Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 4, 2024
Herein
we
successfully
utilize
various
directing
groups
to
achieve
a
ligand-enabled
nickel-catalyzed
1,2-borylalkylation
of
unactivated
alkenes.
A
β-amino
alcohol
was
employed
as
the
ligand
for
non-asymmetric
alkenes,
while
bulky
chiral
diamine
used
asymmetric
allyl
amides.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(24), P. 16892 - 16901
Published: June 6, 2024
The
development
of
a
catalytic
method
for
stereogenic
carbon
center
formation
holds
immense
significance
in
organic
synthesis.
Transition-metal-catalyzed
cross-coupling
reaction
has
been
regarded
as
straightforward
and
efficient
tool
stereoselectively
forging
C–C
bond.
Nevertheless,
the
creation
acyclic
all-carbon
quaternary-containing
vicinal
stereocenters
remains
notoriously
challenging
within
domain
chemistry
despite
their
prominence
various
bioactive
small
molecules.
Herein,
we
describe
palladium-catalyzed
asymmetric
multicomponent
trisubstituted
alkene
with
aryl
diazonium
salts
arylboronic
acids
to
realize
tertiary-quaternary
centers
high
regio-,
distereo-,
enantioselectivity.
Specifically,
precise
manipulation
stereoconfiguration
alkenes
enables
divergent
stereoselective
reaction,
thus
allowing
facile
construction
all
four
enantiomers.
Harnessing
ligand-swap
strategy
involving
chiral
bisoxazoline
an
achiral
fumarate
individually
accelerates
enantioselective
migratory
insertion
reductive
elimination
step
process,
supported
by
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations,
obviating
requirement
neighboring
directing
group
internal
olefin
skeleton.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(28), P. 18866 - 18872
Published: July 5, 2024
C-Glycosides
are
important
structures
that
common
to
natural
products
and
pharmaceutical
agents.
Established
methods
for
their
synthesis
involve
the
reaction
of
an
activated
anomeric
carbon.
In
this
study,
we
report
a
conceptually
new
approach
involves
stereoselective
Ni-catalyzed
carboboration
glycals.
these
reactions,
not
only
is
C–C
bond
formed
at
carbon,
but
synthetically
useful
C–B
also
installed.
Upon
oxidation,
differentially
protected
C-glycosides
be
formed.
addition,
stereospecific
manipulation
leads
diverse
C-glycosides.
Finally,
application
method
in
established
C-glycosides,
such
as
C-glycosyl
amino
acids,
well
strategy
make
all
possible
diastereomers
C1
C2.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(25), P. 17140 - 17149
Published: June 12, 2024
Enantioselective
three-component
difunctionalization
of
alkenes
with
boron
reagents
represents
an
attractive
strategy
for
assembling
three-dimensional
chiral
organoboron
compounds.
However,
regio-
and
enantiocontrol
comprise
the
pivot
challenges
in
these
transformations,
which
predominantly
require
use
activated
conjugated
alkenes.
Herein,
by
utilizing
various
carbonyl
directing
groups,
including
amides,
sulfinamides,
ketones,
esters,
we
succeed
realizing
a
nickel-catalyzed
1,2-borylalkynylation
unactivated
to
enable
simultaneous
incorporation
entity
sp-fragment
across
double
bond.
The
products
contain
boryl,
alkynyl,
functional
groups
orthogonal
synthetic
reactivities,
offering
three
handles
further
derivatization
access
valuable
intermediates.
utility
this
ligand-enabled
asymmetric
protocol
has
been
highlighted
through
late-stage
decoration
drug-relevant
molecules.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(32), P. 22413 - 22423
Published: Aug. 3, 2024
Stereochemically
pure
saccharides
have
indispensable
roles
in
fields
ranging
from
medicinal
chemistry
to
materials
science
and
organic
synthesis.
However,
the
development
of
a
simple,
stereoselective,
efficient
glycosylation
protocol
access
α-
β-C-glycosides
(particularly
2-deoxy
entities)
remains
persistent
challenge.
Existing
studies
primarily
focused
on
C1
modification
carbohydrates
transformation
glycosyl
radical
precursors.
