Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(37)
Published: June 18, 2024
Abstract
The
radical
Truce–Smiles
rearrangement
is
a
straightforward
strategy
for
incorporating
aryl
groups
into
organic
molecules
which
asymmetric
processes
remains
rare.
By
employing
readily
available
and
non‐expensive
chiral
auxiliary,
we
developed
highly
efficient
photocatalytic
acyl
alkyl
of
α‐substituted
acrylamides
using
tetrabutylammonium
decatungstate
(TBADT)
as
hydrogen
atom–transfer
photocatalyst,
along
with
aldehydes
or
C−H
containing
precursors.
rearranged
products
exhibited
excellent
diastereoselectivities
(7
:
1
to
>98
2
d.r.)
auxiliary
was
easily
removed.
Mechanistic
studies
allowed
understanding
the
transformation
in
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
provided
insights
stereochemistry‐determining
step.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Herein,
we
introduce
a
Ni-catalyzed
asymmetric
homobenzylic
hydroamidation
reaction
that
efficiently
addresses
the
dual
challenges
of
achieving
regio-
and
enantioselectivity
in
synthesis
β-(hetero)arylethylamides.
By
employing
transposed
NiH
catalysis
approach,
this
method
facilitates
formation
key
chiral
nickel-amido
intermediates,
enabling
insertion
into
alkenes
to
produce
desired
β-arylamide
products
with
excellent
enantioselectivity.
The
exhibits
high
functional
group
tolerance
utilizes
readily
available
starting
materials
vinylarenes
react
dioxazolone
as
robust
amidating
source.
Notably,
approach
was
successfully
applied
pharmaceutical
compounds
natural
products,
such
Clobenzorex,
Direx,
Selegiline,
Sacubitril,
Cipargamin.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(26), P. 17580 - 17586
Published: June 20, 2024
The
application
of
sulfinamides
has
been
witnessed
in
medicinal
and
agrochemistry
with
employment
asymmetric
transformations.
However,
methods
for
their
catalytic
synthesis
have
rarely
explored.
Herein,
the
enantioselective
addition
aryl
boroxines
to
sulfinylamines
via
Cu
catalyst
newly
developed
Xuphos
ligand
were
reported.
A
series
chiral
can
be
readily
accessed
one
step.
This
protocol
enables
stereospecific
transformation
sulfonimidoyl
fluorides,
sulfonimidamides,
sulfonimidate
esters.
DFT
calculations
revealed
reaction
pathway,
migratory
insertion
is
enantio-determining
noncovalent
interaction
between
oxygen
atom
C-H
bonds
crucial
enantioselectivity
control.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
27(6), P. 1531 - 1536
Published: Jan. 30, 2025
Intermolecular
oxidative
N-N
bond
formation
reactions
are
quite
challenging
and
largely
uncharted.
linked
dimeric
indolosesquiterpene
alkaloids
represent
an
underexplored
class
of
natural
products,
strategies
for
direct
dehydrogenative
limited.
Here,
we
have
reported
that
a
late-stage
visible-light
photoredox
catalysis
facilitates
formation,
leading
to
the
total
syntheses
atropo-diastereomers
dixiamycins
A
(1a)
B
(1b).
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(26), P. 17587 - 17594
Published: June 24, 2024
Sulfinamides
have
been
widely
used
in
organic
synthesis,
with
research
on
their
preparation
spanning
more
than
a
century.
Despite
advancements
catalytic
methodologies,
creating
sulfur
stereocenters
within
these
molecules
remains
significant
challenge.
In
this
study,
we
present
an
effective
and
versatile
method
for
synthesizing
diverse
range
of
S-chirogenic
sulfinamides
through
asymmetric
aryl
addition
to
sulfinylamines.
By
utilizing
nickel
complex
as
catalyst,
process
exhibits
impressive
enantioselectivity
can
incorporate
various
arylboronic
acids
at
the
position.
The
resulting
synthetic
are
stable
highly
adaptable,
allowing
conversion
variety
sulfur-containing
compounds.
Our
study
also
incorporates
detailed
experimental
computational
studies
elucidate
reaction
mechanism
factors
influencing
enantioselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 5, 2024
Abstract
Functional
group
translocation
is
undoubtedly
a
pivotal
synthetic
transformation
in
organic
chemistry.
Numerous
types
of
reactions
involving
radical
1,2‐aryl
or
1,4‐aryl
migration
via
electron
transfer
mechanism
have
been
extensively
investigated.
Nevertheless,
energy‐transfer
enabled
1,4‐arylation
remains
unknown.
Herein
we
disclose
that
an
unprecedented
di‐π‐ethane
rearrangement
featuring
facilitated
by
energy
catalysis
under
visible
light
conditions.
The
newly
developed
mild
protocol
exhibits
tolerance
towards
diverse
functional
groups
and
enables
the
multitude
aromatic
rings,
encompassing
both
electron‐withdrawing
electron‐rich
groups.
open‐shell
strategy
has
also
found
successful
application
modification
several
drugs.
Large‐scale
experiments,
continuous‐flow
experiment,
versatile
manipulation
products
demonstrated
robustness
potential
utility
this
method.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
supported
involvement
species
provided
evidence
for
mechanism.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 15, 2025
The
study
of
the
stereochemistry
organic
sulfur
compounds
has
been
ongoing
for
over
a
century,
with
S-chirogenic
pharmacophores
playing
an
essential
role
in
drug
discovery
within
bioscience
and
medicinal
chemistry.
Traditionally,
synthesis
sulfinamides
featuring
stereogenic
sulfur(IV)
centers
involves
complex,
multistep
process
that
often
depends
on
chiral
auxiliaries
or
kinetic
resolution.
Here,
we
introduce
effective
versatile
method
synthesizing
diverse
classes
through
selective
aryl
alkenyl
addition
to
sulfinylamines.
This
is
catalysed
by
nickel
cobalt
complex
under
reductive
conditions,
eliminating
need
preformed
organometallic
reagents.
facilitates
incorporation
array
halides
at
position,
enabling
their
integration
into
various
biologically
significant
pharmacophores.
Our
detailed
mechanistic
investigations
density
functional
theory
calculations
provide
insights
reaction
pathway,
particularly
highlighting
enantiocontrol
mode
during
process.
play
authors
report
methodology
asymmetric
sulfinylamines
via
common-Earth-metal
catalysis.