Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
133(52), P. 27370 - 27376
Published: Oct. 21, 2021
Abstract
Described
herein
is
a
novel
Brønsted
acid
catalyzed
intramolecular
hydroalkoxylation/Claisen
rearrangement,
allowing
the
practical
and
atom‐economic
synthesis
of
range
valuable
spirolactams
from
readily
available
ynamides
in
generally
good
to
excellent
yields
with
diastereoselectivities
broad
substrate
scope.
Importantly,
an
unexpected
dearomatization
nonactivated
arenes
heteroaromatic
compounds
involved
this
tandem
sequence.
Moreover,
asymmetric
version
cyclization
was
also
achieved
by
efficient
kinetic
resolution
chiral
phosphoric
catalysis.
In
addition,
[3,3]‐rearrangement
shown
be
kinetically
preferred
over
related
[1,3]‐rearrangement
theoretical
calculations.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(11), P. 2766 - 2772
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
An
efficient
and
controllable
cyclization
of
alkynyl
thioethers
via
Brønsted
acid-catalyzed
dearomatization
is
described,
enabling
practical
atom-economical
synthesis
valuable
spirohexenones
phenanthrols
in
generally
excellent
yields.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
134(7)
Published: Dec. 14, 2021
Abstract
Here,
we
report
a
copper‐catalyzed
asymmetric
cascade
cyclization/[1,2]‐Stevens‐type
rearrangement
via
non‐diazo
approach,
leading
to
the
practical
and
atom‐economic
assembly
of
various
valuable
chiral
chromeno[3,4‐
c
]pyrroles
bearing
quaternary
carbon
stereocenter
in
generally
moderate
good
yields
with
wide
substrate
scope
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
99
%
ee).
Importantly,
this
protocol
not
only
represents
first
example
catalytic
[1,2]‐Stevens‐type
based
on
alkynes
but
also
constitutes
formal
carbene
insertion
into
Si−O
bond
.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
24(1), P. 196 - 201
Published: Dec. 21, 2021
Transition-metal-catalyzed
Si-H
bond
insertion
reactions
are
generally
limited
to
stabilized
diazo
compounds.
An
efficient
copper-catalyzed
reaction
of
N-propargyl
ynamides
with
hydrosilanes
is
described,
allowing
practical
and
atom-economic
construction
valuable
organosilanes
in
moderate
excellent
yields
under
mild
conditions.
Notably,
this
constitutes
a
new
method
involving
vinyl
cations
as
key
intermediates.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
133(52), P. 27370 - 27376
Published: Oct. 21, 2021
Abstract
Described
herein
is
a
novel
Brønsted
acid
catalyzed
intramolecular
hydroalkoxylation/Claisen
rearrangement,
allowing
the
practical
and
atom‐economic
synthesis
of
range
valuable
spirolactams
from
readily
available
ynamides
in
generally
good
to
excellent
yields
with
diastereoselectivities
broad
substrate
scope.
Importantly,
an
unexpected
dearomatization
nonactivated
arenes
heteroaromatic
compounds
involved
this
tandem
sequence.
Moreover,
asymmetric
version
cyclization
was
also
achieved
by
efficient
kinetic
resolution
chiral
phosphoric
catalysis.
In
addition,
[3,3]‐rearrangement
shown
be
kinetically
preferred
over
related
[1,3]‐rearrangement
theoretical
calculations.