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Mandal D, Qu ZW, Grimme S, Stephan DW. Electron-deficient cyclopropenium cations as Lewis acids in FLP chemistry. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:10508-10511. [PMID: 37564033 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc02684a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Cyclopropenium cations incorporating electron deficient substituents are Lewis acidic despite the presence of π-electrons. The chloride and electron affinities are examined computationally and experimentally, respectively. These cations form classic Lewis acid-base adducts with PPh3, while sterically demanding phosphines yield frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) which participate in FLP additions. Depending on the basicity of the phosphine used, addition to alkynes or alkyne deprotonation is observed. In either case, new C-C bonds are formed, thus extending the utility of the concept of FLP chemistry to these delocalized π-cations.
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- Dipendu Mandal
- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Beringstrasse 4, Bonn 53115, Germany.
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Clausius Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Beringstrasse 4, Bonn 53115, Germany.
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada.
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An efficient construction of amides through NHC-mediated oxidation of imines is described. This work has the advantages of wide scope, fast assembly and high yield, and can avoid the use of coupling agents, such as HATU, DCC, etc.
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- Shaofa Sun
- College of Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Hubei, 437100, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Biological Sciences, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Hubei, 437100, China
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Ranga PK, Ahmad F, Singh G, Tyagi A, Vijaya Anand R. Recent advances in the organocatalytic applications of cyclopropene- and cyclopropenium-based small molecules. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:9541-9564. [PMID: 34704583 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01549d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The development of novel small molecule-based catalysts for organic transformations has increased noticeably in the last two decades. A very recent addition to this particular research area is cyclopropene- and cyclopropenium-based catalysts. At one point in time, particularly in the mid-20th century, much attention was focused on the structural aspects and physical properties of cyclopropene-based compounds. However, a paradigm shift was observed in the late 20th century, and the focus shifted to the synthetic utility of these compounds. In fact, a wide range of cyclopropene derivatives have been found serving as valuable synthons for the construction of carbocycles, heterocycles and other useful organic compounds. In the last few years, the catalytic applications of cyclopropene/cyclopropenium-based compounds have been uncovered and many synthetic protocols have been developed using cyclopropene-based compounds as organocatalysts. Therefore, the main objective of this review is to highlight recent developments in the catalytic applications of cyclopropene-based small molecules in different areas of organocatalysis such as phase-transfer catalysis (PTC), Brønsted base catalysis, hydrogen-bond donor catalysis, nucleophilic carbene catalysis, and electrophotocatalysis developed within the past two decades.
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- Pavit K Ranga
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab - 140306, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab - 140306, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab - 140306, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab - 140306, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab - 140306, India.
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Vemulapalli S, Guest M, Smajlagic I, Dudding T. p Ka Scale for Cyclopropenium Ions with Applications in CO 2 Capture. J Org Chem 2021; 86:11835-11844. [PMID: 34369775 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Molecular acid-base properties are core to understanding chemical systems and the prediction of reactivity. This axiom holds for cyclopropenium ions in terms of their broad use as (organo)catalysts, ligands, redox-flow batteries, and applications in materials sciences. In view of this significant status, and with it, the critical importance of acidity, we disclose in this report the first comprehensive computational study of the pKa values of cyclopropenium ions employing a subset of 70 structurally diverse cyclopropenium derivatives, density functional computations, and Hammett linear free-energy relationships. Capitalizing upon these computed findings, and with an eye toward greenhouse gas trapping, we further document the timely use of a cyclopropenium-cyclopropenylidene coupled platform for CO2 capture and light-triggered release.
