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Beleh OM, Alomari S, Weix DJ. Synthesis of Stereodefined Enones from the Cross-Electrophile Coupling of Activated Acrylic Acids with Alkyl Bromides. Org Lett 2024; 26:7217-7221. [PMID: 39162620 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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We report a one-pot synthesis of (E)-trisubstituted enones from acrylic acids through the in situ generation of a 2-pyridyl ester and subsequent cross-electrophile coupling with a nickel catalyst under reducing conditions. The scope of trisubstituted enones is broad and compatible with functionality that can be challenging in established olefination techniques. We highlight conditions necessary to suppress undesired side reactions from the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl and improve cross-electrophile coupling approaches to prepare enones.
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- Omar M Beleh
- University of Wisconsin─Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- University of Wisconsin─Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- University of Wisconsin─Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Zhang KX, Liu MY, Yao BY, Zhou QL, Xiao LJ. Stereoconvergent and Enantioselective Synthesis of Z-Homoallylic Alcohols via Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Z/ E-1,3-Dienes with Aldehydes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22157-22165. [PMID: 39102638 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Stereoconvergent reactions enable the transformation of mixed stereoisomers into well-defined, chiral products─a crucial strategy for handling Z/E-mixed olefins, which are common but challenging substrates in organic synthesis. Herein, we report a stereoconvergent and highly enantioselective method for synthesizing Z-homoallylic alcohols via the nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling of Z/E-mixed 1,3-dienes with aldehydes. This process is enabled by an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand characterized by C2-symmetric backbone chirality and bulky 2,6-diisopropyl N-aryl substituents. Our method achieves excellent stereocontrol over both enantioselectivity and Z-selectivity in a single step, producing chiral Z-homoallylic alcohols that are valuable in natural products and pharmaceuticals.
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- Kai-Xiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Liu H, Li W, Xu X, Yang M, Han D, Yang X. Visible light driven photoredox/nickel-catalyzed stereoselective synthesis of Z- or E-vinyl thioethers from thiosilane and terminal alkynes. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:5524-5528. [PMID: 38899407 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00652f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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A new method for the synthesis of anti-Markovnikov Z- or E-vinyl thioethers from thiosilane and terminal alkynes under visible-light-induced photoredox/nickel dual catalysis conditions is described. With a judicious choice of a simple nickel catalyst and a ligand, this strategy enables efficient and divergent access to both Z- or E-vinyl thioethers from the same set of simple starting materials. Notably, the approach is free of odorous thiol and has excellent compatibility with functional groups and substrate scope.
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- Hongqiang Liu
- School of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China.
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Davies AM, Greene KH, Allen AR, Farris BM, Szymczak NK, Stephenson CRJ. Catalytic Olefin Transpositions Facilitated by Ruthenium N,N,N-Pincer Complexes. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9647-9653. [PMID: 38901003 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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In this report, we demonstrate olefin transposition/isomerization reactions catalyzed by a series of N,N,N-pincer (1,3-bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindoline) Ru-hydride complexes. The protocol proceeds at room temperature for most substrates, achieving excellent yields, regioselectivity, and diastereoselectivity in short reaction times. The air-stable Ru-chloride derivatives of these complexes exhibit comparable reactivity enabling benchtop setup and synthetic versatility. Furthermore, we demonstrate the potential for one-pot cascade sequences of the products derived from the transposition reactions.
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- Alex M Davies
- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Willard Henry Dow Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Tortajada A, Righetti GL, McGinley A, Mu M, García-Melchor M, Hevia E. Alkene Isomerisation Catalysed by a Superbasic Sodium Amide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202407262. [PMID: 38881357 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407262] [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: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Typically catalysed by transition metals, alkene isomerisation is a powerful methodology for preparation of internal olefins. In contrast, the use of more earth abundant main group reagents is limited to activated substrates, requiring high temperatures and excess stoichiometric amounts. Opening a new avenue for progressing this field, here we report applications of bulky sodium amide NaTMP (TMP=2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide) when partnered with tridentate Lewis donor PMDETA (N,N,N',N'',N''-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine) in catalytic alkene isomerisation of terminal olefins under mild reaction conditions. An array of distinct olefins could successfully be isomerised, including unactivated olefins, allylamines, and allylethers, showing the high activity of this partnership. In-depth mechanistic insights provided by X-ray crystallography, real-time nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) monitoring, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations have unveiled the crucial role of in situ-generated TMP(H) in facilitating efficient isomerisation, and the choice of alkali-metal. Additionally, theoretical studies shed light on the observed E/Z selectivity, particularly accounting for the selective formation of Z-vinyl ethers. The versatility of our method is further demonstrated through the isomerisation of unactivated cycloalkenes, which undergo hydrogen isotope exchange to produce deuterated compounds.
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- Andreu Tortajada
- Department für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, CRANN and AMBER Research Centres, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Department für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Huang H, Xu L, Zhang C, Cheng C, Chai Z, Yan H, Chen FE. Photoswitched Stereodivergent Synthesis of Allylic Sulfones. Org Lett 2024; 26:4916-4920. [PMID: 38821041 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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The present Letter demonstrates a photoswitched stereodivergent synthesis of allylic sulfones from sodium sulfinates, triphenylvinylphosphonium chloride, and (hetero)aromatic aldehydes in a single step. Mechanistically, cis-allylic sulfones, generated from the unstabilized ylide intermediates and aldehydes in situ, could be finally converted to trans-allylic sulfones via photochemical isomerization in the presence of a catalytic amount of bis(2-thienyl) ketone.
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- Huashan Huang
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou 362801, P. R. China
- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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Wang W, Li Q, Xu M, Chen J, Xiang R, Luo Y, Xia Y. Ligand-Controlled Cobalt-Catalyzed Regiodivergent and Stereoselective Ring-Opening Isomerization of Vinyl Cyclopropanes. Org Lett 2024; 26:5004-5009. [PMID: 38825811 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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A ligand-controlled regiodivergent and stereoselective ring-opening isomerization of vinylcyclopropane was developed with cobalt catalysis. Employing the commercially available Xantphos ligand, the reactions afforded exclusively linear-type 1,3-dienes as the products. Interestingly, when switching the ligand to an amido-diphosphine ligand (PNP), branched-type 1,3-dienes were obtained with high regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. Preliminary mechanistic investigations suggested that a π-allyl metal and a metal-hydride species are involved as key intermediates in the two transformations, respectively.
