The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 17, 2024
Abstract
The
transition
metal
catalyzed
coupling
reaction
has
revolutionized
the
strategies
for
forging
carbon‐carbon
bonds.
In
contrast
to
traditional
cross‐coupling
methods
using
pre‐prepared
nucleophilic
organometallic
reagents,
reductive
reactions
C−C
bonds
formation
provide
some
advantages.
Because
both
partners
are
reduced
in
final
products
a
stoichiometric
amount
of
reductant,
this
approach
not
only
avoids
need
use
sensitive
species,
but
also
provides
an
orthogonal
and
complementary
access
classical
reaction.
Notably,
feature
readily
available
fragments,
promote
good
step
economy,
exhibit
high
functional
group
tolerance
unique
chemoselectivity,
which
have
propelled
their
increasingly
popular
organic
synthesis.
recent
years,
due
low
price,
minimal
toxicity,
environmentally
benign
character,
iron‐catalyzed
garnered
significant
attention
from
synthetic
chemists
pharmacologists,
especially
coupling.
This
review
aims
insightful
overview
advances
reactions,
illustrate
possible
mechanisms.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
A
new
mode
of
carbon-carbon
bond
formation
via
electrophilic
activation
a
C-H
has
been
developed
in
the
context
copper-catalyzed
anti-selective
silylative
cyclization
benzylacetylenes
with
silylboronates
for
synthesis
2-silyl-1H-indenes.
The
reaction
proceeds
high
regioselectivity
various
substituted
benzylacetylenes,
and
resulting
products
could
be
further
functionalized.
arene
that
undergoes
acts
as
an
electrophile
release
hydride
under
redox
neutral
conditions,
mechanism
was
probed
by
deuterium-labeling
experiments
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Re-catalyzed
highly
regio-
and
stereoselective
o-C(sp2)–H
silylalkenylation
of
arenes
is
reported
using
a
directing
group
approach
under
ligand-,
additive-,
base-free
conditions.
A
series
imine
groups
(DGs)
have
been
exploited
on
aromatic
aldehydes
to
overcome
de
novo
synthesis.
This
unique
protocol
allows
us
access
o-C–H
activation
various
heterocyclic
moieties,
including
N-aryl
2-pyridones
arylpyridines.
Sequential
difunctionalization
experiments
performed.
mechanistic
carried
out
gain
insight.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(22), P. 5660 - 5666
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Highly
functionalized
3a,7a-dihydroxy
hexahydro-4
H
-indol-4-ones
were
efficiently
synthesized
via
a
Ru(
iii
)-catalyzed
alkenyl
C(sp
2
)–H
bond
functionalization/[3
+
2]
annulation
reaction
between
readily
available
enaminones
and
iodonium
ylides.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
56(21), P. 3053 - 3064
Published: Oct. 11, 2023
ConspectusThe
development
of
functionalization
reactions
involving
the
activation
C-H
bonds
has
evolved
extensively
due
to
atom
and
step
economy
associated
with
such
reactions.
Among
these
reactions,
chelation
assistance
been
shown
provide
a
powerful
solution
serious
issues
reactivity
regioselectivity
faced
in
bonds.
The
vast
majority
reported
thus
far
involved
use
precious
metals.
Kleiman
Dubeck
cyclonickelation
azobenzene
NiCp2
which
an
azo
group
directs
Ni
center
activate
ortho
bond
close
proximity.
Although
this
stoichiometric
reaction
was
discovered
earlier
than
that
for
other
transition-metal
complexes,
its
as
catalytic
delayed.
No
general
systems
were
available
Ni-catalyzed
long
time.
This
Account
details
our
group's
Ni(0)-
Ni(II)-catalyzed
chelation-assisted
It
also
highlights
how
new
strategy
can
be
extended
unreactive
bonds.In
early
2010s,
we
found
Ni(0)-catalyzed
aromatic
amides
contain
2-pyridinylmethylamine
moiety
directing
alkynes
results
C-H/N-H
oxidative
annulation
give
isoquinolinones.
