Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Couplings of 2-(2-Azaaryl)acetates with Aryl Halides and Triflates
作者:Rui Shang、Zhi-Wei Yang、Yan Wang、Song-Lin Zhang、Lei Liu
DOI:10.1021/ja107103b
日期:2010.10.20
Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-couplings of 2-(2-azaaryl)acetates with arylhalides and triflates have been discovered. This reaction is potentially useful for the synthesis of some functionalized pyridines, quinolines, pyrazines, benzoxazoles, and benzothiazoles. Theoretical analysis shows that the nitrogen atom at the 2-position of the heteroaromatics directly coordinates to Pd(II) in the decarboxylation
The direct alpha-methylenation of benzylpyridines was achieved using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) as a one-carbon source under copper catalysis. An intermediary species was detected at an early stage, and a possible mechanism was proposed. Additionally, alpha-oxygenation and dimerization of benzylpyridines could also be performed efficiently.
Transition-Metal Free Chemoselective Hydroxylation and Hydroxylation–Deuteration of Heterobenzylic Methylenes
作者:Yonghai Liu、Yang Yu、Chengyu Sun、Yiwei Fu、Zhiguo Mang、Lei Shi、Hao Li
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03108
日期:2020.10.16
We developed an approach for direct selective hydroxylation of heterobenzylic methylenes to secondary alcohols avoiding overoxidation to ketones by using a KOBu-t/DMSO/air system. Most reactions could reach completion in several minutes to give hydroxylated products in 41-76% yields. Using DMSO-d6, this protocol resulted in difunctionalization of heterobenzylic methylenes to afford α-deuterated secondary alcohols (>93% incorporation). By employing this method, active pharmaceutical ingredients carbinoxamine and doxylamine were synthesized in two steps in moderate yields.
Orientation and Alkylation Effects on Cation-π Interactions in Aqueous Solution
作者:Mark J. Rashkin、Robert M. Hughes、Nathaniel T. Calloway、Marcey L. Waters
DOI:10.1021/ja0498538
日期:2004.10.1
We have investigated the orientation dependence of the cation-pi interaction between a phenyl ring and a pyridinium ring in the context of a flexible model system in water. Of the four possible positions of the pyridinium nitrogen, ipso, ortho, meta, and para, we found a variation in the interaction energy of about 0.75 kcal mol(-1), with the stacking of the ipso-pyridinium ring providing the strongest interaction. The observed stability is attributed to the maximization of the electrostatic interaction, minimization of rotamers, and possible differences in hydration phenomena arising from alkylation.