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Shu L, Dong X, Sun ZH, Zhao A, Jiang M, Ren X, Yan F, Cao K, Liu Q, Liu H. Photoinduced Pd-Catalyzed Intramolecular 6- endo Heck Reaction of Alkyl Halides. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 38941533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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A novel photocatalytic palladium-induced 6-endo-selective alkyl Heck reaction of unactivated alkyl iodides and alkyl bromides has been described. This strategy facilitates the gentle and efficient synthesis of a variety of 5-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine derivatives. It demonstrates a broad substrate tolerance and excellent 6-endo selectivity. Unlike the high-temperature requirements of traditional alkyl Heck reactions, this transformation efficiently proceeds at room temperature and shows significant promise for industrial-scale applications. Mechanistic investigations reveal that this alkyl Heck reaction proceeds via a hybrid palladium-radical process.
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- Long Shu
- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Qilu Medical University, 1678 West Renmin Road, Zibo 255300, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Shinva Medical Instrument Co., Ltd., 99 Beixin Road, Sibaoshan Street, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Pharmacy Department, Zibo Central Hospital, 54 West Gongqingtuan Road, Zibo 255036, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, 266 West Xincun Road, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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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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Liu W, Xing Y, Yan D, Kong W, Shen K. Nickel-catalyzed electrophiles-controlled enantioselective reductive arylative cyclization and enantiospecific reductive alkylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1787. [PMID: 38413585 PMCID: PMC10899222 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45617-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
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Transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric cyclization of 1,6-enynes is a powerful tool for the construction of chiral nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Despite notable achievements, these transformations have been largely limited to the use of aryl or alkenyl metal reagents, and stereoselective or stereospecific alkylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes remains unexploited. Herein, we report Ni-catalyzed enantioselective reductive anti-arylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes with aryl iodides, providing enantioenriched six-membered carbo- and heterocycles in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities. Additionally, we have realized Ni-catalyzed enantiospecific reductive cis-alkylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes with alkyl bromides, furnishing chiral five-membered heterocycles with high regioselectivity and stereochemical fidelity. Mechanistic studies reveal that the arylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes is initiated by the oxidative addition of Ni(0) to aryl halides and the alkylative cyclization is triggered by the oxidative addition of Ni(0) to allylic acetates. The utility of this strategy is further demonstrated in the enantioselective synthesis of the antiepileptic drug Brivaracetam.
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- Wenfeng Liu
- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Liu T, Meng Z, Zhou Y, Wang T, Lv K. Mechanistic Insights into the Ligand-Directed Divergent Synthesis of 2-Benzazepine Derivatives via Ni-Catalyzed Tunable Cyclization/Cross-Coupling: A DFT Study. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17946-17953. [PMID: 37851378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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The detailed mechanisms of Ni-catalyzed ligand-controlled cyclization/cross-coupling of o-bromobenzenesulfonyl acrylamide (1a) with trifluoromethyl alkene were investigated by DFT calculations. The computational results support a single-electron reduction of NiII precatalyst to give BrNiIL species, which would react with 1a via oxidative addition to afford the (Ar)NiIIILBr2 complex. The subsequent cyclizations did not proceed until (Ar)NiIIILBr2 was reduced to the key (Ar)NiIL complex. For the bpy-involving reaction, the subsequent steps include nucleophilic attack to the carbonyl carbon atom, N-C bond breaking, intramolecular migratory insertion, as well as concerted C-C cross-coupling and β-F elimination. While the ligand of terpyridine promotes the 7-endocyclization followed by stepwise migratory insertion and β-F elimination to afford 2-benzazepine 2,5-dione. For both reactions, a theoretical study implied that the most favorable mechanism involved a NiI-NiIII-NiI catalytic cycle. The origins of the chemoselectivity, coupled with the factors responsible, were addressed.
