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Zhuang Z, Sheng T, Qiao JX, Yeung KS, Yu JQ. Versatile Copper-Catalyzed γ-C(sp 3)-H Lactonization of Aliphatic Acids. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17311-17317. [PMID: 38867480 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Site-selective C(sp3)-H oxidation is of great importance in organic synthesis and drug discovery. γ-C(sp3)-H lactonization of free carboxylic acids provides the most straightforward means to prepare biologically important lactone scaffolds from abundant and inexpensive carboxylic acids; however, a versatile catalyst for this transformation with a broad substrate scope remains elusive. Herein, we report a simple yet broadly applicable and scalable γ-lactonization reaction of free aliphatic acids enabled by a copper catalyst in combination with inexpensive Selectfluor as the oxidant. This lactonization reaction exhibits compatibility with tertiary, benzylic, allylic, methylene, and primary γ-C-H bonds, affording access to a wide range of structurally diverse lactones such as spiro, fused, and bridged lactones. Notably, exclusive γ-methylene C-H lactonization of cycloalkane carboxylic acids and cycloalkane acetic acids was observed, giving either fused or bridged γ-lactones that are difficult to access by other methods. δ-C-H lactonization was only favored in the presence of tertiary δ-C-H bonds. The synthetic utility of this methodology was demonstrated by the late-stage functionalization of amino acids, drug molecules, and natural products, as well as a two-step total synthesis of (iso)mintlactones (the shortest synthesis reported to date).
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- Zhe Zhuang
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, P.O. Box 4000, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, United States
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, 100 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Song W, Ma M, Zhang W, Feng R, Lu C, Zhang HY, Zhang Y, Zhao J. Visible-light-induced C(sp 3)-H bromination of 4-methylthiophene derivatives with HBr/H 2O 2. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:4145-4152. [PMID: 38713051 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00547c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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A convenient method to synthesize ethyl 4-(bromomethyl)thiophene-3-carboxylate derivatives has been developed via a visible-light-induced radical process in good yields and with wide functional group tolerance under air conditions and at ambient temperature. The present protocol has the advantages of a high atom economy, easy purification, and environmental friendliness as it employs HBr as the bromine source and the cheap and low-toxic H2O2 as the oxidant. The synthetic utility of this method is demonstrated by a gram scale reaction and its application in the innovative synthesis of the clinical drug relugolix.
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- Wenbo Song
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation of Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300131, China.
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin 300131, China
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Sennari G, Yamagishi H, Sarpong R. Remote C-H Amination and Alkylation of Camphor at C8 through Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7850-7857. [PMID: 38447162 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Camphor continues to serve as a versatile chiral building block for chemical synthesis. We have developed a novel method to functionalize the camphor skeleton at C8 using an intramolecular hydrogen atom abstraction. The key advance involves the use of a camphor-derived aminonitrile, which is converted to the corresponding nitrogen-centered radical under photoredox conditions to effect the 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer at C8. The resulting carbon-centered radical at C8 was utilized in a C-H amination to access topologically complex proline derivatives. Furthermore, the total synthesis of several sesquiterpenoids was accomplished by engaging the radical generated at C8 in alkylation reactions.
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- Goh Sennari
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- O̅mura Satoshi Memorial Institute and Graduate School of Infection Control Sciences, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Ajitha M, Haines BE, Musaev DG. Mechanism and Selectivity of Copper-Catalyzed Bromination of Distal C(sp 3)-H Bonds. Organometallics 2023; 42:2467-2476. [PMID: 37772274 PMCID: PMC10526628 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds are the most challenging substrate class for transition metal-catalyzed C-H halogenation. Recently, the Yu group [Liu, T.; Myers, M. C.; Yu, J. Q. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.2017, 56 (1), 306-309] has demonstrated that a CuII/phenanthroline catalyst and BrN3, generated in situ from NBS and TMSN3 precursors, can achieve selective C-H bromination distal to a directing group. The current understanding of the mechanism of this reaction has left numerous questions unanswered. Here, we investigated the mechanism of Cu-catalyzed C(sp3)-H bromination with distal site selectivity using density functional theory calculations. We found that this reaction starts with the Br-atom transfer from BrN3 to the Cu center that occurs via a small energy barrier at the singlet-triplet state seam of crossing. In the course of this reaction, the presence of the N-H bond in the substrate is critically important and acts as a directing group for enhancing the stability of the catalyst-substrate interaction and for the recruitment of the substrate to the catalyst. The required C-centered radical substrate formation occurs via direct C-H dehydrogenation by the Cu-coordinated N3 radical, rather than via the previously proposed N-H bond dehydrogenation and then the 1,5-H transfer from the γ-(C-H) bond to the N-radical center pathway. The C-H bond activation by the azide radical is a regioselectivity-controlling step. The following bromination of the C-centered radical by the Cu-coordinated bromine completes the product formation. This reaction step is the rate-limiting step, occurs at the singlet-to-triplet state seam of the crossing point, and is exergonic.
