ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(22), P. 14503 - 14512
Published: Oct. 27, 2023
Sulfur(VI)
fluoride
exchange
(SuFEx)
click
chemistry
provides
a
powerful
tool
for
the
rapid
assembly
of
modular
connections.
Herein,
we
report
an
organocatalytic
SuFEx
reaction
sulfonyl
fluorides,
fluorosulfates,
and
sulfamoyl
fluorides.
Under
catalysis
10
mol
%
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC),
or
under
relay
NHC
HOBt,
different
SuFExable
hubs
efficiently
undergo
reactions
with
alcohols
amines
to
afford
sulfonates,
sulfonamides,
sulfates,
sulfamates,
sulfamides
in
49–99%
yields.
More
than
190
sulfonylated
products,
including
25
natural
product
derivatives,
have
been
prepared
through
this
method.
Mechanism
study
showed
that
NHCs
might
act
as
carbon-centered
Broønsted
base
activate
formation
hydrogen
bonding.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(39)
Published: Aug. 9, 2022
Abstract
Recently,
radical
fluorosulfonylation
is
emerging
as
an
appealing
approach
for
the
synthesis
of
sulfonyl
fluorides,
which
are
highly
in
demand
various
disciplines,
particularly
chemical
biology
and
drug
discovery.
Here,
we
report
first
establishment
hydro‐fluorosulfonylation
alkenes,
enabled
by
using
1‐fluorosulfonyl
2‐aryl
benzoimidazolium
(FABI)
effective
redox‐active
precursor.
This
method
provides
a
new
facile
aliphatic
fluorides
from
unactivated
can
be
further
applied
to
late‐stage
modifications
natural
products
peptides,
well
ligation
drugs
combination
with
click
chemistry.
Remarkably,
this
system
could
enable
alkynes,
affording
valuable
alkenylsulfonyl
fluoride
rare,
high
Z
‐selectivity,
normally
less
stable
more
challenging
synthesize
comparison
E
‐configured
products.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(4), P. 1115 - 1120
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
A
general
and
efficient
approach
to
various
aliphatic
sulfonyl
fluorides
by
the
reductive
decarboxylative
fluorosulfonylation
of
carboxylic
acids
via
a
radical
sulfur
dioxide
insertion
fluorination
strategy
was
developed.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(20), P. 3702 - 3706
Published: May 17, 2022
Electrochemical
synthesis
of
versatile
β-keto
sulfonyl
fluorides
is
accomplished
by
radical
fluorosulfonylation
vinyl
triflates
with
FSO2Cl
as
the
fluorosulfonyl
source.
This
electroreductive
protocol
uses
inexpensive
graphite
felt
electrodes,
thus
avoiding
use
a
sacrificial
anode.
Moreover,
this
protocol,
featuring
metal-free,
mild
conditions
and
easy
scalability,
allows
expedient
access
to
valuable
from
readily
available
precursors,
well
cyclic
ones
that
are
otherwise
inaccessible
using
prior
methods.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(33)
Published: March 24, 2023
Sulfur(VI)-fluoride
exchange
linkage
as
a
next
generation
of
click
chemistry
was
introduced
by
Sharpless
and
coworkers
in
2014.
Distinguished
from
CuAAC,
the
SuFEx
reaction
proceeds
under
metal-free
conditions,
reactive
linkers
are
variable,
enabling
access
to
diverse
class
compounds.
Therein,
series
emerged
has
been
widely
prevalent
fields.
The
SVI
-F
bond
comparison
-Cl
features
excellent
stability
chemoselectivity.
primarily
involves
formation
S-O
S-N
bonds
via
commercially
available
phenols
amines,
yet
less
study
on
C-SuFEx
linkage.
This
review
will
focus
three
types
for
comprising
S-O,
S-N,
S-C
bonds,
we
hope
provide
practical
guidance
chemistry.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(7), P. 1088 - 1093
Published: Feb. 13, 2023
The
incorporation
of
sulfonyl
fluoride
groups
into
molecules
has
been
proved
effective
to
enhance
their
biological
activities
or
introduce
new
functions.
