Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(2), P. 637 - 641
Published: Jan. 3, 2022
A
Ni-mediated
decarboxylative
silylation
of
alkynyl
cyclic
carbonates
used
as
versatile
propargylic
surrogates
is
reported
affording
a
wide
range
highly
substituted
2,3-
and
3,4-allenol
products
in
good
yields.
The
formal
cross-coupling
between
tentative
intermediate
Ni(allenyl)
the
silyl
reagent
was
further
extended
to
enantiospecific
conversions
providing
access
chiral
allene
synthons.
This
protocol
marks
first
Ni-catalyzed
proceeding
through
an
SN2'
manifold.
Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
54(24), P. 5400 - 5408
Published: Aug. 23, 2022
Abstract
Studies
on
the
enantioselective
transformation
of
silacyclobutanes
(SCBs)
have
become
an
emerging
topic
in
recent
decade,
due
to
feature
high
ring
strain,
and
manageable
Si–C
bond
cleavage
formation.
This
short
review
summarizes
remarkable
achievements
asymmetric
transition-metal-mediated
reaction
benzosilacyclobutanes,
resulting
carbon-
or
silicon-stereogenic
organosilanes
with
functional
substituents.
1
Introduction2
Asymmetric
Transition-Metal-Catalyzed
Ring
Expansion
Reaction3
Ring-Opening
Reaction4
Conclusion
Outlook
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(34), P. 15468 - 15474
Published: Aug. 22, 2022
A
Pd-catalyzed
enantioselective
three-component
reaction
of
N-sulfonylhydrazones,
aryl
bromides,
and
silylboronic
esters
is
developed,
enabling
the
synthesis
chiral
gem-diarylmethine
silanes
in
high
enantioselectivity
with
use
a
newly
identified
Ming-Phos.
Compared
N-tosyl,
more
easily
decomposed
N-mesitylsulfonyl
suitable
as
masking
group
electron-rich
hydrazone
to
improve
efficiency.
The
features
broad
scope
concerning
both
coupling
partners,
enantioselectivity,
mild
conditions.
ready
access
enantiomers
utility
this
catalytic
method
are
also
presented.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(11), P. 2849 - 2878
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Dirhodium-catalyzed
transformations,
not
limited
to
carbene
and
nitrene
transfer
reactions,
are
reviewed,
including
cycloisomerization,
hetero-Diels–Alder
(HDA)
ene
arylation,
radical
oxidation
reactions
C–H
activation,
etc
.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(12), P. 3080 - 3109
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Chiral
phosphates
have
successfully
been
used
as
ligands
in
asymmetric
metal-catalysis.
This
Minireview
discusses
the
most
recent
examples,
including
main-group
catalysis,
transition-metal
catalysis
and
by
rare-earth
metals.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Aug. 19, 2023
We
report
a
copper-catalyzed
ligand-controlled
selective
1,2-
and
1,4-hydrosilylation
of
1,3-enynes,
which
furnishes
enantiomerically
enriched
propargyl-
1,2-allenylsilane
products
in
high
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
to
99%
ee).
This
reaction
proceeds
under
mild
conditions,
shows
broad
substrate
scope
for
both
1,3-enynes
trihydrosilanes,
displays
regioselectivities.
Mechanistic
studies
based
on
deuterium-labeling
reactions
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
suggest
that
allenylcopper
is
the
dominant
reactive
intermediate
it
undergoes
metathesis
silanes
via
four-membered
or
six-membered
transition
state,
depending
nature
ligand.
The
weak
interactions
between
ligands
reacting
partners
are
found
be
key
controlling
factor
observed
regioselectivity
switch.
origin
enantiocontrol
also
revealed
by
level
DLPNO-CCSD(T)
calculations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 18, 2024
A
Pd-catalyzed
asymmetric
higher-order
dipolar
cycloaddition
between
allenyl
carbonates
and
azadienes
is
achieved
by
exploiting
novel
alkylidene-π-allyl-Pd
dipoles.
This
research
provides
a
modular
platform
for
the
synthesis
of
challenging
chiral
endocyclic
allenes
bearing
medium-sized
heterocyclic
motif
centrally
stereocenter
in
good
yields
with
high
enantio-
diastereoselectivities
(29
examples,
up
to
97%
yield,
97:3
er
>19:1
dr).
Experimental
computational
studies
elucidate
possible
reaction
mechanism
observed
stereochemical
results.
Based
on
mechanistic
understanding,
new
π-propargyl-Pd
dipole
was
designed
further
extend
success
higher
order
strategy
10-membered
alkynes
from
propargyl
(13
98%
yield
94.5:5.5
er).
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Nov. 19, 2022
Abstract
Transition-metal
catalyzed
carbosilylation
of
alkenes
using
carbon
electrophiles
and
silylmetal
(-B,
-Zn)
reagents
as
the
nucleophiles
offers
a
powerful
strategy
for
synthesizing
organosilicones,
by
incorporating
silyl
groups
across
on
C-C
double
bonds
in
one
step.
However,
to
best
our
knowledge,
study
silylative
difunctionalization
based
remains
underdeveloped.
Herein,
we
present
an
example
alkylation
activated
olefins
with
unactivated
alkyl
bromides
chlorosilanes
under
nickel
catalysis.
The
main
feature
this
protocol
is
employing
more
easily
accessible
substrates
including
primary,
secondary
tertiary
bromides,
well
various
without
pre-generated
organometallics.
A
wide
range
alkylsilanes
diverse
structures
can
be
efficiently
assembled
single
step,
highlighting
good
functionality
tolerance
approach.
Furthermore,
successful
functionalization
bioactive
molecules
synthetic
applications
method
demonstrate
its
practicability.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(17), P. 10654 - 10660
Published: Aug. 16, 2022
Chiral
propargylic
boron
compounds
have
a
diverse
array
of
potential
applications.
Although
numbers
highly
enantioselective
methodologies
for
the
synthesis
other
organoboron
are
well
established,
chiral
remains
unknown.
Herein,
we
report
catalytic
method
construction
by
means
dirhodium-catalyzed
B–H
bond
insertion
reactions
using
aryl
sulfonylhydrazones
as
carbene
precursors.
This
enables
straightforward
wide
range
stable
in
yields
up
to
99%
with
enantioselectivities
97%
ee.
The
operationally
simple
features
broad
substrate
scope,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
and
mild
reaction
conditions.
prepared
this
study
inaccessible
known
methods
exhibit
high
utility
because
they
could
be
efficiently
transformed
into
allenyl
borates,
triazole
borane
compounds,
homopropargylic
alcohols
enantiomeric
fidelity.
Our
work
expands
library
reactions,
increases
variety
that
can
synthesized,
provides
preliminary
information
about
possible
transformations
thus
laying
foundation
application
these
compounds.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(2), P. 631 - 636
Published: Jan. 5, 2022
Here
we
report
a
silver-catalyzed
alkynyl
carbene
insertion
into
β-ketocarbonyls
using
N-nosylhydrazones
as
precursors,
which
provides
access
to
trisubstituted
allenyl
ketones.
This
reaction
represents
the
first
example
of
an
C-C
σ
bond,
affording
products
homologated
with
sp2
carbon
center.
The
are
useful
substrates
for
further
transformations.
Experimental
investigations
and
theoretical
calculations
suggest
proceeds
through
stepwise
enol
cyclopropanation/retro-aldol
pathway.