Recyclable self-assembly-supported catalyst for chelation-assisted hydroacylation of an olefin with a primary alcohol.

[reaction: see text] A novel recyclable catalyst for chelation-assisted hydroacylation of an olefin with a primary alcohol was developed by utilizing a hydrogen-bonding self-assembly motif consisting of a barbiturate bearing 2-aminopyridin-4-yl group and 5-hexyl-2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine. This was further applied to a mixed catalyst system to recycle both organic and organometallic catalysts.

Supramolecular reactor in an aqueous environment: aromatic cross Suzuki coupling reaction at room temperature.

[reaction: see text] We have investigated supramolecular reactors for the Suzuki coupling reactions of aryl halides with phenyl boronic acids by using self-assembly of amphiphilic rod-coil molecules in aqueous solution at room temperature. All the rod-coil molecules synthesized in this work showed to self-assemble into discrete micelles consisting of aromatic rod bundles encapsulated by hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) coils. We present a comparative study of rod-coil molecules' efficiency as supramolecular reactors for Suzuki coupling reaction.

Ortho alkylation of aromatic ketimine with functionalized alkene by Rh(I) catalyst.

[reaction: see text] The reaction of the imine of aromatic ketones with functionalized alkenes was performed under a catalytic amount of (PPh3)3RhCl, and corresponding ortho-alkylated ketones were obtained after hydrolysis. A variety of functional groups in the alkene were tolerated in this ortho alkylation. This procedure expands the scope of ortho alkylation to the direct ortho functionalization of aromatic ketones.

Rh(I)-catalyzed direct ortho-alkenylation of aromatic ketimines with alkynes and its application to the synthesis of isoquinoline derivatives.

[reaction: see text] Novel synthetic methods of both ortho-alkenylated aromatic ketones and isoquinoline derivatives have been developed through the Rh(I)-catalyzed direct ortho-alkenylation of common aromatic ketimines with alkynes. Furthermore, a highly efficient one-pot synthesis of isoquinoline derivatives was achieved by simply mixing aromatic ketone, benzylamine, and alkyne under a Rh(I) catalyst.

Application of Rh(I)-catalyzed C-H bond activation to the ring opening of 2-cycloalkenones in the presence of amines.

[reaction: see text]. Herein described is the application of the Rh(I)-catalyzed C-H bond activation to the ring-opening of 2-cycloalkenones in the presence of cyclohexylamine. This reaction includes the C-C double bond cleavage of 2-cycloalkenones through the conjugate addition of cyclohexylamine followed by the retro-Mannich-type fragmentation.

Chelation-assisted Rh(I)-catalyzed ortho-alkylation of aromatic ketimines or ketones with olefins.

Described herein is the Rh(I)-catalyzed ortho-alkylation of aromatic ketimines or ketones with olefins. This method showed high reactivity and selectivity to monoalkylation for a variety of olefins including 1-alkenes with an allylic proton, alpha,omega-dienes, and internal olefins. For a mechanistic study, H/D exchange experiments were carried out, which demonstrated that the ortho C-H bond could be easily cleaved even at the low temperature of 45 degrees C.