A metal‐free reaction system of air, NH4NO3(cat), 2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidine‐1‐oxyl (TEMPO)(cat), and H+(cat) is introduced as a simple, safe, inexpensive, efficient and chemoselective mediator for aerobic oxidation of various primary and secondary benzyl and alkyl alcohols, including those bearing oxidizable heteroatoms (N, S, O) to the corresponding aldehydes or ketones. Air oxygen under slight overpressure plays the role of the terminal oxidant, which is catalytically activated by redox cycles of nitrogen oxides released from a catalytic amount of NH4NO3 and cocatalyzed by TEMPO (nitroxyl radical compound), under acidic conditions, which are essential for an overall activation of the reaction system. The synthetic value of this reaction system and its green chemical profile was illustrated by a 10 g scale‐up experiment, performed in an open‐air system by using a renewable and reusable polymer‐supported form of TEMPO (OXYNITROX®S100). The reaction solvent was recovered by distillation under atmospheric pressure, and the pure final product was isolated under reduced pressure; the acid activators (HCl or H2SO4) were recovered as ammonium salts.

A four-step synthesis of 1-substituted 5-(2-aminophenyl)-1H-pyrazoles 5 as a novel type of histamine analogs and versatile building blocks for further transformations was developed. The synthesis starts from commercially available 2-nitroacetophenone (12), which is converted into the enamino ketone 13 as the key intermediate. Cyclization of the key intermediate 13 with monosubstituted hydrazines 14a -14l afforded the 5-(2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrazoles 17a -17l. Finally, catalytic hydrogenation of the nitro compounds 17a, 17c -17e, and 17g -17j furnished the title compounds 5a, 5c -5e, and 5g -5j, respectively, in good yields. As demonstrated by some further transformations, additional functionalization of compounds 17 and 5 is feasible, either by electrophilic substitution at C(4) of the pyrazole ring, or at the NH 2 group.Introduction. -In biological processes, histamine, tyramine, dopamine, tryptamine, serotonin, and melatonin play a crucial role as chemical messengers. Therefore, preparation of their novel synthetic analogs based on the 2-(heteroaryl)ethylamine scaffold is an important target in medicinal and synthetic organic chemistry [1].Pyrazoles are an important class of heterocyclic compounds. Despite their rare occurrence in nature, numerous pyrazole derivatives have found use in various applications, and a general interest in their chemistry is still continuing (for a review, see [2]). Among numerous synthetic options for the construction of the pyrazole ring, two classical approaches are most frequently employed: a) cyclocondensation of a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound with a hydrazine derivative and b) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a CÀNÀN type 1,3-dipole (diazoalkane, nitrile imine, or azomethine imine) to a C,C multiple bond [2].Recently, a part of our research has been focused on the synthesis of functionalized pyrazoles utilizing the

Novel multifunctional ionic liquids (ILs) are generated by addition of HBr or HCl to alkylammonium nitrates ([RNH3(+)] [NO3(-)]) and to 3-methyl-1-(butyl-4-sulfonyl)imidazolium nitrate ([BMIM(SO3H)][NO3]). The resulting [RNH3(+)] [NO3(-)]/HX and mono (3-methyl-1-(butyl-4-sulfonyl)imidazolium) monohalogenide mononitrate ([BMIM(SO3H)][NO3)x(X)y] (X = Br, Cl)) systems act as solvent and promoter for aerobic oxidative halogenation of arenes under mild conditions in high yields that can be repeated over several cycles.

The novel reaction system air/ammonium nitrate/iodine/hydrochloric acid [air/NH 4 NO 3(cat.) / I 2(cat.) /HCl] is introduced as a simple, safe, cheap, efficient and regioselective mediator for the a-chlorination of aryl, heteroaryl and alkyl methyl ketones under aerobic oxidative conditions. The inventive use of a catalytic amount of iodine enabled the moderate to quantitative, regioselective chlorination of a comprehensive scope of different methyl ketone derivatives including those bearing oxidizable heteroA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G atom (S, N) substituents, some of which possess declared potential biological and pharmaceutical activity. Air oxygen under a slight overpressure plays the role of the terminal oxidant catalytically activated by redox cycles of nitrogen oxides released from the catalytic amount of ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3 ) under acidic conditions of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and co-catalyzed by elemental iodine (I 2 ), which was found to be essential for the high efficiency of the reaction system.