Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
35(12), P. 1347 - 1382
Published: Jan. 1, 2018
This
review
discusses
various
biological
and
chemical
aspects
of
the
non-monoterpenoid
azepinoindole
class
alkaloids,
including
their
isolation,
biosynthesis
total
synthesis.
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 Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
47(21), P. 7926 - 7953
Published: Jan. 1, 2018
In
recent
decades,
transient
and
highly
reactive
ortho-quinodimethanes
(o-QDMs),
ortho-quinone
methides
(o-QMs)
aza-ortho-quinone
(aza-o-QMs)
have
attracted
much
attention
been
extensively
studied
applied
in
organic
synthesis,
especially
natural
product
total
synthesis.
This
review
summarizes
advances
Diels-Alder
reactions
involving
situ-generated
o-QDMs,
o-QMs
aza-o-QMs,
highlighting
the
power
potential
of
this
strategy
synthesis
An
overview
methods
for
generating
these
intermediates
is
also
available.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
52(9), P. 2657 - 2672
Published: June 19, 2019
ConspectusThe
catalytic,
asymmetric
synthesis
of
complex
molecules
has
been
a
core
focus
our
research
program
for
some
time
because
developments
in
the
area
can
have
an
immediate
impact
on
identification
novel
strategies
value-added
molecules.
In
concert
with
this
central
interest,
we
emphasized
design
ligand
scaffolds
as
tactic
to
discover
and
develop
chemistry
overcome
well-recognized
synthetic
challenges.
Based
group's
work
chiral
pool-derived
diolefin
ligands,
designed
implemented
class
hybrid
(phosphoramidite,olefin)
which
combines
properties
both
phosphoramidite
olefin
motifs
impact,
fine-tune,
even
override
inherent
reactivity
metal
center.
Specifically,
utilized
these
unique
modifying
ligands
address
several
recognized
limitations
field
iridium-catalyzed,
allylic
substitution.
The
methods
documented
typically
employ
branched,
unprotected
alcohols
substrates
obviate
need
rigorous
exclusion
air
moisture.Following
Takeuchi's
seminal
report
demonstrating
high
aptitude
Ir(I)-phosphite
catalysts
branch-selective
substitution,
concerted
efforts
from
numerous
laboratories
led
broadening
utility
reaction
class.
first
section
Account
outlines
process
leading
discovery
unprecedented
its
validation
iridium-catalyzed
amination
alcohols.
This
continues
involving
heteroatom-based
nucleophiles
within
inter-
intramolecular
etherification,
thioetherification
spiroketalization
processes.
second
highlights
use
readily
available
carbon
possessing
sp,
sp2,
sp3
hybridization
series
enantioselective
carbon–carbon
bond-forming
reactions.
We
describe
how
alkylzinc,
allylsilane,
classes
organotrifluoroborate
be
coupled
enantioselectively
enable
construction
key
including
1,5-dienes,
1,4-dienes,
1,4-enynes.
Since
electronic
steric
renders
(η3-allyl)-Ir(III)
intermediate
highly
electrophilic,
weak
such
alkyl
olefins
used.
also
show
that
more
nucleophilic
alkene
enamines
situ
generated
ketene
acetals
smoothly
participate
substitution
reactions
yield
valuable
piperidines
γ,δ-unsaturated
esters,
respectively.The
concept
stereodivergent
dual
catalysis,
synergistically
amine
catalysis
iridium
furnish
α-allylated
aldehydes
containing
two
independently
controllable
stereocenters
is
then
discussed.
enabled
independent,
stereoselective
all
four
possible
product
stereoisomers
single
set
starting
materials,
was
highlighted
Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
concludes
overview
organometallic
mechanistic
studies
regarding
relevant
intermediates
catalytic
cycle
These
allowed
us
better
understand
origin
characteristics
exhibited
by
catalyst
comparison
related
systems.
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
36(11), P. 1589 - 1605
Published: Jan. 1, 2019
The
recent
enantioselective
total
syntheses
of
natural
products
enabled
by
catalytic
asymmetric
dearomatization
reactions
indole
derivatives
are
presented.
Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
37(2), P. 276 - 292
Published: Sept. 13, 2019
The
enantioselective
formation
of
quaternary
carbon
stereocenters
in
complex
natural
product
synthesis
the
latest
six
years
is
reviewed,
with
particular
emphasis
on
analysis
stereochemical
model
each
transformation.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
361(3), P. 405 - 425
Published: Aug. 20, 2018
Abstract
Fused
polycyclic
indoline
skeletons
are
found
in
many
natural
products
and
bioactive
molecules.
Several
approaches,
including
dearomative
cyclization
of
functionalized
indoles,
have
been
developed
for
the
rapid
synthesis
these
skeletons.
As
a
result
extensive
research
over
past
few
decades,
numerous
elegant
efficient
protocols
transition
metal‐catalyzed
indoles
to
afford
indolines
reported,
recent
developments
this
area
discussed
detail
review.
magnified
image
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
56(32), P. 9527 - 9531
Published: June 21, 2017
A
visible-light-driven
radical-mediated
strategy
for
the
in
situ
generation
of
aza-ortho-quinone
methides
from
2-vinyl-substituted
anilines
and
alkyl
radical
precursors
is
described.
This
process
enables
an
efficient
multicomponent
reaction
2-vinylanilines,
halides,
sulfur
ylides,
has
a
wide
substrate
scope
good
functional
group
tolerance.
Treatment
cycloaddition
products
with
base
leads
to
densely
functionalized
indoles
single-flask
operation.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: June 20, 2019
Abstract
Catalytic
asymmetric
cycloadditions
via
transition-metal-containing
dipolar
intermediates
are
a
powerful
tool
for
synthesizing
chiral
heterocycles.
However,
within
the
field
of
palladium
catalysis,
compared
with
well-developed
normal
electron-demand
electrophilic
dipolarophiles,
general
strategy
inverse
ones
nucleophilic
dipolarophiles
remains
elusive,
due
to
inherent
linear
selectivity
in
key
palladium-catalyzed
intermolecular
allylations.
Herein,
based
on
switched
regioselectivity
iridium-catalyzed
allylations,
we
achieved
two
[4+2]
vinyl
aminoalcohols
aldehydes
and
β,γ-unsaturated
ketones
through
synergetic
iridium
amine
catalysis.
The
activation
by
catalysts
carbonyls
provide
foundation
subsequent
resulting
iridium-containing
1,4-dipoles
(di)enamine
dipolarophiles.
former
provides
straightforward
route
diverse
set
enantio-enriched
hydroquinolines
bearing
quaternary
stereocenters,
later
represent
an
enantio-
diastereodivergent
synthesis
hydroquinolines.