1. Ammonium Zincates as Catalysts for the Microwave‐Enhanced Synthesis of Symmetric Piperazines by Regioselective Opening of Aziridines.
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Alberti, Matteo, Dariol, Andrea, Panza, Nicola, Abbiati, Giorgio, and Caselli, Alessandro
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MICROWAVE chemistry ,LIGANDS (Chemistry) ,COORDINATE covalent bond ,HOMOGENEOUS catalysis ,CATALYST synthesis ,PIPERAZINE - Abstract
2,5‐disubstituted N,N'‐alkylpiperazines represent an interesting target in organic synthesis both for pharmaceutical or agrochemical applications and as a promising class of ligands in coordination chemistry. We report here a microwave‐enhanced synthesis of these compounds starting from non‐activated N‐alkyl aziridines in the presence of catalytic amounts of simple ammonium metallates. A remarkable TOF of 2787.9 h−1 has been observed in the case of [TBA]2[ZnI4] as the catalyst (catalyst loading 0.1 mol %) and with an almost complete selectivity (up to 97 %) in favor of both diastereoisomers (meso and chiral form) of the target 2,5‐disubstituted piperazines, obtained in 1 : 1 ratio. The two isomers are easily separated, because the meso form precipitates in pure from the reaction crude. A stereochemical investigation and the unprecedented isolation of 2,6‐disubstituted N,N'‐alkylpiperazines allowed us to shed light on the reaction mechanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2024
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