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- Wei Wang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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McGhie L, Marotta A, Loftus PO, Seeberger PH, Funes-Ardoiz I, Molloy JJ. Photogeneration of α-Bimetalloid Radicals via Selective Activation of Multifunctional C1 Units. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15850-15859. [PMID: 38805091 PMCID: PMC11177267 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Light-driven strategies that enable the chemoselective activation of a specific bond in multifunctional systems are comparatively underexplored in comparison to transition-metal-based technologies, yet desirable when considering the controlled exploration of chemical space. With the current drive to discover next-generation therapeutics, reaction design that enables the strategic incorporation of an sp3 carbon center, containing multiple synthetic handles for the subsequent exploration of chemical space would be highly enabling. Here, we describe the photoactivation of ambiphilic C1 units to generate α-bimetalloid radicals using only a Lewis base and light source to directly activate the C-I bond. Interception of these transient radicals with various SOMOphiles enables the rapid synthesis of organic scaffolds containing synthetic handles (B, Si, and Ge) for subsequent orthogonal activation. In-depth theoretical and mechanistic studies reveal the prominent role of 2,6-lutidine in forming a photoactive charge transfer complex and in stabilizing in situ generated iodine radicals, as well as the influential role of the boron p-orbital in the activation/weakening of the C-I bond. This simple and efficient methodology enabled expedient access to functionalized 3D frameworks that can be further derivatized using available technologies for C-B and C-Si bond activation.
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- Lewis McGhie
- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität
Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Instituto de Investigación Química de
la Universidad de La Rioja (IQUR), Universidad
de La Rioja Madre de Dios 53, Logroño 26004, Spain
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- Department
of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute
of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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Chang ASM, Kascoutas MA, Valentine QP, How KI, Thomas RM, Cook AK. Alkene Isomerization Using a Heterogeneous Nickel-Hydride Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15596-15608. [PMID: 38771258 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Transition metal-catalyzed alkene isomerization is an enabling technology used to install an alkene distal to its original site. Due to their well-defined structure, homogeneous catalysts can be fine-tuned to optimize reactivity, stereoselectivity, and positional selectivity, but they often suffer from instability and nonrecyclability. Heterogeneous catalysts are generally highly robust but continue to lack active-site specificity and are challenging to rationally improve through structural modification. Known single-site heterogeneous catalysts for alkene isomerization utilize precious metals and bespoke, expensive, and synthetically intense supports. Additionally, they generally have mediocre reactivity, inspiring us to develop a heterogeneous catalyst with an active site made from readily available compounds made of Earth-abundant elements. Previous work demonstrated that a very active homogeneous catalyst is formed upon protonation of Ni[P(OEt)3]4 by H2SO4, generating a [Ni-H]+ active site. This catalyst is incredibly active, but also decomposes readily, which severely limits its utility. Herein we show that by using a solid acid (sulfated zirconia, SZO300), not only is this decomposition prevented, but high activity is maintained, improved selectivity is achieved, and a broader scope of functional groups is tolerated. Preliminary mechanistic experiments suggest that the catalytic reaction likely goes through an intermolecular, two-electron pathway. A detailed kinetic study comparing the state-of-the-art Ni and Pd isomerization catalysts reveals that the highest activity and selectivity is seen with the Ni/SZO300 system. The reactivity of Ni/SZO300, is not limited to alkene isomerization; it is also a competent catalyst for hydroalkenylation, hydroboration, and hydrosilylation, demonstrating the broad application of this heterogeneous catalyst.
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- Alison Sy-Min Chang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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Zheng X, Huang F, Li X, Zhuo K, Chen D, Luo M, Xia H. Isomerization reactions of metal vinylidene units. Chem Sci 2024; 15:8443-8450. [PMID: 38846407 PMCID: PMC11151869 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01993h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Isomerization reactions of unsaturated molecules offer an efficient strategy in atom-economical synthesis. Although isomerization reactions of unsaturated organic and organometallic compounds, such as alkenes, alkynes, and metal carbynes, have been achieved, those of metal vinylidene units that contain cumulated double bonds have never been reported. Herein, we inaugurally discovered isomerization reactions of metal vinylidene units via protonation and deprotonation reactions of metal carbenes. Experimental and theoretical investigations indicate that the electrical characteristics of substituents on the rings play a crucial role in controlling the formation of metal vinylidene units. The isomerization reactions of metal vinylidene units were driven by thermodynamic forces. Moreover, one of the angles at metal vinylidenes was found as 126.9°, representing the smallest angle in metal vinylidenes and the first cyclic 4d transition metal (Ru) vinylidene complex was successfully isolated. These investigations unveil novel structures and reactivity for metal vinylidenes, offering a fresh perspective on the isomerization reactions of unsaturated molecules containing cumulative unsaturated bonds.
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- Xuejuan Zheng
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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Ruyet L, Roblick C, Häfliger J, Wang ZX, Stoffels TJ, Daniliuc CG, Gilmour R. Catalytic Ring Expanding Difluorination: An Enantioselective Platform to Access β,β-Difluorinated Carbocycles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403957. [PMID: 38482736 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403957] [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: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Cyclic β,β-difluoro-carbonyl compounds have a venerable history as drug discovery leads, but limitations in the synthesis arsenal continue to impede chemical space exploration. This challenge is particularly acute in the arena of fluorinated medium rings where installing the difluoromethylene unit subtly alters the ring conformation by expanding the internal angle (∠C-CF2-C>∠C-CH2-C): this provides a handle to modulate physicochemistry (e.g. pKa). To reconcile this disparity, a highly modular ring expansion has been devised that leverages simple α,β-unsaturated esters and amides, and processes them to one-carbon homologated rings with concomitant geminal difluorination (6 to 10 membered rings, up to 95 % yield). This process is a rare example of the formal difluorination of an internal alkene and is enabled by sequential I(III)-enabled O-activation. Validation of enantioselective catalysis in the generation of unprecedented medium ring scaffolds is reported (up to 93 : 7 e.r.) together with X-ray structural analyses and product derivatization.
