Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(2), P. 675 - 680
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
Asymmetric
hydrogenation
of
tetrasubstituted
alkenes
remains
a
formidable
challenge
in
asymmetric
catalysis.
We
report
herein
an
unprecedented
Rh-catalyzed
enantioselective
and
diastereoselective
easily
accessed
α,β-disubstituted
unsaturated
lactams
to
afford
synthetically
valuable
chiral
with
1,2-consecutive
stereocenters.
The
reaction
could
be
performed
on
the
gram
scale,
products
concisely
transformed
enantiomerically
pure
trans-3,4-disubstituted
piperidines,
which
are
prevalent
structural
units
medicinal
agents.
Coordination Chemistry Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
446, P. 214120 - 214120
Published: July 19, 2021
The
success
of
phosphine-oxazoline
ligands
(PHOX)
inspired
the
progress
in
P-oxazoline
ligand
families
by
modifying
either
backbone,
electronic
and/or
steric
properties
phosphine
group
or
exchanging
to
a
phosphinite
phosphite
group.
In
this
respect,
structures
chiral
have
become
more
diverse
and
new
very
efficient
emerged,
which
improved
catalytic
performance
some
asymmetric
transformations,
with
an
increased
versatility,
both
range
reactions
substrates/reagents.
addition,
most
are
synthesized
from
easily
accessible
amino
alcohols,
maintaining
short
synthetic
route
developed
for
PHOX
ligands.
New
been
replacing
oxazoline
functionality
several
other
N-donor
groups,
e.g.
imidazole,
thiazole,
oxazole,
pyridine,
etc.,
O-
S-groups.
This
review
offers
critical
overview
utility
these
successful
bidentate
heterodonor
P-N,
P-O
P-S
applied
metal-mediated
processes.
We
illustrate
how,
through
proper
design,
can
be
excellent
source
ligands,
superior
many
than
best
C2-symmetric
N,N
P,P-ligands
reported
so
far.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(31), P. 16989 - 16993
Published: June 1, 2021
Asymmetric
hydrogenation
is
one
of
the
most
powerful
methods
for
preparation
single
enantiomer
compounds.
However,
chemo-
and
enantioselective
relatively
inert
unsaturated
group
in
substrates
possessing
multiple
bonds
remains
a
challenge.
We
herein
report
protocol
highly
conjugated
enynes
while
keeping
alkynyl
bond
intact.
Mechanism
studies
indicate
that
accompanying
Zn2+
generated
from
zinc
reduction
CoII
complex
plays
critical
role
to
initiate
plausible
CoI
/CoIII
catalytic
cycle.
This
approach
allows
efficient
generation
chiral
propargylamines
(up
99.9
%
ee
2000
S/C)
further
useful
chemical
transformations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(14), P. 10167 - 10176
Published: March 27, 2024
The
π-bond
enrichment
frameworks
not
only
serve
as
a
crucial
building
block
in
organic
synthesis
but
also
assume
pivotal
role
the
fields
of
materials
science,
biomedicine,
photochemistry,
and
other
related
disciplines
owing
to
their
distinctive
structural
characteristics.
incorporation
various
substituents
into
C═C
double
bonds
tetrasubstituted
alkenes
is
currently
highly
significant
research
area.
However,
with
diverse
on
poses
challenge
achieving
stereoselectivity.
Here,
we
reported
an
efficient
convergent
route
Cu-catalyzed
borylalkynylation
both
symmetrical
unsymmetrical
1,3-diynes,
B2pin2,
acetylene
bromide
construction
boronated
phenyldiethynylethylene
(BPDEE)
derivatives
excellent
chemo-,
stereo-,
regioselectivities.
