Frontiers in Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Sept. 18, 2024
Since
Strecker’s
discovery
of
multicomponent
reactions
(MCRs)
in
1850,
the
strategy
applying
an
MCR
approach
has
been
use
for
over
a
century.
Due
to
their
ability
quickly
develop
molecular
diversity
and
structural
complexity
interest,
MCRs
are
considered
efficient
organic
synthesis.
Although
such
as
Ugi,
Passerini,
Biginelli,
Hantzsch
widely
studied,
this
review
emphasizes
significance
selective
elegantly
produce
compounds
potential
medicinal
chemistry
industrial
material
science
applications,
well
sustainable
methods.
During
synthesis,
provide
advantages
atom
economy,
recyclable
catalysts,
moderate
conditions,
preventing
waste,
avoiding
solvent
use.
also
reduce
number
sequential
multiple
one
step.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(25)
Published: April 6, 2022
Previous
methods
on
CoIII
-catalyzed
asymmetric
C-H
activation
rely
the
use
of
tailor-made
cyclopentadienyl-ligated
complexes,
which
require
lengthy
steps
for
preparation.
Herein,
we
report
an
unprecedented
enantioselective
functionalization
enabled
by
a
simple
cobalt/salicyloxazoline
(Salox)
catalysis.
The
chiral
Salox
ligands
can
be
easily
prepared
in
one
step
from
salicylonitrile
and
amino
alcohols.
A
broad
range
P-stereogenic
compounds
were
synthesized
high
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
(45
examples,
up
to
99
%
yield
>99
ee).
isolation
characterization
several
intermediates
provided
insights
into
generation
active
catalytic
cobalt
species,
action
Salox,
mode
stereocontrol.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(39)
Published: Aug. 2, 2022
The
atroposelective
synthesis
of
atropisomers
with
vicinal
diaxes
remains
rare
and
challenging,
due
to
the
steric
influence
between
two
axes
their
unique
topology.
Herein,
we
disclose
a
single-step
construction
C-C
C-N
chiral
by
cyclopentadiene
(Cp)-free
cobalt-catalyzed
intramolecular
C-H
annulation,
providing
desired
diaxial
structures
decent
stereocontrols
both
(up
>99
%
ee
70
:
1
dr).
optically
pure
products
bearing
fluorophores
show
circular
polarized
luminescence
(CPL)
properties,
being
candidate
materials
for
potential
CPL
applications.
Atropisomerization
experiments
density
function
theory
(DFT)
calculations
are
conducted
study
rotational
barriers
rotation
pathways
diaxes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(28)
Published: May 2, 2022
Abstract
Among
sulfoximine
derivatives
containing
a
chiral
sulfur
center,
benzothiadiazine‐1‐oxides
are
important
for
applications
in
medicinal
chemistry.
Here,
we
report
that
the
combination
of
an
achiral
cobalt(III)
catalyst
and
pseudo‐
C
2
‐symmetric
H
8
‐binaphthyl
carboxylic
acid
enables
asymmetric
synthesis
from
sulfoximines
dioxazolones
via
enantioselective
C−H
bond
cleavage.
With
optimized
protocol,
with
several
functional
groups
can
be
accessed
high
enantioselectivity.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Aug. 29, 2023
The
N-N
atropisomer,
as
an
important
and
intriguing
chiral
system,
was
widely
present
in
natural
products,
pharmaceutical
lead
compounds,
advanced
material
skeletons.
anisotropic
structural
characteristics
caused
by
its
special
axial
rotation
have
always
been
one
of
the
challenges
that
chemists
strive
to
overcome.
Herein,
we
report
efficient
method
for
enantioselective
synthesis
axially
frameworks
via
a
cobalt-catalyzed
atroposelective
C-H
activation/annulation
process.
reaction
proceeds
under
mild
conditions
using
Co(OAc)2·4H2O
catalyst
with
salicyl-oxazoline
(Salox)
ligand
O2
oxidant,
affording
variety
products
high
yields
enantioselectivities.
