ChemSusChem,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
11(22), P. 3911 - 3916
Published: Oct. 5, 2018
Abstract
A
transition‐metal‐catalyzed
borrowing
hydrogen/hydrogen
auto‐transfer
strategy
allows
the
utilization
of
feedstock
alcohols
as
an
alkylating
partner,
which
avoids
formation
stoichiometric
salt
waste
and
enables
a
direct
benign
approach
for
construction
C‐N
C−C
bonds.
In
this
study,
nickel‐catalyzed
α‐alkylation
unactivated
amides
ester
(
tert
‐butyl
acetate)
is
carried
out
by
using
primary
under
mild
conditions.
This
bond‐forming
reaction
catalyzed
new,
molecularly
defined
nickel(II)
NNN‐pincer
complex
(0.1–1
mol
%)
proceeds
through
hydrogen
auto‐transfer,
thereby
releasing
water
sole
byproduct.
addition,
N
‐alkylation
cyclic
Ni‐catalytic
conditions
demonstrated.
Chemistry - An Asian Journal,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
13(17), P. 2307 - 2315
Published: May 21, 2018
Abstract
Over
the
past
few
decades,
manganese‐catalyzed
hydrosilylation
of
C=O
or
C=C/C≡C
unsaturated
bonds
have
undergone
enormous
developments.
In
this
focus
review,
reactions
alkenes,
alkynes,
and
carbonyl‐containing
substrates
catalyzed
by
manganese
complexes
are
summarized.
Moreover,
mechanisms
briefly
discussed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
57(29), P. 9126 - 9130
Published: May 28, 2018
Abstract
Herein,
we
present
the
first
catalytic
direct
olefination
of
methyl‐substituted
heteroarenes
with
primary
alcohols
through
an
acceptorless
dehydrogenative
coupling.
The
reaction
is
catalyzed
by
a
complex
earth‐abundant
transition
metal
manganese
that
stabilized
bench‐stable
NNN
pincer
ligand
derived
from
2‐hydrazinylpyridine.
environmentally
benign,
producing
only
hydrogen
and
water
as
byproducts.
A
large
number
E
‐disubstituted
olefins
were
selectively
obtained
high
efficiency.
ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
12(7), P. 1891 - 1902
Published: Dec. 21, 2019
Abstract
Acceptorless
dehydrogenative
coupling
(ADC)
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
in
the
chemists’
arsenal
for
construction
of
various
carbon‐carbon
and
carbon‐heteroatom
bonds.
These
protocols
are
highly
atom
economical
environmentally
benign
they
do
not
require
pre‐functionalized
starting
material
produce
only
dihydrogen
(and
water)
by‐product.
This
technique,
coupled
with
Earths’
abundant
less
toxic
manganese
catalysis,
can
prove
to
be
vital
strategy
generation
molecular
complexity
from
simple
materials.
Manganese
catalyzed
DHC
been
growing
interest,
low‐
high‐valent
catalysts
have
developed.
were
demonstrated
show
excellent
catalytic
activity
formation
carbon‐carbon,
bonds,
cascade
reactions.
In
this
mini‐review,
we
would
like
highlight
recent
progress
that
made
ADC
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(29), P. 11789 - 11793
Published: March 18, 2020
Abstract
The
alkylation
of
amines
by
alcohols
is
a
broadly
applicable,
sustainable,
and
selective
method
for
the
synthesis
alkyl
amines,
which
are
important
bulk
fine
chemicals,
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals.
We
show
that
Cr
complexes
can
catalyze
this
C−N
bond
formation
reaction.
synthesized
isolated
35
examples
alkylated
including
13
previously
undisclosed
products,
use
amino
as
alkylating
agents
was
demonstrated.
catalyst
tolerates
numerous
functional
groups,
hydrogenation‐sensitive
examples.
Compared
to
many
other
alcohol‐based
amine
methods,
where
stoichiometric
amount
base
required,
our
Cr‐based
system
gives
yields
higher
than
90
%
various
with
catalytic
base.
Our
study
indicates
borrowing
hydrogen
or
autotransfer
reactions
could
thus
be
an
alternative
Fe,
Co,
Mn,
noble
metals
in
(de)hydrogenation
catalysis.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(36), P. 15565 - 15569
Published: May 25, 2020
Abstract
A
Mn‐catalyzed
diastereo‐
and
enantioselective
hydrogenation
of
α‐substituted
β‐ketoamides
has
been
realized
for
the
first
time
under
dynamic
kinetic
resolution
conditions.
anti
‐α‐Substituted
β‐hydroxy
amides,
which
are
useful
building
blocks
synthesis
bioactive
molecules
chiral
drugs,
were
prepared
in
high
yields
with
excellent
selectivity
(up
to
>99
%
dr
ee
)
unprecedentedly
activity
(TON
up
10000).
