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Miura H, Imoto K, Nishio H, Junkaew A, Tsunesada Y, Fukuta Y, Ehara M, Shishido T. Optimization of Metal-Support Cooperation for Boosting the Performance of Supported Gold Catalysts for the Borylation of C-O and C-N Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:27528-27541. [PMID: 39205646 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The cooperation of multiple catalytic components is a powerful tool for intermolecular bond formation, specifically, cross-coupling reactions. Supported metal catalysts have interfacial sites between metal nanoparticles and their supports where multiple catalytic elements can work in cooperation to efficiently promote intermolecular reactions. Hence, the establishment of novel guidelines for designing active interfacial sites of supported metal catalysts is indispensable for heterogeneous catalysts which enable efficient cross-coupling reactions. In this article, we performed kinetic and theoretical studies to elucidate the effect of metal-support cooperation for the borylation of C-O bonds by supported gold catalysts and revealed that the Lewis acid density of the supports determined the number of active sites at which metal nanoparticles (NPs) and Lewis acid at the surface of the supports work in cooperation. Furthermore, DFT calculations revealed that strong adsorption of diborons at the interface between Au NPs and supports and a decrease in the LUMO level of adsorbed diboron were responsible for efficient C-O bond borylation. Supported Au catalysts with the optimized metal-metal oxide cooperation sites, namely, Au/α-Fe2O3 catalyst, showed excellent activity for C-O bond borylation, and also enabled the synthesis of organoboron compounds by using continuous-flow reactions. Furthermore, Au/α-Fe2O3 showed high activity for direct C-N bond borylation without the transformation of amino groups to ammonium cations. The results described herein suggest that the optimization of metal-metal oxide cooperation is beneficial for taking full advantage of the potential performance of supported metal catalysts for intermolecular reactions.
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- Hiroki Miura
- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
- Research Center for Hydrogen Energy-based Society, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Research Center for Computational Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
- Research Center for Hydrogen Energy-based Society, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Zhang X, Jia F, Guo X, Liu G. Pd-Catalyzed C(sp 2)-C(sp 3) Suzuki Coupling and Synthesis of Lumacaftor Using Designed Monophosphine Ligands. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 39382250 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2024]
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Novel monophosphine ligands L1 and L2 with a C-P ring were designed and synthesized for the efficient Pd-catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp3) Suzuki coupling. With 0.5 mol % Pd2dba3 and 2 mol % L1, aryl halides coupled with alkylboronic acids to give the products in up to 99% yield. The aryl thianthrene salt was further applied for late-stage methylation in 97% yield. The active pharmaceutical ingredient lumacaftor was synthesized by aryl-alkyl and aryl-aryl Suzuki coupling reactions using L1 and L2.
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- Xiangdong Zhang
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University (South Campus), 24 Zhaojun Road, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University (South Campus), 24 Zhaojun Road, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University (South Campus), 24 Zhaojun Road, Hohhot 010030, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University (South Campus), 24 Zhaojun Road, Hohhot 010030, China
- Inner Mongolia Academy of Science and Technology, 2 Shandan Street, Hohhot 010010, China
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Yang B, Tang RY. Direct synthesis of dialkyl ketones from deoxygenative cross-coupling of carboxylic acids and alcohols. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc05420b. [PMID: 39421204 PMCID: PMC11480827 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc05420b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 10/07/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024] Open
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Carboxylic acids and alcohols are widely commercially available, structurally diverse, benchtop stable, and ubiquitous in both natural products and pharmaceutical agents, making them ideal coupling partners for organic synthesis. Though various transformations have been developed by enabling the activation and subsequent cross-coupling of carboxylic acids and alcohols in separate contexts, the direct coupling of these two structural motifs to build value-added molecules is rare. Herein, we developed a direct deoxygenative cross-coupling between carboxylic acids and alcohols for dialkyl ketone synthesis via photoredox/nickel dual catalysis. This protocol provides a powerful platform to construct a wide range of structurally diverse ketone scaffolds with broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, step-economy and mild reaction conditions, using simple and readily available substrates. Moreover, the large-scale synthesis and late-stage functionalization of biological molecules also demonstrate the potential practicality.
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- Bo Yang
- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Biobased Materials and Energy of Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 P. R. China
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Xie H, Gao X, Dong B, Wang H, Spokoyny AM, Mu X. Electrochemical deconstruction of alkyl substituted boron clusters to produce alkyl boronate esters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:11548-11551. [PMID: 39311548 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc04232h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/09/2024]
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Closo-Hexaborate (closo-B6H62-) can engage in nucleophilic substitution reactions with a wide variety of alkyl electrophiles. The resulting functionalized boron clusters undergo oxidative electrochemical deconstruction, selectively cleaving B-B bonds while preserving B-C bonds in these species. This approach allows the conversion of multinuclear boron clusters into single boron site organoboranes. Trapped boron-based fragments were isolated from the electrochemical cluster deconstruction process, providing further mechanistic insights into the developed reaction.
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- Huanhuan Xie
- Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237, Shanghai, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237, Shanghai, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237, Shanghai, China.
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- Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry Analysis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237, Shanghai, China.
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Wang J, Bai S, Yang C, Qi X. Enantioselective Decarboxylative C(sp 3)-C(sp 3) Cross-Coupling of Aliphatic Redox-Active Esters with gem-Borazirconocene Alkanes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:27070-27079. [PMID: 39288446 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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Asymmetric decarboxylative cross-couplings of carboxylic acids are powerful methods for synthesizing chiral building blocks essential in medicinal chemistry and material science. Despite their potential, creating versatile chiral alkylboron derivatives through asymmetric decarboxylative C(sp3)-C(sp3) cross-coupling from readily available primary aliphatic acids and mild organometallic reagents remains challenging. In this study, we present a visible light-induced Ni-catalyzed enantioconvergent C(sp3)-C(sp3) cross-coupling of unactivated primary aliphatic acid NHPI esters with gem-borazirconocene alkanes, producing a diverse array of valuable chiral alkylboron building blocks. The method boasts a broad substrate scope, high functional group tolerance, and the ability for late-stage modification of complex drug molecules and natural products with high enantioselectivity, showcasing its synthetic potential. Mechanistic investigations suggest a nickel-catalyzed enantioconvergent radical cross-coupling pathway, wherein the primary radical from a redox-active ester is generated through single-electron reduction with ZrIII species. This represents an unprecedented example of enantioselective radical C(sp3)-C(sp3) cross-coupling in the absence of photocatalysts.
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- Jing Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
- Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
- Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Celluranics New Materials Co., No. 18-28, Tongjiang Road, Taixing Economic and Technological Development Zone, Taizhou City, Jiangsu 225400, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
- Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Zhou J, Zhao Z, Kiyono T, Matsuno A, Escorihuela J, Shibata N. A silylboronate-mediated strategy for cross-coupling of alkyl fluorides with aryl alkanes: mechanistic insights and scope expansion. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04357j. [PMID: 39364067 PMCID: PMC11446385 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04357j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 09/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024] Open
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The construction of C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds is pivotal in organic synthesis; however, traditional methods involving alkyl halides are often limited by substrate tolerance and bond dissociation energies, particularly with alkyl fluorides. Herein, we report a silylboronate-mediated cross-coupling strategy that circumvents these challenges, enabling the efficient formation of C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds between alkyl fluorides and aryl alkanes under mild conditions. Various alkyl fluorides have also been effectively utilized, demonstrating the versatility and broad applicability of this approach. The use of diglyme is critical for this transformation which encapsulates potassium cations and enhances the reaction efficiency. Conventional alkyl halides, including chlorides, bromides, and iodides, are also suitable for this transformation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were conducted on the silylboronate-mediated coupling reactions for the first time. Interestingly, while experimental results suggest a radical mechanism, DFT calculations indicate a preference for an ionic pathway.
