Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(32)
Published: June 2, 2022
Catalytic
enantioselective
hydroxylation
of
prochiral
dihydrosilanes
with
water
is
expected
to
be
a
highly
efficient
way
access
Si-chiral
silanols,
yet
has
remained
unknown
up
date.
Herein,
we
describe
strategy
for
realizing
this
reaction:
using
an
alkyl
bromide
as
single-electron
transfer
(SET)
oxidant
invoking
CuII
species
and
chiral
multidentate
anionic
N,N,P-ligands
effective
enantiocontrol.
The
reaction
readily
provides
broad
range
silanols
high
enantioselectivity
excellent
functional
group
compatibility.
In
addition,
manifest
the
synthetic
potential
by
establishing
two
schemes
transforming
obtained
products
into
compounds
structural
diversity.
Our
preliminary
mechanistic
studies
support
mechanism
involving
SET
recruiting
active
catalyst
its
subsequent
σ-metathesis
dihydrosilanes.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(20), P. 11817 - 11893
Published: Oct. 4, 2023
Enantioconvergent
catalysis
has
expanded
asymmetric
synthesis
to
new
methodologies
able
convert
racemic
compounds
into
a
single
enantiomer.
This
review
covers
recent
advances
in
transition-metal-catalyzed
transformations,
such
as
radical-based
cross-coupling
of
alkyl
electrophiles
with
nucleophiles
or
alkylmetals
and
reductive
two
mainly
under
Ni/bis(oxazoline)
catalysis.
C–H
functionalization
can
be
performed
an
enantioconvergent
manner.
Hydroalkylation
alkenes,
allenes,
acetylenes
is
alternative
reactions.
Hydrogen
autotransfer
been
applied
amination
alcohols
C–C
bond
forming
reactions
(Guerbet
reaction).
Other
metal-catalyzed
involve
addition
allylic
systems
carbonyl
compounds,
propargylation
phenols,
3-bromooxindoles,
allenylation
allenolates
propargyl
bromides,
hydroxylation
1,3-dicarbonyl
compounds.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(24), P. 13476 - 13483
Published: June 10, 2023
A
novel
asymmetric
radical
strategy
for
the
straightforward
synthesis
of
atropisomerically
chiral
vinyl
arenes
has
been
established
herein,
proceeding
through
copper-catalyzed
atroposelective
cyanation/azidation
aryl-substituted
radicals.
Critical
to
success
relay
process
is
capture
highly
reactive
radicals
with
L*Cu(II)
cyanide
or
azide
species.
Moreover,
these
axially
vinylarene
products
can
be
easily
transformed
into
enriched
amides
and
amines,
enantiomerically
benzyl
nitriles
via
an
axis-to-center
chirality
transfer
process,
pure
organocatalyst
chemo-,
diastereo-,
enantioselective
(4
+
2)
cyclization
reaction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(20), P. 10930 - 10937
Published: May 15, 2023
Amines
and
carboxylic
acids
are
abundant
synthetic
building
blocks
that
classically
united
to
form
an
amide
bond.
To
access
new
pockets
of
chemical
space,
we
interested
in
the
development
amine-acid
coupling
reactions
complement
coupling.
In
particular,
formation
carbon-carbon
bonds
by
formal
deamination
decarboxylation
would
be
impactful
addition
synthesis
toolbox.
Here,
report
a
cross-coupling
alkyl
amines
aryl
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(15), P. 8665 - 8676
Published: April 8, 2023
Enantioenriched
chiral
indoles
are
of
high
interest
for
the
pharmaceutical
and
agrochemical
industries.
Herein,
we
present
an
asymmetric
Fukuyama
indole
synthesis
through
a
mild
efficient
radical
cascade
reaction
to
access
2-fluoroalkylated
3-(α-cyanobenzylated)
by
stereochemical
control
with
copper-bisoxazoline
complex
using
2-vinylphenyl
arylisocyanides
as
acceptors
fluoroalkyl
iodides
C-radical
precursors.
