The structure of acylated chitosan derivatives strongly determines the properties of obtained products, influencing their hydrodynamic properties and thereby their solubility or self-assembly susceptibility. In the present work, the significance of s...
This study investigated the acyl group transfer reactions of 2,4-dinitrophenyl 5-substituted-2-furoates, promoted by 4-substituted phenoxides/phenols in a 20 mol% DMSO aqueous solution at 25 °C. The reactions yielded nucleophilic substitution pro...
Taxol is one of the most effective anticancer drugs in the world that is widely used in the treatments of breast, lung and ovarian cancer. The elucidation of the taxol biosynthetic pathway is the key to solve the problem of taxol supply. So far, the...
Until now, the intermediate responsible for the acyl transfer of a highly enantioselective tetrapeptide organocatalyst for the kinetic resolution of trans-cycloalkane-1,2-diols has never been directly observed. It was proposed computationally that a...
We report here a thorough study concerning the acylation reaction products of 8-hydroxyquinoline with 2-chloroacyl chloride, with new insights and clarifications in respect to the obtained products brought by NMR and X-ray studies. According to the r...
Reaction mechanisms and rate constants of the acylation reaction of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/NS4A serine protease with the NS4B/5A natural substrate were studied using SCC-DFTB/MM (self-consistent charge density functional tight binding/molecu...
This work presents a palladium-catalyzed oxime ether-directed ortho-selective benzoylation using benzoylformic acid as the acyl source with a palladium catalyst and 4CzIPN as the co-catalyst under light. Various non-symmetric benzophenone derivatives...
A facile synthesis of a series of benzene ring acylated analogues of harmaline has been achieved by Friedel-Crafts acylation under solvent-free conditions at room temperature using acyl halides/acid anhydrides and AlCl3. The reaction afforded 10- and...
This report reviews the most important lipase-catalyzed strategies for the preparation of pharmaceutically and chemically important tetrahydroisoquinoline and tetrahydro-β-carboline enantiomers through O-acylation of the primary hydroxy group, N...
The synthetic strategies of oxime derivatives participating in radical-type reactions have been rapidly developed in the last few decades. Among them, the N–O bond cleavage of oxime esters leading to formation of nitrogen-centered radicals trig...
Acyl chloride alcoholysis is a fundamental and typically high-yielding method for ester synthesis. However, competitive side reactions can occur when the acyl chloride possesses multiple electrophilic sites and the alcohol is a strong nucleophile. We...
4-Acyl-1H-pyrrole-2,3-diones fused at [e]-side with a heterocyclic moiety are suitable platforms for the development of a hetero-Diels–Alder-reaction-based, diversity-oriented approaches to series of skeletally diverse heterocycles. These platf...
The 2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-8-yl 4-chlorobenzoate was synthesized in good yield using a triethylamine-mediated O-acylation reaction between 8-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one and 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride in acetonitrile at room temperature. This methodolo...
The conjugation of phytosterols (PSs) with fatty acids results in producing phytosterol esters (PSEs) characterized by enhanced lipophilicity and improved functional properties of major interest in food and nutraceutical applications. The use of immo...
A simple and efficient seven steps synthesis of brodifacoum and difethialone from phenylacetyl chloride is described. The key synthetic strategies involve Friedel-Crafts acylation, intramolecular ring cyclization and condensation reaction in the pres...
We describe the synthesis of 2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl 4-chlorobenzoate 3 in 88% yield by the O-acylation reaction of 7-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one 1 with 4-chlorobenzoyl chloride 2 in dichloromethane using a slight excess of triethylamine at 20 °C for 1 h....
Acyl(imidoyl)ketenes are highly reactive heterocumulenes that enable diversity-oriented synthesis of various drug-like heterocycles. Such ketenes, bearing heterocyclic substituents, afford angularly fused pyridin-2(1H)-ones in their [4+2]-cyclodimeri...
The formation of 1,3-diketones was observed in the reactions of bulky acyl chlorides with methyllithium. The reaction products depend on the steric hindrance around the carbonyl group of the acyl chloride and the electronic effect of the group(s) lin...
2-methylfuran is a significant organic chemical raw material which can be produced by hydrolysis, dehydration, and selective hydrogenation of biomass hemicellulose. 2-methylfuran can be converted into value-added chemicals and liquid fuels. This arti...
Background: It is known that the α-hydroxyphosphonates and their derivatives may have potential biological activity. Methods: Within the prominent class of α-hydroxyphosphonates, α-hydroxy-alkylphosphonates and their derivatives wer...
Disubstituted pyrenes at the non-K region by the same or different (hetero)aryl groups have proven to be an increasingly interesting area of research for scientists over the last decade due to their optical and photophysical properties. However, in t...
This study presents the synthesis, characteristics and catalytic reactivity of sustainable bifunctional heterogeneous catalysts derived from coal fly ash-based geopolymer, particularly those with a high Ca content (C-class) fly ash. The developed cat...
The efficient, one-pot access to the transamidation of 8-aminoquinoline (8-AQ), notorious for its harsh removal conditions, has been widely employed as an auxiliary in C–H functionalization reactions due to its strong directing ability. In this...
Geniposide, the predominant bioactive constituent identified in the traditional Chinese medicine herb Gardenia jasminoides, demonstrates clinically significant pharmacological properties. However, the clinical application of geniposide is significant...
Since the first report and due to its handiness and wide scope, the Suzuki-Miyaura (SM) cross coupling reaction has become a routine methodology in many laboratories worldwide. With respect to other common transition metal catalyzed cross couplings,...
