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Hanneman CM, Twilton J, Hall MN, Goodwin NC, Elward JM, Lynch-Colameta T, Stahl SS. Copper-Nitroxyl-Catalyzed α-Oxygenation of Cyclic Secondary Amines Including Application to Late-Stage Functionalization. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14439-14444. [PMID: 38743876 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Cyclic secondary amines are prominent subunits in pharmaceutical compounds. Methods for direct functionalization of N-unprotected/unsubstituted piperidines and related heterocycles have limited precedent despite their potential to impact medicinal chemistry and organic synthesis. Herein, we report a Cu/nitroxyl co-catalyzed method for direct conversion of cyclic secondary amines to the corresponding lactams via aerobic dehydrogenation and oxidative coupling with water. The mild reaction conditions tolerate diverse functional groups, enabling application to molecules that cover broad chemical space. The method is showcased in selective functionalization of building blocks and complex molecules, including late-stage functionalization of bromodomain inhibitors.
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- Christopher M Hanneman
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- GSK, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- GSK, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- GSK, 1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Zheng K, Liang C, Chen H, Zhao Y, Wang Z, Cheng J. I 2 Catalyzed and TBHP/Ammonium-Promoted Conversion of Arylethanone to Nitriles via β-Scission of Iminyl Radicals. Org Lett 2024; 26:3935-3939. [PMID: 38668726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Herein, we report a general I2-catalyzed and TBHP/ammonium-promoted conversion of arylethanone to aromatic nitriles under air. This procedure proceeded with the β-scission of iminyl radical, which was facilitated via quenching the released alkyl radical by tert-butyl peroxyl radical leading to peroxide followed with Kornblum-DeLaMare rearrangement. A series of aryl methyl ketone and alkyl aryl ketone worked well with good functional group tolerance in high yields. As such, this metal-free procedure represents a facile, safe, green, and practical procedure in conversion of arylethanone to aromatic nitriles.
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- Kui Zheng
- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
- Lab of Biohealth Materials and Chemistry of Wenzhou, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, P. R. China
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Han T, Cao X, Chen HC, Ma J, Yu Y, Li Y, Xu W, Sun K, Huang A, Chen Z, Chen C, Zhang H, Ye B, Peng Q, Li Y. Photosynthesis of Benzonitriles on BiOBr Nanosheets Promoted by Vacancy Associates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313325. [PMID: 37818672 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313325] [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: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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Photocatalytic organic functionalization reactions represent a green, cost-effective, and sustainable synthesis route for value-added chemicals. However, heterogeneous photocatalysis is inefficient in directly activating ammonia molecules for the production of high-value-added nitrogenous organic products when compared with oxygen activation in the formation of related oxygenated compounds. In this study, we report the heterogeneous photosynthesis of benzonitriles by the ammoxidation of benzyl alcohols (99 % conversion, 93 % selectivity) promoted using BiOBr nanosheets with surface vacancy associates. In contrast, the main reaction of catalysts with other types of vacancy sites is the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde or benzoic acid. Experimental measurements and theoretical calculations have demonstrated a specificity of vacancy type with respect to product selectivity, which arises from the adsorption and activation of NH3 and O2 that is required to promote subsequent C-N coupling and oxidation to nitrile. This study provides a better understanding of the role of vacancies as catalytic sites in heterogeneous photocatalysis.
