ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 72 - 80
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Despite
significant
progress
in
the
catalytic
asymmetric
1,4-additions
between
various
Michael
donors
and
acceptors,
exploration
of
organohalide
remains
elusive.
Herein,
we
report
Pd(0)-catalyzed
intramolecular
vinyl/aryl
iodides
to
α,β-unsaturated
hydrazones,
featuring
situ-formed
hydrazone
acid/base-tuned
reaction
pathways.
Due
its
strong
coordination
ability,
is
capable
steering
C–C
bond
formation
follow
1,4-addition
mechanism
instead
conventional
alkene
insertion,
thus
enabling
generation
vinylhydrazinyl–Pd2+
species
via
Zimmerman–Traxler
chairlike
transition
state.
Notably,
this
preferentially
undergoes
protonation
under
acidic
conditions,
furnishing
a
reductive
Heck
with
aid
native
hydrazine
reductant,
while
it
susceptible
β-HN
elimination
basic
conditions
achieve
denitrogenative
reaction.
The
protocol
affords
highly
enantioselective
access
diverse
heterocycles,
groups
poised
for
further
chemical
manipulations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(29), P. 19621 - 19628
Published: May 13, 2024
For
nearly
60
years,
significant
research
efforts
have
been
focused
on
developing
strategies
for
the
cycloaddition
of
bicyclobutanes
(BCBs).
However,
higher-order
and
catalytic
asymmetric
BCBs
long-standing
formidable
challenges.
Here,
we
report
Pd-catalyzed
ligand-controlled,
tunable
cycloadditions
divergent
synthesis
bridged
bicyclic
frameworks.
The
dppb
ligand
facilitates
formal
(5+3)
vinyl
oxiranes,
yielding
valuable
eight-membered
ethers
with
scaffolds
in
100%
regioselectivity.
Cy-DPEphos
promotes
selective
hetero-[2σ+2σ]
to
access
pharmacologically
important
2-oxabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane
(O-BCHeps).
Furthermore,
corresponding
O-BCHeps
94–99%
ee
has
achieved
using
chiral
(S)-DTBM-Segphos,
representing
first
cross-dimerization
two
strained
rings.
obtained
are
promising
bioisosteres
ortho-substituted
benzenes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(26), P. 17580 - 17586
Published: June 20, 2024
The
application
of
sulfinamides
has
been
witnessed
in
medicinal
and
agrochemistry
with
employment
asymmetric
transformations.
However,
methods
for
their
catalytic
synthesis
have
rarely
explored.
Herein,
the
enantioselective
addition
aryl
boroxines
to
sulfinylamines
via
Cu
catalyst
newly
developed
Xuphos
ligand
were
reported.
A
series
chiral
can
be
readily
accessed
one
step.
This
protocol
enables
stereospecific
transformation
sulfonimidoyl
fluorides,
sulfonimidamides,
sulfonimidate
esters.
DFT
calculations
revealed
reaction
pathway,
migratory
insertion
is
enantio-determining
noncovalent
interaction
between
oxygen
atom
C-H
bonds
crucial
enantioselectivity
control.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
We
herein
disclose
a
strategy
for
the
asymmetric
desymmetrization
of
cyclohexadiene
derivatives
via
palladium-catalyzed
Heck
and
tandem
Heck/Tsuji-Trost
allylic
alkoxylation
reaction.
By
employing
DCE
as
solvent,
we
obtained
variety
chiral
hydrindanes
containing
an
all-carbon
quaternary
carbon
center
tertiary
in
good
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities.
With
alcohols
valuable
one
stereocenter
two
centers
were
constructed
high
level
enantioinduction.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
57(6), P. 957 - 970
Published: March 6, 2024
ConspectusThe
innovation
of
chiral
ligands
has
been
crucial
for
the
asymmetric
synthesis
functional
molecules,
as
demonstrated
by
several
types
widely
applied
"privileged"
ligands.
In
this
context,
pyridine-derived
ligands,
far
some
oldest
and
most
utilized
in
catalysis,
have
attracted
considerable
research
interest
past
half-century.
However,
development
broadly
applicable
pyridine
units
(CPUs)
plagued
intertwining
challenges,
thus
delaying
advancements
many
reactions.This
Account
aims
to
summarize
recent
progress
new
CPU-containing
focusing
on
a
rationally
designed,
modular,
tunable
CPU
developed
our
laboratory.
A
significant
problem
thwarting
conventional
designs
is
paradox
between
broad
reactivity
stereoselectivity;
that
is,
while
enhanced
stereoselectivity
may
be
achieved
introducing
elements
close
N
atom,
concomitant
increase
local
steric
hindrance
often
limits
catalytic
activity
scope.
Our
newly
features
rigid
[6-5-3]
fused-ring
framework
spirocyclic
ketal
side
wall.
The
well-defined
three-dimensional
structure
minimizes
(inner
layer)
tunes
peripheral
environment
(outer
remote
substituents,
securing
stereoselectivity.
Different
chelating
were
readily
assembled
using
structural
module,
with
applications
mechanistically
diverse
transition-metal-catalyzed
reactions.
Thus,
series
2,2′-bipyridine
successfully
employed
general,
efficient,
highly
enantioselective
nickel-catalyzed
intermolecular
reductive
addition,
Ullmann
coupling
ortho-chlorinated
aryl
aldehydes,
carboxylation
benzylic
(pseudo)halides
CO2.
