Jan C. Namyslo

Bio: Jan C. Namyslo is an academic researcher from Clausthal University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carbene & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 96 publications receiving 1283 citations.

The application of cyclobutane derivatives in organic synthesis.

Abstract: I. Introduction 1485II. Scope of This Review 1485III. Transformations of Cyclobutane Derivatives inOrganic Syntheses1486A. Ring-Opening Reactions 1486B. Ring-Contraction Reactions 1493C. Ring-Expansion Reactions 14951. Five-Membered Rings 14952. Six-Membered Rings 15093. Seven-Membered Rings 15174. Eight-Membered Rings 15215. Nine-Membered Rings 1523IV. Transformations of Cyclobutane Derivatives inNatural Product Syntheses1524A. Ring-Opening Reactions 1524B. Ring-Expansion Reactions 15261. Five-Membered Rings 15262. Six-Membered Rings 15293. Seven-Membered Rings 15324. Eight-Membered Rings 1533V. Conclusion 1534VI. Acknowledgments 1534VII. References 1534

Betaine-carbene interconversions. From N-ylides to zwitterionic N-heterocyclic carbene-borane adducts.

Abstract: In the presence of NBS 3-methylindole reacted with various imidazoles to give the (indol-2-yl)imidazolium salts 21a–f, which were converted in aqueous solution into the 2-(imidazolium-3-yl)-3-methylindolates 22a–f by base. These conjugated ylides—which represent a subclass of mesomeric betaines—are the exclusively detectable form in the NMR spectra taken in DMSO-d6. A DFT calculation revealed that the betaine 22a is −9.3 kJ/mol more stable than the tautomeric N-heterocyclic carbene 23a and that the energy for the betaine–carbene interconversion is ΔG⧧ = 66.4 kJ/mol. The N-heterocyclic carbenes (3-methyl-indol-2-yl)imidazol-2-ylidenes, however, can be trapped by sulfur, triethylborane, and triphenylborane. Whereas the first trapping reaction yielded the expected imidazolethiones, the borates gave the first representatives of new zwitterionic borane adducts, imidazo[2′,1′:3,4][1,4,2]diazaborolo[1,5-a]indolium-11-ides 26a–h. We performed DFT calculations on the structures of mesomeric betaine 22a, the carben...

Selective mono- to perarylations of tetrabromothiophene by a cyclobutene-1,2-diylbisimidazolium preligand.

Abstract: (Cyclobut-1-ene-1,2-diyl)bis(1-methylimidazolium)tetrafluoroborate is applied as preligand in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions starting from tetrabromothiophene for the synthesis of mono-, bi-, tri-, and tetraaryl-substituted thiophenes bearing up to four different aryl rings. A synthetic kit for preparations of nine different substitution patterns of arylated thiophenes is presented by application of only one single catalyst system. In agreement with DFT calculations, which predict energetically low rotational barriers in triaryl-3-bromothiophenes and tetraarylthiophenes, no NOE effects between adjacent aryl rings are detectable. The regioselectivity of their syntheses has therefore been elucidated by reduction of triaryl-3-bromothiophene to 2,3,5-triarylthiophene followed by HMBC, HSQC, and NOESY NMR measurements. Additionally, results of an X-ray single structure analysis are presented.

Palladium — Catalyzed Reactions, 1 Palladium‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrophenylation and Hydrohetarylation of Bicyclo[2.2.1]Hept‐2‐ene: Influence of the Chiral Ligand, the Leaving Group, and the Solvent

Abstract: The use of optically active biaryl bisphosphanes 10–12, a diphenylphosphanylphenyloxazoline 8, and a (β-N-sulfonyl-aminomethyl)bisdiphenylphosphane 7 as ligands in the Pd-catalyzed Heck-type hydroarylation of norbornene (1) with phenyl 2 and various hetaryl derivaties 3–5 leads exclusively to the formation of exo-2(het)arylnorbornanes 6 with asymmetric inductions of up to 86.4% ee. In addition to an investigation into the effects of different chiral ligands, a systematic study has been made of the influence of various (het)aryl compounds, leaving groups, and solvents on the chemical and optical yields of this reductive arylation.

The heck reaction as a sharpening stone of palladium catalysis.

Abstract: s, or keywords if they used Heck-type chemistry in their syntheses, because it became one of basic tools of organic preparations, a natural way to

Ab initio calculation of vibrational absorption and circular dichroism spectra using density functional force fields

Abstract: : The unpolarized absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the fundamental vibrational transitions of the chiral molecule, 4-methyl-2-oxetanone, are calculated ab initio. Harmonic force fields are obtained using Density Functional Theory (DFT), MP2, and SCF methodologies and a 5S4P2D/3S2P (TZ2P) basis set. DFT calculations use the Local Spin Density Approximation (LSDA), BLYP, and Becke3LYP (B3LYP) density functionals. Mid-IR spectra predicted using LSDA, BLYP, and B3LYP force fields are of significantly different quality, the B3LYP force field yielding spectra in clearly superior, and overall excellent, agreement with experiment. The MP2 force field yields spectra in slightly worse agreement with experiment than the B3LYP force field. The SCF force field yields spectra in poor agreement with experiment.The basis set dependence of B3LYP force fields is also explored: the 6-31G* and TZ2P basis sets give very similar results while the 3-21G basis set yields spectra in substantially worse agreements with experiment. jg

Photochemical Reactions as Key Steps in Organic Synthesis

Abstract: 2.3. [4 + 4] Cycloadditions 1058 2.4. Photocycloadditions of Aromatic Compounds 1058 2.4.1. Benzene Derivatives 1058 2.4.2. Condensed Aromatic Compounds 1060 3. Photochemical Rearrangements 1061 4. Cyclizations 1064 4.1. Pericyclizations 1064 4.2. Norrish−Yang Reaction 1066 5. Photochemical Extrusion of Small Molecules 1067 6. Photochemical Electron Transfer 1068 6.1. Photochemical Electron-Transfer Reactions with a Catalytic Sensitizer 1068