Guanshuo Shen

Brønsted acid-catalyzed selective C–C bond cleavage of 1,3-diketones: a facile synthesis of 4(3H)-quinazolinones in aqueous ethyl lactate

A facile and green approach was developed for the synthesis of 4(3H)-quinazolinones by using camphorsulfonic acid as a catalyst in an aqueous solution of biodegradable ethyl lactate. Various 2-aryl-, 2-alkyl-, and 2-(4-oxoalkyl)quinazolinones were obtained by cyclization of 2-aminobenzamides with a wide range of acyclic or cyclic 1,3-diketones via C–C bond cleavage in satisfactory to excellent yields.

Aqueous Asymmetric 1,4-Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Enones Catalyzed by an Amphiphilic Resin-Supported Chiral Diene Rhodium Complex under Batch and Continuous-Flow Conditions

A rhodium-chiral diene complex immobilized on amphiphilic polystyrene-poly(ethylene glycol) (PS-PEG) resin (PS-PEG-diene*-Rh) has been developed. The immobilized rhodium-chiral diene complex (PS-PEG-diene*-Rh) efficiently catalyzed the asymmetric 1,4-addition of various arylboronic acids to cyclic or linear enones in water under batch conditions to give the corresponding β-arylated carbonyl compounds in excellent yields and with excellent enantioselectivity. The catalyst was readily recovered by simple filtration and reused 10 times without loss of its catalytic activity and enantioselectivity. Moreover, a continuous-flow asymmetric 1,4-addition in a flow reactor containing PS-PEG-diene*-Rh proceeded efficiently at 50 °C with retention of high enantioselectivity. Long-term continuous-flow asymmetric 1,4-addition during 12 h readily gave the desired product on a 10 g scale with high enantioselectivity.