Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(96), P. 14204 - 14207
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Nickel-catalyzed
stereospecific
reductive
cross-coupling
of
vinyl
chlorosilanes
with
chiral
biaryl
electrophiles
for
the
synthesis
axially
organosilanes.
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.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(7)
Published: Jan. 8, 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.
Copper-mediated
radiolabelling
has
revolutionised
how
(hetero)aromatic
imaging
agents
are
prepared
for
positron
emission
tomography
(PET).
Despite
advancements,
this
radiochemistry
fails
to
address
critical
stability,
reactivity,
and
toxicity
concerns
encountered
in
many
labelling
systems,
which
paramount
safely
reproducibly
generating
patient
radiomedicines.
To
overcome
these
limitations,
a
copper-mediated
11C-cyanation
reaction
is
presented
that
leverages
heptamethyltrisiloxanes
as
(hetero)aryl
nucleophiles.
Rapid
ipso-radiocyanation
occurs
conversions
surpass
related
precursors
while
offering
stability
advantages.
Preliminary
mechanistic
data
suggests
difluoro(methyl)aryl
silane
may
be
generated
prior
transmetallation.
Multiple
bioactive
scaffolds
relevant
(pre)clinical
PET
were
labelled
showcase
the
broader
significance
of
protocol,
including
an
automated
radiosynthesis
-opioid
receptor
antagonist
currently
under
clinical
investigation.
Overall,
adopting
aryl
will
augment
radiochemical
space
support
production
nuclear
medicines.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(19), P. 10344 - 10344
Published: Sept. 26, 2024
Chiral
pincer
complexes,
characterized
by
their
rigid
tridentate
coordination
framework,
have
emerged
as
powerful
catalysts
in
asymmetric
synthesis.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
overview
of
recent
advancements
the
development
chiral
pincer-type
ligands
and
corresponding
transition
metal
complexes.
We
highlight
latest
progress
application
across
range
catalytic
reactions,
including
(transfer)
hydrogenation
polar
non-polar
bonds,
hydrophosphination,
alkynylation,
Friedel-Crafts
enantioselective
reductive
cyclization
alkynyl-tethered
cyclohexadienones,
hydrosilylation,
well
Aza–Morita–Baylis–Hillman
reactions.
The
structural
rigidity
tunability
complexes
enable
precise
control
over
stereoselectivity,
resulting
high
enantioselectivity
efficiency
complex
molecular
transformations.
As
field
advances,
innovations
ligand
design
exploration
new
centers
are
expected
to
expand
scope
utility
these
catalysts,
bearing
significant
implications
for
synthesis
enantioenriched
compounds
pharmaceuticals,
materials
science,
beyond.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
Carbon-silicon-switch
strategy,
replacing
one
specific
carbon
atom
in
organic
molecules
with
a
silicon,
has
garnered
significant
interest
for
developing
new
functional
molecules.
However,
the
influence
of
reaction
regarding
its
selectivity
and
reactivity
by
carbon-silicon-switch
strategy
far
less
been
investigated.
Here
we
discover
an
unusual
effect
enantioselective
construction
silicon-stereogenic
center.
It
is
found
that
there
change
desymmetrization
silacyclohexadienones
using
asymmetric
conjugate
addition
or
oxidative
Heck
aryl/alkyl
nucleophiles
when
compared
their
analogues
cyclohexadienones.
Specifically,
leads
to
reversal
enantioselectivity
arylzinc
as
nucleophile
same
chiral
catalyst,
results
totally
different
arylboronic
acid
nucleophile.
Control
experiments
density
theory
(DFT)
calculations
have
shown
comes
from
unique
stereoelectronic
feature
silicon.
Silicon
incorporated
into
place
under
principle
that,
given
they
belong
periodic
group,
could
be
similar.
Here,
authors
perform
desymmetrizations
on
silacyclohexenone
analogue,
two
substrates
yielding
opposite
enantiomers,
showing
our
understanding
similarities
atoms
incomplete.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(36)
Published: June 15, 2024
Abstract
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.