Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
21(17), P. 6940 - 6945
Published: Aug. 19, 2019
A
general
protocol
for
the
preparation
of
enantioenriched
α-tetrasubstituted
α-trifluoromethyl
homoallylic
amines
is
disclosed.
Despite
significant
challenge
in
stereoselectivity
control,
Ir-catalyzed
asymmetric
cascade
umpolung
allylation/2-aza-Cope
rearrangement
trifluoromethylated
fluorenone
imines
with
allylic
carbonates
was
realized
excellent
efficiency
and
remarkable
stereoselectivity.
These
were
enabled
by
suitable
protective
imino
moiety
an
unexpectedly
exclusive
E-geometrical
imine
allylation
intermediate.
This
methodology
also
applicable
to
facile
access
chiral
α-trisubstituted
similarly
high
yield
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
119(3), P. 1855 - 1969
Published: Dec. 24, 2018
In
this
review,
we
summarize
the
origin
and
advancements
of
iridium-catalyzed
asymmetric
allylic
substitution
reactions
during
past
two
decades.
Since
first
report
in
1997,
Ir-catalyzed
have
attracted
intense
attention
due
to
their
exceptionally
high
regio-
enantioselectivities.
been
significantly
developed
recent
years
many
respects,
including
ligand
development,
mechanistic
understanding,
substrate
scope,
application
synthesis
complex
functional
molecules.
an
explicit
outline
ligands,
mechanism,
scope
nucleophiles,
applications
is
presented.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
118(20), P. 10393 - 10457
Published: Oct. 10, 2018
This
review
covers
the
use
of
2-azaallyl
anions,
cations,
and
radicals
in
organic
synthesis
up
through
June
2018.
Particular
attention
is
paid
to
both
foundational
studies
recent
advances
over
past
decade
involving
semistabilized
nonstabilized
anions
as
key
intermediates
various
carbon–carbon
carbon–heteroatom
bond-forming
processes.
Both
transition-metal-catalyzed
transition-metal-free
transformations
are
covered.
Azomethine
ylides,
which
have
received
significant
elsewhere,
discussed
briefly
with
primary
focus
on
critical
comparisons
regard
generation
use.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(31), P. 10521 - 10527
Published: May 27, 2019
Abstract
Herein,
we
report
a
modular
synthetic
route
to
linear
and
branched
homoallylic
amines
that
operates
through
sequential
one‐pot
Lewis
base/transition‐metal
catalyzed
allylic
alkylation/Hofmann
rearrangement
strategy.
This
protocol
is
operationally
trivial,
proceeds
from
simple
easily
prepared
substrates
catalysts,
enables
all
aspects
of
regio‐
stereoselectivity
be
controlled
conserved
experimental
protocol.
Overall,
the
high
levels
enantio‐,
regio‐,
diastereoselectivity
obtained,
in
concert
with
ability
access
orthogonally
protected
or
free
amines,
render
this
straightforward
effective
approach
for
preparation
useful
enantioenriched
amines.
We
have
also
demonstrated
utility
products
context
pharmaceutical
synthesis.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(42), P. 12290 - 12308
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Catalytic
asymmetric
sigmatropic
rearrangements
induced
by
chiral
metal
catalysis
have
been
intensively
explored.
This
review
summarizes
recent
significant
advances,
mainly
involving
[3,3],
[2,3]
and
[1,3]-rearrangements.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
56(14), P. 4002 - 4005
Published: March 7, 2017
Abstract
An
enantioselective
iridium‐catalyzed
allylic
substitution
with
a
set
of
highly
unstabilized
nucleophiles
generated
in
situ
from
2‐methylpyridines
is
described.
Enantioenriched
2‐substituted
pyridines,
which
are
frequently
encountered
natural
products
and
pharmaceuticals,
could
be
easily
constructed
by
this
simple
method
good
yields
excellent
enantioselectivity.
The
synthetic
utility
the
pyridine
demonstrated
through
synthesis
key
intermediate
reported
Na
+
/H
exchanger
inhibitor
total
(−)‐lycopladine
A.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
57(8), P. 2233 - 2237
Published: Dec. 12, 2017
Abstract
Novel
cinchona
alkaloid
derived
chiral
phase‐transfer
catalysts
enabled
the
highly
chemo‐,
regio‐,
diastereo‐,
and
enantioselective
umpolung
addition
of
trifluoromethyl
imines
to
α,β‐unsaturated
N
‐acyl
pyrroles.
With
a
catalyst
loading
ranging
from
0.2
5.0
mol
%,
this
new
catalytic
asymmetric
transformation
provides
facile
high‐yielding
access
enantiomerically
enriched
trifluoromethylated
γ‐amino
acids
γ‐lactams.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
57(5), P. 1404 - 1408
Published: Nov. 17, 2017
Abstract
Isoxazolinones
are
biologically
and
synthetically
interesting
densely
functionalized
heterocycles,
which
for
a
long
time
were
not
accessible
in
enantioenriched
form
by
asymmetric
catalysis.
Next
to
the
deficit
of
enantioselective
methods,
functionalization
isoxazolinones
is
often
plagued
regioselectivity
issues
due
competition
various
nucleophilic
centers
within
heterocycles.
We
report
first
regio‐
C‐allylations
isoxazolinones.
These
occur
with
high
favor
linear
allylation
products,
although
Ir
phosphoramidite
catalysts
used,
commonly
results
branched
isomers.
Our
studies
suggest
that
this
outcome
result
reaction
cascade
via
an
initial
N‐allylation
provide
allyl
intermediate,
followed
spontaneous
[3,3]‐rearrangement
resulting
chirality
transfer.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(12), P. 4007 - 4011
Published: Jan. 21, 2019
The
catalytic
umpolung
of
imines
remains
an
underdeveloped
approach
to
reaction
discovery.
Herein
we
report
enantioselective
aza-Stetter
that
proceeds
via
imine
using
N-heterocyclic
carbene
catalysis.
with
high
levels
enantioselectivity
(all
≥96:4
er)
and
good
generality
(21
examples).
Mechanistic
studies
are
reported
consistent
turnover-limiting
addition
the
NHC
imine.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: April 8, 2019
The
efficient
construction
of
enantiomerically
enriched
molecules
from
simple
starting
materials
via
catalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
strategies
is
a
key
challenge
in
synthetic
chemistry.
Metallated
azomethine
ylides
are
commonly-used
synthons
for
the
preparation
N-heterocycles
and
α-amino
acids.
Remarkably,
to
date,
utilization
facile
access
chiral
amines
has
proven
elusive.
Here,
we
report
that
synergistic
Cu/Ir-catalytic
system
combined
with
careful
tuning
steric
congestion
can
be
used
convert
aldimine
esters
variety
homoallylic
cascade
allylation/2-aza-Cope
rearrangement.
elucidation
distinct
effects
each
stereogenic
center
allylation
intermediates
on
stereochemical
outcome
chirality
transfer
rearrangement
further
guided
selection
catalysts
combination.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
20(8), P. 2433 - 2436
Published: April 5, 2018
A
novel
carbanionic
reactivity
of
imines
mediated
by
photoredox
catalysis
is
demonstrated.
The
umpolung
imine
exemplified
proton
abstraction
from
water
as
a
key
step
in
the
reduction
benzophenone
ketimines
to
amines
(up
98%
yield).
Deuterium
introduced
into
efficiently
using
D2O
an
inexpensive
deuterium
source
(≥95%
D
ratio).
mechanism
this
unusual
transformation
probed.