Electric Literature of C6H4N2In 2019 ,《Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Selective Reductive Decarboxylative Pyridylation of N-Hydroxyphthalimide Esters: Synthesis of Congested Pyridine-Substituted Quaternary Carbons》 appeared in ACS Catalysis. The author of the article were Gao, Liuzhou; Wang, Guoqiang; Cao, Jia; Chen, Hui; Gu, Yuming; Liu, Xueting; Cheng, Xu; Ma, Jing; Li, Shuhua. The article conveys some information:
A practical and efficient Lewis acid-catalyzed radical-radical coupling reaction of N-hydroxyphthalimide esters and 4-cyanopyridines with inexpensive bis(pinacolato)diboron as reductant has been developed. With ZnCl2 as the catalyst, a wide range of quaternary 4-substituted pyridines, including highly congested diarylmethyl and triarylmethyl substituents, could be selectively obtained in moderate to good yields with broad functional group tolerance. Combined theor. calculations and exptl. studies indicate that the Lewis acid could coordinate with the cyano group of the pyridine-boryl radical to lower the activation barrier of the C-C coupling pathway, leading to the formation of 4-substituted pyridines. Moreover, it could also facilitate the decyanation/aromatization of the radical-radical coupling intermediate. After reading the article, we found that the author used 4-Cyanopyridine(cas: 100-48-1Electric Literature of C6H4N2)
4-Cyanopyridine(cas: 100-48-1) belongs to pyridine. Pyridine and pyridine-derived structures are privileged pharmacophores in medicinal chemistry and an essential functionality for organic chemists. As the prototypical π-deficient heterocycle, pyridine illustrates distinctive chemistry as both substrate and reagent. Electric Literature of C6H4N2