BPDEE
could
transform
novel
π-conjugated
gem-diphenyldiethynylethylene
(DPDEE),
vinylphenyldiethynylethylene
(VPDEE),
phenyltriethynylethylene
(PTEE)
by
stepwise
process,
which
provides
flexible
platform
for
complex
that
were
difficult
synthesize
previous
methods.
initial
optical
characterization
revealed
synthesized
molecules
exhibited
aggregation-induced
emission
(AIE)
properties,
further
establishes
groundwork
future
applications
enriches
advances
field
functional
research.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
We
herein
report
a
regioselective
synthesis
of
the
benzo[c]chromenol
core
via
cationic
rhodium-catalyzed
[2
+
2
2]
cycloaddition
1,7-enynes
with
tetrolic
acid
derivatives.
With
selection
an
appropriate
ligand,
both
regioisomers
could
be
obtained
in
excellent
regiomeric
ratio
and
enantiomeric
excess.
The
regioselectivity
was
governed
by
different
factors,
which
suggested
computational
studies.
Furthermore,
asymmetric
axially
chiral
cannabinol
bioisostere
candidate
achieved
transformation
from
central
chirality
to
axial
chirality.
Demonstration
natural
compound
also
depicted.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(48)
Published: Sept. 15, 2022
Hydrogenation
of
alkenes
is
one
the
most
fundamental
transformations
in
organic
synthesis,
and
widely
used
petrochemical,
pharmaceutical,
food
industries.
Although
numerous
hydrogenation
methods
have
been
developed,
novel
types
catalysis
with
new
mechanisms
hydrogen
sources
are
still
desirable.
Thioxanthone
(TX)
energy-transfer
photoreactions,
but
rarely
photoredox
processes.
Herein
we
show
that
a
catalytic
amount
TfOH
as
co-catalyst
can
tune
properties
TX
to
make
it
catalyst
highly
enhanced
oxidative
capability
carbonylated
cheap
petroleum
industrial
product
p-xylene
serving
source.
Deuterium
also
be
introduced
by
this
method
using
D2
O
D
To
best
our
knowledge,
first
example
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 3020 - 3035
Published: Feb. 14, 2023
The
Ir-MaxPHOX-type
catalysts
demonstrated
high
catalytic
performance
in
the
hydrogenation
of
a
wide
range
nonchelating
olefins
with
different
geometries,
substitution
patterns,
and
degrees
functionalization.
These
air-stable
readily
available
have
been
successfully
applied
asymmetric
di-,
tri-,
tetrasubstituted
(ee′s
up
to
99%).
combination
theoretical
calculations
deuterium
labeling
experiments
led
uncovering
factors
responsible
for
enantioselectivity
observed
reaction,
allowing
rationalization
most
suitable
substrates
these
Ir-catalysts.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(19)
Published: Feb. 26, 2024
Abstract
Stereoselective
hydrogenation
of
tetrasubstituted
olefins
is
an
attractive
method
to
access
compounds
with
two
contiguous
stereocenters.
However,
homogeneous
catalysts
for
enantio‐
and
diastereoselective
exhibit
low
reactivity
toward
due
steric
crowding
between
the
ligand
scaffold
substrate.
Monometallic
heterogeneous
catalysts,
on
other
hand,
provide
accessible
surface
active
sites
hindered
but
unpredictable
inconsistent
stereoinduction.
In
this
work,
we
develop
a
Pt−Ni
bimetallic
alloy
catalyst
that
can
diastereoselectively
hydrogenate
unactivated,
sterically‐bulky
olefins,
utilizing
more
oxophilic
Ni
atoms
adsorb
hydroxyl
directing
group
direct
facially‐selective
hydrogen
addition
olefin
via
Pt
atoms.
Structure‐activity
studies
several
compositions
underscore
importance
exposing
uniform
PtNi
achieve
high
diastereoselectivity
minimize
side
reactions.
The
optimized
Pt−Ni/SiO
2
exhibits
good
functional
tolerance
broad
scope
in
cyclopentene
scaffold,
generating
cyclopentanol
products
three
synthetic
utility
demonstrated
four‐step
synthesis
(1
R
,2
S
)‐(+)‐
cis
‐methyldihydrojasmonate
yield
enantiopurity.