Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: July 6, 2024
Direct
assembly
of
complex
fluorinated
motifs
from
simple
fluorine
sources
is
an
attractive
frontier
synthetic
chemistry.
Reported
herein
unconventional
protocol
for
achieving
tetrafluoroisopropylation
by
using
commercially
available
CF
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(38), P. 20716 - 20732
Published: Sept. 15, 2023
The
concept
of
strain
in
organic
compounds
is
as
old
modern
chemistry
and
was
initially
introduced
to
justify
the
synthetic
setbacks
along
synthesis
small
ring
systems
(pars
construens
strain).
In
last
decades,
chemists
have
developed
an
arsenal
strain-release
reactions
destruens
strain)
which
can
generate─with
significant
driving
force─rigid
aliphatic
that
act
three-dimensional
alternatives
(hetero)arenes.
Photocatalysis
added
additional
dimension
processes
by
leveraging
energy
photons
create
chemical
complexity
under
mild
conditions.
This
perspective
presents
latest
advancements
photocatalysis─with
emphases
on
mechanisms,
catalytic
cycles,
current
limitations─the
unique
architectures
be
produced,
possible
future
directions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(48)
Published: Oct. 12, 2023
Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
(BCHs)
are
becoming
ever
more
important
in
drug
design
and
development
as
bridged
scaffolds
that
provide
underexplored
chemical
space,
but
difficult
to
access.
Here
a
silver-catalyzed
dearomative
[2π+2σ]
cycloaddition
strategy
for
the
synthesis
of
indoline
fused
BCHs
from
N-unprotected
indoles
bicyclobutane
precursors
is
described.
The
strain-release
operates
under
mild
conditions,
tolerating
wide
range
functional
groups.
It
capable
forming
with
up
four
contiguous
quaternary
carbon
centers,
achieving
yields
99
%.
In
addition,
scale-up
experiment
synthetic
transformations
cycloadducts
further
highlighted
utility.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(14)
Published: Jan. 5, 2024
Bicycloalkanes,
cubanes
and
their
structural
analogues
have
emerged
as
bioisosteres
of
(hetero)arenes.
To
meet
increasing
demand,
the
chemical
community
has
developed
a
plethora
novel
synthetic
methods.
In
this
review,
we
assess
progress
made
in
field
light-driven
construction
functionalization
such
relevant
molecules.
We
focused
on
diverse
targets,
well
reaction
processes
giving
access
to:
(i)
[1.1.1]-bicyclopentanes
(BCPs);
(ii)
[2.2.1]-bicyclohexanes
(BCHs);
(iii)
[3.1.1]-bicycloheptanes
(BCHeps);
(iv)
cubanes;
other
structurally
related
scaffolds.
Finally,
future
perspectives
dealing
with
identification
manifolds
to
new
functionalized
bioisosteric
units
are
discussed.
Tetrahedron Chem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9, P. 100070 - 100070
Published: Feb. 28, 2024
Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
(BCBs)
and
[1.1.1]propellanes
(tricyclo[1.1.1.01,3]pentanes,
TCPs)
are
structurally
unique
compounds
with
different
chemical
properties.
Strain-release
driven
reactions
have
emerged
as
an
atom-
step-economic
strategy
for
the
organic
synthesis.
Using
this
strategy,
a
variety
of
functional
ring
molecules
been
efficiently
synthesized,
including
various
cyclobutane
molecules,
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes,
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes,
others.
More
specifically,
these
strain
release-driven
include
aspects
nucleophilic
addition,
radical
electrophilic
or
transition
metal
catalysis.
This
review
will
discuss
recent
developments
in
strain-release
transformations
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
[1.1.1]propellanes.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(14), P. 9542 - 9549
Published: July 5, 2023
Highly
strained
1,3-disubstituted
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
(BCPs)
have
been
established
as
bioisosteres
of
para-disubstituted
benzene
because
they
impart
valuable
pharmacokinetic
properties.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
an
energy
transfer-mediated
protocol
for
acylboration
[1.1.1]propellanes
that
allows
the
direct
construction
various
carbonyl
species,
such
carbamoyl-,
carboxyl-,
and
acyl-,
in
tandem
with
synthetically
versatile
pinacol
boronate
(Bpin)
groups
onto
BCP
substructure
under
simple
reaction
conditions.
Moreover,
drug-like
molecules
containing
boronates
are
further
submitted
to
late-stage
functionalization
events.
Several
important
transformations
Bpin
functional
group
boronates,
including
photoinduced
cross-coupling
reactions
BCP-BF3K,
derived
from
BCP-Bpin,
were
successfully
performed
showcase
synthetic
utility.
Additionally,
diverse
elaborate
mechanistic
investigations
provide
insights,
a
plausible
mechanism
is
proposed.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(24)
Published: April 15, 2023
Abstract
1‐Aryl‐substituted
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
(BCPs)
are
an
important
class
of
BCP
derivatives
with
widespread
application
in
drug
development.
Most
syntheses
these
materials
require
multiple
chemical
steps
via
electrophiles
or
nucleophiles
derived
from
[1.1.1]propellane.
Although
one‐step,
multicomponent
radical
cross‐coupling
reactions
could
provide
a
more
sustainable
and
rapid
route
to
access
diverse
heteroarylated
BCPs,
current
approaches
limited
tertiary
alkyl
radicals,
leading
decrease
their
practical
value.
In
this
study,
conceptually
different
approach
enabled
by
heteroarylation
[1.1.1]propellane
functionalized
BCPs
is
described.
Importantly,
protocol
compatible
primary‐,
secondary‐,
aliphatic
as
well
various
fluoroalkyl
sources,
thus
enabling
library
generation
sought‐after
for
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(47), P. 8451 - 8456
Published: Nov. 16, 2023
The
three-component
reactions
of
enaminones,
disulfides,
and
alcohols
for
the
synthesis
polyfunctionalized
alkenes
have
been
realized
via
C-H
C-N
bond
transformation
on
enaminones.
proceed
in
a
novel
"alkene-to-alkene"
difunctionalization
mode
without
using
any
transition
metal.
application
alkene
products
divergent
sulfenyl
heteroaryls,
including
sulfenylated
pyrazoles,
pyrimidines,
isoxazoles,
simple
annulation
has
also
verified.
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
67(6), P. 4322 - 4345
Published: March 8, 2024
Photochemistry
has
emerged
as
a
transformative
force
in
organic
chemistry,
significantly
expanding
the
chemical
space
accessible
for
medicinal
chemistry.
Light-induced
reactions
enable
efficient
synthesis
of
intricate
structures
and
have
found
applications
throughout
different
stages
drug
discovery
development
processes.
Moreover,
photochemical
techniques
provide
innovative
solutions
biology,
allowing
precise
spatiotemporal
activation
targeted
delivery.
In
this
Perspective,
we
highlight
already
numerous
remarkable
even
more
promising
future
photochemistry
chemistry
biology.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 10, 2024
The
photoredox
electron
donor-acceptor
(EDA)
complex-mediated
radical
coupling
reaction
has
gained
prominence
in
the
field
of
organic
synthesis,
finding
widespread
application
two-component
reactions.
However,
EDA
complex-promoted
multi-component
reactions
are
not
well
developed
with
only
a
limited
number
examples
have
been
reported.
Herein,
we
report
photoinduced
and
highly
chemoselective
three-component
arylalkylation
[1.1.1]propellane,
which
allows
direct
functionalization
C(sp