Radical
addition
isonitrile
moiety,
5-exo-trig
cyclization,
Cu-catalyzed
stereoselective
cyanation
provide
targeted
excellent
enantioselectivity
good
yields.
Due
similar
electronic
steric
properties
two
aryl
substituents
be
differentiated,
enantioselective
construction
cyano
diaryl
methane
stereocenter
is
highly
challenging.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
negative
nonlinear
effect
which
allows
proposing
model
explain
outcome.
Scalability
potential
utility
enantioenriched
hubs
tryptamines,
indole-3-acetic
acid
derivatives,
triarylmethanes
demonstrated,
formal
natural
product
analogue
disclosed.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(27), P. 14686 - 14696
Published: July 1, 2023
The
enantioconvergent
C(sp3)-N
cross-coupling
of
racemic
alkyl
halides
with
(hetero)aromatic
amines
represents
an
ideal
means
to
afford
enantioenriched
N-alkyl
yet
has
remained
unexplored
due
the
catalyst
poisoning
specifically
for
strong-coordinating
heteroaromatic
amines.
Here,
we
demonstrate
a
copper-catalyzed
radical
activated
under
ambient
conditions.
key
success
is
judicious
selection
appropriate
multidentate
anionic
ligands
through
readily
fine-tuning
both
electronic
and
steric
properties
formation
stable
rigid
chelating
Cu
complex.
Thus,
this
kind
ligand
could
not
only
enhance
reducing
capability
copper
provide
pathway
but
also
avoid
coordination
other
coordinating
heteroatoms,
thereby
overcoming
and/or
chiral
displacement.
This
protocol
covers
wide
range
coupling
partners
(89
examples
secondary/tertiary
bromides/chlorides
amines)
high
functional
group
compatibility.
When
allied
follow-up
transformations,
it
provides
highly
flexible
platform
access
synthetically
useful
amine
building
blocks.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(9), P. 6283 - 6293
Published: Feb. 21, 2024
We
herein
introduce
biarylhemiboronic
esters
as
a
new
type
of
bridged
biaryl
reagent
for
asymmetric
synthesis
axially
chiral
structures,
and
the
palladium-catalyzed
Suzuki-Miyaura
cross-coupling
is
developed.
This
dynamic
kinetic
atroposelective
coupling
reaction
exhibits
high
enantioselectivity,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
broad
substrate
scope.
The
synthetic
application
current
method
was
demonstrated
by
transformations
product
programmed
polyarene.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
suggested
that
proceeded
via
an
enantio-determining
transmetalation
step.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(13), P. 9444 - 9454
Published: March 21, 2024
The
3d
transition
metal-catalyzed
enantioconvergent
radical
cross-coupling
provides
a
powerful
tool
for
chiral
molecule
synthesis.
In
the
classic
mechanism,
bond
formation
relies
on
interaction
between
nucleophile-sequestered
metal
complexes
and
radicals,
limiting
nucleophile
scope
to
sterically
uncongested
ones.
coupling
of
congested
nucleophiles
poses
significant
challenge
due
difficulties
in
transmetalation,
restricting
reaction
generality.
Here,
we
describe
probable
outer-sphere
nucleophilic
attack
mechanism
that
circumvents
challenging
transmetalation
associated
with
nucleophiles.
This
strategy
enables
general
copper-catalyzed
N-alkylation
aromatic
amines
secondary/tertiary
alkyl
halides
exhibits
catalyst-controlled
stereoselectivity.
It
accommodates
diverse
amines,
especially
bulky
secondary
primary
ones
deliver
value-added
(>110
examples).
is
expected
inspire
more
nucleophiles,
particularly
ones,
accelerate
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(6), P. 1843 - 1857
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
work
summarizes
recent
progress
in
nickel-catalyzed
propargylic
substitution
reactions,
categorizing
them
based
on
the
diverse
types
of
nucleophiles
involved,
with
a
specific
focus
exploring
asymmetric
transformations.