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Zhu XQ, Yang HY, Ye LW. Chiral Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reaction via Vinylidene Ortho-Quinone Methides. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202402247. [PMID: 38923595 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202402247] [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: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Vinylidene ortho-quinone methides (VQMs) have been proven to be versatile and crucial intermediates in the catalytic asymmetric reaction in last decade, and thus have drawn considerable concentrations on account of the practical application in the construction of enantiomerically pure functional organic molecules. However, in comparison to the well established chiral Brønsted base-catalyzed asymmetric reaction via VQMs, chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed reaction is rarely studied and there is no systematic summary to date. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed asymmetric reaction via VQMs according to three types of reactions: a) intermolecular asymmetric nucleophilic addition to VQMs; b) intermolecular asymmetric cycloaddition of VQMs; c) intramolecular asymmetric cyclization of VQMs. Finally, we put forward the remained challenges and opportunities for potential breakthroughs in this area.
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- Xin-Qi Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
- Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province and State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, P. R. China
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Hu X, Zhao Y, He T, Niu C, Liu F, Jia W, Mu Y, Li X, Rong ZQ. Access to distal biaxial atropisomers by iridium catalyzed asymmetric C-H alkylation. Chem Sci 2024; 15:13541-13549. [PMID: 39183921 PMCID: PMC11339954 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01837k] [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: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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Distal biaxial atropisomers are typical structures in chiral catalysts and ligands and offer a wide variety of applications in biology and materials technology, but the development of efficient synthesis of these valuable scaffolds is still in great demand. Herein, we describe a highly efficient iridium catalyzed asymmetric C-H alkylation reaction that provides a range of new distal biaxial atropisomers with excellent yields (up to 99%) and stereoselectivity (up to 99% ee and essentially one isomer). Based on this unprecedented strategy, a polycyclic skeleton with five successive chiral centers as well as C-C and C-N (or N-N) two distal chiral axes was created successfully in mild circumstances. In addition, the optically pure products bearing fluorophores show circular polarized luminescence (CPL) properties, being potential candidate materials for CPL applications.
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- Xueqing Hu
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU) Xi'an 710119 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU) Xi'an 710119 China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) Xi'an 710072 China
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Xie ZY, Tang C, Li L, Zhou Z, Zou J, Qian PC. Rhodium-Catalyzed Regioselective [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Ynamines and 2-(Cyanomethyl)phenylboronates. Org Lett 2024; 26:6586-6590. [PMID: 39079756 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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A rhodium-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition of ynamines and 2-(cyanomethyl)phenylboronates has been developed, leading to efficient and excellent regioselective synthesis of valuable indole-linked aromatic compounds in a concise and flexible approach. Interestingly, this strategy was successful in the construction of C···N axially chiral indoles with high enantiocontrol by the introduction of a new phosphoramidite ligand (Xie-Phos).
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- Zhong-Yang Xie
- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Science, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, China
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- College of Chemistry & Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
- College of Medicine & Pharmaceutical Enginering, Taizhou Vocational & Technical College, Taizhou 318000, China
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Wang XL, Yang Y, Jiang Y. In(OTf) 3-catalyzed formal (4 + 3) cycloaddition reactions of 3-benzylideneindoline-2-thiones with 2-indolylmethanols. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:5902-5906. [PMID: 38980693 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00897a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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We report the In(OTf)3-catalyzed formal (4 + 3) cycloaddition of 3-benzylideneindoline-2-thiones with 2-indolylmethanols. This reaction not only broadens the synthetic utility of 3-benzylideneindoline-2-thiones as scarce indole-based sulfur-containing four-atom building blocks, but also provides a rapid and facile access to synthesize diindole-annulated tetrahydrothiepines.
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- Xue-Long Wang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry of Sichuan Institutes of Higher Education, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry of Sichuan Institutes of Higher Education, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry of Sichuan Institutes of Higher Education, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China.
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Hou J, Hao W, Chen Y, Wang Z, Yao W. Phosphine-Catalyzed Stereospecific and Enantioselective Desymmetrizative [3+2] Cycloaddition of MBH Carbonates and N-(2- tert-Butylphenyl)maleimides. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9068-9077. [PMID: 38822804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Herein, we report an l-valine-derived amide phosphine-catalyzed [3+2] cyclization of MBH carbonates and N-(2-tert-butylphenyl)maleimides via asymmetric desymmetrization. Bicyclic N-aryl succinimide derivatives bearing three continuous chiral centers with a remote C-N atropisomeric chirality were constructed stereospecifically and enantioselectively. A wide variety of MBH carbonates could be employed in this process to deliver highly optically pure succinimide derivatives in moderate to excellent yields.
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- Jie Hou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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Huang T, Qian C, Li P. Organocatalytic C sp2-O Amination of Quinolin-4(1 H)-ones with 3-Alkynyl-3-hydroxyisoindolinones. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9086-9091. [PMID: 38815157 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The Brønsted acid catalytic Csp2-O amination of quinolin-4(1H)-ones with 3-alkynyl-3-hydroxyisoindolinones as animation reagents has been developed. The cascade dehydration/conjugate addition/intramolecular annulation/ring-opening reaction proceeded smoothly to afford a broad scope of aminated products with high efficiency. Furthermore, the enantioselective construction of Csp2-N atropisomers was also investigated in the presence of chiral phosphoric acid. Importantly, this work not only realized the organocatalytic Csp2-O amination of quinolin-4(1H)-ones but also laid the foundation for directly asymmetric synthesis of Csp2-N atropisomers.
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- Tingting Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Ge FB, Lu CJ, Chen X, Yao W, An M, Jiang YK, Xu LP, Liu RR. Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Denitrogenative Transannulation En Route to N-N Atropisomers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400441. [PMID: 38587149 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Nickel-catalyzed transannulation reactions triggered by the extrusion of small gaseous molecules have emerged as a powerful strategy for the efficient construction of heterocyclic compounds. However, their use in asymmetric synthesis remains challenging because of the difficulty in controlling stereo- and regioselectivity. Herein, we report the first nickel-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of N-N atropisomers by the denitrogenative transannulation of benzotriazones with alkynes. A broad range of N-N atropisomers was obtained with excellent regio- and enantioselectivity under mild conditions. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) calculations provided insights into the nickel-catalyzed reaction mechanism and enantioselectivity control.
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- Fang-Bei Ge
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Liu J, Wei X, Wang Y, Qu J, Wang B. Asymmetric synthesis of atropisomeric arylpyrazoles via direct arylation of 5-aminopyrazoles with naphthoquinones. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:4254-4263. [PMID: 38738921 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00514g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Construction of axially chiral arylpyrazoles represents an attractive challenge due to the relatively low rotational barrier of biaryl structures containing five-membered heterocycles. This work describes the catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral arylpyrazoles using 5-aminopyrazoles and naphthoquinone derivatives. The chiral axis could be formed through a central-to-axial chirality relay step of the chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed arylation reaction, which features excellent yields and enantioselectivities with a broad substrate scope under mild reaction conditions.
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- Jiamin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian 116024, China.
