Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
This
paper
describes
an
asymmetric
hydrogenation
of
1,3-disubstituted
isoquinolines
catalyzed
by
chiral
borane
derived
from
alkene,
giving
the
desired
cis-products
in
high
yields
with
up
to
96%
ee.
In
particular,
challenging
1,3,4-trisubstituted
could
proceed
smoothly
afford
corresponding
products
moderate
ee's
for
first
time.
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.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(11), P. 6100 - 6111
Published: March 10, 2023
Privileged
diphosphine
ligands
that
chelate
many
transition
metals
to
form
stable
chelation
complexes
are
essential
in
a
variety
of
catalytic
processes.
However,
the
exact
identity
catalytically
active
moieties
remains
ambiguous
because
chelated
metal
catalysts
may
undergo
rearrangement
during
catalysis
produce
monophosphine-metal
complexes,
which
hard
isolate
and
evaluate
activities.
By
taking
advantage
isolation
two
phosphorus
atoms,
we
demonstrate
here
successful
construction
chiral
monophosphine-Ir/Ru
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
for
enantioselective
hydrogenation.
condensation
tetraaldehyde
enantiopure
MeO-BIPHEP
linear
aromatic
diamines,
prepare
homochiral
two-dimensional
COFs
with
ABC
stacking,
P
atoms
each
separated
fixed
far
apart.
Post-synthetic
metalations
thus
afford
single-site
Ir/Ru-monophosphine
catalysts,
contrast
homogeneous
analogues,
demonstrated
excellent
recyclable
performance
asymmetric
hydrogenation
quinolines
β-ketoesters,
affording
up
99.9%
enantiomeric
excess.
Owing
fact
porous
catalyst
is
capable
adsorbing
concentrating
hydrogen,
reactions
promoted
under
ambient/medium
pressure,
typically
performed
high
pressure
catalysis.
This
work
not
only
shows
diphosphines
can
be
centers
but
also
provides
new
strategy
types
privileged
phosphine-based
heterogeneous
catalysts.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Chiral
1,4-dihydroquinolines
are
frequently
found
in
natural
products
and
pharmaceuticals,
yet
a
generally
useful
route
for
their
synthesis
remains
elusive.
Here,
we
present
an
asymmetric
partial
hydrogenation
strategy
to
access
enantioenriched
from
quinolines.
Our
involves
incorporating
ester
group
at
position
3
of
the
quinoline
ring,
thereby
enhancing
electronic
deficiency
polarity
C3–C4
double
bond.
Employing
chiral
Ir-SpiroPAP
catalyst
facilitated
wide
variety
4-substituted
3-ethoxycarbonylquinolines,
yielding
high
yields
(up
95%)
with
exceptional
enantioselectivity
efficiency
99%
ee
1840
TONs).
Noteworthy
its
scalability
practicality,
method
provides
robust
avenue
valuable
compounds
such
as
9-aryl
aza-podophyllotoxins
melatonin
MT2
receptor
modulators.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
were
performed
gain
insights
into
reaction
mechanism
origins
enantioselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(10), P. 5108 - 5113
Published: Nov. 26, 2020
Abstract
The
non‐noble
metal‐catalyzed
asymmetric
hydrogenation
of
N‐heteroaromatics,
quinolines,
is
reported.
A
new
chiral
pincer
manganese
catalyst
showed
outstanding
catalytic
activity
in
the
affording
high
yields
and
enantioselectivities
(up
to
97
%
ee).
turnover
number
3840
was
reached
at
a
low
loading
(S/C=4000),
which
competitive
with
most
effective
noble
metal
catalysts
for
this
reaction.
precise
regulation
enantioselectivity
were
ensured
by
π–π
interaction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(43), P. 17337 - 17349
Published: Oct. 21, 2019
Manganese-catalyzed
hydrogenation
reactions
have
attracted
broad
interest
since
the
first
report
in
2016.
Among
reported
catalytic
systems,
Mn
catalysts
supported
by
tridentate
PNP-
and
NNP-pincer
ligands
most
commonly
been
used.
For
example,
a
number
of
PNP-Mn
pincer
for
aldehydes,
aldimines,
ketones,
nitriles,
esters.
Furthermore,
various
NNP-Mn
shown
to
be
active
less-reactive
substrates
such
as
amides,
carbonates,
carbamates,
urea
derivations.
These
observations
indicated
that
exhibit
higher
reactivity
than
their
PNP
counterparts.
Such
ligand
effect
Mn-catalyzed
has
yet
confirmed.
