Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
A
Pd-catalyzed
asymmetric
Heck
cascade
reaction
involving
the
intramolecular
carbopalladation
of
unsaturated
hydrocarbons,
followed
by
nucleophilic
trapping
resulting
palladium
species,
is
a
powerful
approach
for
constructing
chiral
N-heterocycles.
However,
use
prochiral
nucleophiles
in
these
reactions
remains
significantly
underexplored.
Herein,
we
report
novel
Pd/Cu
catalytic
system
Heck/Tsuji–Trost
allenamides
and
aldimine
esters.
This
robust
method
allows
rapid
synthesis
wide
range
enantiopure
non-natural
α-substituted
tryptophans
high
yields
(up
to
99%
yield)
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
98%
ee).
Additionally,
synthetic
utility
this
protocol
demonstrated
through
scale-up
experiments
diverse
valuable
transformations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
147(3), P. 2776 - 2785
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
The
asymmetric
Tsuji-Trost
reaction
has
been
extensively
studied
due
to
its
importance
in
establishing
stereogenic
centers,
often
adjacent
an
E-olefin
moiety
organic
molecules.
generally
preferential
formation
of
chiral
products
is
believed
result
from
the
thermodynamically
more
stable
syn-π-allylpalladium
intermediate.
rapid
associative
π-σ-π
isomerization
makes
it
challenging
synthesize
Z-olefin
via
transient
anti-π-allylpalladium
Herein,
we
report
a
strategy
for
regulating
by
tuning
steric
bulkiness
ligands,
allylic
leaving
groups,
and
counteranions.
utilization
Pd
catalyst
derived
phosphoramidite
ligands
interrupts
isomerization,
enabling
highly
efficient
Z-retentive
toward
array
α-amino
acid
derivatives
bearing
motif
high
yields
(up
95%)
excellent
stereoselectivity
99%
ee
>19:1
Z/E)
with
low
loading
(0.1
mol
%).
mechanistic
insights
design
reported
this
work
pave
way
rational
developments
Tsuji-Trost-type
reactions.
Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
56(22), P. 3349 - 3364
Published: March 5, 2024
Abstract
Transition-metal-catalyzed
asymmetric
allylic
substitution
reactions
represent
a
hot
research
topic
in
the
field
of
synthesis,
with
significant
progress
having
been
made.
Among
diverse
catalysis
systems,
relay
enables
sequential
activation
multiple
steps
one
pot
and
rapid
construction
chiral
centers,
providing
simple
powerful
platform
for
organic
synthesis.
Recently,
has
successfully
applied
to
reactions,
variety
challenging
transformations
have
realized.
This
Short
Review
summarizes
related
on
based
over
last
decade.
1
Introduction
2
The
General
Transformation
Model
3
Allylation
Relays
Further
Reaction
4
Initial
5
Conclusion
Outlook
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(20), P. 4262 - 4267
Published: May 9, 2024
A
novel
Pd-catalyzed
three-component
domino
reaction
for
the
stereoselective
synthesis
of
highly
functionalized
allyl
cinnamates
has
been
developed.
In
this
protocol,
a
sequential
process
C–C
bond
activation
and
intermolecular
allylic
substitution
was
well-organized.
The
key
transformation
is
in
situ
generated
hydrolysis
product
cyclopropenone,
which
triggered
new
with
vinylethylene
carbonates.
mechanism
investigated,
demonstrating
high
stereoselectivity
excellent
atomic
economy
process.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(33), P. 13299 - 13305
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
An
asymmetric
tandem
allylic
C–H
amination
and
[2,3]-sigmatropic
rearrangement
has
been
developed
by
making
use
of
bimetallic
relay
catalysis
with
an
achiral
Pd(0)
catalyst
a
chiral
N,N
′-dioxide-Mg(
ii
)
complex.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(38), P. 26121 - 26130
Published: Aug. 5, 2024
The
Wacker
and
Wacker-type
reactions
are
some
of
the
most
fundamental
powerful
transformations
in
organic
chemistry
for
their
ability
to
efficiently
produce
valuable
chemicals.
