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Yang Y, Song Q, Sivaguru P, Liu Z, Shi D, Tian T, de Ruiter G, Bi X. Controllable Skeletal and Peripheral Editing of Pyrroles with Vinylcarbenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401359. [PMID: 38597885 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401359] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The skeletal editing of azaarenes through insertion, deletion, or swapping of single atoms has recently gained considerable momentum in chemical synthesis. Here, we describe a practical skeletal editing strategy using vinylcarbenes in situ generated from trifluoromethyl vinyl N-triftosylhydrazones, leading to the first dearomative skeletal editing of pyrroles through carbon-atom insertion. Furthermore, depending on the used catalyst and substrate, three types of peripheral editing reactions of pyrroles are also disclosed: α- or γ-selective C-H insertion, and [3+2] cycloaddition. These controllable molecular editing reactions provide a powerful platform for accessing medicinally relevant CF3-containing N-heterocyclic frameworks, such as 2,5-dihydropyridines, piperidines, azabicyclo[3.3.0]octadienes, and allylated pyrroles from readily available pyrroles. Mechanistic insights from experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations shed light on the origin of substrate- or catalyst-controlled chemo- and regioselectivity as well as the reaction mechanism.
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- Yong Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technol-ogy Technion City, 3200008, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Xia D, Li T, Ke XY, Wang J, Luan X, Ni SF, Zhang Y, Zhang WD. Acetone Serving as a Solvent and Interaction Partner Promotes the Direct Olefination of N-Tosylhydrazones under Visible Light. J Org Chem 2024; 89:6180-6192. [PMID: 38632865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The photochemistry of noncovalent interactions to promote organic transformations is an emerging approach to providing fresh opportunities in synthetic chemistry. Generally, the external substance is necessary to add as an interaction partner, thereby sacrificing the atom economy of the reaction. Herein, we describe a catalyst-free and noncovalent interaction-mediated strategy to access the olefination of N-tosylhydrazones using acetone as a solvent and an interaction partner. This protocol also features broad substrate scope, excellent functional group compatibility, and mild reaction conditions without transition metals. Moreover, the gram-scale synthesis of olefins and the generation of pharmaceutical intermediates highlighted its practical applicability. Lastly, mechanistic studies indicate that the reaction was initiated via noncovalent interactions between acetone and N-tosylhydrazone anion, which is also supported by density functional theory calculations.
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- Dingding Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1200, Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1200, Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Pingyuan Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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Ning Y, Chen H, Ning Y, Zhang J, Bi X. Rhodium-Catalyzed One-Carbon Ring Expansion of Aziridines with Vinyl-N-triftosylhydrazones for the Synthesis of 2-Vinyl Azetidines. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318072. [PMID: 38282137 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318072] [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: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Azetidines, being four-membered N-heterocycles, possess significant potential in contemporary medicinal chemistry owing to their favorable pharmacokinetic properties. Regrettably, the incorporation of functionalized azetidines into pharmaceutical lead structures has been impeded by the absence of efficient synthetic methods for their synthesis. In this study, a Rh-catalyzed one-carbon ring expansion of aziridines with vinyl-N-triftosylhydrazones is presented, which facilitates the synthesis of high value-added 2-alkenyl azetidine products. This research represents the first example of ring expansion of aziridines enabled by vinyl carbenes. Additionally, a one-pot two-step protocol, initiated from cinnamaldehyde, was successfully achieved, offering a step-economical and facile approach for the synthesis of these compounds. The pivotal aspect of this successful transformation lies in the in situ formation of an alkenyl aziridinium ylide intermediate. Experimental investigations, coupled with computational studies, suggest that a diradical pathway is involved in the reaction mechanism.
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- Yongquan Ning
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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Li L, Chen H, Liu M, Zhu Q, Zhang H, de Ruiter G, Bi X. Silver-Catalyzed Dearomative Skeletal Editing of Indazoles by Donor Carbene Insertion. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304227. [PMID: 38199953 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Given the prevalence of heterocyclic scaffolds in drug-related molecules, converting these highly modular heterocyclic scaffolds into structural diversified and dearomatized analogs is an ideal strategy for improving their physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. Here, we described an efficient method for silver carbene-mediated dearomative N-N bond cleavage leading to skeletal hopping between indazole and 1,2-dihydroquinazoline via a highly selective single-carbon insertion procedure. Using this methodology, a series of dihydroquinazoline analogues with diarylmethylene-substituted quaternary carbon centers were constructed with excellent yields and good functional group compatibility, which was further illustrated by the late-stage diversification of important pharmaceutically active ingredients. DFT calculations indicated that the silver catalyst not only induces the formation of the silver carbene, but also activates the diazahexatriene intermediate, which plays a crucial role in the formation of the C-N bond.
