Facile syntheses of 3-halo and mixed 3,5-dihalo analogues of N-acetyl-l-tyrosine via sulfonic acid-catalysed regioselective monohalogenation

The combination of catalytic amounts of p-toluenesulfonic acid and 1 equiv of N-halosuccinimide afforded highly selective ring-halogenation of N-acetyl-l-tyrosine, furnishing either N-acetyl-3-halo-l-tyrosine analogues or mixed 3,5-dihalo derivatives in a one-pot reaction with excellent yields at room temperature.     

Facile p-toluenesulfonic acid-promoted para-selective monobromination and chlorination of phenol and analogues

para-Regioselective bromination of phenol and analogues, promoted by p-toluenesulfonic acid, is achieved in high to excellent yields at room temperature with N-bromosuccinimide. Chlorination with N-chlorosuccinimide and catalysed by p-toluenesulfonic acid also gives para-chlorinated phenol analogues in good yields at room temperature.     

α-Bromination of linear enals and cyclic enones

Facile α-bromination of cyclic enones and linear enals involving N-bromosuccinimide and 1-2 equiv of pyridine-N-oxide is reported herein. α-Bromination of linear enals was found to proceed with double bond geometry retention.