Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 11, 2024
Catalytic
asymmetric
conjugate
additions
of
carbon
nucleophiles
have
emerged
as
a
potent
tool
for
constructing
multi-stereogenic
molecules
with
precise
stereochemical
control.
This
review
explores
the
concept
diastereodivergence
in
such
reactions,
focusing
on
strategies
to
achieve
selective
access
diverse
diastereomeric
products
upon
carbon-carbon
bond
formation.
Drawing
from
rich
array
examples,
we
delve
into
key
approaches
controlling
outcome
these
transformations,
including
alteration
alkene
geometry,
fine-tuning
reaction
parameters,
synergistic
catalysis,
and
isomerization
adducts.
Additionally,
highlight
iterative
additions,
showcasing
their
potential
diastereodivergent
synthesis
methyl-branched
stereocenters
1,3-relationships.
By
presenting
concentrated
overview
this
significant
topic,
aims
provide
valuable
insights
design
execution
stereodivergent
catalytic
offering
new
avenues
advancing
stereoselective
structural
diversity
organic
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(13), P. 9241 - 9251
Published: March 19, 2024
Much
attention
has
been
focused
on
the
catalytic
asymmetric
creation
of
single
chiral
centers
or
two
adjacent
stereocenters.
However,
construction
nonadjacent
stereocenters
is
significant
importance
but
challenging
because
lack
remote
induction
models.
Herein,
based
a
C═C
bond
relay
strategy,
we
report
synergistic
Pd/Cu-catalyzed
1,5-double
model.
All
four
stereoisomers
target
products
bearing
1,5-nonadjacent
involving
both
allenyl
axial
and
central
chirality
could
be
obtained
divergently
by
simply
changing
combination
catalysts
with
different
configurations.
Control
experiments
DFT
calculations
reveal
novel
mechanism
1,5-oxidative
addition,
contra-thermodynamic
η3-allyl
palladium
shift,
conjugate
nucleophilic
substitution,
which
play
crucial
roles
in
control
reactivity,
regio-,
enantio-,
diastereoselectivity.
It
expected
that
this
strategy
may
provide
general
protocol
for
synthesis
structural
motifs
distant
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(21)
Published: March 21, 2024
Abstract
The
construction
of
two
distal
stereocenters
through
a
single
catalytic
process
is
great
interest
in
organic
synthesis.
While
there
are
some
successful
reports
regarding
stereodivergent
preparation
1,3‐
or
1,4‐stereocenters,
the
more
challenged
1,5‐nonadjacent
have
never
been
achieved
fashion.
Herein
we
describe
synergistic
palladium/copper
catalysis
for
1,4‐difunctionalization
reactions
1,3‐dienes,
providing
access
to
quaternary
stereocenters.
Because
each
catalysts
separately
controlled
one
newly
formed
stereocenters,
synthesis
all
four
diastereomers
products
could
readily
be
simply
by
choosing
an
appropriate
combination
chiral
catalysts.
Experimental
and
computational
studies
supported
mechanism
involving
Heck/Tsuji–Trost
cascade
reaction,
origins
stereoselectivity
were
elucidated.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(35)
Published: May 16, 2024
Abstract
The
construction
of
chiral
motifs
containing
nonadjacent
stereocenters
in
an
enantio‐
and
diastereoselective
manner
has
long
been
a
challenging
task
synthetic
chemistry,
especially
with
respect
to
their
stereodivergent
synthesis.
Herein,
we
describe
protocol
that
enables
the
1,5/1,7‐nonadjacent
tetrasubstituted
through
Pd/Cu‐cocatalyzed
Heck
cascade
reaction.
Notably,
C=C
bond
relay
strategy
involving
shift
π‐allyl
palladium
intermediate
was
successfully
applied
asymmetric
1,7‐nonadjacent
stereocenters.
current
method
allows
for
efficient
preparation
molecules
bearing
two
privileged
scaffolds,
oxindoles
non‐natural
α‐amino
acids,
good
functional
group
tolerance.
full
complement
four
stereoisomers
products
could
be
readily
accessed
by
simple
combination
metal
catalysts
different
enantiomers.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
The
absolute
and
relative
configurations
of
bioactive
chiral
molecules
are
typically
relevant
to
their
biological
properties.
It
is
thus
highly
important
desirable
construct
all
possible
stereoisomers
a
lead
candidate
or
given
natural
compound.
Synergistic
dual
catalysis
has
been
recognized
as
reliable
synthetic
strategy
for
variety
predictable
stereodivergent
transformations.
Despite
the
impressive
progress
made
in
this
field,
carbon-carbon
bond-formation
reactions
involving
stabilized
nucleophiles
remain
elusive.
Herein,
we
report
an
iridium-
magnesium-catalyzed
one-pot
sequential
allylic
alkylation/nucleophilic
alkylation
cascade
process
synthesis
four
3,3'-disubstituted
oxindoles
through
three-component
reaction.
A
diverse
array
products
readily
prepared
with
high
functional
group
compatibility
good
yields
excellent
diastereo-
enantioselectivities.
