Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(18), P. 5067 - 5076
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
selective
synthesis
of
nonsymmetrical
polyheterocycles
via
visible-light-induced
cyclization
functionalized
1,3-diynes
and
disulfide
has
been
established.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(3), P. 1613 - 1624
Published: Jan. 16, 2023
A
novel
strategy
to
access
unsymmetrically
linked
heterocycles
via
palladium-catalyzed
acylcycloimidoylation
of
alkyne-tethered
carbamoyl
chlorides
with
isocyanides
has
been
developed.
Functionalized
were
successfully
applied
as
imine-containing
heterocycle
precursors
capture
the
vinyl-PdII
intermediate,
which
was
generated
from
a
syn-carbopalladation
alkyne,
followed
by
subsequent
intramolecular
C-H
bond
activation/imidoylative
Heck
reactions.
Methylene
oxindoles
within
Z-tetrasubstituted
olefins
obtained
in
high
yields
excellent
stereoselectivities.
Broad
functional
groups
well
tolerated
under
mild
reaction
conditions.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(14), P. 9688 - 9694
Published: July 10, 2023
A
series
of
doubly
fused
triarylamines
containing
conformationally
stable
stereogenic
nitrogen
centers
has
been
constructed
through
palladium-catalyzed
enantioselective
C–H
activation
and
imidoylative
cyclization.
The
cyclization
strategy
forming
an
uncommon
seven-membered
heterocyclic
ring
employs
readily
available
functionalized
isocyanides
aryl
iodides
as
coupling
partners
under
mild
conditions.
These
helically
twisted
N-chiral
frameworks
contain
no
inner
helical
substituents
or
other
chiral
factors
that
stabilize
the
pyramidal
conformation
at
nitrogen.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(9)
Published: Jan. 10, 2024
Abstract
We
report
the
helicoselective
and
convergent
construction
of
indolohelicenoids
with
excellent
efficiency
stereocontrol.
This
reaction
proceeds
through
a
chiral‐phosphoric‐acid‐catalyzed
enantioselective
cycloaddition
eliminative
aromatization
sequence,
which
can
be
finely
controlled
by
adjusting
temperature.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
that
chiral
phosphoric
acid
cooperatively
serves
as
both
bifunctional
Brønsted
catalyst,
enabling
one‐pot
central‐to‐helical
chirality
conversion.
Additionally,
optical
properties
synthesized
were
characterized
to
explore
their
potential
applications
in
organic
photoelectric
materials.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(9), P. 1908 - 1913
Published: Feb. 26, 2024
An
intermolecular
controllable
Pd-catalyzed
spirocyclization
of
isocyano
cycloalkenes
has
been
developed,
offering
efficient
and
selective
approaches
toward
spirocyclic
hydropyrrole
scaffolds.
2-Azaspiro-1,7-dienes
could
be
obtained
through
a
"chain-walking"
process
with
aryl/vinyl
iodides
as
electrophiles,
while
the
normal
Heck
product
2-azaspiro-1,6-dienes
were
selectively
generated
when
aryl
triflates
used
coupling
partner
isocyanides.
Mechanistic
studies
suggested
that
counteranion
Pd(II)
intermediate
played
crucial
role
in
regioselectivity
control.
Dihydropyrrole-fused
5,6,7-membered
spirocycles
switchably
accessed
under
mild
conditions
wide
functional
group
tolerance.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(62), P. 8119 - 8122
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
novel
visible-light
promoted
metal-free
radical
cascade
cyclization
reaction
has
been
developed
with
3-allyl-2-arylquinazolinones
as
a
new
class
of
acceptor.
This
photocatalytic
protocol
represents
an
efficient
approach
to
construct
phosphorylated
dihydroisoquinolino[1,2-
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(41)
Published: July 19, 2024
Abstract
Chiral
helicenes
are
widely
used
in
fields
related
to
organic
materials
and
molecular
machines
relevant
molecules,
as
well
serving
privileged
frameworks
for
chiral
ligands
catalysts.
Therefore,
the
research
into
asymmetric
routes
synthesis
of
helical
compounds
has
garnered
significant
interest
recent
years.
In
this
regard,
chirality
conversion/transfer
from
precursors
emerged
a
powerful
strategy
construction
helicenes,
allowing
various
types
compounds.
This
become
will
remain
prominent
topic
field
synthesis.
review
article,
described
between
2012
2024,
approaches
by
conversion
or
transfer
centrally
summarized.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(42), P. 9005 - 9010
Published: Oct. 16, 2024
Herein,
we
report
a
convergent
synthesis
of
1-azahelicenes
using
easily
available
quinoline
derivatives
and
cyclic
diaryliodonium
salts
as
starting
materials.
This
reaction
undergoes
palladium-catalyzed
dual
C-H
activation/cyclization
process
to
give
facile
access
wide
range
1-aza[5]helicenes
1-aza[6]helicenes
with
abundant
functional
groups
(including
F,
Cl,
Br,
I,
CF
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(47)
Published: Nov. 22, 2024
Despite
the
considerable
potential
applications
for
helically
chiral
molecules
across
various
sectors,
their
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
remains
nascent
and
has
seen
very
limited
advancement
compared
to
that
of
central
axial
compounds,
primarily
owing
scarcity
available
starting
materials
immense
challenges
associated
with
achieving
stereochemical
control.
Herein,
we
report
an
innovative
approach
facile
kinetic
resolution
uniquely
structured
stereochemically
complex
helical
polycyclic
phenols
by
using
a
steric
hindrance–regulated
enantioselective
dearomative
amination
reaction.
The
distinguished
aspects
this
method
include
exceptional
stability
dearomatized
products
impressive
versatility
recovered
substrates
in
construction
enantioenriched
frameworks.
This
work
showcases
strategic
incorporation
appropriate
groups
near
reaction
site
electron-rich
aromatic
compound
can
indeed
enable
interrupted
Friedel-Crafts
reaction,
thus
opening
alternate
avenue
study
dearomatization
nonfunctionalized
arenes.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1), P. 201 - 210
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
On
the
basis
of
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations,
we
designed
an
asymmetric
synthesis
method
for
axially
chiral
biaryls
through
C(sp2)–H
imidoylative
cyclization
isocyanides.
Building
on
this,
successfully
synthesized
compounds
containing
indole-fused
N-heteroaromatic
frameworks
via
palladium-catalyzed
C–H
imidoylation
to
achieve
high
yields
and
enantioselectivity.
Various
efficient
pathways
facilitated
ring
derivatives
with
either
C–C
or
C–N
axial
chirality.
This
not
only
provides
diverse
strategy
but
also
demonstrates
that
DFT-assisted
design
is
a
reliable
tool
accurately
predicting
reaction
stereoselectivity
effectively
reducing
workload
chemical
experiments.