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- Tong Han
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
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- Center for Reliability Science and Technologies, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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Nitroxides, also known as nitroxyl radicals, are long-lived or stable radicals with the general structure R1R2N-O•. The spin distribution over the nitroxide N and O atoms contributes to the thermodynamic stability of these radicals. The presence of bulky N-substituents R1 and R2 prevents nitroxide radical dimerization, ensuring their kinetic stability. Despite their reactivity toward various transient C radicals, some nitroxides can be easily stored under air at room temperature. Furthermore, nitroxides can be oxidized to oxoammonium salts (R1R2N═O+) or reduced to anions (R1R2N-O-), enabling them to act as valuable oxidants or reductants depending on their oxidation state. Therefore, they exhibit interesting reactivity across all three oxidation states. Due to these fascinating properties, nitroxides find extensive applications in diverse fields such as biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, materials science, and organic synthesis. This review focuses on the versatile applications of nitroxides in organic synthesis. For their use in other important fields, we will refer to several review articles. The introductory part provides a brief overview of the history of nitroxide chemistry. Subsequently, the key methods for preparing nitroxides are discussed, followed by an examination of their structural diversity and physical properties. The main portion of this review is dedicated to oxidation reactions, wherein parent nitroxides or their corresponding oxoammonium salts serve as active species. It will be demonstrated that various functional groups (such as alcohols, amines, enolates, and alkanes among others) can be efficiently oxidized. These oxidations can be carried out using nitroxides as catalysts in combination with various stoichiometric terminal oxidants. By reducing nitroxides to their corresponding anions, they become effective reducing reagents with intriguing applications in organic synthesis. Nitroxides possess the ability to selectively react with transient radicals, making them useful for terminating radical cascade reactions by forming alkoxyamines. Depending on their structure, alkoxyamines exhibit weak C-O bonds, allowing for the thermal generation of C radicals through reversible C-O bond cleavage. Such thermally generated C radicals can participate in various radical transformations, as discussed toward the end of this review. Furthermore, the application of this strategy in natural product synthesis will be presented.
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- Dirk Leifert
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Oxygen transfer reaction of haloalkyl amides catalyzed by phenylboronic acid. Commun Chem 2023; 6:29. [PMID: 36765132 PMCID: PMC9918490 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00824-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Nitrile derivatives are important building blocks in organic synthesis. Herein, we report the serendipitous discovery of an oxygen transfer reaction that produces hydroxyalkyl nitriles from the sequential dehydration and hydrolysis of haloalkyl amides. Product yields of up to 91% were achieved, and the phenylboronic acid was recovered as triphenylboroxine. The triphenylboroxine was reused as a catalyst without any loss of catalytic activity. A probable catalytic pathway was proposed based on control experiments and DFT calculations.
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Zhao Y, Du Z, Guo B, Shen X, Li S, Wang T, Liang C. Vanadium-catalyzed Oxidative Conversion of Primary Aromatic Alcohols into Amides and Nitriles with Molecular Oxygen. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200224. [PMID: 35338755 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Amides or nitriles are important building blocks because of the widespread occurrence in chemistry and biology. The development of green and efficient catalytic approaches to introduce nitrogen functionality is highly desired. Herein a vanadium-based material V-N-C-700 was prepared via a simple and convenient method, and employed for liquid-phase catalytic ammoxidation of alcohols with molecular oxygen. By using V-N-C-700/2-picolinic acid, primary aromatic alcohols was smoothly converted into the amides and nitriles in the presence of urea. The corresponding aldehydes are the key intermediates, and 2-picolinic acid could significantly enhance oxidation of alcohols into aldehydes. The amides were formed simultaneously along with nitriles, rather than only from nitriles via successive hydration. This work further expands non-noble metal catalysts for the preparation of amides and nitriles.
