Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Abstract
The
first
asymmetric
condensation
of
prochiral
silacyclohexanones
with
hydroxylamines
by
chiral
phosphoric
acid
catalysis
has
been
developed,
which
provides
a
facile
and
straightforward
protocol
for
the
enantioselective
construction
valuable
axially
silacyclohexylidene
oxime
ethers
that
are
otherwise
inaccessible.
Notably,
this
constitutes
rare
example
accessing
silacycles
featuring
axial
chirality.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(17), P. 8546 - 8562
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Silicon-stereogenic
chiral
organosilanes
have
found
increasing
applications
in
synthetic
chemistry,
medicinal
and
materials
science.
In
this
context,
various
asymmetric
catalytic
methods
been
established
for
the
diverse
synthesis
of
silicon-stereogenic
silanes.
particular,
organocatalysis
is
emerging
as
an
important
complementary
tool
enantioselective
construction
silicon-stereocenters,
along
with
rapid
development
chiral-metal
catalyzed
protocols.
Its
advent
provides
a
powerful
platform
to
achieve
functionalized
structural
diversity,
should
lead
great
organosilicon
chemistry.
Tutorial
Review,
we
highlight
these
latest
achievements
from
two
aspects:
desymmetrizations
prochiral
tetraorganosilanes
dynamic
kinetic
transformations
racemic
by
employing
five
organocatalytic
activation
modes.
The
advantages,
limitations
value
each
protocol,
well
opportunities
still
open
further
exploration,
are
also
discussed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(7)
Published: Jan. 5, 2024
Abstract
A
Cu‐catalyzed
asymmetric
synthesis
of
silicon‐stereogenic
benzoxasiloles
has
been
realized
via
intramolecular
Si−O
coupling
[2‐(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]silanes.
Cu(I)/difluorphos
is
found
to
be
an
efficient
catalytic
system
for
enantioselective
Si−C
bond
cleavage
and
formation.
In
addition,
kinetic
resolution
racemic
substituted
[2‐(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]silanes
using
Cu(I)/
PyrOx
(pyridine‐oxazoline
ligands)
as
the
developed
afford
carbon‐
benzoxasiloles.
Ring‐opening
reactions
chiral
with
organolithiums
Grignard
reagents
yield
various
enantioenriched
functionalized
tetraorganosilanes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(33), P. 23092 - 23102
Published: Aug. 7, 2024
Enantiopure
Si-stereogenic
organosilanes
are
highly
valued
in
the
fields
of
organic
synthesis,
development
advanced
materials,
and
drug
discovery.
However,
they
not
naturally
occurring,
their
synthesis
has
been
largely
confined
to
resolution
racemic
silanes
or
desymmetrization
symmetric
silanes.
In
contrast,
dynamic
kinetic
asymmetric
transformation
(DYKAT)
offers
a
mechanistically
distinct
approach
would
broaden
accessibility
an
enantioconvergent
manner.
this
study,
we
report
Lewis
base-catalyzed
DYKAT
chlorosilanes.
The
chiral
isothiourea
catalyst,
(S)-benzotetramisole,
facilitates
silyletherification
with
phenols,
yielding
(R)-silylethers
good
yields
high
enantioselectivity
(27
examples,
up
86%
yield,
98:2
er).
Kinetic
analysis,
control
experiments,
DFT
calculations
suggest
that
two-catalyst-bound
pentacoordinate
silicate
is
responsible
for
Si-configurational
epimerization
ion-paired
tetracoordinated
silicon
intermediates.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 18, 2024
Abstract
Despite
impressive
advances
in
the
construction
of
enantioenriched
silacarbocycles
featuring
silicon‐stereogenic
centers
via
a
selection
well‐defined
sila‐synthons,
development
more
convenient
and
economic
method
with
readily
available
starting
materials
is
significantly
less
explored
remains
considerable
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
first
example
copper‐catalyzed
sequential
hydrosilylation
accessible
methylenecyclopropanes
(MCPs)
primary
silanes,
affording
an
efficient
route
to
wide
range
chiral
silacyclopentanes
bearing
consecutive
silicon‐
carbon‐stereogenic
excellent
enantio‐
diastereoselectivities
(generally
≥98
%
ee,
>25
:
1
dr).
