Cyrene: a bio-based novel and sustainable solvent for organic synthesis

NA Stini, PL Gkizis, CG Kokotos - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Dihydrolevoclucosenone (Cyrene is its market name) is a biomass-derived solvent that can
be produced in only two steps from biomass, while being biodegradable, non-mutagenic …

Synthesis of organochalcogen compounds using non‐conventional reaction media

G Perin, D Alves, RG Jacob, AM Barcellos… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Organochalcogen compounds (containing S, Se and Te) are interesting either for use as an
intermediate in the synthesis of complex molecules or for the exploitation of their biological …

Design of highly efficient Mo and W-promoted SnO 2 solid acids for heterogeneous catalysis: acetalization of bio-glycerol

B Mallesham, P Sudarsanam, G Raju, BM Reddy - Green Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of highly promising solid acids is one of the key technologies to meet the
essential challenges of economical and environmental concerns. Thus, novel molybdenum …

Unified Approach to Furan Natural Products via Phosphine‐Palladium Catalysis

VY Chen, O Kwon - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polyalkyl furans are widespread in nature, often performing important biological roles.
Despite a plethora of methods for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted furans, the construction of …

pH-Sensitive metal-free carbon monoxide prodrugs with tunable and predictable release rates

X Ji, LKC De La Cruz, Z Pan, V Chittavong… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon monoxide prodrugs with triggered release profiles are highly desirable for targeted
CO delivery to minimize their untoward side-effects. Herein, we describe a series of pH …

Well-ordered mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a recoverable catalyst for one-pot multicomponent synthesis of 4H-chromene derivatives

Y Sarrafi, E Mehrasbi, A Vahid, M Tajbakhsh - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2012 - Elsevier
A simple, efficient, and environmentally benign protocol for the synthesis of 4H-chromene
derivatives was developed using bio-compatible, neutral, and recoverable mesoporous …

Thiol-yne click reaction: An interesting way to derive thiol-provided catechols

F Nador, J Mancebo-Aracil, D Zanotto, D Ruiz-Molina… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The hydrothiolation of activated alkynes is presented as an attractive and powerful way to
functionalize thiols bearing catechols. The reaction was promoted by a heterogeneous …

Copper-Assisted Nickel Catalyzed Ligand-Free C(sp2)–O Cross-Coupling of Vinyl Halides and Phenols

D Kundu, P Maity, BC Ranu - Organic letters, 2014 - ACS Publications
A convenient and efficient protocol has been achieved for the cross-coupling of phenols and
vinyl halides by a unique Ni/Cu catalytic system for the first time, where the reaction is …

Nano Fe 3 O 4 supported biimidazole Cu (i) complex as a retrievable catalyst for the synthesis of imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridines in aqueous medium

M Tajbakhsh, M Farhang, R Hosseinzadeh, Y Sarrafi - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel magnetically recoverable nano-catalyst based on a biimidazole Cu (I) complex has
been synthesized by covalent grafting of biimidazole on chloride-functionalized silica …

Regioselective synthesis of 2, 3, 4-trisubstituted pyrroles via Pd (II)-catalyzed three-component cascade reactions of amines, alkyne esters, and alkenes

X Zhang, X Xu, G Chen, W Yi - Organic letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
A new, efficient, and versatile Pd (II)-catalyzed oxidative three-component cascade reaction
of diverse amines, alkyne esters, and alkenes is disclosed for the direct synthesis of diverse …