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- Yanbin Zhao
- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, 2 Dagong Road, Liaodongwan New District, 124221, Panjin, CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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Rodrigues RM, Thadathil DA, Ponmudi K, George A, Varghese A. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Synthesis of Nitriles: A Sustainable Approach. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Roopa Margaret Rodrigues
- Department of Chemistry CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Hosur Road Bengaluru Karnataka 560029 India
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- Department of Chemistry CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Hosur Road Bengaluru Karnataka 560029 India
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- Department of Chemistry CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Hosur Road Bengaluru Karnataka 560029 India
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- Department of Chemistry CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Hosur Road Bengaluru Karnataka 560029 India
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- Department of Chemistry CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Hosur Road Bengaluru Karnataka 560029 India
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Bariya D, Mishra S. Lewis Acid Catalyzed Nitrile Synthesis from Aldehyde. Tetrahedron Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.153711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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León Sandoval A, Politano F, Witko ML, Leadbeater NE. Preparation of nitriles from aldehydes using ammonium persulfate by means of a nitroxide-catalysed oxidative functionalisation reaction. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:667-671. [PMID: 34989384 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02187g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A methodology for the preparation of nitriles from aldehydes by means of an oxidative functionalisation reaction is reported. It employs ammonium persulfate as both the primary oxidant and the nitrogen source, and a catalytic amount of a nitroxide. It is applicable to a range of structurally diverse (hetero)aromatic aldehydes furnishing the nitrile products in 30-97% isolated yield. Given the ready accessibility of aldehydes and that ammonium persulfate is cheap and less toxic than many other reagents for generating nitriles, this methodology offers a simple and easy to use approach to this valuable class of compounds.
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- Arturo León Sandoval
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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Das AK, Nandy S, Bhar S. Cu(OAc)2 catalysed aerobic oxidation of aldehydes to nitriles under ligand-free conditions. RSC Adv 2022; 12:4605-4614. [PMID: 35425513 PMCID: PMC8981401 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07701e] [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: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An economically efficient ligand-free oxidative conversion of aldehydes to nitriles has been achieved using Cu(OAc)2 and NH4OAc as inexpensive materials of low toxicity in the presence of aerial oxygen as an eco-friendly oxidant.
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- Asit Kumar Das
- Department of Chemistry, Krishnath College, Berhampore, Murshidabad-742101, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Section, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India
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Sahoo S, Pal S. Copper-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of Quinazolinones from 2-Nitrobenzaldehydes with Aldehydes: Application toward the Synthesis of Natural Products. J Org Chem 2021; 86:18067-18080. [PMID: 34813342 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A novel, efficient, and atom-economical approach for the construction of quinazolinones from 2-nitrobenzaldehydes has been unveiled via copper-catalyzed nitrile formation, hydrolysis, and reduction in one pot for the first time. In this reaction, urea is used as a source of nitrogen for nitrile formation, hydrazine hydrate is used for both the reduction of the nitro group and the hydrolysis of nitrile, and atmospheric oxygen is used as the sole oxidant. The method portrays a wide substrate scope with good functional group tolerances. Moreover, this method was applied for the synthesis of schizocommunin, tryptanthrin, phaitanthrin-A, phaitanthrin-B, and 8H-quinazolino[4,3-b]quinazolin-8-one.
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- Subrata Sahoo
- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Odisha 752050, India
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- Organic Chemistry Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Argul, Odisha 752050, India
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Senthamarai T, Chandrashekhar VG, Rockstroh N, Rabeah J, Bartling S, Jagadeesh RV, Beller M. A “universal” catalyst for aerobic oxidations to synthesize (hetero)aromatic aldehydes, ketones, esters, acids, nitriles, and amides. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hua M, Song J, Huang X, Liu H, Fan H, Wang W, He Z, Liu Z, Han B. Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N‐
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‐Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Manli Hua
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Hua M, Song J, Huang X, Liu H, Fan H, Wang W, He Z, Liu Z, Han B. Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N-tri-Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21479-21485. [PMID: 34318968 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Oxidative cyanation of aldehydes provides a promising strategy for the cyanide-free synthesis of organic nitriles. Design of robust and cost-effective catalysts is the key for this route. Herein, we designed a series of Se,S,N-tri-doped carbon nanosheets with a hierarchical porous structure (denoted as Se,S,N-CNs-x, x represents the pyrolysis temperature). It was found that the obtained Se,S,N-CNs-1000 was very selective and efficient for oxidative cyanation of various aldehydes including those containing other oxidizable groups into the corresponding nitriles using ammonia as the nitrogen resource below 100 °C. Detailed investigations revealed that the excellent performance of Se,S,N-CNs-1000 originated mainly from the graphitic-N species with lower electron density and synergistic effect between the Se, S, N, and C in the catalyst. Besides, the hierarchically porous structure could also promote the reaction. Notably, the unique feature of this metal-free catalyst is that it tolerated other oxidizable groups, and showed no activity on further reaction of the products, thereby resulting in high selectivity. As far as we know, this is the first work for the synthesis of nitriles via oxidative cyanation of aldehydes over heterogeneous metal-free catalysts.
