European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
2022(25)
Published: May 30, 2022
Abstract
Organoboron
compounds
have
extreme
potential
for
organic
synthesis.
Ready
functionalization
of
organoboron
intrigued
people
to
develop
various
protocols
their
Over
the
last
several
decades,
there
has
been
a
substantial
development
in
synthesizing
new
using
transition
metals.
Among
metals,
zirconium
also
found
catalyze
diverse
reactions
organoboron.
The
chemistry
become
more
popular
with
metallocenes,
particularly
bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconocene
chloride
hydride,
well‐known
Schwartz
reagent.
These
metallocenes
possess
significant
role
hydrozirconation,
hydroboration,
hydrogenation,
carbozirconation,
and
promising
tri‐
n
‐butyl
tin
hydride
alternative.
This
minireview
focuses
on
transformations
employing
catalysts
that
developed
so
far.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(9), P. 2946 - 2991
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
discusses
the
applications
of
N-heterocyclic
carbene
ligands
and
their
influence
on
reactivity
selectivity
Ni-catalysed
alkene
functionalisations.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 1390 - 1397
Published: Dec. 28, 2021
While
chiral
allylic
organophosphorus
compounds
are
widely
utilized
in
asymmetric
catalysis
and
for
accessing
bioactive
molecules,
their
synthetic
methods
still
very
limited.
We
report
the
development
of
nickel/Brønsted
acid
dual-catalyzed
hydrophosphinylation
1,3-dienes
with
phosphine
oxides.
This
reaction
is
characterized
by
an
inexpensive
catalyst,
broad
substrate
scope,
high
regio-
enantioselectivity.
study
allows
construction
oxides
a
highly
economic
efficient
manner.
Preliminary
mechanistic
investigations
suggest
that
1,3-diene
insertion
into
Ni-H
species
regioselective
process
formation
C-P
bond
irreversible
step.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
28(5), P. 2252 - 2252
Published: Feb. 28, 2023
Borylation
has
become
a
powerful
method
to
synthesize
organoboranes
as
versatile
building
blocks
in
organic
synthesis,
medicinal
chemistry,
and
materials
science.
Copper-promoted
borylation
reactions
are
extremely
attractive
due
the
low
cost
non-toxicity
of
copper
catalyst,
mild
reaction
conditions,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
convenience
chiral
induction.
In
this
review,
we
mainly
updated
recent
advances
(from
2020
2022)
synthetic
transformations
C=C/C≡C
multiple
bonds,
C=E
bonds
mediated
by
boryl
systems.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 2215 - 2228
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
first
nickel
bis-boryl
complexes
cis-[Ni(
i
Pr2ImMe)2(Bcat)2],
Pr2ImMe)2(Bpin)2]
and
Pr2ImMe)2(Beg)2]
are
reported,
which
were
prepared
via
the
reaction
of
a
source
[Ni(
Pr2ImMe)2]
with
diboron(4)
compounds
B2cat2,
B2pin2
B2eg2
(
Pr2ImMe
=
1,3-di-iso-propyl-4,5-dimethylimidazolin-2-ylidene;
B2cat2
bis(catecholato)diboron;
bis(pinacolato)diboron;
bis(ethylene
glycolato)diboron).
X-ray
diffraction
DFT
calculations
strongly
suggest
that
delocalized,
multicenter
bonding
scheme
dictates
situation
NiB2
moiety
in
these
square
planar
complexes,
reminiscent
"non-classical"
H2
complexes.
also
efficiently
catalyzes
diboration
alkynes
using
as
boron
under
mild
conditions.
In
contrast
to
known
platinum-catalyzed
diboration,
system
follows
different
mechanistic
pathway,
not
only
provides
1,2-borylation
product
excellent
yields,
but
an
efficient
approach
other
products
such
C-C
coupled
borylation
or
rare
tetra-borylated
compounds.
mechanism
nickel-catalyzed
alkyne
was
examined
by
means
stoichiometric
reactions
calculations.
