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Huang GT, Yu JSK. Catalytic role of the enol ether intermediate in the intramolecular Stetter reaction: a computational perspective. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11833-11853. [PMID: 38567403 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06051a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The intramolecular Stetter reaction catalyzed by a carbene is investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and kinetic simulations. Catalyst 1 first reacts with aldehyde 2 to give the primary adduct (PA). The PA undergoes the intramolecular oxa-Michael reaction to irreversibly generate enol ether intermediate 9. The conversion of the enol ether to the Breslow intermediate (BI) requires the assistance of a base such as the PA. The next step involves formation of a carbon-carbon bond through the Michael addition, and expulsion of the catalyst generates the Stetter product 7. Calculations show that the catalytic cycle is composed of two irreversible processes: the first one involves the exergonic formation of the enol ether intermediate, while the second one is the conversion of the enol ether to the final product. Kinetic simulations using initial concentrations of [1]0 = 0.005 M and [2]0 = 0.025 M demonstrate that under a steady-state condition, 35% of the catalyst rests on the state of the enol ether (0.0018 M). The catalyst resting state therefore consists of the unbound form (the free catalyst) and its bound form (the enol ether species). According to variable time normalization analysis, the reaction exhibits a second-order dependence (first order in catalyst and first order in substrate), which agrees with experiments. The oxa-Michael reaction to form the enol ether is identified to be turnover limiting in the intramolecular Stetter reaction, which rationalizes the observed electronic effect of the Michael acceptor on the reactivity, as well as the measured isotope effect with respect to the aldehydic proton/deuteron. The base that participates in the BI formation has a significant effect on the build-up of the resting state 9 and the active catalyst concentration. In addition, the thermodynamic stability of the enol ether is found to depend on the tether length between the aromatic aldehyde and the Michael acceptor, as well as the chemical nature of the carbene catalyst. The favorability for the oxa-Michael reaction is therefore suggested to govern the reactivity of the intramolecular Stetter transformation.
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- Gou-Tao Huang
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan.
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan
- Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan
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Rummel L, Schreiner PR. Advances and Prospects in Understanding London Dispersion Interactions in Molecular Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316364. [PMID: 38051426 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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London dispersion (LD) interactions are the main contribution of the attractive part of the van der Waals potential. Even though LD effects are the driving force for molecular aggregation and recognition, the role of these omnipresent interactions in structure and reactivity had been largely underappreciated over decades. However, in the recent years considerable efforts have been made to thoroughly study LD interactions and their potential as a chemical design element for structures and catalysis. This was made possible through a fruitful interplay of theory and experiment. This review highlights recent results and advances in utilizing LD interactions as a structural motif to understand and utilize intra- and intermolecularly LD-stabilized systems. Additionally, we focus on the quantification of LD interactions and their fundamental role in chemical reactions.
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- Lars Rummel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 17, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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Dubey G, Singh T, Bharatam PV. The importance of four-membered NHCs in stabilizing Breslow intermediates on benzoin condensation pathway. J Comput Chem 2023; 44:346-354. [PMID: 35652523 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been established to be effective organocatalysts for facilitating the benzoin condensation and many other reactions. These reactions involve the formation of a Breslow intermediate (BI), which exhibits umpolung chemistry. To facilitate organocatalysis, several new cyclic carbenes are being introduced, four-membered NHCs are of special interest. Whether these NHCs can exhibit catalytic influence or not, can be evaluated by exploring the potential energy surface (PES) of the benzoin condensation reaction. Quantum chemical analysis has been carried out to compare the PES of these four-membered NHCs with that of standard five-membered NHCs to explore their catalytic ability. The barrier for the first step of the reaction for the formation of BI is comparable in all the cases. But the barrier for the second step of the reaction leading to the benzoin formation from BI is estimated to be very high for the four membered NHCs. These results indicate that the probability of identifying and isolating the BI is very high in comparison to the completion of benzoin condensation reaction in the case of the four-membered NHCs.
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- Gurudutt Dubey
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, India
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De Risi C, Brandolese A, Di Carmine G, Ragno D, Massi A, Bortolini O. Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202467. [PMID: 36205918 PMCID: PMC10099058 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis is a by now consolidated organocatalytic platform for a number of synthetic (asymmetric) transformations via diverse reaction modes/intermediates. In addition to the typical umpolung processes involving acyl anion/homoenolate equivalent species, implementation of protocols under oxidative conditions greatly expands the possibilities of this methodology. Oxidative NHC-catalysis allows for oxidative and oxygenative transformations through specific manipulations of Breslow-type species depending upon the oxidant used (external oxidant or O2 /air), the derived NHC-bound intermediates paving the way to non-umpolung processes through activation of carbon atoms and heteroatoms. This review is intended to update the state of the art in oxidative NHC-catalyzed reactions that appeared in the literature from 2014 to present, with a strong focus to crucial intermediates and their mechanistic implications.
