Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
145(1), P. 171 - 178
Published: Dec. 26, 2022
Controlling
absolute
stereochemistry
in
catalytic
photochemical
reactions
is
generally
challenging
owing
to
high
rates
of
background
reactivity.
Successful
strategies
broadly
rely
on
selective
excitation
the
reaction
substrate
when
associated
with
a
chiral
catalyst.
Recent
studies
have
demonstrated
that
Lewis
acid
complexes
can
enable
energy
transfer
from
photosensitizer
facilitate
enantioselective
triplet
state
reactions.
Here,
we
apply
this
approach
catalysis
6π
photocyclization
through
design
an
iridium
optimized
undergo
only
presence
complex.
Among
group
iridium(III)
sensitizers,
enantioselectivity
and
yield
closely
correlate
photocatalyst
within
narrow
window
enabled
by
modest
reduction
upon
binding
scandium/ligand
These
results
demonstrate
tuning
offers
means
suppress
reactivity
improve
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(25), P. 9648 - 9656
Published: June 21, 2021
Vinylcarbene
insertion
into
the
nitrogen–hydrogen
(N–H)
bond
of
amines
allows
direct
access
to
α,β-unsaturated
γ-amino
acid
derivatives,
meeting
a
marked
challenge
in
control
regio-
and
enantioselectivities.
Here,
we
report
highly
γ-selective
enantioselective
N–H
bonds
aliphatic
or
aromatic
secondary
with
vinyl
substituted
α-diazo
pyrazoleamides
using
high-spin
chiral
N,N′-dioxide/cobalt(II)
complex
catalyst.
The
method
affords
wide
variety
valuable
optically
active
Z-
E-type
amides.
Calculation
reveals
spin
state
change
from
quartet
cobalt(II)
doublet
Co(II)-carbene
species
for
facile
Z-selective
nucleophilic
addition.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(48), P. 22140 - 22149
Published: Nov. 22, 2022
Photocatalysis
opens
up
a
new
window
for
carbonyl
chemistry.
Despite
multitude
of
photochemical
reactions
compounds,
visible
light-induced
catalytic
asymmetric
transformations
remain
elusive
and
pose
formidable
challenge.
Accordingly,
the
development
simple,
efficient,
economic
systems
is
ideal
pursuit
chemists.
Herein,
we
report
an
enantioselective
radical
photoaddition
to
ketones
through
Lewis
acid-enabled
photoredox
catalysis
wherein
in
situ
formed
chiral
N,N'-dioxide/Sc(III)-ketone
complex
serves
as
temporary
photocatalyst
trigger
single-electron
transfer
oxidation
silanes
generation
nucleophilic
species,
including
primary,
secondary,
tertiary
alkyl
radicals,
giving
various
enantioenriched
aza-heterocycle-based
alcohols
good
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities.
The
results
electron
paramagnetic
resonance
(EPR)
high-resolution
mass
spectrum
(HRMS)
measurements
provided
favorable
evidence
stereocontrolled
addition
process
involved
this
reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(29)
Published: April 21, 2022
Abstract
The
ubiquity
of
sulfur‐containing
molecules
in
biologically
active
natural
products
and
pharmaceuticals
has
long
attracted
synthetic
chemists
to
develop
efficient
strategies
towards
their
synthesis.
strategy
direct
α‐C(sp
3
)−H
modification
sulfides
provides
a
streamlining
access
complex
molecules.
Herein,
we
report
photoinduced
chemo‐,
site‐
stereoselective
functionalization
using
isatins
as
the
photoredox
reagent
coupling
partner
catalyzed
by
chiral
gallium(III)‐
N,N
′‐dioxide
complex.
reaction
proceeds
through
verified
single‐electron
transfer
(SET)
mechanism
with
high
efficiency,
excellent
functional
group
tolerance,
well
broad
substrate
scope.
Importantly,
this
cross‐coupling
protocol
is
highly
selective
for
late‐stage
methionine‐related
peptides,
regardless
inherent
structural
similarity
complexity
diverse
residues.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(14), P. 3676 - 3683
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Privileged
Feng
ligands
feature
designer
N
,
’-dioxide
amides
with
a
unique
conformational
and
coordination
flexibility.