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
that
these
reactions
combine
intermolecular
ring‐opening
aryl
MCPs
intramolecular
asymmetric
resultant
Z
/
E
mixture
homoallylic
silanes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(36)
Published: July 30, 2024
Functionalization
of
Si-bound
methyl
group
provides
an
efficient
access
to
diverse
organosilanes.
However,
the
asymmetric
construction
silicon-stereogenic
architectures
by
functionalization
has
not
yet
been
described
despite
recent
significant
progress
in
producing
chiral
silicon.
Herein,
we
disclosed
enantioselective
silylmethyl
involving
aryl
alkyl
1,5-palladium
migration
naphthalenes
possessing
enantioenriched
stereogenic
silicon
center,
which
are
inaccessible
before.
It
is
worthy
note
that
realization
induction
at
step
metal
itself
remains
challenging.
Our
study
constitutes
first
reaction.
The
key
success
discovery
and
fine-tuning
different
substituents
α,α,α,α-tetraaryl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dimethanol
(TADDOL)-based
phosphoramidites,
ensure
enantioselectivity
desired
reactivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(39), P. 21176 - 21182
Published: Aug. 23, 2023
Novel
axially
chiral
biphenyl
diphosphine
ligands
Enm-BridgePhos,
bearing
an
ether
chain
bridge
at
the
5,5'-position
of
backbone,
have
been
developed
and
successfully
applied
in
Rh-catalyzed
enantioselective
desymmetric
hydrogenation
α-acetamido-1,3-indanediones,
providing
α-acetamido-β-hydroxybenzocyclic
pentones
high
yields
(up
to
97%)
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
99%
ee).
The
reaction
could
be
carried
out
on
a
gram
scale,
corresponding
products
were
used
as
vital
intermediates
for
synthesis
analogues
spirobenzylisoquinoline
alkaloids.
Both
crystal
structure
analysis
DFT
calculations
revealed
that
large
dihedral
angle
Enm-BridgePhos-Rh
complexes
is
highly
related
enantioselectivities.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 15, 2025
A
new
class
of
chiral
spiro
monophosphinites,
based
on
a
unique
non-C2-symmetric
3-oxo-1,1'-spirobiindane
scaffold
featuring
large
dihedral
angle,
has
been
effectively
designed
and
synthesized.
From
readily
accessible
resources,
these
monophosphinites
were
synthesized
via
eight
steps
in
16-32%
yields.
Their
excellent
performance
the
rhodium-catalyzed
asymmetric
hydrogenation
β-dehydroamino
acid
esters
underscores
critical
impact
angle
enhancing
activity
enantioselectivity.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(14), P. 2811 - 2816
Published: Jan. 16, 2024
Herein
we
have
developed
a
highly
practical
and
efficient
one-step
coupling
protocol
for
the
synthesis
of
chiral
spiro
diphosphine
ligands,
especially
oxa-spiro
ligands
O-SDP,
which
showed
excellent
reactivity
diastereoselectivity
in
asymmetric
hydrogenation
key
intermediate
Sacubitril.
It
should
be
noted
that
could
operated
on
kilogram
scale,
resulting
ruthenium
catalyst
O-SDP
hydrogenate
Sacubitril
an
industrial
scale.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: April 17, 2025
Abstract
Chiral
scaffolds
are
essential
to
the
advancement
of
asymmetric
synthesis,
yet
development
privileged
motifs
that
more
effectively
communicate
asymmetry
constitutes
a
grand
challenge
for
chemists.
Here
we
describe
method
using
confined
chiral
Brønsted
acid
catalyst
combine
two
inexpensive
and
widely
available
materials—indole
acetone—into
class
C₂-symmetric,
spirocyclic
compounds
called
SPINDOLE.
SPINDOLEs
extend
versatility
established
frameworks
by
offering
greater
flexibility
ease
synthesis.
The
resulting
can
be
readily
modified
create
diverse
structures
excel
in
promoting
highly
selective
reactions
such
as
hydrogenation,
allylic
alkylation,
hydroboration,
Michael
addition.
This
work
introduces
powerful
strategy
advancing
catalysis,
enabling
creation
versatile
with
broad
synthetic
potential.