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- Manjaly
J. Ajitha
- Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific
Computation, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific
Computation, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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Li H, Yin C, Liu S, Tu H, Lin P, Chen J, Su W. Multiple remote C(sp 3)-H functionalizations of aliphatic ketones via bimetallic Cu-Pd catalyzed successive dehydrogenation. Chem Sci 2022; 13:13843-13850. [PMID: 36544736 PMCID: PMC9710215 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05370e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The dehydrogenation-triggered multiple C(sp3)-H functionalizations at remote positions γ, δ or ε, ζ to carbonyl groups of aliphatic ketones with aryl/alkenyl carboxylic acids as coupling partners have been achieved using a bimetallic Cu-Pd catalyst system. This reaction allows access to alkenylated isocoumarins and their derivatives in generally good yields with high functional group tolerance. The identification of bimetallic Cu-Pd synergistic catalysis for efficient successive dehydrogenation of aliphatic ketones, which overcomes the long-standing challenge posed by the successive dehydrogenation desaturation of terminally unsubstituted alkyl chains in aliphatic ketones, is essential to achieving this bimetallic Cu-Pd catalyzed dehydrogenation coupling reaction.
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- Hongyi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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Li X, Cheng Z, Liu J, Zhang Z, Song S, Jiao N. Selective desaturation of amides: a direct approach to enamides. Chem Sci 2022; 13:9056-9061. [PMID: 36091215 PMCID: PMC9365091 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02210a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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C(sp3)-H bond desaturation has been an attractive strategy in organic synthesis. Enamides are important structural fragments in pharmaceuticals and versatile synthons in organic synthesis. However, the dehydrogenation of amides usually occurs on the acyl side benefitting from enolate chemistry like the desaturation of ketones and esters. Herein, we demonstrate an Fe-assisted regioselective oxidative desaturation of amides, which provides an efficient approach to enamides and β-halogenated enamides.
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- Xinwei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Xue Yuan Rd. 38 Beijing 100191 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Xue Yuan Rd. 38 Beijing 100191 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Xue Yuan Rd. 38 Beijing 100191 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Xue Yuan Rd. 38 Beijing 100191 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Xue Yuan Rd. 38 Beijing 100191 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Chemical Biology Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Xue Yuan Rd. 38 Beijing 100191 China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China
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Shahid M, Banakar VB, Ganesh PSKP, Gopinath P. Transition‐metal Catalyzed Remote C(sp3)‐H functionalization of carboxylic acid and its derivative. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200184] [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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- M. Shahid
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati Chemistry INDIA
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Chemistry Karkambadi Road 517507 Tirupati INDIA
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Herron AN, Hsu CP, Yu JQ. δ-C-H Halogenation Reactions Enabled by a Nitrogen-Centered Radical Precursor. Org Lett 2022; 24:3652-3656. [PMID: 35549294 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nitrogen-centered radicals are versatile synthetic intermediates with the ability to undergo diverse reactions such as hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), β-scission, and addition across unsaturated systems. A long-standing impediment to the wider adoption of these intermediates in synthesis has been the difficulty of their generation. Herein we disclose a new hydrazonyl carboxylic acid precursor to nitrogen-centered radicals and its application toward remote C-H fluorination and chlorination reactions of sulfonyl-protected alkyl amines via 1,5-HAT.
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- Alastair N Herron
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Paik A, Paul S, Bhowmik S, Das R, Naveen T, Rana S. Recent Advances in First Row Transition Metal Mediated C‐H Halogenation of (Hetero)arenes and Alkanes. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Aniruddha Paik
- University of North Bengal Department of Chemistry Raja Rammohunpur, DarjeelingWest Bengal, India - 734013 734013 Siliguri INDIA
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- University of North Bengal Department of Chemistry Raja Rammohunpur, DarjeelingWest Bengal, India - 734013 734013 Siliguri INDIA
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- University of North Bengal Department of Chemistry Raja Rammohunpur, DarjeelingWest Bengal, India - 734013 734013 Siliguri INDIA
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- University of North Bengal Department of Chemistry Raja Rammohunpur, DarjeelingWest Bengal, India - 734013 734013 Siliguri INDIA
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- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry 395007 Surat INDIA
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- University of North Bengal Chemistry Raja Rammohunpur, DarjeelingWest Bengal, India, 734013 734013 Siliguri INDIA
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Ni SF, Huang G, Chen Y, Wright JS, Li M, Dang L. Recent advances in γ-C(sp3)–H bond activation of amides, aliphatic amines, sulfanilamides and amino acids. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sinha SK, Guin S, Maiti S, Biswas JP, Porey S, Maiti D. Toolbox for Distal C-H Bond Functionalizations in Organic Molecules. Chem Rev 2021; 122:5682-5841. [PMID: 34662117 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Transition metal catalyzed C-H activation has developed a contemporary approach to the omnipresent area of retrosynthetic disconnection. Scientific researchers have been tempted to take the help of this methodology to plan their synthetic discourses. This paradigm shift has helped in the development of industrial units as well, making the synthesis of natural products and pharmaceutical drugs step-economical. In the vast zone of C-H bond activation, the functionalization of proximal C-H bonds has gained utmost popularity. Unlike the activation of proximal C-H bonds, the distal C-H functionalization is more strenuous and requires distinctly specialized techniques. In this review, we have compiled various methods adopted to functionalize distal C-H bonds, mechanistic insights within each of these procedures, and the scope of the methodology. With this review, we give a complete overview of the expeditious progress the distal C-H activation has made in the field of synthetic organic chemistry while also highlighting its pitfalls, thus leaving the field open for further synthetic modifications.