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Zhou YQ, He KC, Zheng WH, Lv JF, He SM, Yu N, Yang YB, Liu LY, Jiang K, Wei Y. 1,5-Hydrogen atom transfer of α-iminyl radical cations: a new platform for relay annulation for pyridine derivatives and axially chiral heterobiaryls. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7502-7514. [PMID: 38784726 PMCID: PMC11110145 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01858c] [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: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The exploitation of new reactive species and novel transformation modes for their synthetic applications have significantly promoted the development of synthetic organic methodology, drug discovery, and advanced functional materials. α-Iminyl radical cations, a class of distonic ions, exhibit great synthetic potential for the synthesis of valuable molecules. For their generation, radical conjugate addition to α,β-unsaturated iminium ions represents a concise yet highly challenging route, because the in situ generated species are short-lived and highly reactive and they have a high tendency to cause radical elimination (β-scission) to regenerate the more stable iminium ions. Herein, we report a new transformation mode of the α-iminyl radical cation, that is to say, 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (1,5-HAT). Such a strategy can generate a species bearing multiple reactive sites, which serves as a platform to realize (asymmetric) relay annulations. The present iron/secondary amine synergistic catalysis causes a modular assembly of a broad spectrum of new structurally fused pyridines including axially chiral heterobiaryls, and exhibits good functional group tolerance. A series of mechanistic experiments support the α-iminyl radical cation-induced 1,5-HAT, and the formation of several radical species in the relay annulations. Various synthetic transformations of the reaction products demonstrate the usefulness of this relay annulation protocol for the synthesis of significant molecules.
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- Yu-Qiang Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry of Chongqing Municipality, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University Chongqing 400715 China
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Saha J, Banerjee S, Malo S, Das AK, Das I. A Torquoselective Thermal 6π-Electrocyclization Approach to 1,4-Cyclohexadienes via Solvent-Aided Proton Transfer: Experimental and Theoretical Studies. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304009. [PMID: 38179806 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304009] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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The thermal 6π-electrocyclization of hexatriene typically delivers 1,3-cyclohexadiene (1,3-CHD). However, there is only limited success in directly synthesizing 1,4-cyclohexadiene (1,4-CHD) using such an approach, probably due to the difficulty in realizing thermally-forbidden 1,3-hydride shift after electrocyclic ring closure. The present study shows that by heating (2E,4E,6E)-hexatrienes bearing ester or ketone substituents at the C1-position in a mixture of toluene/MeOH or EtOH (2 : 1) solvents at 90-100 °C, 1,4-CHDs can be selectively synthesized. This is achieved through a torquoselective disrotatory 6π-electrocyclic ring closure followed by a proton-transfer process. The success of this method depends on the polar protic solvent-assisted intramolecular proton transfer from 1,3-CHD to 1,4-CHD, which has been confirmed by deuterium-labeling experiments. There are no reports to date for such a solvent-assisted isomerization. Density functional theory (DFT) studies have suggested that forming 1,3-CHD and subsequent isomerization is a thermodynamically feasible process, regardless of the functional groups involved. Two possible successive polar solvent-assisted proton-transfer pathways have been identified for isomerization.
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- Jayanta Saha
- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyJadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyJadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical BiologyJadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Qian C, Huang J, Huang T, Song L, Sun J, Li P. Organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of C sp2-N atropisomers via formal C sp2-O bond amination. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3893-3900. [PMID: 38487218 PMCID: PMC10935709 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06707f] [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: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Compared with well-developed construction of Csp2-Csp2 atropisomers, the synthesis of Csp2-N atropisomers remains in its infancy, which is recognized as both appealing and challenging. Herein, we achieved the first organocatalyzed asymmetric synthesis of Csp2-N atropisomers by formal Csp2-O amination. With the aid of a suitable acid, 3-alkynyl-3-hydroxyisoindolinones reacted smoothly with 1-methylnaphthalen-2-ols to afford a wide range of atropisomers by selective formation of the Csp2-N axis. Particularly, both the kinetic (Z)-products and the thermodynamic (E)-products could be selectively formed. Furthermore, the rarely used combination of two chiral Brønsted acid catalysts achieved excellent enantiocontrol, which is intriguing and unusual in organocatalysis. Based on control experiments and DFT calculations, a cascade dehydration/addition/rearrangement process was proposed. More importantly, this work provided a new plat-form for direct atroposelective construction of the chiral Csp2-N axis.
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- Chenxiao Qian
- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology Guangming Advanced Research Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen 518055 China
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Chen YH, Duan M, Lin SL, Liu YW, Cheng JK, Xiang SH, Yu P, Houk KN, Tan B. Organocatalytic aromatization-promoted umpolung reaction of imines. Nat Chem 2024; 16:408-416. [PMID: 38062248 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01384-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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The umpolung functionalization of imines bears vast synthetic potential, but polarity inversion is less efficient compared with the carbonyl counterparts. Strong nucleophiles are often required to react with the N-electrophiles without catalytic and stereochemical control. Here we show an effective strategy to realize umpolung of imines promoted by organocatalytic aromatization. The attachment of strongly electron-withdrawing groups to imines could enhance the umpolung reactivity by both electronegativity and aromatic character, enabling the direct amination of (hetero)arenes with good efficiencies and stereoselectivities. Additionally, the application of chiral Brønsted acid catalyst furnishes (hetero)aryl C-N atropisomers or enantioenriched aliphatic amines via dearomative amination from N-electrophilic aromatic precursors. Control experiments and density functional theory calculations suggest an ionic mechanism for the umpolung reaction of imines. This disconnection expands the options to forge C-N bonds stereoselectively on (hetero)arenes, which represents an important synthetic pursuit, especially in medicinal chemistry.
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- Ye-Hui Chen
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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Zhang G, Yang B, Yang J, Zhang J. Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Larock Indole Synthesis to Access Axially Chiral N-Arylindoles. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5493-5501. [PMID: 38350095 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Larock indole synthesis is one of the most straightforward and efficient methods for the synthesis of indoles; however, there has been no asymmetric version yet for the construction of indole-based axially chiral N-arylindoles since its initial report in 1991. Herein we report the first example of an asymmetric Larock indole synthesis by employing a chiral sulfinamide phosphine (SadPhos) ligand (Ming-Phos) with palladium. It allows rapid construction of a wide range of axially chiral N-arylindole compounds in good yields up to 98:2 er. The application of this unique chiral scaffold as an organocatalyst is promising. Furthermore, a kinetic study has revealed that the alkyne migratory insertion is the rate-determining step, which has been proven by the density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Additionally, DFT studies also suggest that the N-C dihedral difference caused by the steric hindrance of the ligand contributes to enantioselectivity control.
