Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 7, 2025
Abstract
Enantioenriched
α‐aminoketones
serve
as
important
substructures
in
life
science
and
precursors
for
the
synthesis
of
diverse
value‐added
targets
organic
biochemistry.
However,
direct
access
to
enantioenriched
from
simple
readily
available
starting
materials
remains
a
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
an
unprecedented
nickel‐catalyzed
asymmetric
cross‐coupling
protocol
α‐
N
‐heteroaryl
ketones
alkenes
enamines
presence
carbon
monoxide
surrogate.
The
success
this
reaction
relies
on
sorting
two
different
along
with
control
regio‐
enantioselectivity.
This
reductive‐oxidative
carbonylation
unactivated
featuring
use
surrogate
allows
gas‐free
streamlined
assembly
distinct
alkenes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(7), P. 3869 - 3874
Published: Feb. 8, 2023
Herein,
we
disclose
an
interrupted
deaminative
Ni-catalyzed
chain-walking
strategy
that
forges
sp3-sp3
architectures
at
remote,
yet
previously
unfunctionalized,
methylene
sp3
C-H
sites
enabled
by
the
presence
of
native
amides.
This
protocol
is
characterized
its
mild
conditions
and
wide
scope,
including
challenging
substrate
combinations.
Site-selectivity
can
be
dictated
a
judicious
choice
ligand,
thus
offering
opportunity
to
enable
bond
formations
are
otherwise
inaccessible
in
conventional
events.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(3), P. 1753 - 1759
Published: Jan. 9, 2024
Herein,
we
report
the
direct
carboxylation
of
unactivated
secondary
alkyl
bromides
enabled
by
merger
photoredox
and
nickel
catalysis,
a
previously
inaccessible
endeavor
in
arena.
Site-selectivity
is
dictated
kinetically
controlled
insertion
CO2
at
initial
C(sp3)–Br
site
rapid
formation
Ni(I)–alkyl
species,
thus
avoiding
undesired
β-hydride
elimination
chain-walking
processes.
Preliminary
mechanistic
experiments
reveal
subtleties
stereoelectronic
effects
for
guiding
reactivity
site-selectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(22)
Published: March 30, 2023
Enantioenriched
α-tertiary-α-aminoacid
and
α-chiral-β-aminoacid
derivatives
play
an
important
role
in
biological
science
pharmaceutical
chemistry.
Thus,
the
development
of
methods
for
their
synthesis
is
highly
valuable
yet
remains
challenging.
Herein,
unprecedented
catalyst-controlled
regiodivergent
enantioselective
formal
hydroamination
N,N-disubstituted
acrylamides
with
aminating
agents
has
been
developed,
accessing
enantioenriched
α-tertiary-α-aminolactam
α-chiral-β-aminoamide
derivatives.
Sterically-disfavored
electronically-disfavored
electron-deficient
alkenes
have
successfully
tuned
using
different
transition
metals
chiral
ligands.
Notably,
extremely
hindered
aliphatic
were
synthesized
by
Cu-H
catalyzed
asymmetric
C-N
bond
forming
tertiary
alkyl
species.
accessed
Ni-H
anti-Markovnikov-selective
hydroaminations
alkenes.
This
set
reactions
tolerates
a
wide
range
functional
groups
to
deliver
diverse
good
yields
high
levels
enantioselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(44)
Published: Sept. 14, 2023
Herein,
an
electrochemically
driven
NiH-catalyzed
reductive
coupling
of
alkyl
halides
and
alkenes
for
the
construction
Csp3
-Csp3
bonds
is
firstly
reported.
Notably,
serve
dual
function
as
substrates
hydrogen
sources
to
generate
NiH
species
under
electrochemical
conditions.
The
tunable
nature
this
reaction
realized
by
introducing
intramolecular
coordinating
group
substrate,
where
product
can
be
easily
adjusted
give
desired
branched
products.
method
proceeds
mild
conditions,
exhibits
a
broad
substrate
scope,
affords
moderate
excellent
yields
with
over
70
examples,
including
late-stage
modification
natural
products
drug
derivatives.
Mechanistic
insights
offer
evidence
process.
sp3
-carbon-halogen
activated
through
single
electron
transfer
(SET)
nickel
catalyst
in
its
low
valence
state,
generated
cathodic
reduction,
generation
from
pivotal
transformation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(26)
Published: April 15, 2024
In
contrast
to
the
kinetically
favored
outward
isomerization-hydrocarbonylation
of
alkenes,
disfavored
inward
alkenes
remains
an
important
challenge.
Herein,
we
have
developed
a
novel
and
effective
palladium-catalyzed
isomerization-hydroaminocarbonylation
unactivated
aniline
hydrochlorides
for
formation
synthetically
valuable
α-aryl
carboxylic
amides
in
high
yields
site-selectivities.
