| Monoalkylation of Acetonitrile by Primary Alcohols |
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Trevor Laird
The group of Cossy at CNRS, Paris in collaboration with the process development groups at Sanofi Aventis (Sisteron) has discovered a way to react primary alcohols with acetonitrile to produces extended nitriles in a very atom efficient reaction. (Org Lett, 2011, 13(15), 4084-7).
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| A Simple N-Formylation Procedure |
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Trevor Laird
A simple procedure for formylating a wide variety of amino-acid esters and primary amines has been discovered by a group at London (Western Ontario, Canada).
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| From Malonic Acid to Amide, Ester, or β-Ketoester |
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Dr Will Watson
In this paper from Pfizer, malonic acids are reacted with carbonyl diimidazole at room temperature to generate an intermediate mono-acid imidazole which can be reacted with amines (10 examples, 85-100% yield with one failure - 1,1-cyclopropanedicarboxylic acid).
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| Direct N-alkylation of Amines with Alcohols |
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Dr John Knight
In recent years there have been a number of groups publish on the direct alkylation of amines using alcohols using a range of transition metal catalysts (eg Ru, Cu, Ir).
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| The Impact of Lithium Salts |
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Dr John Knight
In an interesting article, Hevia and Mulvey (Angew Chem Int Ed, 2011, 50, (29), 6448) discuss the impact lithium salts have on organometallic chemistry, making the point that even very small amounts of lithium chloride can have dramatic effects on the chemistry.
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| Book Review |
| Fine Chemicals; the Industry and the Business |
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2nd Edition, Wiley 2011 (ISBN 078-0-470-62767-9.)
This unique book, by Peter Pollak, who worked for Lonza in Switzerland and USA for over 30 years in a variety of roles including process development, takes a comprehensive view of the products, markets and technology of the fine chemical industry. Part 1 covers the types of fine chemical companies, the range of products and services, the role of R&D, particularly process R&D, technologies used and the challenges facing management. Part 2 covers the industries (pharma, agrochemical and animal health) and their markets, including issues such as pricing, distribution channels, IP, business development and promotion. Part 3 covers the outlook and examines issues such as globalisation, outsourcing and the future, with a particular emphasis on India and China.
The second edition has been substantially revised from the 2005 edition with lots of new, up-to-date figures.
Anyone working in the fine chemical industry needs to read this book which is highly recommended. The only negative is the large number of typos in the book.
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