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- Genwei Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
- Zhuhai Fudan Innovation Institute, Zhuhai 519000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
- Key Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Li Y, Li X. Theoretical insights into the enantiodivergence induced by chiral phosphoric acid catalysis with a Lewis acid for the synthesis of N-N axially chiral atropisomers. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:1654-1661. [PMID: 38295370 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob02011h] [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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A detailed theoretical mechanistic investigation on chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed Paal-Knorr reactions, in the presence and absence of a Lewis acid, for the synthesis of N-N axially chiral atropisomers is described herein. Density functional theory (DFT) studies elucidate that in the absence of a Lewis acid, CPA catalyzes both the initial cyclization and the subsequent dehydroxylation processes, ambiguously identified as the rate-determining step in the reactions. Conversely, when a Lewis acid participates in the reaction, it facilitates the second dehydroxylation process with a significantly lower energy barrier, thereby reversing the rate-determining step to the initial cyclization step. It is noteworthy that in the case of N-aminoindoles, both the S-configurational transition state TS1 in the cyclization step and TS2 in the dehydroxylation process are favourable. In contrast, for the synthesis of a bispyrrole, the R-configurational TS1 and the S-configurational TS2 are dominant. Therefore, the enantiodivergence observed is essentially induced by the reversed rate-determining steps in the absence or presence of a Lewis acid in the case of a bispyrrole. Furthermore, the non-covalent interaction (NCI) and atoms-in-molecules (AIM) analysis of the TS structures reveal that the non-covalent interactions play a pivotal role in determining the enantiodivergence observed in these reactions.
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- Yanze Li
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Wang JY, Gao CH, Ma C, Wu XY, Ni SF, Tan W, Shi F. Design and Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Furan-Indole Compounds Bearing both Axial and Central Chirality. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316454. [PMID: 38155472 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316454] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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In the chemistry community, catalytic asymmetric synthesis of furan-based compounds bearing both axial and central chirality has proven to be a significant but challenging issue owing to the importance and difficulty in constructing such frameworks. In this work, we have realized the first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of five-five-membered furan-based compounds bearing both axial and central chirality via organocatalytic asymmetric (2+4) annulation of achiral furan-indoles with 2,3-indolyldimethanols with uncommon regioselectivity. By this strategy, furan-indole compounds bearing both axial and central chirality were synthesized in high yields with excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivities. Moreover, theoretical calculations were conducted to provide an in-depth understanding of the reaction pathway, activation mode, and the origin of the selectivity.
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- Jing-Yi Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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Zhang HH, Li TZ, Liu SJ, Shi F. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atropisomers Bearing Multiple Chiral Elements: An Emerging Field. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202311053. [PMID: 37917574 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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With the rapid development of asymmetric catalysis, the demand for the enantioselective synthesis of complex and diverse molecules with different chiral elements is increasing. Owing to the unique features of atropisomerism, the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of atropisomers has attracted a considerable interest from the chemical science community. In particular, introducing additional chiral elements, such as carbon centered chirality, heteroatomic chirality, planar chirality, and helical chirality, into atropisomers provides an opportunity to incorporate new properties into axially chiral compounds, thus expanding the potential applications of atropisomers. Thus, it is important to perform catalytic asymmetric transformations to synthesize atropisomers bearing multiple chiral elements. In spite of challenges in such transformations, in recent years, chemists have devised powerful strategies under asymmetric organocatalysis or metal catalysis, synthesizing a wide range of enantioenriched atropisomers bearing multiple chiral elements. Therefore, the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of atropisomers bearing multiple chiral elements has become an emerging field. This review summarizes the rapid progress in this field and indicates challenges, thereby promoting this field to a new horizon.
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- Hong-Hao Zhang
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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Yang G, He Y, Wang T, Li Z, Wang J. Atroposelective Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Indoles via Carbene Catalyzed Macrocyclization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316739. [PMID: 38014469 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Indole-based planar-chiral macrocycles are widely found in natural products and bioactive molecules. However, in sharp contrast to the preparation of indole-based axially chiral structures, the enantioselective catalysis of indole-based planar-chiral macrocycles is still a formidable task so far. Here we report an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed intramolecular atroposelective macrocyclization of 3-carboxaldehyde indole/pyrroles, featuring with broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance, and allowing for a rapid access to diverse indole/pyrrole-based planar-chiral macrocycles with various tether-lengths (10-16 members) in good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities. Importantly, the indole-based macrocyclic structures with both planar and axial chirality were directly and efficiently obtained through this protocol with excellent enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities. In addition, these synthesized planar-chiral macrocycles offer many possibilities for chemists to develop new catalysts or ligands, as well as new reactions.
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- Gongming Yang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorous Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Feng J, Liu RR. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of N-N Biaryl Atropisomers. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303165. [PMID: 37850396 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Atropisomers have emerged as important structural scaffolds in natural products, drug design, and asymmetric synthesis. Recently, N-N biaryl atropisomers have drawn increasing interest due to their unique structure and relatively stable axes. However, its asymmetric synthesis remains scarce compared to its well-developed C-C biaryl analogs. In this concept, we summarize the asymmetric synthesis of N-N biaryl atropisomers including N-N pyrrole-pyrrole, N-N pyrrole-indole, N-N indole-indole, and N-N indole-carbazole, during which a series synthetic strategies are highlighted. Also, a synthetic evolution is briefly reviewed and an outlook of N-N biaryl atropisomers synthesis is offered.
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- Jia Feng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, NingXia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, NingXia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Hu P, Hu L, Li XX, Pan M, Lu G, Li X. Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylative Cyclization of 1,6-Diynes to Access Atropisomerically Labile Chiral Dienes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202312923. [PMID: 37971168 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312923] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Axially chiral open-chained olefins are an underexplored class of atropisomers, whose enantioselective synthesis represents a daunting challenge due to their relatively low racemization barrier. We herein report rhodium(I)-catalyzed hydroarylative cyclization of 1,6-diynes with three distinct classes of arenes, enabling highly enantioselective synthesis of a broad range of axially chiral 1,3-dienes that are conformationally labile (ΔG≠ (rac)=26.6-28.0 kcal/mol). The coupling reactions in each category proceeded with excellent enantioselectivity, regioselectivity, and Z/E selectivity under mild reaction conditions. Computational studies of the coupling of quinoline N-oxide system reveal that the reaction proceeds via initial oxidative cyclization of the 1,6-diyne to give a rhodacyclic intermediate, followed by σ-bond metathesis between the arene C-H bond and the Rh-C(vinyl) bond, with subsequent C-C reductive elimination being enantio-determining and turnover-limiting. The DFT-established mechanism is consistent with the experimental studies. The coupled products of quinoline N-oxides undergo facile visible light-induced intramolecular oxygen-atom transfer, affording chiral epoxides with complete axial-to-central chirality transfer.
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- Panjie Hu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), Xi'an, 710062, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), Xi'an, 710062, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), Xi'an, 710062, China
- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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Wei Y, Sun F, Li G, Xu S, Zhang M, Hong L. Enantioselective Synthesis of N-N Amide-Pyrrole Atropisomers via Paal-Knorr Reaction. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 38109522 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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The catalytic asymmetric construction of monoheteroaryl N-N axially chiral compounds and chiral five-membered aryl-based scaffolds remains challenging. Herein, we present a highly efficient enantioselective synthesis of monoheteroaryl N-N atropisomers via an asymmetric Paal-Knorr reaction, affording a diverse array of N-N amide-pyrrole atropisomers with excellent enantioselectivities. Gram-scale synthesis and post-transformations of the product demonstrated the synthesis utility of this method. Racemization experiments confirmed the configurational stability of these N-N axially chiral products. This study not only provides the first de novo cyclization example for accessing an asymmetric monoheteroaryl N-N scaffold but also offers a new member of the N-N atropisomer family with potential synthetic and medicinal applications.
