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Title: | Activation of aldehydes via oxidative n-heterocyclic carbene catalysis | Authors: | Mo, Junming | Keywords: | DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry | Issue Date: | 2014 | Source: | Mo, J. (2014). Activation of aldehydes via oxidative n-heterocyclic carbene catalysis. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. | Abstract: | My Ph.D research mainly focuses on developing new reactions and synthetic methods via oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene catalysis. This thesis contains four major parts: Chapter 1 gives a brief introduction to history and present development of NHC catalysis, and shows the challenges in NHC catalysis need to be overcome. Chapter 2 discloses the first example of enolate equivalents generated from cleavage of C-C bond promoted by NHC catalysts. The innovative cyclolization of enolate equivalents with chalcones is investigated. Chapter 3 describes the oxidative NHC-catalyzed direct β-activation of simple saturated aldehydes. The oxidation of enolate intermediate in NHC catalysis is realized at the first time. Chapter 4 introduces the γ-activation of β-methyl cinnamaldehyde mediated by NHC. Vinyl enolate intermediate generated from deprotonation of α,β-unsaturated acyl azolium reacts with activated ketone to offer δ-lactone. Challenging enantioselective control is realized by Lewis acid/NHC co-operative catalysis. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/62222 | DOI: | 10.32657/10356/62222 | Schools: | School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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