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Xiao W, Wang J, Ye J, Wang H, Wu J, Ye S. Electrochemical Synthesis of Spirolactones from α-Tetralone Derivatives with Methanol as a C1 Source. Org Lett 2024; 26:5016-5020. [PMID: 38825794 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Spirolactones are widely found in pharmaceuticals and bioactive natural products. However, efficient and environmentally friendly approaches to accessing spirolactones are still highly desirable. Herein, a novel electrochemical synthesis of spirolactones from α-tetralone derivatives with methanol as a C1 source is described. This electrochemical reaction exhibits a high efficiency and good functional group tolerance.
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- Wei Xiao
- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering & Institute for Advanced Studies, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, China
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Patil RD, Pratihar S. Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Hydrogenation and Tandem (De)Hydrogenation via Metal-Ligand Cooperation: Base- and Solvent-Assisted Switchable Selectivity. J Org Chem 2024; 89:1361-1378. [PMID: 36283058 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A versatile, selective, solvent (methanol vs ethanol)- and base (potassium vs lithium carbonate)-assisted switchable synthesis of saturated ketone and α-methyl saturated ketone from α,β-unsaturated ketone is developed. Mechanistic aspects, evaluated from spectroscopic studies, in situ monitoring of the reaction progress, control studies, and labeling studies, further indicate the involvement of a tandem dehydrogenation-condensation-hydrogenation sequence in the reaction, in which the interconvertible coordination mode (imino N → Ru and amido N-Ru) of coordinated imidazole with Ru(II)-para-cymene is crucial, without which the efficiency and selectivity of the catalyst are completely lost. The catalyst demonstrates good efficiency, selectivity, and functional group tolerance and displays a broad scope (69 examples) for monomethylation and hydrogenation of unsaturated chalcones, double methylation of ketones, and N-methylation of amines.
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- Rahul Daga Patil
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Division, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- Inorganic Materials and Catalysis Division, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, G.B. Marg, Bhavnagar 364002, Gujarat, India
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Bansal S, Punji B. Nickel-Catalyzed Chemodivergent Coupling of Alcohols: Efficient Routes to Access α,α-Disubstituted Ketones and α-Substituted Chalcones. Chemistry 2024:e202304082. [PMID: 38231839 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Chemodivergent (de)hydrogenative coupling of primary and secondary alcohols is achieved utilizing an inexpensive nickel catalyst, (6-OH-bpy)NiCl2 . This protocol demonstrates the synthesis of branched carbonyl compounds, α,α-disubstituted ketones, and α-substituted chalcones via borrowing hydrogen strategy and acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling, respectively. A wide range of aryl-based secondary alcohols are coupled with various primary alcohols in this tandem dehydrogenation/hydrogenation reaction. The nickel catalyst, along with KOt Bu or K2 CO3 , governed the selectivity for the formation of branched saturated ketones or chalcones. A preliminary mechanistic investigation confirms the reversible dehydrogenation of alcohols to carbonyls via metal-ligand cooperation (MLC) and the involvement of radical intermediates during the reaction.
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- Sadhna Bansal
- Organometallic Synthesis and Catalysis Lab, Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411 008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Organometallic Synthesis and Catalysis Lab, Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411 008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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Shui L, Liu F, Wang X, Ma C, Qiang Q, Shen M, Fang Y, Ni SF, Rong ZQ. Ligand-Induced chemodivergent nickel-catalyzed annulations via tandem isomerization/esterification and direct O-allylic substitution: Divergent access to 3,4-dihydrocoumarins and 2H-chromenes. J Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Yan M, Qian BC, Chen Y, Luo GZ, Shen GB. Theoretical Study for Evaluating and Discovering Organic Hydride Compounds as Potential Novel Methylation Reagents. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:36579-36589. [PMID: 36278082 PMCID: PMC9583324 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Methylation reaction is a fundamental chemical reaction that plays an important role in the modification of drug molecules, DNA, as well as proteins. This work focuses on seeking potential novel methylation reagents through a systematic investigation of the thermodynamics and reactivity of methyl-substituted organic hydride radical cations (XH•+s). In this work, 45 classical and important XH•+s were designed to investigate the relationship between their structure and reactivity, to find excellent or potential methylation reagents. The Gibbs free energy and activation free energy of XH•+ to release the methyl radical in MeCN at 298.15 and 355 K are calculated with the density functional theory (DFT) method to quantitatively measure the reactivity of XH•+ as a methylation reagent in this work. The relationships between structures and reactivities on XH•+s as methylation reagents are well examined. Since we have calculated the Gibbs free energy and activation free energy of trifluoromethyl-substituted organic hydride compound radical cations (X'H•+) releasing trifluoromethyl radicals in MeCN with the DFT method in our previous work, accordingly, the relationship of thermodynamics and reactivity between X'H•+ releasing trifluoromethyl radical and XH•+ releasing methyl radical is discussed in detail. Excitingly, 4 XH•+s (1H•+, 3H•+∼4H•+, and 44H•+) are found to be excellent methyl radical reagents, while 9 XH•+s (5H•+, 6H•+, 9H•+, 10H•+, 12H•+, 13H•+, 15H•+, 43H•+, and 45H•+) are found to be potential methyl radical reagents in chemical synthesis. The molecular library and reactivity database of novel methylation reagents could be established for synthetic chemists to query and use. Our work may offer a theoretical basis and reference experience for screening different substituted organic hydride compounds (YRHs) as alkylation reagents.
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- Maocai Yan
- School
of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong276800, P. R. China
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- School
of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong272000, P. R. China
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- School
of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong276800, P. R. China
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- School
of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong272000, P. R. China
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- School
of Medical Engineering, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong272000, P. R. China
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Sahu MK, Jaiswal S, Pattanaik S, Gunanathan C. Base-Catalyzed Traceless Silylation and Deoxygenative Cyclization of Chalcones to Cyclopropanes. J Org Chem 2022; 87:6695-6709. [PMID: 35522975 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Development of simple synthetic methods from readily available compounds to complex products is of utmost interest in modern synthesis. Catalytic synthesis of cyclopropanes is important for diverse chemical applications. We present a method for the transformation of readily accessible α,β-unsaturated ketones (chalcones) to cyclopropanes. A simple base, KOH, catalyzed the selective reduction of the enone carbonyl functionality, dehydrogenative silylation, and deoxygenative cyclization of chalcones to provide the cyclopropane products. Chalcones with extended conjugation and 4-chromanone-based substrates also provided the corresponding cyclopropanes. One-pot synthesis of cyclopropanes directly from industrial feedstock compounds such as ketones and aldehydes is also demonstrated using catalytic KOH for both intermolecular condensation and dehydrogenative silylation-deoxygenative intramolecular cyclization cascade.
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- Manas Kumar Sahu
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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