Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(8), P. 4085 - 4089
Published: Nov. 16, 2020
Abstract
Selective
three‐component
1,2‐diamination
of
1,3‐dienes
with
concurrent
introduction
two
orthogonally
protected
amino
groups
remains
unknown
despite
its
significant
synthetic
potential.
We
report
herein
that
reaction
conjugated
dienes
N
‐aminopyridinium
salts
and
TMSNCS
affords
1,2‐aminoisothiocyanation
products
in
a
highly
chemo‐
regio‐selective
manner
under
mild
photoredox
catalytic
conditions.
Mechanistic
studies
indicate
the
facile
isomerization
allyl
thiocyanates
to
isothiocyanates
photocatalytic
conditions
is
responsible
for
selective
formation
observed
products.
The
protocol
expected
find
applications
synthesis
broad
sense.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(2), P. 1485 - 1542
Published: Nov. 18, 2021
The
merger
of
photoredox
catalysis
with
transition
metal
catalysis,
termed
metallaphotoredox
has
become
a
mainstay
in
synthetic
methodology
over
the
past
decade.
Metallaphotoredox
combined
unparalleled
capacity
for
bond
formation
broad
utility
photoinduced
electron-
and
energy-transfer
processes.
Photocatalytic
substrate
activation
allowed
engagement
simple
starting
materials
metal-mediated
bond-forming
Moreover,
electron
or
energy
transfer
directly
key
organometallic
intermediates
provided
novel
modes
entirely
complementary
to
traditional
catalytic
platforms.
This
Review
details
contextualizes
advancements
molecule
construction
brought
forth
by
metallaphotocatalysis.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(2), P. 1543 - 1625
Published: Oct. 8, 2021
In
recent
years,
visible
light-induced
transition
metal
catalysis
has
emerged
as
a
new
paradigm
in
organic
photocatalysis,
which
led
to
the
discovery
of
unprecedented
transformations
well
improvement
known
reactions.
this
subfield
complex
serves
double
duty
by
harvesting
photon
energy
and
then
enabling
bond
forming/breaking
events
mostly
via
single
catalytic
cycle,
thus
contrasting
established
dual
photocatalysis
an
exogenous
photosensitizer
is
employed.
addition,
approach
often
synergistically
combines
catalyst–substrate
interaction
with
photoinduced
process,
feature
that
uncommon
conventional
photoredox
chemistry.
This
Review
describes
early
development
advances
emerging
field.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(16), P. 9170 - 9196
Published: July 20, 2020
The
development
of
transition
metal
(TM)
catalysis
for
organic
synthesis
under
visible
light
without
recourse
to
typical
photoredox
catalysts
has
become
a
rapidly
growing
area
research
and
been
actively
explored
in
the
past
several
years.
Distinct
from
extensively
developed
catalysis,
which
photocatalyst
generally
does
not
directly
participate
bond-forming
process,
photocatalyst/TM
synergistic
absorbs
photon
energy
transfers
TM
catalyst
through
redox
or
transfer
this
Review
focuses
on
summarizing
recent
developments
photocatalytic
reactions
that
use
complexes
both
absorb
catalytic
bond
formation
involving
covalently
bonded
intermediate.
contents
are
categorized
by
used
(Pd,
Cu,
Co,
Ni,
Mn,
Au,
Rh,
Fe,
Ru),
with
descending
sequence
according
number
examples
reported
each
metal,
provide
an
overview
April
2020.
Future
perspectives
personal
opinions
regarding
expanding
field
also
discussed.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(3), P. 1640 - 1683
Published: Jan. 20, 2021
The
past
decade
has
witnessed
the
emergence
of
N-(acyloxy)phthalimides
(NHPI
esters)
and
its
derivatives
at
forefront
synthetic
methods
facilitating
construction
diverse
molecular
frameworks
from
readily
available
carboxylic
acid
feedstock.
NHPI
esters
are
predisposed
to
undergo
reductive
fragmentation
via
a
single
electron
transfer
(SET)
process
under
thermal,
photochemical,
or
electrochemical
conditions
generate
corresponding
carbon-
nitrogen-centered
radicals
that
participate
in
multitude
transformations
forge
carbon–carbon
carbon–heteroatom
bonds.
chemistry
involving
received
broad
applicability
not
only
well-designed
cascade
annulations
but
also
medicinal
natural
product
synthesis.