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- Srini Vemulapalli
- Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada
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Shyam A, Pradhan AK, Mondal P. A Density Functional Theory Study on Et-BAC-Catalyzed 1,6-Conjugate Addition of p-Chlorobenzaldehyde to p-Quinone Methide for the Synthesis of α,α '-Diarylated Ketones. J Org Chem 2021; 86:9040-9054. [PMID: 34126745 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Umpolung-based organocatalysis has made a remarkable breakthrough in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. Among a plethora of umpolung catalysts, bis(amino)cyclopropenylidenes (BACs) have emerged as efficient organocatalysts with potential applications in synthesizing numerous essential organic moieties. In this study, a plausible mechanism for bis(diethylamino)cyclopropenylidene (Et-BAC)-catalyzed synthesis of α,α'-diarylated ketones has been established using the density functional theory (DFT) method. The proposed catalytic cycle of the studied reaction initiates with the nucleophilic interaction of Et-BAC with p-chlorobenzaldehyde to form a zwitterionic intermediate, which is then transformed to a reactive Breslow intermediate. The Breslow intermediate further undergoes a chemoselective and stereoselective 1,6-conjugate addition reaction with p-quinone methide to form a new C-C bond connection. Finally, the generated adduct undergoes a proton shift reaction with the assistance of both 8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene (DBU) and protonated DBU to yield the desired product. Conceptual DFT-derived reactivity indices and frontier molecular orbital theory analysis have been successfully utilized to unravel the role of Et-BAC in this studied reaction. In addition to Et-BAC, DBU and protonated DBU also play a very important role in lowering the activation energy barrier of proton transfer steps. This investigation will help in the rational designing of simple nonheterocyclic carbene-mediated novel organic transformations.
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- Abhijit Shyam
- Department of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Assam University, Silchar 788011, Assam, India
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Shyam A, Pradhan AK, Mondal P. A density functional theory investigation on bis(diethylamino)cyclopropenylidene catalyzed synthesis of 1,4‐bifunctional compounds. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.4219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Abhijit Shyam
- Department of Chemistry Assam University Silchar India
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Ranga PK, Ahmad F, Nager P, Rana PS, Vijaya Anand R. Bis(amino)cyclopropenium Ion as a Hydrogen-Bond Donor Catalyst for 1,6-Conjugate Addition Reactions. J Org Chem 2021; 86:4994-5010. [PMID: 33721500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The catalytic application of the bis(amino)cyclopropenium ion has been investigated in conjugate addition reactions. The hydrogen atom, which is attached to the cyclopropene ring of bis(amino)cyclopropenium salts, is moderately acidic and can potentially serve as a hydrogen-bond donor catalyst in some organic transformations. This hypothesis has been successfully realized in the 1,6-conjugate addition reactions of p-quinone methides with various nucleophiles such as indole, 2-naphthol, thiols, phenols, and so forth. The spectroscopic studies (NMR and UV-vis) as well as the deuterium isotope labeling studies clearly revealed that the hydrogen atom (C-H) that is present in the cyclopropene ring of the catalyst is indeed solely responsible for catalyzing these transformations. In addition, these studies also strongly indicate that the C-H hydrogen of the cyclopropene ring activates the carbonyl group of the p-quinone methide through hydrogen bonding.
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- Pavit Kumar Ranga
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, Manauli (P.O.), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, Manauli (P.O.), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, Manauli (P.O.), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, Manauli (P.O.), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, Manauli (P.O.), S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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Delany EG, Connon SJ. Enantioselective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalysed intermolecular crossed benzoin condensations: improved catalyst design and the role of in situ racemisation. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:248-258. [PMID: 33289760 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02017f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The enantioselective intermolecular crossed-benzoin condensation mediated by novel chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes derived from pyroglutamic acid has been investigated. A small library of chiral triazolium ions were synthesised. Each possessed a tertiary alcohol H-bond donor and a variable N-aryl substituent. It was found that increasing both the steric requirement and the electron-withdrawing characteristics of the N-aryl ring led to more chemoselective, efficient and enantioselective chemistry, however both quenching the reaction at different times and deuterium incorporation experiments involving the product revealed that this is complicated by product racemisation in situ (except in the case of benzoin itself), which explains the dependence of enantioselectivity on the electrophilicity of the reacting aldehydes common in the literature. Subsequent protocol optimisation, where one reacting partner was an o-substituted benzaldehyde, allowed a range of crossed-benzoins to be synthesised in moderate-good yields with moderate to excellent enantioselectivity.
