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Wu W, Zhang D, Jiang B, Ye F, Liang J, Huang M, He X. Insights into Cu(I)-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Propargylic Cyclic Carbonates with Amines: Origins of Regioselectivity and Enantioselectivity. J Org Chem 2025. [PMID: 40400180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2025]
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Chiral α-functionalized α-amino ketones are sought-after compounds for drug development; however, their acyclic enantioselective synthesis with amines as nucleophiles remains challenging. The catalytic decarboxylation of propargylic cyclic carbonates through metal-allenylidene intermediates has proven to be an efficient route to chiral quaternary centers, but its enantioselective mechanisms require clarification. Herein, we computationally investigate the Cu(I)-catalyzed decarboxylation of propargyl cyclic carbonates with aniline [Guo, W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 7629-7763]. The calculation results elucidate the mechanistic details of the reaction and reveal that enantioselectivity stems from the distinct noncovalent interactions in the (R)- and (S)- transition states, while regioselectivity arises from the lower steric hindrance for aniline attack at C5 versus C1 atom in the zwitterionic metal-allenylidene intermediate. IGMH analysis further validates the enantiocontrol. The theoretical results offer insights into the mechanisms of Cu(I)-catalyzed decarboxylation of propargyl cyclic carbonates with amines as nucleophiles, advancing the understanding of propargylic amination and aiding the development of this research field.
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- Weirong Wu
- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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- Wanzhou Senior High School, Chongqing 404020, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies, Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, 299 Bayi Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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Lei X, Luo P, Dong W, Ren C, Cui Q, Liu J, Kong XW, Yang S, Fang X. Copper-Catalyzed Dienylation of Aldehydes Using Propargylic Carbonates. Org Lett 2025. [PMID: 40392539 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2025]
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A copper-catalyzed dienylation of aldehydes using propargylic carbonates in the presence of B2pin2 has been successfully developed, enabling the synthesis of a diverse range of substituted 1,3-butadienyl-2-carbinols (BDCs). This innovative approach circumvents the requirement of allene reagents and provides an alternative protocol that allows access to BDCs. In addition, the synthetic value of the products has been demonstrated in a series of further conversions, and the reaction mechanism has been proposed based on control experiments.
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- Xiang Lei
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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Gong Y, Zhang Z, Liu H, Wang T, Jiang M, Feng N, Peng P, Wang H, Zhou F, Wang X, Zhou J. Trifluoroethanol-assisted asymmetric propargylic hydrazination to α-tertiary ethynylhydrazines enabled by sterically confined pyridinebisoxazolines. Nat Commun 2025; 16:4571. [PMID: 40379671 PMCID: PMC12084353 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59845-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2025] [Indexed: 05/19/2025] Open
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We report the highly enantioselective Cu-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic substitution (APS) of α-tertiary propargylic electrophiles using hydrazines and hydroxylamines as a fruitful strategy to access multifunctional α-tertiary hydrazines or hydroxylamines. Using trifluoroethanol (TFE) as the solvent play a key role to decrease the nucleophilicity of hydrazines to suppress side reactions such as elimination, thus improve the yield and the enantioselectivity. NMR analysis and theoretical calculations suggest the formation of an H-bond adduct of TFE with hydrazide, stabilized by multiple H-bonding interactions, including C-F···H-N interaction. The sterically confined pyridinebisoxzolines (PYBOX), featuring a bulky benzylthio shielding group also contribute to the excellent enantioselectivity. Aryl- and aliphatic-ketone-derived α-ethynylalcohol carbonates, α-tertiary α-ethynyl epoxides, cyclic carbonates and and α-hydroxycarboxylates all are competent substrates to afford α-tertiary α-ethynylhydrazines with high structural diversity. The obtained products can be readily converted into various α-tertiary hydrazines and azacycles featuring an aza-quaternary stereocenter.
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- Yi Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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Nan J, Zhang H, Zhu L, Liu S, Yan Q. Divergent [5 + 1] Annulation of o-Aminobenzamides with Vinylene Carbonate as a Multifunctional Reagent. J Org Chem 2025; 90:5134-5149. [PMID: 40179279 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2025]
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A divergent [5 + 1] cyclization reaction of o-aminobenzamides with vinylene carbonate has been developed, rapidly generating three types of cyclic molecules including quinazolinones, 2-methylquinazolinones, and 2,3-dihydroquinazolinones with high chemoselectivity. In this discovery, vinylene carbonate blooms as a multifunctional reagent to participate in cyclization. The potential of this new finding is further emphasized by assembling the benzothiazole heteroarene via the [4 + 1] version and tolerating bioactive units well.
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- Jiang Nan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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Yu JH, Lin GQ, He ZT. Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cloke-Wilson Rearrangement. Org Lett 2025; 27:3936-3941. [PMID: 40192250 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2025]
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Herein we describe the first transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric Cloke-Wilson rearrangement through unprecedented propargylic alkenoxylation reaction with enol as the O-nucleophile. A set of new chiral PPBOX ligands was prepared to guarantee the high enantioselectivity of the transformation. A series of polysubstituted dihydrofuran skeletons bearing an alkyne unit was prepared in good yield and high enantioselectivity under very mild reaction conditions, and various downstream transformations were facilely conducted to access different chiral skeletons.
