Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(2), P. 277 - 283
Published: Nov. 10, 2023
A
molecular
editing
strategy
to
construct
quinoxalinones
from
chromones
and
benzimidazolylidene
N
-heterocyclic
carbenes
(NHCs)
was
developed.
The
C2
atoms
of
the
were
incorporated
into
via
ring
expansion
NHCs.
Nature Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 741 - 748
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
Abstract
Skeletal
editing
is
a
straightforward
synthetic
strategy
for
precise
substitution
or
rearrangement
of
atoms
in
core
ring
structures
complex
molecules;
it
enables
quick
diversification
compounds
that
not
possible
by
applying
peripheral
strategies.
Previously
reported
skeletal
common
arenes
mainly
relies
on
carbene-
nitrene-type
insertion
reactions
rearrangements.
Although
powerful,
efficient
and
applicable
to
late-stage
heteroarene
structure
modification,
these
strategies
cannot
be
used
pyridines.
Here
we
report
the
direct
pyridines
through
atom-pair
swap
from
CN
CC
generate
benzenes
naphthalenes
modular
fashion.
Specifically,
use
sequential
dearomatization,
cycloaddition
rearomatizing
retrocycloaddition
one-pot
sequence
transform
parent
into
bearing
diversified
substituents
at
specific
sites,
as
defined
reaction
components.
Applications
pyridine
cores
several
drugs
are
demonstrated.
Chem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(6), P. 1940 - 1949
Published: June 1, 2024
The
skeletal
editing
of
heteroarenes
introduces
new
disconnections
to
the
chemistry
lexicon,
enabling
interconversion
ring
systems
via
selective
breaking/re-making
carbon
framework.
We
describe
one-pot
transformation
pyridines
into
benzene
derivatives,
using
a
nucleophilic
addition
ring-opening/ring-closing
(ANRORC)
process
with
soft
nucleophiles
such
as
malonate.
Triflic
anhydride
activates
pyridine
ANRORC
synthesis
an
isolable
amine
intermediate,
which
aromatizes
on
simple
heating.
reaction
has
been
exemplified
room
temperature
protocol,
along
direct
syntheses
drug-like,
tertiary-alkylated,
and
isotopically
labeled
benzoates.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(20), P. 4280 - 4285
Published: May 13, 2024
Reactions
that
change
the
identity
of
an
atom
within
a
ring
system
are
emerging
as
valuable
tools
for
site-selective
editing
molecular
structures.
Herein,
we
describe
expansion
underdeveloped
transformation
directly
converts
azaarene-derived
N-oxides
to
all-carbon
arenes.
This
transmutation
exhibits
good
functional
group
tolerance
and
replaces
N-oxide
moiety
with
either
unsubstituted,
substituted,
or
isotopically
labeled
carbon
atoms
in
single
laboratory
operation.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(14), P. 4041 - 4053
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
paper
primarily
focuses
on
the
editing
of
nitrogen
atoms,
encompassing
insertion
N,
substitution
C
with
and
utilization
15
N
in
place
14
for
construction
N-heterocycles.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(5)
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Heteroarene
skeletal
editing
is
gaining
popularity
in
synthetic
chemistry.
Transmuting
single
atoms
generates
molecules
that
have
distinctly
varied
properties,
thereby
fostering
potent
molecular
exchanges
can
be
extensively
used
to
synthesize
functional
molecules.
Herein,
we
present
a
convenient
protocol
for
nitrogen-carbon
single-atom
transmutations
isoquinolines,
which
inspired
by
the
Wittig
reaction
and
enables
easy
access
substituted
naphthalene
derivatives.
The
uses
an
inexpensive
commercially
available
phosphonium
ylide
as
carbon
source
furnish
wide
range
of
naphthalenes.
key
success
this
transformation
formation
triene
intermediate
through
ring
opening,
undergoes
6π-electrocyclization
elimination
processes
afford
product.
Furthermore,
strategy
facile
synthesis
13
C-labeled
naphthalenes
using
CH
3
PPh
I
commercial
C
facilitates
modifying
directing
group
C─H
functionalization.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 4, 2024
Abstract
Developing
skeletal
editing
tools
is
not
a
trivial
task,
and
realizing
the
corresponding
single-atom
transmutation
in
ring
system
without
altering
size
even
more
challenging.
Here,
we
introduce
strategy
that
enables
polycyclic
arenols,
highly
prevalent
motif
bioactive
molecules,
to
be
readily
converted
into
N
-heteroarenes
through
carbon–nitrogen
transmutation.
The
reaction
features
selective
nitrogen
insertion
C–C
bond
of
arenol
frameworks
by
azidative
dearomatization
aryl
migration,
followed
ring-opening,
ring-closing
(ANRORC)
achieve
carbon-to-nitrogen
aromatic
framework
arenol.
Using
widely
available
arenols
as
-heteroarene
precursors,
this
alternative
approach
allows
streamlined
assembly
complex
heteroaromatics
with
broad
functional
group
tolerance.
Finally,
pertinent
transformations
products,
including
synthesis
biheteroarene
skeletons,
were
conducted
exhibited
significant
potential
materials
chemistry.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(29), P. 19660 - 19666
Published: July 12, 2024
Late-stage
derivatization
of
drug-like
functional
groups
can
accelerate
drug
discovery
efforts
by
swiftly
exchanging
hydrogen-bond
donors
with
acceptors,
or
modulating
key
physicochemical
properties
like
logP,
solubility,
polar
surface
area.
A
proven
strategy
to
improve
ligand
potency
is
extend
the
displace
water
molecules
that
are
mediating
interactions
a
receptor.
Inspired
this
application,
we
developed
method
regioselectively
transmute
nitrogen
atom
from
pyridine
into
carbon
bearing
an
ester,
flexible
group
handle.
We
applied
variety
substituted
pyridines,
as
well
late-stage
transformation
FDA-approved
drugs.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(37), P. 15205 - 15211
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
targeted
and
selective
replacement
of
a
single
atom
in
an
aromatic
system
represents
powerful
strategy
for
the
rapid
interconversion
molecular
scaffolds.
Herein,
we
report
pyridine-to-benzene
transformation