A rapid and efficient protocol for C-N and C-S cross coupling has been developed using a new square pyramidal copper complex, [Cu(DMAP)4I]I. The complex was successfully synthesized via a disproportionation reaction of CuI and DMAP in DMSO. The catalytic activity of the complex was found to be excellent for Chan-Lam coupling reaction between aryl boronic acid and amine, amide, azide or thiol. The reaction could be carried out in the presence of only 2 mol% of the copper catalyst in methanol at room temperature within a short time.
The simple Schiff base (Z)-N-benzylidenenaphthalen-1-amine (L) acts as an effective fluorescence sensor for Al(3+) by "off-on" mode, and ca. 42 times enhancement in fluorescence intensity is observed. The detection limit of L towards Al(3+) is observed to be 5 × 10(-5) M. UV/Visible and fluorescence data as well as DFT calculations confirm 1:3 coordination between Al(3+) and L through N atoms in a pyramidal shape. L is employed for imaging the Al(3+) ion in living biological cells and for the determination of the Al(3+) ion in bovine serum albumin.
N,N-dibromo-p-toluenesulfonamide (TsNBr 2 ) has been found to be a new reagent for bromination of aromatic compounds. The reaction is extremely fast which goes into completion instantaneously at ambient temperature to produce exclusively the corresponding polybrominated product. This procedure is applicable to various phenols, anisole and anilines to give corresponding polybrominated compound as single product in excellent yield.
An
efficient protocol involving the transformation of sequentially
generated recursive anions from heterocyclic precursors to orthogonally
strap diynones through one pot transition-metal-free spirocyclopentannulation
has been devised, employing oxindoles and pyrazolones as prototypical
platforms. Insights into these regioselective tandem Michael–anti-Michael processes have been gleaned through DFT calculations.
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