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- Jun-Han Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Ningbo Zhongke Creation Center of New Materials, Ningbo 315899, China
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Xu G, Zhu C, Li X, Zhu K, Xu H. Copper-catalyzed asymmetric [4+1] annulation of yne‑allylic esters with pyrazolones. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2025; 36:110114. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2025]
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Shen L, Qin T, Jiao C, Zi W. Building Three-Dimensional Complexity by Intramolecular 2-Aminoallyl Cation-Diene (4+3) Cycloaddition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2025; 64:e202423405. [PMID: 39807986 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423405] [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: 12/01/2024] [Revised: 01/13/2025] [Accepted: 01/14/2025] [Indexed: 01/16/2025]
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Reliable methods for rapidly constructing C(sp3)-rich three-dimensional polycycles are in high demand for organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. Although there are various mature systems for synthesizing five- or six-membered polycycles, a catalytic platform for accessing diverse cycloheptanoid-containing polycyclic scaffolds is lacking. Herein, we describe a method for copper-catalyzed intramolecular 2-aminoallyl cation-diene (4+3) cycloaddition reactions. By using 1,3-diene-tethered ethynyl methylene cyclic carbamates as substrates, we were able to construct various cycloheptanoid-containing polycyclic scaffolds, which are present in many bioactive molecules. The cycloaddition products were rich in functionality that could undergo various chemical transformations. The synthetic utility of the method was illustrated by total synthesis of the natural products (±)-mint ketone and (±)-aphanamol I. Mechanistic studies indicated that the cycloadditions proceed by a concerted [4π+2π] mechanism and that an endo-selective pathway is favored.
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- Lulu Shen
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Lan S, Cui Q, Luo D, Shi S, He C, Huang S, Xu C, Zhao L, Liu J, Gu CZ, Yang S, Fang X. Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Nucleophilic Opening of 1,1,2,2-Tetrasubstituted Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes for the Synthesis of α-Tertiary Amines. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:1172-1185. [PMID: 39723834 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c14944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2024]
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Catalytic asymmetric transformation of donor-acceptor cyclopropanes (DACs) has been proven to be a highly valuable and robust strategy to construct diverse types of enantioenriched molecules. However, the use of 1,1,2,2-tetrasubstituted DACs to form products bearing quaternary stereocenters remains a long-term unsolved challenge. Here, we report the copper-catalyzed asymmetric aminative ring opening of tetrasubstituted alkynyl DACs that delivers a myriad of α-tertiary amines with high levels of enantioselectivities. The alkyne, amine, and ester moieties within the products enable diverse further applications, including the asymmetric synthesis of bioactive molecules. Mechanistic studies indicate that the zwitterionic intermediate bearing a copper-acetylide unit plays a key role in the process, which represents a new mode for achieving catalytic asymmetric transformation of DACs.
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- Shouang Lan
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
- Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
- Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Orthopedics Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, China
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He Y, Yan B, Ma C, Ni S, Guo W. Ni-catalyzed asymmetric decarboxylation for the construction of carbocycles with contiguous quaternary carbon stereocenters. Chem Sci 2025; 16:834-839. [PMID: 39650222 PMCID: PMC11621946 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc06849a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2024] [Accepted: 11/25/2024] [Indexed: 12/11/2024] Open
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The first Ni-catalyzed asymmetric decarboxylative strategy for the construction of carbocycles with contiguous quaternary all-carbon stereocenters is reported. The key to the success of these reactions is the utilization of rationally designed allenylic methylene cyclic carbonates as substrates with Ni catalysis. The floppy allenylic group exerts unique electronic properties on the carbonate, which allows further asymmetric nucleophilic annulations with alkenes. These reactions can be performed at room temperature and feature wide functional group tolerance with excellent asymmetric induction that is typically >94% ee. The mechanistic insights imply that this conceptually new chemistry is completely different from previous reports on the catalytic transformation of cyclic carbonates, and thus, it offers an inventive novel methodology to create complex enantio-enriched molecules.
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- Yicheng He
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University Yanxiang Road 99 Xi'an 710045 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University Yanxiang Road 99 Xi'an 710045 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Shantou 515063 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University Shantou 515063 China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University Yanxiang Road 99 Xi'an 710045 China
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Chen P, Zhang MM, Rao L, Li YH, Jia Y, Tan Y, Xiao WJ, Lu LQ. Access to N-α-quaternary chiral morpholines via Cu-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic amination/desymmetrization strategy. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2024; 69:3516-3524. [PMID: 39183108 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.08.005] [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: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Morpholines are widespread in many biologically and catalytically active agents, thus being an important aim of pharmaceutical and synthetic chemists. However, efficient strategies for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chiral morpholines bearing crowded stereogenic centers still remain elusive. Herein, we disclose a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic amination/desymmetrization strategy to help resolve this challenge. As a result, two kinds of structurally various chiral morpholines bearing rich functional groups and N-α-quaternary stereocenters were produced with high efficiency and selectivity (42 examples, up to 91% yield, 97:3 er and > 19:1 dr). In addition, a series of transformations were performed to demonstrate the synthetic utility of this methodology. In particular, a hit compound for new antitumor drugs was identified through cellular evaluation. Furthermore, mechanistic investigations reveal that, hydrogen bonding in the key copper-allenylidene intermediate together with π-π stacking aids remote enantioinduction.
