Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 23, 2024
Abstract
Natural
stilbenes
have
shown
significant
potential
in
the
prevention
and
treatment
of
diseases
due
to
their
diverse
pharmacological
activities.
Here
we
present
a
mild
effective
Ti-catalyzed
intermolecular
radical-relay
[2σ
+
2π]
cycloaddition
bicyclo[1.1.0]-butanes
1,3-dienes.
This
transformation
enables
synthesis
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane
(BCH)
scaffolds
containing
aryl
vinyl
groups
with
excellent
regio-
trans
-selectivity
broad
functional
group
tolerance,
thus
offering
rapid
access
structurally
stilbene
bioisosteres.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(3), P. 1068 - 1089
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Leveraging
light
energy
to
expose
the
‘dark’
reactive
states
describes
whole
essence
of
triplet–triplet
transfer.
This
offers
an
impressive
opportunity
conduct
a
multitude
diverse
reactions
and
access
sought-after
molecular
motifs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(38), P. 20716 - 20732
Published: Sept. 15, 2023
The
concept
of
strain
in
organic
compounds
is
as
old
modern
chemistry
and
was
initially
introduced
to
justify
the
synthetic
setbacks
along
synthesis
small
ring
systems
(pars
construens
strain).
In
last
decades,
chemists
have
developed
an
arsenal
strain-release
reactions
destruens
strain)
which
can
generate─with
significant
driving
force─rigid
aliphatic
that
act
three-dimensional
alternatives
(hetero)arenes.
Photocatalysis
added
additional
dimension
processes
by
leveraging
energy
photons
create
chemical
complexity
under
mild
conditions.
This
perspective
presents
latest
advancements
photocatalysis─with
emphases
on
mechanisms,
catalytic
cycles,
current
limitations─the
unique
architectures
be
produced,
possible
future
directions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(22), P. 12324 - 12332
Published: May 26, 2023
Dearomative
photocycloadditions
are
valuable
chemical
transformations,
serving
as
an
efficient
platform
to
create
three-dimensional
molecular
complexity.
However,
the
photolability
of
original
addition
product
especially
within
context
ortho
cycloadditions
often
causes
undesired
consecutive
rearrangements,
rendering
these
cycloadducts
elusive.
Herein,
we
report
ortho-selective
intermolecular
photocycloaddition
bicyclic
aza-arenes
including
(iso)quinolines,
quinazolines,
and
quinoxalines
by
utilizing
a
strain-release
approach.
With
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
coupling
partners,
this
dearomative
[2π
+
2σ]
cycloaddition
enables
straightforward
construction
C(sp3)-rich
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
directly
connected
N-heteroarenes.
Photophysical
experiments
DFT
calculations
revealed
origin
selectivity
indicate
that,
in
originally
proposed
energy
transfer
or
direct
excitation
pathways,
chain
reaction
mechanism
is
operative
depending
on
conditions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(34)
Published: May 11, 2023
Design,
synthesis
and
application
of
benzene
bioisosteres
have
attracted
a
lot
attention
in
the
past
20
years.
Recently,
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
emerged
as
highly
attractive
for
ortho-
meta-substituted
benzenes.
Herein
we
report
mild,
scalable
transition-metal-free
protocol
construction
substituted
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexan-2-ones
through
Lewis
acid
catalyzed
(3+2)-cycloaddition
bicyclo[1.1.0]-butane
ketones
with
disubstituted
ketenes.
The
reaction
shows
high
functional
group
tolerance
documented
by
successful
preparation
various
3-alkyl-3-aryl
well
3,3-bisalkyl
(26
examples,
up
to
89
%
yield).
Postfunctionalization
exocyclic
ketone
moiety
is
also
demonstrated.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(34)
Published: June 12, 2023
Synthesis
of
bicyclic
scaffolds
has
attracted
tremendous
attention
because
they
are
playing
an
important
role
as
saturated
bioisosteres
benzenoids
in
modern
drug
discovery.
Here,
we
report
a
BF3
-catalyzed
[2π+2σ]
cycloaddition
aldehydes
with
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
(BCBs)
to
access
polysubstituted
2-oxabicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes.
A
new
kind
BCB
containing
acyl
pyrazole
group
was
invented,
which
not
only
significantly
facilitates
the
reactions,
but
can
also
serve
handle
for
diverse
downstream
transformations.