In
addition,
combination
Ni(II)
catalyst
8-aminoquinoline
superior
developing
wide
variety
various
electrophiles.
proposed
include
formation
unstable
Ni(IV)
and/or
Ni(III)
species;
generation
high-valence
species
rare
at
time,
but
since
then,
many
papers
dealing
DFT
organometallic
studies
have
appeared
literature
attempts
understand
mechanism.
Based
on
in-depth
considerations
mechanism
respect
why
N,N-bidentate
is
required,
realized
N-Ni
by
addition
N-H
Ni(0)
or
ligand
exchange
between
key
step.
We
concluded
precoordination
N(sp2)
positions
proximity
permits
bond.
working
hypothesis,
carried
out
using
KOtBu
base
do
not
specific
desired
isoquinolinone,
amidate
anion
acts
actual
group.
Remarkably,
applicable
C-F,
C-O,
C-S,
C-CN.
JACS Au,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(12), P. 3270 - 3282
Published: Nov. 28, 2023
The
catalytic
translocation
of
a
metal
catalyst
along
saturated
hydrocarbon
side
chain
constitutes
powerful
strategy
for
enabling
bond-forming
reactions
at
remote,
yet
previously
unfunctionalized,
sp3
C–H
sites.
In
recent
years,
Ni-catalyzed
chain-walking
have
offered
counterintuitive
strategies
forging
architectures
that
would
be
difficult
to
accomplish
otherwise.
Although
these
evolved
into
mature
tools
advanced
organic
synthesis,
it
was
only
recently
chemists
showed
the
ability
control
motion
which
"walks"
throughout
alkyl
chain.
Specialized
ligand
backbones,
additives
and
judicious
choice
noninnocent
functional
groups
on
allowed
design
"a
la
carte"
protocols
enable
regiodivergent
scenarios
different
sites
with
distinct
topological
surface
areas.
Given
inherent
interest
in
increasing
fraction
hybridized
carbons
medicinal
chemistry,
might
expedite
access
target
leads
drug
discovery
campaigns.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(4), P. 786 - 791
Published: Jan. 22, 2024
Presented
herein
is
an
unprecedented
synthesis
of
naphtho[1′,2′:4,5]furo[3,2-b]pyridinones
via
Ir(III)-catalyzed
C6/C5
dual
C–H
functionalization
N-pyridyl-2-pyridones
with
diazonaphthalen-2(1H)-ones.
This
protocol
forms
C–C
and
C–O
bonds
in
one
pot
which
diazonaphthalen-2(1H)-ones
serve
as
bifunctional
reagents,
providing
both
alkyl
aryloxy
sources.
To
the
best
our
knowledge,
this
first
example
title
compounds
by
using
substrates.
Notably,
method
features
operational
simplicity,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
high
efficiency,
atom
economy.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(35), P. 7425 - 7430
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
Presented
herein
is
an
atom-
and
step-economical
method
enabling
the
precise
assembly
of
a
heptacyclic
scaffold
containing
both
azocine
indoline
units
through
cascade
reactions
indolin-1-yl(aryl)methanimines
with
diazo
indanediones.
The
formation
products
involves
C–H
bond
activation
double
carbene
insertion
followed
by
intramolecular
condensation,
retro-[2
+
2]
cycloaddition,
recyclization.
This
reaction
not
only
provided
concise
straightforward
strategy
for
synthesis
otherwise
difficult
to
obtain
compounds
from
readily
available
substrates
but
also
disclosed
unprecedented
mode
derivatives
compounds.
In
general,
this
novel
synthetic
protocol
has
advantages,
such
as
easily
obtainable
substrates,
structurally
sophisticated
products,
procedure,
good
compatibility
diverse
functional
groups,
ready
scalability.
Moreover,
thus
obtained
showed
decent
antiproliferative
activity
against
three
human
cancer
cell
lines.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 1232 - 1250
Published: Dec. 28, 2023
Recent
advances
in
HAT-induced
C(sp
3
)–H
functionalizations
triggered
by
radical
addition
to
alkynes,
including
5-
exo-trig
,
endo-trig
4-
and
6-
cyclization
cascades,
intermolecular
functionalizations,
are
summarized.