135339-67-2Relevant articles and documents
L-prolinethioamides - Efficient organocatalysts for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction
Gryko, Dorota,Lipinski, Radoslaw
, p. 1948 - 1952 (2005)
A series of novel L-proline derived thioamides has been synthesised. They have been evaluated as organocatalysts in the direct asymmetric aldol reaction for the first time. Thioamides exhibit catalytic ability higher than proline itself and the model aldol reaction of 4-cyanobenzaldehyde with acetone proceeds well in the presence of 5 mol % of catalyst (ee up to 100%). Other aromatic aldehydes gave aldol products with high ees and moderate yields. Small changes in the catalyst's structure [e.g., N-Bn versus N-CH(CH3)Ph] as well as the addition of an acid have a profound effect on their activity. The unexpected formation of the catalyst-derived cyclic adducts was observed and their reactivity was established giving valuable insight into the course of the reaction.
Highly modular dipeptide-like organocatalysts for direct asymmetric aldol reactions in brine
Hu, Xiao-Mu,Zhang, Dong-Xu,Zhang, Sheng-Yong,Wang, Ping-An
, p. 39557 - 39564 (2015/05/20)
A novel series of dipeptide-like organocatalysts derived from proline, amino acids and primary amines have been prepared for direct asymmetric aldol reactions between various aromatic aldehydes and acetone to afford aldol products in good yields (up to 82%) and moderate enantioselectivities (up to 67% ee) with only 1 mol% of catalyst-loading in brine. Under the same conditions, the direct asymmetric aldol reactions of aromatic aldehydes and cyclohexanone give aldol products with high yields (up to 91%) and moderate to good enantioselectivities (up to 88% ee) and excellent diastereoselectivities (up to 99% dr). These organocatalysts are easily synthesized from commercially available materials in multi-gram scale with high modularity in their structural and stereogenic properties.
Direct amide formation using radiofrequency heating
Houlding, Thomas K.,Tchabanenko, Kirill,Rahman, Md. Taifur,Rebrov, Evgeny V.
, p. 4171 - 4177 (2013/07/05)
We present a simple method for direct and solvent-free formation of amides from carboxylic acids and amines using radiofrequency heating. The direct energy coupling of the AC magnetic field via nickel ferrite magnetic nanoparticles enables fast and controllable heating, as well as enabling facile work-up via magnetic separation.