Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(45)
Published: July 9, 2024
Abstract
Alkenes
are
fundamental
functional
groups
which
feature
in
various
materials
and
bioactive
molecules;
however,
efficient
divergent
strategies
for
their
stereodefined
synthesis
difficult.
In
this
regard,
numerous
synthetic
methodologies
have
been
developed
to
construct
carbon–carbon
bonds
with
regio‐
stereoselectivity,
enabling
the
predictable
of
alkenes.
fact,
an
appealing
alternative
approach
accessing
challenging
alkene
molecular
frameworks
could
involve
sequential
selective
activation
cross‐coupling
strong
instead
conventional
C−C
bond
formation.
study,
we
introduce
a
series
programmed
site‐
stereoselective
that
capitalizes
on
versatile
reactivity
readily
accessible
polymetalloid
alkenes
(i.e.
polyborylated
alkenes),
through
tandem
reaction,
is
catalyzed
by
organometallic
Rh‐complex
produce
complex
scaffolds.
By
merging
C−B
remote
C−H
functionalization,
achieve
situ
generation
polyfunctional
C(sp
2
)‐nucleophilic
intermediates.
These
species
can
be
further
modified
coupling
reactions
C‐based
electrophiles,
formation
)−C(sp
3
)
even
more
architectures
using
available
starting
polyborylated‐alkenes.
Mechanistic
computational
studies
provide
insight
into
origins
stereoselectivities
via
1,4‐Rh
migration
process.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(45)
Published: July 9, 2024
Abstract
Alkenes
are
fundamental
functional
groups
which
feature
in
various
materials
and
bioactive
molecules;
however,
efficient
divergent
strategies
for
their
stereodefined
synthesis
difficult.
In
this
regard,
numerous
synthetic
methodologies
have
been
developed
to
construct
carbon–carbon
bonds
with
regio‐
stereoselectivity,
enabling
the
predictable
of
alkenes.
fact,
an
appealing
alternative
approach
accessing
challenging
alkene
molecular
frameworks
could
involve
sequential
selective
activation
cross‐coupling
strong
instead
conventional
C−C
bond
formation.
study,
we
introduce
a
series
programmed
site‐
stereoselective
that
capitalizes
on
versatile
reactivity
readily
accessible
polymetalloid
alkenes
(i.e.
polyborylated
alkenes),
through
tandem
reaction,
is
catalyzed
by
organometallic
Rh‐complex
produce
complex
scaffolds.
By
merging
C−B
remote
C−H
functionalization,
achieve
situ
generation
polyfunctional
C(sp
2
)‐nucleophilic
intermediates.
These
species
can
be
further
modified
coupling
reactions
C‐based
electrophiles,
formation
)−C(sp
3
)
even
more
architectures
using
available
starting
polyborylated‐alkenes.
Mechanistic
computational
studies
provide
insight
into
origins
stereoselectivities
via
1,4‐Rh
migration
process.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(25)
Published: April 11, 2024
Abstract
While
polyborylated
alkenes
are
being
recognized
for
their
elevated
status
as
highly
valuable
reagents
in
modern
organic
synthesis,
allowing
efficient
access
to
a
diverse
array
of
transformations,
including
the
formation
C−C
and
C‐heteroatom
bonds,
potential
energy‐transfer
reactive
groups
has
remained
unexplored.
Yet,
this
holds
key
generating
elusive
biradical
species,
which
can
be
captured
by
olefins,
thereby
leading
construction
new
highly‐borylated
scaffolds.
Herein,
we
report
designed
strategy
photosensitized
[2+2]‐cycloadditions
poly‐borylated
with
various
olefins
enabling
regioselective
synthesis
cyclobutane
motifs,
1,1‐di‐,
1,1,2‐tri‐,
1,1,2,2‐tetra‐borylated
cyclobutanes.
In
fact,
these
compounds
belong
family
that
presently
lacks
synthetic
pathways.