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- Tao Liu
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu 273155, Shandong, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu 273155, Shandong, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu 273155, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu 273155, Shandong, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials, Jining University, Qufu 273155, Shandong, China
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Xu WY, Xu ZY, Zhang ZK, Gong TJ, Fu Y. Tunable Synthesis of Monofluoroalkenes and Gem-Difluoroalkenes via Solvent-Controlled Rhodium-Catalyzed Arylation of 1-Bromo-2,2-difluoroethylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310125. [PMID: 37589202 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310125] [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: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Divergent synthesis of fluorine-containing scaffolds starting from a suite of raw materials is an intriguing topic. Herein, we report the solvent-controlled rhodium-catalyzed tunable arylation of 1-bromo-2,2-difluoroethylene. The selection of the reaction solvents provides switchable defluorinated or debrominated arylation from readily available feedstock resources (both arylboronic acids/esters and 1-bromo-2,2-difluoroethylene are commercially available). This switch is feasible because of the difference in coordination ability between the solvent (CH2 Cl2 or CH3 CN) and the rhodium center, resulting in different olefin insertion. This protocol allows the convenient synthesis of monofluoroalkenes and gem-difluoroalkenes, both of which are important scaffolds in the fields of medicine and materials. Moreover, this newly developed solvent-regulated reaction system can be applied to the site-selective dechlorinated arylation of trichloroethylene. Overall, this study provides a useful strategy for the divergent synthesis of fluorine-containing scaffolds and provides insight into the importance of solvent selection in catalytic reactions.
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- Wen-Yan Xu
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, iChEM, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Clean Energy, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China
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Hu YY, Xu XQ, Deng WC, Liang RX, Jia YX. Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Dearomative Heck-Reductive Allylic Defluorination Reaction of Indoles. Org Lett 2023; 25:6122-6127. [PMID: 37578397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Herein, we describe a nickel-catalyzed asymmetric dearomative aryl-difluoroallylation reaction of indoles with α-trifluoromethyl alkenes as an electrophilic coupling partner. The reaction proceeds via a cascade sequence involving dearomative Heck cyclization and reductive allylic defluorination. A series of gem-difluoroallyl substituted indolines are obtained in moderate to good yields (36-77% yield) with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). The reaction features broad functional group tolerance, scaled-up synthesis, and late-stage diversification.
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- Yuan-Yuan Hu
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemical Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18#, Hangzhou, 310014, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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Masaeli SE, Teimouri M, Adhikari B, Attarroshan M, Akin JW, Raju S, Stokes SL, Emerson JP. Sodium Trifluoroacetate mediated Copper-Catalyzed aza-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturated olefins with aromatic amines. Tetrahedron Lett 2023; 122:154520. [PMID: 37694227 PMCID: PMC10486139 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2023.154520] [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] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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We present a sodium trifluoroacetate (CF3CO2Na) mediated copper-catalyzed aza-Michael addition of aromatic amines with activated olefins under mild, aqueous reaction conditions. This simplistic protocol employs a copper catalyst (10 mol%) and water as solvent. This transformation occurs precisely with aromatic substituted amines containing both electron-donating (EDG) and electron-withdrawing (EWG) groups. A broad range of substrates were tested under the optimized conditions, which are producing good to moderate yields.
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- S. Erfan Masaeli
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA
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Sun LW, Hu YF, Ji WJ, Zhang PY, Ma M, Shen ZL, Chu XQ. Selective and Controllable Defluorophosphination and Defluorophosphorylation of Trifluoromethylated Enones: An Auxiliary Function of the Carbonyl Group. Org Lett 2023; 25:3745-3749. [PMID: 37167193 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The auxiliary function of a carbonyl group in the tunable defluorophosphination and defluorophosphorylation of trifluoromethylated enones with P(O)-containing compounds was demonstrated. Controlled replacement of one or two fluorine atoms in trifluoromethylated enones while maintaining high chemo- and stereoselectivity was achieved under mild conditions, thus enabling diversity-oriented synthesis of skeletally diverse organophosphorus libraries─(Z)-difluoro-1,3-dien-1-yl phosphinates, (1Z,3E)-4-phosphoryl-4-fluoro-buta-1,3-dien-1-yl phosphinates, and (E)-4-phosphoryl-4-fluoro-1,3-but-3-en-1-ones─in good yields with excellent functional group tolerance.
