Urea-Catalyzed Functionalization of Unactivated C–H Bonds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex L. Bagdasarian ◽  
Stasik Popov ◽  
Benjamin Wigman ◽  
Wenjing Wei ◽  
woojin lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Acidic Nature

Herein we report the 3,5bistrifluoromethylphenyl urea-catalyzed functionalization of unactivated C–H bonds. In this system, the urea catalyst mediates the formation of high-energy vinyl carbocations that undergo facile C–H insertion and Friedel–Crafts reactions. We introduce a new paradigm for these privileged scaffolds where the combination of hydrogen bonding motifs and strong bases affords highly active Lewis acid catalysts capable of ionizing strong C–O bonds. Despite the highly Lewis acidic nature of these catalysts that enables triflate abstraction from sp<sup>2</sup> carbons, these newly found reaction conditions allow for the formation of heterocycles and tolerate highly Lewis basic heteroaromatic substrates. This strategy showcases the potential utility of dicoordinated vinyl carbocations in organic synthesis.<br>

Urea-Catalyzed Functionalization of Unactivated C–H Bonds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex L. Bagdasarian ◽  
Stasik Popov ◽  
Benjamin Wigman ◽  
Wenjing Wei ◽  
woojin lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Acidic Nature

Herein we report the 3,5bistrifluoromethylphenyl urea-catalyzed functionalization of unactivated C–H bonds. In this system, the urea catalyst mediates the formation of high-energy vinyl carbocations that undergo facile C–H insertion and Friedel–Crafts reactions. We introduce a new paradigm for these privileged scaffolds where the combination of hydrogen bonding motifs and strong bases affords highly active Lewis acid catalysts capable of ionizing strong C–O bonds. Despite the highly Lewis acidic nature of these catalysts that enables triflate abstraction from sp<sup>2</sup> carbons, these newly found reaction conditions allow for the formation of heterocycles and tolerate highly Lewis basic heteroaromatic substrates. This strategy showcases the potential utility of dicoordinated vinyl carbocations in organic synthesis.<br>

Hydrothermal synthesis of Sn-Beta zeolites in F−-free medium

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 2763-2771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Xu ◽  
Xudong Wang ◽  
Peng Ji ◽  
Haihong Wu ◽  
Yejun Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal Synthesis ◽  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Crystal Size ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Free Medium ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts ◽  
Structure Directing Agent ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Beta Zeolites

Sn-Beta zeolites, with high Sn content and smaller crystal size, hydrothermally synthesized in F−-free medium using N-cyclohexyl-N,N-dimethylcyclohexanaminium hydroxide as the structure-directing agent with the assistance of Na+ and seed, are highly active as Lewis acid catalysts.

Bidentate Lewis acid catalysts in asymmetric synthesis

2002 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiji Maruoka
Keyword(s):  
Asymmetric Synthesis ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Lewis Acids ◽  
Asymmetric Induction ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts ◽  
High Chemical ◽  
Bidentate Lewis Acids

The chemistry of bidentate Lewis acids belongs to an unexplored field of science, and so far has been only poorly studied. This paper illustrates the design of several bidentate Al and Ti Lewis acids, and their successful application to selective organic synthesis, particularly to asymmetric synthesis. For example, a new, chiral bidentate Ti(IV) complex is successfully designed by adding commercially available Ti(OPri)4 and (S)-binaphthol sequentially to 2,2'-bis(tritylamino)-4,4'-dichlorobenzophenone in CH2Cl2, and can be utilized for simultaneous coordination to aldehyde carbonyls, thereby allowing the precise enantioface discrimination of such carbonyls for a new catalytic, practical enantioselective allylation of aldehydes with allyltributyltin. This chiral bidentate Ti(IV) catalyst exhibits uniformly high asymmetric induction as well as high chemical yields for various aldehydes. The present enantioselective allylation is highly chemoselective in the presence of other carbonyl moieties.

Air- and water-stable Lewis acids: synthesis and reactivity of P-trifluoromethyl electrophilic phosphonium cations

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 662-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Fasano ◽  
J. H. W. LaFortune ◽  
J. M. Bayne ◽  
M. J. Ingleson ◽  
D. W. Stephan
Keyword(s):  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Lewis Acids ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Bronsted Acid ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Brönsted Acid ◽  
And Function ◽  
Water Alcohol ◽  
Phosphonium Cations

Electrophilic phosphonium cations (EPCs) containing a –CF3 group are stable to air, water, alcohol and strong Brønsted acid and function as Lewis acid catalysts without requiring anhydrous reaction conditions.

Metal Complexes as Lewis-Acid Catalysts in Organic Synthesis

ChemInform ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kobayashi ◽  
Y. Mori ◽  
Y. Yamashita
Keyword(s):  
Metal Complexes ◽  
Organic Synthesis ◽  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts

Diaryliodonium salts as efficient Lewis acid catalysts for direct three component Mannich reactions

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (32) ◽  
pp. 25485-25488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanxia Zhang ◽  
Jianwei Han ◽  
Zhen-Jiang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Mannich Reaction ◽  
Solvent Free ◽  
Acid Catalysts ◽  
Lewis Acid Catalysts ◽  
Mannich Reactions ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Diaryliodonium Salts ◽  
Solvent Free Conditions

Diaryliodonium(iii) salts, as highly active and versatile Lewis acid catalysts for the direct three component Mannich reaction under solvent free conditions, have been investigated.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document