4104-45-4Relevant articles and documents
Organocatalytic Decarboxylation of Amino Acids as a Route to Bio-based Amines and Amides
Claes, Laurens,Janssen, Michiel,De Vos, Dirk E.
, p. 4297 - 4306 (2019/08/26)
Amino acids obtained by fermentation or recovered from protein waste hydrolysates represent an excellent renewable resource for the production of bio-based chemicals. In an attempt to recycle both carbon and nitrogen, we report here on a chemocatalytic, metal-free approach for decarboxylation of amino acids, thereby providing a direct access to primary amines. In the presence of a carbonyl compound the amino acid is temporarily trapped into a Schiff base, from which the elimination of CO2 may proceed more easily. After evaluating different types of aldehydes and ketones on their activity at low catalyst loadings (≤5 mol%), isophorone was identified as powerful organocatalyst under mild conditions. After optimisation many amino acids with a neutral side chain were converted in 28–99 % yield in 2-propanol at 150 °C. When the reaction is performed in DMF, the amine is susceptible to N-formylation. This consecutive reaction is catalysed by the acidity of the amino acid reactant itself. In this way, many amino acids were efficiently transformed to the corresponding formamides in a one-pot catalytic system.
Preparation of functional styrenes from biosourced carboxylic acids by copper catalyzed decarboxylation in PEG
Cadot, Stephane,Rameau, Nelly,Mangematin, Stephane,Pinel, Catherine,Djakovitch, Laurent
supporting information, p. 3089 - 3097 (2014/06/10)
A general protocol for the copper-catalyzed decarboxylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids in PEG, particularly of biosourced cinnamic acid analogues, is reported. Moderate to high isolated yields (31-96%) towards the styrene derivatives were obtained. For the first time, decarboxylation of α-amino acids to the corresponding amines was successfully performed with good to high yields and extended to the decarboxylation of a few condensed heterocyclic compounds. Both the use of PEG as a green solvent and direct separation of the pure product of the reaction by distillation permitted the reuse of the solvent and the Cu-based catalytic system over several cycles without deactivation. This was extended to the synthesis of 4-vinylguaiacol on the laboratory scale in an average 92% yield. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.
Tetracyclic benzimidazole derivatives and combinatorial libraries thereof
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to novel tetracyclic benzimidazole derivative compounds of the following formula: wherein R1to R10have the meanings described in here. The invention further relates to combinatorial libraries containing two or more such compounds, as well as methods of preparing tetracyclic benzimidazole derivative compounds.
