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Ren M, Yu S, Li X, Yuan W, Lu J, Xiong Y, Liu H, Wang J, Wei J. Synthesis of gem-Difluorohomoallyl Amines via a Transition-Metal-Free Defluorinative Alkylation of Benzyl Amines with Trifluoromethyl Alkenes. J Org Chem 2024; 89:8342-8356. [PMID: 38819657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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A mild and transition-metal-free defluorinative alkylation of benzyl amines with trifluoromethyl alkenes is reported. The features of this protocol are easy-to-obtain starting materials, a wide range of substrates, and functional group tolerance as well as high atom economy, thus offering a strategy to access a variety of gem-difluorohomoallyl amines, which are extensively distributed in pharmaceuticals and bioactive agents, with excellent chemoselectivity. The primary products can be further transformed to a diversity of 2-fluorinated pyrroline compounds.
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- Man Ren
- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 265500, China
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- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Green Pharmaceutical Technology Key Laboratory of Luzhou City, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Central Nervous System Drug Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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Li J, Gong S, Gao S, Chen J, Chen WW, Zhao B. Asymmetric α-C(sp 3)-H allylic alkylation of primary alkylamines by synergistic Ir/ketone catalysis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:939. [PMID: 38296941 PMCID: PMC10830461 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45131-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Primary alkyl amines are highly reactive in N-nucleophilic reactions with electrophiles. However, their α-C-H bonds are unreactive towards electrophiles due to their extremely low acidity (pKa ~57). Nonetheless, 1,8-diazafluoren-9-one (DFO) can activate primary alkyl amines by increasing the acidity of the α-amino C-H bonds by up to 1044 times. This makes the α-amino C-H bonds acidic enough to be deprotonated under mild conditions. By combining DFO with an iridium catalyst, direct asymmetric α-C-H alkylation of NH2-unprotected primary alkyl amines with allylic carbonates has been achieved. This reaction produces a wide range of chiral homoallylic amines with high enantiopurities. The approach has successfully switched the reactivity between primary alkyl amines and allylic carbonates from intrinsic allylic amination to the α-C-H alkylation, enabling the construction of pharmaceutically significant chiral homoallylic amines from readily available primary alkyl amines in a single step.
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- Jianyu Li
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis and Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis and Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis and Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis and Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis and Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis and Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
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Liu Y, Zhou T, Xuan L, Lin Y, Li F, Wang H, Lyu J, Yan Q, Zhou H, Wang W, Chen FE. Visible-Light-Driven C,N-Selective Heteroarylation of N-Fluoroalkyl Hydroxylamine Reagents with Quinoxalin-2(1 H)-ones. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 37991496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Herein, we disclose a direct and powerful strategy for the synthesis of highly valuable α-trifluoromethylamine and N-trifluoroethylamine derivatives from a visible-light-promoted C,N-selective heteroarylation of N-trifluoroethyl hydroxylamine reagents with quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones under ambient conditions. The chemoselectivity of the process (trifluoroalkylation or N-trifluoroethylamination) can easily be dictated and modulated by a selection of N-trifluoroethyl hydroxylamine substrates. The key to success is the protecting group on the N atom of hydroxylamine reagents, which can control the process of 1,2-H shift of the in situ-generated N-trifluoroethyl radical. Remarkable features of this method include mild conditions, easy operation, high selectivity, and excellent functional group tolerability. More importantly, the trifluoroalkylated products can be readily derivatized into other interesting imidazo-fused heterocycles that would be of great potential for the exploitation of pharmaceutically relevant molecules.
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- Yang Liu
- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health. College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University (CCNU), Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, P. R. China
- Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
- Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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Xu FF, Chen JQ, Shao DY, Huang PQ. Catalytic enantioselective reductive alkynylation of amides enables one-pot syntheses of pyrrolidine, piperidine and indolizidine alkaloids. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6251. [PMID: 37803030 PMCID: PMC10558451 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41846-x] [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: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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The primary objective in synthetic organic chemistry is to develop highly efficient, selective, and versatile synthetic methodologies, which are essential for discovering new drug candidates and agrochemicals. In this study, we present a unified strategy for a one-pot, catalytic enantioselective synthesis of α-alkyl and α,α'-dialkyl pyrrolidine, piperidine, and indolizidine alkaloids using readily available amides and alkynes. This synthesis is enabled by the identification and development of an Ir/Cu/N-PINAP catalyzed highly enantioselective and chemoselective reductive alkynylation of α-unbranched aliphatic amides, which serves as the key reaction. This reaction is combined with Pd-catalyzed tandem reactions in a one-pot approach, enabling the collective, catalytic enantioselective total syntheses of eight alkaloids and an anticancer antipode with 90-98% ee. The methodology's enantio-divergence is exemplified by the one-step access to either enantiomer of alkaloid bgugaine.