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- Linxuan Li
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, 3200008, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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Li L, Sivaguru P, Wei D, Liu M, Zhu Q, Dong S, Casali E, Li N, Zanoni G, Bi X. Silver-catalyzed direct conversion of epoxides into cyclopropanes using N-triftosylhydrazones. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1951. [PMID: 38431716 PMCID: PMC10908805 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46188-w] [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: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Epoxides, as a prominent small ring O-heterocyclic and the privileged pharmacophores for medicinal chemistry, have recently represented an ideal substrate for the development of single-atom replacements. The previous O-to-C replacement strategy for epoxides to date typically requires high temperatures to achieve low yields and lacks substrate range and functional group tolerance, so achieving this oxygen-carbon exchange remains a formidable challenge. Here, we report a silver-catalyzed direct conversion of epoxides into trifluoromethylcyclopropanes in a single step using trifluoromethyl N-triftosylhydrazones as carbene precursors, thereby achieving oxygen-carbon exchange via a tandem deoxygenation/[2 + 1] cycloaddition. The reaction shows broad tolerance of functional groups, allowing routine cheletropic olefin synthesis in a strategy for the net oxygen-carbon exchange reaction. The utility of this method is further showcased with the late-stage diversification of epoxides derived from bioactive natural products and drugs. Mechanistic experiments and DFT calculations elucidate the reaction mechanism and the origin of the chemo- and stereoselectivity.
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- Linxuan Li
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Chen Z, Cai Q, Boni YT, Liu W, Fu J, Davies HML. N-Phthalimide as a Site-Protecting and Stereodirecting Group in Rhodium-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization with Donor/Acceptor Carbenes. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 37253354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective C-H functionalization of unactivated C-H bonds by means of donor/acceptor carbene-induced C-H insertion was extended to substrates containing nitrogen functionality. The rhodium-stabilized donor/acceptor carbenes were generated by rhodium-catalyzed decomposition of aryldiazoacetates. The phthalimido group was the optimum nitrogen protecting group. C-H functionalization at the most sterically accessible methylene site was achieved using Rh2(S-2-Cl-5-BrTPCP)4 as catalyst, whereas Rh2(S-TPPTTL)4 was the most effective catalyst for C-H functionalization at tertiary C-H bonds and for the desymmetrization of N-phthalimidocyclohexane.
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- Ziyi Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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Song Q, Zhao Y, Liu S, Wu Y, Liu Z. Stereoselective Synthesis of trans-Stilbenes through Silver-Catalyzed Self-Coupling of N-Triftosylhydrazones: An Experimental and Theoretical Study. Org Lett 2023; 25:3461-3465. [PMID: 37163746 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A silver-mediated homocoupling of N-triftosylhydrazones for the construction of trans-stilbenes has been presented. This protocol is characterized by its suitability for both inter- and intramolecular reactions, operational simplicity, high efficiency with excellent stereoselectivity, broad substrate scope, and good functional group tolerance. A plausible mechanism involving nucleophilic attack of in situ generated sulfonium ylides on silver carbene was proposed on the basis of experimental results and DFT calculations, which further indicates that π-π stacking interactions play a dominant role in stereoselectivity control.
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- Qingmin Song
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Mahesha CK, Borade SA, Tank D, Bajaj K, Bhambri H, Mandal SK, Sakhuja R. Tandem Transformation of Indazolones to Quinazolinones through Pd-Catalyzed Carbene Insertion into an N-N Bond. J Org Chem 2023; 88:1457-1468. [PMID: 36631396 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Serendipitous and expedite transformation of 1-aryl- and 2-aryl-1,2-dihydro-3H-indazol-3-ones to 1,2-di(hetero)aryl- and 2,3-di(hetero)aryl-2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones, respectively, was achieved in high efficiency by reacting them with aldehydic N-tosylhydrazones. The protocol proceeded through a cascade process involving base-mediated Pd-carbenoid generation by the decomposition of N-tosylhydrazones, nucleophilic attack of indazolone on the Pd-carbenoid complex, and intramolecular ring expansion via N-N bond cleavage. The utility of the strategy is demonstrated toward the synthesis of bioactive NPS 53574, a calcium receptor antagonist.
