Dinesh S. Bhalerao

Oxidative Conversion of α,α-Disubstituted Acetamides to Corresponding One-Carbon-Shorter Ketones Using Hypervalent Iodine (λ5) Reagents in Combination with Tetraethylammonium Bromide

Alpha,alpha-disubstituted acetamides undergo oxidative dehomologation to give one-carbon-shorter ketones when reacted with a hypervalent iodine (lambda(5)) reagent in combination with tetraethylammonium bromide (TEAB) in various solvents. In further studies, one such combination of a hypervalent iodine (lambda(5)) reagent, o-iodoxybenzoic acid, and TEAB has been established as a new, mild, efficient, and general method for the transformation.

MILD AND EFFICIENT METHOD FOR α-THIOCYANATION OF KETONES AND β-DICARBONYL COMPOUNDS USING BROMODIMETHYLSULFONIUM BROMIDE-AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE

An efficient and convenient method for α-thiocyanation of ketones and β-dicarbonyl compounds has been developed using a reagent combination of bromodimethylsulfonium bromide (BDMS) and ammonium thiocyanate in acetonitrile. The developed method is mild and gave good yield of the products at room temperature.

Novel Approach to the Synthesis of Omeprazole: An Antipeptic Ulcer Agent

A novel approach for the synthesis of omeprazole, a potent antiulcer drug, is described. The synthetic procedure involved the formation of an ester of the 5-methoxy thiobenzimidazole followed by coupling of the ester with the Grignard reagent of 2-chloromethyl-4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-pyridine.