Herein, it is provided an efficient and one-potprocedure for the synthesis of novel and diversely substituted γ-aminoethers in good yields through a four-component process by treatment of benzylamines with polyformaldehyde and activated alkenes in aliphatic alcohols acting both as solvent and as etherificant agents. Reactions proceeded via a Mannich-type reaction, where the formation of iminium ions
Brønsted acid catalysed chemo- and <i>ortho</i>-selective aminomethylation of phenol
作者:Zhiqiong Tang、Dongdong Li、Yidi Yue、Dan Peng、Lu Liu
DOI:10.1039/d1ob00820j
日期:——
We have developed a Brønsted acidcatalysed highly ortho-selective functionalization of free phenols with readily available N,O-acetals under mild conditions, furnishing various corresponding aminomethylated phenol products in moderate to excellent yields. The salient features of this transformation include mild conditions, good substrate scope, excellent ortho-selectivity, high efficiency, and ease
well-defined hydride Mn(I) PNP pincer complex, recently developed in our laboratory, catalyzes this process in a very efficient way, and a total of 28 different aminomethylated products were synthesized and isolated yields of up to 91%. In a preliminary study, a related Fe(II) PNP pincer complex was shown to catalyze the methylation of 2-naphtol rather than its aminomethylation displaying again the divergent