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Gorai M, Franzen JH, Rotering P, Rüffer T, Dielmann F, Teichert JF. Broadly Applicable Copper(I)-Catalyzed Alkyne Semihydrogenation and Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Amides Enabled by Bifunctional Iminopyridine Ligands. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:14481-14490. [PMID: 40239054 PMCID: PMC12046561 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2025] [Revised: 04/01/2025] [Accepted: 04/03/2025] [Indexed: 04/18/2025]
Abstract
A highly active bifunctional catalyst consisting of a copper(I)/N-heterocyclic carbene complex and a basic 2-iminopyridine subunit allows for copper hydride chemistry under low H2 pressure, achieving efficient catalysis reaching 1 bar (balloon pressure). The bifunctional catalyst tolerates a remarkable variety of functional groups in catalytic alkyne semihydrogenations. Furthermore, this catalyst design gives rise to a high reactivity that allows for the catalytic hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated amides (a substrate class hitherto unreactive in copper hydride catalysis) at a low H2 pressure for the first time. In this manner, late-stage modification and isotope labeling of α,β-unsaturated amides, common subunits in biologically active compounds, can be realized through catalytic hydrogenation using a first-row transition metal catalyst based on abundant copper. Preliminary mechanistic experiments indicate that the bifunctional catalyst operates via an iminopyridine-mediated proximity effect. We hypothesize that the coordination of an alcohol as a proton source on the copper(I) complex facilitates the overall reactions through a rapid proto-decupration step.
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- Mahadeb Gorai
- Institut
für Chemie, Technische Universität
Chemnitz, Straße
der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Universität Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Universität Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Chemie, Technische Universität
Chemnitz, Straße
der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department
of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Universität Innsbruck, Innrain 80/82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institut
für Chemie, Technische Universität
Chemnitz, Straße
der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany
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Tu N, Liu B, Zhou Y, Gao J, Zhang Y, Jiang X, Sun L. His126 Substitution Shifts Perakine Reductase Activity from Carbonyl Reduction to Ene Reduction. Org Lett 2025; 27:4384-4388. [PMID: 40212015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2025]
Abstract
Perakine reductase (PR) is an aldo-keto reductase (AKR) carbonyl reductase. His126 is one of the AKR catalytic tetrads in PR. Substitution of His126 with any other amino acids except Gln switched PR to an ene reductase. Molecular simulation suggested that the substrate-binding pose and the properties of the 126 residue determined the chemoselectivity. Given the strict conservation of His126 in AKR superfamily carbonyl reductases, modification of the corresponding site is a feasible strategy to design AKR-derived novel ene reductases.
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- Nannan Tu
- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Wuya Collage of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Yangtze Delta Drug Advanced Research Institute and Yangtze Delta Pharmaceutical College, Nantong 226133, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321299, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, China
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- Institute of Drug Metabolism and Pharmaceutical Analysis, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321299, China
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Suzuki H, Sekino K, Kondo S, Minamikawa R, Matsuda T. Modular synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles from nitrones and acrylic acids. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:6282-6287. [PMID: 39034769 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00964a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
Abstract
We developed a modular synthesis for 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles, utilising readily accessible nitrones and acrylic acids. This approach facilitates the preparation of a diverse array of oxindoles through the variation of the starting materials. We demonstrated the applicability of this method through a gram-scale reaction and a synthesis of esermethole.
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- Hirotsugu Suzuki
- Tenure-Track Program for Innovative Research, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui-shi, Fukui 910-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan.
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Yuan Y, Zhang Y, Li W, Zhao Y, Wu XF. Regioselective and Enantioselective Copper-Catalyzed Hydroaminocarbonylation of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkynes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309993. [PMID: 37584272 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Given the prevalence of amide backbones in marketed pharmaceuticals and their ubiquity as critical binding units in natural peptides and proteins, it remains important to develop novel methods to construct amide bonds. We report here a general method for the anti-Markovnikov hydroaminocarbonylation of unactivated alkenes under mild conditions, using copper catalysis in combination with hydroxylamine electrophile reagents and poly(methylhydrosiloxane) (PMHS) as a cheap and environmentally friendly hydride source. The reaction tolerates a variety of functional groups and efficiently converts unactivated terminal alkenes, 1,1-disubstituted alkenes, and cyclic alkenes to the corresponding amides with exclusive anti-Markovnikov selectivity (and high enantioselectivities/diastereoselectivities). Additionally, with minimal modification of the reaction conditions, alkynes can also undergo tandem hydrogenation-hydroaminocarbonylation to alkyl amides.
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- Yang Yuan
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Surface & Interface Science of Polymer Materials of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, Liaoning, China
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Albert-Einstein-Straße 29a, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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Zhao WT, Shu W. Enantioselective Csp3-Csp3 formation by nickel-catalyzed enantioconvergent cross-electrophile alkyl-alkyl coupling of unactivated alkyl halides. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg9898. [PMID: 37418514 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg9898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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The pervasive occurrence of saturated stereogenic carbon centers in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, functional organic materials, and natural products has stimulated great efforts toward the construction of such saturated carbon centers. We report a reaction mode for the enantioselective construction of alkyl-alkyl bond to access saturated stereogenic carbon centers by asymmetric reductive cross-coupling between different alkyl electrophiles in good yields with great levels of enantioselectivity. This reaction mode uses only alkyl electrophiles for enantioselective Csp3-Csp3 bond-formation, rendering reductive alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling as an alternative to traditional alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling reactions between alkyl nucleophiles and alkyl electrophiles to access saturated stereogenic carbon centers without the use of organometallic reagents. The reaction displays a broad scope for two alkyl electrophiles with good functional group tolerance. Mechanistic studies reveal that the reaction undergoes a single electron transfer that enabled the reductive coupling pathway to form the alkyl-alkyl bond.
