Hypervalent
λ3-fluoro
iodanes
have
emerged
as
versatile
reagents,
providing
unusual
fluorination
selectivities
under
mild
reac-tion
conditions.
Here,
we
report
on
adding
a
semipinacol
rearrangement
to
the
fluorination,
aryl
migration
cascade
reaction
of
styrene
derivatives.
Thus,
various
cyclopentanones
became
accessible
in
up
96%
yield
all
bearing
quaternary
C,F-carbon
center
adjacent
ketone
group.
Such
fluorinated
structural
motifs
are
difficult
build
with
previously
established
meth-ods.
Preliminary
experiments
enantioselective
processes
validated
that
asymmetric
transformations
likewise
feasible.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(18), P. 8102 - 8139
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Hypervalent
iodine
compounds
as
environmentally
friendly
and
relatively
inexpensive
reagents
have
properties
similar
to
transition
metals.
They
are
employed
alternatives
metal
catalysts
in
organic
synthesis
mild,
nontoxic,
selective
recyclable
catalytic
reagents.
Formation
of
C-N,
C-O,
C-S,
C-F
C-C
bonds
can
be
seamlessly
accomplished
by
hypervalent
catalysed
oxidative
functionalisations.
The
aim
this
review
is
highlight
recent
developments
the
utilisation
iodine(III)
iodine(V)
a
wide
range
including
chiral
for
stereoselective
synthesis.
Polymer-,
magnetic
nanoparticle-
framework-supported
also
described.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 13, 2024
Hypervalent
iodine(III)
compounds
have
found
wide
application
in
modern
organic
chemistry
as
environmentally
friendly
reagents
and
catalysts.
iodine
are
commonly
used
synthetically
important
halogenations,
oxidations,
aminations,
heterocyclizations,
various
oxidative
functionalizations
of
substrates.
Iodonium
salts
arylating
reagents,
while
iodonium
ylides
imides
excellent
carbene
nitrene
precursors.
Various
derivatives
benziodoxoles,
such
azidobenziodoxoles,
trifluoromethylbenziodoxoles,
alkynylbenziodoxoles,
alkenylbenziodoxoles
group
transfer
the
presence
transition
metal
catalysts,
under
metal-free
conditions,
or
using
photocatalysts
photoirradiation
conditions.
Development
hypervalent
catalytic
systems
discovery
highly
enantioselective
reactions
chiral
represent
a
particularly
recent
achievement
field
chemistry.
Chemical
transformations
promoted
by
many
cases
unique
cannot
be
performed
any
other
common,
non-iodine-based
reagent.
This
review
covers
literature
published
mainly
last
7-8
years,
between
2016
2024.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 13, 2025
We
disclose
a
stereodivergent
strategy
to
prepare
vicinal
difluorinated
tetralins
from
γ-substituted
tetralones
via
combination
of
catalyst-controlled
transfer
hydrogenation
and
substrate-controlled
fluorinations.
This
process
is
easily
scalable
amenable
highly
functionalized
substrates,
as
demonstrated
here
in
the
late-stage
synthesis
casdatifan,
clinical-stage
inhibitor
hypoxia-inducible
factor-2α.
Analysis
physicochemical
properties
which
features
cis-vicinal
difluoride,
revealed
higher
level
facial
polarization
compared
its
trans-vicinal
difluoride
isomers.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(30)
Published: May 10, 2022
The
success
of
saturated,
fluorinated
heterocycles
in
contemporary
drug
discovery
provides
a
stimulus
for
creative
endeavor
main
group
catalysis.
Motivated
by
the
ubiquity
isochromans
across
bioactive
small
molecule
spectrum,
prominence
anomeric
effect
regulating
conformation,
and
metabolic
lability
benzylic
position,
iodine(I)/iodine(III)
catalysis
has
been
leveraged
stereocontrolled
generation
selectively
analogs.
To
augment
current
arsenal
fluorocyclization
reactions
involving
carboxylic
acid
derivatives,
reaction
readily
accessible
2-vinyl
benzaldehydes
is
disclosed
(up
to
>95
:
05
d.r.
97
03
e.r.).
Key
stereoelectronic
interactions
manifest
themselves
X-ray
crystal
structures
products,
thereby
validating
[CH
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(13), P. 7301 - 7312
Published: March 20, 2023
Catalyst
design
has
traditionally
focused
on
rigid
structural
elements
to
prevent
conformational
flexibility.
Ishihara's
elegant
of
conformationally
flexible
C2-symmetric
iodoarenes,
a
new
class
privileged
organocatalysts,
for
the
catalytic
asymmetric
dearomatization
(CADA)
naphthols
is
notable
exception.
Despite
widespread
use
Ishihara
catalysts
CADAs,
reaction
mechanism
remains
subject
debate,
and
mode
induction
not
been
well
established.
Here,
we
report
an
in-depth
computational
investigation
three
possible
mechanisms
in
literature.
Our
results,
however,
reveal
that
this
best
rationalized
by
fourth
called
"proton-transfer-coupled-dearomatization
(PTCD)",
which
predicted
be
strongly
favored
over
other
competing
pathways.
The
PTCD
consistent
with
control
experiment
further
validated
applying
it
rationalize
enantioselectivities.
