Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(13)
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Two
new
ring
expansion
strategies
are
reported
for
the
synthesis
of
medium
sized
and
macrocyclic
sulfonamides.
Both
methods
can
be
performed
without
using
classical
protecting
groups,
with
key
step
initiated
by
nitro
reduction
amine
conjugate
addition
respectively.
Each
method
used
to
make
diversely
functionalised
cyclic
sulfonamides
in
good
excellent
yields,
a
range
sizes.
The
size
dependency
synthetic
reactions
is
agreement
outcomes
modelled
Density
Functional
Theory
calculations.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
121(14), P. 8926 - 8947
Published: Oct. 6, 2020
Compounds
having
cyclic
molecular
frameworks
are
highly
regarded
for
their
abundance
and
diverse
utilities.
In
particular,
medium-sized
carbocycles
heterocycles
exist
in
a
broad
spectrum
of
natural
products,
bioactive
therapeutics,
medicinally
significant
synthetic
molecules.
Metal-mediated
methods
have
been
developed
the
preparation
compounds
containing
ring
(MSR)
through
cyclization
different
classes
substrates
acyclic
precursors.
This
review
focuses
on
methodologies
construction
MSRs
via
gold
catalysis.
Given
challenges
enabling
assembly
sizes,
we
present
here
accounts
Au-mediated
giving
notable
7-membered
(8–11-membered
ring)
structures.
Emphasis
pathway
mode
selection
precursors
ranging
from
structurally
biased
were
outlined.
Reactivity
patterns
choice
efficient
Au
catalysts
controlling
reaction
performance
selectivity
addition
to
mechanistic
attributes
examined.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(13), P. 7250 - 7261
Published: June 5, 2020
Photocatalytic
generation
of
phosphoranyl
radicals
is
fast
emerging
as
an
essential
method
for
the
diverse
and
valuable
radicals,
typically
via
deoxygenation
or
desulfurization
processes.
This
Perspective
a
comprehensive
evaluation
all
studies
using
tunable
mediators
in
photoredox
catalysis,
highlighting
how
two
distinct
methods
radical
formation
(radical
addition
nucleophilic
addition)
can
be
used
to
generate
versatile
intermediates
with
reactivity
profiles.
Archiv der Pharmazie,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
358(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Macrocycles
or
medium‐sized
rings
offer
diverse
functionality
and
stereochemical
complexity
in
a
well‐organized
ring
structure,
allowing
them
to
fulfill
various
biochemical
functions,
resulting
high
affinity
selectivity
for
protein
targets,
while
preserving
sufficient
bioavailability
reach
intracellular
compartments.
These
features
have
made
macrocycles
attractive
candidates
organic
synthesis
drug
discovery.
Since
the
20th
century,
more
than
three‐score
macrocyclic
drugs,
including
radiopharmaceuticals,
been
approved
by
US
Food
Drug
Administration
(FDA)
treating
bacterial
viral
infections,
cancer,
obesity,
immunosuppression,
inflammatory,
neurological
disorders,
managing
cardiovascular
diseases,
diabetes,
more.
This
review
presents
17
FDA‐approved
drugs
during
past
5
years,
highlighting
their
importance
critical
role
modern
therapeutics,
innovative
synthetic
approaches
construction
of
these
macrocycles.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(18), P. 3960 - 3982
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Bridged
polycycles
are
privileged
molecular
skeletons
with
wide
occurrence
in
bioactive
natural
products
and
pharmaceuticals.
Therefore,
they
have
been
the
pursing
target
molecules
of
numerous
chemists.
The
rapid
convenient
generation
sp3-rich
complex
three-dimensional
from
simple
easily
available
aromatics
has
made
dearomatization
a
highly
valuable
synthetic
tool
for
construction
rigid
challenging
bridged
rings.
This
review
summarizes
the-state-of-the-art
advances
strategies
application
ring
formation,
discusses
their
advantages
limitations
in-depth
mechanism,
highlights
value
total
synthesis
products.
We
wish
this
will
provide
an
important
reference
medicinal
chemists
inspire
further
development
intriguing
research
area.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(31)
Published: May 27, 2022
Abstract
We
herein
demonstrated
an
efficient
method
for
the
atroposelective
construction
of
nine‐membered
carbonate‐bridged
biaryls
through
vinylidene
ortho
‐quinone
methide
(VQM)
intermediates.
Diverse
products
with
desirable
pharmacological
features
were
synthesized
in
satisfying
yields
and
good
to
excellent
enantioselectivities.
In
subsequent
bioassays,
several
agents
showed
considerable
antiproliferative
activity
via
mitochondrial‐related
apoptosis
mechanism.
Further
transformations
produced
more
structural
diversity
may
inspire
new
ideas
developing
functional
molecules.
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.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(8), P. 5702 - 5711
Published: Feb. 19, 2024
Macrocycles
and
medium-sized
rings
are
important
in
many
scientific
fields
technologies
but
hard
to
make
using
current
methods,
especially
on
a
large
scale.
Outlined
herein
is
strategy
by
which
functionalized
macrocycles
can
be
prepared
cyclization/ring
expansion
(CRE)
cascade
reactions,
without
resorting
high
dilution
conditions.
CRE
reactions
designed
operate
exclusively
via
kinetically
favorable
5–7-membered
ring
cyclization
steps;
this
means
that
the
problems
typically
associated
with
classical
end-to-end
macrocyclization
avoided.
A
modular
synthetic
approach
has
been
developed
facilitate
simple
assembly
of
requisite
linear
precursors,
then
converted
into
an
extremely
broad
range
one
nine
protocols.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(1), P. 231 - 235
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
The
synthesis
of
medium-sized
lactams
is
a
great
challenge
because
the
unfavorable
transannular
interactions
and
entropic
barriers
in
transition
state.
We
have
developed
ruthenium-catalyzed
carbonylation
α-aminoaryl-tethered
alkylidenecyclopropanes
(ACPs)
that
allows
for
efficient
preparation
valuable
eight-membered
benzolactams
under
ligand-free
conditions.
amino
group
served
dual
role
both
directing
nucleophile
to
facilitate
metallacycle
formation
carbonylation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(16)
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Herein,
we
successfully
inhibited
the
preferential
homodimerization
and
C-Si/Si-H
bond
cross-exchange
of
benzosilacyclobutenes
monohydro-silacyclobutanes
achieved
first
highly
selective
C-Si/C-Si
reaction
by
deliberately
tuning
Ni-catalytic
system,
which
constitutes
a
powerful
atom-economical
ring
expansion
method
for
preparing
medium-sized
cyclic
compounds
bearing
two
silicon
atoms
at
junction,
are
otherwise
inaccessible.
The
DFT
calculation
explicitly
elucidated
pivotal
role
Si-H
silacyclobutanes
high
strain
substrates
in
realizing
C-Si
bonds
cleavage
reformation
catalytic
cycle.