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- Jun Zhou
- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universitat de València Avda. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, Burjassot 46100 Valencia Spain
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- Department of Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology Gokiso, Showa-ku Nagoya 466-8555 Japan
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Han XW, He Y, Gui C, Chu XQ, Zhao XF, Hu XH, Zhou X, Rao W, Shen ZL. Magnesium-Mediated Cross-Electrophile Couplings of Aryl 2-Pyridyl Esters with Aryl Bromides for Ketone Synthesis through In Situ-Formed Arylmagnesium Intermediates. J Org Chem 2024; 89:13661-13668. [PMID: 39250179 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Aryl 2-pyridyl esters could efficiently undergo cross-electrophile couplings with aryl bromides with the aid of magnesium as a reducing metal in the absence of a transition-metal catalyst, leading to the unsymmetrical diaryl ketones in modest to good yields with wide functionality compatibility. In addition, the reaction could be easily scaled up and applied in the late-stage modification of biologically active molecules. Preliminary mechanistic study showed that the coupling reaction presumably proceeds through the in situ formation of arylmagnesium reagents as key intermediates.
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- Xiao-Wei Han
- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Technical Institute of Fluorochemistry (TIF), School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Li T, Mao J, Zhang S, Ma Q, Chen Y, Yuan Y, Jia X. Organic Bases as the Organic Electron Donors (OED) Promoted Reductive Coupling of Diarylhalomethanes: Halogens Controlled Construction of Tetraarylethylenes and Tetraarylethanes. J Org Chem 2024; 89:13101-13109. [PMID: 39219496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c01219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Using the organic base as the organic electron donors, the reductive coupling of diaryhalomethanes was smoothly achieved under transition-metal-free reaction conditions, giving a series of synthetically important tetraarylethylenes and tetraarylethanes in high yields. The mechanistic study revealed that the organic bases acting as the electron donor initiated the generation of a radical intermediate, realizing the construction of tetraarylethylene and tetraarylethane skeletons.
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- Tong Li
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, China
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Zeng K, Li L, Luo X, Wang Y, Song X, Zhang P, Xia G. Ligand-Controlled Enantioselective and Regiodivergent Construction of 1,2- and 1,3-Disubstituted Alicycles. Org Lett 2024; 26:7938-7943. [PMID: 39255358 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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Three-dimensional alicyclic skeletons with multiple stereochemically defined chiral centers are highly valuable in modern drug discovery. Here, we reported a diverse approach to access 1,2- and 1,3-disubstituted chiral cycloalkanes by the strategy of NiH-catalyzed, transannular-directed alkene desymmetrization. The ring strain of the bridged bicyclic organonickel intermediate and the coordination effect of the ligand were identified as crucial factors in determining site selectivity by influencing the NiH migration step. This methodology demonstrates a broad substrate scope and displays good tolerance toward various functional groups, resulting in excellent outcomes in terms of the yield, regioselectivity, and enantioselectivity.
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- Ke Zeng
- School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563006, People's Republic of China
- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528400, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Chemical Drug R&D, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550014, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou 563006, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528400, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528400, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528400, People's Republic of China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528400, People's Republic of China
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Zhao JQ, Chen ZP. The Progress of Reductive Coupling Reaction by Iron Catalysis. CHEM REC 2024:e202400108. [PMID: 39289832 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202400108] [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: 06/22/2024] [Revised: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024]
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The transition metal catalyzed coupling reaction has revolutionized the strategies for forging the carbon-carbon bonds. In contrast to traditional cross-coupling methods using pre-prepared nucleophilic organometallic reagents, reductive coupling reactions for the C-C bonds formation provide some advantages. Because both coupling partners are reduced in the final products using a stoichiometric amount of a reductant, this approach not only avoids the need to use sensitive organometallic species, but also provides an orthogonal and complementary access to classical coupling reaction. Notably, the reductive coupling reactions feature readily available fragments, promote good step economy, exhibit high functional group tolerance and unique chemoselectivity, which have propelled their increasingly popular in the organic synthesis. In recent years, due to the low price, minimal toxicity, and environmentally benign character, iron-catalyzed carbon-carbon coupling reactions have garnered significant attention from the organic synthetic chemists and pharmacologists, especially the iron-catalyzed reductive coupling. This review aims to provide an insightful overview of recent advances in iron-catalyzed reductive coupling reactions, and to illustrate their possible reaction mechanisms.
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- Jian-Qiang Zhao
- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- College of Sciences Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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Luo J, Davenport MT, Ess DH, Liu TL. Nickel-Catalyzed Electrochemical Cross-Electrophile C(sp 2)-C(sp 3) Coupling via a Ni II Aryl Amido Intermediate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407118. [PMID: 38849318 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407118] [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: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Cross-electrophile coupling (XEC) between aryl halides and alkyl halides is a streamlined approach for C(sp2)-C(sp3) bond construction, which is highly valuable in medicinal chemistry. Based on a key NiII aryl amido intermediate, we developed a highly selective and scalable Ni-catalyzed electrochemical XEC reaction between (hetero)aryl halides and primary and secondary alkyl halides. Experimental and computational mechanistic studies indicate that an amine secondary ligand slows down the oxidative addition process of the Ni-polypyridine catalyst to the aryl bromide and a NiII aryl amido intermediate is formed in situ during the reaction process. The relatively slow oxidative addition is beneficial for enhancing the selectivity of the XEC reaction. The NiII aryl amido intermediate stabilizes the NiII-aryl species to prevent the aryl-aryl homo-coupling side reactions and acts as a catalyst to activate the alkyl bromide substrates. This electrosynthesis system provides a facile, practical, and scalable platform for the formation of (hetero)aryl-alkyl bonds using standard Ni catalysts under mild conditions. The mechanistic insights from this work could serve as a great foundation for future studies on Ni-catalyzed cross-couplings.
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- Jian Luo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322, United States
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Hou J, Fan H, Zhang X, Liu X, Chen J, Lv G, He S, Hai L, Yang Z, Wu Y. Organic Photoredox-Catalyzed Site-Selective Alkylation of Glycine Derivatives and Peptides via Infrequent 1,2-Hydrogen Atom Transfer of Amidyl Radicals. Org Lett 2024; 26:7638-7643. [PMID: 39230392 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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Herein, we disclose a visible-light-driven photoredox-catalyzed protocol for site-selective alkylation of glycine derivatives via 1,2-hydrogen atom transfer, which is distinguished by metal free and mild conditions, high chemoselectivity, and good functional group compatibility. This protocol provides a unique approach for synthesizing valuable α,β-diamino acid derivatives. Furthermore, the potential synthetic merit of this transformation is proven by a scale-up reaction and late-stage functionalization of peptides.
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- Jinyu Hou
- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Umbilical Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442000, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041 China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, No. 17 Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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Feng S, Nguyen PTT, Ma X, Yan N. Photorefinery of Biomass and Plastics to Renewable Chemicals using Heterogeneous Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202408504. [PMID: 38884612 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202408504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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The photocatalytic conversion of biomass and plastic waste provides opportunities for sustainable fuel and chemical production. Heterogeneous photocatalysts, typically composed of semiconductors with distinctive redox properties in their conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB), facilitate both the oxidative and reductive valorization of organic feedstocks. This article provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in the photorefinery of biomass and plastics from the perspective of the redox properties of photocatalysts. We explore the roles of the VB and CB in enhancing the value-added conversion of biomass and plastics via various pathways. Our aim is to bridge the gap between photocatalytic mechanisms and renewable carbon feedstock valorization, inspiring further development in photocatalytic refinery of biomass and plastics.
