Tandem superelectrophilic hydroarylation of C C bond and carbonyl reduction in cinnamides: synthetic rout to 3,3-diarylpropylamines, valuable pharmaceuticals
摘要:
Cinnamides ArCH=CHCONRR' in reactions with arenes Ar'H under the action of Bronsted (TfOH, FSO3H) or Lewis (AlBr3) superacids at rt for 1-2 h give C=C bond hydroarylation products ArAr'CHCH2CONRR' in yields of 63-98%. Reduction (LiAlH4/Et2O) of carbonyl group in the latter results in the formation of 3,3-diarylpropylamines ArAr'CHCH2CH2NRR', valuable drugs. The reaction intermediates, superelectrophilic dications ArC+H-CH2C(OH+)NRR', have been characterized by DFT calculations in terms of global electrophilicity index, natural charges, and atomic orbitals contributions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The merger of electro-reduction and hydrogen bonding activation for a radical Smiles rearrangement
作者:Liyuan Lan、Kun Xu、Chengchu Zeng
DOI:10.1039/d4sc02821j
日期:——
The reductive activation of chemical bonds at less negative potentials provides a foundation for high functional group tolerance and selectivity, and it is one of the central topics in organic electrosynthesis. Along this line, we report the design of a dual-activation mode by merging electro-reduction with hydrogen bonding activation. As a proof of principle, the reduction potential of N-phenylpropiolamide