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.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(35), P. 24663 - 24669
Published: Aug. 20, 2024
Chiral
borane–catalyzed
reactions
have
recently
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
for
the
enantioselective
production
of
chiral
scaffolds.
In
this
study,
we
demonstrated
first
time
that
bisborane
catalyst
can
be
used
α-functionalization
2-alkylazaarenes;
specifically,
accomplished
unprecedented
highly
α-alkylation
unactivated
2-alkylbenzoxazoles
with
electron-deficient
olefins.
The
strong
Lewis
acidity
and
steric
bulk
were
essential
to
observed
reactivity
selectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(42), P. 18452 - 18456
Published: July 8, 2020
Abstract
Herein,
we
report
that
highly
chemoselective
and
enantioselective
reduction
of
2‐vinyl‐substituted
pyridines
has
been
achieved
for
the
first
time.
The
reaction,
which
uses
chiral
spiro‐bicyclic
bisboranes
as
catalysts
HBpin
an
acidic
amide
reducing
reagents,
proceeds
through
a
cascade
process
involving
1,4‐hydroboration
followed
by
transfer
hydrogenation
dihydropyridine
intermediate.
retained
double
bond
in
products
permits
their
conversion
to
natural
other
useful
heterocyclic
compounds
simple
transformations.
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6(15), P. 10415 - 10427
Published: April 7, 2021
An
iridium-catalyzed
transfer
hydrogenation
of
N-heteroarenes
to
access
a
series
substituted
1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline
derivatives
in
excellent
yields
is
disclosed.
This
transformation
distinguished
with
water-soluble
and
air-stable
iridium
complexes
as
the
catalyst,
formic
acid
hydrogen
source,
mild
reaction
conditions,
broad
functional
group
compatibility.
Most
importantly,
tentative
chiral
N,N-chelated
Cp*Ir(III)
complex-catalyzed
enantioselective
also
presented,
affording
products
good
enantioselectivities.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(5), P. 3335 - 3339
Published: Feb. 17, 2023
A
chiral
phosphoric
acid
catalyzed
asymmetric
transfer
hydrogenation
of
quinolines
with
regenerable
dihydrophenanthridine
derived
by
a
borane-catalyzed
phenanthridine
under
H2
has
been
successfully
realized.
Despite
the
competition
racemic
pathway,
variety
tetrahydroquinolines
were
furnished
in
high
yields
up
to
91%
ee.
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.