ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(15), P. 9638 - 9645
Published: July 25, 2022
Enantioenriched
1,2-
and
1,3-diamines
with
chiral
α-branched
aliphatic
amine
motifs
are
important
substructures
in
bioactive
compounds
related
molecules
serve
as
privileged
ligands
both
organo-
transition-metal-catalysis.
However,
direct
access
to
such
structural
remains
a
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
straightforward
method
1,n-diamines
(n
=
2,
3,
4)
containing
is
achieved
by
Ni-catalyzed
asymmetric
hydroamination
of
unactivated
alkenes.
Facilitated
remote
weakly
coordinating
group,
the
reaction
applicable
terminal
internal
alkenes,
delivering
enantioenriched
1,2-,
1,3-,
1,4-diamine
precursors
good
yields
excellent
enantioselectivities
diverse
substitution
patterns.
Unactivated
alkenes
secondary
alkyl
nucleophile
surrogates
presence
Ni–H,
forging
C–N
bond
enantioselectively
aminating
reagents.
In
addition,
proceeds
at
room
temperature
functional
group
tolerance.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(4), P. 1959 - 1967
Published: Jan. 22, 2021
Chiral
alkyl
amines
are
omnipresent
as
bioactive
molecules
and
synthetic
intermediates.
The
catalytic
enantioselective
synthesis
of
from
readily
accessible
precursors
is
challenging.
Here
we
develop
a
nickel-catalyzed
hydroalkylation
method
to
assemble
wide
range
chiral
enecarbamates
(N-Cbz-protected
enamines)
halides
with
high
regio-
enantioselectivity.
works
for
both
nonactivated
activated
able
produce
enantiomerically
enriched
two
minimally
differentiated
α-alkyl
substituents.
mild
conditions
lead
functional
group
tolerance,
which
demonstrated
in
the
postproduct
functionalization
many
natural
products
drug
molecules,
well
building
blocks
key
intermediates
compounds.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
55(23), P. 3519 - 3536
Published: Nov. 9, 2022
Transition
metal
hydride
catalyzed
functionalization
of
remote
and
proximal
olefins
has
many
advantages
over
conventional
cross-coupling
reactions.
It
avoids
the
separate,
prior
generation
stoichiometric
amounts
organometallic
reagents
use
preformed
reagents,
which
are
sometimes
hard
to
access
may
compromise
functional
group
compatibility.
The
migratory
insertion
complexes
generated
in
situ
into
readily
available
alkene
starting
materials,
hydrometalation
process,
provides
an
attractive
straightforward
route
alkyl
intermediates,
can
undergo
a
variety
sequential
In
particular,
with
synergistic
combination
chain-walking
chemistry
nickel,
NiH-catalyzed
undergone
particularly
intense
development
past
few
years.
This
Account
aims
chronicle
progress
made
this
arena
terms
activation
modes,
diverse
functionalizations,
chemo-,
regio-,
enantioselectivity.We
first
provide
brief
introduction
general
reaction
mechanisms.
Taking
hydroarylation
as
example,
four
oxidation
states
Ni
have
allowed
us
develop
two
different
strategies
form
final
product:
Ni(I)-H/X-Ni(II)-H
platform
that
relies
on
reductants
Ni(I/II/III)
cycle
redox-neutral
or
FG-Ni(II)-H
reacts
substrate
forms
products
via
Ni(0/II)
pathway.
We
also
demonstrate
functionalization,
including
C-C
bond-forming
reactions
more
challenging
C-N/C-S
could
be
realized.
Moreover,
employment
appropriate
chiral
ligands
successfully
realize
corresponding
asymmetric
hydrofunctionalization
olefins,
hydroalkylation,
hydroarylation,
hydroalkenylation,
hydroalkynylation,
hydroamination.
Interestingly,
enantio-determining
step
enantioselective
hydronickelation,
selective
oxidative
addition,
reductive
elimination.
To
hydrofunctionalization,
we
developed
ligand
relay
catalytic
strategy
simple
ligands,
for
second
coupling.
novel
design
single,
possibly
structurally
complex
promote
both
steps
success
multicomponent
convenient
approach
gain
molecules.
Finally,
halides
used
olefin
precursors
cross-electrophile
coupling
Applications
these
discussed.
hope
will
inspire
future
field
overcome
key
challenges,
conceptually
new
strategies,
high-performance
systems
enhanced
reactivity
selectivity,
cutting-edge
catalyst
design,
further
mechanistic
studies.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(2), P. 648 - 661
Published: Jan. 6, 2022
Nitrogen
(N)
is
ubiquitously
found
in
bioactive
molecules,
pharmaceutical
agents,
and
organic
functional
materials.
Accordingly,
development
of
new
C–N
bond-forming
catalysis
has
been
one
the
long-standing
research
subjects
synthetic
chemistry.
In
this
Perspective,
recent
advances
highly
selective
amination
reactions
with
electrophilic
reagents
are
described:
by
taking
advantage
concept
nitrogen
umpolung,
otherwise
challenging
aminofunctionalizations,
such
as
hydroamination,
aminoboration,
carboamination,
readily
available
feedstock-like
alkenes
alkynes
possible,
giving
densely
functionalized
complex
often
chiral
alkylamines
high
selectivity.