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- Fang-Fang Xu
- Department of Chemistry and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, P. R. China.
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Wang X, Xue J, Rong ZQ. Divergent Access to Chiral C2- and C3-Alkylated Pyrrolidines by Catalyst-Tuned Regio- and Enantioselective C(sp 3)-C(sp 3) Coupling. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37307532 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Novel-substituted pyrrolidine derivatives are widely used in drugs and bioactive molecules. The efficient synthesis of these valuable skeletons, especially enantiopure derivatives, is still recognized as a key bottleneck to overcome in chemical synthesis. Herein, we report a highly efficient catalyst-tuned regio- and enantioselective hydroalkylation reaction for the divergent synthesis of chiral C2- and C3-alkylated pyrrolidines through desymmetrization of the readily available 3-pyrrolines. The catalytic system consists of CoBr2 with a modified bisoxazoline (BOX) ligand, which can achieve the asymmetric C(sp3)-C(sp3) coupling via the distal stereocontrol, providing a series of C3-alkylated pyrrolidines in high efficiency. Moreover, the nickel catalytic system allows the enantioselective hydroalkylation to synthesize the C2-alkylated pyrrolidines through the tandem alkene isomerization/hydroalkylation reaction. This divergent method uses readily available catalysts, chiral BOX ligands, and reagents, delivering enantioenriched 2-/3-alkyl substituted pyrrolidines with excellent regio- and enantioselectivity (up to 97% ee). We also demonstrate the compatibility of this transformation with complex substrates derived from a series of drugs and bioactive molecules in good efficiency, which offers a distinct entry to more functionalized chiral N-heterocycles.
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- Xuchao Wang
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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Zou CP, Ma T, Qiao XX, Wu XX, Li G, He Y, Zhao XJ. B(C 6F 5) 3-catalyzed β-C(sp 3)-H alkylation of tertiary amines with 2-aryl-3 H-indol-3-ones. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:4393-4397. [PMID: 37161837 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00481c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The β-C-H functionalization of amines is one of the most powerful tools for the synthesis of saturated nitrogen-containing heterocycles in organic synthesis. However, the β-C-H functionalization of amines via redox-neutral addition with cyclic-ketimines is still unprecedented. Herein, the β-C-H functionalization of tertiary amines is described, providing the corresponding 1,3-diamines containing the indolin-3-one moiety in high yields via the B(C6F5)3-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen strategy. According to the experimental results, a possible catalytic cycle has been proposed to rationalize the process of this reaction. Notably, the β-C-H alkylation of amines is external oxidant- and transition-metal-free, which makes a significant contribution to promoting economical chemical synthesis.
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- Chang-Peng Zou
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory of Natural Products Synthetic Biology of Ethnic Medicinal Endophytes, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, School of Ethnic Medicine, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Zhu F, Zhang J, Ma Y, Yang L, Gao Q, Gao S, Cui C. Semi-rational design of an imine reductase for asymmetric synthesis of alkylated S-4-azepanamines. Org Biomol Chem 2023; 21:4181-4184. [PMID: 37129863 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob00442b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Although imine reductase (IRED)-catalyzed reductive amination is promising for the synthesis of alkylated chiral amines, precisely regulating the stereoselectivity of IRED remains a great challenge. Herein, focusing on the residues directly in contact with the ketone moiety, we applied structure-guided semi-rational design to obtain the triple-mutant I149Y/L200H/W234K. This mutant showed high stereoselectivity, of up to >99% (S), toward reductive amination of N-Boc-4-oxo-azepane and different amines, and to the best of our knowledge is the first biocatalyst developed for asymmetric synthesis of chiral azepane-4-amines.
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- Fangfang Zhu
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- School of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin 300308, China.
