Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
141(14), С. 5835 - 5855
Опубликована: Март 13, 2019
Ni-catalyzed
C(sp3)–O
bond
activation
provides
a
useful
approach
to
synthesize
enantioenriched
products
from
readily
available
benzylic
alcohol
derivatives.
The
control
of
stereospecificity
is
key
the
success
these
transformations.
To
elucidate
reversed
and
chemoselectivity
Kumada
cross-electrophile
coupling
reactions
with
ethers,
combined
computational
experimental
study
performed
reach
unified
mechanistic
understanding.
proceeds
via
classic
cross-coupling
mechanism.
Initial
rate-determining
oxidative
addition
occurs
stereoinversion
stereogenic
center.
Subsequent
transmetalation
Grignard
reagent
syn-reductive
elimination
produce
product
overall
at
position.
reaction
initiates
same
C–O
cleavage
form
common
benzylnickel
intermediate.
However,
presence
tethered
alkyl
chloride
allows
facile
intramolecular
SN2
attack
by
moiety.
This
step
circumvents
competing
coupling,
leading
excellent
coupling.
These
mechanisms
account
for
observed
couplings,
providing
rationale
double
inversion
center
in
improved
understanding
will
enable
design
stereoselective
transformations
involving
activation.
Chemical Reviews,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
119(4), С. 2453 - 2523
Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2018
Computational
chemistry
provides
a
versatile
toolbox
for
studying
mechanistic
details
of
catalytic
reactions
and
holds
promise
to
deliver
practical
strategies
enable
the
rational
in
silico
catalyst
design.
The
reactivity
nontrivial
electronic
structure
effects,
common
systems
based
on
3d
transition
metals,
introduce
additional
complexity
that
may
represent
particular
challenge
standard
computational
strategies.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
challenges
capabilities
modern
methods
reaction
mechanisms
promoted
by
metal
molecular
catalysts.
Particular
focus
will
be
placed
ways
addressing
multiconfigurational
problem
calculations
role
expert
bias
utilization
available
methods.
development
density
functionals
designed
address
metals
is
also
discussed.
Special
emphasis
account
solvation
effects
multicomponent
nature
systems.
This
followed
an
overview
recent
studies
processes
catalysts
metals.
Cases
involve
noninnocent
ligands,
systems,
metal-ligand
metal-metal
cooperativity,
as
well
modeling
complex
such
metal-organic
frameworks
are
presented.
Conventionally,
heavily
dependent
chemical
intuition
input
researcher.
Recent
developments
advanced
automated
path
analysis
hold
eliminating
human-bias
from
catalysis
studies.
A
brief
these
approaches
presented
final
section
review.
paper
closed
with
general
concluding
remarks.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2017,
Номер
57(2), С. 461 - 464
Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2017
Abstract
A
Ni‐catalyzed
hydroarylation
of
styrenes
and
1,3‐dienes
with
organoboron
compounds
has
been
developed.
The
reaction
offers
a
highly
selective
approach
to
diarylalkanes
allylarenes
under
redox‐neutral
conditions.
In
this
reaction,
new
strategy
that
uses
the
proton
methanol
generate
active
catalyst
species
Ni−H
was
hydroarylation,
combined
Ir‐catalyzed
C−H
borylation,
affords
very
efficient
straightforward
access
retinoic
acid
receptor
agonist.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2017,
Номер
140(1), С. 78 - 81
Опубликована: Дек. 7, 2017
We
describe
the
development
of
a
nickel-catalyzed
Suzuki–Miyaura
cross-coupling
tertiary
benzylic
and
allylic
sulfones
with
arylboroxines.
A
variety
sulfones,
which
can
easily
be
prepared
via
deprotonation–alkylation
route,
were
reacted
to
afford
symmetric
unsymmetric
quaternary
products
in
good
yields.
highlight
use
either
BrettPhos
or
Doyle's
phosphines
as
effective
ligands
for
these
challenging
desulfonative
coupling
reactions.
The
utility
this
methodology
was
demonstrated
concise
synthesis
vitamin
D
receptor
modulator
analogue.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
141(7), С. 2878 - 2883
Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2019
Potassium
fluoride
(KF)
is
an
ideal
reagent
for
fluorination
because
it
safe,
easy
to
handle
and
low-cost.
However,
poor
solubility
in
organic
solvents
coupled
with
limited
strategies
control
its
reactivity
has
discouraged
use
asymmetric
C–F
bond
formation.
Here,
we
demonstrate
that
hydrogen
bonding
phase-transfer
catalysis
KF
provides
access
valuable
β-fluoroamines
high
yields
enantioselectivities.
This
methodology
employs
a
chiral
N-ethyl
bis-urea
catalyst
brings
solid
into
solution
as
tricoordinated
urea-fluoride
complex.
operationally
simple
reaction
affords
enantioenriched
fluoro-diphenidine
(up
50
g
scale)
using
0.5
mol
%
of
recoverable
catalyst.
