Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
56(50), P. 6850 - 6853
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
A
simple
nickel-catalyst
for
the
chemo-selective
alkylation
of
acetonitrile
derivatives
with
primary
alcohols
is
reported.
This
sustainable
process
resulted
in
up
to
90%
yield
and
generates
water
as
by-product.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
119(4), P. 2524 - 2549
Published: Nov. 20, 2018
The
conservation
of
our
element
resources
is
a
fundamental
challenge
mankind.
development
alcohol
refunctionalization
reactions
possible
fossil
carbon
strategy
since
alcohols
can
be
obtained
from
indigestible
and
abundantly
available
biomass.
rare
noble
metals,
frequently
used
in
key
technologies
such
as
catalysis,
might
feasible
by
replacing
them
with
highly
abundant
metals.
alkylation
amines
related
C–C
coupling
are
early
examples
reactions.
These
follow
mostly
the
borrowing
hydrogen
or
autotransfer
catalysis
concept,
many
3d-metal
catalysts
have
been
disclosed
recent
years.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
progress
made
developing
Cu,
Ni,
Co,
Fe,
Mn
for
C–N
bond
formation
using
concept.
We
expect
that
findings
field
will
inspire
others
to
develop
new
efficient
selective
earth-abundant
metal
applications
novel
mediated
ACS Central Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
7(4), P. 570 - 585
Published: March 25, 2021
Borrowing
hydrogen
is
a
process
that
used
to
diversify
the
synthetic
utility
of
commodity
alcohols.
A
catalyst
first
oxidizes
an
alcohol
by
removing
form
reactive
carbonyl
compound.
This
intermediate
can
undergo
diverse
range
subsequent
transformations
before
returns
"borrowed"
liberate
product
and
regenerate
catalyst.
In
this
way,
alcohols
may
be
as
alkylating
agents
whereby
sole
byproduct
one-pot
reaction
water.
recent
decades,
significant
advances
have
been
made
in
area,
demonstrating
many
effective
methods
access
valuable
products.
outlook
highlights
diversity
metal
biocatalysts
are
available
for
approach,
well
various
performed,
focusing
on
selection
most
advances.
By
succinctly
describing
conveying
versatility
borrowing
chemistry,
we
anticipate
its
uptake
will
increase
across
wider
scientific
audience,
expanding
opportunities
further
development.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(11), P. 4386 - 4464
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
emerging
field
of
organometallic
catalysis
has
shifted
towards
research
on
Earth-abundant
transition
metals
due
to
their
ready
availability,
economic
advantage,
and
novel
properties.
In
this
case,
manganese,
the
third
most
abundant
transition-metal
in
Earth's
crust,
emerged
as
one
leading
competitors.
Accordingly,
a
large
number
molecularly-defined
Mn-complexes
been
synthesized
employed
for
hydrogenation,
dehydrogenation,
hydroelementation
reactions.
regard,
catalyst
design
is
based
three
pillars,
namely,
metal-ligand
bifunctionality,
ligand
hemilability,
redox
activity.
Indeed,
developed
catalysts
not
only
differ
chelating
atoms
they
possess
but
also
working
principles,
thereby
different
turnover
numbers
product
molecules.
Hence,
critical
assessment
molecularly
defined
manganese
terms
atoms,
reaction
conditions,
mechanistic
pathway,
significant.
Herein,
we
analyze
complexes
catalytic
activity,
versatility
allow
multiple
transformations
routes
convert
substrates
target
This
article
will
be
helpful
get
significant
insight
into
design,
aiding
design.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
124(9), P. 6078 - 6144
Published: April 17, 2024
Alcohols
are
abundant
and
attractive
feedstock
molecules
for
organic
synthesis.
Many
methods
their
functionalization
require
them
to
first
be
converted
into
a
more
activated
derivative,
while
recent
years
have
seen
vast
increase
in
the
number
of
complexity-building
transformations
that
directly
harness
unprotected
alcohols.
This
Review
discusses
how
transition
metal
catalysis
can
used
toward
this
goal.
These
broadly
classified
three
categories.
Deoxygenative
functionalizations,
representing
derivatization
C–O
bond,
enable
alcohol
act
as
leaving
group
formation
new
C–C
bonds.
Etherifications,
characterized
by
O–H
represent
classical
reactivity
has
been
modernized
include
mild
reaction
conditions,
diverse
partners,
high
selectivities.
Lastly,
chain
reactions
described,
wherein
acts
mediator
formal
C–H
alkyl
backbone.
Each
these
classes
transformation
will
discussed
context
intermolecular
arylation,
alkylation,
related
reactions,
illustrating
alcohols
harnessed
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
58(3), P. 775 - 779
Published: Nov. 20, 2018
Abstract
A
metal‐catalyzed
methylation
process
has
been
developed.
By
employing
an
air‐
and
moisture‐stable
manganese
catalyst
together
with
isotopically
labeled
methanol,
a
series
of
D‐,
CD
3
‐,
13
C‐labeled
products
were
obtained
in
good
yields
under
mild
reaction
conditions
water
as
the
only
byproduct.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
21(9), P. 3223 - 3227
Published: April 22, 2019
A
sustainable
synthesis
of
quinazoline
and
2-aminoquinoline
via
acceptorless
dehydrogenative
annulation
is
presented.
The
reaction
catalyzed
by
earth-abundant
well-defined
manganese
complexes
bearing
NNS
ligands.
Furthermore,
a
one-pot
synthetic
strategy
for
the
2-alkylaminoquinolines
through
sequential
N-alkylation
has
also
been
demonstrated.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
38(8), P. 1815 - 1825
Published: April 12, 2019
The
application
of
nontoxic,
earth-abundant
transition
metals
in
place
costly
noble
is
a
paramount
goal
catalysis
and
especially
interesting
if
the
air-
moisture-stable
ligand
scaffold
used.
Herein,
we
report
synthesis
amines/imines
directly
from
alcohol
amines
via
hydrogen
autotransfer
or
acceptorless
dehydrogenation
catalyzed
by
well-defined
phosphine-free
Mn
complexes.
Both
imines
can
be
obtained
same
set
alcohols
using
catalyst,
only
tuning
reaction
conditions.
amount
nature
base
are
found
to
highly
important
aspect
for
observed
selectivity.
primary
secondary
have
been
employed
as
substrates
N-alkylation
reaction.
As
highlight,
showed
chemoselective
resveratrol
derivatives.
Furthermore,
Mn-catalyzed
dehydrogenative
structurally
2,3-dihydro-1H-perimidines
has
also
demonstrated.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
were
carried
out
model
path
calculate
profile.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
84(12), P. 7927 - 7935
Published: May 22, 2019
A
general
and
chemoselective
catalytic
alkylation
of
nitriles
using
a
homogeneous
nonprecious
manganese
catalyst
is
presented.
This
reaction
uses
naturally
abundant
alcohols
readily
available
as
coupling
partners.
The
tolerates
wide
range
functional
groups
heterocyclic
moieties,
efficiently
providing
useful
cyanoalkylated
products
with
water
the
only
side
product.
Importantly,
methanol
can
be
used
C1
source
C-methylation
achieved.
mechanistic
investigations
support
multiple
role
metal-ligand
catalyst,
dehydrogenative
activation
alcohol,
α-C-H
nitrile,
hydrogenation
in-situ-formed
unsaturated
intermediate.