Phase transfer catalysis in the chemistry of five-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycles

The methods for synthesis and reactions of five-membered nitrogen-containing heterocycles under the conditions of phase transfer catalysis as well as the application of quaternized heterocycles as phase transfer catalysts are discussed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2115–2121, November, 1995.     

Titanocene-catalysed, selective reduction of ketones in aqueous media. A safe, mild, inexpensive procedure for the synthesis of secondary alcohols via radical chemistry

We report here a novel procedure for the reduction of ketones to secondary alcohols using catalytic quantities of commercially available Cp₂TiCl₂, inexpensive Zn dust and water as proton source. Mechanistically the reaction presumably proceeds via titanoxy radicals. In practice this reduction process has significant advantages: it shows an interesting selectivity pattern, takes place under mild conditions using safe, cheap reagents and does not require anhydrous solvents. The proton-donor activity of water under these conditions avoids the use of the frequently poisonous hydrogen-atom donors generally required to reduce free radicals. This procedure is also highly convenient for synthesising deuterium-labelled alcohols employing relatively inexpensive D₂O as deuterium source.     

2,4,6-Tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine: Photoinduced Charge Separation and Photochromism in the Crystalline State

2,4,6-Tri(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine (tpt) is a widely used ligand for functional coordination compounds. In this work, tpt has shown unprecedented photochromism in the crystalline state. Experimental and theoretical data has revealed that the photocoloration of tpt very likely originates from intramolecular charge separation and the formation of a triplet diradical product. This finding demonstrates a new simple, neutral photochromic molecule and endows the tpt molecule and related compounds with potential optical applications.     

Mercury-catalyzed synthesis of heterocycles

Due to significant biological activity associated with N-, O- and S-heterocycles, a number of reports for their synthesis have appeared in recent decades. Traditional approaches require expensive or highly specialized equipment or would be of limited use to the synthetic organic chemist due to their highly inconvenient approaches. This review summarizes the applications of mercury metal with emphasis of their synthetic applications for heterocylces. In summary, this review article describes the synthesis of different sized heterocyclic rings containing different heteroatoms.     

Asymmetric Radical–Radical Cross‐Coupling through Visible‐Light‐Activated Iridium Catalysis

Combining single electron transfer between a donor substrate and a catalyst‐activated acceptor substrate with a stereocontrolled radical–radical recombination enables the visible‐light‐driven catalytic enantio‐ and diastereoselective synthesis of 1,2‐amino alcohols from trifluoromethyl ketones and tertiary amines. With a chiral iridium complex acting as both a Lewis acid and a photoredox catalyst, enantioselectivities of up to 99 % ee were achieved. A quantum yield of <1 supports the proposed catalytic cycle in which at least one photon is needed for each asymmetric C? C bond formation mediated by single electron transfer.     

Nickel-catalyzed synthesis of five-membered heterocycles

In recent decades, a large number of reports related to the synthesis of N-, O- and S-containing heterocycles have appeared owing to a wide variety of their biological activity. The investigation of methods for the chemical synthesis is a growing area of interest due to increasing environmental issues. The use of catalysts in organic reactions has gained extensive interest. Metal and nonmetal catalysts provided a new improved alternative to traditional methods in modern synthetic chemistry. The aim of present review is to focus on the applications of nickel for the synthesis of five-membered heterocylces.     

General,Highly Selective Synthesis of 1,3‐ and 1,4‐Difunctionalized Building Blocks by Regiodivergent Epoxide Opening

We describe a regiodivergent epoxide opening (REO) featuring a catalyst‐controlled synthesis of enantiomerically and diastereomerically highly enriched or pure syn‐ and anti‐ 1,3‐ and 1,4‐difunctionalized building blocks from a common epoxide precursor. The REO is attractive for natural product synthesis and as a branching reaction for diversity‐oriented synthesis with epoxides.     

New chiral lanthanide amide ate complexes for the catalysed synthesis of scalemic nitrogen-containing heterocycles

New chiral binaphthylamido yttrium and ytterbium ate complexes with lithium and potassium counterions have been synthesised and characterised. X-ray structures have been obtained for [Li(thf)4][Ln{(R)-C20H12(NC5H9)2}2] (Ln=Yb, Y) and [K(thf)5][Yb{(R)-C20H12(NCH2CMe3)2}2] as isostructural complexes. The efficiency of these complexes for the enantioselective intramolecular hydroamination was examined. [Li(thf)4][Yb{(R)-C20H12(NC5H9)2}2] afforded the highest enantiomeric excess (up to 87 %) for the synthesis of a spiropyrrolidine, while [Li(thf)4][Y{(R)-C20H12(NC5H9)2}2] proved to be slightly more active. The role of the counter cation in the active catalytic species was evidenced by the comparison between lithium and potassium ate complexes. The most active catalyst of this series, [Li(thf)4][Yb{(R)-C20H12(NCH2CMe3)2}2], was successfully used for the cyclisation of aminopentenes with internal double bonds.     

Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Indolines Based on a Self‐Redox Reaction

A strategy for oxidative kinetic resolution of racemic indolines was developed, employing salicylaldehyde derivative as the pre‐resolving reagent and chiral phosphoric acid as the catalyst. The iminium intermediate, formed by the condensation reaction of an enantiomer of indoline with salicylaldehyde derivative, was hydrogenated by the same enantiomer of indoline to afford another enantiomer of indoline by a self‐redox mechanism. The oxidative kinetic resolution of 2‐aryl‐substituted indolines proceeded to give enantiomers in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities.     

Synthesis of Dihydropyrrolizine and Tetrahydroindolizine Scaffolds from Pyrroles by Titanocene(III) Catalysis

A synthetic approach to dihydropyrrolizine and tetrahydroindolizine scaffolds from pyrroles has been developed. The key step, a titanocene(III)‐catalyzed radical arylation that proceeds by C?H functionalization is atom‐economical and tolerates a large variety of functional groups. The reaction is therefore attractive for the swift assembly of functional and structural diversity.     

Scalable (Enantioselective) Syntheses of Novel 3-Methylated Analogs of Pazinaclone, (S)-PD172938 and Related Biologically Relevant Isoindolinones

Herein, we report the application of an efficient and practical K₂CO₃ promoted cascade reaction of 2-acetylbenzonitrile in the synthesis of novel 3-methylated analogs of Pazinaclone and PD172938, belonging to isoindolinones heterocyclic class bearing a tetrasubstituted stereocenter. Organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of the key intermediate and its transformation into highly enantioenriched 3-methylated analog of (S)-PD172938 was also developed. These achievements can be of particular interest also for medicinal chemistry, since the methyl group is a very useful structural modification in the rational design of new and more effective bioactive compounds.     

五元氮杂环的开环反应研究进展

综述了近年来各种五元氮杂环的开环反应及其在有机合成中的应用。杂环化合物在有机合成中的作用越来越重要,五元氮杂环是其中最重要的一部分,其开环反应可以用来合成某些用其它方法难以合成的多官能团化合物,或通过开环和修饰合成其它环状化合物,还可以作为保护基以及研究仿生合成领域中各类复杂的生化反应等。