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- Chikkagundagal K Mahesha
- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manuali P.O., Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Manuali P.O., Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Pilani 333031, Rajasthan, India
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Yang Y, Liu S, Li S, Liu Z, Liao P, Sivaguru P, Lu Y, Gao J, Bi X. Site-Selective C-H Allylation of Alkanes: Facile Access to Allylic Quaternary sp 3 -Carbon Centers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214519. [PMID: 36428220 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The construction of allylic quaternary sp3 -carbon centers has long been a formidable challenge in transition-metal-catalyzed alkyl-allyl coupling reactions due to the severe steric hindrance. Herein, we report an effective carbene strategy that employs well-defined vinyl-N-triftosylhydrazones as a versatile allylating reagent to enable direct assembly of these medicinally desirable structural elements from low-cost alkane feedstocks. The reaction exhibited excellent site selectivity for tertiary C-H bonds, broad scope (>60 examples and >20 : 1:0 r. r.) and good efficiency, even on a gram-scale, making it a convenient alternative to the well-known Trost-Tsuji allylation reaction for the formation of alkyl-allyl bonds. Combined experimental and computational studies were employed to unravel the mechanism and origin of site- and chemoselectivity of the reaction.
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- Yong Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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Pulcinella A, Bonciolini S, Lukas F, Sorato A, Noël T. Photocatalytic Alkylation of C(sp 3 )-H Bonds Using Sulfonylhydrazones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215374. [PMID: 36394188 PMCID: PMC10108173 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The ability to construct C(sp3 )-C(sp3 ) bonds from easily accessible reagents is a crucial, yet challenging endeavor for synthetic organic chemists. Herein, we report the realization of such a cross-coupling reaction, which combines N-sulfonyl hydrazones and C(sp3 )-H donors through a diarylketone-enabled photocatalytic hydrogen atom transfer and a subsequent fragmentation of the obtained alkylated hydrazide. This mild and metal-free protocol was employed to prepare a wide array of alkyl-alkyl cross-coupled products and is tolerant of a variety of functional groups. The application of this chemistry further provides a preparatively useful route to various medicinally-relevant compounds, such as homobenzylic ethers, aryl ethyl amines, β-amino acids and other moieties which are commonly encountered in approved pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and natural products.
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- Antonio Pulcinella
- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wu Y, Frank N, Song Q, Liu M, Anderson EA, Bi X. Silver catalysis in organic synthesis: A computational view. ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2022.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Li L, Sivaguru P, Han X, Karmakar S, Bi X. Ligand-enabled silver-catalyzed carbene insertion into the N–H bond of aliphatic and electron-rich aromatic amines. Org Chem Front 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d3qo00156c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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The stable effect of tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand and 1,2-diaminocyclohexane ligand on the silver metal center was used respectively, to realize the efficient N–H bond insertion reaction of carbene to aliphatic amines and aromatic amines.
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- Linxuan Li
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Basirhat College, West Bengal State University, Basirhat-743412, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Álvarez M, Molina F, Pérez PJ. Carbene-Controlled Regioselective Functionalization of Linear Alkanes under Silver Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:23275-23279. [PMID: 36512728 PMCID: PMC9801380 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Control of the regioselectivity in the functionalization of C-H bonds of linear alkanes C2H2n+2 via carbene transfer from diazo compounds is restricted to the use of rhodium-based catalysts, which govern the reaction outcome employing donor-acceptor diazo reagents. At variance with that catalyst-controlled strategy, we present an alternative approach in which employing the appropriate silver complexes containing trispyrazolylborate ligands as catalysts with large differences in their steric and electronic properties, the regioselection is mainly governed by the diazo reagent, which leads to the functionalization of primary or secondary sites of linear alkanes (lacking any activating or directing groups). Donor-acceptor aryl diazoacetates exclusively provide the functionalization of the secondary sites of hexane or pentane, whereas acceptor ethyl diazoacetate leads to an unprecedented level of primary functionalization.
