Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Ni-catalyzed
multicomponent
cross-couplings
have
emerged
as
a
powerful
strategy
for
efficiently
constructing
complex
molecular
architectures
from
diverse
array
of
organic
halides.
Despite
its
potential,
selectively
forming
multiple
chemical
bonds
in
single
operation,
particularly
the
realm
cross-electrophile
coupling
catalysis,
remains
significant
challenge.
In
this
study,
we
developed
consecutive
open-shell
reductive
Ni
enabling
formation
two
geminal
C(sp
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 9055 - 9076
Published: May 29, 2024
Metallaphotoredox
catalysis
can
unlock
useful
pathways
for
transforming
organic
reactants
into
desirable
products,
largely
due
to
the
conversion
of
photon
energy
chemical
potential
drive
redox
and
bond
transformation
processes.
Despite
importance
these
processes
cross-coupling
reactions
other
transformations,
their
mechanistic
details
are
only
superficially
understood.
In
this
review,
we
have
provided
a
detailed
summary
various
photoredox
mechanisms
that
been
proposed
date
Ni-bipyridine
(bpy)
complexes,
focusing
separately
on
photosensitized
direct
excitation
reaction
By
highlighting
multiple
key
findings,
depict
how
mechanisms,
which
ultimately
define
substrate
scope,
themselves
defined
by
ground-
excited-state
geometric
electronic
structures
Ni-based
intermediates.
We
further
identify
knowledge
gaps
motivate
future
studies
development
synergistic
research
approaches
spanning
physical,
organic,
inorganic
chemistry
communities.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Cross-electrophile
coupling
(XEC),
defined
by
us
as
the
cross-coupling
of
two
different
σ-electrophiles
that
is
driven
catalyst
reduction,
has
seen
rapid
progression
in
recent
years.
As
such,
this
review
aims
to
summarize
field
from
its
beginnings
up
until
mid-2023
and
provide
comprehensive
coverage
on
synthetic
methods
current
state
mechanistic
understanding.
Chapters
are
split
type
bond
formed,
which
include
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(22), P. 15331 - 15344
Published: May 23, 2024
Within
the
context
of
Ni
photoredox
catalysis,
halogen
atom
photoelimination
from
has
emerged
as
a
fruitful
strategy
for
enabling
hydrogen
transfer
(HAT)-mediated
C(sp3)–H
functionalization.
Despite
numerous
synthetic
transformations
invoking
this
paradigm,
unified
mechanistic
hypothesis
that
is
consistent
with
experimental
findings
on
catalytic
systems
and
accounts
radical
formation
facile
C(sp2)–C(sp3)
bond
remains
elusive.
We
employ
kinetic
analysis,
organometallic
synthesis,
computational
investigations
to
decipher
mechanism
prototypical
Ni-catalyzed
photochemical
arylation
reaction.
Our
revise
previous
proposals,
first
by
examining
relevance
SET
EnT
processes
intermediates
relevant
HAT-based
investigation
highlights
ability
blue
light
promote
efficient
Ni–C(sp2)
homolysis
cationic
NiIII
reductive
elimination
bipyridine
NiII
complexes.
However
interesting,
rates
selectivities
these
do
not
account
productive
pathway.
Instead,
our
studies
support
involves
evolution
in
situ
generated
dihalide
intermediates,
capture
NiII(aryl)(halide)
resting
state,
key
C–C
NiIII.
Oxidative
addition
NiI,
opposed
Ni0,
rapid
NiIII/NiI
comproportionation
play
roles
process.
The
presented
herein
offer
fundamental
insight
into
reactivity
broader
catalysis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(35), P. 19368 - 19377
Published: Aug. 23, 2023
Nickel’s
+1
oxidation
state
has
received
much
interest
due
to
its
varied
and
often
enigmatic
behavior
in
increasingly
popular
catalytic
methods.
In
part,
the
lack
of
understanding
about
NiI
results
from
common
synthetic
strategies
limiting
breadth
complexes
that
are
accessible
for
mechanistic
study
catalyst
design.
We
report
an
oxidative
approach
using
tribromide
salts
allows
generation
a
well-defined
precursor,
[NiI(COD)Br]2,
as
well
several
new
complexes.
Included
among
them
bearing
bulky
monophosphines,
which
structure–speciation
relationships
established
reactivity
Suzuki–Miyaura
coupling
(SMC)
is
investigated.
Notably,
these
routes
also
allow
synthesis
monomeric
t-Bubpy-bound
complexes,
not
previously
been
achieved.
These
react
with
aryl
halides,
can
enable
challenging
investigations
present
opportunities
catalysis
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(19), P. 12895 - 12900
Published: May 2, 2024
A
nickel
complex
of
chiral
bisoxazolines
catalyzed
the
stereoselective
reductive
arylation
ketones
in
high
enantioselectivity.
range
common
acyclic
and
cyclic
reacted
without
aid
directing
groups.
Mechanistic
studies
using
isolated
a
bis(oxazoline)
(L)Ni(Ar)Br
revealed
that
Mn
reduction
was
not
needed,
while
Lewis
acidic
titanium
alkoxides
were
critical
to
ketone
insertion.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(22), P. 15506 - 15514
Published: May 22, 2024
Owing
to
their
light-harvesting
properties,
nickel–bipyridine
(bpy)
complexes
have
found
wide
use
in
metallaphotoredox
cross-coupling
reactions.
Key
these
transformations
are
Ni(I)–bpy
halide
intermediates
that
absorb
a
significant
fraction
of
light
at
relevant
reaction
irradiation
wavelengths.
Herein,
we
report
ultrafast
transient
absorption
(TA)
spectroscopy
on
library
eight
complexes,
the
first
such
characterization
any
Ni(I)
species.
