Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
135(32)
Published: June 13, 2023
Abstract
Leveraging
the
unexplored
regions
of
chemical
space,
integration
spirocyclic
cyclobutane
in
a
molecular
scaffold
opens
up
new
vista
modern
drug
discovery.
Despite
recent
advancements
achieving
synthesis
such
motifs,
strategies
for
their
asymmetric
construction
have
not
been
well‐recognized
and
remain
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
first
time,
we
demonstrated
chiral
Brønsted
acid‐catalyzed
enantioselective
1‐azaspiro
cyclobutanone
enabled
by
an
unusual
reactivity
enamine
that
explore
potentiality
Heyns
rearrangement
upon
electrophilic
modification.
This
design
strategy
offers
viable
access
to
wide
range
containing
spiroindoline
spiropyrrolidine
derivatives
good
yields
with
excellent
stereoselectivities
(up
>99
%
ee
,
>20
:
1
dr
).
Furthermore,
practicality
this
methodology
has
shown
scale‐up
products
facile
post‐synthetic
modifications.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(44)
Published: Sept. 14, 2022
Abstract
An
efficient
catalytic
asymmetric
[2+2]
cycloaddition
of
allenyl
imide
and
mono‐
or
disubstituted
alkenes
is
disclosed.
The
key
feature
this
method
the
use
bidentate
weakly
activated
less
steric
hindered
alkene
pair
by
utilizing
chiral
magnesium(II)
complex
N
,
N′
‐dioxide,
which
could
provide
through‐space
dispersion
interactions
to
orientate
arrangement
alkene.
This
protocol
allows
generation
a
series
axially
cyclobutenes
four‐membered
ring‐containing
spirocycles
(80
examples)
in
high
yield
(up
99
%)
with
excellent
enantioselectivity
>99
%
ee
),
late‐stage
modification
biologically
active
molecules
as
well.
Experimental
studies
DFT
calculations
revealed
that
proceeded
via
stepwise
mechanism
involving
short‐lived
zwitterionic
intermediate.
π‐π
interaction
between
amide
moiety
ligand
was
crucial
for
enantiocontrol.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(32)
Published: June 13, 2023
Leveraging
the
unexplored
regions
of
chemical
space,
integration
spirocyclic
cyclobutane
in
a
molecular
scaffold
opens
up
new
vista
modern
drug
discovery.
Despite
recent
advancements
achieving
synthesis
such
motifs,
strategies
for
their
asymmetric
construction
have
not
been
well-recognized
and
remain
formidable
challenge.
Herein,
first
time,
we
demonstrated
chiral
Brønsted
acid-catalyzed
enantioselective
1-azaspiro
cyclobutanone
enabled
by
an
unusual
reactivity
enamine
that
explore
potentiality
Heyns
rearrangement
upon
electrophilic
modification.
This
design
strategy
offers
viable
access
to
wide
range
containing
spiroindoline
spiropyrrolidine
derivatives
good
yields
with
excellent
stereoselectivities
(up
>99
%
ee,
>20
:
1
dr).
Furthermore,
practicality
this
methodology
has
shown
scale-up
products
facile
post-synthetic
modifications.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(14), P. 10882 - 10892
Published: July 4, 2024
The
key
structure
of
β-aminosilanes
has
attracted
significant
interest
because
their
latent
biological
activities
in
the
field
medicinal
chemistry.
However,
structural
variety
been
significantly
constrained
by
absence
a
comprehensive
synthetic
approach.
Thus,
development
regiodivergent
catalytic
systems
for
construction
structurally
diverse
via
an
intermolecular
cycloaddition
strategy
would
represent
addition
to
limited
toolkit
available
synthesis.
We
herein
present
attractive
approach
synthesis
through
regioselective
N-allenamides
with
expansion
silacyclobutanes
catalyzed
Pd/PR3.
Just
selecting
suitable
protecting
group
N-allenamides,
regioselectivity
is
completely
switched
efficiently
provide
two
regioisomers
silacyclic
β-aminosilanes.
Two
regioselectivities
were
proceeded
during
migratory
insertion
and
reductive
elimination
process,
origin
which
could
be
well
rationalized
using
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(8), P. 2281 - 2310
Published: Aug. 2, 2022
This
review
provides
a
summary
of
recently
published
developments
in
the
field
nonprecious
metal
catalysis
(NPMC)
and
highlights
range
synthetic
applications
captured
research
between
July
October
2021.
is
an
installment
series
on
this
area
briefing
Ni,
Cu,
Fe,
Co
catalysis.