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- Shixiang Feng
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
- Centre for Hydrogen Innovations, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117580, Singapore
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Jia L, Li B, Wang X, Zhao J, Qu J, Zhou Y. Construction of axially chiral 2-arylpyrroles using catalytic asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling: an efficient approach to esaxerenone. Org Biomol Chem 2024. [PMID: 39177493 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob01174k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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A general and efficient method has been developed to access axially chiral 2-arylpyrroles using catalytic asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. A wide range of axially chiral arylpyrroles were obtained in high yields with good to excellent enantioselectivities. The key to success is the use of a combined catalytic system involving a palladium catalyst and chiral ferrocene diphosphine ligand for achieving effective enantiocontrol. More importantly, this axially chiral CF3-substituted 2-arylpyrrole serves as a key intermediate in the preparation of the anti-hypertensive and diabetic nephropathy drug esaxerenone. It was directly asymmetrically synthesized with high enantioselectivity (92% ee). Thus, a new strategy is provided for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of esaxerenone.
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- Ling Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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Huang M, Sun H, Seufert F, Friedrich A, Marder TB, Hu J. Photoredox/Cu-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp 3)-C(sp 3) Coupling to Access C(sp 3)-Rich gem-Diborylalkanes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401782. [PMID: 38818649 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401782] [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: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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gem-Diborylalkanes are highly valuable building blocks in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry due to their ability to participate in multi-step cross-coupling transformations, allowing for the rapid generation of molecular complexity. While progress has been made in their synthetic metholodology, the construction of β-tertiary and C(sp3)-rich gem-diborylalkanes remains a synthetic challenge due to substrate limitations and steric hindrance issues. An approach is presented that utilizes synergistic photoredox and copper catalysis to achieve efficient C(sp3)-C(sp3) cross-coupling of alkyl N-hydroxyphthalimide esters, which can easily be obtained from alkyl carboxylic acids, with diborylmethyl species, providing a series of C(sp3)-rich gem-diborylalkanes with 1°, 2°, and even 3° β positions. Furthermore, this approach can also be applied to complex medicinal compounds and natural products, offering rapid access to molecular complexity and late-stage functionalization of C(sp3)-rich drug candidates. Mechanistic experiments revealed that diborylmethyl Cu(I) species participated in both the photoredox process and the key C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond-forming step.
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- Mingming Huang
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Chen J, Tan C, Rodrigalvarez J, Zhang S, Martin R. Site-Selective Distal C(sp 3)-H Bromination of Aliphatic Amines as a Gateway for Forging Nitrogen-Containing sp 3 Architectures. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202406485. [PMID: 38770612 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202406485] [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: 04/05/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Herein, we disclose a new strategy that rapidly and reliably incorporates bromine atoms at distal, secondary C(sp3)-H sites in aliphatic amines with an excellent and predictable site-selectivity pattern. The resulting halogenated building blocks serve as versatile linchpins to enable a series of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-formations at remote C(sp3) sites, thus offering a new modular and unified platform that expediates the access to advanced sp3 architectures possessing valuable nitrogen-containing saturated heterocycles of interest in medicinal chemistry settings.
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- Jinhong Chen
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, c/Marcel ⋅ lí Domingo, 1, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, c/Marcel ⋅ lí Domingo, 1, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluïs Companys, 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang G, Fu Y, Xiang J, Guan C, Sang Z, Ding C. Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Diazonium Salts with Aryl Bromides. Org Lett 2024; 26:6687-6691. [PMID: 39058546 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Herein, we present a one-pot method for the direct cross-coupling of aryl diazonium salts and aryl bromides in an economical way that avoids the use of sensitive organometallic reagents. The reaction is accomplished with the assistance of nickel catalysts, ligands, magnesium turnings, lithium chloride, and triethylamine, avoiding the use of pre-activated organometallic reagents.
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- Guofu Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313299, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313299, China
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- Zhejiang Ecological Environment Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311121, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313299, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313299, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Huzhou 313299, China
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Wang Y, Zhang S, Zeng K, Zhang P, Song X, Chen TG, Xia G. Deoxygenative radical cross-coupling of C(sp 3)-O/C(sp 3)-H bonds promoted by hydrogen-bond interaction. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6745. [PMID: 39117625 PMCID: PMC11310525 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50897-7] [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: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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Building C(sp3)-rich architectures using simple and readily available starting materials will greatly advance modern drug discovery. C(sp3)-H and C(sp3)-O bonds are commonly used to strategically disassemble and construct bioactive compounds, respectively. However, the direct cross coupling of these two chemical bonds to form C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds is rarely explored in existing literature. Conventional methods for forming C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds via radical-radical coupling pathways often suffer from poor selectivity, severely limiting their practicality in synthetic applications. In this study, we present a single electron transfer (SET) strategy that enables the cleavage of amine α-C - H bonds and heterobenzylic C - O bonds to form C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds. Preliminary mechanistic studies reveal a hydrogen bond interaction between substrates and phosphoric acid facilitates the cross-coupling of two radicals with high chemoselectivity. This methodology provides an effective approach to a variety of aza-heterocyclic unnatural amino acids and bioactive molecules.
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- Yue Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China
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- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
- Zhongshan Institute for Drug Discovery, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan, China.
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Wang Z, Ma R, Gu C, He X, Shi H, Bai R, Shi R. Zinc Promoted Cross-Electrophile Sulfonylation to Access Alkyl-Alkyl Sulfones. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2406228. [PMID: 38962907 PMCID: PMC11347995 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202406228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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The transition metal-catalyzed multi-component cross-electrophile sulfonylation, which incorporates SO2 as a linker within organic frameworks, has proven to be a powerful, efficient, and cost-effective means of synthesizing challenging alkyl-alkyl sulfones. Transition metal catalysts play a crucial role in this method by transferring electrons from reductants to electrophilic organohalides, thereby causing undesirable side reactions such as homocoupling, protodehalogenation, β-hydride elimination, etc. It is worth noting that tertiary alkyl halides have rarely been demonstrated to be compatible with current methods owing to various undesired side reactions. In this work, a zinc-promoted cross-electrophile sulfonylation is developed through a radical-polar crossover pathway. This approach enables the synthesis of various alkyl-alkyl sulfones, including 1°-1°, 2°-1°, 3°-1°, 2°-2°, and 3°-2° types, from inexpensive and readily available alkyl halides. Various functional groups are well tolerated in the work, resulting in yields of up to 93%. Additionally, this protocol has been successfully applied to intramolecular sulfonylation and homo-sulfonylation reactions. The insights gained from this work shall be useful for the further development of cross-electrophile sulfonylation to access alkyl-alkyl sulfones.
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- Zhuochen Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChongqing Key Laboratory of Chemical Theory and MechanismChongqing UniversityChongqing401331P. R. China
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- NMPA Key Laboratory for Impurity Profile of Chemical DrugsJiangsu Institute for Food and Drug ControlNanjing210019P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChongqing Key Laboratory of Chemical Theory and MechanismChongqing UniversityChongqing401331P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyXi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an710049P. R. China
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Sun D, Gong Y, Wu Y, Chen Y, Gong H. Bis(pinacolato)diboron-Enabled Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Arylation/Vinylation of Alkyl Electrophiles. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404301. [PMID: 38887210 PMCID: PMC11336967 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Herein, the use of economically and environmentally friendly bis(pinacolato)diboron (B2Pin2) is described as a non-metallic reductant in mediating Ni-catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp2) reductive cross-coupling of alkyl electrophiles with aryl/vinyl halides. This method exhibits excellent suitability for heteroaryl halides and alkyl halides/Katritzky salts. The present study is compatible with an in situ halogenation of alcohol method, allowing for selective mono-functionalization of diols and bio-relevant alcohols (e.g., carbohydrates). The use of B2Pin2 shows potential for easy scalability without introducing additional metal impurities into the products. It is observed for the first time in the realm of cross-electrophile coupling chemistry that B2Pin2 can sever as a reductant to reduce NiII to Ni0. This mechanistic insight may inspire the development of new reductive bond-forming methodologies that can otherwise be difficult to achieve with a metal reductant.
