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The mechanism of formation of 3H,9H-Pyrano[3,4-b]indol-3-ones from 3-indolalkanoic acids

1991

The mechanism of the formation of 1-methyl-3H,9H-pyrano[3,4-b]indol-3-one (4) from the corresponding 3-indolacetic acid 1 is discussed. The suggested mechanism is substantiated by the isolation of a stable intermediate 2 and its transformations in the presence of acetic anhydride and/or Lewis acids.

Catalytic Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of 2-Imidazolinones.

2019

Chiral cyclic ureas (2-imidazolinones) were prepared by the reaction of nitrones and isocyanoacetate esters using a multicatalytic system that combines a bifunctional Brønsted base-squaramide organocatalyst and Ag+ as a Lewis acid. The reaction could be achieved with a range of nitrones derived from aryl- and cycloalkylaldehydes with moderate diastereo- and good enantioselectivity. A plausible mechanism involving an initial formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition of the nitrone and isocyanoacetate ester, followed by rearrangement to an aminoisocyanate and cyclization to the imidazolinone, is proposed.

Counterion's Effect on the Catalytic Activity of Zn-Prolinamide Complexes in Aldol Condensations

2012

The catalytic activity of complexes involving organic ligands and Lewis acids can be modulated by changing any of their components. In this work we have studied the influence on the stereoselectivity and catalytic activity exerted by the counterion of zinc salts employed as cocatalysts of L-prolinamide in aldol condensations. The structures of the complexes have been determined both in solution and in the solid state.

Lewis Acid Induced [2+2] Cycloadditions of Silyl Enol Ethers with α,β-Unsaturated Esters: A DFT Analysis

2005

The Lewis acid (LA) induced cycloaddition of trimethysilyl vinyl ether with methyl acrylate has been studied by DFT methods at the B3LYP/6-31G* level. In the absence of an LA, a [4+2] cycloaddition between the silyl enol ether and methyl acrylate in the s-cis conformation takes place through an asynchronous, concerted bond-formation process. This cycloaddition presents a large activation enthalpy of 21.1 kcal mol–1. Coordination of the LA AlCl3 to the carbonyl oxygen atom of methyl acrylate yields a change of molecular mechanism from a concerted to a two-step mechanism and produces a drastic reduction of the activation energy. This stepwise mechanism is initialized by the nucleophilic attac…

Amino Acid Esters as Chiral Auxiliary Groups in Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reactions of Electron-rich Siloxydienes with Imines

1990

Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Stereoselection on Carbohydrate Templates

1989

The chirality and the complexing abilities of carbohydrates are utilized for chemical stereoselection in different reactions. In this sense, the carbohydrates are investigated as the chiral auxiliaries in alkylation reactions and in Michael additions of ester enolates. Furthermore, carbohydrates are demonstrated to be efficient chiral matrices in Lewis acid-catalyzed Diels-Alder reactions. They also effect stereoselection in a new synthesis of β-branched carboxylic acid derivatives. O-Acylated glycosylamines are shown to be potent chiral templates in the Strecker synthesis and in the Ugi four-component condensation to give α-amino acid derivatives in high yield and diastereoselectivity. In …

Understanding the formation of [3+2] and [2+4] cycloadducts in the Lewis acid catalysed reaction between methyl glyoxylate oxime and cyclopentadiene:…

2013

The formation of the formal [3+2] and [2+4] cycloadducts in the Lewis acid (LA) catalysed reaction of cyclopentadiene (Cp, 1) with methyl glyoxylate oxime (MGO, 2a) has been theoretically studied using DFT methods. Coordination of BF3 LA to the oxygen atom of MGO 2a not only increases the electrophilicity of the oxime, but also makes the corresponding tautomeric BF3:nitrone complex 8b the reactive species. The reaction is characterised by the nucleophilic attack of Cp 1 on the carbon atom of the corresponding BF3:nitrone complex 8b. The subsequent ring closure at the end of the reaction allows the formation of the [3+2] or [2+4] cycloadducts. ELF bonding analysis of selected points on the i…

Direct observation of a borane-silane complex involved in frustrated Lewis-pair-mediated hydrosilylations.

2014

Perfluorarylborane Lewis acids catalyse the addition of silicon-hydrogen bonds across C=C, C=N and C=O double bonds. This 'metal-free' hydrosilylation has been proposed to occur via borane activation of the silane Si-H bond, rather than through classical Lewis acid/base adducts with the substrate. However, the key borane/silane adduct had not been observed experimentally. Here it is shown that the strongly Lewis acidic, antiaromatic 1,2,3-tris(pentafluorophenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrafluoro-1-boraindene forms an observable, isolable adduct with triethylsilane. The equilibrium for adduct formation was studied quantitatively through variable-temperature NMR spectroscopic investigations. The interactio…

A Study of the Effects of the Lewis Acid Catalysts on Oxa‐Diels‐Alder Reactions through Molecular Electron Density Theory

2020

A DFT study of the role of the Lewis acid catalysts in the [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of the electrophilic nitrone isomer of methyl glyoxylate ox…

2015

The molecular mechanism and stereoselectivity of the BF3 Lewis acid catalyzed [3 + 2] cycloaddition (32CA) reaction between C-methoxycarbonyl nitrone and cyclopentene has been theoretically studied using DFT methods at the MPWB1K/6-31G(d) computational level. The BF3 catalyst accelerates the 32CA reaction by decreasing the activation energy leading to the formation of the trans cycloadduct as the kinetic product, in agreement with the experimental data. Inclusion of solvent effects slightly increases the activation energy and decreases the exothermic character of the 32CA reaction as a consequence of a better solvation of nitrone than the transition state and the cycloadduct. The use of the…