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Zhang B, Bai H, Zhan B, Wei K, Nie S, Zhang X. Deacylative arylation and alkynylation of unstrained ketones. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eado0225. [PMID: 38669332 PMCID: PMC11051662 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado0225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Ketones are ubiquitous in bioactive natural products, pharmaceuticals, chemical feedstocks, and synthetic intermediates. Hence, deacylative coupling reactions enable the versatile elaboration of a plethora of chemicals to access complex drug candidates and natural products. Here, we present deacylative arylation and alkynylation strategies for the synthesis of a wide range of alkyl-tethered arenes and alkynes from cyclic ketones and methyl ketones under dual nickel/photoredox catalysis. This reaction begins by generating a pre-aromatic intermediate (PAI) through the condensation of the ketone and N'-methylpicolino-hydrazonamide (MPHA), followed by the oxidative cleavage of the PAI α-C─C bond to form an alkyl radical, which is subsequently intercepted by a Ni complex, facilitating the formation of diverse C(sp3)-C(sp2)/C(sp) bonds with remarkable generality. This protocol features a one-pot reaction capability, high regioselectivity and ring-opening efficiency, mild reaction conditions, and a broad substrate scope with excellent functional group compatibility.
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Affiliation(s)
- Boyi Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- Basic Medicine Research and Innovation Center for Novel Target and Therapeutic Intervention (Ministry of Education), Institute of Life Sciences and Department of Urology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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Wu H, Chen S, Liu C, Zhao Q, Wang Z, Jin Q, Sun S, Guo J, He X, Walsh PJ, Shang Y. Construction of C-S and C-Se Bonds from Unstrained Ketone Precursors under Photoredox Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314790. [PMID: 38185472 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
A mild photoredox catalyzed construction of sulfides, disulfides, selenides, sulfoxides and sulfones from unstrained ketone precursors is introduced. Combination of this deacylative process with SN 2 or coupling reactions provides novel and convenient modular strategies toward unsymmetrical or symmetric disulfides. Reactivity studies favor a bromine radical that initiates a HAT (Hydrogen Atom Transfer) from the aminal intermediate resulting in expulsion of a C-centered radical that is intercepted to make C-S and C-Se bonds. Gram scale reactions, broad substrate scope and tolerance towards various functional groups render this method appealing for future applications in the synthesis of organosulfur and selenium complexes.
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- Hao Wu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials (State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, P. R. China
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Tsai ZN, Li LY, Paculba AS, Miñoza S, Tsao YT, Lin PS, Liao HH. Pro-aromatic Dihydroquinazolinones - From Multigram Synthesis to Reagents for Gram-scale Metallaphotoredox Reactions. Chem Asian J 2023:e202301004. [PMID: 38102804 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202301004] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Dihydroquinazolinone (DHQZ) has recently been harnessed as a ketone-derived pro-aromatic reagent extensively employed in (metalla)photoredox reactions as versatile group transfer agents. In this work, we outline a column chromatography-free protocol for the multigram-scale synthesis of pro-aromatic DHQZs as well as its use in a gram-scale nickel/photoredox dual-catalyzed cross-coupling in single-batch, photoflow, and simultaneous multiple smaller batches. While the single-batch approach leveraged moderate yields, a simple plug-flow photoreactor also exhibited amenable productivity (up to 45 % yield) despite the use of a heterogeneous base. Meanwhile, performing the metallaphotoredox-catalyzed reaction in multiple smaller batches in an improvised photoreactor facilitated high yields of up to 59 % and good reproducibility, implying a convenient alternative in the absence of photoflow setups.
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- Zong-Nan Tsai
- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
- Department of Applied and Medicinal Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
- Green Hydrogen Research Center, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC
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Zhang Z, Zhu Q, Pyle D, Zhou X, Dong G. Methyl Ketones as Alkyl Halide Surrogates: A Deacylative Halogenation Approach for Strategic Functional Group Conversions. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21096-21103. [PMID: 37712624 PMCID: PMC11102776 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Alkyl halides are versatile precursors to access diverse functional groups (FGs). Due to their lability, the development of surrogates for alkyl halides is strategically important for complex molecule synthesis. Given the stability and ease of derivatization inherent in common alkyl ketones, here we report a deacylative halogenation approach to convert various methyl ketones to the corresponding alkyl chlorides, bromides, and iodides. The reaction is driven by forming an aromatic byproduct, i.e., 1,2,4-triazole, in which N'-methylpicolinohydrazonamide (MPHA) is employed to form a prearomatic intermediate and halogen atom-transfer (XAT) reagents are used to quench the alkyl radical intermediate. The reaction is efficient in yielding primary and secondary alkyl halides from a wide range of methyl ketones with broad FG tolerance. It also works for complex natural-product-derived and fluoro-containing substrates. In addition, one-pot conversions of methyl ketones to various other FGs and annulations with alkenes and alkynes through deacylative halogenation are realized. Moreover, an unusual iterative homologation of alkyl iodides is also demonstrated. Finally, mechanistic studies reveal an intriguing double XAT process for the deacylative iodination reaction, which could have implications beyond this work.
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- Zining Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Xu L, Shi H. Ruthenium-Catalyzed Activation of Nonpolar C-C Bonds via π-Coordination-Enabled Aromatization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307285. [PMID: 37379224 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307285] [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: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
Abstract
Activation of C-C bonds allows editing of molecular skeletons, but methods for selective activation of nonpolar C-C bonds in the absence of a chelation effect or a driving force derived from opening of a strained ring are scarce. Herein, we report a method for ruthenium-catalyzed activation of nonpolar C-C bonds of pro-aromatic compounds by means of π-coordination-enabled aromatization. This method was effective for cleavage of C-C(alkyl) and C-C(aryl) bonds and for ring-opening of spirocyclic compounds, providing an array of benzene-ring-containing products. The isolation of a methyl ruthenium complex intermediate supports a mechanism involving ruthenium-mediated C-C bond cleavage.
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- Lun Xu
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou, 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Bag S, Ojha S, Venugopalan S, Sahoo B. Photocatalytic Alkylation/Arylative Cyclization of N-Acrylamides of N-Heteroarenes and Arylamines with Dihydroquinazolinones from Unactivated Ketones. J Org Chem 2023; 88:12121-12130. [PMID: 37515554 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
Abstract
We describe a visible-light photoredox-catalyzed alkylation/arylative cyclization of N-acrylamides─from 2-arylindoles, 2-arylbenzimidazoles, or N-substituted anilines─with ketone-derived dihydroquinazolinones, accessing indolo- and benzimidazolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines or 2-oxindoles. The consecutive incorporation of alkyl- and aryl-carbogenic motifs across a C=C bond via formal cleavage of ketone α-C-C and arene C-H bonds leads to the formation of five- and six-membered rings, with an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter. This dicarbofunctionalization elaborates aromatization-driven radical C-C functionalization of unactivated aliphatic ketones to construct diverse cyclic structures with functionality tolerance.
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- Sandip Bag
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram - 695551, Kerala, India
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