Notably,
these
exhibited
superior
reactions
compared
common
N-based
iridium-catalyzed
C–H
borylation
was
N,B-bidentate
ligand.
Furthermore,
challenging,
additive-free,
broad-scope
transfer
hydrogenative
direct
amination
half-sandwich
iridium
catalyst
supported
N,C-bidentate
excellent
performance
high
stereoselectivity,
which,
when
combined
experimental
computational
mechanistic
investigations,
"double-layer
control"
design
concept.Considering
described
herein
should
inspire
creation
novel
catalysts
drive
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(31), P. 21231 - 21238
Published: July 29, 2024
Asymmetric
Pd-catalyzed
three-component
carboamination
reactions
of
dienes
to
construct
chiral
cyclohexenylamines,
which
are
great
importance
in
many
fields
chemistry,
have
remained
largely
unexplored.
Here,
we
demonstrate
a
highly
enantio-
and
regioselective
Pd/Ming-Phos-catalyzed
1,3-cyclohexadiene
with
readily
available
aryl
iodides
anilines
for
facile
access
diverse
valuable
cyclohexenylamines.
The
process
shows
excellent
functional
group
tolerance,
easy
scalability,
mild
conditions.
Moreover,
mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
this
reaction
has
first-order
dependence
on
the
concentration
palladium
catalyst
aniline.
A
series
of
new
targets
containing
3
chiral
elements
central,
orientational,
and
turbo
chirality
have
been
designed
synthesized
asymmetrically.
The
absolute
configurations
conformations
these
types
were
concurrently
controlled
by
using
sulfonimine
auxiliary
unambiguously
determined
x-ray
diffraction
analysis.
These
include
alpha
unnatural
amino
acid
derivatives,
which
may
play
an
important
role
for
drug
design,
discovery,
development.
Three
propellers
framework
are
covalently
connected
to
a
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 28, 2025
The
rational
design
of
novel
molecular
catalysts
often
confronts
challenges
due
to
complex
structure–performance
relationships.
Emerging
data-driven
approaches
provide
revolutionary
solutions,
yet
the
application
machine
learning
new
catalyst
development
inevitably
faces
a
low-data
regime
with
limited
effective
modelings
available.
In
this
study,
we
present
transfer
strategy
facilitate
knowledge
from
well-documented
Pd
catalysis
novel,
underexplored
Ni
system.
By
synergistically
modeling
extensive
data
Ni/Sadphos
data,
our
approach
accurately
predicted
Sadphos
ligands,
enabling
first
atroposelective
Ni-catalyzed
Suzuki–Miyaura
cross-coupling
reaction.
synthetic
utility
learning-predicted
ligand
was
further
demonstrated
in
its
broad
scope,
gram-scale
synthesis,
and
precise
control
dual
axial
chiralities
ternaphthalene
through
sequential
coupling
under
catalysis.
Additionally,
density
functional
theory
calculations
were
employed
reveal
reaction
mechanism
stereochemical
model
catalyst,
validating
proposed
mechanistic
connection
between
Pd.
This
work
demonstrates
how
models
can
effectively
leverage
connectivity,
applying
relationship
literature
predict
catalysts,
providing
for
few-shot
perspective.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(32), P. 12636 - 12643
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Axially
chiral
molecular
scaffolds
are
widely
found
in
pharmaceutical
molecules,
functionalized
materials,
and
ligands.
The
synthesis
of
these
compounds
has
garnered
considerable
interest
from
both
academia
industry.
construction
such
enabled
by
transition
metal
catalysis
organocatalysis
under
thermodynamic
conditions,
been
extensively
studied
well-reviewed.
In
recent
years,
photoinduced
enantioselective
reactions
have
emerged
as
powerful
methods
for
the
catalytic
axial
chirality.
this
review,
we
provide
an
overview
various
synthetic
strategies
chirality,
with
a
specific
focus
on
reaction
design
mechanisms.
Additionally,
discuss
limitations
current
highlight
future
directions
field.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(36), P. 25350 - 25360
Published: Sept. 2, 2024
Stereoselective
synthesis
utilizing
small-molecule
catalysts,
particularly
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC),
has
facilitated
swift
access
to
enantioenriched
molecules
through
diverse
activation
modes
and
NHC-bound
reactive
intermediates.
While
carbonyl
derivatives,
imines,
"activated"
alkenes
have
been
extensively
investigated,
the
exploration
of
heteroatom-centered
analogues
intermediates
long
neglected,
despite
significant
potential
for
novel
chemical
transformations
they
offer
once
recognized.
Herein,
we
disclose
a
carbene-catalyzed
new
mode
by
generating
unique
sulfinyl
azolium
from
nucleophilic
addition
in
situ-generated
mixed
sulfinic
anhydride
Combined
experimental
computational
mechanistic
investigations
pinpoint
chiral
NHC-catalyzed
formation
intermediate
as
enantio-determining
step.
The
"S"-based
imparts
high
efficiency
catalytic
construction
sulfur-stereogenic
compounds,
giving
rise
sulfinate
esters
with
yields
enantioselectivities
under
mild
conditions.
Notably,
distinct
most
enantioselective
focusing
on
"C"
central
products,
our
study
realizes
carbene-catalyst
control
over
"S"
stereocenters
via
direct
asymmetric
S-O
bond
first
time.
Furthermore,
these
sulfinyl-containing
products
could
serve
versatile
synthetic
platforms