ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(17), P. 13451 - 13496
Published: Aug. 26, 2024
Alcohols
are
abundant
with
versatile
structural
variety
and
have
ample
use
as
pivotal
functional
groups
in
numerous
organic
processes.
Because
of
their
frequent
occurrence
enumerable
natural
products,
bioactive
molecules,
medicinal
components,
alcohol
functionalities
provide
a
promising
scope
research
to
advance
the
operational
diversity
for
improving
clinical
success.
Recent
years
witnessed
design
modern
C–C
C–heteroatom
bond-forming
approaches
easily
accessible
commercially
available
unactivated
aliphatic
alcohols
native
adaptive
sp3
handles,
hence
offering
groundbreaking
transformative
pathways
functionalization
complex
molecular
architectures.
The
judicial
application
appropriate
activating
generate
alkyl
radical
from
through
C–O
bond
fragmentation
employ
it
potential
alkylating
agent
unfolds
unique
synthetic
strategies,
thereby
replacing
obvious
requirement
halides.
This
review
elaborately
discusses
recent
trends
regarding
using
C(sp3)-centered
various
chemical
transformations
by
exploiting
different
activation
modes
disrupter
under
photoredox
catalysis.
presentation
is
organized
nature
scaffolds,
kind
formation,
progress
achieved
this
domain
since
original
discovery
providing
illustrative
examples
mechanistic
details,
focus
on
difficulties
future
prospects.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 7221 - 7232
Published: June 2, 2022
We
designed
bifunctional
4-pyrrolidinopyridines
as
powerful
Lewis
base
catalysts.
The
catalyst
structure
features
a
4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)pyrrolidine-1-formyl
group
at
the
pyridine's
C3
site
and
chiral
side
arm
C2
position
of
p-pyrrolidine
ring.
An
operationally
simple
three-step
synthetic
route
allows
for
efficient
economical
preparation.
In
comparison
with
other
bases,
exhibits
excellent
efficiency
stereoselectivity
in
asymmetric
(3
+
2)
cycloaddition
allylic
N-ylide
generated
situ
from
pyrazolone-derived
Morita–Baylis–Hillman
carbonate,
providing
platform
construction
spiropyrazolone
derivatives.
reaction
mechanism
was
thoroughly
studied.
Control
experiments
DFT
calculations
illustrated
origin
chemoselectivity
stereocontrol
model.
H-bonding
is
crucial
control
enantioselectivity
diastereoselectivity.
also
successfully
applied
reactions,
such
an
acylative
dynamic
kinetic
resolution
to
synthesize
phthalidyl
ester,
including
prodrug
Talmetacin.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(12), P. 6840 - 6850
Published: May 25, 2022
Using
stabilized
"soft"
nucleophiles
in
copper-catalyzed
allylic
substitutions
is
highly
desirable
but
remains
an
unsolved
challenge
for
the
last
40
years.
In
this
work,
a
general
protocol
of
using
such
as
indoles,
pyrroles,
amines,
and
1,3-dicarbonyls
has
been
developed,
delivering
large
variety
functionalized
1,3-
1,4-enynes
with
high
levels
regio-
stereoselectivities
(67
examples).
A
range
further
transformations
products
can
be
easily
achieved
to
release
various
molecules.
mechanistic
rationale
copper
acetylide-bonded
cation
key
intermediate
that
features
outer-sphere
nucleophilic
attack
proposed.
Additionally,
series
diversified
reactivities
have
demonstrated,
which
will
inspire
studies.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(24)
Published: March 25, 2022
Catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
of
chiral
endocyclic
allenes
remains
a
challenge
in
allene
chemistry
owing
to
unfavored
tension
and
complex
chirality.
Here,
we
present
new
relay
strategy
merging
Pd-catalyzed
[3+2]
annulation
with
enyne-Cope
rearrangement,
providing
facile
route
9-membered
high
efficiency
enantioselectivity.
Moreover,
theoretical
calculations
experimental
studies
were
performed
illustrate
the
critical,
but
unusual
Cope
rearrangement
that
allows
for
complete
central-to-axial
chirality
transfer.
Russian Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
92(12), P. RCR5104 - RCR5104
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
After
the
appearance
of
green
chemistry
concept,
which
was
introduced
in
vocabulary
early
1990s,
its
main
statements
have
been
continuously
developed
and
modified.
Currently,
there
are
10–12
cornerstones
that
should
form
basis
for
an
ideal
chemical
process.
