Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(4), P. 1015 - 1021
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Presented
herein
is
a
divergent
synthesis
of
indene-fused
pyrazoles
and
bridged
benzodiazepines
tethered
with
hydroxymethyl
group
through
the
cascade
reactions
aryl
azomethine
imines
vinyl
cyclic
carbonates.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
59(7), P. 2890 - 2896
Published: Dec. 9, 2019
Cyclopropane
rings
are
a
prominent
structural
motif
in
biologically
active
molecules.
Enantio-
and
diastereoselective
construction
of
cyclopropanes
through
C-H
activation
arenes
coupling
with
readily
available
cyclopropenes
is
highly
appealing
but
remains
challenge.
A
dual
directing-group-assisted
strategy
was
used
to
realize
mild
redox-neutral
RhIII
-catalyzed
cyclopropylation
N-phenoxylsulfonamides
enantioselective,
diastereoselective,
regioselective
fashion
cyclopropenyl
secondary
alcohols
as
cyclopropylating
reagent.
Synthetic
applications
demonstrated
highlight
the
potential
developed
method.
Integrated
experimental
computational
mechanistic
studies
revealed
that
reaction
proceeds
via
RhV
nitrenoid
intermediate,
Noyori-type
outer
sphere
concerted
proton-hydride
transfer
from
alcohol
Rh=N
bond
produces
observed
trans
selectivity.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(4), P. 2330 - 2347
Published: Feb. 1, 2022
Transition-metal-catalyzed
alkylation
of
(hetero)arenes
with
three-membered
carbo-/heterocycles
involving
C–H
activation
and
ring
scission
has
been
greatly
developed
over
the
past
few
years.
The
chelation-assisted
strategies
for
controlling
reactivity
site
selectivity
in
these
protocols
include
use
nitrogen-containing
directing
groups,
pre-existing
functional
a
Catellani-type
intermediate,
thereby
providing
rapid
access
to
numerous
oxygen-
or
heterocyclic
systems.
This
review
gives
an
update
area
various
catalytic
methodologies
applications
total
synthesis
natural
products
rings
as
alkylating
reagents,
which
are
classified
into
following
three
categories
on
basis
employed
strategies:
(i)
directed
by
(ii)
(iii)
aryl-NBE
intermediates
(Catellani-type
cascade
reaction).
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(31), P. 10698 - 10702
Published: May 15, 2019
We
report
a
phosphine-catalyzed
ring
opening
of
electron-deficient
alkylidenecyclopropanes
(ACPs)
to
generate
allylic
phosphonium
zwitterions
that
resemble
the
well-studied
phosphine-allene
adducts
but
exhibit
distinct
properties.
The
potent
reactivity
these
intermediates
has
been
demonstrated
in
three
types
substrate-controlled
rearrangements
alkylidenecyclopropylketones,
which
chemoselectively
afford
tri-
and
tetrasubstituted
furans,
trisubstituted
dienones
good
yields.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
362(24), P. 5576 - 5600
Published: Nov. 13, 2020
Abstract
Medium
N‐heterocycles,
azepines
and
azocines,
serve
as
important
skeletons
that
occurred
widely
in
natural
products,
however,
due
to
the
lack
of
efficient
synthetic
methodologies,
their
application
potential
biologically
active
molecules,
pharmaceuticals
agrochemicals
remained
be
explored.
In
this
context,
rhodium
catalysis
field
featured
good
reactivity
functional
group
tolerance,
with
readily
available
starting
materials,
enabled
rapid
access
azocines.
Delightfully,
great
achievements
concise
construction
these
7
8‐membered
N‐heterocycles
under
have
been
made,
which
mainly
included
cycloisomerization
unsaturated
C−X
bonds
(which
might
also
combine
ring‐opening
strategy
on
strained
rings),
metal
carbenoid
or
nitrene
insertion
involved
transformations
direct
C−H
activation
reactions.
Considering
performance
catalyst
synthesis
herein,
we
summarized
recent
results
field,
wish
give
further
insight
inspired
more
encouraging
methodologies
new
drug
discovery
based
N‐heterocycles.
magnified
image
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
8(10), P. 9463 - 9470
Published: Aug. 31, 2018
Manganese(I)-catalyzed
C–H
activation
of
indoles
and
divergent
annulative
coupling
with
alkyne-tethered
cyclohexadienones
has
been
realized
under
operationally
simple
conditions.
These
annulation
systems
are
condition
control.
The
in
the
presence
BPh3
additive
followed
a
activation-alkyne
insertion-Michael
addition
pathway,
affording
an
exocyclic
olefin
attached
to
tetrahydrofuran
ring.
In
contrast,
when
Zn(OAc)2/PivOH
additives
were
introduced,
initial
olefination
en
route
intramolecular
Diels–Alder
reaction
subsequent
elimination
alcohol
was
deliver
fused
six-membered
selectivity
stands
contrast
those
reported
using
rhodium(III)
cobalt(III)
catalysts,
highlighting
unique
reactivity
manganese
catalysts.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(15), P. 5090 - 5094
Published: Feb. 15, 2019
Abstract
Pyridines/pyrimidines
are
common
and
effective
directing
groups
in
C−H
activation.
However,
they
poorly
functionalizable
heteroarenes.
Reported
this
work
is
Mn‐catalyzed
dehydrocyanative
transannulation
between
three
classes
of
heteroarenes
propargyl
carbonates.
The
pyridyl/pyrimidyl
the
initially
function
as
to
enable
allenylation;
then
undergo
intramolecular
Diels–Alder/retro‐Diels–Alder
reactions
with
allene
moiety
afford
fused
carbo/heterocycles.
Three
key
intermediates
at
different
stages
reaction
were
isolated.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
21(10), P. 3871 - 3875
Published: May 2, 2019
A
bidentate
chelation-assisted
cobalt-catalyzed
C(sp2)-H
activation
and
annulation
of
benzamides
alkylidenecyclopropanes
(ACPs)
has
been
realized.
The
unique
reactivity
organocobalt
species
led
to
selective
migratory
insertion
across
the
more
electron-rich
C═C
bond
ACP
followed
by
faster
reductive
elimination
from
seven-membered
cobaltacycle
leading
spiro-dihydroisoquinoline
derivatives
with
conservation
cyclopropyl
ring.
operationally
simple
reaction
conditions
allowed
C-H
both
aryl
heteroaryl
amides
at
room
temperature.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(28), P. 9470 - 9474
Published: May 9, 2019
Abstract
The
ruthenium(II)‐catalyzed
C−H
functionalization
of
(hetero)aryl
azomethine
imines
with
allylic
acetals
is
described.
initial
formation
allylidene(methyl)oxoniums
from
could
trigger
C(sp
2
)−H
allylation,
and
subsequent
endo
‐type
[3+2]
dipolar
cycloaddition
polar
fragments
to
deliver
valuable
indenopyrazolopyrazolones.
utility
this
method
showcased
by
the
late‐stage
bioactive
molecules
such
as
estrone
celecoxib.
Combined
experimental
computational
investigations
elucidate
a
plausible
mechanism
new
tandem
reaction.
Notably,
reductive
transformation
synthesized
compounds
into
biologically
relevant
diazocine
frameworks
highlights
importance
developed
methodology.