Remarkable
progress
has
been
achieved
asymmetric
oxy/aza-Wacker-type
reactions;
however,
dicarbofunctionalization
remains
underdeveloped,
especially
concurrent
construction
two
stereocenters.
Herein,
we
report
a
Pd/Cu-cocatalyzed
enantio-
diastereodivergent
alkene-tethered
aryl
triflates
with
imino
esters.
A
series
2-indanyl
motifs
bearing
adjacent
carbon
stereocenters
could
be
easily
synthesized
moderate
excellent
yields
good
diastereo-
enantioselectivities
(up
>20:1
dr
>99%
ee).
Density
functional
theory
calculations
revealed
that
origin
diastereoselectivity
this
Pd/Cu
synergistic
catalytic
system
is
jointly
determined
by
both
intermolecular
anti-carbopalladation
alkenes
reductive
elimination
processes,
accordance
Curtin–Hammett
principle.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 17, 2025
A
cooperative
palladium/chiral
amine
enabled
diastereo-
and
enantioselective
[3
+
2]
cycloaddition
of
π-allyl
1,3-dipoles
with
α,β-unsaturated
aldehydes
has
been
developed.
series
highly
functionalized
cyclopentanes
bearing
three
continuous
tertiary
stereocenters
can
be
facilely
efficiently
obtained
in
good
to
excellent
yields
(51-97%)
synthetically
useful
enantioselectivity
(93-99%
ee)
under
mild
reaction
conditions.
Control
experiments
HRMS
analyses
were
conducted
elucidate
the
possible
mechanism.
The
utility
current
method
was
demonstrated
by
gram-scale
synthesis
elaboration
products
into
various
cyclopentanes.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(13)
Published: March 26, 2025
The
[4+2]
cycloaddition
is
crucial
for
constructing
six-membered
rings
in
pharmaceuticals
and
natural
products.
Cross-[4+2]
cycloadditions
offer
greater
product
diversity
than
traditional
diene-dienophile
reactions
due
to
multiple
possible
pathways.
However,
precise
control
over
regio-
stereoselectivity
various
isomers
remains
a
great
challenge.
This
study
reports
catalyst-controlled
regiodivergent
formal
cross-cycloadditions
of
acyclic
dienes
enones,
significantly
enhancing
access
diverse
pyrazole-fused
spirooxindoles.
Chiral
phosphoric
acid
(CPA)
catalysis
enables
endoselective
cycloadditions,
while
Bi(III)
with
CPA
ligand
yields
[2+4]
products
high
stereoselectivity.
A
Claisen
rearrangement
the
adduct
produces
exo-selective
product,
further
increasing
stereochemical
enabling
synthesis
six
stereo-isomers
from
single
substrate
set.
DFT
calculations
reveal
that
reverses
regioselectivity
by
repositioning
reactants
pocket
stabilizing
enone
oxygen’s
negative
charge.
In
addition,
3as
demonstrates
therapeutic
potential
against
triple-negative
breast
cancer,
an
IC
50
8.5
μM
MDA-MB-453
cells.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 24, 2025
Comprehensive
Summary
In
this
study,
we
successfully
developed
ion
pair
catalysts
consisting
of
chiral
bisguanidinium
(BG)
cations
and
non‐chiral
sulphonated
phosphine‐palladium
complexes
as
counterions.
These
pairs
catalyzed
allylic
alkylation
reactions
with
excellent
enantioselectivities.
Furthermore,
these
can
be
easily
performed
on
a
gram‐scale,
demonstrating
their
potential
for
industrial
applications.
We
were
able
to
obtain
1
H
NMR
the
catalyst
identified
31
P
complex.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 13, 2025
Herein,
we
describe
a
method
to
achieve
the
three-component
1,1-carboamination
of
4-pentenoic
acid
by
palladium
catalysis,
successfully
constructing
δ-lactam
derivatives.
The
protocol
features
excellent
1,1-regioselectivity,
high
step
and
atom
economy,
good
functional
group
tolerance.