Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(43), P. 12034 - 12040
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Bench-stable
N-heterocyclic
nitrenium
ions
were
used
for
the
efficient
electrophilic
amination
of
organometallic
nucleophiles.
The
previously
unexplored
N
-alkyl/aryl
triazane
intermediates
reduced
to
produce
a
diverse
scope
primary
amines.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(8), P. 3896 - 3951
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
provides
an
overview
of
main
group
carbene
analogues,
covering
recent
advancements,
synthesis
strategies,
and
the
diverse
reactivity
elements
in
groups
13–15
based
on
their
structural
characteristics.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(47), P. 13661 - 13695
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Frustrated
Lewis
pair
systems
have
been
explored
efficiently
in
homogeneous
and
heterogeneous
conditions
for
the
activation
reduction
of
CO
2
to
various
useful
products
stoichiometric
as
well
catalytic
reactions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(6), P. 3603 - 3608
Published: Jan. 31, 2024
The
first
example
of
a
hitherto-unknown
facet
catalytic
photooxidant
capability
nitrenium
cations
is
reported
herein.
fundamental
limitation
inability
the
traditional
and
nitreniums
to
achieve
excited-state
redox
potential
beyond
+2.0
V
(vs
Ag/AgCl),
primary
requirement
for
powerful
photooxidant,
addressed
in
this
work
by
developing
structurally
unique
class
N-fused
cations,
with
required
structural
engineering
involving
extensive
π-conjugation
through
ring
fusion
at
site,
which
enabled
significant
lowering
LUMO
energy
easy
reduction
excited
state
(excited-state
up
+2.5
vs
facilitated
effective
delocalization/stabilization
generated
radical.
This
finding
opens
new
way
discover
novel
useful
(photo)catalytic
properties
just
Lewis
acidity.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(25), P. 4598 - 4602
Published: June 16, 2022
N-Heterocyclic
nitrenium
(NHN)
salts,
the
analogues
of
N-heterocyclic
carbenes,
have
attracted
considerable
interest.
However,
relatively
little
is
known
about
their
catalytic
ability
beyond
Lewis
acid
catalysis.
Herein,
we
describe
that
NHNs
can
serve
as
electron
acceptors
for
charge
transfer
complex
photoactivations.
We
showcase
that,
under
blue
light
irradiation,
NHN
salts
could
catalyze
generation
aryl
radicals
from
halides.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
63(2)
Published: Nov. 24, 2023
Abstract
Herein,
we
report
that
bulky
alkylphosphines
such
as
P
t
Bu
3
can
switch
the
roles
from
actor
to
spectator
ligands
promote
FeCl
2
‐catalyzed
N
‐amidation
reaction
of
arylamines
with
dioxazolones,
giving
hydrazides
in
high
efficiency
and
chemoselectivity.
Mechanistic
studies
indicated
phosphine
could
facilitate
decarboxylation
dioxazolones
on
Fe
center,
hydrogen
bonding
interactions
between
nitrenoid
intermediates
might
play
a
role
modulating
delicate
interplay
ligand,
arylamine,
acyl
nitrene
N,
favoring
N−N
coupling
over
N−P
coupling.
The
new
ligand‐promoted
protocols
offer
convenient
way
access
various
challenging
triazane
compounds
via
double
or
sequential
primary
arylamines.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 6831 - 6839
Published: May 25, 2022
Nitrogen
Lewis
acids
(NLAs)
are
emerging
as
a
powerful
tool
in
strong
bond
activation
and
catalysis.
Till
now,
N,N-dialkyl-nitrenium
salts
were
known
utilized
chemical
transformations.
In
this
article,
we
report
on
the
synthesis
characterization
of
next
generation
nitrenium-based
acids─N,N-diaryl-substituted
naphthotriazinium
salts─,which
opens
door
to
libraries
stereoelectronically
modifiable
catalysts.
We
exemplify
potency
these
acidic
catalysts
gram-scale
hydrosilylation
various
ketimines
aldimines
yields
up
99%
catalyst
loading
low
0.1
mol
%.
Notably,
dialkyl-nitrenium
proved
inefficient
reaction.
Based
our
experimental
theoretical
studies,
elucidated
mechanistic
action
nitrenium
such
reduction-type
reactions,
demonstrating
unique
hydridic
behavior
N–H
bonds
triazanes.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(22), P. 3915 - 3919
Published: May 26, 2022
We
describe
a
new
type
of
nitrenium-based
Lewis
acids:
tetraaryl-1,2,3-triazolium
salts.
These
were
fully
characterized
by
NMR
and
X-ray
crystallography.
The
Gutmann-Beckett
acidity
numbers
determined
to
be
up
35.6,
which
is
high
compared
those
previously
studied
nitrenium
salts
catalyze
the
facile
hydrosilylation-deoxygenation
ketones,
aldehydes,
acetals,
alcohols,
ethers,
silyl
ethers
under
mild
conditions
in
excellent
yields.
To
our
knowledge,
this
represents
first
example
triazolium
ions
used
as
acid
catalysts.