2096-86-8Relevant articles and documents
Metal Cocatalyst Directing Photocatalytic Acetonylation of Toluene via Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling with Acetone
Tyagi, Akanksha,Matsumoto, Tomoya,Yamamoto, Akira,Kato, Tatsuhisa,Yoshida, Hisao
, p. 31 - 38 (2020)
Abstract: A heterogeneous metal-loaded titanium oxide photocatalyst provided an efficient route to bring out direct dehydrogenative cross-coupling between toluene and acetone without consuming any additional oxidizing agent. The nature of the metal nanoparticle cocatalyst deposited on TiO2 photocatalyst dictated the product selectivity for the cross-coupling. Pd nanoparticles on TiO2 photocatalyst allowed a C–C bond formation between the aromatic ring of toluene and acetone to give 1-(o-tolyl)propan-2-one (1a1) with high regioselectivity, while Pt nanoparticles on TiO2 photocatalyst promoted the cross-coupling between the methyl group of toluene and acetone to give 4-phenylbutan-2-one (1b) as the acetonylated product. These results demonstrated that the selection of the metal cocatalyst on TiO2 photocatalyst could determine which C–H bonds in toluene, aromatic or aliphatic, can react with acetone. Two kinds of reaction mechanisms were proposed for the photocatalytic dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction, depending on the property of the metal nanoparticles, i.e., only Pd nanoparticles can catalyze the reaction between aromatic ring and the acetonyl radical species. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
Markovnikov Wacker-Tsuji Oxidation of Allyl(hetero)arenes and Application in a One-Pot Photo-Metal-Biocatalytic Approach to Enantioenriched Amines and Alcohols
Albarrán-Velo, Jesús,Gotor-Fernández, Vicente,Lavandera, Iván
, p. 4096 - 4108 (2021/08/19)
The Wacker-Tsuji aerobic oxidation of various allyl(hetero)arenes under photocatalytic conditions to form the corresponding methyl ketones is presented. By using a palladium complex [PdCl2(MeCN)2] and the photosensitizer [Acr-Mes]ClO4 in aqueous medium and at room temperature, and by simple irradiation with blue led light, the desired carbonyl compounds were synthesized with high conversions (>80%) and excellent selectivities (>90%). The key process was the transient formation of Pd nanoparticles that can activate oxygen, thus recycling the Pd(II) species necessary in the Wacker oxidative reaction. While light irradiation was strictly mandatory, the addition of the photocatalyst improved the reaction selectivity, due to the formation of the starting allyl(hetero)arene from some of the obtained by-products, thus entering back in the Wacker-Tsuji catalytic cycle. Once optimized, the oxidation reaction was combined in a one-pot two-step sequential protocol with an enzymatic transformation. Depending on the biocatalyst employed, i. e. an amine transaminase or an alcohol dehydrogenase, the corresponding (R)- and (S)-1-arylpropan-2-amines or 1-arylpropan-2-ols, respectively, could be synthesized in most cases with high yields (>70%) and in enantiopure form. Finally, an application of this photo-metal-biocatalytic strategy has been demonstrated in order to get access in a straightforward manner to selegiline, an anti-Parkinson drug. (Figure presented.).
Gold-Catalyzed [3+2]-Annulations of α-Aryl Diazoketones with the Tetrasubstituted Alkenes of Cyclopentadienes: High Stereoselectivity and Enantioselectivity
Chen, Ching-Nung,Cheng, Wei-Min,Wang, Jian-Kai,Chao, Tzu-Hsuan,Cheng, Mu-Jeng,Liu, Rai-Shung
supporting information, p. 4479 - 4484 (2021/01/21)
This work reports gold-catalyzed [3+2]-annulations of α-diazo ketones with highly substituted cyclopentadienes, affording bicyclic 2,3-dihydrofurans with high regio- and stereoselectivity. The reactions highlights the first success of tetrasubstituted alkenes to undergo [3+2]-annulations with α-diazo carbonyls. The enantioselective annulations are also achieved with high enantioselectivity using chiral forms of gold and phosphoric acid. Our mechanistic analysis supports that cyclopentadienes serve as nucleophiles to attack gold carbenes at the more substituted alkenes, yielding gold enolates that complex with chiral phosphoric acid to enhance the enantioselectivity.
An Efficient Palladium-Catalyzed α-Arylation of Acetone below its Boiling Point
Ledgard, Andrew J.,Martin, Fionna M.,Mutton, Simon P.,Richardson, Jeffery,Walton, Lesley
, (2020/07/24)
The monoarylation of acetone is a powerful transformation, but is typically performed at temperatures significantly in excess of its boiling point. Conditions described for performing the reaction at ambient temperatures led to significant dehalogenation when applied to a complex aryl halide. We describe our attempts to overcome both issues in the context of our drug-discovery program.
