Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
139(31), P. 10653 - 10656
Published: July 24, 2017
We
disclose
a
strategy
for
Ni-catalyzed
dicarbofunctionalization
of
olefins
in
styrenes
by
intercepting
Heck
C(sp3)–NiX
intermediates
with
arylzinc
reagents.
This
approach
utilizes
readily
removable
imine
as
coordinating
group
that
plays
dual
role
oxidative
addition
species
derived
from
aryl
halides
and
triflates
to
promote
carbometalation
stabilizing
the
transient
metallacycles
suppress
β-hydride
elimination
facilitate
transmetalation/reductive
steps.
method
affords
diversely
substituted
1,1,2-triarylethyl
products
occur
structural
motifs
various
natural
products.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(44), P. 17937 - 17948
Published: Oct. 7, 2019
Ni-catalyzed
cross-electrophile
coupling
reactions
have
emerged
as
appealing
methods
to
construct
organic
molecules
without
the
use
of
stoichiometric
organometallic
reagents.
The
mechanisms
are
complex:
plausible
pathways,
such
"radical
chain"
and
"sequential
reduction"
mechanisms,
dependent
on
sequence
activation
electrophiles.
A
combination
kinetic,
spectroscopic,
studies
reveals
that
a
Ni-catalyzed,
reductive
1,2-dicarbofunctionalization
alkenes
proceeds
through
pathway.
reduction
Ni
by
Zn
is
turnover-limiting
step,
consistent
with
Ni(II)
intermediates
catalyst
resting-state.
only
sufficient
reduce
(phen)Ni(II)
Ni(I)
species.
As
result,
commonly
proposed
Ni(0)
absent
under
these
conditions.
(Phen)Ni(I)–Br
selectively
activates
aryl
bromides
via
two-electron
oxidation
addition,
whereas
alkyl
activated
(phen)Ni(I)–Ar
single-electron
afford
radicals.
These
findings
could
provide
insight
into
achieving
selectivity
between
different
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
54(17), P. 3415 - 3437
Published: Aug. 12, 2021
ConspectusRecently,
alkene
dicarbofunctionalization,
i.e.,
the
powerful
organic
synthesis
method
of
difunctionalization
with
two
carbon
sources,
emerged
as
a
formidable
reaction
immense
promise
to
synthesize
complex
molecules
expeditiously
from
simple
chemicals.
This
is
generally
achieved
transition
metals
(TMs)
through
interception
by
sources
an
alkylmetal
[β-H–C(sp3)–[M]]
species,
key
intermediate
prone
undergo
rapid
β-H
elimination.
Related
prior
reports,
since
Paolo
Chiusoli
and
Catellani's
work
in
1982
[
Tetrahedron
Lett.
1982,
23,
4517],
have
used
bicyclic
disubstituted
terminal
alkenes,
wherein
elimination
avoided
geometric
restriction
or
complete
lack
β-H's.
With
reasoning
that
β-H–C(sp3)–[M]
intermediates
could
be
rendered
amenable
use
first
row
late
TMs
formation
coordination-assisted
transient
metallacycles,
these
strategies
were
implemented
address
problem
dicarbofunctionalization
reactions.Because
catalyze
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
coupling,
Cu
Ni
anticipated
impart
sufficient
stability
intermediates,
generated
catalytically
upon
carbometalation,
for
their
subsequent
electrophiles/nucleophiles
three-component
reactions.
Additionally,
such
innate
property
enable
coupling
partners
entropically
driven
cyclization/coupling
The
cyclometalation
concept
stabilize
intractable
was
hypothesized
when
reactions
performed.
idea
curtail
founded
Whitesides's
J.
Am.
Chem.
Soc.
1976,
98,
6521]
observation
metallacycles
much
slower
than
acyclic
alkylmetals.In
this
Account,
examples
demonstrate
catalysts
alkenylzinc
reagents,
alkyl
halides,
aryl
halides
afford
carbo-
heterocycles.
In
addition,
forming
nickellacycles
enabled
regioselective
performance
various
alkenyl
compounds.
situ
[M]-H
alkenes
after
induced
unprecedented
metallacycle
contraction
process,
which
six-membered
metal-containing
rings
shrank
five-membered
cycles,
allowing
creation
new
carbon–carbon
bonds
at
allylic
(1,3)
positions.
Applications
are
discussed.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
9(3), P. 600 - 607
Published: Oct. 26, 2017
We
present
herein
a
nickel-catalyzed
dicarbofunctionalization
of
alkenes
using
readily
available
organoboronic
acids
and
organic
halides
in
three-component
fashion.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
139(31), P. 10653 - 10656
Published: July 24, 2017
We
disclose
a
strategy
for
Ni-catalyzed
dicarbofunctionalization
of
olefins
in
styrenes
by
intercepting
Heck
C(sp3)–NiX
intermediates
with
arylzinc
reagents.
This
approach
utilizes
readily
removable
imine
as
coordinating
group
that
plays
dual
role
oxidative
addition
species
derived
from
aryl
halides
and
triflates
to
promote
carbometalation
stabilizing
the
transient
metallacycles
suppress
β-hydride
elimination
facilitate
transmetalation/reductive
steps.
method
affords
diversely
substituted
1,1,2-triarylethyl
products
occur
structural
motifs
various
natural
products.