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Doobary S, Lacey AJD, Sweeting SG, Coppock SB, Caldora HP, Poole DL, Lennox AJJ. Diastereodivergent nucleophile-nucleophile alkene chlorofluorination. Nat Chem 2024; 16:1647-1655. [PMID: 38951616 PMCID: PMC11446824 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01561-6] [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: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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The selective hetero-dihalogenation of alkenes provides useful building blocks for a broad range of chemical applications. Unlike homo-dihalogenation, selective hetero-dihalogenation reactions, especially fluorohalogenation, are underdeveloped. Current approaches combine an electrophilic halogen source with a nucleophilic halogen source, which necessarily leads to anti-addition, and regioselectivity has only been achieved using highly activated alkenes. Here we describe an alternative, nucleophile-nucleophile approach that adds chloride and fluoride ions over unactivated alkenes in a highly regio-, chemo- and diastereoselective manner. A curious switch in the reaction mechanism was discovered, which triggers a complete reversal of the diastereoselectivity to promote either anti- or syn-addition. The conditions are demonstrated on an array of pharmaceutically relevant compounds, and detailed mechanistic studies reveal the selectivity and the switch between the syn- and anti-diastereomers are based on different active iodanes and which of the two halides adds first.
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- Discovery High-Throughput Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, GSK Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK
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Cheng X, Yin Q, Cheng YF, Wu SH, Sun XC, Kong DY, Deng QH. Practical and regioselective halonitrooxylation of olefins to access β-halonitrates. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7131. [PMID: 39164277 PMCID: PMC11335742 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51655-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024] Open
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Organic nitrates, as effective donors of the signaling molecule nitric oxide, are widely applied in the pharmaceutical industry. However, practical and efficient methods for accessing organic nitrates are still scarce, and achieving high regiocontrol in unactivated alkene difunctionalization remains challenging. Here we present a simple and practical method for highly regioselective halonitrooxylation of unactivated alkenes. The approach utilizes TMSX (X: Cl, Br, or I) and oxybis(aryl-λ3-iodanediyl) dinitrates (OAIDN) as sources of halogen and nitrooxy groups, with 0.5 mol % FeCl3 as the catalyst. Remarkably, high regioselectivity in the halonitrooxylation of aromatic alkenes can be achieved even without any catalyst. This protocol features easy scalability and excellent functional group compatibility, providing a range of β-halonitrates (127 examples, up to 99% yield, up to >20:1 rr). Notably, 2-iodoethyl nitrate, a potent synthon derived from ethylene, reacts smoothly with a variety of functional units to incorporate the nitrooxy group into the desired molecules.
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- Xuan Cheng
- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry, Joint International Research Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China.
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Moon H, Jung J, Choi JH, Chung WJ. Stereospecific syn-dihalogenations and regiodivergent syn-interhalogenation of alkenes via vicinal double electrophilic activation strategy. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3710. [PMID: 38697968 PMCID: PMC11066093 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47942-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Whereas the conventional anti-dihalogenation of alkenes is a valuable synthetic tool with highly predictable stereospecificity, the restricted reaction mechanism makes it challenging to alter the diastereochemical course into the complementary syn-dihalogenation process. Only a few notable achievements were made recently by inverting one of the stereocenters after anti-addition using a carefully designed reagent system. Here, we report a conceptually distinctive strategy for the simultaneous double electrophilic activation of the two alkene carbons from the same side. Then, the resulting vicinal leaving groups can be displaced iteratively by nucleophilic halides to complete the syn-dihalogenation. For this purpose, thianthrenium dication is employed, and all possible combinations of chlorine and bromine are added onto internal alkenes successfully, particularly resulting in the syn-dibromination and the regiodivergent syn-bromochlorination.
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- Hyeon Moon
- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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Ju T, Lu AL, Zhou YC, Ge M, Sun J, Han Y, Yan CG. Direct Regioselective Reductive Allylation of Imines: Application to Synthesis of Oxazines with Halogenated Reagent. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 38032844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Oxazines are an important class of compounds in oxazine ligands and medical chemistry. Here, we describe a linear-selective allylation of imines with allyl electrophiles via cross-electrophile coupling reactions, followed by cyclization with halogenated reagents, providing a new strategy to afford oxazine compounds with a tetrasubstituted carbon center. Mechanistic studies indicate that α-amino carbanion, generated by successive single-electron transfer processes, is a key intermediate for nucleophile attack on π-allylpalladium in photoredox/palladium catalysis.
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- Tao Ju
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 250002, P. R. China
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Li Y, Chen Z, Lin S, Liu Y, Qian J, Li Q, Huang Z, Wang H. Regioselective Electrophilic Addition to Propargylic B(MIDA)s Enabled by β-Boron Effect. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304282. [PMID: 37632709 PMCID: PMC10602563 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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Electrophilic addition reaction to alkynes is of fundamental importance in organic chemistry, yet the regiocontrol when reacting with unsymmetrical 1,2-dialkyl substituted alkynes is often problematic. Herein, it is demonstrated that the rarely recognized β-boron effect can confer a high level of site-selectivity in several alkyne electrophilic addition reactions. A broad range of highly functionalized and complex organoborons are thus formed under simple reaction conditions starting from propargylic MIDA (N-methyliminodiacetic acid) boronates. These products are demonstrated to be valuable building blocks in organic synthesis. In addition to the regiocontrol, this study also observes a drastic rate enhancement upon B(MIDA) substitution. Theoretical calculation reveals that the highest occupied molecular obital (HOMO) energy level of propargylic B(MIDA) is significantly raised by 0.3 eV, and the preferential electrophilic addition to the γ position is due to its higher HOMO orbital coefficient and more negative natural bond orbital (NBO) charge compared to the β position. This study demonstrates the potential of utilizing the β-boron effect in stereoelectronic control of chemical transformations, which can inspire further research in this area.
