Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 8, 2025
Catalyst
and
substrate
steric
electronic
features
that
influence
regioselectivity
in
hydroaminoalkylation
were
leveraged
to
develop
a
synthetic
approach
for
the
selective
synthesis
of
β-amino
acids.
An
situ
generated
tantalum-ureate
catalyst
was
used
prepare
18
γ-silylated
amines
up
93%
yield
from
internal
silylated
alkenes.
β-Amino
silane
regioisomer
production
rarely
observed,
making
this
work
one
few
examples
highly
regioselective
with
unsymmetric
These
γ-amino
silanes
converted
alcohols
modified
Tamao-Fleming
oxidation
strategy
followed
by
two
additional
steps
acids,
including
key
fragment
anticancer
drug
candidate
Ipatasertib.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(7), P. 3869 - 3874
Published: Feb. 8, 2023
Herein,
we
disclose
an
interrupted
deaminative
Ni-catalyzed
chain-walking
strategy
that
forges
sp3-sp3
architectures
at
remote,
yet
previously
unfunctionalized,
methylene
sp3
C-H
sites
enabled
by
the
presence
of
native
amides.
This
protocol
is
characterized
its
mild
conditions
and
wide
scope,
including
challenging
substrate
combinations.
Site-selectivity
can
be
dictated
a
judicious
choice
ligand,
thus
offering
opportunity
to
enable
bond
formations
are
otherwise
inaccessible
in
conventional
events.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(3), P. 1753 - 1759
Published: Jan. 9, 2024
Herein,
we
report
the
direct
carboxylation
of
unactivated
secondary
alkyl
bromides
enabled
by
merger
photoredox
and
nickel
catalysis,
a
previously
inaccessible
endeavor
in
arena.
Site-selectivity
is
dictated
kinetically
controlled
insertion
CO2
at
initial
C(sp3)–Br
site
rapid
formation
Ni(I)–alkyl
species,
thus
avoiding
undesired
β-hydride
elimination
chain-walking
processes.
Preliminary
mechanistic
experiments
reveal
subtleties
stereoelectronic
effects
for
guiding
reactivity
site-selectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(42), P. 23385 - 23394
Published: Oct. 12, 2023
A
mild
and
regiodivergent
aminoalkylation
of
unactivated
alkyl
halides
is
disclosed
via
a
dual
photoredox/nickel
catalysis.
Bipyridyl-type
ligands
without
an
ortho-substituent
control
the
site-selective
coupling
at
original
position,
while
ortho-disubstituted
tune
site-selectivity
remote,
unprefunctionalized
position.
Mechanistic
studies
combined
with
DFT
calculations
give
insight
into
mechanism
origins
ligand-controlled
regioselectivity.
Notably,
this
redox-neutral,
alkyl-alkyl
features
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope
for
both
partners,
excellent
offers
straightforward
way
α-alkylation
tertiary
amines
to
synthesize
structurally
diverse
alkylamines
value-added
amino
acid
derivatives.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(44)
Published: Sept. 14, 2023
Herein,
an
electrochemically
driven
NiH-catalyzed
reductive
coupling
of
alkyl
halides
and
alkenes
for
the
construction
Csp3
-Csp3
bonds
is
firstly
reported.
Notably,
serve
dual
function
as
substrates
hydrogen
sources
to
generate
NiH
species
under
electrochemical
conditions.
The
tunable
nature
this
reaction
realized
by
introducing
intramolecular
coordinating
group
substrate,
where
product
can
be
easily
adjusted
give
desired
branched
products.
method
proceeds
mild
conditions,
exhibits
a
broad
substrate
scope,
affords
moderate
excellent
yields
with
over
70
examples,
including
late-stage
modification
natural
products
drug
derivatives.
Mechanistic
insights
offer
evidence
process.
sp3
-carbon-halogen
activated
through
single
electron
transfer
(SET)
nickel
catalyst
in
its
low
valence
state,
generated
cathodic
reduction,
generation
from
pivotal
transformation.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
124(17), P. 10192 - 10280
Published: Aug. 8, 2024
Radical
C–H
functionalization
represents
a
useful
means
of
streamlining
synthetic
routes
by
avoiding
substrate
preactivation
and
allowing
access
to
target
molecules
in
fewer
steps.
The
first-row
transition
metals
(Ti,
V,
Cr,
Mn,
Fe,
Co,
Ni,
Cu)
are
Earth-abundant
can
be
employed
regulate
radical
functionalization.
use
such
is
desirable
because
the
diverse
interaction
modes
between
metal
complexes
species
including
addition
center,
ligand
complexes,
substitution
single-electron
transfer
radicals
hydrogen
atom
noncovalent
complexes.
