Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
56(3), P. 851 - 855
Published: Dec. 21, 2016
Abstract
A
method
for
the
catalytic
enantioselective
arylboration
of
alkenylarenes
is
disclosed.
The
reaction
leads
to
formation
1,1‐diarylalkanes
that
also
incorporate
an
additional
pinacol
boronic
ester
which
can
be
easily
transformed
a
variety
groups.
products
are
formed
with
excellent
diastereoselectivities
and
enantioselectivities.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2013,
Volume and Issue:
50(1), P. 29 - 39
Published: Oct. 25, 2013
Remarkable
recent
progress
has
been
accomplished
in
direct
C-H
functionalizations
for
the
formation
of
C-N
and
C-O
bonds
through
use
readily
accessible
ruthenium
catalysts.
Particularly,
ruthenium(II)
complexes
allowed
challenging
C(sp(2))-H
hydroxylation
arenes.
These
catalysts
set
stage
step-economical
functionalization
with
electron-rich
as
well
electron-deficient
(hetero)arenes
and,
therefore,
provided
versatile
access
to
diversely
decorated
phenols.
While
a
number
synthetically
useful
protocols
ruthenium-catalyzed
C(sp(3))-H
bond
nitrogenation
have
elaborated,
analogous
transformations
more
stable
were
very
recently
achieved.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
34(23), P. 5497 - 5508
Published: Oct. 16, 2015
A
brief
account
of
the
major
developments
palladium-catalyzed
cross-coupling
during
last
two
decades
is
highlighted
chronologically,
with
an
emphasis
on
personal
experiences
corresponding
author.
Important
contributions
from
both
academia
and
industry,
which
have
been
vital
to
accelerated
growth
this
area,
are
presented.
The
new
classes
ligands
switch
in
situ
preformed
catalysts
tailored
address
challenges
reviewed,
reflecting
evolution
continued
growth.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
50(12), P. 2976 - 2985
Published: Nov. 27, 2017
ConspectusThe
structural
complexity
of
pharmaceuticals
presents
a
significant
challenge
to
modern
catalysis.
Many
published
methods
that
work
well
on
simple
substrates
often
fail
when
attempts
are
made
apply
them
complex
drug
intermediates.
The
use
high-throughput
experimentation
(HTE)
techniques
offers
means
overcome
this
fundamental
by
facilitating
the
rational
exploration
large
arrays
catalysts
and
reaction
conditions
in
time-
material-efficient
manner.
Initial
forays
into
HTE
our
laboratories
for
solving
chemistry
problems
centered
around
screening
chiral
precious-metal
homogeneous
asymmetric
hydrogenation.
success
these
early
efforts
developing
efficient
catalytic
steps
late-stage
development
programs
motivated
desire
increase
scope
approach
encompass
other
high-value
chemistries.
Doing
so,
however,
required
advances
reactor
workflow
design
automation
enable
effective
assembly
agitation
heterogeneous
mixtures
retention
volatile
solvents
under
wide
range
temperatures.
Associated
innovations
analytical
greatly
increased
efficiency
reliability
methods.
These
evolved
have
been
utilized
extensively
develop
highly
innovative
catalysis
solutions
most
challenging
large-scale
pharmaceutical
synthesis.
Starting
with
Pd-
Cu-catalyzed
cross-coupling
chemistry,
subsequent
expanded
valuable
synthetic
transformations
such
as
phase-transfer
catalysis,
photoredox
C–H
functionalization.
As
experience
confidence
matured,
we
envisioned
their
application
beyond
process
address
needs
medicinal
chemists.
Here
problem
generality
is
felt
acutely,
approaches
should
prove
broadly
enabling.
However,
quantities
both
time
starting
materials
available
troubleshooting
space
generally
severely
limited.
Adapting
led
us
invest
smaller
predefined
transformation-specific
“kits”
push
boundaries
miniaturization
screening,
culminating
“nanoscale”
carried
out
1536-well
plates.
Grappling
also
inspired
cheminformatics-driven
Chemistry
Informer
Libraries.
next-generation
promise
empower
chemists
run
orders
magnitude
more
experiments
“big
data”
informatics
troubleshooting.
With
advances,
poised
revolutionize
how
across
industry
academia
discover
new
methods,
tools
broad
utility,
practical
significance.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
23(8), P. 1478 - 1483
Published: July 2, 2019
The
palladium-catalyzed
cross-coupling
of
amines
and
aryl
(pseudo)halides,
now
commonly
known
as
the
Buchwald–Hartwig
amination,
was
first
reported
25
years
ago.
Since
simultaneous
breakthrough
reports
Buchwald
Hartwig
in
1995,
this
reaction
has
transformed
way
synthetic
chemists
think
about
synthesizing
aromatic
amines.
In
highlight
article,
a
short
showcasing
discussion
genesis
is
provided,
along
with
selected
examples
showing
impact
transformation
chemistry
both
academic
industrial
settings.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
136(40), P. 14027 - 14030
Published: Sept. 23, 2014
We
report
the
development
of
a
Pd-catalyzed
process
for
stereospecific
cross-coupling
unactivated
secondary
alkylboron
nucleophiles
and
aryl
chlorides.
This
tolerates
use
alkylboronic
acids
alkyltrifluoroborates
occurs
without
significant
isomerization
alkyl
nucelophile.
Optically
active
alkyltrifluoroborate
reagents
undergo
reactions
with
inversion
configuration
using
this
method.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(37), P. 15830 - 15841
Published: Aug. 4, 2020
The
combined
use
of
reaction
kinetic
analysis,
ultrafast
spectroscopy,
and
stoichiometric
organometallic
studies
has
enabled
the
elucidation
mechanistic
underpinnings
to
a
photocatalytic
C-N
cross-coupling
reaction.
Steady-state
spectroscopic
techniques
were
used
track
excited-state
evolution
employed
iridium
photocatalyst,
determine
resting
states
both
nickel
catalysts,
uncover
photochemical
mechanism
for
reductive
activation
cocatalyst.
Stoichiometric
along
with
comprehensive
study
reaction,
including
rate-driving
force
unveiled
crucial
role
photocatalysis
in
initiating
sustaining
Ni(I)/Ni(III)
mechanism.
insights
gleaned
from
this
further
discovery
new
photocatalyst
providing
>30-fold
rate
increase.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
7(4), P. 2604 - 2613
Published: Jan. 1, 2016
We
report
a
standardized
complex
molecule
diagnostic
approach
using
collections
of
relevant
drug-like
molecules
which
we
call
chemistry
informer
libraries.