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Zhang X, Li L, Sivaguru P, Zanoni G, Bi X. Highly electrophilic silver carbenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13699-13715. [PMID: 36453127 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04845k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Catalytic carbene transfer reactions are fundamental transformations in modern organic synthesis, which enable direct access to diverse structurally complex molecules. Despite diazo precursors playing a crucial role in catalytic carbene transfer reactions, most reported methodologies take into account only diazoacetates or related compounds. This is primarily because diazoalkanes, unless they contain a resonance stabilizing group, are more susceptible to violent exothermic decomposition. In this feature article, we present an alternative approach to carbene-transfer reactions based on the formation of highly electrophilic silver carbenes from N-sulfonylhydrazones, where the high electrophilicity of silver carbenes stems from the weak interaction between silver and the carbenic carbon. These precursors are readily accessible, stable, and environmentally sustainable. Using the strategy that employs highly electrophilic silver carbenes, it is possible to develop novel intermolecular transformations involving non-stabilized carbenes, including C(sp3)-H insertion, C(sp3)-C(O) insertion, cycloaddition, and defluorinative functionalization. The silver-catalyzed carbene transfer reactions described here have high efficiency, unusual reactivity, exceptional selectivity, and a reaction pathway that differs from typical transition metal-catalyzed reactions. Our research provided fundamental insight into silver carbene chemistry, and we hope to apply this mode of catalysis to other more general transformations, including asymmetric transformations.
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- Xiaolong Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024, Changchun, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024, Changchun, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024, Changchun, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 5268 Renmin Street, 130024, Changchun, P. R. China.
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Li X, Song JN, Karmakar S, Lu Y, Lv Y, Liao P, Liu Z. Transition-metal-free azide insertion of N-triftosylhydrazones using a non-metallic azide source. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13783-13786. [PMID: 36441144 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05442f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Benzylic azides, an important class of active organic synthons, were synthesized in high yields from the easily accessible N-triftosylhydrazones with stable TMSN3 under mild conditions. The reaction features high efficiency and excellent functional group tolerance, as illustrated by gram-scale synthesis and the synthesis of drug-like molecules. Mechanistic studies reveal that azidation occurs at the electron-deficient diazo-carbon via the elimination of N2 by an azide ion.
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- Xueyu Li
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- School of Life Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Basirhat College, A/w West Bengal State University, Basirhat 743412, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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Liu Z, Yang Y, Song Q, Li L, Zanoni G, Liu S, Xiang M, Anderson EA, Bi X. Chemoselective carbene insertion into the N-H bonds of NH 3·H 2O. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7649. [PMID: 36496464 PMCID: PMC9741638 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35394-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The conversion of inexpensive aqueous ammonia (NH3·H2O) into value-added primary amines by N-H insertion persists as a longstanding challenge in chemistry because of the tendency of Lewis basic ammonia (NH3) to bind and inhibit metal catalysts. Herein, we report a chemoselective carbene N-H insertion of NH3·H2O using a TpBr3Ag-catalyzed two-phase system. Coordination by a homoscorpionate TpBr3 ligand renders silver compatible with NH3 and H2O and enables the generation of electrophilic silver carbene. Water promotes subsequent [1,2]-proton shift to generate N-H insertion products with high chemoselectivity. The result of the reaction is the coupling of an inorganic nitrogen source with either diazo compounds or N-triftosylhydrazones to produce useful primary amines. Further investigations elucidate the reaction mechanism and the origin of chemoselectivity.
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- Zhaohong Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China.
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Wu Y, Ning Y, Han X, Liao P, Xia Y, Sivaguru P, Bi X. Silver-Catalyzed Vinylcarbene Insertion into C–C Bonds of 1,3-Diketones with Vinyl- N-triftosylhydrazones. Org Lett 2022; 24:8136-8141. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03176] [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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- Yong Wu
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Zhang L, DeMuynck BM, Paneque AN, Rutherford JE, Nagib DA. Carbene reactivity from alkyl and aryl aldehydes. Science 2022; 377:649-654. [PMID: 35926031 PMCID: PMC9439075 DOI: 10.1126/science.abo6443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Carbenes are highly enabling reactive intermediates that facilitate a diverse range of otherwise inaccessible chemistry, including small-ring formation and insertion into strong σ bonds. To access such valuable reactivity, reagents with high entropic or enthalpic driving forces are often used, including explosive (diazo) or unstable (gem-dihalo) compounds. Here, we report that common aldehydes are readily converted (via stable α-acyloxy halide intermediates) to electronically diverse (donor or neutral) carbenes to facilitate >10 reaction classes. This strategy enables safe reactivity of nonstabilized carbenes from alkyl, aryl, and formyl aldehydes via zinc carbenoids. Earth-abundant metal salts [iron(II) chloride (FeCl2), cobalt(II) chloride (CoCl2), copper(I) chloride (CuCl)] are effective catalysts for these chemoselective carbene additions to σ and π bonds.