Here,
we
innovate
by
harnessing
situ
generated
glycosyl-Ni
species
achieve
one-pot
borylation
cascade
manner,
which
is
enabled
an
earth-abundant
nickel-catalyzed
carboboration
readily
accessible
glycals
without
any
ligand.
This
work
reveals
potential
for
modular
multifunctional
platform
facilitate
simultaneous
introduction
C-C
C-B
bonds
at
stereogenic
center
saccharides,
largely
unexploited
research
area.
Preliminary
experimental
computational
indicate
that
endocyclic
O
C3
group
play
important
stereoseclectively
forging
glycosidic
bonds.
As
result,
diverse
range
C-R
(R
=
alkyl,
aryl,
alkenyl)
2-deoxygenated
glycosides
bearing
modifiable
boron
groups
could
be
rapidly
made
with
excellent
stereocontrol
exhibit
remarkable
functional
tolerance.
The
synthetic
underscored
late-stage
natural
products
commercial
drugs
as
well
facile
preparation
various
rare
sugars,
bioactive
conjugates,
key
intermediates
prorocentin,
phomonol,
aspergillide
A.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
A
three-component
cascade
boronation–dearomatization
reaction
of
alkenes,
a
diboron
compound,
and
pyridinium
salt
is
diclosed,
affording
chiral
boron-containing
1,4-dihyropyridines
in
high
yields
(≤98%)
diastereoselectivity
(≤10:1
dr),
along
with
excellent
enantioselectivity
(typically
>99%
ee).
The
catalytic
system
performs
efficiently
at
low
catalyst
loadings
(1
mol
%)
was
tested
>50
examples,
including
some
biologically
active
molecules.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 7, 2025
A
photoinduced
radical
arylboration
of
unactivated
alkenes
with
B2pin2
and
aryl
nitriles
was
developed,
providing
a
mild
efficient
approach
to
access
useful
β-aryl
boronates
in
the
absence
transition-metal
catalyst.
This
reaction
undergoes
boron
addition
alkene
subsequent
radical-radical
coupling
process.
showcases
good
functional
group
compatibility
provides
promising
complementary
strategy
chemistry
traditional
transition-metal-catalyzed
coupling.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 5, 2025
Internal
allenes
are
challenging
substrates
in
copper-catalyzed
borylative
difunctionalization.
When
internal
featuring
a
methylidenecyclobutane
motif
were
employed,
hydrofunctionalization
reaction
using
diborons
and
ketones
as
partners
the
presence
of
chiral
monophosphorus
ligand
was
developed,
affording
series
unsaturated
tertiary
alcohols
preserving
high
regio-
stereoselectivities.
Control
experiments
suggest
that
involves
boronation-deboronation
process,
plausible
mechanism
has
been
proposed.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
42(20), P. 2485 - 2498
Published: June 21, 2024
Comprehensive
Summary
The
construction
of
acyclic
quaternary
carbon
stereocenters,
which
are
ubiquitous
in
many
bioactive
compounds,
pharmaceuticals
and
natural
products,
has
been
a
long
persuit
synthetic
organic
chemistry.
Among
numerous
methods,
enantioselective
nickel‐catalysis
attracted
incremental
attention
recent
years.
This
review
summarizes
the
development
asymmetric
strategies,
research
progress,
mechanistic
investigations
for
generation
stereocenters
via
nickel
catalysis.
Key
Scientists
In
2006,
Zhou
group
RajanBabu
realized
nickel‐catalyzed
hydrovinylation
α‐substituted
styrenes
ethylene
to
construct
(QCSs)
by
using
spiro‐
binaphthyl
phosphoramidite
ligands,
respectively.
2016,
Watson
developed
Suzuki‐Miyaura
arylation
generate
QCSs
chirality
transfer
reaction.
2017,
Feng
Fu
conjugated/Michael
additions
build
QCSs,
2020,
Fang
made
first
success
hydrocyanation
alkenes
allenes.
2021,
Gregory
C.
co‐workers
disclosed
α‐functionalization
carbonyl
compounds
that
could
form
QCSs.
At
same
time,
Shi
constructed
chiral
functionalization
alkenes.
2023,
Kleij
applied
new
strategy
Ni‐catalyzed
regio‐
homoallylic
coupling
year,
Tao
demonstrated
novel
is
dinickel‐catalyzed
α‐alkylation
with
alkyl
iodides.