Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(20), P. 9510 - 9517
Published: April 25, 2020
An
asymmetric
hydroarylative
cyclization
of
enynes
involving
a
C–H
bond
cleavage
is
reported.
The
cobalt-catalyzed
cascade
generates
three
new
bonds
in
an
atom-economical
fashion.
products
were
obtained
excellent
yields
and
enantioselectivities
as
single
diastereo-
regioisomers.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
the
reaction
shows
no
intermolecular
crossover.
This
work
highlights
potential
cobalt
catalysis
functionalization
enantioselective
domino
reactivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(37), P. 12803 - 12818
Published: May 11, 2019
Molecular
syntheses
largely
rely
on
time-
and
labour-intensive
prefunctionalization
strategies.
In
contrast,
C-H
activation
represents
an
increasingly
powerful
approach
that
avoids
lengthy
of
prefunctionalized
substrates,
with
great
potential
for
drug
discovery,
the
pharmaceutical
industry,
material
sciences,
crop
protection,
among
others.
The
enantioselective
functionalization
omnipresent
bonds
has
emerged
as
a
transformative
tool
step-
atom-economical
generation
chiral
molecular
complexity.
However,
this
rapidly
growing
research
area
remains
dominated
by
noble
transition
metals,
prominently
featuring
toxic
palladium,
iridium
rhodium
catalysts.
Indeed,
despite
significant
achievements,
use
inexpensive
sustainable
3d
metals
in
asymmetric
activations
is
still
clearly
its
infancy.
Herein,
we
discuss
remarkable
recent
progress
transformations
via
organometallic
base
up
to
April
2019.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(23), P. 13748 - 13793
Published: Nov. 12, 2020
Direct
catalytic
transformation
of
C–H
bonds
to
new
functionalities
has
provided
a
powerful
strategy
synthesize
complex
molecular
scaffolds
in
straightforward
way.
Unstinting
efforts
the
synthetic
community
have
helped
overcome
long-standing
major
challenge
regioselectivity
by
introducing
directing
group
concept.
However,
full
potential
cannot
be
realized
unless
activated
are
stereochemically
controlled.
The
enantioselective
bond
functionalization
could
provide
an
imperative
tool
for
sustainable
way
synthesizing
chiral
scaffolds.
Despite
intrinsic
challenges
achieving
stereocontrol,
developed
different
tools
order
achieve
stereoselective
functionalization.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
remarkable
recent
advances
emerging
area
C(sp2)–H
highlight
and
opportunities,
emphasizing
techniques
so
far.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(33), P. 7346 - 7357
Published: Jan. 29, 2020
Transition-metal-catalyzed
C-H
functionalization
reactions
with
Cp*MIII
catalysts
(M=Co,
Rh,
Ir)
have
found
a
wide
variety
of
applications
in
organic
synthesis.
Albeit
the
intrinsic
difficulties
achieving
catalytic
stereocontrol
using
these
due
to
their
lack
additional
coordination
sites
for
external
chiral
ligands
and
conformational
flexibility
Cp
ligand,
enantioselective
Group
9
metal
triad
Cp-type
been
intensively
studied
since
2012.
In
this
minireview,
progress
according
type
catalyst
used
are
summarized
discussed.
The
development
Cpx
complexes
thereof,
artificial
metalloenzymes,
carboxylate-assisted
activations,
alkylations
assisted
by
carboxylic
acids
or
sulfonates,
transient
directing
groups
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(14), P. 5675 - 5680
Published: March 22, 2019
The
synthesis
of
a
set
cobalt(III)-complexes
equipped
with
trisubstituted
chiral
cyclopentadienyl
ligands
is
reported,
and
their
steric
electronic
parameters
are
mapped.
application
potential
these
complexes
for
asymmetric
C-H
functionalizations
3d-metals
shown
by
the
dihydroisoquinolones
from
N-chlorobenzamides
broad
range
alkenes.
transformation
proceeds
excellent
enantioselectivities
up
to
99.5:0.5
er
high
regioselectivities.
observed
values
outperform
best
rhodium(III)-based
methods
this
reaction
type.
Moreover,
challenging
substrates
such
as
alkyl
alkenes
also
react
regio-
enantioselectivities.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 4751 - 4769
Published: March 30, 2020
Dioxazolones
are
a
convenient
class
of
acyl
nitrene
transfer
reagents.
Their
application
in
homogeneous
transition-metal
catalysis
has
led
to
many
new
amidation
reactions.
typically
activated
by
transition
metals
at
relatively
low
reaction
temperatures.
The
metal
nitrenoids
formed
decarboxylative
activation
dioxazolones
generally
electron
deficient
and
commonly
react
concerted
fashion.
"Intermolecular"
insertion
reactions
involving
preactivated
C–H
bonds
("inner-sphere"
mechanism)
easily
compete
with
the
Curtius-type
rearrangement,
but
for
intramolecular
"direct"
transfer/insertion
nonpreactivated
substrates
(i.e.,
without
preceding
formation
metal–carbon
or
metal–hydride
bonds)
extensive
ligand
optimization
is
important
prevent
such
unwanted
side
ease
dioxazolone
synthesis,
CO2
gas
as
sole
byproduct
from
dioxazolones,
importance
general
development
several
interesting
producing
N-aryl
amides,
oxazoles,
lactams.
Since
proceeds
under
mild
conditions,
stereo-
enantioselective
also
possible,
which
useful
synthesis
bioactive
nitrogen-containing
compounds.
This
review
provides
an
overview
these
reported
recent
years.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(18), P. 6810 - 6816
Published: April 28, 2021
Ru(II)-catalyzed
enantioselective
C-H
functionalization
involving
an
enantiodetermining
cleavage
step
remains
undeveloped.
Here
we
describe
a
activation/annulation
of
sulfoximines
with
α-carbonyl
sulfoxonium
ylides
using
novel
class
chiral
binaphthyl
monocarboxylic
acids
as
ligands,
which
can
be
easily
and
modularly
prepared
from
1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-dicarboxylic
acid.
A
broad
range
sulfur-stereogenic
were
in
high
yields
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
to
99%
yield
ee)
via
desymmetrization,
kinetic
resolution,
parallel
resolution.
Furthermore,
the
resolution
products
transformed
sulfoxides
key
intermediates
for
kinase
inhibitors.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(16), P. 6576 - 6580
Published: Feb. 3, 2020
Abstract
The
atroposelective
synthesis
of
axially
chiral
styrenes
remains
a
formidable
challenge
due
to
their
relatively
lower
rotational
barriers
compared
the
biaryl
atropoisomers.
Herein,
we
describe
construction
through
Pd
II
‐catalyzed
C−H
olefination,
using
bulky
amino
amide
as
transient
auxiliary.
Various
were
produced
with
good
yields
and
high
enantioselectivity
(up
95
%
yield
99
ee
).
Carboxylic
acid
derivatives
resulting
showed
superior
enantiocontrol
over
counterparts
in
Co
III
enantioselective
C(sp
3
)−H
amidation
thioamide.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
cleavage
is
enantioselectivity‐determining
step.