Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
59(9), P. 1193 - 1196
Published: Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosed
herein
is
an
efficient
organocatalytic
formal
N-H
insertion
reaction
of
arylamines
with
α-keto
sulfoxonium
ylides
bearing
two
aryl
groups,
delivering
a
broad
range
α-tertiary
aminoketones
good
to
excellent
yields
and
enantioselectivities
(up
90%
yield
94%
ee).
The
utilities
this
protocol
were
also
demonstrated
by
facile
preparation
enantioenriched
2-amino-1,2-diarylethanol
different
type
important
building
block
lacking
access.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 1192 - 1209
Published: Dec. 8, 2021
Sulfoxonium
ylides
are
important
surrogates
for
diazo
compounds,
and
their
use
in
industry
as
safer
alternatives
has
been
evaluated
during
recent
years.
Beyond
the
known
classical
transformations,
these
have
also
used
a
surprising
plethora
of
novel
intrinsic
chemical
reactions,
especially
Bench
stability
handling
an
advantage
this
class
organosulfur
molecules.
Despite
this,
efficient
asymmetric
specifically
catalytic
enantioselective
versions,
only
recently
reported,
there
specific
reasons
this.
This
perspective
article
covers
topic
from
first
studies
up
to
latest
advances,
giving
personal
perspectives
showing
main
challenges
area
coming
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 3279 - 3285
Published: Feb. 25, 2022
A
visible
light-driven
photoredox-catalyzed
and
copper(II)-assisted
three-component
radical
addition/hydroxylation
reaction
of
alkenes,
sulfur
ylides,
water
is
reported.
This
process
shows
broad
substrate
scope
high
functional
group
tolerance,
with
respect
to
both
readily
available
ylides
providing
high-yielding
practical
access
valuable
γ-hydroxy
carbonyl
compounds.
Key
the
success
controlled
generation
α-carbonyl
carbon
radicals
from
via
sulfonium
salts
by
a
visible-light-driven
proton-coupled
electron
transfer
(PCET)
strategy
in
mixture
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol/CH2Cl2.
Addition
Cu(TFA)2·H2O
helps
accelerate
radical-cation
crossover
improve
efficiency.
Mechanistic
studies
suggest
that
hydroxy
moiety
products
stems
water.
study
also
builds
up
platform
for
further
investigation
into
synthetic
chemistry
ylides.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 843 - 848
Published: Nov. 29, 2022
While
asymmetric
insertion
of
metal
carbenes
into
H-X
(X
=
C,
N,
O,
etc.)
bonds
has
been
well-established,
control
over
free
is
challenging
due
to
the
presence
strong
background
reactions
and
lack
any
anchor
for
a
catalyst
interaction.
Here
we
have
achieved
first
photo-induced
metal-free
bond
this
type.
With
visible
light
used
as
promoter
chiral
phosphoric
acid
catalyst,
α-diazoesters
aryl
amines
underwent
smooth
N-H
form
enantioenriched
α-aminoesters
with
high
efficiency
good
enantioselectivity
under
mild
conditions.
Key
success
was
use
DMSO
an
additive,
which
served
rapidly
capture
highly
reactive
carbene
intermediate
domesticated
sulfoxonium
ylide.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(7), P. 1161 - 1165
Published: Feb. 9, 2023
The
visible-light-induced
photoredox
carbon
radical
formation
from
aqueous
sulfoxonium
ylides
has
been
demonstrated
for
the
first
time.
While
direct
reduction
of
by
H2O
efficiently
generates
corresponding
hydrocarbon
compounds,
use
additional
alkenes
as
acceptors
alters
chemical
reactivity
to
achieve
alkene
carboarylation
N-arylacrylamides.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
two
different
reaction
pathways
involved
in
resulting
release
dimethyl
sulfone
and
form
DMSO.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(6), P. 1521 - 1526
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
highly
efficient
[4
+
1]
annulation
of
sulfur
ylide
salts
and
o
-sulfonamido
aldimines
for
construction
valuable
2,3-disubstituted
indolines
is
reported.
It
worth
noting
that
indoles
could
also
be
synthesized
by
this
cascade
reaction.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(1), P. 62 - 67
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
We
have
found
a
chameleonic
reactivity
of
imidoyl
sulfoxonium
ylides.
On
the
one
hand,
ylides
react
with
electron-deficient
reagents,
such
as
alkynyl
esters,
to
lead
formation
1,2-dihydro-pyridines.
The
methyl
group
attached
sulfur
atom
acts
methylene
donor.
other
pyridinium
1,4-zwitterionic
thiolates,
which
leads
functionalized
pyrroles.
Both
transformations
feature
mild
reaction
conditions
and
good
functional
tolerance.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(4), P. 2779 - 2788
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
Catalytic
enantioselective
α-chlorination
of
ketones
is
a
highly
desirable
process.
Different
from
the
conventional
approaches
that
employ
corrosive
electrophilic
chlorination
reagents,
process
disclosed
here
employs
nucleophilic
chloride,
aqueous
NaCl
solution,
and
even
seawater,
as
green
inexpensive
chlorine
sources.
This
mechanistically
distinct
electronically
opposite
approach
provides
facile
access
to
diverse
enantioenriched
acyclic
α-chloro
are
less
straightforward
by
approaches.
With
chiral
thiourea
catalyst,
range
racemic
α-keto
sulfonium
salts
underwent
enantioconvergent
carbon–chlorine
bond
formation
with
high
efficiency
excellent
enantioselectivity
under
mild
conditions.
The
motif
plays
crucial
triple
role
permitting
smooth
dynamic
kinetic
resolution
take
place
via
anion
binding
mechanism
in
well-designed
phase-transfer
system.
protocol
represents
new
general
platform
for
asymmetric
α-functionalization
carbonyl
compounds.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(16), P. 5832 - 5868
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Organocatalytic
asymmetric
synthesis
has
evolved
over
the
years
and
continues
to
attract
interest
of
many
researchers
worldwide.
Enantiopure
noncanonical
amino
acids
(ncAAs)
are
valuable
building
blocks
in
organic
synthesis,
medicinal
chemistry,
chemical
biology.
They
employed
elaboration
peptides
proteins
with
enhanced
activities
and/or
improved
properties
compared
their
natural
counterparts,
as
chiral
catalysts,
ligand
design,
for
syntheses
complex
molecules,
including
products.
The
linkage
ncAA
enantioselective
organocatalysis,
subject
this
perspective,
tries
imitate
biosynthetic
process.
Herein,
we
present
contemporary
earlier
developments
field
organocatalytic
activation
simple
feedstock
materials,
providing
potential
ncAAs
diverse
side
chains,
unique
three-dimensional
structures,
a
high
degree
functionality.
These
strategies,
useful
forging
wide
range
C-C,
C-H,
C-N
bonds
combinations
thereof,
vary
from
classical
name
reactions,
such
Ugi,
Strecker,
Mannich
most
advanced
concepts
deracemisation,
transamination,
carbene
N-H
insertion.
Concurrently,
some
interesting
mechanistic
studies/models,
information
on
chirality
transfer
Finally,
perspective
highlights,
through
diversity
(AAs)
not
selected
by
nature
protein
incorporation,
generic
modes
activation,
induction,
reactivity
commonly
used,
enamine,
hydrogen
bonding,
Brønsted
acids/bases,
phase-transfer
reflecting
increasingly
important
role
applied
chemistry.