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- Louise Ruyet
- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Kweon B, Blank L, Soika J, Messara A, Daniliuc CG, Gilmour R. Regio- and Stereo-Selective Isomerization of Borylated 1,3-Dienes Enabled by Selective Energy Transfer Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404233. [PMID: 38545942 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
Configurationally-defined dienes are pervasive across the bioactive natural product spectrum, where they typically manifest themselves as sorbic acid-based fragments. These C5 motifs reflect the biosynthesis algorithms that facilitate their construction. To complement established biosynthetic paradigms, a chemical platform to facilitate the construction of stereochemically defined, functionalizable dienes by light-enabled isomerization has been devised. Enabled by selective energy transfer catalysis, a variety of substituted β-boryl sorbic acid derivatives can be isomerized in a regio- and stereo-selective manner (up to 97 : 3). Directionality is guided by a stabilizing nO→pB interaction in the product: this constitutes a formal anti-hydroboration of the starting alkyne. This operationally simple reaction employs low catalyst loadings (1 mol %) and is complete in 1 h. X-ray analysis supports the hypothesis that the nO→pB interaction leads to chromophore bifurcation: this provides a structural foundation for selective energy transfer.
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- Byeongseok Kweon
- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Münster, Institute for Organic Chemistry, Corrensstraße 36, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Rubel CZ, Ravn AK, Ho HC, Yang S, Li ZQ, Engle KM, Vantourout JC. Stereodivergent, Kinetically Controlled Isomerization of Terminal Alkenes via Nickel Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202320081. [PMID: 38494945 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202320081] [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: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
Because internal alkenes are more challenging synthetic targets than terminal alkenes, metal-catalyzed olefin mono-transposition (i.e., positional isomerization) approaches have emerged to afford valuable E- or Z- internal alkenes from their complementary terminal alkene feedstocks. However, the applicability of these methods has been hampered by lack of generality, commercial availability of precatalysts, and scalability. Here, we report a nickel-catalyzed platform for the stereodivergent E/Z-selective synthesis of internal alkenes at room temperature. Commercial reagents enable this one-carbon transposition of terminal alkenes to valuable E- or Z-internal alkenes via a Ni-H-mediated insertion/elimination mechanism. Though the mechanistic regime is the same in both systems, the underlying pathways that lead to each of the active catalysts are distinct, with the Z-selective catalyst forming from comproportionation of an oxidative addition complex followed by oxidative addition with substrate and the E-selective catalyst forming from protonation of the metal by the trialkylphosphonium salt additive. In each case, ligand sterics and denticity control stereochemistry and prevent over-isomerization.
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- Camille Z Rubel
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (ICMBS, UMR 5246 du CNRS), Université Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 1 rue Victor Grignard, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (ICMBS, UMR 5246 du CNRS), Université Lyon, Université Lyon 1, 1 rue Victor Grignard, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Schaffauserstrasse, 4332, Stein, Switzerland
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Zhong J, Wang X, Luo M, Zeng X. Chromium-Catalyzed Alkene Isomerization with Switchable Selectivity. Org Lett 2024; 26:3124-3129. [PMID: 38592221 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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We report a single additive-responsive chromium-catalyzed system for selectively producing either of two different internal alkene isomers. The chromium catalyst, in the presence of HBpin/LiOtBu, enables the isomerization of alkenes over multiple carbon atoms to give the most thermodynamically stable isomers. The same catalyst allows for the selective isomerization of terminal alkenes over one carbon atom without an additive, exhibiting efficient and controllable alkene transposition selectivity.
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- Jiaoyue Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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Biswas S, Hughes WB, De Angelis L, Haug GC, Trevino R, Fremin SO, Arman HD, Larionov OV, Doyle MP. The "cesium effect" magnified: exceptional chemoselectivity in cesium ion mediated nucleophilic reactions. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5277-5283. [PMID: 38577370 PMCID: PMC10988617 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00316k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Chemodivergent construction of structurally distinct heterocycles from the same precursors by adjusting specific reaction parameters is an emergent area of organic synthesis; yet, understanding of the processes that underpin the reaction divergence is lacking, preventing the development of new synthetic methods by systematically harnessing key mechanistic effects. We describe herein cesium carbonate-promoted oxadiaza excision cross-coupling reactions of β-ketoesters with 1,2,3-triazine 1-oxides that form pyridones in good to high yields, instead of the sole formation of pyridines when the same reaction is performed in the presence of other alkali metal carbonates or organic bases. The reaction can be further extended to the construction of synthetically challenging pyridylpyridones. A computational study comparing the effect of cesium and sodium ions in the oxadiaza excision cross-coupling reactions reveals that the cesium-coordinated species changes the reaction preference from attack at the ketone carbonyl to attack at the ester carbon due to metal ion-specific transition state conformational accommodation, revealing a previously unexplored role of cesium ions that may facilitate the development of chemodivergent approaches to other heterocyclic systems.
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- Soumen Biswas
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio TX 78249 USA
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Sun X, Zhao JZ, Wu CS, Zhang KW, Cheng L. Flavin mononucleotide regulated photochemical isomerization and degradation of zeatin. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:2021-2026. [PMID: 38372990 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00028e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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cis-Zeatin (cZ), a cytokinin often overlooked compared to trans-zeatin (tZ), can now be controlled in live cells and plants through a new biocompatible reaction. Using flavin photosensitizers, cZ can be isomerized to tZ or degraded, depending on the presence of a reducing reagent. This breakthrough offers a novel approach for regulating plant growth through chemical molecules.
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- Xin Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology on Specialty Economic Plants, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology on Specialty Economic Plants, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Chen PC, You PY, Wu LY, Chin Z, Chiu KH, Hsieh ST, Huang YW. Diastereodivergent α-Homoallylation of Cyclic Enones. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 38181402 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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α,β-Unsaturated carbonyls are essential structural motifs for nucleophiles of disease-related proteins. Methods for stereoselective functionalizations at the α-position include the Morita-Baylis-Hillman, Negishi, Sonogashira, Stille, and Rauhut-Currier reactions. Described here is a method for the diastereodivergent α-homoallylation of cyclic enones via a sequence of conjugate addition, aldol condensation, and diastereoselective [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement. Mechanistic investigations revealed that the [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement proceeds with transfer of chirality. These inspire a photocatalyzed olefin isomerization of the aldol condensation product leading to a highly diastereoselective [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to furnish the α-homoallylation of cyclic enones. Importantly, this photocatalyzed olefin isomerization/diastereoselective [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement reaction sequence permits a full stereocontrol of the exo-β-position featuring an allyl group as a synthetic functional handle.
