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Liu Y, Chen H, Wang X. Synergistic Homogeneous Asymmetric Cu Catalysis with Pd Nanoparticle Catalysis in Stereoselective Coupling of Alkynes with Aldimine Esters. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39356822 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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Understanding the nature of a transition-metal-catalyzed process, including catalyst evolution and the real active species, is rather challenging yet of great importance for the rational design and development of novel catalysts, and this is even more difficult for a bimetallic catalytic system. Pd(0)/carboxylic acid combined system-catalyzed allylic alkylation reaction of alkynes has been used as an atom-economical protocol for the synthesis of allylic products. However, the asymmetric version of this reaction is still rather limited, and the in-depth understanding of the nature of active Pd species is still elusive. Herein we report an enantioselective coupling between readily available aldimine esters and alkynes using a synergistic Cu/Pd catalyst system, affording a diverse set of α-quaternary allyl amino ester derivatives in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities. Mechanistic studies indicated that it is most likely a synergistic asymmetric molecular Cu catalysis with Pd nanoparticle catalysis. The Pd catalyst precursor is transformed to soluble Pd nanoparticles in situ, which are responsible for activating the alkyne to an electrophilic allylic Pd intermediate, while the chiral Cu complex of the aldimine ester enolate provides chiral induction and works in synergy with the Pd nanoparticles.
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- Yong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and Shanghai Hongkong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and Shanghai Hongkong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and Shanghai Hongkong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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Zhang ZF, Zhang CL, Ye S. N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Transition Metal Dual Catalysis. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202402259. [PMID: 39013831 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402259] [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: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis has been developed as a versatile method for the enantioselective synthesis of complex organic molecules in organic chemistry. Merging of N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis with transition metal catalysis holds the potential to achieve unprecedented transformations with broad substrate scope and excellent stereoselectivity, which are unfeasible with individual catalyst. Thus, this dual catalysis has attracted increasing attention, and numerous elegant dual catalytic systems have been established. In this review, we summarize the recent achievements of dual NHC/transition metal catalysis, including the reaction design, mechanistic studies and practical applications.
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- Zhao-Fei Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Lin Y, Wen W, Liu JH, Zhu F, Li CX, Wu ZL, Cai T, Liu CJ, Guo QX. Asymmetric α-Allylation of Amino Acid Esters with Alkynes Enabled by Chiral Aldehyde/Palladium Combined Catalysis. Org Lett 2024; 26:7908-7913. [PMID: 39254672 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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A highly efficient, atom-economical α-allylation reaction of NH2-unprotected amino acid esters and alkynes is achieved by chiral aldehyde/palladium combined catalysis. A diverse range of α,α-disubstituted nonproteinogenic α-amino acid esters are produced in 31-92% yields and 84-97% ee values. The allylation products are utilized for the synthesis of drug molecule BMS561392 and other chiral molecules possessing complex structures. Mechanistic investigations reveal that this reaction proceeds via a chiral aldehyde-/palladium-mediated triple cascade catalytic cycle.
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- Yao Lin
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Urumqi Key Laboratory of Green Catalysis and Synthesis Technology, Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Chang X, Zhang J, Cheng X, Lv X, Guo C. Ni/Cu Dual-Catalyzed Propargylation for the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Methohexital. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2406764. [PMID: 39049712 PMCID: PMC11423103 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202406764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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The development of efficient methodologies for the controlled manufacture of specific stereoisomers bearing quaternary stereocenters has prompted advances in a variety of scientific disciplines including pharmaceutical chemistry, materials science, and chemical biology. However, complete control of the absolute and relative stereochemical configurations of alkyne derivatives remains an unmet synthetic challenge. Herein, a Ni/Cu dual-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic substitution reaction is presented to produce propargylated products with all-carbon quaternary stereocenters in high yields with significant diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to >20:1 dr, >99% ee). The synthesis of all stereochemical variants of methohexital, a widely used sedative-hypnotic drug, exemplifies the efficacy of dual-catalyzed stereodivergent propargylation.
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- Xihao Chang
- College of Materials and Chemistry & School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Li P, Liu Z, Huo X, Zhang W. Stereodivergent Construction of 1,5/1,7-Nonadjacent Tetrasubstituted Stereocenters Enabled by Pd/Cu-Cocatalyzed Asymmetric Heck Cascade Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407498. [PMID: 38752892 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407498] [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: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The construction of chiral motifs containing nonadjacent stereocenters in an enantio- and diastereoselective manner has long been a challenging task in synthetic chemistry, especially with respect to their stereodivergent synthesis. Herein, we describe a protocol that enables the enantio- and diastereoselective construction of 1,5/1,7-nonadjacent tetrasubstituted stereocenters through a Pd/Cu-cocatalyzed Heck cascade reaction. Notably, a C=C bond relay strategy involving the shift of the π-allyl palladium intermediate was successfully applied in the asymmetric construction of 1,7-nonadjacent stereocenters. The current method allows for the efficient preparation of chiral molecules bearing two privileged scaffolds, oxindoles and non-natural α-amino acids, with good functional group tolerance. The full complement of the four stereoisomers of products bearing 1,5/1,7-nonadjacent stereocenters could be readily accessed by a simple combination of two chiral metal catalysts with different enantiomers.
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- Panpan Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, China
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Waser P, Faghtmann J, Gil-Ordóñez M, Kristensen A, Svenningsen EB, Poulsen TB, Jørgensen KA. Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Quaternary Isochromanes by Oxidative Aminocatalysis and Gold Catalysis. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401354. [PMID: 38629389 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401354] [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] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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A novel strategy that combines oxidative aminocatalysis and gold catalysis allows the preparation of chiral α-quaternary isochromanes, a motif that is prevalent in natural products and synthetic bioactive compounds. In the first step, α-branched aldehydes and propargylic alcohols are transformed into α-quaternary ethers with excellent optical purities (>90 % ee) via oxidative umpolung with DDQ and an amino acid-derived primary amine catalyst. Subsequent gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation affords the isochromane products with retention of the quaternary stereocenter. A second approach explores the use of allylic alcohols as reaction partners for the oxidative coupling to furnish α-quaternary ethers with generally lower enantiopurities. Stereoretentive cyclization to isochromane products is achieved via intramolecular Friedel-Crafts type alkylation with allylic acetates as a reactive handle. A number of synthetic elaborations and a biological study on these α-quaternary isochromanes highlight the potential applicability of the presented method.
