Formyl reductions

In conclusion, the use of homogeneous model compounds has enabled the discovery and elucidation of a new formyl reduction mechanism which merits serious consideration as a reaction pathway on certain CO reduction catalysts. Additional studies of the compounds described in this account are actively being pursued. 

Albanese, D., Penso, M., Zenoni, M. A practical synthesis of 4-chloro-3-(hydroxymethyl)pyridine by regioselective one-pot lithiation/formylation/reduction of 4-chloropyridine. Synthes/s 1999, 1294-1296. 

Johansson, Kann and Andersson" transformed (5)-PAMP BH3 into several p-aminophosphine boranes via the sequence formylation-reductive amination (Scheme 4.33). 

A four-step synthesis of 4,6-bis(diphenylphosphinoylmethyl)-dibenzofuran including formylation, reduction, substitution and... 

METHOD 5 Contributed by Osmium [53], The paper reads (at least to Strike) that this reduction method can work to reduce the formyl intermediate made in the Leuckart reaction directly into MDMA instead of needing to hydrolyze to MDA with HCi (don t ask). For this reaction one substitutes an equimolar amount of p-Nitropropene for the 3,4-dimethoxybenzylcyanide in the representative experimental below ... 

Since (A) does not contain any other functional group in addition to the formyl group, one may predict that suitable reaction conditions could be found for all conversions into (A). Many other alternative target molecules can, of course, be formulated. The reduction of (H), for example, may require introduction of a protecting group, e.g. acetal formation. The industrial synthesis of (A) is based upon the oxidation of (E) since 3-methylbutanol (isoamyl alcohol) is a cheap distillation product from alcoholic fermentation ( fusel oils ). The second step of our simple antithetic analysis — systematic disconnection — will now be exemplified with all target molecules of the scheme above. For the sake of brevity we shall omit the syn-thons and indicate only the reagents and reaction conditions. 

The yield of the more active RRR-a-tocopherol can be improved by selective methylation of the other tocopherol isomers or by hydrogenation of a-tocotrienol (25,26). Methylation can be accompHshed by several processes, such as simultaneous halo alkylation and reduction with an aldehyde and a hydrogen haUde in the presence of staimous chloride (27), amino alkylation with ammonia or amines and an aldehyde such as paraformaldehyde followed by catalytic reduction (28), or via formylation with formaldehyde followed by catalytic reduction (29). 

Catalytic reduction of folic acid to 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid (225) proceeds fast in trifluoroacetic acid (66HCA875), but a modified method using chemical reductants leads with sodium dithionite to 7,8-dihydrofolic acid (224). Further treatment with sodium borohydride gives (225) which has been converted into 5-formyl-(6i ,S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-folic acid (leucovorin) (226) by reaction with methyl formate (equation 70) (80HCA2554). 

Dibenzo[6,/][l,4]selenazocine, N-formyl-6,11-dihydro-synthesis, 6, 34l Dibenzoselenophene, 2-amino-diazotization, 4, 951 Dibenzoselenophene, 2-nitro-reduction, 4, 951 Dibenzoselenophene, 3-nitro-5-oxide... 

Pterin, 6,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-configuration, 3, 281 conformation, 3, 281 Pterin, 6,7-diphenyl-chlorination, 3, 296 methylation, 3, 297 reduction, 3, 307 Pterin, 6,7-diphenyl-5,6-dihydro-properties, 3, 306 UV spectrum, 3, 279 Pterin, 6-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-configuration, 3, 281 Pterin, 6-formyl-synthesis, 3, 318 Pterin, 6-formyl-5,8-dihydro-synthesis, 3, 306... 

Pyrazole, 3-ethoxycarbonyl-3 (5 ),5-dimethyl-5 (3 )-pyrazol-l-yl-reduction, 5, 260 Pyrazole, ethynyl-reactions, 5, 261 Pyrazole, 4-formyl-IR spectra, S, 201 NMR... 

Pyrazole, C-formyl-conformation, 5, 209 Pyrazole, fluoro-reactions, 5, 263, 267 Pyrazole, 4-fluoro-5-hydroxy-tautomerism, 5, 214 Pyrazole, 1-germyl-synthesis, 5, 236 Pyrazole, halo-halogenation by, 5, 54 reactions, 5, 104, 105, 266 reduction, S, 105, 106, 266 Pyrazole, 3-halo-1-phenyl-quaternary salts... 

Pyrrole, 2-aeetyl-l-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-nitro-cyelization, 4, 74 ipso substitution, 4, 243 Pyrrole, 2-aeetyl-l-methyl-dipole moment, 4, 194 photocyelization reaetions with 2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene, 4, 269 Pyrrole, 3-acetyl-4-methyl-Vilsmeier-Haaek formylation, 4, 222 Pyrrole, 2-aeetyl-3-nitro-reduction, 4, 297 Pyrrole, aeyl-basicity, 4, 207 isomerization, 4, 208 oximes... 

Thiophene, 3-pentadeuterophenyl-chemical shifts, 4, 730 Thiophene, 2-phenyl-oxidation, 4, 800 phototranspositions, 4, 743 rearrangement, 4, 42 reduction, 4, 775 synthesis, 4, 865, 914 UV spectrum, 4, 735 Thiophene, 3-phenyl-photochemical rearrangements, 4, 735 phototranspositions, 4, 743 lsmeier formylation, 4, 759 Thiophene, 2-pivaloyl-Birch reduction, 4, 775 Thiophene, polybromo-reactivity, 4, 829 Thiophene, polylithio-synthesis, 4, 831 Thiophene, (propargylthio)-rearrangement, 4, 746 Thiophene, 2-(3-pyridinyl)-synthesis, 4, 781 Thiophene, 2-(5-pyrimidinyl)-synthesis, 4, 781 Thiophene, 3-pyrrolidinyl-cycloaddition reactions, 4, 68 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, 4, 788-789... 

Cyanoamidines such as (10) are converted into the more useful 2-formyl-A-norsteroids (11) by reduction with lithium in methylamine (buffered with ammonium acetate) followed by hydrolysis on hydrated alumina. This yields a mixture containing approximately 5 parts of the 2j5-aldehyde and 3 parts of the 2a-aldehyde (11). Both aldehydes are smoothly dehydrogenated by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone in the presence of acid to the 2-formyl--A-iiorsteroids (12). ... 

Although crude cyanoamidine (10) can be used for many reactions, reduction to the 2-formyl-A-norsteroid (11) is most satisfactory when purified material is employed. The crude cyanoamidine is stirred for about 15 min with boiling toluene (120 ml/g of steroid) to effect dissolution, the hot solution is filtered quickly through fluted paper, and the filtrate is cooled and diluted with an equal volume of petroleum ether. The mixture is cooled for 0.5 hr in ice, affording from 25 g of crude material about 18 g of colorless 2a-(A-pyrrolidinylcyanoiminomethyl)-A-nor-5a-androstan-17 -ol (10) mp 252-255° (anal, sample mp 262-263°, from benzene-hexane 250 m ... 

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