Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(22), P. 4156 - 4161
Published: May 25, 2023
An
aza-variation
on
[2,3]-sigmatropic
rearrangement
of
allylic
sulfimides
was
developed.
In
this
process,
enolization
N-acyl
iminosulfinamides
followed
by
O-silylation
to
generate
O-silyl
N-iminosulfinyl
N,O-ketene
aminal
intermediates,
which
undergo
a
[2,3]-shift
afford
α-sulfenylamino
imidates
that
were
converted
the
corresponding
carboxamides
after
desilylation
triggered
acidic
aqueous
workup.
Chirality
is
transferred
from
sulfur
stereocenter
α-carbon,
thereby
enabling
enantioselective
installation
an
amino
group
at
α-position
amides.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(10)
Published: Jan. 14, 2023
[2,3]-Sigmatropic
rearrangement
reaction
involving
sulfonium
ylide
(Doyle-Kirmse
reaction)
generated
from
metal
carbenes
represents
one
of
the
powerful
methods
for
construction
C(sp3
)-S
and
C-C
bonds.
Although
significant
advances
have
been
achieved,
asymmetric
versions
via
generation
ylides
rarely
reported
to
date,
they
so
far
limited
diazo
compounds
as
carbene
precursors.
Here,
we
describe
a
copper-catalyzed
enantioselective
Doyle-Kirmse
azide-ynamide
cyclization,
leading
practical
divergent
assembly
an
array
chiral
[1,4]thiazino[3,2-b]indoles
bearing
quaternary
carbon
stereocenter
in
generally
moderate
excellent
yields
enantioselectivities.
Importantly,
this
protocol
unique
catalytic
non-diazo
approach
unprecedented
[2,3]-sigmatropic
α-imino
carbenes.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
ConspectusIn
the
past
decade,
single-atom
skeletal
editing,
which
involves
precise
insertion,
deletion,
or
exchange
of
single
atoms
in
core
skeleton
a
molecule,
has
emerged
as
promising
synthetic
strategy
for
rapid
construction
diversification
complex
molecules
without
laborious
de
novo
processes.
Among
them,
carbene-initiated
editing
is
particularly
appealing
due
to
ready
availability
and
diverse
reactivities
carbene
species.
The
initial
endeavors
modify
heteroarenes
through
carbon-atom
insertion
could
date
back
1881,
when
Ciamician
Denstedt
described
conversion
pyrroles
pyridines
by
trapping
haloform-derived
free
carbene.
Despite
its
potential
value,
general
applicability
this
one-carbon
seen
limited
progress
poor
yields
harsh
reaction
conditions.
Significant
advances
via
were
achieved
only
3
years
Levin,
Ball,
Xu,
Song,
Glorius,
others.
hallmark
these
approaches
facile
halocyclopropanation
followed
regioselective
ring
opening
facilitated
expulsion
halide
ion.
Consequently,
specially
designed
α-halocarbene
precursors,
such
haloform
derivatives,
α-halodiazoacetates,
chlorodiazirines,
α-chlorodiazo
oxime
esters,
can
be
employed
achieve
Ciamician–Denstedt-type
editing.
This
not
limits
types
functional
groups
installed
on
expansion
products
but
also
prevents
their
widespread
adoption,
especially
late-stage
contexts.
enduring
quest
develop
environmentally
friendly
versatile
superior
group
compatibility,
application
diversifications
investigation
mechanistic
insights
into
carbon
reactions
remain
fundamental
objective.In
our
over
5
years,
we
have
developed
o-trifluoromethylbenzenesulfonylhydrazones
(named
Triftosylhydrazones)
operationally
safe
easily
decomposable
diazo
surrogates
explored
various
challenging
catalytic
transfer
reactions.
Recently,
put
great
efforts
expanding
scope
unlocking
triftosylhydrazones
precursors
Since
2018,
realized
range
acyclic
1,3-dicarbonyls
with
silver
carbenes
access
1,4-dicarbonyls,
proceeding
cyclopropanation/ring-opening
process.
Inspired
results,
recently
demonstrated
series
transition-metal-catalyzed
highly
selective
medicinally
interesting
like
pyrroles,
indoles,
1,2-diazoles
carbenic
insertion.