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- Peng Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology, Wuhan 430082, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Photoenergy Utilization for Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; Wuhan Institute of Photochemistry and Technology, Wuhan 430082, China; State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
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Lu HY, Li ZH, Lin GQ, He ZT. Asymmetric copper-catalyzed alkynylallylic monofluoroalkylations with fluorinated malonates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:4210-4213. [PMID: 38525587 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00371c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The unprecedented copper-catalyzed asymmetric alkynylallylic monofluoroalkylation reaction is described via the use of 1,3-enynes and fluorinated malonates. A series of 1,4-enynes bearing a monofluoroalkyl unit are achieved in high yields, excellent regio- and enantioselectivity and high E/Z selectivity. The asymmetric propargylic monofluoroalkylation is also developed. The reliability and synthetic value of the work are highlighted by a gram-scale test and a couple of downstream transformations. Preliminary mechanistic studies unveil a negative nonlinear effect for the catalytic process.
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- Han-Yu Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- Ningbo Zhongke Creation Center of New Materials, Ningbo, 315899, China
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Qian HD, Li X, Yin T, Qian WF, Zhao C, Zhu C, Xu H. Remote copper-catalyzed enantioselective substitution of yne-thiophene carbonates. Sci China Chem 2024; 67:1175-1180. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-023-1922-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
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Zhang Z, Sun Y, Gong Y, Tang DL, Luo H, Zhao ZP, Zhou F, Wang X, Zhou J. Enantioselective propargylic amination and related tandem sequences to α-tertiary ethynylamines and azacycles. Nat Chem 2024; 16:521-532. [PMID: 38504025 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-024-01479-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Chiral α-tertiary amines and related azacycles are sought-after compounds for drug development. Despite progress in the catalytic asymmetric construction of aza-quaternary stereocentres, enantioselective synthesis of multifunctional α-tertiary amines remains underdeveloped. Enantioenriched α-disubstituted α-ethynylamines are attractive synthons for constructing chiral α-tertiary amines and azacycles, but methods for their catalytic enantioselective synthesis need to be expanded. Here we describe an enantioselective asymmetric Cu(I)-catalysed propargylic amination (ACPA) of simple ketone-derived propargylic carbonates to give both α-dialkylated and α-alkyl-α-aryl α-tertiary ethynylamines. Sterically confined pyridinebisoxazoline (PYBOX) ligands, with a C4 shielding group and relaying groups, play a key role in achieving excellent enantioselectivity. The syntheses of quaternary 2,5-dihydropyrroles, dihydroquinines, dihydrobenzoquinolines and dihydroquinolino[1,2-α]quinolines are reported, and the synthetic value is further demonstrated by the enantioselective catalytic total synthesis of a selective multi-target β-secretase inhibitor. Enantioselective Cu-catalysed propargylic substitutions with O- and C-centred nucleophiles are also realized, further demonstrating the potential of the PYBOX ligand.
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- Zheng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, P. R. China.
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Bai L, Wei JS, Zhong LY, Ma AQ, Wang J, Du ZQ, Xia AB, Xu DQ. Enantioselective α-Amination of Amides by One-Pot Organo-/Iodine Sequential Catalysis. Org Lett 2024; 26:258-263. [PMID: 38157251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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An one-pot organo- and iodine sequential catalysis strategy for reactions of amides with pyrazole-based primary amines was described to synthesize chiral α-amino amides with a quaternary stereocenter. This methodology exhibited strong asymmetric induction, resulting in a typical enantiomeric excess value exceeding 99% and diastereoselectivity up to >99:1 dr. Moreover, the reaction was conducted without the use of any metals or strong bases.
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- Liang Bai
- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation Research Centre, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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Sun X, Gao PC, Sun YW, Li BJ. Amide-Directed, Rhodium-Catalyzed Regio- and Enantioselective Hydroacylation of Internal Alkenes with Unfunctionalized Aldehydes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:723-732. [PMID: 38116993 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Despite the current progress achieved in asymmetric hydroacylations, highly enantioselective catalytic addition of unfunctionalized aldehydes to internal alkenes remains an unsolved challenge. Here, using a coordination-assisted strategy, we developed a rhodium-catalyzed regio- and enantioselective addition of unfunctionalized aldehydes to internal alkenes such as enamides and β,γ-unsaturated amides. Valuable α-amino ketones and 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds were directly obtained with high enantioselectivity from readily available materials.
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- Xin Sun
- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Nan J, Liang L. Rhodium-catalyzed divergent dehydroxylation/alkenylation of hydroxyisoindolinones with vinylene carbonate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:14559-14562. [PMID: 37964745 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03760f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Herein, a novel organic transformation involving rhodium-catalyzed divergent dehydroxylation/alkenylation of hydroxyisoindolinone with vinylene carbonate is reported, and a series of architecturally rigid and widely used spirolactams are obtained with excellent functional group tolerance and high selectivity. Remarkably, the promising vinylene carbonate reagent presents a distinct chemical reactivity as a vinyl-oxygen cyclic synthon and first transfers the C-H bond to spiroheterocycle scaffolds. Moreover, another chemoselectivity, direct dehydrogenative coupling with vinylene carbonate, is also presented. This protocol is compatible with green chemistry and only releases H2O and CO2 as byproducts.
