Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(30), P. 13961 - 13972
Published: July 22, 2022
Regiodivergent
alkyne
hydroalkylation
to
generate
different
isomers
of
an
alkene
from
the
same
starting
material
would
be
beneficial;
however,
it
remains
a
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
ligand-controlled
cobalt-catalyzed
regiodivergent
hydroalkylation.
The
sensible
selection
bisoxazoline
(L1)
and
pyridine-oxazoline
(L8)
ligands
led
reliable
predictable
protocols
that
provided
(E)-1,2-disubstituted
1,1-disubstituted
alkenes
with
high
E/Z
stereoselectivity
regioisomeric
ratio
identical
terminal
alkyl
halide
substrates
produced
trisubstituted
in
case
internal
alkynes.
This
method
exhibits
broad
scope
for
alkynes
wide
range
activated
unactivated
halides
shows
excellent
functional
group
compatibility.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(15), P. 8542 - 8556
Published: July 2, 2020
1,2-Dicarbofunctionalization
of
alkenes
has
emerged
as
an
efficient
synthetic
strategy
for
preparing
substituted
molecules
by
coupling
readily
available
with
electrophiles
and/or
nucleophiles.
Nickel
complexes
serve
effective
catalysts
owing
to
their
tendency
undergo
facile
oxidative
addition
and
slow
β-hydride
elimination,
capability
access
both
two-electron
radical
pathways.
Two-component
alkene
functionalization
reactions
have
achieved
high
chemo-,
regio-,
stereoselectivities
tethering
one
the
partners
substrate.
Three-component
reactions,
however,
often
incorporate
directing
groups
control
selectivity.
Only
a
few
examples
directing-group-free
difunctionalizations
unactivated
been
reported.
Therefore,
great
opportunities
exist
development
three-component
difunctionalization
broad
substrate
scopes
tunable
stereoselectivities.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(4), P. 1959 - 1967
Published: Jan. 22, 2021
Chiral
alkyl
amines
are
omnipresent
as
bioactive
molecules
and
synthetic
intermediates.
The
catalytic
enantioselective
synthesis
of
from
readily
accessible
precursors
is
challenging.
Here
we
develop
a
nickel-catalyzed
hydroalkylation
method
to
assemble
wide
range
chiral
enecarbamates
(N-Cbz-protected
enamines)
halides
with
high
regio-
enantioselectivity.
works
for
both
nonactivated
activated
able
produce
enantiomerically
enriched
two
minimally
differentiated
α-alkyl
substituents.
mild
conditions
lead
functional
group
tolerance,
which
demonstrated
in
the
postproduct
functionalization
many
natural
products
drug
molecules,
well
building
blocks
key
intermediates
compounds.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Feb. 26, 2021
Abstract
To
increase
the
reliability
and
success
rate
of
drug
discovery,
efforts
have
been
made
to
C(
sp
3
)
fraction
avoid
flat
molecules.
-Rich
enantiopure
amines
are
most
frequently
encountered
as
chiral
auxiliaries,
synthetic
intermediates
for
pharmaceutical
agents
bioactive
natural
products.
Streamlined
construction
aliphatic
has
long
regarded
a
paramount
challenge.
Mainstream
approaches,
including
hydrogenation
enamines
imines,
C–H
amination,
alkylation
were
applied
synthesis
with
circumscribed
skeleton
structures;
typically,
carbon
centre
was
adjacent
an
auxiliary
aryl
or
ester
group.
Herein,
we
report
mild
general
nickel-catalysed
asymmetric
reductive
hydroalkylation
effectively
convert
enamides
enecarbamates
into
drug-like
α-branched
derivatives.
This
reaction
involves
regio-
stereoselective
hydrometallation
enamide
enecarbamate
generate
catalytic
amount
enantioenriched
alkylnickel
intermediate,
followed
by
C–C
bond
formation
via
alkyl
electrophiles.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
55(23), P. 3519 - 3536
Published: Nov. 9, 2022
Transition
metal
hydride
catalyzed
functionalization
of
remote
and
proximal
olefins
has
many
advantages
over
conventional
cross-coupling
reactions.
It
avoids
the
separate,
prior
generation
stoichiometric
amounts
organometallic
reagents
use
preformed
reagents,
which
are
sometimes
hard
to
access
may
compromise
functional
group
compatibility.
The
migratory
insertion
complexes
generated
in
situ
into
readily
available
alkene
starting
materials,
hydrometalation
process,
provides
an
attractive
straightforward
route
alkyl
intermediates,
can
undergo
a
variety
sequential
In
particular,
with
synergistic
combination
chain-walking
chemistry
nickel,
NiH-catalyzed
undergone
particularly
intense
development
past
few
years.
This
Account
aims
chronicle
progress
made
this
arena
terms
activation
modes,
diverse
functionalizations,
chemo-,
regio-,
enantioselectivity.We
first
provide
brief
introduction
general
reaction
mechanisms.