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- Philipp Waser
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Yang HR, Cheng X, Chang X, Wang ZF, Dong XQ, Wang CJ. Copper/ruthenium relay catalysis enables 1,6-double chiral inductions with stereodivergence. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10135-10145. [PMID: 38966363 PMCID: PMC11220595 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01804d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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The dual catalysis strategy is an efficient and powerful tool to fulfill the stereodivergent synthesis of stereoisomeric products from the same set of starting materials. Great attention has been given to the construction of chiral compounds with two contiguous stereocenters. However, the synthesis of two remote noncontiguous stereocenters is more challenging and is less developed, despite the high demand for synthetic tactics. We herein developed an unprecedented example of the stereodivergent preparation of synthetically useful and biologically important chiral ζ-hydroxy amino ester derivatives containing remote 1,6-noncontiguous stereocenters and a unique β,γ-unsaturation moiety. This cascade dehydrogenation/1,6-Michael addition/hydrogenation protocol between readily-available ketoimine esters and racemic branched dienyl carbinols was rationally realized with bimetallic copper/ruthenium relay catalysis. The key features of the process were atom economy, step economy, and redox-neutrality. All four stereoisomers of chiral ζ-hydroxy amino ester derivatives were easily achieved by the orthogonal permutations of a chiral copper catalyst and chiral ruthenium catalyst. Importantly, a much more challenging stereodivergent synthesis of all eight stereoisomers of chiral peptide products containing three remote stereocenters was accomplished with excellent results through the cooperation of two chiral catalyst pairs and substrate enantiomers.
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- Hao-Ran Yang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Shanghai 230021 China
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Su Z, Tan B, Li Z, Huang H, Zhang Y. Palladium/Amine Dual-Catalyzed Tsuji-Trost Fluoroallylation of Aldehydes with gem-Difluorinated Cyclopropanes. Org Lett 2024; 26:5375-5379. [PMID: 38864753 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01882] [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 herein disclose the Pd/amine dual-catalyzed ring-opening cross-coupling reaction between gem-difluorinated cyclopropanes (gem-F2CPs) with aldehydes, which enables the diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) of 2-fluoroallylic aldehydes bearing all-carbon quaternary centers with features of broad scope and excellent functional group tolerance. The synthetic value of this Tsuji-Trost system was further demonstrated by late-stage functionalization of natural product-derived gem-F2CPs and the diverse synthesis of various fluoroallylic aldehyde derivatives, including alcohol, alkyne, alkene, and amine.
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- Zheng Su
- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, China
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- College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resource from Lingnan, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 510006 Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resource from Lingnan, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 510006 Guangzhou, China
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Gayen P, Sar S, Ghorai P. Stereodivergent Synthesis of Spiroaminals via Chiral Bifunctional Hydrogen Bonding Organocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404106. [PMID: 38563755 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404106] [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: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Spiroaminals represent novel structural motifs prevalent in diverse natural products and biologically active molecules. Achieving their enantioselective synthesis is a highly desirable and challenging task in synthetic endeavors due to their intricate molecular frameworks. Herein, we accomplished the first stereodivergent construction of spiroaminals using chiral bifunctional organocatalyzed intramolecular 1,2-addition followed by an oxa-Michael addition cascade in a high atom and step economical pathway. A proper modulation of the cinchona-derived squaramide catalysts efficiently provided access to all the possible stereoisomers with high yield, diastereoselectivity, and excellent enantioselectivity while displaying a broad substrate tolerance. Additionally, we validated the scalability of the reaction and demonstrated the synthesis of variable spiroaminal scaffolds, confirming the viability of our protocol.
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- Prasenjit Gayen
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal By-pass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal, 462066, India
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Cai M, Zhang L, Zhang W, Lin Q, Luo S. Enantioselective Transformations by "1 + x" Synergistic Catalysis with Chiral Primary Amines. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1523-1537. [PMID: 38700481 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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ConspectusSynergistic catalysis is a powerful tool that involves two or more distinctive catalytic systems to activate reaction partners simultaneously, thereby expanding the reactivity space of individual catalysis. As an established catalytic strategy, organocatalysis has found numerous applications in enantioselective transformations under rather mild conditions. Recently, the introduction of other catalytic systems has significantly expanded the reaction space of typical organocatalysis. In this regard, aminocatalysis is a prototypical example of synergistic catalysis. The combination of aminocatalyst and transition metal could be traced back to the early days of organocatalysis and has now been well explored as an enabling catalytic strategy. Particularly, the acid-base properties of aminocatalysis can be significantly expanded to include usually electrophiles generated in situ via metal-catalyzed cycles. Later on, aminocatalyst has also been exploited in synergistically combining with photochemical and electrochemical processes to facilitate redox transformations. However, synergistically combining one type of aminocatalyst with many different catalytic systems remains a great challenge. One of the most daunting challenges is the compatibility of aminocatalysts in coexistence with other catalytic species. As nucleophilic species, aminocatalysts may also bind with metal, which leads to mutual inhibition or even quenching of the individual catalytic activity. In addition, oxidative stability of aminocatalyst is also a non-neglectable issue, which causes difficulties in exploring oxidative enamine transformations.In 2007, we developed a vicinal diamine type of chiral primary aminocatalysts. This class of primary aminocatalysts was developed and evolved as functional and mechanistic mimics to the natural aldolase and has been widely applied in a number of enamine/iminium ion-based transformations. By following a "1 + x" synergistic strategy, the chiral primary amine catalysts were found to work synergistically or cooperatively with a number of transition metal catalysts, such as Pd, Rh, Ag, Co, and Cu, or other organocatalysts, such as B(C6F5)3, ketone, selenium, and iodide. Photocatalysis and electrochemical processes can also be incorporated to work together with the chiral primary amine catalysts. The 1 + x catalytic strategy enabled us to execute unexploited transformations by fine-tuning the acid-base and redox properties of the enamine intermediates and to achieve effective reaction and stereocontrol beyond the reach individually. During these efforts, an unprecedented excited-state chemistry of enamine was uncovered to make possible an effective deracemization process. In this Account, we describe our recent efforts since 2015 in exploring synergistic chiral primary amine catalysis, and the content is categorized according to the type of synergistic partner such that in each section the developed synergistic catalysis, reaction scopes, and mechanistic features are presented and discussed.
