Improved method for the synthesis of beta-carbonyl silyl-1,3-dithianes by the double conjugate addition of 1,3-dithiol to propargylic carbonyl compounds

Synthesis of Functionalized Organosilicon Compounds/Distal Ketones via Ring-Opening Giese Addition of Cycloalkanols under Organophotocatalytic Conditions

Visible-light-induced organophotocatalyzed ring-opening followed by remote Giese addition of tertiary cycloalkanols with β-silylmethylene malonates has been developed under mild reaction conditions for the synthesis of organosilicon compounds, bearing a ketone group distally substituted with a silyl group with an additional dialkyl malonate functional handle in moderate to good yields (34-72%). The protocol also worked well with diverse Michael acceptors, such as alkylidene/benzylidene malonates, trifluoro methylidene malonate, benzylidene malononitrile, α-cyano-enone, and α-cyano vinyl sulfone, and delivered desired valuable distally functionalized ketones. To showcase the potential of the method, various synthetic transformations of the obtained product were also demonstrated.

Transition-Metal-Free Synthesis of Enantioenriched Tertiary and Quaternary α-Chiral Allylsilanes

Access to enantioenriched tertiary and quaternary α-chiral allysilanes without any transition-metal catalyst is reported. This was achieved by enantioselective allylic displacement of γ-silylated allylic bromides through Lewis base activation of Grignard reagents by a bidentate chiral NHC ligand. The process afforded both high γ-regio- and enantioselectivity and is compatible with a wide range of silyl groups on the substrates.

Skeletal Optimization of Cytotoxic Lipidic Dialkynylcarbinols

In line with a recent study of the pharmacological potential of bioinspired synthetic acetylenic lipids, after identification of the terminal dialkynylcarbinol (DAC) and butadiynyl alkynylcarbinol (BAC) moieties as functional antitumor pharmacophoric units, this work specifically addresses the issue of carbon backbone length. A systematic variation of the aliphatic chain length was thus carried out in both the DAC and BAC series. The critical impact of the length of the lipidic skeleton was first confirmed in the racemic series, with the highest cytotoxic activity observed for C₁₇ to C₁₈ backbones. Enantiomerically enriched samples were prepared by asymmetric synthesis of the optimal C₁₈ DAC and C₁₇ BAC derivatives. Samples with upgraded enantiomeric purity were alternatively produced by enzymatic kinetic resolution. Eutomers possessing the S configuration displayed cytotoxicity IC₅₀ values as low as 15 nm against HCT116 cancer cells, the highest level of activity reached to date in this series.

Alcohol-mediated direct dithioacetalization of alkynes with 2-chloro-1,3-dithiane for the synthesis of Markovnikov dithianes

An alcohol-mediated dithioacetalization process that gains direct access to the corresponding Markovnikov-selective 1,3-dithianes using unactivated alkynes and nonthiolic/odorless 2-chloro-1,3-dithiane in a highly efficient manner has been developed. This methodology has the advantage of having mild reaction conditions, and the dithioacetalization process gives good to excellent yields with high Markovnikov-selectivity.

Regiodivergent radical oxidative coupling of vinyl ethers with dithiane by copper or iron catalysis

Direct regioselective C–H dithioacetalization of readily available vinyl ethers to yield a variety of substituted dithianes under a copper or iron catalysis has been developed.

(Z)-Selective Enol Triflation of α-Alkoxyacetoaldehydes: Application to Synthesis of (Z)-Allylic Alcohols via Cross-Coupling Reaction and [1,2]-Wittig Rearrangement

The stereoselective transformation of α-alkoxyacetoaldehydes to the corresponding (Z)-vinyl triflates was achieved by treatment with phenyl triflimide and DBU. The stereochemistry was explained by the "syn-effect," which was attributed primarily to an σ → π* interaction. The β-alkoxy vinyl triflates obtained were applied to the stereoselective synthesis of structurally diverse (Z)-allylic alcohols via transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction and [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement.

Copper(II)- and palladium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective Claisen rearrangement of allyloxy- and propargyloxy-indoles to quaternary oxindoles and spirocyclic lactones

In this Article, a strategy to obtain highly enantioselective catalysts for the Claisen rearrangement of allyloxy- and propargyloxy-indoles is outlined. Ultimately, copper BOX and palladium BINAP or PHOX catalysts were discovered as superior in catalyzing Claisen rearrangements of allyloxy- or proparyloxy-substituted indoles to generate oxindoles bearing allyl- or allenyl-substituted quaternary centers. This method proved to be tolerant of a broad range of functional groups. Tandem reactions of the silyl-allene products provide rapid access to a variety of spirocyclic oxindoles in one operation.