Investigation into the ortho-functionalization of 2-aryloxypyridines using [alpha]-keto amides via platinum-assisted C-H activation / by Cristian Guadalupe Lares.
| Author/creator | Lares, Cristian Guadalupe author. |
| Other author | Huo, Shouquan, degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Chemistry. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2024. |
| Description | 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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| Summary | Transition metals are commonly used to catalyze thermodynamically unfavorable reactions, decreasing the activation energy required to break stable bonds and reform new bonds. Activation of a C-H bond can lead to the formation of more reactive C-X bonds, where X=N, O, Cl, Br, I, and Si, allowing for further reactivity or synthesis. Platinum was used as a catalyst as it serves as a soft Lewis acid, in an organic soluble cis-bis(benzonitrile)dichloroplatinate(II), cis-Pt(PhCN)2Cl2, in order to facilitate in C-H activation. Aryloxypyridines have been used as the scaffolding in several bioactive compounds, from insecticides to human enzyme inhibitors. [alpha]-keto amides have shown to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties, rendering them great candidates for study. The [alpha]-keto amides were introduced to the reaction as 2-(dialkylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chloride, as chlorine serves a good leaving group. By utilizing the pyridyl nitrogen as a directing group, the platinum catalyst can undergo rapid ligand exchange and bind itself to the aryloxypyridine. The platinum facilitated C-H activation by the interaction with the 2-(dialkylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chloride, functionalizing an ortho-position on the aryl ring. An array of different 2-aryloxypyridines was tested, with different functional groups at the ortho-, meta-, and para-positions, in order to determine the effects of resonance, induction, and steric hindrance had on the overall reaction. Three different [alpha]-keto amide containing acylating agents were tested to see how the size of the dialkyl groups performed in reactivity, where alkyl=methyl, ethyl, and isopropyl. A range of 14% to 88% was found for products using 2-(diethylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chloride, a range of 13% to 57% was found for products using 2-(dimethylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chloride, and a range of 19% to 84% was found for products using 2-(diisopropylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chloride. Due to the wide range of product yields from these reactions, a series of thermal degradations studies were conducted to determine how fragile the different 2-(dialkylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chloride were at the reaction temperature of 155°C. While the 2-(dialkylamino)-2-oxoacetyl chlorides were stable by themselves at 155°C, they underwent rapid degradation under the presence of cis-Pt(PhCN)2Cl2, as the acylating agents underwent decarbonylation. |
| General note | Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Chemistry. |
| General note | Advisor: Shouquan Huo |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed April 9, 2026). |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 2024. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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