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- Carmela De Risi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Farmaceutiche ed Agrarie, Università di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Prevenzione, Università di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Farmaceutiche ed Agrarie, Università di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Farmaceutiche ed Agrarie, Università di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Farmaceutiche ed Agrarie, Università di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Prevenzione, Università di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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Duan Z, Young CM, Zhu J, Slawin AMZ, O'Donoghue AC, Smith AD. Rate and equilibrium constants for the addition of triazolium salt derived N-heterocyclic carbenes to heteroaromatic aldehydes. Chem Sci 2022; 14:162-170. [PMID: 36605738 PMCID: PMC9769090 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05704b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Heteroaromatic aldehydes are often used preferentially or exclusively in a range of NHC-catalysed processes that proceed through the generation of a reactive diaminoenol or Breslow Intermediate (BI), with the reason for their unique reactivity currently underexplored. This manuscript reports measurement of rate and equilibrium constants for the reaction between N-aryl triazolium NHCs and heteroaromatic aldehydes, providing insight into the effect of the NHC and heteroaromatic aldehyde structure up to formation of the BI. Variation in NHC catalyst and heteroaromatic aldehyde structure markedly affect the observed kinetic parameters of adduct formation, decay to starting materials and onward reaction to BI. In particular, large effects are observed with both 3-halogen (Br, F) and 3-methyl substituted pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde derivatives which substantially favour formation of the tetrahedral intermediate relative to benzaldehyde derivatives. Key observations indicate that increased steric hindrance leads to a reduction in both k 2 and k -1 for large (2,6-disubstituted)-N-Ar groups within the triazolium scaffold, and sterically demanding aldehyde substituents in the 3-position, but not in the 6-position of the pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde derivatives. As part of this study, the isolation and characterisation of twenty tetrahedral adducts formed upon addition of N-aryl triazolium derived NHCs into heteroaromatic aldehydes are described. These adducts are key intermediates in NHC-catalysed umpolung addition of heteroaromatic aldehydes and are BI precursors.
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- Zhuan Duan
- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsFifeKY16 9STUK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsFifeKY16 9STUK
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham UniversitySouth RoadDurham DH1 3LEUK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsFifeKY16 9STUK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St AndrewsNorth HaughSt AndrewsFifeKY16 9STUK
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Rowshanpour R, Gravel M, Dudding T. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalyzed Redox-Active/Ring Expansion Reactions: Mechanistic Insights Unveiling Base Cooperativity. J Org Chem 2022; 87:16785-16793. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Rozhin Rowshanpour
- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N5C9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S3A1, Canada
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Wessels A, Klussmann M, Breugst M, Schlörer NE, Berkessel A. Formation of Breslow Intermediates from N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes and Aldehydes Involves Autocatalysis by the Breslow Intermediate, and a Hemiacetal. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202117682. [PMID: 35238462 PMCID: PMC9325009 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202117682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Under aprotic conditions, the stoichiometric reaction of N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) such as imidazolidin‐2‐ylidenes with aldehydes affords Breslow Intermediates (BIs), involving a formal 1,2‐C‐to‐O proton shift. We herein report kinetic studies (NMR), complemented by DFT calculations, on the mechanism of this kinetically disfavored H‐translocation. Variable time normalization analysis (VTNA) revealed that the kinetic orders of the reactants vary for different NHC‐to‐aldehyde ratios, indicating different and ratio‐dependent mechanistic regimes. We propose that for high NHC‐to‐aldehyde ratios, the H‐shift takes place in the primary, zwitterionic NHC‐aldehyde adduct. With excess aldehyde, the zwitterion is in equilibrium with a hemiacetal, in which the H‐shift occurs. In both regimes, the critical H‐shift is auto‐catalyzed by the BI. Kinetic isotope effects observed for R‐CDO are in line with our proposal. Furthermore, we detected an H‐bonded complex of the BI with excess NHC (NMR).
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- Alina Wessels
- Department of Chemistry Organic Chemistry University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Borchers GmbH Berghausener Straße 100 40764 Langenfeld Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Organic Chemistry University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Organic Chemistry University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Organic Chemistry University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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Machín Rivera R, Burton NR, Call LD, Tomat MA, Lindsay VNG. Synthesis of Highly Congested Tertiary Alcohols via the [3,3] Radical Deconstruction of Breslow Intermediates. Org Lett 2022; 24:4275-4280. [PMID: 35657720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pericyclic processes such as [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements leading to the rapid generation of molecular complexity constitute highly valuable tools in organic synthesis. Herein, we report the formation of particularly hindered tertiary alcohols via rearrangement of Breslow intermediates formed in situ from readily available N-allyl thiazolium salts and benzaldehyde derivatives. Experimental mechanistic studies performed suggest that the reaction proceeds via a close radical pair which recombine in a regio- and diastereoselective manner, formally leading to [3,3]-rearranged products.
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- Roger Machín Rivera
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2620 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2620 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2620 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2620 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 2620 Yarbrough Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Thiazol-2-ylidenes as N-Heterocyclic carbene ligands with enhanced electrophilicity for transition metal catalysis. Commun Chem 2022; 5:60. [PMID: 36697942 PMCID: PMC9814509 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00675-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Over the last 20 years, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as a dominant direction in ligand development in transition metal catalysis. In particular, strong σ-donation in combination with tunable steric environment make NHCs to be among the most common ligands used for C-C and C-heteroatom bond formation. Herein, we report the study on steric and electronic properties of thiazol-2-ylidenes. We demonstrate that the thiazole heterocycle and enhanced π-electrophilicity result in a class of highly active carbene ligands for electrophilic cyclization reactions to form valuable oxazoline heterocycles. The evaluation of steric, electron-donating and π-accepting properties as well as structural characterization and coordination chemistry is presented. This mode of catalysis can be applied to late-stage drug functionalization to furnish attractive building blocks for medicinal chemistry. Considering the key role of N-heterocyclic ligands, we anticipate that N-aryl thiazol-2-ylidenes will be of broad interest as ligands in modern chemical synthesis.
