N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Redox Amidations of α-Functionalized Aldehydes with Amines
摘要:
A catalytic method for the direct synthesis of carboxylic acid amides from amines and alpha-functionalized aldehydes is possible through the synergistic role of a N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst and imidazole, affording amides via activated carboxylates catalytically generated via an internal redox reaction of the aldehyde substrates. The use of imidazole or other N-heterocycles as an additive is essential to overcoming imine formation and serves as a uniquely reactive substrate for the generation of an acyl imidazolium intermediate that is converted to the final amide product.
N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Redox Amidations of α-Functionalized Aldehydes with Amines
作者:Jeffrey W. Bode、Stephanie S. Sohn
DOI:10.1021/ja0768136
日期:2007.11.1
A catalytic method for the direct synthesis of carboxylic acid amides from amines and alpha-functionalized aldehydes is possible through the synergistic role of a N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst and imidazole, affording amides via activated carboxylates catalytically generated via an internal redox reaction of the aldehyde substrates. The use of imidazole or other N-heterocycles as an additive is essential to overcoming imine formation and serves as a uniquely reactive substrate for the generation of an acyl imidazolium intermediate that is converted to the final amide product.
Catalytic Generation of Activated Carboxylates from Enals: A Product-Determining Role for the Base
作者:Stephanie S. Sohn、Jeffrey W. Bode
DOI:10.1021/ol051269w
日期:2005.9.1
from imidazolium or triazolium salts and bases react with enals, leading to the catalytic generation of homoenolates. The fate of these intermediates is determined by the catalytic base: strong bases such as (t)BuOK lead to carbon-carbonbondformation, while weaker bases allow protonation of the homoenolate and subsequent generation of activated carboxylates. This discovery, along with the design of a