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Palomo E, Krech A, Hsueh YJ, Li Z, Suero MG. Rh-Catalyzed Enantioselective Aryl C-H Bond Cyclopropylation. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:13120-13125. [PMID: 40210211 PMCID: PMC12022978 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c02331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2025] [Revised: 03/31/2025] [Accepted: 04/02/2025] [Indexed: 04/12/2025]
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Herein, we disclose the discovery and development of a site-, regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective aryl C-H bond cyclopropylation using diazomethyl hypervalent iodine reagents, styrenes, and paddlewheel dirhodium carboxylate catalysts. A key aspect of this work was the catalytic generation of a chiral Rh(II) carbene through an electrophilic aromatic substitution with chiral Rh(II) carbynoids. The strategy allows the construction of cyclopropane rings using aryl C-H bonds from aromatic feedstocks and drug molecules and promises to reach an unexplored "cyclopropanated" chemical space highly difficult to reach by current strategies.
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- Eric Palomo
- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Departament
de Química Analítica i Química Orgánica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel·lí Domingo 1, Tarragona, 43007, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute
of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg Lluis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Peeters M, Baldinelli L, Lerda S, Bistoni G, Fürstner A. Dirhodium Complexes Heterochiral-at-the-Metal Centers: An Alternative Type of Paddlewheel Catalyst for Asymmetric Synthesis. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:12418-12424. [PMID: 40183523 PMCID: PMC12006997 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c03567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2025] [Revised: 03/26/2025] [Accepted: 03/31/2025] [Indexed: 04/05/2025]
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The prototype of an entirely new class of dirhodium paddlewheel complexes is disclosed, which is chiral at both inequivalent metal centers although it carries just three different achiral μ-bridging equatorial ligands. One of them is a carboxamidate, which ensures selective carbene formation at the Rh[O3N] face of the catalyst; moreover, the -NH group engages the ester carbonyl of the emerging rhodium carbene intermediate derived from α-stannylated α-diazoacetate in interligand hydrogen bonding, which is critically important for controlling the stereochemical course of the ensuing [2 + 1] cycloaddition. The new heterochiral catalyst furnished stannylated cyclopropane derivatives with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity; moreover, a cyclopropane with a quaternary trifluoromethylated stereocenter was obtained with an unprecedented level of asymmetric induction.
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- Matthias Peeters
- Max-Planck-Institut
für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biology, and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut
für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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Bertus P, Caillé J. Advances in the Synthesis of Cyclopropylamines. Chem Rev 2025; 125:3242-3377. [PMID: 40048498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2025]
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Cyclopropylamines are an important subclass of substituted cyclopropanes that combine the unique electronic and steric properties of cyclopropanes with the presence of a donor nitrogen atom. In addition to their presence in a diverse array of biologically active compounds, cyclopropylamines are utilized as important synthetic intermediates, particularly in ring-opening or cycloaddition reactions. Consequently, the synthesis of these compounds has constituted a significant research topic, as evidenced by the abundant published synthetic methods. In addition to the widely used Curtius rearrangement, classical cyclopropanation methods have been adapted to integrate a nitrogen function (Simmons-Smith reaction, metal-catalyzed reaction of diazo compounds on olefins, Michael-initiated ring-closure reactions) with significant advances in enantioselective synthesis. More recently, specific methods have been developed for the preparation of the aminocyclopropane moiety (Kulinkovich reactions applied to amides and nitriles, addition to cyclopropenes, metal-catalyzed reactions involving C-H functionalization, ...). The topic of this review is to present the different methods for the preparation of cyclopropylamine derivatives, with the aim of covering the methodological advances as best as possible, highlighting their scope, their stereochemical aspects and future trends.
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- Philippe Bertus
- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, IMMM, CNRS UMR 6283, Le Mans Université, 72000 Le Mans, France
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique, ICOA, CNRS UMR 7311, University of Orléans, 45100 Orléans, France
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Shan Y, Li Y, He C, Hu Z, Xiao X, Mao H, Lv X, Zhou L. Cascade Reaction of Enyne-Amides with Sulfur-Ylides for the Synthesis of Indole-Tethered 5-Oxaspiro[2.4]hept-6-ene Derivatives. Org Lett 2024; 26:10785-10790. [PMID: 39648986 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2024]
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An unexpected cascade reaction of enyne-amides with sulfur-ylides has been developed. This cascade reaction involves cycloisomerization, dearomatic cyclopropanation, ring-opening rearomatization, and subsequent cyclopropanation, differing from the common [2 + n] cyclization of enyne-amides. A variety of (spirocyclopropane)dihydrofuran derivatives have been efficiently and conveniently synthesized in a single vessel, exhibiting excellent diastereoselectivity and good functional group tolerance.