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- Yuanlin Wei
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Wang CS, Xiong Q, Xu H, Yang HR, Dang Y, Dong XQ, Wang CJ. Organocatalytic atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N, N'-pyrrolylindoles via de novo indole formation. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12091-12097. [PMID: 37969599 PMCID: PMC10631393 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03686c] [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: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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The first organocatalytic atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral N,N'-pyrrolylindoles based on o-alkynylanilines was successfully established via de novo indole formation catalyzed by chiral phosphoric acid (CPA). This new synthetic strategy introduced CPA-catalyzed asymmetric 5-endo-dig cyclization of new well-designed o-alkynylanilines containing a pyrrolyl unit, resulting in a wide range of axially chiral N,N'-pyrrolylindoles in high yields with exclusive regioselectivity and excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% yield, >20 : 1 rr, 95 : 5 er). Considering the potential biological significance of N-N atropisomers, preliminary biological activity studies were performed and revealed that these structurally important N,N'-pyrrolylindoles had a low IC50 value with promising impressive cytotoxicity against several kinds of cancer cell lines. DFT studies reveal that the N-nucleophilic cyclization mediated by CPA is the rate- and stereo-determining step, in which ligand-substrate dispersion interactions facilitate the axial chirality of the target products.
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- Cong-Shuai Wang
- 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 Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 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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- 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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- 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 Elemento-organic Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Zhan LW, Lu CJ, Feng J, Liu RR. Atroposelective Synthesis of C-N Vinylindole Atropisomers by Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylation of 1-Alkynylindoles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312930. [PMID: 37747364 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Transition-metal-catalyzed hydroarylation of unsymmetrical internal alkynes remains challenging because of the difficulty in controlling regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. Moreover, the enantioselective hydroarylation of alkynes using organoboron reagents has not been reported. Herein, we report for the first time that palladium compounds can catalyze the hydroarylation of 1-alkynylindoles with organoborons for the synthesis of chiral C-N atropisomers. A series of rarely reported vinylindole atropisomers was synthesized with excellent regio-, stereo- (Z-selectivity), and enantioselectivity under mild reaction conditions. The ready availability of organoborons and alkynes and the simplicity, high stereoselectivity, and good functional group tolerance of this catalytic system make it highly attractive.
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- Li-Wen Zhan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Kee Cheng J, Tan B. Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Compounds Involving Indole Derivatives. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300147. [PMID: 37358342 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300147] [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: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Indoles are one of the most ubiquitous subclass of N-heterocycles and are increasingly incorporated to design new axially chiral scaffolds. The rich profile of reactivity and N-H functionality allow chemical derivatization for enhanced medicinal, material and catalytic properties. Although asymmetric C-C coupling of two arenes gives the most direct access of axially chiral biaryl scaffolds, this chemistry has been the remit of metal catalysis and works efficiently on limited substrates. Our group has devoted special interest in devising novel organocatalytic arylation reactions to fabricate biaryl atropisomers. In this realm, indoles and derivatives have been reliably used as the arylation partners in combination with azoarenes, nitrosonapthalenes and quinone derivatives. Their efficient interaction with chiral phosphoric acid catalyst as well as the tunability of electronics and sterics have enabled excellent control of stereo-, chemo- and regioselectivity to furnish diverse scaffolds. In addition, indoles could act as nucleophiles in desymmetrization of 1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diones. This account provides a succinct illustration of these developments.
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- Jun Kee Cheng
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Han TJ, Guan CY, Li N, Dong R, Xu LP, Xiao X, Wang MC, Mei GJ. Catalytic atroposelective synthesis of heterobiaryls with vicinal C-C and N-N diaxes via dynamic kinetic resolution. iScience 2023; 26:107978. [PMID: 37822512 PMCID: PMC10562788 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Reported herein is a highly efficient dynamic kinetic resolution protocol for the atroposelective synthesis of heterobiaryls with vicinal C-C and N-N diaxes. Atropisomers bearing vicinal diaxes mainly exist in o-triaryls, while that of biaryls is highly challenging in terms of the concerted rotation and deplanarization effects. The combination of C-C biaryl with N-N nonbiaryl delivers a novel class of vicinal-diaxis heterobiaryls. For their atroposelective synthesis, the dynamic kinetic resolution enabled by either quinine-catalyzed allylation or isothiourea-catalyzed acylation has been developed, allowing the preparation of a wide range of vicinal-axis heterobiaryls in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities. Atropisomerization experiments revealed that the C-C bond rotation led to diastereomers, and the N-N bond rotation offered enantiomers. Besides, this protocol could be extended to kinetic resolution by employing substrates with a more hindered axis.
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- Tian-Jiao Han
- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, Shandong, China
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, Shandong, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People’s Republic China
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Pingyuan Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Wu YJ, Wang ZK, Jia ZS, Chen JH, Huang FR, Zhan BB, Yao QJ, Shi BF. Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls through Cobalt(II)-Catalyzed Atroposelective C-H Arylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310004. [PMID: 37585308 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Highly efficient synthesis of axially chiral biaryl amines through cobalt-catalyzed atroposelective C-H arylation using easily accessible cobalt(II) salt and salicyloxazoline ligand has been reported. This methodology provides a straightforward and sustainable access to a broad range of enantioenriched biaryl-2-amines in good yields (up to 99 %) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee). The synthetic utility of the unprecedented method is highlighted by its scalability and diverse transformations.
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- Yong-Jie Wu
- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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Feng J, Lu CJ, Liu RR. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atropisomers Featuring an Aza Axis. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:2537-2554. [PMID: 37694726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
ConspectusAtropisomers bearing a rotation-restricted axis are common structural units in natural products, chiral ligands, and drugs; thus, the prevalence of asymmetric synthesis has increased in recent decades. Research into atropisomers featuring an N-containing axis (N-X atropisomers) remains in its infancy compared with the well-developed C-C atropisomer analogue. Notably, N-X atropisomers could offer divergent scaffolds, which are extremely important in bioactive molecules. The asymmetric synthesis of N-X atropisomers is recognized as both appealing and challenging. Recently, we devoted our efforts to the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of N-X atropisomers, benzimidazole-aryl N-C atropisomers, indole-aryl N-C atropisomers, hydrogen-bond-assisted N-C atropisomers, pyrrole-pyrrole N-N atropisomers, pyrrole-indole N-N atropisomers, and indole-indole N-N atropisomers. To obtain the N-C atropisomers, an asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig reaction of amidines or enamines was employed. Using a Pd(OAc)2/(S)-BINAP or Pd(OAc)2/(S)-Xyl-BINAP catalyst system, benzimidazole-aryl N-C atropisomers and indole-aryl N-C atropisomers were readily obtained. To address the issue of the reduced stability of the diarylamine axis, a six-membered intramolecular N-H-O hydrogen bond was introduced into the N-C atropisomer scaffold. A tandem N-arylation/oxidation process was used for the chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of N-aryl quinone atropisomers. For N-N atropisomers, a copper-mediated asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation/arylation reaction was developed. The desymmetrization process was completed successfully via a Cu(OTf)2/chiral bisoxazoline or (CuOTf)·Tol/bis(phosphine) dioxide system, thereby achieving the first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of N/N bipyrrole atropisomers. Asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig amination of enamines was utilized to provide N-N bisindole atropisomers with excellent stereogenic control. This was the first asymmetric synthesis of N-N atropisomers featuring a bisindole structural scaffold using the de novo indole construction strategy. The asymmetric N-N heterobiaryl atropisomer synthesis was substantially facilitated using palladium-catalyzed transient directing group (TDG)-mediated C-H functionalization. Atropisomeric alkenylation, allylation, or alkynylation was accomplished using the Pd(OAc)2/l-tert-leucine system. Herein, we summarize our work on the palladium-, copper-, and CPA-catalyzed asymmetric syntheses of N-C and N-N atropisomers. Furthermore, the application of our work in the synthesis of bioactive molecule analogues and axially chiral ligands is demonstrated. Subsequently, the stability of the chiral N-containing axis is briefly discussed in terms of single crystals and obtained rotational barriers. Finally, an outlook on the asymmetric N-X atropisomer synthesis is provided.
