Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(18)
Published: March 8, 2023
Transition-metal-catalyzed
asymmetric
carbon-carbon
bond
formation
to
forge
phosphonates
with
an
α-chiral
carbon
center
through
C(sp3
)-C(sp3
)
and
C(sp2
couplings
has
been
successful.
However,
the
enantioselective
C(sp)-C(sp3
coupling
not
yet
disclosed.
Reported
herein
is
unprecedented
enantioconvergent
cross-coupling
of
alkynyl
bromides
α-bromo
deliver
chiral
α-alkynyl
phosphonates.
ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(19)
Published: Aug. 11, 2022
Abstract
Despite
the
rich
photochemistry
of
3d‐metal
complexes,
utilization
excited‐state
reactivity
these
compounds
in
organic
synthesis
has
been
historically
overlooked.
The
advent
photoredox
catalysis
changed
perception
synthetic
chemists
towards
photochemistry,
and
nowadays
potential
photoinduced,
outer‐sphere
single‐electron
transfer
events
is
widely
recognized.
More
recently,
an
emerging
new
mode
photoactivation
taken
spotlight,
based
on
inner‐sphere
triggered
by
population
ligand‐to‐metal
charge‐transfer
(LMCT)
excited
states.
Contrarily
to
photoredox,
LMCT‐activation
does
not
rely
matching
redox
potentials,
offers
unique
profiles
particularly
well
suited
Earth‐abundant
metal
complexes.
Those
appealing
features
are
propelling
development
methods
using
this
blueprint
generate
highly
reactive
open‐shell
species
under
mild
conditions.
aim
contribution
provide
a
didactical
tool
for
comprehension
concept
facilitate
methodologies
achieve
sustainable
chemical
transformations.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(47), P. 21674 - 21682
Published: Nov. 17, 2022
Asymmetric
sp3
C–H
functionalization
has
been
demonstrated
to
substantially
expedite
target
molecule
synthesis,
spanning
from
feedstocks
upgradation
late-stage
modification
of
complex
molecules.
Herein,
we
report
a
highly
efficient
and
sustainable
method
for
enantioselective
benzylic
cyanation
by
merging
electrophoto-
copper
catalysis.
A
novel
catalytic
system
allows
one
independently
regulate
the
hydrogen
atom
transfer
step
radical
formation
speciation
Cu(II)/Cu(I)
effectively
capture
transient
intermediate,
through
tuning
electronic
property
anthraquinone-type
photocatalyst
simply
modulating
applied
current,
respectively.
Such
decoupled
relay
catalysis
enables
unified
approach
diverse
alkylarenes,
many
which
are
much
less
reactive
or
even
unreactive
using
existing
relying
on
coupled
relay.
Moreover,
current
protocol
is
also
amenable
bioactive
molecules,
including
natural
products
drugs.
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:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(9), P. 5231 - 5241
Published: Feb. 22, 2023
The
selective
functionalization
of
ubiquitous
but
inert
C-H
bonds
is
highly
appealing
in
synthetic
chemistry,
the
direct
transformation
hydrocarbons
lacking
directing
groups
into
high-value
chiral
molecules
remains
a
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
we
develop
an
enantioselective
C(sp3)-H
undirected
oxacycles
via
photo-HAT/nickel
dual
catalysis.
This
protocol
provides
practical
platform
for
rapid
construction
and
enantiomerically
enriched
directly
from
simple
abundant
hydrocarbon
feedstocks.
utility
this
strategy
further
demonstrated
late-stage
natural
products
synthesis
many
pharmaceutically
relevant
molecules.
Experimental
density
functional
theory
calculation
studies
provide
detailed
insights
mechanism
origin
enantioselectivity
asymmetric
functionalization.
Nature Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
7(6), P. 655 - 665
Published: April 29, 2024
Abstract
The
development
of
novel
strategies
to
rapidly
construct
complex
chiral
molecules
from
readily
available
feedstocks
is
a
long-term
pursuit
in
the
chemistry
community.
Radical-mediated
alkene
difunctionalizations
represent
an
excellent
platform
towards
this
goal.
However,
asymmetric
versions
remain
highly
challenging,
and
more
importantly,
examples
featuring
simple
hydrocarbons
as
reaction
partners
are
elusive.
Here
we
report
three-component
dicarbofunctionalization
capitalizing
on
direct
activation
C(
sp
3
)–H
bonds
through
combination
photocatalysed
hydrogen
atom
transfer
nickel
catalysis.
This
protocol
provides
efficient
for
installing
two
vicinal
carbon–carbon
across
alkenes
atom-economic
fashion,
providing
wide
array
high-value
α-aryl/alkenyl
carbonyls
phosphonates,
well
1,1-diarylalkanes
ubiquitous
alkane,
ether
alcohol
feedstocks.
method
exhibits
operational
simplicity,
broad
substrate
scope
regioselectivity,
chemoselectivity
enantioselectivity.
compatibility
with
bioactive
motifs
expedient
synthesis
pharmaceutically
relevant
highlight
synthetic
potential
protocol.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(2), P. 1209 - 1223
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
Owing
to
its
diverse
activation
processes
including
single-electron
transfer
(SET)
and
hydrogen-atom
(HAT),
visible-light
photocatalysis
has
emerged
as
a
sustainable
efficient
platform
for
organic
synthesis.
These
provide
powerful
avenue
the
direct
functionalization
of
C(sp3)–H
bonds
under
mild
conditions.
Over
past
decade,
there
have
been
remarkable
advances
in
enantioselective
bond
via
combined
with
conventional
asymmetric
catalysis.
Herein,
we
summarize
involving
discuss
two
main
pathways
this
emerging
field:
(a)
SET-driven
carbocation
intermediates
are
followed
by
stereospecific
nucleophile
attacks;
(b)
photodriven
alkyl
radical
further
enantioselectively
captured
(i)
chiral
π-SOMOphile
reagents,
(ii)
stereoselective
transition-metal
complexes,
(iii)
another
distinct
stereoscopic
species.
We
aim
key
reaction
design,
catalyst
development,
mechanistic
understanding,
new
insights
into
rapidly
evolving
area
research.
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