Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(22), P. 4553 - 4573
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Compounds
featuring
aziridine
moieties
are
widely
known
and
extensively
reported
in
the
literature.
Due
to
their
great
potential
from
both
synthetic
pharmacological
points
of
view,
many
researchers
have
focused
efforts
on
development
new
methodologies
for
preparation
transformation
these
interesting
compounds.
Over
years,
more
ways
obtain
molecules
bearing
three-membered
functional
groups,
which
challenging
due
inherent
reactivity,
been
described.
Among
them,
several
sustainable.
In
this
review,
we
report
recent
advances
biological
chemical
evolution
derivatives,
particular,
variety
described
synthesis
aziridines
transformations
leading
formation
such
as
4-7
membered
heterocycles
pharmaceutical
interest
promising
activities.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(44), P. 20207 - 20213
Published: Oct. 27, 2022
Synthesis
of
bicyclic
scaffolds
has
attracted
growing
interest
because
they
are
high
importance
in
modern
pharmaceutical
development.
Here
we
report
a
strategy
to
access
polysubstituted
2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
single
operation
from
readily
accessible
benzoylformate
esters
and
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
via
visible-light-induced
triplet
energy
transfer
catalysis.
The
process
is
proposed
involve
formal
[2π
+
2σ]
photocycloaddition/backbone
C-H
abstraction/aryl
group
migration
sequence.
A
diverse
range
(hetero)aryl
groups
successfully
underwent
the
backbone
(C2)
position
provide
previously
inaccessible
molecules,
ester
product
can
serve
as
handle
for
downstream
manipulation,
thus
offering
opportunities
rapidly
build
up
molecular
complexity
new
sp3-rich
chemical
space.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
378(6625), P. 1207 - 1213
Published: Dec. 15, 2022
Aliphatic
allylic
amines
are
found
in
a
great
variety
of
complex
and
biorelevant
molecules.
The
direct
C-H
amination
alkenes
serves
as
the
most
straightforward
method
toward
these
motifs.
However,
use
widely
available
internal
with
aliphatic
this
transformation
remains
synthetic
challenge.
In
particular,
palladium
catalysis
faces
twin
challenges
inefficient
coordination
Pd(II)
to
but
excessively
tight
therefore
inhibitory
by
basic
amines.
We
report
general
solution
problems.
developed
protocol,
contrast
classical
Pd(II/0)
scenario,
operates
through
blue
light-induced
Pd(0/I/II)
manifold
mild
aryl
bromide
oxidant.
This
open-shell
approach
also
enables
enantio-
diastereoselective
amination.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(34)
Published: June 12, 2023
Synthesis
of
bicyclic
scaffolds
has
attracted
tremendous
attention
because
they
are
playing
an
important
role
as
saturated
bioisosteres
benzenoids
in
modern
drug
discovery.
Here,
we
report
a
BF3
-catalyzed
[2π+2σ]
cycloaddition
aldehydes
with
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
(BCBs)
to
access
polysubstituted
2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes.
A
new
kind
BCB
containing
acyl
pyrazole
group
was
invented,
which
not
only
significantly
facilitates
the
reactions,
but
can
also
serve
handle
for
diverse
downstream
transformations.
Furthermore,
aryl
and
vinyl
epoxides
be
utilized
substrates
undergo
BCBs
after
situ
rearrangement
aldehydes.
We
anticipate
that
our
results
will
promote
challenging
sp3
-rich
frameworks
exploration
BCB-based
chemistry.
Nature Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(8), P. 1155 - 1163
Published: June 5, 2023
Abstract
The
ortho
-substituted
phenyl
ring
is
a
basic
structural
element
in
chemistry.
It
found
more
than
three
hundred
drugs
and
agrochemicals.
During
the
past
decade,
scientists
have
tried
to
replace
bioactive
compounds
with
saturated
bioisosteres
obtain
novel
patentable
structures.
However,
most
of
research
this
area
has
been
devoted
replacement
para
ring.
Here
we
developed
improved
physicochemical
properties:
2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes.
Crystallographic
analysis
revealed
that
these
structures
indeed
similar
geometric
properties.
Replacement
marketed
agrochemicals
fluxapyroxad
(BASF)
boscalid
2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
dramatically
their
water
solubility,
reduced
lipophilicity
importantly
retained
bioactivity.
This
work
suggests
an
opportunity
for
chemists
medicinal
chemistry
agrochemistry.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(29)
Published: May 31, 2022
After
more
than
20
years
of
trials,
a
practical
scalable
approach
to
fluoro-substituted
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
(F-BCPs)
has
been
developed.
The
physicochemical
properties
the
F-BCPs
have
studied,
and
core
was
incorporated
into
structure
anti-inflammatory
drug
Flurbiprofen
in
place
fluorophenyl
ring.
JACS Au,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(6), P. 1539 - 1553
Published: May 16, 2023
Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
(BCPs)
have
become
established
as
attractive
bioisosteres
for
para-substituted
benzene
rings
in
drug
design.
Conferring
various
beneficial
properties
compared
with
their
aromatic
"parents,"
BCPs
featuring
a
wide
array
of
bridgehead
substituents
can
now
be
accessed
by
an
equivalent
variety
methods.
In
this
perspective,
we
discuss
the
evolution
field
and
focus
on
most
enabling
general
methods
synthesis,
considering
both
scope
limitation.
Recent
breakthroughs
synthesis
bridge-substituted
are
described,
well
methodologies
postsynthesis
functionalization.
We
further
explore
new
challenges
directions
field,
such
emergence
other
rigid
small
ring
hydrocarbons
heterocycles
possessing
unique
substituent
exit
vectors.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(48)
Published: Oct. 12, 2023
Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
(BCHs)
are
becoming
ever
more
important
in
drug
design
and
development
as
bridged
scaffolds
that
provide
underexplored
chemical
space,
but
difficult
to
access.
Here
a
silver-catalyzed
dearomative
[2π+2σ]
cycloaddition
strategy
for
the
synthesis
of
indoline
fused
BCHs
from
N-unprotected
indoles
bicyclobutane
precursors
is
described.
The
strain-release
operates
under
mild
conditions,
tolerating
wide
range
functional
groups.
It
capable
forming
with
up
four
contiguous
quaternary
carbon
centers,
achieving
yields
99
%.
In
addition,
scale-up
experiment
synthetic
transformations
cycloadducts
further
highlighted
utility.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(3), P. 986 - 992
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
study
describes
a
green
and
novel
multi-component
reaction
for
direct
perfluoroalkylation/heteroarylation
of
[1.1.1]propellane
with
heteroarenes
perfluoroalkyl
iodines
to
diverse
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
(BCPs).