Selective catalytic synthesis of α-alkylated ketones and β-disubstituted ketones via acceptorless dehydrogenative cross-coupling of alcohols

D Bhattacharyya, BK Sarmah, S Nandi… - Organic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, a phosphine-free pincer ruthenium (III) catalyzed β-alkylation of secondary alcohols
with primary alcohols to α-alkylated ketones and two different secondary alcohols to β …

Iron-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with secondary alcohols: access to β-Disubstituted carbonyl compounds

L Bettoni, S Gaillard, JL Renaud - Organic letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
An iron-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen strategy has been applied in the synthesis of β-
branched carbonyl compounds. Various secondary benzylic and aliphatic alcohols have …

Blue-light-induced iron-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones

MS Abdallah, N Joly, S Gaillard, A Poater… - Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report a visible-light-induced iron-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones. The photocatalytic
system is based on the single diaminocyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complex. Two …

Ruthenium-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones using secondary alcohols to β-disubstituted ketones

S Thiyagarajan, R Vijaya Sankar, C Gunanathan - Organic Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
An assortment of aromatic ketones was successfully functionalized with a variety of
unactivated secondary alcohols that serve as alkylating agents, providing β-disubstituted …

Cobalt-catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols to carboxylate salts and hydrogen

DR Pradhan, S Pattanaik, J Kishore… - Organic letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The facile oxidation of alcohols to carboxylate salts and H2 is achieved using a simple and
readily accessible cobalt pincer catalyst (NNNHtBuCoBr2). The reaction follows an …

Catalytic formal conjugate addition: direct synthesis of δ-hydroxynitriles from nitriles and allylic alcohols

S Thiyagarajan, RV Sankar, PK Anjalikrishna… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alcohols and nitrile functionalities have widespread applications in biochemical and
chemical synthesis. Catalytic transformations involving C–C bond formation relying on …

Direct catalytic symmetrical, unsymmetrical N, N-dialkylation and cyclization of acylhydrazides using alcohols

S Thiyagarajan, C Gunanathan - Organic letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Herein, direct N, N-dialkylation of acylhydrazides using alcohols is reported. This catalytic
protocol provides one-pot synthesis of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical N, N …

Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Synthesis of α‐Alkylated Ketones and Quinolines in an Aqueous Medium via a Hydrogen‐Borrowing Strategy Using Ketones and Alcohols

A Verma, S Hazra, P Dolui… - Asian Journal of Organic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report a simple, efficient, and sustainable method for the synthesis of α‐alkylated
ketones and quinolines using a hydrogen‐borrowing strategy, which has emerged as a …

Ruthenium-catalyzed selective hydrogenation of epoxides to secondary alcohols

S Thiyagarajan, C Gunanathan - Organic letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
A ruthenium (II)-catalyzed highly selective Markovnikov hydrogenation of terminal epoxides
to secondary alcohols is reported. Diverse substitutions on the aryl ring of styrene oxides are …

Manganese (I) catalyzed α-alkenylation of amides using alcohols with liberation of hydrogen and water

BK Pandia, C Gunanathan - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, unprecedented manganese-catalyzed direct α-alkenylation of amides using
alcohols is reported. Aryl amides are reacted with diverse primary alcohols, which provided …