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- Lumin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Klimovica K, Heidlas JX, Romero I, Le TV, Daugulis O. “Sandwich” Diimine‐Copper Catalysts for C−H Functionalization by Carbene Insertion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200334. [PMID: 35594167 PMCID: PMC9329213 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We report here "sandwich" diimine-copper(I) catalysts for C(sp3 )-H bond functionalization. Reactions of alkanes and ethers with trimethylsilyldiazomethane, ethyl diazoacetate, and trifluoromethyl-diazomethane have been demonstrated. We also report C(sp3 )-H bond methylation, benzylation, and diphenylmethylation by diazomethane, aryldiazomethanes, and diphenyldiazomethane. These reactions are rare examples of base-metal catalyzed, intermolecular C(sp3 )-H functionalizations by employing unactivated diazo compounds. Electrophilicity and unique steric environment of "sandwich"-copper catalysts are likely reasons for their catalytic efficiency.
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- Kristine Klimovica
- Department of Chemistry University of Houston 3585 Cullen Blvd. Houston TX USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Houston 3585 Cullen Blvd. Houston TX USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Houston 3585 Cullen Blvd. Houston TX USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Houston 3585 Cullen Blvd. Houston TX USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Houston 3585 Cullen Blvd. Houston TX USA
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Li L, Zhang X, Ning Y, Zhang X, Liu B, Zhang Z, Sivaguru P, Zanoni G, Li S, Anderson EA, Bi X. Carbodefluorination of fluoroalkyl ketones via a carbene-initiated rearrangement strategy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4280. [PMID: 35879307 PMCID: PMC9314321 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31976-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The C–F bond cleavage and C–C bond formation (i.e., carbodefluorination) of readily accessible (per)fluoroalkyl groups constitutes an atom-economical and efficient route to partially fluorinated compounds. However, the selective mono-carbodefluorination of trifluoromethyl (CF3) groups remains a challenge, due to the notorious inertness of C–F bond and the risk of over-defluorination arising from C–F bond strength decrease as the defluorination proceeds. Herein, we report a carbene-initiated rearrangement strategy for the carbodefluorination of fluoroalkyl ketones with β,γ-unsaturated alcohols to provide skeletally and functionally diverse α-mono- and α,α-difluoro-γ,δ-unsaturated ketones. The reaction starts with the formation of silver carbenes from fluoroalkyl N-triftosylhydrazones, followed by nucleophilic attack of a β,γ-unsaturated alcohol to form key silver-coordinated oxonium ylide intermediates, which triggers selective C–F bond cleavage by HF elimination and C–C bond formation through Claisen rearrangement of in situ generated difluorovinyl ether. The origin of chemoselectivity and the reaction mechanism are determined by experimental and DFT calculations. Collectively, this strategy by an intramolecular cascade process offers significant advances over existing stepwise strategies in terms of selectivity, efficiency, functional group tolerance, etc. The selective functionalization of trifluoromethyl groups is challenging due to the inertness of the C–F bonds. Here the authors report a method for the carbodefluorination of C–F bonds of fluoroalkyl ketones via a carbene-initiated rearrangement strategy.
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- Linxuan Li
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Zhang X, Ning Y, Liu Z, Li S, Zanoni G, Bi X. Defluorinative Carboimination of Trifluoromethyl Ketones. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiaolong Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Wang Z, Gao P, Lin E, Li B. Stereodefined Skipped Dienes through Iridium‐Catalyzed Formal Addition of Tertiary Allylic C−H Bonds to Alkynes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200075. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zi‐Xuan Wang
- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300192 China
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Liu Z, Sivaguru P, Zanoni G, Bi X. N-Triftosylhydrazones: A New Chapter for Diazo-Based Carbene Chemistry. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1763-1781. [PMID: 35675648 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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ConspectusOver recent decades, N-sulfonylhydrazones have attracted significant attention in academic and industrial contexts owing to their ease of preparation, versatile reactivity, high stability, and practicality. In particular, the use of N-sulfonylhydrazones as precursors for diazo compounds has paved the way for innovative and original organic reactions that are otherwise difficult to achieve. Three key developments are noteworthy in the history of N-sulfonylhydrazone chemistry: (1) Bamford and Stevens initially disclosed the application of N-tosylhydrazones as a diazo source in 1952; (2) Aggarwal and co-workers investigated N-tosylhydrazone salts as diazo precursors for sulfur ylide-mediated asymmetric epoxidation and aziridination in 2001; and (3) Barluenga, Valdés and co-workers first reported Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with N-tosylhydrazones in 2007, thus introducing the direct use of N-tosylhydrazones in carbene transfer reactions. In the past 2 decades, the synthetic exploration of N-sulfonylhydrazones in carbene chemistry has increased remarkably. N-Tosylhydrazones are the most commonly used N-sulfonylhydrazones, but they are not easy to decompose and normally need relatively high temperatures (e.g., 90-110 °C). Temperature, as a key reaction parameter, has a significant influence on the selectivity and scope of organic reactions, especially the enantioselectivity. Aggarwal and co-workers have addressed this issue by using N-tosylhydrazone salts and achieved a limited number of asymmetric