Nanostructured Mesoporous Zinc-Incorporated Copper Oxide (NMZI-CuO): An Efficient and Reusable Nanocatalyst for the Synthesis of Esters through C−H Functionalization

Continuous flow biocatalysis: synthesis of purine nucleoside esters catalyzed by lipase TL IM from Thermomyces lanuginosus

Purine nucleoside ester is one of the derivatives of purine nucleoside, which has antiviral and anticancer activities. In this work, a continuous flow synthesis of purine nucleoside esters catalyzed by lipase TL IM from Thermomyces lanuginosus was successfully achieved. Various parameters including solvent, reaction temperature, reaction time/flow rate and substrate ratio were investigated. The best yields were obtained with a continuous flow microreactor for 35 min at 50 °C with the substrate ratio of 1 : 5 (nucleosides to vinyl esters) in the solvent of tert-amyl alcohol. 12 products were efficiently synthesized with yields of 78-93%. Here we reported for the first time the use of lipase TL IM from Thermomyces lanuginosus in the synthesis of purine nucleoside esters. The significant advantages of this methodology are a green solvent and mild conditions, a simple work-up procedure and the highly reusable biocatalyst. This research provides a new technique for rapid synthesis of anticancer and antiviral nucleoside drugs and is helpful for further screening of drug activity.

Copper Porphyrin-catalyzed C(sp3)-H Activation via Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling: Facile Transformation of Aldehydes to Esters

Copper porphyrin-catalyzed alkane C−H bond functionalization with aldehydes via cross dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) using DTBP oxidant has been firstly described in non-solvents or non-additives system. Different aryl/heteroaryl-carboxilic esters were obtained in good to excellent yields depending on the aldehyde derivatives. This CDC reaction catalyzed by copper porphyrin has the advantages of shorter reaction time, lower reaction temperature and catalyst loading as well as the aerobic reaction atmosphere.

From methylarenes to Esters: Efficient oxidative Csp3-H activation promoted by CuO decorated magnetic reduced graphene oxide

Magnetic reduced graphene oxide supported CuO (rGO/Fe3O4-CuO) as the heterogeneous catalyst in cross dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reactions has been demonstrated for the synthesis of esters using methyl aromatics, aldehydes/benzyl alcohols...

Polyethylene glycol-bonded triethylammonium l-prolinate: a new biodegradable amino-acid-based ionic liquid for the one-pot synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methanes as DNA binding agents

[PEG-TEA]LP, as a new biodegradable ionic liquid catalyst, was successfully synthesized, characterized, and applied to the one-pot pseudo-five-component synthesis of bis(pyrazolyl)methanes.

DBU-functionalized MCM-41-coated nanosized hematite (DBU-F-MCM-41-CNSH): a new magnetically separable basic nanocatalyst for the diastereoselective one-pot four-component synthesis of 2-(N-carbamoylacetamide)-substituted 2,3-dihydrothiophenes

Conversion of DBU from a nonrecoverable liquid base to a magnetically separable solid catalyst and its application for the diastereoselective multicomponent synthesis of 2-(N-carbamoylacetamide)-substituted 2,3-dihydrothiophenes.