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Cheng YY, Kuo TS, Wu PY, Hsieh JC, Wu HL. Rhodium(I)/Chiral Diene Complexes Catalyzed Asymmetric Desymmetrization of Alkynyl-Tethered 2,5-Cyclohexadienones Through an Arylative Cyclization Cascade. J Org Chem 2024; 89:4861-4876. [PMID: 38525772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
Abstract
Cis-hydrobenzofurans, cis-hydroindoles, and cis-hydrindanes, privileged structural motifs found in numerous biologically active natural and synthetic compounds, are efficiently prepared by a Rh(I)-catalyzed cascade syn-arylation/1,4-addition protocol. This approach starts with the regioselective syn-arylation of the alkyne tethered to 2,5-hexadienone moieties, using a chiral Rh(I) catalyst generated in situ from a chiral bicyclo[2.2.1]hepatadiene ligand L4f. By forging two new carbon-carbon bonds and introducing two chiral centers, the resulting alkenylrhodium species undergoes desymmetrization via an intramolecular 1,4-addition reaction, delivering annulated products with high yields and enantioselectivities.
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- Yu-Yi Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- Oleader Technologies, Co. Ltd., 1F., No. 8, Aly. 29, Ln. 335, Chenggong Road, Hukou Township, Hsinchu 30345, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Section 4, Tingzhou Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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Liu W, Li W, Xu W, Wang M, Kong W. Nickel-catalyzed switchable arylative/endo-cyclization of 1,6-enynes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2914. [PMID: 38575585 PMCID: PMC10995176 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47200-z] [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: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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Carbo- and heterocycles are frequently used as crucial scaffolds in natural products, fine chemicals, and biologically and pharmaceutically active compounds. Transition-metal-catalyzed cyclization of 1,6-enynes has emerged as a powerful strategy for constructing functionalized carbo- and heterocycles. Despite significant progress, the regioselectivity of alkyne functionalization is entirely substrate-dependent. And only exo-cyclization/cross-coupling products can be obtained, while endo-selective cyclization/cross-coupling remains elusive and still poses a formidable challenge. In this study, we disclose a nickel-catalyzed switchable arylation/cyclization of 1,6-enynes in which the nature of the ligand dictates the regioselectivity of alkyne arylation, while the electrophilic trapping reagents determine the selectivity of the cyclization mode. Specifically, using a commercially available 1,10-phenanthroline as a ligand facilitates trans-arylation/cyclization to obtain seven-membered ring products, while a 2-naphthyl-substituted bisbox ligand promotes cis-arylation/cyclization to access six-membered ring products. Diastereoselective cyclizations have also been developed for the synthesis of enantioenriched piperidines and azepanes, which are core structural elements of pharmaceuticals and natural products possessing important biological activities. Furthermore, experimental and density functional theory studies reveal that the regioselectivity of the alkyne arylation process is entirely controlled by the steric hindrance of the ligand; the reaction mechanism involves exo-cyclization followed by Dowd-Beckwith-type ring expansion to form endo-cyclization products.
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- Wenfeng Liu
- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Jiang B, Gui WT, Wang HT, Xie K, Chen ZC, Zhu L, Ouyang Q, Du W, Chen YC. Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction of unsaturated carbonyl-tethered heteroarenes via vinylogous activation of Pd 0-π-Lewis base catalysis. Chem Sci 2023; 14:10867-10874. [PMID: 37829026 PMCID: PMC10566502 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03996j] [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: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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The alkyne group can undergo facile transformations under palladium catalysis, such as hydropalladation, Wacker reaction, etc. Here we demonstrate that a chiral Pd0 complex can chemoselectively dihapto-coordinate to the alkyne moiety of 2-indolyl propiolates, and raise the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO)-energy ofthe deactivated heteroarenes via π-Lewis base catalysis. As a result, asymmetric C3-selective Friedel-Crafts addition to activated alkenes occurs, finally affording [3 + 2] or [3 + 4] annulation products with high enantioselectivity and exclusive E-selectivity. Moreover, this π-Lewis base vinylogous HOMO-activation strategy can be extended to remote Friedel-Crafts reaction of diverse five-membered heteroarenes tethered to a 2-enone or 2-acrylate motif with imines or 1-azadienes, and excellent enantiocontrol is generally achieved for the multifunctional adducts, which can be effectively converted to diverse frameworks with higher molecular complexity. In addition, NMR and density functional theory calculation studies are conducted to elucidate the catalytic mechanism.
