Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
135(21)
Published: March 24, 2023
Abstract
Herein
we
reported
a
transition
metal‐free
deborylative
cyclization
strategy,
based
on
which
two
routes
have
been
developed,
generating
racemic
and
enantioenriched
cyclopropylboronates.
The
of
geminal‐bis(boronates)
bearing
leaving
group
was
highly
diastereoselective,
tolerating
few
functional
groups
applicable
to
heterocycles.
When
optically
active
epoxides
were
used
as
the
starting
materials,
cyclopropylboronates
could
be
efficiently
prepared
with
>99
%
stereospecificity.
Mechanistic
studies
showed
that
at
γ
‐position
played
crucial
role
significantly
promoted
activation
gem
‐diboron
moiety.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 17, 2025
Direct
synthesis
of
enantioenriched
scaffolds
with
multiple
adjacent
stereocenters
remains
an
important
yet
challenging
task.
Herein,
we
describe
a
highly
diastereo-
and
enantioselective
Cu-catalyzed
alkylboration
cyclopropenes,
less
reactive
alkyl
iodides
as
electrophiles,
for
the
efficient
tetra-substituted
borylated
cyclopropanes
bearing
three
consecutive
stereocenters.
This
protocol
features
mild
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
good
functional
group
tolerance,
affording
array
chiral
in
to
high
yields
excellent
enantioselectivities.
Detailed
mechanistic
experiments
kinetic
studies
were
conducted
elucidate
reaction
pathway
rate-determining
step
reaction.
DFT
calculations
revealed
that
π···π
stacking
interaction
between
phenyl
groups
on
phosphorus
ligand,
along
smaller
distortion
CuL-Bpin
part,
contributed
The
synthetic
utility
was
showcased
by
facile
some
valuable
centers.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(21)
Published: March 24, 2023
Herein
we
reported
a
transition
metal-free
deborylative
cyclization
strategy,
based
on
which
two
routes
have
been
developed,
generating
racemic
and
enantioenriched
cyclopropylboronates.
The
of
geminal-bis(boronates)
bearing
leaving
group
was
highly
diastereoselective,
tolerating
few
functional
groups
applicable
to
heterocycles.
When
optically
active
epoxides
were
used
as
the
starting
materials,
cyclopropylboronates
could
be
efficiently
prepared
with
>99
%
stereospecificity.
Mechanistic
studies
showed
that
at
γ-position
played
crucial
role
significantly
promoted
activation
gem-diboron
moiety.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 1575 - 1581
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Herein,
we
describe
the
catalytic
enantioselective
cross-coupling
of
1,2-bisboronic
esters.
Prior
work
on
group
specific
cross
coupling
is
limited
to
use
geminal
bis-boronates.
This
desymmetrization
provides
a
novel
approach
prepare
enantioenriched
cyclopropyl
boronates
with
three
contiguous
stereocenters,
that
could
be
further
derivatized
through
selective
functionalization
carbon-boron
bond.
Our
results
suggest
transmetallation,
which
enantiodetermining
step,
takes
place
retention
stereochemistry
at
carbon.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
review
highlights
recent
advances
in
the
hydrofunctionalisation
of
cyclopropenes
through
formation
carbon–heteroatom
bonds
for
synthesis
polysubstituted
cyclopropanes.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(13), P. 8394 - 8401
Published: June 9, 2023
Tertiary
carbon
radicals
are
usually
more
stable
than
secondary
radicals,
and
the
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
from
C(sp3)–H
bonds
to
tertiary
is
normally
considered
be
a
thermodynamically
disfavored
pathway.
Herein,
we
disclose
an
unusual
protocol
involving
functionalization
enabled
by
cyclopropyl
radical
proceeding
through
abstraction
variety
of
aliphatic
bonds.
The
reaction
can
furnish
valuable,
densely
functionalized
cyclopropane
derivatives.
Sufficient
mechanistic
experiments
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
have
provided
theoretical
insights
into
chemo-
regioselectivity
in
this
underexplored
HAT
protocol.
method
features
broad
group
compatibility
high
product
diversity
offers
new
prospect
for
functionalization.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 24, 2025
Comprehensive
Summary
The
[2+1]
cycloaddition
of
alkynes
with
fluoroalkyl
carbenes
represents
the
most
straightforward
approach
for
constructing
fluoroalkylated
cyclopropenes.
However,
until
now,
this
strategy
has
not
been
applicable
to
difluoromethyl
carbene,
as
its
precursor,
diazomethane,
tends
undergo
[3+2]
form
pyrazoles.
This
study
presents
first
example
copper‐catalyzed
cyclopropenation
employing
difluoroacetaldehyde
triftosylhydrazone
carbene
precursor.
A
wide
range
internal
and
terminal
alkynes,
featuring
diverse
functional
groups,
were
efficiently
converted
into
corresponding
cyclopropenes
in
good
high
yields.
Mechanistic
investigations,
supported
by
DFT
calculations,
revealed
that
bulky
Tp
Br3
Cu(NCMe)
catalyst
plays
a
pivotal
role
facilitating
via
concerted
pathway.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 20, 2025
A
copper-catalyzed
dienylation
of
aldehydes
using
propargylic
carbonates
in
the
presence
B2pin2
has
been
successfully
developed,
enabling
synthesis
a
diverse
range
substituted
1,3-butadienyl-2-carbinols
(BDCs).
This
innovative
approach
circumvents
requirement
allene
reagents
and
provides
an
alternative
protocol
that
allows
access
to
BDCs.
In
addition,
synthetic
value
products
demonstrated
series
further
conversions,
reaction
mechanism
proposed
based
on
control
experiments.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(19)
Published: May 10, 2023
In
nature,
cyclopropylcarbinyl
cation
is
often
involved
in
cationic
cascade
reactions
catalyzed
by
natural
enzymes
to
produce
a
great
number
of
structurally
diverse
substances.
However,
mimicking
this
process
with
artificial
organic
catalysts
remains
daunting
challenge
synthetic
chemistry.
We
report
small
molecule-catalyzed
asymmetric
rearrangement
cations,
leading
series
chiral
homoallylic
sulfide
products
good
excellent
yields
and
enantioselectivities
(up
99%
enantiomeric
excess).
the
presence
SPINOL-derived
N-triflyl
phosphoramide
catalyst,
dehydration
prochiral
cyclopropylcarbinols
occurs
rapidly
generate
symmetrical
which
are
subsequently
trapped
thione-containing
nucleophiles.
A
subgram-scale
experiment
multiple
downstream
transformations
further
pursued
demonstrate
utility.
Notably,
few
heteroaromatic
sulfone
derivatives
could
serve
as
"covalent
warhead"
enzymatic
inhibition
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
main
protease.