One-pot synthesis of substituted indolo[1,2-a]quinolines under transition-metal-free conditions

A simple and efficient one-pot synthesis of substituted indolo[1,2-a]quinolines under transition-metal-free conditions has been developed. When 2-fluorobenzaldehyde was treated with substituted 2-methylindoles in the presence of Cs₂CO₃, the desired products were typically obtained in good to excellent yields. This reaction sequence involves a nucleophilic aromatic substitution and a Knoevenagel condensation reaction. Our mechanistic investigation revealed that both reactions could proceed as an intermolecular reaction in the first step.     

Crystallographic and Spectroscopic Investigations on Oxidative Coordination in the Heteroleptic Mononuclear Complex of Cerium and Benzoxazine Dimer

Among lanthanide-based compounds, cerium compounds exhibit a significant role in a variety of research fields due to their distinct tetravalency, high economic feasibility, and high stability of Ce(IV) complexes. Herein, a systematic investigation of crystallographic information, chemical properties, and mechanistic formation of the novel Ce(IV) complex synthesized from cerium(III) nitrate hexahydrate and 2,2′-(methylazanediyl)bis(methylene)bis(4-methylphenol) (MMD) ligand has been explored. According to the analysis of the crystallographic information, the obtained complex crystal consists of the Ce(IV) center coordinated with two nitrate ligands and two bidentate coordinated (N-protonated and O,O-deprotonated) MMD ligands. The fingerprint plots and the Hirshfeld surface analyses suggest that the C–H⋯O and C–H⋯π interactions significantly contribute to the crystal packing. The C–H⋯O and C–H⋯π contacts link the molecules into infinite molecular chains propagating along the [100] and [010] directions. Synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) techniques have been employed to gain an understanding of the oxidative complexation of Ce(IV)-MMD complex in detail. This finding would provide the possibility to systematically control the synthetic parameters and wisely design the precursor components in order to achieve the desired properties of novel materials for specific applications.     

A concise and practical synthesis of oseltamivir phosphate(Tamiflu) from d-mannose

A short and practical synthesis of oseltamivir phosphate was accomplished in 11 steps from inexpensive and abundant starting material, d-mannose. This synthetic route featured an intramolecular Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons reaction as the key step to furnish the cyclohexene ring product. The hydroxyl group was converted stereo specifically into an amino group by oxidation to the ketone and reductive amination whereas the second amino group was introduced by azide substitution of a hydroxyl group. This synthesis provided an economical and practical alternative for the synthesis of Tamiflu.     

A new approach to asymmetric synthesis of (−)-epiquinamide from d-glucose

The asymmetric total synthesis of (?)-epiquinamide has been achieved starting from a 5-iodofuranoside synthon derived from d-glucose. The methods featured Bernet-Vasella reaction followed by Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) reaction to provide a new chiral building block diene as the key steps. The bicyclic framework of this quinolizidine was constructed by selective reduction of α,β-unsaturated ester, intramolecular nucleophilic substitution and ring-closing metathesis.