Rate enhancement by water in a TiCl4-mediated stereoselective vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reaction

A remarkable enhancement in the rate of a TiCl₄-mediated stereoselective vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reaction (VMAR) using vinylketene silyl N,O-acetal 1 was observed in the presence of water.     

2-(氨基苯基)六氟异丙醇衍生物的合成

以六氟丙酮三水合物和芳香胺为原料,合成了一系列2-芳胺基六氟异丙醇化合物。研究了反应中原料配比、催化剂种类及用量、溶剂种类、反应时间及取代基对反应的影响。结果表明,在六氟丙酮三水合物用量为90 mmol,芳香胺用量为30 mmol,对甲基苯磺酸为催化剂,其用量为苯胺物质量的6%时,回流反应5～35h,反应的转化率和收率分别高达40.1%～100.0%,39.0%～99.0%。同时本文对六氟丙酮三水合物和无水六氟丙酮与苯胺的反应机理进行了比较,推测了六氟丙酮三水合物与苯胺的反应历程,并通过对其中间产物结构的表征进一步确认了该历程。     

Synthesis of novel 4-(2-amino-5-thiazolyl)-pyrimidine-2-amines as potential protein kinase inhibitors

Abstract  A short and efficient sequence for the synthesis of a series of 4-(2-amino-5-thiazolyl)-pyrimidine-2-amines was developed. 1-Phenyl-2-(6-pyrimidinyl)-ethanones, obtained via Weinreb’s methodology, were used in a Hantzsch thiazole cyclization reaction, followed by introduction of the aniline moieties via nucleophilic substitution. Graphical abstract        

Synthesis of Biaryls through Nickel‐Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Amides by Carbon–Nitrogen Bond Cleavage

The first Ni‐catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of amides for the synthesis of widely occurring biaryl compounds through N?C amide bond activation is reported. The reaction tolerates a wide range of electron‐withdrawing, electron‐neutral, and electron‐donating substituents on both coupling partners. The reaction constitutes the first example of the Ni‐catalyzed generation of aryl electrophiles from bench‐stable amides with potential applications for a broad range of organometallic reactions.     

Highly Chemoselective Synthesis of Indolizidine Lactams by SmI2‐Induced Umpolung of the Amide Bond via Aminoketyl Radicals: Efficient Entry to Alkaloid Scaffolds

Samarium(II) iodide enables a wide range of highly chemoselective umpolung radical transformations proceeding by electron transfer to carbonyl groups; however, cyclizations of important nitrogen‐containing precursors have proven limited due to their prohibitive redox potential. Herein, we report the first reductive cyclizations of unactivated cyclic imides onto N‐tethered olefins using SmI₂/H₂O. This new umpolung protocol leads to the rapid synthesis of nitrogen‐containing heterocycles that are of particular significance as precursors to pharmaceutical pharmacophores and numerous classes of alkaloids. The reaction conditions tolerate a wide range of functional groups. Excellent chemoselectivity is observed in the cyclization over amide and ester functional groups. Such unconventional reactivity has important implications for the design and optimization of new bond‐forming reactions by umpolung radical processes. The reaction advances the SmI₂ cyclization platform to the challenging unactivated N‐tethered acyl‐type radical precursors to access nitrogen‐containing architectures.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation of Allylic Alcohols

A benign and efficient palladium‐catalyzed aminocarbonylation reaction of allylic alcohols is presented. The generality of this novel process is demonstrated by the synthesis of β,γ‐unsaturated amides including aliphatic, cinnamyl, and terpene derivatives. The choice of ligand is crucial for optimal carbonylation processes: Whereas in most cases the combination of PdCl₂ with Xantphos ( L6 ) gave best results, sterically hindered substrates performed better in the presence of simple triphenylphosphine ( L10 ), and primary anilines gave the best results using cataCXium® PCy ( L8 ). The reactivity of the respective catalyst system is significantly enhanced by addition of small amounts of water. Mechanistic studies and control experiments revealed a tandem allylic alcohol amination/C?N bond carbonylation reaction sequence.     

2,2′-(1,2-亚苯基二氧)二(N-苯基乙酰胺)及其稀土配合物的合成、表征与荧光性质

合成了一种新的芳香族酰胺配体2，2’-（1，2-亚苯基二氧）二（N-苯基乙酰胺）及其稀土（La，Eu，Tb，Dy，Sm，Gd）硝酸盐配合物，通过核磁共振谱、元素分析、摩尔电导、红外光谱、差热等测试技术对其进行了结构表征。结果表明，稀土配合物的可能结构为：[REL（NO3）3]·H2O（RE：La^3＋、Sm^3＋、Eu^3＋、Gd^3＋、Tb^3＋、Dy^3＋）．配合物产率约为78％。在稀土配合物中，作为抗衡阴离子的3个硝酸根均以双齿的配位方式与稀土配位，稀土配位数为10，并且还有1个结晶水。在298K下对配合物[EuL（NO3）3]·H2O和[TI）L（N03）3]·H2O的固体荧光性质进行了研究。结果发现，它们分别发射Eu^3＋和Tb^3＋稀土离子的特征荧光，且配合物[TbL（NO3）3]·H2O的荧光比[EuL（NO3）3]·H2O的荧光强。说明此芳香族酰胺配体敏论Tb^3＋发光比敏化Eu^3＋发光程度大。     

Synthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines from difluoroboron chelates of aroylacetones

A convenient method was developed for the synthesis of derivatives of 6H-pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine-7-thione and 7-aminopyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine from difluoroboron chelate complexes of aroylacetones, amide acetals, and thiosemicarbazide or aminoguanidine. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 992–994, May, 2007.     

Multigram Solution‐Phase Synthesis of Three Diastereomeric Tripeptidic Second‐Generation Dendrons Based on (2S,4S)‐, (2S,4R)‐, and (2R,4S)‐4‐Aminoprolines

Three diastereomeric second‐generation (G2) dendrons were prepared by using (2S,4S)‐, (2S,4R)‐, and (2R,4S)‐4‐aminoprolines on the multigram scale with highly optimized and fully reproducible solution‐phase methods. The peripheral 4‐aminoproline branching units of all the dendrons have the 2S,4S configuration throughout, whereas those units at the focal point have the 2S,4S, 2S,4R, and 2R,4S configurations. These latter configurations led to the dendrons being named (2S,4S)‐ 1 , (2S,4R)‐ 1 , and (2R,4S)‐ 1 , respectively. The 4‐aminoproline derivatives used in this study are new, although many closely related compounds exist. Their syntheses were optimized. The dendron assembly involved amide coupling, the efficiency of which was also optimized by employing the following well‐known reagents: EDC/HOBt, DCC/HOSu, TBTA/HOBt, TBTU/HOBt, BOP/HOBt, pentafluorophenol, and PyBOP/HOBt. It was found that the use of PyBOP is by far the best for dendrons (2S,4S)‐ 1 and (2R,4S)‐ 1 , and pentafluorophenol active ester is best for (2S,4R)‐ 1 . Because of their multigram scale, all couplings were done in solution instead of by solid‐phase procedures. Purifications were, nevertheless, easy. The optical purities of the key intermediates as well as the three G2 dendrons were analyzed by chiral HPLC analysis. These novel, diastereomeric second‐generation dendrons have a rather compact and conformationally highly rigid structure that makes them interesting candidates for applications, for example, in the field of dendronized polymers and in organocatalysis.