Rh(I)-Catalyzed Alkylation of Quinolines and Pyridines via C−H Bond Activation

C2-Alkylation of N-pyrimidylindole with vinylsilane via cobalt-catalyzed C–H bond activation

Direct C2-alkylation of an indole bearing a readily removable N-pyrimidyl group with a vinylsilane was achieved by using a cobalt catalyst generated in situ from CoBr(2), bathocuproine, and cyclohexylmagnesium bromide. The reaction allows coupling between a series of N-pyrimidylindoles and vinylsilanes at a mild reaction temperature of 60 °C, affording the corresponding alkylated indoles in mod...

RhI-catalyzed C-C bond activation: seven-membered ring synthesis by a [6+1] carbonylative ring-expansion reaction of allenylcyclobutanes.

Zeolite catalyzed alkylation of toluene by alcohol

Vapor-phase methylation of toluene using methanol and its isopropylation with 2-propanol has been investigated ina down flow reactor under atmospheric conditions using N2 carrier over a series of surface modified andunmodified ZSM-5 (Si/Al= 60-170) loaded with H3PO4, differing in the external surface treatment of the zeolites.The feed molar ratios of toluene/methanol and toluene/2-propanol were...

Silver-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of 9-propargyladenine via N3 alkylation.

We report the formation of a highly unusual fused, tricyclic purine derivative via N3 alkylation of 9-propargyladenine, upon activation of the acetylenic triple bond by Ag(I) ions. The participation of silver ions in this process might offer newer design paradigms for minor groove N3 DNA alkylation, antibacterial and anticancer agents.

Transition metal-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond activation.

This tutorial review deals with recent developments in the activation of C-C bonds in organic molecules that have been catalyzed by transition metal complexes. Many chemists have devised a variety of strategies for C-C bond activation and significant progress has been made in this field over the past few decades. However, there remain only a few examples of the catalytic activation of C-C bonds...