Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(28), P. 19261 - 19270
Published: July 1, 2024
Enantioselective
construction
of
all-carbon
quaternary
stereocenters
has
attracted
much
attention
over
the
past
few
decades.
A
variety
catalytic
asymmetric
methods
have
been
disclosed
based
on
use
presynthesized
complex
reagents
that
impart
congested
steric
hindrance
to
reaction
center,
which
generally
produce
chiral
molecules
through
forming
one
C-C
bond.
The
readily
available
could
build
two
bonds
same
carbonic
center
with
concomitant
assembly
remains
challenging.
Herein,
we
disclose
a
alkyne
multifunctionalization
using
gold
and
spiro
phosphoric
acid
(SPA)
for
synergistic
catalysis.
In
this
method,
accessible
internal
alkynes
served
as
key
carbene
precursors,
followed
by
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(43)
Published: Aug. 17, 2022
Carbonyl
ylides
have
proven
to
be
powerful
synthons
for
the
efficient
construction
of
various
valuable
O-heterocycles,
and
formation
carbonyl
by
reaction
metal
carbenes
with
carbonyls
has
attracted
increasing
attention
over
past
decades.
However,
a
catalyst-controlled
highly
enantioselective
from
is
extremely
challenging.
Herein,
we
report
novel
copper-catalyzed
asymmetric
formal
[2+1]
[4+1]
annulations
diynes
ketones
via
ylides.
Importantly,
this
protocol
not
only
represents
first
example
successful
epoxidation
ylides,
but
also
constitutes
vinyl
cations
compounds.
This
method
leads
divergent,
practical
atom-economical
synthesis
range
chiral
oxiranes
dihydrofurans
in
moderate
excellent
yields
generally
enantioselectivities
diastereoselectivities
remote-stereocontrol
strategy.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(28)
Published: April 27, 2022
Medium-sized
N,S-heterocycles
have
received
tremendous
interest
due
to
their
biological
activities
and
potential
medical
applications.
However,
asymmetric
synthesis
of
these
compounds
are
extremely
rare.
Described
herein
is
a
catalyst-dependent
[3,3]-sigmatropic
rearrangement
sulfoxide-ynamides,
enabling
divergent
atom-economic
series
valuable
medium-sized
in
moderate
good
yields
with
broad
substrate
scope.
Importantly,
excellent
enantioselectivities
been
achieved
via
an
unprecedented
chirality-transfer.
Moreover,
theoretical
calculations
employed
elucidate
the
origins
stereospecific
[3,3]-rearrangement.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(23)
Published: March 30, 2023
Axially
chiral
biaryls
widely
exist
in
natural
products
and
pharmaceuticals
are
used
as
ligands
catalysts
asymmetric
synthesis.
Compared
to
the
well-established
axially
6-membered
biaryl
skeletons,
examples
of
5-membered
have
been
quite
scarce,
mono-substituted
3-arylpyrrole
atropisomers
not
reported.
Here,
we
disclose
a
copper-catalyzed
atroposelective
diyne
cyclization
for
construction
range
arylpyrrole
good
excellent
yields
with
generally
enantioselectivities
via
oxidation
X-H
insertion
vinyl
cations.
Importantly,
this
protocol
only
represents
first
synthesis
atropisomers,
but
also
constitutes
example
atropisomer
Theoretical
calculations
further
support
mechanism
cation-involved
elucidate
origin
enantioselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(10)
Published: Jan. 14, 2023
[2,3]-Sigmatropic
rearrangement
reaction
involving
sulfonium
ylide
(Doyle-Kirmse
reaction)
generated
from
metal
carbenes
represents
one
of
the
powerful
methods
for
construction
C(sp3
)-S
and
C-C
bonds.
Although
significant
advances
have
been
achieved,
asymmetric
versions
via
generation
ylides
rarely
reported
to
date,
they
so
far
limited
diazo
compounds
as
carbene
precursors.
Here,
we
describe
a
copper-catalyzed
enantioselective
Doyle-Kirmse
azide-ynamide
cyclization,
leading
practical
divergent
assembly
an
array
chiral
[1,4]thiazino[3,2-b]indoles
bearing
quaternary
carbon
stereocenter
in
generally
moderate
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities.
Importantly,
this
protocol
unique
catalytic
non-diazo
approach
unprecedented
[2,3]-sigmatropic
α-imino
carbenes.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 12, 2024
Site-
and
stereoselective
C-H
functionalization
is
highly
challenging
in
the
synthetic
chemistry
community.
Although
of
vinyl
cations
has
been
vigorously
studied
C(sp
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
Transition-metal-catalyzed
[2
+
2
2]
annulation
of
alkynes
is
an
efficient
pathway
for
the
synthesis
aromatic
compounds.
However,
most
established
methods
require
noble
metal
catalysts.
Herein,
we
report
a
copper-catalyzed
intermolecular
diynes
with
through
vinyl
cation
intermediates,
enabling
atom-economical
preparation
biologically
important
carbazole
skeletons.
The
reaction
shows
good
regioselectivity
in
aryl(alkyl)alkynes.
Moreover,
preliminary
results
have
also
been
obtained
related
catalytic
atroposelective
transformation.
This
represents
rare
example
non-noble-metal-catalyzed
ynamides
pathway.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(27), P. 9466 - 9474
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
A
copper-catalyzed
asymmetric
cyclization
of
alkenyl
diynes
involving
a
vinylic
C(sp2)–H
functionalization
is
reported,
enabling
the
construction
various
valuable
chiral
polycyclic-pyrroles
in
high
yields
and
enantioselectivities.
Small Methods,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
5(3)
Published: Sept. 29, 2020
Ynamides
are
electron-rich
heteroatom-substituted
alkynes
with
C-C
triple
bond
directly
tethered
to
the
amide
group.
Over
past
decades,
ynamides
have
proven
be
versatile
reagents
for
organic
synthesis
and
received
extensive
attention.
Compared
well-established
ionic
reactions
of
ynamides,
radical-based
ynamide
been
exploited
relatively
seldom.
Herein,
radical
classified
by
attack
at
α-position
β-position
reviewed
highlighting
reaction
selectivity,
scope,
mechanism,
applicability.
The
aim
this
review
is
provide
a
comprehensive
summarization
these
advances,
casting
light
on
further
development
chemistry.
The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(12), P. 4123 - 4149
Published: Aug. 25, 2021
Ynamide,
a
unique
species
with
inherited
polarization
of
nitrogen
lone
pair
electron
to
triple
bond,
has
been
largely
used
for
the
developement
novel
synthetic
methods
and
construction
unusual
N-bearing
heterocycles.
The
reaction
versatility
ynamide
on
umpolung
reactivity,
radical
reactions
asymmetric
synthesis
have
recently
reviewed.
This
review
provides
an
overall
scenic
view
into
gold
catalyzed
transformation
ynamides.
ynamides
reactivity
towards
nitrogen-transfer
reagents,
such
as
azides,
ylides,
isoxazoles,
anthranils;
oxygen
atom-transfer
like
nitrones,
sulfoxides,
pyridine
N-oxides;
carbon
nucleophiles
under
catalysis
are
herein
uncovered.
scope
well
mechanistic
insights
each
is
also
briefed.