Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(42), P. 7784 - 7789
Published: Oct. 17, 2022
The
first
electrochemical
rhodium-catalyzed
C-H
cyclodimerization
of
alkynes
for
the
direct
construction
functionalized
naphthalenes
was
reported.
practicality
and
synthetic
value
this
strategy
were
demonstrated
by
readily
accessible
scale-up
synthesis
transformation
products.
Detailed
mechanistic
studies
evidenced
that
electricity
played
an
important
role
during
disproportionation
(ECD)
process
to
generate
maintain
catalytically
active
RhIV/V
RhI
species,
which
conducted
activation.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
28(1)
Published: Oct. 29, 2021
The
use
of
electricity
over
traditional
stoichiometric
oxidants
is
a
promising
strategy
for
sustainable
molecular
assembly.
Herein,
we
describe
the
rhoda-electrocatalyzed
C-H
activation/alkylation
several
N-heteroarenes.
This
catalytic
approach
has
been
successfully
applied
to
arenes,
including
biologically
relevant
purines,
diazepam,
and
amino
acids.
versatile
alkylation
featured
water
as
co-solvent
user-friendly
trifluoroborates
alkylating
agents.
Finally,
rhoda-electrocatalysis
with
unsaturated
organotrifluoroborates
proceeded
by
paired
electrolysis.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(17), P. 4849 - 4856
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
An
electrochemically
driven,
Cp*Ir(
iii
)-catalyzed
method
for
alkenyl
and
aromatic
C(sp
2
)–H
activation
coupling
with
alkynes
the
synthesis
of
biologically
useful
quaternary
ammonium
salts
under
mild
conditions
is
demonstrated.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(2), P. 602 - 607
Published: Jan. 7, 2022
The
C-H
acyloxylation
of
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons
(PAHs)
is
described.
This
reaction
constructs
aryl
acyloxylate
scaffolds
from
PAHs
with
equimolar
hypervalent
iodine
compounds
under
mild
conditions.
Interestingly,
the
blue
light
irradiation
accelerated
this
transformation.
Additionally,
synthesis
structurally
new
symmetric
and
unsymmetric
diaroyloxylated
fluoranthenes
was
accomplished
a
ruthenium
photoredox
catalyst.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(13), P. 8127 - 8138
Published: June 23, 2022
We
report
herein
a
series
of
tailored
CpXRh(LX)Cl
catalyst
systems
for
the
outer-sphere
C–H
amidations
discovered
by
high-throughput
experimentation.
Using
diverse
repertoire
Cp-tunable
group
9
[CpXMCl2]2
precatalysts
in
combination
with
bidentate
LX-type
co-ligands,
we
have
established
premixing
protocol
fast
and
convenient
situ
generation
an
array
half-sandwich
metal
complexes.
Benefitting
from
designed
multidimensional
approach
to
simultaneously
screen
center,
CpX,
nitrene
precursors,
optimal
CpXRh(III)(LX)
catalysts
were
quickly
identified
intra-
intermolecular
also
enantioselective
transformation
using
N-tosyloxycarbamates
as
nitrenoid
precursor.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(92), P. 12309 - 12312
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Herein,
an
iridium(III)-catalysed
electrooxidative
intramolecular
dehydrogenative
C-H/N-H
coupling
of
unprotected
2-alkenyl
anilines
is
described.
The
developed
method
allows
the
synthesis
a
variety
3-substituted
N-H
indole
scaffolds
under
undivided
electrolytic
conditions.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
reaction
proceeds
through
electro-oxidation
induced
reductive
elimination
pathway.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(62), P. 8008 - 8019
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Reductive
elimination
is
a
key
step
in
Ni-catalysed
cross-couplings,
which
often
considered
to
result
new
covalent
bonds.
Due
the
weak
oxidizing
ability
of
Ni(II)
species,
reductive
eliminations
from
centers
are
challenging.
A
thorough
mechanistic
understanding
this
process
could
inspire
rational
design
coupling
reactions.
In
article,
we
give
an
overview
recent
advances
study
species
achieved
by
our
group.
Three
possible
models
for
were
investigated
and
discussed,
including
direct
elimination,
electron
density-controlled
oxidation-induced
elimination.
Notably,
requires
high
activation
energy
some
cases.
contrast,
pathways
can
significantly
enhance
driving
force
accelerating
formation
The
intricate
reaction
mechanisms
each
these
thoroughly
discussed
systematically
summarized
paper.
These
computational
studies
showcase
characteristics
three
hope
that
it
will
spur
development
cross-coupling
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(20), P. 8117 - 8123
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
electrochemical
C3
acyloxylation
reactions
of
2
H
-indazoles
with
carboxylic
acids
in
the
presence
K
CO
3
were
successfully
developed,
which
green
and
sustainable
without
transition-metal
catalysts
stoichiometric
oxidants.
Catalysis Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(5), P. 1512 - 1519
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
synthesis
and
characterisation
of
an
immobilised
molecular
ruthenium
catalyst
for
the
selective
oxidation
organic
substrates
in
fully
aqueous
media
with
high
selectivity
over
competing
oxygen
evolution
reaction
is
reported.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(5), P. 3148 - 3158
Published: Feb. 22, 2023
A
novel
C-H
acyloxylation
method
of
1-(1-naphthalen-1-yl)isoquinoline
derivatives
with
peresters
in
the
presence
[Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2
has
been
developed.
The
combination
ruthenium(II),
AgBF4,
CoI2,
and
2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy
is
found
to
be
an
effective
catalytic
system
provide
various
biaryl
compounds
satisfactory
yields
within
minutes.
Notably,
steric
hindrance
a
very
important
determinant
reaction.