Yb[N(SO2C8F17)2]3-catalyzed allylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with allylic alcohols in a fluorous biphase system

Alcohols as Substrates in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Arylation, Alkylation, and Related Reactions

Alcohols are abundant and attractive feedstock molecules for organic synthesis. Many methods for their functionalization require them to first be converted into a more activated derivative, while recent years have seen a vast increase in the number of complexity-building transformations that directly harness unprotected alcohols. This Review discusses how transition metal catalysis can be used toward this goal. These transformations are broadly classified into three categories. Deoxygenative functionalizations, representing derivatization of the C-O bond, enable the alcohol to act as a leaving group toward the formation of new C-C bonds. Etherifications, characterized by derivatization of the O-H bond, represent classical reactivity that has been modernized to include mild reaction conditions, diverse reaction partners, and high selectivities. Lastly, chain functionalization reactions are described, wherein the alcohol group acts as a mediator in formal C-H functionalization reactions of the alkyl backbone. Each of these three classes of transformation will be discussed in context of intermolecular arylation, alkylation, and related reactions, illustrating how catalysis can enable alcohols to be directly harnessed for organic synthesis.

Synthesis and properties of fluorous benzoquinones and their application in deprotection of silyl ethers

1,4-Benzoquinone derivatives bearing perfluoroalkyl groups were prepared and used as a recyclable catalyst in the selective desilylation of silyl ethers.

Ytterbium(III) Bis(Perfluorooctanesulfonyl)Imide Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzo[b]Pyrans in Fluorous Biphase System

Ytterbium(III) bis(perfluorooctanesulfonyl)imide [Yb(NPf2)3] has been prepared, and used as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of 4 H-benzo[ b]pyran derivatives by a one-pot three-component condensation of aldehydes, active methylene compounds, and dimedone in a fluorous biphase system (FBS). The reaction proceeds smoothly and affords the corresponding 4 H-benzo[ b]pyrans in moderate to excellent yields. The catalyst is selectively dissolved in the fluorous phase, can be recovered simply by phase separation and reused several times without any obvious decrease of activity.