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- Mao Cai
- Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Wang H, Zhang R, Zi W. Synergistic Palladium/Copper-Catalyzed 1,4-Difunctionalization of 1,3-Dienes for Stereodivergent Construction of 1,5-Nonadjacent Stereocenters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402843. [PMID: 38512004 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402843] [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: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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The construction of two distal stereocenters through a single catalytic process is of great interest in organic synthesis. While there are some successful reports regarding stereodivergent preparation of 1,3- or 1,4-stereocenters, the more challenged 1,5-nonadjacent stereocenters have never been achieved in a stereodivergent fashion. Herein we describe a synergistic palladium/copper catalysis for 1,4-difunctionalization reactions of 1,3-dienes, providing access to 1,5-nonadjacent quaternary stereocenters. Because each of the two catalysts separately controlled one of the newly formed stereocenters, stereodivergent synthesis of all four diastereomers of the products could readily be achieved simply by choosing an appropriate combination of chiral catalysts. Experimental and computational studies supported a mechanism involving a Heck/Tsuji-Trost cascade reaction, and the origins of the stereoselectivity were elucidated.
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- Hongfa Wang
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry,Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry,Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry College of Chemistry,Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Griffiths CM, Franckevičius V. The Catalytic Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Acyclic Enolates for the Construction of Quaternary and Tetrasubstituted Stereogenic Centres. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304289. [PMID: 38284328 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304289] [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: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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To facilitate the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals, the demand for novel stereofunctionalised building blocks has never been greater. Whilst molecules bearing quaternary and tetrasubstituted stereogenic centres are ideally suited to explore untapped areas of chemical space, the asymmetric construction ofsterically congested carbon centres remains a longstanding challenge in organic synthesis. The enantioselective assembly of acyclic stereogenic centres is even more demanding due to the need to restrict a much wider range of geometries and conformations of the intermediates involved. In this context, the catalytic asymmetric allylicalkylation (AAA) of acyclic prochiral nucleophiles, namely enolates, has become an indispensable tool to access a range of linearα-quaternary andα-tetrasubstituted carbonyl compounds. However, unlike the AAA of cyclic enolates with a fixed enolate geometry, to achieve high levels of stereocontrol in the AAA of acyclic enolates, the stereoselectivity of enolisation must be considered. The aim of this review is to offer acomprehensivediscussion of catalytic AAA reactions of acyclic prochiral enolates and their analogues to generate congested quaternary and tetrasubstituted chiral centres using metal, non-metal and dual catalysis, with particular focus given to the control of enolate geometry and its impact on the stereochemical outcome of the reaction.
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Zhang J, Luo Y, Zheng E, Huo X, Ma S, Zhang W. Synergistic Pd/Cu-Catalyzed 1,5-Double Chiral Inductions. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9241-9251. [PMID: 38502927 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Much attention has been focused on the catalytic asymmetric creation of single chiral centers or two adjacent stereocenters. However, the asymmetric construction of two nonadjacent stereocenters is of significant importance but is challenging because of the lack of remote chiral induction models. Herein, based on a C═C bond relay strategy, we report a synergistic Pd/Cu-catalyzed 1,5-double chiral induction model. All four stereoisomers of the target products bearing 1,5-nonadjacent stereocenters involving both allenyl axial and central chirality could be obtained divergently by simply changing the combination of two chiral catalysts with different configurations. Control experiments and DFT calculations reveal a novel mechanism involving 1,5-oxidative addition, contra-thermodynamic η3-allyl palladium shift, and conjugate nucleophilic substitution, which play crucial roles in the control of reactivity, regio-, enantio-, and diastereoselectivity. It is expected that this C═C bond relay strategy may provide a general protocol for the asymmetric synthesis of structural motifs bearing two distant stereocenters.
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- Jiacheng Zhang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- Research Center for Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Ibrahim AA, O'Reilly SCJ, Bottarel M, Kerrigan NJ. Asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched α-allyl esters through Pd(BINAPHANE)-catalysed allylation of disubstituted ketenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3283-3286. [PMID: 38421221 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00057a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Pd2dba3·CHCl3 (2.5 mol%)-BINAPHANE (5 mol%) was used to promote the first catalytic enantioselective allylation of disubstituted ketenes to give α-allyl esters. The ester products were formed in good to excellent yields (61-93% yield for 13 examples, 16 examples in all), with moderate to good enantioselectivity (68-80% ee for 7 examples).
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- Ahmad A Ibrahim
- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, 2200 N. Squirrel Rd, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences Institute, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences Institute, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences Institute, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Wang H, Zhang Q, Zi W. Synergistic Catalysis Involving Palladium for Stereodivergent Csp3-Csp3 Coupling Reactions. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38295513 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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ConspectusTransition-metal-catalyzed coupling reactions of dienes (such as 1,3-dienes, alkoxyallenes, and aminoallenes) with carbon nucleophiles have proven to be a highly effective method for creating Csp3-Csp3 bonds. These reactions have perfect atom economy and typically occur under mild reaction conditions. By using chiral metal complexes as catalysts, it is possible to create enantioenriched molecules bearing allylic stereocenters with high enantioselectivities. However, challenges arise when Csp3-Csp3 bonds bearing two vicinal stereocenters are constructed through this type of coupling reaction. Due to the inherent diastereoselectivities, only the kinetically favored diastereoisomers (either the syn- or anti-product) are usually obtained through the transition-metal catalyst system. Achieving complementary stereoisomers with high selectivity, which require complete control of both absolute and relative configurations of multiple chiral centers in a single chemical transformation, is usually impossible.Over the past decade, significant advancements have been made in stereodivergent synthesis. Notably, iridium-related synergistic catalysis has been rapidly developed for stereodivergent allylic alkylation reactions. However, these systems were limited to using allylic alcohol derivatives as electrophilic partners. Finding ways to extend the use of synergistic catalysis to other types of stereodivergent reactions is a crucial issue that needs to be addressed.In 2019, we reported the first palladium-mediated synergistic system for the stereodivergent Csp3-Csp3 coupling between 1,3-dienes and aldimine esters. Lately, this strategy has proven successful in accessing stereodivergent coupling with diverse substrate patterns. In this Account, we will summarize our laboratory's efforts in developing a range of palladium-involved synergistic catalysis systems for the stereodivergent Csp3-Csp3 coupling reactions of dienes. We discovered several synergistic catalysis systems, including Pd/Cu(Ag), Pd/amine, Pd/Lewis base, and Pd/PTC. Additionally, we developed diverse dienes, such as 1,3-dienes, alkoxyallenes, and aminoallenes, to serve as suitable coupling partners for stereodivergent coupling. These processes provide an efficient method for constructing a range of chiral scaffolds bearing vicinal stereocenters. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been performed to elucidate the reaction mechanism and to rationalize the origins of the stereochemistry for some of the synergistic catalyst systems. Finally, the synthetic application of these methods has been demonstrated in the concise total synthesis of a number of natural products and bioactive molecules. It is anticipated that an increasing number of chemists will join in the research on stereodivergent Csp3-Csp3 coupling reactions and contribute to more elegant examples in this area. We believe future development will further push the boundary of asymmetric catalysis and find more innovative applications soon for synthesizing complex chiral molecules.