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- Jia Feng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Rodríguez-Franco C, Ros A, Merino P, Fernández R, Lassaletta JM, Hornillos V. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Indole-Based Sulfenylated Heterobiaryls by Rhodium-Catalyzed Atroposelective Reductive Aldol Reaction. ACS Catal 2023; 13:12134-12141. [PMID: 37745194 PMCID: PMC10513111 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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A highly enantio- and diastereoselective dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of configurationally labile 3-aryl indole-2-carbaldehydes is described. The DKR proceeds via a Rh-catalyzed intermolecular asymmetric reductive aldol reaction with acrylate esters, with simultaneous generation of three stereogenic elements. The strategy relies on the labilization of the stereogenic axis that takes place thanks to a transient Lewis acid-base interaction (LABI) between the formyl group and a thioether moiety strategically located at the ortho' position. The atropisomeric indole products present a high degree of functionalization and can be further converted to a series of axially chiral derivatives, thereby expanding their potential application in drug discovery and asymmetric catalysis.
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- Carlos Rodríguez-Franco
- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Universidad
de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
(ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Universidad
de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
(ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Kim A, Lee C, Song J, Lee SK, Kwon Y. All-round catalytic and atroposelective strategy via dynamic kinetic resolution for N-/2-/3-arylindoles. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5502. [PMID: 37679348 PMCID: PMC10485016 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41299-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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As the complexity of organic molecules utilized by mankind increases, the phenomenon of atropisomerism is more frequently encountered. While a variety of well-established methods enable the control of a stereogenic center, a catalytic method for controlling a stereogenic axis in one substrate is typically unavailable for controlling axial chirality in other substrates with a similar structure. Herein, we report o-amidobiaryl as a flexible platform for chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed atroposelective dynamic kinetic resolution. To demonstrate our strategy, three distinct types of arylindoles were utilized and reacted intermolecularly with ketomalonate in the presence of chiral phosphoric acid. An investigation of 46 substrates having an aromatic ring in different positions yields the desired products with excellent enantioselectivities. Computational investigation into the origin of enantioselectivity highlights the importance of the NH group. Given the biological significance of indoles, antiproliferative effects have been investigated; our scaffold exhibits good efficacy in this regard.
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- Ahreum Kim
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Li T, Shi L, Wang X, Yang C, Yang D, Song MP, Niu JL. Cobalt-catalyzed atroposelective C-H activation/annulation to access N-N axially chiral frameworks. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5271. [PMID: 37644016 PMCID: PMC10465517 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40978-4] [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: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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The N-N atropisomer, as an important and intriguing chiral system, was widely present in natural products, pharmaceutical lead compounds, and advanced material skeletons. The anisotropic structural characteristics caused by its special axial rotation have always been one of the challenges that chemists strive to overcome. Herein, we report an efficient method for the enantioselective synthesis of N-N axially chiral frameworks via a cobalt-catalyzed atroposelective C-H activation/annulation process. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions by using Co(OAc)2·4H2O as the catalyst with a chiral salicyl-oxazoline (Salox) ligand and O2 as an oxidant, affording a variety of N-N axially chiral products with high yields and enantioselectivities. This protocol provides an efficient approach for the facile construction of N-N atropisomers and further expands the range of of N-N axially chiral derivatives. Additionally, under the conditions of electrocatalysis, the desired N-N axially chiral products were also successfully achieved with good to excellent efficiencies and enantioselectivities.
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- Tong Li
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China.
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Shi L, Zhu J, Hong B, Gu Z. A Chiral Relay Race: Stereoselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Diketones through Ring-Opening of Optical Dihydrophenan-threne-9,10-diols. Molecules 2023; 28:5956. [PMID: 37630207 PMCID: PMC10459955 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28165956] [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: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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We report herein a point-to-axial chirality transfer reaction of optical dihydrophenanthrene-9,10-diols for the synthesis of axially chiral diketones. Two sets of conditions, namely a basic tBuOK/air atmosphere and an acidic NaClO/n-Bu4NHSO4, were developed to oxidatively cleave the C-C bond, resulting in the formation of axially chiral biaryl diketones. Finally, brief synthetic applications of the obtained chiral aryl diketones were demonstrated.
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- Lei Shi
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei 230026, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei 230026, China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China;
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Wang Y, Zhu X, Pan D, Jing J, Wang F, Mi R, Huang G, Li X. Rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective and diastereodivergent access to diaxially chiral heterocycles. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4661. [PMID: 37537163 PMCID: PMC10400608 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39968-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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N-N axially chiral biaryls represent a rarely explored class of atropisomers. Reported herein is construction of diverse classes of diaxially chiral biaryls containing N-N and C-N/C-C diaxes in distal positions in excellent enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity. The N-N chiral axis in the products provides a handle toward solvent-driven diastereodivergence, as has been realized in the coupling of a large scope of benzamides and sterically hindered alkynes, affording diaxes in complementary diastereoselectivity. The diastereodivergence has been elucidated by computational studies which revealed that the hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) solvent molecule participated in an unusual manner as a solvent as well as a ligand and switched the sequence of two competing elementary steps, resulting in switch of the stereoselectivity of the alkyne insertion and inversion of the configuration of the C-C axis. Further cleavage of the N-directing group in the diaxial chiral products transforms the diastereodivergence to enantiodivergence.
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- Yishou Wang
- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, 266237, Qingdao, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, 266237, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, 266237, Qingdao, China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China.
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Zhu X, Mi R, Yin J, Wang F, Li X. Rhodium-catalyzed atroposelective access to trisubstituted olefins via C-H bond olefination of diverse arenes. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7999-8005. [PMID: 37502336 PMCID: PMC10370552 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02714g] [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: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral acyclic olefins remains a daunting challenge due to their relatively lower racemization barriers, especially for trisubstituted ones. In this work, atroposelective C-H olefination has been realized for synthesis of open-chain trisubstituted olefins via C-H activation of two classes of (hetero)arenes in the coupling with sterically hindered alkynes. The employment of phenyl N-methoxycarbamates as arene reagents afforded phenol-tethered olefins, with the carbamate being a traceless directing group. The olefination of N-methoxy-2-indolylcarboxamides afforded the corresponding chiral olefin by circumventing the redox-neutral [4 + 2] annulation. The reactions proceeded with excellent Z/E selectivity, chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and enantioselectivity in both hydroarylation systems.
