Azepines
and
their
saturated
azepane
counterparts
are
important
moieties
in
bioactive
molecules
but
underrepresented
current
drug
screening
libraries.
Herein,
we
report
a
mild
efficient
azepine
formation
via
silver-catalyzed
dearomative
nitrene
transfer.
A
2,2,2-trichloroethoxysulfonyl
(Tces)-protected
carbamimidate
precursor,
coupled
with
the
appropriate
ligand
for
silver,
is
essential
achieving
unexpected
chemoselectivity
between
arene
dearomatization
benzylic
C(sp3)–H
amination.
Potential
applications
late-stage
diversification
of
azepines
to
complex
molecular
scaffolds
diastereoselective
hydrogenations
high
Fsp3
azepanes
also
highlighted.
The Chemical Record,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 28, 2024
Abstract
Metal‐nitrenes
are
valuable
reactive
intermediates
for
synthesis
and
widely
used
to
construct
biologically
relevant
scaffolds,
complexes
functionalized
molecules.
The
ring
expansion
of
cyclic
molecules
via
single‐nitrogen‐atom
insertion
nitrene
or
metal‐nitrenoid
has
emerged
as
a
promising
modern
strategy
driving
advantageous
nitrogen‐rich
compound
synthesis.
In
recent
years,
the
catalytic
single
nitrogen
atom
into
carbocycles,
leading
N‐heterocycles,
become
an
important
focus
synthetic
approaches
with
applications
in
medicinal
chemistry,
materials
science,
industry.
Catalytic
insertions
have
been
increasing
prominence
organic
due
their
capability
high‐value
added
nitrogen‐containing
heterocycles
from
simple
feedstocks.
this
review,
we
will
discuss
rapidly
growing
field
skeletal
editing
using
transition
metal
catalysis
access
heterocycles,
on
across
wide
spectrum
carbocycles.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2024
A
novel
platform
for
the
skeletal
editing
of
single
C–C
bonds
via
a
single-carbon
insertion
has
been
developed
using
diazirines.
This
strategy
involves
photogeneration
arylchlorocarbenes
as
carbynoid
species
that
undergo
site-selective
carbene
into
tertiary
C–H
and
subsequent
Wagner–Meerwein
rearrangement
promoted
by
silver
salt.
Our
based
on
formal
selective
carbyne
bond
demonstrated
in
six
core-to-core
conversions,
including
linear
cyclic
benzylic
substrates,
alkanes
late-stage
functionalizations.
Angewandte Chemie,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
136(17)
Опубликована: Март 9, 2024
Abstract
The
molecular
structure‐editing
through
selective
C−C
bond
cleavage
allows
for
the
precise
modification
of
structures
and
opens
up
new
possibilities
in
chemical
synthesis.
By
strategically
cleaving
bonds
editing
structure,
more
efficient
versatile
pathways
synthesis
complex
compounds
could
be
designed,
which
brings
significant
implications
drug
development
materials
science.
o
‐Aminophenethyl
alcohols
amines
are
essential
key
motifs
bioactive
functional
material
molecules.
traditional
these
usually
requires
multiple
steps
generate
inseparable
isomers
induce
low
efficiencies.
leveraging
a
strategy,
we
herein
reported
ring‐opening
amination
isochromans
tetrahydroisoquinolines
‐aminophenethyl
amines.
This
innovative
chemistry
under
mild
transition
metal‐free
conditions.
Notably,
further
synthetic
application
demonstrated
that
our
method
provide
an
approach
to
components
diverse
Synthesis,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
56(20), С. 3119 - 3130
Опубликована: Май 29, 2024
Abstract
Breaking
aromaticity
by
inserting
additional
atoms
within
the
skeleton
of
heteroaromatic
rings
has
gained
significant
attention
over
years.
As
part
emerging
concept
‘skeletal
editing’,
this
short
review
retraces
recent
progress
made
on
dearomative
enlargement
reactions
both
five-
and
six-membered
heterocycles.
1
Introduction
2
Dearomative
Enlargement
Five-Membered
Rings
2.1
Pyrroles,
Furans,
Thiophenes
Their
Fused
Analogues
2.2
Pyrazoles,
Isoxazoles,
Isothiazoles
3
Six-Membered
4
Conclusion
Perspectives
Azepines
and
their
saturated
azepane
counterparts
are
important
moieties
in
bioactive
molecules
but
underrepresented
current
drug
screening
libraries.
Herein,
we
report
a
mild
efficient
azepine
formation
via
silver-catalyzed
dearomative
nitrene
transfer.
A
2,2,2-trichloroethoxysulfonyl
(Tces)-protected
carbamimidate
precursor,
coupled
with
the
appropriate
ligand
for
silver,
is
essential
achieving
unexpected
chemoselectivity
between
arene
dearomatization
benzylic
C(sp3)–H
amination.
Potential
applications
late-stage
diversification
of
azepines
to
complex
molecular
scaffolds
diastereoselective
hydrogenations
high
Fsp3
azepanes
also
highlighted.