Palladium-Catalyzed Diversemono-Acyloxylation of 5-Alkyl-4-aryl-thiazole-2-carboxylates

Pd-Catalyzed solvent-controlled site-selective arene C-H monoacyloxylation of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives

An efficient and highly regioselective Pd-catalyzed direct arene C(sp²)-H acyloxylation of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives is reported. The key strategy involves the utilization of the unique reactivity of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine and the employment of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine as the directing group. A variety of monoacyloxylated pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives can be achieved by switching the solvents under mild conditions, and they can be further modified and exhibit various biological activities.

Cross-dehydrogenative coupling reactions between arenes (C-H) and carboxylic acids (O-H): a straightforward and environmentally benign access to O-aryl esters

Transition-metal catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative-coupling reactions encompass highly versatile and atom economical methods for the construction of various carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds by combining two C(X)-H (X = heteroatom) bonds. Along this line, direct acyloxylation of C-H bonds with carboxylic acids has emerged as a powerful and green approach for the synthesis of structurally diverse esters. In this focus-review we will describe recent progress in direct esterification of aromatic C-H bonds with special emphasis on the mechanistic features of the reactions. Literature has been surveyed until the end of February 2019.

Palladium-catalyzed site-selective direct olefination of 6-electron-withdrawing group substituted 3-arylbenzo[d]isoxazoles

Palladium-catalyzed direct olefination of 6-electron-withdrawing group substituted 3-arylbenzo[d]isoxazoles has been developed with exclusive site-selectivity and excellent E-stereoselectivity.