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- Jiang Nan
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for China National Light Industry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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Sun YZ, Ren ZY, Yang YX, Liu Y, Lin GQ, He ZT. Asymmetric Substitution by Alkynyl Copper Driven Dearomatization and Rearomatization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202314517. [PMID: 37843815 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Catalytic asymmetric transformations by dearomatization have developed into a widely applicable synthetic strategy, but heavily relied on the use of arenes bearing a heteroatom. In this case, the dearomatization is facilitated by the involvement of a p-orbital electron of the heteroatom. Different from the conventional substrate-dependent model, here we demonstrate that the activation by a d-orbital electron of the transition-metal center can serve as a driving force for dearomatization, and is applied to the development of a novel asymmetric alkynyl copper facilitated remote substitution reaction. A newly modified PyBox chiral ligand enables the construction of valuable diarylmethyl and triarylmethyl skeletons in high enantioselectivities. An unexpected tandem process involving sequential remote substitution/cyclization/1,5-H shift leads to the formation of the enantioenriched C-N axis. A gram-scale reaction and various downstream transformations highlight the robustness of this method and the potential transformations of the products. Preliminary mechanistic studies reveal a mononuclear Cu-catalyzed remote substitution process.
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- Yu-Ze Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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Khan S, Salman M, Wang Y, Zhang J, Khan A. Green Chemistry Approach toward the Regioselective Synthesis of α,α-Disubstituted Allylic Amines. J Org Chem 2023; 88:11992-11999. [PMID: 37535841 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Molybdenum-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions are known to provide direct and practical ways to construct new carbon-carbon bonds and privileged compounds. However, due to the lack of reports on carbon-heteroatom bond formation as a common deficiency, these reactions still face a great challenge. Described herein is a robust and convenient molybdenum-catalyzed regioselective allylic amination of tertiary allylic carbonates with an amine as the heteroatom nucleophile. Both aromatic and aliphatic amines react with various tertiary allylic alcohol derivatives to deliver the desired α,α-disubstituted allylic amines in high yield with complete regioselectivity. In addition, ethanol as the green solvent, a recyclable catalyst system through simple centrifugation techniques, and simple handling procedures make the current approach green, economic, and sustainable.
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- Shahid Khan
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Material Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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Geng ZQ, Zhao C, Qian HD, Li SJ, Peng H, Xu H. Cu/Ag-Mediated One-Pot Enantioselective Synthesis of Fully Decorated 1,2,3-Triazolo[1,5- a]pyrazines. Org Lett 2023. [PMID: 37294825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The synthesis of chiral triazole-fused pyrazine scaffolds from readily available substrates in a step-economical asymmetric catalytic way is highly appealing. We herein report that an efficient Cu/Ag relay catalyzed protocol employing cascade asymmetric propargylic amination, hydroazidation, and [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction with high efficiency to access the target enantioenriched 1,2,3-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine has been accomplished by applying a novel N,N,P-ligand. The one-pot reaction of three components exhibits high functional group tolerance, excellent enantioselectivities, and a broad substrate scope with readily available starting materials.
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- Zi-Qi Geng
- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticides & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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Xu C, Zhang H, Lan S, Liu J, Yang S, Zhang Q, Fang X. Copper-Catalysed Rearrangement of Cyclic Ethynylethylene Carbonates: Synthetic Applications and Mechanistic Studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202219064. [PMID: 36759324 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202219064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Transition-metal-catalysed reactions of cyclic ethynylethylene carbonates have been intensively studied because of their robustness in new bond formation and diversified molecule construction. Known reaction modes usually involve a substitution step occurring at either the propargylic or terminal alkyne positions. Here, we report an unprecedented reaction pattern in which cyclic ethynylethylene carbonates first undergo a rearrangement to release allenal intermediates, which subsequently react with diverse nucleophiles to furnish synthetically useful allylic and propargylic allenols, phosphorus ylides, and cyclopropylidene ketones through an addition process rather than a substitution pathway. The products enable various further transformations, and mechanistic studies and theoretical calculations reveal that the reaction does not proceed via a semipinacol type [1,2]-hydride shift, but through base-mediated deprotonation as the key step to induce the rearrangement.
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- Chao Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- Orthopedics Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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- Institute of Industry & Equipment Technology, Anhui Province Key Lab of Aerospace Structural Parts Forming Technology and Equipment, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350100, China
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Shen L, Zheng Y, Lin Z, Qin T, Huang Z, Zi W. Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective C1,N-Dipolar (3+2) Cycloadditions of 2-Aminoallyl Cations with Indoles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217051. [PMID: 36562702 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217051] [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: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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2-Aminoallyl cations are versatile 1,3-dipoles that could potentially be used for diverse (3+n) cycloaddition reactions. Despite some preliminary studies, the asymmetric catalytic transformation of these species is still underdeveloped. We herein report a binuclear copper-catalyzed generation of 2-aminoallyl cations from ethynyl methylene cyclic carbamates and their enantioselective (3+2) cycloaddition reaction with indoles to construct chiral pyrroloindolines. This transformation features a novel C1,N-dipolar reactivity for 2-aminoallyl cations.
