Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
26(1), P. 14 - 42
Published: Dec. 29, 2021
This
highlight
is
an
installment
of
a
continuing
series
that
covers
examples
nonprecious
metal
catalysis
interest
to
the
pharmaceutical
process
development
community.
Articles
published
from
March
June
2021
are
covered
in
this
edition.
We
hope
research
highlighted
here
will
allow
for
more
sustainable
processes
through
use
metals.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(11), P. 4386 - 4464
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
emerging
field
of
organometallic
catalysis
has
shifted
towards
research
on
Earth-abundant
transition
metals
due
to
their
ready
availability,
economic
advantage,
and
novel
properties.
In
this
case,
manganese,
the
third
most
abundant
transition-metal
in
Earth's
crust,
emerged
as
one
leading
competitors.
Accordingly,
a
large
number
molecularly-defined
Mn-complexes
been
synthesized
employed
for
hydrogenation,
dehydrogenation,
hydroelementation
reactions.
regard,
catalyst
design
is
based
three
pillars,
namely,
metal-ligand
bifunctionality,
ligand
hemilability,
redox
activity.
Indeed,
developed
catalysts
not
only
differ
chelating
atoms
they
possess
but
also
working
principles,
thereby
different
turnover
numbers
product
molecules.
Hence,
critical
assessment
molecularly
defined
manganese
terms
atoms,
reaction
conditions,
mechanistic
pathway,
significant.
Herein,
we
analyze
complexes
catalytic
activity,
versatility
allow
multiple
transformations
routes
convert
substrates
target
This
article
will
be
helpful
get
significant
insight
into
design,
aiding
design.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(9), P. 4607 - 4647
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
collectively
discussed
the
utilisation
of
alcohols
in
various
organic
transformations
and
their
application
toward
intermediates
drugs,
drug
derivatives
natural
product-like
molecules.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(69), P. 8534 - 8549
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Manganese
catalyzed
hydrogen
transfer
reactions
enabled
net
reductions
and
cascade
CC-
CN-bond
formation
reactions.
The
success
is
aided
by
multifunctional
ligand
design
namely
metal–ligand
bifunctionality,
hemilability,
redox
non-innocence.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
27(3), P. 423 - 447
Published: Feb. 17, 2023
Nonprecious-metal-catalyzed
alternatives
to
powerful
precious
metal
transformations
are
of
increasing
interest
in
academia
and
the
pharmaceutical
industry
due
lower
cost,
better
sustainability,
toxicity.
With
continual
growth
broad
field
nonprecious
catalysis
(NPMC),
we
have
chosen
highlight
selected
articles
published
from
March
June
2022
which
intended
examples
NPMC
that
feel
may
be
especially
relevant
development.
We
aim
inspire
academic
industrial
innovation
through
discussion
herein.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(13)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
synthesis
of
mono‐
N
‐methylated
aliphatic
primary
amines
has
traditionally
been
challenging,
requiring
noble
metal
catalysts
and
high‐pressure
H
2
for
achieving
satisfactory
yields
selectivity.
Herein,
we
developed
an
approach
the
selective
coupling
methanol
amines,
without
hydrogen,
using
a
manganese‐based
catalyst.
Remarkably,
up
to
98
%
with
broad
substrate
scope
were
achieved
at
low
catalyst
loadings.
Notably,
due
weak
base‐catalyzed
alcoholysis
formamide
intermediates,
our
novel
protocol
not
only
obviates
addition
but
also
prevents
side
secondary
‐methylation,
supported
by
control
experiments
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(26)
Published: April 19, 2022
A
unique
family
of
chiral
peraza
N6
-macrocyclic
ligands,
which
are
conformationally
rigid
and
have
a
tunable
saddle-shaped
cavity,
is
described.
Utilizing
their
manganese(I)
complexes,
the
first
example
earth-abundant
transition
metal-catalyzed
asymmetric
formal
anti-Markovnikov
hydroamination
allylic
alcohols
was
realized,
providing
practical
access
to
synthetically
important
γ-amino
in
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities
(up
99
%
yield
98
ee).
The
single-crystal
structure
MnI
complex
indicates
that
manganese
atom
coordinates
with
dialkylamine
moiety
bidentate
fashion.
Further
DFT
calculations
revealed
five
six
nitrogen
atoms
ligand
were
engaged
multiple
noncovalent
interactions
Mn,
an
isopropanol
molecule,
β-amino
ketone
intermediate
via
coordination,
hydrogen
bonding,
and/or
CH⋅⋅⋅π
state,
showing
remarkable
role
macrocyclic
framework.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
87(6), P. 3989 - 4000
Published: March 8, 2022
Herein,
we
demonstrated
Mn-catalyzed
selective
C-3
functionalization
of
indoles
with
alcohols.
The
developed
catalyst
can
also
furnish
bis(indolyl)methanes
from
the
same
set
substrates
under
slightly
modified
reaction
conditions.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
that
is
going
via
a
borrowing
hydrogen
pathway.
To
highlight
practical
utility,
diverse
range
including
nine
structurally
important
drug
molecules
are
synthesized.
Furthermore,
introduced
one-pot
cascade
strategy
for
synthesizing
functionalized
directly
2-aminophenyl
ethanol
and
alcohol.
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(42), P. 37008 - 37038
Published: Oct. 11, 2022
In
recent
years,
many
manganese-based
homogeneous
catalytic
precursors
have
been
developed
as
powerful
alternatives
in
organic
synthesis.
Among
these,
the
hydrofunctionalizations
of
unsaturated
C–C
bonds
correspond
to
outstanding
ways
afford
compounds
with
more
versatile
functional
groups,
which
are
commonly
used
building
blocks
production
fine
chemicals
and
feedstock
for
industrial
field.
Herein,
we
present
an
account
Mn-catalyzed
alkenes
alkynes
main
objective
finding
mechanistic
tendencies
that
could
serve
a
platform
works
come.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(18), P. 5074 - 5103
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
nickel-catalyzed
hydroarylation
reaction
opens
up
new
routes
to
access
complex
organic
compounds
in
a
highly
regio
and
stereoselective
fashion
from
easily
available
precursors,
such
as
olefin,
alkyne,
arene,
aryl
halide,
boronic
acid.