Via the one-pot condensation reaction of ethyl acetoacetate, aromatic aldehydes, 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, and β-naphthol; new pyrazolone derivatives were synthesized in the presence of three Brønsted acid catalysts. These Brønsted acid catalysts are Silica sulfuric acid (SSA), tetra-n-butyl ammonium hydrogen sulfate (TBAHSO4) and [2,2′-Bipyridine]-1,1′-diium tricyanomethanide {[2,2′-BPyH][C(...

Gold-promoted cyclizations of 2,2-diaryl substituted γ-allenoic acids were found to give three isomeric lactone products, each of which could be obtained selectively by exploiting Brønsted acid/base and ligand effects. Simple 5-exo-trig cyclization products were favored by strong donor ligands or base additives, whereas weak donor ligands and a Brønsted acid additive gave isomeric enelactones r...

While a variety of protocols, including traditional enzymatic or non-enzymatic kinetic resolutions, and organicmoleculeor metal-mediated asymmetric transformations have been described, the direct asymmetric reduction of prochiral indole precursors would be one of the most straightforward ways to make chiral indolines. Thus, a few transition metal/chiral phosphine complexes, including Rh, Ru, an...

brønsted acidic ionic liquid triethylamine-bonded sulfonic acid {[et3n-so3h]cl} efficiently catalyzes the one-pot multi-component condensation of 2-naphthol with arylaldehydes and dimedone (5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione) under solvent-free conditions to afford 12-aryl-8,9,10,12-tetrahydrobenzo[a]xanthen-11-ones in high yields and relatively short reaction times.

4-dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (dbsa) has been shown to be an efficient, mild, green, stable and chemoselective brønsted acid catalyst for the synthesis of 1, 1-diacetates (acylals) of aldehydes under solvent-free conditions. the mild condition, eco-friendly, excellent yields, short reaction times and using an easily available, inexpensive and reusable catalyst are important features of this met...

The influence of framework substituents (Al3+, Ga3+, Fe3+ and B3+) and morphology (bulk vs. nanometer-sized sheets) of MFI zeolites on the acidity and catalytic performance in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction was investigated. The Brønsted acid density and strength decreased in the order Al(OH)Si>Ga(OH)Si>Fe(OH)Si≫B(OH)Si. Pyridine 15N NMR spectra confirmed the differences in the Brø...

The observed rate of reaction in the dysprosium triflate catalyzed aza-Piancatelli rearrangement is controlled by a key off-cycle binding between aniline and catalyst. Deconvoluting the role of these ancillary species greatly broadens our understanding of factors affecting the productive catalytic pathway. We demonstrate that the rate of reaction is controlled by initial competitive binding bet...

Organoammonium salts composed of a Brønsted acid and an anilinothiourea promoted the Michael addition of ß-keto esters and α,ß-unsaturated aldehydes in the presence of primary amines to give functionalized 1,4-dihydropyridines enantioselectively. With the use of the different Brønsted acids such as DFA and HBF(4) with the same bifunctional thiourea, both enantiomers of 4-substituted 1,4-dihydro...

Supported WOx clusters are active and stable catalysts for isomerization, dehydration, and cracking reactions. Brønsted acid sites form on WOx clusters when a lower valent element replaces W6+ or when W6+ centers reduce slightly during catalytic reactions. WOx clusters of intermediate size provide the balance between reducibility and accessibility required to maximize the number of surface H+ s...