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- Xiaohan Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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Hou L, Zhang S, Ma J, Wang H, Jin T, Terada M, Bao M. Organocatalytic Atroposelective Construction of Axially Chiral Compounds Containing Benzimidazole and Quinoline Rings. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 37470416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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An organocatalytic atroposelective strategy for the construction of axially chiral compounds containing benzimidazole and quinoline rings is described. The enantioselective heteroannulation reaction of 2-alkynylbenzimidazoles with ortho-aminophenylketones proceeded smoothly in the presence of chiral phosphoric acid to provide axially chiral heterobiaryls with good yields and enantioselectivities. This is the first example of the combination of benzimidazole and quinoline rings at the 2- and 3-positions, respectively, into axially chiral heterobiaryls by this new strategy.
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- Linan Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Si XJ, Zhao X, Wang J, Wang X, Zhang Y, Yang D, Song MP, Niu JL. Cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective C-H/N-H annulation of aryl sulfonamides with allenes or alkynes: facile access to C-N axially chiral sultams. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7291-7303. [PMID: 37416705 PMCID: PMC10321536 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01787g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Herein we report a cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective C-H/N-H annulation of aryl sulfonamides with allenes and alkynes, using either chemical or electrochemical oxidation. By using O2 as the oxidant, the annulation with allenes proceeds efficiently with a low catalyst/ligand loading of 5 mol% and tolerates a wide range of allenes, including 2,3-butadienoate, allenylphosphonate, and phenylallene, resulting in C-N axially chiral sultams with high enantio-, regio-, and position selectivities. The annulation with alkynes also exhibits excellent enantiocontrol (up to >99% ee) with a variety of functional aryl sulfonamides, and internal and terminal alkynes. Furthermore, electrochemical oxidative C-H/N-H annulation with alkynes is achieved in a simple undivided cell, demonstrating the versatility and robustness of the cobalt/Salox system. The gram-scale synthesis and asymmetric catalysis further highlight the practical utility of this method.
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- Xiao-Ju Si
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou Henan 450001 P. R. China
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Zuccarello G, Nannini LJ, Arroyo-Bondía A, Fincias N, Arranz I, Pérez-Jimeno AH, Peeters M, Martín-Torres I, Sadurní A, García-Vázquez V, Wang Y, Kirillova MS, Montesinos-Magraner M, Caniparoli U, Núñez GD, Maseras F, Besora M, Escofet I, Echavarren AM. Enantioselective Catalysis with Pyrrolidinyl Gold(I) Complexes: DFT and NEST Analysis of the Chiral Binding Pocket. JACS AU 2023; 3:1742-1754. [PMID: 37388697 PMCID: PMC10301678 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
A new generation of chiral gold(I) catalysts based on variations of complexes with JohnPhos-type ligands with a remote C2-symmetric 2,5-diarylpyrrolidine have been synthesized with different substitutions at the top and bottom aryl rings: from replacing the phosphine by a N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) to increasing the steric hindrance with bis- or tris-biphenylphosphine scaffolds, or by directly attaching the C2-chiral pyrrolidine in the ortho-position of the dialkylphenyl phosphine. The new chiral gold(I) catalysts have been tested in the intramolecular [4+2] cycloaddition of arylalkynes with alkenes and in the atroposelective synthesis of 2-arylindoles. Interestingly, simpler catalysts with the C2-chiral pyrrolidine in the ortho-position of the dialkylphenyl phosphine led to the formation of opposite enantiomers. The chiral binding pockets of the new catalysts have been analyzed by DFT calculations. As revealed by non-covalent interaction plots, attractive non-covalent interactions between substrates and catalysts direct specific enantioselective folding. Furthermore, we have introduced the open-source tool NEST, specifically designed to account for steric effects in cylindrical-shaped complexes, which allows predicting experimental enantioselectivities in our systems.
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- Giuseppe Zuccarello
- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA), Barcelona Institute
of Science and Technology, Av. Països Catalans 16, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- Departament
de Química Orgànica i Analítica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C/ Marcel·lí Domingo s/n, Tarragona 43007, Spain
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Li Z, Zhao C, Lin X, Ouyang G, Liu M. Stepwise Solution-Interfacial Nanoarchitectonics for Assembled Film with Full-Color and White-Light Circularly Polarized Luminescence. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37329570 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The fabrication of chiral thin films with tunable circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) colors is important in developing chiroptical materials but remains challenging due to the lack of assembly-initiated chiral film formation methodology. Here, by adopting a combined solution aggregation and interfacial assembly strategy, we report the fabrication of chiral film materials with full-color and white-light CPL. A biquinoline glutamic acid ester (abbreviated as BQGE) shows a typical aggregation-induced emission property with blue CPL after solution aggregation. Subsequent interfacial assembly of these solution aggregates on a solid substrate leads to the formation of a CPL active film consisting of nanobelt structures. Since the BQGE molecule has a coordination site, the CPL emission of an individual BQGE film can be extended from blue to green emission upon coordination with a zinc ion, accompanied by morphology transition from nanobelts to nanofibers. Further extension to red-color CPL is successfully achieved by coassembly with an achiral acceptor dye. Interestingly, the proper combination of coordination ratio and acceptor loading ratio provides bright white-light CPL emission from the BQGE/Zn2+/PDA triad composite film. This work provides a new approach to fabricating chiroptical film materials with controlled microscopic morphology and tunable CPL properties.
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- Zujian Li
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 North First Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 North First Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 North First Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 North First Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 North First Street, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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Zhang ZJ, Li SW, Oliveira JCA, Li Y, Chen X, Zhang SQ, Xu LC, Rogge T, Hong X, Ackermann L. Data-driven design of new chiral carboxylic acid for construction of indoles with C-central and C-N axial chirality via cobalt catalysis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3149. [PMID: 37258542 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38872-0] [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: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Challenging enantio- and diastereoselective cobalt-catalyzed C-H alkylation has been realized by an innovative data-driven knowledge transfer strategy. Harnessing the statistics of a related transformation as the knowledge source, the designed machine learning (ML) model took advantage of delta learning and enabled accurate and extrapolative enantioselectivity predictions. Powered by the knowledge transfer model, the virtual screening of a broad scope of 360 chiral carboxylic acids led to the discovery of a new catalyst featuring an intriguing furyl moiety. Further experiments verified that the predicted chiral carboxylic acid can achieve excellent stereochemical control for the target C-H alkylation, which supported the expedient synthesis for a large library of substituted indoles with C-central and C-N axial chirality. The reported machine learning approach provides a powerful data engine to accelerate the discovery of molecular catalysis by harnessing the hidden value of the available structure-performance statistics.
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- Zi-Jing Zhang
- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China.
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street No. 2, Beijing, 100190, PR China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, PR China.
