Fundamental Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 77 - 85
Published: July 30, 2022
The
development
of
stereodivergent
synthetic
methods
to
access
all
four
stereoisomers
biologically
important
α-fluoro
γ-butyrolactones
containing
vicinal
stereocenters
is
great
importance
and
poses
a
formidable
challenge
owing
ring
strain
steric
hindrance.
Herein,
novel
asymmetric
[3+2]
annulation
α-azaaryl
acetates
with
vinylethylene
carbonate
was
successfully
developed
through
Cu/Ir-catalyzed
cascade
allylic
alkylation/lactonization,
affording
variety
enantioenriched
bearing
stereogenic
centers
high
reaction
efficiency
excellent
levels
both
stereoselectivity
regioselectivity
(up
98%
yield,
generally
>20:1
dr
>99%
ee).
Notably,
these
pharmaceutically
valuable
molecules
could
be
accessed
individually
ChemCatChem,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(9)
Published: Jan. 31, 2022
Abstract
Palladium‐catalyzed
decarboxylative
cycloadditions
have
emerged
as
highly
effective
methods
for
constructing
structurally
diverse
carbo‐
and
heterocycles
because
of
the
formation
at
least
two
carbon‐carbon
or
carbon‐heteroatom
bonds
in
a
single
step.
It
is
great
interest
to
chemists
that
this
type
cycloaddition
reactions
possesses
some
special
advantages
such
high
reactivity,
exclusive
regioselectivity,
good
functional
group
compatibility.
Based
on
these
qualities,
palladium‐catalyzed
present
strong
ability
synthetic
chemistry
been
flourished
especially
last
five
years.
In
review,
achievements
involving
cyclic
carbonates,
carbamates,
lactones
accessing
oxacyclo‐,
azacyclo‐
carbocyclic
compounds
are
addressed.
Mechanistic
insights
applications
toward
synthesis
natural
products
discussed.
The
challenges
opportunities
field
also
outlined.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(13), P. 3475 - 3501
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Carbocyclic
and
heterocyclic
compounds
could
be
constructed
through
the
palladium-catalyzed
annulation
reactions
of
zwitterionic
π-allyl
palladium
or
propargyl
complexes
with
unsaturated
electrophiles.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
53(2), P. 883 - 971
Published: Dec. 18, 2023
This
review
aims
to
collect
advancements
in
enantioselective
palladium-catalyzed
cyclization
reactions
over
the
past
eleven
years,
and
it
is
organized
into
thirteen
sections
depending
on
different
types
of
transformations
involved.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 1164 - 1172
Published: Jan. 4, 2023
The
divergent
construction
of
chiral
medium-sized
rings
is
an
essential
but
challenging
task
in
organic
synthesis.
Herein,
we
report
a
temperature-controlled
catalytic
system
for
the
divergent,
enantioselective
synthesis
different
types
starting
from
same
substrate
set.
Enabled
by
planar
bisphosphine
ligand,
palladium-catalyzed
(5
+
4)
and
formal
2)
annulations
cyclic
aza-dienes
vinylethylene
carbonates
proceeded
smoothly
to
afford
broad
spectrum
indole-based
heterocycles
excellent
yields
with
outstanding
enantioselectivities.
Those
products
could
be
further
diversified
through
various
functional
group
transformations.
Moreover,
mechanistic
studies,
including
control
experiments
DFT
calculations,
shed
light
on
understanding
observed
regio-
enantioselectivities
n)
cyclization.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 3024 - 3029
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Inspired
by
a
fungicide,
we
designed
5-vinyloxazolidine-2,4-diones
as
new
precursors
of
π-allylpalladium
zwitterionic
intermediates
and
developed
palladium-catalyzed
asymmetric
(5
+
3)
cycloaddition
with
azomethine
imines
(3
2)
1,1-dicyanoalkenes.
Both
reactions
proceeded
smoothly
under
mild
reaction
conditions
to
produce
various
chiral
heterocyclic
compounds
in
high
yields
excellent
enantioselectivities.
