Organic Letters,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26(2), С. 542 - 546
Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2024
Electrocarboxylation
of
the
C(sp3)–O
bond
in
1,3-oxazolidin-2-ones
with
CO2
to
achieve
β-amino
acids
is
developed.
The
C–O
substrates
can
be
selectively
cleaved
via
single
electron
transfer
on
surface
a
cathode
or
through
CO2•
–
intermediate
under
additive-free
conditions.
A
great
diversity
obtained
moderate
excellent
yield
and
readily
converted
various
biologically
active
compounds.
Chemical Reviews,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
123(19), С. 11269 - 11335
Опубликована: Сен. 26, 2023
Late-stage
functionalization
(LSF)
constitutes
a
powerful
strategy
for
the
assembly
or
diversification
of
novel
molecular
entities
with
improved
physicochemical
biological
activities.
LSF
can
thus
greatly
accelerate
development
medicinally
relevant
compounds,
crop
protecting
agents,
and
functional
materials.
Electrochemical
synthesis
has
emerged
as
an
environmentally
friendly
platform
transformation
organic
compounds.
Over
past
decade,
electrochemical
late-stage
(eLSF)
gained
major
momentum,
which
is
summarized
herein
up
to
February
2023.
eScience,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
2(3), С. 243 - 277
Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2022
Compared
with
general
redox
chemistry,
electrochemistry
using
the
electron
as
a
potent,
controllable,
yet
traceless
alternative
to
chemical
oxidants/reductants
usually
offers
more
sustainable
options
for
achieving
selective
organic
synthesis.
With
its
environmentally
benign
features
gradually
being
uncovered
and
studied,
electrosynthesis
is
currently
undergoing
revival
becoming
rapidly
growing
area
within
synthetic
community.
Among
electrochemical
transformations,
anodically
enabled
ones
have
been
far
extensively
exploited
than
those
driven
by
cathodic
reduction,
although
both
approaches
are
conceptually
attractive.
To
stimulate
development
of
cathodically
reactions,
this
review
summarizes
recently
developed
reductive
electrosynthetic
protocols,
discussing
highlighting
reaction
features,
substrate
scopes,
applications,
plausible
mechanisms
reveal
recent
trends
in
area.
Herein,
reduction-enabled
preparative
transformations
categorized
into
four
types:
reduction
(1)
unsaturated
hydrocarbons,
(2)
heteroatom-containing
carbon-based
systems,
(3)
saturated
C-hetero
or
C–C
polar/strained
bonds,
(4)
hetero-hetero
linkages.
Apart
from
net
electroreductive
few
examples
photo-electrosynthesis
well
paired
electrolysis
also
introduced,
which
offer
opportunities
overcome
certain
limitations
improve
versatility.
The
electrochemically
driven,
transition
metal-catalyzed
cross-couplings
that
comprehensively
discussed
several
other
reviews
not
included
here.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
61(38)
Опубликована: Июль 30, 2022
Abstract
Herein,
an
efficient
and
facile
approach
to
valuable
β‐hydroxy
acid
derivatives
from
readily
available
aryl
epoxides
CO
2
with
high
chemo‐
regioselectivity
under
mild
sustainable
electrochemical
conditions
is
described.
This
showed
broad
substrate
scope
good
functional‐group
compatibility.
In
addition
epoxides,
four‐
six‐membered
cyclic
ethers
could
all
be
tolerated
in
the
reaction
provide
synthetically
useful
hydroxy
acids
efficiency.
Further
late‐stage
carboxylation
of
complex
molecules
drug
demonstrated
its
potential
application
pharmaceutical
industry.
Mechanistic
studies
disclosed
possible
pathways.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
62(23)
Опубликована: Апрель 3, 2023
Carboxylation
of
easily
available
alkenes
with
CO2
is
highly
important
to
afford
value-added
carboxylic
acids.
Although
dicarboxylation
activated
alkenes,
especially
1,3-dienes,
has
been
widely
investigated,
the
challenging
unactivated
1,n-dienes
(n>3)
remains
unexplored.
Herein,
we
report
first
skipped
dienes
via
electrochemistry,
affording
valuable
dicarboxylic
Control
experiments
and
DFT
calculations
support
single
electron
transfer
(SET)
reduction
its
radical
anion,
which
followed
by
sluggish
addition
SET
unstabilized
alkyl
radicals
carbanions
nucleophilic
attack
on
give
desired
products.
This
reaction
features
mild
conditions,
broad
substrate
scope,
facile
derivations
products
promising
application
in
polymer
chemistry.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
62(45)
Опубликована: Сен. 12, 2023
Despite
widespread
use
of
the
deuterium
isotope
effect,
selective
labeling
chemical
molecules
remains
a
major
challenge.
Herein,
facile
and
general
electrochemically
driven,
organic
mediator
enabled
deuteration
styrenes
with
oxide
(D2
O)
as
economical
source
was
reported.
Importantly,
this
transformation
could
be
suitable
for
various
electron
rich
mediated
by
triphenylphosphine
(TPP).
The
reaction
proceeded
under
mild
conditions
without
transition-metal
catalysts,
affording
desired
products
in
good
yields
excellent
D-incorporation
(D-inc,
up
to
>99
%).
Mechanistic
investigations
means
experiments
cyclic
voltammetry
tests
provided
sufficient
support
transformation.
Notably,
method
proved
powerful
tool
late-stage
biorelevant
compounds.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
145(20), С. 10967 - 10973
Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2023
Despite
the
widespread
applications
of
α-hydroxyalkyl
cyclic
amines,
direct
and
diverse
access
to
such
a
class
unique
vicinal
amino
alcohols
still
remains,
date,
challenge.
Here,
through
strategy
electroreductive
α-hydroxyalkylation
inactive
N-heteroarenes
with
ketones
or
electron-rich
arylaldehydes,
we
describe
room
temperature
approach
for
construction
which
features
broad
substrate
scope,
operational
simplicity,
high
chemoselectivity,
no
need
pressurized
H2
gas
transition
metal
catalysts.
The
zinc
ion
generated
from
anode
oxidation
plays
crucial
role
in
activation
both
reactants
by
decreasing
their
reduction
potentials.
electroreduction
combination
Lewis
acids
this
work
is
anticipated
develop
more
useful
transformations.
Chemistry - An Asian Journal,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
17(17)
Опубликована: Июль 6, 2022
Abstract
Carbon
dioxide
(CO
2
)
is
an
abundant,
inexpensive,
renewable
C1
resource
and
the
main
component
of
greenhouse
gas,
thereby
research
for
its
sustainable
efficient
conversion
has
received
notable
attention
in
recent
years.
Electrochemical
organic
synthesis,
as
a
green
synthetic
method,
convinced
to
be
ideal
approach
CO
utilization.
In
this
review,
advances
electrocarboxylation
with
were
summarized
through
different
reaction
types,
which
would
disclose
great
potential
synthesis.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
62(4)
Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2022
Alcohols
and
their
derivatives
are
ubiquitous
versatile
motifs
in
organic
synthesis.
Deoxygenative
transformations
of
these
compounds
often
challenging
due
to
the
thermodynamic
penalty
associated
with
cleavage
C-O
bond.
However,
electrochemically
driven
redox
events
have
been
shown
facilitate
bond
alcohols
either
through
direct
electron
transfer
or
use
mediators
electroactive
catalysts.
Herein,
a
comprehensive
overview
preparative
mediated
protocols
for
activation
functionalization
is
detailed,
including
indirect
electrosynthetic
methods,
as
well
photoelectrochemical
strategies.