We report here an operationally simple, palladium-catalyzed cyclization reaction of N-aryl imines, affording indoles via the oxidative linkage of two C-H bonds under mild conditions using molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant. The process allows quick and atom-economical assembly of indole rings from inexpensive and readily available anilines and ketones and tolerates a broad range of functional...

Bench-top-storable (Z)-enethiol reagents: gold (Z)-1-decenylthiolates were synthesized stereoselectively in high yields. They are stable upon storage at room temperature without protection from light, and react smoothly with various alkyl halides, α,β-unsaturated ketones, and electron-deficient aryl halides with excellent stereoselectivity.

Two new NHC adducts of cyclopalladated ferrocenylpyrazine complexes 1-2 have been prepared and characterized. An efficient NHC-modulated Pd/Cu cocatalyzed three-component coupling reaction for the synthesis of 2,6-diarylquinolines from aminobenzyl alcohols, aryl ketones, and arylboronic acids in air is described. The reaction involves oxidation, cyclization and Suzuki reactions. The luminescenc...

Recyclable ( -p-cymene)-ruthenium(II) 2-naphthylazo-p-methylphenolate catalyst of formulation [RuCl( -pcymene)(L)] (where L = mono anionic 2-naphthylazo-p-methylphenolate ligand) is shown to be an efficient catalyst for transfer hydrogenation of a wide range of alkyl and aryl ketones in the presence of 2-propanol and KOH.

N-Methylbenzylammonium fluorochromate(VI) (MBAFC) is easily synthesized by addition of N-methylbenzylamine to an aqueous solution of CrO3 and HF. MBAFC shows selectivity in the oxidation of aryl alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones under mild conditions. The durability, ease of work up and efficiency of MBAFC are considerably increased upon its absorption on silica gel.

An efficient iodine-mediated oxidative annulation of aryl acetylenes-arylethenes-aromatic ketones with 1,2-diamines for the synthesis of pyrazines and regioselective synthesis of quinoxalines is presented. A multipathway coupled domino approach has been developed for the one-pot synthesis of 1,4-diazines with high functional group compatibility.

Reaction of readily available 2-formyl -1-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (1) with 4-substituted-2-hydrazinothiazoles (2) afforded 2-formyl-l-methyl-5- nitroimidazole 4-substituted -2- thiazolylhydrazones (3). Reaction of thiochromitn-4-one (4) with thiosemicarbazide gave thiochroman-4- one thiosemicarbazone (5). Reaction of compound 5 with clc- haloaldehyde or ketones y ielded thiochroman--#-one ...

Lukins, H. B. (University of Texas, Austin) and J. W. Foster. Methyl ketone metabolism in hydrocarbon-utilizing mycobacteria. J. Bacteriol. 85: 1074-1087. 1963.-Species of Mycobacterium especially M. smegmatis 422, produced the homologous methyl ketones during the oxidation of propane, n-butane, n-pentane, or n-hexane. A carrier-trapping experiment demonstrated the formation of 2-undecanone, as...

Halogenated aryl ketones (XC6H4COR: X ) Cl, F; R ) Me, Et, Ph) and benzyl alcohols (XC6H4CH(OH)R: X ) Cl; R ) Me, Et) have been reduced catalytically over Pt/C at 50 °C, by bubbling H2 at atmospheric pressure into a multiphase system consisting of a hydrocarbon solvent (isooctane) and an alkaline aqueous phase (KOH 50%) in the presence of a phase-transfer (PT) agent (onium salts or polyoxyethyl...

A general method for the Pd-catalyzed coupling of methanol with (hetero)aryl halides is described. The reactions proceed under mild conditions with a wide range of aryl and heteroaryl halides to give methyl aryl ethers in high yield.