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- Lulu Shen
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Zhou Y, Yue X, Jiang F, Sun J, Guo W. Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of α-tertiary aminoketones from sulfoxonium ylides bearing two aryl groups. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:1193-1196. [PMID: 36629287 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06147c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Disclosed herein is an efficient organocatalytic formal N-H insertion reaction of arylamines with α-keto sulfoxonium ylides bearing two aryl groups, delivering a broad range of α-tertiary aminoketones with good to excellent yields and enantioselectivities (up to 90% yield and 94% ee). The utilities of this protocol were also demonstrated by facile preparation of enantioenriched 2-amino-1,2-diarylethanol bearing two different aryl groups, a type of important building block lacking efficient access.
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- Ying Zhou
- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, 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 (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.
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Wang L, Li T, Perveen S, Zhang S, Wang X, Ouyang Y, Li P. Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Carboxylation Enabled by a Chiral 2,2'-Bipyridine Ligand. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213943. [PMID: 36300599 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In contrast to previous approaches to chiral α-aryl carboxylic acids that based on reactions using hazardous gases, pressurized setup and mostly noble metal catalysts, in this work, a nickel-catalyzed general, efficient and highly enantioselective carboxylation reaction of racemic benzylic (pseudo)halides under mild conditions using atmospheric CO2 has been developed. A unique chiral 2,2'-bipyridine ligand named Me-SBpy featuring compact polycyclic skeleton enabled both high reactivity and stereoselectivity. The utility of this method has been demonstrated by synthesis of various chiral α-aryl carboxylic acids (30 examples, up to 95 % yield and 99 : 1 er), including profen family anti-inflammatory drugs and transformations using the acids as key intermediates. Based on mechanistic experimental results, a plausible catalytic cycle involving Ni-complex/radical equilibrium and Lewis acid-assisted CO2 activation has been proposed.
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- Linghua Wang
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China.,School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China.,State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Kong HH, Zhu C, Deng S, Xu G, Zhao R, Yao C, Xiang HM, Zhao C, Qi X, Xu H. Remote Enantioselective [4 + 1] Annulation with Copper-Vinylvinylidene Intermediates. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:21347-21355. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Han-Han Kong
- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds and Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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Wang J, Lin Z, Zheng Z, Xiao R, Zheng K. Theoretical Study on Ir-Catalyzed α-Amidation of 2-Acylimidazoles: Mechanism and Insertion Selectivity. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Juping Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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Wang BC, Fan T, Xiong FY, Chen P, Fang KX, Tan Y, Lu LQ, Xiao WJ. De Novo Construction of Chiral Aminoindolines by Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclization and Subsequent Discovery of an Unexpected Sulfonyl Migration. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:19932-19941. [PMID: 36270010 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Searching for efficient strategies to access structurally novel aminoindolines is of great significance for drug discovery. However, catalytic asymmetric de novo construction of aminoindoline scaffolds with functionality primed for diversification still remains elusive. Here, we report a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric cyclization of ethynyl benzoxazinones with amines, producing chiral 3-aminoindolines in good yield and with high enantioselectivity (up to 97% yield and 98:2 er). Moreover, a radical-mediated sulfonyl migration of these products was unexpectedly found, further affording new chiral 3-aminoindolines bearing alkenyl sulfonyl groups with retained enantiopurity (up to 84% yield and 98:2 er). Bioactivity evaluations indicate that these 3-aminoindolines show notable antitumor activities and chirality is proven to have a significant impact on their antitumor activity.
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- Bao-Cheng Wang
- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, P. R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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You Y, Li TT, Sun TJ, Zhang YP, Wang ZH, Zhao JQ, Yuan WC. Enantioselective Construction of Vicinal Quaternary-Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereocenters by Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Propargylic Substitution. Org Lett 2022; 24:7671-7676. [PMID: 36226893 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Enantioselective construction of vicinal tetrasubstituted carbon stereocenters is a formidable challenge in organic synthesis. A copper-catalyzed asymmetric decarboxylative propargylic substitution with 3-amino oxindoles as trisubstituted carbon nucleophiles and propargylic cyclic carbonates as tertiary carbon electrophiles was developed. A range of 3-amino-3,3'-disubstituted oxindoles bearing vicinal quaternary-tetrasubstituted carbon stereocenters were obtained in high yields and good to excellent stereoselectivities (up to 98% yield, >20:1 dr, and 98.5:1.5 er).