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- Soumya Kumar Sinha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Sneh K, Torigoe T, Kuninobu Y. Manganese/bipyridine-catalyzed non-directed C(sp 3)-H bromination using NBS and TMSN 3. Beilstein J Org Chem 2021; 17:885-890. [PMID: 33968261 PMCID: PMC8077618 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A Mn(II)/bipyridine-catalyzed bromination reaction of unactivated aliphatic C(sp3)−H bonds has been developed using N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as the brominating reagent. The reaction proceeded in moderate-to-good yield, even on a gram scale. The introduced bromine atom can be converted into fluorine and allyl groups.
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- Kumar Sneh
- Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.,Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.,Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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Deng Z, Zhao Z, He G, Chen G. Photoredox-Mediated Mono- and Difluorination of Remote Unactivated Methylene C(sp 3)-H Bonds of N-Alkyl Sulfonamides. Org Lett 2021; 23:3631-3635. [PMID: 33881874 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A photoredox-mediated δ-C(sp3)-H fluorination of sulfonyl-protected primary alkylamines with Selectfluor is developed. The reaction can proceed in excellent monofluorination selectivity for amine substrates without α substituent. For α-substituted substrates, a slightly modified reaction conditions with two rounds of operation gives the δ,δ-difluorination products in good yield. Mechanistic studies suggest SET oxidation of sulfonamide group directly generates the key sulfonamide N radical intermediate, which triggers a 1,5-HAT process to form the δ alkyl radical.
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- Zhiqiang Deng
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Li Y, Miyamoto S, Torigoe T, Kuninobu Y. Regioselective C(sp 3)-H alkylation of a fructopyranose derivative by 1,6-HAT. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:3124-3127. [PMID: 33885565 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00326g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Regioselective C(sp3)-H alkylation of a fructopyranose derivative using electron-deficient alkenes as alkylation reagents was achieved. The reaction proceeded via 1,6-hydrogen atom transfer under photoredox iridium catalysis. Several functional groups were introduced into the fructopyranose derivative.
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- Yanru Li
- Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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Liu HC, Li Y, Gong XP, Niu ZJ, Wang YZ, Li M, Shi WY, Zhang Z, Liang YM. Cu-Catalyzed Direct C-H Alkylation of Polyfluoroarenes via Remote C(sp 3)-H Functionalization in Carboxamides. Org Lett 2021; 23:2693-2698. [PMID: 33739843 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A novel dehydrogenative coupling reaction of N-fluorocarboxamides with polyfluoroarenes forming C(sp2)-C(sp3) bonds enabled by copper catalysis has been accomplished. N-Fluorocarboxamides are postulated to undergo copper-mediated dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction with electron-deficient polyfluoroarenes via a radical pathway. Benzylic C-H bonds and aliphatic C-H bonds in N-fluorocarboxamides could proceed smoothly and demonstrated excellent regioselectivity. The detailed mechanism presented is supported by control experiments and density functional theory calculations.
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- Hong-Chao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Modeling and Computation, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R. China
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Cao Z, Li J, Sun Y, Zhang H, Mo X, Cao X, Zhang G. Photo-induced copper-catalyzed alkynylation and amination of remote unactivated C(sp 3)-H bonds. Chem Sci 2021; 12:4836-4840. [PMID: 34163735 PMCID: PMC8179574 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05883a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A method for remote radical C-H alkynylation and amination of diverse aliphatic alcohols has been developed. The reaction features a copper nucleophile complex formed in situ as a photocatalyst, which reduces the silicon-tethered aliphatic iodide to an alkyl radical to initiate 1,n-hydrogen atom transfer. Unactivated secondary and tertiary C-H bonds at β, γ, and δ positions can be functionalized in a predictable manner.