Furthermore,
aryl
and
vinyl
epoxides
be
utilized
substrates
undergo
BCBs
after
situ
rearrangement
aldehydes.
We
anticipate
that
our
results
will
promote
challenging
sp3
-rich
frameworks
exploration
BCB-based
chemistry.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(48)
Published: Oct. 12, 2023
Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
(BCHs)
are
becoming
ever
more
important
in
drug
design
and
development
as
bridged
scaffolds
that
provide
underexplored
chemical
space,
but
difficult
to
access.
Here
a
silver-catalyzed
dearomative
[2π+2σ]
cycloaddition
strategy
for
the
synthesis
of
indoline
fused
BCHs
from
N-unprotected
indoles
bicyclobutane
precursors
is
described.
The
strain-release
operates
under
mild
conditions,
tolerating
wide
range
functional
groups.
It
capable
forming
with
up
four
contiguous
quaternary
carbon
centers,
achieving
yields
99
%.
In
addition,
scale-up
experiment
synthetic
transformations
cycloadducts
further
highlighted
utility.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(4), P. 2789 - 2797
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
Dearomative
photocycloaddition
of
monocyclic
arenes
is
an
appealing
strategy
for
comprehending
the
concept
"escape
from
flatland".
This
brings
replacement
readily
available
planar
aromatic
hydrocarbon
units
with
a
3D
fused
bicyclic
core
sp3-enriched
carbon
units.
Herein,
we
outline
intermolecular
approach
dearomative
phenols.
In
order
to
circumvent
ground-state
aromaticity
and
construct
conformationally
restrained
building
blocks,
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
were
chosen
as
coupling
partners.
renders
straightforward
access
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane
unit
cyclic
enone
moiety,
which
further
contributed
synthetic
linchpin
postmodifications.
Mechanistic
experiment
advocates
plausible
onset
both
reactants,
depending
on
redox
potential.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(36), P. 9885 - 9891
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Crossed
[2
+
2]
cycloaddition
yields
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes
with
11
different
substitution
patterns.
ortho
-,
meta
-
and
polysubstituted
benzene
bioisosteres,
structures
substituent
patterns
that
go
beyond
aromatic
chemical
space
can
be
prepared.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(13)
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Abstract
Herein,
we
have
synthesized
multifunctionalized
2‐oxa‐3‐azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes,
which
are
considered
potential
bioisosteres
for
meta
‐substituted
arenes,
through
Eu(OTf)
3
‐catalyzed
formal
dipolar
[4π+2σ]
cycloaddition
of
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
with
nitrones.
This
methodology
represents
the
initial
instance
fabricating
bicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes
adorned
multiple
heteroatoms.
The
protocol
exhibits
both
mild
reaction
conditions
and
a
good
tolerance
various
functional
groups.
Computational
density
theory
calculations
support
that
mechanism
likely
involves
nucleophilic
addition
nitrones
to
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes,
succeeded
by
an
intramolecular
cyclization.
synthetic
utility
this
novel
has
been
demonstrated
in
concise
synthesis
analogue
Rupatadine.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(29), P. 19621 - 19628
Published: May 13, 2024
For
nearly
60
years,
significant
research
efforts
have
been
focused
on
developing
strategies
for
the
cycloaddition
of
bicyclobutanes
(BCBs).
However,
higher-order
and
catalytic
asymmetric
BCBs
long-standing
formidable
challenges.
Here,
we
report
Pd-catalyzed
ligand-controlled,
tunable
cycloadditions
divergent
synthesis
bridged
bicyclic
frameworks.
The
dppb
ligand
facilitates
formal
(5+3)
vinyl
oxiranes,
yielding
valuable
eight-membered
ethers
with
scaffolds
in
100%
regioselectivity.
Cy-DPEphos
promotes
selective
hetero-[2σ+2σ]
to
access
pharmacologically
important
2-oxabicyclo[3.1.1]heptane
(O-BCHeps).
Furthermore,
corresponding
O-BCHeps
94–99%
ee
has
achieved
using
chiral
(S)-DTBM-Segphos,
representing
first
cross-dimerization
two
strained
rings.
obtained
are
promising
bioisosteres
ortho-substituted
benzenes.