Taking
hydroarylation
as
example,
four
oxidation
states
Ni
have
allowed
us
develop
two
different
strategies
form
final
product:
Ni(I)-H/X-Ni(II)-H
platform
that
relies
on
reductants
Ni(I/II/III)
cycle
redox-neutral
or
FG-Ni(II)-H
reacts
substrate
forms
products
via
Ni(0/II)
pathway.
We
also
demonstrate
functionalization,
including
C-C
bond-forming
reactions
more
challenging
C-N/C-S
could
be
realized.
Moreover,
employment
appropriate
chiral
ligands
successfully
realize
corresponding
asymmetric
hydrofunctionalization
olefins,
hydroalkylation,
hydroarylation,
hydroalkenylation,
hydroalkynylation,
hydroamination.
Interestingly,
enantio-determining
step
enantioselective
hydronickelation,
selective
oxidative
addition,
reductive
elimination.
To
hydrofunctionalization,
we
developed
ligand
relay
catalytic
strategy
simple
ligands,
for
second
coupling.
novel
design
single,
possibly
structurally
complex
promote
both
steps
success
multicomponent
convenient
approach
gain
molecules.
Finally,
halides
used
olefin
precursors
cross-electrophile
coupling
Applications
these
discussed.
hope
will
inspire
future
field
overcome
key
challenges,
conceptually
new
strategies,
high-performance
systems
enhanced
reactivity
selectivity,
cutting-edge
catalyst
design,
further
mechanistic
studies.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(16), P. 7015 - 7029
Published: April 12, 2022
Compounds
rich
in
sp3-hybridized
carbons
are
desirable
drug
discovery.
Nickel-catalyzed
hydrocarbonation
of
alkenes
is
a
potentially
efficient
method
to
synthesize
these
compounds.
By
using
abundant,
readily
available,
and
stable
as
pro-nucleophiles,
reactions
can
have
broad
scope
high
functional
group
tolerance.
However,
this
methodology
still
an
early
stage
development,
the
first
examples
were
reported
only
2016.
Herein,
we
summarize
progress
emerging
field,
with
emphasis
on
enantioselective
reactions.
We
highlight
major
developments,
critically
discuss
wide
range
possible
mechanisms,
offer
our
perspective
state
challenges
field.
hope
Perspective
will
stimulate
future
works
area,
making
widely
applicable
organic
synthesis.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: May 13, 2021
Abstract
Chiral
aliphatic
amine
and
alcohol
derivatives
are
ubiquitous
in
pharmaceuticals,
pesticides,
natural
products
fine
chemicals,
yet
difficult
to
access
due
the
challenge
differentiate
between
spatially
electronically
similar
alkyl
groups.
Herein,
we
report
a
nickel-catalyzed
enantioselective
hydroalkylation
of
acyl
enamines
enol
esters
with
halides
afford
enantioenriched
α-branched
amines
good
yields
excellent
levels
enantioselectivity.
The
operationally
simple
protocol
provides
straightforward
chiral
secondary
alkyl-substituted
from
starting
materials
great
functional
group
tolerance.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Jan. 27, 2021
Enantiomerically
pure
chiral
amines
and
related
amide
derivatives
are
privilege
motifs
in
many
pharmacologically
active
molecules.
In
comparison
to
the
well-established
hydroamination,
transition
metal-catalysed
asymmetric
hydrofunctionalization
of
enamines
provides
a
complementary
approach
for
their
construction.
Here
we
report
NiH-catalysed
enantio-
regioselective
reductive
hydroarylation
N-acyl
enamines,
allowing
practical
access
broad
range
structurally
diverse,
enantioenriched
benzylamines
under
mild,
operationally
simple
reaction
conditions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(19), P. 7306 - 7313
Published: May 5, 2021
A
Co-catalyzed
highly
regio-
and
enantioselective
reductive
coupling
of
alkynes
aldehydes
has
been
developed
under
visible
light
photoredox
dual
catalysis.
variety
enantioenriched
allylic
alcohols
have
obtained
by
using
unsymmetrical
internal
commercially
available
catalyst,
chiral
ligand,
reagents.
It
is
noteworthy
that
this
approach
considerable
advantages,
such
as
excellent
(>95:5
for
>40
examples),
stereo-
(up
to
>95:5
E/Z),
enantioselectivity
(92-99%
ee,
>35
examples)
control,
mild
reaction
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
good
functional
group
compatibility,
making
it
a
great
improvement
alkyne-aldehyde
reactions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(3), P. 1130 - 1137
Published: Jan. 14, 2022
Herein,
we
report
the
first
Ni-catalyzed
enantioselective
deaminative
alkylation
of
amino
acid
and
peptide
derivatives
with
unactivated
olefins.
Key
for
success
was
discovery
a
new
sterically
encumbered
bis(oxazoline)
ligand
backbone,
thus
offering
de
novo
technology
accessing
enantioenriched
sp3–sp3
linkages
via
sp3
C–N
functionalization.
Our
protocol
is
distinguished
by
its
broad
scope
generality
across
wide
number
counterparts,
even
in
context
late-stage
In
addition,
an
remote
hydroalkylation
reaction
internal
olefins
within
reach,
providing
useful
entry
point
forging
centers
at
C–H
sites.