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- Li-Wen Sun
- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Dong H, Lin Z, Wang C. Cobalt‐Catalyzed Allylic Defluorinative Cross‐Electrophile Coupling between 1,1‐Difluoroalkyl Halides and α‐Trifluoromethyl Styrenes. Adv Synth Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.202300171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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- Haiyan Dong
- Department of Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis of CAS University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis of CAS University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis of CAS University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 People's Republic of China
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Zhang X, Huang X, Chen Y, Chen B, Ma Y. Synthesis of gem-Difluorinated 1,4-Dienes via Nickel-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling of (Trifluoromethyl)alkenes, Alkynes, and Organoboronic Acids. Org Lett 2023; 25:1748-1753. [PMID: 36866931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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Herein, a nickel-catalyzed defluorinative three-component coupling of trifluoromethyl alkenes, internal alkynes, and organoboronic acids is presented. The protocol provides a highly efficient and selective route for the synthesis of structurally diverse gem-difluorinated 1,4-dienes under mild conditions. Mechanistic studies suggest that C-F bond activation proceeds probably through the oxidative cyclization of trifluoromethyl alkenes with Ni(0) species, sequential addition to alkynes, and β-fluorine elimination.
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- Xu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry R&D of Hunan Province, and Key Laboratory of the Assembly and Application of Organic Functional Molecules of Hunan Province, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, 410081 Changsha, P. R. China
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Pan Q, Ping Y, Kong W. Nickel-Catalyzed Ligand-Controlled Selective Reductive Cyclization/Cross-Couplings. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:515-535. [PMID: 36688822 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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ConspectusThe use of quaternary stereocenters during lead candidate optimization continues to grow because of improved physiochemical and pharmacokinetic profiles of compounds with higher sp3 fraction. Pd-catalyzed redox-neutral alkene difunctionalization involving carbopalladation of alkenes followed by nucleophilic-trapping σ-alkyl-palladium intermediates has been developed as an efficient method to construct quaternary stereocenters. However, the low chemoselectivity and air sensitivity of organometallic nucleophiles, as well as their low availability and accessibility, limit the scope of application of this elegant strategy. Recently, Ni-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling has evolved into a privileged strategy to easily construct valuable C(sp3)-C bonds. Despite great progress, the enantioselective coupling of C(sp3) electrophiles still relies on activated or functionalized alkyl precursors, which are often unstable and require multiple steps to prepare. Therefore, Ni-catalyzed reductive difunctionalization of alkenes via selective cyclization/cross-coupling was developed. This strategy not only offers a robust and practical alternative for traditional redox-neutral alkene difunctionalization but also provides strategic complementarity for reductive cross-coupling of activated alkyl electrophiles. In this Account, we summarize the latest results from our laboratory on this topic. These findings mainly include our explorations in modulating the enantioselectivity and cyclization mode of reductive cyclization/cross-couplings.We will first discuss Ni-catalyzed enantioselective reductive cyclization/cross-coupling to construct valuable chiral heterocycles with quaternary stereocenters and focus on the effects of ligands, reductants, and additives and their roles in reductive cross-coupling. A wide range of electrophiles have been explored, including aryl halides, vinyl halides, alkynyl halides, gem-difluoroalkenes, CO2, trifluoromethyl alkenes, and cyano electrophiles. The synthetic potential of this approach has also been demonstrated in the synthesis of biologically active natural products and drug molecules. Second, we will detail how to tune the steric effects of nickel catalysts by modifying bipyridine ligands for regiodivergent cyclization/cross-couplings. Specifically, the use of bidentate ligands favors exo-selective cyclization/cross-coupling, while the use of a carboxylic acid-modified bipyridine ligand permits endo-selective cyclization/cross-coupling. We will also show how to activate the amide substrate by altering the electronic and steric properties of substituents on the nitrogen, thereby enabling the nucleophilic addition of aryl halides to amide carbonyls. Further investigation of ligand properties has led to tunable cyclization/cross-couplings (addition to the amide carbonyl vs 7-endo-cyclization) for the divergent synthesis of pharmacologically important 2-benzazepine frameworks. Finally, we serendipitously discover that modifying the ligands of nickel catalysts and changing the oxidation state of nickel can control the migratory aptitude of different groups, thus providing a switchable skeletal rearrangement strategy. This transformation is of high synthetic value because it represents a conceptually unprecedented new approach to C-C bond activation. Thus, this Account not only summarizes synthetic methods that allow the formation of valuable chiral heterocycles with quaternary stereocenters using a wide variety of electrophiles but also provides insight into the relationship between ligand structure, substrate, and cyclization selectivity.