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- Manli Hua
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Xia YY, Lv QY, Yuan H, Wang JY. Selective oxidation of alcohols to nitriles with high-efficient Co-[Bmim]Br/C catalyst system. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-01593-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chandra P, Choudhary N, Lahiri GK, Maiti D, Mobin SM. Copper Mediated Chemo‐ and Stereoselective Cyanation Reactions. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Prakash Chandra
- School of Technology Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Gandhinagar Gujarat 382007 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology, Indore Khandwa Road Indore Simrol 453552 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Powai 400076 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai Powai 400076 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology, Indore Khandwa Road Indore Simrol 453552 India
- Department of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science (MEMS) Indian Institute of Technology Indore Khandwa Road Indore Simrol 453552 India
- Department of Biosciences and Bio-Medical Engineering (BSBE) Indian Institute of Technology, Indore Khandwa Road Indore Simrol 453552 India
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Lin H, Zhou Z, Ma X, Chen Q, Han H, Wang X, Qi J, Yang Y. One pot synthesis of aryl nitriles from aromatic aldehydes in a water environment. RSC Adv 2021; 11:24232-24237. [PMID: 35479036 PMCID: PMC9036638 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03559b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, we found a green method to obtain aryl nitriles from aromatic aldehyde in water. This simple process was modified from a conventional method. Compared with those approaches, we used water as the solvent instead of harmful chemical reagents. In this one-pot conversion, we got twenty-five aryl nitriles conveniently with pollution to the environment being minimized. Furthermore, we confirmed the reaction mechanism by capturing the intermediates, aldoximes. In a formic acid–H2O solution (60% : 40%), most aromatic aldehydes react efficiently with hydroxylamine hydrochloride and sodium acetate to form nitriles, where formic acid acts as both catalyst and solvent.![]()
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- Hongyan Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China +86-25-89681381 +86-25-89681381.,Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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Murugesan K, Donabauer K, König B. Visible-Light-Promoted Metal-Free Synthesis of (Hetero)Aromatic Nitriles from C(sp 3 )-H Bonds*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:2439-2445. [PMID: 33053270 PMCID: PMC7898869 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The metal-free activation of C(sp3 )-H bonds to value-added products is of paramount importance in organic synthesis. We report the use of the commercially available organic dye 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (TPP) for the conversion of methylarenes to the corresponding aryl nitriles via a photocatalytic process. Applying this methodology, a variety of cyanobenzenes have been synthesized in good to excellent yield under metal- and cyanide-free conditions. We demonstrate the scope of the method with over 50 examples including late-stage functionalization of drug molecules (celecoxib) and complex structures such as l-menthol, amino acids, and cholesterol derivatives. Furthermore, the presented synthetic protocol is applicable for gram-scale reactions. In addition to methylarenes, selected examples for the cyanation of aldehydes, alcohols and oximes are demonstrated as well. Detailed mechanistic investigations have been carried out using time-resolved luminescence quenching studies, control experiments, and NMR spectroscopy as well as kinetic studies, all supporting the proposed catalytic cycle.
