Lactam-tethered allenols, readily prepared from α-oxolactams, were used as starting materials for divergent reactivity with selenenylating reagents. Either oxycyclization (spirocyclic selenolactams) or ring expansion (selenoquinolones) can be achieved through the choice of both reagents and substrates. The biological activity of some of the synthesized heterocycles has additionally been evaluated in four human
An Alternative to Precious Metals: Hg(ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·3H<sub>2</sub>O as a Cheap and Water-Tolerant Catalyst for the Cycloisomerization of Allenols
Hg(ClO4)(2)center dot 3H(2)O, a cheap, water-tolerant, and stable salt, catalyzes the cydoisomerization reaction or alpha-allenols to 2,5-dihydrofurans in an efficient and selective manner. The reaction is general and can be applied to differently functionalized substrates, including alkyl-substituted, aryl-substituted, enantiopure, and tertiary allenols. In addition, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to obtain insight into various aspects of the controlled reactivity of a-allenols under mercury catalysis. They suggest a dual activation of the allenol by the Hg complex that drives the reaction to the chemoselective formation of 2,5-dihydrofurans.
Palladium Nanoparticles in Water: A Reusable Catalytic System for the Cycloetherification or Benzannulation of α-Allenols
作者:Benito Alcaide、Pedro Almendros、Ana M. González、Amparo Luna、Sagrario Martínez-Ramírez
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201501132
日期:2016.6.16
A convenient ligand‐free catalyticsystem has been developed for the chemoselective cyclization reaction of various α‐allenol derivatives by palladiumnanoparticles (PdNPs) in an aqueous reaction medium.