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Wessels A, Klussmann M, Breugst M, Schlörer NE, Berkessel A. Die Bildung von Breslow‐Intermediaten aus N‐heterocyclischen Carbenen und Aldehyden verläuft autokatalytisch und mit einem Halbacetal als Intermediat. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202117682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Alina Wessels
- Department für Chemie Organische Chemie Universität zu Köln Greinstraße 4 50939 Köln Deutschland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
- Borchers GmbH Berghausener Straße 100 40764 Langenfeld Deutschland
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- Department für Chemie Organische Chemie Universität zu Köln Greinstraße 4 50939 Köln Deutschland
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- Department für Chemie Organische Chemie Universität zu Köln Greinstraße 4 50939 Köln Deutschland
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- Department für Chemie Organische Chemie Universität zu Köln Greinstraße 4 50939 Köln Deutschland
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Kukade M, Pol U, Kagne R, Chandane W, Bodake A, Prashanth M, Kumar KY, Raghu M. Microwave assisted solvent-free synthesis of N-phenyl-4-(pyridin-4-yl)thiazoles and their drug-likeness studies. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2022.100509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Huang GT, Hsieh MH, Yu JSK. Formation of Breslow Intermediates under Aprotic Conditions: A Computational Study. J Org Chem 2022; 87:2501-2507. [PMID: 35029105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The mechanism of formation of the Breslow intermediate (BI) under aprotic conditions is investigated with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The zwitterionic adduct (ZA) is formed by the first addition of an imidazolinylidene to benzaldehyde. The forward reaction is found to proceed through the second addition of the ZA to another benzaldehyde, and subsequent proton migration gives a hemiacetal. The bimolecular reaction enables the conversion of the ZA to a more reactive hemiacetal, which is further decomposed to the BI with the assistance of the ZA. During the ZA-assisted process, the hemiacetal and the BI act as hydrogen bond donors to stabilize the ZA. The hydrogen bond interactions between the ZA and the BI or hemiacetal are analyzed. The DFT computations demonstrate that along the proposed route, the proton migration leading to the hemiacetal intermediate is the rate-determining step (ΔG⧧ = 21.2 kcal mol-1). The bimolecular mechanism provides an alternative pathway to explain BI formation under aprotic conditions.
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Fajardo AM, Queyraiux N, Camy A, Vendier L, Grellier M, Del Rosal I, Maron L, Bontemps S. A masked form of an O-borylated Breslow intermediate for the diastereoselective FLP-type activation of aldehydes. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202104122. [PMID: 34964516 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Breslow intermediates are very often elusive species whose application in Frustrated Lewis Pair chemistry is unprecedented. We describe herein the use of a masked form of an O-Borylated Breslow (OBB) intermediate that performs FLP-type activation of the carbonyl function of five different benzaldehyde derivatives with complete diastereoselectivity. The resulting compounds are characterised in solution by NMR spectroscopy (compounds 4 - 8 ) and in solid state by X-Ray diffraction analysis (compounds 4 - 6 ). A combined kinetic and theoretical investigation reveals the associative nature of the rate determining step and suggests that the OBB intermediate part is never released during the whole process.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, chemistry, FRANCE
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, chemistry, FRANCE
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, chemistry, FRANCE
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- LPCNO: Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets, chemistry, FRANCE
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- LPCNO: Laboratoire de physique et chimie des nano-objets, chemistry, FRANCE
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 cedex 04, toulouse, FRANCE
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Hsieh MH, Yu JSK. Fragmentation and rearrangement of Breslow intermediates: branches to both radical and ionic pathways. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:27377-27384. [PMID: 34854852 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03118j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Breslow intermediates are the key species in N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions to promote the C-C bond formation. As the fragmentation and rearrangement of Breslow intermediates terminate the catalytic cycle of N-heterocyclic carbene, two mechanisms under debate have been proposed in terms of the radical channel and the ionic route. Theoretical calculations demonstrate herein that ionic and radical characteristics can coexist, depending on the protonation state of the hydroxyl group in Breslow intermediates: radicals are merely generated in the enol system, while both ionic and radical species exist in the enolate system with a lower barrier. Complete pathways for thiamin analogue and N-allyl benzothiazole Breslow intermediates are exclusively constructed considering experimental conditions. The growing population of the enolate under higher pH values rationalizes the increased rate of the fragmentation of thiamin. The fragmentation products of thiamin, namely pyrimidine and ketone, are the thermodynamic products, while the tertiary alcohol is both the kinetic and thermodynamic product for N-allyl benzothiazole Breslow intermediate via a Claisen-like rearrangement. Other NHCs used to synthesize tertiary alcohols could form the enolate due to the base, followed by the production of stable radicals and recombination to form tertiary alcohols. It is concluded that specific protonation states and chemical structures of NHCs account for the distinct mechanisms.
