Abstract: Process for preparing compounds of Formula (I); and (IV); are described.

Abstract: Method for preparing compounds of the formula (III) by reacting compounds of the formula (II) with a) an alcoholate or b) an alcohol R1-OH and a base in the presence of a Cu-containing catalyst and of a ligand, where X1-5 are independently of one another either carbon or nitrogen, or in each case two adjacent X1R1, with i=1?6, linked by a formal double bond together O, S, NRH or Nrl. The ligands preferably employed are acyclic and/or cyclic oligo- and polyglycols, oligo- and polyamides or oligo- and polyamine glycols of the general formula (IV) k is an integer >0 and n is an integer >1; X and Y are independently of one another O, NH or NR1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing arylamines or heteroarylamines or arylamides or heteroarylamides by cross-coupling of primary or secondary amines or amides with substituted aryl or heteroaryl compounds in the presence of a Brønsted base and a catalyst or precatalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a) a transition metal, a complex, a salt or a compound of this transition metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Pd and b) at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of bidentate bis(phosphino)alkanediyls having the following formula in a solvent or solvent mixture, where the radicals Ar1-4 are each, independently of one another, an aryl or heteroaryl substituent selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl and biphenyl or Ar1-4 is hydrogen, C1-, C2-alkyl, straight-chain, branched or cyclic C3-C8-alkyl, and L is an alkanediyl bridge which has from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing the nitrites of formula: R1—CN by reacting aldehyde oximes (R1CN?N—OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic anhydrides at a temperature ranging from ?100 to +120° C., wherein R1 represents H, a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl, alkenyl or an aryl or heteroaryl group. The cyclic phosphonic anhydride preferably used is a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-trioxide of formula (I), wherein R? independently represents allyl, aryl or open-chain or branched C1 to C12 alkyl groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing alkenes of formula R1R2C?CR3R4 by the reaction of a) primary alcolhols (R1R2CHCH2—OH) or b) secondary alcohols (R1R2CHCHR3—OH) or c) tertiary alcohols (R1R2CH—CR3R4OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic acid anhydrides at a temperature ranging between ?100 and +120° C., whereby R and/or R1 and/or R2 and/or R3 and/or R4 represent H, a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl group, or a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, alkenyl group or an aryl group or heteroaryl group. Preferably, a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-trioxide of formula (I) is used as the cyclic phosphonic acid anhydride, where R? represents, (independently of one another), allyl, aryl or open-chained or branched C1-C12 alkyl groups. Optionally the reaction can be carried out in the presence of a tertiary amine base NR53.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a.) aldehydes of formula (II): R1—CHO and b.) aldehydes of formula (III): R1—C(O)—R2 by reacting a.) primary alcohols (R1CH2—OH) or b.) secondary alcohols (R1—CH(OH)—R2) with cyclic phosphonic acid anhydrides in the presence of dialkyl-, diaryl- and/or alkyl-aryl sulphonic oxides at a temperature in the region of between ?100 to +120° C., whereby R1 and/or R2 represent H, a substituted linear or branched C1-C12-alkyl radical, a substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl-, alkenyl-, aryl- or heteroaryl radical. A cyclic phosphonic acid anhydride is used, preferably, as a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane of formula (I), wherein R? independently represents allyl, aryl or open-chained or branched C1-C12-alkyl-radicals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of a.) aldehydes of formula (II): R1—CHO and b.) aldehydes of formula (III): R1—C(O)—R2 by reacting a.) primary alcohols (R1CH2—OH) or b.) secondary alcohols (R1—CH(OH)—R2) with cyclic phosphonic acid anhydrides in the presence of dialkyl-, diaryl- and/or alkyl-aryl sulphonic oxides at a temperature in the region of between ?100 to +120° C., whereby R1 and/or R2 represent H, a substituted linear or branched C1-C12-alkyl radical, a substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl-, alkenyl-, aryl- or heteroaryl radical. A cyclic phosphonic acid anhydride is used, preferably, as a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane of formula (I), wherein R? independently represents allyl, aryl or open-chained or branched C1-C12-alkyl-radicals. Optionally, the reaction can be carried out in the presence of a tertiary amine base NR53.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing: a) nitriles of formula (II) and b) isonitriles of formula (III) by reacting: a) carboxylic acid amides (RCO—NH2), ammonium salts of carboxylic acids (RCOO—NH4+) or carboxylic acids in the presence of ammonia or ammonium salts (RCOOH+NH3, RCOOH+NH4+) or b) formamides (H—CO—NHR) or mixtures of amines with formic acid, with cyclic phosphonic acid anhydrides while eliminating water at a temperature ranging from ?30 to +120° C., in which R represents an arbitrarily substituted linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl radical, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl radical, alkenyl radical, alkynyl radical or an aryl radical or heteroaryl radical.

