Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(47), P. 8397 - 8401
Published: Nov. 20, 2023
We
presented
a
method
for
synthesizing
allylic
chiral
hydrazones
from
1,4-disubstituted
1,3-dienes
and
through
(R)-DTBM-Segphos-Pd(0)-catalyzed
hydrohydrazonation
reaction.
This
transformation
has
wide
range
of
substrates
good
functional
group
tolerance.
The
desired
products
were
obtained
in
medium
to
high
yield
regio-
enantioselectivity.
Synthetic
the
into
various
nitrogen-containing
compounds
was
demonstrated.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 7523 - 7528
Published: May 19, 2023
Dual
photoredox–transition-metal
catalysis
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
for
the
development
of
chemical
transformations.
However,
its
application
in
selective
difunctionalization
1,3-dienes
remains
essentially
unexploited.
By
synergistic
action
photoredox
and
copper
catalysts,
we
report
herein
an
enantioselective
1,2-amidocyanation
1,3-dienes.
Visible-light
irradiation
chloroform
solution
conjugated
dienes,
N-Boc-amidopyridinium
salts,
TMSCN
presence
catalytic
amount
fac-Ir(ppy)3,
Cu(OTf)2·xH2O,
chiral
Box
ligand
affords
three-component
adducts
good
to
high
yields
with
regio-
enantioselectivities.
A
L*CuCN
complex,
fully
characterized
spectroscopically
confirmed
by
X-ray
crystallographic
analysis,
is
able
catalyze
transformation,
therefore
supporting
inner-sphere
cyanide
transfer
pathway.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(10), P. 6422 - 6437
Published: March 1, 2024
The
development
of
a
new
catalytic
strategy
plays
vital
role
in
modern
organic
chemistry
since
it
permits
bond
formation
an
unprecedented
and
more
efficient
manner.
Although
the
application
preformed
metal
complexes
as
π-base-activated
reagents
have
enabled
diverse
transformations
elegantly,
concept
by
directly
utilizing
transition
metals
π-Lewis
base
catalysts
remain
underdeveloped,
especially
field
asymmetric
catalysis.
Here,
we
outline
our
perspective
on
discovery
palladium(0)
catalyst,
which
is
capable
increasing
highest
occupied
molecular
orbital
(HOMO)
energy
both
electron-neutral
electron-deficient
1,3-dienes
1,3-enynes
upon
flexible
η2-complexes
formed
situ
resultant
π-backdonation.
Thus,
fruitful
carbon–carbon-forming
reactions
with
electrophiles
can
be
achieved
enantioselectively
vinylogous
addition
pattern,
conceptually
different
from
classical
oxidative
cyclization
mechanism.
Emphasis
will
given
to
mechanism
elucidation,
features,
reaction
design
together
further
this
emerging
field.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(14)
Published: Feb. 17, 2024
Abstract
Owing
to
their
distinctive
1,3‐dipolar
structure,
the
catalytic
asymmetric
hydrogenation
of
nitrones
hydroxylamines
has
been
a
formidable
and
longstanding
challenge,
characterized
by
intricate
enantiocontrol
susceptibility
N−O
bond
cleavage.
In
this
study,
transfer
were
accomplished
with
tethered
TsDPEN‐derived
cyclopentadienyl
rhodium(III)
catalyst
(TsDPEN:
p
‐toluenesulfonyl‐1,2‐diphenylethylene‐1,2‐diamine),
reaction
proceeds
via
novel
7‐membered
cyclic
transition
state,
producing
chiral
up
99
%
yield
>99
ee.
The
practical
viability
methodology
was
underscored
gram‐scale
reactions
subsequent
transformations.
Furthermore,
mechanistic
investigations
DFT
calculations
also
conducted
elucidate
origin
enantioselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(33)
Published: May 31, 2024
Catalytic
enantioselective
alkenylation
of
aldehydes
with
easily
accessible
alkenyl
halides
promoted
by
a
chiral
cobalt
complex
derived
from
newly
developed
tridentate
bisoxazolinephosphine
is
presented.
