Organocatalytic conjugate addition of 1-bromonitroalkanes to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes: synthesis of nitrocyclopropanes

A variety of secondary amines were studied as the catalyst in the conjugate addition of 1-bromonitromethane to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. Proline was identified as the best catalyst for this reaction. MeOH/AcONa system was found to provide much better yields than CHCl₃/Et₃N system reported before. Good yields of nitrocyclopropane products were obtained with a variety of β-aryl acroleins. Several substituted 1-bromonitromethanes were also examined in the reaction. Both 1-bromonitroethane and 1-phenyl-1-bromonitromethane gave the corresponding nitrocyclopropanes in good yields. The diastereoselectivity of the reaction was strongly affected by the steric hindrance of 1-bromonitroalkanes.     

One-pot synthesis of 4,4-difluoro-3-oxo-2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)-δ-lactones by Reformatsky reaction

In th presence of zinc and a catalytic amount of cuprous chloride, ethyl 4-bromo-4,4-difluoro-3-oxo-2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)butanoate 1 reacted with carbonyl compounds to give the gem-difluoromethylenated 2-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)-δ-lactones 4 in moderate to high yields.     

A synthesis of di- and tri-substituted β,γ-unsaturated esters from aldehydes by the magnesium carbenoid 1,2-CH and 1,2-CC insertion as the key reaction

Addition reaction of 1-chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxides, which were derived from aldehydes, with lithium enolate of tert-butyl acetate at −78 °C in THF gave adducts in high yields. Treatment of these adducts with Grignard reagents resulted in the formation of magnesium carbenoids via the sulfoxide-magnesium exchange reaction. When the adducts were derived from alkyl aldehydes or electron-deficient aromatic aldehydes, carbenoid 1,2-CH insertion reaction took place from the magnesium carbenoids to afford β,γ-unsaturated butyric esters having a substituent at the β-position. On the other hand, when the adducts were derived from electron-rich aromatic aldehydes, carbenoid 1,2-CC insertion reaction took place from the magnesium carbenoids to give β,γ-unsaturated butyric esters having the aromatic group at the γ-position. Highly stereospecific 1,2-CC insertion reactions were observed in the latter reactions. When the addition reactions were quenched with iodoalkanes, the alkylated adducts were obtained in quantitative yields. Tri-substituted β,γ-unsaturated esters, or in some case γ,δ-unsaturated esters, were obtained by the treatment of the alkylated adducts with EtMgCl. These procedures provide a good way for a new synthesis of di- and tri-substituted β,γ-unsaturated esters from aldehydes with two or three carbon-carbon bond-formations.     

Synthesis and hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of (E)-α-perfluoroalkanesulfonyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones

Catalyzed by ammonium acetate, the Knoevenagel reactions of β-keto perfluoroalkanesulfones 1 with aromatic aldehydes 2 afforded α-perfluoroalkanesulfonyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones 4 in moderate to good yields. The possible mechanism for the reactions was proposed. These fluorine-containing α,β-unsaturated ketones, which are electron-poor 1-oxa-1,3-butadienes, could be used in inverse electron demand hetero Diels-Alder (HDA) reaction with electron-rich olefins to give tetrasubstituted dihydropyrans 6 in quantitative yields.     

铀酰-Salophen受体对α, β-不饱和羰基化合物及手性客体的分子识别

基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的计算方法,研究了不对称铀酰-salophen受体对α, β-不饱和羰基化合物客体及手性小分子的分子识别。理论计算结果表明:配合物中受体的U原子与客体的O3原子配位,且受体与客体之间结合能随受体上芳环取代基的增大而增大; R₂, R₃-系列配合物中U―O3键的稳定性比R₁-系列的更强;配位后的α, β-不饱和羰基化合物中C＝C与C＝O之间的共轭效应减弱。而且,通过圆二色谱(CD)及结合能计算表明:芘基铀酰-salophen (受体3)对(R)-1-(2-萘基)乙胺的分子识别选择性优于(S)-1-(2-萘基)乙胺。因而,这些研究结果为不对称铀酰-salophens具有分子识别能力提供了新的信息。     

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.     

Trifluoroacetic anhydride—catalyzed conjugate addition of boronic acids to α,β-unsaturated ketones

The conjugate addition of boronic acids to α,β-unsaturated ketones catalyzed by acylating reagents has been explored. The results show that trifluoroacetic anhydride catalyzes the addition of vinylboronic acids under experimentally simple and metal-free conditions for a variety of substrates with good yields.     

UNIFORM ESTIMATES OF SOLUTIONS OF δ^--EQUATION ON STEIN MANIFOLDS

By means of the Hermitian metric and Chern connection, Qiu [4] obtained the Koppelman-Leray-Norguet formula for （p, q） differential forms on an open set with C^1 piecewise smooth boundary on a Stein manifold, and under suitable conditions gave the solutions of δ^--equation on a Stein manifold. In this article, using the method of Range and Siu [5], under suitable conditions, the authors complicatedly calculate to give the uniform estimates of solutions of δ^--equation for （p, q） differential forms on a Stein manifold.     

Zirconium triflate-catalyzed reactions of indole, 1-methylindole, and pyrrole with α,β-unsaturated ketone

The Zr(OTf)₄-catalyzed reaction of indole, 1-methylindole or pyrrole with α,β-unsaturated ketone generated the corresponding trisindolyl-, tris(1-methylindolyl-), and trispyrrolylalkanes in moderate to high yields in the mixed solvent EtOH/H₂O.     

Nmp-based ionic liquids: Recyclable catalysts for both hetero-Michael addition and Knoevenagel condensation in water

A series of novel N-methyl piperidine (Nmp)-based ionic liquids with 1,2-propanediol group are synthesized and used as catalysts for both hetero-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturated amides and Knoevenagel condensation at room temperature in water; and all the examined substrates could be transformed into corresponding products in good to excellent yields. Meanwhile IL-catalyzed hetero-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturated amides in water has not been reported in the previous literatures. Additionally, the catalyst is recyclable for the two reactions. This finding provides a green catalyst for both hetero-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturated amides and Knoevenagel condensation in water.