Direct oxidative installation of nitrooxy group at benzylic positions and its transformation into various functionalities
摘要:
C-H Nitrooxylation at benzylic positions has been achieved by employing the N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) catalyst/cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) reagent system. The nitrooxy groups were demonstrated to function as tentative hydroxy protecting groups, as well as excellent leaving groups for N- and C-substitution reactions. Hence, the present method offers a unique way to synthesize diverse O-. N-, or C-functionalized benzylic compounds from simple alkyl aromatics. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Copper-Catalyzed Direct Transformation of Secondary Allylic and Benzylic Alcohols into Azides and Amides: An Efficient Utility of Azide as a Nitrogen Source
作者:Balaji V. Rokade、Karthik Gadde、Kandikere Ramaiah Prabhu
DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201500010
日期:2015.4
synthesis of amides has been explored by using secondary alcohols, Cu(ClO4)2·6H2O as a catalyst, and trimethylsilyl azide (TMSN3) as a nitrogen source in the presence of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) at ambient temperature. This method has been successfully adapted to the preparation of azides directly from their corresponding alcohols and offers excellent chemoselectivity in the formation
Siloxy groups derived from secondary and tertiary benzyl alcohols can be transformed into azide groups at room temperature using TMSN3 in the presence of an iron catalyst (see scheme; TMS=trimethylsilyl). Secondary and tertiary benzylic silyl ethers can be transformed in the presence of primary silyl ethers, and other reactive functional groups, such as alkyl chlorides, α,β‐unsaturated esters, and aldehydes
tertiary benzylic positions of methylbenzylethers or unsymmetrical dibenzyl ethers and is also applicable to direct allylation, alkynylation, and cyanation reactions, as well as the azidation. The present methodologies provide not only a novel chemoselectivity but also the advantage of shortened synthetic steps, due to the direct process without the deprotection of the methyl and benzylethers.