Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(37), P. 15205 - 15211
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
targeted
and
selective
replacement
of
a
single
atom
in
an
aromatic
system
represents
powerful
strategy
for
the
rapid
interconversion
molecular
scaffolds.
Herein,
we
report
pyridine-to-benzene
transformation
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
377(6610), P. 1104 - 1109
Published: Sept. 1, 2022
Compared
with
peripheral
late-stage
transformations
mainly
focusing
on
carbon-hydrogen
functionalizations,
reliable
strategies
to
directly
edit
the
core
skeleton
of
pharmaceutical
lead
compounds
still
remain
scarce
despite
recent
flurry
activity
in
this
area.
Herein,
we
report
skeletal
editing
indoles
through
nitrogen
atom
insertion,
accessing
corresponding
quinazoline
or
quinoxaline
bioisosteres
by
trapping
an
electrophilic
nitrene
species
generated
from
ammonium
carbamate
and
hypervalent
iodine.
This
reactivity
relies
strategic
use
a
silyl
group
as
labile
protecting
that
can
facilitate
subsequent
product
release.
The
utility
highly
functional
group-compatible
methodology
context
several
commercial
drugs
is
demonstrated.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(45), P. 18864 - 18870
Published: Nov. 8, 2021
Here
we
report
a
contractive
synthesis
of
multisubstituted
cyclobutanes
containing
multiple
stereocenters
from
readily
accessible
pyrrolidines
using
iodonitrene
chemistry.
Mediated
by
nitrogen
extrusion
process,
the
stereospecific
involves
radical
pathway.
Unprecedented
unsymmetrical
spirocyclobutanes
were
prepared
successfully,
and
concise,
formal
cytotoxic
natural
product
piperarborenine
B
is
reported.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(20), P. 10960 - 10966
Published: May 5, 2023
Azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
(aza-BCHs)
and
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
(BCPs)
have
emerged
as
attractive
classes
of
sp3-rich
cores
for
replacing
flat,
aromatic
groups
with
metabolically
resistant,
three-dimensional
frameworks
in
drug
scaffolds.
Strategies
to
directly
convert,
or
"scaffold
hop",
between
these
bioisosteric
subclasses
through
single-atom
skeletal
editing
would
enable
efficient
interpolation
within
this
valuable
chemical
space.
Herein,
we
describe
a
strategy
hop"
aza-BCH
BCP
nitrogen-deleting
edit.
Photochemical
[2+2]
cycloadditions,
used
prepare
multifunctionalized
frameworks,
are
coupled
subsequent
deamination
step
afford
bridge-functionalized
BCPs,
which
few
synthetic
solutions
currently
exist.
The
modular
sequence
provides
access
various
privileged
bridged
bicycles
pharmaceutical
relevance.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(42), P. 17366 - 17373
Published: Oct. 12, 2021
We
report
here
a
reaction
that
selectively
deaminates
primary
amines
and
anilines
under
mild
conditions
with
remarkable
functional
group
tolerance
including
range
of
pharmaceutical
compounds,
amino
acids,
sugars,
natural
products.
An
anomeric
amide
reagent
is
uniquely
capable
facilitating
the
through
intermediacy
an
unprecedented
monosubstituted
isodiazene
intermediate.
In
addition
to
dramatically
simplifying
deamination
compared
existing
protocols,
our
approach
enables
strategic
applications
iminium
amine-directed
chemistries
as
traceless
methods.
Mechanistic
computational
studies
support
intermedicacy
which
exhibits
unexpected
divergence
from
previously
studied
secondary
isodiazenes,
leading
cage-escaping,
free
radical
species
engage
in
chain,
hydrogen-atom
transfer
process
involving
aliphatic
diazenyl
intermediates.