A novel cobalt(II)porphyrin-mediated acceptorless dehydrogenation of methanol is reported for the first time. This methodology has been applied for the coupling of a variety of ketones with methanol to produce 1,5-diketones along with H2 and H2O as the environment friendly byproducts. This paradigm was also demonstrated for a one-pot synthesis of substitutedpyridines using a sequential addition protocol
A simple and selective one-pot synthesis of 2,4- and 2,6-diarylpyridines through the cyclocondensation reaction of aromatic ketones with ammonium acetate has been developed. The procedure is metal-free, convenient, and efficient, and the substrates are readily available.