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- Eoghan G Delany
- Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, The University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Gao C, Zhou Q, Yang L, Zhang X, Fan X. Synthesis of α-Amidoketones through the Cascade Reaction of Carboxylic Acids with Vinyl Azides under Catalyst-Free Conditions. J Org Chem 2020; 85:13710-13720. [PMID: 33112628 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An efficient synthesis of α-amidoketone derivatives through the cascade reactions of carboxylic acids with vinyl azides is presented. Compared with literature protocols, notable features of this new method include catalyst-free conditions, broad substrate scope, good tolerance of a wide range of functional groups, and high efficiency. In addition, the synthetic potential of this method as a tool for late-stage modification was convincingly manifested by its application in the structural elaborations of a number of carboxylic acid drug molecules.
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- Cai Gao
- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules and Drug Innovation, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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Dzieszkowski K, Barańska I, Mroczyńska K, Słotwiński M, Rafiński Z. Organocatalytic Name Reactions Enabled by NHCs. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13163574. [PMID: 32823580 PMCID: PMC7475904 DOI: 10.3390/ma13163574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Giving reactions the names of their discoverers is an extraordinary tradition of organic chemistry. Nowadays, this phenomenon is much rarer, although already named historical reactions are still often developed. This is also true in the case of a broad branch of N-heterocyclic carbenes catalysis. NHCs allow many unique synthetic paths, including commonly known name reactions. This article aims to gather this extensive knowledge and compare historical reactions with current developed processes. Furthermore, this review is a great opportunity to highlight some of the unique applications of these procedures in the total synthesis of biologically active compounds. Hence, this concise article may also be a source of knowledge for scientists just starting their adventure with N-heterocyclic carbene chemistry.
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Das TK, Biju AT. Imines as acceptors and donors in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8537-8552. [PMID: 32602493 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03290e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The synthetic potential of imines as electrophiles or as a source of nucleophilic coupling partner in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis for the synthesis of various nitrogen heterocycles and functionalized amines is highlighted in this Feature Article. Electrophilic imines are suitable candidates for intercepting the NHC-derived acyl anions, homoenolate equivalents, and (di)enolates for the synthesis of α-amino ketones and a variety of lactam derivatives. Moreover, enamines generated from imines bearing α-hydrogen could be trapped with α,β-unsaturated acylazoliums for the synthesis of functionalized dihydropyridinones. NHCs are also useful for the umpolung of imines for the generation of aza-Breslow intermediates thus leading to the synthesis of indoles, quinolines, dihydroquinoxalines etc. A concise account of the diverse reactivity of imines in NHC catalysis has been presented.
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- Tamal Kanti Das
- Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India and Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi 110020, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India.
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Chen X, Wang H, Jin Z, Chi YR. N
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Carbene Organocatalysis: Activation Modes and Typical Reactive Intermediates. CHINESE J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xingkuan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University Guangzhou Guangdong 510632 China
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- Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University Huaxi District Guiyang Guizhou 550025 China
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- Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University Huaxi District Guiyang Guizhou 550025 China
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- Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University Huaxi District Guiyang Guizhou 550025 China
- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Litterscheidt J, Bandar JS, Ebert M, Forschner R, Bader K, Lambert TH, Frey W, Bühlmeyer A, Brändle M, Schulz F, Laschat S. Self-Assembly of Aminocyclopropenium Salts: En Route to Deltic Ionic Liquid Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:10557-10565. [PMID: 32119178 PMCID: PMC7317216 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Aminocyclopropenium ions have raised much attention as organocatalysts and redox active polymers. However, the self-assembly of amphiphilic aminocyclopropenium ions remains challenging. The first deltic ionic liquid crystals based on aminocyclopropenium ions have been developed. Differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction provided insight into the unique self-assembly and nanosegregation of these liquid crystals. While the combination of small headgroups with linear p-alkoxyphenyl units led to bilayer-type smectic mesophases, wedge-shaped units resulted in columnar mesophases. Upon increasing the size and polyphilicity of the aminocyclopropenium headgroup, a lamellar phase was formed.
