The coupling between bis(2-oxazolines) and two equivalents of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of NiCl2 affords an ester-imine product in synthetically useful yields. This virtually unknown, 100% atom-economic transformation involves the formal metathesis between the C=N double bond of the bis(2-oxazoline) moiety, which undergoes ring-opening, and the C=O double bond of the aldehyde. The scope of this transformation is studied, and a mechanism is proposed based on DFT calculations.

Doubly Metathetic NiCl2-Catalyzed Coupling Between Bis(2-oxazolines) and Aldehydes: A Novel Access to Bis(ester-imine) Derivatives / C. Sara, J. Oble, G. Poli, L. LO PRESTI, G. Macetti, A. Contini, G. Broggini, M. Papis, C. Loro. - In: MOLECULES. - ISSN 1420-3049. - 29:23(2024 Dec 05), pp. 5756.1-5756.15. [10.3390/molecules29235756]

Doubly Metathetic NiCl2-Catalyzed Coupling Between Bis(2-oxazolines) and Aldehydes: A Novel Access to Bis(ester-imine) Derivatives

L. LO PRESTI;G. Macetti;A. Contini;
2024

Abstract

The coupling between bis(2-oxazolines) and two equivalents of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of NiCl2 affords an ester-imine product in synthetically useful yields. This virtually unknown, 100% atom-economic transformation involves the formal metathesis between the C=N double bond of the bis(2-oxazoline) moiety, which undergoes ring-opening, and the C=O double bond of the aldehyde. The scope of this transformation is studied, and a mechanism is proposed based on DFT calculations.
nickel catalysis; bis(2-oxazolines); aldehydes; Lewis acids; malonic esters; imines
Settore CHEM-05/A - Chimica organica
Settore CHEM-02/A - Chimica fisica
5-dic-2024
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/23/5756
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