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- Ming-Hsiu Hsieh
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 75, Bo'ai St., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Department of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering, and Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 75, Bo'ai St., Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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Delfau L, Nichilo S, Molton F, Broggi J, Tomás‐Mendivil E, Martin D. Critical Assessment of the Reducing Ability of Breslow‐type Derivatives and Implications for Carbene‐Catalyzed Radical Reactions**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Aix Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire (ICR) 27 Bd Jean Moulin 13385 Marseille France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes CNRS DCM 38000 Grenoble France
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Hsieh M, Huang G, Yu JK. Dipole‐bound states and substituent effects of Breslow intermediates in the enolate form. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.202100310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Ming‐Hsiu Hsieh
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Department of Biological Science and Technology, and Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan
- Center for Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio‐Devices National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan
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Delfau L, Nichilo S, Molton F, Broggi J, Tomás-Mendivil E, Martin D. Critical Assessment of the Reducing Ability of Breslow-type Derivatives and Implications for Carbene-Catalyzed Radical Reactions*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26783-26789. [PMID: 34651408 PMCID: PMC9299025 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We report the synthesis of acyl azolium salts stemming from thiazolylidenes CNS, triazolylidenes CTN, mesoionic carbenes CMIC and the generation of their corresponding radicals and enolates, covering about 60 Breslow‐type derivatives. This study highlights the role of additives in the redox behavior of these compounds and unveils several critical misconceptions about radical transformations of aldehyde derivatives under N‐heterocyclic carbene catalysis. In particular, the reducing ability of enolates has been dramatically underestimated in the case of biomimetic CNS. In contrast with previous electrochemical studies, we show that these catalytic intermediates can transfer electrons to iodobenzene within minutes at room temperature. Enols derived from CMIC are not the previously claimed super electron donors, although enolate derivatives of CNS and CMIC are powerful reducing agents.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire (ICR), 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000, Grenoble, France
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Joseph V, Levine M. Ronald C.D. Breslow (1931-2017): A career in review. Bioorg Chem 2021; 115:104868. [PMID: 34523507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Reviewed herein are key research accomplishments of Professor Ronald Charles D. Breslow (1931-2017) throughout his more than 60 year research career. These accomplishments span a wide range of topics, most notably physical organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and bioorganic chemistry. These topics are reviewed, as are topics of molecular electronics and origin of chirality, which combine to make up the bulk of this review. Also reviewed briefly are Breslow's contributions to the broader chemistry profession, including his work for the American Chemical Society and his work promoting gender equity. Throughout the article, efforts are made to put Breslow's accomplishments in the context of other work being done at the time, as well as to include subsequent iterations and elaborations of the research.
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- Vincent Joseph
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Israel.
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Harnying W, Sudkaow P, Biswas A, Berkessel A. N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Carboxylic Acid Co-Catalysis Enables Oxidative Esterification of Demanding Aldehydes/Enals, at Low Catalyst Loading. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19631-19636. [PMID: 34010504 PMCID: PMC8457137 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We report the discovery that simple carboxylic acids, such as benzoic acid, boost the activity of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysts in the oxidative esterification of aldehydes. A simple and efficient protocol for the transformation of a wide range of sterically hindered α- and β-substituted aliphatic aldehydes/enals, catalyzed by a novel and readily accessible N-Mes-/N-2,4,6-trichlorophenyl 1,2,4-triazolium salt, and benzoic acid as co-catalyst, was developed. A whole series of α/β-substituted aliphatic aldehydes/enals hitherto not amenable to NHC-catalyzed esterification could be reacted at typical catalyst loadings of 0.02-1.0 mol %. For benzaldehyde, even 0.005 mol % of NHC catalyst proved sufficient: the lowest value ever achieved in NHC catalysis. Preliminary studies point to carboxylic acid-induced acceleration of acyl transfer from azolium enolate intermediates as the mechanistic basis of the observed effect.
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- Wacharee Harnying
- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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Harnying W, Sudkaow P, Biswas A, Berkessel A. N‐Heterocyclic Carbene/Carboxylic Acid Co‐Catalysis Enables Oxidative Esterification of Demanding Aldehydes/Enals, at Low Catalyst Loading. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Wacharee Harnying
- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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Collett CJ, Young CM, Massey RS, O'Donoghue AC, Smith AD. Kinetic and Structure‐Activity Studies of the Triazolium Ion‐ Catalyzed Intramolecular Stetter Reaction. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Christopher J. Collett
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of St. Andrews North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9ST UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of St. Andrews North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9ST UK
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- Department of Chemistry Durham University South Road Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry University of St. Andrews North Haugh, St. Andrews KY16 9ST UK
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Pareek M, Reddi Y, Sunoj RB. Tale of the Breslow intermediate, a central player in N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis: then and now. Chem Sci 2021; 12:7973-7992. [PMID: 34194690 PMCID: PMC8208132 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01910d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) belong to the popular family of organocatalysts used in a wide range of reactions, including that for the synthesis of complex natural products and biologically active compounds. In their organocatalytic manifestation, NHCs are known to impart umpolung reactivity to aldehydes and ketones, which are then exploited in the generation of homoenolate, acyl anion, and enolate equivalents suitable for a plethora of reactions such as annulation, benzoin, Stetter, Claisen rearrangement, cycloaddition, and C-C and C-H bond functionalization reactions and so on. A common thread that runs through these NHC catalyzed reactions is the proposed involvement of an enaminol, also known as the Breslow intermediate, formed by the nucleophilic addition of an NHC to a carbonyl group of a suitable electrophile. In the emerging years of NHC catalysis, enaminol remained elusive and was largely considered a putative intermediate owing to the difficulties encountered in its isolation and characterization. However, in the last decade, synergistic efforts utilizing an array of computational and experimental techniques have helped in gaining important insights into the formation and characterization of Breslow intermediates. Computational studies have suggested that a direct 1,2-proton transfer within the initial zwitterionic intermediate, generated by the action of an NHC on the carbonyl carbon, is energetically prohibitive and hence the participation of other species capable of promoting an assisted proton transfer is more likely. The proton transfer assisted by additives (such as acids, bases, other species, or even a solvent) was found to ease the kinetics of formation of Breslow intermediates. These important details on the formation, in situ detection, isolation, and characterization of the Breslow intermediate are scattered over a series of reports spanning well over a decade, and we intend to consolidate them in this review and provide a critical assessment of these developments. Given the central role of the Breslow intermediate in organocatalytic reactions, this treatise is expected to serve as a valuable source of knowledge on the same.
