A high density monolayer of diisocyanide on gold surface was utilized as a platform of supported Rh catalyst for selective 1,4-hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The catalyst exhibited high turnover numbers in a range of 50 000 to 150 000 per Rh atom and showed steady catalyst performance over six recycle usages.

Pin the amine on the gamma: A new method has been developed for the γ-addition of nitrogen nucleophiles to γ-substituted alkynoates or allenoates through intra- and intermolecular processes that are catalyzed by spirophosphine 1. An asymmetric version of this reaction affords enantioenriched pyrrolidines, indolines, and γ-amino-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.

TiCl4-promoted aldol reaction of ketones as aldol acceptors followed by elimination of the titanoxy group from the Ti-aldolates affords β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in a one-pot procedure. The use of additives, such as DMF, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine, and pyridine, in the elimination step was found to be important.

Title High density monolayer of diisocyanide on gold surface as a platform of supported Rh-catalyst for selective 1,4hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds Author(s) Jagtap, Sachin; Kaji, Yoshinori; Fukuoka, Atsushi; Hara, Kenji Citation Chemical Communications, 50: 5046-5048 Issue Date 2014-04 DOI Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/55274 Right Type article Additional Information F...

Adding a small amount of fully dispersed Pt entities onto the Au surface in Au/SiO(2) catalyst is found to be an efficient approach to improve the catalytic activity of Au (up to 70-fold) for the hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, without alternating its selectivity towards C=O or C=C bond hydrogenation.

AgOTf-catalyzed one-pot reactions of 2-alkynylbenzaldoximes with various α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds under mild conditions are described, which provides a facile and efficient pathway for the synthesis of 1-alkylated isoquinoline derivatives. The method tolerates a wide range of substrates and allows for the preparation of the products of interest in moderate to excellent yields.

The development of an organocatalytic one-pot cascade for the annulation of simple starting materials: α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, hydrogen peroxide, β-carbonyl compounds and NBS to furnish optically active 3-pyrones in good yield and with excellent enantioselectivity is presented. Further diversification of the obtained products is demonstrated by selective reductive transformations.