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- Po-Chou Chen
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Liu Y, Brown MK. Photosensitized [2 + 2]-Cycloadditions of Dioxaborole: Reactivity Enabled by Boron Ring Constraint Strategy. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:25061-25067. [PMID: 37939224 PMCID: PMC11041673 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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A strategy to achieve photosensitized [2 + 2] cycloadditions by means of temporary ring constraint is reported. Specifically, a dioxaborole is prepared that undergoes [2 + 2] cycloadditions with a wide variety of alkenes. This strategy overcomes some challenges with the cycloaddition of acyclic substrates. The products can be easily transformed into cyclobutyl diols or 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds; the latter represents a formal alkene vicinal diacylation. The synthetic utility of this method is shown in the synthesis of valuable heterocycles and biatriosporin D.
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- Yanyao Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Schoch T, Wyneken H, Despain M, Weaver JD. Probing the Visible Light-Driven Geometrical Isomerization of 4-Arylbut-3-ene-2-amines. ChemCatChem 2023; 15:e202301002. [PMID: 38846965 PMCID: PMC11156259 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202301002] [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: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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A series of thirteen 4-arylbut-3-ene-2-amines were prepared and subjected to photosensitization experiments to interrogate their photostationary state (PS) composition of geometrical olefin isomers (E and Z). The amine PS compositions were found to depend on arene structure and temperature, while being largely independent of nitrogen substitution, solvent, or presence of triplet-quenching oxygen. Photonic efficiency of isomerization (ζp) was found to depend on amine structure, solvent choice, and presence of quencher. With the proper choice of conditions, ζp was able to closely approach the theoretical maximum value of 0.5.
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- Timothy Schoch
- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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Saha J, Banerjee S, Malo S, Das AK, Das I. Thermally Activated Geometrical Regioselective E→Z Isomerization-Enabled Cascade Sequences of Conjugated Dienals: Experimental and DFT Studies. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302335. [PMID: 37555389 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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The geometrical regioselective E→Z isomerization of a conjugated alkene under thermal activation pose a challenge due to microscopic reversibility. Herein we report that such reversibility issues can be circumvented by integrating E→Z isomerization with subsequent cyclization cascade, particularly in the absence of commonly employed light, acids, or metal-catalysts. Thus, linearly conjugated dienals in a mixture of toluene-alcohol (2 : 1) solvents or only with alcohol at 60-70 °C can be converted to γ-alkoxybutenolides in moderate to good yields. The intermediary 2Z,4E-isomer can be isolated, which includes the first example of isolating the regioselective isomerization product under thermal conditions. Density functional theory (DFT) studies have been employed to shed light on the feasibility of geometrical alkene isomerization and ensuing cascade sequences. It has been observed that the regioselective 2E,4E→2Z,4E isomerization of dienal is a thermodynamically facile (ΔG <0) process. Structural elucidation further reveals that the presence of a certain charge transfer and a non-covalent interaction may be the primary reasons for the enhanced stability of the 2Z,4E-isomer. The thermodynamic plausibility of the subsequent cascade reaction from the Z-isomer to the anticipated product in the presence of a polar protic solvent (here MeOH) is also explicated. Out of the two probable pathways, the "hemiacetal pathway" involving a relay proton transfer is kinetically more feasible due to the diminished activation barrier than the "conjugate addition pathway".
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- Jayanta Saha
- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Qin J, Zhang Z, Lu Y, Zhu S, Chu L. Divergent 1,2-carboallylation of terminal alkynes enabled by metallaphotoredox catalysis with switchable triplet energy transfer. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12143-12151. [PMID: 37969584 PMCID: PMC10631246 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04645a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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We report a metallaphotoredox strategy for stereodivergent three-component carboallylation of terminal alkynes with allylic carbonates and alkyl trifluoroborates. This redox-neutral dual catalytic protocol utilizes commercially available organic photocatalyst 4CzIPN and nickel catalysts to trigger a radical addition/alkenyl-allyl coupling sequence, enabling straightforward access to functionalized 1,4-dienes in a highly chemo-, regio-selective, and stereodivergent fashion. This reaction features a broad substrate generality and a tunable triplet energy transfer control with pyrene as a simple triplet energy modulator, offering a facile synthesis of complex trans- and cis-selective skipped dienes with the same set of readily available substrates.
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- Jian Qin
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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Zähringer TJB, Wienhold M, Gilmour R, Kerzig C. Direct Observation of Triplet States in the Isomerization of Alkenylboronates by Energy Transfer Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21576-21586. [PMID: 37729087 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Alkenylboronates are versatile building blocks for stereocontrolled synthesis owing to the traceless nature of the boron group that can be leveraged to achieve highly selective geometric isomerization. Using thioxanthone as an inexpensive photocatalyst, the photoisomerization of these species continues to provide an expansive platform for stereodivergent synthesis, particularly in the construction of bioactive polyenes. Although mechanistic investigations are consistent with light-driven energy transfer, direct experimental evidence remains conspicuously absent. Herein, we report a rigorous mechanistic investigation using two widely used alkenylboronates alongside relevant reference compounds. Through the combination of irradiation experiments, transient absorption spectroscopic studies, kinetic modeling, and DFT calculations with all isomers of the model compounds, it has been possible to unequivocally detect and characterize the perpendicular triplet generated by energy transfer. Our results serve not only as a blueprint for mechanistic studies that are challenging with organic sensitizers, but these guidelines delineated have also enabled the development of more sustainable reaction conditions: for the first time, efficient organocatalytic isomerization under sunlight irradiation has become feasible.
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- Till J B Zähringer
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Correnstraβe 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Correnstraβe 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Cells in Motion (CiM) Interfaculty Center, Röntgenstraβe 16, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Gómez-Suárez A, Neumann CN. Stereochemistry in All Its Shapes and Forms: The 56 th Bürgenstock Conference. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309468. [PMID: 37590448 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309468] [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: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Acknowledging the crucial role of stereochemistry in fields as diverse as total synthesis, synthetic methodology, spectroscopy, and the study of the origin of life, the 56th SCS Conference on Stereochemistry, better known as the BÃ1/4rgenstock Conference, brought together a diverse range of chemistry expertise in Brunnen, Switzerland.
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- Adrián Gómez-Suárez
- Organic Chemistry, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaußstr. 20, 42119, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Palani V, Wendlandt AE. Strain-Inducing Positional Alkene Isomerization. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20053-20061. [PMID: 37647593 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Small, strained ring systems are important pharmacophores in medicinal chemistry and versatile intermediates in organic synthesis. However, the kinetic and thermodynamic instability of many strained organic molecules renders them challenging to prepare. Here, we report a strain-inducing positional alkene isomerization reaction that provides mild and selective access to cyclobutene building blocks from readily obtained cyclobutylidene precursors. This endergonic isomerization relies on the sequential and synergistic action of a decatungstate polyanion photocatalyst and cobaloxime co-catalyst to store potential energy in the form of ring strain. The versatility of the cyclobutene products is demonstrated through diverse subsequent strain-releasing transformations. Mechanistic studies reveal a steric basis for strain-selective product formation.
