Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(19), P. 4887 - 4894
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
work
describes
a
dual
catalytic
system
for
selective
synthesis
of
α-allyl-1,3-ketoaldehydes
and
α-vinyl-1,4-ketoaldehydes
through
cascade
reactions
hydroxyl
substituted
aromatic
enaminones
with
cyclopropenes
under
zinc
promoted
conditions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(30)
Published: May 31, 2023
Abstract
Cyclopropene
hydrofunctionalization
has
been
a
promising
strategy
for
accessing
multi‐substituted
cyclopropanes;
however,
cyclopropene
hydroalkylation
remains
underdeveloped.
Herein,
we
report
low‐valent
CoH‐catalyzed
facial‐selective
to
access
cyclopropanes.
This
reaction
exhibits
broad
substrate
scope
of
alkyl
halides
and
cyclopropenes
tolerates
many
functional
groups.
Moderate‐to‐good
facial‐selectivity
is
obtained
without
any
directing
Mechanism
studies
provide
evidence
that
radicals
are
generated
from
irreversible
CoH
insertion
responsible
the
facial‐selectivity.
Our
preliminary
exploration
demonstrates
asymmetric
can
be
realized
conspicuous
auxiliary
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(36)
Published: June 19, 2023
We
describe
a
copper
catalyst
that
promotes
the
addition
of
phosphines
to
cyclopropenes
at
ambient
temperature.
A
range
cyclopropylphosphines
bearing
different
steric
and
electronic
properties
can
now
be
accessed
in
high
yields
enantioselectivities.
Enrichment
phosphorus
stereocenters
is
also
demonstrated
via
Dynamic
Kinetic
Asymmetric
Transformation
(DyKAT)
process.
combined
experimental
theoretical
mechanistic
study
supports
an
elementary
step
featuring
insertion
Cu
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(28), P. 18892 - 18898
Published: July 5, 2024
Herein,
we
designed
a
reaction
for
the
desymmetrization-addition
of
cyclopropenes
to
imines
by
leveraging
synergy
between
photoredox
and
asymmetric
cobalt
catalysis.
This
protocol
facilitated
synthesis
series
chiral
functionalized
cyclopropanes
with
high
yield,
enantioselectivity,
diastereoselectivity
(44
examples,
up
93%
yield
>99%
ee).
A
possible
mechanism
involving
cyclopropene
desymmetrization
Co-H
species
imine
addition
Co-alkyl
was
proposed.
study
provides
novel
route
important
extends
frontier
metallaphotoredox
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.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(40)
Published: Aug. 18, 2023
Herein,
a
copper(I)-catalyzed
asymmetric
hydrophosphination
of
3,3-disubstituted
cyclopropenes
is
reported.
It
provides
series
phosphine
derivatives
in
high
to
excellent
diastereo-
and
enantioselectivities.
The
methodology
enjoys
broad
substrate
scope
on
both
diarylphosphines.
stereoselectivity
attributed
the
stability
Cu(I)-(R,R)-QUINOXP*
complex
presence
stoichiometric
HPPh2
produced
phosphines,
high-performance
induction
complex.
Finally,
method
used
for
synthesis
new
chiral
phosphine-olefin
compounds
built
cyclopropane
skeleton,
one
which
serves
as
wonderful
ligand
Rh-catalyzed
conjugate
addition
phenylboronic
acid
various
α,β-unsaturated
compounds.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(40), P. 22122 - 22134
Published: Sept. 25, 2023
A
nickel
hydride-catalyzed
regio-
and
enantioselective
hydroalkylation
reaction
was
developed
to
give
access
a
library
of
chiral
β-
or
γ-branched
aromatic
N-heterocycles.
This
intriguing
asymmetric
transformation
features
excellent
selectivities,
step-
atom-economies,
generating
two
kinds
products
through
one
synthetic
strategy.
Furthermore,
the
possible
mechanism
extensively
investigated
using
numerous
control
experiments
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(20)
Published: March 13, 2023
A
method
for
the
asymmetric
construction
of
functionalized
acyclic
all-carbon
quaternary
stereocenters
and
1,3-nonadjacent
stereoelements
has
been
developed
via
organo/metal
dual
catalyzed
allenylic
substitution
branched
linear
aldehydes,
by
developing
an
unknown
secondary-secondary
diamine
as
enabling
organocatalyst.
Although
it
is
believed
that
diamines
are
difficult
to
be
used
organocatalysts
in
catalysis,
this
study
demonstrates
such
can
successfully
combined
with
a
metal
catalyst
catalysis.
Our
enables
two
important
classes
motifs
which
were
previously
access,
axially
chiral
allene-containing
bearing
allenyl
axial
chirality
central
chirality,
good
yields
high
enantio-
diastereoselectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(27), P. 14573 - 14580
Published: June 30, 2023
Chiral
N-cyclopropyl
pyrazoles
and
structurally
related
heterocycles
are
prepared
using
an
earth-abundant
copper
catalyst
under
mild
reaction
conditions
with
high
regio-,
diastereo-,
enantiocontrol.
The
observed
N2:N1
regioselectivity
favors
the
more
hindered
nitrogen
of
pyrazole.
Experimental
DFT
studies
support
a
unique
mechanism
that
features
five-centered
aminocupration.