organic reactions, but the method is greatly limited because the salts must be freshly prepared or stored in the dark at -20 °C prior to use. Hence, easily decomposable N-sulfonylhydrazones, especially those capable of decomposing at low temperature, should open up new opportunities for the development of N-sulfonylhydrazone chemistry. Since 2014, our group has worked toward this goal and eventually identified N-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonylhydrazone (i.e., N-triftosylhydrazone) as an efficient diazo surrogate that can decompose at temperatures as low as -40 °C. This allowed us to carry out a range of challenging synthetic transformations and to broaden the applications of some known reactions of great relevance.In this Account, we report our achievements in the application of N-triftosylhydrazones in carbene chemistry. On the basis of the reaction types, such applications can be categorized as (i) C(sp3)-H insertion reactions, (ii) defluorinative reactions of fluoroalkyl N-triftosylhydrazones, (iii) cycloaddition reactions with alkenes and alkynes, and (iv) asymmetric reactions. Additional applications in Doyle-Kirmse rearrangements and cross-coupling with isocyanides (ours) and benzyl chlorides (from the group of Xia) are also summarized in this Account concerning miscellaneous reactions. In terms of reaction efficiency, selectivity, and functional group tolerance, N-triftosylhydrazones are generally superior to traditional N-tosylhydrazones because of their easy decomposition. Mechanistic investigations by theoretical calculations provide insights into both the reaction mechanisms and the origin of selectivity. We hope that this Account will inspire broad interest and promote new progress in the synthetic exploration of easily decomposable N-sulfonylhydrazones.
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- Zhaohong Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Pizarro JD, Schmidtke IL, Nova A, Fructos MR, Pérez PJ. Selective Functionalization of Arene C(sp 2)–H Bonds by Gold Catalysis: The Role of Carbene Substituents. ACS Catal 2022; 12:6851-6856. [PMID: 35756859 PMCID: PMC9210454 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c01713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The complete regioselective
incorporation of carbene units to nonactivated
arene rings has been achieved employing gold(I) catalysts bearing
alkoxydiaminophosphine ligands, with readily available, nonelaborated
ethyl 2-phenyldiazoacetate as the carbene source. These results are
in contrast with the scarce precedents which required highly elaborated
diazo substrates. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have
revealed the important role of the R group in the C(R)CO2Et fragment, which dramatically affects the energy profile of this
transformation.
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- Juan Diego Pizarro
- Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, CIQSO-Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible and Departamento de Química, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences and Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences and Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo, N-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, CIQSO-Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible and Departamento de Química, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, CIQSO-Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible and Departamento de Química, Universidad de Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain
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Klimovica K, Heidlas JX, Romero I, Le TV, Daugulis O. “Sandwich” Diimine‐Copper Catalysts for C‐H Functionalization by Carbene Insertion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- University of Houston Chemistry Fleming 112 77204-5003 Houston UNITED STATES
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Wang Z, Gao P, Lin E, Li B. Stereodefined Skipped Dienes through Iridium‐Catalyzed Formal Addition of Tertiary Allylic C−H Bonds to Alkynes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zi‐Xuan Wang
- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS) Department of Chemistry Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300192 China
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Zhang X, Li L, Zanoni G, Han X, Bi X. Direct gem-Difluoroalkenylation of X-H Bonds with Trifluoromethyl Ketone N-Triftosylhydrazones for Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Heteroatomic gem-Difluoroalkenes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200280. [PMID: 35191565 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The direct gem-difluoroalkenylation of X-H bonds represents the most straightforward approach to access heteroatomic gem-difluoroalkenes that, as the isostere of the carbonyl group, have great potency in drug discovery. However, the construction of tetrasubstituted heteroatomic gem-difluoroalkenes by this strategy is still an unsolved problem. Here, we report the first direct X-H bond gem-difluoroalkenylation of amines and alcohols with trifluoromethyl ketone N-triftosylhydrazones under silver (for (hetero)aryl hydrazones) or rhodium (for alkyl hydrazones), thereby providing a most powerful method for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted heteroatomic gem-difluoroalkenes. This method features a broad substrate scope, high product yield, excellent functional group tolerance, and operational simplicity (open air conditions). Moreover, the site-specific replacement of the carbonyl group with a gem-difluorovinyl ether bioisostere in drug Trimebutine and the post-modification of bioactive molecules demonstrates potential use in medicinal research. Finally, the reaction mechanism was investigated by combining experiments and DFT calculations, and disclosed that the key step of HF elimination occurred via five-membered ring transition state, and the difference in the electrophilicity of Ag- and Rh-carbenes as well as the multiple intermolecular interactions rendered the effectiveness of Rh catalyst selectively for alkyl hydrazones.
