Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
53(76), P. 10584 - 10587
Published: Jan. 1, 2017
We
report
the
first
catalytic
Buchwald–Hartwig
amination
of
both
common
esters
and
amides
by
highly
selective
C(acyl)–X
cleavage
using
well-defined
Pd–PEPPSI
type
precatalysts.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
7(2), P. 1413 - 1423
Published: Jan. 7, 2017
Amides
have
been
widely
studied
for
decades,
but
their
synthetic
utility
has
remained
limited
in
reactions
that
proceed
with
rupture
of
the
amide
C-N
bond.
Using
Ni
catalysis,
we
found
amides
can
now
be
strategically
employed
several
important
transformations:
esterification,
transamidation,
Suzuki-Miyaura
couplings,
and
Negishi
couplings.
These
methodologies
provide
exciting
new
tools
to
build
C-heteroatom
C-C
bonds
using
an
unconventional
reactant
(i.e.,
amide),
which
is
ideally
suited
use
multi-step
synthesis.
It
expected
area
bond
activation
nonprecious
metals
will
continue
flourish
and,
turn,
promote
growing
as
synthons
organic
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
38(1), P. 3 - 35
Published: Nov. 27, 2018
Cross-coupling
reactions,
which
were
discovered
almost
50
years
ago,
are
widely
used
in
both
industry
and
academia.
Even
though
cross-coupling
reactions
now
represent
mature
technology,
there
is
still
a
significant
amount
of
research
this
area
that
aims
to
improve
the
scope
these
develop
more
efficient
catalysts,
make
practical.
In
tutorial,
brief
background
provided,
then
major
advances
over
last
20
described.
These
include
development
improved
ligands
precatalysts
for
extension
much
wider
range
electrophiles.
For
example,
common
with
sp3-hybridized
electrophiles
as
well
ester,
amide,
ether,
aziridine
substrates.
many
modern
substrates,
traditional
palladium-based
catalysts
less
than
systems
based
on
first-row
transition
metals
such
nickel.
Conventional
have
also
inspired
related
cross-electrophile
decarboxylative
couplings
metallaphotoredox
chemistry.
The
new
probably
at
same
stage
30
tutorial
highlights
how
strategies
may
be
applicable
making
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
139(15), P. 5313 - 5316
Published: March 31, 2017
We
developed
a
strategy
to
harness
alkyl
amines
as
alkylating
agents
via
C-N
bond
activation.
This
Suzuki-Miyaura
cross
coupling
of
alkylpyridinium
salts,
readily
formed
from
primary
amines,
is
the
first
example
metal-catalyzed
activation
an
amine
with
unactivated
group.
reaction
enjoys
broad
scope
and
functional
group
tolerance.
Primary
secondary
groups
can
be
installed.
Preliminary
studies
suggest
Ni
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
23(30), P. 7157 - 7173
Published: Nov. 4, 2016
Abstract
The
concept
of
using
amide
bond
distortion
to
modulate
amidic
resonance
has
been
known
for
more
than
75
years.
Two
classic
twisted
amides
(bridged
lactams)
ingeniously
designed
and
synthesized
by
Kirby
Stoltz
feature
fully
perpendicular
bonds,
as
a
consequence
emanate
amino‐ketone‐like
reactivity,
are
now
routinely
recognized
in
all
organic
chemistry
textbooks.
However,
only
recently
the
use
twist
(distortion)
advanced
general
mainstream
enabling
host
highly
attractive
N−C
cross‐coupling
reactions
broad
synthetic
relevance.
In
this
Minireview,
we
discuss
recent
progress
area
present
detailed
overview
prominent
role
destabilization
driving
force
development
transition‐metal‐catalyzed
activation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
139(3), P. 1311 - 1318
Published: Dec. 21, 2016
The
Suzuki–Miyaura
coupling
is
among
the
most
important
C–C
bond-forming
reactions
available
due
to
its
reliability,
chemoselectivity,
and
diversity.
Aryl
halides
pseudohalides
such
as
iodides,
bromides,
triflates
are
traditionally
used
electrophilic
partner.
expansion
of
reaction
scope
nontraditional
electrophiles
an
ongoing
challenge
enable
even
greater
number
useful
products
be
made
from
simple
starting
materials.
Herein,
we
present
how
NHC-based
Pd
catalyst
can
where
C(acyl)–O
bond
aryl
esters
takes
on
role
electrophile,
allowing
synthesis
various
ketone-containing
products.
This
contrasts
known
similar
that
provide
biaryls
via
nickel
catalysis.
underlying
cause
this
mechanistic
divergence
investigated
by
DFT
calculations,
robustness
compared
more
acylative
partners
analyzed.