Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
22(2), P. 252 - 268
Published: Nov. 28, 2023
Eight-membered
heterocycles
are
important
but
their
synthesis
is
usually
challenging.
This
review
summarizes
the
recent
advances
in
[4
+
4]
annulation
of
conjugated
heterodienes
with
1,4-dipolar
species
for
assembling
eight-membered
heterocycles.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(5), P. 2684 - 2690
Published: Feb. 12, 2021
The
construction
of
N-heterocyclic
eight-membered
rings
with
good
regio-,
stereo-,
and
enantioselective
control
remains
a
formidable
challenge
in
asymmetric
catalysis.
Herein,
we
report
palladium-catalyzed
[4
+
4]
cycloaddition
anthranils
γ-methylidene-δ-valerolactones
the
presence
Et3B,
delivering
highly
functionalized
tetrahydrobenzo[b]azocine
derivatives
high
efficiency
diastereoselectivities
enantioselectivities
(up
to
92%
yield,
20:1
dr,
99%
ee).
Moreover,
complex
substrates
derived
from
natural
products
(bearing
different
functionalities)
could
be
well-tolerated
catalytic
cycloaddition.
mild
reaction
conditions,
conjunction
broad
substrate
scope
(44
examples),
level
stereoselectivity,
provide
great
potential
build
azocine
compounds
simple
building
blocks.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(13), P. 7772 - 7779
Published: June 13, 2021
Despite
the
significant
success
of
metal-H-catalyzed
hydroamination
methodologies,
considerable
limitations
still
exist
in
selective
alkynes,
especially
for
terminal
alkynes.
Herein,
we
develop
a
highly
efficient
NiH
catalytic
system
that
activates
readily
available
alkynes
cascade
hydroamination/cyclization
reaction
with
anthranils.
This
mild,
operationally
simple
protocol
is
amenable
to
wide
array
including
and
internal,
aryl
alkyl,
electron-deficient
electron-rich
ones,
delivering
structurally
diverse
quinolines
useful
excellent
yields
(>80
examples,
up
93%
yield).
The
utility
this
procedure
exhibited
late-stage
functionalization
several
natural
products
concise
synthesis
an
antitumor
molecule
graveolinine
triplex
DNA
intercalator.
Preliminary
mechanistic
experiments
suggest
alkenylnickel-mediated
alkyne
intramolecular
cyclization/aromatization
putative
enamine
intermediates.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
363(2), P. 411 - 424
Published: Nov. 14, 2020
Abstract
Organic
azides
are
highly
reactive,
which
have
long
established
as
versatile
building
blocks
in
the
assembly
of
structurally
diverse
N‐containing
heterocycles.
The
conversion
organic
into
high‐value
compounds
is
great
importance
and
a
subject
enormous
current
interest.
Transition
metal‐catalyzed
C(
sp
2
)−H
amination/annulation
provides
powerful
tool
for
transformation
wide
range
biologically
important
heterocyclic
frameworks.
In
this
review,
we
aim
to
summarize
recent
progress
on
azides‐mediated
N‐heterocycle
synthesis
enabled
by
transition
metal
catalysts.
Representative
strategies
discussed
detail,
including
catalytic
systems,
reaction
scopes,
limitations
mechanisms.
magnified
image
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
58(28), P. 4476 - 4479
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
A
ruthenium-catalyzed
oxidative
coupling
of
vinylene
carbonate
with
isoxazoles
has
been
developed
to
achieve
the
direct
C-H
formylmethylation
a
diverse
array
arylisoxazoles
utilizing
isoxazole
ring
as
directing
group.
simple
manipulation
established
reaction
conditions
leads
formation
fused-anthranils.
Importantly,
functions
both
formylmethyl
cation
equivalent
through
decarboxylation
process
and
an
acetylene
equivalent.
Control
experiments
were
conducted
elucidate
plausible
mechanism.
This
methodology
is
expected
provide
facile
expeditious
approach
for
synthesis
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
10(12), P. 3127 - 3165
Published: Oct. 11, 2021
Abstract
Isoxazoles
are
an
important
class
of
heterocycles
with
nitrogen
and
oxygen
in
a
1,2‐relationship.
They
find
wide
applications
synthetic
organic
chemistry
part
several
drug
molecules.
Since
the
last
two
decades,
great
progress
has
been
achieved
synthesis
functionalization
isoxazoles,
which
transition
metal
catalysis
played
pivotal
role
towards
achieving
this
goal.