We
then
strained
three-membered
nitrogen-
oxygen-containing
heterocycles
single-carbon
atoms.
In
Account,
present
an
overview
achievements
heterocycles,
organized
based
three
situ-generated
key
intermediates,
cyclopropane,
N-ylide,
O-ylide
from
focus
scopes,
features,
applications.
hope
that
Account
will
provide
valuable
contribute
development
new
methodologies
both
chemistry
fields.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6681), P. 395 - 401
Published: Jan. 25, 2024
An
important
challenge
in
enantioselective
catalysis
is
developing
strategies
for
the
precise
synthesis
of
neighboring
congested
all-carbon
quaternary
stereocenters.
The
well-defined
transition
states
[3,3]-sigmatropic
rearrangements
and
their
underlying
stereospecificity
render
them
powerful
tools
such
arrays.
However,
this
type
pericyclic
reaction
remains
notoriously
difficult
to
catalyze,
especially
an
fashion.
Herein,
we
describe
reductive
Eschenmoser-Claisen
rearrangement
catalyzed
by
chiral
1,3,2-diazaphospholene-hydrides.
This
developed
transformation
enables
full
control
two
newly
formed
acyclic
stereogenic
centers,
leading
amides
with
vicinal
quaternary-tertiary
or
quaternary-quaternary
carbon
atoms.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(25), P. 16982 - 16989
Published: June 13, 2024
Catalytic
asymmetric
dearomatization
(CADA)
reactions
have
evolved
into
an
efficient
strategy
for
accessing
chiral
polycyclic
and
spirocyclic
scaffolds
from
readily
available
planar
aromatics.
Despite
the
significant
developments,
CADA
reaction
of
naphthalenes
remains
underdeveloped.
Herein,
we
report
a
Gd(III)-catalyzed
naphthalene
with
PyBox
ligand
via
visible-light-enabled
[4
+
2]
cycloaddition.
This
features
application
Gd/PyBox
complex,
which
regulates
reactivity
selectivity
simultaneously,
in
excited-state
catalysis.
A
wide
range
functional
groups
is
compatible
this
protocol,
giving
highly
enantioenriched
bridged
polycycles
excellent
yields
(up
to
96%)
>20:1
chemoselectivity,
dr,
>99%
ee).
The
synthetic
utility
demonstrated
by
2
mmol
scale
reaction,
removal
directing
group,
diversifications
products.
Preliminary
mechanistic
experiments
are
performed
elucidate
mechanism.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 30, 2025
The
complicated
mechanism
makes
the
regiodivergent
rearrangement
of
ammonium
ylide
seem
to
be
out
reach.
Herein,
we
reported
a
gramine
well
controlled
by
substituents.
Density
functional
theory
studies
reveal
that
with
more
steric
hindrance
substituent
2-diazo-2-arylacetate
goes
through
stepwise
yield
both
kinetically
and
thermodynamically
preferred
[1,2]-rearrangement
product.
In
contrast,
less
ethyl
diazoacetate
concerted
generate
[2,3]-rearrangement
product,
which
is
favored
as
result
release
ring
strain
in
transition
state.
This
study
would
open
up
avenues
grasp
ylide,
will
promote
application
skeletal
editing
synthesis
complex
natural
products.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(13)
Published: Jan. 26, 2023
Compared
to
γ-addition,
the
α-addition
of
α-branched
β,γ-unsaturated
aldehydes
faces
larger
steric
hindrance
and
disrupts
π-π
conjugation,
which
might
be
why
very
few
examples
are
reported.
In
this
article,
a
highly
diastereo-
enantioselective
α-regioselective
Mannich
reaction
isatin-derived
ketimines
with
α-,
β-
or
γ-branched
aldehydes,
generated
in
situ
from
Meinwald
rearrangement
vinyl
epoxides,
is
realized
by
using
chiral
N,N'-dioxide/ScIII
catalysts.
A
series
α-quaternary
allyl
homoallylic
alcohols
vicinal
multisubstituted
stereocenters
constructed
excellent
yields,
good
d.r.
ee
values.