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- Yong You
- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.,School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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Gong F, Meng X, Lan S, Liu J, Yang S, Fang X. Asymmetric Semipinacol Rearrangement Enabled by Copper-Catalyzed Propargylic Alkylation. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Fan Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, People’s Republic of China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, People’s Republic of China
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- Orthopedics Department, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350100, People’s Republic of China
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Banjare SK, Mahulkar PS, Nanda T, Pati BV, Najiar LO, Ravikumar PC. Diverse reactivity of alkynes in C-H activation reactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10262-10289. [PMID: 36040423 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03294e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Alkynes occupy a prominent role as a coupling partner in the transition metal-catalysed directed C-H activation reactions. Due to low steric requirements and linear geometry, alkynes can effectively coordinate with metal d-orbitals. This makes alkynes one of the most successful coupling partners in terms of the number of useful transformations. Remarkably, by changing the reaction conditions and transition-metals from 5d to 3d, the pattern of reactivity of alkynes also changes. Due to the varied reactivity of alkynes, such as alkenylation, annulation, alkylation, and alkynylation, they have been extensively used for the synthesis of valuable organic molecules. Despite enormous explorations with alkynes, there are still a lot more possible ways by which they can be made to react with M-C bonds generated through C-H activation. Practically there is no limit for the creative use of this approach. In particular with the development of new high and low valent first-row metal catalysts, there is plenty of scope for this chemistry to evolve as one of the most explored areas of research in the coming years. Therefore, a highlight article about alkynes is both timely and useful for synthetic chemists working in this area. Herein, we have highlighted the diverse reactivity of alkynes with various transition metals (Ir, Rh, Ru, Pd, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) and their applications, along with some of our thoughts on future prospects.
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- Shyam Kumar Banjare
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha 752050, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha 752050, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha 752050, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha 752050, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha 752050, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Odisha 752050, India. .,Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Training School Complex, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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Ma JB, Wang XH, Liu ZT, Hu XP. Highly Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Copper‐Catalyzed Dipropargylic Amination to Access Bispropargylic Diamines. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jing-Bo Ma
- Dalian Polytechnic University School of Textile and Material Engineering Dalian CHINA
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- Dalian Polytechnic University School of Textile and Material Engineering Dalian CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Laboratory of Fine Chemicals Dalian CHINA
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Qian HD, Li ZH, Deng S, Yao C, Xiang HM, Xu G, Geng ZQ, Wang Z, Chen L, Liu C, Zhu C, Qi X, Xu H. Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous and Bisvinylogous Propargylic Substitution. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:15779-15785. [PMID: 35976107 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Distinct regio- and enantioselectivity control in copper-catalyzed vinylogous and bisvinylogous propargylic substitution has been accomplished by using a novel chiral N,N,P ligand. The developed method provides an efficient and selective approach to an array of highly enantioenriched alkynyl unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Salient features include excellent functional group tolerance and broad substrate scope. The synthetic utility of the developed method is further demonstrated by a gram-scale synthesis and by application to a range of transformations including enantioselective synthesis of unique challenging compounds.
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- Hao-Dong Qian
- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Organosilicon Compounds & Materials Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China
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- CCNU-uOttawa Joint Research Centre, Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, P.R. China
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Niu R, Zhao J, Mou Q, Zhao R, Zhang J, Wang M, Sun B. Cp
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Co (III)‐catalyzed selective C‐H alkenylation of indoles with ethynylethylene carbonates. Appl Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ruihan Niu
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco‐chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao P. R. China
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Li TT, You Y, Sun TJ, Zhang YP, Zhao JQ, Wang ZH, Yuan WC. Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cascade Cyclization of Propargylic Cyclic Carbonates/Carbamates with Pyridinium 1,4-Zwitterionic Thiolates to Fused Polyheterocyclic Structures. Org Lett 2022; 24:5120-5125. [PMID: 35819406 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A copper-catalyzed decarboxylative cascade cyclization of propargylic cyclic carbonates/carbamates with pyridinium 1,4-zwitterionic thiolates is developed. A range of fused polyheterocyclic compounds are obtained in moderate to good yields with excellent diastereoselectivities. Of particular note is that four new bonds (two C-C, one C-O/N, one C-S) and four new stereocenters could be efficiently embedded into the tetracyclic fused scaffolds in a single step.
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- Ting-Ting Li
- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China.,School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Innovation Research Center of Chiral Drugs, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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Sun HL, Wu B, Liu DQ, Yu ZD, Wang JJ, Liu Q, Liu X, Niu D, Dou JH, Zhu R. Synthesis of Polydiynes via an Unexpected Dimerization/Polymerization Sequence of C3 Propargylic Electrophiles. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8807-8817. [PMID: 35522220 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Here, we describe the unexpected discovery of a Cu-catalyzed condensation polymerization reaction of propargylic electrophiles (CPPE) that transforms simple C3 building blocks into polydiynes of C6 repeating units. This reaction was achieved by a simple system composed of a copper acetylide initiator and an electron-rich phosphine ligand. Alkyne polymers (up to 33.8 kg/mol) were produced in good yields and exclusive regioselectivity with high functional group compatibility. Hydrogenation of the product afforded a new polyolefin-type backbone, while base-mediated isomerization led to a new type of dienyne-based electron-deficient conjugated polymer. Mechanistic studies revealed a new α-α selective Cu-catalyzed dimerization pathway of the C3 unit, followed by in situ organocopper-mediated chain-growth propagation. These insights not only provide an important understanding of the Cu-catalyzed CPPE of C3, C4, and C6 monomers in general but also lead to a significantly improved synthesis of polydiynes from simpler starting materials with handles for the incorporation of an α-end functional group.
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- Han-Li Sun
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.,School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Emergency, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.,School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Yao Q, Liu B, Cao T, Zhu S. Migratory insertion of copper-allenylidene from propargyl ester. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:4969-4972. [PMID: 35353104 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00681b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The highly efficient copper-catalyzed homo-dimerization and cross-coupling of propargyl esters have been developed. Various 1-en-3,5-diynes, [5]cumulenes and 1,3-diynes were successfully furnished via the copper-allenylidene intermediates with moderate to excellent yields. Migratory insertion is proposed as the key step to achieve the selectivity at the carbene carbon of the copper-allenylidene.