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- Hongfa Wang
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Jiangxi 330031, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300071, China
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Bhoi SR, Debnath C, Gandhi S. Pd/Brønsted acid catalysed intramolecular N-allylation of indoles and pyrroles with alkynes for the synthesis of N-fused heterocycles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:428-431. [PMID: 38086631 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05023h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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We, herein, report a Pd(0) and Brønsted acid-catalyzed redox-neutral intramolecular N-allylation of indoles and pyrroles with alkynes for the synthesis of biologically important imidazolidinone-fused N-heterocycles. The allylation is completely atom-economical and is applicable to a wide range of substrates. The methodology eliminates the use of a leaving group or an oxidizing agent, often employed for the allylation of nucleophiles. To the best of our knowledge, N-allylation of indoles and pyrroles with alkynes has not been reported to date.
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- Saswat Ranjan Bhoi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760010, India.
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Tian K, Chang X, Xiao L, Dong XQ, Wang CJ. Stereodivergent synthesis of α-fluoro α-azaaryl γ-butyrolactones via cooperative copper and iridium catalysis. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 4:77-85. [PMID: 38933830 PMCID: PMC11197661 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.07.008] [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: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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The development of stereodivergent synthetic methods to access all four stereoisomers of biologically important α-fluoro γ-butyrolactones containing vicinal stereocenters is of great importance and poses a formidable challenge owing to ring strain and steric hindrance. Herein, a novel asymmetric [3+2] annulation of α-fluoro α-azaaryl acetates with vinylethylene carbonate was successfully developed through Cu/Ir-catalyzed cascade allylic alkylation/lactonization, affording a variety of enantioenriched α-fluoro γ-butyrolactones bearing vicinal stereogenic centers with high reaction efficiency and excellent levels of both stereoselectivity and regioselectivity (up to 98% yield, generally >20:1 dr and >99% ee). Notably, all four stereoisomers of these pharmaceutically valuable molecules could be accessed individually via simple permutations of two enantiomeric catalysts. In addition, other azaaryl acetates bearing α-methyl, α-chlorine or α-phenyl group were tolerated well in this transformation. Reaction mechanistic investigations were conducted to explore the process of this bimetallic catalysis based on the results of reaction intermediates, isotopic labelling experiments, and kinetic studies.
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- Kui Tian
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai 230021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Suzhou Institute of Wuhan University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai 230021, China
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Peng L, Wang M, Huang J, Guo C, Gong LZ, Song J. Enantio- and Diastereodivergent N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Nickel Dual-Catalyzed Umpolung Propargylic Substitutions of Enals. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:28085-28095. [PMID: 38032206 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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The creation of full stereoisomers of an organic compound comprising multiple contiguous stereocenters with simultaneous control over both relative and absolute configurations remains a significant challenge in synthetic chemistry. Using a cooperative catalysis strategy, we established an N-heterocyclic carbene/nickel-catalyzed enantio- and diastereodivergent propargylation reaction to access 3,3'-disubstituted oxindoles, enabling the incorporation of internal alkyne functionality and the introduction of a single quaternary or vicinal quaternary/tertiary stereogenic center. By selecting the appropriate combination of catalyst chirality, all four potential stereoisomers of α-quaternary propargylated oxindoles were synthesized in a predictable and precise way with remarkable yields, diastereoselectivities, and enantioselectivities from identical starting materials. The synthetic utility of this method was demonstrated in the concise asymmetric total synthesis of (-)-debromoflustramine B and (-)-C(β-Me)-debromoflustramine B.
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- Lingzi Peng
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, 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 Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemistry, 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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Jiang XM, Ji CL, Ge JF, Zhao JH, Zhu XY, Gao DW. Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral 1,2-Bis(Boronic) Esters Featuring Acyclic, Non-Adjacent 1,3-Stereocenters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202318441. [PMID: 38098269 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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The construction of acyclic, non-adjacent 1,3-stereogenic centers, prevalent motifs in drugs and bioactive molecules, has been a long-standing synthetic challenge due to acyclic nucleophiles being distant from the chiral environment. In this study, we successfully synthesized highly valuable 1,2-bis(boronic) esters featuring acyclic and nonadjacent 1,3-stereocenters. Notably, this reaction selectively produces migratory coupling products rather than alternative deborylative allylation or direct allylation byproducts. This approach introduces a new activation mode for selective transformations of gem-diborylmethane in asymmetric catalysis. Additionally, we found that other gem-diborylalkanes, previously challenging due to steric hindrance, also successfully participated in this reaction. The incorporation of 1,2-bis(boryl)alkenes facilitated the diversification of the alkenyl and two boron moieties in our target compounds, thereby enabling access to a broad array of versatile molecules. DFT calculations were performed to elucidate the reaction mechanism and shed light on the factors responsible for the observed excellent enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity. These were determined to arise from ligand-substrate steric repulsions in the syn-addition transition state.
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- Xia-Min Jiang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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Li B, Xu H, Dang Y. Dispersion Interactions in Asymmetric Induction for Constructing Vicinal Stereogenic Centers. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:3260-3270. [PMID: 37902311 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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ConspectusVicinal stereogenic centers are prevalent structural motifs of primary functional relevance in natural products and bioactive molecules. The quest for the rapid and controllable construction of vicinal stereogenic centers stands as a frontier endeavor in asymmetric organic synthesis. Over the past decade, stereodivergent synthesis has been intensely researched within the realm of bimetallic catalysis, aiming at establishing novel transition-metal dual-catalytic reactions that efficiently generate all stereochemical combinations of multichiral molecules from identical starting materials, thus offering new opportunities toward rapid complexity building and diversity-oriented chiral compound library generation. In this Account, we summarize our recent advancements in computational investigations of stereodivergent asymmetric allylic alkylation, an important reaction class heavily studied for the purpose of constructing vicinal stereogenic centers. Our discussions focus on synergistic bimetallic catalysis for the syntheses of α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids and cascade allylation/cyclization toward enantiomerically enriched indole-containing heterocycles. We describe our series of studies that converge in establishing the molecular mechanism of asymmetric induction for chiral copper-azomethine ylide, a nucleophile that holds widespread utility and is characterized by a distinctive, sterically biased surrounding enveloping the prochiral center. Notably, our studies revealed that attacks at the prochiral site by allylmetal species are significantly favored by dispersion attraction from one face (-PPh2) but blocked by steric repulsion and associated structural distortions on the opposite face (oxazoline), therefore building up a multimodal and highly robust face-selective stereoinduction. We showcase how a suite of systematic computational analyses generates precise atomistic insights into a number of systems of relevance. We also discuss how the same methodologies can be applied to chiral intermediates with shared interaction patterns, including the rhodium-Josiphos catalyst in asymmetric hydrogenation to create two continuous stereocenters. In the selectivity-controlling migratory insertion step, our computational models unveiled that the reaction is favored by ligand-substrate dispersion attraction on the -PPh2 side and hindered by steric repulsion on the opposite -PtBu2 side. These noncovalent interactions along with the distal ligand-auxiliary structural distortions enable strictly oriented three-dimensional stereoinduction. Our analysis of ligand-substrate dispersion interactions and steric effects in competing pathways highlights certain interaction-level similarities between PHOX-type and Josiphos-type ligands in asymmetric induction. In summary, this Account underscores the foundational significance and broad applicability of nonbonded dispersion interactions in asymmetric inductions for the construction of vicinal stereogenic centers. We envisage that the computational methodologies employed in these studies will shift toward a paradigm of interaction-based rational molecular and reaction design.