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- Zhusong Cao
- Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University (CCNU) 152 Luoyu Road Wuhan Hubei 430079 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 P. R. China
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University 180 Fenglin Road Shanghai 200032 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 345 Lingling Road Shanghai 200032 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University (CCNU) 152 Luoyu Road Wuhan Hubei 430079 P. R. China
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Yang Y, Gao W, Wang Y, Wang X, Cao F, Shi T, Wang Z. Recent Advances in Copper Promoted Inert C(sp3)–H Functionalization. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yuhang Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road No. 199, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road No. 199, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road No. 199, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road No. 199, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, West Donggang Road No. 199, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China
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Zhong LJ, Li Y, An DL, Li JH. Heteroannulation of N-Fluoro-N-alkylsulfonamides with Terminal Alkynes via Remote C(sp3)–H Functionalization. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Long-Jin Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Chakrabarty S, Wang Y, Perkins JC, Narayan ARH. Scalable biocatalytic C-H oxyfunctionalization reactions. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:8137-8155. [PMID: 32701110 PMCID: PMC8177087 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00440e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Catalytic C-H oxyfunctionalization reactions have garnered significant attention in recent years with their ability to streamline synthetic routes toward complex molecules. Consequently, there have been significant strides in the design and development of catalysts that enable diversification through C-H functionalization reactions. Enzymatic C-H oxygenation reactions are often complementary to small molecule based synthetic approaches, providing a powerful tool when deployable on preparative-scale. This review highlights key advances in scalable biocatalytic C-H oxyfunctionalization reactions developed within the past decade.
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- Suman Chakrabarty
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Shen G, Wang Z, Huang X, Hong M, Fan S, Lv X. Palladium/Copper Cocatalyzed C-H Activation and C-C Bond Regioselective Cleavage Reaction for the Synthesis of Fused Chromeno Quinolines. Org Lett 2020; 22:8860-8865. [PMID: 33172271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A method for the synthesis of fused chromeno quinolines by the palladium/copper cocatalyzed C-H bond activation and C-C bond cleavage reaction has been developed. A variety of fused chromeno quinoline derivatives could be synthesized by coumarin derivatives and anilines through the C-C bond cleavage/C-H functionalization/C-C bond formation process. The MTT assay was used to evaluate the chromeno quinolines against the human cervix tumor cells (HeLa), 3c and 9c without coordination metals showed good inhibition effect.
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- Guodong Shen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P. R. China
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Das J, Guin S, Maiti D. Diverse strategies for transition metal catalyzed distal C(sp 3)-H functionalizations. Chem Sci 2020; 11:10887-10909. [PMID: 34094339 PMCID: PMC8162984 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04676k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Transition metal catalyzed C(sp3)-H functionalization is a rapidly growing field. Despite severe challenges, distal C-H functionalizations of aliphatic molecules by overriding proximal positions have witnessed tremendous progress. While usage of stoichiometric directing groups played a crucial role, reactions with catalytic transient directing groups or methods without any directing groups are gaining more attention due to their practicality. Various innovative strategies, slowly but steadily, circumvented issues related to remote functionalizations of aliphatic molecules. A systematic compilation has been presented here to provide insights into the recent developments and future challenges in the field. The Present perspective is expected to open up a new dimension and provide an avenue for deep insights into the distal C(sp3)-H functionalizations that could be applied routinely in various pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries.
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- Jayabrata Das
- Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400076 India
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- Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400076 India
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- Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay Powai Mumbai 400076 India
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Liu Y, Song H, Zhang C, Liu Y, Shi B. Copper‐Catalyzed
Modular Access to
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Polycyclic Indoles and
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Intramolecular N—H/C—H Annulation with Alkynes: Scope and Mechanism Probes. CHINESE J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Yan‐Hua Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310027 China
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Mu T, Wei B, Zhu D, Yu B. Site-selective C-H hydroxylation of pentacyclic triterpenoids directed by transient chiral pyridine-imino groups. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4371. [PMID: 32873790 PMCID: PMC7462855 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18138-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Pentacyclic triterpenoids (PTs) constitute one of the biggest families of natural products, many with higher oxidation state at the D/E rings possess a wide spectrum of biological activties but are poorly accessible. Here we report a site-selective C-H hydroxylation at the D/E rings of PTs paving a way toward these important natural products. We find that Schönecker and Baran's Cu-mediated aerobic oxidation can be applied and become site-selective on PT skeletons, as being effected unexpectedly by the chirality of the transient pyridine-imino directing groups. To prove the applicability, starting from the most abundant triterpenoid feedstock oleanane, three representative saponins bearing hydroxyl groups at C16 or C22 are expeditiously synthesized, and barringtogenol C which bears hydroxyl groups at C16, C21, and C22 is synthesized via a sequential hydroxylation as the key steps.
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- Tong Mu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
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Zhu Y, Wang J, Wu D, Yu W. Visible‐Light‐Driven Remote C−H Chlorination of Aliphatic Sulfonamides with Sodium Hypochlorite. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Yanshuo Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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Bafaluy D, Georgieva Z, Muñiz K. Iodine Catalysis for C(sp 3 )-H Fluorination with a Nucleophilic Fluorine Source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:14241-14245. [PMID: 32421217 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Iodine catalysis was developed for aliphatic fluorination through light-promoted homolytic C-H bond cleavage. The intermediary formation of amidyl radicals enables selective C-H functionalization via carbon-centered radicals. For the subsequent C-F bond formation, previous methods have typically been limited by a requirement for electrophilic fluorine reagents. We here demonstrate that the intermediary instalment of a carbon-iodine bond sets the stage for an umpolung, thereby establishing an unprecedented nucleophilic fluorination pathway.
