Issue 42, 2020

One-pot method for the synthesis of 1-aryl-2-aminoalkanol derivatives from the corresponding amides or nitriles

Abstract

We have identified a novel one-pot method for the synthesis of β-amino alcohols, which is based on C–H bond hydroxylation at the benzylic α-carbon atom with a subsequent nitrile or amide functional group reduction. This cascade process uses molecular oxygen as an oxidant and sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride as a reductant. The substrate scope was examined on 30 entries and, although the respective products were provided in moderate yields only, the above simple protocol may serve as a direct and powerful entry to the sterically congested 1,2-amino alcohols that are difficult to prepare by other routes. The plausible mechanistic rationale for the observed results is given and the reaction was applied to a synthesis of a potentially bioactive target.

Graphical abstract: One-pot method for the synthesis of 1-aryl-2-aminoalkanol derivatives from the corresponding amides or nitriles

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2020
Accepted
09 Jun 2020
First published
30 Jun 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 25029-25045

One-pot method for the synthesis of 1-aryl-2-aminoalkanol derivatives from the corresponding amides or nitriles

J. Otevrel, D. Svestka and P. Bobal, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 25029 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04359A

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