These
results
revealed
that
were
type
suitable
precursor
for
palladium
catalysis
will
find
extensive
applications
Pd-catalyzed
such
allylic
alkylation.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(49), P. 7483 - 7505
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Copper-catalyzed
decarboxylative
reactions
are
powerful
strategies
for
the
construction
of
widely
available
skeletons
such
as
allenes,
ethynyl-containing
heterocycles,
and
quaternary
carbon
centers.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(8), P. 1589 - 1594
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
This
study
demonstrates
a
highly
efficient
regiodivergent
ligand-controlled
palladium-catalyzed
cycloaddition
reaction
of
vinyloxazolidine-2,4-diones
with
1,3,5-triazinanes.
In
the
presence
diphosphine
ligand,
proceeds
via
(5+2)
pathway
to
afford
1,3-diazepin-4-ones
in
excellent
yields,
while
using
monophosphine
smoothly
(3+2)
give
imidazolidin-4-ones
good
yields.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(23), P. 14117 - 14126
Published: Nov. 18, 2020
Fluoro-functionalized
heterocycles
and
medium-sized
are
both
attractive
skeletons
in
medicinal
chemistry.
However,
the
construction
of
fluoro-functionalized
remains
unexplored.
Their
synthesis
represents
a
formidable
challenge
due
to
unfavorable
entropic
enthalpic
factors
that
arise
from
rings
unexpected
properties
induced
by
fluorinated
groups.
Here,
we
describe
an
efficient
method
for
preparation
highly
functionalized
gem-difluoromethylene
N-heterocyclic
lactones
with
9-
11-membered
sequential
CN-bond-cleaving
ring-expansion
process
using
difluoro-oxindoles,
various
zwitterion
precursors,
Pd
catalyst.
This
CN-cleaving
expansion
was
extended
synthesize
nonfluorinated,
α-keto-lactone
moiety
isatin
derivatives.
Additionally,
monofluorinated
nonfluorinated
oxindoles
were
transformed
into
corresponding
heterocyclic
this
protocol.
The
key
transformation
is
cleavage
unreactive
amide
CN
bond,
which
smartly
activated
incorporation
two
neighboring
electron-withdrawing
groups
assisted
nucleophilic
attack
Pd-coordinated
zwitterion.
site-selective
functionalization
series
products
demonstrated
show
their
synthetic
utility.
Mechanistic
details
cleavage/expansion
proposed
based
on
liquid
chromatography–mass
spectrometry
(LC–MS)
analyses.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 3651 - 3659
Published: March 7, 2022
The
synthesis
of
compounds
having
quaternary
carbon
centers
through
a
catalytic
stereo-
and
regioselective
difunctionalization
2-substituted
1,3-dienes
remains
elusive.
Here,
we
present
dual
Co/photoredox-catalyzed
cascade
approach
that
addresses
this
challenge
using
modular
vinyl
cyclic
carbonates
functioning
as
masked
2-aryl-1,3-diene
surrogates.
latter
species
are
conveniently
prepared
in
situ
converted
into
nucleophilic
Co(allyl)
intermediates
intercepted
by
aldehydes
to
afford
homoallylic
alcohols
with
ample
scope
reaction
partners.
developed
protocol
marks
significant
step
forward
the
use
structurally
versatile
their
1,2-hydroalkylation
1,2-dicarbofunctionalization.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(24)
Published: March 28, 2022
gem-Difluoromethylene
moieties
are
attractive
in
medicinal
chemistry
due
to
their
ability
mimic
other
more
ubiquitous
functional
groups.
Thus,
effective
asymmetric
methods
for
construction
highly
desirable,
especially
the
industrial
production
of
chiral
drugs.
Using
a
Pd-catalyzed
[4+2]
cycloaddition
between
substituted-2-alkylidenetrimethylene
carbonates
and
gem-difluoroalkyl
ketones,
we
were
able
easily
access
1,3-dioxanes
that
contain
tetrasubstituted
difluoroalkyl
stereogenic
center
cyclic
acyclic
skeletons.
A
novel
phosphoramidite
ligand,
which
contains
bulky
1,1-dinaphthylmethanamino
moiety,
was
developed
provide
products
high
yield
with
excellent
enantio-,
diastereo-,
regioselectivity.
Strikingly,
gem-difluoro
substitution
pattern
promotes
reaction,
pentafluoroethylketone,
an
α,α-difluorinated
β-ketoester,
β-ketosulfone
suitable
substrates
this
method.