ACS Catalysis,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
8(6), С. 4812 - 4823
Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2018
The
mechanism
of
boron-to-nickel
transmetalation,
the
key
step
nickel-catalyzed
Suzuki-Miyaura
(S-M)
coupling,
was
examined
both
experimentally
and
theoretically.
Dinuclear
μ-hydroxo-bridged
complexes
formed
by
reaction
trans-[ArNi(PR3)2X]
with
hydroxide
are
not
directly
involved
in
but
they
rather
act
as
a
resting
state
for
catalyst.
base/boronic
acid
ratio
is
crucial
parameter,
it
modulates
extent
formation
these
dinuclear
species
thus
tunes
catalytic
activity.
These
findings
explain
some
limitations
encountered
practical
applications
S-M
couplings
suggest
how
to
tailor
experimental
conditions
order
overcome
difficulties.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
140(13), С. 4743 - 4750
Опубликована: Март 21, 2018
Starting
from
readily
available
alkenyl
methyl
ethers,
the
stereoselective
preparation
of
highly
substituted
alkenes
by
two
complementary
multicatalytic
sequential
isomerization/cross-coupling
sequences
is
described.
Both
elementary
steps
these
are
challenging
processes
when
considered
independently.
A
cationic
iridium
catalyst
was
identified
for
isomerization
allyl
ethers
and
found
to
be
compatible
with
a
nickel
subsequent
cross-coupling
in
situ
generated
vinyl
various
Grignard
reagents.
The
method
sensitive
functional
groups
multitude
olefinic
substitution
patterns
deliver
products
high
control
newly
C═C
bond.
enantioselective
variant
this
[Ir/Ni]
sequence
has
been
established
using
chiral
precatalyst.
[Pd/Ni]
catalytic
optimized
remote
final
were
isolated
lower
level
stereocontrol.
Upon
proper
choice
reagent,
we
demonstrated
that
C(sp2)—C(sp2)
C(sp2)—C(sp3)
bonds
can
constructed
both
systems
delivering
would
difficult
access
conventional
methods.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2019,
Номер
58(15), С. 5095 - 5099
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2019
A
diastereoselective
dearomative
carboiodination
reaction
is
reported.
We
report
a
novel
metal-catalyzed
approach
to
install
reactive
secondary
benzylic
iodides.
Utilizing
the
unique
reactivity
of
nickel,
we
have
expanded
non-activated
aromatic
double
bonds
forming
previously
unattainable
class
also
broadly
applicable
method
avoid
use
metallic
reducing
agent
by
utilizing
an
alkyl
phosphite
as
ligand.
The
thought
proceed
through
syn
intramolecular
carbonickelation
across
2-substituted
indole
followed
diastereoretentive
reductive
elimination
carbon-iodine
bond.
complex
iodinated
indolines
generated
in
were
obtained
moderate
good
yields
and
excellent
diastereoselectivity.
products
easily
functionalized
variety
synthetic
methods.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Год журнала:
2021,
Номер
54(14), С. 2905 - 2915
Опубликована: Июль 7, 2021
ConspectusMetal
carbene
plays
a
vital
role
in
modern
organic
synthesis.
The
neutral
divalent
carbon
of
metal
renders
it
an
active
intermediate
throughout
range
reactions.
In
experiments,
diverse
carbene-related
transformation
reactions
have
been
established,
including
transition-metal-catalyzed
cross-coupling
using
N-heterocyclic
carbenes
as
ligands,
insertion
into
σ
bonds,
cyclopropanations,
ylide
formation,
and
so
forth.
remarkable
progress
achieved
synthetic
chemistry,
turn,
has
increased
the
demand
for
mechanistic
studies
chemistry.
A
thorough
understanding
reaction
mechanisms
can
extend
application
scope
compounds
inspire
rational
design
new
reactions.Density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
performed
our
group
to
gain
more
insights
This
account
focuses
on
computational
with
nucleophiles.
generation
or
metal-ligated
free
subsequent
pathways
is
discussed.
According
nucleophiles,
three
generalized
models
are
summarized,
intramolecular
migratory
carbene,
intermolecular
nucleophilic
addition
toward
outer-sphere
carbene.In
general,
mechanism
commonly
proposed
since
electrophilic
carbon.
From
point
view,
also
widely
used
because
bonds
formally
occurs
through
this
mechanism.
An
that
form
complex
instead
carbene.
contains
naked
not
coordinated
center.
case,
transition-metal
catalyst
only
Lewis
acid,
directly
at
Our
results
suggested
facile
step
ligation
could
stabilize
transition
state
well
generated
intermediate.
low
energy
barrier
due
lack
entropy
penalty.
Carbene
formation
from
precursors
usually
rate-determining
step,
except
addition,
reactivity
nucleophiles
significant
influence
overall
rate.
We
envision
weak
nucleophilicity
would
suppress
addition.
These
showcase
characteristics
models,
we
hope
will
spur
development