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- Vignesh Palani
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Brägger Y, Green O, Bhawal BN, Morandi B. Late-Stage Molecular Editing Enabled by Ketone Chain-Walking Isomerization. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19496-19502. [PMID: 37640367 PMCID: PMC10510328 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Herein, a method for the isomerization of ketones in a manner akin to the chain-walking reaction of alkenes is described. Widely available and inexpensive pyrrolidine and elemental sulfur are deployed as catalysts to achieve this reversible transformation. Key to the utility of this approach was the elucidation of a stereochemical model to determine the thermodynamically favored product of the reaction and the kinetic selectivity observed. With the distinct selectivity profile of our ketone chain-walking process, the isomerization of various steroids was demonstrated to rapidly access novel steroids with "unnatural" oxidation patterns.
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- Yannick Brägger
- ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- School
of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K.
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- ETH
Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, HCI, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Onneken C, Morack T, Soika J, Sokolova O, Niemeyer N, Mück-Lichtenfeld C, Daniliuc CG, Neugebauer J, Gilmour R. Light-enabled deracemization of cyclopropanes by Al-salen photocatalysis. Nature 2023; 621:753-759. [PMID: 37612509 PMCID: PMC10533403 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06407-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Privileged chiral catalysts-those that share common structural features and are enantioselective across a range of reactions-continue to transform the chemical-research landscape1. In recent years, new reactivity modes have been achieved through excited-state catalysis, processes activated by light, but it is unclear if the selectivity of ground-state privileged catalysts can be matched. Although the interception of photogenerated intermediates by ground-state cycles has partially addressed this challenge2, single, chiral photocatalysts that simultaneously regulate reactivity and selectivity are conspicuously scarce3. So far, precision donor-acceptor recognition motifs remain crucial in enantioselective photocatalyst design4. Here we show that chiral Al-salen complexes, which have well-defined photophysical properties, can be used for the efficient photochemical deracemization5 of cyclopropyl ketones (up to 98:2 enantiomeric ratio (e.r.)). Irradiation at λ = 400 nm (violet light) augments the reactivity of the commercial catalyst to enable reactivity and enantioselectivity to be regulated simultaneously. This circumvents the need for tailored catalyst-substrate recognition motifs. It is predicted that this study will stimulate a re-evaluation of many venerable (ground-state) chiral catalysts in excited-state processes, ultimately leading to the identification of candidates that may be considered 'privileged' in both reactivity models.
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- Carina Onneken
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany.
- Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster, Münster, Germany.
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Marotta A, Fang H, Adams CE, Sun Marcus K, Daniliuc CG, Molloy JJ. Direct Light-Enabled Access to α-Boryl Radicals: Application in the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Allyl Boronic Esters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307540. [PMID: 37326432 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Operationally simple strategies to assemble boron containing organic frameworks are highly enabling in organic synthesis. While conventional retrosynthetic logic has engendered many platforms focusing on the direct formation of C-B bonds, α-boryl radicals have recently reemerged as versatile open-shell alternatives to access organoborons via adjacent C-C bond formation. Direct light-enabled α-activation is currently contingent on photo- or transition metal-catalysis activation to efficiently generate radical species. Here, we disclose a facile activation of α-halo boronic esters using only visible light and a simple Lewis base to enable homolytic scission. Intermolecular addition to styrenes facilitates the rapid construction of highly versatile E-allylic boronic esters. The simplicity of activation permits the strategic merger of this construct with selective energy transfer catalysis to enable the complimentary stereodivergent synthesis of Z-allylic boronic esters.
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- Alessandro Marotta
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 40, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 22, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Zhao D, Xu B, Zhu C. Migratory allylic arylation of 1,n-enols enabled by nickel catalysis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3308. [PMID: 37286547 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38865-z] [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: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Transition-metal-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions (Tsuji-Trost reactions) proceeding via a π-allyl metal intermediate have been demonstrated as a powerful tool in synthetic chemistry. Herein, we disclose an unprecedented π-allyl metal species migration, walking on the carbon chain involving 1,4-hydride shift as confirmed by deuterium labeling experiments. This migratory allylic arylation can be realized under dual catalysis of nickel and lanthanide triflate, a Lewis acid. Olefin migration has been observed to preferentially occur with the substrate of 1,n-enols (n ≥ 3). The robust nature of the allylic substitution strategy is reflected by a broad scope of substrates with the control of regio- and stereoselectivity. DFT studies suggest that π-allyl metal species migration consists of the sequential β-H elimination and migratory insertion, with diene not being allowed to release from the metal center before producing a new π-allyl nickel species.
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- Dan Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute, Zhuhai, 519000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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Shui L, Liu F, Wang X, Ma C, Qiang Q, Shen M, Fang Y, Ni SF, Rong ZQ. Ligand-Induced chemodivergent nickel-catalyzed annulations via tandem isomerization/esterification and direct O-allylic substitution: Divergent access to 3,4-dihydrocoumarins and 2H-chromenes. J Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2023.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Singh PP, Singh J, Srivastava V. Visible-light acridinium-based organophotoredox catalysis in late-stage synthetic applications. RSC Adv 2023; 13:10958-10986. [PMID: 37033422 PMCID: PMC10077514 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra01364b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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The field of photoredox catalysis has been transformed by the use of organic photocatalysts, which give access to re-activities that were previously only possible with transition-metal photocatalysts. Recent advancements in the use of an acridinium photocatalyst in organic synthesis are covered in this review. Both the late-stage functionalization of biorelevant molecules and the activation of inert chemical bonds are explored, with an emphasis on their mechanistic features.