Herein,
we
report
a
transition-metal-free
and
visible-light-mediated
radical
1-fluorosulfonyl-2-heteroarylation
alkenes,
which
could
allow
access
series
SO2F-containing
quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones,
are
critical
structural
motif
widely
present
in
number
biologically
active
molecules.
Further
application
the
method
modification
other
heterocycles
drug
as
well
ligation
chemistry
via
SuFEx
click
reactions
is
also
demonstrated.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(6), P. 3668 - 3675
Published: Feb. 28, 2023
Sulfonyl
fluorides
are
highly
versatile
molecules
for
click
chemistry
that
have
found
applications
in
many
areas
of
and
biology.
Recent
chemical
approaches
focused
on
the
synthesis
alkyl
sulfonyl
from
readily
available
starting
materials.
Here,
we
report
a
photocatalytic
organotrifluoroborates
boronic
acid
pinacol
esters,
which
building
blocks
commonly
employed
by
medicinal
chemists
bioactive
molecules.
Steady-state
time-resolved
spectroscopy
confirmed
absorption
photons
acridinium
catalysts
leads
to
oxidation
organotrifluoroborate
substrates.
The
reaction
exhibits
broad
functional
group
tolerance,
can
be
attributed
mild
activation
with
visible
light.
Importantly,
this
general
approach
provides
easy
access
primary,
secondary,
tertiary
fluorides.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 4318 - 4328
Published: March 6, 2024
Sulfonyl
fluorides
have
found
increasing
applications
as
functional
molecules
in
chemistry
and
biology.
We
herein
report
a
copper-catalyzed
atom-economical
access
to
two
categories
of
sulfonyl
through
radical
relay
strategy
the
presence
an
SO2
surrogate.
The
aliphatic
C(sp3)–H
bond
N-fluoro-N-alkyl
sulfonamides
reacted
via
1,5-hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
process,
affording
alkanesulfonyl
with
proximal
amino
group.
On
other
hand,
utilizing
substrates
containing
proper
C═C
double
resulted
intramolecular
olefin
aminofluorosulfonylation,
allowing
synthesis
fluorosulfonyl-functionalized
pyrrolidines
piperidines
atom-transfer
addition
(ATRA).
Both
reaction
systems
proceeded
under
mild
conditions,
requiring
no
additional
fluorine
source.
Experimental
computational
studies
suggest
that
S–F
coupling
is
likely
achieved
radical-rebound
pathway.
By
taking
advantage
SuFEx
multifunctionality
products,
method
applicable
late-stage
modification
bioactive
compounds,
drug
ligation
chemistry,
organic
synthesis.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(23)
Published: May 25, 2024
Abstract
Sulfonyl
fluorides
have
widespread
applications
in
many
fields,
including
organic
synthesis,
chemical
biology,
drug
discovery
and
materials
science.
In
particular,
the
past
decade,
a
number
of
aliphatic
sulfonyl
been
identified
showing
various
biological
activities.
These
appealing
features
brought
about
significant
advancement
developing
synthetic
methods
to
access
fluorides.
this
review,
we
will
discuss
recent
developments
radical
approaches
for
synthesis
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
β-Sultams
are
recognized
as
potential
antibacterial
agents
and
crucial
building
blocks
in
chemical
synthesis.
Herein,
a
"SuFEx
on
silica
gel"
approach
has
been
developed
for
one-step
synthesis
of
β-sultams
utilizing
readily
available
amines
ethenesulfonyl
fluoride
(ESF).
This
process
involves
sequential
Michael
addition
to
ESF,
followed
by
an
intramolecular
SuFEx
reaction
promoted
gel.
Silica
gel
facilitates
the
activation
sulfonyl
through
hydrogen
bonding
between
SVI-F
surface
hydroxyl
groups
eliminates
HF
formed
during
reaction.
Notably,
use
base,
which
is
typically
required
nearly
all
known
reactions,
was
rendered
unnecessary.
The
β-sultam
moiety
successfully
incorporated
into
26
tested
primary
amines,
including
pharmaceuticals
natural
products,
high
yields,
showcasing
broad
applications
this
method.