Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
We
present
a
Pd-IPent-catalyzed
ring-opening
defluorinative
annulation
reaction
of
gem-difluorocyclopropanes
with
enamides,
which
provides
convenient
and
efficient
strategy
for
the
synthesis
multisubstituted
N-H
pyrrole
derivatives.
This
transformation
selectively
cleaves
C1-C3
bond,
two
C-F
bonds,
C-N
bond
in
one-pot
procedure.
Additionally,
this
protocol
allows
modification
several
bioactive
molecules.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(15), P. 8857 - 8867
Published: July 10, 2022
The
unique
properties
of
the
fluorine-containing
compounds
and
their
widespread
applications
raise
demand
for
dependable
synthetic
methods
on
precise
introduction
substituents
into
organic
molecules.
Herein,
a
site-divergent
fluoroallylation
olefins
that
can
incorporate
fluoroallyl
motif
different
alkenyl
C–H
sites
is
disclosed.
gem-Difluorinated
cyclopropanes
are
employed
as
sources
via
rhodium-catalyzed
C–C
bond
activation.
This
strategy
provide
two
regioisomeric
fluorinated
skipped
dienes
in
good
yields
with
excellent
site-selectivity.
resulting
products
serve
useful
building
blocks
to
access
various
molecules
isosteric
β,
γ-unsaturated
amides,
which
promising
be
exploited
medicinal
chemistry.
Mechanistic
studies
revealed
electronic
property
rhodium
catalysts
crucial
controllable
site-selectivity,
providing
more
insights
beyond
methodology
tuning
selectivity
metal
catalysts.
ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(24)
Published: Aug. 11, 2022
Abstract
gem
‐Difluorocyclopropanes
(F
2
CPs)
have
aroused
considerable
attention
not
only
from
the
structural
perspective
but
also
due
to
their
ability
participate
in
various
valuable
transformations.
This
Review
summarizes
advances
catalytic
ring‐opening
reactions
of
‐F
CPs,
especially
emphasizing
reactivities
and
applications
those
non‐activated
ones
under
transition‐metal
catalysis.
Their
achievements,
synthetic
limitations
are
discussed
with
aim
stimulate
enthusiasm
for
further
development.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(23)
Published: April 4, 2023
Defluorinative
manipulation
of
polyfluorinated
molecules
has
shown
great
promise
due
to
its
granting
synthetic
versatility
inert
C-F
bonds.
The
development
chemo-,
stereo-
and
regioselective
strategies
realize
highly
efficient
formation
either
the
linear/branched
or
E/Z
products
from
gem-difluorocyclopropanes
(gem-F2
CPs)
is
a
challenging
task.
Herein,
we
have
realized
palladium/NHC-catalyzed
fluoroallylation/annulation
hydrazones
with
gem-F2
CPs
that
incorporate
hydrazone
N2
moiety
into
products.
thermodynamically
unstable
fluorinated
E-allylation
aryl
ketone
were
obtained
for
first
time,
while
di-alkyl
yielded
monofluorinated
branched
selectivity
under
similar
reaction
conditions.
With
aldehyde
hydrazones,
two
kinds
pyrazoles
via
defluorinative
allylation/annulation
cascade,
in
which
different
carbon
atoms
could
be
incorporated
pyrazole
rings
regiospecifically.
DFT
calculations
revealed
divergent
was
kinetically
controlled
final
C-C
bond
proceeded
through
7-membered
TS.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(42)
Published: Aug. 12, 2023
Abstract
An
unprecedented
Pd‐catalyzed
fluorinative
bifunctionalization
of
aziridines
and
azetidines
was
successfully
developed
via
regioselective
C−C
C−F
bond
cleavage
gem‐difluorocyclopropanes,
leading
to
various
β,β′‐bisfluorinated
amines
β,γ‐bisfluorinated
amines.
This
reaction
achieved
by
incorporating
a
2‐fluorinated
allyl
group
fluorine
atom
scissored
from
gem‐difluorocyclopropane
in
100
%
economy
for
the
first
time.
The
mechanistic
investigations
indicated
that
underwent
amine
attacking
palladium
complex
generate
η
2
‐coordinated
N‐allyl
aziridine
followed
fluoride
ligand
transfer
affording
final
β‐
γ‐fluorinated
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(8), P. 3095 - 3102
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
regiodivergent
electrochemical
defluorocarboxylation
of
gem
-difluorocyclopropanes
is
realized,
providing
access
to
branched
and
linear
carboxylated
monofluorinated
alkenes.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(19), P. 2692 - 2730
Published: Sept. 21, 2023
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)
ligands
have
evolved
from
being
simple
lab
curiosities
to
tertiary
phosphine
mimics
finally
take
center
stage
as
unique
supporting
in
organometallic
chemistry,
homogeneous
catalysis,
and
more
recently
medicinal
chemistry
materials
science
applications.
Some
of
these
aspects
are
presented
here
a
perspective
researchers
that
been
fascinated
by
the
area
for
quite
some
time.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(22)
Published: March 22, 2024
Abstract
The
use
of
gem
‐difluorinated
cyclopropanes
(
‐DFCPs)
as
fluoroallyl
surrogates
under
transition‐metal
catalysis
has
drawn
considerable
attention
recently
but
such
reactions
are
restricted
to
producing
achiral
or
racemic
mono‐fluoroalkenes.
Herein,
we
report
the
first
enantioselective
allylation
indoles
rhodium
with
‐DFCPs.
This
reaction
shows
exceptional
branched
regioselectivity
towards
‐DFCPs,
which
provides
an
efficient
route
enantioenriched
fluoroallylated
wide
substrate
scope
and
good
functional
group
tolerance.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(28), P. 3764 - 3773
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
feature
article
summarizes
our
efforts
towards
developing
Rh-catalyzed
reactions
of
gem
-difluorinated
cyclopropanes,
briefly
discussing
the
design,
selectivity,
mechanisms
and
future
research
prospects.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(23)
Published: Feb. 27, 2024
A
novel
enantioselective
Tsuji-Trost-type
cross
coupling
reaction
between
gem-difluorinated
cyclopropanes
and
N-unprotected
amino
acid
esters
enabled
by
synergistic
Pd/Ni/chiral
aldehyde
catalysis
is
presented
herein.
This
transformation
streamlined
the
diversity-oriented
synthesis
(DOS)
of
optically
active
α-quaternary
α-amino
bearing
a
linear
2-fluoroallylic
motif,
which
served
as
an
appealing
platform
for
construction
other
valuable
enantioenriched
compounds.
The
key
intermediates
were
confirmed
HRMS
detection,
while
DFT
calculations
revealed
that
excellent
enantioselectivity
was
attributed
to
stabilizing
non-covalent
interactions
Pd(II)-π-fluoroallyl
species
Ni(II)-Schiff
base
complex.
