Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
63(8)
Published: Dec. 29, 2023
Abstract
In
the
chemistry
community,
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
of
furan‐based
compounds
bearing
both
axial
and
central
chirality
has
proven
to
be
a
significant
but
challenging
issue
owing
importance
difficulty
in
constructing
such
frameworks.
this
work,
we
have
realized
first
five‐five‐membered
via
organocatalytic
(2+4)
annulation
achiral
furan‐indoles
with
2,3‐indolyldimethanols
uncommon
regioselectivity.
By
strategy,
furan‐indole
were
synthesized
high
yields
excellent
regio‐,
diastereo‐,
enantioselectivities.
Moreover,
theoretical
calculations
conducted
provide
an
in‐depth
understanding
reaction
pathway,
activation
mode,
origin
selectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
62(7)
Published: Dec. 20, 2022
Diaryl
ethers
are
widespread
in
biologically
active
compounds,
ligands
and
catalysts.
It
is
known
that
the
diaryl
ether
skeleton
may
exhibit
atropisomerism
when
both
aryl
rings
unsymmetrically
substituted
with
bulky
groups.
Despite
recent
advances,
only
very
few
catalytic
asymmetric
methods
have
been
developed
to
construct
such
axially
chiral
compounds.
We
describe
herein
a
dynamic
kinetic
resolution
approach
via
Brønsted
acid
catalyzed
atroposelective
transfer
hydrogenation
(ATH)
reaction
of
dicarbaldehydes
anilines.
The
desired
could
be
obtained
moderate
good
chemical
yields
(up
79
%)
high
enantioselectivities
95
%
ee)
under
standard
conditions.
Such
structural
motifs
interesting
precursors
for
further
transformations
potential
applications
synthesis
or
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: July 24, 2023
Chiral
monodentate
biaryl
phosphines
(MOPs)
have
attracted
intense
attention
as
chiral
ligands
over
the
past
decades.
However,
creation
of
structurally
diverse
MOPs
with
both
P-
and
axial
chirality
is
still
in
high
demand
but
challenging.
Here,
we
show
a
distinct
strategy
for
diversity-oriented
synthesis
containing
enabled
by
enantioselective
C-P
bond
cleavage.
The
key
PdII
intermediates,
generated
through
stereoselective
oxidative
addition
bond,
could
be
trapped
alkynes,
R3Si-Bpin,
diboron
esters
or
reduced
H2O/B2pin2,
leading
to
enantioenriched
excellent
diastereo-
enantioselectivities.
Based
on
outstanding
properties
parent
scaffolds,
axially
serve
catalysts
asymmetric
[3
+
2]
annulation
MBH
carbonate
affording
functionalized
bicyclic
imide.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(17), P. 3477 - 3502
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
article
presents
an
in-depth
analysis
of
the
strategies
and
methodologies
for
using
chiral
phosphoric
acids
as
organocatalysts
in
asymmetric
syntheses
from
recent
literature.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(24), P. 13476 - 13483
Published: June 10, 2023
A
novel
asymmetric
radical
strategy
for
the
straightforward
synthesis
of
atropisomerically
chiral
vinyl
arenes
has
been
established
herein,
proceeding
through
copper-catalyzed
atroposelective
cyanation/azidation
aryl-substituted
radicals.
Critical
to
success
relay
process
is
capture
highly
reactive
radicals
with
L*Cu(II)
cyanide
or
azide
species.
Moreover,
these
axially
vinylarene
products
can
be
easily
transformed
into
enriched
amides
and
amines,
enantiomerically
benzyl
nitriles
via
an
axis-to-center
chirality
transfer
process,
pure
organocatalyst
chemo-,
diastereo-,
enantioselective
(4
+
2)
cyclization
reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
63(8)
Published: Dec. 29, 2023
Abstract
In
the
chemistry
community,
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
of
furan‐based
compounds
bearing
both
axial
and
central
chirality
has
proven
to
be
a
significant
but
challenging
issue
owing
importance
difficulty
in
constructing
such
frameworks.
this
work,
we
have
realized
first
five‐five‐membered
via
organocatalytic
(2+4)
annulation
achiral
furan‐indoles
with
2,3‐indolyldimethanols
uncommon
regioselectivity.
By
strategy,
furan‐indole
were
synthesized
high
yields
excellent
regio‐,
diastereo‐,
enantioselectivities.
Moreover,
theoretical
calculations
conducted
provide
an
in‐depth
understanding
reaction
pathway,
activation
mode,
origin
selectivity.