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- Monika Pareek
- 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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Biswas A, Neudörfl JM, Schlörer NE, Berkessel A. Acyl Donor Intermediates in N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis: Acyl Azolium or Azolium Enolate? Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:4507-4511. [PMID: 33140529 PMCID: PMC7986403 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Azolium enolates and acyl azolium cations have been proposed as intermediates in numerous N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed transformations. Acetyl azolium enolates were generated from the reaction of 2‐propenyl acetate with both saturated (SIPr) and aromatic (IPr) NHCs, isolated, and characterized (NMR, XRD). Protonation with triflic acid gave the corresponding acetyl azolium triflates which were isolated and characterized (NMR, XRD). Acyl azolium cations have been proposed as immediate precursors of the ester product, for example, in the redox esterification of α,β‐enals. Studies with d3‐acetyl azolium triflate suggest that ester formation originates instead from an azolium enolate intermediate. Furthermore, the acetyl azolium enolate selectively reacted with alcohol nucleophiles in the presence of amines. While the acetyl azolium cation did not react with alcohols, an ester‐selective reaction was induced by addition of base, by intermediate formation of the acetyl azolium enolate.
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- Animesh Biswas
- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry), University of Cologne, Greinstraße 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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Biswas A, Neudörfl J, Schlörer NE, Berkessel A. Acyl Donor Intermediates in N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis: Acyl Azolium or Azolium Enolate? Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Animesh Biswas
- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) University of Cologne Greinstraße 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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Paul M, Peckelsen K, Thomulka T, Martens J, Berden G, Oomens J, Neudörfl JM, Breugst M, Meijer AJHM, Schäfer M, Berkessel A. Breslow Intermediates (Amino Enols) and Their Keto Tautomers: First Gas-Phase Characterization by IR Ion Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2021; 27:2662-2669. [PMID: 32893891 PMCID: PMC7898712 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Breslow intermediates (BIs) are the crucial nucleophilic amino enol intermediates formed from electrophilic aldehydes in the course of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed umpolung reactions. Both in organocatalytic and enzymatic umpolung, the question whether the Breslow intermediate exists as the nucleophilic enol or in the form of its electrophilic keto tautomer is of utmost importance for its reactivity and function. Herein, the preparation of charge-tagged Breslow intermediates/keto tautomers derived from three different types of NHCs (imidazolidin-2-ylidenes, 1,2,4-triazolin-5-ylidenes, thiazolin-2-ylidenes) and aldehydes is reported. An ammonium charge tag is introduced through the aldehyde unit or the NHC. ESI-MS IR ion spectroscopy allowed the unambiguous conclusion that in the gas phase, the imidazolidin-2-ylidene-derived BI indeed exists as a diamino enol, while both 1,2,4-triazolin-5-ylidenes and thiazolin-2-ylidenes give the keto tautomer. This result coincides with the tautomeric states observed for the BIs in solution (NMR) and in the crystalline state (XRD), and is in line with our earlier calculations on the energetics of BI keto-enol equilibria.
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- Mathias Paul
- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525, ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525, ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, Toernooiveld 7, 6525, ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Van' t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Cologne University, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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Massey RS, Murray J, Collett CJ, Zhu J, Smith AD, O'Donoghue AC. Kinetic and structure-activity studies of the triazolium ion-catalysed benzoin condensation. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:387-393. [PMID: 33351015 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02207a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Steady-state kinetic and structure-activity studies of a series of six triazolium-ion pre-catalysts 2a-2f were investigated for the benzoin condensation. These data provide quantitative insight into the role of triazolium N-aryl substitution under synthetically relevant catalytic conditions in a polar solvent environment. Kinetic behaviour was significantly different to that previously reported for a related thiazolium-ion pre-catalyst 1, with the observed levelling of initial rate constants to νmax at high aldehyde concentrations for all triazolium catalysts. Values for νmax for 2a-2f increase with electron withdrawing N-aryl substituents, in agreement with reported optimal synthetic outcomes under catalytic conditions, and vary by 75-fold across the series. The levelling of rate constants supports a change in rate-limiting step and evidence supports the assignment of the Breslow-intermediate forming step to the plateau region. Correlation of νmax reaction data yielded a positive Hammett ρ-value (ρ = +1.66) supporting the build up of electron density adjacent to the triazolium N-Ar in the rate-limiting step favoured by electron withdrawing N-aryl substituents. At lower concentrations of aldehyde, both Breslow-intermediate and benzoin formation are partially rate-limiting.
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- Richard S Massey
- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9SY, UK
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B S A, Bhattacharjee R, Gupta S, Ahammad S, Datta A, Kundu S. Deoxygenation of nitrosoarene by N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC): an elusive Breslow-type intermediate bridging carbene and nitrene. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12166-12169. [PMID: 32909566 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05192f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) activates and deoxygenates nitrosoarene (ArNO) to afford arylnitrene (ArN), thereby portraying a fundamental route connecting two 6e- species. A combination of spectroscopic and computational studies suggests that the interaction of ArNO with NHC affords a transient 2,2'-diamino imine-N-oxide as a key intermediate in ArNO deoxygenation.