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Zhou L, Li Y, Li S, Shi Z, Zhang X, Tung CH, Xu Z. Asymmetric rhodium-catalyzed click cycloaddition to access C-N axially chiral N-triazolyl indoles. Chem Sci 2023; 14:5182-5187. [PMID: 37206396 PMCID: PMC10189892 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00610g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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The copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is regarded as a prime example of "click chemistry", but the asymmetric click cycloaddition of internal alkynes still remains challenging. A new asymmetric Rh-catalyzed click cycloaddition of N-alkynylindoles with azides was developed, providing atroposelective access to C-N axially chiral triazolyl indoles, a new type of heterobiaryl, with excellent yields and enantioselectivity. This asymmetric approach is efficient, mild, robust and atom-economic, and features very broad substrate scope with easily available Tol-BINAP ligands.
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- Li Zhou
- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University Jinan 250100 People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200032 PR China
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University No. 18 Shilongshan Road Hangzhou 310024 China
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Gao J, Zhang S, Du D. Alkynyl Acylazolium: a Versatile 1,3-Bielectrophilic 3C-Synthon in NHC-Organocatalysis. CHEM REC 2023:e202300046. [PMID: 36942970 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300046] [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: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis has emerged as a powerful tool in the field of modern organic synthesis especially in the asymmetric construction of various cyclic skeletons. As an emerging NHC-bound 1,3-bielectrophilic intermediate, alkynyl acylazolium has drawn substantial attention in recent years, and has been used as a versatile 3C-synthon in synthesizing valuable organic molecules since its discovery. In this review, focused on the different pathways for the formation of alkynyl acylazoliums from different precursors like alkynoic esters, alkynoic acids and ynals, the recent advances in the transformations and applications of alkynyl acylazoliums pioneered or developed over the last decade under NHC-catalysis were summarized comprehensively. At the same time, the outlook for further investigation and exploration of novel reaction modes for alkynyl acylazoliums in the future was also discussed.
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- Jian Gao
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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Wu JH, Tan JP, Zheng JY, He J, Song Z, Su Z, Wang T. Towards Axially Chiral Pyrazole-Based Phosphorus Scaffolds by Dipeptide-Phosphonium Salt Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215720. [PMID: 36694276 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Given the comparatively lower rotational barriers, the catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral biaryl structures, especially those containing a five-membered heterocycle, still remains a challenge. Herein, we described a general and modular protocol to access atropisomeric arylpyrazole scaffolds containing a phosphorus unit by a dipeptide phosphonium salt catalyzed reaction involving an oxidative central-to-axial chirality conversion. This reaction features excellent yields and enantioselectivities, broad substrate scope, and a low catalyst loading, delivering axially chiral phosphine compounds.
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- Jia-Hong Wu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China.,Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Waste Recycling, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Wang LY, Miao J, Zhao Y, Yang BM. Chiral Acid-Catalyzed Atroposelective Indolization Enables Access to 1,1'-Indole-Pyrroles and Bisindoles Bearing a Chiral N-N Axis. Org Lett 2023; 25:1553-1557. [PMID: 36857743 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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We present herein a highly atroposelective indolization for the efficient synthesis of 1,1'-biheteroaryls bearing a chiral N-N axis. Under the cooperative catalysis of chiral phosphoric acid and InBr3, the reactions between 2,3-diketoesters and 1,3-dione-derived enamines resulted in a highly enantioselective construction of 1,1'-pyrrole-indoles with up to 92% yield, 94% enantiomeric excess (ee), or bisindoles in up to 92% ee. Derivatizations of these compounds to diverse functionalized N-N linked axially chiral biheteroaryls have also been demonstrated.
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- Luo-Yu Wang
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China.,Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China.,Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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Zhang M, Zhao P, Wu D, Qiu Z, Zhao C, Zhang W, Li F, Zhou J, Liu L. Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Reaction of N-arylnaphthalen-2-amines with Quinone Esters for the Construction of Carbazole and C-N Axially Chiral Carbazole Derivatives. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 36812409 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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We demonstrated here an efficient synthetic method of carbazole derivatives from readily available N-arylnaphthalen-2-amines and quinone esters catalyzed by Brønsted acid. With this strategy, a series of carbazole derivatives were obtained in good to excellent yields (76 to >99) under mild conditions. Large scale reaction illustrated the synthetic utility of this protocol. Meanwhile, a series of C-N axially chiral carbazole derivatives were also constructed in moderate to good yields (36-89% yield) with moderate to excellent atroposelectivities (44-94% ee) by using chiral phosphoric acid as a catalyst, which provides a novel strategy for the atroposelective construction of C-N axially chiral compounds and a new member of the C-N atropisomers.
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- Mingliang Zhang
- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China
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- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China
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- Chongqing Research Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Henan Engineering Laboratory of Green Synthesis for Pharmaceuticals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan 476000, China.,College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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Wu P, Yu L, Gao CH, Cheng Q, Deng S, Jiao Y, Tan W, Shi F. Design and synthesis of axially chiral aryl-pyrroloindoles via the strategy of organocatalytic asymmetric (2 + 3) cyclization. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 3:237-248. [PMID: 38932922 PMCID: PMC11197731 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral indole-based frameworks is an important area of research due to the unique characteristics of such frameworks. Nevertheless, research in this area is still in its infancy and has some challenges, such as designing and constructing new classes of axially chiral indole-based scaffolds and developing their applications in chiral catalysts, ligands, etc. To overcome these challenges, we present herein the design and atroposelective synthesis of aryl-pyrroloindoles as a new class of axially chiral indole-based scaffolds via the strategy of organocatalytic asymmetric (2 + 3) cyclization between 3-arylindoles and propargylic alcohols. More importantly, this new class of axially chiral scaffolds was derived into phosphines, which served as efficient chiral ligands in palladium-catalyzed asymmetric reactions. Moreover, theoretical calculations provided an in-depth understanding of the reaction mechanism. This work offers a new strategy for constructing axially chiral indole-based scaffolds, which are promising for finding more applications in asymmetric catalysis.
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- Ping Wu
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
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Surgenor RR, Liu X, Keenlyside MJH, Myers W, Smith MD. Enantioselective synthesis of atropisomeric indoles via iron-catalysed oxidative cross-coupling. Nat Chem 2023; 15:357-365. [PMID: 36509852 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01095-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Heterobiaryl compounds that exhibit axial chirality are of increasing value and interest across several fields, but direct oxidative methods for their enantioselective synthesis remain elusive. Here we disclose that an iron catalyst in the presence of a chiral PyBOX ligand and an oxidant enables direct coupling between naphthols and indoles to yield atropisomeric heterobiaryl compounds with high levels of enantioselectivity. The reaction exhibits remarkable chemoselectivity and exclusively yields cross-coupled products without competing homocoupling. Mechanistic investigations enable us to postulate that an indole radical is generated in the reaction but that this is probably an off-cycle event, and that the reaction proceeds through formation of a chiral Fe-bound naphthoxy radical that is trapped by a nucleophilic indole. We envision that this simple, cheap and sustainable catalytic manifold will facilitate access to a range of heterobiaryl compounds and enable their application across the fields of materials science, medicinal chemistry and catalysis.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Progress in organocatalytic asymmetric (4+3) cycloadditions for the enantioselective construction of seven-membered rings. Sci China Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1471-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Chen ZH, Li TZ, Wang NY, Ma XF, Ni SF, Zhang YC, Shi F. Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral N,N'-Bisindoles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202300419. [PMID: 36749711 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202300419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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This study establishes the first organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral N,N'-bisindoles via chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed formal (3+2) cycloadditions of indole-based enaminones as novel platform molecules with 2,3-diketoesters, where de novo indole-ring formation is involved. Using this new strategy, various axially chiral N,N'-bisindoles were synthesized in good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 87 % yield and 96 % ee). More importantly, this class of axially chiral N,N'-bisindoles exhibited some degree of cytotoxicity toward cancer cells and was derived into axially chiral phosphine ligands with high catalytic activity. This study provides a new strategy for enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral N,N'-bisindoles using asymmetric organocatalysis and is the first to realize the applications of such scaffolds in medicinal chemistry and asymmetric catalysis.
