Ruthenium-catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl and Alkenyl Halides from Fluorosulfonates

Aryl and alkenyl halides are widely used as key intermediates in organic synthesis, particularly for the formation of organometallic reagents or as radical precursors. They are also found in pharmaceutical and agrochemical ingredients. In this work, we report the synthesis of aryl and alkenyl halides from the corresponding fluorosulfonates using commercially available ruthenium catalysts. Notably, this is the first conversion of phenols to aryl halides that is efficient with chloride, bromide, and iodide. Fluorosulfonates are readily prepared using sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) and less expensive substitutes for triflates. Although aryl fluorosulfonates and their reactions are well known, this is the first report of an efficient coupling of alkenyl fluorosulfonates. To finish, we have demonstrated, by means of representative examples, that the reaction is possible in a one-pot process, starting directly from the phenol or aldehyde.

α-Tertiary Propargylamine Synthesis via KA2-Type Coupling Reactions under Solvent-Free CuI-Zeolite Catalysis

The potential of copper(I)-zeolite catalysis was evaluated in the three-component KA²-coupling mediated synthesis of α-tertiary propargylamines. Our archetypal copper(I)-doped zeolite Cu^I-USY proved to be efficient under ligand- and solvent-free conditions at 80 °C. Usable up to four times, this catalytic material enables the coupling of diverse ketones, alkynes, and amines with a broad functional group tolerance. A decarboxylative and a desilylative version, respectively, involving an alkynoic acid and trimethylsilylacetylene as alkyne surrogates, was also set up to bypass selectivity issues and/or to access α-tertiary propargylamines that are unattainable under standard KA² conditions. Interestingly, the KA²-type coupling reactions were successfully linked to other Cu^I-catalyzed reactions, thus resulting in sequential one-pot processes under full Cu^I-USY catalysis.

Synthesis of 3-Amino-5-fluoroalkylfurans by Intramolecular Cyclization

A synthesis to access rarely described 3-amino-5-fluoroalkylfurans has been developed by cyclization of easily accessible fluorovinamides. This method is rapid and simple and affords the desired furans as hydrochloride salts in quantitative or nearly quantitative yields. It is compatible with four different fluorinated groups (-CF₃, -CF₂CF₃, -CHF₂, and -CF₂Cl) and a wide range of substituents on the amine.

[Evaluation of a new form of care: the permanently maintained health care facility at the university hospital center in Nantes]

Considering the consequences of social instability within the health care system has become a public health priority. Each public hospital center in France is obliged to create a unit for welcoming impoverished and vulnerable people (Permanently Maintained Health Care Facilities). The university hospital in Nantes opened a socio-medical out-patient consultation service in November 1999 with the main objective being to bring these patients back into the usual ambulatory care system. The evaluation of the first few months of its operation reveals that one out of every two patients is a young person with a low-income and without any social protection. The possibilities of reorientation towards the regular care system are discussed.