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- Juri Litterscheidt
- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Department of ChemistryColorado State UniversityFort CollinsCO80523USA
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical BiologyCornell University122 Baker LaboratoryIttacaNY14853USA
- Department of ChemistryColumbia UniversityNew YorkNY10027USA
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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Litterscheidt J, Bandar JS, Ebert M, Forschner R, Bader K, Lambert TH, Frey W, Bühlmeyer A, Brändle M, Schulz F, Laschat S. Self‐Assembly of Aminocyclopropenium Salts: En Route to Deltic Ionic Liquid Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Juri Litterscheidt
- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell University 122 Baker Laboratory Ittaca NY 14853 USA
- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Huchenski BSN, Christopherson CJ, Robertson KN, Speed AWH. Bis-aminocyclopropenylidene carbene borane catalyzed imine hydrogenation. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:6158-6164. [PMID: 31183491 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01053j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Certain borenium cations supported by carbenes can function as hydrogenation catalysts for imines. While many carbenes have been explored, variation of the other groups on boron has been less common. We have investigated several carbene-borane adducts in an attempt to understand the ability of a bis-amino cyclopropenylidene (BAC) carbene dicyclohexylborane adduct to hydrogenate relatively sterically unhindered benzyl imines. As an additional variant, a BAC carbene adduct of diphenylborane was prepared. A convenient preparation of diphenylboron fluoride via a potassium fluoroborinate salt was employed in this chemistry. Reaction of diphenylboron fluoride with a BAC carbene afforded a modest yield of a carbene-fluoroborane adduct. Reaction between the fluoroborinate salt and a lithium tetrafluoroborate adduct of the carbene provided the adduct in much improved yield and cleanliness, and the product was structurally characterized. The fluoroborate could be converted to a boron hydride through fluoride-hydride exchange with dimethylchlorosilane. The boron hydride adduct was also structurally characterized. Unlike the BAC carbene dicyclohexylborane adduct, the BAC carbene diphenylborane adduct showed essentially no activity in hydrogenation of imines or enamines.
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- Blake S N Huchenski
- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
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Singh T, George A, Parameswaran P, Bharatam PV. Enols, Diamino Enols, and Breslow Intermediates: A Comparative Quantum Chemical Analysis. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tejender Singh
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67; 160 062 S.A.S. Nagar - Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Calicut; NIT Calicut Campus P.O. 673 601 Kozhikode - Kerala India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Calicut; NIT Calicut Campus P.O. 673 601 Kozhikode - Kerala India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67; 160 062 S.A.S. Nagar - Punjab India
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Fernando JEM, Nakano Y, Zhang C, Lupton DW. Enantioselective N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis that Exploits Imine Umpolung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4007-4011. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201812585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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- School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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- School of Chemistry Monash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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Fernando JEM, Nakano Y, Zhang C, Lupton DW. Enantioselective N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis that Exploits Imine Umpolung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201812585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- School of ChemistryMonash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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- School of ChemistryMonash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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- School of ChemistryMonash University Clayton 3800 Victoria Australia
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Xu F, Si XJ, Song YY, Wang XD, Liu CS, Geng PF, Du M. Palladium-Catalyzed C–N Bond Cleavage of 2H-Azirines for the Synthesis of Functionalized α-Amido Ketones. J Org Chem 2019; 84:2200-2208. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b03193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Fen Xu
- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Marcantoni E, Palmieri A, Petrini M. Recent synthetic applications of α-amido sulfones as precursors of N-acylimino derivatives. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00196d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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α-Amido sulfones can be directly used as N-acylimine or N-acyliminium ion precursors in several synthetic processes aimed at the preparation of nitrogen containing compounds. This review collects the most relevant and practical utilizations of α-amido sulfones appeared in the literature after 2005.
