Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Sept. 27, 2021
Abstract
Remote
functionalization
of
alkenes
via
chain
walking
has
generally
been
limited
to
C(sp
3
)–H
bonds
α
and
β
polar-functional
units,
while
γ
-C(sp
through
controlled
alkene
transposition
is
a
longstanding
challenge.
Herein,
we
describe
NiH-catalyzed
migratory
formal
hydroamination
alkenyl
amides
achieved
chelation-assisted
control,
whereby
various
amino
groups
are
installed
at
the
-position
aliphatic
chains.
By
tuning
olefin
isomerization
ligand
directing
group
optimization,
-selective
amination
can
be
stabilization
6-membered
nickellacycle
by
an
8-aminoquinoline
subsequent
interception
aminating
reagent.
A
range
amines
bond
unactivated
with
varying
alkyl
lengths,
enabling
late-stage
access
value-added
-aminated
products.
Moreover,
employing
picolinamide-coupled
substrates,
this
approach
further
extended
δ
amination.
The
chain-walking
mechanism
pathway
selectivity
investigated
experimental
computational
methods.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
121(21), P. 13238 - 13341
Published: Oct. 7, 2021
Organoboron
reagents
represent
a
unique
class
of
compounds
because
their
utility
in
modern
synthetic
organic
chemistry,
often
affording
unprecedented
reactivity.
The
transformation
the
carbon–boron
bond
into
carbon–X
(X
=
C,
N,
and
O)
stereocontrolled
fashion
has
become
invaluable
medicinal
agrochemistry,
natural
products
chemistry
as
well
materials
science.
Over
past
decade,
first-row
d-block
transition
metals
have
increasingly
widely
used
catalysts
for
formation
bond,
traditionally
catalyzed
by
expensive
precious
metals.
This
recent
focus
on
alternative
enabled
growth
fundamental
methods
organoboron
chemistry.
review
surveys
current
state-of-the-art
use
element-based
bonds.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
54(11), P. 2701 - 2716
Published: May 20, 2021
ConspectusTransition
metal
catalyzed
asymmetric
hydrofunctionalization
of
readily
available
unsaturated
hydrocarbons
presents
one
the
most
straightforward
and
atom-economic
protocols
to
access
valuable
optically
active
products.
For
decades,
noble
transition
catalysts
have
laid
cornerstone
in
this
field,
on
account
their
superior
reactivity
selectivity.
In
recent
years,
from
an
economical
sustainable
standpoint,
first-row,
earth-abundant
metals
received
considerable
attention,
due
high
natural
reserves,
affordable
costs,
low
toxicity.
Meanwhile,
reactions
also
gained
much
interest
been
investigated
gradually.
However,
since
chiral
ligand
libraries
for
transition-metal
catalysis
are
limited
date,
development
highly
enantioselective
versions
remains
a
significant
challenge.This
Account
summarizes
our
efforts
developing
suitable
ligands
iron
cobalt
applications
(hydroboration
hydrosilylation)
alkenes
alkynes.
design,
we
envisioned
that
unsymmetric
NNN-tridentate
(UNT)
scaffolds
could
promote
these
transformations
with
metals.
Therefore,
several
types
UNT
were
designed
prepared
laboratory,
utilizing
amino
acids
as
sources.
very
beginning,
oxazoline
iminopyridine
(OIP)
proposed
through
rational
combination
nitrogen-containing
scaffolds.
After
systematic
survey
effects,
imine
moiety
rigid
OIP
was
replaced
by
conformationally
more
flexible
amine
unit,
leading
construction
reactive
aminoisopropylpyridine
(OAP)
ligands.
Subsequently,
imidazoline
(IIP)
thiazoline
(TIP)
altering
oxygen
atom
nitrogen
sulfur
linkers,
respectively.
To
further
expand
library,
other
tridentate
containing
twisted
pincer,
anionic,
nonrigid
backbone
synthesized,
including
iminophenyl
oxazolinyl
phenylamine
(IPOPA)
phenyl
picolinamide
(ImPPA).
The
efficacy
induction
has
demonstrated
sequential
alkynes,
which
exhibit
excellent
well
chemo-,
regio-,
stereoselectivity
broad
functional
group
tolerance.