Oxidative
addition
diboron
reagent
is
dominant;
steps
catalytic
cycle
coordination
subsequent
at
coordinated
and,
thus,
activated
yield
type
[Ni(NHC)2(η2-cis-(Bcat)(R)C[double
bond,
length
m-dash]C(R)(Bcat))],
exemplified
isolation
structural
characterization
Pr2ImMe)2(η2-cis-(Bcat)(Me)C[double
m-dash]C(Me)(Bcat))]
Pr2ImMe)2(η2-cis-(Bcat)(H7C3)C[double
m-dash]C(C3H7)(Bcat))].
ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(18)
Published: Aug. 3, 2023
Abstract
Asymmetric
multicomponent
reactions
are
considered
as
efficient
protocols
for
constructing
complex
chiral
molecules
because
of
their
step‐
and
atom‐economy.
Nickel‐catalyzed
asymmetric
three‐component
dicarbofunctionalization
alkenes
has
been
well
developed
in
recent
years,
which
is
used
the
area
total
synthesis
natural
products
late‐stage
modification
drugs
rapid
incorporation
sp
3
‐enriched
carbon
centers.
In
this
concept,
significant
breakthroughs
field
summarized,
together
with
related
mechanisms.
Moreover,
remaining
challenges
potential
opportunities
also
highlighted.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(47), P. 32283 - 32291
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Compounds
bearing
both
boryl
and
amino
groups
at
distal
positions
are
invaluable
synthons
for
synthesizing
pharmaceuticals,
drug
candidates,
natural
products,
but
their
catalytic
enantioselective
synthesis
remains
rarely
explored.
We
report
the
first
1,4-borylamination
reaction
through
a
copper-catalyzed
cascade
hydroborylation
hydroamination
of
arylidenecyclopropanes.
This
combines
four
readily
available
components
in
highly
chemo-,
site-,
fashion
(>20:1
r.r.
up
to
99%
ee),
yielding
diverse
array
synthetically
valuable
enantioenriched
4-amino
alkylboronates.
The
versatile
utility
these
products
is
highlighted
by
transformations
wide
applications
pharmaceutical
discovery.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
were
conducted
elucidate
operative
pathway,
intermediates,
origins
its
high
chemo-
site-selectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(20), P. 9149 - 9160
Published: May 16, 2022
Based
on
systematic
electrochemical
analysis,
an
integrated
synthetic
platform
of
C(sp3)-based
organoboron
compounds
was
established
for
the
introduction
heteroatoms.
The
electrochemically
mediated
bond-forming
strategy
shown
to
be
highly
effective
functionalization
sp3-hybridized
carbon
atoms
with
significant
steric
hindrance.
Moreover,
virtually
all
nonmetallic
heteroatoms
could
utilized
as
reaction
partners
using
one
unified
protocol.
observed
reactivity
stems
from
two
consecutive
single-electron
oxidations
substrate,
which
eventually
generates
extremely
reactive
carbocation
key
intermediate.
detailed
profile
elucidated
through
multifaceted
studies.
Ultimately,
a
new
dimension
in
activation
strategies
accomplished
driven
development.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
41(21), P. 3014 - 3023
Published: Oct. 28, 2022
A
family
of
anionic,
formally
nickel(0)
complexes
supported
by
bidentate
NHC–pyridone
ligands
is
described.
The
unsymmetric
chelating
environment
and
capping
[K(18-crown-6)]+
countercation
allow
isolation
single-component,
monometallic
in
high
yield.
steric
electronic
properties
are
assessed
through
a
battery
experimental
(NMR,
IR,
UV–vis,
X-ray
diffraction)
computational
tools.
Catalytic
activity
for
highly
branched-selective
hydroboration
styrene
with
HBpin
demonstrated.
Control
experiments
implicate
an
important
role
the
pyridone
establishing
reactivity
regioselectivity,
suggesting
potential
to
leverage
secondary
coordination
sphere
effects
these
single-component
precatalysts
reagent
activation
delivery.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(49)
Published: Oct. 12, 2022
Secondary
α,α-dialkyl
boronates
are
widely
used
due
to
their
great
versatility.
Herein
we
report
an
unprecedented
deoxygenative
alkylboration
of
aldehydes,
a
facile
method
access
this
type
products.
A
sequence
difunctionalization
can
be
obtained
smoothly
from
the
readily
available
aldehydes
in
only
two
steps.
This
rather
than
conventional
alkenes
also
opens
new
possibilities
within
field.