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- Anju B S
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur - 700032, Kolkata, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, India.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur - 700032, Kolkata, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-TVM), Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, India.
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Zhang Z, Huang S, Huang L, Xu X, Zhao H, Yan X. Synthesis of Mesoionic N-Heterocyclic Olefins and Catalytic Application for Hydroboration Reactions. J Org Chem 2020; 85:12036-12043. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Zengyu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
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Gehrke S, Hollóczki O. N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis: With or Without Carbenes? Chemistry 2020; 26:10140-10151. [PMID: 32608090 PMCID: PMC7496998 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this work the mechanism of the aldehyde umpolung reactions, catalyzed by azolium cations in the presence of bases, was studied through computational methods. Next to the mechanism established by Breslow in the 1950s that takes effect through the formation of a free carbene, we have suggested that these processes can follow a concerted asynchronous path, in which the azolium cation directly reacts with the substrate, avoiding the formation of the carbene intermediate. We hereby show that substituting the azolium cation, and varying the base or the substrate do not affect the preference for the concerted reaction mechanism. The concerted path was found to exhibit low barriers also for the reactions of thiamine with model substrates, showing that this path might have biological relevance. The dominance of the concerted mechanism can be explained through the specific structure of the key transition state, avoiding the liberation of the highly reactive, and thus unstable carbene lone pair, whereas activating the substrate through hydrogen-bonding interactions. Polar and hydrogen-bonding solvents, as well as the presence of the counterions of the azolium salts facilitate the reaction through carbenes, bringing the barriers of the two reaction mechanisms closer, in many cases making the concerted path less favorable. Thus, our data show that by choosing the exact components in a reaction, the mechanism can be switched to occur with or without carbenes.
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- Sascha Gehrke
- Mulliken Center for Theoretical ChemistryUniversity of BonnBeringstr. 4+653115BonnGermany
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- Mulliken Center for Theoretical ChemistryUniversity of BonnBeringstr. 4+653115BonnGermany
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Mandal D, Chandra S, Neuman NI, Mahata A, Sarkar A, Kundu A, Anga S, Rawat H, Schulzke C, Mote KR, Sarkar B, Chandrasekhar V, Jana A. Activation of Aromatic C-F Bonds by a N-Heterocyclic Olefin (NHO). Chemistry 2020; 26:5951-5955. [PMID: 32027063 PMCID: PMC7317942 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A N-heterocyclic olefin (NHO), a terminal alkene selectively activates aromatic C-F bonds without the need of any additional catalyst. As a result, a straightforward methodology was developed for the formation of different fluoroaryl-substituted alkenes in which the central carbon-carbon double bond is in a twisted geometry.
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- Debdeep Mandal
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieAnorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstrasse 34–3614195BerlinGermany
- Institut für Anorganische ChemieLehrstuhl für Anorganische KoordinationschemieUniversität StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieAnorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstrasse 34–3614195BerlinGermany
- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria QuímicaCCT Santa Fe CONICET-UNLColectora Ruta Nacional 168, Km 472, Paraje El Pozo3000Santa FeArgentina
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Institut für BiochemieUniversität GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Strasse 417487GreifswaldGermany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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- Institut für Chemie und BiochemieAnorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstrasse 34–3614195BerlinGermany
- Institut für Anorganische ChemieLehrstuhl für Anorganische KoordinationschemieUniversität StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur208016India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research HyderabadGopanpally, Hyderabad500107India
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Hollóczki O. The Mechanism of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis through a Magnifying Glass. Chemistry 2020; 26:4885-4894. [PMID: 31797448 PMCID: PMC7187225 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The term "N-Heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis" is often invoked in organic synthesis for reactions that are catalyzed by different azolium salts in the presence of bases. Although the mechanism of these reactions is considered today evident, a closer look into the details that have been collected throughout the last century reveals that there are many open questions and even contradictions in the field. Emerging new theoretical and experimental results offer solutions to these problems, because they show that through considering alternative reaction mechanisms a more consistent picture on the catalytic process can be obtained. These novel perspectives will be able to extend the scope of the reactions that we call today N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis.
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- Oldamur Hollóczki
- Mulliken Center for Theoretical ChemistryUniversity of BonnBeringstrasse 4+653115BonnGermany
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Zhang X, Chen Q, Song R, Xu J, Tian W, Li S, Jin Z, Chi YR. Carbene-Catalyzed α,γ-Deuteration of Enals under Oxidative Conditions. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Xiaolei Zhang
- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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Harnying W, Neudörfl JM, Berkessel A. Enantiospecific Synthesis of Nepetalactones by One-Step Oxidative NHC Catalysis. Org Lett 2020; 22:386-390. [PMID: 31904243 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b04034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An efficient oxidative NHC-catalyzed one-step transformation of (S)- or (R)-8-oxocitronellal to nepetalactone (NL) in enantio- and diastereomerically pure form has been developed. Several new and "easy to make" N-Mes- or N-Dipp-substituted 1,2,4-triazolium salts carrying nitroaromatic groups on N1 were synthesized and evaluated as precatalysts in combination with base and stoichiometric organic oxidant. Under optimized conditions, NLs are accessible in very good yields and diastereomerically pure under mild conditions. The oxidant used could be recovered and recycled under operationally simple conditions.