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- Faculty of Chemistry and PharmacyUniversity of RegensburgGermany
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Murugesan K, Donabauer K, König B. Visible‐Light‐Promoted Metal‐Free Synthesis of (Hetero)Aromatic Nitriles from C(sp
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)−H Bonds**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy University of Regensburg Germany
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Shee M, Shah SS, Singh NDP. Photocatalytic Conversion of Benzyl Alcohols/Methyl Arenes to Aryl Nitriles via H‐Abstraction by Azide Radical. Chemistry 2020; 26:14070-14074. [PMID: 32516474 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Maniklal Shee
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 India
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Nitrile Synthesis by Aerobic Oxidation of Primary Amines and
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Generated Imines from Aldehydes and Ammonium Salt with Grubbs Catalyst. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hazra S, Malik E, Nair A, Tiwari V, Dolui P, Elias AJ. Catalytic Oxidation of Alcohols and Amines to Value‐Added Chemicals using Water as the Solvent. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:1916-1936. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Susanta Hazra
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 India
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Wang H, Xu D, Guan E, Wang L, Zhang J, Wang C, Wang S, Xu H, Meng X, Yang B, Gates BC, Xiao FS. Atomically Dispersed Ru on Manganese Oxide Catalyst Boosts Oxidative Cyanation. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hai Wang
- Key Lab of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis California 95616, United States
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- Key Lab of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter, Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis California 95616, United States
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- Key Lab of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter, Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Zhao H, Sun X, Xu D, Zhu Q, Zhu Y, Dong Z. Fe-based N-doped dendritic catalysts for catalytic ammoxidation of aromatic aldehydes to aromatic nitriles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 565:177-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.12.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Asthana M, Syiemlieh I, Kumar A, Lal RA. Direct oxidation of alcohols catalysed by heterometallic complex [CuNi(bz)3(bpy)2]ClO4 to aldehydes and ketones mediated by hydrogen peroxide as a terminal oxidant. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.119286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhu PF, Si YX, Zhang SL. An aerobic and green C-H cyanation of terminal alkynes. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:9216-9220. [PMID: 33169757 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01928c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study describes a benign C-H cyanation of terminal alkynes with α-cyanoesters serving as a nontoxic cyanide source. In situ generation of the key copper cyanide intermediate is proposed by a sequence of α-C-H oxidation and copper-mediated β-carbon elimination of α-cyanoesters, releasing the α-ketoester byproduct observed experimentally. The ensuing reaction of copper cyanide with terminal alkynes delivers preferentially cyanoalkynes and surpasses the possible Glaser type dimerization of terminal alkynes or the undesired accumulation of HCN under protic conditions. The presence of the co-oxidant K2S2O8 is crucial to this selectivity, probably by promoting oxidative transmetalation and the resulting formation of the Cu(iii)(acetylide)(CN) intermediate. All the reagents and salts used are commercially available, cheap and nontoxic, avoiding the use of highly toxic cyanide salts typically required in cyanation studies. The scope of this reaction is demonstrated with a set of alkynes and α-cyanoesters. The application of this method to late-stage functionalization of the terminal alkyne group in an estrone derivative is also feasible, showing its practical value for drug design.
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- Peng-Fei Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Niu P, Cai Y, Guo M, Shen Z, Li M. Preparation and electrochemical performance of TEMPO-modified polyterthiophene electrode obtained by electropolymerization. Electrochem commun 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Zhuang H, Li H, Zhang S, Yin Y, Han F, Sun C, Miao C. TEMPO and its derivatives mediated reactions under transition-metal-free conditions. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Wang Y, Furukawa S, Fu X, Yan N. Organonitrogen Chemicals from Oxygen-Containing Feedstock over Heterogeneous Catalysts. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Yunzhu Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, N-21, W-10, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysis and Battery, Kyoto University, Kyoto Daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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Nandi J, Leadbeater NE. Visible-light-driven catalytic oxidation of aldehydes and alcohols to nitriles by 4-acetamido-TEMPO using ammonium carbamate as a nitrogen source. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:9182-9186. [PMID: 31595927 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01918a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A mild and efficient route to prepare nitriles from aldehydes by combining photoredox catalysis with oxoammonium cations is reported. The reaction is performed using ammonium carbamate as the nitrogen source. The practicality of the method is increased by the extension of the dual catalytic system to one-pot two-step conversion of alcohols to nitriles.
