Cu/Oxalic Diamide-Catalyzed Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Aryl Halides

TBHP Mediated C-N Bond Cleavage of Tertiary Amines toward the Synthesis of Oxalamides and α,β-Epoxy Amides

An efficient and convenient method for the synthesis of oxalamides by the reaction of β-ketoamides with tertiary amines and TBHP was developed. A variety of β-ketoamides and tertiary amines substrates were well-tolerated in this transformation. Based on the control experiments, a plausible mechanism for this reaction was proposed that involved the tandem oxidation/amination process. In addition, α,β-epoxy amides could be obtained by adjusting the reaction conditions.

Predicting success in Cu-catalyzed C-N coupling reactions using data science

Data science is assuming a pivotal role in guiding reaction optimization and streamlining experimental workloads in the evolving landscape of synthetic chemistry. A discipline-wide goal is the development of workflows that integrate computational chemistry and data science tools with high-throughput experimentation as it provides experimentalists the ability to maximize success in expensive synthetic campaigns. Here, we report an end-to-end data-driven process to effectively predict how structural features of coupling partners and ligands affect Cu-catalyzed C-N coupling reactions. The established workflow underscores the limitations posed by substrates and ligands while also providing a systematic ligand prediction tool that uses probability to assess when a ligand will be successful. This platform is strategically designed to confront the intrinsic unpredictability frequently encountered in synthetic reaction deployment.