Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Nov. 12, 2022
The
transition
metal-catalyzed
hydrofunctionalization
of
alkenes
offers
an
efficient
solution
for
the
rapid
construction
complex
functional
molecules,
and
significant
progress
has
been
made
during
last
decades.
However,
internal
remains
a
challenge
due
to
low
reactivity
difficulties
controlling
regioselectivity.
Here,
we
report
hydroarylation
hydroalkenylation
lacking
directing
group
with
aryl
alkenyl
boronic
acids
in
presence
nickel
catalyst,
featuring
broad
substrate
scope
wide
tolerance
under
redox-neutral
conditions.
key
achieving
this
reaction
is
identification
bulky
1-adamantyl
β-diketone
ligand,
which
capable
overcoming
1,2-disubstituted
alkenes.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
unveiled
that
undergoes
Ar-Ni(II)-H
initiated
process,
generated
by
oxidative
addition
alcoholic
solvent
Ni(0)
species
sequential
transmetalation.
In
addition,
proves
be
turnover-limiting
step.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(29), P. 10948 - 10962
Published: July 15, 2021
Metal-hydride-catalyzed
hydroalkylation
of
1,3-dienes
with
enolizable
carbonyl
compounds
is
an
atom-
and
step-economical
method
for
preparing
chiral
molecules
allylic
stereocenters.
Although
high
diastereo-
enantioselectivities
have
been
achieved
many
coupling
partners,
aldehydes
not
yet
used
this
purpose
because
they
are
less
stable
than
other
under
basic
conditions
the
potential
to
rapidly
epimerize
at
α-position.
Moreover,
stereodivergent
reactions
access
complementary
diastereomers
vicinal
stereocenters
challenging.
Herein,
we
describe
a
synergistic
palladium/amine
catalyst
system
that
allowed
us
achieve
first
aldehydes.
By
choosing
appropriate
combination
palladium
amine
catalysts,
could
obtain
either
syn
or
anti
products,
therefore
provides
highly
enantioselective
α,β-vicinal
Density
functional
theory
calculations
revealed
mechanism
involving
PdH
formation
migratory
insertion
into
alkene,
followed
by
C–C
bond
formation.
The
origin
stereoselectivities
was
investigated
means
distortion/interaction
analysis.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Jan. 27, 2021
Enantiomerically
pure
chiral
amines
and
related
amide
derivatives
are
privilege
motifs
in
many
pharmacologically
active
molecules.
In
comparison
to
the
well-established
hydroamination,
transition
metal-catalysed
asymmetric
hydrofunctionalization
of
enamines
provides
a
complementary
approach
for
their
construction.
Here
we
report
NiH-catalysed
enantio-
regioselective
reductive
hydroarylation
N-acyl
enamines,
allowing
practical
access
broad
range
structurally
diverse,
enantioenriched
benzylamines
under
mild,
operationally
simple
reaction
conditions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(20)
Published: March 4, 2024
Abstract
Dienes
have
been
of
great
interest
to
synthetic
chemists
as
valuable
substrates
due
their
abundance
and
ease
synthesis.
Their
unique
stereoelectronic
properties
enable
broad
reactivity
with
a
wide
range
transition
metals
construct
molecular
complexity
facilitating
synthesis
biologically
active
compounds.
In
addition,
structural
diene
variation
can
result
in
substrate‐controlled
reactions,
providing
mechanistic
insights
into
selectivity
patterns.
The
last
decade
has
seen
wealth
new
methodologies
involving
through
the
power
metal
catalysis.
This
review
summarizes
recent
advances
remaining
opportunities
for
metal‐catalyzed
transformations
dienes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(48), P. 21530 - 21534
Published: Aug. 28, 2020
Abstract
A
highly
enantio‐
and
regioselective
hydroarylation
process
of
vinylarenes
with
aryl
halides
has
been
developed
using
a
NiH
catalyst
new
chiral
bis
imidazoline
ligand.
broad
range
structurally
diverse,
enantioenriched
1,1‐diarylalkanes,
structure
found
in
number
biologically
active
molecules,
have
obtained
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities
under
extremely
mild
conditions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(37), P. 15860 - 15869
Published: Aug. 19, 2020
Chiral
sulfones
are
important
structural
motifs
in
organic
synthesis
because
of
their
widespread
use
pharmaceutical
chemistry.
In
particular,
chiral
allylic
have
drawn
particular
interest
synthetic
utility.