Such
interactions
could
improve
reactivity,
diversity,
selectivity
transformations
allow
for
more
challenging
reactions.
This
review
examines
achievements
this
promising
area
over
past
decade,
with
focus
on
state-of-the-art
while
also
discussing
existing
limitations
enormous
potential
high-value
regulated
these
metals.
aim
provide
reader
detailed
account
strategies
mechanisms
associated
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 8505 - 8517
Published: May 16, 2024
A
ligand-controlled
regioreversed
1,2-arylalkylation
of
alkenes
via
photoredox/nickel
dual
catalysis
is
reported.
In
contrast
with
previous
reports
on
photoredox/nickel-catalyzed
1,2-alkylarylation
reactions
that
initiate
from
the
Giese
addition
an
alkyl
radical
to
alkene,
this
three-component
conjugate
coupling
process
occurs
through
nickel-catalyzed
aryl
thereby
leading
a
complementary
regioselectivity
conventional
1,2-alkylarylation.
An
ortho-substituted
bipyridyl
ligand
key
tune
regioselectivity,
which
was
found
be
dictated
by
reactivity
alkene-coordinated
LnNi(0)
complexes
trigger
formation
radicals
halogen-atom
transfer
(XAT).
This
transformation
allows
concise
entry
structurally
abundant
β-amino
acid
derivatives,
including
ORL1-receptor
antagonists.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(5), P. 3458 - 3470
Published: Jan. 25, 2024
Ligand
modulation
of
transition-metal
catalysts
to
achieve
optimal
reactivity
and
selectivity
in
alkene
hydrofunctionalization
is
a
fundamental
challenge
synthetic
organic
chemistry.
Hydroaminoalkylation,
an
atom-economical
approach
for
alkylating
amines
using
alkenes,
particularly
significant
amine
synthesis
the
pharmaceutical,
agrochemical,
fine
chemical
industries.
However,
existing
methods
usually
require
specific
substrate
combinations
precise
regio-
stereoselectivity,
which
limits
their
practical
utility.
Protocols
allowing
regiodivergent
hydroaminoalkylation
from
same
starting
materials,
controlling
both
regiochemical
stereochemical
outcomes,
are
currently
absent.
Herein,
we
report
ligand-controlled,
nickel-catalyzed
unactivated
alkenes
with
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 8252 - 8260
Published: May 13, 2024
Due
to
their
appealing
physiological
attributes,
tertiary
aliphatic
amines
are
pervasive
in
a
myriad
of
biologically
active
molecules.
In
particular,
featuring
homoallylic
substituents
serve
as
versatile
synthetic
building
blocks.
Therefore,
there
is
growing
demand
for
the
development
practical
and
modular
methods
rapid
assembly
sp3-rich
complex
from
readily
accessible
chemical
feedstock.
Here,
we
disclose
multicomponent,
reductive
photocatalytic
protocol
that
merges
secondary
alkylamines,
carbonyl
compounds,
fluoroalkyl-substituted
alkenes,
yielding
fluorinated
homoallylamines.
This
defluorinative
aminoalkylation
involves
addition
alkyl-substituted
α-amino
radicals,
generated
reduction
situ-generated
iminium
ions
by
photocatalyst,
alkenes
subsequent
fluoride
elimination,
reliably
furnishing
gem-difluoroalkene
monofluoroalkene
motifs
not
easily
through
alternative
methods.
Utility
method
was
demonstrated
its
broad
functional
group
compatibility,
derivatization
synthesis
drug
analogues.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(25), P. 17140 - 17149
Published: June 12, 2024
Enantioselective
three-component
difunctionalization
of
alkenes
with
boron
reagents
represents
an
attractive
strategy
for
assembling
three-dimensional
chiral
organoboron
compounds.
However,
regio-
and
enantiocontrol
comprise
the
pivot
challenges
in
these
transformations,
which
predominantly
require
use
activated
conjugated
alkenes.
Herein,
by
utilizing
various
carbonyl
directing
groups,
including
amides,
sulfinamides,
ketones,
esters,
we
succeed
realizing
a
nickel-catalyzed
1,2-borylalkynylation
unactivated
to
enable
simultaneous
incorporation
entity
sp-fragment
across
double
bond.
The
products
contain
boryl,
alkynyl,
functional
groups
orthogonal
synthetic
reactivities,
offering
three
handles
further
derivatization
access
valuable
intermediates.
utility
this
ligand-enabled
asymmetric
protocol
has
been
highlighted
through
late-stage
decoration
drug-relevant
molecules.