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- Qi Pan
- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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Sha X, Fang Y, Nie T, Qin S, Yang Y, Huang D, Ji F. Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Dicarbofunctionalizations of Alkenes for the Synthesis of Difluorocarbonyl Oxindoles and Isoquinoline-1,3-diones. J Org Chem 2023; 88:4995-5006. [PMID: 36745403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A novel and efficient strategy for the construction of difluorocarbonyl-oxindole and difluorocarbonyl-isoquinoline-1,3-dione derivatives involving nickel-catalyzed intramolecular Heck-type cyclizations followed by intermolecular cross-couplings has been developed. This approach features high functional group tolerance, broad substrate scope, and operational simplicity under mild conditions, thus providing a new method for the rapid difluorocarbonyl-functionalization of alkenes to construct the structurally diversified five- and six-membered heterocycles.
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- Xuan Sha
- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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Ding Z, Kong W. Synthesis of Carbonyl-Containing Oxindoles via Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Aryl-Acylation and Aryl-Esterification of Alkenes. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27185899. [PMID: 36144635 PMCID: PMC9503384 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Carbonyl-containing oxindoles are ubiquitous core structures present in many biologically active natural products and pharmaceutical molecules. Nickel-catalyzed reductive aryl-acylation of alkenes using aryl anhydrides or alkanoyl chlorides as acyl sources is developed, providing 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles bearing ketone functionality at the 3-position. Moreover, nickel-catalyzed reductive aryl-esterification of alkenes using chloroformate as ester sources is further developed, affording 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles bearing ester functionality at the 3-position. This strategy has the advantages of good yields and high functional group compatibility.
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Liu W, Liu C, Wang M, Kong W. Modular Synthesis of Multifunctionalized CF 3-Allenes through Selective Activation of Saturated Hydrocarbons. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wenfeng Liu
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Ma T, Li X, Ping Y, Kong W. Synthesis of
gem
‐Difluoroalkenes
via
Ni‐Catalyzed Three‐Component
Defluorinative Reductive
Cross‐Coupling
of Organohalides, Alkenes and Trifluoromethyl Alkenes. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202200277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Teng Ma
- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 People's Republic of China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 People's Republic of China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 People's Republic of China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 People's Republic of China
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Ping Y, Pan Q, Guo Y, Liu Y, Li X, Wang M, Kong W. Switchable 1,2-Rearrangement Enables Expedient Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Fluorine-Containing Scaffolds. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:11626-11637. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuanyuan Ping
- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Guan YQ, Wang TZ, Qiao JF, Chen Z, Bai Z, Liang YF. Iron-catalysed reductive coupling for the synthesis of polyfluorinated compounds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13915-13918. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06022a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
Iron-catalysed reductive cross-coupling of difluorobromo acetic acid derivatives with trifluoromethyl olefins to afford polyfluorinated molecules, containing a difluorenyl and difluoroalkyl group, with a broad substrate scope.
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- Yu-Qiu Guan
- Center for Molecular Science and Engineering, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Center for Molecular Science and Engineering, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science & Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250117, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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