This
comprehensive
Review,
broadly
categorized
according
nature
bond
formation,
details
progress
made
this
field
since
initial
discovery
by
providing
representative
examples
with
mechanistic
details,
an
emphasis
on
challenges
future
directions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(22), P. 10173 - 10183
Published: May 7, 2020
Developing
efficient
and
selective
strategies
to
approach
complex
architectures
containing
(multi)stereogenic
centers
has
been
a
long-standing
synthetic
challenge
in
both
academia
industry.
Catalytic
cascade
reactions
represent
powerful
means
of
rapidly
leveraging
molecular
complexity
from
simple
feedstocks.
Unfortunately,
carrying
out
Heck-type
involving
unactivated
(tertiary)
alkyl
halides
remains
an
unmet
owing
unavoidable
β-hydride
elimination.
Herein,
we
show
that
modular,
practical,
general
palladium-catalyzed,
radical
three-component
coupling
can
indeed
overcome
the
aforementioned
limitations
through
interrupted
Heck/allylic
substitution
sequence
mediated
by
visible
light.
Selective
1,4-difunctionalization
1,3-dienes,
such
as
butadiene,
achieved
employing
different
commercially
available
nitrogen-,
oxygen-,
sulfur-,
or
carbon-based
nucleophiles
bromides
(>130
examples,
mostly
>95:5
E/Z,
>20:1
rr).
Sequential
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
C–X
(N,
O,
S)
bonds
have
constructed
efficiently
with
broad
scope
high
functional
group
tolerance.
The
flexibility
versatility
strategy
illustrated
gram-scale
reaction
streamlined
syntheses
ether,
sulfone,
tertiary
amine
products,
some
which
would
be
difficult
access
via
currently
established
methods.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(22), P. 9932 - 9937
Published: May 14, 2020
A
photoinduced
palladium-catalyzed
1,2-carbofunctionalization
of
conjugated
dienes
has
been
developed.
This
mild
modular
approach,
which
does
not
require
employment
exogeneous
photosensitizers
and
external
oxidants,
allows
for
efficient
highly
regio-
stereoselective
synthesis
a
broad
range
allylic
amines
from
readily
available
1,3-dienes,
alkyl
iodides,
amines.
Employment
O-
C-nucleophiles
toward
oxyalkylation
dialkylation
products
was
also
demonstrated.
putative
π-allyl
palladium
radical-polar
crossover
path
is
proposed
as
key
event
in
this
three-component
coupling
process.
The
utility
protocol
highlighted
by
its
application
derivatization
several
amine-containing
drugs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(33), P. 13382 - 13392
Published: Aug. 10, 2021
The
construction
of
carbon–heteroatom
bonds
is
one
the
most
active
areas
research
in
organic
chemistry
because
function
molecules
often
derived
from
presence
heteroatoms.
Although
considerable
advances
have
recently
been
achieved
radical-involved
catalytic
asymmetric
C–N
bond
formation,
there
has
little
progress
corresponding
C–O
bond-forming
processes.
Here,
we
describe
a
photoinduced
copper-catalyzed
cross-coupling
readily
available
oxime
esters
and
1,3-dienes
to
generate
diversely
substituted
allylic
with
high
regio-
enantioselectivity
(>75
examples;
up
95%
ee).
reaction
proceeds
at
room
temperature
under
excitation
by
purple
light-emitting
diodes
(LEDs)
features
use
single,
earth-abundant
copper-based
chiral
catalyst
as
both
photoredox
for
radical
generation
source
induction
coupling.
Combined
experimental
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
computational
studies
suggest
formation
π-allylcopper
complexes
redox-active
bifunctional
reagents
through
radical–polar
crossover
process.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(14), P. 7873 - 7879
Published: Jan. 7, 2021
Through
the
formation
of
an
electron
donor-acceptor
(EDA)
complex,
strain-release
aminopyridylation
[1.1.1]propellane
with
N-aminopyridinium
salts
as
bifunctional
reagents
enabled
direct
installation
amino
and
pyridyl
groups
onto
bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane
(BCP)
frameworks
in
absence
external
photocatalyst.
The
robustness
this
method
to
synthesize
1,3-aminopyridylated
BCPs
under
mild
metal-free
conditions
is
highlighted
by
late-stage
modification
structurally
complex
biorelevant
molecules.
Moreover,
strategy
was
extended
P-centered
CF3
radicals
for
unprecedented
incorporation
such
functional
pyridine
across
BCP
core
a
three-component
coupling.
This
practical
lays
foundation
straightforward
construction
new
valuable
C4-pyridine-functionalized
chemical
entities,
thus
significantly
expanding
range
accessibility
BCP-type
bioisosteres
applications
drug
discovery.