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- Jyoti Nandi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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Meng H, Gao S, Luo M, Zeng X. Iron and Phenol Co-Catalysis for Rapid Synthesis of Nitriles under Mild Conditions. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Hong Meng
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (MOE); College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (MOE); College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (MOE); College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology (MOE); College of Chemistry; Sichuan University; 610064 Chengdu People's Republic of China
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Joarder DD, Gayen S, Sarkar R, Bhattacharya R, Roy S, Maiti DK. (Ar-tpy)Ru II(ACN) 3: A Water-Soluble Catalyst for Aldehyde Amidation, Olefin Oxo-Scissoring, and Alkyne Oxygenation. J Org Chem 2019; 84:8468-8480. [PMID: 31244154 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The synthetic chemists always look for developing new catalysts, sustainable catalysis, and their applications in various organic transformations. Herein, we report a new class of water-soluble complexes, (Ar-tpy)RuII(ACN)3, utilizing designed terpyridines possessing electron-donating and -withdrawing aromatic residues for tuning the catalytic activity of the Ru(II) complex. These complexes displayed excellent catalytic activity for several oxidative organic transformations including late-stage C-H functionalization of aldehydes with NH2OR to valuable primary amides in nonconventional aqueous media with excellent yield. Its diverse catalytic power was established for direct oxo-scissoring of a wide range of alkenes to furnish aldehydes and/or ketones in high yield using a low catalyst loading in the water. Its smart catalytic activity under mild conditions was validated for dioxygenation of alkynes to highly demanding labile synthons, 1,2-diketones, and/or acids. This general and sustainable catalysis was successfully employed on sugar-based substrates to obtain the chiral amides, aldehydes, and labile 1,2-diketones. The catalyst is recovered and reused with a moderate turnover. The proposed mechanistic pathway is supported by isolation of the intermediates and their characterization. This multifaceted sustainable catalysis is a unique tool, especially for late-stage functionalization, to furnish the targeted compounds through frequently used amidation and oxygenation processes in the academia and industry.
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- Dripta De Joarder
- Department of Chemistry , University of Calcutta , 92 A. P. C. Road , Kolkata 700009 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calcutta , 92 A. P. C. Road , Kolkata 700009 , India
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- School of Technology Management & Engineering , NMIMS , Indore 453112 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calcutta , 92 A. P. C. Road , Kolkata 700009 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Calcutta , 92 A. P. C. Road , Kolkata 700009 , India
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Wang Y, Furukawa S, Yan N. Identification of an Active NiCu Catalyst for Nitrile Synthesis from Alcohol. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yunzhu Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, N-21, W-10, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysis and Battery, Kyoto University, Kyoto Daigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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Jiang Y, Sun B, Fang WY, Qin HL. A Transition-Metal-Free One-Pot Cascade Process for Transformation of Primary Alcohols (RCH2
OH) to Nitriles (RCN) Mediated by SO2
F2. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Ying Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures; and School of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Life Science; Wuhan University of Technology; 205 Luoshi Road 430070 Wuhan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures; and School of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Life Science; Wuhan University of Technology; 205 Luoshi Road 430070 Wuhan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures; and School of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Life Science; Wuhan University of Technology; 205 Luoshi Road 430070 Wuhan P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures; and School of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Life Science; Wuhan University of Technology; 205 Luoshi Road 430070 Wuhan P. R. China
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Catalytic oxidative conversion of aldehydes into nitriles using NH3·H2O/FeCl2/NaI/Na2S2O8: A practical approach to febuxostat. Tetrahedron Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2019.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fang WY, Qin HL. Cascade Process for Direct Transformation of Aldehydes (RCHO) to Nitriles (RCN) Using Inorganic Reagents NH 2OH/Na 2CO 3/SO 2F 2 in DMSO. J Org Chem 2019; 84:5803-5812. [PMID: 30868885 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b03164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A simple, mild, and practical process for direct conversion of aldehydes to nitriles was developed feathering a wide substrate scope and great functional group tolerability (52 examples, over 90% yield in most cases) using inorganic reagents (NH2OH/Na2CO3/SO2F2) in DMSO. This method allows for transformations of readily available, inexpensive, and abundant aldehydes to highly valuable nitriles in a pot, atom, and step-economical manner without transition metals. This protocol will serve as a robust tool for the installation of cyano-moieties to complicated molecules.