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- Deli Sun
- School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringShanghai Polytechnic UniversityNo. 2360 Jinhai RoadShanghai201209China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and CatalysisDepartment of ChemistryShanghai UniversityShanghai200444China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and CatalysisDepartment of ChemistryShanghai UniversityShanghai200444China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and CatalysisDepartment of ChemistryShanghai UniversityShanghai200444China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and CatalysisDepartment of ChemistryShanghai UniversityShanghai200444China
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Castiñeiras A, García-Santos I. Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Complexes Bearing ONS-Type Pincer Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Investigations. Molecules 2024; 29:3425. [PMID: 39065003 PMCID: PMC11280083 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29143425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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This work describes the synthesis of eight new Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes with the general formula [M(TSC)Cl], where TSC represents the 4N-monosubstituted thiosemicarbazone derived from 2-acetylpyridine N-oxide with the substituents CH3 (H4MLO), C2H5 (H4ELO), phenyl (H4PLO) and (CH3)2 (H4DMLO). These complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, IR spectroscopy, 1H, 13C, 195Pt and ESI-MS. The complexes exhibit a square planar geometry around the metallic center coordinated by a thiosemicarbazone molecule acting as a donor ONS-type pincer ligand and by a chloride, as confirmed by the molecular structures of the complexes, [Pd(4ELO)Cl] (3) and [Pd(4PLO)Cl] (5), determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The 195Pt NMR spectra of the complexes of formulae [Pt(4PLO)Cl] (6) and [Pt(4DMLO)Cl] (8) in DMSO show a single signal at -2420.4 ppm, confirming the absence of solvolysis products. Complexes 3 and 5 have been tested as catalysts in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of aryl bromides with phenylboronic acid, with yields of between 50 and 90.
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- Alfonso Castiñeiras
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
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Li K, Zu B, Mazet C. Ni-Catalyzed Kumada-Corriu Cross-Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Grignard Reagents and Bromostyrenes. Org Lett 2024; 26:6047-6052. [PMID: 38981082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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The development of protocols for the construction of congested quaternary centers is highly sought-after. Herein, we report a method for the cross-coupling of C(sp3) tertiary Grignard reagents with C(sp2) styrenyl bromides using readily available nickel precatalysts. We identified conditions that afford the products in practical yield for several combinations of electrophiles and nucleophiles, including sensitive α-magnesiated Grignard reagents. Dependent upon the nature of their substituents, regiodivergency was observed when α-vinyl bromides were employed.
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- Kaidi Li
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Michiyuki T, Homölle SL, Pandit NK, Ackermann L. Electrocatalytic Formal C(sp 2)-H Alkylations via Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Electrophile Coupling with Versatile Arylsulfonium Salts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401198. [PMID: 38695843 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401198] [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: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Producing sp3-hybridized carbon-enriched molecules is of particular interest due to their high success rate in clinical trials. The installation of aliphatic chains onto aromatic scaffolds was accomplished by nickel-catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp3) cross-electrophile coupling with arylsulfonium salts. Thus, simple non-prefunctionalized arenes could be alkylated through the formation of aryldibenzothiophenium salts. The reaction employs an electrochemical approach to avoid potentially hazardous chemical redox agents, and importantly, the one-pot alkylation proved also viable, highlighting the robustness of our approach.
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- Takuya Michiyuki
- Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Zhou Y, Akkarasereenon K, Liu L, Lin R, Song L, Tong R. Ecofriendly Protocol for ipso-Bromination of Arylboronic Acids. Org Lett 2024; 26:5151-5156. [PMID: 38864512 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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We report a novel and environmentally friendly method for the ipso-bromination of arylboronic acids by exploiting the oxone/KBr system. We discovered that CuBr can catalyze the reaction and increase the yield from 63 to 97%. We believe that CuBr might catalyze the in situ generation of HOBr from oxone/KBr. The mild reaction condition permits tolerance of a diverse array of functional groups with exclusive regio- and chemoselectivity and allows low-cost large-scale reaction without explosion risk.
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- Yiqin Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Bee Science and Biomedicine, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Jiao M, Zhang J, Wang M, Lu H, Shi Z. Metallaphotoredox deuteroalkylation utilizing thianthrenium salts. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5067. [PMID: 38871683 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48590-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Deuterium labeling compounds play a crucial role in organic and pharmaceutical chemistry. The synthesis of such compounds typically involves deuterated building blocks, allowing for the incorporation of deuterium atoms and functional groups into a target molecule in a single step. Unfortunately, the limited availability of synthetic approaches to deuterated synthons has impeded progress in this field. Here, we present an approach utilizing alkyl-substituted thianthrenium salts that efficiently and selectively introduce deuterium at the α position of alkyl chains through a pH-dependent HIE process, using D2O as the deuterium source. The resulting α-deuterated alkyl thianthrenium salts, which bear two deuterium atoms, exhibit excellent selectivity and deuterium incorporation in electrophilic substitution reactions. Through in situ formation of isotopically labelled alkyl halides, these thianthrenium salts demonstrate excellent compatibility in a series of metallaphotoredox cross-electrophile coupling with (hetero)aryl, alkenyl, alkyl bromides, and other alkyl thianthrenium salts. Our technique allows for a wide range of substrates, high deuterium incorporation, and precise control over the site of deuterium insertion within a molecule such as the benzyl position, allylic position, or any alkyl chain in between, as well as neighboring heteroatoms. This makes it invaluable for synthesizing various deuterium-labeled compounds, especially those with pharmaceutical significance.
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- Mengjie Jiao
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China.
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Wang JZ, Mao E, Nguyen JA, Lyon WL, MacMillan DWC. Triple Radical Sorting: Aryl-Alkylation of Alkenes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15693-15700. [PMID: 38820134 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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The cross-coupling of aryl bromides with alkenes can provide access to diverse combinatorial chemical space. Two-component couplings between these partners are well-known, but three-component aryl-functionalizations of unactivated alkenes remain underdeveloped. In particular, the aryl-alkylation of unactivated alkenes would allow for rapid construction of molecular complexity and the expedient exploration of a pharmaceutically relevant and C(sp3)-rich structural landscape. Herein, we report a general approach toward the aryl-alkylation of alkenes through a triple radical sorting mechanism. Over the course of the reaction, a high energy aryl radical, a primary radical, and a hindered alkyl radical are simultaneously formed. Through mediation by a nickel-based catalyst, the three radicals are sorted into productive bond-forming pathways toward the efficient aryl-alkylation of alkenes. A wide range of electronically and sterically differentiated alkenes and aryl radical precursors can be used to access complex scaffolds. This method was further applied to the synthesis of highly substituted semisaturated fused heterocycles.
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- Johnny Z Wang
- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Parte LG, Fernández S, Sandonís E, Guerra J, López E. Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Transformations for the Synthesis of Marine Drugs. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:253. [PMID: 38921564 PMCID: PMC11204618 DOI: 10.3390/md22060253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Transition metal catalysis has contributed to the discovery of novel methodologies and the preparation of natural products, as well as new chances to increase the chemical space in drug discovery programs. In the case of marine drugs, this strategy has been used to achieve selective, sustainable and efficient transformations, which cannot be obtained otherwise. In this perspective, we aim to showcase how a variety of transition metals have provided fruitful couplings in a wide variety of marine drug-like scaffolds over the past few years, by accelerating the production of these valuable molecules.
