Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 1097 - 1105
Published: Dec. 19, 2023
Bridgehead-modified
norbornene
has
a
significant
impact
on
the
geometries
of
meta
-C–H
activation
transition
states
and
main
factors
regulating
mono-
di-
-selectivity.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(9), P. 1813 - 1818
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
Herein,
we
present
a
novel
Catellani-type
reaction
that
employed
aryl-thianthrenium
salts
as
aryl
substrates
to
trigger
the
subsequent
palladium/norbornene
cooperatively
catalyzed
progress.
This
strategy
can
achieve
site-selective
C–H
difunctionalization
of
compounds
without
directing
groups
or
known
initiating
reagent.
A
series
functionalized
syntheses
bioactive
molecules
further
demonstrated
potential
this
strategy.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(14), P. 9512 - 9518
Published: March 29, 2024
1,2-Azaborines,
a
unique
class
of
BN-isosteres
benzene,
have
attracted
great
interest
across
several
fields.
While
significant
advancements
been
made
in
the
postfunctionalization
1,2-azaborines,
challenges
still
exist
for
selective
functionalization
C4
position
and
access
to
1,2-azaborines
with
five
or
six
independently
installed
substituents.
Here
we
report
rapid
modular
method
C3
difunctionalization
using
palladium/norbornene
(Pd/NBE)
cooperative
catalysis.
Enabled
by
C2
amide-substituted
NBE,
diverse
3-iodo-1,2-azaborines
can
be
used
as
substrates,
showing
broad
functional
group
tolerance.
Besides
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(12), P. 3333 - 3340
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
We
report
a
Pd/NBE
cooperative
catalyzed
ortho
C–H
methylation
and
trideuteromethylation
of
arylthianthrenium
salts,
enabling
the
efficient
synthesis
wide
variety
(trideutero)methylated
arenes
in
moderate
to
good
yields.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(10), P. 7762 - 7770
Published: May 3, 2024
The
4-aryl-2-pyridone
scaffold
is
considered
to
be
a
privileged
pharmacophore.
Diversity-oriented
synthesis
of
its
derivatives
pressing
demand
within
the
field
medicinal
chemistry.
Herein,
we
report
site-selective
C–H
arylation
2-pyridones
via
palladium/norbornene
cooperative
catalysis.
success
this
research
based
on
nucleophilicity
and
metalation
properties
exhibited
by
C5
position
in
2-pyridones,
an
activated
norbornene
that
was
employed
capture
C5-palladation
intermediate
transfer
it
C4
position,
resulting
highly
specific
at
position.
This
methodology
showcases
remarkable
compatibility
with
readily
available
aryl
bromides,
enabling
efficient
diverse
range
functional
scaffolds
(46
examples)
notable
site
selectivity,
which
will
very
useful
drug
discovery.
Furthermore,
approach
successfully
utilized
for
economically
viable
perlolidine
analogues.
Density
theory
calculations
revealed
preference
bond
activation
2-pyridones.
In
addition,
insights
into
mechanism
suggest
oxidative
addition
reductive
elimination
bromides
are
crucial
steps
conversion.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(41)
Published: July 9, 2024
In
this
work,
we
describe
an
efficient
and
modular
method
for
enantiodivergent
accessing
P(V)-stereogenic
molecules
by
utilizing
the
catalytic
atroposelective
Catellani-type
C-H
arylation/desymmetric
intramolecular
N-arylation
cascade
reaction.
The
enantioselectivity
of
protocol
was
proved
to
be
tuned
polarity
solvent,
thus
providing
a
wide
range
both
chiral
enantiomers
in
moderate
good
yields
with
excellent
enantiomeric
excesses.
Noteworthy
is
that
strategy
developed
herein
represents
unprecedented
example
solvent-dictated
inversion
compounds.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 11, 2025
Abstract
While
the
palladium/norbornene
(Pd/NBE)
cooperative
catalysis
has
become
increasingly
useful
for
arene
functionalization,
its
substrate
scope
been
mainly
restricted
to
reactive
aryl
iodides
and
bromides.
Despite
being
a
more
available
attractive
feedstock,
common
chlorides
have
not
used
as
substrates
Pd/NBE
catalysis.
Herein,
we
report
first
general
Pd/NBE‐catalyzed
vicinal
difunctionalization
of
chlorides.
Enabled
by
combination
secondary‐amide‐substituted
NBEs
XPhos
ligand,
diverse
can
now
undergo
successful
ortho
alkylation,
amination,
acylation
with
different
ipso
terminations,
including
olefination,
hydrogenation,
alkynylation.
To
show
utility
this
method,
late‐stage
derivatizations
complex
bioactive
compounds
sequential
functionalizations
polyhaloarenes
achieved.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 11, 2025
While
the
palladium/norbornene
(Pd/NBE)
cooperative
catalysis
has
become
increasingly
useful
for
arene
functionalization,
its
substrate
scope
been
mainly
restricted
to
reactive
aryl
iodides
and
bromides.
Despite
being
a
more
available
attractive
feedstock,
common
chlorides
have
not
used
as
substrates
Pd/NBE
catalysis.
Herein
we
report
first
general
Pd/NBE-catalyzed
vicinal
difunctionalization
of
chlorides.
Enabled
by
combination
secondary-amide-substituted
NBEs
XPhos
ligand,
diverse
can
now
undergo
successful
ortho
alkylation,
amination,
acylation
with
different
ipso
terminations,
including
olefination,
hydrogenation,
alkynylation.
To
show
utility
this
method,
late-stage
derivatizations
complex
bioactive
compounds
sequential
functionalizations
polyhaloarenes
achieved.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
A
palladium/norbornene
(NBE)-catalyzed
2-fold
C-H/C-X
coupling
reaction
of
aryl
iodides
is
reported.
Bromine-substituted
benzimidazoles
were
chosen
as
electrophilic
and
termination
reagents,
the
versatile
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbon
products
successfully
obtained.
The
strategy
overcomes
challenge
catalyst
poisoning
by
heterocyclic
substrates.
In
addition,
imidazole
moiety
in
product
endowed
with
a
localization
role,
thus
enabling
compounds
to
be
applied
wider
synthetic
scenario,
fluorescence
persisted.
Furthermore,
bioactivity
evaluation
has
identified
three
promising
leading
3b,
4e,
4i.