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- Wan-Yin Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures and School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Life Science , Wuhan University of Technology , 205 Luoshi Road , Wuhan 430070 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures and School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Life Science , Wuhan University of Technology , 205 Luoshi Road , Wuhan 430070 , P. R. China
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Beejapur HA, Zhang Q, Hu K, Zhu L, Wang J, Ye Z. TEMPO in Chemical Transformations: From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b05001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Hazi Ahmad Beejapur
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Biofuel, Biodiesel Laboratory of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada
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Hashemi AN, Eshghi H, Lamei K. Uniform silver nanoparticles on tunable porous N-doped carbon nanospheres for aerobic oxidative synthesis of aryl nitriles from benzylic alcohols. Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.4835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Alireza Nemati Hashemi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; Mashhad 91775-1436 Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; Mashhad 91775-1436 Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; Mashhad 91775-1436 Iran
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Lekkala R, Lekkala R, Moku B, Rakesh KP, Qin HL. Applications of sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) in chemical transformations. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qo00747d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A number of novel methodologies concerning the chemical, biological and medicinal applications of sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) gas have dramatically improved year by year.
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- Ravindar Lekkala
- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures
- and School of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Life Science
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures
- and School of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Life Science
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures
- and School of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Life Science
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures
- and School of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Life Science
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures
- and School of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Life Science
- Wuhan University of Technology
- Wuhan
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Wang Y, Furukawa S, Zhang Z, Torrente-Murciano L, Khan SA, Yan N. Oxidant free conversion of alcohols to nitriles over Ni-based catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cy01799a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ni-Based catalysts converting various primary alcohols to nitriles in high yields under oxidant-free, low temperature conditions.
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- Yunzhu Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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- Institute for Catalysis
- Hokkaido University
- Sapporo 001-0021
- Japan
- Elementary Strategy Initiative for Catalysis and Battery
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge CB3 0AS
- UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore 117585
- Singapore
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Visible light-induced direct conversion of aldehydes into nitriles in aqueous medium using Co@g-C3N4 as photocatalyst. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2018.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chinnusamy T. Recyclable MeOPEG-clicked TEMPO catalyst for one-pot aerobic double dehydrogenation of alcohols to nitriles. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2018.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Niu P, Liu X, Shen Z, Li M. Electrochemical Performance of ABNO for Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols in Acetonitrile Solution. Molecules 2018; 24:E100. [PMID: 30597882 PMCID: PMC6337132 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The ketones was successfully prepared from secondary alcohols using 9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-N-oxyl (ABNO) as the catalyst and 2,6-lutidine as the base in acetonitrile solution. The electrochemical activity of ABNO for oxidation of 1-phenylethanol was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and constant current electrolysis experiments. The resulting cyclic voltammetry indicated that ABNO exhibited much higher electrochemical activity when compared with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) under the similar conditions. A reasonable reaction mechanism of the electrocatalytic oxidation of 1-phenylethanol to acetophenone was proposed. In addition, a series of secondary alcohols could be converted to the corresponding ketones at room temperature in 80⁻95% isolated yields.