This
protocol
provides
approach
facile
construction
atropisomers
further
expands
range
derivatives.
Additionally,
electrocatalysis,
desired
were
also
successfully
achieved
good
excellent
efficiencies
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 4250 - 4260
Published: March 13, 2023
Herein,
we
disclose
an
efficient
cobalt-catalyzed
enantioselective
C–H
activation
and
annulation
of
benzamides
with
alkenes.
This
transformation
is
facilitated
via
the
commercially
available
cobalt(II)
catalyst
in
presence
easily
prepared
chiral
salicyl-oxazoline
(Salox)
ligand,
which
provides
facile
access
to
(R)
or
(S)
enantiomers
dihydroisoquinolone
derivatives.
It
noticeable
that
reaction
proceeded
efficiently
within
extremely
short
time
from
10
30
min
under
mild
conditions.
A
broad
range
alkenes
bear
various
functional
substituents
have
been
shown
good
compatibility
deliver
targeted
products
high
yields
enantioselectivities
(51
examples,
up
98%
yield
99%
ee).
The
gram
scale
experiment
removal
directing
group
further
demonstrate
practicability
this
protocol
potential
industrial
applications.
Density
theory
calculations
elucidate
mechanism,
spin-state
change
olefin
insertion
step
accelerates
subsequent
C–N
reductive
elimination,
identified
as
stereo-determining
step.
AIM
analysis
indicates
π
interactions
are
vital
for
controlling
switching
stereoselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(38)
Published: Aug. 2, 2022
The
past
decade
has
witnessed
a
rapid
progress
in
asymmetric
C-H
activation.
However,
the
enantioselective
alkoxylation
and
amination
with
alcohols
free
amines
remains
elusive.
Herein,
we
disclose
first
dehydrogenative
enabled
by
simple
cobalt/salicyloxazoline
(Salox)
catalysis.
use
of
cheap
readily
available
cobalt(II)
salts
as
catalysts
Saloxs
chiral
ligands
provides
an
efficient
method
to
access
P-stereogenic
compounds
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
>99
%
ee).
practicality
this
protocol
is
demonstrated
gram-scale
preparation
further
derivatizations
resulting
phosphinamides,
which
offering
flexible
alternative
mono-
diphosphine
ligands.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
on
reaction
suggest
that
cobalt(III/IV/II)
catalytic
cycle
might
be
involved.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(9), P. 3606 - 3614
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
We
describe
a
cobalta-electro-catalyzed
enantioselective
C–H
annulation
of
arylphosphinamides
with
alkynes
for
P-stereogenic
compounds
via
desymmetrization
and
kinetic
resolution
processes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(14), P. 8150 - 8162
Published: April 4, 2023
Difunctionalization
of
olefins
offers
an
attractive
approach
to
access
complex
chiral
structures.
Reported
herein
is
the
design
N-protected
O-allylhydroxyamines
as
bifunctional
that
undergo
catalytic
asymmetric
1,2-carboamidation
with
three
classes
(hetero)arenes
afford
amino
alcohols
via
C-H
activation.
The
C═C
bond
in
O-allylhydroxyamine
activated
by
intramolecular
electrophilic
amidating
moiety
well
a
migrating
directing
group.
carboamidation
reaction
pattern
depends
on
nature
(hetero)arene
reagent.
Simple
achiral
reacted
give
centrally
β-amino
excellent
enantioselectivity.
employment
axially
prochiral
or
racemic
heteroarenes
afforded
both
axial
and
central
chirality
enantio-
diastereoselectivity.
In
case
heteroarenes,
coupling
follows
kinetic
resolution
s-factor
up
>600.
A
nitrene-based
mechanism
has
been
suggested
based
experimental
studies,
unique
mode
induction
diastereoselectivity
proposed.
Applications
alcohol
products
have
demonstrated.