A method is described which provides for the direct asymmetric catalytic synthesis of trisubstituted aziridines from imines and diazo compounds. While unactivated imines were not reactive to α-diazo carbonyl compounds in which the diazo carbon was disubstituted, N-Boc imines react with both α-diazo esters and α-diazo-N-acyloxazolidinones to give trisubstituted aziridines with excellent diastere...

The dual activation of simple substrates by the combination of organocatalysis and palladium catalysis has been successfully applied in a variety of different asymmetric transformations. Thus, the asymmetric a-allylation of carbonyl compounds, a-fluorination of acyl derivatives, decarboxylative protonation of β-dicarbonyl compounds, cyclization reactions of alkynyl carbonyl compounds and β-func...

The development of a direct catalytic asymmetric Mannich reaction is shown and its potential demonstrated by the synthesis of optically active lactones via 4-hydroxyglutamic acid ester derivatives. The catalytic asymmetric Mannich reaction of carbonyl compounds with α-imino esters [Eq. (1); Ts = p-toluenesulfonyl] gives good yields and diastereoselectivities, as well as excellent enantioselecti...

The possibility of a "post-antibiotic era" in the 21st century, in which common infections may kill, has prompted research into radically new antimicrobials. CO-releasing molecules (CORMs), mostly metal carbonyl compounds, originally developed for therapeutic CO delivery in animals, are potent antimicrobial agents. Certain CORMs inhibit growth and respiration, reduce viability, and release CO t...

Hypervalent iodine-based aminating reagents containing a transferable (diarylmethylene)amino group can be used for the α-amination of simple carbonyl compounds such as esters, amides, and ketones in presence lithium base. A snapshot unique coupling an α-carbonyl radical with iminyl this amination is given by motif spacecraft docking space station. More information found Research Article K. Kiyo...

The Strecker degradation reaction was evaluated as a means of modifying hemoglobin in vitro, utilizing ninhydrin as a model compound. Ninhydrin led to modification of hemoglobin (when incubated with hemoglobin or red cells) at physiologic temperature and pH. Isoelectric focusing documented the formation of new hemoglobin bands, all with decreased (more negative) isoelectric points that hemoglob...

Reaction of thionyl chloride with 7-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4- oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid 1 gave acid chloride 2. Compound 2 was reacted with glycine and D-glutamic acid to afford 2-(7-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4- dihydroquinoline-3-carbonyl) aminopantandioicacid 3a and 2-(7-chloro-1-cyclopropyl-6- fluoro -4- oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carbonyl)aminoacetica...

A novel type of transformation was discovered serendipitously during the Barbier-type allenylation reaction of aromatic ketones promoted by the metal, tin, in aqueous media. Additionally, a series of new, highly functionalized 2-bromo-4-aryl-1,3-pentadienes could be obtained with good yields in this reaction. This cascade reaction shows the unique properties of the metal, tin. Furthermore, it i...

Catalytic systems that allow selective generation of any diastereomer of a reaction product bearing multiple stereocentres through minimal modification of a single catalyst scaffold remain elusive, particularly for carbon-carbon bond formations requiring simultaneous control of multiple selectivity factors. Here, we report a catalyst-directed pinpoint inversion of diastereochemical preference i...

Diazo compounds, boranes, and acyl imines undergo a three-component Mannich condensation reaction under catalyst-free conditions to give the anti β-amino carbonyl compounds in high diastereoselectivity. The reaction tolerates a variety of functional groups, and an asymmetric variant was achieved using the (-)-phenylmenthol as chiral auxiliary in good yield and selectivity. These β-amino carbony...