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- Bo Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University Shapingba Chongqing 400038 China
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University Shapingba Chongqing 400038 China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province, Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China +86 28 85502609
- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University Shapingba Chongqing 400038 China
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Abstract
Asymmetric catalysis has emerged as a general and powerful approach for constructing chiral compounds in an enantioselective manner. Hence, developing novel chiral ligands and catalysts that can effectively induce asymmetry in reactions is crucial in modern chemical synthesis. Among such chiral ligands and catalysts, chiral dienes and their metal complexes have received increased attention, and a great progress has been made over the past two decades. This review provides comprehensive and critical information on the essential aspects of chiral diene ligands and their importance in asymmetric catalysis. The literature covered ranges from August 2003 (when the first effective chiral diene ligand for asymmetric catalysis was reported) to October 2021. This review is divided into two parts. In the first part, the chiral diene ligands are categorized according to their structures, and their preparation methods are summarized. In the second part, their applications in asymmetric transformations are presented according to the reaction types.
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- Yinhua Huang
- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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Gillbard SM, Lam HW. Nickel-Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne- and Allene-Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104230. [PMID: 34986277 PMCID: PMC9302687 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The use of arylboron reagents in metal‐catalyzed domino addition–cyclization reactions is a well‐established strategy for the preparation of diverse, highly functionalized carbo‐ and heterocyclic products. Although rhodium‐ and palladium‐based catalysts have been commonly used for these reactions, more recent work has demonstrated nickel catalysis is also highly effective, in many cases offering unique reactivity and access to products that might otherwise not be readily available. This review gives an overview of nickel‐catalyzed arylative cyclizations of alkyne‐ and allene‐tethered electrophiles using arylboron reagents. The scope of the reactions is discussed in detail, and general mechanistic concepts underpinning the processes are described.
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- Simone M Gillbard
- The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, NG7 2TU, Nottingham, UK.,School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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- The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, NG7 2TU, Nottingham, UK.,School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NG7 2RD, Nottingham, UK
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He Q, Zhu L, Yang ZH, Zhu B, Ouyang Q, Du W, Chen YC. Palladium-Catalyzed Modular and Enantioselective cis-Difunctionalization of 1,3-Enynes with Imines and Boronic Reagents. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17989-17994. [PMID: 34669411 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Here we report that a palladium(0) complex can mediate the unprecedented intermolecular coupling reaction of 1,3-enynes and N-sulfonylimines regio- and stereoselectively, and the resultant palladium(II) species undergo a cascade Suzuki reaction with organoboronic reagents. The substrate scope is substantial for the asymmetric three-component process, and the enantioenriched all-carbon tetra-substituted alkene derivatives are efficiently constructed in a modular and cis-difunctionalized manner. Control experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations support the idea that the palladium(0) acts as a π-Lewis base catalyst by chemoselectively forming η2-complexes with the alkene moiety of 1,3-enynes, thus increasing the nucleophilicity of the alkyne group based on the principle of vinylogy, to attack imines enantioselectively. The preferable formation of aza-palladacyclopentene intermediates, via a 90° single bond rotation from the resultant π-allyl complex, guarantees the formal cis-carbopalladation of alkyne group. In addition, a palladium(0)-catalyzed enantioselective reductive coupling of 1,3-enyne and imine is realized by using formic acid as hydrogen transfer reagent.
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- Qing He
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Shapingba, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Shapingba, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Ministry of Education and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.,College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Shapingba, Chongqing 400038, China
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Ng JS, Hayashi T. Asymmetric Synthesis of Fluorinated Allenes by Rhodium‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkylation/Defluorination of Propargyl Difluorides with Alkylzincs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jia Sheng Ng
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry National Tsing-Hua University Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nanyang Technological University 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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Ng JS, Hayashi T. Asymmetric Synthesis of Fluorinated Allenes by Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkylation/Defluorination of Propargyl Difluorides with Alkylzincs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20771-20775. [PMID: 34310834 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The reaction of propargyl difluorides R1 CF2 C≡CR2 with alkylzincs R3 ZnCl giving axially chiral fluorinated allenes R1 FC=C=CR2 R3 with high enantioselectivity (up to 99 % ee) was found to be catalyzed by a chiral diene/rhodium complex. A key step in the catalytic cycle is selective elimination of one of the enantiotopic fluorides at the β-position of an alkenyl-Rh intermediate, which is generated by regioselective addition of R3 -Rh onto the triple bond of the starting difluorides.
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- Jia Sheng Ng
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan.,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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