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- Yin Li
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat‐Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006China
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Zhang D, Pu M, Liu Z, Zhou Y, Yang Z, Liu X, Wu YD, Feng X. Enantioselective anti-Dihalogenation of Electron-Deficient Olefin: A Triplet Halo-Radical Pylon Intermediate. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4808-4818. [PMID: 36795915 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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The textbook alkene halogenation reaction establishes straightforward access to vicinal dihaloalkanes. However, a robust catalytic method for dihalogenizing electron-deficient olefins in an enantioselective manner is still under development, and its mechanism remains controversial. Herein, we disclose efficient regio-, anti-diastereo-, and enantioselective dibromination, bromochlorination, and dichlorination reactions of enones catalyzed by a chiral N,N'-dioxide/Yb(OTf)3 complex. With the combination of electrophilic halogen and halide salts as halogenating agents, an array of homo- and heterodihalogenated derivatives is achieved in moderate to good enantioselectivities. Moreover, DFT calculations reveal that a novel triplet halo-radical pylon intermediate is probable in accounting for the exclusive regio- and anti-diastereoselectivity.
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- Dong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Xing S, Ma C, Liu W, Ni SF, Zhu D, Xu LW, Shao X. Lewis Base-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylsulfinylation of Allylic Alcohols: Stability-Oriented Divergent Synthesis. Org Lett 2023; 25:1066-1071. [PMID: 36779962 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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A novel strategy is demonstrated for Lewis base-activated trifluoromethylsulfinylation of allylic alcohols. Controllable synthesis of structurally varied allylic trifluoromethanesulfones via sigmatropic rearrangements was performed, and trifluoromethanesulfinate esters were achieved. This metal-free, catalytic divergent transformation features good functional group tolerance and late-stage modification of bioactive molecules. Mechanistic studies suggested that Lewis bases interact with N-(trifluoromethylsulfinyl)phthalimide to generate an ion pair adduct followed by O-trifluoromethylsulfinylation with allylic alcohols.
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- Shuya Xing
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guang-dong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guang-dong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecules of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology of Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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Wen YH, Yang F, Li S, Yao X, Song J, Gong LZ. Diastereodivergent Desymmetric Annulation to Access Spirooxindoles: Chemical Probes for Mitosis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:4199-4207. [PMID: 36780205 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Spirooxindoles have emerged as promising architectures for engineering biologically active compounds. The diastereodivergent construction of unique scaffolds of this type with full control of continuous chiral centers including an all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center is yet to be developed. Here, we report an unprecedented diastereodivergent desymmetric [3 + 3] annulation of oxabicyclic alkenes with enals enabled by N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)/Rh cooperative catalysis, leading to a series of enantiomerically enriched spirooxindole lactones with excellent enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee) and diastereoselectivities (up to >95:5 dr). The combined catalyst system comprises a rhodium complex that controls the configuration at the electrophilic carbon and an NHC catalyst that controls the configuration at the nucleophilic oxindole-containing carbon; thus, four stereoisomers of the spirooxindole products can be readily obtained simply by switching the configurations of the two chiral catalysts. Transformations of the chiral spirooxindoles delivered synthetically useful compounds. Importantly, those chiral spirooxindoles arrested mammalian cells in mitosis and exhibited potent antiproliferative activities against HeLa cells. Significantly, both absolute and relative configurations exert prominent effects on the bioactivities, underscoring great importance of catalytic asymmetric diastereodivergent synthesis beyond creating useful tools for the exploration of structure-activity relationships.
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- Yu-Hua Wen
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Cellular Dynamics and Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Polymeric Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230026, China
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Saju A, Griffiths JR, MacMillan SN, Lacy DC. Synthesis of a Bench-Stable Manganese(III) Chloride Compound: Coordination Chemistry and Alkene Dichlorination. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:16761-16766. [PMID: 36067378 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The complex [MnCl3(OPPh3)2] (1) is a bench-stable and easily prepared source of MnCl3. It is prepared by treating acetonitrile solvated MnCl3 (2) with Ph3PO and collecting the resulting blue precipitate. 1 is useful in coordination reactions by virtue of the labile Ph3PO ligands, and this is demonstrated through the synthesis of {Tpm*}MnCl3 (3). In addition, methodologies in synthesis that rely on difficult or cumbersome to prepare solutions of reactive MnCl3 can be accomplished using 1 instead. This is demonstrated through alkene dichlorinations in a wide range of solvents, open to air, and with good substrate scope. Light-accelerated halogenation and radical sensitive experiments support a radical mechanism involving stepwise Cl-atom transfer(s) from 1.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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