Cover Picture: Dimethylaminopyridine-Supported Graft Polymer Catalyst and its Flow System (ChemSusChem 10/2015)

Efficient Polymer-Supported Sharpless Alkene Epoxidation Catalyst*

Homogeneous linear poly(tartrate ester) ligands provide high chemical yields and enantiomeric excesses in the epoxidation of trans-hex-2-en-1-ol using Ti(OPr)4-tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Branched poly(tartrate ester) can be use as heterogeneous ligands in the epoxidation of trans-hex-2-en-1-ol using Ti(OPr)4-tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Removal and recovery of the polymer catalyst is a simple filtr...

Polymer-supported basic ionic liquid as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst system for straightforward synthesis of flavanones

Aromatic aldehydes are efficiently condensed with 2'-hydroxyacetophenone by polymer-supported basic ionic liquid as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst utilizing the Claisen–Schmidt reaction. Microwave irradiation has been employed, providing flavanone in good yield and short reaction time.

Polymer-supported basic ionic liquid as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst system for straightforward synthesis of flavanones

Aromatic aldehydes are efficiently condensed with 2'-hydroxyacetophenone by polymer-supported basic ionic liquid as an excellent heterogeneous catalyst utilizing the Claisen–Schmidt reaction. Microwave irradiation has been employed, providing flavanone in good yield and short reaction time.

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4-Dimethylaminopyridine as a catalyst in heroin synthesis.

In this paper, we describe an acetylating method for fast synthesis of heroin from morphine in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (4-DMAP) as a catalyst. In the reaction which led to heroin formation, the morphine base was subjected to a solution made up of 4-DMAP (catalyst), methylene chloride (solvent) and acetic anhydride (acetylating agent). We showed that in comparison with classic ac...