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- Yueyue Shan
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), 2001 Longxiang Avenue, Longgang District, Shenzhen, 518172, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua 321004, China
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Peeters M, Baldinelli L, Leutzsch M, Caló F, Auer AA, Bistoni G, Fürstner A. In Situ Observation of Elusive Dirhodium Carbenes and Studies on the Innate Role of Carboxamidate Ligands in Dirhodium Paddlewheel Complexes: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:26466-26477. [PMID: 39259974 PMCID: PMC11440507 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c09847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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Carboxamidates as equatorial ligands in dirhodium paddlewheel catalysts are widely believed to increase selectivity at the expense of reactivity. The results of the combined experimental and computational approach described in this paper show that one has to beware of such generalizations. First, 103Rh NMR revealed how strongly primary carboxamidates impact the electronic nature of the rhodium center they are bound to; at the same time, such ligands stabilize donor/acceptor carbenes by engaging their ester carbonyl group into peripheral interligand hydrogen bonding. This array benefits selectivity as well as reactivity if maintained along the entire reaction coordinate of a catalytic cyclopropanation. In settings where the hydrogen bond needs to be distorted for the reaction to proceed, however, it constitutes a significant enthalpic handicap. Representative examples for each scenario were analyzed by DFT; in both cases, the cyclopropanation step rather than carbene formation was found to be turnover-limiting. While this conclusion somehow contradicts the literature, it implied that the direct observation of highly reactive dirhodium carbenes in truly catalytic settings might be possible, even though the intermediates carry olefinic sites amenable to intramolecular cyclopropanation. Such in situ monitoring by NMR is without precedent, yet it was successful with the homoleptic catalyst [Rh2(OPiv)4] as well as with its heteroleptic sibling [Rh2(OPiv)3(acam)] comprising an acetamidate (acam); in the latter case, the carbene bound to the rhodium atom at the [O3N]-face was observed, which concurs with the computational data that this species is stabilized by the forecited interligand hydrogen bonding.
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- Matthias Peeters
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia I-06123, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, Perugia I-06123, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim/Ruhr D-45470, Germany
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Ni S, Spinnato D, Cornella J. Reductive Cyclopropanation through Bismuth Photocatalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22140-22144. [PMID: 39102564 PMCID: PMC11328130 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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We present here a catalytic method based on a low-valent Bi complex capable of cyclopropanation of double bonds under blue LED irradiation. The catalysis features various unusual Bi-based organometallic steps, namely, (1) two-electron inner sphere oxidative addition of Bi(I) complex to CH2I2, (2) light-induced homolysis of the Bi(III)-CH2I bond, (3) subsequent iodine abstraction-ring-closing, and (4) reduction of Bi(III) to Bi(I) with an external reducing agent to close the cycle. Stoichiometric organometallic experiments support the proposed mechanism. This protocol represents a unique example of a reductive photocatalytic process based on low-valent bismuth radical catalysis.
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- Shengyang Ni
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr, 45470, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr, 45470, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, Mülheim an der Ruhr, 45470, Germany
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Empel C, Fetzer MNA, Sasmal S, Strothmann T, Janiak C, Koenigs RM. Unlocking catalytic potential: a rhodium(II)-based coordination polymer for efficient carbene transfer reactions with donor/acceptor diazoalkanes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:7327-7330. [PMID: 38913109 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01386g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Herein, we report the use of a molecular-defined rhodium(II) coordination polymer (Rh-CP) as a heterogeneous, recyclable catalyst in carbene transfer reactions. We showcase the application of this heterogeneous catalyst in a range of carbene transfer reactions and conclude with the functionalization of natural products and drug molecules.
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- Claire Empel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Strukturchemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Jerye K, Lüken H, Steffen A, Schlawis C, Jänsch L, Schulz S, Brönstrup M. Activity-Based Protein Profiling Identifies Protein Disulfide-Isomerases as Target Proteins of the Volatile Salinilactones. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309515. [PMID: 38430530 PMCID: PMC11095149 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/04/2024]
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The salinilactones, volatile marine natural products secreted from Salinispora arenicola, feature a unique [3.1.0]-lactone ring system and cytotoxic activities through a hitherto unknown mechanism. To find their molecular target, an activity-based protein profiling with a salinilactone-derived probe is applied that disclosed the protein disulfide-isomerases (PDIs) as the dominant mammalian targets of salinilactones, and thioredoxin (TRX1) as secondary target. The inhibition of protein disulfide-isomerase A1 (PDIA1) and TRX1 is confirmed by biochemical assays with recombinant proteins, showing that (1S,5R)-salinilactone B is more potent than its (1R,5S)-configured enantiomer. The salinilactones bound covalently to C53 and C397, the catalytically active cysteines of the isoform PDIA1 according to tandem mass spectrometry. Reactions with a model substrate demonstrated that the cyclopropyl group is opened by an attack of the thiol at C6. Fluorophore labeling experiments showed the cell permeability of a salinilactone-BODIPY (dipyrrometheneboron difluoride) conjugate and its co-localization with PDIs in the endoplasmic reticulum. The study is one of the first to pinpoint a molecular target for a volatile microbial natural product, and it demonstrates that salinilactones can achieve high selectivity despite their small size and intrinsic reactivity.