A UO22+ complex bearing N, N, N′, N′-tetraisopropyldiglycolamide (TiPDGA) and two DMF molecules was prepared to explore the catalytic activities of the Lewis-acidic U centre. The cationic complex, [UO2(TiPDGA)(DMF)2]2+, was obtained as a...
For decades, the administration of transdermal drugs has been accepted as a possible route of noninvasive administration, with advantages of prolonged therapeutic action, low side effects, easy use, and better patient compliance [...]
Unknown N-acylated amino acid (N-AAA) conjugates have been detected in maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) and other inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs). This study aimed to elucidate the mechanism behind the formation of urinary N-AAA conjugates. Liquid...
The 3-Acyl-2-R-methylchromones (R = H, ArO, C6H4(CO)2N) were prepared in good yields by different methods from 2-hydroxyaroylacetone derivatives. Some subsequent reactions of these compounds with hydroxylamine and 3-formylchromones are described. The...
Encouraged by the significant cytotoxic activity of simple α-aminophosphonates, a molecular library comprising phosphonoylmethyl- and phosphinoylmethyl-α-aminophosphonates, a tris derivative, and N-acylated species was established. The pr...
In this review, we discuss Friedel-Crafts-type aromatic amidation and acylation reactions, not exhaustively, but mainly based on our research results. The electrophilic species involved are isocyanate cation and acylium cation, respectively, and both...
Methanetrisulfonic acid had been prepared for the first time over 140 years ago, but it was used only scarcely in chemical transformations. In the course of our activities dealing with key-steps of industrial syntheses of vitamins, e.g. economically...
Attempts to optimize heterogeneous catalysis often lack quantitative comparative analysis. The use of kinetic modelling leads to rate (k) and relative sorption equilibrium constants (K), which can be further rationalized using Quantitative Structure-...
Hierarchical ZSM5 and Y zeolites were prepared through a surfactant-mediated strategy with NH4OH changing the duration of the treatment and the amount of CTAB surfactant and taking as reference multiples of the critical micellar concentration (CMC)....
A series of α-hydroxy-alkylphosphonates and α-hydroxy-alkylphosphine oxides were synthesized by the Pudovik reaction of acetaldehyde and acetone with dialkyl phosphites or diarylphosphine oxides. The additions were performed in three diff...
An efficient Microwave (MW)-assisted synthesis of eight new 6-nitrilmethyl-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-5-ones via a domino process: aza Diels–Alder/N-acylation/aromatization (dehydration–decarboxylation) from their corresponding 2-aminonitrile-oxazoles and...
The separation of rare earth elements (REEs) with similar chemical properties remains a relevant challenge today, most often addressed using liquid–liquid and solid-phase extraction with various chelating agents. Excellent complexing agents for...
A series of various readily water soluble esters were synthesized by a very efficient procedure. These compounds can be useful as thermosensitive tracers for studying the cooling progress in a low enthalpy georeservoir exploitable by double flash geo...
A series of photoacylations of 1,4-naphthoquinone with various aldehydes and using Pyrex-filtered UVB light was conducted under continuous-flow conditions. Acetone served as a triplet photosensitizer and convenient solvent that kept all materials in...
2-Acyloxybenzaldehydes are converted into 2-hydroxybenzofuranones in good to excellent yields (60–99%). The reaction proceeds at room temperature in DMSO upon 365 nm LED irradiation under photocatalyst-free conditions. The present atom-economic...
A simple, rapid, solvent-free, room temperature one pot synthesis of benzene ring acylated and demethylated analogues of harmine using acyl halides/acid anhydrides and AlCl3 has been developed. Eight different acyl halides/acid anhydrides were used i...
The 1-(4-hexylbenzoyl)-3-methylthiourea compound has been successfully synthesized by reacting 4-hexylbenzoyl chloride and 1-methylthiourea via the reflux method using a triethylamine catalyst. The 1-(4-hexylbenzoyl)-3-methylthiourea compound was ide...
Expedient asymmetric total syntheses of both (R)-podoblastin-S and (R)-lachnelluloic acid, representative of natural 3-acyl-5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-ones, were performed. Compared with the reported total synthesis of (R)-podoblastin-S (14 steps, overal...
The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, CAN508, was protected with di-tert-butyl dicarbonate to access the amino-benzoylated pyrazoles. The bromo derivatives were further arylated by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling using the XPhos Pd G2 pre-catalyst. The coup...
Carbonyl-containing oxindoles are ubiquitous core structures present in many biologically active natural products and pharmaceutical molecules. Nickel-catalyzed reductive aryl-acylation of alkenes using aryl anhydrides or alkanoyl chlorides as acyl s...
A catalyst-free, additive-free, and eco-friendly method for synthesizing 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyridines under microwave conditions has been established. This tandem reaction involves the use of enaminonitriles and benzohydrazides, a transamidation me...
The hetero-Diels–Alder reaction is the main synthetic tool for obtaining pharmacological agents with a thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazole motif. In the present work, an efficient method for the synthesis of pyrazoline-containing thiopyrano[2,3-d]thiazol...
3,4-dihydropyridin-2-ones are of considerable importance due to the large number of these core structures exhibiting a diverse array of biological and pharmacological activities. The Michael-type addition of 1,3-dithiane-2-carbothioates to α,&b...
In certain countries, many of the reagents used to transform carboxylic acids to acyl halides such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus tribromide, phosphorus pentachloride, phosphoryl chloride, thionyl chloride and sulfuryl chloride are difficult t...
Polyfunctional building blocks are essential for the implementation of diversity-oriented synthetic strategies, highly demanded in small molecule libraries’ design for modern drug discovery. Acyl(imidoyl)ketenes are highly reactive organic compounds,...
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