Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
121(21), P. 13238 - 13341
Published: Oct. 7, 2021
Organoboron
reagents
represent
a
unique
class
of
compounds
because
their
utility
in
modern
synthetic
organic
chemistry,
often
affording
unprecedented
reactivity.
The
transformation
the
carbon–boron
bond
into
carbon–X
(X
=
C,
N,
and
O)
stereocontrolled
fashion
has
become
invaluable
medicinal
agrochemistry,
natural
products
chemistry
as
well
materials
science.
Over
past
decade,
first-row
d-block
transition
metals
have
increasingly
widely
used
catalysts
for
formation
bond,
traditionally
catalyzed
by
expensive
precious
metals.
This
recent
focus
on
alternative
enabled
growth
fundamental
methods
organoboron
chemistry.
review
surveys
current
state-of-the-art
use
element-based
bonds.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
54(7), P. 1723 - 1736
Published: March 12, 2021
The
widespread
presence
of
hydrocarbons
makes
C-H
functionalization
an
attractive
alternative
to
traditional
cross-coupling
methods.
As
indole
is
important
heteroarene
in
a
plethora
natural
products
and
pharmaceuticals,
moieties
has
emerged
as
one
the
most
topics
this
field.
Due
multiple
bonds
indoles,
site
selectivity
long-standing
challenge.
Much
effort
been
devoted
indoles
at
C3
or
C2
position,
while
accessing
benzene
core
(from
C4
C7)
considerably
more
challenging.This
Account
summarizes
our
recent
efforts
toward
site-selective
based
on
innovative
strategies.
A
common
method
solve
issue
involves
development
directing
groups
(DGs).
Our
early
studies
establish
that
installation
N-P(O)tBu2
group
N
position
can
produce
C7
C6
arylation
using
palladium
copper
catalysts,
respectively.
developed
system
also
be
extended
direct
C5
positions
by
installing
pivaloyl
position.
Further
investigation
bearing
N-PtBu2
shows
diverse
reactivity
for
functionalizations
including
arylation,
olefination,
acylation,
alkylation,
silylation,
carbonylation
with
different
coupling
partners.
Compared
P(V)
DG,
P(III)
easily
attached
substrates
detached
from
products.
However,
these
reactions
rely
mostly
precious
metal
catalysts
ligands;
requirement
significant
limitation,
particularly
large-scale
syntheses
necessity
removal
toxic
trace
metals
pharmaceutical
We
have
uncovered
general
strategy
chelation-assisted
aromatic
borylation
just
simple
BBr3
under
mild
conditions,
which
N1
selectively
deliver
boron
species
unfavorable
allow
subsequent
without
any
metal.
This
transition-metal-free
synthesize
hydroxylated
boron-mediated
directed
hydroxylation
reaction
conditions
broad
functional
compatibility.In
Account,
we
describe
contributions
topic
since
2015.
These
provide
efficient
methods
divergent
synthesis
valuable
substituted
insights
into
exploration
new
strategies
directives
other
heteroarenes.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(20), P. 11249 - 11269
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
The
site-selective
C-H
bond
functionalization
of
heteroarenes
can
eventually
provide
chemists
with
great
techniques
for
editing
and
building
complex
molecular
scaffolds.
During
the
past
decade,
benzo-fused
N-heterocycles
such
as
indoles
quinolines
have
been
among
most
widely
investigated
organic
templates.
Early
developments
led
to
on
pyrrole
pyridine
cores
quinolines;
however,
benzenoid
ring
has
remained
a
challenge
in
catalysis.
In
this
review,
we
elaborate
recent
highly
challenging
bonds
less-reactive
core
quinolines.
These
findings
are
mainly
described
selective
directing
group
assisted
strategies,
remote
their
reaction
mechanisms.
underlying
principle
each
strategy
is
elucidated,
which
aims
facilitate
design
more
advanced
structure
heterocycles
based
bioactive
molecules,
synthetic
drugs,
material
aspects.
Moreover,
challenges
perspectives
catalytic
access
arene
backbone
also
proposed
conclusion
section.
This
review
provides
an
account
of
the
tryptophan-specific
conjugation
peptides
and
proteins
its
extensive
application
in
imaging
living
cells,
radiolabelling
proteins,
protein
engineering,
etc
.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(43), P. 15381 - 15385
Published: Aug. 28, 2019
Indoles
are
privileged
heterocycles
found
in
many
biologically
active
pharmaceuticals
and
natural
products.