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- Daniel Bafaluy
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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Zwick CR, Renata H. Harnessing the biocatalytic potential of iron- and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases in natural product total synthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2020; 37:1065-1079. [PMID: 32055818 PMCID: PMC7426249 DOI: 10.1039/c9np00075e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Covering: up to the end of 2019Iron- and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (Fe/αKGs) represent a versatile and intriguing enzyme family by virtue of their ability to directly functionalize unactivated C-H bonds at the cost of αKG and O2. Fe/αKGs play an important role in the biosynthesis of natural products, valuable biologically active secondary metabolites frequently pursued as drug leads. The field of natural product total synthesis seeks to contruct these molecules as effeciently as possible, although natural products continue to challenge chemists due to their intricate structural complexity. Chemoenzymatic approaches seek to remedy the shortcomings of traditional synthetic methodology by combining Nature's biosynthetic machinery with traditional chemical methods to efficiently construct natural products. Although other oxygenase families have been widely employed for this purpose, Fe/αKGs remain underutilized. The following review will cover recent chemoenzymatic total syntheses involving Fe/αKG enzymes. Additionally, related information involving natural product biosynthesis, methods development, and non-chemoenzymatic total syntheses will be discussed to inform retrosynthetic logic and synthetic design.
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- Christian R Zwick
- The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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Bafaluy D, Georgieva Z, Muñiz K. Iodine Catalysis for C(sp
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)–H Fluorination with a Nucleophilic Fluorine Source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Daniel Bafaluy
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, ICIQ The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology Av. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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Bower JK, Cypcar AD, Henriquez B, Stieber SCE, Zhang S. C(sp 3)-H Fluorination with a Copper(II)/(III) Redox Couple. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8514-8521. [PMID: 32275410 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite the growing interest in the synthesis of fluorinated organic compounds, few reactions are able to incorporate fluoride ions directly into alkyl C-H bonds. Here, we report the C(sp3)-H fluorination reactivity of a formally copper(III) fluoride complex. The C-H fluorination intermediate, LCuF, along with its chloride and bromide analogues, LCuCl and LCuBr, were prepared directly from halide sources with a chemical oxidant and fully characterized with single-crystal X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Quantum chemical calculations reveal significant halide radical character for all complexes, suggesting their ability to initiate and terminate a C(sp3)-H halogenation sequence by sequential hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) and radical capture. The capability of HAA by the formally copper(III) halide complexes was explored with 9,10-dihydroanthracene, revealing that LCuF exhibits rates 2 orders of magnitude higher than LCuCl and LCuBr. In contrast, all three complexes efficiently capture carbon radicals to afford C(sp3)-halogen bonds. Mechanistic investigation of radical capture with a triphenylmethyl radical revealed that LCuF proceeds through a concerted mechanism, while LCuCl and LCuBr follow a stepwise electron transfer-halide transfer pathway. The capability of LCuF to perform both hydrogen atom abstraction and radical capture was leveraged to enable fluorination of allylic and benzylic C-H bonds and α-C-H bonds of ethers at room temperature.
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- Jamey K Bower
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, California 91768, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, California 91768, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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An Update on Distal C(
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Guo Q, Peng Q, Chai H, Huo Y, Wang S, Xu Z. Visible-light promoted regioselective amination and alkylation of remote C(sp 3)-H bonds. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1463. [PMID: 32193371 PMCID: PMC7081228 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15167-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The C-N cross coupling reaction has always been a fundamental task in organic synthesis. However, the direct use of N-H group of aryl amines to generate N-centered radicals which would couple with alkyl radicals to construct C-N bonds is still rare. Here we report a visible light-promoted C-N radical cross coupling for regioselective amination of remote C(sp3)-H bonds. Under visible light irradiation, the N-H groups of aryl amines are converted to N-centered radicals, and are then trapped by alkyl radicals, which are generated from Hofmann-Löffler-Freytag (HLF) type 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5-HAT). With the same strategy, the regioselective C(sp3)-C(sp3) cross coupling is also realized by using alkyl Hantzsch esters (or nitrile) as radical alkylation reagents. Notably, the α-C(sp3)-H of tertiary amines can be directly alkylated to form the C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds via C(sp3)-H − C(sp3)-H cross coupling through the same photoredox pathway. C-N bond forming is an established strategy to form amines, which are quintessential in chemical synthesis and in nature. Here, the authors report three classes of photoredox reactions, involving C(sp3)-N coupling between N-centered radicals and alkyl radicals and C(sp3)- C(sp3) coupling via C(sp3)-H alkylation.
