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A reagent combination of toluenesulfinic acid and trimethylacetyl chloride affords a putative trimethylacetic p -toluenesulfinic anhydride. This reagent has been used to prepare a series of sulfinate esters from primary and secondary alcohols. In addition, the reagent was used to convert Baylis-Hillman substrates into allylic sulfones. Attempts to use the reagent to convert amines to sulfinamides were unsuccessful. In contrast, the use of 2-pyrrolidinone afforded N - p -toluenesulfinyl pyrrolidinone in 64% yield. The use of a chiral 4-benzyl-1,3-oxazolidinone or 4-benzyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione led to the isolation of S - p -tolyl p -toluenethiosulfonate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A heterogeneous catalyst, copper(II) on 4 Å molecular sieves has successfully been used in the arylation of ethyl acetoacetate, selectively forming arylacetic esters in high yields. The air stable and easily handled catalyst can be simply filtered off during purification thus avoiding significant metal contamination of the product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A simple and efficient procedure for the synthesis of amides directly from unactivated esters and amines catalyzed by heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids under microwave-promoted and solvent-free conditions has been reported. The practical protocol was found to be compatible with different structurally diverse substrates. Moderate to excellent yields, solvent-free media, and operational simplicity are the main highlights. Furthermore, the heteropolyanion-based ionic liquids were easily reusable for this amidation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A novel and mild protocol for the hydration of electron-deficient allenic esters and ketones into various 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds is described. The hydration of allenes promoted by oxone in DMF afforded the corresponding products in moderate to good yields. This work features the employment of only a catalytic amount of inexpensive and nontoxic solid reagent oxone (2KHSO 5 ·KHSO 4 ·K 2 SO 4 ), avoiding the utility of toxic metals or traditional Brønsted acids, in a green version of viewpoint. A possible reaction mechanism for this transformation is also primarily proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]