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- Lucía G. Parte
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Valladolid (UVa), Paseo de Belén 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.G.P.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK;
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Valladolid (UVa), Paseo de Belén 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.G.P.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Valladolid (UVa), Paseo de Belén 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.G.P.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, ITAP, School of Engineering (EII), University of Valladolid (UVa), Dr Mergelina, 47002 Valladolid, Spain
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Luo J, Davenport MT, Ess DH, Liu TL. Electro/Ni Dual-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp 3)-C(sp 2) Cross-Coupling Reactions of Carboxylates and Aryl Bromide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403844. [PMID: 38518115 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403844] [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: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Paired redox-neutral electrolysis offers an attractive green platform for organic synthesis by avoiding sacrificial oxidants and reductants. Carboxylates are non-toxic, stable, inexpensive, and widely available, making them ideal nucleophiles for C-C cross-coupling reactions. Here, we report the electro/Ni dual-catalyzed redox-neutral decarboxylative C(sp3)-C(sp2) cross-coupling reactions of pristine carboxylates with aryl bromides. At a cathode, a NiII(Ar)(Br) intermediate is formed through the activation of Ar-Br bond by a NiI-bipyridine catalyst and subsequent reduction. At an anode, the carboxylates, including amino acid, benzyl carboxylic acid, and 2-phenoxy propionic acid, undergo oxidative decarboxylation to form carbon-based free radicals. The combination of NiII(Ar)(Br) intermediate and carbon radical results in the formation of C(sp3)-C(sp2) cross-coupling products. The adaptation of this electrosynthesis method to flow synthesis and valuable molecule synthesis was demonstrated. The reaction mechanism was systematically studied through electrochemical voltammetry and density functional theory (DFT) computational studies. The relationships between the electrochemical properties of carboxylates and the reaction selectivity were revealed. The electro/Ni dual-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions described herein expand the chemical space of paired electrochemical C(sp3)-C(sp2) cross-coupling and represent a promising method for the construction of the C(sp3)-C(sp2) bonds because of the ubiquitous carboxylate nucleophiles and the innate scalability and flexibility of electrochemical flow-synthesis technology.
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- Jian Luo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84604, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, Utah, 84322, United States
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Wan T, Capaldo L, Djossou J, Staffa A, de Zwart FJ, de Bruin B, Noël T. Rapid and scalable photocatalytic C(sp 2)-C(sp 3) Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl bromides with alkyl boranes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4028. [PMID: 38740738 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48212-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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In recent years, there has been a growing demand for drug design approaches that incorporate a higher number of sp3-hybridized carbons, necessitating the development of innovative cross-coupling strategies to reliably introduce aliphatic fragments. Here, we present a powerful approach for the light-mediated B-alkyl Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling between alkyl boranes and aryl bromides. Alkyl boranes were easily generated via hydroboration from readily available alkenes, exhibiting excellent regioselectivity and enabling the selective transfer of a diverse range of primary alkyl fragments onto the arene ring under photocatalytic conditions. This methodology eliminates the need for expensive catalytic systems and sensitive organometallic compounds, operating efficiently at room temperature within just 30 min. We further demonstrate the translation of the present protocol to continuous-flow conditions, enhancing scalability, safety, and overall efficiency of the method. This versatile approach offers significant potential for accelerating drug discovery efforts by enabling the introduction of complex aliphatic fragments in a straightforward and reliable manner.
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- Ting Wan
- Flow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- The Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Flow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- SynCat Lab, Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Flow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Merck Healthcare KGaA, Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bioinspired Catalysis Group (HomKat), van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bioinspired Catalysis Group (HomKat), van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Flow Chemistry Group, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Gao J, Ge Y, He C. X-type silyl ligands for transition-metal catalysis. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:4648-4673. [PMID: 38525837 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00893b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Given the critical importance of novel ligand development for transition-metal (TM) catalysis, as well as the resurgence of the field of organosilicon chemistry and silyl ligands, to summarize the topic of X-type silyl ligands for TM catalysis is highly attractive and timely. This review particularly emphasizes the unique σ-donating characteristics and trans-effects of silyl ligands, highlighting their crucial roles in enhancing the reactivity and selectivity of various catalytic reactions, including small molecule activation, Kumada cross-coupling, hydrofunctionalization, C-H functionalization, and dehydrogenative Si-O coupling reactions. Additionally, future developments in this field are also provided, which would inspire new insights and applications in catalytic synthetic chemistry.
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- Jihui Gao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang Provincial, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150080, China
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
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Kweon J, Park B, Kim D, Chang S. Decarboxylative stereoretentive C-N coupling by harnessing aminating reagent. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3788. [PMID: 38710673 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48075-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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In recent decades, strategies involving transition-metal catalyzed carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom bond coupling have emerged as potent synthetic tools for constructing intricate molecular architectures. Among these, decarboxylative carbon-nitrogen bond formation using abundant carboxylic acids or their derivatives has garnered notable attention for accessing alkyl- or arylamines, one of key pharmacophores. While several decarboxylative amination methods have been developed, the involvement of a common carboradical intermediate currently poses challenges in achieving stereospecific transformation toward chiral alkylamines. Herein, we present a base-mediated, stereoretentive decarboxylative amidation by harnessing 1,4,2-dioxazol-5-one as a reactive and robust amidating reagent under transition-metal-free ambient conditions, encompassing all types of primary, secondary and tertiary carboxylic acids, thereby providing access to the important pharmacophore, α-chiral amines. This method exhibits high functional group tolerance, convenient scalability, and ease of applicability for 15N-isotope labeling, thus accentuating its synthetic utilities. Experimental and computational mechanistic investigations reveal a sequence of elementary steps: i) nucleophilic addition of carboxylate to dioxazolone, ii) rearrangement to form a dicarbonyl N-hydroxy intermediate, iii) conversion to hydroxamate, followed by a Lossen-type rearrangement, and finally, iv) reaction of the in situ generated isocyanate with carboxylate leading to C-N bond formation in a stereoretentive manner.
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- Jeonguk Kweon
- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea.
- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, South Korea.
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Doi M, Miura H, Shishido T. Borylation of Stable C(sp 3)-O Bonds of Alkyl Esters over Supported Au Catalysts. Org Lett 2024; 26:2902-2907. [PMID: 38572805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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We report herein that supported gold catalysts efficiently promote the borylation of stable C(sp3)-O bonds of alkyl esters. The use of a disilane as an electron source and gold nanoparticles as a single-electron transfer catalyst is the key to generating alkyl radicals via the homolysis of stable C(sp3)-O bonds, thereby enabling cross-coupling between bis(pinacolato)diboron and linear and cyclic alkyl esters to afford the diverse alkyl boronates.
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- Masafumi Doi
- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
- Research Center for Hydrogen Energy-based Society, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
- Research Center for Hydrogen Energy-based Society, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
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Du W, Zhao F, Yang R, Xia Z. Gold-Catalyzed C(sp 3)-C(sp 2) Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction. Org Lett 2024; 26:3145-3150. [PMID: 38551489 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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A gold-catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp2) Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction facilitated by ligand-enabled Au(I)/Au(III) redox catalysis was developed. The cross-coupling of alkyl organometallics was first realized in the redox catalytic cycle in gold chemistry, without the use of external oxidants. This gold-catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp2) coupling reaction allows a variety of alkyl chain and useful methyl trifluoroborates to react with aryl and vinyl iodides under very mild conditions, which provides a new reactivity pattern for challenging couplings with alkyl organometallics.
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- Wenqian Du
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry in Ethnic Medicinal Resources, State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650504, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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Chi Z, Liao JB, Cheng X, Ye Z, Yuan W, Lin YM, Gong L. Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Aldehydes with Diverse Carbonyl or Iminyl Compounds by Photoredox-Mediated Cobalt Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10857-10867. [PMID: 38587540 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The asymmetric cross-coupling of unsaturated bonds, hampered by their comparable polarity and reactivity, as well as the scarcity of efficient catalytic systems capable of diastereo- and enantiocontrol, presents a significant hurdle in organic synthesis. In this study, we introduce a highly adaptable photochemical cobalt catalysis framework that facilitates chemo- and stereoselective reductive cross-couplings between common aldehydes with a broad array of carbonyl and iminyl compounds, including N-acylhydrazones, aryl ketones, aldehydes, and α-keto esters. Our methodology hinges on a synergistic mechanism driven by photoredox-induced single-electron reduction and subsequent radical-radical coupling, all precisely guided by a chiral cobalt catalyst. Various optically enriched β-amino alcohols and unsymmetrical 1,2-diol derivatives (80 examples) have been synthesized with good yields (up to 90% yield) and high stereoselectivities (up to >20:1 dr, 99% ee). Of particular note, this approach accomplishes unattainable photochemical asymmetric transformations of aldehydes with disparate carbonyl partners without reliance on any external photosensitizer, thereby further emphasizing its versatility and cost-efficiency.
