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Ruzi R, Shu W. Visible-Light-Mediated Ni-Catalyzed Gas-Free Carboxylation: Stereodivergent Synthesis of E- and Z-Acrylic Acids. Org Lett 2024; 26:7926-7931. [PMID: 39250168 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Stereodivergent syntheses of different scaffolds from identical starting materials by switching the fewest parameters are among the most appealing synthetic technologies. Herein, a visible-light mediated Ni-catalyzed carboxylation of vinyl halides with formates has been developed, affording acrylic acids in both Z- and E-configurations from identical vinyl halides. The reaction features Ni-catalyzed gas-free carboxylation of vinyl halides by utilizing formates as a surrogate of carbon dioxide.
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- Rehanguli Ruzi
- Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055 Guangdong, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, 643000 Sichuan, P. R. China
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Sun GQ, Liao LL, Ran CK, Ye JH, Yu DG. Recent Advances in Electrochemical Carboxylation with CO 2. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:2728-2745. [PMID: 39226463 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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ConspectusCarbon dioxide (CO2) is recognized as a greenhouse gas and a common waste product. Simultaneously, it serves as an advantageous and commercially available C1 building block to generate valuable chemicals. Particularly, carboxylation with CO2 is considered a significant method for the direct and sustainable production of important carboxylic acids. However, the utilization of CO2 is challenging owing to its thermodynamic stability and kinetic inertness. Recently, organic electrosynthesis has emerged as a promising approach that utilizes electrons or holes as environmentally friendly redox reagents to produce reactive intermediates in a controlled and selective manner. This technique holds great potential for the CO2 utilization.Since 2015, our group has been dedicated to exploring the utilization of CO2 in organic synthesis with a particular focus on electrochemical carboxylation. Despite the significant advancements made in this area, there are still many challenges, including the activation of inert substrates, regulation of selectivity, diversity in electrolysis modes, and activation strategies. Over the past 7 years, our team, with many great experts, has presented findings on electrochemical carboxylation with CO2 under mild conditions. In this context, we primarily highlight our contributions to selective electrocarboxylations, encompassing new reaction systems, selectivity control methods, and activation approaches.We commenced our research by establishing a Ni-catalyzed electrochemical carboxylation of unactivated aryl halides and alkyl bromides in conjunction with a useful paired anodic reaction. This approach eliminates the need for sacrificial anodes, rendering the carboxylation process sustainable. To further utilize the widely existing yet cost-effective alkyl chlorides, we have developed a deep electroreductive system to achieve carboxylation of unactivated alkyl chlorides and poly(vinyl chloride), allowing the direct modification and upgrading of waste polymers.Through precise adjustment of the electroreductive conditions, we successfully demonstrated the dicarboxylation of both strained carbocycles and acyclic polyarylethanes with CO2 via C-C bond cleavage. Furthermore, we have realized the dicarboxylative cyclization of unactivated skipped dienes to produce the valuable ring-tethered adipic acids through single-electron reduction of CO2 to the CO2 radical anion (CO2•-). In terms of the asymmetric carboxylation, Guo's and our groups have recently achieved the nickel-catalyzed enantioselective electroreductive carboxylation reaction using racemic propargylic carbonates and CO2, paving the way for the synthesis of enantioenriched propargylic carboxylic acids.In addition to the aforementioned advancements, Lin's and our groups have also developed new electrolysis modes to achieve regiodivergent C-H carboxylation of N-heteroarenes dictated by electrochemical reactors. The choice of reactors plays a crucial role in determining whether the hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reagents are formed anodically, consequently influencing the carboxylation pathways of N-heteroarene radical anions in the distinct electrolyzed environments.
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- Guo-Quan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Yang ZX, Lai L, Chen J, Yan H, Ye KY, Chen FE. Stereoselective electrochemical carboxylation of α,β-unsaturated sulfones. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Senboku H. Electrochemical Fixation of Carbon Dioxide: Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids. CHEM REC 2021; 21:2354-2374. [PMID: 33955143 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In the past three decades, we have focused on the fixation of carbon dioxide by electrochemical method with a carbon-carbon bond forming reaction to yield carboxylic acid, so-called electrochemical carboxylation. Vinyl bromides and triflates, difluoroethylbenzenes, polyfluoroarenes, benzal diacetates, phenyl-substituted alkenes and enamides, and α-aminosulfones were found to be effective as substrates for electrochemical carboxylation. Phenylacetic acids and phenylpropanoic acids including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and their fluorinated analogues, polyfluorobenzoic acids, mandel acetates, and α- and β-amino acids were successfully synthesized. Electrochemical double carboxylation of dibenzyl carbonates, reuse of carbon dioxide in benzyl carbonates for fixation of carbon dioxide (recycle-electrochemical carboxylation), sequential aryl/vinyl radical cyclization-electrochemical carboxylation, sacrificial anode-free electrochemical carboxylation, and the use of supercritical carbon dioxide both as a reaction media and a reagent were also developed. In this personal account, our efforts in and results of electrochemical fixation of carbon dioxide to organic compounds with carbon-carbon bond forming reactions yielding novel and useful carboxylic acids are introduced along with their applications and some new results.
