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Zhu S, Li F, Empel C, Jana S, Pei C, Koenigs RM. Furan synthesis via triplet sensitization of acceptor/acceptor diazoalkanes. Adv Synth Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202200654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- RWTH Aachen University GERMANY
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- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Department of Chemistry INDIA
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Liu Y, Lai KL, Vong K. Transition Metal Scaffolds Used To Bring New‐to‐Nature Reactions into Biological Systems. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yifei Liu
- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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Empel C, Jana S, Langletz T, Koenigs RM. Rhodium-Catalyzed C-H Methylation and Alkylation Reactions by Carbene-Transfer Reactions. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104321. [PMID: 35015327 PMCID: PMC9302633 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
In this combined computational and experimental study, the C-H functionalization of 2-phenyl pyridine with diazoalkanes was investigated. Initial evaluation by computational methods allowed the evaluation of different metal catalysts and diazoalkanes and their compatibility in this C-H functionalization reaction. With these findings, suitable reaction conditions for the C-H methylation reactions were quickly identified by using highly reactive TMS diazomethane and C-H alkylation reactions with donor/acceptor diazoalkanes, which is applied to a broad scope on alkylation reactions of 2-aryl pyridines with TMS diazomethane and donor/acceptor diazoalkane (51 examples, up to 98 % yield).
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- Claire Empel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, D-52074, Aachen, Germany
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Ospina F, Schülke KH, Hammer SC. Biocatalytic Alkylation Chemistry: Building Molecular Complexity with High Selectivity. Chempluschem 2021; 87:e202100454. [PMID: 34821073 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Biocatalysis has traditionally been viewed as a field that primarily enables access to chiral centers. This includes the synthesis of chiral alcohols, amines and carbonyl compounds, often through functional group interconversion via hydrolytic or oxidation-reduction reactions. This limitation is partly being overcome by the design and evolution of new enzymes. Here, we provide an overview of a recently thriving research field that we summarize as biocatalytic alkylation chemistry. In the past 3-4 years, numerous new enzymes have been developed that catalyze sp3 C-C/N/O/S bond formations. These enzymes utilize different mechanisms to generate molecular complexity by coupling simple fragments with high activity and selectivity. In many cases, the engineered enzymes perform reactions that are difficult or impossible to achieve with current small-molecule catalysts such as organocatalysts and transition-metal complexes. This review further highlights that the design of new enzyme function is particularly successful when off-the-shelf synthetic reagents are utilized to access non-natural reactive intermediates. This underscores how biocatalysis is gradually moving to a field that build molecules through selective bond forming reactions.
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- Felipe Ospina
- Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Yang Z, Koenigs RM. Photoinduced Palladium-Catalyzed Dicarbofunctionalization of Terminal Alkynes. Chemistry 2021; 27:3694-3699. [PMID: 33427348 PMCID: PMC7986663 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Herein, a conceptually distinct approach was developed that allowed for the dicarbofunctionalization of alkynes at room temperature using simple, bench-stable alkyl iodides and a second molecule of alkyne as coupling partner. Specifically, the photochemical activation of palladium complexes enabled this strategic dicarbofunctionalization via addition of alkyl radicals from secondary and tertiary alkyl iodides and formation of an intermediate palladium vinyl complex that could undergo subsequent Sonogashira reaction with a second alkyne molecule. This alkylation-alkynylation sequence allowed the one-step synthesis of 1,3-enynes including heteroarenes and biologically active compounds with high efficiency without exogenous photosensitizers or oxidants and now opens up pathways towards cascade reactions via photochemical palladium catalysis.
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- Zhen Yang
- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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Jana S, Empel C, Nguyen TV, Koenigs RM. Multi C-H Functionalization Reactions of Carbazole Heterocycles via Gold-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions. Chemistry 2021; 27:2628-2632. [PMID: 33278310 PMCID: PMC7898811 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Herein we describe a multiple C-H functionalization reaction of carbazole heterocycles with diazoalkanes. We show that gold catalysts play a distinct role in enabling a multiple C-H functionalization reaction to introduce up to six carbene fragments onto molecules containing multiple carbazole units or to link multiple carbazole units into a single molecule. A one-pot stepwise approach enables the introduction of two different carbene fragments to allow orthogonal deprotection and straightforward derivatization.