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- Bo Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Yus M, Nájera C, Foubelo F, Sansano JM. Metal-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Transformations. Chem Rev 2023; 123:11817-11893. [PMID: 37793021 PMCID: PMC10603790 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Enantioconvergent catalysis has expanded asymmetric synthesis to new methodologies able to convert racemic compounds into a single enantiomer. This review covers recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed transformations, such as radical-based cross-coupling of racemic alkyl electrophiles with nucleophiles or racemic alkylmetals with electrophiles and reductive cross-coupling of two electrophiles mainly under Ni/bis(oxazoline) catalysis. C-H functionalization of racemic electrophiles or nucleophiles can be performed in an enantioconvergent manner. Hydroalkylation of alkenes, allenes, and acetylenes is an alternative to cross-coupling reactions. Hydrogen autotransfer has been applied to amination of racemic alcohols and C-C bond forming reactions (Guerbet reaction). Other metal-catalyzed reactions involve addition of racemic allylic systems to carbonyl compounds, propargylation of alcohols and phenols, amination of racemic 3-bromooxindoles, allenylation of carbonyl compounds with racemic allenolates or propargyl bromides, and hydroxylation of racemic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds.
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- Miguel Yus
- Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica and Instituto de Síntesis
Orgánica (ISO), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Centro
de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica and Instituto de Síntesis
Orgánica (ISO), Universidad de Alicante, Apdo. 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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Moser D, Schmidt TA, Sparr C. Diastereodivergent Catalysis. JACS AU 2023; 3:2612-2630. [PMID: 37885579 PMCID: PMC10598570 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Alongside enantioselective catalysis, synthetic chemists are often confronted by the challenge of achieving catalyst control over the relative configuration to stereodivergently access desired diastereomers. Typically, these approaches iteratively or simultaneously control multiple stereogenic units for which dual catalytic methods comprising sequential, relay, and synergistic catalysis emerged as particularly efficient strategies. In this Perspective, the benefits and challenges of catalyst-controlled diastereodivergence in the construction of carbon stereocenters are discussed on the basis of illustrative examples. The concepts are then transferred to diastereodivergent catalysis for atropisomeric systems with twofold and higher-order stereogenicity as well as diastereodivergent catalyst control over E- and Z-configured alkenes.
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Eaton M, Dai Y, Wang Z, Li B, Lamine W, Miqueu K, Liu SY. Synthesis of Allenes by Hydroalkylation of 1,3-Enynes with Ketones Enabled by Cooperative Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21638-21645. [PMID: 37738372 PMCID: PMC10783955 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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A method for the synthesis of allenes by the addition of ketones to 1,3-enynes by cooperative Pd(0)Senphos/B(C6F5)3/NR3 catalysis is described. A wide range of aryl- and aliphatic ketones undergo addition to various 1,3-enynes in high yields at room temperature. Mechanistic investigations revealed a rate-determining outer-sphere proton transfer mechanism, which was corroborated by DFT calculations.
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- Maxwell Eaton
- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, United States
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- E2S UPPA/CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux IPREM UMR 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Hélioparc, 2 avenue P. Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 09, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, United States
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- E2S UPPA/CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux IPREM UMR 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Hélioparc, 2 avenue P. Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 09, France
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- E2S UPPA/CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux IPREM UMR 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Hélioparc, 2 avenue P. Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 09, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, United States
- E2S UPPA/CNRS, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux IPREM UMR 5254, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Hélioparc, 2 avenue P. Angot, 64053 Pau Cedex 09, France
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Shen J, Xu Z, Yang S, Li S, Jiang J, Zhang YQ. Quaternary Stereocenters via Catalytic Enantioconvergent Allylation of Epoxides. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21122-21131. [PMID: 37722078 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The development of catalytic and enantioselective transformations for the synthesis of all-carbon quaternary stereocenters has long been recognized as a significant challenge in organic synthesis. While considerable progress has been made in asymmetric allylations, their potential to functionalize the commonly used synthon, epoxide, remains largely underexplored. Here we demonstrate the first highly regio- and enantioselective allylation of epoxides that delivers a range of quaternary stereocenters in the face of potentially problematic elimination and protonation reactions. The reaction proceeds via a radical approach under mild conditions and benefits from the use of earth-abundant titanium with a highly sophisticated salen ligand, which facilitates remarkable enantiocontrol and suppresses undesired side reactions. The resulting allylation products are multifunctional building blocks that can be elaborated chemo- and stereoselectively to a broad array of stereodefined structural motifs.
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- Jian Shen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Zhang K, Carmo C, Deiana L, Grape ES, Inge AK, Córdova A. Sugar-Assisted Kinetic Resolutions in Metal/Chiral Amine Co-Catalyzed α-Allylations and [4+2] Cycloadditions: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Sugar and Chromane Derivatives. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301725. [PMID: 37402648 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Functionalized triose-, furanose and chromane-derivatives were synthesized by the titled reactions. The sugar-assisted kinetic resolution/C-C bond-forming cascade processes generate a functionalized sugar derivative with a quaternary stereocenter in a highly enantioselective fashion (up to >99 % ee) by using a simple combination of metal and chiral amine co-catalysts. Notably, the interplay between the chiral sugar substrate and the chiral amino acid derivative allowed for the construction of a functionalized sugar product with high enantioselectivity (up to 99 %) also when using a combination of racemic amine catalyst (0 % ee) and metal catalyst.