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- H Senboku
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 0608628, Japan
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Yan M, Kawamata Y, Baran PS. Synthetic Organic Electrochemical Methods Since 2000: On the Verge of a Renaissance. Chem Rev 2017; 117:13230-13319. [PMID: 28991454 PMCID: PMC5786875 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1924] [Impact Index Per Article: 274.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Electrochemistry represents one of the most intimate ways of interacting with molecules. This review discusses advances in synthetic organic electrochemistry since 2000. Enabling methods and synthetic applications are analyzed alongside innate advantages as well as future challenges of electroorganic chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Klein A, Rausch B, Kaiser A, Vogt N, Krest A. The cyclometalated nickel complex [(Phbpy)NiBr] (Phbpy− = 2,2′-bipyridine-6-phen-2-yl) – Synthesis, spectroscopic and electrochemical studies. J Organomet Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhang Z, Wang W, Jiang D, Xu J. CuPc sensitized Bi2MoO6 with remarkable photo-response and enhanced photocatalytic activity. CATAL COMMUN 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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SENBOKU H, YONEDA K, HARA S. Regioselective Electrochemical Carboxylation of Polyfluoroarenes. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2013. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.81.380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Some mechanistic studies on electrochemical carboxylation of flavones to yield flavanone-2-carboxylic acids. Electrochim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.03.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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SENBOKU H, YAMAUCHI Y, KOBAYASHI N, FUKUI A, HARA S. Electrochemical Carboxylation of Flavones: Facile Synthesis of Flavanone-2-carboxylic Acids. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2011. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.79.862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Radicals in transition metal catalyzed reactions? transition metal catalyzed radical reactions?: a fruitful interplay anyway: part 3: catalysis by group 10 and 11 elements and bimetallic catalysis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2011; 320:323-451. [PMID: 22143611 DOI: 10.1007/128_2011_288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This review summarizes the current status of transition metal catalyzed reactions involving radical intermediates in organic chemistry. This part focuses on radical-based methods catalyzed by group 10 and group 11 metal complexes. Reductive and redox-neutral C-C bond formations catalyzed by low-valent metal complexes as well as catalytic oxidative methods are reviewed. Catalytic processes which rely on the combination of two metal complexes are also covered.
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Ohkoshi M, Michinishi JY, Hara S, Senboku H. Electrochemical carboxylation of benzylic carbonates: alternative method for efficient synthesis of arylacetic acids. Tetrahedron 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.07.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yamauchi Y, Hara S, Senboku H. Synthesis of 2-aryl-3,3,3-trifluoropropanoic acids using electrochemical carboxylation of (1-bromo-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)arenes and its application to the synthesis of β,β,β-trifluorinated non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Tetrahedron 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.11.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Takács A, Farkas R, Kollár L. High-yielding synthesis of 2-arylacrylamides via homogeneous catalytic aminocarbonylation of α-iodostyrene and α,α′-diiodo-1,4-divinylbenzene. Tetrahedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2007.10.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Klein A, Budnikova YH, Sinyashin OG. Electron transfer in organonickel complexes of α-diimines: Versatile redox catalysts for C–C or C–P coupling reactions – A review. J Organomet Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2007.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Klein A, Kaiser A, Sarkar B, Wanner M, Fiedler J. The Electrochemical Behaviour of Organonickel Complexes: Mono-, Di- and Trivalent Nickel. Eur J Inorg Chem 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200600865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Efficient Fixation of Carbon Dioxide by Electrolysis — Facile Synthesis of Useful Carboxylic Acids —. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1003-9953(07)60006-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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SENBOKU H, YAMAUCHI Y, FUKUHARA T, HARA S. Electrochemical Carboxylation of Aliphatic Ketones: Synthesis of .BETA.-Keto Carboxylic Acids. ELECTROCHEMISTRY 2006. [DOI: 10.5796/electrochemistry.74.612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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