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Chemistry, Organic
Rajkiran Kumari, Ajit Kumar Jha, Sophiya Goyal, Reena Maan, S. Rajagopala Reddy, Srinivasan Easwar
Summary: A serendipitous Rauhut-Currier dimerization of 1,1-disubstituted activated olefins was observed in the presence of DABCO. The reaction produces multifunctionalized enol esters with yields greater than 90% in most cases, without the need for column chromatographic purification. The acyl transfer is believed to occur via a Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction transition state, supported by computational calculations.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alexander V. Aksenov, Dmitrii A. Aksenov, Igor A. Kurenkov, Alexander V. Leontiev, Nicolai A. Aksenov
Summary: A two-step procedure for synthesizing novel, highly functionalized 5-hydroxy 3-pyrrolin-2-ones is described. This involves an addition reaction between KCN and corresponding chalcones, followed by ring condensation of the obtained β-cyano ketones with het(aryl)aldehydes under basic conditions. The resulting compounds, 3,5-di-aryl/heteroaryl-4-benzyl substituted α,β-unsaturated γ-hydroxy butyrolactams, are of significant interest in synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Sumitava Mallik, Vinod Bhajammanavar, Mahiuddin Baidya
Summary: The nitrosocarbonyl aldol reaction of deconjugated butyrolactams using quinidine as an organocatalyst has been developed, resulting in high yields of valuable alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma-lactams bearing heterosubstituted quaternary carbon centers. This reaction is selective for the oxygen atom and occurs exclusively at the gamma-center of deconjugated butyrolactams, showing scalability and compatibility with diverse functional groups, as well as effectiveness with azodicarboxylates.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhibing Weng, Ying Zhou, Xin Yue, Feng Jiang, Wengang Guo
Summary: In this study, catalytic asymmetric alpha-regioselective Michael additions of vinylogous alpha-ketoester enolates were conducted efficiently using a chiral bifunctional organocatalyst. The reactions yielded Rauhut-Currier type products with high yields and excellent regio- and enantioselectivities.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Baptiste Legrand, Ludovic T. Maillard
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of the developments of gamma-peptide foldamers containing alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma-amino acids, including examples of applications for health, catalysis, and materials science. It highlights the divergent conformational behaviors and potential applications of these foldamers.
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Chemistry, Organic
Meng Li, Guang-Rui Peng, Xuan Yang, Zhen-Ning Ma, Jian-Bo Xie
Summary: We developed a copper-catalyzed enantio- and diastereoselective boron conjugate addition method for α-alkyl α,beta-unsaturated esters under base-free conditions. The approach exhibited excellent enantioselectivities and moderate to good conversions, although with moderate diastereoselectivities. The synthetic utility of this protocol was demonstrated.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Applied
Benedetta Bassetti, Roberto Ballini, Marino Petrini, Alessandro Palmieri
Summary: In this study, a new and selective method for converting beta-nitro-beta,gamma-unsaturated ketones into conjugated dienones was reported. These dienones are electron-poor alkenes that are widely used in organic synthesis to obtain highly functionalized molecules. The method showed good yields and tolerance to various functional groups.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Ajit Kumar Jha, Rajkiran Kumari, Srinivasan Easwar
Summary: An oxidative cyclization reaction was performed using Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) ketones and 2-aminothiophenol in the presence of Cs2CO3, leading to the formation of new 2,2-disubstituted dihydro-1,4-benzothiazines. The reaction involves an aza-Michael addition and oxidative cyclization, resulting in the formation of a carbon-sulfur bond. The reaction demonstrates good yields and reasonable reaction times under mild conditions, with a wide range of MBH ketones being applicable.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Liang Tang, Yicong Luo, Cheng Sheng, Fang Xie, Wanbin Zhang
Summary: This article reports the efficient kinetic resolution of gamma-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated gamma-lactams via a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric boron conjugate addition, which leads to the synthesis of chiral beta-hydroxy-gamma-lactams with beta,gamma-stereogenic carbon centers. The method is successful with a wide range of substrates and exhibits versatile transformations and synthetic utility in biologically active molecules. Mechanistic studies indicate that a Lewis acid Cu-I-catalyzed mechanism is the likely pathway in the catalytic reaction.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Xiaosa Lu, Jie Zhu, Yinhua Huang
Summary: A rhodium-catalyzed highly enantio- and diaster-eoselective alkenylation reaction of Ay-unsaturated butenolides is reported. The use of a chiral diene ligand enables the synthesis of chiral butyrolactones in high yields with extremely high enantioselectivities and high diastereoselectivities. The key process involves the isomerization of butenolides and subsequent dynamic kinetic resolution.