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- Qinglin Yao
- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.
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Guo W, Yan B. Recent Advances in Decarboxylative Conversions of Cyclic Carbonates and Beyond. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1715-7413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AbstractIn recent years, functionalized cyclic organic carbonates have emerged as valuable building blocks for the construction of interesting and useful molecules upon decarboxylation under transition-metal catalysis. By employing suitable catalytic systems, the development of chemo-, regio-, stereo- and enantioselective methods for the synthesis of useful and interesting compounds has advanced greatly. On the basis of previous research on this topic, this short review highlights the synthetic potential of cyclic carbonates under transition-metal catalysis over the last two years.1 Introduction2 Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Vinyl Cyclic Carbonates3 Zwitterionic Enolate Chemistry Based On Transition-Metal Catalysis4 Decarboxylation of Alkynyl Cyclic Carbonates and Dioxazolones5 Conclusions and Perspectives
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Liu Y, He Y, Liu Y, Wei K, Guo W. Kinetically Controllable Construction of Nine-Membered Carbocycles via Pd-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Cycloaddition. Org Lett 2022; 24:2567-2572. [PMID: 35343709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A kinetically controllable strategy toward the construction of otherwise challenging nine-membered carbocycles is reported. This Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative procedure utilizes vinyl methylene cyclic carbonates as the C5-dipole and allylidenemalononitriles as C4-building blocks. The protocol features user-friendly operations with controllable regioselectivity and generates CO2 as the sole byproduct. The formation of synthetically valuable and thermodynamically favored seven-membered carbocycles was also investigated.
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- Yin Liu
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China.,School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
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Cho H, Suematsu H, Oyala PH, Peters JC, Fu GC. Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Alkylations of Anilines by Racemic Tertiary Electrophiles: Synthesis and Mechanism. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4550-4558. [PMID: 35253433 PMCID: PMC9239302 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transition-metal catalysis of substitution reactions of alkyl electrophiles by nitrogen nucleophiles is beginning to emerge as a powerful strategy for synthesizing higher-order amines, as well as controlling their stereochemistry. Herein, we report that a readily accessible chiral copper catalyst (commercially available components) can achieve the photoinduced, enantioconvergent coupling of a variety of racemic tertiary alkyl electrophiles with aniline nucleophiles to generate a new C-N bond with good ee at the fully substituted stereocenter of the product; whereas this photoinduced, copper-catalyzed coupling proceeds at -78 °C, in the absence of light and catalyst, virtually no C-N bond formation is observed even upon heating to 80 °C. The mechanism of this new catalytic enantioconvergent substitution process has been interrogated with the aid of a wide array of tools, including the independent synthesis of proposed intermediates and reactivity studies, spectroscopic investigations featuring photophysical and EPR data, and DFT calculations. These studies led to the identification of three copper-based intermediates in the proposed catalytic cycle, including a chiral three-coordinate formally copper(II)-anilido (DFT analysis points to its formulation as a copper(I)-anilidyl radical) complex that serves as a persistent radical that couples with a tertiary organic radical to generate the desired C-N bond with good enantioselectivity.
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- Hyungdo Cho
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Nie XK, Chen Y, Zhang SQ, Cui X, Tang Z, Li GX. Chiral Primary Amine Catalyzed Enantioselective Tandem Reactions Based on Heyns Rearrangement: Synthesis of α-Tertiary Amino Ketones. Org Lett 2022; 24:2069-2074. [PMID: 35261250 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Herein, we disclose a new catalytic asymmetric tandem reaction based on the Heyns rearrangement for the synthesis of chiral α-amino ketones with readily available substrates. The rearrangement is different from the Heyns rearrangement in that the α-amino ketones were obtained without the shift of the carbonyl group. The key to success is using chiral primary amine as a catalyst by mimicking glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase in catalyzing the efficient Heyns rearrangement in organisms.
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- Xiao-Kang Nie
- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institution of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19(A) Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institution of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institution of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institution of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institution of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Natural Products Research Center, Chengdu Institution of Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Lee H, Ahn JM, Oyala PH, Citek C, Yin H, Fu GC, Peters JC. Investigation of the C-N Bond-Forming Step in a Photoinduced, Copper-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent N-Alkylation: Characterization and Application of a Stabilized Organic Radical as a Mechanistic Probe. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4114-4123. [PMID: 35167268 PMCID: PMC9269863 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c13151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Whereas photoinduced, copper-catalyzed couplings of nitrogen nucleophiles with alkyl electrophiles have recently been shown to provide an attractive approach to achieving a variety of enantioselective C-N bond constructions, mechanistic studies of these transformations have lagged the advances in reaction development. Herein we provide mechanistic insight into a previously reported photoinduced, copper-catalyzed enantioconvergent C-N coupling of a carbazole nucleophile with a racemic tertiary α-haloamide electrophile. Building on the isolation of a copper(II) model complex whose EPR parameters serve as a guide, we independently synthesize two key intermediates in the proposed catalytic cycle, a copper(II) metalloradical (L*CuII(carb')2) (L* = a monodentate chiral phosphine ligand; carb' = a carbazolide ligand), as well as a tertiary α-amide organic radical (R·); the generation and characterization of R· was guided by DFT calculations, which suggested that it would be stable to homocoupling. Continuous-wave (CW) and pulse EPR studies, along with corresponding DFT calculations, are among the techniques used to characterize these reactive radicals. We establish that these two radicals do indeed combine to furnish the C-N coupling product in good yield and with significant enantiomeric excess (77% yield, 55% ee), thereby supporting the chemical competence of these proposed intermediates. DFT calculations are consistent with R· initially binding to copper(II) via a dative interaction from the closed-shell carbonyl oxygen atom of the radical, which positions the α-carbon for direct reaction with the copper(II)-bound carbazole N atom, to generate the C-N bond with enantioselectivity, without the formation of an alkylcopper(III) intermediate.