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- Zhiyong Chi
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen 361023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China
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Cong F, Sun GQ, Ye SH, Hu R, Rao W, Koh MJ. A Bimolecular Homolytic Substitution-Enabled Platform for Multicomponent Cross-Coupling of Unactivated Alkenes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10274-10280. [PMID: 38568080 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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The construction of C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds remains one of the most difficult challenges in cross-coupling chemistry. Here, we report a photoredox/nickel dual catalytic approach that enables the simultaneous formation of two C(sp3)-C(sp3) linkages via trimolecular cross-coupling of alkenes with alkyl halides and hypervalent iodine-based reagents. The reaction harnesses a bimolecular homolytic substitution (SH2) mechanism and chemoselective halogen-atom transfer (XAT) to orchestrate the regioselective addition of electrophilic and nucleophilic alkyl radicals across unactivated alkenes without the need for a directing auxiliary. Utility is highlighted through late-stage (fluoro)alkylation and (trideutero)methylation of C═C bonds bearing different substitution patterns, offering straightforward access to drug-like molecules comprising sp3-hybridized carbon scaffolds.
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- Fei Cong
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Republic of Singapore, 117544
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Republic of Singapore, 117544
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Republic of Singapore, 117544
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Republic of Singapore, 117544
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 4 Science Drive 2, Republic of Singapore, 117544
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Gong Y, Hu J, Qiu C, Gong H. Insights into Recent Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive and Redox C-C Coupling of Electrophiles, C(sp 3)-H Bonds and Alkenes. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1149-1162. [PMID: 38547518 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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ConspectusTransition metal-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling of two carbon electrophiles, also known as cross-electrophile coupling (XEC), has transformed the landscape of C-C coupling chemistry. Nickel catalysts, in particular, have demonstrated exceptional performance in facilitating XEC reactions, allowing for diverse elegant transformations by employing various electrophiles to forge C-C bonds. Nevertheless, several crucial challenges remain to be addressed. First, the intrinsic chemoselectivity between two structurally similar electrophiles in Ni-catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp3) and C(sp2)-C(sp2) cross-coupling has not been well understood; this necessitates an excess of one of the coupling partners to achieve synthetically useful outcomes. Second, the substitution of economically and environmentally benign nonmetal reductants for Zn/Mn can help scale up XEC reactions and avoid trace metals in pharmaceutical products, but research in this direction has progressed slowly. Finally, it is highly warranted to leverage mechanistic insights from Ni-catalyzed XEC to develop innovative thermoredox coupling protocols, specifically designed to tackle challenges associated with difficult substrates such as C(sp3)-H bonds and unactivated alkenes.In this Account, we address the aforementioned issues by reviewing our recent work on the reductive coupling of C-X and C-O electrophiles, the thermoredox strategy for coupling associated with C(sp3)-H bonds and unactivated alkenes, and the use of diboron esters as nonmetal reductants to achieve reductive coupling. We focus on the mechanistic perspectives of the transformations, particularly how the key C-NiIII-C intermediates are generated, in order to explain the chemoselective and regioselective coupling results. The Account consists of four sections. First, we discuss the Zn/Mn-mediated chemoselective C(sp2)-C(sp2) and C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond formations based on the coupling of selected alkyl/aryl, allyl/benzyl, and other electrophiles. Second, we describe the use of diboron esters as versatile reductants to achieve C(sp3)-C(sp3) and C(sp3)-C(sp2) couplings, with an emphasis on the mechanistic consideration for the construction of C(sp3)-C(sp2) bonds. Third, we discuss leveraging C(sp3)-O bonds for effective C(sp3)-C bond formation via in situ halogenation of alcohols as well as the reductive preparation of α-vinylated and -arylated unusual amino esters. In the final section, we illustrate the thermoredox functionalization of challenging C(sp3)-H bonds with aryl and alkyl halides to afford C(sp3)-C bonds by taking advantage of the compatibility of Zn with the oxidant di-tert-butylperoxide (DTBP). Furthermore, we discuss a Ni-catalyzed and SiH/DTBP-mediated hydrodimerization of terminal alkenes to selectively forge head-to-head and methyl branched C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds. This process, conducted in the presence or absence of catalytic CuBr2, provides a solution to a long-standing challenge: site-selective hydrocoupling of unactivated alkenes to produce challenging C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds.
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- Yuxin Gong
- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Supramolecular Chemistry and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Xu MY, Jiang WT, Xia MZ, An ZL, Xie XY, Xiao B. Orthogonal sp 3-Ge/B Bimetallic Modules: Enantioselective Construction and Enantiospecific Cross-Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317284. [PMID: 38342760 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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In this study, a series of enantioenriched sp3-Ge/B bimetallic modules were successfully synthesized via an enantioselective copper-catalyzed hydroboration of carbagermatrane (Ge)-containing alkenes. Orthogonal cross-coupling selectivity under different Pd-catalyzed conditions was achieved in an enantiospecific manner. Notably, the chiral secondary Ge exhibited a remarkable transmetallation ability prior to primary or secondary Bpin. The effectiveness of this Ge/B bimetallic strategy was further demonstrated through the development of new functional small molecules with Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) and Circularly Polarized Luminescence (CPL) performance. This represents the first successful example of synthesis of enantioenriched alkylgermanium reagents that permit enantiospecific cross-coupling reactions.
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- Meng-Yu Xu
- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, 235000, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Wang JZ, Lyon WL, MacMillan DWC. Alkene dialkylation by triple radical sorting. Nature 2024; 628:104-109. [PMID: 38350601 PMCID: PMC11474584 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07165-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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The development of bimolecular homolytic substitution (SH2) catalysis has expanded cross-coupling chemistries by enabling the selective combination of any primary radical with any secondary or tertiary radical through a radical sorting mechanism1-8. Biomimetic9,10 SH2 catalysis can be used to merge common feedstock chemicals-such as alcohols, acids and halides-in various permutations for the construction of a single C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond. The ability to sort these two distinct radicals across commercially available alkenes in a three-component manner would enable the simultaneous construction of two C(sp3)-C(sp3) bonds, greatly accelerating access to complex molecules and drug-like chemical space11. However, the simultaneous in situ formation of electrophilic and primary nucleophilic radicals in the presence of unactivated alkenes is problematic, typically leading to statistical radical recombination, hydrogen atom transfer, disproportionation and other deleterious pathways12,13. Here we report the use of bimolecular homolytic substitution catalysis to sort an electrophilic radical and a nucleophilic radical across an unactivated alkene. This reaction involves the in situ formation of three distinct radical species, which are then differentiated by size and electronics, allowing for regioselective formation of the desired dialkylated products. This work accelerates access to pharmaceutically relevant C(sp3)-rich molecules and defines a distinct mechanistic approach for alkene dialkylation.
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- Johnny Z Wang
- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Merck Center for Catalysis at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Dong S, Zhao Z, Tang H, Li G, Pan J, Gu X, Jiang J, Xiao L, Scapin G, Hunter DN, Yang D, Huang Y, Bennett F, Yang SW, Mandal M, Tang H, Su J, Tudge C, deJesus RK, Ding FX, Lombardo M, Hicks JD, Fischmann T, Mirza A, Dayananth P, Painter RE, Villafania A, Garlisi CG, Zhang R, Mayhood TW, Si Q, Li N, Amin RP, Bhatt B, Chen F, Regan CP, Regan H, Lin X, Wu J, Leithead A, Pollack SR, Scott JD, Nargund RP, Therien AG, Black T, Young K, Pasternak A. Structure Guided Discovery of Novel Pan Metallo-β-Lactamase Inhibitors with Improved Gram-Negative Bacterial Cell Penetration. J Med Chem 2024; 67:3400-3418. [PMID: 38387069 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The use of β-lactam (BL) and β-lactamase inhibitor combination to overcome BL antibiotic resistance has been validated through clinically approved drug products. However, unmet medical needs still exist for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative (GN) bacteria expressing metallo-β-lactamases. Previously, we reported our effort to discover pan inhibitors of three main families in this class: IMP, VIM, and NDM. Herein, we describe our work to improve the GN coverage spectrum in combination with imipenem and relebactam. This was achieved through structure- and property-based optimization to tackle the GN cell penetration and efflux challenges. A significant discovery was made that inhibition of both VIM alleles, VIM-1 and VIM-2, is essential for broad GN coverage, especially against VIM-producing P. aeruginosa. In addition, pharmacokinetics and nonclinical safety profiles were investigated for select compounds. Key findings from this drug discovery campaign laid the foundation for further lead optimization toward identification of preclinical candidates.
