Henry Reaction in Aqueous Media: Chemoselective Addition of Aldehydes

The chemoselective addition of aldehydes in aquoues medium was obtained under mild condition using improved Henry reaction.

Mn(OAc)_2/Schiff base as a new efficient catalyst system for the Henry reaction of nitroalkanes with aldehydes

A series of novel Schiff bases bearing triazole structure were synthesized and characterized by LR and NMR. Mn（OAc）2/Schiff base efficiently catalyzed Henry reaction of nitroalkanes with aldehydes to produce the corresponding products of ^-nitroalcohols, under mild conditions with high yields （up to 99%）. A reaction mechanism is proposed based on the experimental results.

Recent progress in copper catalyzed asymmetric Henry reaction

Henry reaction is one of the most classical reactions to construct synthetically useful product nitro alcohol, which as a privileged skeleton is widely distributed in various pharmaceuticals. This review summarizes the recent progress of copper-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reaction from 2011 to 2016. The significant progress that has been made in this area will be highlighted and some of challenges that the author believes may be hindering further progress will be revealed.

Synthesis of C1-symmetric primary-secondary diamines and their application in the enantioselective Henry reaction

Two new Cl-symmetric primary-secondary diamines were synthesized via the reaction of （S,S）-1,2- diphenyl ethylene diamine with 3,5-ditert-butyl salicylal- dehyde and salicylaldehyde, respectively, followed by reduction with NaBH4. The combination of the ligand from 3,5-ditert-butyl salicylaldehyde with CuBr could effciently catalyze the Henry reaction to afford β- nitroalkanols in moderate to good yields （up to 87%） and high enantioselectivities （up to 88% ee）. A possible mechanism of the reaction was proposed.

Two Coordination Compounds Bearing Bis（2-dimethylaminoethyl） Ether： Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Catalytic Application to the Henry Reaction

Two novel coordination compounds, namely [Cu2（BDMAEE）（CH3COO）4],,（1） and [Ni（BDMAEE）Cl2]（2） [BDMAEE=bis（2-dimethylaminoethyl） ether], have been synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, PXRD and X-ray single crystal diffraction. In compound 1, the central Cu（Ⅱ） ion is coordinated with four oxygen atoms and one nitrogen atom, forming a distorted square pyramidal geometry. The asymmetric units composed of one Cu（Ⅱ） ion, two acetates and a half of BDMAEE are connected to form an infinite 1D chain structure by the bridging acetate and the BDMAEE. In compound 2, the central Ni（Ⅱ） ion is coordinated with one oxygen atom, two chlorine anions and two nitrogen atoms, forming a distorted square pyramidal geometry. The compounds exhibited excellent catalytic properties in the Henry reaction of nitromethane with some aromatic aldehydes, and the optimized reaction conditions were obtained.

One-pot Synthesis of Aromatic Fused 2,3-Dihydroindanone by Tandem Pauson-Khand/Michael/Henry Reaction

The intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction between 2-ethynylbenzaldehyde and ethylene promoted by dimethyl sulfide can be utilized to synthesize 2-（2-formylphenyl）cyclopentenone efficiently. This compound and its deriva- tives undergo a cascade process of Michael addition reaction followed by Henry reaction with nitromethane to con- struct substituted aromatic fused 2,3-dihydroindanones. Furthermore, direct one-pot synthesis of aromatic fused 2,3-dihydroindanones from 2-ethynylbenzaldehyde is achieved.

Syntheses and catalytic performances of three coordination polymers with tetracarboxylate ligands

Three zincand cobaltcoordination polymers,namely{[Zn_(2)(μ_(6)-adip)(phen)_(2)]·4H_(2)O}_(n)(1),{[Co_(2)(μ_(6)-adip)(bipy)_(2)]·4H_(2)O}_(n)(2),and[Co_(2)(μ4-adip)(μ-bpa)_(2)]_(n)(3)have been constructed hydrothermally using H4adip(H4adip=5,5′-azanediyldiisophthalic acid),phen(phen=1,10-phenanthroline),bipy(bipy=2,2′-bipyridine),bpa(bpa=bis(4-pyridyl)amine),and zinc and cobalt chlorides at 160℃.The products were isolated as stable crystalline solids and were characterized by IR spectra,elemental analyses,thermogravimetric analyses,and single-crystal X-ray diffrac-tion analyses.Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that three compounds crystallize in the orthorhom-bic system Pnna(1 and 2)or P21212(3)space groups.All compounds exhibit 3D frameworks.The catalytic perfor-mances in the Henry reaction of these compounds were investigated.Compound 3 exhibited an effective catalytic activity in the Henry reaction at 70℃.CCDC:2339391,1;2339392,2;2339393,3.

First total synthesis of eudistalbin A

Eudistalbin A was isolated from marine tunicate eudistoma album and possess cytotoxic activity（ED_（50）3.2μg/mL） in vitro against the growth of KB human buccal carinoma cells.The synthetic eudistalbin A showed potent inhibitory activity against the breast carcinoma cell line MDA-231 with an IC_（50） value of 2.1μmol/L using the metabolic assay MTT.All structures of new compounds were confirmed by ~1H NMR,^（13）C NMR,HRMS and optical rotation.