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Wen HC, Chen W, Li M, Ma C, Wang JF, Fu A, Xu SQ, Zhou YF, Ni SF, Mao B. Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of alkenyl aza-heteroarenes using hydrogen peroxide. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5277. [PMID: 38902274 PMCID: PMC11190242 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49435-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The synthesis of chiral α-azaheteroaryl oxiranes via enantioselective catalysis is a formidable challenge due to the required complex stereoselectivity and diverse N-heterocyclic structures. These compounds play a crucial role in developing bioactive molecules, where precise chirality significantly influences biological activity. Here we show that using chiral phosphoric acid as a catalyst, our method efficiently addresses these challenges. This technique not only achieves high enantio- and diastereoselectivity but also demonstrates superior chemo- and stereocontrol during the epoxidation of alkenyl aza-heteroarenes. Our approach leverages a synergistic blend of electrostatic and hydrogen-bonding interactions, enabling the effective activation of both substrates and hydrogen peroxide. The resulting chiral oxiranes exhibit enhanced diversity and functionality, aiding the construction of complex chiral azaaryl compounds with contiguous stereocenters. Kinetic and density functional theory studies elucidate the mechanism, highlighting chiral phosphoric acid's pivotal role in this intricate enantioselective process.
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- Hao-Chen Wen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
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Li L, Yang S, Xu Z, Li S, Jiang J, Zhang YQ. Dinuclear Titanium(III)-Catalyzed Radical-Type Kinetic Resolution of Epoxides for the Enantioselective Synthesis of cis-Glycidic Esters. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:13546-13557. [PMID: 38690842 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Glycidic esters represent pivotal constituents in synthetic chemistry, offering enhanced versatility for tailoring toward a diverse array of molecular targets in comparison with simple epoxides. While considerable progress has been made in the asymmetric synthesis of trans- and trisubstituted glycidic esters, achieving enantioselective preparation of cis-glycidic esters has remained a long-standing challenge. Here, we demonstrate a selectivity-predictable modular platform for the asymmetric synthesis of cis-glycidic esters via a novel dinuclear (salen)titanium(III)-catalyzed radical-type kinetic resolution (KR) approach. This radical KR protocol operates under mild conditions and demonstrates a wide substrate scope, facilitating the synthesis of alkyl- and aryl-substituted cis-glycidic esters with high levels of regioselectivity and enantioselectivity, along with hydroxy ester byproducts representing synthetically valuable motifs as well. This study presents a unique exploration of radical-type KR applied to epoxides, effectively overcoming the steric challenges inherent in conventional nucleophilic-type methodologies typically employed in epoxide chemistry.
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- Longfei Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Hanif M, Zahoor AF, Saif MJ, Nazeer U, Ali KG, Parveen B, Mansha A, Chaudhry AR, Irfan A. Exploring the synthetic potential of epoxide ring opening reactions toward the synthesis of alkaloids and terpenoids: a review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:13100-13128. [PMID: 38655462 PMCID: PMC11036177 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01834f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Epoxides are oxygen containing heterocycles which are significantly employed as crucial intermediates in various organic transformations. They are considered highly reactive three-membered heterocycles due to ring strain and they undergo epoxide ring opening reactions with diverse range of nucleophiles. Epoxide ring-opening reactions have gained prominence as flexible and effective means to obtain various functionalized molecules. These reactions have garnered substantial attention in organic synthesis, driven by the need to comprehend the synthesis of biologically and structurally important organic compounds. They have also found applications in the synthesis of complex natural products. In this review article, we have summarized the implementation of epoxide ring opening reactions in the synthesis of alkaloids and terpenoids based natural products reported within the last decade (2014-2023).
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- Madiha Hanif
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston 3585 Cullen Boulevard Texas 77204-5003 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad 38000-Faisalabad Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bisha P.O. Box 551 Bisha 61922 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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Yamamoto K, Suganomata Y, Inoue T, Kuriyama M, Demizu Y, Onomura O. Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxidative Desymmetrization of 2-Substituted 1,2,3-Triols. J Org Chem 2022; 87:6479-6491. [PMID: 35468286 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Asymmetric oxidative desymmetrization of 2-substituted glycerols has been achieved by using a new chiral bisoxazoline ligand/copper catalyst system with 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and MeOH. The present transformation smoothly proceeds with readily accessible 2-(hetero)aryl- and alkyl-substituted glycerols and provides straightforward access toward various glycerate derivatives in good to high yields with high enantioselectivities. The synthetic utility of the present protocol was demonstrated by the transformation of the optically active glycerol into a glyceraldehyde derivative.
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- Kosuke Yamamoto
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-9501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
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Abdelkawy MA, Davin C, Aly EA, El‐Badawi MA, Itsuno S. Chiral Polyureas Derived Cinchona Alkaloids: Highly Efficient Bifunctional Organocatalysts for the Asymmetric Michael Addition Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mahmoud A. Abdelkawy
- Department of Applied Chemistry & Life Science Toyohashi University of Technology Toyohashi 441-8580 Japan
- Chemistry Department Faculty of Science Tanta University Tanta 31527 Egypt
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- Department of Applied Chemistry & Life Science Toyohashi University of Technology Toyohashi 441-8580 Japan
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- Chemistry Department Faculty of Science Tanta University Tanta 31527 Egypt
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- Department of Applied Chemistry & Life Science Toyohashi University of Technology Toyohashi 441-8580 Japan
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Rupanawar BD, Veetil SM, Suryavanshi G. Oxidative Olefination of Benzylamine with an Active Methylene Compound Mediated by Hypervalent Iodine (III). European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Bapurao D. Rupanawar
- Chemical Engineering & Process Development Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pashan, Pune- 411008 Maharashtra India
- Academy of Scientifc and Innovative Research (AcSIR); 201002 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh India
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- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Central NMR Facility; Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pashan, Pune- 411008 Maharashtra India
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- Chemical Engineering & Process Development Division; CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory; Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pashan, Pune- 411008 Maharashtra India
- Academy of Scientifc and Innovative Research (AcSIR); 201002 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh India
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Kumpuga BT, Itsuno S. Synthesis of chiral polyurethanes of cinchona alkaloids for the enantioselective synthesis in asymmetric catalysis. CATAL COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Franconetti A, de Gonzalo G. Recent Developments on Supported Hydrogen-bond Organocatalysts. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Antonio Franconetti
- Departamento de Química; Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; Cerdanyola del Vallés 01893 Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica; Universidad de Sevilla; c/ Profesor García González 2 41012 Sevilla Spain
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Kumpuga BT, Itsuno S. Synthesis of chiral polyesters of cinchona alkaloid catalysts for enantioselective Michael addition of anthrone to nitroalkenes. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Triandafillidi I, Tzaras DI, Kokotos CG. Green Organocatalytic Oxidative Methods using Activated Ketones. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ierasia Triandafillidi
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis; 15771 Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis; 15771 Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis; 15771 Athens Greece
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Meninno S, Roselli A, Capobianco A, Overgaard J, Lattanzi A. Diastereodivergent and Enantioselective Access to Spiroepoxides via Organocatalytic Epoxidation of Unsaturated Pyrazolones. Org Lett 2017; 19:5030-5033. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Sara Meninno
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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