Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(39)
Published: June 26, 2024
Abstract
Non‐directed
regioselective
activation
of
bis(boronic
esters),
followed
by
functionalization,
is
reported.
A
bulky
activator
shown
to
selectively
activate
the
less
hindered
boronic
ester
enabling
it
undergo
stereospecific
cross‐coupling
a
variety
electrophiles.
This
steric‐based
regioselectivity
provides
simple
and
efficient
method
prepare
highly
functionalized,
enantiomerically
enriched
products
starting
from
alkenes.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Feb. 4, 2025
Asymmetric
multicomponent
reactions
that
aim
to
control
multiple
chiral
centers
with
high
selectivity
in
a
single
step
remain
an
on-gonging
challenge.
The
realm
of
enantioselective
radical-polar
crossover
transformation
achieved
through
C-H
Functionalization
has
yet
be
fully
explored.
Herein,
we
present
successful
description
photoredox/Cr-catalyzed
three-component
(hetero)arylalkylation
1,3-dienes
functionalization.
A
diverse
array
homoallylic
alcohols
could
obtained
good
excellent
yields,
accompanied
by
outstanding
enantioselectivity.
asymmetric
build
two
simultaneously
and
demonstrates
broad
substrate
tolerance,
accommodating
various
drug-derived
aldehydes,
(hetero)aromatics,
1,3-diene
derivatives.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
indicate
the
involvement
radical
intermediate,
allylic
chromium
species
reacting
aliphatic
aromatic
aldehydes
Zimmerman–Traxler
transition
states
enabled
dual
photoredox
catalysis.
ongoing
Here,
authors
photoredox-
chromium-catalyzed
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(7), P. 4395 - 4406
Published: March 8, 2024
Asymmetric
reductive
three-component
arylalkylation
of
alkenes
via
the
radical
relay
method
has
been
well
established,
while
asymmetric
migratory
insertion
strategy
remains
unexplored.
We
report
enantioselective
nickel-catalyzed
cross-electrophile
with
aryl-
and
alkyl
halides
an
integrated
Heck
carbometalation/radical
cross-coupling
sequence.
This
protocol
employing
a
chiral
Ni/PHOX
catalytic
system
allows
terminal
internal
to
successfully
engage
exquisite
control
regio-,
chemo-,
stereoselectivity.
More
importantly,
this
undergoes
regio-
arylnickelation
followed
by
Csp3–Csp3
elimination,
thus
exhibiting
reverse
regioselectivity
method.
Mild
reaction
conditions
exceptional
functional
group
tolerance
facilitate
method's
compatibility
bioactive
motifs
modular
synthesis
biologically
active
compounds.
The
experiments
density
theory
calculations
provide
insights
into
mechanism
origin
stereoselectivity,
hemilabile
nature
PHOX
ligand
is
critical
for
achieving
arylalkylation.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(24), P. 16892 - 16901
Published: June 6, 2024
The
development
of
a
catalytic
method
for
stereogenic
carbon
center
formation
holds
immense
significance
in
organic
synthesis.
Transition-metal-catalyzed
cross-coupling
reaction
has
been
regarded
as
straightforward
and
efficient
tool
stereoselectively
forging
C–C
bond.
Nevertheless,
the
creation
acyclic
all-carbon
quaternary-containing
vicinal
stereocenters
remains
notoriously
challenging
within
domain
chemistry
despite
their
prominence
various
bioactive
small
molecules.
Herein,
we
describe
palladium-catalyzed
asymmetric
multicomponent
trisubstituted
alkene
with
aryl
diazonium
salts
arylboronic
acids
to
realize
tertiary-quaternary
centers
high
regio-,
distereo-,
enantioselectivity.
Specifically,
precise
manipulation
stereoconfiguration
alkenes
enables
divergent
stereoselective
reaction,
thus
allowing
facile
construction
all
four
enantiomers.
Harnessing
ligand-swap
strategy
involving
chiral
bisoxazoline
an
achiral
fumarate
individually
accelerates
enantioselective
migratory
insertion
reductive
elimination
step
process,
supported
by
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations,
obviating
requirement
neighboring
directing
group
internal
olefin
skeleton.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 1693 - 1703
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
The
enantioselective
three-component
dicarbonfunctionalization
of
electronically
unactivated
alkenes
continues
to
pose
a
significant
challenge.
