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Wu K, Wang TZ, Zhang CP, Guan YQ, Liang YF. N-Alkoxyphthalimides as Nitrogen Electrophiles to Construct C-N Bonds via Reductive Cross-Coupling. J Org Chem 2024. [PMID: 38935867 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
N-Alkoxyphthalimides, one kind of phthalimide derivative, have great importance in synthesis, mainly used as free radical precursors. While the phthalimide unit, for a long time, was treated as part of the waste stream. Construction of C-N bonds has always been a hot spot, especially in reductive cross-coupling. Herein, a nickel-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling reaction of N-methoxyphthalimides with alkyl halides is described, where N-methoxyphthalimides serve as nitrogen electrophiles. This tactic provides a new approach to construct C-N bonds under mild neutral conditions. Alkyl chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sulfonates are all fit to this transformation. Moreover, the reaction could tolerate a broad substrate scope, especially base-sensitive functional groups (boron or silicon groups), as well as competitive nucleophilic groups (phenols and amides), which are incompatible with traditional Gabriel synthesis under basic conditions, demonstrating a complementary role of this work to Gabriel synthesis.
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- Kang Wu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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Zhu J, Xiang H, Chang H, Corcoran JC, Ding R, Xia Y, Liu P, Wang YM. Enantioselective and Regiodivergent Synthesis of Propargyl- and Allenylsilanes through Catalytic Propargylic C-H Deprotonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318040. [PMID: 38349957 PMCID: PMC11003844 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318040] [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: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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We report a highly enantioselective intermolecular C-H bond silylation catalyzed by a phosphoramidite-ligated iridium catalyst. Under reagent-controlled protocols, propargylsilanes resulting from C(sp3)-H functionalization, as well the regioisomeric and synthetically versatile allenylsilanes, could be obtained with excellent levels of enantioselectivity and good to excellent control of propargyl/allenyl selectivity. In the case of unsymmetrical dialkyl acetylenes, good to excellent selectivity for functionalization at the less-hindered site was also observed. A variety of electrophilic silyl sources (R3SiOTf and R3SiNTf2), either commercial or in situ-generated, were used as the silylation reagents, and a broad range of simple and functionalized alkynes, including aryl alkyl acetylenes, dialkyl acetylenes, 1,3-enynes, and drug derivatives were successfully employed as substrates. Detailed mechanistic experiments and DFT calculations suggest that an η3-propargyl/allenyl Ir intermediate is generated upon π-complexation-assisted deprotonation and undergoes outer-sphere attack by the electrophilic silylating reagent to give propargylic silanes, with the latter step identified as the enantiodetermining step.
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- Jin Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Meng CF, Zhang BB, Liu Q, Chen KQ, Wang ZX, Chen XY. Achieving Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive C(sp 2)-B Coupling of Bromoboranes via Reversing the Activation Sequence. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:7210-7215. [PMID: 38437461 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Transition metal-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings to build C-C/Si bonds have been developed, but the reductive cross-coupling to create the C(sp2)-B bond has not been explored. Herein, we describe a nickel-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling between aryl halides and bromoboranes to construct a C(sp2)-B bond. This protocol offers a convenient approach for the synthesis of a wide range of aryl boronate esters, using readily available starting materials. Mechanistic studies indicate that the key to the success of the reaction is the activation of the B-Br bond of bromoboranes with a Lewis base such as 2-MeO-py. The activation ensures that bromoboranes will react with the active nickel(I) catalyst prior to aryl halides, which is different from the sequence of the general nickel-catalyzed reductive C(sp2)-C/Si cross-coupling, where the oxidative addition of an aryl halide proceeds first. Notably, this approach minimizes the production of undesired homocoupling byproduct without the requirement of excessive quantities of either substrate.
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- Chun-Fu Meng
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Binzhou Institute of Technology, Weiqiao-UCAS Science and Technology Park, Binzhou, Shandong Province 256606, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Binzhou Institute of Technology, Weiqiao-UCAS Science and Technology Park, Binzhou, Shandong Province 256606, China
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Wang T, Guan Y, Zhang T, Liang Y. Ligand Relay for Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Alkylation of Aroyl Chlorides. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306923. [PMID: 38088530 PMCID: PMC10916626 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Transition metal-catalyzed direct decarboxylative transformations of aromatic carboxylic acids usually require high temperatures, which limit the substrate's scope, especially for late-stage applications. The development of the selective decarbonylative of carboxylic acid derivatives, especially the most fundamental aroyl chlorides, with stable and cheap electrophiles under mild conditions is highly desirable and meaningful, but remains challenging. Herein, a strategy of nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative alkylation of aroyl chlorides via phosphine/nitrogen ligand relay is reported. The simple phosphine ligand is found essential for the decarbonylation step, while the nitrogen ligand promotes the cross-electrophile coupling. Such a ligand relay system can effectively and orderly carry out the catalytic process at room temperature, utilizing easily available aroyl chlorides as an aryl electrophile for reductive alkylation. This discovery provides a new strategy for direct decarbonylative coupling, features operationally simple, mild conditions, and excellent functional group tolerance. The mild approach is applied to the late-stage methylation of various pharmaceuticals. Extensive experiments are carried out to provide insights into the reaction pathway and support the ligand relay process.
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- Tian‐Zhang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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Le L, Yin M, Zeng H, Xie W, Zhou W, Chen Y, Xiong B, Yin SF, Kambe N, Qiu R. Nickel-Catalyzed C(sp 3)-Sb Coupling of Chlorostibines with Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Products. Org Lett 2024; 26:344-349. [PMID: 38147593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04008] [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: 12/28/2023]
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In this study, we present a nickel-catalyzed reductive C(sp3)-Sb coupling of unactivated alkyl chlorides with chlorostibines. This approach is highly versatile, tolerating various functional groups such as acetal, alkene, nitrile, amine, ester, silyl ether, thioether, and various heterocyclic compounds. Notably, the late-stage modification of bioactive molecules and the satisfactory anticancer activity against cancerous MDA-MB-231 also demonstrate the potential application.
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- Liyuan Le
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang, 414006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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