Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(5), P. 1040 - 1045
Published: Jan. 31, 2024
An
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)-catalyzed
atroposelective
macrolactonization
has
been
disclosed.
This
approach
affords
planar-chiral
macrocycles
in
high
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
over
a
broad
substrate
scope.
Controlled
experiments
suggest
that
the
enantioselectivity
might
arise
from
cation–n
interaction
between
acyl
azolium
and
electron-rich
moiety
substrate.
mechanism
is
supported
by
density
functional
theory
calculations,
which
also
an
important
π–π
stabilizing
transition
state.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(21), P. 6138 - 6166
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
recent
advances
in
N
-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)-catalyzed
generation
of
azolium
dienolates
from
different
precursors
and
their
synthetic
applications
for
the
construction
various
valuable
molecules
are
summarized
comprehensively
this
review.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(52)
Published: Oct. 31, 2022
Atropisomers
bearing
multiple
stereogenic
axes
are
of
increasing
importance
to
the
field
material
science,
pharmaceuticals,
and
catalysis.
However,
atroposelective
construction
multi-axis
atropisomers
remains
rare
challenging,
due
intrinsical
difficulties
in
stereo-control
axes.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
a
single-step
new
class
1,2-diaxially
chiral
triaryl
α-pyranones
by
an
N-heterocyclic
carbene
organocatalytic
asymmetric
[3+3]
annulation
well-designed
alkynyl
acylazolium
precursors
enolizable
sterically
hindered
2-aryl
ketones.
The
protocol
features
broad
substrate
scope
(>50
examples),
excellent
(most
cases
>20
:
1
dr,
up
99.5
0.5
er),
potentially
useful
synthetic
applications.
success
this
reaction
relies
on
rational
design
structurally
matched
partners
careful
selection
catalytic
system.
DFT
calculations
have
also
been
performed
discover
rationalize
origin
high
stereoselectivity
reaction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(7), P. 2943 - 2952
Published: Feb. 10, 2022
Enantioselective
synthesis
of
axially
chiral
sulfur-containing
biaryl
derivatives
through
the
electrophilic
sulfenylation
phenols
has
been
achieved
for
first
time.
This
catalytic
asymmetric
system,
which
involves
sequential
desymmetrization
and
kinetic
resolution,
is
enabled
by
a
combination
novel
3,3'-disubstituted
BINOL-derived
selenide
catalyst
an
achiral
sulfonic
acid.
Control
experiments
computational
studies
suggest
that
multiple
noncovalent
interactions
between
cocatalysts
substrate,
especially
network
hydrogen
bond
interactions,
play
crucial
role
in
determining
enantioselectivity
reactivity.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 2565 - 2575
Published: Feb. 6, 2023
We
present
herein
an
unprecedented
stereoselective
synthesis
of
triaryl-2-pyrones
with
monoaxial
or
contiguous
diaxes
from
readily
available
starting
materials.
This
N-heterocyclic
carbene
catalysis
method
adopts
atroposelective
annulation
2-aryketones
ynals
under
oxidative
conditions.
The
includes
the
construction
one
two
axes
in
a
single
operation,
achieves
step
economy,
and
affords
axially
chiral
moderate
to
good
yields,
high
excellent
enantioselectivities.
DFT
calculations
relative
energies
stereoisomers
rotational
barriers
were
performed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(52)
Published: Nov. 21, 2023
Axially
chiral
diaryl
ethers,
a
distinguished
class
of
atropisomers
possessing
unique
dual
C-O
axis,
hold
immense
potential
for
diverse
research
domains.
In
contrast
to
the
catalytic
enantioselective
synthesis
conventional
single
axis
bearing
atropisomers,
atroposelective
axially
ethers
containing
flexible
remains
significant
challenge.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
first
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)-catalyzed
via
esterification
dialdehyde-containing
ethers.
