- Fluoride-Catalyzed Esterification of Amides
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In recent years, it has been demonstrated that amide carbon–nitrogen bonds can be activated and selectively cleaved using transition metal catalysts. However, these methodologies have been restricted to specific amides; a one-to-one relationship exists between the catalytic system and the amides and also uses large amounts of transition-metal catalysts and ligands. Hence, we now report a general strategy for esterification of common amides using fluoride as a catalyst. This method shows high functional group tolerance, and notably it requires only a slight excess of the alcohol nucleophile, which is a rare case in transition-metal-free amide transformations. Moreover, this approach may provide a new understanding for further studies on esterification of amides and is expected to stimulate the development of alternative methods for direct functionalization of amides.
- Wu, Hongxiang,Guo, Weijie,Daniel, Stelck,Li, Yue,Liu, Chao,Zeng, Zhuo
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p. 3444 - 3447
(2018/02/21)
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- Hexyl triazabutadiene as a potent alkylating agent
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Alkyl diazonium ions are among the most reactive alkylating agents in the synthetic chemists’ arsenal. That said, there are precious few methods by which one can selectively and safely utilize this chemistry. Herein, we show the use of a bench stable hexyl triazabutadiene as a source of reactive diazonium ions that undergo substitution chemistry with weak nucleophiles, such as carboxylates and even sulfonates. In the absence of a nucleophile, elimination was observed to occur. To overcome issues stemming from side-product inhibition of the reaction, we show that the triazabutadiene can be pre-activated with tosyl isocyanate.
- Knyazeva, Diana C.,Kimani, Flora W.,Blanche, Jean-Laurent,Jewett, John C.
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p. 2700 - 2702
(2017/06/23)
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Esterification of Aliphatic Amides
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Recent studies have demonstrated that amides can be used in nickel-catalyzed reactions that lead to cleavage of the amide C?N bond, with formation of a C?C or C?heteroatom bond. However, the general scope of these methodologies has been restricted to amides where the carbonyl is directly attached to an arene or heteroarene. We now report the nickel-catalyzed esterification of amides derived from aliphatic carboxylic acids. The transformation requires only a slight excess of the alcohol nucleophile and is tolerant of heterocycles, substrates with epimerizable stereocenters, and sterically congested coupling partners. Moreover, a series of amide competition experiments establish selectivity principles that will aid future synthetic design. These studies overcome a critical limitation of current Ni-catalyzed amide couplings and are expected to further stimulate the use of amides as synthetic building blocks in C?N bond cleavage processes.
- Hie, Liana,Baker, Emma L.,Anthony, Sarah M.,Desrosiers, Jean-Nicolas,Senanayake, Chris,Garg, Neil K.
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p. 15129 - 15132
(2016/11/25)
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- SO3H and NH2+ functional carbon-based solid acid catalyzed transesterification and biodiesel production
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A SO3H and NH2+ functional carbon-based solid acid was used as a highly active heterogeneous catalyst for the transesterification of various carboxylic methyl esters with alcohols under mild conditions. It also showed high catalytic performance for transesterification of triolein with methanol or isopropanol. Furthermore, it was able to catalyze simultaneous esterification and transesterification of rice oil and butter respectively, the yields of biodiesel obtained were up to 94%, and the catalyst could be easily recovered and reused more than ten times without loss of activity, which indicated the carbon-based solid acid was a potential catalyst for the biodiesel industry.
- Cai, Liangzhen,Meng, Decai,Zhan, Shaoqi,Yang, Xiaoxia,Liu, Taoping,Pu, Huiming,Tao, Xiaochun
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p. 72146 - 72149
(2015/09/08)
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- The carbon material functionalized with NH2+ and SO3H groups catalyzed esterification with high activity and selectivity
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A novel carbon-based solid acid was conveniently prepared by heating a mixture of d-glucose, p-toluenesulfonic acid and diphenylammonium tosylate. Its structure was measured by XRD, FT-IR, XPS, 13C MAS NMR and EA to illustrate that the carbon material has been functionalized with NH2+ and SO3H groups and has a strong "hydrophobic effect". It can be used to catalyze the esterification reaction of carboxylic acids with equimolar amounts of sterically demanding and acid-sensitive alcohols with high reactivity (yield up to 90%) and selectivity (up to 95%) in heptane at 80 °C. It could be easily recovered and reused more than ten times without loss of activity.
- Zhan, Shaoqi,Tao, Xiaochun,Cai, Liangzhen,Liu, Xiaohui,Liu, Taoping
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p. 4649 - 4653
(2015/02/19)
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- 1-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,2-bis(methylsulfanyl)vinyl esters as highly efficient chemoselective acylating reagents
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1-(2,5-Dichlorophenyl)-2,2-bis(methylsulfanyl)vinyl esters 4f-k were prepared in yields usually greater than 90%, by reacting acyl chlorides with 1-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,2-bis(methylsulfanyl)ethanone enolate. These esters were demonstrated to be excellent chemoselective reagents for the acylation of amines, alcohols, thiols, pyrrole and indole. From all the acylation reactions the dimethyl α-oxo dithioacetal 2d, recyclable for the preparation of esters 4f-k, could be recovered in 90-100% yield.
- Degani,Dughera,Fochi,Serra
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p. 1200 - 1208
(2007/10/03)
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- Twisted amides as selective acylating agents for hydroxyl groups under neutral conditions: Models for activated peptides during enzymatic acyl transfer reaction
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The highly twisted amide 2 served as a selective acylating agent for diols under neutral conditions. The reaction of primary-secondary diols with 2 led to the corresponding primary alkyl monopivalates. For diols containing alcoholic and phenolic hydroxyl groups, alcoholic hydroxyl groups were selectively acylated under neutral conditions, whereas, the opposite selectivity was observed under basic conditions, similar to the cases using acyl halides or acid anhydrides. Although 1 and 3 were unreactive to alcohols, 5-10 having substituent groups at C-4 were reactive to alcohols to give the corresponding acetates or benzoates.
- Yamada, Shinji,Sugaki, Takayuki,Matsuzaki, Kazuhiro
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p. 5932 - 5938
(2007/10/03)
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- Selective pivaloylation of hydroxyl groups by 3-Pivaloyl-1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione under neutral conditions
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Under neutral conditions, 3-pivaloyl-l,3-thiazolidine-2-thione (PTT) was found to act as a selective pivaloylating reagent for hydroxyl groups. The primary hydroxyl groups of diols containing primary and secondary hydroxyl groups, and the phenolic hydroxyl groups of the diols having alcoholic and phenolic hydroxyl groups were selectively pivaloylated by PTT.
- Yamada, Shinji
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p. 2171 - 2174
(2007/10/02)
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