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Chemistry, Organic
Arnaud Delbrassinne, Boris Junior Takam Mba, Laurent Collard, Raphael Robiette
Summary: An efficient protocol for synthesizing enolizable alpha-substituted beta, gamma-unsaturated aldehydes is reported. The protocol involves two steps, epoxidation and Meinwald rearrangement, resulting in the one-carbon homologation of alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes, enabling the insertion of a CHR unit.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Soshi Nishino, Koji Hirano
Summary: A copper-catalyzed regio- and diastereoselective borylacylation reaction has been developed to synthesize β'-boryl-β-ketoesters with high anti-diastereoselectivity. The reaction can also be extended to borylcarbamoylation, and enantioselective variants have been achieved using chiral phosphoramidite-ligated copper complexes.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Applied
Byungjun Kim, Sukwoo Lee, Sarah Yunmi Lee
Summary: In this study, a new method was reported to successfully promote the catalytic asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions using a chiral catalyst in conjunction with a chiral isothiourea catalyst or a Bronsted acid, resulting in the synthesis of densely functionalized cyclohexenes with multiple stereocenters.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Chao-Shen Zhang, Lei Bao, Kun-Quan Chen, Zhi-Xiang Wang, Xiang-Yu Chen
Summary: A simple NaI-involved photoinduced deaminative alkenylation was proposed for the synthesis of beta,gamma-unsaturated esters without the need for photocatalysts and additives. Density functional theory study revealed that the electrostatic interaction of NaI with Katritzky salts is crucial in forming the photoactive electron donor-acceptor complex.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zubao Gan, Deyun Cui, Hongyun Zhang, Ying Feng, Liying Huang, Yingying Gui, Lu Gao, Zhenlei Song
Summary: The Hosomi-Sakurai allylation of allylsilanes with beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-ketoesters has been successfully catalyzed by (Ph3C)[BPh((F))(4)] to afford gamma,gamma-disubstituted alpha-ketoesters in high yields and excellent chemoselectivity. Preliminary mechanistic studies indicate that the trityl cation is the major contributor to the catalysis, with the silyl cation playing a minor role.
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Chemistry, Organic
Geng-Hua Chang, Chein-Yi Wang, G. Madhusudhan Reddy, Yi-Ling Tsai, Wenwei Lin
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(2016)
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(2016)
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Lennart Moehlmann, Geng-Hua Chang, G. Madhusudhan Reddy, Chia-Jui Lee, Wenwei Lin
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Shu-Mei Yang, Yi-Ling Tsai, Ganapuram Madhusudhan Reddy, Lennart Mohlmann, Wenwei Lin
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2017)
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Shu-Mei Yang, Chein-Yi Wang, Chun-Kai Lin, Praneeth Karanam, Ganapuram Madhusudhan Reddy, Yi-Ling Tsai, Wenwei Lin
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2018)
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Praneeth Karanam, Ganapuram Madhusudhan Reddy, Srinivasa Rao Koppolu, Wenwei Lin
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
(2018)
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(2018)
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Shu-Mei Yang, Ganapuram Madhusudhan Reddy, Tzu-Ping Wang, Yu-Sheng Yeh, Min Wang, Wenwei Lin
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2017)
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Yi-Ru Chen, Ganapuram Madhusudhan Reddy, Shao-Hao Hong, Ying-Zheng Wang, Jhen-Kuei Yu, Wenwei Lin
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2017)