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- Wacharee Harnying
- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) , University of Cologne , Greinstrasse 4 , 50939 Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) , University of Cologne , Greinstrasse 4 , 50939 Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) , University of Cologne , Greinstrasse 4 , 50939 Cologne , Germany
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Duczynski J, Sobolev AN, Moggach SA, Dorta R, Stewart SG. The Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of New Mixed NHC-Phosphite Nickel(0) Complexes. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Jeremy Duczynski
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
- Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia (M310), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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Konstandaras N, Dunn MH, Guerry MS, Barnett CD, Cole ML, Harper JB. The impact of cation structure upon the acidity of triazolium salts in dimethyl sulfoxide. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 18:66-75. [PMID: 31746919 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob02258a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A series of triazolium salts, selected for their varying electronic and steric properties, were prepared and their pKa values were determined in DMSO at 25 °C using the bracketing indicator method. The effect of each systematic structural variation upon the acidity of the triazolium cation has been considered, in particular examining the effects of systematically altering electronic properties, quantified through the use of Hammett σ parameters. The first pKa value for an azolium salt that generates a mesionic carbene is also reported. These new data allow for the selection of appropriate bases for the deprotonation of such triazolium salts and the potential to correlate the pKa values determined herein with the nucleophilicity of the corresponding carbenes.
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A novel metal-free synthesis of thiazole-substituted α-hydroxy carbonyl compounds and 2-alkenylthiazoles from thiazole N-oxides and olefins. Tetrahedron Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2019.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Ghosh A, Barik S, Biju AT. NHC-Catalyzed [3 + 3] Annulation of Thioamides and Modified Enals for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Functionalized Thiazinones. Org Lett 2019; 21:8598-8602. [PMID: 31618035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed [3 + 3] annulation of thioamides with modified enals allowing the enantioselective synthesis of functionalized 1,3-thiazin-4-ones is reported. The NHC generated from the chiral triazolium salt was optimal and the reaction is initiated by the thia-Michael addition to catalytically generated α,β-unsaturated acylazolium intermediates derived from 2-bromoenals, followed by intramolecular cyclization. This operationally simple procedure offers a straightforward and rapid access to target compounds in moderate to good yields and enantiomeric ratio values.
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- Arghya Ghosh
- Department of Organic Chemistry , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore - 560012 , India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore - 560012 , India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore - 560012 , India
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Bielecki M, Howe GW, Kluger R. Competing Protonation and Halide Elimination as a Probe of the Character of Thiamin-Derived Reactive Intermediates. Biochemistry 2019; 58:3566-3571. [PMID: 31385510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Decarboxylation reactions from comparable thiamin diphosphate- and thiamin-derived adducts of p-(halomethyl)benzoylformic acids in enzymic and non-enzymic reactions, respectively, reveal critical distinctions in otherwise similar Breslow intermediates. The ratio of protonation to chloride elimination from the Breslow intermediate is 102-fold greater in the enzymic process. This is consistent with a lower intrinsic barrier to proton transfer on the enzyme, implicating formation of a localized tetrahedral (sp3) carbanion that is formed as CO2 is produced. In contrast, slower protonation in solution of the decarboxylated intermediate is consistent with formation of a delocalized planar carbanionic enol/enamine. The proposed structural and reactive character of the enzymic Breslow intermediate is consistent with Warshel's general theory of enzymic catalysis, structural characterization of related intermediates, and the lower kinetic barrier in reactions that occur without changes in hybridization.
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- Michael Bielecki
- Davenport Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Davenport Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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- Davenport Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario M5S 3H6 , Canada
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Paul M, Neudörfl JM, Berkessel A. Breslow Intermediates from a Thiazolin-2-ylidene and Fluorinated Aldehydes: XRD and Solution-Phase NMR Spectroscopic Characterization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10596-10600. [PMID: 31131519 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201904308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The first generation and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of a crystalline Breslow intermediate (BI) derived from a thiazolin-2-ylidene, that is, the aromatic heterocycle present in vitamin B1 , is reported. Key to success was the combined use of pentafluorobenzaldehyde and a thiazolin-2-ylidene carrying an enol-stabilizing dispersion energy donor as N-substituent. A so-called primary intermediate (PI) could be isolated in protonated form (pPI) as well and analyzed by XRD. Furthermore, the first stable BI derived from an aromatic thiazolin-2-ylidene and an aliphatic aldehyde (trifluoroacetaldehyde) was prepared and characterized by NMR spectroscopy in solution. When switching to a saturated thiazolidin-2-ylidene, reaction with pentafluorobenzaldehyde afforded a new BI in solution (NMR spectroscopy). Attempts to crystallize the latter BI resulted in the isolation of a novel thiazolidin-2-ylidene dimer that had undergone rearrangement to a hexahydro[1,4]-thiazino[3,2-b]-1,4-thiazine.