Interestingly,
when
α‐methylstyrene
was
used,
reaction
involves
an
interesting
1,5‐hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT).
Mechanistic
deuterium‐labeling
studies
have
provided
insight
into
outcome
process.
addition,
cyclobutanes
then
demonstrated
useful
selective
oxidation
processes
resulting
cyclobutanones
γ‐lactones.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
135(49)
Published: Oct. 19, 2023
Abstract
Four‐membered
carbocycles
are
important
structural
motifs
found
in
several
natural
products
and
drugs.
Amongst
those,
cyclobutenes
attractive
intermediates
because
the
residual
olefin
can
be
manipulated
selectively
into
various
saturated
unsaturated
analogs.
Few
methods
exist
to
access
chiral
tri‐
tetra‐C‐substituted
they
generally
limited
terms
of
diversification.
Herein,
a
divergent
synthetic
strategy
was
developed
where
single
optically
enriched
scaffold
is
diversified
variety
derivatives
with
different
substitution
patterns.
To
this
end,
enantioselective
desymmetrization
prochiral
1,2‐dibromocyclobutene
imides
enabled
by
dual
Ir/Ni‐catalyzed
photoredox
C(sp
2
)−C(sp
3
)
cross‐coupling
an
alkyltrifluoroborate
salt
install
convertible
carbon
fragment
good
yields
>90
%
enantiomeric
excess.
Exceptional
mono‐coupling
selectivity
observed
resulting
bromocyclobutene
serves
as
common
that
transformed
manner
valuable
1,2,3,4‐tetra‐C‐substituted
cyclobutane
while
maintaining
optical
purity.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(16)
Published: Feb. 12, 2024
Abstract
In
this
study,
a
series
of
enantioenriched
sp
3
‐Ge/B
bimetallic
modules
were
successfully
synthesized
via
an
enantioselective
copper‐catalyzed
hydroboration
carbagermatrane
(
Ge
)‐containing
alkenes.
Orthogonal
cross‐coupling
selectivity
under
different
Pd‐catalyzed
conditions
was
achieved
in
enantiospecific
manner.
Notably,
the
chiral
secondary
exhibited
remarkable
transmetallation
ability
prior
to
primary
or
Bpin.
The
effectiveness
Ge/B
strategy
further
demonstrated
through
development
new
functional
small
molecules
with
Aggregation‐Induced
Emission
(AIE)
and
Circularly
Polarized
Luminescence
(CPL)
performance.
This
represents
first
successful
example
synthesis
alkylgermanium
reagents
that
permit
reactions.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(45)
Published: July 9, 2024
Abstract
Alkenes
are
fundamental
functional
groups
which
feature
in
various
materials
and
bioactive
molecules;
however,
efficient
divergent
strategies
for
their
stereodefined
synthesis
difficult.
In
this
regard,
numerous
synthetic
methodologies
have
been
developed
to
construct
carbon–carbon
bonds
with
regio‐
stereoselectivity,
enabling
the
predictable
of
alkenes.
fact,
an
appealing
alternative
approach
accessing
challenging
alkene
molecular
frameworks
could
involve
sequential
selective
activation
cross‐coupling
strong
instead
conventional
C−C
bond
formation.
study,
we
introduce
a
series
programmed
site‐
stereoselective
that
capitalizes
on
versatile
reactivity
readily
accessible
polymetalloid
alkenes
(i.e.
polyborylated
alkenes),
through
tandem
reaction,
is
catalyzed
by
organometallic
Rh‐complex
produce
complex
scaffolds.
By
merging
C−B
remote
C−H
functionalization,
achieve
situ
generation
polyfunctional
C(sp
2
)‐nucleophilic
intermediates.
These
species
can
be
further
modified
coupling
reactions
C‐based
electrophiles,
formation
)−C(sp
3
)
even
more
architectures
using
available
starting
polyborylated‐alkenes.
Mechanistic
computational
studies
provide
insight
into
origins
stereoselectivities
via
1,4‐Rh
migration
process.