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
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(4), P. 2845 - 2854
Published: Jan. 18, 2024
In
this
report,
we
developed
a
unified
and
standardized
one-pot
sequence
that
converts
pyridine
derivatives
into
1,2-diazepines
by
inserting
nitrogen
atom.
This
skeletal
transformation
capitalizes
on
the
in
situ
generation
of
1-aminopyridinium
ylides,
which
rearrange
under
UV
light
irradiation.
A
thorough
evaluation
key
parameters
(wavelength,
reaction
conditions,
activating
agent)
allowed
us
to
elaborate
simple,
mild,
user-friendly
protocol.
The
model
was
extrapolated
more
than
40
examples,
including
drug
derivatives,
affording
unique
7-membered
structures.
Mechanistic
evidence
supports
transient
presence
diazanorcaradiene
species.
Finally,
pertinent
transformations
products,
ring
contraction
reactions
form
pyrazoles,
were
conducted
paved
way
broad
application
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(5), P. 2939 - 2943
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
A
practical
method
for
the
synthesis
of
15N-labeled
azines
with
a
high
degree
isotopic
enrichment
is
described.
Activation
azine
heterocycles
an
electron-deficient
arene
allows
facile
substitution
nitrogen
atom
specifically
designed
reagent
that
undergoes
canonical
ANRORC-type
mechanism.
wide
range
can
be
converted
to
their
corresponding
15N
isotopologs
using
this
method,
and
it
also
dearomative
access
reduced
heterocyclic
congeners.
short
formal
15N-solifenacin
accomplished
as
well
demonstrate
application
generating
labeled
pharmaceuticals.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(32), P. 17570 - 17576
Published: Aug. 3, 2023
In
this
study,
we
describe
the
direct
insertion
of
an
intramolecular
nitrogen
atom
into
aromatic
C–C
bond.
transformation,
carbamoyl
azides
are
activated
by
a
Rh
catalyst
and
subsequently
directly
inserted
bond
arene
ring
to
access
fused
azepine
products.
This
transformation
is
challenging,
owing
existence
competitive
C–H
amination
pathway.
The
use
paddlewheel
dirhodium
complex
Rh2(esp)2
effectively
inhibited
undesired
insertion.
Density
functional
theory
calculations
were
performed
reveal
reaction
mechanism
origin
chemoselectivity
Rh-catalyzed
reactions.
novel
products
highly
robust
allow
for
downstream
diversification.
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 1030 - 1076
Published: Nov. 18, 2023
Synthetic
chemistry
plays
an
indispensable
role
in
drug
discovery,
contributing
to
hit
compounds
identification,
lead
optimization,
candidate
drugs
preparation,
and
so
on.
As
Nobel
Prize
laureate
James
Black
emphasized,
"the
most
fruitful
basis
for
the
discovery
of
a
new
is
start
with
old
drug"
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Aug. 29, 2023
Classical
metalation
reactions
such
as
the
metal-halogen
exchange
have
had
a
transformative
impact
on
organic
synthesis
owing
to
their
broad
applicability
in
building
carbon-carbon
bonds
from
carbon-halogen
bonds.
Extending
logic
metal-carbon
would
enable
direct
modification
of
carbon
frameworks
with
new
implications
retrosynthetic
analysis.
However,
transformation
requires
selective
cleavage
highly
inert
chemical
and
formation
stable
intermediates
amenable
further
synthetic
elaborations,
hence
its
development
has
remained
considerably
challenging.
Here
we
introduce
skeletal
strategy
that
allows
lactams,
prevalent
motif
bioactive
molecules,
be
readily
converted
into
well-defined,
synthetically
useful
organonickel
reagents.
The
reaction
features
activation
unstrained
amide
C-N
mediated
by
an
easily
prepared
Ni(0)
reagent,
followed
CO
deinsertion
dissociation
under
mild
room
temperature
conditions
formal
carbonyl-to-nickel-exchange
process.
underlying
principles
this
unique
reactivity
are
rationalized
organometallic
computational
studies.
is
applied
excision
isotope
underscoring
potential
synthesis.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(47), P. 8419 - 8423
Published: Nov. 20, 2023
Recent
advances
in
single-atom
insertion
reactions
have
opened
up
new
synthetic
approaches
for
molecular
diversification.
Developing
innovative
strategies
to
directly
transform
biologically
relevant
molecules,
without
any
prefunctionalization,
is
key
further
expanding
the
scope
and
utility
of
such
transformations.
Herein,
direct
access
quinazolines
pyrimidines
from
corresponding
unprotected
1H-indoles
1H-pyrroles
reported,
relying
on
implementation
lithium
bis(trimethylsilyl)amide
(LiHMDS)
as
a
novel
nitrogen
atom
source
combination
with
commercially
available
hypervalent
iodine
reagents.
Further
application
this
strategy
late-stage
settings
demonstrates
its
potential
lead
structure
diversification
campaigns.