Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Abstract
The
first
asymmetric
condensation
of
prochiral
silacyclohexanones
with
hydroxylamines
by
chiral
phosphoric
acid
catalysis
has
been
developed,
which
provides
a
facile
and
straightforward
protocol
for
the
enantioselective
construction
valuable
axially
silacyclohexylidene
oxime
ethers
that
are
otherwise
inaccessible.
Notably,
this
constitutes
rare
example
accessing
silacycles
featuring
axial
chirality.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(9), P. 4648 - 4673
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
summarizes
the
developments
of
X-type
silyl
ligands
for
transition-metal
catalysis,
elucidating
unique
features
σ-donating
ability
and
trans
-influence
silyl–metal
catalysts.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(17), P. 8546 - 8562
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Silicon-stereogenic
chiral
organosilanes
have
found
increasing
applications
in
synthetic
chemistry,
medicinal
and
materials
science.
In
this
context,
various
asymmetric
catalytic
methods
been
established
for
the
diverse
synthesis
of
silicon-stereogenic
silanes.
particular,
organocatalysis
is
emerging
as
an
important
complementary
tool
enantioselective
construction
silicon-stereocenters,
along
with
rapid
development
chiral-metal
catalyzed
protocols.
Its
advent
provides
a
powerful
platform
to
achieve
functionalized
structural
diversity,
should
lead
great
organosilicon
chemistry.
Tutorial
Review,
we
highlight
these
latest
achievements
from
two
aspects:
desymmetrizations
prochiral
tetraorganosilanes
dynamic
kinetic
transformations
racemic
by
employing
five
organocatalytic
activation
modes.
The
advantages,
limitations
value
each
protocol,
well
opportunities
still
open
further
exploration,
are
also
discussed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(7)
Published: Jan. 5, 2024
Abstract
A
Cu‐catalyzed
asymmetric
synthesis
of
silicon‐stereogenic
benzoxasiloles
has
been
realized
via
intramolecular
Si−O
coupling
[2‐(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]silanes.
Cu(I)/difluorphos
is
found
to
be
an
efficient
catalytic
system
for
enantioselective
Si−C
bond
cleavage
and
formation.
In
addition,
kinetic
resolution
racemic
substituted
[2‐(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]silanes
using
Cu(I)/
PyrOx
(pyridine‐oxazoline
ligands)
as
the
developed
afford
carbon‐
benzoxasiloles.
Ring‐opening
reactions
chiral
with
organolithiums
Grignard
reagents
yield
various
enantioenriched
functionalized
tetraorganosilanes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(37), P. 20646 - 20654
Published: Sept. 11, 2023
Chiral
organosilanes
are
valuable
chemical
entities
in
the
development
of
functional
organic
materials,
asymmetric
catalysis,
and
medicinal
chemistry.
As
an
important
strategy
for
constructing
chiral
organosilanes,
functionalization
Si-CAryl
bond
typically
relies
on
transition-metal
catalysis.
Herein,
we
present
efficient
method
atroposelective
synthesis
biaryl
siloxane
atropisomers
via
organocatalytic
Si-C
dinaphthosiloles
with
silanol
nucleophiles.
The
reaction
proceeds
through
protonation
simultaneous
cleavage/silanolysis
sequence
presence
a
newly
developed
Brønsted
acid
catalyst.
versatile
nature
streamlines
derivatization
axially
products
into
other
atropisomers,
thereby
expanding
applicability
this
method.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(49), P. 26747 - 26755
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
Herein,
we
report
a
cobalt-catalyzed
atroposelective
reductive
cross-coupling
of
racemic
heterobiaryl
tosylates
with
C(sp2)–X
type
electrophile.
Both
aryl
and
alkenyl
halides
are
competent
precursors
for
this
reaction,
providing
variety
heterobiaryls
as
the
products
in
highly
enantioselective
manner
high
functionality
tolerance.
The
related
asymmetric
arylation
alkenylation
discovered
to
proceed
divergent
mechanisms.
reaction
pathway
changes
from
kinetic
resolution
(KR)
when
bromides
iodides
bearing
strong
electron-withdrawing
substitution
on
para-position
employed
starting
materials
an
enantioconvergent
transformation
via
dynamic
KR
configurationally
labile
cobaltacycles
relatively
electron-rich
used.
change
mechanisms
turns
out
arise
relative
rates
two
competing
elementary
steps,
which
epimerization
cyclic
Co(I)
intermediates
their
trapping
by
coupling
electrophiles
C(sp2)-type
oxidative
addition.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(36)
Published: June 15, 2024
Axially
chiral
biaryl
δ-amino
acids
possess
significantly
different
conformational
properties
and
environment
from
centrally
amino
acids,
therefore,
have
drawn
considerable
attention
in
the
fields
of
synthetic
medicinal
chemistry.
Herein,
a
novel
phenanthroline-potassium
catalyst
has
been
developed
by
constructing
well-organized
axially
ligand
composed
one
1,10-phenanthroline
unit
two
1,1'-bi-2-naphthol
(BINOL)
units.
In
presence
this
catalyst,
good
to
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities
(up
99
%
yield,
98
:
2
er)
achieved
ring-opening
alcoholytic
dynamic
kinetic
resolution
variety
lactams,
thereby
providing
an
efficient
protocol
for
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
unnatural
acid
derivatives.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
ConspectusChiral
organosilicon
compounds
bearing
a
Si-stereogenic
center
have
attracted
increasing
attention
in
various
scientific
communities
and
appear
to
be
topic
of
high
current
relevance
modern
organic
chemistry,
given
their
versatile
utility
as
chiral
building
blocks,
reagents,
auxiliaries,
catalysts.