Abstract: A method for preparing aryllithium compounds of the formulae (IV) and (VI) includes reacting halogen compounds (I) with lithium metal to obtain a lithium compound of formula (II) and reacting the lithium compound of formula (II) with aromatic compounds of the formulae (III) and/or (V) to form lithium aromatics (IV) and (VI).

Abstract: A process for preparing anilineboronic acid derivative of the formula I, by converting an aniline to a diprotected aniline by introducing two protecting groups, metalating the diprotected aniline with a metalating agent and simultaneously or subsequently reacting with a boronic ester B(OR1,2,3)3 to form a protected anilineboronic ester, which is converted, by detaching the protecting groups, to the anilineboronic esters of the formula (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the production of substituted aromatic compounds by producing lithium arylene and by reacting it with suitable electrophiles. The method comprises the following steps (step 1); an aryl lithium compound ( auxiliary base”) is initially produced by reacting a halogen aromatic compound with lithium metal; said compound is subsequently (step 2) reacted for deprotonation of the aromatic substrate in order to form the corresponding lithium aromatic compound which is subsequently (step 3) reacted with a corresponding electrophile to form the desired substituted aromatic compound, see page 2 of the description.

Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of the formula (II), where the substituents R1 to R5 are each independently H, CH3, straight-chain or branched C1–C8-alkyl, CH(OC1–C5-alkyl)2, CH(C1–C5-alkyl)(OC1–C5-alkyl), CH2(OC1–C5-alkyl), CH(CH3)(OC1–C5-alkyl), C1–C8-alkoxy, N(C1–C5-alkyl)2, phenyl, substituted phenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, S(C1–C5-alkyl) or a radical Caryl, alkyl, and the symbols X1 to 5 are each carbon or a maximum of two neighboring X1-5 are nitrogen or X1R1 and X2R2 together are O, NH, N(C1–C5-alkyl), N(C?O—C1–C5-alkyl), N(SiR3)2 or S, or where neighboring radicals R1 to R5 form the following structural unit, where X6 to X9 and R6 to R9 have the same meaning as X1 to X5 and R1 to R5 which comprises reacting chloro- or fluoroaromatics of the formula (I) with carbon electrophiles and lithium metal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for binding heteroatom-carbon bonds. According to said method, a lithium compound (II) is first generated by reacting aliphatic or aromatic halogen compounds (I) with lithium metal, said compound is then used for the deprotonation of the compounds (III) or (V). The lithium salts of formulas (IV) or (VI) obtained by said deprotonation are subsequently reacted with suitable carbon electrophiles (equation I), said process binding the heteroatom-carbon bond and forming the products (VIII) or (VIII), (equation I).

Abstract: A process for preparing anilineboronic acid derivatives of the formula I, by converting an aniline (II) to a diprotected aniline (III) by introducing two protecting groups PG, metalating (III) and simultaneously or subsequently reacting with a boronic ester B(OR1,2,3)3 (IV) to a protected anilineboronic ester of the formula (V), which is converted, by detaching the protecting groups PG, to the anilineboronic esters of the formula (I) Step 1: Protection of the Aniline by Dibenzylation Step 2: Metalation of the Protected Aniline, Conversion to Boronic Acid Derivative Step 3: Detachment of the Protecting Group where R is for example, H, F, Cl, Br, I, a, C1-C20—,alkyl or -alkoxy radical, a C6-C12-aryl or -aryloxy radical, a heteroaryl or heteroaryloxy radical, a C3-C8-cycloalkyl radical; X is H, Cl, Br, I or F; R1, R2, R3 are each independently H, a C1-C20-alkyl group, and two R1-3 radicals together may optionally form a ring, or are each further B(OR)3 radicals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing aryllithium compounds by reacting haloaliphatics with lithium metal to form a lithium alkyl and reacting the lithium alkyl with aromatic halogen compounds of formula (III) in a halogen-metal exchange reaction to form the corresponding lithium aromatics of formula (IV).

Abstract: A process for preparing formylphenylboronic acids of the formula (I) by reaction of protected chlorobenzaldehydes of the formula (II) with lithium in an inert solvent to form compounds of the formula (III) and subsequent reaction with a boron compound of the formula BY3 to give compounds of the formula (I).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing aryllithium compounds of formulas (IV) and (VI) by reacting halogenated compounds (I) with metal lithium, to obtain a lithium compound of formula (II), then in subsequently reacting (II) with aromatic compounds of formula (III) and/or (V) with deprotonation and formation of aromatic products of lithium (IV) and/or (VI) (equation I).

Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of the formula (II), 1

Abstract: Described are bis(perfluoro-n-alkane-sulfonate) compounds, methods for preparing these compounds and use of these compounds, for example as starting materials for the synthesis of chiral and phosphine ligands for transition metal catalysts.

Abstract: A process for preparing formylphenylboronic acids of the formula (I) by reaction of protected chlorobenzaldehydes of the formula (II) with lithium in an inert solvent to form compounds of the formula (III) and subsequent reaction with a boron compound of the formula BY3 to give compounds of the formula (I).