However,
enantioselective
1,3-disubstituted
unsymmetrical
remains
a
challenge.
this
article,
we
report
protocol
for
(R)-DTBM-Segphos/Pd-catalyzed
regio-
and
hydrosulfonylation
1,3-dienes
with
sulfinic
acids,
which
provides
atom-
step-economical
access
to
sulfones.
The
reaction
occurs
under
mild
conditions
has
broad
substrate
scope.
Combined
experimental
computational
studies
suggest
that
the
is
initiated
by
ligand-to-ligand
hydrogen
transfer
followed
C–S
bond
reductive
elimination
via
six-membered
transition
state.
Steric
repulsion
between
olefinic
C–H
tert-butyl
group
(R)-DTBM-Segphos
was
found
be
key
factor
enantiocontrol.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(35), P. 14089 - 14096
Published: Aug. 26, 2021
A
nickel-catalyzed,
multicomponent
regio-
and
enantioselective
coupling
via
sequential
hydroformylation
carbonylation
from
readily
available
starting
materials
has
been
developed.
This
modular
hydrofunctionalization
strategy
enables
the
straightforward
reductive
hydrocarbonylation
of
a
broad
range
unactivated
alkenes
to
produce
wide
variety
unsymmetrical
dialkyl
ketones
bearing
functionalized
α-stereocenter,
including
enantioenriched
chiral
α-aryl
α-amino
ketones.
It
uses
bisoxazoline
as
ligand,
silane
reductant,
chloroformate
safe
CO
source,
racemic
secondary
benzyl
chloride
or
an
N-hydroxyphthalimide
(NHP)
ester
protected
acid
alkylation
reagent.
The
benign
nature
this
process
renders
method
suitable
for
late-stage
functionalization
complex
molecules.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(8), P. 4060 - 4064
Published: Nov. 10, 2020
Abstract
A
NiH‐catalyzed
migratory
hydroalkenylation
reaction
of
olefins
with
alkenyl
bromides
has
been
developed,
affording
benzylic
alkenylation
products
high
yields
and
excellent
chemoselectivity.
The
mild
conditions
the
preclude
olefinic
from
undergoing
further
isomerization
or
subsequent
alkenylation.
Catalytic
enantioselective
styrenes
was
achieved
by
using
a
chiral
bisoxazoline
ligand.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
40(5), P. 651 - 661
Published: Dec. 3, 2021
Comprehensive
Summary
Enantioselective
NiH‐catalyzed
reductive
hydrofunctionalization
of
olefins
has
attracted
much
attention
in
recent
years.
Using
simple
chiral
ligands,
a
wide
array
functionalized
and
electrophiles
can
undergo
diverse
transformations
to
afford
hydrofunctionalized
products,
regio‐
enantioselectively.
These
processes
avoid
the
prior
preparation
organometallic
reagents,
construct
stereogenic
center
at
carbon
originating
either
from
olefin
or
electrophile.
This
review
discusses
background,
major
progress
mechanistic
investigations
this
reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(44), P. 23584 - 23589
Published: Aug. 27, 2021
Regio-
and
enantioselective
hydroarylamination,
hydroalkylamination
hydroamidation
of
styrenes
have
been
developed
by
NiH
catalysis
with
a
simple
bioxazoline
ligand
under
mild
conditions.
A
wide
range
enantioenriched
benzylic
arylamines,
alkylamines
amides
can
be
easily
accessed
nitroarenes,
hydroxylamines
dioxazolones,
respectively
as
amination
reagents.
The
chiral
induction
in
these
reactions
is
proposed
to
proceed
through
an
enantiodifferentiating
syn-hydronickellation
step.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(21), P. 13567 - 13574
Published: Oct. 25, 2021
The
enantio-
and
stereoselective
synthesis
of
stereodefined
alkenes,
especially
the
functionalized
Z-isomer
with
an
allylic
stereogenic
center,
remains
a
great
challenge.
We
herein
report
enantioselective
benzylic
C(sp3)–H
alkenylation
simple
alkylarenes
vinyl
bromides
via
photoinduced
nickel
catalysis,
which
allows
for
stereodivergent
both
enantioenriched
Z-
E-alkenes
bearing
aryl-substituted,
tertiary
centers.
Interestingly,
tunable
Z/E-selectivity
is
achieved
by
energy
transfer
catalysis
judicious
choice
photocatalyst
counteranion.
This
versatile
strategy
features
starting
materials,
mild
reaction
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
divergent
E-selectivity,
high
enantioselectivities.
Moreover,
formal
asymmetric
alkylation
can
also
be
one-pot
alkenylation/reduction
sequence,
providing
complementary
to
address
notoriously
challenging
stereochemical
control
in
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
bond
construction.