There
has
been
evident
increase
publications
NPMC,
which
indicates
widespread
interest
among
laboratories
academia
industry
development
utilization
catalytic
these
metals.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(45)
Published: Sept. 19, 2022
The
[2+2]
cycloaddition
of
allenes
with
alkenes
is
much
interest
and
importance
as
a
straightforward
route
for
the
construction
four-membered
carbocycles
but
has
remained
underexplored
to
date.
Herein
we
report
first
time
intermolecular
regio-
diastereoselective
formal
wide
range
amino-functionalized
by
half-sandwich
rare-earth
catalysts.
reaction
proceeded
through
an
allene
C(sp2
)-H
activation
mechanism
initiated
site-selective
deprotonation
unit
metal
alkyl
species
followed
alkene
insertion
into
resulting
metal-allenyl
bond
subsequent
intramolecular
C=C
bond.
This
protocol
offers
unique
synthesis
new
family
cyclobutane
cyclobutene
derivatives
which
were
difficult
access
previously.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
20(46), P. 9069 - 9084
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
review
covers
recent
advances
in
the
development
of
new
methods
involving
amination
and
alkoxylation
reactions
on
N
-allenamides
covering
cycloaddition,
carbofunctionalization,
halogenofunctionalization
as
well
hydrofunctionalization
reactions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(51)
Published: Oct. 21, 2022
Chiral
oxindoles
are
important
chemical
scaffolds
found
in
many
natural
products,
and
their
enantioselective
synthesis
thus
attracts
considerable
attention.
Highly
diastereo-
synthetic
methods
for
constructing
C3
quaternary
have
been
well-developed.
However,
the
efficient
of
chiral
3-substituted
tertiary
has
rarely
reported
due
to
ease
racemization
stereocenter
via
enolization.
Therefore,
we
herein
report
on
multicomponent
assembly
(from
N-aryl
diazoamides,
aldehydes,
enamines/indoles)
complex
by
cooperative
catalysis.
These
reactions
proceed
under
mild
conditions
show
broad
substrate
scope,
affording
desired
coupling
products
(>90
examples)
with
good
excellent
stereocontrol.
Additionally,
this
research
also
demonstrates
potential
annulation
6,6,5-tricyclic
lactone
core
structure
Speradine
A.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
145(1), P. 610 - 625
Published: Dec. 20, 2022
Enantioselective
[2
+
2]
cyclization
between
an
imine
and
a
carbon–carbon
double
bond
is
versatile
strategy
to
build
chiral
azetidines.
However,
α-branched
allenoates
have
never
been
successfully
applied
in
reactions
with
imines,
as
they
always
undergo
Kwon's
[4
annulation
previous
catalytic
methods.
Herein,
simple
situ
generated
magnesium
catalyst
was
employed
achieve
the
enantioselective
reaction
of
DPP-imines
for
first
time.
Insightful
experiments
including
KIE
experiments,
controlled
Hammett
plot
analysis,
31P
NMR
studies
initial
intermediates
indicate
that
current
most
likely
involves
asynchronous
concerted
transition
state.
Further
mechanistic
investigations
by
combining
kinetic
studies,
ESI
coordination
complexes,
on
rates
under
different
loading
amounts
provided
details
this
allenoates.
This
new
approach
synthesis
various
aza-heterocycles,
key
intermediate
lipid-lowering
agent
Ezetimibe.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 10, 2025
A
palladium-catalyzed
[3
+
2]
cycloaddition
of
cyclopropenones
with
N-allenamides
has
been
developed.
This
methodology
facilitates
the
synthesis
γ-amino-α'-methylenecyclopentenones
in
moderate
to
excellent
yields
good
regioselectivity
and
compatibility
various
functional
groups.
The
employment
as
versatile
2C
synthons
enables
simultaneous
incorporation
both
a
nitrogen
atom
methylene
group
into
cyclopentenones.
Furthermore,
this
approach
exhibits
reverse
when
compared
general
allenes.
Density
theory
calculations
successfully
elucidated
origin
observed
regioselectivity.