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- Praveen P Singh
- Department of Chemistry, United College of Engineering & Research Naini Prayagraj 211010 India
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- Department of Chemistry, LRPG College Sahibabad Gaziabad Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry, CMP Degree College, University of Allahabad Prayagraj 211002 Uttar Pradesh India
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Acosta-Calle S, Miller AJM. Tunable and Switchable Catalysis Enabled by Cation-Controlled Gating with Crown Ether Ligands. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:971-981. [PMID: 36977400 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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ConspectusCatalysis has become an essential tool in science and technology, impacting the discovery of pharmaceuticals, the manufacture of commodity chemicals and plastics, the production of fuels, and much more. In most cases, a particular catalyst is optimized to mediate a particular reaction, continually producing a desired product at a given rate. There is enormous opportunity in developing catalysts that are dynamic, capable of responding to a change in the environment to alter structure and function. Controlled catalysis, in which the activity or selectivity of a catalytic reaction can be adjusted through an external stimulus, offers opportunities for innovation in catalysis. Catalyst discovery could be simplified if a single thoughtfully designed complex could work synergistically with additives to optimize performance rather than trying a multitude of different metal/ligand combinations. Temporal control could be gained to facilitate the execution of multiple reactions in the same flask, for example, by activating one catalyst and deactivating another to avoid incompatibilities. Selectivity switching could enable copolymer synthesis with well-defined chemical and material properties. These applications might sound futuristic for synthetic catalysts, but in nature, such a degree of controlled catalysis is commonplace. For example, allosteric interactions and/or feedback loops modulate enzymatic activity to enable complex small-molecule synthesis and sequence-defined polymerization reactions in complex mixtures containing many catalytic sites. In many cases, regulation is achieved by "gating" substrate access to the active site. Fundamental advances in catalyst design are needed to better understand the factors that enable controlled catalysis in the arena of synthetic chemistry, particularly in achieving substrate gating outside of macromolecular environments. In this Account, the development of design principles for achieving cation-controlled catalysis is described. The guiding hypothesis was that gating substrate access to a catalyst site could be achieved by controlling the dynamics of a hemilabile ligand through secondary Lewis acid/base and/or cation-dipole interactions. To enforce such interactions, catalysts sitting at the interface of organometallic catalysis and supramolecular chemistry were designed. A macrocyclic crown ether was incorporated into a robust organometallic pincer ligand, and these "pincer-crown ether" ligands have been explored in catalysis. Complementary studies of controlled catalysis and detailed mechanistic analysis guided the development of iridium, nickel, and palladium pincer-crown ether catalysts capable of substrate gating. Toggling the gate between open and closed states leads to switchable catalysis, where cation addition/removal changes the turnover frequency or the product selectivity. Varying the degree of gating leads to tunable catalysis, where the activity can be tuned based on the identity and amount of salt added. Research has focused on reactions of alkenes, particularly isomerization reactions, which has in turn led to design principles for cation-controlled catalysts.
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- Sebastian Acosta-Calle
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Zhang H, He X, Yuan XA, Yu S. Kinetic Resolution of 2-Cinnamylpyrrolines Enabled by Photoexcited Chiral Copper Complex-Mediated Alkene E → Z Isomerization. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- Hao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Su S, Wu T, Xia Y, Wink DJ, Lee D. Cycloisomerization of Alkyne-Tethered N-Acyloxycarbamates to 2-(3H)Oxazolones through Nitrenoid-Mediated Carboxyamidation. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203371. [PMID: 36628950 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The cycloisomerization of alkyne-tethered N-benzoyloxycarbamates to 2-(3H)oxazolones is described. Two catalytic systems are tailored for intramolecular 5-exo-alkyne carboxyamidation and concomitant alkene isomerization. PtCl2 /CO (5 mol%, toluene, 100 °C) promotes both carboxyamidation and alkene isomerization but has a limited substrate scope. On the other hand, FeCl3 (5 mol%, CH3 CN, 100 °C) promotes carboxyamidation effectively but a cocatalyst is required for the exocyclic alkene isomerization. Thus, a two-step one-pot protocol has been developed for a broader reaction scope, which involves FeCl3 -catalyzed carboxyamidation and base-induced alkene isomerization. Crossover experiments suggest that these reactions proceed mainly through a mechanism involving acylnitrenoid intermediates rather than carbenoid intermediates.
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- Siyuan Su
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois, 60607, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois, 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St., Chicago, Illinois, 60607, USA
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Tan SZ, Chen P, Zhu L, Gan MQ, Ouyang Q, Du W, Chen YC. Use of ( E, E)-Dienoic Acids as Switchable ( E, E)- and ( Z, E)-Dienyl Anion Surrogates via Ligand-Controlled Palladium Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:22689-22697. [PMID: 36468863 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Carboxylic acids are not readily applied as carbon-based nucleophiles due to their intrinsic acidic group. Here, we demonstrate that free (E,E)-2,4-dienoic acids form electron-neutral and highest occupied molecular orbital-raised η2-complexes with Pd(0) and undergo Friedel-Crafts-type additions to imines with exclusive α-regioselectivity, giving formal dienylated products after decarboxylation. Unusual and switchable (E,E)- and (Z,E)-selectivity, along with excellent enantioselectivity, is achieved via ligand-controlled outer-sphere or inner-sphere reaction modes, respectively, which are well supported by comprehensive density functional theory calculation studies. An unprecedented formal reductive Mannich reaction between (E,E)-dienoic acids and imines is also developed to furnish enantioenriched β-amino acid derivatives.
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- Shun-Zhong Tan
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing400038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing400038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu610041, China.,College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing400038, China
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Oddy MJ, Kusza DA, Epton RG, Lynam JM, Unsworth WP, Petersen WF. Visible-Light-Mediated Energy Transfer Enables the Synthesis of β-Lactams via Intramolecular Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213086. [PMID: 36205440 PMCID: PMC9828223 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The synthesis of 2-azetidinones (β-lactams) from simple acrylamide starting materials by visible-light-mediated energy transfer catalysis is reported. The reaction features a C(sp3 )-H functionalization via a variation of the Norrish-Yang photocyclization involving a carbon-to-carbon 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (supported by deuterium labelling and DFT calculations) and can be used for the construction of a diverse range of β-lactam products.
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- Meghan J. Oddy
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Cape TownRondebosch, Cape Town7700South Africa
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Cape TownRondebosch, Cape Town7700South Africa
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of YorkYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Cape TownRondebosch, Cape Town7700South Africa
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Kustiana BA, Melen RL, Morrill LC. One-Pot Synthesis of Styrene Derivatives from Allyl Silanes via B(C 6F 5) 3-Catalyzed Isomerization–Hiyama Coupling. Org Lett 2022; 24:8694-8697. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Betty A. Kustiana
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, U.K
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Creating, conserving and modifying the stereochemistry of organic compounds has been the subject of significant research efforts in synthetic chemistry. Most synthetic routes are designed according to the stereoselectivity-determining step. Stereochemical editing is an alternative strategy, wherein the chiral-defining or geometry-defining steps are independent of the construction of the major scaffold or complexity. It enables late-stage alterations of stereochemistry and can generate isomers from a single compound. However, in many instances, stereochemical editing processes are contra-thermodynamic, meaning the transformation is unfavourable. To overcome this barrier, photocatalysis uses photogenerated radical species and introduces thermochemical biases. A range of synthetically valuable contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing processes have been invented, including deracemization of chiral molecules, positional alkene isomerization and dynamic epimerization of sugars and diols. In this Review, we highlight the fundamental mechanisms of visible-light photocatalysis and the general reactivity modes of the photogenerated radical intermediates towards contra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing processes.