Experimental
studies
DFT
(density
functional
theory)
calculations
reveal
that
large
ligand
Boc
(tButyloxy
carbonyl)
protecting
group
imines
critical
factors
for
α-regioselectivity.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(24)
Published: April 8, 2024
We
here
reported
a
highly
stereoselective
method
for
the
synthesis
of
polysubstituted
conjugated
dienes
from
α-aryl
α-diazo
alkynyl
ketones
and
pyrazole-substituted
unsymmetric
aminals
under
mild
conditions,
which
was
promoted
by
photo-irridation
involved
with
1,6-dipolar
intermediate
quadruple
sigmatropic
rearrangements,
successfully
developed.
In
this
transformation,
cleavage
four
bonds
recombination
five
were
implemented
in
one
operational
step.
This
protocol
provided
modular
tool
constructing
amines,
pyrazoles
α-alkynyl-α-diazoketones
one-pot
manner.
The
results
mechanistic
investigation
indicated
that
plausible
reaction
path
underwent
1,6-sigmatropic
rearrangement
instead
1,5-sigmatropic
rearrangement.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: June 30, 2023
Abstract
Prenylated
and
reverse-prenylated
indolines
are
privileged
scaffolds
in
numerous
naturally
occurring
indole
alkaloids
with
a
broad
spectrum
of
important
biological
properties.
Development
straightforward
stereoselective
methods
to
enable
the
synthesis
structurally
diverse
prenylated
indoline
derivatives
is
highly
desirable
challenging.
In
this
context,
most
direct
approaches
achieve
goal
generally
rely
on
transition-metal-catalyzed
dearomative
allylic
alkylation
electron-rich
indoles.
However,
electron-deficient
indoles
much
less
explored,
probably
due
their
diminished
nucleophilicity.
Herein,
photoredox-catalyzed
tandem
Giese
radical
addition/Ireland–Claisen
rearrangement
disclosed.
Diastereoselective
prenylation
reverse-prenylation
proceed
smoothly
under
mild
conditions.
An
array
tertiary
α-silylamines
as
precursors
readily
incorporated
2,3-disubstituted
high
functional
compatibility
excellent
diastereoselectivity
(>20:1
d.r.).
The
corresponding
transformations
secondary
provide
biologically
lactam-fused
one-pot
synthesis.
Subsequently,
plausible
photoredox
pathway
proposed
based
control
experiments.
preliminary
bioactivity
study
reveals
potential
anticancer
property
these
appealing
indolines.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(32)
Published: June 15, 2023
We
realized
a
highly
efficient
formal
[1,2]-sigmatropic
rearrangement
of
ammonium
ylides
generated
from
3-methylene-azetidines
and
α-diazo
pyrazoamides.
The
employ
readily
available
chiral
cobalt(II)
complex
N,N'-dioxide
enabled
the
ring-expansion
azetidines,
affording
variety
quaternary
prolineamide
derivatives
with
excellent
yield
(up
to
99
%)
enantioselectivity
%
ee)
under
mild
reaction
condition.
For
ylides,
installation
pyrazoamide
group
as
masked
brick
build
scaffolds
proved
successful.
enantioselective
ring
expansion
process
was
elucidated
by
DFT
calculations.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
42(18), P. 2223 - 2227
Published: May 14, 2024
Comprehensive
Summary
Allenes,
served
as
highly
sought‐after
building
blocks,
are
an
indispensable
component
of
synthetic
chemistry.
Their
utility
in
modulating
the
chemical,
physical,
and
pharmaceutical
properties
organic
compounds
make
allenes
a
desirable
choice
various
applications.
Here,
we
report
facile
method
for
atom‐economical
synthesis
propargyl
allenylamines
via
underdeveloped
[2,3]‐sigmatropic
rearrangement.
Our
strategy
employs
easily
accessible
propargylamines
starting
materials,
which
first
converted
into
ammonium
salts,
followed
by
base‐promoted
This
one‐pot,
two‐step
reaction
proceeds
absence
transition
metals,
displays
very
broad
scope,
does
not
require
introduction
electron‐withdrawing
group
materials.