However,
the
selective
functionalization
of
benzenoid
moiety
indoles
preference
to
more
reactive
pyrrolic
unit
is
a
significant
challenge.
Herein
we
report
that
N-acyl
directing
groups
enable
C7-selective
C-H
borylation
using
just
BBr
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
59(30), P. 12534 - 12540
Published: June 2, 2020
C7-H-functionalized
indoles
are
ubiquitous
structural
units
of
biological
and
pharmaceutical
compounds
for
numerous
antiviral
agents
against
SARS-CoV
or
HIV-1.
Thus,
achieving
site-selective
functionalizations
the
C7-H
position
indoles,
while
discriminating
among
other
bonds,
is
in
high
demand.
Herein,
we
disclose
activations
by
ruthenium(II)
biscarboxylate
catalysis
under
mild
conditions.
Base-assisted
internal
electrophilic-type
substitution
C-H
ruthenation
weak
O-coordination
enabled
functionalization
offered
a
broad
scope,
including
C-N
C-C
bond
formation.
The
versatile
ruthenium-catalyzed
were
characterized
gram-scale
syntheses
traceless
removal
directing
group,
thus
providing
easy
access
to
pharmaceutically
relevant
scaffolds.
Detailed
mechanistic
studies
through
spectroscopic
spectrometric
analyses
shed
light
on
unique
nature
robust
ruthenium
indoles.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(29), P. 9856 - 9860
Published: May 22, 2019
Abstract
Indoles
and
their
analogues
have
been
one
of
the
most
ubiquitous
heterocycles
during
past
century,
extensive
studies
conducted
to
establish
practical
synthetic
methods
for
derivatives.
In
particular,
selective
functionalization
poorly
reactive
benzenoid
core
over
pyrrole
ring
has
a
great
challenge.
Reported
herein
is
an
iridium‐catalyzed
direct
alkynylation
indole
C4‐
C7‐positions
with
assistance
sulfur
directing
groups.
This
transformation
shows
wide
range
functional‐group
tolerance
exceptional
site
selectivity.
The
group
can
be
either
easily
removed
or
transformed
after
catalysis.
utility
alkyne
fragment
demonstrated
by
derivatization
into
structure
natural
alkaloids.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
362(18), P. 3795 - 3823
Published: May 18, 2020
Abstract
The
synthetic
methodology
for
direct
indole
functionalizations
is
of
great
significance
in
chemistry
and
has
been
intensively
investigated
the
last
few
decades.
From
perspective
green
chemistry,
oxygen
best
choice
as
terminal
oxidant
molecular
synthesis.
Hence,
aerobic
oxidative
functionalization
indoles
became
a
hot
research
topic
decade.
Numerous
efficient
protocols
this
field
have
discovered
that
enable
facile
transformations
to
related
valuable
compounds,
which
are
summarized
discussed
detail
review.
magnified
image
ACS Omega,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(40), P. 35446 - 35485
Published: Oct. 3, 2022
Functionalized
chiral
indole
derivatives
are
privileged
and
versatile
organic
frameworks
encountered
in
numerous
pharmaceutically
active
agents
biologically
natural
products.
The
catalytic
asymmetric
Friedel–Crafts
reaction
of
indoles,
catalyzed
by
metal
complexes
or
organocatalysts,
is
one
the
most
powerful
atom-economical
approaches
to
access
optically
derivatives.
Consequently,
a
wide
range
electrophilic
partners
including
α,β-unsaturated
ketones,
esters,
amides,
imines,
β,γ-unsaturated
α-keto-
α-ketiminoesters,
ketimines,
nitroalkenes,
many
others
have
been
successfully
employed
achieve
plethora
functionalized
moieties.
In
particular,
strategies
for
C–H
functionalization
phenyl
indoles
require
incorporation
directing
blocking
group
azole
ring
indole.
discovery
catalysts
which
can
control
enantiodiscrimination
has
gained
great
deal
attention
recent
years.
This
review
will
provide
an
updated
account
on
application
synthesis
diverse
derivatives,
covering
timeframe
from
2011
today.