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- Quanping Guo
- Institute of Drug Design & Synthesis, Institute of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Drug Design & Synthesis, Institute of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Drug Design & Synthesis, Institute of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Drug Design & Synthesis, Institute of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Drug Design & Synthesis, Institute of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Institute of Drug Design & Synthesis, Institute of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Science, Lanzhou University, 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Liu R, Li J, Sun J, Liu X, Qu S, Li P, Zhang B. Generation and Reactivity of Amidyl Radicals: Manganese‐Mediated Atom‐Transfer Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201913042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Run‐Zhou Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesChina Pharmaceutical University 24 Tongjia Xiang Nanjing 210009 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesChina Pharmaceutical University 24 Tongjia Xiang Nanjing 210009 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesChina Pharmaceutical University 24 Tongjia Xiang Nanjing 210009 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University Changsha 410082 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesChina Pharmaceutical University 24 Tongjia Xiang Nanjing 210009 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural MedicinesChina Pharmaceutical University 24 Tongjia Xiang Nanjing 210009 China
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Kumar G, Pradhan S, Chatterjee I. N‐Centered Radical Directed Remote C−H Bond Functionalization via Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:651-672. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Gautam Kumar
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Ropar Nangal Road, Rupnagar Punjab 140001 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Ropar Nangal Road, Rupnagar Punjab 140001 India
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Ropar Nangal Road, Rupnagar Punjab 140001 India
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Shi S, Zhang P, Luo C, Zhuo S, Zhang Y, Tang G, Zhao Y. Copper-Catalyzed Remote C(sp3)–H Phosphorothiolation of Sulfonamides and Carboxamides in a Multicomponent Reaction. Org Lett 2020; 22:1760-1764. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Shanshan Shi
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Chen AD, Herbort JH, Wappes EA, Nakafuku KM, Mustafa DN, Nagib DA. Radical cascade synthesis of azoles via tandem hydrogen atom transfer. Chem Sci 2020; 11:2479-2486. [PMID: 34084413 PMCID: PMC8157396 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc06239d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A radical cascade strategy for the modular synthesis of five-membered heteroarenes (e.g. oxazoles, imidazoles) from feedstock reagents (e.g. alcohols, amines, nitriles) has been developed. This double C-H oxidation is enabled by in situ generated imidate and acyloxy radicals, which afford regio- and chemo-selective β C-H bis-functionalization. The broad synthetic utility of this tandem hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) approach to access azoles is included, along with experiments and computations that provide insight into the selectivity and mechanism of both HAT events.
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- Andrew D Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University Columbus OH 43210 USA
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Alkoxy radicals have long been known to enable remote C-H functionalization via 1,5-hydrogen atom abstraction. However, methods for their generation traditionally have relied upon highly oxidizing metals, ultraviolet radiation, or preformed peroxide intermediates, which has prevented the development of many desirable transformations. Herein we report a new bench-stable precursor that decomposes to free alkoxy radicals via a previously unreported single-electron oxidation pathway. This new precursor enables the fluorination and chlorination of remote C-H bonds under exceptionally mild conditions with exceedingly high monoselectivity. Iterative use of this precursor enables the introduction of a second halogen atom, granting access to remote dihalide motifs, including CF2 and CFCl.
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- Alastair N Herron
- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , The Scripps Research Institute , 10550 North Torrey Pines Road , La Jolla , California 92037 , United States
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Liu RZ, Li J, Sun J, Liu XG, Qu S, Li P, Zhang B. Generation and Reactivity of Amidyl Radicals: Manganese-Mediated Atom-Transfer Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4428-4433. [PMID: 31912602 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201913042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A simple and efficient protocol to generate amidyl radicals from amine functionalities through a manganese-mediated atom-transfer reaction has been developed. This approach employs an earth-abundant and inexpensive manganese complex, Mn2 (CO)10 , as the catalyst and visible light as the energy input. Using this strategy, site-selective chlorination of unactivated C(sp3 )-H bonds of aliphatic amines and intramolecular/intermolecular chloroaminations of unactivated alkenes were readily realized under mild reaction conditions, thus providing efficient access to a range of synthetically valuable alkyl chlorides, chlorinated pyrrolidines, and vicinal chloroamine derivatives. These practical reactions exhibit a broad substrate scope and tolerate a wide array of functional groups, and complex molecules including various marketed drug derivatives.
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- Run-Zhou Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tongjia Xiang, Nanjing, 210009, China
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Long J, Le L, Iwasaki T, Qiu R, Kambe N. Copper-Catalyzed Amination of C(sp 3)-H bonds: From Anilides to Indolines. J Org Chem 2020; 85:482-492. [PMID: 31769677 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Copper-catalyzed oxidative intramolecular cyclization of o-alkylated anilines via cleavage of C(sp3)-H and N-H bonds for the production of indolines is described. This approach provides a straightforward strategy for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds through the functionalization of unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds with high site selectivity. The present catalytic system shows high preference for functionalization of unactivated C(sp3)-H bonds over C(sp2)-H bonds, leading to C-N bond formation.