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- Heejun Lee
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Zhang JH, Xiao TF, Ji ZQ, Chen HN, Yan PJ, Luo YC, Xu PF, Xu GQ. Organic photoredox catalytic amino-heteroarylation of unactivated olefins to access distal amino ketones. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2882-2885. [PMID: 35133366 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07189k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Here we describe a metal-free amino-heteroarylation of unactivated olefins via organic photoredox catalysis, providing a concise and efficient approach for the rapid synthesis of various δ (β, ε)-amino ketones under mild conditions. This protocol demonstrates that the new photocatalyst Cz-NI developed by our group has an excellent photoredox catalytic performance. Finally, a series of mechanistic experiments and DFT calculations indicate that this transformation undergoes a photoredox catalytic sequential radical addition/functional group migration process.
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- Ji-Hua Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Hexi Corridor Resources Utilization of Gansu Universities, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China. .,State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.
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Functionalized ketones and their derivatives are very important building blocks in organic synthesis and material chemistry. The development of novel methodology for the chemo-, regio-, diastereo-, stereo- and enantioselective synthesis of functionalized ketones and their derivatives is the continuous endeavor of organic chemists. Herein we highlight the new approach that was recently initiated and developed by our group for the synthesis of (enantioenriched) ketones and related derivatives based on zwitterionic metal-enolate (ZME) chemistry.
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- Linhong Zuo
- FIST, Xi'an Jiaotong University Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
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- Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China
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Liu T, Ni S, Guo W. Practical asymmetric amine nucleophilic approach for the modular construction of protected α-quaternary amino acids. Chem Sci 2022; 13:6806-6812. [PMID: 35774153 PMCID: PMC9200120 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02318k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We report the first amine nucleophilic approach for the modular construction of enantioenriched protected α-quaternary amino acids. The key to success is the use of an alcohol solvent, which makes a rationally designed COOMe-bonded Cu-allenylidene electrophilic intermediate stable enough to couple with amine nucleophiles before its decomposition. The reaction features wide functional group tolerance with high enantioselectivity, typically >90% ee, and is amenable to the modification of commercially available bioactive molecules. The resultant protected α-amino acids could be readily converted into a number of precious enantioenriched amines featuring α-hindered tertiary carbon centers, which are otherwise synthetically quite challenging, including those of α-amino aldehyde, peptides or α-vinyl amino ester with >92% ee in excellent yields. This protocol could be utilized for the synthesis of the protected bioactive α-ethylnorvaline in 3 steps, a significant advancement in comparison to an 11-step sequence reported previously. We report the first amine nucleophilic approach for the modular construction of enantioenriched protected α-quaternary amino acids.![]()
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- Teng Liu
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Yanxiang Road 99, Xi'an 710045, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Yanxiang Road 99, Xi'an 710045, China
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Shi C, Ye L. Asymmetric Construction of 3-Aminoindoline Skeleton Bearing N- α-Quaternary Carbon Center. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202200072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pan Y, Wang D, Chen Y, Zhang D, Liu W, Yang X. Kinetic Resolution of α-Tertiary Propargylic Amines through Asymmetric Remote Aminations of Anilines. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Yongkai Pan
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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Liu Y, He Y, Liu Y, Wei K, Guo W. Access to azonanes via Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative [5 + 4] cycloaddition with exclusive regioselectivity. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01405f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An efficient approach for the synthesis of azonanes via Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative [5 + 4] cycloaddition has been developed. The reactions feature wide functional group tolerance with exclusive regioselectivity.
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- Yin Liu
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
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- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710045, China
- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, and MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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Qi T, Fu S, Zhang X, Liu TH, Li QZ, Gou C, Li JL. Theoretical insight into the origins of chemo- and diastereo-selectivity in the palladium-catalysed (3 + 2) cyclisation of 5-alkenyl thiazolones. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01071a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The mechanism of the palladium-catalysed (3 + 2) cyclisation of 5-alkenyl thiazolones and VECs has been investigated from a computational perspective, and the origins of unique chemoselectivity and excellent diastereoselectivity have been disclosed.
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- Ting Qi
- Antibiotics Research and Re-evaluation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, P.R. China
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- Antibiotics Research and Re-evaluation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, P.R. China
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- Antibiotics Research and Re-evaluation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- Antibiotics Research and Re-evaluation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- Antibiotics Research and Re-evaluation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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