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Kustiana BA, Elsherbeni SA, Linford‐Wood TG, Melen RL, Grayson MN, Morrill LC. B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 -Catalyzed E-Selective Isomerization of Alkenes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202454. [PMID: 35943082 PMCID: PMC9804281 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Herein, we report the B(C6 F5 )3 -catalyzed E-selective isomerization of alkenes. The transition-metal-free method is applicable across a diverse array of readily accessible substrates, giving access to a broad range of synthetically useful products containing versatile stereodefined internal alkenes. The reaction mechanism was investigated by using synthetic and computational methods.
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- Betty A. Kustiana
- Cardiff Catalysis InstituteSchool of ChemistryCardiff University Main BuildingPark PlaceCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- Cardiff Catalysis InstituteSchool of ChemistryCardiff University Main BuildingPark PlaceCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- Cardiff Catalysis InstituteSchool of ChemistryCardiff University Main BuildingPark PlaceCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- Cardiff Catalysis InstituteSchool of ChemistryCardiff University Main BuildingPark PlaceCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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Farquhar AH, Gardner KE, Acosta-Calle S, Camp AM, Chen CH, Miller AJM. Cation-Controlled Olefin Isomerization Catalysis with Palladium Pincer Complexes. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00315] [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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- Alexandra H. Farquhar
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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Gramüller J, Franta M, Gschwind RM. Tilting the Balance: London Dispersion Systematically Enhances Enantioselectivities in Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Imines. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:19861-19871. [PMID: 36260790 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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London dispersion (LD) is attracting more and more attention in catalysis since LD is ubiquitously present and cumulative. Since dispersion is hard to grasp, recent research has concentrated mainly on the effect of LD in individual catalytic complexes or on the impact of dispersion energy donors (DEDs) on balance systems. The systematic transfer of LD effects onto confined and more complex systems in catalysis is still in its infancy, and no general approach for using DED residues in catalysis has emerged so far. Thus, on the example of asymmetric Brønsted acid catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of imines, we translated the findings of previously isolated balance systems onto confined catalytic intermediates, resulting in a systematic enhancement of stereoselectivity when employing DED-substituted substrates. As the imine substrate is present as Z- and E-isomers, which can, respectively, be converted to R- and S-product enantiomers, implementing tert-butyl groups as DED residues led to an additional stabilization of the Z-imine by up to 4.5 kJ/mol. NMR studies revealed that this effect is transferred onto catalyst/imine and catalyst/imine/nucleophile intermediates and that the underlying reaction mechanism is not affected. A clear correlation between ee and LD stabilization was demonstrated for 3 substrates and 10 catalysts, allowing to convert moderate-good to good-excellent enantioselectivities. Our findings conceptualize a general approach on how to beneficially employ DED residues in catalysis: they clearly showcase that bulky alkyl residues such as tert-butyl groups must be considered regarding not only their repulsive steric bulk but also their attractive properties even in catalytic complexes.
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- Johannes Gramüller
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Wang H, Tian YM, König B. Energy- and atom-efficient chemical synthesis with endergonic photocatalysis. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:745-755. [PMID: 37117495 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-022-00421-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Endergonic photocatalysis is the use of light to perform catalytic reactions that are thermodynamically unfavourable. While photocatalysis has become a powerful tool in facilitating chemical transformations, the light-energy efficiency of these processes has not gathered much attention. Exergonic photocatalysis does not take full advantage of the light energy input, producing low-energy products and heat, whereas endergonic photocatalysis incorporates a portion of the photon energy into the reaction, yielding products that are higher in free energy than the reactants. Such processes can enable catalytic, atom-economic syntheses of reactive compounds from bench-stable materials. With respect to environmental friendliness and carbon neutrality, endergonic photocatalysis is also of interest to large-scale industrial manufacturing, where better energy efficiency, less waste and value addition are highly sought. We therefore assess here the thermochemistry of several classes of reported photocatalytic transformations to showcase current advances in endergonic photocatalysis and point to their industrial potential.
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Marotta A, Adams CE, Molloy JJ. The Impact of Boron Hybridisation on Photocatalytic Processes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207067. [PMID: 35748797 PMCID: PMC9544826 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recently the fruitful merger of organoboron chemistry and photocatalysis has come to the forefront of organic synthesis, resulting in the development of new technologies to access complex (non)borylated frameworks. Central to the success of this combination is control of boron hybridisation. Contingent on the photoactivation mode, boron as its neutral planar form or tetrahedral boronate can be used to regulate reactivity. This Minireview highlights the current state of the art in photocatalytic processes utilising organoboron compounds, paying particular attention to the role of boron hybridisation for the target transformation.
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- Alessandro Marotta
- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck-Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck-Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax-Planck-Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Mühlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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Le TMT, Brégent T, Jubault P, Poisson T. Photocatalytic E→Z Contra-Thermodynamic Isomerization of Vinyl Silanes with Lewis Base. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201514. [PMID: 35652371 PMCID: PMC9541780 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Herein, we disclosed the contra-thermodynamic E→Z isomerization of alkenyl silanes, according to the in situ formation of a chromophoric species, in the presence of rac-BINAP as the catalyst. The reaction carried out in DMSO or CH3 CN under irradiation at 405 nm allowed the interconversion of the E-isomers into the Z-congeners in good to excellent yields and outstanding Z/E selectivities, on 18 examples. Finally, the mechanism of this E→Z isomerization was studied to get insight into the reaction mechanism.
