Rhodium-catalyzed Doyle-Kirmse rearrangement reactions of sulfoxoniun ylides

Doyle-Kirmse rearrangement reactions have received continuous attention as an important method for constructing complex chemical structures. Herein, we disclosed an efficient rhodium-catalyzed DoyleKirmse rearrangement reaction, which can simultaneously construct C–C bonds and C–X(X = S/Se) bonds using sulfoxonium ylides as starting materials to obtain sulfur-or selenium-containing compounds. This strategy is characterized by the safer and greener carbene precursor, high yields and broad substrate scope, possessing a wide range of application.

Density Functional Study on the Mechanism of Amadori Rearrangement Reaction

The reaction mechanism of amadori rearrangement in the initial stage of Maillard reaction has been investigated by means of density functional theory calculations in the gaseous phase and aqueous solution.Cyclic ribose and glycine were taken as the model in the amadori rearrangement.Reaction mechanisms have been proposed,and possibility for the formation of different compounds has been evaluated through calculating the relative energy changes for different steps of the reaction by following the total mass balance.The calculations reveal that the amadori rearrangement initialized via the intramolecular rearrangement,transferring one proton from N（3） to O（4） atom.In the next step,the second proton is also transferred from N（3） to O（4） atom,corresponding to the cleavage of C（4）-O（4） bond and the release of one water molecule.Then another proton is transferred from N（3） to C（5） atom via TS3 with the reaction barrier of 58.3 kcal·mol-1 after tunneling the effect correction calculated at the B3LYP/6-31＋G（d） level of theory,and this step is rate limiting for the whole catalytic cycle.Ultimately,the product is generated via keto-enolic tautomerization.Present calculation could provide insights into the reaction mechanism of Maillard reaction since experimental evaluation of the role of intermediates in the Maillard reaction is quite complicated.

A New Rearrangement Reaction of 2-Phenyl Substituted Benzothiazepine with Ethoxycarbonyl Carbene─Mechanism of the Reaction and Structure of the Product

2,3-Dihydro-2-phenyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1, 5-benzothiazepine reacts with ethoxycarbonyl carbene to give an unexpected compound 2,3-disubstituted-4H-1,4-benzothiazine Ⅲ. It was found to be a new rearrangement reaction and the structure of the product was confirmed by IR, NMR, MS.

Study on the Mechanism of the Rearrangement Reaction of 3-n-Butylphthalide by Deuterium-Labelling

By the Grignard reaction of 1,1-di-deutero-1-bromobutane with phthalaldehydic acid 1',1'-di-deutero-3-n-butyl phthalide was obtained, which underwent a rearrangement reaction using AlCl3 as catalyst in CS2 to give 1-methyl-5-carboxy-3,4-di-deutero-tetrahydronaphthalene. The mechanism was proposed to be a series of consecutive 1,2- hydride transfers rather than a direct 1,4-hydride transfer.

THE REARRANGEMENT REACTION of 3-ALKYLPHTHALIDES

The rearrangement of 3-butylphthalide and its two homologues to 5- carboxyl- 1 -alkyltetrahydronaphthalene by 1,4 - hydride transfer and 3- propytphthalide to 4-carboxyl-1 -alkylindane by 1,3-hydride transfer in the presence of AICI3 were observed and the possible mechanism was discussed.

Synthesis of Isoquinoline-1, 3-Dicarboxylic Acid

Two new compounds, isoquinoline-1, 3-dicarboxyaldehyde and (IDA) were synthesized via 6 or 7 steps starting from benzaldehyde, or prepared via 4 steps starting from allylbenzene.

Isocyanide-Based One-Pot Cascade Synthesis of 3-Acyl Isoindolinones

A series of 3-acyl-substituted isoindolinone derivatives were synthesized in a one-pot manner via the reaction of o-bromobenzaldehydes,isocyanides,and carboxylic acids in the presence of palladium catalyst and base. The reaction employing easily available starting materials features simple operation and high efficiency. The mechanistic study showed that the reaction might undergo 1) Pd-catalyzed [3+2] cyclization of o-bromobenzaldehyde with isocyanide and the re-insertion of another molecule of isocyanide,2) addition of carboxylic acid to in situ formed ketenimine followed by a rearrangement relay to give 3,3-diacyl-substituted isoindolinone derivative. Further transformations of the obtained products through decarbonylation could also be realized.

