In general, if the atoms that make up the ring contain heteroatoms, such rings become heterocycles, and organic compounds containing heterocycles are called heterocyclic compounds. An article called Reductive Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions with Carbonyls Mediated by Rh-H Complexes, published in 2020-10-19, which mentions a compound: 3393-45-1, Name is 5,6-Dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one, Molecular C5H6O2, Formula: C5H6O2.
Carbon-carbon bond formation is a fundamental transformation of synthetic organic chem. The research is related to reductive aldol reaction, reductive Mannich reaction, reductive α-acylation, and reductive α-carboxylation by using rhodium catalyst to achieve C-C bond formation. Rh-catalyzed reductive aldol reaction successfully gave β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds from α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with aldehydes or ketones by treating with RhCl(PPh3)3 and Et2Zn. This condition could apply to other electrophiles such as imines, acid chlorides, and acid anhydrides, and the corresponding β-lactams, or β-ketocarbonyl compounds were obtained in good yields, resp. A key intermediate, Rh-H complex would play an important role to accomplish 1,4-reduction, which could easily be derived from RhCl(PPh3)3 and Et2Zn. The synthesis of a cholesterol absorption inhibitor, ezetimibe, was also achieved by using Rh-catalyzed reductive Mannich reaction as an application. We expect that the reaction could be used in a wide range of fields by further development.
As far as I know, this compound(3393-45-1)Formula: C5H6O2 can be applied in many ways, which is helpful for the development of experiments. Therefore many people are doing relevant researches.
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