Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Pyridine
is
a
versatile
structural
unit
found
in
broad
spectrum
of
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals,
and
materials.
Achieving
selective
meta-functionalization
under
mild
conditions
remains
challenging
due
to
its
inherent
electronic
properties.
In
this
work,
we
accomplished
photoinduced
method
for
meta-selective
sulfonylation
pyridines,
facilitated
by
an
electron
donor-acceptor
(EDA)
complex
between
iodide
ions
sulfonyl
chlorides.
The
reaction
proceeds
via
oxazino-pyridine
intermediate,
with
chloride
acting
as
the
radical
precursor.
This
protocol
stands
out
mild,
photocatalyst-free
conditions,
high
C5-selectivity,
good
scalability,
offering
promising
approach
synthesis
meta-sulfonylated
pyridines.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: April 16, 2025
Metallabenzenes
are
recognized
as
a
unique
class
of
aromatic
compounds,
not
only
structural
and
theoretical
interest
but
also
platforms
to
design
powerful
transformations.
Here,
we
report
the
successful
transmutation
metallabenzene
for
pyridine
synthesis.
This
'metal-to-nitrogen
swapping'
process
utilizes
readily
available
ruthenabenzene
phosphonium
salts
commercially
2-aminopyridines
under
mild
conditions.
The
isolation
ruthena-azepines,
containing
planar
seven-membered
aza-metallacycle,
along
with
DFT
calculations,
supports
nitrogen
insertion/metal
deletion
cascade
driven
by
aromatization.
Additionally,
investigate
tunable
photophysical
properties
resulting
salts.
New Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
48(3), P. 1264 - 1271
Published: Dec. 8, 2023
A
pyridine-based
difluoroboron
compound
with
the
TPA
group
displayed
excellent
AIEE
activity
and
MFC
behavior,
which
was
applied
for
latent
fingerprint
detection
inkless
writing.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
31(2)
Published: Nov. 28, 2024
The
pyridine
core
is
a
crucial
component
in
numerous
FDA-approved
drugs
and
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
regulated
agrochemicals.
It
also
plays
significant
role
ligands
for
transition
metals,
alkaloids,
catalysts,
various
organic
materials
with
diverse
properties,
making
it
one
of
the
most
important
structural
frameworks.
However,
despite
its
significance,
direct
selective
functionalization
still
relatively
underdeveloped
due
to
electron-deficient
nature
strong
coordinating
ability
nitrogen.
Among
variety
synthetic
transformation,
C-H
bond
straightforward
atom
economical
approach
it's
advantageous
late-stage
containing
drugs.
In
recent
years,
innovative
strategies
regioselective
pyridines
azines
have
emerged,
offering
benefits
such
as
high
regioselectivity,
mild
conditions,
enabling
transformations
that
were
challenging
traditional
methods.
This
review
emphasizes
latest
advancements
meta
para-C-H
through
approaches,
including
phosphonium
salts,
photocatalytic
methods,
temporary
de-aromatization,
Minisci-type
reactions,
metal-catalyzed
activation
techniques.
We
discuss
advantages
limitations
these
current
methods
aim
inspire
further
progress
this
field.
Molbank,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2023(3), P. M1710 - M1710
Published: Aug. 9, 2023
Site-selective
functionalization
of
pyridines
is
a
crucial
tool
for
the
synthesis
diverse
pharmaceuticals
and
materials.
We
introduced
diiminium
pyridine
adducts
as
highly
convenient
potent
Lewis
acids.
report
that
tributylphosphine
selectively
adds
to
4-position
in
tetramethyldiiminium
ditrifluoromethanesulfonate,
resulting
formation
title
compound.
This
finding
represents
an
advancement
towards
utilization
units
organic
reagents
or
catalysts
functionalization.
also
employ
computational
models
determine
fluoride
hydride
ion
affinities,
Fukui
function
f+(r),
molecular
electrostatic
potential,
pKa
values,
providing
valuable
insights
future
investigations
this
area.
Angewandte Chemie,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
136(26)
Published: April 18, 2024
Abstract
C(sp
2
)−H
functionalization
offers
an
efficient
strategy
for
the
synthesis
of
various
elaborated
N
‐containing
heteroarenes.
Along
these
lines,
oxazino
pyridines
that
can
be
readily
prepared
from
pyridines,
have
been
introduced
as
powerful
substrates
in
radical‐
and
ionic‐mediated
meta
‐C−H
functionalization.
However,
regioselective
arylation
remains
a
great
challenge.
Herein,
copper‐catalyzed
‐selective
C−H
isoquinolines
through
bench‐stable
dearomatized
intermediates
is
reported.
Electrophilic
aryl‐Cu(III)
species,
generated
accessible
aryl
I(III)
reagents,
enable
‐arylation
broad
range
isoquinolines.
The
method
also
allows
alkenylation
heteroarenes
using
corresponding
alkenyl
I(III)‐reagents.
Late‐stage
drug‐derived
larger‐scale
experiments
demonstrate
potential
this
synthetic
methodology.