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- Xinyu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Silver-catalyzed site-selective C(sp 3)-H benzylation of ethers with N-triftosylhydrazones. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1674. [PMID: 35354822 PMCID: PMC8967862 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29323-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The insertion of carbenes into the α-C-H bonds of ethers represents one of the most powerful approaches to access polysubstituted α-branched ethers. However, intermolecular carbene insertions remain challenging, since current approaches are generally limited to the use of toxic and potentially explosive α-diazocarbonyl compounds. We now report a silver-catalyzed α-C-H benzylation of ethers using bench-stable N-triftosylhydrazones as safe and convenient carbene precursors. This approach is well suited for both inter- and intramolecular insertions to deliver medicinally relevant homobenzylic ethers and 5-8-membered oxacycles in good yields. The synthetic utility of this strategy is demonstrated by its easy scalability, broad scope with valuable functional groups, high regioselectivity, and late-stage functionalization of complex oxygen-containing molecules. The relative reactivities of different types of silver carbenes and C-H bonds were also investigated by experments and DFT calculations.
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He Y, Huang Z, Wu K, Ma J, Zhou YG, Yu Z. Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed carbene insertion to C-H bonds. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:2759-2852. [PMID: 35297455 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00895a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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C-H functionalization has been emerging as a powerful method to establish carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. Many efforts have been devoted to transition-metal-catalyzed direct transformations of C-H bonds. Metal carbenes generated in situ from transition-metal compounds and diazo or its equivalents are usually applied as the transient reactive intermediates to furnish a catalytic cycle for new C-C and C-X bond formation. Using this strategy compounds from unactivated simple alkanes to complex molecules can be further functionalized or transformed to multi-functionalized compounds. In this area, transition-metal-catalyzed carbene insertion to C-H bonds has been paid continuous attention. Diverse catalyst design strategies, synthetic methods, and potential applications have been developed. This critical review will summarize the advance in transition-metal-catalyzed carbene insertion to C-H bonds dated up to July 2021, by the categories of C-H bonds from aliphatic C(sp3)-H, aryl (aromatic) C(sp2)-H, heteroaryl (heteroaromatic) C(sp2)-H bonds, alkenyl C(sp2)-H, and alkynyl C(sp)-H, as well as asymmetric carbene insertion to C-H bonds, and more coverage will be given to the recent work. Due to the rapid development of the C-H functionalization area, future directions in this topic are also discussed. This review will give the authors an overview of carbene insertion chemistry in C-H functionalization with focus on the catalytic systems and synthetic applications in C-C bond formation.
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- Yuan He
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China.
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China.
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China. .,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.,Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Ning Y, Huo M, Wu L, Bi X. Silver-catalyzed cyclopropanation of alkenes with alkynyl N-nosylhydrazones leading to alkynyl cyclopropanes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3485-3488. [PMID: 35191450 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00099g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Here, a novel method for the stereoselective synthesis of alkynyl cyclopropanes, by the silver-catalyzed alkynylcyclopropanation of alkenes using alkynyl N-nosylhydrazones as alkynyl carbene precursors, is reported. This method provides a straightforward and powerful approach for preparing various alkynyl cyclopropanes in high yield with excellent stereoselectivities. In addition, the practicality of this method was demonstrated by gram-scale synthesis and late-stage modification of bioactive molecules.