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- Enrico Marcantoni
- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- University of Camerino
- 1 I-62032 Camerino
- Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- University of Camerino
- 1 I-62032 Camerino
- Italy
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- School of Science and Technology
- Chemistry Division
- University of Camerino
- 1 I-62032 Camerino
- Italy
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Oxazolium salts were successfully employed for the first time as organocatalysts for benzoin, Stetter, and redox esterification reactions. An N-mesityl oxazolium salt catalyzed homobenzoin reaction of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic aldehydes delivered α-hydroxy ketones in high yields. This new type of catalyst proved remarkably effective for the Stetter reaction of challenging substrates such as β-alkyl-α,β-unsaturated ketones and electron-rich aromatic aldehydes in comparison to common thiazolium and triazolium salts.
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , SK Canada , S7N 5C9
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Goswami P, Sharma S, Singh G, Vijaya Anand R. Bis(amino)cyclopropenylidene Catalyzed Rauhut–Currier Reaction between α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds and para-Quinone Methides. J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Prithwish Goswami
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S. A. S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S. A. S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S. A. S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S. A. S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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Peng Q, Guo D, Bie J, Wang J. Catalytic Enantioselective Aza-Benzoin Reactions of Aldehydes with 2H-Azirines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3767-3771. [PMID: 29436753 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201712785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The unprecedented enantioselective aza-benzoin reaction of aldehydes with 2H-azirines was developed by utilizing a chiral N-heterocyclic carbene as the catalyst. A wide range of corresponding aziridines can be obtained in good yields with high enantioselectivities. The obtained optically active aziridines should be useful in the synthesis of other valuable molecules.
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- Qiupeng Peng
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Peng Q, Guo D, Bie J, Wang J. Catalytic Enantioselective Aza-Benzoin Reactions of Aldehydes with 2H
-Azirines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201712785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Qiupeng Peng
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases; Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases; Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases; Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases; Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education); Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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Singh G, Goswami P, Vijaya Anand R. Exploring bis-(amino)cyclopropenylidene as a non-covalent Brønsted base catalyst in conjugate addition reactions. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:384-388. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02882b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The catalytic application of bis-(amino)cyclopropenylidene, as a non-covalent Brønsted base, in the 1,4- and 1,6-conjugate addition of carbon nucleophiles to enones andp-quinone methides, respectively, is described.
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- Gurdeep Singh
- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali
- India
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Das TK, Biju AT. A Method for the Analysis of Free Carbenes Present after NHC-Organocatalyzed Transformations. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201700903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tamal Kanti Das
- Organic Chemistry Division; CSIR National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homi Bhabha Road 411008 Pune Maharashtra India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); 110020 New Delhi India
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- Organic Chemistry Division; CSIR National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homi Bhabha Road 411008 Pune Maharashtra India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); 110020 New Delhi India
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Di Carmine G, Ragno D, De Risi C, Bortolini O, Giovannini PP, Fantin G, Massi A. Synthesis of functionalized imidazolidine-2-thiones via NHC/base-promoted aza-benzoin/aza-acetalization domino reactions. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:8788-8801. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02259j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Benzylidene thioureas were generated in situ from α-sulfonylamines and used as novel umpolung acceptors in aza-benzoin/aza-acetalization domino reactions giving 5-hydroxy-imidazolidine-2-thiones.
