- Pd-Catalyzed ipso, meta-Dimethylation of ortho-Substituted Iodoarenes via a Base-Controlled C-H Activation Cascade with Dimethyl Carbonate as the Methyl Source
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A methyl group can have a profound impact on the pharmacological properties of organic molecules. Hence, developing methylation methods and methylating reagents is essential in medicinal chemistry. We report a palladium-catalyzed dimethylation reaction of ortho-substituted iodoarenes using dimethyl carbonate as a methyl source. In the presence of K2CO3 as a base, iodoarenes are dimethylated at the ipso- and meta-positions of the iodo group, which represents a novel strategy for meta-C-H methylation. With KOAc as the base, subsequent oxidative C(sp3)-H/C(sp3)-H coupling occurs; in this case, the overall transformation achieves triple C-H activation to form three new C-C bonds. These reactions allow expedient access to 2,6-dimethylated phenols, 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans, and indanes, which are ubiquitous structural motifs and essential synthetic intermediates of biologically and pharmacologically active compounds.
- Wu, Zhuo,Wei, Feng,Wan, Bin,Zhang, Yanghui
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p. 4524 - 4530
(2021/05/04)
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- Active Molybdenum-Based Anode for Dehydrogenative Coupling Reactions
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A new and powerful active anode system that can be operated in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) has been discovered. In HFIP the molybdenum anode forms a compact, conductive, and electroactive layer of higher-valent molybdenum species. This system can replace powerful but stoichiometrically required MoV reagents for the dehydrogenative coupling of aryls. This electrolytic reaction is more sustainable and allows the conversion of a broad scope of activated arenes.
- Beil, Sebastian B.,Müller, Timo,Sillart, Sydney B.,Franzmann, Peter,Bomm, Alexander,Holtkamp, Michael,Karst, Uwe,Schade, Wolfgang,Waldvogel, Siegfried R.
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supporting information
p. 2450 - 2454
(2018/02/09)
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- Sequential Birch reaction and asymmetric Ir-catalyzed hydrogenation as a route to chiral building blocks
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A range of 1,2,4-trisubstituted cyclohexadienes obtained from the Birch reaction were hydrogenated asymmetrically to produce synthetically valuable chiral compounds in high enantio- and diastereoselectivity. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Paptchikhine, Alexander,Itto, Kaori,Andersson, Pher G.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 3989 - 3991
(2011/06/09)
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- PROLYL HYDROXYLASE INHIBITORS
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The invention described herein relates to certain 2,4-dioxo-l,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7- quinazolinecarboxamide derivatives of formula (I) which are antagonists of HIF prolyl hydroxylases and are useful for treating diseases benefiting from the inhibition of this enzyme, anemia being one example.
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- Solid state S-methylation of thiols and O-methylation of phenols and naphthols with dimethyl sulfate under microwave irradiation
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Mild and efficient S-methylation of thiols and o-methylation of phenols and naphthals occurs with dimethyl sulfate (DMS) supported on basic alumina under microwave irradiation in solventless system. Copyright Taylor & Francis Inc.
- Heravi, Majid M.,Ahari, Neda Zamani,Oskooie, Hossein A.,Ghassemzadeh, Mitra
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p. 1701 - 1712
(2007/10/03)
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- The role of ion-molecule pair intermediates in acid-catalyzed solvolysis. General base-catalyzed formation of 4-methylbenzyl carbocation and its trapping by nucleophiles
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The specific acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of 3,6-dimethoxy-3,6-dimethyl-1,4- cyclohexadiene (1) in 25 vol % acetonitrile in water at 25 °C provides 2,4- dimethylphenol (2a), 2,5-dimethylphenol (2b), 2,4-dimethylanisole (3a), 4- methylbenzyl alcohol (4), and small amounts of 2,5-dimethylanisole (3b) and 4-methylbenzyl methyl ether (5). The formation of 3b and 5 is proposed to involve intramolecular rearrangement of carbocation-molecule pair intermediates. The formation of 4-methylbenzyl alcohol (4) is catalyzed by general bases, indicating that dehydronation of the cyclohexadienyl carbocation is rate-limiting in its reaction to benzylic products. The Bronsted parameter was measured with carboxylate anions as β = 0.28. The 4- methylbenzyl carbocation, which is postulated to be an intermediate in this reaction, discriminates between added nucleophiles and solvent water: k(SCN)/k(HOH) = 37, k(Cl)/K(HOH) = 9.8, k(EtOH)/k(HOH) = 1.9, and k(MeOH)/k(HOH) = 2.1 (ratios of second-order rate constants). The rate constant for reaction of the carbocation with solvent water is estimated as k(HOH) = 1.4 x 108 M-1s-1 (5.6 x 109 s-1), assuming a diffusion- controlled rate constant of 5 x 109 M-1s-1 for its reaction with thiocyanate anion. The nucleophilic selectivity values are considerably smaller than those exhibited by 4-methylbenzyl bromide under the same reaction conditions: k(Cl)/k(HOH) = 210, k(EtOH)/k(HOH) = 3.8, and k(MeOH)/k(HOH) = 5.3. These differences are concluded to be due to different mechanisms. The bromide reacts by a concerted bimolecular S(N)2 mechanism with chloride anion. With alcohols and water, the reactions occur either by a concerted uncoupled mechanism or via the ion pairs.