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- Yongquan Ning
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Ning Y, Song Q, Sivaguru P, Wu L, Anderson EA, Bi X. Ag-Catalyzed Insertion of Alkynyl Carbenes into C-C Bonds of β-Ketocarbonyls: A Formal C(sp 2) Insertion. Org Lett 2022; 24:631-636. [PMID: 34985288 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Here we report a silver-catalyzed alkynyl carbene insertion into β-ketocarbonyls using alkynyl N-nosylhydrazones as alkynyl carbene precursors, which provides access to trisubstituted allenyl ketones. This reaction represents the first example of an alkynyl carbene insertion into a C-C σ bond, affording products homologated with an sp2 carbon center. The products are useful substrates for further transformations. Experimental investigations and theoretical calculations suggest the reaction proceeds through a stepwise enol cyclopropanation/retro-aldol pathway.
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- Yongquan Ning
- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Xie P, Gao H, Li X, Jiang Y, Liu B. Rh( iii)-Catalyzed C–C coupling of unactivated C(sp 3)–H bonds with iodonium ylides for accessing all-carbon quaternary centers. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00667g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Rhodium-catalyzed inert C(sp3)–H activation/carbene insertion has been realized, leading to the construction of all-carbon quaternary centers.
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- Pengfei Xie
- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drug, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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Liu Z, Yang Y, Jiang X, Song Q, Zanoni G, Liu S, Bi X. Dearomative [4 + 3] cycloaddition of furans with vinyl- N-triftosylhydrazones by silver catalysis: stereoselective access to oxa-bridged seven-membered bicycles. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00256f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A practical dearomative [4 + 3] cycloaddition of furans with vinylcarbenes to access oxa-bridged seven-membered carbocycles, with complete and predictable stereoselectivity, is achieved by merging silver catalysis and vinyl-N-triftosylhydrazones.
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- Zhaohong Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Song Q, Wu J, Tzoukras NV, Wu Y, Nolan SP. Theoretical study on the mechanism, chemo- and enantioselectivity of the Ag- vs. Rh-catalyzed intramolecular carbene transfer reaction of diazoacetamides. RSC Adv 2022; 12:18197-18208. [PMID: 35800305 PMCID: PMC9214843 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01298g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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DFT calculations reveal the mechanism, as well as the origins of chemoselectivity and enantioselectivity in the Ag vs. Rh catalyzed intramolecular carbene transfer reaction.
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- Qingmin Song
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Sustainable Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S3, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Sustainable Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S3, Ghent 9000, Belgium
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Fang Z, Ma Y, Liu S, Bai H, Li S, Ning Y, Zanoni G, Liu Z. Silver-catalyzed [4 + 3] cycloaddition of 1,3-dienes with alkenyl- N-triftosylhydrazones: a practical approach to 1,4-cycloheptadienes. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qo00806h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A formal [4 + 3] cycloaddition of 1,3-dienes with alkenyl-N-triftosylhydrazones was developed using silver catalysis, producing a broad spectrum of complex 1,4-cycloheptadienes with high yields and predictable stereochemistry.
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- Zhongxue Fang
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng City 224007, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng City 224007, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Liu L, Corma A. Isolated metal atoms and clusters for alkane activation: Translating knowledge from enzymatic and homogeneous to heterogeneous systems. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Wu Y, Cao S, Douair I, Maron L, Bi X. Computational Insights into Different Mechanisms for Ag-, Cu-, and Pd-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Alkenes and Sulfonyl Hydrazones. Chemistry 2021; 27:5999-6006. [PMID: 33443293 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The [2+1] cycloaddition reaction of a metal carbene with an alkene can produce important cyclopropane products for synthetic intermediates, materials, and pharmaceutical applications. However, this reaction is often accompanied by side reactions, such as coupling and self-coupling, so that the yield of the cyclopropanation product of non-silver transition-metal carbenes and hindered alkenes is generally lower than 50 %. To solve this problem, the addition of a low concentration of diazo compound (decomposition of sulfonyl hydrazones) to alkenes catalyzed by either CuOAc or PdCl2 was studied, but side reactions could still not be avoided. Interestingly, however, the yield of cyclopropanation products for such hindered alkenes were as high as 99 % with AgOTf as a catalyst. To explain this unexpected phenomenon, reaction pathways have been computed for four different catalysts by using DFT. By combining the results of these calculations with those obtained experimentally, it can be concluded that the efficiency of the silver catalyst is due to the barrierless concerted cycloaddition step and the kinetic inhibition of side reactions by a high concentration of alkene.
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- Yong Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P.R. China
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- INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, Université de Toulouse et CNRS, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, Université de Toulouse et CNRS, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P.R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P.R. China
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Wang Y, Wang H, Liu Z. Research Progress on EWG-Substituted N-Arylsulfonylhydrazones as the Diazo Compound Precursor. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/a21040179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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