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- Kaiheng Zhang
- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85179, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85179, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85179, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, 10 691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, 10 691, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Holmgatan 10, 85179, Sundsvall, Sweden
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Li MM, Zhang T, Cheng L, Xiao WG, Ma JT, Xiao LJ, Zhou QL. Ketone α-alkylation at the more-hindered site. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3326. [PMID: 37286579 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38741-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Control of the regioselectivity of α-alkylation of carbonyl compounds is a longstanding topic of research in organic chemistry. By using stoichiometric bulky strong bases and carefully adjusting the reaction conditions, selective alkylation of unsymmetrical ketones at less-hindered α-sites has been achieved. In contrast, selective alkylation of such ketones at more-hindered α-sites remains a persistent challenge. Here we report a nickel-catalysed alkylation of unsymmetrical ketones at the more-hindered α-sites with allylic alcohols. Our results indicate that the space-constrained nickel catalyst bearing a bulky biphenyl diphosphine ligand enables the preferential alkylation of the more-substituted enolate over the less-substituted enolate and reverses the conventional regioselectivity of ketone α-alkylation. The reactions proceed under neutral conditions in the absence of additives, and water is the only byproduct. The method has a broad substrate scope and permits late-stage modification of ketone-containing natural products and bioactive compounds.
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- Ming-Ming Li
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Wheatley E, Zanghi JM, Mason MM, Meek SJ. A Catalytic Method for the Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Quaternary Ketones, α-Ketoesters and Aldehydes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215855. [PMID: 36595272 PMCID: PMC10121843 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A practical method for the efficient and enantioselective preparation of versatile ketones and aldehydes that contain an α-quaternary stereocenter is described. Reactions utilize simple carboxylic acid or ester starting materials, a monodentate chiral phosphine, and afford a variety of aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, and alkyl-substituted ketone and aldehyde products in 25-94 % yield and 90 : 10 to >99 : 1 enantiomeric ratio. Reactions proceed by acyl substitution with in situ formed chiral allylic nucleophiles, and display selectivity and conversion dependence on a protic additive. The utility of the approach is demonstrated through several product transformations.
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- Emilie Wheatley
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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Zhu BK, Xu H, Xiao L, Chang X, Wei L, Teng H, Dang Y, Dong XQ, Wang CJ. Enantio- and diastereodivergent synthesis of fused indolizines enabled by synergistic Cu/Ir catalysis. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4134-4142. [PMID: 37063803 PMCID: PMC10094240 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00118k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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Highly diastereo-/enantioselective assembly of 2,3-fused indolizine derivatives could be easily available through a cascade allylation/Friedel-Crafts type reaction enabled by a synergistic Cu/Ir catalysis. This designed protocol provides an unprecedented and facile route to enantioenriched indolizines bearing three stereogenic centers in moderate to high yields with excellent stereoselective control, which also featured broad substrate generality. Remarkably, four stereoisomers of the 2,3-fused indolizine products could be efficiently constructed in a predictable manner through the pairwise combination of copper and iridium catalysts. The synthetic utility of this method was readily elaborated by a gram-scale reaction, and synthetic transformations to other important chiral indolizine derivatives. Quantum mechanical explorations constructed a plausible synergetic catalytic cycle, revealed the origins of stereodivergence, and rationalized the protonation-stimulated stereoselective Friedel-Crafts type cyclization to form the indolizine products.
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- Bing-Ke Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Shanghai 230021 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University Wuhan 430070 P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry Shanghai 230021 China
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Vera S, Landa A, Mielgo A, Ganboa I, Oiarbide M, Soloshonok V. Catalytic Asymmetric α-Functionalization of α-Branched Aldehydes. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062694. [PMID: 36985666 PMCID: PMC10056299 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Aldehydes constitute a main class of organic compounds widely applied in synthesis. As such, catalyst-controlled enantioselective α-functionalization of aldehydes has attracted great interest over the years. In this context, α-branched aldehydes are especially challenging substrates because of reactivity and selectivity issues. Firstly, the transient trisubstituted enamines and enolates resulting upon treatment with an aminocatalyst or a base, respectively, would exhibit attenuated reactivity; secondly, mixtures of E- and Z-configured enamines/enolates may be formed; and third, effective face-discrimination on such trisubstituted sp2 carbon intermediates by the incoming electrophilic reagent is not trivial. Despite these issues, in the last 15 years, several catalytic approaches for the α-functionalization of prostereogenic α-branched aldehydes that proceed in useful yields and diastereo- and enantioselectivity have been uncovered. Developments include both organocatalytic and metal-catalyzed approaches as well as dual catalysis strategies for forging new carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom (C-O, N, S, F, Cl, Br, …) bond formation at Cα of the starting aldehyde. In this review, some key early contributions to the field are presented, but focus is on the most recent methods, mainly covering the literature from year 2014 onward.
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- Silvia Vera
- Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Correspondence: (A.M.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Correspondence: (A.M.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry I, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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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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Qi J, Song T, Yang Z, Sun S, Tung CH, Xu Z. Simultaneous Dual Cu/Ir Catalysis: Stereodivergent Synthesis of Chiral β-Lactams with Adjacent Tertiary/Quaternary/Tertiary Stereocenters. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- Jialin Qi
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, No. 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, No. 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, No. 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, No. 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan 250100, China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, Department of Chemistry, Shandong University, No. 27 South Shanda Road, Jinan 250100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Han J, Liu R, Lin Z, Zi W. Stereodivergent Construction of Csp 3 -Csp 3 Bonds Bearing Vicinal Stereocenters by Synergistic Palladium and Phase-Transfer Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215714. [PMID: 36380525 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Synergistic catalysis has emerged as one of the most powerful tools for stereodivergent formation of Csp3 -Csp3 bonds bearing vicinal stereocenters. Despite the many successes that have been achieved in this field, stereodivergent Csp3 -Csp3 coupling reactions involving stabilized nucleophiles remain challenging because of the competing single-catalysis pathway. Herein, we report a synergistic palladium/phase-transfer catalyst system that enables diastereodivergent Csp3 -Csp3 coupling reactions of 1,3-dienes with stabilized nucleophile oxindoles. Both the syn and anti coupling products, bearing quaternary and tertiary vicinal stereocenters, could be selectively produced in good yields with high enantio- and diastereoselectivities. Non-covalent activation of the stabilized nucleophile via chiral ion pair in a biphasic system is a crucial success factor in achieving diastereodivergence.