This
highlight
summarizes
the
increasingly
profound
impact
of
on
modern
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(28), P. 15611 - 15618
Published: July 5, 2023
Asymmetric
epoxidation
of
alkenes
catalyzed
by
nonheme
chiral
Mn–O
and
Fe–O
catalysts
has
been
well
established,
but
Co–O
for
the
purpose
remain
virtually
undeveloped
due
to
oxo
wall.
Herein
is
first
reported
a
cobalt
complex
realize
enantioselective
cyclic
acyclic
trisubstituted
using
PhIO
as
oxidant
in
acetone,
wherein
tetra-oxygen-based
N,N′-dioxide
with
sterically
hindered
amide
subunits
plays
crucial
role
supporting
formation
intermediate
electrophilic
oxygen
transfer.
Mechanistic
studies,
including
HRMS
measurements,
UV–vis
absorption
spectroscopy,
magnetic
susceptibility,
DFT
calculations,
were
carried
out,
confirming
species
quartet
Co(III)-oxyl
tautomer.
The
mechanism
origin
enantioselectivity
also
elucidated
based
on
control
experiments,
nonlinear
effects,
kinetic
calculations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(26), P. 18050 - 18060
Published: June 15, 2024
Transition-metal-catalyzed
enantioselective
nitrene
transfer
to
sulfides
has
emerged
as
one
of
the
most
powerful
strategies
for
rapid
construction
enantioenriched
sulfimides.
However,
achieving
stereocontrol
over
highly
active
earth-abundant
transition-metal
nitrenoid
intermediates
remains
a
formidable
challenge
compared
with
precious
metals.
Herein,
we
disclose
chiral
iron(II)/N,N′-dioxide-catalyzed
imidation
dialkyl
and
alkyl
aryl
using
iminoiodinanes
precursors.
A
series
sulfimides
were
obtained
in
moderate-to-good
yields
high
enantioselectivities
(56
examples,
up
99%
yield,
98:2
e.r.).
The
utility
this
methodology
was
demonstrated
by
late-stage
modification
complex
molecules
synthesis
insecticide
sulfoxaflor
related
bioactive
compounds.
Based
on
experimental
studies
theoretical
calculations,
water-bonded
high-spin
iron
species
identified
key
intermediate.
observed
stereoselectivity
original
from
steric
repulsion
between
amide
unit
ligand
cave
bulky
substituent
sulfides.
Additionally,
dioxazolones
proved
be
suitable
acylnitrene
precursors
presence
an
iron(III)/N,N′-dioxide
complex,
resulting
formation
enantioselectivity-reversed
(14
81%
97:3
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(33), P. 23457 - 23466
Published: July 12, 2024
Developing
novel
strategies
for
catalytic
asymmetric
dearomatization
(CADA)
reactions
is
highly
valuable.
Visible
light-mediated
photocatalysis
demonstrated
to
be
a
powerful
tool
activate
aromatic
compounds
further
synthetic
transformations.
Herein,
dearomative
[2
+
2]
photocycloaddition/ring-expansion
sequence
of
indoles
with
simple
alkenes
was
reported,
providing
facile
access
enantioenriched
cyclopenta[
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(13), P. 4797 - 4803
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
highly
enantioselective
[4
+
2]
cycloaddition
of
a
number
simple
olefins
with
cyclic
hetero-diene
dioxopyrrolidines
is
realized
by
chiral
iron(
iii
)/
N
,
′-dioxide
complex
catalyst.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(5), P. 1314 - 1321
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
new
class
of
chiral
bipyridine-2NO
ligands,
which
incorporate
the
advantages
both
bipyridine
skeleton
and
pyrroloimidazolone-based
N
-oxide
moiety,
was
developed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(12)
Published: Jan. 18, 2022
Abstract
An
asymmetric
allylic
C−H
functionalization
has
been
developed
by
making
use
of
transient
chiral
nucleophiles,
as
well
bimetallic
synergistic
catalysis
with
an
achiral
Pd
0
catalyst
and
a
N,N′‐dioxide‐Co
II
complex.
A
variety
β‐ketoesters
N‐Boc
oxindoles
coupled
allylbenzenes
aliphatic
terminal
alkenes
were
tolerated,
furnishing
the
desired
alkylation
products
in
high
yields
(up
to
99
%)
excellent
regioselectivities
enantioselectivities
%
ee)
.