In
this
work,
copper-catalyzed
highly
regio-
and
fluoroalkylalkynylation
with
diverse
terminal
alkynes
fluoroalkyl
halides
under
mild
conditions
is
developed.
addition
halides,
Togni's
reagent
can
also
participate
in
the
reaction,
delivering
chiral
β-trifluoromethyl
high
enantioselectivities.
This
method
exhibits
good
functional
group
tolerance,
facilitating
late-stage
derivatization
variety
biologically
active
molecules.
success
chemistry
was
achieved
by
using
bulky
indene-substituted
BOPA
ligand.
DFT
calculations
indicate
that
radical
through
fluorine-directed
outer-sphere
pathway.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
amide
crucial
for
achieving
stereoselectivities
because
exclusive
F···H
hydrogen
bonding
between
Mes
on
be
formed
stabilize
Si-radical
coupling
transition
state.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 8, 2025
Comprehensive
Summary
Herein,
we
present
the
first
examples
of
asymmetric
reductive
1,4‐dicarbofunctionalization
1,3‐dienes
and
1,5‐dicarbofunctionalization
vinylcyclopropanes,
which
proceed
under
catalysis
a
chiral
nickel/bis‐imidazoline
complex
using
alkyl
halides
aryl
iodides
or
alkenyl
bromides
as
electrophilic
coupling
partners.
In
these
highly
enantioselective
transformations
operating
in
radical
relay
mechanism,
C(sp
3
)‐
2
)‐type
carbo‐moieties
are
respectively
installed
on
terminal
internal
position
with
newly
formed
olefinic
unit
high
E
‐selectivity.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(18)
Published: May 1, 2025
Cross-electrophile
coupling
(XEC)
is
a
powerful
strategy
for
forming
C–C
bonds
in
synthetic
organic
chemistry.
While
XEC
reactions
between
two
electrophiles
are
well
established,
those
involving
three
distinct
have
remained
underdeveloped.
Herein,
we
report
an
intriguing
formal
triple
enabled
by
palladium/norbornene
cooperative
catalysis.
Readily
available
aryl
iodides,
alkyl/aryl
bromides,
and
propargyl
esters
used
as
the
electrophilic
partners,
leading
to
synthesis
of
diverse
array
tetrasubstituted
allenes.
In
particular,
challenging
asymmetric
has
also
been
realized
through
palladium/chiral
norbornene
catalysis,
which
uses
sterically
hindered
2,6-disubstituted
bromides
arylating
reagents
prepare
allenes
bearing
axially
chiral
biaryl
unit.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
reveal
that
selection
terminating
key
success
this
reaction
because
it
enables
thermodynamically
favored
pathway
termination
alkyne
insertion
followed
β-O
elimination.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(24), P. 9353 - 9360
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
An
expedient
synthesis
of
electron-deficient
styrenes
is
accomplished
through
decarboxylation
and
oxidation
via
halogen
ion
transfer.
The
resulting
umpoled
intermediates
undergo
a
rebound
elimination
to
furnish
olefins.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(20), P. 15790 - 15798
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Here,
we
report
a
photoredox
and
nickel-catalyzed
cross-electrophile
coupling
strategy
for
the
asymmetric
three-component
1,2-alkylarylation
of
vinyl
boronates
with
(hetero)aryl
bromides
(2°,
3°)-alkyl
redox-active
esters
in
presence
Hantzsch
ester.
With
fluorinated
pyridyl-substituted
chiral
biimidazoline
ligand,
this
reaction
enables
straightforward
access
to
wide
variety
synthetically
valuable
α-aryl
from
readily
available
starting
materials.
This
features
mild
conditions,
broad
substrate
generality,
good
functional
group
tolerance
proceeds
without
using
metal
reductants
or
alkyl
halides.
Furthermore,
alkenyl
halides
other
electron-deficient
alkenes
such
as
acrylates
phosphonates
can
be
applied
successfully.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
shed
light
on
potential
pathways
roles
organic
amines.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
Non-directed
regioselective
activation
of
bis(boronic
esters),
followed
by
functionalization,
is
reported.
A
bulky
activator
shown
to
selectively
activate
the
less
hindered
boronic
ester
enabling
it
undergo
stereospecific
cross-coupling
a
variety
electrophiles.
This
steric-based
regioselectivity
provides
simple
and
efficient
method
prepare
highly
functionalized,
enantiomerically
enriched
products
starting
from
alkenes.