A systematic study of benzyl cation initiated cyclization reactions
摘要:
A systematic investigation of benzyl cation initiated cyclization reactions to form six-membered carbocycles is presented. The generation of benzyl cations from benzylic bromides, ethers, and alcohols followed by intramolecular capture provided good yields of cyclized products by use of several different cyclization terminators (e.g., phenyl, alkene, beta-keto ester). A study on the effect of changing the electronic nature of substituents para to the benzyl cation showed that even electron-withdrawing substituents such as quaternary ammonium afford high yields of cyclization products. The formation of five- and seven-membered carbocycles was briefly investigated and found to be less general than the formation of the corresponding six-membered carbocycles.
Iridium-Catalyzed Highly Efficient and Site-Selective Deoxygenation of Alcohols
作者:Shiyi Yang、Weiping Tang、Zhanhui Yang、Jiaxi Xu
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.8b02495
日期:2018.10.5
An iridium-catalyzed, highly efficient, and site-selective deoxygenation of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols has been realized, under the assistance of a 4-(N-substituted amino)aryl directing group. Only the hydroxyl adjacent to the directing group can be deoxygenated. The deoxygenation is performed in water, with formic acid as both the promoter and hydride donor. Excellent yields and functionality