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- Jinguo Long
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P.R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering , Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871 , Japan.,Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyoku, Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P.R. China.,Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering , Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871 , Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , P.R. China.,Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering , Osaka University , Suita, Osaka 565-0871 , Japan
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Zeng X, Yan W, Paeth M, Zacate SB, Hong PH, Wang Y, Yang D, Yang K, Yan T, Song C, Cao Z, Cheng MJ, Liu W. Copper-Catalyzed, Chloroamide-Directed Benzylic C–H Difluoromethylation. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19941-19949. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiaojun Zeng
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P. R. China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101400, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101400, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, P. R. China
- National Energy Center for Coal to Liquids, Synfuels China Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, 101400, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056, United States
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Huang K, Li JN, Qiu G, Xie W, Liu JB. ZnBr 2/Oxone-mediated ipso-cyclization of N-(3-phenylprop-2-yn-1-yl)aniline. RSC Adv 2019; 9:33460-33464. [PMID: 35529126 PMCID: PMC9073544 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06646b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this work, a selective synthetic strategy towards 1-azaspiro[4.5]deca-3,6,9-trien-8-ones from N-tosyl-N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)aniline is developed. The transformation proceeds smoothly in a mixed solvent including acetonitrile and water when ZnBr2 and Oxone are employed. Mechanism studies show that the reaction proceeds in a regioselective manner via a radical ipso-cyclization pathway.
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- Keke Huang
- School of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology 86 Hongqi Road Ganzhou 341000 China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University 118 Jiahang Road Jiaxing 314001 China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University 118 Jiahang Road Jiaxing 314001 China
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan Unversity Shanghai 200438 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology Xiangtan 411201 China
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- School of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology 86 Hongqi Road Ganzhou 341000 China
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Wang K, Li L, Hu T, Gao L, Song Z. One-Pot Twofold Unsymmetrical C-Si Bond 2,6-Bifunctionalization of Arenes via Sequential [1,4]-Csp 2 to O-Silyl Migration. J Org Chem 2019; 84:12583-12595. [PMID: 31499002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Twofold unsymmetrical C-Si bond bifunctionalization of 2,6-di(trimethylsilyl) benzyl alcohols has been achieved in one pot via sequential [1,4]-Csp2 to O-silyl migration. The hydroxyl group functions as an "on-off-on" switch to control two successive silyl migrations, and 4,7-dimethyl-o-phenanthroline ligand favors cleavage of the endocyclic C-Si bond. Diverse Csp3/Csp3 or Csp2/Csp3 electrophiles can be installed at the 2- and 6-positions. This approach was used to chemoselectively functionalize the three C-Si bonds of 2,4,6-tri(trimethylsilyl) benzyl alcohol, transforming it into isochroman derivatives. The approach even works as a five-component reaction to construct complex symmetric structures.
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- Kai Wang
- Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Research Center for Drug Industrial Technology, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , 610041 China
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- Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Research Center for Drug Industrial Technology, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , 610041 China
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- Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Research Center for Drug Industrial Technology, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , 610041 China
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- Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Research Center for Drug Industrial Technology, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , 610041 China
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- Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Research Center for Drug Industrial Technology, Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, West China School of Pharmacy , Sichuan University , Chengdu , 610041 China.,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin , 300071 China
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TBAB-mediated radical 6-endo-trig ortho-cyclization of N-aryl-N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide for the synthesis of 3-bromo-1,2-dihydroquinoline. Tetrahedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vasu D, Fuentes de Arriba AL, Leitch JA, de Gombert A, Dixon DJ. Primary α-tertiary amine synthesis via α-C-H functionalization. Chem Sci 2019; 10:3401-3407. [PMID: 30996928 PMCID: PMC6429468 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05164j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A quinone-mediated general synthetic platform for the construction of primary α-tertiary amines from abundant primary α-branched amine starting materials is described. This procedure pivots on the efficient in situ generation of reactive ketimine intermediates and subsequent reaction with carbon-centered nucleophiles such as organomagnesium and organolithium reagents, and TMSCN, creating quaternary centers. Furthermore, extension to reverse polarity photoredox catalysis enables reactivity with electrophiles, via a nucleophilic α-amino radical intermediate. This efficient, broadly applicable and scalable amine-to-amine synthetic platform was successfully applied to library and API synthesis and in the functionalization of drug molecules.
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- Dhananjayan Vasu
- Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , University of Oxford , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , UK .
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Owing to the pervasiveness of hydroxyl groups in natural isolates, alcohol derivatives are alluring directing groups. Herein, an alcohol-derived sulfamate ester guides the light-initiated xanthylation of primary, secondary, or tertiary centers. This process enables formal directed deuteration, azidation, thiolation, and vinylation reactions.