This
review
analyzes
accumulated
experience
achievements
towards
design
products
processes
reduce
or
eliminate
use
generation
hazardous
substances.
The
presents
views
leading
Russian
scientists
specializing
various
fields
this
subject,
including
homogeneous
heterogeneous
catalysis,
fine
basic
organic
synthesis,
electrochemistry,
polymer
chemistry,
based
on
bio-renewable
feedstocks
energetic
compounds
materials.
A
new
approach
to
quantitative
evaluation
environmental
friendliness
by
authors
is
described.
<br>
bibliography
includes
1761.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(31)
Published: June 1, 2023
The
skeletons
of
chiral
tetrasubstituted
allenes
bearing
a
vicinal
all-carbon
quaternary
stereocenter
are
importance
but
still
challenging
to
synthesize.
Herein,
we
report
enantio-
and
diastereoselective
γ-additions
1-alkynyl
ketimines
with
dual-copper-catalysis
under
mild
conditions,
affording
α-amino
allenoates
in
high
yields
(up
99
%
yield)
excellent
enantioselectivities
ee)
diastereoselectivities
>20
:
1
dr).
Importantly,
the
stereodivergent
synthesis
products
was
realized
by
asymmetric
γ-addition
reaction
Grignard
reagent
promoted
epimerization.
Moreover,
dual-copper-catalyzed
reactions
were
smoothly
applied
gram-scale
adopted
introduce
allenyl
moieties
into
bioactive
molecules.
Mechanistic
experiments
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
demonstrated
that
catalyzed
double
copper
catalysts.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(34)
Published: July 3, 2023
Abstract
Herein,
we
report
a
one‐pot
method
for
enantioselective
C−H
allylation
of
pyridines
at
C3
via
tandem
borane
and
palladium
catalysis.
This
involves
borane‐catalyzed
pyridine
hydroboration
to
generate
dihydropyridines,
then
palladium‐catalyzed
the
dihydropyridines
with
allylic
esters,
finally
air
oxidation
allylated
afford
products.
enables
introduction
an
group
excellent
regio‐
enantioselectivities.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(7), P. 3897 - 3902
Published: Feb. 8, 2023
Rh/silane-cocatalyzed
regio-
and
enantioselctive
allylic
cyanomethylation
with
inert
acetonitrile
directly
has
been
developed.
Addition
of
a
catalytic
amount
neutral
silane
reagent
as
an
anion
carrier
is
essential
for
the
success
this
reaction.
The
synthesis
mono-
bis-allylation
products
can
be
switched
by
adjusting
size
substituents
on
silane,
ligands,
temperature.
Chiral
homoallylic
nitriles
could
synthesized
in
above
20:1
branch/linear
ratio,
up
to
98%
yield
>99%
ee.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(13), P. 9404 - 9412
Published: March 20, 2024
The
catalytic
and
enantioselective
construction
of
quaternary
(all-carbon
substituents)
stereocenters
poses
a
formidable
challenge
in
organic
synthesis
due
to
the
hindrance
caused
by
steric
factors.
One
conceptually
viable
potentially
versatile
approach
is
coupling
C–C
bond
through
an
outer-sphere
mechanism,
accompanied
realization
enantiocontrol
cooperative
catalysis;
however,
examples
such
processes
are
yet
be
identified.
Herein,
we
present
method
for
creating
different
compounds
with
photoredox/Fe/chiral
primary
amine
triple
catalysis.
This
facilitates
connection
unactivated
alkyl
source
tertiary
moiety,
which
also
rare.
scalable
process
exhibits
mild
conditions,
does
not
necessitate
use
base,
possesses
good
functional-group
tolerance.
Preliminary
investigations
into
underlying
mechanisms
have
provided
valuable
insights
reaction
pathway.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(11), P. 7419 - 7430
Published: March 6, 2024
The
first
earth-abundant
transition
metal
Ni-catalyzed
highly
regio-
and
enantioselective
semihydrogenation
of
racemic
tetrasubstituted
allenes
via
a
kinetic
resolution
process
as
challenging
task
was
well
established.
This
protocol
furnishes
expedient
access
to
diversity
structurally
important
enantioenriched
chiral
allylic
molecules
with
high
regio-,
enantio-,
Z/E-selectivity.
Remarkably,
this
proceeded
one
carbon–carbon
double
bond
allenes,
which
regioselective
complementary
the
Rh-catalyzed
asymmetric
version.
Deuterium
labeling
experiments
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
were
carried
out
reveal
reasonable
reaction
mechanism
explain
regio-/stereoselectivity.