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin 300308, China
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Zhang J, Ma Y, Zhu F, Bao J, Wu Q, Gao SS, Cui C. Structure-guided semi-rational design of an imine reductase for enantio-complementary synthesis of pyrrolidinamine. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4265-4272. [PMID: 37123194 PMCID: PMC10132124 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc07014f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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In this study, engineered imine reductases (IREDs) of IRED M5, originally from Actinoalloteichus hymeniacidonis, were obtained through structure-guided semi-rational design. By focusing on mutagenesis of the residues that directly interact with the ketone donor moiety, we identified two residues W234 and F260, playing essential roles in enhancing and reversing the stereoselectivity, respectively. Moreover, two completely enantio-complementary variants S241L/F260N (R-selectivity up to 99%) and I149D/W234I (S-selectivity up to 99%) were achieved. Both variants showed excellent stereoselectivity toward the tested substrates, offering valuable biocatalysts for synthesizing pyrrolidinamines. Its application was demonstrated in a short synthesis of the key intermediates of potential drug molecules leniolisib and JAK1 inhibitor 4, from cheap and commercially available pro-chiral N-Boc-piperidone 1 (2 and 3 steps, respectively).
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- Jun Zhang
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- School of Life Science, Hebei University Baoding 071002 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology Tianjin 300457 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
- National Technology Innovation Center of Synthetic Biology Tianjin 300308 China
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Xu Y, Wang J, Deng GJ, Shao W. Recent advances in the synthesis of chiral α-tertiary amines via transition-metal catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:4099-4114. [PMID: 36919669 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00439b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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The significance of chiral α-tertiary amines in medicinal chemistry and drug development has been unquestionably established in the last few decades. α-Tertiary amines are attractive structural motifs for natural products, bioactive molecules and pharmaceuticals and are preclinical candidates. Their syntheses have been the focus of intensive research, and the development of new methods has continued to attract more and more attention. In this review, we present the progress in the last decade in the development of synthetic methods for the assembly of chiral ATAs via transition-metal catalysis. To date, the effective approaches in this area could be categorized into three strategies: enantioselective direct and indirect Mannich addition to ketimines; umpolung asymmetric alkylation of imine derivatives; and asymmetric C-N cross-coupling of tertiary alkyl electrophiles. Several related developing strategies for the synthesis of ATAs, such as hydroamination of alkenes, HAT amination approaches and the C-C coupling of α-aminoalkyl fragments, are also described in this article. These strategies have emerged as attractive C-C and C-N bond-forming protocols for enantioselective construction of chiral α-tertiary amines, and to some extent are complementary to each other, showing the prospect of application in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.
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- Yongzhuo Xu
- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Organic Synthesis and Application of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Application of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China.
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Zhang L, Luo C, Shi H, Zhu L, Xu YQ, Cao ZY, Wang C. A general nickel-catalyzed highly regioselective hydroarylation of unactivated alkenes enabled by the picolinamide auxiliary. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13511-13514. [PMID: 36385370 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04932e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A practical method for regioselective hydroarylation of unactivated γ- or δ-vinyl alkylamines has been reported, enabling facile preparation of highly value-added ε- or ζ-aryl alkylamines. The protocol employs nickel catalysis, shows high functional group tolerance and can be used for modifying bio-related molecules.
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- Lanlan Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Knaus T, Corrado ML, Mutti FG. One-Pot Biocatalytic Synthesis of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Amines with Two Stereocenters from α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Using Alkyl-Ammonium Formate. ACS Catal 2022; 12:14459-14475. [PMID: 36504913 PMCID: PMC9724091 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The efficient asymmetric catalytic synthesis of amines containing more than one stereogenic center is a current challenge. Here, we present a biocatalytic cascade that combines ene-reductases (EReds) with imine reductases/reductive aminases (IReds/RedAms) to enable the conversion of α,β-unsaturated ketones into primary, secondary, and tertiary amines containing two stereogenic centers in very high chemical purity (up to >99%), a diastereomeric ratio, and an enantiomeric ratio (up to >99.8:<0.2). Compared with previously reported strategies, our strategy could synthesize two, three, or even all four of the possible stereoisomers of the amine products while precluding the formation of side-products. Furthermore, ammonium or alkylammonium formate buffer could be used as the only additional reagent since it acted both as an amine donor and as a source of reducing equivalents. This was achieved through the implementation of an NADP-dependent formate dehydrogenase (FDH) for the in situ recycling of the NADPH coenzyme, thus leading to increased atom economy for this biocatalytic transformation. Finally, this dual-enzyme ERed/IRed cascade also exhibits a complementarity with the recently reported EneIRED enzymes for the synthesis of cyclic six-membered ring amines. The ERed/IRed method yielded trans-1,2 and cis-1,3 substituted cyclohexylamines in high optical purities, whereas the EneIRED method was reported to yield one cis-1,2 and one trans-1,3 enantiomer. As a proof of concept, when 3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-one was converted into secondary and tertiary chiral amines with different amine donors, we could obtain all the four possible stereoisomer products. This result exemplifies the versatility of this method and its potential for future wider utilization in asymmetric synthesis by expanding the toolbox of currently available dehydrogenases via enzyme engineering and discovery.
