Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(17), P. 9715 - 9740
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
An
overview
about
the
principles,
applications
and
perspectives
on
catalytic
use
of
chiral
metal-templated
complexes
that
operate
as
“chiral
organocatalysts
in
disguise”
is
presented.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(6), P. 5842 - 5976
Published: Jan. 24, 2022
Benefiting
from
the
impressive
increase
in
fundamental
knowledge,
last
20
years
have
shown
a
continuous
burst
of
new
ideas
and
consequently
plethora
catalytic
methods
for
enantioselective
radical
reactions.
This
review
aims
to
provide
complete
survey
progress
achieved
over
this
latter
period.
The
first
part
focuses
on
use
chiral
organocatalysts,
these
include
catalysts
covalently
linked
substrate
those
that
interact
with
by
weaker
interactions
like
hydrogen
bonds.
second
is
devoted
transition-metal
redox
catalysis
which
organized
according
increasing
atomic
number
first-row
transition
metals
(Ti,
Cr,
Fe,
Mn,
Co,
Ni,
Cu).
Bioinspired
manganese-
iron-mediated
hydroxylations
oxidations
are
also
discussed.
A
specific
section
dedicated
reactivity
Ru,
Rh,
Ir
complexes
as
Lewis
acids
special
focus
at
metal.
Absorption
photons
result
different
events
such
energy
transfer,
single-electron
hydrogen-atom
transfer
facilitating
formation
radicals.
Organocatalysis
has
been
successfully
combined
photocatalysts,
opened
pathways
enlarging
precursors
available.
merger
photocatalysis
organo-
or
metalla-photocatalysis
brought
novelty
allowed
discovery
large
original
transformations.
enzyme-catalyzed
reactions
involving
intermediates
largely
benefit
visible-light
irradiation
included
review.
provides
comprehensive
inventory
goal
detailing
reaction
mechanisms
involved
transformations
any
nonspecialist
could
find
their
own
creativity
invent
yet
unknown
applications.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(19), P. 10871 - 10885
Published: Aug. 28, 2020
Carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
is
an
important
C1
source
for
the
generation
of
carboxylic
acids
and
derivatives.
Stoichiometric
catalytic
carboxylation
nucleophiles,
including
organometallic
reagents,
with
CO2
has
been
widely
investigated.
Since
many
kinds
reagents
are
prepared
from
electrophiles,
transition-metal-catalyzed
direct
diverse
electrophiles
attracted
much
attention
high
step
economy
user-friendly
protocols.
Although
significant
progress
achieved,
use
stoichiometric
metallic
or
pyrophoric
reductants
common.
The
renaissance
photochemistry
seen
numerous
efforts
devoted
to
light-driven
CO2,
which
become
one
most
active
directions
in
this
field.
In
Perspective,
we
summarize
recent
advances
visible-light-driven
reductive
substrates,
such
as
unsaturated
hydrocarbons,
organic
(pseudo)halides,
imines,
presence
mild
electron
donors,
amines,
Hantzsch
esters,
formates.
We
highlight
mechanisms
reactions,
can
proceed
absence
a
photoredox
catalyst
dual
visible
light
photoredox/transition
metal
system.
also
discuss
future
field
offer
some
insight
into
challenges
that
remain.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
7(19), P. 3100 - 3119
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
This
review
highlights
recent
progress
in
tandem
selenocyclization
and
tellurocyclization
with
alkenes
alkynes,
an
emphasis
on
the
scopes,
limitations
mechanisms
of
these
different
reactions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
63(3)
Published: Nov. 2, 2023
With
the
rapid
development
of
asymmetric
catalysis,
demand
for
enantioselective
synthesis
complex
and
diverse
molecules
with
different
chiral
elements
is
increasing.
Owing
to
unique
features
atropisomerism,
catalytic
atropisomers
has
attracted
a
considerable
interest
from
chemical
science
community.
In
particular,
introducing
additional
elements,
such
as
carbon
centered
chirality,
heteroatomic
planar
helical
into
provides
an
opportunity
incorporate
new
properties
axially
compounds,
thus
expanding
potential
applications
atropisomers.
Thus,
it
important
perform
transformations
synthesize
bearing
multiple
elements.
spite
challenges
in
transformations,
recent
years,
chemists
have
devised
powerful
strategies
under
organocatalysis
or
metal
synthesizing
wide
range
enantioenriched
Therefore,
become
emerging
field.
This
review
summarizes
progress
this
field
indicates
challenges,
thereby
promoting
horizon.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(12), P. 8372 - 8380
Published: March 18, 2024
Here
we
present
a
highly
enantioselective
[2π
+
2σ]
photocycloaddition
of
bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes
(BCBs).
The
reaction
uses
variety
vinylazaarenes
as
partners
and
is
catalyzed
by
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbon
(PAH)-containing
chiral
phosphoric
acid
bifunctional
photosensitizer.
A
wide
array
pharmaceutically
important
bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane
(BCH)
derivatives
have
been
synthesized
with
high
yields,
enantioselectivity,
diastereoselectivity.
In
addition
to
the
diverse
1-ketocarbonyl-3-substituted
BCBs,
α/β-substituted
are
compatible
such
an
unprecedented
photoredox
catalytic
pathway,
resulting
in
successful
assembly
all-carbon
quaternary
stereocenter
or
two
adjacent
tertiary
stereocenters
on
product.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(10), P. 4024 - 4031
Published: March 2, 2021
A
novel
enantioselective
protonation
protocol
that
is
triggered
by
reductive
cross
coupling
of
olefins
reported.
When
under
cooperative
photoredox
and
chiral
hydrogen-bonding
catalytic
conditions
using
a
terminal
reductant,
various
α-branched
vinylketones
with
diverse
vinylazaarenes
could
provide
important
enantioenriched
azaarene
derivatives
containing
tertiary
stereocenters
at
their
remote
δ-position
high
yields
enantioselectivities.
This
reaction
system
also
suitable
for
vinylazaarenes,
thus
successfully
assembling
elusive
1,4-stereocenters.
The
convenient
late-stage
modifications
products,
especially
the
formation
ε-tertiary
ε-heteroquaternary
carbon
stereocenters,
further
highlight
synthetic
value
this
method.
Control
experiments
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
were
conducted
to
elucidate
plausible
mechanism
origins
regioselectivity
stereoselectivity.