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Ling B, Yao S, Ouyang S, Bai H, Zhai X, Zhu C, Li W, Xie J. Nickel-Catalyzed Highly Selective Radical C-C Coupling from Carboxylic Acids with Photoredox Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202405866. [PMID: 38787803 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405866] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
Abstract
Controlling the cross-coupling reaction between two different radicals is a long-standing challenge due to the process occurring statistically, which would lead to three products, including two homocoupling products and one cross-coupling product. Generally, the cross-coupling selectivity is achieved by the persistent radical effect (PRE) that requires the presence of a persistent radical and a transient radical, thus resulting in limited radical precursors. In this paper, a highly selective cross-coupling of alkyl radicals with acyl radicals to construct C(sp2)-C(sp3) bonds, or with alkyl radicals to construct C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds have been achieved with the readily available carboxylic acids and their derivatives (NHPI ester) as coupling partners. The success originates from the use of tridentate ligand (2,2' : 6',2''-terpyridine) to enable radical cross-coupling process to Ni-mediated organometallic mechanism. This protocol offers a facile and flexible access to structurally diverse ketones (up to 90 % yield), and also a new solution for the challenging double decarboxylative C(sp3)-C(sp3) coupling. The broad utility and functional group tolerance are further illustrated by the late-stage functionalization of natural-occurring carboxylic acids and drugs.
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- Bo Ling
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, 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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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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Brauer J, Wiechert R, Hahn A, Opatz T. Solving a Mystery with Classical and Dual Photoredox Catalysis: Application of Nickel in the Synthesis of Ergot Alkaloids. Org Lett 2024; 26:4314-4317. [PMID: 38728534 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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A short synthesis of the ergot alkaloid lysergene and a formal total synthesis of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) under the avoidance of palladium and including two nickel-catalyzed steps instead have been developed. A key intermediate of this approach has already been reported by Hendrickson et al. in 2004 (Hendrickson, J.B. et al. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3-5), yet the spectral data do not match, adding to doubts about the course of their route. While the final steps of the Hendrickson synthesis could not be reproduced, we were able to leverage the elusive intermediate.
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- Jan Brauer
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Mou Q, Han T, Tian M, Liu M. Light-Driven Photocatalyst-Free Synthesis of β, δ-Functionalized Ketones from Aldehydes. J Org Chem 2024; 89:5189-5199. [PMID: 38511413 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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The synthesis of ketones has been a long focus of chemistry research, on account of its unique reactivity. Herein, we report a simple light-driven photocatalyst-free synthesis of β, δ-functionalized ketones from aldehydes, using inexpensive and commercially abundant feedstock chemicals. This reaction is enabled by the direct acyl radical generation via hydrogen atom transfer and the subsequent radical addition process, avoiding the need for prefunctionalized substrates and organometallic reagent.
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- Quansheng Mou
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Brals J, McGuire TM, Watson AJB. A Chemoselective Polarity-Mismatched Photocatalytic C(sp 3 )-C(sp 2 ) Cross-Coupling Enabled by Synergistic Boron Activation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310462. [PMID: 37622419 PMCID: PMC10952440 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310462] [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: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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We report the development of a C(sp3 )-C(sp2 ) coupling reaction using styrene boronic acids and redox-active esters under photoredox catalysis. The reaction proceeds through an unusual polarity-mismatched radical addition mechanism that is orthogonal to established processes. Synergistic activation of the radical precursor and organoboron are critical mechanistic events. Activation of an N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) ester by coordination to boron enables electron transfer, with decomposition leading to a nucleofuge rebound, activating the organoboron to radical addition. The unique mechanism enables chemoselective coupling of styrene boronic acids in the presence of other alkene radical acceptors. The scope and limitations of the reaction, and a detailed mechanistic investigation are presented.