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- Jingqiang Han
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Malakar CC, Dell'Amico L, Zhang W. Dual Catalysis in Organic Synthesis: Current Challenges and New Trends. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202201114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Chandi C. Malakar
- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Manipur Langol Imphal 795004 Manipur India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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Zhu CL, Yao Y, Lu CD. Stereocontrolled α-Allylation of α-Branched N- tert-Butanesulfinyl Ketimines via a Michael-Wittig Cascade for the Construction of Acyclic Quaternary Stereocenters. Org Lett 2022; 24:8925-8929. [PMID: 36445047 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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A single-flask cascade of Michael addition and Wittig olefination was developed to allow the stereoselective α-allylic alkylation of α-branched N-tert-butanesulfinyl ketimines for the construction of acyclic quaternary stereocenters bearing two sterically and electronically similar substituents. In this process, tBuOK-promoted stereoselective α-deprotonation gives fully substituted aza-enolates with a stereodefined geometry, Michael addition with α,β-unsaturated phosphonates generates C-C bonds with exceptional stereocontrol, and finally paraformaldehyde trapping of the conjugate addition intermediate generates functionalized α-allylated imines.
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- Chong-Lin Zhu
- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
- Southwest United Graduate School, Kunming, Yunnan 650092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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Berg A, Swartchick CB, Forrest N, Chavarria M, Deem MC, Sillin AN, Li Y, Riscoe TM, Nilsen A, Riscoe MK, Wood WJL. 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones with 3-alkyldiarylether groups: synthesis and Plasmodium falciparum inhibitory activity. Future Med Chem 2022; 14:1611-1620. [PMID: 36349868 PMCID: PMC9832320 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2022-0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background: In 1948, the synthesis and Plasmodium lophurae activity of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones containing 3-alkyldiarylether side chains was reported. Method/results: The synthesis of five related compounds, designed to be more metabolically stable, was pursued. The compounds were synthesized using a radical alkylation reaction with naphthoquinones. One compound had a lower IC50 value against various strains of Plasmodium falciparum and assay data indicate that it binds to the Qo site of cytochrome bc1. With a low yield for the radical alkylation of the most active compound, a reductive alkylation method with used to improve reaction yields. Conclusion: Further synthetic knowledge was obtained, and the assay data indicate that there are sensitivity differences between avian and human malarial parasites for these molecules.
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- Amanda Berg
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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- Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 Sam Jackson Boulevard, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203, USA
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Stereodivergent union of esters and dienes via cooperative Lewis base/palladium catalysis. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Huo X, Li G, Wang X, Zhang W. Bimetallic Catalysis in Stereodivergent Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210086. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiaohong Huo
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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Dai L, Guo J, Huang Q, Lu Y. Asymmetric multifunctionalization of alkynes via photo-irradiated organocatalysis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd2574. [PMID: 36103531 PMCID: PMC9473573 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Alkynes represent a family of pivotal and sustainable feedstocks for various industries such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials, and they are widely used as important starting materials for the production of a broad range of chemical entities. Nevertheless, efficient structural elaborations of alkynes in chemical synthesis, especially asymmetric multifunctionalization of alkynes, remain largely unexplored. It is thus imperative to develop new asymmetric synthetic approaches, making use of these richly available chemical feedstocks, and enabling their conversion to value-added chiral molecules. Here, we disclose our findings on highly enantioselective multifunctionalization of alkynes by merging photochemistry and chiral phosphoric acid catalysis. Our reported one-pot synthetic protocol is applicable to all types of alkyne substrates, incorporating all three reactants in a fully atom-economic fashion to produce optically enriched tetrasubstituted triaryl- and diarylmethanes, important structural scaffolds in medicinal chemistry and biological sciences.
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- Lei Dai
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
- Corresponding author.
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Bhaskararao B, Rotella ME, Kim DY, Kee JM, Kim KS, Kozlowski MC. Ir and NHC Dual Chiral Synergetic Catalysis: Mechanism and Stereoselectivity in γ-Butyrolactone Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:16171-16183. [PMID: 36006026 PMCID: PMC9620864 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cooperative dual catalysis is a powerful strategy for achieving unique reactivity by combining catalysts with orthogonal modes of action. This approach allows for independent control of the absolute and relative stereochemistry of the product. Despite its potential utility, the combination of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis and transition metal catalysis has remained a formidable challenge as NHCs readily coordinate metal centers. This characteristic also makes it difficult to rationalize or predict the stereochemical outcomes of these reactions. Herein, we use quantum mechanical calculations to investigate formation of γ-butyrolactones from aldehydes and allyl cyclic carbonates by means of an NHC organocatalyst and an iridium catalyst. Stereoconvergent activation of the racemic allyl cyclic carbonate forms an Ir-π-allyl intermediate and activation of an unsaturated aldehyde forms an NHC enolate, the latter of which is rate-limiting. Union of the two fragments leads to stereodetermining C-C bond formation and ultimately ring closure to generate the product lactone. Notably, CO2 loss occurs after formation of the C-C bond and Et3NH+ plays a key role in stabilizing carboxylate intermediates and in facilitating proton transfer to form the NHC enolate. The computed pathways agree with the experimental findings in terms of the absolute configuration, the enantiomer excess, and the different diastereomers seen with the (R)- and (S)-spiro-phosphoramidite combined with the NHC catalyst. Calculations reveal the lowest energy pathway includes both an NHC ligand and a phosphoramidite ligand on the iridium center. However, the stereochemical features of this Ir-bound NHC were found to not contribute to the selectivity of the process.
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- Bangaru Bhaskararao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Chang X, Cheng X, Liu X, Fu C, Wang W, Wang C. Stereodivergent Construction of 1,4‐Nonadjacent Stereocenters via Hydroalkylation of Racemic Allylic Alcohols Enabled by Copper/Ruthenium Relay Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206517. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Xin Chang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Asymmetric synthesis of bedaquiline based on bimetallic activation and non-covalent interaction promotion strategies. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1387-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Del Vecchio A, Sinibaldi A, Nori V, Giorgianni G, Di Carmine G, Pesciaioli F. Synergistic Strategies in Aminocatalysis. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200818. [PMID: 35666172 PMCID: PMC9539941 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Synergistic catalysis offers the unique possibility of simultaneous activation of both the nucleophile and the electrophile in a reaction. A requirement for this strategy is the stability of the active species towards the reaction conditions and the two concerted catalytic cycles. Since the beginning of the century, aminocatalysis has been established as a platform for the stereoselective activation of carbonyl compounds through HOMO-raising or LUMO-lowering. The burgeoning era of aminocatalysis has been driven by a deep understanding of these activation and stereoinduction modes, thanks to the introduction of versatile and privileged chiral amines. The aim of this review is to cover recent developments in synergistic strategies involving aminocatalysis in combination with organo-, metal-, photo-, and electro-catalysis, focusing on the evolution of privileged aminocatalysts architectures.
