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Chen F, Zhao XX, Zhang HT, Ma YN, Chen X. Facile Friedel-Crafts alkylation of arenes under solvent-free conditions. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:2187-2191. [PMID: 38391292 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00162a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
Abstract
The Friedel-Crafts alkylation of arenes is an important part of electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. However, the reactivity of arenes is weakened by electron-withdrawing substituents, leading to limited substrate scopes and applications. Herein, we developed an efficient HOTf-promoted Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction of broad arenes with α-aryl-α-diazoesters under metal-free and solvent-free conditions.
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- Feijing Chen
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
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Chen CY, Zhao JH, Xiong LX, Wang F, Yang G, Ma C. Borane-catalyzed arylation of aryldiazoacetates with N, N-dialkylanilines. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:4101-4104. [PMID: 35537202 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob00447j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A selective arylation of donor-acceptor diazo compounds with aniline derivatives catalyzed by Lewis acidic boranes is developed. This simple reaction protocol provides an efficient method for the synthesis of diarylacetates under metal-free conditions.
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- Cheng-Yu Chen
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China.
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McKnight J, Shavnya A, Sach NW, Blakemore DC, Moses IB, Willis MC. Reductant‐Free Cross‐Electrophile Synthesis of Di(hetero)arylmethanes by Palladium‐Catalyzed Desulfinative C−C Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116775. [PMID: 35229419 PMCID: PMC9314995 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
An efficient Pd‐catalyzed one‐pot desulfinative cross‐coupling to access medicinally relevant di(hetero)arylmethanes is reported. The method is reductant‐free, and involves a sulfinate transfer reagent and a Pd‐catalyst mediating the union of two electrophilic coupling partners; a (hetero)aryl halide and a benzyl halide. We establish for the first time that benzyl sulfinates, generated in situ, undergo efficient Pd‐catalyzed desulfinative cross‐coupling with (hetero)aryl halides to generate di(hetero)arylmethanes. The reaction can be extended to benzylic pseudohalides derived from benzyl alcohols. The reactions are straightforward to perform and scalable, and all reaction components are commercially available.
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- Janette McKnight
- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc. Eastern Point Road Groton CT 06340 USA
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- Medicine Design, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Inc. 10770 Science Center Drive San Diego CA 92121 USA
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- Chemical Research and Development, Pfizer Ltd. Discovery Park, Ramsgate Rd Sandwich CT13 9ND UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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McKnight J, Shavnya A, Sach NW, Blakemore DC, Moses IB, Willis MC. Reductant‐Free Cross‐Electrophile Synthesis of Di(hetero)arylmethanes by Palladium‐Catalyzed Desulfinative C−C Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Janette McKnight
- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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- Medicine Design, Pfizer Inc. Eastern Point Road Groton CT 06340 USA
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- Medicine Design, La Jolla Laboratories, Pfizer Inc. 10770 Science Center Drive San Diego CA 92121 USA
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- Chemical Research and Development, Pfizer Ltd. Discovery Park, Ramsgate Rd Sandwich CT13 9ND UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Oxford Chemistry Research Laboratory 12 Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3TA UK
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