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- Shuzhi Dong
- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Computational and Structural Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Antibacterial/Antifungal, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Quantitative Biosciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Nonclinical Drug Safety, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Nonclinical Drug Safety, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Nonclinical Drug Safety, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Nonclinical Drug Safety, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Nonclinical Drug Safety, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Nonclinical Drug Safety, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Discovery Process Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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- Exploratory Science Center, Merck & Co., Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Antibacterial/Antifungal, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Antibacterial/Antifungal, Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, United States
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Wen J, Huang Y, Zhang Y, Grützmacher H, Hu P. Cobalt catalyzed practical hydroboration of terminal alkynes with time-dependent stereoselectivity. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2208. [PMID: 38467660 PMCID: PMC10928171 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46550-y] [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: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Stereodefined vinylboron compounds are important organic synthons. The synthesis of E-1-vinylboron compounds typically involves the addition of a B-H bond to terminal alkynes. The selective generation of the thermodynamically unfavorable Z-isomers remains challenging, necessitating improved methods. Here, such a proficient and cost-effective catalytic system is introduced, comprising a cobalt salt and a readily accessible air-stable CNC pincer ligand. This system enables the transformation of terminal alkynes, even in the presence of bulky substituents, with excellent Z-selectivity. High turnover numbers (>1,600) and turnover frequencies (>132,000 h-1) are achieved at room temperature, and the reaction can be scaled up to 30 mmol smoothly. Kinetic studies reveal a formal second-order dependence on cobalt concentration. Mechanistic investigations indicate that the alkynes exhibit a higher affinity for the catalyst than the alkene products, resulting in exceptional Z-selective performance. Furthermore, a rare time-dependent stereoselectivity is observed, allowing for quantitative conversion of Z-vinylboronate esters to the E-isomers.
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- Jinglan Wen
- Institute of Green Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
- Lehn Institute of Functional Materials, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, PR China.
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Chen LM, Reisman SE. Enantioselective C(sp 2)-C(sp 3) Bond Construction by Ni Catalysis. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:751-762. [PMID: 38346006 PMCID: PMC10918837 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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ConspectusAfter decades of palladium dominating the realm of transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling, recent years have witnessed exciting advances in the development of new nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions to form C(sp3) centers. Nickel possesses distinct properties compared with palladium, such as facile single-electron transfer to C(sp3) electrophiles and rapid C-C reductive elimination from NiIII. These properties, among others, make nickel particularly well-suited for reductive cross-coupling (RCC) in which two electrophiles are coupled and an exogenous reductant is used to turn over the metal catalyst. Ni-catalyzed RCCs use readily available and stable electrophiles as starting materials and exhibit good functional group tolerance, which makes them appealing for applications in the synthesis of complex molecules. Building upon the foundational work in Ni-catalyzed RCCs by the groups of Kumada, Durandetti, Weix, and others, as well as the advancements in Ni-catalyzed enantioselective redox-neutral cross-couplings led by Fu and co-workers, we initiated a program to explore the feasibility of developing highly enantioselective Ni-catalyzed RCCs. Our research has also been driven by a keen interest in unraveling the factors contributing to enantioinduction and electrophile activation as we seek new avenues for advancing our understanding and further developing these reactions.In the first part of this Account, we organize our reported methods on the basis of the identity of the C(sp3) electrophiles, including benzylic chlorides, N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHP) esters, and α-chloro esters and nitriles. We highlight how the selection of specific chiral ligands plays a pivotal role in achieving high cross-selectivity and enantioselectivity. In addition, we show that reduction can be accomplished not only with heterogeneous reductants, such as Mn0, but also with the soluble organic reductant tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene (TDAE), as well as electrochemically. The use of homogeneous reductants, such as TDAE, is well suited for studying the mechanism of the transformation. Although this Account primarily focuses on RCCs, we also highlight our work using trifluoroborate (BF3K) salts as radical precursors for enantioselective dual-Ni/photoredox systems.At the end of this Account, we summarize the relevant mechanistic studies of two closely related asymmetric reductive alkenylation reactions developed in our laboratory and provide a context between our work and related mechanistic studies by others. We discuss how the ligand properties influence the rates and mechanisms of electrophile activation and how understanding the mode of C(sp3) radical generation can be used to optimize the yield of an RCC. Our research endeavors to offer insights on the intricate mechanisms at play in asymmetric Ni-catalyzed RCCs with the goal of using the rate of electrophile activation to improve the substrate scope of enantioselective RCCs. We anticipate that the insights we share in this Account can provide guidance for the development of new methods in this field.
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- Li-Ming Chen
- The
Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- The
Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Rani S, Aslam S, Lal K, Noreen S, Alsader KAM, Hussain R, Shirinfar B, Ahmed N. Electrochemical C-H/C-C Bond Oxygenation: A Potential Technology for Plastic Depolymerization. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300331. [PMID: 38063812 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300331] [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: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Herein, we provide eco-friendly and safely operated electrocatalytic methods for the selective oxidation directly or with water, air, light, metal catalyst or other mediators serving as the only oxygen supply. Heavy metals, stoichiometric chemical oxidants, or harsh conditions were drawbacks of earlier oxidative cleavage techniques. It has recently come to light that a crucial stage in the deconstruction of plastic waste and the utilization of biomass is the selective activation of inert C(sp3 )-C/H(sp3 ) bonds, which continues to be a significant obstacle in the chemical upcycling of resistant polyolefin waste. An appealing alternative to chemical oxidations using oxygen and catalysts is direct or indirect electrochemical conversion. An essential transition in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries is the electrochemical oxidation of C-H/C-C bonds. In this review, we discuss cutting-edge approaches to chemically recycle commercial plastics and feasible C-C/C-H bonds oxygenation routes for industrial scale-up.
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- Sadia Rani
- Department of Chemistry, The Women University Multan, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, The Women University Multan, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, The Women University Multan, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, 40100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Education Lahore, D.G. Khan Campus, 32200, Pakistan
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- West Herts College - University of Hertfordshire, Watford, WD17 3EZ, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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Lucas Kane D, Figula BC, Balaraman K, Bertke JA, Wolf C. General alkyl fluoride functionalization via short-lived carbocation-organozincate ion pairs. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1866. [PMID: 38424080 PMCID: PMC10904780 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45756-4] [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: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Fluorinated organic compounds are frequently used across the chemical and life sciences. Although a large, structurally diverse pool of alkyl fluorides is nowadays available, synthetic applications trail behind the widely accepted utility of other halides. We envisioned that C(sp2)-C(sp3) cross-coupling reactions of alkyl fluorides with fluorophilic organozinc compounds should be possible through a heterolytic mechanism that involves short-lived ion pairs and uses the stability of the Zn-F bond as the thermodynamic driving force. This would be mechanistically different from previously reported radical reactions and overcome long-standing limitations of organometallic cross-coupling methodology, including competing β-hydride elimination, homodimerization and hydrodefluorination. Here, we show a practical Csp3-F bond functionalization method that expands the currently restricted synthetic space of unactivated primary, secondary and tertiary C(sp3)-F bonds but also uses benzylic, propargylic and acyl fluorides. Many functional groups and sterically demanding substrates are tolerated, which allows practical carbon-carbon bond formation and late-stage functionalization.
