Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
21(4), P. 783 - 788
Published: Dec. 20, 2022
A
Cu(I)-catalyzed
three-component
reaction
of
cyclopropenes,
enamines
and
aldehydes
has
been
realized.
This
proceeds
via
the
interception
carbonyl
oxonium
ylide
intermediates
with
α,
β-unsaturated
iminium
ions
that
are
in
situ
generated
from
under
catalysis
Cu(MeCN)4PF6,
leading
to
desired
γ-butenolide
derivatives
good
yields
moderate
diastereoselectivities.
Access
these
tethered
ketone
alkynal
groups
will
expand
structural
diversity
multi-substituted
butenolides.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(30), P. 12042 - 12046
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Under
blue
light
vinyldiazoacetate
reagents
selectively
form
unstable
cyclopropenes
that
undergo
intermolecular
cycloaddition
reactions
at
a
faster
rate
than
their
competitive
ene
dimerization.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(27), P. 14573 - 14580
Published: June 30, 2023
Chiral
N-cyclopropyl
pyrazoles
and
structurally
related
heterocycles
are
prepared
using
an
earth-abundant
copper
catalyst
under
mild
reaction
conditions
with
high
regio-,
diastereo-,
enantiocontrol.
The
observed
N2:N1
regioselectivity
favors
the
more
hindered
nitrogen
of
pyrazole.
Experimental
DFT
studies
support
a
unique
mechanism
that
features
five-centered
aminocupration.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
Sulfone
motifs
play
important
roles
in
bioactive
compounds
and
functional
materials.
The
development
of
efficient
methodologies
for
constructing
sulfonyl-containing
has
thus
attracted
considerable
attention.
Here,
we
introduce
a
protocol
the
preparation
alkyl
aryl
sulfones
under
mild
conditions.
This
employs
β-thioamide
sulfone
as
novel
motif
donor.
It
forms
sulfinates
situ
basic
conditions,
which
then
undergo
cross-coupling
with
intermediates
that
were
generated
from
ligand-free
copper-catalyzed
cyclopropenes
(CPEs)
ring
opening.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 28, 2025
A
chiral
cyclopentadienyl
cobalt(III)-catalyzed
enantioselective
[4
+
1]
annulation
of
N-chlorobenzamides
with
cyclopropenes
is
reported.
The
cobalt
catalyst
engages
in
the
C-H
activation
as
well
promotes
C-C
bond
cleavage
cyclopropene,
rendering
it
a
one-carbon
unit
for
annulation.
reaction
efficiently
constructs
biologically
relevant
isoindolinones
selectivities
up
to
99:1
er
and
>20:1
E/Z
ratios.
cobalt(III)
displays
unique
orthogonal
reactivity
profile
delivering
products,
whereas
its
rhodium(III)
homologue
more
classical
2]
pattern.
Computational
studies
reveal
origin
these
divergences.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(16), P. 3413 - 3418
Published: April 15, 2024
We
report
a
temperature-dependent
divergent
approach
to
synthesize
multisubstituted
cyclopentadienes
through
cobalt-catalyzed
carbon–carbon
(C–C)
bond
activation
of
cyclopropenes
and
ring
expansion
with
internal
alkynes.
By
employing
different
heating
procedures,
two
cyclopentadiene
substitution
isomers
were
efficiently
selectively
constructed.
This
reaction
does
not
require
preactivation
the
metal
catalyst
or
additional
reducing
reagents.
Preliminary
mechanistic
investigations
suggest
that
key
steps
are
oxidative
addition
cyclopropene
cobalt
catalyst,
followed
by
alkyne
insertion
1,5-ester
shift.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(19), P. 4887 - 4894
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
work
describes
a
dual
catalytic
system
for
selective
synthesis
of
α-allyl-1,3-ketoaldehydes
and
α-vinyl-1,4-ketoaldehydes
through
cascade
reactions
hydroxyl
substituted
aromatic
enaminones
with
cyclopropenes
under
zinc
promoted
conditions.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
89(17), P. 12421 - 12431
Published: Aug. 16, 2024
A
highly
adaptable
method
has
been
developed
for
the
alkenylation
of
a
broad
spectrum
inert
alkanes,
employing
milder
reaction
conditions.
Tetrabutylammonium
decatungstate
(TBADT)
serves
as
photocatalyst
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT),
instigating
formation
transient
alkyl
radicals
through
C(sp3)–H
functionalization.
These
exhibit
regioselective
addition
to
cyclopropenes,
followed
by
subsequent
activation
C–C
bonds,
forming
corresponding
vinylated
derivatives.
This
methodology
accommodates
diverse
unreactive
bond
motifs
and
multisubstituted
enabling
efficient
synthesis
functionalized
olefins
with
high
diastereoselectivity.