The
TA
data
reveal
formation
and
decay
Ni(I)-to-bpy
metal-to-ligand
charge
transfer
(MLCT)
excited
states
(10–30
ps)
whose
relaxation
dynamics
well
described
by
vibronic
Marcus
theory,
spanning
normal
inverted
regions
as
result
simple
changes
bpy
substituents.
While
lifetimes
relatively
long
for
MLCT
first-row
transition
metal
duration
precludes
excited-state
bimolecular
reactivity
photoredox
We
also
present
one-step
method
generate
an
isolable,
solid-state
species,
which
decouples
light-initiated
from
dark,
thermal
cycles
catalysis.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(9), P. 4120 - 4131
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Transition-metal
photoredox
catalysis
has
transformed
organic
synthesis
by
harnessing
light
to
construct
complex
molecules.
Nickel(II)–bipyridine
(bpy)
aryl
halide
complexes
are
a
significant
class
of
cross-coupling
catalysts
that
can
be
activated
via
direct
excitation.
This
study
investigates
the
effects
molecular
structure
on
photophysics
these
considering
an
underexplored,
structurally
constrained
Ni(II)–bpy
in
which
and
bpy
ligands
covalently
tethered
alongside
traditional
unconstrained
complexes.
Intriguingly,
is
photochemically
stable
but
features
reversible
Ni(II)–C(aryl)
⇄
[Ni(I)···C(aryl)•]
equilibrium
upon
photoexcitation.
When
electrophile
introduced
during
photoirradiation,
we
demonstrate
preference
for
photodissociation
over
recombination,
rendering
parent
Ni(II)
source
reactive
Ni(I)
intermediate.
Here,
characterize
photochemical
behavior
kinetic
analyses,
quantum
chemical
calculations,
ultrafast
transient
absorption
spectroscopy.
Comparison
previously
characterized
indicates
structural
constraints
considered
here
dramatically
influence
excited
state
relaxation
pathway
provide
insight
into
characteristics
excited-state
Ni(II)–C
bond
homolysis
radical
reassociation
dynamics.
enriches
understanding
offers
new
possibilities
designing
customized
photoactive
precise
synthesis.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(15), P. 11378 - 11388
Published: July 16, 2024
Dual
IrIII/LnNiII
metallaphotoredox
catalyzed
C(sp3)–C(sp2)
cross-coupling
reactions
are
widely
assumed
to
proceed
by
photoinduced
single
electron
transfer
steps
due
the
highly
oxidizing
IrIII*
excited
state
(IrIII
=
[Ir(dF(CF3)ppy)2(dtbbpy)]+[PF6]−;
dF(CF3)ppy
2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine;
Ln
dtbbpy
4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine).
Using
time-resolved
absorption
and
emission
spectroscopy,
we
reveal
that
energy
between
various
LnNiII
precatalysts
intermediates
with
kq
≥
108
M–1
s–1
also
drives
catalysis.
Specifically,
states
of
dihalide
precatalysts/organometallic
accessible
appear
drive
bond
homolysis,
halogen
radical
elimination,
reductive
elimination
facilitate
formation
cross-coupled
products.
Energy
dynamics
consequently
circumvent
need
for
transfer,
thereby
extending
substrate
scopes
coupling
partners
cannot
be
oxidized
IrIII*.
Within
a
cross-electrophile
model
reaction
4-bromobenzotrifluoride
bromocyclohexane,
activates
precatalyst
at
early
times
before
nucleophilic
reductants
present.
In
absence
IrIII,
direct
excitation
LnNiII(Br)2
form
LnNiII(Br)(Aryl)
intermediate.
To
compare
kinetics,
determined
rate
constants
quenching
Br–
(kSET
4.1
×
s–1)
subsequent
from
reduced
IrIII•–
107
using
Stern-Volmer
analysis
pulse
radiolysis,
respectively.
competitive
is
parallel
pathway
within
Exploiting
mechanism,
demonstrate
selective
4-chlorobenzotrifluoride
bromocyclohexane
exclusively
product.
With
alkyl-trifluoroborate
nucleophiles
do
not
reductively
quench
emission,
transmetalation
LnNiII(Br/Cl)(Aryl)
followed
Similarly,
rather
than
NiII
oxidation
C(sp2)–OR
despite
strongly
ability
total,
these
processes
in
catalysis
can
unlock
alternative
reactive
pathways.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(34), P. 14010 - 14027
Published: Aug. 16, 2023
NiII(IB)
dihalide
[IB
=
(3aR,3a′R,8aS,8a′S)-2,2′-(cyclopropane-1,1-diyl)bis(3a,8a-dihydro-8H-indeno[1,2-d]-oxazole)]
complexes
are
representative
of
a
growing
class
first-row
transition-metal
catalysts
for
the
enantioselective
reductive
cross-coupling
C(sp2)
and
C(sp3)
electrophiles.
Recent
mechanistic
studies
highlight
complexity
these
ground-state
cross-couplings
but
also
illuminate
new
reactivity
pathways
stemming
from
one-electron
redox
their
significant
sensitivities
to
reaction
conditions.
For
first
time,
diverse
array
spectroscopic
methods
coupled
electrochemistry
have
been
applied
NiII-based
precatalysts
evaluate
specific
ligand
field
effects
governing
key
Ni-based
potentials.
We
experimentally
demonstrate
DMA
solvent
coordination
catalytically
relevant
Ni
complexes.
Coordination
is
shown
favorably
influence
redox-based
steps
prevent
other
deleterious
equilibria.
Combined
with
electronic
structure
calculations,
we
further
provide
direct
correlation
between
intermediate
frontier
molecular
orbital
energies
yields.
Considerations
developed
herein
use
synergic
electrochemical
concepts
catalyst
design
rationalization
condition
optimization.