The
scope,
limitations,
reaction
mechanism
briefly
summarized.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(35), P. 14089 - 14096
Published: Aug. 26, 2021
A
nickel-catalyzed,
multicomponent
regio-
and
enantioselective
coupling
via
sequential
hydroformylation
carbonylation
from
readily
available
starting
materials
has
been
developed.
This
modular
hydrofunctionalization
strategy
enables
the
straightforward
reductive
hydrocarbonylation
of
a
broad
range
unactivated
alkenes
to
produce
wide
variety
unsymmetrical
dialkyl
ketones
bearing
functionalized
α-stereocenter,
including
enantioenriched
chiral
α-aryl
α-amino
ketones.
It
uses
bisoxazoline
as
ligand,
silane
reductant,
chloroformate
safe
CO
source,
racemic
secondary
benzyl
chloride
or
an
N-hydroxyphthalimide
(NHP)
ester
protected
acid
alkylation
reagent.
The
benign
nature
this
process
renders
method
suitable
for
late-stage
functionalization
complex
molecules.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
40(5), P. 651 - 661
Published: Dec. 3, 2021
Comprehensive
Summary
Enantioselective
NiH‐catalyzed
reductive
hydrofunctionalization
of
olefins
has
attracted
much
attention
in
recent
years.
Using
simple
chiral
ligands,
a
wide
array
functionalized
and
electrophiles
can
undergo
diverse
transformations
to
afford
hydrofunctionalized
products,
regio‐
enantioselectively.
These
processes
avoid
the
prior
preparation
organometallic
reagents,
construct
stereogenic
center
at
carbon
originating
either
from
olefin
or
electrophile.
This
review
discusses
background,
major
progress
mechanistic
investigations
this
reaction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(34), P. 13962 - 13970
Published: Aug. 20, 2021
An
alcohol-directed,
nickel-catalyzed
three-component
umpolung
carboamination
of
unactivated
alkenes
with
aryl/alkenylboronic
esters
and
electrophilic
aminating
reagents
is
reported.
This
transformation
enabled
by
specifically
tailored
O-(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)hydroxylamine
electrophiles
that
suppress
competitive
processes,
including
undesired
β-hydride
elimination
transesterification
between
the
alcohol
substrate
electrophile.
The
reaction
delivers
desired
1,2-carboaminated
products
generally
high
regio-
syn-diastereoselectivity
exhibits
a
broad
scope
coupling
partners
alkenes,
complex
natural
products.
Various
mechanistic
experiments
analysis
stereochemical
outcome
cyclic
alkene
substrate,
as
confirmed
X-ray
crystallographic
analysis,
support
alcohol-directed
syn-insertion
an
organonickel(I)
species.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(37), P. 14962 - 14968
Published: Sept. 8, 2021
A
NiH-catalyzed
thioether-directed
cyclometalation
strategy
is
developed
to
enable
remote
methylene
C–H
bond
amidation
of
unactivated
alkenes.
Due
the
preference
for
five-membered
nickelacycle
formation,
chain-walking
isomerization
initiated
by
NiH
insertion
an
alkene
can
be
terminated
at
γ-methylene
site
from
moiety.
By
employing
2,9-dibutyl-1,10-phenanthroline
(L4)
as
ligand
and
dioxazolones
reagent,
occurs
γ-C(sp3)–H
bonds
afford
amide
products
in
up
90%
yield
(>40
examples)
with
remarkable
regioselectivity
(up
24:1
rr).
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(44), P. 23584 - 23589
Published: Aug. 27, 2021
Regio-
and
enantioselective
hydroarylamination,
hydroalkylamination
hydroamidation
of
styrenes
have
been
developed
by
NiH
catalysis
with
a
simple
bioxazoline
ligand
under
mild
conditions.
A
wide
range
enantioenriched
benzylic
arylamines,
alkylamines
amides
can
be
easily
accessed
nitroarenes,
hydroxylamines
dioxazolones,
respectively
as
amination
reagents.
The
chiral
induction
in
these
reactions
is
proposed
to
proceed
through
an
enantiodifferentiating
syn-hydronickellation
step.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Sept. 27, 2021
Abstract
Remote
functionalization
of
alkenes
via
chain
walking
has
generally
been
limited
to
C(sp
3
)–H
bonds
α
and
β
polar-functional
units,
while
γ
-C(sp
through
controlled
alkene
transposition
is
a
longstanding
challenge.
Herein,
we
describe
NiH-catalyzed
migratory
formal
hydroamination
alkenyl
amides
achieved
chelation-assisted
control,
whereby
various
amino
groups
are
installed
at
the
-position
aliphatic
chains.
By
tuning
olefin
isomerization
ligand
directing
group
optimization,
-selective
amination
can
be
stabilization
6-membered
nickellacycle
by
an
8-aminoquinoline
subsequent
interception
aminating
reagent.
A
range
amines
bond
unactivated
with
varying
alkyl
lengths,
enabling
late-stage
access
value-added
-aminated
products.
Moreover,
employing
picolinamide-coupled
substrates,
this
approach
further
extended
δ
amination.
The
chain-walking
mechanism
pathway
selectivity
investigated
experimental
computational
methods.