Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
39(12), P. 2231 - 2291
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
This
review
explores
the
strategies
and
tactics
of
effective
dearomative
retrosynthetic
logic,
illustrated
through
numerous
outstanding
examples
contemporary
natural
product
total
synthesis.
ACS Central Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
7(3), P. 432 - 444
Published: Feb. 22, 2021
Asymmetric
catalysis
has
been
recognized
as
the
most
enabling
strategy
for
accessing
chiral
molecules
in
enantioenriched
forms.
Catalytic
asymmetric
dearomatization
is
an
emerging
and
dynamic
research
subject
catalysis,
which
received
considerable
attention
recent
years.
The
direct
transformations
from
readily
available
aromatic
feedstocks
to
structurally
diverse
three-dimensional
polycyclic
make
catalytic
reactions
of
broad
interest
both
organic
synthesis
medicinal
chemistry.
However,
inherent
difficulty
disruption
aromaticity
demands
a
large
energy
input
during
process,
might
be
incompatible
with
conditions
generally
required
by
catalysis.
In
this
Outlook,
we
will
discuss
representative
strategies
examples
various
compounds
try
convince
readers
that
overcoming
above
obstacles,
could
advance
chemical
sciences
many
respects.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(1), P. 269 - 339
Published: Oct. 22, 2021
Chiral
amines
are
key
structural
motifs
present
in
a
wide
variety
of
natural
products,
drugs,
and
other
biologically
active
compounds.
During
the
past
decade,
significant
advances
have
been
made
with
respect
to
enantioselective
synthesis
chiral
amines,
many
them
based
on
catalytic
asymmetric
hydrogenation
(AH).
The
review
covers
use
AH
bearing
stereogenic
center
either
α,
β,
or
γ
position
nitrogen
atom,
reported
from
2010
2020.
Therefore,
we
provide
an
overview
recent
imines,
enamides,
enamines,
allyl
N-heteroaromatic
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(31), P. 10460 - 10476
Published: Jan. 31, 2019
Arene
hydrogenation
provides
direct
access
to
saturated
carbo-
and
heterocycles
thus
its
strategic
application
may
be
used
shorten
synthetic
routes.
This
powerful
transformation
is
widely
applied
in
industry
expected
facilitate
major
breakthroughs
the
sciences.
The
ability
overcome
aromaticity
while
controlling
diastereo-,
enantio-,
chemoselectivity
central
use
of
preparation
complex
molecules.
In
general,
multisubstituted
arenes
yields
predominantly
cis
isomer.
Enantiocontrol
imparted
by
chiral
auxiliaries,
Brønsted
acids,
or
transition-metal
catalysts.
Recent
studies
have
demonstrated
that
highly
chemoselective
transformations
are
possible.
Such
methods
underlying
strategies
reviewed
herein,
with
an
emphasis
on
synthetically
useful
examples
employ
readily
available
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
121(13), P. 7530 - 7567
Published: May 20, 2021
Asymmetric
hydrogenation
(AH)
of
double
bonds
has
been
one
the
most
effective
methods
for
preparation
chiral
molecules
and
synthesis
important
building
blocks.
In
past
60
years,
noble
metals
with
bidentate
ligands
have
shown
marvelous
reactivity
enantioselectivity
in
asymmetric
a
series
prochiral
substrates.
recent
developing
tridentate
played
an
increasingly
role
AH.
With
modular
frameworks
variety
functionalities
on
side
arms,
ligand
complexes
enable
both
reactivities
stereoselectivities.
Although
great
achievements
made
metal
catalysts
since
1990s,
design
earth
abundant
still
high
demand.
This
review
summarizes
development
homogeneous
hydrogenation.
The
philosophy
reaction
mechanisms
are
highlighted
discussed
as
well.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(23), P. 13834 - 13851
Published: Nov. 12, 2020
The
asymmetric
hydrogenation
of
heteroarenes
has
recently
emerged
as
an
effective
strategy
for
the
direct
access
to
enantioenriched,
saturated
heterocycles.
Although
several
homogeneous
catalyst
systems
have
been
extensively
developed
with
high
levels
chemo-
and
stereoselectivity,
development
mild
conditions
that
allow
efficient
stereoselective
a
broad
range
substrates
remains
challenge.
This
Perspective
highlights
recent
advances
in
catalysis
heteroarene
inspiration
further
catalysts,
addresses
underdeveloped
areas
limitations
current
technology.
Nature Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
5(1), P. 20 - 29
Published: Dec. 30, 2021
Abstract
The
hydrogenation
of
nitriles
to
amines
represents
an
important
and
frequently
used
industrial
process
due
the
broad
applicability
resulting
products
in
chemistry
life
sciences.
Despite
existing
portfolio
catalysts
reported
for
nitriles,
development
iron-based
heterogeneous
this
is
still
a
challenge.
Here,
we
show
that
impregnation
pyrolysis
iron(II)
acetate
on
commercial
silica
produces
reusable
Fe/Fe–O@SiO
2
catalyst
with
well-defined
structure
comprising
fayalite
phase
at
Si–Fe
interface
α-Fe
nanoparticles,
covered
by
ultrathin
amorphous
iron(III)
oxide
layer,
growing
from
matrix.
These
Fe/Fe–O
core–shell
presence
catalytic
amounts
aluminium
additives,
promote
all
kinds
including
structurally
challenging
functionally
diverse
aromatic,
heterocyclic,
aliphatic
fatty
produce
primary
under
scalable
industrially
viable
conditions.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
124(3), P. 1122 - 1246
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Dearomatization
reactions
have
become
fundamental
chemical
transformations
in
organic
synthesis
since
they
allow
for
the
generation
of
three-dimensional
complexity
from
two-dimensional
precursors,
bridging
arene
feedstocks
with
alicyclic
structures.
When
those
processes
are
applied
to
pyridines,
quinolines,
and
isoquinolines,
partially
or
fully
saturated
nitrogen
heterocycles
formed,
which
among
most
significant
structural
components
pharmaceuticals
natural
products.
The
inherent
challenge
lies
low
reactivity
heteroaromatic
substrates,
makes
dearomatization
process
thermodynamically
unfavorable.
Usually,
connecting
event
irreversible
formation
a
strong
C–C,
C–H,
C–heteroatom
bond
compensates
energy
required
disrupt
aromaticity.
This
aromaticity
breakup
normally
results
1,2-
1,4-functionalization
heterocycle.
Moreover,
combination
these
subsequent
tandem
stepwise
protocols
allows
multiple
heterocycle
functionalizations,
giving
access
complex
molecular
skeletons.
aim
this
review,
covers
period
2016
2022,
is
update
state
art
nucleophilic
dearomatizations
showing
extraordinary
ability
dearomative
methodology
indicating
their
limitations
future
trends.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(15), P. 4996 - 5012
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
summarises
the
state-of-the-art
in
transition-metal
catalysed
asymmetric
hydrogenation
of
(hetero)arenes
and
highlights
recent
advances
with
a
special
focus
on
sustainability
while
also
addressing
its
shortcomings.