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- Jeremy Brals
- EaStCHEMSchool of ChemistryUniversity of St AndrewsPurdie Building, North HaughSt AndrewsKY16 9STUK
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- AstraZenecaDarwin Building, Unit 310Cambridge Science Park, Milton RoadCambridgeCB4 0WGUK
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- EaStCHEMSchool of ChemistryUniversity of St AndrewsPurdie Building, North HaughSt AndrewsKY16 9STUK
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Gao P, Rahman MM, Zamalloa A, Feliciano J, Szostak M. Classes of Amides that Undergo Selective N-C Amide Bond Activation: The Emergence of Ground-State Destabilization. J Org Chem 2023; 88:13371-13391. [PMID: 36054817 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ground-state destabilization of the N-C(O) linkage represents a powerful tool to functionalize the historically inert amide bond. This burgeoning reaction manifold relies on the availability of amide bond precursors that participate in weakening of the nN → π*C=O conjugation through N-C twisting, N pyramidalization, and nN electronic delocalization. Since 2015, acyl N-C amide bond activation through ground-state destabilization of the amide bond has been achieved by transition-metal-catalyzed oxidative addition of the N-C(O) bond, generation of acyl radicals, and transition-metal-free acyl addition. This Perspective summarizes contributions of our laboratory in the development of new ground-state-destabilized amide precursors enabled by twist and electronic activation of the amide bond and synthetic utility of ground-state-destabilized amides in cross-coupling reactions and acyl addition reactions. The use of ground-state-destabilized amides as electrophiles enables a plethora of previously unknown transformations of the amide bond, such as acyl coupling, decarbonylative coupling, radical coupling, and transition-metal-free coupling to forge new C-C, C-N, C-O, C-S, C-P, and C-B bonds. Structural studies of activated amides and catalytic systems developed in the past decade enable the view of the amide bond to change from the "traditionally inert" to "readily modifiable" functional group with a continuum of reactivity dictated by ground-state destabilization.
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- Pengcheng Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Whyte A, Yoon TP. Selective Cross-Ketonization of Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213739. [PMID: 36318472 PMCID: PMC9771944 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213739] [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: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Carboxylic acids are attractive building blocks for synthetic chemistry because they are chemically stable, abundant, and commercially available with substantial structural diversity. The process of combining two carboxylic acids to furnish a ketone is termed ketonization. This is a potentially valuable transformation that has been underutilized in organic synthesis due to the harsh reaction conditions generally required and the lack of selectivity obtained when coupling two distinct carboxylic acids. We report herein a metallaphotoredox strategy that selectively generates unsymmetrical ketones via cross-ketonization of two structurally dissimilar carboxylic acids. Cross-selectivity is achieved by exploiting divergent reactivity of differentially substituted acids towards critical one- and two-electron processes in the proposed coupling mechanism. This method is broadly applicable to a variety of functionalized carboxylic acids. It can also be applied to acids of similar steric profile by exploiting differences in their relative rates of decarboxylation.
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- Andrew Whyte
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison WI 53706 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison WI 53706 (USA)
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Brewster JT, Randall SD, Kowalski J, Cruz C, Shoemaker R, Tarlton E, Hinklin RJ. A Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling Platform To Access 2-Heteroaryl Azetidines: Building Blocks with Application in Medicinal Chemistry. Org Lett 2022; 24:9123-9129. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- James T. Brewster
- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry Synthesis Development, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder Colorado 80301, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry Synthesis Development, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder Colorado 80301, United States
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- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Pfizer Boulder Research and Development, 3200 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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Whyte A, Yoon TP. Selective Cross‐Ketonization of Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Metallaphotoredox Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202213739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrew Whyte
- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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Yedase GS, Venugopal S, Arya P, Yatham VR. Catalyst‐free Hantzsch ester‐mediated Organic Transformations Driven by Visible light. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Girish Suresh Yedase
- IISER-TVM: Indian Institute of Science Education Research Thiruvananthapuram School of Chemistry INDIA
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- IISER-TVM: Indian Institute of Science Education Research Thiruvananthapuram School of Chemistry INDIA
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- IISER-TVM: Indian Institute of Science Education Research Thiruvananthapuram School of Chemistry INDIA
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- IISER-TVM: Indian Institute of Science Education Research Thiruvananthapuram School of Chemistry Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Thiruvananthapuram INDIA
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Escolano M, Cabrera-Afonso MJ, Ribagorda M, Badir SO, Molander GA. Nickel-Mediated Synthesis of Non-Anomeric C-Acyl Glycosides through Electron Donor-Acceptor Complex Photoactivation. J Org Chem 2022; 87:4981-4990. [PMID: 35289617 PMCID: PMC10412007 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c03041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The preparation of nonanomeric C-acyl-saccharides has been developed from two different carboxylic acid feedstocks. This transformation is driven by the synergistic interaction of an electron donor-acceptor complex and Ni catalysis. Primary-, secondary-, and tertiary redox-active esters are incorporated as coupling partners onto preactivated pyranosyl- and furanosyl acids, preserving their stereochemical integrity. The reaction occurs under mild conditions, without stoichiometric metal reductants or exogenous catalysts, using commercially available Hantzsch ester as the organic photoreductant.
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- Marcos Escolano
- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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