of high yields, simple workup, short reaction times, and reusability of the catalyst.

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Iodine-Catalyzed,Efficient Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Phosphonates in Water

An efficient and simple synthesis of α-hydroxy phosphonates from aldehydes and triethylphosphite in the presence of iodine in water has been developed. Environmentally benign reaction conditions, high yield, and easily available catalyst are important features of this method.

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First sonochemical,simple and solvent-free synthesis of chiral tert-butanesulfinimines using silica supported p-toluenesulfonic acid

A solvent-free, versatile procedure has been developed for the effective synthesis of tert-butanesulfinylimines of a variety of aldehydes using chiral tert-butanesulfinamides under green, sonochemical conditions. This method utilizes silica supported p-toluenesulfonic acid (pTSA·SiO₂) as an efficient, safer and inexpensive catalyst under aerobic conditions. The practicable simplicity, easy preparation of the catalyst from readily available substances, high substrate scope, excellent yields of products in short reaction times and environmentally benign (solvent-free sonochemical) conditions are the exceptional assets of this finding.     

A Mild,Simple, Efficient,and Selective Protection of Hydroxyl Groups Using Silica-Supported Sodium Hydrogen Sulfate as a Heterogeneous Catalyst

A mild, simple, novel, and highly efficient method for the rapid protection of various primary, secondary, tertiary aliphatic alcohols, aromatic alcohols, and oximes using hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) in the presence of silica-supported sodium hydrogen sulfate (NaHSO ₄ -SiO ₂ ), as an active, inexpensive, nontoxic, heterogeneous, and readily available catalyst under ambient conditions is described. Timethylsilyl ethers were prepared in high to excellent yields, with short reaction times under mild and almost neutral reaction conditions at room temperature.     

Evaluation of Fe and Ru Pincer‐Type Complexes as Catalysts for the Racemization of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols

Fe and Ru pincer‐type catalysts are used for the racemization of benzylic alcohols. Racemization with the Fe catalyst was achieved within 30 minutes under mild reaction conditions, with a catalyst loading as low as 2 mol %. This reaction constitutes the first example of an iron‐catalyzed racemization of an alcohol. The efficiency for racemization of the Fe catalyst and its Ru analogue was evaluated for a wide range of sec‐benzylic alcohols. The commercially available Ru complex proved to be highly robust and even tolerated the presence of water in the reaction mixture.     

Carbocations as Lewis Acid Catalysts in Diels–Alder and Michael Addition Reactions

In general, Lewis acid catalysts are metal‐based compounds that owe their reactivity to a low‐lying empty orbital. However, one potential Lewis acid that has received negligible attention as a catalyst is the carbocation. We have demonstrated the potential of the carbocation as a highly powerful Lewis acid catalyst for organic reactions. The stable and easily available triphenylmethyl (trityl) cation was found to be a highly efficient catalyst for the Diels–Alder reaction for a range of substrates. Catalyst loadings as low as 500 ppm, excellent yields, and good endo/exo selectivities were achieved. Furthermore, by changing the electronic properties of the substituents on the tritylium ion, the Lewis acidity of the catalyst could be tuned to control the outcome of the reaction. The ability of this carbocation as a Lewis acid catalyst was also further extended to the Michael reaction.     

Synthesis of a new palladium salt using N‐benzyl DABCO chloride and its application in Suzuki reaction

A palladium catalyst was synthesized using N‐benzyl DABCO chloride and palladium chloride. The structure of this catalyst was characterized and then the catalyst was used in Suzuki cross‐ coupling reaction of different aryl halides with arylboronic acids. All substrates afforded the corresponding products in good to high yields in the presence of low amounts of the catalyst. Under the heating conditions employed, cheaper and more available aryl chlorides gave relatively high yields in the Suzuki reaction. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Imino Diels-Alder Reactions: Efficient Synthesis of Pyrano- and Furanoquinolines Catalyzed by 4-Nitrophthalic Acid

Summary. 4-Nitrophthalic acid was found to be an effective catalyst for the imino Diels-Alder reaction of N-benzylideneanilines with 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran and 2,3-dihydrofuran to afford pyrano- and furanoquinolines in good yields. It was also found that aryl amines react smoothly with 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran and 2,3-dihydrofuran under the same condition to afford the corresponding pyrano- and furanoquinolines in high yields. This catalyst is inexpensive, easily available, water soluble, and stable to aqueous reaction conditions.     