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- Wen-Tao Zhao
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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Lonardi G, Parolin R, Licini G, Orlandi M. Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216649. [PMID: 36757599 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216649] [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: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Enantioselective reduction reactions are privileged transformations for the construction of trisubstituted stereogenic centers. While these include established synthetic strategies, such as asymmetric hydrogenation, methods based on the enantioselective addition of hydridic reagents to electrophilic prochiral substrates have also gained importance. In this context, the asymmetric conjugate reduction (ACR) of α,β-unsaturated compounds has become a convenient approach for the synthesis of chiral compounds with trisubstituted stereocenters in α-, β-, or γ-position to electron-withdrawing functional groups. Because such activating groups are diverse and amenable of further derivatizations, ACRs provide a general and powerful synthetic entry towards a variety of valuable chiral building blocks. This Review provides a comprehensive collection of catalytic ACR methods involving transition-metal, organic, and enzymatic catalysis since its first versions dating back to the late 1970s.
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- Giovanni Lonardi
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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Suzuki H, Kondo S, Yamada K, Matsuda T. Diastereo- and Enantioselective Reductive Mannich-type Reaction of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids to Ketimines: A Direct Entry to Unprotected β 2,3,3 -Amino Acids. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202575. [PMID: 36341524 PMCID: PMC10107894 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202575] [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: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stereoselective construction of unprotected β-amino acids is a significant challenge owing to the lack of methods for the catalytic generation of highly enantioenriched carboxylic acid enolates. In this study, a novel copper-catalyzed diastereo- and enantioselective reductive Mannich-type reaction of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids was developed, which provides a direct and scalable synthetic method for enantioenriched β2,3,3 -amino acids with vicinal stereogenic centers. The protocol features in situ generation of transiently protected carboxylic acids by a hydrosilane and their diastereo- and enantioselective reductive coupling with ketimines. The synthetic utility of this process was demonstrated by a gram-scale reaction and the transformation of β-amino acids.
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- Hirotsugu Suzuki
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagrazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagrazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagrazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagrazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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Tan S, Liu JG, Xu MH. Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,4-Addition of α/β-( N-Indolyl) Acrylates. Org Lett 2022; 24:9349-9354. [PMID: 36441571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
A rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of α/β-(N-indolyl) acrylates to access highly enantioenriched chiral N-alkylindoles promoted by chiral diene or sulfur-olefin ligands under mild reaction conditions has been developed, which provides an efficient and practical approach for constructing carbon stereocenters adjacent to the indole nitrogen. The reaction can be applied to various N-indolyl-substituted α,β-unstaturated esters and arylboron reagents, providing access to a wide range of α- and β-(N-indolyl) propionate derivatives in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities (≤99% ee).
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- Shuting Tan
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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The asymmetric hydroaminocarbonylation of olefins represents a straightforward approach for the synthesis of enantioenriched amides, but is hampered by the necessity to employ CO gas, often at elevated pressures. We herein describe, as an alternative, an enantioselective hydrocarbamoylation of alkenes leveraging dual copper hydride and palladium catalysis to enable the use of readily available carbamoyl chlorides as a practical carbamoylating reagent. The protocol is applicable to various types of olefins, including alkenyl arenes, terminal alkenes, and 1,1-disubstituted alkenes. Substrates containing a diverse range of functional groups as well as heterocyclic substructures undergo functionalization to provide α- and β-chiral amides in good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities.
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- Sheng Feng
- Department of ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMA 02139USA
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- Department of ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMA 02139USA
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- Department of ChemistryMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMA 02139USA
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- Nilanjana Majumdar
- Medicinal & Process Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road, P.O. Box 173, Lucknow 226031, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi 110001, India
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Feng S, Dong Y, Buchwald SL. Enantioselective Hydrocarbamoylation of Alkenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sheng Feng
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemistry 235 Albany St1050 02139 Cambridge CHINA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemistry CHINA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry 77 Massachusetts AvenueRoom18-490 2139 Cambridge UNITED STATES
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Suzuki H, Yoneoka K, Kondo S, Matsuda T. Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Reductive Aldol Reaction of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids to Ketones: Silanes as Activator and Transient Protecting Group. Chemistry 2021; 28:e202104273. [PMID: 34967961 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
We have developed the first enantioselective reductive aldol reaction of unprotected α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids by employing a copper/bisphosphine catalyst. The reaction features in situ protection and activation of an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid by a hydrosilane. The copper enolate formed in situ reacts with a ketone to afford the β-hydroxy carboxylic acid with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). The corresponding gram-scale reaction with a low catalyst loading and the derivatization of the β-hydroxy carboxylic acids highlight the practicality of this transformation.
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- Hirotsugu Suzuki
- Tokyo University of Science: Tokyo Rika Daigaku, Department of Applied Chemistry, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, 162-8601, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Tokyo University of Science: Tokyo Rika Daigaku, Department of Applied Chemistry, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, 162-8601, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Tokyo University of Science: Tokyo Rika Daigaku, Department of Applied Chemistry, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, 162-8601, Tokyo, JAPAN
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- Tokyo University of Science, Department of Applied Chemistry, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, 162-8601, Tokyo, JAPAN
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Kalita T, Mandal B. One‐Pot Synthesis of Amide, Dipeptide, Ester and Hydroxamate Using Oxyma and Thionyl Chloride (SOCl
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). ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Tapasi Kalita
- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati Assam 781039 India
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- Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati Assam 781039 India
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Larson GL, Liberatore RJ. Organosilanes in Metal-Catalyzed, Enantioselective Reductions. Org Process Res Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Gerald L. Larson
- Vice President, Research and Development, emeritus, Gelest, Inc., Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067, United States
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