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- D Lucas Kane
- Georgetown University, Chemistry Department, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- Georgetown University, Chemistry Department, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- Georgetown University, Chemistry Department, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- Georgetown University, Chemistry Department, Washington, DC, 20057, USA
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- Georgetown University, Chemistry Department, Washington, DC, 20057, USA.
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Zhang Q, Liu XY, Zhang YD, Huang MY, Zhang XY, Zhu SF. Iron-Catalyzed C(sp 3)-C(sp 3) Coupling to Construct Quaternary Carbon Centers. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5051-5055. [PMID: 38373353 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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The construction of quaternary carbon centers via C-C coupling protocols remains challenging. The coupling of tertiary C(sp3) with secondary or tertiary C(sp3) counterparts has been hindered by pronounced steric clashes and many side reactions. Herein, we have successfully developed a type of bisphosphine ligand iron complex-catalyzed coupling reactions of tertiary alkyl halides with secondary alkyl zinc reagents and efficiently realized the coupling reaction between tertiary C(sp3) and secondary C(sp3) with high selectivity for the initial instance, which provided an efficient method for the construction of quaternary carbon centers with high steric hindrance. The combination of an iron catalyst and directing group of the substrate makes the great challenging transformation possible.
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- Qiao Zhang
- Frontiers Science Center of New Organic Matters, State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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- Frontiers Science Center of New Organic Matters, State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center of New Organic Matters, State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center of New Organic Matters, State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center of New Organic Matters, State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Frontiers Science Center of New Organic Matters, State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192, China
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Shen J, Li J, Chen M, Yue X, Shi X. Photoinduced Radical Desulfurative C(sp 3)-C(sp 2) Coupling via Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes. Org Lett 2024; 26:1495-1500. [PMID: 38334317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Herein, we disclose a radical desulfurative C-C coupling protocol for the synthesis of 4-alkylpyridines. A variety of substituents on both benzyl thiols and 4-cyanopyridines are tolerated. The reaction is carried out under mild and photocatalyst- and transition-metal-free conditions. Preliminary mechanistic studies show that an electron donor-acceptor complex is formed between benzyl thiols and 4-cyanopyridines under alkaline conditions. Then, a variety of 1°, 2°, and 3° C(sp3)-centered radicals was formed by cleavage of the C-S bond, and the 4-alkylpyridines were achieved through a radical-radical coupling with the pyridyl radical anion.
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- Jiaxuan Shen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Chongqing Ensky Chemical CO., LTD., North New Zone, Chongqing 401121, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, State Key Laboratory of Antiviral Drugs, Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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Li WC, Meng H, Ming J, Chen S. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition to 4- or 5-Carbonyl-cycloenones through Dynamic Kinetic Resolution: Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-Cannabidiol. Org Lett 2024; 26:1364-1369. [PMID: 38358273 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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The reaction of 4/5-carbonyl-cycloalkenone 1 or its achiral isomer 1' with organoboronic acid 2 in the presence of a chiral diene (S,S)-Fc-tfb-rhodium catalyst gave disubstituted trans-cycloalkanone 3 with high diastereo- and enantioselectivity. This highly efficient dynamic kinetic resolution is achieved by fast racemization of 1 through the formation of a dienolate followed by kinetic resolution with the chiral catalyst. The utility is demonstrated by the synthesis of key intermediates en route to (-)-cannabidiol.
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- Wen-Cong Li
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot 010021, China
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Wu B, Ye N, Zhao K, Shi M, Liao J, Zhang J, Chen W, Li X, Han Y, Cortes-Clerget M, Regnier ML, Parmentier M, Mathes C, Rampf F, Gallou F. Implementation of micelle-enabled C(sp 2)-C(sp 3) cross-electrophile coupling in pharmaceutical synthesis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:2349-2352. [PMID: 38284323 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05916b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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A sustainable C(sp2)-C(sp3) cross-electrophile coupling was developed between readily available 5-bromophthalide and 1-benzyl-4-iodopiperidine under micellar conditions, leading to a key intermediate of one of our development compounds. Copper was found to play a crucial role as a co-catalyst in this dual catalysis system. The chemistry and process were successfully demonstrated in a kilo scale to deliver sufficient drug substance to the clinical campaigns. This is the first reported scale-up of such a challenging cross-electrophilic coupling that uses an aqueous medium, and not undesirable reprotoxic polar aprotic solvents (e.g. DMF, DMAc, and NMP).
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- Bin Wu
- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Suzhou Novartis Technical Development Co., Ltd, Changshu, Jiangsu 215537, China.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Novartis Pharma AG, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Novartis Pharma AG, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Novartis Pharma AG, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Chemical & Analytical Development, Novartis Pharma AG, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Rogova T, Ahrweiler E, Schoetz MD, Schoenebeck F. Recent Developments with Organogermanes: their Preparation and Application in Synthesis and Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314709. [PMID: 37899306 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314709] [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: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Within the sphere of traditional Pd0 /PdII cross coupling reactions, organogermanes have been historically outperformed both in terms of scope and reactivity by more conventional transmetalating reagents. Subsequently, this class of compounds has been largely underutilized as a coupling partner in bond-forming strategies. Most recent studies, however, have shown that alternative modes of activation of these notoriously robust building blocks transform organogermanes into the most reactive site of the molecule-capable of outcompeting other functional groups (such as boronic acids, esters and silanes) for both C-C and C-heteroatom bond formation. As a result, over the past few years, the literature has increasingly featured methodologies that explore the potential of organogermanes as chemoselective and orthogonal coupling partners. Herein we highlight some of these recent advances in the field of organogermane chemistry both with respect to their synthesis and applications in synthetic and catalytic transformations.
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- Tatiana Rogova
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Hou X, Liu H, Huang H. Iron-catalyzed fluoroalkylative alkylsulfonylation of alkenes via radical-anion relay. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1480. [PMID: 38368406 PMCID: PMC10874428 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45867-y] [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: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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Transition metal-catalyzed reductive difunctionalization of alkenes with alkyl halides is a powerful method for upgrading commodity chemicals into densely functionalized molecules. However, super stoichiometric amounts of metal reductant and the requirement of installing a directing group into alkenes to suppress the inherent β-H elimination bring great limitations to this type of reaction. We demonstrate herein that the difunctionalization of alkenes with two different alkyl halides is accessible via a radical-anion relay with Na2S2O4 as both reductant and sulfone-source. The Na2S2O4 together with the electron-shuttle catalyst is crucial to divert the mechanistic pathway toward the formation of alkyl sulfone anion instead of the previously reported alkylmetal intermediates. Mechanistic studies allow the identification of carbon-centered alkyl radical and sulfur-centered alkyl sulfone radical, which are in equilibrium via capture or extrusion of SO2 and could be converted to alkyl sulfone anion accelerated by iron electron-shuttle catalysis, leading to the observed high chemoselectivity.
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- Xiaoya Hou
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China.
- Key Laboratory of Green and Precise Synthetic Chemistry and Applications, Ministry of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, P. R. China.
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Brösamlen D, Oestreich M. Ligand-Controlled On-Off Switch of a Silicon-Tethered Directing Group Enabling the Regiodivergent Hydroalkylation of Vinylsilanes under Ni-H Catalysis. Org Lett 2024; 26:977-982. [PMID: 38051157 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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A regiodivergent Ni-H-catalyzed hydroalkylation of vinylsilanes is described. Depending on the ancillary ligand at the nickel catalyst, the regioselectivity can be steered by a directing group attached to the silicon atom. The mild protocols allow for the selective synthesis of either branched or linear alkylsilanes. An example of a vinylgermane is also reported. The method features a broad scope with high functional-group tolerance and follows a radical mechanism.
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- Daniel Brösamlen
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 115, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 115, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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