Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(13)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
synthesis
of
mono‐
N
‐methylated
aliphatic
primary
amines
has
traditionally
been
challenging,
requiring
noble
metal
catalysts
and
high‐pressure
H
2
for
achieving
satisfactory
yields
selectivity.
Herein,
we
developed
an
approach
the
selective
coupling
methanol
amines,
without
hydrogen,
using
a
manganese‐based
catalyst.
Remarkably,
up
to
98
%
with
broad
substrate
scope
were
achieved
at
low
catalyst
loadings.
Notably,
due
weak
base‐catalyzed
alcoholysis
formamide
intermediates,
our
novel
protocol
not
only
obviates
addition
but
also
prevents
side
secondary
‐methylation,
supported
by
control
experiments
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
58(3), P. 775 - 779
Published: Nov. 20, 2018
Abstract
A
metal‐catalyzed
methylation
process
has
been
developed.
By
employing
an
air‐
and
moisture‐stable
manganese
catalyst
together
with
isotopically
labeled
methanol,
a
series
of
D‐,
CD
3
‐,
13
C‐labeled
products
were
obtained
in
good
yields
under
mild
reaction
conditions
water
as
the
only
byproduct.
Catalysts,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(7), P. 773 - 773
Published: July 11, 2020
Our
planet
urgently
needs
sustainable
solutions
to
alleviate
the
anthropogenic
global
warming
and
climate
change.
Homogeneous
catalysis
has
potential
play
a
fundamental
role
in
this
process,
providing
novel,
efficient,
at
same
time
eco-friendly
routes
for
both
chemicals
energy
production.
In
particular,
pincer-type
ligation
shows
promising
properties
terms
of
long-term
stability
selectivity,
as
well
allowing
mild
reaction
conditions
low
catalyst
loading.
Indeed,
pincer
complexes
have
been
applied
plethora
chemical
processes,
such
hydrogen
release,
CO2
capture
conversion,
N2
fixation,
biomass
valorization
synthesis
high-value
fuels.
work,
we
show
main
advances
last
five
years
use
transition
metal
key
catalytic
processes
aiming
more
ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
12(7), P. 1891 - 1902
Published: Dec. 21, 2019
Abstract
Acceptorless
dehydrogenative
coupling
(ADC)
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
in
the
chemists’
arsenal
for
construction
of
various
carbon‐carbon
and
carbon‐heteroatom
bonds.
These
protocols
are
highly
atom
economical
environmentally
benign
they
do
not
require
pre‐functionalized
starting
material
produce
only
dihydrogen
(and
water)
by‐product.
This
technique,
coupled
with
Earths’
abundant
less
toxic
manganese
catalysis,
can
prove
to
be
vital
strategy
generation
molecular
complexity
from
simple
materials.
Manganese
catalyzed
DHC
been
growing
interest,
low‐
high‐valent
catalysts
have
developed.
were
demonstrated
show
excellent
catalytic
activity
formation
carbon‐carbon,
bonds,
cascade
reactions.
In
this
mini‐review,
we
would
like
highlight
recent
progress
that
made
ADC
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(48), P. 25188 - 25202
Published: June 17, 2021
N-Heterocycles,
such
as
pyrroles,
pyrimidines,
quinazolines,
and
quinoxalines,
are
important
building
blocks
for
organic
chemistry
the
fine-chemical
industry.
For
their
synthesis,
catalytic
borrowing
hydrogen
acceptorless
dehydrogenative
coupling
reactions
of
alcohols
sustainable
reagents
have
received
significant
attention
in
recent
years.
To
overcome
problems
product
separation
catalyst
reusability,
several
metal-based
heterogeneous
catalysts
been
reported
to
achieve
these
transformations
with
good
yields
selectivity.
In
this
Minireview,
we
summarize
developments
using
both
noble
non-noble
synthesize
N-heterocycles
from
N-nucleophiles
via
dehydrogenation
or
methodologies.
Furthermore,
Minireview
introduces
strategies
preparation
functionalization
corresponding
catalysts,
discusses
reaction
mechanisms
roles
metal
electronic
states,
influence
support
Lewis
acid-base
properties
on
reactions.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
38(8), P. 1815 - 1825
Published: April 12, 2019
The
application
of
nontoxic,
earth-abundant
transition
metals
in
place
costly
noble
is
a
paramount
goal
catalysis
and
especially
interesting
if
the
air-
moisture-stable
ligand
scaffold
used.
Herein,
we
report
synthesis
amines/imines
directly
from
alcohol
amines
via
hydrogen
autotransfer
or
acceptorless
dehydrogenation
catalyzed
by
well-defined
phosphine-free
Mn
complexes.
Both
imines
can
be
obtained
same
set
alcohols
using
catalyst,
only
tuning
reaction
conditions.
amount
nature
base
are
found
to
highly
important
aspect
for
observed
selectivity.
primary
secondary
have
been
employed
as
substrates
N-alkylation
reaction.
As
highlight,
showed
chemoselective
resveratrol
derivatives.
Furthermore,
Mn-catalyzed
dehydrogenative
structurally
2,3-dihydro-1H-perimidines
has
also
demonstrated.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
were
carried
out
model
path
calculate
profile.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(29), P. 11789 - 11793
Published: March 18, 2020
Abstract
The
alkylation
of
amines
by
alcohols
is
a
broadly
applicable,
sustainable,
and
selective
method
for
the
synthesis
alkyl
amines,
which
are
important
bulk
fine
chemicals,
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals.
We
show
that
Cr
complexes
can
catalyze
this
C−N
bond
formation
reaction.
synthesized
isolated
35
examples
alkylated
including
13
previously
undisclosed
products,
use
amino
as
alkylating
agents
was
demonstrated.
catalyst
tolerates
numerous
functional
groups,
hydrogenation‐sensitive
examples.
Compared
to
many
other
alcohol‐based
amine
methods,
where
stoichiometric
amount
base
required,
our
Cr‐based
system
gives
yields
higher
than
90
%
various
with
catalytic
base.
Our
study
indicates
borrowing
hydrogen
or
autotransfer
reactions
could
thus
be
an
alternative
Fe,
Co,
Mn,
noble
metals
in
(de)hydrogenation
catalysis.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
85(11), P. 7181 - 7191
Published: May 13, 2020
Direct
synthesis
of
N-heterocycles
via
the
acceptorless
dehydrogenative
coupling
is
very
challenging
and
scarcely
reported
under
3d
transition-metal
catalysis.
Here,
we
have
developed
an
efficient
Mn(I)-catalyzed
sustainable
various
quinoxalines
from
1,2-diaminobenzenes
1,2-diols
reaction.
Further,
this
strategy
was
successfully
applied
for
unprecedented
quinazolines
by
reaction
2-aminobenzyl
alcohol
with
primary
amides.
The
present
protocol
provides
atom-economical
route
quinoxaline
quinazoline
derivatives
employing
earth-abundant
manganese
salt
simple
phosphine-free
NNN-tridentate
ligand.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(69), P. 8534 - 8549
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Manganese
catalyzed
hydrogen
transfer
reactions
enabled
net
reductions
and
cascade
CC-
CN-bond
formation
reactions.
The
success
is
aided
by
multifunctional
ligand
design
namely
metal–ligand
bifunctionality,
hemilability,
redox
non-innocence.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
57(25), P. 3070 - 3082
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
feature
article
describes
the
recent
conceptual
understanding
of
aromaticity
and
its
contribution
to
thermodynamics
in
catalytic
process
involving
dearomatization
aromatization
steps
via
metal-ligand
cooperation.