Ionic Liquid Containing Copper(I): A New,Green, Homogeneous,and Reusable Catalyst for Click Cyclization

An ionic liquid containing copper(I) is introduced as a new, green, homogeneous, and reusable catalyst for click synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted-1H-1,2,3-triazoles from α-azido ketones and terminal alkynes in various solvents, especially in [bmim]BF₄. These cyclization reactions were efficiently performed in the presence of introduced ionic liquid catalyst with short reaction times and good yields. This catalytic ionic liquid exhibits excellent activity and can be simply recovered and reused for at least five runs without any loss in its activity.

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Three-component reaction for synthesis of 2-amino-6-aryl-5-(phenylamino)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives in water

A new three-component domino reaction for the synthesis of 2-amino-6-aryl-5-(phenylamino)-3,7-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives 4 using acetic acid as catalyst has been established. The reaction was performed in aqueous media using readily available and inexpensive 2,6-diaminopyrimidin-4(3H)-one 1 , 2,2-dihydroxy-1-arylethan-1-one 2 and aniline 3 as substrates. The simple and efficient one-pot three-component approach, inexpensive catalyst, green reaction media, make the present methodology a good synthetic procedure.     

A Rapid and an Efficient Route to the One‐pot,Multicomponent Synthesis of 1H‐Pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐5,10‐dione Ring Systems

CAN is found to be an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 1H‐pyrazolo[1,2‐b]phthalazine‐5,10‐dione derivatives via one‐pot coupling reaction of phthalhydrazide, aromatic aldehydes, and malononitrile or ethyl cyanoacetate in PEG as solvent. The major attributes of this synthetic protocol are the use of nontoxic, inexpensive, and readily available catalyst, mild conditions, easy work up, improved yields, and the PEG 400 as solvent that is environmentally benign as well as recyclable.     

An efficient and green protocol for synthesis of novel [1,3]oxazino[5,6-c]quinolin-5-one derivatives using [Et3NH]HSO4 as a reusable catalyst

A simple, efficient, and eco-friendly procedure has been developed using acidic ionic liquid [Et₃NH]HSO₄ as catalyst for the synthesis of novel [1,3]oxazino[5,6-c]quinolin-5-one derivatives via one-pot three-component condensation reaction of 4-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one, amine and formaldehyde in aqueous ethanol at room temperature. Mild and environmentally benign reaction conditions, short reaction time, good to excellent yields, nontoxic, cheap and easily available catalyst, reusability of catalyst and reaction media, and easy work-up are the key features of this method.     

CuBr/proline‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of unactivated benzene with aryl halides

Direct C? H arylation of unactivated benzene with aryl halides was achieved using a readily available copper catalyst. The reaction was carried out at 80 °C, using CuBr as catalyst, proline as ligand and t‐BuOK as base. This radical cross‐coupling reaction between unactivated benzene and aryl iodides proceeds via homolytic aromatic substitution and offers an efficient method for the synthesis of various biaryls in good to excellent yields. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kinetics of catalyzed esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol using carbonized agro-waste

The objective of this research work was to investigate the kinetics of esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol through the variation of experimental parameters. The reaction mixture was catalyzed heterogeneously by a sulfonated catalyst in batch mode of operation. The catalyst was prepared from abundantly available agro-waste, Cajanus cajan husk by chemical activation process, which produces a carbon-based solid catalyst with high surface area. The catalyst was characterized by a Brunauer-Emmet-Teller surface analyzer and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to know the surface morphology. Process parameters such as contact time, reaction temperature, and catalyst loading, which can influence the extent of conversion of reactants, were studied. Furthermore, the kinetic investigation was also carried out to estimate the kinetic parameters for uncatalyzed and catalyzed reaction using the second-order pseudo-homogeneous (P-H), Eley-Rideal (E-R), and Langmuir-Hinshelwood (LH) kinetic models for this research work. The kinetic parameters such as activation energy, preexponential factor, and the thermodynamic parameters such as enthalpy and entropy were estimated for uncatalyzed and catalyzed reactions using these three models. The process conditions were optimized for catalyzed and uncatalyzed reactions to obtain the maximum product yield by minimizing root mean square error of each experimental data using the MS-excel solver tool. Thus, this study reveals the high potential of an agro-waste, Cajanus cajan husk as raw material for the synthesis of catalyst. The results show that the E-R model is more appropriate for predicting the dynamic data of an esterification reaction, as the forward rate of reaction estimated using the E-R model are more modified than P-H and L-H models.     

Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydro-2H-Pyrroles from Ketones,Aldehydes, and Nitro Alkanes via Hydrogenative Cyclization

Syntheses of N-heterocyclic compounds that permit a flexible introduction of various substitution patterns by using inexpensive and diversely available starting materials are highly desirable. Easy to handle and reusable catalysts based on earth-abundant metals are especially attractive for these syntheses. We report here on the synthesis of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrroles via the hydrogenation and cyclization of nitro ketones. The latter are easily accessible from three components: a ketone, an aldehyde and a nitroalkane. Our reaction has a broad scope and 23 of the 33 products synthesized are compounds which have not yet been reported. The key to the general hydrogenation/cyclization reaction is a highly active, selective and reusable nickel catalyst, which was identified from a library of 24 earth-abundant metal catalysts.     

Noncovalent Bifunctional Organocatalysts: Powerful Tools for Contiguous Quaternary‐Tertiary Stereogenic Carbon Formation,Scope, and Origin of Enantioselectivity

Relying on the assembly of commercially available catalyst building blocks, highly stereocontrolled quaternary carbon (all carbon substituted) formation has been achieved with unmatched substrate diversity. For example, the in situ assembly of a tricomponent catalyst system allows α‐branched aldehyde addition to nitroalkene or maleimide electrophiles (Michael products), while addition to an α‐iminoester affords Mannich reaction products. Very good yields are observed and for fifteen of the eighteen examples 96–99 % ee is observed. Using racemic α‐branched aldehydes, two contiguous (quaternary–tertiary) stereogenic centers can be formed in high diastereo‐ and enantiomeric excess (eight examples) via an efficient in situ dynamic kinetic resolution, solving a known shortcoming for maleimide electrophiles in particular. The method is of practical value, requiring only 1.2 equiv of the aldehyde, a 5.0 mol % loading of each catalyst component, for example, O‐tBu‐L ‐threonine (O‐tBu‐L ‐Thr), sulfamide, DMAP or O‐tBu‐L ‐Thr, KOH, and room temperature reactions. As a highlight, the first demonstration of ethylisovaleraldehyde ( 7 ) addition is disclosed, providing the most congested quaternary stereogenic carbon containing succinimide product ( 8 ) known to date. Finally, mechanistic insight, via DFT calculations, support a noncovalent assembly of the catalyst components into a bifunctional catalyst, correctly predict two levels of product stereoselectivity, and suggest the origin of the tricomponent catalyst system’s exceptionality: an alternative hydrogen bond motif for the donor‐acceptor pair than currently suggested for non‐assembled catalysts.     

β-Cyclodextrin catalyzed access to fused 1,8-dihydroimidazo[2,3-b]indoles via one-pot multicomponent cascade in aqueous ethanol: Supramolecular approach toward sustainability

An eco-friendly multicomponent synthesis of substituted imidazole derivatives catalyzed by β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) was scrutinized for the first time via a one-pot three-compound reaction of aldehyde, isatin, and ammonium acetate in H₂O–EtOH at 80°C. β-CD is a supramolecule, highly efficient, biodegradable, and recyclable catalyst used to produce high yields of desired 1,8-dihydroimidazo[2,3-b]indoles. The developed protocol contains number of advantages like nontoxic, inexpensive catalyst; green reaction condition; easily available starting material; shorter reaction time; and good yields.     

Synthesis of 5,5-diallyl-substituted oxazolidin-2-one derivatives,based on reductive diallylation of amino acids

An efficient synthesis of 5,5-diallyl-substituted oxazolidinone derivatives, based on reductive diallylation of available α-amino acids, was developed. It was demonstrated that the obtained oxazolidinones can be readily converted into the corresponding derivatives of 3-azaspiro[4,4]-non-7-en-2-one via the metathesis reaction in the presence of the 1st generation Grubbs catalyst.

     

Green,rapid, and highly efficient syntheses of α,α′-bis[(aryl or allyl)idene]cycloalkanones and 2-[(aryl or allyl)idene]-1-indanones as potentially biologic compounds via solvent-free microwave-assisted Claisen–Schmidt condensation catalyzed by MoCl5

A new, green, and highly efficient protocol for the expeditious preparation of some α,α′-bis[(aryl or allyl)idene]cycloalkanones and 2-[(aryl or allyl)idene]-1-indanones via a simple microwave-assisted Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction catalyzed by MoCl₅ was successfully developed. Outstanding features of the current methodology include the use of solvent-free conditions, simple operation, use of a very inexpensive and available catalyst, low catalyst loading, short reaction times, high yields of the pure products, no harmful by-products, easy workup, and also the applicability of microwave irradiation as a clean source of energy. Furthermore, a gram-scale reaction was successfully conducted, proving the scalability of this current Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction.