Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(14), P. 4088 - 4094
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Thioethers
allowed
for
highly
atroposelective
C-H
olefinations
by
a
palladium/chiral
phosphoric
acid
catalytic
system
under
ambient
air.
Both
N-C
and
C-C
axial
chiral
(hetero)biaryls
were
successfully
constructed,
leading
to
broad
range
of
axially
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(44)
Published: Sept. 15, 2022
N-N
Atropisomers
are
a
common
motif
in
natural
products
and
represent
significant
dimension
for
exploration
modern
pharmaceutical
medicinal
chemistry.
However,
the
catalytic
atroposelective
synthesis
of
such
molecules
remains
challenging,
hampering
meaningful
development.
In
particular,
an
enantioselective
bisindole
atropisomers
is
unprecedented.
Herein,
first
via
palladium-catalyzed
de
novo
construction
one
indole
skeleton
presented.
A
wide
variety
axially
chiral
bisindoles
were
generated
good
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
cascade
condensation/N-arylation
reaction.
Structurally
diverse
indole-pyrrole,
indole-carbazole,
non-biaryl-indole
possessing
axis
accessed
using
this
protocol.
Moreover,
investigations
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
provided
insight
into
reaction
mechanism
enantiocontrol.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(21)
Published: March 21, 2023
The
catalytic
asymmetric
construction
of
N-N
atropisomeric
biaryls
remains
a
formidable
challenge.
Studies
them
lag
far
behind
studies
the
more
classical
carbon-carbon
biaryl
atropisomers,
hampering
meaningful
development.
Herein,
first
palladium-catalyzed
enantioselective
C-H
activation
pyrroles
for
synthesis
atropisomers
is
presented.
Structurally
diverse
indole-pyrrole
possessing
chiral
axis
were
produced
with
good
yields
and
high
enantioselectivities
by
alkenylation,
alkynylation,
allylation,
or
arylation
reactions.
Furthermore,
kinetic
resolution
trisubstituted
heterobiaryls
sterically
demanding
substituents
was
also
achieved.
Importantly,
this
versatile
functionalization
strategy
enables
iterative
exquisite
selectivity,
expediting
formation
valuable,
complex,
atropisomers.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(8), P. 5493 - 5501
Published: Feb. 13, 2024
Larock
indole
synthesis
is
one
of
the
most
straightforward
and
efficient
methods
for
indoles;
however,
there
has
been
no
asymmetric
version
yet
construction
indole-based
axially
chiral
N-arylindoles
since
its
initial
report
in
1991.
Herein
we
first
example
an
by
employing
a
sulfinamide
phosphine
(SadPhos)
ligand
(Ming-Phos)
with
palladium.
It
allows
rapid
wide
range
N-arylindole
compounds
good
yields
up
to
98:2
er.
The
application
this
unique
scaffold
as
organocatalyst
promising.
Furthermore,
kinetic
study
revealed
that
alkyne
migratory
insertion
rate-determining
step,
which
proven
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations.
Additionally,
DFT
studies
also
suggest
N–C
dihedral
difference
caused
steric
hindrance
contributes
enantioselectivity
control.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(28), P. 15510 - 15516
Published: April 16, 2021
Abstract
Chiral
cyclopentadienyl
rhodium
(CpRh)
complex‐catalyzed
asymmetric
C−H
functionalization
reactions
have
witnessed
a
significant
progress
in
organic
synthesis.
In
sharp
contrast,
the
reported
chiral
Cp
ligands
are
limited
to
C‐linked
and
often
synthetically
challenging.
To
address
these
issues,
we
developed
novel
class
of
tunable
bearing
oxygen
linkers,
which
were
efficient
catalysts
for
arylation
benzo[
h
]quinolines
with
1‐diazonaphthoquinones,
affording
axially
heterobiaryls
excellent
yields
enantioselectivity
(up
99
%
yield,
98.5:1.5
er).
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
reaction
is
likely
proceed
by
electrophilic
activation,
followed
coupling
cyclometalated
rhodium(III)
complex
1‐diazonaphthoquinones.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
61(1)
Published: Oct. 22, 2021
Axially
chiral
open-chain
olefins
represent
an
underexplored
class
of
platform.
In
this
report,
two
classes
tetrasubstituted
axially
acyclic
have
been
accessed
in
excellent
enantioselectivity
and
regioselectivity
via
C-H
activation
(hetero)arenes
assisted
by
a
migratable
directing
group
en
route
to
coupling
with
sterically
hindered
alkynes.
The
indoles
bearing
N-aminocarbonyl
afforded
C-N
acrylamides
the
assistance
racemic
zinc
carboxylate
additive.
DFT
studies
suggest
β-nitrogen
elimination-reinsertion
pathway
for
migration.
Meanwhile,
employment
N-phenoxycarboxamide
delivered
C-C
enamides
migration
oxidizing
group.
Experiments
that
both
cases
(hetero)arene
substrate
adopts
well-defined
orientation
during
activation,
which
turn
determines
disposition
alkyne
migratory
insertion.
Synthetic
applications
representative
are
demonstrated.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(40), P. 21718 - 21722
Published: Aug. 10, 2021
Abstract
N−C
Biaryl
atropisomers
are
prevalent
in
natural
products
and
bioactive
drug
molecules.
However,
the
enantioselective
synthesis
of
such
molecules
has
not
developed
significantly.
Particularly,
biaryl
by
stereoselective
metal‐catalyzed
aryl
amination
remains
unprecedented.
Herein,
a
Pd‐catalyzed
cross‐coupling
strategy
is
presented
for
axially
chiral
A
broad
spectrum
compounds
was
obtained
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
to
99
%
ee)
good
yields
98
%).
The
practicality
this
reaction
validated
useful
biological
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(15), P. 9151 - 9158
Published: July 9, 2021
In
this
report,
distally
disposed
axial
and
central
chirality
has
been
installed
in
a
synergistic
fashion
via
rhodium-catalyzed
C–H
alkylation
of
benzamides
using
N-arylmaleimide
as
the
alkylating
reagent,
which
enantio-
diastereo-determining
steps
are
merged
into
single
one.
The
coupling
system
features
mild
reaction
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
excellent
diastereoselectivity.
chiral
induction
enabled
by
judicious
choice
rhodium
cyclopentadienyl
catalyst
that
serves
to
control
both
orientation
olefin
unit
prochiral
C–N
bond.