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Li L, Ren J, Zhou J, Wu X, Shao Z, Yang X, Qian D. Enantioselective synthesis of N-alkylindoles enabled by nickel-catalyzed C-C coupling. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6861. [PMID: 36369422 PMCID: PMC9652415 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34615-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Enantioenriched N-alkylindole compounds, in which nitrogen is bound to a stereogenic sp3 carbon, are an important entity of target molecules in the fields of biological, medicinal, and organic chemistry. Despite considerable efforts aimed at inventing methods for stereoselective indole functionalization, straightforward access to a diverse range of chiral N-alkylindoles in an intermolecular catalytic fashion from readily available indole substrates remains an ongoing challenge. In sharp contrast to existing C-N bond-forming strategies, here, we describe a modular nickel-catalyzed C-C coupling protocol that couples a broad array of N-indolyl-substituted alkenes with aryl/alkenyl/alkynyl bromides to produce chiral N-alkylindole adducts in single regioisomeric form, in up to 91% yield and 97% ee. The process is amenable to proceed under mild conditions and exhibit broad scope and high functional group compatibility. Utility is highlighted through late-stage functionalization of natural products and drug molecules, preparation of chiral building blocks.
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- Lun Li
- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China ,Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, China
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- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China ,Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, China
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- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- grid.440773.30000 0000 9342 2456Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Zhang J, Liao D, Chen R, Zhu F, Ma Y, Gao L, Qu G, Cui C, Sun Z, Lei X, Gao SS. Tuning an Imine Reductase for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Azacycloalkylamines by Concise Structure-Guided Engineering. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201908. [PMID: 35322515 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Although imine reductases (IREDs) are emerging as attractive reductive aminases (RedAms), their substrate scope is still narrow, and rational engineering is rare. Focusing on hydrogen bond reorganization and cavity expansion, a concise strategy combining rational cavity design, combinatorial active-site saturation test (CAST), and thermostability engineering was designed, that transformed the weakly active IR-G36 into a variant M5 with superior performance for the synthesis of (R)-3-benzylamino-1-Boc-piperidine, with a 4193-fold improvement in catalytic efficiency, a 16.2 °C improvement in Tm , and a significant increase in the e.e. value from 78 % (R) to >99 % (R). M5 exhibits broad substrate scope for the synthesis of diverse azacycloalkylamines, and the reaction was demonstrated on a hectogram-scale under industrially relevant conditions. Our study provides a compelling example of the preparation of versatile and efficient IREDs, with exciting opportunities in medicinal and process chemistry as well as synthetic biology.
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- Jun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Jiangsu JITRI Molecular Engineering Inst. Co., Ltd., Jiangsu, 215500, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Techno, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100091, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, 300308, China
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Zhang J, Liao D, Chen R, Zhu F, Ma Y, Gao L, Qu G, Cui C, Sun Z, Lei X, Gao S. Tuning an Imine Reductase for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Azacycloalkylamines by Concise Structure‐Guided Engineering. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201908] [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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- Jun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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- Jiangsu JITRI Molecular Engineering Inst. Co., Ltd. Jiangsu 215500 China
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- College of Biotechnology Tianjin University of Science & Techno Tianjin 300457 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Peking University Beijing 100091 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Biology College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences Peking University Beijing 100091 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences Tianjin 300308 China
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Nie XD, Mao ZY, Guo JM, Si CM, Wei BG, Lin GQ. AgNTf 2-Catalyzed Regioselective C-H Alkenylation of N,N-Dialkylanilines with Ynamides. J Org Chem 2022; 87:2380-2392. [PMID: 35041783 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Regioselective C-H alkenylation of N,N-dialkylanilines with ynamides was developed using AgNTf2 as a catalyst. This approach represents a facile hydroarylation of ynamides, allowing for the introduction of an alkenyl group exclusively at the para position of aniline derivatives. As a result, a series of 4-alkenyl N,N-dialkylanilines were synthesized with excellent regioselectivities.
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- Xiao-Di Nie
- School of Pharmacy and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, 826 Zhangheng Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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