The Reactions of Monomeric Styrenes.

Observation of ether-linked phenolic products during thermal degradation of ferulic acid in the presence of alcohols

“…Protonated 8b may also react with ordinary 8b before encountering a molecule of benzyl alcohol, in which case the 2:1 adduct 11 is the expected product. Acid-catalyzed addition of water and alcohols to styrene has been reported previously (Baggett, 1979;Emerson, 1949); however, no mention was made of derivatives relevant to food systems.…”

Iridium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Halogenated Ketones for the Efficient Construction of Chiral Halohydrins

“…For example, they can be convertible to congestive heart failure drug ( R )‐denopamine,, clinically potent β‐adrenoreceptor agonist and sympathomimetic drug ( R )‐isoproterenol and α 1 ‐adrenergic receptor agonist ( R )‐phenylephrine . In addition, growing protocols have been developed for the transformations of enantioenriched halohydrins into a broad range of functional groups to construct various useful chiral organic compounds, such as epoxides,–, hydroxynitriles,– azides,– glycols and amino alcohols ,–. Therefore, the methods introducing chiral halohydrin motifs with excellent stereocontrol provided a powerful platform for asymmetric synthesis.…”