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- Suraj K. Ayer
- Duke University, Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Durham, North Carolina 27708–0354, USA
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- Duke University, Department of Chemistry, Box 90346, Durham, North Carolina 27708–0354, USA
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Wang F, Stahl SS. Merging Photochemistry with Electrochemistry: Functional-Group Tolerant Electrochemical Amination of C(sp 3 )-H Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:6385-6390. [PMID: 30763466 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Direct amination of C(sp3 )-H bonds is of broad interest in the realm of C-H functionalization because of the prevalence of nitrogen heterocycles and amines in pharmaceuticals and natural products. Reported here is a combined electrochemical/photochemical method for dehydrogenative C(sp3 )-H/N-H coupling that exhibits good reactivity with both sp2 and sp3 N-H bonds. The results show how use of iodide as an electrochemical mediator, in combination with light-induced cleavage of intermediate N-I bonds, enables the electrochemical process to proceed at low electrode potentials. This approach significantly improves the functional-group compatibility of electrochemical C-H amination, for example, tolerating electron-rich aromatic groups that undergo deleterious side reactions in the presence of high electrode potentials.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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Wang F, Stahl SS. Merging Photochemistry with Electrochemistry: Functional‐Group Tolerant Electrochemical Amination of C(sp
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)−H Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Fei Wang
- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison WI 53706 USA
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Zhang H, Zhou Y, Tian P, Jiang C. Copper-Catalyzed Amide Radical-Directed Cyanation of Unactivated Csp3–H Bonds. Org Lett 2019; 21:1921-1925. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hongwei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao, Shandong 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao, Shandong 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao, Shandong 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) Qingdao, Shandong 266580, P. R. China
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Bao X, Wang Q, Zhu J. Copper-catalyzed remote C(sp 3)-H azidation and oxidative trifluoromethylation of benzohydrazides. Nat Commun 2019; 10:769. [PMID: 30770833 PMCID: PMC6377619 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08741-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The Hofmann-Löffler-Freytag (HLF) reaction is a prototypical example of radical-based remote functionalization of unactivated C(sp3)-H bond. While 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5-HAT) of the amidyl radical is thermodynamically favorable and is well-established, the method for the subsequent functionalization of the translocated carbon radical is still limited. We report herein two catalytic remote C(sp3)-H functionalization protocols. Cu(MeCN)4PF6-catalyzed reaction of 2-alkyl benzohydrazides 3 with TMSN3 in the presence of MeCO2OtBu affords the γ-azido amides 4, while CuCl-catalyzed reaction of 3 with Togni's reagent provides 2-(β-trifluoromethylvinyl)benzamides 5 via an oxidative δ-trifluoromethylation of the alkyl group. Mechanistic studies suggest that the γ-azidation of benzohydrazides 3 goes through 1,5-HAT followed by a Cu-mediated azido transfer cascade, while the oxidative δ-trifluoromethylation of 3 proceeds via, after 1,5-HAT process, a radical-polar crossover mechanism.
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- Xu Bao
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Wang F, Li X, Li Z, Zhou S, Zhang W. Copper Salts/TBAB-Catalyzed Chemo- and Regioselective β-C(sp 3)-H Acyloxylation of Aliphatic Amides. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:331-343. [PMID: 31459332 PMCID: PMC6648367 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An efficient Cu(II)-catalyzed and tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB)-promoted strategy for highly regioselective and chemoselective C(sp3)-H acyloxylation of aliphatic amides is described. Acyloxylation occurs selectively at the β position with a broad substrate scope of carboxylic acids and aliphatic amides and good functional group compatibility. Notably, the competing reaction of intramolecular dehydrogenative amidation and intermolecular acyloxylation could be efficiently controlled by the amount of copper salt and the addition of TBAB. The intramolecular dehydrogenative amidation product was obtained in high yield when the amount of copper salts was increased. However, when TBAB was used as an additive, a preference for acyloxylation over intramolecular amidation was observed and the acyloxylated products were obtained in good yield. Preliminary studies were carried out to gain insights into the mechanism.
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- Feifan Wang
- College
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular
Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular
Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular
Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular
Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Materials Science and Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular
Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal
University, Wuhu 241000, China
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Trammell R, Rajabimoghadam K, Garcia-Bosch I. Copper-Promoted Functionalization of Organic Molecules: from Biologically Relevant Cu/O 2 Model Systems to Organometallic Transformations. Chem Rev 2019; 119:2954-3031. [PMID: 30698952 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Copper is one of the most abundant and less toxic transition metals. Nature takes advantage of the bioavailability and rich redox chemistry of Cu to carry out oxygenase and oxidase organic transformations using O2 (or H2O2) as oxidant. Inspired by the reactivity of these Cu-dependent metalloenzymes, chemists have developed synthetic protocols to functionalize organic molecules under enviormentally benign conditions. Copper also promotes other transformations usually catalyzed by 4d and 5d transition metals (Pd, Pt, Rh, etc.) such as nitrene insertions or C-C and C-heteroatom coupling reactions. In this review, we summarized the most relevant research in which copper promotes or catalyzes the functionalization of organic molecules, including biological catalysis, bioinspired model systems, and organometallic reactivity. The reaction mechanisms by which these processes take place are discussed in detail.
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- Rachel Trammell
- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , Texas 75275 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern Methodist University , Dallas , Texas 75275 , United States
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