The
efficiency
reaction
is
attributed
relay
catalysis
strategy,
which
Markovnikov-favored
[PdH]-P
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 6, 2024
Abstract
General,
catalytic
and
enantioselective
construction
of
chiral
α,α
-dialkyl
indoles
represents
an
important
yet
challenging
objective
to
be
developed.
Herein
we
describe
a
cobalt
catalyzed
anti-
Markovnikov
alkene
hydroalkylation
via
the
remote
stereocontrol
for
synthesis
other
N
-heterocycles.
This
asymmetric
C(sp
3
)−C(sp
)
coupling
features
high
flexibility
in
introducing
diverse
set
alkyl
groups
at
α
-position
The
utility
this
methodology
has
been
demonstrated
by
late-stage
functionalization
drug
molecules,
bioactive
natural
products
functional
materials,
identification
class
molecules
exhibiting
anti-apoptosis
activities
UVB-irradiated
HaCaT
cells.
Ligands
play
vital
role
controlling
reaction
regioselectivity.
Changing
ligand
from
bi-dentate
L6
tridentate
L12
enables
CoH-catalyzed
hydroalkylation.
Mechanistic
studies
disclose
that
involves
migratory
insertion
process
while
MHAT
process.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(25), P. 17140 - 17149
Published: June 12, 2024
Enantioselective
three-component
difunctionalization
of
alkenes
with
boron
reagents
represents
an
attractive
strategy
for
assembling
three-dimensional
chiral
organoboron
compounds.
However,
regio-
and
enantiocontrol
comprise
the
pivot
challenges
in
these
transformations,
which
predominantly
require
use
activated
conjugated
alkenes.
Herein,
by
utilizing
various
carbonyl
directing
groups,
including
amides,
sulfinamides,
ketones,
esters,
we
succeed
realizing
a
nickel-catalyzed
1,2-borylalkynylation
unactivated
to
enable
simultaneous
incorporation
entity
sp-fragment
across
double
bond.
The
products
contain
boryl,
alkynyl,
functional
groups
orthogonal
synthetic
reactivities,
offering
three
handles
further
derivatization
access
valuable
intermediates.
utility
this
ligand-enabled
asymmetric
protocol
has
been
highlighted
through
late-stage
decoration
drug-relevant
molecules.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(29), P. 13071 - 13078
Published: July 13, 2022
Despite
the
frequent
occurrence
of
γ-branched
amines
in
bioactive
molecules,
direct
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
this
structural
motif
containing
a
remote
stereocenter
remains
an
important
synthetic
challenge.
Here,
we
report
amide-directed,
rhodium-catalyzed
highly
diastereo-
and
enantioselective
hydroboration
unactivated
internal
alkenes.
This
method
provided
facile
access
to
enantioenriched
β,γ-vicinal
stereocenters.
The
application
strategy
molecules
was
demonstrated.
Computational
studies
indicated
that
migratory
insertion
alkene
into
rhodium
hydride
controls
enantioselectivity.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 4409 - 4420
Published: March 17, 2023
Transition
metal-catalyzed
remote
hydrofunctionalization
of
alkenes
is
an
efficient
method
to
realize
C(sp3)–H
functionalization.
However,
with
unactivated
amines
and
alcohols
has
not
been
successfully
developed
date.
Herein,
we
report
nickel-catalyzed
hydroamination
hydroetherification
alcohols,
accessing
a
series
gem-diamine
N,O-acetal
derivatives
in
good
high
yields
(up
93%)
exclusive
regioselectivities.
The
mechanistic
investigations
DFT
computations
indicated
that
the
use
2-iodo-2-methylpropane
(tBuI)
as
both
mild
hydride
source
radical
precursor
was
essential
afford
functionalized
products.
This
research
work
provides
install
amino
or
alkoxyl
group
at
position
far
from
double
bond
alkenes.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(15), P. 10041 - 10047
Published: July 18, 2023
Transition-metal-catalyzed
remote
hydrofunctionalization
of
alkenes
remains
an
efficient
but
challenging
protocol
in
chemical
synthesis.
Herein,
we
reported
a
ligand-controlled,
directing-group-assisted
strategy
to
promote
NiH-catalyzed
site-selective
(α,
β,
or
γ)
hydroamination
unactivated
with
weakly
coordinating
amide
groups.
The
key
success
lies
the
employment
proper
yet
commercially
available
bidentate
nitrogen-containing
ligands,
which
enables
delivery
1,1-,
1,2-,
and
1,3-diamines
good-to-excellent
regioselectivity
starting
from
same
substrates.
A
broad
range
O-benzoylhydroxylamine
electrophiles
different
functional
groups
can
be
installed
via
Ni
migration
nonmigration.
Moreover,
these
predicable
positionally
selective
protocols
provide
method
for
enantioselective
synthesis
highly
valued
1,2-diamines
(via
aliphatic
C–H
amination)
1,3-diamines.