Molecules,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
27(12), P. 3898 - 3898
Published: June 17, 2022
Chiral
alcohols
are
among
the
most
widely
applied
in
fine
chemicals,
pharmaceuticals
and
agrochemicals.
Herein,
Ru-monophosphine
catalyst
formed
situ
was
found
to
promote
an
enantioselective
addition
of
aliphatic
aldehydes
with
arylboronic
acids,
delivering
chiral
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities
exhibiting
a
broad
scope
acids.
The
highly
dependent
on
monophosphorous
ligands.
utility
this
asymmetric
synthetic
method
showcased
by
large-scale
transformation.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(9), P. 4607 - 4647
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
collectively
discussed
the
utilisation
of
alcohols
in
various
organic
transformations
and
their
application
toward
intermediates
drugs,
drug
derivatives
natural
product-like
molecules.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(26)
Published: April 21, 2023
A
homogeneous
manganese-catalyzed
cross-coupling
of
two
secondary
alcohols
for
the
divergent
synthesis
γ-disubstituted
and
β-disubstituted
ketones
is
reported.
Employing
well-defined
Mn-MACHOPh
as
catalyst,
this
novel
protocol
has
a
broad
substrate
scope
with
good
functional
group
tolerance
affords
diverse
library
valuable
disubstituted
in
moderate
to
yields.
The
strong
influence
reaction
temperature
on
selective
formation
alcohol
products
was
theorized
preliminary
DFT
studies.
Studies
have
shown
that
Gibbs
free
energy
thermodynamically
more
favourable
than
corresponding
at
lower
temperature.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(17)
Published: Feb. 27, 2023
Herein,
we
report
a
manganese-catalyzed
three-component
coupling
of
secondary
alcohols,
primary
alcohols
and
methanol
for
the
synthesis
β,β-methylated/alkylated
alcohols.
Using
our
method,
series
1-arylethanol,
benzyl
alcohol
derivatives,
undergo
sequential
efficiently
to
construct
assembled
with
high
chemoselectivity
in
moderate
good
yields.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
reaction
proceeds
via
methylation
benzylated
intermediate
generate
final
product.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(19), P. 12481 - 12493
Published: Sept. 8, 2023
The
crucial
role
of
the
alkoxide
trap
problem
and
impact
oxidation
state
chromium
center
were
demonstrated
on
catalytic
activity
due
to
d-wall
issue.
Through
strategy
surmounting
trap,
a
Cr(0)
catalyst
was
presented
herein
for
efficient
C-alkylation
between
alcohols
via
borrowing
hydrogen/hydrogen
autotransfer.
synthesized
bis-(N-heterocyclic
carbene)-Cr(0)
system
shows
an
performance
(40
examples,
up
96%
yield).
Only
loading
cheap
readily
available
base
NaOH
is
effective
enough
reaction.
Compared
with
Cr(III)/Cr(II),
can
well
avoid
d-p
π
interaction
in
key
metal-alkoxide
intermediate,
thus
overcoming
thermodynamic
sink
problem.
It
plausible
that
Cr(III)
systems
need
be
reduced
Cr(II)
weakening
effect
enhancing
by
using
reductive
strong
bases.
This
should
helpful
development
nonprecious
transition
metal
catalysts.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 4018 - 4029
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
Chemoselective
synthesis
of
functionalized
gem-β,β′-bis(alkyl)alcohols
by
coupling
a
β-alkylated
secondary
alcohol
with
primary
is
reported
using
nickel
via
sequential
DCR
(dehydrogenation–condensation–rehydrogenation)
approach.
Using
our
method,
1-arylethanol
and
benzyl
alcohols
undergo
one-pot
successive
double
alkylation
reaction
to
form
alcohols.
Methanol,
C2–C12
alcohols,
citronellol,
fatty
acid-derived
oleic
are
tolerated,
including
late-stage
functionalization
steroid
hormones
(cholesterol
testosterone)
5-pregnen-3β-ol-20-one.
The
catalytic
transformations
enabled
the
donepezil
drug
(used
for
Alzheimer's
disease),
N-heteroarenes
(quinoline
acridine),
chromane
intermediate
flavan
derivatives.
Hammett
kinetic
plot
analysis
differently
p-substituted
1-phenyl
propanol
indicated
that
oxidation
might
be
rate-determining
step
expected
strong
influence
substitution
on
kinetics.
A
negative
ρ
value
(−0.60)
strongly
signify
formation
positive
charge
alcohol.
Preliminary
mechanistic
investigation
revealed
dehydrogenation
aldehyde
as
it
involves
C–H/D
bond
breaking
alcohol,
PH/PD
6.0
was
calculated.
Reaction
profile
studies,
EPR
experiments,
Hammett-plot
cyclic
voltammetry,
UV–visible
XPS
analysis,
structural
electronic
changes
at
Ni-center
well
behavior
catalysts
during
progress
reactions.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
41(22), P. 3387 - 3398
Published: Aug. 5, 2022
Pincer
complexes
of
the
type
(R2NNN)CoCl2
(R
=
iPr,
tBu,
Cy,
Ph,
p-F-C6H4)
derived
from
environmentally
benign,
earth-abundant,
and
inexpensive
base
metal
cobalt
have
been
synthesized
that
exist
in
equilibrium
with
[(R2NNN)2Co]CoCl4.
Among
these
complexes,
(iPr2NNN)CoCl2
has
found
to
be
highly
efficient
for
catalytic
β-alkylation
alcohols
air
at
140
°C.
While
pincer-Co
(0.0025
mol
%)-catalyzed
presence
NaOtBu
(2.5
%)
took
24
h
(85%,
34000
TON
1417
TO/h)
under
conventional
heating
(140
°C),
corresponding
reaction
microwave
conditions
°C
75
W)
was
complete
only
2
comparable
yields
(83%,
33200
TON),
albeit
a
better
TOF
(16600
TO/h).
In
contrast,
CoCl2
otherwise
identical
leads
lower
both
(66%,
26400
1100
(61%,
24400
12200
The
system
successfully
implemented
(39
examples)
accomplish
secondary
several
primary
alcohols.
Well-defined
molecular
Co(II)
species
are
involved
during
catalysis,
as
inferred
HRMS
hot-filtration
experiments.
EPR
studies
magnetic
moment
measurements
using
Evans
method
demonstrate
Co
remains
its
+2
state
an
octahedral
geometry
throughout
reaction.
Pivotal
evidence
involvement
β-hydride
elimination
leading
acetophenone
RDS
catalyzed
is
obtained
competitive
deuterium
labeling
experiments,
which
indicative
KIE
6.14.
current
report
on
base-metal
catalysis
high
unprecedented
turnovers
(33200
16600
very
short
time
(2
h)
offers
exciting
atom-economical
greener
possibilities
class
synthetically
valuable
Guerbet-type
reactions.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
87(24), P. 16567 - 16577
Published: Dec. 1, 2022
The
nickel-catalyzed
cross-electrophile
coupling
of
1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones
with
aryl
bromides
to
generate
a
diverse
array
ortho-arylated
benzamide
derivatives
has
been
developed.
reaction
displayed
good
functional
group
tolerance
Zn
as
the
reductant.
key
this
transformation
is
ring
opening
benzotriazinones,
which
undergo
denitrogenative
process
obtain
various
(29
examples,
42-93%
yield).
scalability
was
demonstrated.