Rearrangement reaction of the hydroxyl group of ω-hydroxy-alkyltriphenyl phosphonium bromides

No molecular ion peak from the Electron Impact lonization of eight co-hydroxyalkyltriphenyl phosphonium bromides(Ph3P+(CH2)nOHBr-,n=2-6,8-10)can be found,except a part of some relative powerful fragment ions can be observed only.Each compound forms a very characteristic ion(O=PPbj-1)+ at m/z 277 through hydroxyl rearrangement reaction.The intensity of this ion is closely related with the size of the carbon chain of hydroxyalkyl and with temperature of ion source and temperature of sample probe.The above rearrangement reaction and the reaction to form ion at m/z 262 take place simultaneously,thus leading to strong competition.At n=2,ion at m/z 277 is the most powerful and becomes continuously the base peak.At n=3 and n=4,the intensity of ion at m/z 262 reaches the maximum,and is always the base peak,and the relative abundance of m/z 277 is only around 2%.At n=5,6,8,9,10,m/z 277 becomes base peak when the temperature of probe is below 300℃.But,when the temperature increases from 300℃to 350℃,m/z 262 suddenly becomes the base peak,which is not in direct proportional relation with the size of carbon chain.It is proved by MIKES and accurate mass that ion at m/z 277 produces a fragment ion(O=PPh2-2)+ at m/z 199 with the loss of the neutral benzene molecule.

Metal-free synthesis of 1,2,3-benzotriazines

The recent molecular iodine catalyzed[1,2]-rearrangement of aryl amines and 3-amino-1 H-indazolesfor the synthesis of 1,2,3-benzotriazines is highlighted.

Rapid construction of the unique BCD ring system of tricyclo[6.2.1.0]undecane in the C_(19)-diterpenoid alkaloid aconitine

A model study leading to the preparation of the unique tricyclo [6.2.1.0] undecane BCD ring systems of aconitine is described. The synthesis features an unprecedented diastereoselective oxidative dearomatization/dimerization/retro-DA/IMDA cascade reaction and a highly efficient Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement.

A facile synthesis of cyano-chlorins related to chlorophyll from formyl (pyro)-pheophorbide-a by a tandem transformation of the aldehyde into a nitrile group

A facile synthesis for cyanochlorin related to chlorophyll from a formyl-substituted chlorin, by the oxidation of methyl （pyro）pheophorbide-a, was accomplished. These readily available chlorin aldehydes were assembled together with hydroxylamine hydrochloride in a tandem process to produce the corresponding chlorin nitriles in moderate to good yields. The formation of chlorin nitrile was discussed and a possible mechanism for the corresponding cyanation reaction was tentatively proposed.

Catalytic chemodivergent annulations betweenα-diketones and alkynylα-diketones

Four types of unprecedented and chemodivergent reactions betweenα-diketones and alkynylα-diketones have been achieved under the catalysis of phosphine and Br?nsted base,respectively,leading to the rapid construction of four different classes of biologically important but synthetically challenging molecular scaffolds including 2-hydroxyfuran-3(2H)-ones,4-hydroxy-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-3-ones,1,3-diaryl cyclobutanes,and 4-(furan-2(3H)-ylidene)cyclopent-2-enones.The formation of the products includes two novel rearrangement processes,and further transformations on the products can be easily achieved to deliver value-added substances such as highly functionalized cyclopentanes.Moreover,the 2-hydroxyfuran-3(2H)-one products display promising photophysical properties such as green luminescence under UV light and aggregation-induced emission effect,showing the practical application value of this work.The great potential ofα-diketones in both synthetic chemistry and material science has been unambiguously demonstrated.

Studies toward the Synthesis of （R）-（＋）-Harmicine

The study toward the total synthesis of （R）-（＋）-harmicine is reported in this paper. The enantioselective syn- thesis of pyrrolidinone, the main backbone of of （R）-（＋）-harmicine, has been completed by the methodology based on photo-induced Wolff rearrangement of α-diazo-β-carbonyl compounds.