Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(19), P. 8797 - 8806
Published: May 3, 2022
Chiral
α-aryl
N-heterocycles
are
commonly
found
in
natural
products,
pharmaceutical
agents,
and
chiral
catalysts
but
remain
challenging
to
access
via
asymmetric
catalysis.
Herein,
we
report
a
general
modular
approach
for
the
direct
enantioselective
α-arylation
of
saturated
azacycles
acyclic
N-alkyl
benzamides
nickel/photoredox
dual
This
process
exploits
hydrogen
atom
transfer
ability
photoeliminated
chlorine
radicals
convert
corresponding
α-amino
alkyl
that
then
coupled
with
ubiquitous
inexpensive
(hetero)aryl
chlorides.
These
coupling
reactions
require
no
oxidants
or
organometallic
reagents,
feature
feedstock
starting
materials,
broad
substrate
scope,
high
enantioselectivities,
applicable
late-stage
diversification
medicinally
relevant
complex
molecules.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
nickel
catalyst
uncommonly
plays
multiple
roles,
accomplishing
radical
generation,
capture,
cross-coupling,
induction.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(11), P. 6270 - 6279
Published: March 7, 2023
An
electrochemically
driven
nickel-catalyzed
enantioselective
reductive
cross-coupling
of
aryl
aziridines
with
alkenyl
bromides
has
been
developed,
affording
enantioenriched
β-aryl
homoallylic
amines
excellent
E-selectivity.
This
electroreductive
strategy
proceeds
in
the
absence
heterogeneous
metal
reductants
and
sacrificial
anodes
by
employing
constant
current
electrolysis
an
undivided
cell
triethylamine
as
a
terminal
reductant.
The
reaction
features
mild
conditions,
remarkable
stereocontrol,
broad
substrate
scope,
functional
group
compatibility,
which
was
illustrated
late-stage
functionalization
bioactive
molecules.
Mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
this
transformation
conforms
stereoconvergent
mechanism
aziridine
is
activated
through
nucleophilic
halide
ring-opening
process.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(12), P. 6944 - 6952
Published: March 15, 2023
Enantioselective
metallaphotoredox
catalysis,
which
combines
photoredox
catalysis
and
asymmetric
transition-metal
has
become
an
effective
approach
to
achieve
stereoconvergence
under
mild
conditions.
Although
many
impressive
synthetic
approaches
have
been
developed
access
central
chirality,
the
construction
of
axial
chirality
by
still
remains
underexplored.
Herein,
we
report
two
visible
light-induced
cobalt-catalyzed
reductive
couplings
biaryl
dialdehydes
synthesize
axially
chiral
aldehydes
(60
examples,
up
98%
yield,
>19:1
dr,
>99%
ee).
This
protocol
shows
good
functional
group
tolerance,
broad
substrate
scope,
excellent
diastereo-
enantioselectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(4), P. 2081 - 2087
Published: Jan. 23, 2023
Substantial
advances
in
enantioconvergent
C(sp3)-C(sp3)
bond
formations
have
been
made
with
nickel-catalyzed
cross-coupling
of
racemic
alkyl
electrophiles
organometallic
reagents
or
nickel-hydride-catalyzed
hydrocarbonation
alkenes.
Herein,
we
report
an
unprecedented
enantioselective
reductive
by
the
direct
utilization
two
different
halides
dual
nickel/photoredox
catalysis
system.
This
highly
selective
coupling
α-chloroboronates
and
unactivated
iodides
furnishes
chiral
secondary
boronic
esters,
which
serve
as
useful
important
intermediates
realm
organic
synthesis
enable
a
desirable
protocol
to
fast
construction
enantioenriched
complex
molecules.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(28), P. 18892 - 18898
Published: July 5, 2024
Herein,
we
designed
a
reaction
for
the
desymmetrization-addition
of
cyclopropenes
to
imines
by
leveraging
synergy
between
photoredox
and
asymmetric
cobalt
catalysis.
This
protocol
facilitated
synthesis
series
chiral
functionalized
cyclopropanes
with
high
yield,
enantioselectivity,
diastereoselectivity
(44
examples,
up
93%
yield
>99%
ee).
A
possible
mechanism
involving
cyclopropene
desymmetrization
Co-H
species
imine
addition
Co-alkyl
was
proposed.
study
provides
novel
route
important
extends
frontier
metallaphotoredox
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(9), P. 3606 - 3614
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
We
describe
a
cobalta-electro-catalyzed
enantioselective
C–H
annulation
of
arylphosphinamides
with
alkynes
for
P-stereogenic
compounds
via
desymmetrization
and
kinetic
resolution
processes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(50), P. 23001 - 23009
Published: Dec. 8, 2022
A
new
regio-
and
stereoselective
reductive
coupling
of
alkynes
crotononitrile
has
been
developed
via
visible
light
organophotoredox
cobalt
dual
catalysis.
variety
enantioenriched
homoallylic
nitriles
bearing
a
stereodefined
trisubstituted
alkene
have
easily
synthesized
with
good
to
excellent
(up
>20:1
rr),
stereo-
(>20:1
E/Z),
enantioselectivity
98%
ee)
control
under
mild
conditions.
The
corresponding
nitrile
products
were
smoothly
converted
into
various
chiral
building
blocks.
Remarkably,
simple
organic
base
together
water
utilized
as
hydrogen
sources
in
this
photoinduced
reaction.
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.