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- Thi Minh Thi Le
- Normandie Univ.INSA RouenUNIROUENCNRSCOBRA (UMR 6014)76000RouenFrance
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- Normandie Univ.INSA RouenUNIROUENCNRSCOBRA (UMR 6014)76000RouenFrance
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- Normandie Univ.INSA RouenUNIROUENCNRSCOBRA (UMR 6014)76000RouenFrance
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- Normandie Univ.INSA RouenUNIROUENCNRSCOBRA (UMR 6014)76000RouenFrance
- Institut Universitaire de France1 rue Descartes75231ParisFrance
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Tricoire M, Wang D, Rajeshkumar T, Maron L, Danoun G, Nocton G. Electron Shuttle in N-Heteroaromatic Ni Catalysts for Alkene Isomerization. JACS AU 2022; 2:1881-1888. [PMID: 36032537 PMCID: PMC9400170 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
Simple N-heteroaromatic Ni(II) precatalysts, (L)NiMe2 (L = bipy, bipym), were used for alkene isomerization. With an original reduction method using a simple borane (HB(Cat)), a low-valent Ni center was formed readily and showed good conversion when a reducing divalent lanthanide fragment, Cp*2Yb, was coordinated to the (bipym)NiMe2 complex, a performance not achieved by the monometallic (bipy)NiMe2 analogue. Experimental mechanistic investigations and computational studies revealed that the redox non-innocence of the L ligand triggered an electron shuttle process, allowing the elusive formation of Ni(I) species that were central to the isomerization process. Additionally, the reaction occurred with a preference for mono-isomerization rather than chain-walking isomerization. The presence of the low-valent ytterbium fragment, which contributed to the formation of the electron shuttle, strongly stabilized the catalysts, allowing catalytic loading as low as 0.5%. A series of alkenes with various architectures have been tested. The possibility to easily tune the various components of the heterobimetallic catalyst reported here, the ligand L and the divalent lanthanide fragment, opens perspectives for further applications in catalysis induced by Ni(I) species.
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- Maxime Tricoire
- LCM,
CNRS, Ecole polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route
de Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- LCM,
CNRS, Ecole polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route
de Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- LPCNO,
UMR 5215, Université de Toulouse-CNRS, INSA, UPS, 31077 Toulouse
cedex 4, France
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- LPCNO,
UMR 5215, Université de Toulouse-CNRS, INSA, UPS, 31077 Toulouse
cedex 4, France
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- LCM,
CNRS, Ecole polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route
de Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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- LCM,
CNRS, Ecole polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Route
de Saclay, 91120 Palaiseau, France
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Yang W, Chernyshov IY, Weber M, Pidko EA, Filonenko GA. Switching between Hydrogenation and Olefin Transposition Catalysis via Silencing NH Cooperativity in Mn(I) Pincer Complexes. ACS Catal 2022; 12:10818-10825. [PMID: 36082051 PMCID: PMC9442580 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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While Mn-catalyzed (de)hydrogenation of carbonyl derivatives
has
been well established, the reactivity of Mn hydrides with olefins
remains very rare. Herein, we report a Mn(I) pincer complex that effectively
promotes site-controlled transposition of olefins. This reactivity
is shown to emerge once the N–H functionality within the Mn/NH
bifunctional complex is suppressed by alkylation. While detrimental
for carbonyl (de)hydrogenation, such masking of the cooperative N–H
functionality allows for the highly efficient conversion of a wide
range of allylarenes to higher-value 1-propenybenzenes in near-quantitative
yield with excellent stereoselectivities. The reactivity toward a
single positional isomerization was also retained for long-chain alkenes,
resulting in the highly regioselective formation of 2-alkenes, which
are less thermodynamically stable compared to other possible isomerization
products. The detailed mechanistic analysis of the reaction between
the activated Mn catalyst and olefins points to catalysis operating
via a metal–alkyl mechanism—one of the three conventional
transposition mechanisms previously unknown in Mn complexes.
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- Wenjun Yang
- Inorganic Systems Engineering Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- TheoMAT Group, ChemBio Cluster, ITMO University, Lomonosova 9, St. Petersburg 191002, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 34/36, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Inorganic Systems Engineering Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Systems Engineering Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Cui H, Shen Y, Wang R, Wei H, Lei X, Chen Y, Fu P, Wang H, Bi R, Zhang Y. Synthesis of Clionastatins A and B through Enhancement of Chlorination and Oxidation Levels of Testosterone. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Hao Cui
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian 361005 China
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Soika J, McLaughlin C, Neveselý T, Daniliuc CG, Molloy JJ, Gilmour R. Organophotocatalytic N–O Bond Cleavage of Weinreb Amides: Mechanism-Guided Evolution of a PET to ConPET Platform. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Julia Soika
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Liu P, Liu Q, Liu W, Peng S, Mei D. Mechanistic insights into positional and skeletal isomerization of cyclohexene in the H-BEA zeolite. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:18043-18054. [PMID: 35861155 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02310e] [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]
Abstract
The isomerization of cycloalkenes via the formation of carbenium cations assisted by the Brønsted acid site (BAS) in zeolites is the vital reaction step in hydrocracking and hydroisomerization processes of the petrochemical industry. To understand the acid-catalyzed positional isomerization and skeletal isomerization of cycloalkenes via carbenium intermediates, a series of ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations of cyclohexene within the H-BEA zeolite have been carried out. AIMD simulations combined with the enhanced sampling technique reveal that the half-chair conformer is the most stable conformation for cyclohexene within H-BEA. Free energy landscapes characterizing protonation/deprotonation, positional isomerization, and skeletal isomerization of cyclohexene have been mapped out at 413 K. The free energy barrier for the formation of carbenium is calculated to be 44 kJ mol-1. The skeletal isomerization of cyclohexene to methylcyclopentylium via the protonated cyclopropane transition state involves four stages with a total free energy barrier of 134 kJ mol-1. Further geometrical analysis provides additional information about the structural origin of free energy barriers.
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- Peng Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China.
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- SINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116045, P. R. China.
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- SINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116045, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China. .,School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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Assembly of versatile fluorine-containing structures via N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1291-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Zhao W, Chen KZ, Li AZ, Li BJ. Remote Stereocenter through Amide-Directed, Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroboration of Unactivated Internal Alkenes. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:13071-13078. [PMID: 35830595 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c05993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Despite the frequent occurrence of γ-branched amines in bioactive molecules, the direct catalytic asymmetric synthesis of this structural motif containing a remote stereocenter remains an important synthetic challenge. Here, we report an amide-directed, rhodium-catalyzed highly diastereo- and enantioselective hydroboration of unactivated internal alkenes. This method provided facile access to enantioenriched amines containing β,γ-vicinal stereocenters. The application of this strategy to the synthesis of bioactive molecules was demonstrated. Computational studies indicated that migratory insertion of the alkene into rhodium hydride controls the enantioselectivity.
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- Wei Zhao
- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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