Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(11), P. 2643 - 2672
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
review
summarizes
advances
in
vinylindole-based
organocatalytic
asymmetric
reactions
since
2008
and
includes
the
applications
of
some
methodologies
total
synthesis
natural
products,
points
out
remaining
challenges
this
research
area.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
121(8), P. 4805 - 4902
Published: March 27, 2021
Atropisomerism
is
a
stereochemical
behavior
portrayed
by
three-dimensional
molecules
that
bear
rotationally
restricted
σ
bond.
Akin
to
the
well-represented
point-chiral
molecules,
atropisomerically
chiral
compounds
are
finding
increasing
utilities
in
many
disciplines
where
molecular
asymmetry
influential.
This
provides
steady
demand
on
atroposelective
synthesis,
numerous
synthetic
pursuits
have
been
rewarded
with
conceptually
novel
and
streamlined
methods
while
expanding
structural
diversity
of
atropisomers.
review
summarizes
key
achievements
stereoselective
preparation
biaryl,
heterobiaryl,
nonbiaryl
atropisomers
documented
between
2015
2020.
Emphasis
placed
strategies
for
each
class,
examples
cited
illustrate
potential
applications
accessed
atropochiral
targets.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
53(2), P. 425 - 446
Published: Dec. 10, 2019
Indole-based
chiral
heterocycles
constitute
a
class
of
important
heterocyclic
compounds
that
are
found
in
numerous
pharmaceuticals,
functional
materials,
and
catalysts
or
ligands.
Catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis,
for
which
the
2001
Nobel
Prize
Chemistry
was
awarded,
has
been
demonstrated
to
be
most
efficient
method
accessing
compounds.
Therefore,
catalytic
synthesis
indole-based
attracted
great
interest
from
scientific
community.
However,
strategies
toward
this
goal
rather
limited,
challenges
remain
field,
such
as
metal
contamination
products,
limited
number
platform
molecules
with
versatile
reactivity,
reactions
offer
high
step
economy,
atom
excellent
enantiocontrol.
novel
urgently
needed.
To
achieve
goal,
our
group
developed
series
unique
strategies,
designing
developing
their
corresponding
organocatalytic
access
heterocycles.
In
Account,
we
describe
efforts
address
remaining
research
field.
Namely,
have
designed
vinylindoles,
indolylmethanols,
arylindoles
indole
derivatives
construction
scaffolds
structural
diversity
complexity.
Based
on
reactivities
these
molecules,
accomplished
cycloaddition,
cyclization,
addition
dearomatization
economy
Using
wide
range
heterocycles,
including
five-membered
seven-membered
axially
tetrasubstituted
synthesized
efficiency
enantioselectivity.
addition,
investigated
properties
some
bioactivities
activities,
showed
potent
anticancer
activities
promising
catalysis.
These
results
help
elucidate
potential
applications
drug
development
catalysts.
The
undoubtedly
become
will
continue
hot
topic
field
catalysis
synthesis.
Our
efforts,
summarized
not
only
open
window
future
innovative
but
also
inspire
chemists
worldwide
confront
prompt
further
advances.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
55(18), P. 2562 - 2580
Published: Sept. 2, 2022
Catalytic
atroposelective
syntheses
of
axially
chiral
compounds
have
stimulated
extensive
interest
in
multiple
communities,
such
as
synthetic
chemistry,
biochemistry,
and
materials
science,
because
the
intriguing
characteristics
atropisomerism.
In
particular,
atropisomeric
indole
derivatives,
which
contain
a
kind
five-membered
heterocyclic
framework,
are
widely
distributed
number
natural
alkaloids,
biologically
relevant
compounds,
ligands,
organocatalysts.
Hence,
catalytic
synthesis
derivatives
bearing
axial
chirality
is
considerable
importance
has
become
an
emerging
focus
research.
However,
there
substantial
challenges
associated
with
including
remote
ortho-substituents
around
axis,
lower
barrier
for
rotation,
weaker
configurational
stability
than
that
six-membered
biaryls.
Therefore,
development
effective
strategies
toward
urgent
task.In
order
to
tackle
these
accomplish
task,
our
group
devised
unique
strategy
designing
indole-derived
platform
molecules
developing
organocatalytic
enantioselective
transformations
synthesize
derivatives;
asymmetric
organocatalysis
tremendous
advantages
was
research
area
recognized
by
Nobel
Prize
Chemistry
2021.
This
Account
summarizes
endeavors
chirality.
brief,
we
developed
series
molecules,
indolylmethanols,
(hetero)aryl
indoles,
oxindole-based
styrenes,
N-aminoindoles,
indole-based
homophthalic
anhydrides,
introducing
different
functional
groups
onto
ring
achieve
new
reactivity
modulate
reactive
site
ring.
As
result,
possess
versatile
capable
undergoing
variety
preparing
structurally
diversified
chirality.We
used
plenty
chirality,
alkene-indoles,
N-pyrrolylindoles,
isochromenone-indoles.
addition,
gave
thorough
detailed
understanding
designed
reaction
investigating
pathway
activation
mode.
More
importantly,
studied
biological
activity
some
products
performed
catalyst
design
on
basis
moieties,
helpful
disclosing
more
applications
chirality.In
future,
will
indubitably
remain
frontier
topic
catalysis
chemistry
despite
challenging
issues,
instance,
novel
unconventional
into
powerful
catalysts
or
discovery
potent
drug
candidates.
