Photocatalysis allows innovations in organic synthesis. Among the various catalytic reactions, CH-functionalizations offer valuable possibilities for the refinement of easily available building blocks. In this respect, catalytic borylation is of interest, too. So far, most of the catalytic borylation reactions are performed under thermal conditions at comparably high temperatures. Here, we desc...

A mild and regioselective method for the preparation of unsymmetrical biaryl sulfides using iron(III) catalysis is described. Activation N-(arylthio)succinimides powerful Lewis acid triflimide allowed efficient thiolation a range arenes, including anisoles, phenols, acetanilides, N-heterocycles. The was applicable late-stage tyrosine tryptophan derivatives used as key step synthesis pharmaceuti...

We report the synthesis of a series fluorophore and alkyne-derived 5,17-difunctionalised calix[4]arenes their application in detection Au 3+ .

New tetrasubstituted derivatives of thiacalix[4]arene functionalized with tris(2-aminoethyl)amine fragments at the lower rim in the cone, partial cone and 1,3-alternate conformations have been synthesized. It has been shown that during the interaction of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine with thiacalix[4]arenes in cone and partial cone conformation, the cyclic fragments are formed. The structure with acy...

Recent studies by Stoltz, Grubbs et al. have shown that triethylsilane and potassium tert-butoxide react to form a highly attractive and versatile system that shows (reversible) silylation of arenes and heteroarenes as well as reductive cleavage of C-O bonds in aryl ethers and C-S bonds in aryl thioethers. Their extensive mechanistic studies indicate a complex network of reactions with a number...

The electrochemical properties of diazophenylcalix[4]arenes bearing ortho-carboxyl group (o-CAC) and ortho-ester group (o-EAC), respectively, in the presence of various metal ions were investigated by voltammetry in CH3CN. o-CAC and o-EAC showed voltammetric changes toward divalent metal ions and no significant changes with monovalent alkali metal ions. However, o-CAC preferentially binds with ...

Transition-metal-catalyzed alkylation reactions of arenes have become a central transformation in organic synthesis. Herein, we report the first general strategy for alkylation of arenes with styrenes and alcohols catalyzed by carbon-based materials, exploiting the unique property of graphenes to produce valuable diarylalkane products in high yields and excellent regioselectivity. The protocol ...

Lignin is the only large-volume renewable source of aromatic chemicals. Efficient depolymerization and deoxygenation of lignin while retaining the aromatic functionality are attractive but extremely challenging. Here we report the selective production of arenes via direct hydrodeoxygenation of organosolv lignin over a porous Ru/Nb2O5 catalyst that enabled the complete removal of the oxygen cont...

Highly electrophilic aryl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)iodonium triflates have been used for the first time as trifluoroethyl and aryl transfer reagents in Pd-catalyzed functionalization of arylboronic acids. Electron-rich arylboronic acids reacted with aryl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)iodonium triflates (2a-b) in CH3CN in the presence of Pd2(dba)3 and K3PO4 at room temperature to provide trifluoroethyl arene...

New p-tert-butyl thiacalix[4]arenes differently substituted at the lower rim with amide, hydroxyl and ester groups were synthesized. Binding properties of the compounds toward some tetrabutylammonium salts n-Bu(4)NX (X = F(-), Cl(-), Br(-), I(-), CH(3)CO(2)(-), H(2)PO(4)(-), NO(3)(-)) were studied by UV spectroscopy. It was found that the stoichiometry of the complexes, generally, is 1 : 1, and...