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- Antonio Del Vecchio
- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences Università degli Studidell'Aquilavia Vetoio67100L'AquilaItaly
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences Università degli Studidell'Aquilavia Vetoio67100L'AquilaItaly
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences Università degli Studidell'Aquilavia Vetoio67100L'AquilaItaly
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences Università degli Studidell'Aquilavia Vetoio67100L'AquilaItaly
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences Università degli Studi di FerraraVia Fossato di Mortara 1744121FerraraItaly
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences Università degli Studidell'Aquilavia Vetoio67100L'AquilaItaly
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Zhu M, Wang P, Zhang Q, Tang W, Zi W. Diastereodivergent Aldol-Type Coupling of Alkoxyallenes with Pentafluorophenyl Esters Enabled by Synergistic Palladium/Chiral Lewis Base Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207621. [PMID: 35713176 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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As a fundamental and synthetically useful C-C bond formation reaction, the aldol reaction is one of the most versatile transformations in organic synthesis. However, despite extensive research on asymmetric versions of the reaction, a unified method for stereoselective access to the complementary syn and anti diastereomeric products remains to be developed. In this study, we developed a synergistic palladium/chiral Lewis base system that overcomes the inherent diastereoselectivity bias of aldol reactions and, as a result, allowed us to achieve the first diastereodivergent coupling reactions of alkoxyallenes with pentafluorophenol esters. Computational studies suggest a mechanism involving an intermolecular protonative hydropalladation pathway rather than a palladium-hydride migratory insertion pathway. The origin of the stereochemistry for this synergistic catalysis system is rationalized by DFT calculations.
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- Minghui Zhu
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Organic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Ling Ling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Huo X, Li G, Wang X, Zhang W. Bimetallic Catalysis in Stereodivergent Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xiaohong Huo
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Minhang Campus: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China 200240 Shanghai CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Minhang Campus: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Minhang Campus: Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 800 Dongchuan Road 200240 Shanghai CHINA
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Zhang Q, Zhu M, Zi W. Synergizing palladium with Lewis base catalysis for stereodivergent coupling of 1,3-dienes with pentafluorophenyl acetates. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Fu C, Chang X, Xiao L, Wang CJ. Stereodivergent Synthesis of Enantioenriched α-Deuterated α-Amino Acids via Cascade Cu(I)-Catalyzed H-D Exchange and Dual Cu- and Ir-Catalyzed Allylation. Org Lett 2022; 24:5562-5567. [PMID: 35862668 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A one-pot Cu-mediated H-D exchange with inexpensive heavy water as the deuterium source, followed by Cu- and Ir-catalyzed stereodivergent allylic alkylation, has been developed, providing efficient access to enantioenriched α-deuterium-labeled α-amino acids from readily available glycine imine esters in a high yield with excellent stereoselectivity. High deuterium enrichment, exquisite regioselectivity, precise stereoselectivity control, and operationally convenient procedures make this protocol appealing for the preparation of highly synthetically useful α-deuterated α-amino acids.
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- Cong Fu
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Wang Y, Li EQ, Duan Z. Ligand-dependent, palladium-catalyzed stereodivergent synthesis of chiral tetrahydroquinolines. Chem Sci 2022; 13:8131-8136. [PMID: 35919424 PMCID: PMC9278114 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02771b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The most fundamental tasks in asymmetric synthesis are the development of fully stereodivergent strategies to access the full complement of stereoisomers of products bearing multiple stereocenters. Although great progress has been made in the past few decades, developing general and practical strategies that allow selective generation of any diastereomer of a reaction product bearing multiple stereocentres through switching distinct chiral catalysts is a significant challenge. Here, attaining precise switching of the product stereochemistry, we develop a novel P-chirogenic ligand, i.e.YuePhos, which can be easily derived from inexpensive and commercially available starting materials in four chemical operations. Through switching of three chiral ligands, an unprecedented ligand-dependent diastereodivergent Pd-catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of vinyl benzoxazinanone with α-arylidene succinimides was developed. This novel method provides an efficient route for the stereodivergent synthesis of six stereoisomers of pyrrolidines bearing up to three adjacent stereocenters (one quaternary center). Despite the anticipated challenges associated with controlling stereoselectivity in such a complex system, the products are obtained in enantiomeric excesses ranging up to 98% ee. In addition, the synthetic utilities of optically active hexahydrocarbazoles are also shown.
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- Yue Wang
- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, International Joint Research Laboratory for Functional Organophosphorus Materials of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, International Joint Research Laboratory for Functional Organophosphorus Materials of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, International Joint Research Laboratory for Functional Organophosphorus Materials of Henan Province, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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Recent applications of vinylethylene carbonates in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution and annulation reactions: Synthesis of multifunctional allylic and cyclic structural motifs. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Chang X, Cheng X, Liu XT, Fu C, Wang WY, Wang CJ. Stereodivergent Construction of 1,4‐Nonadjacent Stereocenters via Hydroalkylation of Racemic Allylic Alcohols Enabled by Copper/Ruthenium Relay Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xin Chang
- Wuhan University College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences CHINA
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- Wuhan University College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences CHINA
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- Wuhan University College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences CHINA
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- Wuhan University College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences CHINA
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- Wuhan University College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences CHINA
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- Wuhan University Department of Chemistry Bayi road 430072 wuhan CHINA
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Lin HC, Knox GJ, Pearson CM, Yang C, Carta V, Snaddon TN. A Pd-H/Isothiourea Cooperative Catalysis Approach to anti-Aldol Motifs: Enantioselective α-Alkylation of Esters with Oxyallenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201753. [PMID: 35307949 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The biological and therapeutic significance of natural products is a powerful impetus for the development of efficient methods to facilitate their construction. Accordingly, and reflecting the prevalence of β-oxy-carbonyl motifs, a sophisticated arsenal of aldol-based strategies has evolved that is contingent on the generation of single enolate isomers. Since this has the potential to compromise efficiency in reagent-based paradigms, direct catalysis-based solutions would be enabling. To complement the array of substrate-based strategies, and regulate enolate geometry at the catalyst level, a direct catalytic alkylation of esters with oxyallenes has been developed. Synergizing metal hydride reactivity with Lewis base catalysis has resulted in a broad reaction scope with useful levels of stereocontrol (up to >99 % ee). Facile derivatization of these ambiphilic linchpins is demonstrated, providing access to high-value vicinal stereocenter-containing motifs, including 1,2-amino alcohols.
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- Hua-Chen Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.,Current address: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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