Subsequently,
total
spirooxindole
alkaloid
trigolutes
B
D
accomplished
concise
unified
route
using
same
set
starting
materials.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(27), P. 5788 - 5793
Published: June 27, 2024
Stereocontrolled
oxa-Michael
additions
are
challenging,
given
the
high
reversibility
of
process,
which
ultimately
leads
to
racemization
newly
formed
stereocenters.
When
iron-catalyzed
borrowing
hydrogen
from
allylic
alcohols
was
combined
with
a
stereocontrolled
organocatalytic
addition,
wide
array
chiral
tetrahydropyrans
were
efficiently
prepared.
The
reaction
could
be
performed
in
diastereoselective
manner
pre-existing
stereocenters
or
enantioselectively
achiral
substrates.
key
success
reactivity
iron
complex,
selective
for
alcohol
dehydrogenation
and
irreversibly
led
final
product.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(26), P. 10135 - 10145
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
stereodivergent
synthesis
of
chiral
ζ-hydroxy
amino
esters
containing
1,6-stereocenters
and
a
unique
β,γ-unsaturation
was
developed
through
asymmetric
Cu/Ru
relay
catalysis
to
conduct
the
borrowing
hydrogenation/1,6-Michael
addition
protocol.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 2, 2025
Current
synthetic
transformations
occur
readily
with
starting
materials
that
possess
both
innate
reactivity
and
steric
accessibility
or
functional-group-oriented
reactivity.
However,
achieving
reactions
inactive
feedstock
substrates
remains
significantly
challenging
normally
requires
cumbersome
prior
functional
group
manipulations.
Herein,
we
report
an
unprecedented
example
of
catalytic
asymmetric
1,3-dipolar
cycloaddition
azomethine
ylides
nonactivated
alkenes
enabled
by
copper/ruthenium
relay
catalysis.
Key
to
the
success
is
temporary
activation
strategy
initiated
oxidative
dehydrogenation
inert
allylic
alcohols
into
electron-demanding
reversed
highly
reactive
enones,
which
triggers
ensuing
Cu-catalyzed
followed
reductive
hydrogenation
deliver
functionalized
chiral
pyrrolidines
construction
two
C-C
bonds
four
well-defined
stereogenic
centers
in
atom-/step-economical
redox-neutral
manner.
This
method
features
mild
reaction
conditions,
operational
simplicity,
broad
substrate
scope
also
characterized
formal
dynamic
kinetic
resolution.
Mechanistic
studies
control
experiments
supported
a
typical
borrowing-hydrogen
cascade
orthogonally
merged
revealed
superiority
reliability
catalysis
are
controlled
release
but
unstable
enones
impede
undesired
polymerization.
It
should
be
noted
up
stereoisomers
otherwise
inaccessible
cyclobutanes
could
prepared
through
concise
late-stage
elaborations.
Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 151 - 151
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
A
novel
sequential
one-pot
bimetallic
catalytic
system
combining
Fe(III)-catalyzed
alkynylation
and
a
Rh(I)-catalyzed
[2+2+2]
reaction
was
successfully
developed.
The
σ-Lewis
acid
properties
of
iron
(III)
the
π-Lewis
rhodium
(I)
catalysts
were
unified
in
an
unprecedented
intermolecular
alkynylation/cyclotrimerization
process.
Using
this
unique
Fe/Rh
relay
system,
variety
benzo
pyrridinoisoindolinone
derivatives
obtained
under
mild
conditions
from
easily
available
N-(propargyl)
hydroxy
aminals,
as
simplest
N-acyliminium
ion
precursors,
several
alkynes.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
An
enantioselective
manganese(I)-catalyzed
formal
anti-Markovnikov
hydroalkoxylation
of
racemic
allylic
alcohols
has
been
developed
using
a
chiral
N6-type
macrocyclic
ligand,
affording
wide
range
γ-alkoxypropyl
in
high
isolated
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities.
The
synthetic
utility
this
protocol
was
further
proven
by
gram-scale
synthesis
γ-alkoxypropanol
3n
and
derivatization
3a
to
drug
molecule,
(S)-dapoxetine,
for
the
treatment
premature
ejaculation
erectile
dysfunction.
Mechanistic
studies
support
that
reaction
proceeds
via
hydrogen-borrowing
cascade
pathway.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 25, 2025
Among
numerous
fluorine-containing
molecules,
chiral
gem-difluoroethylenes
(C═CF2)
exhibited
unique
properties
in
agrochemicals,
pharmaceuticals,
and
materials
science.
However,
the
general
synthetic
methods
were
limited
to
functionalization/defluorination
of
trifluoromethylalkenes.
Here,
we
disclose
a
new
type
difluoroethylenyl
reagent,
α,α-difluoro
allylsulfones,
which
allows
highly
enantioselective
Cu-catalyzed
desulfonylative
SN2′
substitution
with
benzylideneamino
esters.
This
protocol
presents
novel
strategy
for
construction
diversified
α-quaternary
amino
acid
derivatives
containing
gem-difluoroethylene
moiety
excellent
results
(up
86%
yield,
generally
90–98%
ee).
The
ease
synthesis
applications
this
protocol,
transformations
products
revealed
potential
utility
chemistry.