Historically,
access
these
non-natural
silanes
mainly
relies
on
resolution,
whereas
asymmetric
synthetic
methods
dramatically
lagged
compared
carbon
counterparts.
Over
the
past
two
decades,
transition-metal-catalyzed
desymmetrization
prochiral
organosilanes
has
emerged
an
effective
tool
for
synthesis
enantioenriched
silanes.
Despite
progress,
catalytic
reactions
usually
suffer
from
limited
substrate
scope,
poor
functional-group
tolerance,
low
enantioselectivity.
The
growing
demand
with
structural
diversity
continued
drive
development
new
practical
assembly
molecules.Five
years
ago,
our
research
group
embarked
project
aimed
at
developing
general
approach
that
can
unlock
functionalized
efficiency.
This
Account
describes
laboratory's
endeavor
exploration
dehydrogenative
Si–H/X–H
coupling
toward
features
(1)
readily
accessible
dihydrosilane
starting
materials;
(2)
diverse
X–H
(X═C,
N,
O,
etc.)
partners;
(3)
platform
transformable
monohydrosilane
products;
(4)
efficiency
atomic
economy.At
initial
stage
research,
biaryl
was
selected
model
conduct
enantioselective
intramolecular
C–H/Si–H
reaction.
Rh/Josiphos
system
found
early
this
process,
while
final
enantiocontrol
elusive.
Mechanistic
studies
indicated
rhodium
silyl
dihydride
complex
is
resting
state
cycle,
which
may
undergo
racemization
center.
Enlightened
by
mechanistic
investigations,
strategies,
tandem
alkene
hydrosilylation
strategy
bulky
alkene-assisted
strategy,
were
adopted
avoid
racemization,
delivering
corresponding
9-silafluorenes
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities.
Further
C(sp2)–H
or
C(sp3)–H
silylation
gave
series
five-,
six-
seven-membered
heterocycles
Next,
we
extended
reaction
intermolecular
version,
realizing
Si–H/C–H,
Si–H/O–H,
Si–H/N–H
variety
acyclic
monohydrosilanes,
ethers,
siloxanes,
silanols,
silazanes.
We
also
presented
endeavors
apply
resulting
compounds,
including
further
derivatization,
polymerization,
chiroptical
property
successfully
introduced
Si-stereocenters
into
bioactive
molecules,
polymers,
materials.
Lastly,
based
understanding
metal
species,
developed
type
ligand
applied
enable
atroposelective
anticipate
methodology,
insights,
studies,
will
not
only
inspire
chemistry
but
contribute
creation
novel
molecules
medicinal
materials
science.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 15, 2025
In
this
context,
we
report
a
nickel-catalyzed
dynamic
kinetic
asymmetric
reductive
arylation
of
aldehydes
with
racemic
heterobiaryl
triflates,
offering
series
axially
chiral
heterobiaryls
bearing
centrally
secondary
alcohol
moiety
in
highly
diastereo-
and
enantioselective
manner.
The
simultaneous
control
both
axial
central
stereogenic
elements
the
products
lies
stereoselective
nucleophilic
addition
configurationally
labile
hetereobiaryl
nickel
complex
to
formyl
group
aldehydes.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
Atropisomeric
biaryls
bearing
carbonyl
groups
have
attracted
increasing
attention
due
to
their
prevalence
in
diverse
bioactive
molecules
and
crucial
role
as
efficient
organo-catalysts
or
ligands
asymmetric
transformations.
However,
preparation
often
involves
tedious
multiple
steps,
the
direct
synthesis
via
carbonylation
has
scarcely
been
investigated.
Herein,
we
report
an
palladium-catalyzed
enantioconvergent
aminocarbonylation
of
racemic
heterobiaryl
triflates
with
amines
dynamic
kinetic
transformation
(DyKAT).
This
protocol
features
a
broad
substrate
scope
excellent
compatibility
for
rapid
construction
axially
chiral
amides
good
high
yields
enantioselectivities.
Detailed
mechanistic
investigations
discover
that
base
can
impede
intramolecular
hydrogen
bond-assisted
axis
rotation
products,
thus
allowing
success
achieve
enantioselectivity.
Moreover,
achieved
be
directly
utilized
N,N,N-pincer
copper-catalyzed
enantioselective
formation
C(sp3)-N
C(sp3)-P
bonds.
Axially
containing
not
only
exist
various
drug
candidates
but
also
serve
authors
transformation.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
43(3), P. 402 - 413
Published: Jan. 23, 2024
Rh(III)
complexes
[Rh(H)(X)(κ2-NSitBu2OPy)(L)]
(X
=
Cl,
L
PCy3,
2a;
PHtBu2,
2b;
X
OTf,
3a;
3b)
(NSitBu2OPy
4-methylpyridin-2-yloxy-ditertbutylsilyl)
have
been
prepared
and
characterized
by
means
of
elemental
analysis
nuclear
magnetic
resonance
(NMR)
spectroscopy.
The
solid-state
structures
2a,
2b,
3a
determined
X-ray
diffraction
studies.
Computational
analyses
the
bonding
situation
these
species
evidence
electron-sharing
nature
Rh–Si
bond
significant
role
electrostatic
component
in
interaction
between
transition
metal
fragment
[Rh(H)(PR3)(X)]•
[NSitBu2OPy]•
ligand.
In
addition,
a
comparative
study
activity
3a,
3b,
related
iridium
as
catalysts
for
hydrogenation
olefins
has
performed.
best
catalytic
results
obtained
when
using
with
triflate
PCy3
ligands,
catalyst.
density
functional
theory
studies
show
that
formation
alkane
is
thermodynamically
favored
rate-limiting
step
corresponds
to
hydrogen
activation,
which
takes
place
via
σ-complex-assisted
metathesis
mechanism.