We
hope
efforts
summarized
this
encourage
chemists
worldwide
devise
innovative
solving
issues
field,
thus
promoting
its
higher
level.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(68), P. 15779 - 15792
Published: May 4, 2020
Axially
chiral
indole-based
frameworks
have
been
recognized
as
a
class
of
important
five-membered
heterobiaryls
and
developing
catalytic
asymmetric
approaches
for
constructing
these
in
an
enantioselective
manner
is
highly
desirable.
In
recent
years,
synthetic
chemists
paid
much
attention
to
this
research
field,
rapid
developments
occurred.
At
point,
range
axially
scaffolds
constructed
via
various
reactions
based
on
different
strategies.
Thus,
the
construction
has
become
emerging
area.
This
minireview
summarizes
advances
field
gives
some
insights
into
future
developments,
which
will
help
thrive.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7(23), P. 3967 - 3998
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
This
review
summarizes
the
progresses
in
organocatalytic
asymmetric
dearomatization
reactions
of
indole
derivatives
and
their
applications
total
synthesis
natural
products,
gives
some
insights
into
challenging
issues
this
research
field.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(17), P. 6775 - 6779
Published: Feb. 4, 2020
N-arylcarbazole
structures
are
important
because
of
their
prevalence
in
natural
products
and
functional
OLED
materials.
C-H
amination
arenes
has
been
widely
recognized
as
the
most
efficient
approach
to
access
these
structures.
Conventional
strategies
involving
transition-metal
catalysts
suffer
from
confined
substrate
generality
requirement
exogenous
oxidants.
Organocatalytic
enantioselective
C-N
chiral
axis
construction
remains
elusive.
Presented
here
is
first
organocatalytic
strategy
for
synthesis
novel
axially
frameworks
by
assembly
azonaphthalenes
carbazoles.
This
reaction
accommodates
broad
scope
gives
atropisomeric
N-arylcarbazoles
good
yields
with
excellent
enantiocontrol.
not
only
offers
an
alternative
metal-catalyzed
cross-coupling,
but
also
brings
about
opportunities
exploitation
structurally
diverse
N-aryl
atropisomers
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
59(5), P. 2105 - 2109
Published: Nov. 22, 2019
We
report
herein
the
first
examples
of
a
palladium-catalyzed
enantioselective
Cacchi
reaction
for
synthesis
indoles
bearing
chiral
C2-aryl
axis.
In
presence
catalytic
amount
Pd(OAc)2
and
(R,R)-QuinoxP*
ligand,
N-aryl(alkyl)sulfonyl-2-alkynylanilides
with
arylboronic
acids
under
oxygen
atmosphere
afforded
enantioenriched
2,3-disubstituted
in
high
yields
enantioselectivity.
The
indole
ring
is
constructed
de
novo
this
process
complexation-induced
chirality
transfer
proposed
to
account
observed
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(37), P. 15686 - 15696
Published: Aug. 26, 2020
Atroposelective
synthesis
of
axially
chiral
molecules
has
attracted
substantial
attention
from
chemists
because
the
importance
such
molecules.
However,
catalytic
asymmetric
styrenes
or
vinyl
arenes
is
underdeveloped
and
challenging
due
to
low
rotational
barrier
weak
configurational
stability
Therefore,
development
powerful
strategies
for
atroposelective
great
importance.
In
this
work,
we
have
accomplished
first
access
oxindole-based
by
strategy
kinetic
resolution,
offered
two
kinds
styrene
derivatives
in
good
diastereoselectivities
(up
94:6
dr)
excellent
enantioselectivities
98%
ee)
with
high
selectivity
factors
(S
up
106).
This
not
only
provides
easy
but
also
offers
a
robust
method
synthesizing
bisamide
bearing
both
axial
central
chirality.
More
importantly,
added
new
class
members
atropisomeric
family,
especially
family
styrenes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(17)
Published: Jan. 26, 2022
Abstract
The
first
highly
atroposelective
construction
of
N−N
axially
chiral
indole
scaffolds
was
established
via
a
new
strategy
de
novo
ring
formation.
This
makes
use
the
organocatalytic
asymmetric
Paal–Knorr
reaction
well‐designed
N
‐aminoindoles
with
1,4‐diketones,
thus
affording
‐pyrrolylindoles
in
high
yields
and
excellent
atroposelectivities
(up
to
98
%
yield,
96
ee).
In
addition,
this
is
applicable
for
synthesis
bispyrroles
97
More
importantly,
such
heterocycles
can
be
converted
into
organocatalysts
applications
catalysis,
some
molecules
display
potent
anticancer
activity.
work
not
only
provides
but
also
offers
members
atropisomer
family
promising
synthetic
medicinal
chemistry.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
40(18), P. 2151 - 2160
Published: May 31, 2022
Comprehensive
Summary
A
new
strategy
for
the
enantioselective
synthesis
of
axially
chiral
3,3'‐bisindoles
was
devised
by
direct
coupling
two
indole
rings.
This
makes
use
C3‐umpolung
reactivity
2‐indolylmethanols,
which
enables
catalytic
asymmetric
addition
reaction
2‐indolylmethanols
with
rationally
designed
2‐substituted
indoles,
thus
constructing
3,3'‐bisindole
scaffolds
in
overall
excellent
yields
(up
to
98%)
high
enantioselectivities
96
:
4
er).
approach
not
only
has
overcome
challenges
five‐five‐membered
heterobiaryls,
but
also
represents
a
application
catalysis.
More
importantly,
this
class
can
undergo
variety
post‐functionalizations
give
3,3'‐bisindole‐based
organocatalysts,
have
found
their
preliminary
applications