The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(20), P. 14619 - 14633
Published: Oct. 4, 2023
Construction
of
pyrrolidinyl-spiroindoles
with
easily
available
starting
materials
has
attracted
considerable
attention
from
the
synthesis
community
and
is
in
great
demand.
Here,
we
describe
a
base-promoted
formal
(3
+
2)
cycloaddition
α-halohydroxamates
alkenyl-iminoindolines.
The
present
methodology
features
mild
reaction
conditions
broad
substrate
scope
up
to
99%
yield
excellent
diastereoselectivity.
versatility
this
approach
demonstrated
through
valuable
synthetic
transformations.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
shed
light
on
mechanism
process.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 31, 2024
Bridged
cyclobutanes
and
sulfur
heterocycles
are
currently
under
intense
investigation
as
building
blocks
for
pharmaceutical
drug
design.
Two
formal
cycloaddition
modes
involving
bicyclobutanes
(BCBs)
pyridinium
1,4-zwitterionic
thiolate
derivatives
were
described
to
rapidly
expand
the
chemical
space
of
sulfur-containing
bridged
cyclobutanes.
By
using
Ni(ClO
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Regiodivergent
asymmetric
synthesis
represents
a
transformative
strategy
for
the
efficient
generation
of
structurally
diverse
chiral
products
from
single
set
starting
materials,
significantly
enriching
their
enantiomeric
composition.
However,
design
radical-mediated
regiodivergent
and
enantioselective
reactions
that
can
accommodate
wide
range
functional
groups
substrates
has
posed
significant
challenges.
The
obstacles
primarily
lie
in
switching
regioselectivity
achieving
high
enantiodiscrimination,
especially
when
dealing
with
high-energy
intermediates.
To
address
these
issues,
we
have
developed
new
catalytic
system
integrates
photoinduced
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
copper
catalysis,
involving
fine-tuning
ligands,
additives,
other
reaction
parameters.
facilitates
cross-couplings
between
N-aryl
glycine
ester/amide
derivatives
abundant
hydrocarbon
feedstocks
through
strong
C(sp3)–H
bond
activation.
This
approach
allows
controlled
stereoselective
formation
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
C(sp3)–N
bonds,
yielding
rich
variety
C-
or
N-alkylated
esters
amides
commendable
yields
(up
to
92%
yield),
exclusive
regioselectivities
(typically
>20:1
rr),
enantioselectivities
96%
ee).
Our
methodology
not
only
provides
promising
avenue
incorporation
alkyl
functionalities
onto
specific
sites
biologically
molecules
but
also
offers
practical
while
simultaneously
induction
within
photochemical
reactions.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(27), P. 5011 - 5016
Published: June 29, 2023
Ligand-directed
divergent
synthesis
(LDS)
is
an
important
synthetic
tool
for
the
preparation
of
structurally
diverse
organic
molecules
without
tedious
steps
to
modify
substrates.
Herein,
we
introduce
realization
3,4-,
1,2-,
and
1,4-cyclization
benzo[d]isothiazole-1,1-dioxide-fused
azadienes
(BDAs)
through
LDS,
leading
tetrahydro-2H-pyrans,
oxazinanes,
tetrahydro-2H-1,5-oxazocines,
respectively.
Using
phosphinooxazoline
(PHOX)
ligands,
have
developed
a
[4
+
2]
cycloaddition
between
BDAs
substituted
2-alkylidenetrimethylene
carbonates,
providing
access
multi-substituted
chiral
tetrahydro-2H-pyrans
in
good
yields
with
excellent
enantio-,
diastereo-,
regioselectivities.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(8), P. 1589 - 1594
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
This
study
demonstrates
a
highly
efficient
regiodivergent
ligand-controlled
palladium-catalyzed
cycloaddition
reaction
of
vinyloxazolidine-2,4-diones
with
1,3,5-triazinanes.
In
the
presence
diphosphine
ligand,
proceeds
via
(5+2)
pathway
to
afford
1,3-diazepin-4-ones
in
excellent
yields,
while
using
monophosphine
smoothly
(3+2)
give
imidazolidin-4-ones
good
yields.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(35), P. 7425 - 7430
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
Presented
herein
is
an
atom-
and
step-economical
method
enabling
the
precise
assembly
of
a
heptacyclic
scaffold
containing
both
azocine
indoline
units
through
cascade
reactions
indolin-1-yl(aryl)methanimines
with
diazo
indanediones.
The
formation
products
involves
C–H
bond
activation
double
carbene
insertion
followed
by
intramolecular
condensation,
retro-[2
+
2]
cycloaddition,
recyclization.
This
reaction
not
only
provided
concise
straightforward
strategy
for
synthesis
otherwise
difficult
to
obtain
compounds
from
readily
available
substrates
but
also
disclosed
unprecedented
mode
derivatives
compounds.
In
general,
this
novel
synthetic
protocol
has
advantages,
such
as
easily
obtainable
substrates,
structurally
sophisticated
products,
procedure,
good
compatibility
diverse
functional
groups,
ready
scalability.
Moreover,
thus
obtained
showed
decent
antiproliferative
activity
against
three
human
cancer
cell
lines.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(16), P. 10694 - 10704
Published: Aug. 1, 2023
Developing
diversity-oriented
synthetic
approaches
for
medium-sized
rings
is
of
great
interest,
and
the
divergent
synthesis
with
different
ring
sizes
poses
a
challenging
task.
In
this
study,
we
present
catalyst-controlled
switchable
(5
+
4)/(3
4)
cycloaddition
strategy
seven-
nine-membered
heterocycles.
Utilizing
two
4-aminopyridine
Lewis
base
catalysts,
pyrazole-fused
benzazepines
or
benzoxazonines
can
be
efficiently
assembled
from
same
substrates.
These
products
exhibit
good
stability
without
interconversion
under
reaction
conditions
elevated
temperatures.
The
origin
chemoselectivity
was
elucidated
by
means
computational
studies
involving
DFT
calculations,
distortion/interaction
analysis,
noncovalent
interaction
analysis.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(39), P. 10768 - 10776
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
An
important
objective
in
organic
synthesis
and
medicinal
chemistry
is
the
capacity
to
access
structurally
varied
complex
molecules
rapidly
affordably
from
easily
available
starting
materials.
Herein,
a
protocol
for
divergent
of
benzofuran
fused
azocine
derivatives
spiro-cyclopentanone
benzofurans
has
been
developed
via
chiral
bifunctional
urea
catalyzed
reaction
between
aurone-derived
α,β-unsaturated
imine
ynone
followed
by
switchable
annulation
reactions
Lewis
base
catalysts
(DBU
PPh3)
with
concomitant
epimerization.
The
skeletally
diversified
products
were
formed
high
yields
diastereo-
enantioselectivities.
Computational
analysis
DFT
accurate
DLPNO-CCSD(T)
employed
gain
deeper
insights
into
mechanistic
intricacies
investigate
role
skeletal
diversity.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
89(7), P. 5019 - 5028
Published: March 19, 2024
In
this
paper,
we
reported
the
palladium-catalyzed
formal
[5
+
4]
cycloaddition
reactions
between
4-vinyl-4-butyrolactones
(VBLs)
and
azadienes.
Under
mild
reaction
conditions,
a
wide
range
of
benzofuran-fused
9-membered
heterocyclic
compounds
had
been
provided
in
moderate
to
excellent
yields
with
exclusive
regioselectivities
diastereoselectivities.
The
practical
applicability
synthesis
was
demonstrated
through
scale-up
further
transformation.