- Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of sec- and tert-Alcohols
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A general palladium-catalyzed synthesis of linear esters directly from sec- and tert-alcohols is described. Compared to the classic Koch–Haaf reaction, which leads to branched products, this new transformation gives the corresponding linear esters in high yields and selectivity. Key for this protocol is the use of an advanced palladium catalyst system with L2 (pytbpx) as the ligand. A variety of aliphatic and benzylic alcohols can be directly used and the catalyst efficiency for the benchmark reaction is outstanding (turnover number up to 89 000).
- Dong, Kaiwu,Sang, Rui,Liu, Jie,Razzaq, Rauf,Franke, Robert,Jackstell, Ralf,Beller, Matthias
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- Development of alkyl glycerone phosphate synthase inhibitors: Structure-activity relationship and effects on ether lipids and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer cells
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In aggressive tumors, alkylglyceronephosphate synthase (AGPS) controls cellular ether phospholipid utilization and metabolism to promote cancer cell proliferation and motility. SAR studies on the first-in-class AGPS inhibitor 1, discovered by our group, led to the 2,6-difluoro analog 2i which showed higher binding affinity than 1 in vitro. In 231MFP cancer cells, 2i reduced ether lipids levels and cell migration rate. When tested in PC-3 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells, 2i specifically impaired epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) by modulating E-cadherin, Snail and MMP2 expression levels. Moreover, the combination of siRNAs against AGPS and 2i provided no additive effect, confirming that the modulation of 2i on EMT specifically relies on AGPS inhibition. Finally, this compound also affected cancer cell proliferation especially in MDA-MB-231 cells expressing higher AGPS level, whereas it provided negligible effects on MeT5A, a non-tumorigenic cell line, thus showing cancer specificity.
- Stazi, Giulia,Battistelli, Cecilia,Piano, Valentina,Mazzone, Roberta,Marrocco, Biagina,Marchese, Sara,Louie, Sharon M.,Zwergel, Clemens,Antonini, Lorenzo,Patsilinakos, Alexandros,Ragno, Rino,Viviano, Monica,Sbardella, Gianluca,Ciogli, Alessia,Fabrizi, Giancarlo,Cirilli, Roberto,Strippoli, Raffaele,Marchetti, Alessandra,Tripodi, Marco,Nomura, Daniel K.,Mattevi, Andrea,Mai, Antonello,Valente, Sergio
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p. 722 - 735
(2019/01/04)
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- Development of efficient palladium catalysts for alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes
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Herein, we report a general and efficient Pd-catalysed alkoxycarbonylation of sterically hindered and demanding olefins including a variety of tri-, tetra-substituted and 1,1-disubstituted alkenes. In the presence of 1,3-bis(tert-butyl(pyridin-2-yl)phosphanyl)propane L3 or 1,4-bis(tert-butyl(pyridin-2-yl)phosphanyl)butane L4 the desired esters are obtained in good yields and selectivities. Similar transformation is obtained using tertiary ether as showcased in the carbonylation of MTBE to the corresponding linear ester in high yield and selectivity.
- Liu, Jiawang,Dong, Kaiwu,Franke, Robert,Neumann, Helfried,Jackstell, Ralf,Beller, Matthias
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p. 12238 - 12241
(2018/11/21)
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- Benzene-based diphosphine ligands for alkoxycarbonylation
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The invention relates to benzene-based diphosphine ligands for alkoxycarbonylation. Specifically, the invention relates to compounds of formula (I), where m and n are each independently 0 or 1; R1, R2, R3, R4 are each independently selected from -(C1-C12)-alkyl, -(C3-C12)-cycloalkyl, -(C3-C12)-heterocycloalkyl, -(C6-C20)-aryl, -(C3-C20)-heteroaryl; at least one of the R1, R2, R3, R4 radicals is a -(C3-C20)-heteroaryl radical; and to the use thereof as ligands in alkoxycarbonylation.
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Paragraph 0180; 0181; 0184
(2017/02/28)
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