- Thibblin
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p. 7427 - 7433
(2007/10/02)
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- REACTIVITY OF 3,6-DIMETHOXY-3,6-DIMETHYLCYCLOHEXA-1,4-DIENE: NUCLEAR VERSUS BENZYLIC NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION
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The treatment of cis/trans-3,6-dimethoxy-3,6-dimethylcyclohexa-1,4-diene (ca. 1/1 mixture; easily prepared electrochemically in multigram scale from p-xylene) under acidic conditions (acetic, trifluoroacetic, sulfuric, or a Lewis acid) yields almost exclusively 2-methoxy-1,4-dimethylbenzene 4, through a trasposition reaction.The use of aqueous hydrochloric or hydrofluoric acid gives 2,5-dimethylphenol 12, and with hydrogen chloride a mixture of 2- and α-chloro-p-xylene (13, 14) is isolated.Different oxygen-, nitrogen-, and sulfur-containing nucleophiles (alcohols,thiols, or hydrazoic acid) react with 3 under acid catalysis giving the corresponding products resulting from a nuclear or/ and benzylic substitution on p-xylene (15 - 20).The reaction of compound 3 with organolithium reagents affords exclusively benzylic products 21 in a regiospecific manner.In all cases the mixtures of isomers are separated by column chromatography.The lithiation of compound 3 with lithium powder or lithium naphthalenide fails, giving p-xylene.A probable mechanism is proposed for the studied reactions.
- Alonso, Francisco,Barba, Isidoro,Yus, Miguel
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p. 2069 - 2080
(2007/10/02)
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- Substituent and Ring Size Dependence of the 4J(Me-C-C-H) Coupling Constant
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The magnitude of the 4J proton-proton coupling constant across the fragment CH3-C-C-H (a probe of the bond order between the central sp2-sp2 hybridized carbon atoms) has been found to be essentially independent of substitution on a toluene fragment and the size of the ring containing the ortho-allylic fragment.The coupling constant is sensitive to direct substitution on the ortho-allilyc fragment, especially where the substituent is placed α to methyl group.KEY WORDS - 4J proton-proton coupling constant ortho-benzylic coupling constant ring size dependence substituent dependence
- Collins, M. J.,Hatton, P. M.,Sternbell, S.,Tansey, C. W.
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p. 824 - 828
(2007/10/02)
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- Reactions of the 1-hydroxy-1,4-dimethylcyclohexadienyl cation, an intermediate in the solvolysis of 1,4-dimethyl-4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ol
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Solvolysis of 1,4-dimethyl-4-nitrocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ol in mixed aqueous organic solvents gives the diastereomers of 1,4-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1,4-diol, 1,4-dimethylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol, 2-nitro-p-xylene, 2,4-dimethylphenol (all derived from the title cation, itself formed by ionization of the nitro group as nitrite), and 2,5-dimethylphenol.In aqueous methanol the diastereomers of 4-methoxy-1,4-dimethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienol are also obtained.Significant yields of 2,5-dimethylphenol are only obtained on the acid-catalyzed further reaction of the dienediol (or the methoxydienol) and involve the intermediate formation of 1,4-dimethylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol.In the absence of added base the acid released in the solvolysis catalyses this reaction and leads to the aromatization of the dienes.
- Fischer, Alfred,Henderson, George N.,Smyth, Trevor A.
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p. 1093 - 1101
(2007/10/02)
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