Synthesis of dimeric butenolide catalyzed by various inorganic silver catalysts

This article describes a method for synthesizing butyrolactone dimers using various inorganic silver salt catalysts.The method was successfully applied to alkyl 2-(2-bromopropyl)malonate 1,providing the dimeric butyrolactone 2 when catalyzed by different silver salt catalysts.This synthesis method not only simplifies the original synthetic route,but also cleverly combines with natural product analogs,providing a strategy for the development of natural product polymer analogs in the future.

Upgrading CO2 by Incorporation into Urethanes through Silver-Catalyzed One-Pot Stepwise Amidation Reaction

One-pot two-step stepwise reaction of terminal propargylic alcohols, carbon dioxide, and primary/secondary amines for the effective synthesis of various urethanes through robust silver-catalysed C-O/C-N bond formation is reported, Catalytic activities were investigated by controlling catalyst loading, reaction pressure and time, and very high turnover number （turnover frequency） was obtained： 3350 （35 h-1） with 0.01 mol% silver catalyst under 0.1 MPa, and up to 13360 （139 h-1） with 0.005 mol% silver catalyst under 2.0 MPa at room temperature. The strategy was ingeniously regulated, and synchronously afforded a wide range of β-oxopropylcarbamate and 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one motifs in excellent yields and selectivity together with unprecedented high turnover number （TON） and turnover frequency （TOF） value.

Access to multi-functionalized oxazolines via silver-catalyzed heteroannulation of enamides with sulfoxonium ylides

Disclosed herein is an efficient Ag-catalyzed 4+1 heteroannulation reaction of enamides withα-carbonyl sulfoxonium ylides.The diastereoselective transformation provides a practical access to a diverse range of multi-functionalized oxazoline derivatives.The synthetic utility of the resultant tetrasubstituted oxazolines is further demonstrated by a series of useful manipulations into valuable building blocks of pharmaceutical relevance.

Dual Incorporation of Trifluoromethyl and Cyano Groups into Pyrazole Pharmcophores via Silver-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reaction of Trifluorodiazoethane

The dual incorporation of two important functional groups—trifluoromethyl and cyano moieties into one heterocyclic core in a single-step reaction represents an appealing but largely unaddressed synthetic challenge.Here we demonstrate that a silver-catalyzed[3+2]cycloaddition reaction of dicyanoalkenes with trifluorodiazoethane(CF_(3)CHN2)could render a facile construction of a unique category of pyrazoles that are simultaneously adorned by trifluoromethyl and cyano groups.Changing the location pattern of the cyano group in starting dicyanoalkene material allows regiodivergent access to two series of previously elusive trifluoromethyl cyanopyrazoles with an exquisite level of regiocontrol.Thus,this method could be applied in the preparation of cyano-analogues of CF_(3)-containing drugs(Celecoxib)and agrochemicals(Penthiopyrad and Fluazolate).Notably,several cyano-analogues of Celecoxib demonstrate enhanced inhibitory activity towards cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2),thereby laying a good foundation for developing new lead-based antiinflammatory agents.

A novel and facile synthesis of 4-arylquinolin-2(1H)-ones under metal-free conditions

A novel and facile synthesis of 4-arylquinolin-2（1H）-ones without metal catalysis has been developed.This reaction involved cyclization/elimination steps and was performed under metal-free conditions using inexpensive reagents such as NaI, selectfluor and KOH.