Notably,
regio-
challenging
substrates,
such
1,1-disubstituted
aryl
terminal
aliphatic
alkenes,
achieved.
Furthermore,
isomerization/hydroboration
internal
alkynes
demonstrates
synthetic
power
catalytic
systems.
enantioenriched
products
obtained
methodologies
be
potentially
utilized
organic
synthesis,
medicinal
chemistry,
materials
science.
We
believe
continuous
field
would
beneficial
catalysis.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Aug. 7, 2019
Abstract
The
asymmetric
cross-coupling
reaction
is
developed
as
a
straightforward
strategy
toward
1,1-diaryl
alkanes,
which
are
key
skeleton
in
series
of
natural
products
and
bioactive
molecules
recent
years.
Here
we
report
an
enantioselective
benzylic
C(sp
3
)−H
bond
arylation
via
photoredox/nickel
dual
catalysis.
Sterically
hindered
chiral
biimidazoline
ligands
designed
for
this
reaction.
Readily
available
alkyl
benzenes
aryl
bromides
with
various
functional
groups
tolerance
can
be
easily
directly
transferred
to
useful
alkanes
including
pharmaceutical
intermediates
molecules.
This
proceeds
smoothly
under
mild
conditions
without
the
use
external
redox
reagents.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(23), P. 13129 - 13188
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
We
provide
a
comprehensive
overview
of
transition
metal-catalysed
asymmetric
borylation
processes
to
construct
C–B,
C–C,
and
other
C–heteroatom
bonds
with
considerable
attention
devoted
the
reaction
modes
mechanisms
involved.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
50(2), P. 1391 - 1406
Published: Dec. 10, 2020
One-pot
reactions
based
on
catalytic
isomerization
of
alkenes
not
only
offer
the
inherent
advantages
atom-,
step-
and
redox-economy
but
also
enable
preparation
value-added
products
that
would
be
difficult
to
access
by
conventional
methods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(13), P. 5398 - 5402
Published: Jan. 17, 2020
We
report
a
NiH-catalyzed
migratory
defluorinative
coupling
between
two
electronically
differentiated
olefins.
A
broad
range
of
unactivated
donor
olefins
can
be
joined
directly
to
acceptor
containing
an
electron-deficient
trifluoromethyl
substituent
in
both
intra-
and
intermolecular
fashion
form
gem-difluoroalkenes.
This
shows
site-
chemoselectivity
under
mild
conditions,
with
the
formation
tertiary
or
quaternary
carbon
center.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(47), P. 21121 - 21128
Published: Aug. 4, 2020
Remote
difunctionalization
of
unactivated
alkenes
is
challenging
but
a
highly
attractive
tactic
to
install
two
functional
groups
across
long
distances.
Reported
herein
the
first
remote
with
CO2
.
This
visible-light
photoredox
catalysis
strategy
provides
facile
method
synthesize
series
carboxylic
acids
bearing
valuable
fluorine-
or
phosphorus-containing
groups.
Moreover,
this
versatile
protocol
shows
mild
reaction
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
and
good
functional-group
tolerance.
Based
on
DFT
calculations,
radical
adds
an
alkene
smoothly
form
new
carbon
radical,
followed
by
1,5-hydrogen
atom-transfer
process,
rate-limiting
step,
generating
more
stable
benzylic
radical.
The
reduction
radicals
IrII
species
generates
corresponding
carbanions
as
key
intermediates,
which
further
undergo
nucleophilic
attack
generate
carboxylates.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(39), P. 13860 - 13864
Published: July 9, 2019
The
direct
and
selective
functionalization
of
relatively
simple
readily
accessible
precursors
to
produce
highly
functionalized
alkyl
boronates
is
a
synthetically
useful
process.
Herein
we
report
NiH-catalyzed
remote
hydroarylation
process
that
can,
through
synergistic
combination
chain
walking
subsequent
cross-coupling,
introduce
an
aryl
group
at
the
adjacent
carbon
atom
under
mild
conditions.
By
means
preliminary
experiment
with
moderate
enantioselectivity,
it
was
shown
asymmetric
version
could
also
be
realized.