Herein,
we
investigated
origin
applicability
this
effect.
A
combination
experimental
theoretical
investigations
showed
on
complexes
were
more
electron-rich
less
sterically
hindered
counterparts,
leading
series
reactions.
Inspired
hydrogenations,
developed
N-heterocycles.
Specifically,
hydrogenated
N-heterocycles
(32
examples)
with
up
99%
yields,
corresponding
afforded
low
under
same
conditions.
This
verified
is
generally
applicable
both
carbonyl
noncarbonyl
based
catalysis.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
38(11), P. 1360 - 1370
Published: May 9, 2020
Frustrated
Lewis
Pairs
(FLPs)
are
derived
from
simple
combinations
of
acids
(electron
acceptors)
and
bases
donors),
in
which
steric
demands
prevent
forming
classical
acid‐base
adducts.
Since
2006,
FLP
chemistry
has
emerged
as
a
novel
strategy
for
the
design
application
main‐group
development
new
metal‐free
catalytic
processes.
This
been
applied
to
stoichiometric
reactivity
then
extended
catalysis.
In
this
review,
we
briefly
summarize
representative
discoveries
developments
field
catalysis,
including
hydrogenation,
hydrosilylation,
reduction
CO
2
,
transformations
alkynes
organic
derivatives,
C—H
bond
borylation
polymerization.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
62(2)
Published: Nov. 9, 2022
Asymmetric
hydrogenation,
a
seminal
strategy
for
the
synthesis
of
chiral
molecules,
remains
largely
unmet
in
terms
activation
by
non-metal
sites
heterogeneous
catalysts.
Herein,
as
demonstrated
combined
computational
and
experimental
studies,
we
present
general
integrating
rationally
designed
molecular
frustrated
Lewis
pair
(CFLP)
with
porous
metal-organic
framework
(MOF)
to
construct
catalyst
CFLP@MOF
that
can
efficiently
promote
asymmetric
hydrogenation
manner,
which
first
time
extends
concept
from
homogeneous
system
catalysis.
Significantly,
developed
CFLP@MOF,
inherits
merits
both
catalysts,
high
activity/enantio-selectivity
excellent
recyclability/regenerability.
Our
work
not
only
advances
new
platform
but
also
opens
avenue
design
preparation
advanced
catalysts
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
The
synthesis
of
chiral
tetrahydroquinolines
(THQs)
has
garnered
significant
interest
from
medicinal
chemists
due
to
their
frequent
presence
as
pharmacophores
in
bioactive
compounds.
While
existing
synthetic
methods
have
primarily
focused
on
THQs
with
single
or
multiple
endocyclic
centers,
the
selective
construction
both
endo-
and
exo-cyclic
centers
remains
a
challenge
that
requires
further
development.
This
study
introduces
dynamic
kinetic
resolution
(DKR)-based
transfer
hydrogenation
racemic
2-substituted
quinolines,
which
yields
structurally
novel
consecutive
excellent
stereoselectivities
(59
examples,
generally
>20:1
dr
>90%
ee,
up
three
stereocenters).
Our
approach
offers
mechanistically
method
for
asymmetric
transformation
electron-deficient
aromatic
N-heterocycles
presents
an
innovative
way
expand
N-heterocycle
chemical
space
chemistry.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
59(11), P. 4498 - 4504
Published: Dec. 21, 2019
The
concept
of
frustrated
Lewis
pairs
(FLPs)
has
been
widely
applied
in
various
research
areas,
and
metal-free
hydrogenation
undoubtedly
belongs
to
the
most
significant
successful
ones.
In
past
decade,
great
efforts
have
devoted
synthesis
chiral
boron
acids.
a
sharp
contrast,
base
derived
FLPs
rarely
disclosed
for
asymmetric
hydrogenation.
this
work,
novel
type
FLP
was
developed
by
simple
combination
oxazoline
bases
with
achiral
acids,
thus
providing
promising
new
direction
development
future.
These
proved
be
highly
effective
ketones,
enones,
chromones,
giving
corresponding
products
high
yields
up
95
%
ee.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
hydrogen
transfer
ketones
likely
proceeds
concerted
manner.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: March 6, 2020
Catalytic
hydrogenation
or
transfer
of
quinolines
was
thought
to
be
a
direct
strategy
access
dihydroquinolines.
However,
the
challenge
is
control
chemoselectivity
and
regioselectivity.
Here
we
report
an
efficient
partial
system
operated
by
cobalt-amido
cooperative
catalyst,
which
converts
1,2-dihydroquinolines
reaction
with
H