Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
21(2), P. 300 - 305
Published: Dec. 1, 2022
Here,
we
developed
an
air-stable,
earth-abundant
cobalt(III)-catalyzed
regioselective
mono-olefination
of
arenes
directed
by
urea
under
mild
conditions
through
a
cross-dehydrogenative
coupling
(CDC)
process.
Under
the
optimized
conditions,
high
regioselectivity
was
achieved
with
various
electron-rich
and
electron-deficient
arenes,
which
afforded
E-alkenylated
products
(with
yields
up
to
90%).
In
contrast
used
for
noble-metal-catalyzed
olefination
weakly
coordinating
groups,
our
reaction
operated
including
temperature
(40
°C)
non-metallic
oxidant.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
364(13), P. 2113 - 2139
Published: May 6, 2022
Abstract
Olefins
are
important
building
blocks
and
widely
utilized
in
synthetic
organic
chemistry.
Owing
to
its
omnipresence
unique
reactivity,
the
functionalization
of
alkenes
has
become
a
powerful
method
for
constructing
complex
molecules.
In
this
context,
direct
chelation‐assisted
C−H
olefination
at
inert
bonds
represents
most
straightforward
introducing
alkenyl
group
into
compounds
highly
regio‐
stereoselective
manner.
Despite
remarkable
advances
reaction,
successful
transformations
restricted
activated
or
electronically
biased
olefins
such
as
acrylates,
styrenes,
acrylamides,
vinyl
sulfones,
phosphonates.
Literature
reports
on
with
unactivated
unbiased
limited
due
poor
intrinsic
reactivity
regioselectivity
issues.
significant
challenges,
past
few
years
have
witnessed
tremendous
growth.
The
present
review
describes
recent
allylation
aromatics,
alkenes,
heteroaromatics
via
concerted‐metallation‐
deprotonation
pathway.Transition
metals
palladium,
rhodium,
iridium
cobalt
used
these
kind
transformations.
scope,
mechanistic
investigation,
limitation
alkenylation
reactions
discussed
elaborately.
includes
all
reported
base‐assisted
pathway.
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The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Direct
functionalization
of
native
(N–H)
indoles
via
C–H
activation
remains
a
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
salicylaldehyde-promoted
cobalt-catalyzed
selective
C2–H
Heck
reaction
with
both
active
and
unactivated
olefins
in
the
presence
free
N–H
bonds.
A
series
structurally
diverse
C2-alkenylated
including
natural
product
drug
derivatives
were
prepared
directly
effectively
without
additional
preprotection
deprotection
procedures.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
366(9), P. 1922 - 1949
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Abstract
Alkenylbenzene
skeletons
represent
one
of
the
most
widely
occurring
structural
motifs
in
pharmaceutical
drugs,
natural
products,
and
advanced
materials.
The
construction
alkenylbenzenes
is
promising
through
use
a
straightforward
oxidative
alkenylation
protocol,
particularly
from
unactivated
alkenes.
This
significant
because
alkenes
are
inexpensive
raw
materials
that
can
be
obtained
bulk
quantities
petrochemical
feedstocks
renewable
resources.
However,
controlling
reactivity
regioselectivity
olefination
with
unbiased
olefins
remains
challenge,
necessitating
continuous
efforts
potentially
having
substantial
impact
on
both
organic
synthesis
industry.
review
aims
to
provide
an
overview
latest
advances
regiocontrol
strategies
for
reactions
alkenes,
which
categorized
into
three
types:
1)
ligand‐promoted/accelerated
reactions;
2)
prefunctionalized
olefins‐facilitated
3)
directing
group‐induced
reactions.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(42), P. 7606 - 7611
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Herein,
atroposelective
synthesis
of
axially
chiral
biaryls
with
unactivated
olefins
by
a
palladium-catalyzed
C-H
olefination
using
transient
directing
group
strategy
has
been
disclosed.
This
protocol
is
well
compatible
variety
biaryl-2-aldehydes
as
various
such
allyl
sulfonamides
and
sulfones
to
provide
the
olefinated
products
in
synthetically
useful
yields
excellent
enantioselectivities
up
>99%
ee.
In
addition,
wide
number
biaryl
alcohols
were
synthesized
simple
diversification
enantioselectivity.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
365(8), P. 1255 - 1261
Published: March 24, 2023
Abstract
Presented
herein
is
a
condition‐controlled
divergent
synthesis
of
imidazoindolone
spiro‐isoquinolinones
(IISIQs)
via
the
cascade
reactions
N
‐alkoxycarboxamide
indoles
with
diazo
homophthalimides.
When
reaction
carried
out
under
air
and
in
absence
an
acid
additive,
IISIQ
tethered
‐alkoxy
moiety
(IISIQ‐OR)
formed
through
Rh(III)‐catalyzed
C−H/N−H
metalation,
carbene
formation/
migratory
insertion
followed
by
reductive
elimination,
which
acts
as
oxidant
to
regenerate
Rh(III)
catalyst.
run
argon
presence
MesCO
2
H,
on
other
hand,
IISIQ−H
rhodacycle
intermediate
formation,
acid‐assisted
intramolecular
substitution/annulation
N−O
bond
cleavge.
In
general,
this
method
provides
approach
toward
spiroheterocyclic
scaffolds
features
accessible
substrates,
functional
group
compatibility
external
oxidant.
Moreover,
value
developed
protocol
further
showcased
gram‐scale
structural
transformation
products.
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The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
87(19), P. 13236 - 13258
Published: Sept. 21, 2022
A
Rh(III)-catalyzed
weak
enone
carbonyl/ketone-assisted
aerobic
oxidative
C–H
olefination
of
aromatics
with
unactivated
alkenes
has
been
developed.
This
protocol
involves
cross-dehydrogenative
Heck-type
reaction
various
substituted
biologically
relevant
chalcones
and
aromatic
ketones
such
as
acetophenones
chromones
functionalized
olefins
in
moderate
to
good
yields.
Further,
ortho-alkylation
norbornene
is
also
demonstrated.
possible
mechanism
involving
chelation-assisted
activation/insertion/β-hydride
elimination
was
proposed
supported
by
the
deuterium
labeling
studies.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(25), P. 3747 - 3750
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Fluorinated
molecules
are
widely
used
in
pharmaceutical
and
agrochemical
industries.
Herein
we
report
the
synthesis
of
2-(3,3-difluoro-4-(silyloxy)but-1-en-1-yl)benzamides
from
unprecedented
rhodium(III)-catalyzed
alkenylation
various
benzamides
with
difluorohomoallylic
silyl
ethers.
The
practicability
this
protocol
is
demonstrated
by
its
broad
substrate
compatibility,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
ready
scalability
high
regioselectivity.
oxygen
ethers
makes
β-H
elimination
feasible,
which
suppresses
both
β-F
dialkenylation
benzamides.
This
redox-neutral
reaction
proceeds
efficiently
via
N-O
bond
cleavage
without
external
oxidants
thus
provides
new
opportunities
for
elaborate
difluorinated
compounds
readily
available
fluorinated
synthons.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
DFT
calculations
uncovered
that
the
isatoic
anhydride
is
a
masked
directing
group
and
internal
oxidant
for
Rh(
iii
)-catalyzed
decarbonylative
annulation
through
C–H
activation.