Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(12), P. 8508 - 8519
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
Tricomponent
cobalt(salen)-catalyzed
carbofunctionalization
of
unsaturated
substrates
by
radical-polar
crossover
has
the
potential
to
streamline
access
broad
classes
heteroatom-functionalized
synthetic
targets,
yet
reaction
platform
remained
elusive,
despite
well-developed
analogous
hydrofunctionalizations
mediated
high-valent
alkylcobalt
intermediates.
We
report
herein
development
a
cobalt(salen)
catalytic
system
that
enables
carbofunctionalization.
The
entails
tricomponent
decarboxylative
1,4-carboamination
dienes
and
provides
direct
route
aromatic
allylic
amines
obviating
preformed
allylation
reagents
protection
oxidation-sensitive
amines.
merges
acridine
photocatalysis
with
regioselective
1,4-carbofunctionalization
facilitates
radical
polar
phases
coupling
process,
revealing
critical
roles
reactants,
as
well
ligand
effects
nature
formal
species
on
chemo-
regioselectivity.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(12), P. 7692 - 7760
Published: May 10, 2023
Site-predictable
and
chemoselective
C–H
bond
functionalization
reactions
offer
synthetically
powerful
strategies
for
the
step-economic
diversification
of
both
feedstock
fine
chemicals.
Many
transition-metal-catalyzed
methods
have
emerged
selective
activation
bonds.
However,
challenges
regio-
chemoselectivity
with
application
to
highly
complex
molecules
bearing
significant
functional
group
density
diversity.
As
molecular
complexity
increases
within
structures
risks
catalyst
intolerance
limited
applicability
grow
number
groups
potentially
Lewis
basic
heteroatoms.
Given
abundance
bonds
already
diversified
such
as
pharmaceuticals,
natural
products,
materials,
design
selection
reaction
conditions
tolerant
catalysts
has
proved
critical
successful
direct
functionalization.
such,
innovations
formation
carbon–carbon
been
discovered
developed
overcome
these
limitations.
This
review
highlights
progress
made
metal-catalyzed
C–C
forming
including
alkylation,
methylation,
arylation,
olefination
targets.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(16), P. 10079 - 10134
Published: Aug. 1, 2023
This
review
summarizes
the
advancements
in
rhodium-catalyzed
asymmetric
C–H
functionalization
reactions
during
last
two
decades.
Parallel
to
rapidly
developed
palladium
catalysis,
rhodium
catalysis
has
attracted
extensive
attention
because
of
its
unique
reactivity
and
selectivity
reactions.
In
recent
years,
Rh-catalyzed
have
been
significantly
many
respects,
including
catalyst
design,
reaction
development,
mechanistic
investigation,
application
synthesis
complex
functional
molecules.
presents
an
explicit
outline
catalysts
ligands,
mechanism,
scope
coupling
reagents,
applications.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(2), P. 798 - 806
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
Atropoisomeric
(hetero)biaryls
are
scaffolds
with
increasing
importance
in
the
pharmaceutical
and
agrochemical
industries.
Although
it
is
most
obvious
disconnection
to
construct
such
compounds,
direct
enantioselective
C–H
arylation
through
concomitant
induction
of
chiral
information
remains
extremely
challenging
uncommon.
Herein,
unprecedented
earth-abundant
3d-metal-catalyzed
atroposelective
reported,
furnishing
rare
atropoisomeric
C2-arylated
indoles.
Kinetic
studies
DFT
computation
revealed
an
uncommon
mechanism
for
this
asymmetric
transformation,
oxidative
addition
being
rate-
enantio-determining
step.
Excellent
stereoselectivities
were
reached
(up
96%
ee),
while
using
unusual
N-heterocyclic
carbene
ligand
bearing
essential
remote
substituent.
Attractive
dispersion
interactions
along
positive
C–H---π
exerted
by
identified
as
key
factors
guarantee
excellent
enantioselection.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
55(4), P. 537 - 550
Published: Jan. 25, 2022
Enolate
alkylation
and
conjugate
addition
into
an
α,β-unsaturated
system
have
served
as
long-standing
strategic
disconnections
for
the
installation
of
α-
or
β-substituents
on
carbonyl-containing
compounds.
At
onset
our
efforts
to
develop
C-H
activation
reactions
organic
synthesis,
we
set
eye
toward
developing
asymmetric
β-C-H
aliphatic
acids
with
perspective
that
this
bond-forming
event
could
serve
a
more
flexible
retrosynthetic
surrogate
both
canonical
carbonyl-related
transformations.In
Account,
describe
early
using
strongly
coordinating
chiral
oxazolines
probe
reaction
mechanism
stereochemical
nature
cleavage
transition
state.
The
characterization
key
reactive
intermediates
through
X-ray
crystallography
computational
studies
suggested
state
Pd-OAc
bonds
being
approximately
coplanar
optimum
interaction.
We
then
moved
forward
practical,
weakly
monodentate
amide
directing
groups,
necessary
advance
achieving
native
carboxylic
acids.
Throughout
journey,
gradual
deconvolution
between
substrate's
effect
its
intimate
interplay
ligand
properties
has
culminated
in
design
new
classes
ultimately
allowed
competency
activation.
These
established
importance
acceleration
Pd-catalyzed
activation,
where
weak
coordination
is
responsible
positioning
catalyst
cleavage,
while
direct
participation
from
bifunctional
enthalpically
stabilizing
state.Building
upon
these
principles,
developed
five
ligands
(MPAA,
MPAQ,
MPAO,
MPAThio,
MPAAM)
enable
enantioselective
reactions,
including
carbon-carbon
carbon-heteroatom
bond
formation.
accumulated
data
indicate
possessing
point
chirality
are
most
effective
imparting
stereoinduction
step,
application
which
enabled
desymmetrization
subsequent
functionalization
enantiotopic
carbon
protons
across
range
arylamides
and,
recently,
free
Progress
design,
conjunction
enabling
alkali
metal
countercations,
led
realization
suite
β-methyl
now
methylene
C(sp
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(19)
Published: Feb. 29, 2024
Abstract
In
2001,
our
curiosity
to
understand
the
stereochemistry
of
C−H
metalation
with
Pd
prompted
first
studies
in
Pd(II)‐catalyzed
asymmetric
activation
(RSC
Research
appointment:
020
7451
2545,
Grant:
RG
36873,
Dec.
2002).
We
identified
four
central
challenges:
1.
poor
reactivity
simple
salts
native
substrates;
2.
few
strategies
control
site
selectivity
for
remote
bonds;
3.
lack
chiral
catalysts
achieve
enantioselectivity
via
metalation,
and
4.
low
practicality
due
limited
coupling
partner
scope
use
specialized
oxidants.
These
challenges
necessitated
new
catalyst
reaction
development.
For
,
we
developed
approaches
enhance
substrate–catalyst
affinity
together
novel
bifunctional
ligands
which
participate
accelerate
cleavage
step.
site‐selectivity
introduced
concept
systematically
modulating
distance
geometry
between
a
directing
template,
catalyst,
substrate
selectively
access
bonds.
devised
predictable
stereomodels
catalyst‐controlled
enantioselective
based
on
participation
ligands.
Finally,
have
varied
catalytic
manifolds
Pd(II)
accommodate
diverse
partners
while
employing
practical
oxidants
such
as
peroxides.
advances
culminated
numerous
reactions,
setting
stage
broad
industrial
applications.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(10)
Published: Jan. 11, 2024
Transition
metal-catalyzed
enantioselective
C-H
carbonylation
with
carbon
monoxide,
an
essential
and
easily
available
C1
feedstock,
remains
challenging.
Here,
we
disclosed
unprecedented
catalyzed
by
inexpensive
readily
cobalt(II)
salt.
The
reactions
proceed
efficiently
through
desymmetrization,
kinetic
resolution,
parallel
affording
a
broad
range
of
chiral
isoindolinones
in
good
yields
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
to
92
%
yield
99
ee).
synthetic
potential
this
method
was
demonstrated
asymmetric
synthesis
biological
active
compounds,
such
as
(S)-PD172938
(S)-Pazinaclone.
resulting
also
serve
ligands
cobalt-catalyzed
annulation
alkynes
construct
phosphorus
stereocenter.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6686), P. 1019 - 1024
Published: Feb. 29, 2024
The
Suzuki-Miyaura
and
Buchwald-Hartwig
coupling
reactions
are
widely
used
to
form
carbon-carbon
(C-C)
carbon-nitrogen
(C-N)
bonds,
respectively.
We
report
the
incorporation
of
a
formal
nitrene
insertion
process
into
reaction,
altering
products
from
C-C-linked
biaryls
C-N-C-linked
diaryl
amines
thereby
joining
pathways
same
starting-material
classes.
A
combination
bulky
ancillary
phosphine
ligand
on
palladium
commercially
available
amination
reagent
enables
efficient
reactivity
across
aryl
halides
pseudohalides,
boronic
acids
esters,
many
functional
groups
heterocycles.
Mechanistic
insights
reveal
flexibility
order
bond-forming
events,
suggesting
potential
for
expansion
aminative
cross-coupling
concept
encompass
diverse
nucleophiles
electrophiles
as
well
four-component
variants.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(2), P. 687 - 692
Published: Jan. 4, 2021
The
development
of
practical
C–H/C–H
coupling
reactions
remains
a
challenging
yet
appealing
synthetic
venture
because
it
circumvents
the
need
to
prefunctionalize
both
partners
for
generation
C–C
bonds.
Herein
we
report
cyclative
C(sp3)–H/C(sp2)–H
reaction
free
aliphatic
acids
enabled
by
cyclopentane-based
mono-N-protected
β-amino
acid
ligand.
This
uses
inexpensive
sodium
percarbonate
(Na2CO3·1.5H2O2)
as
sole
oxidant
and
generates
water
only
byproduct.
A
range
biologically
important
scaffolds,
including
tetralins,
chromanes,
indanes,
can
be
easily
prepared
this
protocol.
Finally,
application
methodology
is
demonstrated
concise
total
synthesis
(±)-russujaponol
F
in
four-step
sequence
starting
from
readily
available
phenylacetic
pivalic
through
sequential
functionalizations
four
C–H