Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2025
Alcohols
and
aryl
carboxylic
acids
are
among
the
most
commercially
abundant,
synthetically
versatile,
operationally
convenient
building
blocks
in
organic
chemistry.
Despite
their
widespread
availability,
direct
formation
of
C(sp3)-C(sp2)
bonds
from
these
functional
groups
remains
a
challenge.
Recently,
our
group
developed
robust
protocols
to
harness
alcohols
as
alkyl
radical
precursors,
but
activation
relatively
unexplored.
Herein,
we
describe
merger
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)-mediated
deoxygenation
nickel-mediated
decarbonylation
toward
bond
formation.
The
utility
this
method
is
demonstrated
through
synthesis
diverse
range
aryl-alkyl
cross-coupled
products
late-stage
functionalization
complex
molecules,
including
drugs,
natural
products,
biomolecules.
Chemical Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024
Cross-electrophile
coupling
(XEC),
defined
by
us
as
the
cross-coupling
of
two
different
σ-electrophiles
that
is
driven
catalyst
reduction,
has
seen
rapid
progression
in
recent
years.
As
such,
this
review
aims
to
summarize
field
from
its
beginnings
up
until
mid-2023
and
provide
comprehensive
coverage
on
synthetic
methods
current
state
mechanistic
understanding.
Chapters
are
split
type
bond
formed,
which
include
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
145(39), С. 21189 - 21196
Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2023
The
coupling
of
carboxylic
acids
and
amines
to
form
amide
linkages
is
the
most
commonly
performed
reaction
in
pharmaceutical
industry.
Herein,
we
report
a
new
strategy
that
merges
these
traditional
partners
generate
sulfonamides,
important
bioisosteres.
This
method
leverages
copper
ligand-to-metal
charge
transfer
(LMCT)
convert
aromatic
sulfonyl
chlorides,
followed
by
one-pot
amination
corresponding
sulfonamide.
process
requires
no
prefunctionalization
native
acid
or
amine
extends
diverse
set
aryl,
heteroaryl,
s-rich
aliphatic
substrates.
Further,
extend
this
synthesis
(hetero)aryl
fluorides,
which
have
found
utility
as
"click"
handles
chemical
probes
programmable
bifunctional
reagents.
Finally,
demonstrate
protocols
analogue
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
145(18), С. 9951 - 9958
Опубликована: Май 1, 2023
Carbon-heteroatom
bonds,
most
often
amide
and
ester
are
the
standard
method
to
link
together
two
complex
fragments
because
carboxylic
acids,
amines,
alcohols
ubiquitous
reactions
reliable.
However,
C-N
C-O
linkages
a
metabolic
liability
they
prone
hydrolysis.
While
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
145(20), С. 10930 - 10937
Опубликована: Май 15, 2023
Amines
and
carboxylic
acids
are
abundant
synthetic
building
blocks
that
classically
united
to
form
an
amide
bond.
To
access
new
pockets
of
chemical
space,
we
interested
in
the
development
amine-acid
coupling
reactions
complement
coupling.
In
particular,
formation
carbon-carbon
bonds
by
formal
deamination
decarboxylation
would
be
impactful
addition
synthesis
toolbox.
Here,
report
a
cross-coupling
alkyl
amines
aryl
C(sp
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 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.
Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
385(6715), С. 1331 - 1337
Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2024
The
myriad
nickel-catalyzed
cross-coupling
reactions
rely
on
the
formation
of
an
organonickel
intermediate,
but
limitations
in
forming
monoalkylnickel
species
have
limited
options
for
C(sp
3
)
cross-coupling.
monoalkylnickel(II)
from
abundant
carboxylic
acid
esters
would
be
valuable,
derivatives
are
primarily
decarboxylated
to
form
alkyl
radicals
that
lack
correct
reactivity.
In
this
work,
we
disclose
a
facile
oxidative
addition
and
decarbonylation
sequence
forms
intermediates
through
nonradical
process.
key
ligand,
bis(4-methylpyrazole)pyridine,
accelerates
decarbonylation,
stabilizes
alkylnickel(II)
destabilizes
off-cycle
nickel(0)
carbonyl
species.
utility
new
reactivity
)-C(sp
bond
is
demonstrated
reaction
challenging
by
purely
radical
methods—the
selective
primary
with
iodides.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
41(24), С. 3539 - 3546
Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2023
Comprehensive
Summary
Cross‐electrophile
coupling
of
triazine
esters
with
aryl
bromides
could
be
facilely
accomplished
by
employing
nickel
as
catalyst,
magnesium
metal
mediator,
and
lithium
chloride
additive.
The
reactions
proceeded
efficiently
in
THF
at
room
temperature
through
C—O
bond
activation
to
afford
an
array
structurally
different
diaryl
ketones
moderate
good
yields
wide
functional
group
tolerance.
Control
experiments
showed
that
nickel,
magnesium,
chloride,
are
all
indispensable
for
the
performance
reaction.
Preliminary
mechanistic
exploration
indicated
situ
formed
arylmagnesium
reagent
insertion
into
bromide
might
serve
key
intermediate
cross‐coupling.
method
which
avoids
utilization
moisture‐labile
relatively
difficult‐to‐obtain
organometallics
is
step‐economical,
cost‐efficient,
operationally
simple,
potentially
serving
attractive
alternative
documented
methods.
Abstract
Transition
metal‐catalyzed
direct
decarboxylative
transformations
of
aromatic
carboxylic
acids
usually
require
high
temperatures,
which
limit
the
substrate's
scope,
especially
for
late‐stage
applications.
The
development
selective
decarbonylative
acid
derivatives,
most
fundamental
aroyl
chlorides,
with
stable
and
cheap
electrophiles
under
mild
conditions
is
highly
desirable
meaningful,
but
remains
challenging.
Herein,
a
strategy
nickel‐catalyzed
alkylation
chlorides
via
phosphine/nitrogen
ligand
relay
reported.
simple
phosphine
found
essential
decarbonylation
step,
while
nitrogen
promotes
cross‐electrophile
coupling.
Such
system
can
effectively
orderly
carry
out
catalytic
process
at
room
temperature,
utilizing
easily
available
as
an
aryl
electrophile
reductive
alkylation.
This
discovery
provides
new
coupling,
features
operationally
simple,
conditions,
excellent
functional
group
tolerance.
approach
applied
to
methylation
various
pharmaceuticals.
Extensive
experiments
are
carried
provide
insights
into
reaction
pathway
support
process.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
89(7), С. 4595 - 4606
Опубликована: Март 7, 2024
Immunomodulatory
imide
drugs
form
the
core
of
many
pharmaceutically
relevant
structures,
but
Csp2–Csp2
bond
formation
via
metal-catalyzed
cross
coupling
is
difficult
due
to
sensitivity
glutarimide
ring
ubiquitous
in
these
structures.
We
report
that
replacement
traditional
alkali
base
with
a
fluoride
source
enhances
previously
challenging
Suzuki–Miyaura
on
glutarimide-containing
compounds
trifluoroborates.
These
enabling
conditions
are
reactive
enough
generate
derivatives
high
yields
mild
preserve
both
and
its
sensitive
stereocenter.
Experimental
computational
data
suggest
mechanistically
distinct
process
π-coordination
trifluoroborate
enabled
by
conditions.