Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(46)
Published: Sept. 27, 2022
C-Acyl
glycosides
are
versatile
intermediates
to
natural
products
and
medicinally
relevant
entities.
Conventional
cross-coupling
strategies
secure
these
molecules
often
relied
on
two-component
manifolds
in
which
a
glycosyl
precursor
is
coupled
with
an
acyl
donor
(pre-synthesized
or
generated
situ)
under
transition
metal
dual
catalysis
forge
C-C
bond.
Here,
we
disclose
three-component
Ni-catalyzed
reductive
regime
that
facilitates
the
chemoselective
union
of
halides,
organoiodides
commercially
available
isobutyl
chloroformate
as
CO
surrogate.
The
method
tolerates
multiple
functionalities
resulting
obtained
high
diastereoselectivities.
Theoretical
calculations
provide
mechanistic
rationale
for
unexpectedly
chemoselectivity
sequential
cross-electrophile
couplings.
This
approach
enables
expeditious
assembly
difficult-to-synthesize
C-acyl
glycosides,
well
late-stage
keto-glycosylation
oligopeptides.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(19), P. 10836 - 10856
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
catalytic
dicarbofunctionalization
of
unsaturated
π
bonds
represents
a
powerful
platform
for
the
rapid
construction
complex
motifs.
Despite
remarkable
progress,
novel
and
efficient
methods
achieving
such
transformations
under
milder
conditions
with
chemo-,
regio-,
stereoselectivity
still
remain
significant
challenge;
thus,
their
development
is
highly
desirable.
Recently,
merging
nickel
catalysis
radical
chemistry
offers
new
benign
unprecedented
reactivity
selectivity.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
recent
advances
in
area
by
underpinning
domino
involving
capture
to
provide
clear
overview
reaction
designs
mechanistic
scenarios.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
54(17), P. 3415 - 3437
Published: Aug. 12, 2021
ConspectusRecently,
alkene
dicarbofunctionalization,
i.e.,
the
powerful
organic
synthesis
method
of
difunctionalization
with
two
carbon
sources,
emerged
as
a
formidable
reaction
immense
promise
to
synthesize
complex
molecules
expeditiously
from
simple
chemicals.
This
is
generally
achieved
transition
metals
(TMs)
through
interception
by
sources
an
alkylmetal
[β-H–C(sp3)–[M]]
species,
key
intermediate
prone
undergo
rapid
β-H
elimination.
Related
prior
reports,
since
Paolo
Chiusoli
and
Catellani's
work
in
1982
[
Tetrahedron
Lett.
1982,
23,
4517],
have
used
bicyclic
disubstituted
terminal
alkenes,
wherein
elimination
avoided
geometric
restriction
or
complete
lack
β-H's.
With
reasoning
that
β-H–C(sp3)–[M]
intermediates
could
be
rendered
amenable
use
first
row
late
TMs
formation
coordination-assisted
transient
metallacycles,
these
strategies
were
implemented
address
problem
dicarbofunctionalization
reactions.Because
catalyze
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
coupling,
Cu
Ni
anticipated
impart
sufficient
stability
intermediates,
generated
catalytically
upon
carbometalation,
for
their
subsequent
electrophiles/nucleophiles
three-component
reactions.
Additionally,
such
innate
property
enable
coupling
partners
entropically
driven
cyclization/coupling
The
cyclometalation
concept
stabilize
intractable
was
hypothesized
when
reactions
performed.
idea
curtail
founded
Whitesides's
J.
Am.
Chem.
Soc.
1976,
98,
6521]
observation
metallacycles
much
slower
than
acyclic
alkylmetals.In
this
Account,
examples
demonstrate
catalysts
alkenylzinc
reagents,
alkyl
halides,
aryl
halides
afford
carbo-
heterocycles.
In
addition,
forming
nickellacycles
enabled
regioselective
performance
various
alkenyl
compounds.
situ
[M]-H
alkenes
after
induced
unprecedented
metallacycle
contraction
process,
which
six-membered
metal-containing
rings
shrank
five-membered
cycles,
allowing
creation
new
carbon–carbon
bonds
at
allylic
(1,3)
positions.
Applications
are
discussed.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(23), P. 12532 - 12540
Published: May 30, 2023
An
asymmetric
three-component
carbosulfonylation
of
alkenes
is
presented
here.