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- Sripati Jana
- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales2052SydneyAustralia
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales2052SydneyAustralia
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Jana S, Empel C, Pei C, Vinh Nguyen T, Koenigs RM. Gold‐catalyzed C−H Functionalization of Phenothiazines with Aryldiazoacetates. Adv Synth Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202000962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sripati Jana
- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Organic Chemistry Landoltweg 1 D-52074 Aachen Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Organic Chemistry Landoltweg 1 D-52074 Aachen Germany
- University of New South Wales School of Chemistry Sydney Australia
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- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Organic Chemistry Landoltweg 1 D-52074 Aachen Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Organic Chemistry Landoltweg 1 D-52074 Aachen Germany
- University of New South Wales School of Chemistry Sydney Australia
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Yang Z, Möller M, Koenigs RM. Synthesis of gem-Difluoro Olefins through C-H Functionalization and β-fluoride Elimination Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5572-5576. [PMID: 31885145 PMCID: PMC7155031 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A palladium catalyzed C-H functionalization and consecutive β-fluoride elimination reaction between indole heterocycles and fluorinated diazoalkanes is reported. This approach provides for the first time a facile method for the rapid synthesis of gem-difluoro olefins using fluorinated diazoalkanes under mild reaction conditions. Cyclopropanation products were obtained when N-arylated rather than N-alkylated indoles were applied in this reaction. Mechanistic studies reveal the importance of the β-fluoride elimination step in this transformation. This method presents a new concept for the simple and direct transfer of a 1-aryl-(2,2-difluorovinyl) group to access gem-difluoro olefins.
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- Zhen Yang
- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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Jana S, Li F, Empel C, Verspeek D, Aseeva P, Koenigs RM. Stoichiometric Photochemical Carbene Transfer by Bamford-Stevens Reaction. Chemistry 2020; 26:2586-2591. [PMID: 31825123 PMCID: PMC7065054 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The photolysis of diazoalkanes is a timely strategy to conduct carbene-transfer reactions under mild and metal-free reaction conditions, and has developed as an important alternative to conventional metal-catalyzed carbene-transfer reactions. One of the major limitations lies within the rapidly occurring side reaction of the carbene intermediate with remaining diazoalkane molecules that result in the use of an excess of the reaction partner and thus impacts on the reaction efficiency. Herein, we describe a protocol that takes advantage of the in situ generation of donor-acceptor diazoalkanes by Bamford-Stevens reaction. Following this strategy, the concentration of the diazoalkane reaction partner can be minimized to reduce unwanted side reactions and to now conduct photochemical carbene transfer reactions under stoichiometric reaction conditions. We have explored this approach in the C-H and N-H functionalization and cyclopropanation reaction of N-heterocycles and could demonstrate the applicability of this method in 51 examples.
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- Sripati Jana
- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- RWTH Aachen UniversityInstitute of Organic ChemistryLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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‐Difluorolefinen durch C‐H‐Funktionalisierung und β‐Fluorideliminierungsreaktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201915500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Weissenborn MJ, Koenigs RM. Iron‐porphyrin Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions – an Evolution from Biomimetic Catalysis towards Chemistry‐inspired Non‐natural Reactivities of Enzymes. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martin J. Weissenborn
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Weinberg 3 Halle 06120 Germany
- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2 Halle 06120 Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 Aachen 52074 Germany
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Mykhailiuk PK, Koenigs RM. Diazoacetonitrile (N 2 CHCN): A Long Forgotten but Valuable Reagent for Organic Synthesis. Chemistry 2019; 26:89-101. [PMID: 31415714 PMCID: PMC6973033 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Diazoacetonitrile (N2CHCN) is a small reactive diazoalkane. It has been synthesized for the first time already in 1898 by Theodor Curtius, however, did not gain much recognition in organic synthesis until recently. Only in 2015, after introduction of in situ and flow protocols for the safe generation of diazoacetonitrile, it started gaining popularity. In this minireview, the synthetic properties and applications of this valuable reagent are discussed.
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- Pavel K Mykhailiuk
- Enamine Ltd., Chervonotkatska 78, 02094, Kyiv, Ukraine.,Chemistry Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska 64, 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Yang Z, Guo Y, Koenigs RM. Photochemical, Metal‐Free Sigmatropic Rearrangement Reactions of Sulfur Ylides. Chemistry 2019; 25:6703-6706. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Zhen Yang
- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Germany
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- Sripati Jana
- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 D-52074 Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 D-52074 Aachen Germany
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