Oxidation
I(I)
catalyst
active
I(III)
species
induces
defined
helical
chiral
environment
delicate
balance
between
flexibility
rigidity.
A
match/mismatch
effect
substrate's
shape
transition
states
was
observed.
match
allows
adapt
its
conformation
maximize
attractive
noncovalent
interactions,
including
I(III)···O
halogen
bond,
N-H···O
hydrogen
π···π
stacking,
stabilize
state.
stereochemical
model
capable
rationalizing
variation
enantioselectivities
developed.
present
study
enriches
our
understanding
how
achieve
high
stereoinduction
may
serve
as
inspiration
future
exploration
designs.
The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Abstract
Selectfluor,
[1‐chloromethyl‐4‐fluoro‐1,4‐diazoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane
bis(tetrafluoroborate)],
is
a
highly
valuable
reagent
in
contemporary
chemistry,
serving
not
only
as
an
electrophilic
fluorinating
agent
but
also
effective
catalyst
the
synthesis
of
various
pharmaceutically
relevant
heterocycles.
This
review
article
seeks
to
present
comprehensive
overview
significant
heterocyclic
ring
formations
facilitated
by
selectfluor.
Both
metal‐free
and
metal‐catalyzed
recent
advancement
on
selectfluor
mediated
cyclisation
processes
are
discussed
this
mainly
over
last
eight
years
(2017‐April
2024).
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
27(4), P. 1030 - 1035
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
Compared
with
the
energetically
favorable
5-
or
6-membered
fluoro-functionalized
heterocycles,
construction
of
medium-sized
fluoro-heterocycles
is
relatively
under-researched
because
their
inherently
unfavorable
enthalpic
and
entropic
nature.
Based
on
rational
design
DFT
calculations,
a
novel
photocatalytic
difluoromethyl
radical-initiated
intramolecular
7-endo-trig
cyclization
was
realized,
thus
affording
sustainable
route
for
synthesis
challenging
N-heterocycles.
Depending
atomic
dipole
moment
corrected
Hirshfeld
population
(ADCH)
charge
chemoselective
6-exo-trig
radical
cyclizations
were
further
replenished.
Large-scale
derivatization
demonstrated
wide
utility
this
method.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 22, 2025
Fluorine
and
nitrogen
form
a
successful
partnership
in
organic
synthesis,
medicinal
chemistry,
material
sciences.
Although
fluorine-nitrogen
chemistry
has
long
rich
history,
this
field
received
increasing
interest
made
remarkable
progress
over
the
past
two
decades,
driven
by
recent
advancements
transition
metal
organocatalysis
photochemistry.
This
review,
emphasizing
contributions
from
2015
to
2023,
aims
update
state
of
art
synthesis
applications
nitrogen-based
organofluorine
functional
molecules
chemistry.
In
dedicated
sections,
we
first
focus
on
fluorine-containing
reagents
organized
according
type
groups
attached
nitrogen,
including
N-F,
N-RF,
N-SRF,
N-ORF.
review
also
covers
nitrogen-linked
building
blocks,
catalysts,
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals,
underlining
these
components'
broad
applicability
growing
importance
modern
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
364(23), P. 3974 - 4005
Published: Oct. 20, 2022
Abstract
Halogen
(fluorine,
chlorine,
bromine,
iodine)
or
chalcogen
(sulfur,
selenium)‐containing
heterocycles
are
widely
recognized
as
key
building
blocks
in
many
natural
products
and
bioactive
targets.
Catalytic
asymmetric
halogenation/chalcogenation
of
carbon‐carbon
unsaturated
bonds
via
onium
ion
transformations
efficient
methods
to
obtain
diverse
chiral
heterocyclic
backbones.
In
the
past
few
years,
catalytic
enantioselective
versions
halo/thio/seleno‐functionalizations
with
various
halogen
electrophiles
have
experienced
constant
development.
This
review
highlights
those
advances
preparing
functionalized
promoted
by
organocatalysts
metal‐based
catalysts.
magnified
image
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(29), P. 15735 - 15741
Published: July 18, 2023
Pd-catalyzed
cyclizative
functionalization
of
γ-hydroxyalkenes
affords
tetrahydrofuran
derivatives
via
a
key
5-exo-trig
oxypalladation
step.
Herein,
we
report
palladium(II)-catalyzed,
Selectfluor-mediated
formal
6-endo-trig
fluorocycloetherification
for
the
synthesis
functionalized
tetrahydropyrans.
Mechanistically,
an
σ-alkyl-Pd(II)
intermediate
resulting
from
process
is
isolated
and
characterized
by
X-ray
crystallographic
analysis.
Its
oxidation
with
Selectfluor
to
Pd(IV)
triggers
chemoselective
1,2-O/Pd(IV)
dyotropic
rearrangement
affording,
after
C-F
bond-forming
reductive
elimination,
tetrahydropyrans
concurrent
generation
tertiary
carbon-fluorine
bond.
The
occurrence
this
1,2-positional
interchange
further
evidenced
trapping
rearranged
quaternary
C(sp3)-Pd
bond
internal
nucleophile
that
materialized
development
Pd(II)-catalyzed
oxidative
bis-heterocyclization
alkenes.