A copper-mediated gem-difluoromethylenation of aryl, heteroaryl and vinyl boronic acids with bromodifluoromethylated oxazole or thiazole derivatives has been developed. This novel reaction showed an excellent functional group tolerance and wide substrate scope, providing facile access to practical application in drug discovery and development.

The Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) adducts of beta-aryl nitroethylenes with methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and acrylate, formed in moderate to good yield when mediated by imidazole/LiCl in THF at room temperature, inhibit HeLa cell proliferation by binding to tubulin.

Vinyl-substituted (Z)-stilbenes are stereoselectively synthesised on treatment of 4-arylbuta-2,3-dien-1-ols with arylboronic acids in the presence of a rhodium(i) catalyst. The reaction proceeds through the regioselective addition of organorhodium(i) species across the aryl-substituted carbon-carbon double bond of the allene moiety and subsequent delta-elimination of Rh(i)-OH.

Difluoroenol silyl ethers are a unique class of enol that widely used as powerful difluoroalkylating reagent to incorporate difluoromethylene groups into organic molecules. In this context, we revealed fluorine effect the difluoroenol exhibit oxygen nucleophilicity in lieu traditional α-carbon toward aromatic iodonium/sulfonium species, thus allowing us develop difluoroalkylative [3,3]-rearrang...

A mild and general method for the conversion of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl bromides into the corresponding iodides was developed utilizing a catalyst system comprising 5 mol % of CuI and 10 mol % of a 1,2- or 1,3-diamine ligand. A variety of polar functional groups are tolerated, and even N-H containing substrates such as sulfonamides, amides, and indoles are compatible with the reaction condi...

Structurally diverse thiazoles with electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups were conveniently synthesized through manganese dioxide (MnO(2)) oxidation of the corresponding thiazolines. The effect of substitution at the 2- and 4-positions was investigated. The desired thiazoles with aryl or vinyl substitutions at the 2- or 4-position can be obtained in good to excellent yields.

A Ni-catalyzed asymmetric reductive cross-coupling between vinyl bromides and benzyl chlorides has been developed. This method provides direct access to enantioenriched products bearing aryl-substituted tertiary allylic stereogenic centers from simple, stable starting materials. A broad substrate scope is achieved under mild reaction conditions that preclude the pregeneration of organometallic ...

Poly (vinylpyrrolidone)-grafted silica as an organic-inorganic hybrid material was used as an effective heterogeneous polymeric cosolvent catalyst in organic reactions. This modified silica catalyzed nucleophilic displacement of alkyl halides for easy preparation of alkyl thiocyanates, alkyl cyanides, alkyl azides and alkyl aryl ethers. Furthermore, the catalyst was applied for the conversion o...

Abstract A site‐selective electrochemical benzylic C(sp 3 )−H oxidation reaction of aryl alkanes has been reported for synthesis the desired products. This method significantly expands scope and enhances selectivity aldehydes fluorinated ethers. Electricity is used as a sustainable oxidant promote H 2 evolution. protocol eco‐friendly easy to handle it uses simple undivided cell in mild conditio...

An assisted tandem catalytic transformation of diallyl amines and diallyl ethers into N-aryl pyrroles and furans, respectively, is described. The sequence relies on ring closing metathesis followed by dehydrogenation of the initially formed dihydropyrroles and dihydrofurans. Both steps are Ru-catalyzed, but the sequence requires only one precatalyst, because conversion of the metathesis catalys...