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- Pengfei Niu
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
- Research Center of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
- Research Center of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
- Research Center of Analysis and Measurement, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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Zhang G, Ma D, Zhao Y, Zhang G, Mei G, Lyu J, Ding C, Shan S. NH 3⋅H 2O: The Simplest Nitrogen-Containing Ligand for Selective Aerobic Alcohol Oxidation to Aldehydes or Nitriles in Neat Water. ChemistryOpen 2018; 7:885-889. [PMID: 30460169 PMCID: PMC6232702 DOI: 10.1002/open.201800196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Aqueous ammonia (NH3⋅H2O) has been shown to serve as the simplest nitrogen-containing ligand to effectively promote copper-catalyzed selective alcohol oxidation under air in water. A series of alcohols with varying electronic and steric properties were selectively oxidized to aldehydes with up to 95 % yield. Notably, by increasing the amount of aqueous ammonia in neat water, the exclusive formation of aryl nitriles was also accomplished with good-to-excellent yields. Additionally, the catalytic system exhibits a high level of functional group tolerance with -OH, -NO2, esters, and heteroaryl groups all being amenable to the reaction conditions. This one-pot and green oxidation protocol provides an important synthetic route for the selective preparation of either aldehydes or nitriles from commercially available alcohols.
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- Guofu Zhang
- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Co. LtdTaizhou317016P. R. China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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- College of Chemical EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhou310014P. R. China
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Yuan L, Yin G, Zhang HY, Zhang Y, Zhao J. Aerobic oxidative conversion of benzylic alcohols with ammonia to nitriles catalyzed by CuCl/TEMPO/PIC. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-018-0468-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Yadav D, Shukla G, Ansari MA, Srivastava A, Singh MS. Chemoselective one-pot access to benzo[e]indole-4,5-diones and naphtho[2,1-b]thiophene-4,5-diones via copper-catalyzed oxidative [3 + 2] annulation of α-oxoketene N,S-acetals/β-ketothioamides with α-/β-naphthols. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Koenig SG, Leahy DK, Wells AS. Evaluating the Impact of a Decade of Funding from the Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable. Org Process Res Dev 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Stefan G. Koenig
- Small Molecule Process Chemistry, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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- Process Chemistry, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- CTC Ltd., Parklands, Northage Close, Quorn, Leicestershire LE12 8AT, U.K
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Liang Y, Jiang H, Tan Z, Zhang M. Direct α-C-H amination using various amino agents by selective oxidative copper catalysis: a divergent access to functional quinolines. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10096-10099. [PMID: 30124228 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06079g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, we present, for the first time, direct dehydrogenative α-C-H amination of tetrahydroquinolines (THQs) using various amino agents by selective aerobic copper catalysis, which enables divergent access to 2-aminoquinolines, the core structures of numerous functional products. In which, the catalyst system preferentially oxidizes the tetrahydroquinolines between two amino reactants, and the presence of TEMPO significantly enhances the capability of the first oxidation of THQs and makes it a kinetically controlled process, thus favoring the C-N bond-forming step. The developed chemistry features broad substrates, excellent functional tolerance, high chemo-selectivity, and no need for pre-preparation of specific aminating agents, which offers a practical way for diverse and atom-economic synthesis of 2-aminoquinolines that are difficult to prepare or inaccessible with the existing C-H amination approaches.
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- Yantang Liang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Rd-381, Guangzhou 510641, People's Republic of China.
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Yan Y, Xu X, Jie X, Cheng J, Bai R, Shuai Q, Xie Y. Selective and facile synthesis of α,β-unsaturated nitriles and amides with N-hydroxyphthalimide as the nitrogen source. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Preger Y, Root TW, Stahl SS. Platinum-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Nitrile Synthesis via Aerobic Oxidative Coupling of Alcohols and Ammonia. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:6091-6096. [PMID: 31458796 PMCID: PMC6644636 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Transition-metal-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of alcohols and ammonia represents an attractive atom-economical synthetic route to prepare nitriles. Heterogeneous platinum catalysts have been widely used for aerobic alcohol oxidation to aldehydes and carboxylic acids but have not been applied to nitrile synthesis. In this work, we show that carbon-supported Pt catalysts are effective for this transformation. Unpromoted Pt is competent with benzylic substrates bearing either electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituents. Use of both K2CO3 and Bi additives accelerates the rate of alcohol oxidation and affords high yields with challenging heterocyclic alcohols.
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- Yuliya Preger
- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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