Such
processes
represent
an
unprecedented
reaction
pathway
for
catalysis
and
general
approach
that
enable
rapid
construction
highly
diversified
enantioenriched
allylic
alcohols
containing
1,1-,
1,2-disubstituted
trisubstituted
alkene
as
well
axial
stereogenicity
in
up
to
99
%
yield
:
1
er
without
the
need
preformation
alkenyl-metal
reagents.
DFT
calculations
revealed
origin
enantioselectivity.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
We
herein
disclose
a
strategy
for
the
asymmetric
desymmetrization
of
cyclohexadiene
derivatives
via
palladium-catalyzed
Heck
and
tandem
Heck/Tsuji-Trost
allylic
alkoxylation
reaction.
By
employing
DCE
as
solvent,
we
obtained
variety
chiral
hydrindanes
containing
an
all-carbon
quaternary
carbon
center
tertiary
in
good
yields
with
excellent
enantioselectivities.
With
alcohols
valuable
one
stereocenter
two
centers
were
constructed
high
level
enantioinduction.
Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
43(8), P. 2614 - 2614
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Because
of
the
broad
substrate
availability,
high
atom
economy
and
efficient
stereocontrol,
palladium-catalzyed
asymmetric
hydrofunctionalizations
conjugated
dienes
have
emerged
as
an
route
to
construct
enantioenriched
allylic
motifs,
including
C-C,
C-N,
C-S,
C-P,
C-Si
C-O
bonds.The
development,
advance
mechanistic
features
this
area
in
past
decades
are
summarized.Based
on
types
stereogenic
centers
constructed
via
strategy,
review
is
divided
into
six
parts,
hydroalkylation,
hydroamination,
hydrophosphinylation,
hydrosulfonylation,
hydrosilylation
hydroalkoxylation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(28)
Published: March 15, 2023
Different
from
classical
allylic
substitutions
that
require
a
vicinal
leaving
group,
an
olefin
bearing
remote
group
is
scarcely
viewed
as
potential
allylation
substrate.
Herein,
we
describe
feasible
protocols
to
achieve
regiodivergent
C-H
functionalizations
via
palladium-catalyzed
substitution,
which
provides
novel
strategy
for
the
seldomly
studied
migratory
Tsuji-Trost
reaction.
Dictated
by
suitable
ligand,
process
involved
4,3-hydrofunctionalization
of
generated
conjugated
diene
intermediate
metal
walking
observed
in
generally
>20
:
1
regioselectivity.
Unexpectedly,
related
1,4-hydrofunctionalization
pathway
found
be
major
route
with
newly
synthesized
electron-rich
bisphosphine
challenges
conventional
viewpoint
on
regioselectivity
hydrofunctionalizations
linear
internal
dienes
η3
-substitution.
A
series
deuterium
experiments
and
kinetic
studies
provide
preliminary
insight
into
catalytic
cycle.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(34)
Published: June 30, 2023
Chain
walking
has
been
an
efficient
route
to
realize
the
functionalization
of
inert
C(sp3
)-H
bonds,
but
this
strategy
is
limited
mono-olefin
migration
and
functionalization.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
feasibility
tandem
directed
simultaneous
migrations
remote
olefins
stereoselective
allylation
for
first
time.
The
adoption
palladium
hydride
catalysis
secondary
amine
morpholine
as
solvent
critical
achieving
high
substrate
compatibility
stereochemical
control
with
method.
protocol
also
applicable
three
vicinal
bonds
thus
construct
continuous
stereocenters
along
a
propylidene
moiety
via
short
synthetic
process.
Preliminary
mechanistic
experiments
corroborated
design
dienes.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(23), P. 4953 - 4957
Published: May 30, 2024
Organofluorine
compounds
are
of
high
value
in
medicinal
and
agricultural
chemistry.
Herein,
we
report
a
palladium-catalyzed
fluoro-alkoxylation
gem-difluoroalkenes
for
the
synthesis
much
more
challenging
sterically
hindered
ethers.
This
reaction
represents
direct
method
α-trifluoromethyl
ethers
with
broad
functional
group
tolerance
excellent
regioselectivity.
system
employs
N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide
(NFSI)
as
an
electrophilic
fluorine
source
alcohols
nucleophilic
donors,
including
but
not
limited
to
tert-substituted
alcohols.