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- Mathias Paul
- Cologne University, Department of Chemistry, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne University, Department of Chemistry, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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- Cologne University, Department of Chemistry, Greinstrasse 4, 50939, Cologne, Germany
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Paul M, Neudörfl J, Berkessel A. Breslow Intermediates from a Thiazolin‐2‐ylidene and Fluorinated Aldehydes: XRD and Solution‐Phase NMR Spectroscopic Characterization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201904308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Mathias Paul
- Cologne UniversityDepartment of Chemistry Greinstrasse 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Cologne UniversityDepartment of Chemistry Greinstrasse 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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- Cologne UniversityDepartment of Chemistry Greinstrasse 4 50939 Cologne Germany
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Transition-metal-free insertion of benzyl bromides into 2-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)benzaldehyde: One-pot switchable syntheses of benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]quinolin-5(7H)-ones and 3-arylquinolin-4-ones mediated by base. Tetrahedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Singh T, George A, Parameswaran P, Bharatam PV. Enols, Diamino Enols, and Breslow Intermediates: A Comparative Quantum Chemical Analysis. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tejender Singh
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67; 160 062 S.A.S. Nagar - Punjab India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Calicut; NIT Calicut Campus P.O. 673 601 Kozhikode - Kerala India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology Calicut; NIT Calicut Campus P.O. 673 601 Kozhikode - Kerala India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67; 160 062 S.A.S. Nagar - Punjab India
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Horst Pracejus Prize: A. Berkessel / Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize: S. Luber / GDCh Honorary Membership: F. Diederich. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:4441. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201901916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Horst‐Pracejus‐Preis: A. Berkessel / Carl‐Duisberg‐Gedächtnispreis: S. Luber / GDCh‐Ehrenmitgliedschaft: F. Diederich. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201901916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Regnier V, Romero EA, Molton F, Jazzar R, Bertrand G, Martin D. What Are the Radical Intermediates in Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis? J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:1109-1117. [PMID: 30561990 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The oxidation of the Breslow intermediate resulting from the addition of an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) to benzaldehyde triggers a fast deprotonation, followed by a second electron transfer, directly affording the corresponding acylium at E > -0.8 V (versus Fc/Fc+). Similarly, the oxidation of the cinnamaldehyde analogue occurs at an even higher potential and is not a reversible electrochemical process. As a whole, and contrary to previous beliefs, it is demonstrated that Breslow intermediates, which are the key intermediates in NHC-catalyzed transformations of aldehydes, cannot undergo a single electron transfer (SET) with mild oxidants ( E < -1.0 V). Moreover, the corresponding enol radical cations are ruled out as relevant intermediates. It is proposed that oxidative NHC-catalyzed radical transformations of enals proceed either through SET from the corresponding electron-rich enolate or through coupled electron-proton transfer from the enol, in any case generating neutral capto-dative radicals. Relevant electrochemical surrogates of these paramagnetic species have been isolated.
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- UMI CNRS 3555, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093-0343 , United States
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , CNRS, DCM , 38000 Grenoble , France
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- UMI CNRS 3555, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093-0343 , United States
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- UMI CNRS 3555, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093-0343 , United States
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes , CNRS, DCM , 38000 Grenoble , France
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Hsieh MH, Huang GT, Yu JSK. Can the Radical Channel Contribute to the Catalytic Cycle of N-Heterocyclic Carbene in Benzoin Condensation? J Org Chem 2018; 83:15202-15209. [PMID: 30457867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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NHC can catalyze benzoin condensation via the key Breslow intermediate. EPR spectroscopy recently confirmed the existence of the radical species, but its catalytic role is still unclear. Herein, we use density functional approaches to study the radical-associated pathway in comparison with the nonradical mechanism reported previously. Theoretical investigations show that the nonradical path (Δ G⧧ = 18.7 kcal/mol) is more kinetically favorable than the radical route (Δ G⧧ = 27.6 kcal/mol), which is initialized by the hydrogen abstraction from the Breslow intermediate by benzaldehyde, leading to a radical pair. The product formation is thus dominated by the nonradical pathway. In addition, the Breslow intermediate is less stable than its keto form, which blocks the benzoin condensation, and the radical species could play an important role in assisting the tautomerization and promoting the catalytic reaction.
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Béthegnies A, Escudié Y, Nuñez‐Dallos N, Vendier L, Hurtado J, del Rosal I, Maron L, Bontemps S. Reductive CO2Homocoupling: Synthesis of a Borylated C3Carbohydrate. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Aurélien Béthegnies
- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 31077 Toulouse (France) andUniversité de Toulouse UPS, INPT Toulouse 31077 France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 31077 Toulouse (France) andUniversité de Toulouse UPS, INPT Toulouse 31077 France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 31077 Toulouse (France) andUniversité de Toulouse UPS, INPT Toulouse 31077 France
- Department of ChemistryUniversidad de Los Andes Institution Bogotá 111711 Colombia
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 31077 Toulouse (France) andUniversité de Toulouse UPS, INPT Toulouse 31077 France
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- Department of ChemistryUniversidad de Los Andes Institution Bogotá 111711 Colombia
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- Université de Toulouse and CNRS, INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO Toulouse F-31077 France
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- Université de Toulouse and CNRS, INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO Toulouse F-31077 France
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- CNRS, LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination) 31077 Toulouse (France) andUniversité de Toulouse UPS, INPT Toulouse 31077 France
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Phan J, Ruser SM, Zeitler K, Rehbein J. NHC-Stabilized Radicals in the Formal Hydroacylation Reaction of Alkynes. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jenny Phan
- Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie; Universität Regensburg; Institut für Organische Chemie; Universitätsstrasse 1 93053 Regensburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Universität Hamburg; Institut für Organische Chemie; Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6 20146 Hamburg Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; Universität Leipzig; Johannis-Allee 29 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie; Universität Regensburg; Institut für Organische Chemie; Universitätsstrasse 1 93053 Regensburg Germany
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Kim Y, Lee E. Stable Organic Radicals Derived from N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes. Chemistry 2018; 24:19110-19121. [PMID: 30058298 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Youngsuk Kim
- Center for Self-assembly and ComplexityInstitute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Self-assembly and ComplexityInstitute for Basic Science (IBS) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Department of ChemistryPohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
- Division of Advanced Materials SciencePohang University of Science and Technology Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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