The
origin
stereoselectivity
was
clarified
by
DFT
calculations.
ChemSusChem,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
12(13), P. 3099 - 3102
Published: Sept. 21, 2018
Abstract
A
new
Mn‐catalyzed
alkylation
of
secondary
alcohols
with
non‐activated
is
presented.
The
use
a
stable
and
well‐defined
manganese
pincer
complex,
stabilized
by
PNN
ligand,
together
catalytic
amount
base
enabled
the
conversion
renewable
alcohol
feedstocks
to
broad
range
higher‐value
in
good
yields
water
as
sole
byproduct.
strategy
eliminates
need
for
exogenous
detrimental
alkyl
halides
well
noble
metal
catalysts,
making
C‐alkylation
through
double
hydrogen
autotransfer
highly
sustainable
environmentally
benign
process.
Mechanistic
investigations
support
mechanism
which
non‐innocent
ligand
plays
crucial
role.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(20), P. 11384 - 11390
Published: Feb. 19, 2021
Abstract
Chiral
carboxylic
acids
are
important
compounds
because
of
their
prevalence
in
pharmaceuticals,
natural
products
and
agrochemicals.
Asymmetric
hydrogenation
α,β‐unsaturated
has
been
widely
recognized
as
one
the
most
efficient
synthetic
approaches
to
afford
such
compounds.
Although
related
asymmetric
di‐
trisubstituted
unsaturated
with
noble
metals
is
well
established,
challenging
tetrasubstituted
rarely
reported.
We
demonstrate
enantioselective
cyclic
acyclic
via
cobalt(II)
catalysis.
This
protocol
showed
broad
substrate
scope
gave
chiral
good
yields
excellent
enantiocontrol
(up
98
%
yield
99
ee
).
Combined
experimental
computational
mechanistic
studies
support
a
Co
II
catalytic
cycle
involving
migratory
insertion
σ‐bond
metathesis
processes.
DFT
calculations
reveal
that
enantioselectivity
may
originate
from
steric
effect
between
phenyl
groups
ligand
substrate.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
57(46), P. 15143 - 15147
Published: Oct. 26, 2018
Abstract
Reported
herein
is
a
general
and
efficient
dual‐deoxygenative
coupling
of
primary
alcohols
with
2‐arylethanols
catalyzed
by
well‐defined
Mn/PNP
pincer
complex.
This
reaction
the
first
example
catalytic
dual‐deoxygenation
using
non‐noble‐metal
catalyst.
Both
deoxygenative
homocoupling
(17
examples)
their
cross‐coupling
other
(20
proceeded
smoothly
to
form
corresponding
alkenes
dehydrogenation
deformylation
sequence.
ChemSusChem,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
12(15), P. 3463 - 3467
Published: June 26, 2019
Although
α-alkylation
of
ketones
with
primary
alcohols
by
transition-metal
catalysis
is
well-known,
the
same
process
secondary
arduous
and
complicated
self-condensation.
Herein
a
well-defined,
high-valence
cobalt(III)-catalyst
was
applied
for
successful
alcohols.
A
wide-variety
alcohols,
which
include
cyclic,
acyclic,
symmetrical,
unsymmetrical
compounds,
employed
as
alkylating
agents
to
produce
β-alkyl
aryl
ketones.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(66), P. 15052 - 15064
Published: July 2, 2020
Over
the
past
decades,
organometallic
complexes
with
precious
elements,
such
as
ruthenium
and
iridium,
are
widely
used
visible-light
photoredox
catalysts.
Recently,
more
based
on
earth-abundant
inexpensive
elements
have
been
sensitizers
in
photochemistry.
Although
photoexcited
state
lifetimes
of
iron
typically
shorter
than
those
traditional
photosensitizers,
utilization
catalysts
photochemistry
has
sprung
up
owing
to
their
abundance,
low
price,
nontoxicity,
novel
properties,
including
exhibiting
ligand
metal
charge
transfer
states.
This
concept
focuses
recent
advances
light-driven
catalysis
organic
transformations,
iron/photoredox
dual
catalysis,
light-induced
generation
active
The
prospect
for
future
this
field
is
also
discussed.