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- Graziano Di Carmine
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Ferrara
- I-44121 Ferrara
- Italy
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Lyons DJM, Crocker RD, Blümel M, Nguyen TV. Promotion of Organic Reactions by Non‐Benzenoid Carbocyclic Aromatic Ions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 56:1466-1484. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201605979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
- Institute of Organic Chemistry RWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Germany
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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Lyons DJM, Crocker RD, Blümel M, Nguyen TV. Vermittlung organischer Reaktionen durch nichtbenzoide carbocyclische aromatische Ionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201605979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney Australien
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney Australien
- Institut für Organische Chemie RWTH Aachen Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney Australien
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Huchenski BSN, Adams MR, McDonald R, Ferguson MJ, Speed AWH. Synthesis and Catalytic Reactivity of Bis(amino)cyclopropenylidene Carbene–Borane Adducts. Organometallics 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Blake S. N. Huchenski
- Department
of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
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- Department
of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
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- X-ray
Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2
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- X-ray
Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2
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- Department
of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, P.O. Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2
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Zhang G, Yang S, Zhang X, Lin Q, Das DK, Liu J, Fang X. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Enabled by Intramolecular Benzoin Reaction: Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Insights. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:7932-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b02929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Guoxiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and ‡Key Laboratory
of Coal to Ethylene
Glycol and Its Related Technology, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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Menon RS, Biju AT, Nair V. Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalysed benzoin reactions. Beilstein J Org Chem 2016; 12:444-61. [PMID: 27340440 PMCID: PMC4901930 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.12.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as a powerful class of organocatalysts that mediate a variety of organic transformations. The Benzoin reaction constitutes one of the earliest known carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions catalysed by NHCs. The rapid growth of NHC catalysis in general has resulted in the development of a variety of benzoin and benzoin-type reactions. An overview of such NHC-catalysed benzoin reactions is presented.
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- Rajeev S Menon
- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana-123 029, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India
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- Organic Chemistry Section, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology,Trivandrum 695 019, India.; ; Tel: +91 471 2490406
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Kim Y, Pak HK, Rhee YH, Park J. Catalytic transformation of esters of 1,2-azido alcohols into α-amido ketones. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:6549-52. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02063a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The esters of 1,2-azido alcohols were transformed into α-amido ketones without external oxidants through the Ru-catalyzed formation of N–H imines with the liberation of N2 followed by intramolecular migration of the acyl moiety.
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- Yongjin Kim
- Department of Chemistry
- POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
- Pohang 790-784
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
- Pohang 790-784
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
- Pohang 790-784
- Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
- Pohang 790-784
- Korea
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Lu X, Schneider U. Aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman reactions catalyzed by a cyclopropenylidene. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:12980-12983. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06201f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Catalysis using a bis(dialkylamino)cyclopropenylidene (BAC) has been developed, which relies on a formal umpolung activation of Michael acceptor pro-nucleophiles.
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- Xun Lu
- The University of Edinburgh
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry
- Edinburgh EH9 3FJ
- UK
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- The University of Edinburgh
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry
- Edinburgh EH9 3FJ
- UK
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Levens A, Zhang C, Candish L, Forsyth CM, Lupton DW. Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Diene Regenerative (4 + 2) Annulation. Org Lett 2015; 17:5332-5. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b02693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Alison Levens
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia
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Ramanjaneyulu BT, Mahesh S, Anand RV. Bis(amino)cyclopropenylidene-Catalyzed 1,6-Conjugate Addition of Aromatic Aldehydes to para-Quinone Methides: Expedient Access to α,α′-Diarylated Ketones. Org Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Bandaru T. Ramanjaneyulu
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Knowledge City, S.A.S. Nagar, Manauli (PO), Punjab 140306, India
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Bhunia A, Thorat S, Gonnade RG, Biju AT. Reaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes with chalcones leading to the synthesis of deoxy-Breslow intermediates in their oxidized form. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:13690-3. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05800g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Presented herein is the reaction of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) with chalcones resulting in the isolation of the deoxy-Breslow intermediate in the oxidized form. In addition, the tetrahedral intermediate formed by the initial 1,4-addition of NHC to chalcones has also been isolated.
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- Anup Bhunia
- Organic Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL)
- Pune-411008
- India
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- Centre for Materials Characterization
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL)
- Pune-411008
- India
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- Centre for Materials Characterization
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL)
- Pune-411008
- India
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- Organic Chemistry Division
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL)
- Pune-411008
- India
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