The
reaction,
involving
the
simultaneous
formation
a
C-C
and
C-S
bond
across
π-system,
uses
dual
nickel/photoredox
catalytic
system
to
produce
both
β-aryl
β-alkenyl
sulfones
in
high
yields
with
excellent
levels
stereocontrol
(up
99:1
er).
This
protocol
exhibits
broad
substrate
scope
functional
group
tolerance
its
synthetic
potential
has
been
demonstrated
by
successful
applications
toward
pharmacologically
relevant
molecules.
A
array
control
experiments
supports
involvement
secondary
alkyl
radical
intermediate
generated
through
addition
sulfonyl
double
bond.
Moreover,
stoichiometric
cross-over
further
suggest
an
underlying
Ni(0)/Ni(I)/Ni(III)
pathway
operative
these
transformations.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
384(6691), P. 113 - 118
Published: April 4, 2024
The
synthesis
of
quaternary
carbons
often
requires
numerous
steps
and
complex
conditions
or
harsh
reagents
that
act
on
heavily
engineered
substrates.
This
is
largely
a
consequence
conventional
polar-bond
retrosynthetic
disconnections
in
turn
require
multiple
functional
group
interconversions,
redox
manipulations,
protecting
chemistry.
Here,
we
report
simple
catalyst
reductant
combination
converts
two
types
feedstock
chemicals,
carboxylic
acids
olefins,
into
tetrasubstituted
through
quaternization
radical
intermediates.
An
iron
porphyrin
activates
each
substrate
by
electron
transfer
hydrogen
atom
transfer,
then
combines
the
fragments
using
bimolecular
homolytic
substitution
(S
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Feb. 17, 2024
Abstract
Transition
metal-catalyzed
reductive
difunctionalization
of
alkenes
with
alkyl
halides
is
a
powerful
method
for
upgrading
commodity
chemicals
into
densely
functionalized
molecules.
However,
super
stoichiometric
amounts
metal
reductant
and
the
requirement
installing
directing
group
to
suppress
inherent
β-H
elimination
bring
great
limitations
this
type
reaction.
We
demonstrate
herein
that
two
different
accessible
via
radical-anion
relay
Na
2
S
O
4
as
both
sulfone-source.
The
together
electron-shuttle
catalyst
crucial
divert
mechanistic
pathway
toward
formation
sulfone
anion
instead
previously
reported
alkylmetal
intermediates.
Mechanistic
studies
allow
identification
carbon-centered
radical
sulfur-centered
radical,
which
are
in
equilibrium
capture
or
extrusion
SO
could
be
converted
accelerated
by
iron
catalysis,
leading
observed
high
chemoselectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(15), P. 10274 - 10280
Published: April 3, 2024
The
construction
of
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
bonds
remains
one
the
most
difficult
challenges
in
cross-coupling
chemistry.
Here,
we
report
a
photoredox/nickel
dual
catalytic
approach
that
enables
simultaneous
formation
two
linkages
via
trimolecular
alkenes
with
alkyl
halides
and
hypervalent
iodine-based
reagents.
reaction
harnesses
bimolecular
homolytic
substitution
(SH2)
mechanism
chemoselective
halogen-atom
transfer
(XAT)
to
orchestrate
regioselective
addition
electrophilic
nucleophilic
radicals
across
unactivated
without
need
for
directing
auxiliary.
Utility
is
highlighted
through
late-stage
(fluoro)alkylation
(trideutero)methylation
C═C
bearing
different
patterns,
offering
straightforward
access
drug-like
molecules
comprising
sp3-hybridized
carbon
scaffolds.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Cross-electrophile
coupling
(XEC),
defined
by
us
as
the
cross-coupling
of
two
different
σ-electrophiles
that
is
driven
catalyst
reduction,
has
seen
rapid
progression
in
recent
years.
As
such,
this
review
aims
to
summarize
field
from
its
beginnings
up
until
mid-2023
and
provide
comprehensive
coverage
on
synthetic
methods
current
state
mechanistic
understanding.
Chapters
are
split
type
bond
formed,
which
include
C(sp
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
58(6), P. 730 - 746
Published: Dec. 8, 2021
This
article
provides
a
comprehensive
perspective
on
three-component
1,2-dicarbofunctionalization
of
alkenes
involving
alkyl
radicals,
which
generated
from
structurally
diverse
electrophilic
and
nucleophilic
precursors
under
mild
conditions.