Mechanistically,
reaction
proceeds
NHC-catalyzed
desymmetrization
strategy
afford
corresponding
ether
in
good
yields
and
high
enantioselectivities
under
mild
conditions.
The
derivatization
synthesized
product
expands
utility
present
access
library
compounds.
temperature
dependency
preliminary
investigations
on
racemization
barrier
bonds
are
also
presented.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(24), P. 13476 - 13483
Published: June 10, 2023
A
novel
asymmetric
radical
strategy
for
the
straightforward
synthesis
of
atropisomerically
chiral
vinyl
arenes
has
been
established
herein,
proceeding
through
copper-catalyzed
atroposelective
cyanation/azidation
aryl-substituted
radicals.
Critical
to
success
relay
process
is
capture
highly
reactive
radicals
with
L*Cu(II)
cyanide
or
azide
species.
Moreover,
these
axially
vinylarene
products
can
be
easily
transformed
into
enriched
amides
and
amines,
enantiomerically
benzyl
nitriles
via
an
axis-to-center
chirality
transfer
process,
pure
organocatalyst
chemo-,
diastereo-,
enantioselective
(4
+
2)
cyclization
reaction.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(13), P. 8752 - 8759
Published: June 16, 2023
Although
the
atroposelective
synthesis
of
biaryls
and
related
compounds
bearing
axially
chiral
C–C
bonds
is
well-known,
C–N
bond-containing
relatively
less
explored,
construction
N–N
has
received
only
scant
attention.
Demonstrated
herein
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)-catalyzed
selective
amidation
reaction,
leading
to
3-amino
quinazolinones.
The
NHC-catalyzed
reaction
quinazolinones
containing
a
free
N–H
moiety
with
α,β-unsaturated
aldehydes
under
oxidative
conditions
furnished
atropisomeric
quinazolinone
derivatives
mild
broad
scope.
Preliminary
studies
on
experimental
density
functional
theory-based
rotational
barrier
determination
are
also
presented.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Aug. 9, 2023
The
C-N
axially
chiral
N-arylpyrrole
motifs
are
privileged
scaffolds
in
numerous
biologically
active
molecules
and
natural
products,
as
well
ligands/catalysts.
Asymmetric
synthesis
of
N-arylpyrroles,
however,
is
still
challenging,
the
simultaneous
creation
contiguous
axial
central
chirality
remains
unknown.
Herein,
a
diastereo-
atroposelective
N-arylpyrroles
enabled
by
light-induced
phosphoric
acid
catalysis
has
been
developed.
key
transformation
one-pot,
three-component
oxo-diarylation
reaction,
which
simultaneously
creates
quaternary
stereogenic
center.
A
broad
range
unactivated
alkynes
were
readily
employed
reaction
partner
this
transformation,
products
obtained
good
yields,
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
very
diastereoselectivities.
Notably,
skeletons
represent
interesting
structural
that
could
be
used
ligands
catalysts
asymmetric
catalysis.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(23)
Published: April 5, 2023
The
development
of
catalyst-controlled
methods
for
direct
functionalization
two
distinct
C-H
bonds
represents
an
appealing
approach
C-C
formations
in
synthetic
chemistry.
Herein,
we
describe
organocatalytic
straightforward
acylation
C(sp3
)-H
employing
readily
available
aldehyde
as
"acyl
source"
involving
dehydrogenative
coupling
aldehydes
with
ether,
amine,
or
benzylic
bonds.
developed
method
affords
a
broad
range
ketones
under
mild
conditions.
Mechanistically,
simple
ortho-cyanoiodobenzene
is
essential
the
oxidative
radical
N-heterocyclic
carbene
catalysis
to
give
ketyl
and
)
through
rarely
explored
intermolecular
hydrogen
atom
transfer
pathway,
rendering
acylative
high
efficiency
metal-
light-free
catalytic
Moreover,
prepared
products
show
promising
anti-bacterial
activities
that
shall
encourage
further
investigations
on
novel
agrochemical
development.