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- Zhi-Han Chen
- Research Center of Chiral Functional Heterocycles, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Research Center of Chiral Functional Heterocycles, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China.,School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Research Center of Chiral Functional Heterocycles, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Research Center of Chiral Functional Heterocycles, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- Research Center of Chiral Functional Heterocycles, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Research Center of Chiral Functional Heterocycles, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China.,School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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Choppin S, Wencel-Delord J. Sulfoxide-Directed or 3d-Metal Catalyzed C-H Activation and Hypervalent Iodines as Tools for Atroposelective Synthesis. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:189-202. [PMID: 36705934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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ConspectusThe expanding applications of atropisomeric compounds combined with the growing diversity of such chiral molecules translate into an urgent need for innovative synthetic strategies allowing their rapid, efficient, and sustainable synthesis. Recently, the C-H activation approach has provided new opportunities for synthesizing axially chiral compounds. The two complementary approaches allowing implementation of the C-H activation methodology toward the synthesis of the chiral molecules imply either ortho-functionalization of the preexisting prochiral or atropo-unstable biaryl substrates or direct C-H arylation of sterically encumbered aromatics. The first approach required the preinstallation of a directing group on a biaryl precursor, which drastically limits the diversity of thus generated products. To tackle this important synthetic limitation, we have envisioned using a chiral sulfoxide as both directing group and chiral auxiliary. Indeed, in addition to efficiently coordinating the Pd-catalyst thus allowing chiral induction, the sulfoxide moiety can be easily removed, via the sulfoxide/lithium exchange, after the C-H activation step, thus guaranteeing an almost unlimited postdiversification of the atropisomeric products. The efficiency and generality of this concept could be illustrated by developing atropo-diastereoselective oxidative Heck reaction, direct acetoxylation, and iodination, as well as direct arylation. Besides, the synthetic utility of this methodology was demonstrated by designing an expedient synthesis of a direct steganone precursor. This unique transformation also allowed us to build up unprecedented triaryl scaffolds with two perfectly controlled chiral axes, original chiral skeletons for new ligand design. While considering the atroposelective direct arylations, the clear antagonism between the harsh reaction conditions frequently required for the coupling of two sterically hindered compounds and the atropo-stability of the new product, resulted in the scarcity of such transformations. To solve this fundamental challenge, we have focused on the application of a low-valent cobalt catalyst, prompted to catalyze C-H activation of indoles at the C2 position under extremely mild reaction conditions (room temperature). Accordingly, atroposelective C2-arylation of indoles could be achieved using an original carbene ligand and delivering the uncommon atropoisomerically pure indoles in excellent yields and enantioselectivities. Detailed combined experimental and theoretical mechanistic studies shed light on the mechanism of this transformation, providing strong evidence regarding the origin of the enantioselectivity. Finally, the antagonism between steric hindrance required to guarantee the atropo-stability of a molecule and harsh reaction conditions required to couple two partners is a strong limitation not only for the development of atroposelective C-H arylation reaction but also for the development of direct synthesis of the C-N axially chiral compounds. Despite the long history and incredible advances achieved in Ullmann-Goldberg and Buchwald-Hartwig couplings, atroposelective versions of such transformations have remained unprecedented until recently. Our idea to tackle this challenging issue consisted in using hypervalent iodines as highly reactive coupling partners, thus allowing the desired N-arylations to occur at room temperature. This hypothesis could be validated by reporting first atropo-diastereoselective Cu-catalyzed N-arylation, using sulfoxide λ3-iodanes as the coupling partners. Subsequently, the enantioselective version of this atroposelective N-arylation was successfully established by using a chiral Cu-complex bearing a BOX ligand. In conclusion, we report herein designing tailored-made solutions to provide new synthetic strategies to construct the atropisomeric molecules, including biaryls and C-N axially chiral molecules.
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- Sabine Choppin
- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (UMR CNRS 7042), Université de Strasbourg/Université de Haute Alsace, ECPM. 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire d'Innovation Moléculaire et Applications (UMR CNRS 7042), Université de Strasbourg/Université de Haute Alsace, ECPM. 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg, France
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Thönnißen V, Atodiresei IL, Patureau FW. Atroposelective Nenitzescu Indole Synthesis. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300279. [PMID: 36725685 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300279] [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: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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In the past decade, compounds bearing a stereogenic C-N axis have gained significant attention in fields ranging from ligand to drug design. Yet, the atroposelective synthesis of these molecules remains a considerable challenge. In contrast to recent methods using more advanced chiral catalysts, a very simply accessed Jacobsen-type chromium(III)-salen complex was used here as a chiral enantiopure Lewis acid catalyst for a highly atroposelective Nenitzescu indole synthesis. Mild reaction conditions afforded various 5-hydroxybenzo[g]indoles in up to 97 % yield. Moreover, through a simple work-up, very high enantiomeric excesses of up to 99 % could be obtained.
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- Vinzenz Thönnißen
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Yu L, Liu J, Xiang S, Lu T, Ma P, Zhao Q. Silver-Catalyzed Direct Nucleophilic Cyclization: Enantioselective De Novo Synthesis of C-C Axially Chiral 2-Arylindoles. Org Lett 2023; 25:522-527. [PMID: 36652713 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Atropisomeric indoles widely exist in natural products, pharmaceuticals, functional materials, and catalysts for their featured biological activities, photoelectric properties, and catalytic activities, while facile and de novo construction of this motif remains underexplored. Herein, we report a chiral silver phosphate-catalyzed direct 5-endo-dig nucleophilic cyclization of 2-alkynylanilins under mild conditions, affording various C-C axially chiral 2-arylindoles in high to excellent yields and enantioselectivities. Control experiments implied the cooperative catalysis of AgOAc and chiral phosphoric acid, wherein the former accelerated the desired transformation while the latter improved the enantioselectivity. In addition, as the first example of silver-catalyzed enantioselective de novo synthesis of C-C axially chiral indole skeletons, synthetic applications and products' thermal stability have been investigated.
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- Liangbin Yu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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Chen L, Li P. Organocatalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation of Indolin-2-imines with MBH Carbonates toward 3-Allylindoles. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 36700934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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An organocatalytic asymmetric C3-allylic alkylation of indolone-2-imines with MBH carbonates has been developed for the first time. As opposed to previous reports, an "interrupted" annulation was achieved, affording 3-allylindoles in generally high yields with excellent stereoselectivities. The representative scale-up reaction and transformation of 3-allylindoles were examined. A possible mechanism was also proposed.
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- Lunfeng Chen
- School of Resources and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China.,Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, China
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