In
particular,
(TM)‐mediated
site‐selective
functionalizations
isoxazoles
retain
pharmacologically
synthetically
valuable
isoxazole
skeleton,
highly
appealing.
This
comprehensive
review
is
solely
dedicated
to
TM‐mediated
wherein
we
have
included
as
directing
groups
(DG)
for
TM‐catalyzed
C−H
reactions,
direct
functionalization,
along
cross‐coupling
reactions
annulation
finally
ring‐opening
under
TM‐catalysis
also
discussed.
Also,
incorporated
discussions
on
reaction
designs,
their
advantages
limitations,
mechanistic
details
challenges
that
need
be
addressed
inspire
medicinal
chemists
explore
new
arenas
make
use
key
scaffold.
The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
21(12), P. 3411 - 3428
Published: April 29, 2021
Abstract
Nitrogen‐containing
heterocycles
are
widely
found
in
various
biologically
active
substrates,
pharmaceuticals,
natural
products
and
organic
materials.
Consequently,
the
continuous
effort
has
been
devoted
towards
development
of
straightforward,
economical,
environmentally
acceptable,
efficient
ingenious
methods
for
synthesis
N
‐containing
their
functionalizations.
Arguably,
one
most
prominent
direct
strategy
is
regioselective
C−H
bond
functionalizations
which
provide
step
atom
economical
approaches
presence
suitable
coupling
partners.
In
this
context,
site‐selective
migratory
insertion
metal
carbenes/nitrenes
to
desired
bonds
proven
as
a
useful
tool
access
functionalized
nitrogen
heterocycles.
personal
account,
we
highlight
some
our
contemporary
toward
constructing
via
transition
catalysed
based
on
metal‐carbenes
nitrenes.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
22(15), P. 5855 - 5860
Published: July 9, 2020
An
efficient
protocol
for
the
synthesis
of
nicotinate
derivatives
and
tetrasubstituted
pyridines
through
a
copper-mediated
cleavage
isoxazoles
has
been
developed.
The
highlight
work
is
observation
an
unusual
reactivity
4-vinyl
under
reaction
conditions.
DMSO
serves
as
one-carbon
surrogate
generating
active
methylene
group
during
to
form
two
C–C
bonds.
This
provides
facile
expeditious
approach
assembly
densely
substituted
N-heterocyclic
compounds.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(3), P. 211 - 217
Published: Jan. 3, 2023
Many
methods
report
the
scission
of
N–O
bonds
aromatic
heterocycles
and
their
subsequent
functionalization.
Oxidative
addition
is
one
presumed
pathways
through
which
bond
activation
with
transition
metals
achieved.
We
first
well-defined
pathway
(benz)isoxazole's
oxidative
addition.
also
provide
control
experiments,
show
that
may
be
broken
by
strong
inorganic
reductants.
These
results
highlight
are
susceptible
to
both
reduction
addition,
has
important
implications
for
catalysis.
Exploring
reactivity
these
complexes
toward
a
series
electrophiles
leads
discovery
Staudinger-type
β-lactam
synthesis
upon
reaction
ketene.
Finally,
we
demonstrate
choice
different
metal/ligand
combinations
allows
selective
into
either
C–I
or
in
presence
other.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 23, 2025
Presented
herein
is
a
nickel-catalyzed
chemo-
and
regioselective
three-component
tandem
carboamination
cyclization
of
terminal
alkynes
with
organoboronic
acids
anthranils
for
facile
modular
access
to
2,3-substituted
quinolines.
In
this
process,
anthranil
has
dual
roles:
serving
as
an
electrophilic
aminating
reagent
redox
buffer
suppress
the
generation
off-cycle
Ni(0)
complex.
Moreover,
anionic
acetylacetonate
(acac)
ligand
was
found
be
vital
ensure
productive
Ni(I)-Ni(III)-Ni(I)
catalytic
cycle.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 30, 2025
A
violet-light-induced
ring-opening
of
anthranils
with
chlorodiazirines
has
been
developed.
The
metal-free
protocol
provides
a
rapid
and
efficient
approach
to
N-(2-carbonylaryl)benzamides
in
moderate
good
yields
under
mild
conditions.
reaction
appears
involve
α-chlorocarbenes,
which
trigger
the
anthranils.