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- Karoline Jerye
- Department of Chemical BiologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchInhoffenstraße 738124BraunschweigGermany
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- Department of Chemical BiologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchInhoffenstraße 738124BraunschweigGermany
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- Department of Cell BiologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchInhoffenstraße 738124BraunschweigGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryTechnische Universität BraunschweigHagenring 3038106BraunschweigGermany
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- Research Group Cellular Proteome ResearchHelmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchInhoffenstraße 738124BraunschweigGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryTechnische Universität BraunschweigHagenring 3038106BraunschweigGermany
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- Department of Chemical BiologyHelmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchInhoffenstraße 738124BraunschweigGermany
- Biomolecular Drug Research Center (BMWZ)Leibniz Universität HannoverSchneiderberg 1B30167HannoverGermany
- German Center for Infection ResearchSite Hannover‐BraunschweigInhoffenstraße 738124BraunschweigGermany
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Gui X, Sorbelli D, Caló FP, Leutzsch M, Patzer M, Fürstner A, Bistoni G, Auer AA. Elucidating the Electronic Nature of Rh-based Paddlewheel Catalysts from 103 Rh NMR Chemical Shifts: Insights from Quantum Mechanical Calculations. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202301846. [PMID: 37721802 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The tremendous importance of dirhodium paddlewheel complexes for asymmetric catalysis is largely the result of an empirical optimization of the chiral ligand sphere about the bimetallic core. It was only recently that a H(C)Rh triple resonance 103 Rh NMR experiment provided the long-awaited opportunity to examine - with previously inconceivable accuracy - how variation of the ligands impacts on the electronic structure of such catalysts. The recorded effects are dramatic: formal replacement of only one out of eight O-atoms surrounding the metal centers in a dirhodium tetracarboxylate by an N-atom results in a shielding of the corresponding Rh-site of no less than 1000 ppm. The current paper provides the theoretical framework that allows this and related experimental observations made with a set of 19 representative rhodium complexes to be interpreted. In line with symmetry considerations, it is shown that the shielding tensor responds only to the donor ability of the equatorial ligands along the perpendicular principal axis. Axial ligands, in contrast, have no direct effect on shielding but may come into play via the electronicc i s ${cis}$ -effect that they exert onto the neighboring equatorial sites. On top of these fundamental interactions, charge redistribution within the core as well as the electronict r a n s ${trans}$ -effect of ligands of different donor strengths is reflected in the recorded 103 Rh NMR shifts.
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- Xin Gui
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotechnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
- Dipartmento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotechnologie, Università Degli Studi Di Perugia, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, Mülheim an der RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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Li L, Mi C, Huang G, Huang M, Zhu Y, Ni SF, Wang Z, Huang Y. A Carbene Relay Strategy for Cascade Insertion Reactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312793. [PMID: 37724438 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Insertion reactions that involve stabilized electrophilic metallocarbenes are of great importance for installing α-heteroatoms to carbonyl compounds. Nevertheless, the limited availability of carbene precursors restricts the introduction of only a single heteroatom. In this report, we describe a new approach based on an I(III) /S(VI) reagent that promotes the cascade insertion of heteroatoms. This is achieved by sequentially generating two α-heteroatom-substituted metal carbenes in one reaction. We found that this mixed I(III) /S(VI) ylide reacts efficiently with a transition metal catalyst and an X-H bond (where X=O, N). This transformation leads to the sequential formation of a sulfoxonium- and an X-substituted Rh-carbenes, enabling further reactions with another Y-H bond. Remarkably, a wide range of symmetrical and unsymmetrical α,α-O,O-, α,α-O,N-, and α,α-N,N-subsituted ketones can be prepared under mild ambient conditions. In addition, we successfully demonstrated other cascades, such as CN/CN double amidation, C-H/C-S double insertion, and C-S/Y-H double insertion (where Y=S, N, O, C). Notably, the latter two cascades enabled the simultaneous installation of three functional groups to the α-carbon of carbonyl compounds in a single step. These reactions demonstrate the versatility of our approach, allowing for the synthesis of ketones and esters with multiple α-heteroatoms using a common precursor.
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- Li Li
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China
- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Drug Design, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Peeters M, Decaens J, Fürstner A. Taming of Furfurylidenes by Chiral Bismuth-Rhodium Paddlewheel Catalysts. Preparation and Functionalization of Optically Active 1,1-Disubstituted (Trifluoromethyl)cyclopropanes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202311598. [PMID: 37698240 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311598] [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: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Although 2-furyl-carbenes (furfurylidenes) are prone to instantaneous electrocyclic ring opening, chiral [BiRh]-paddlewheel complexes empowered by London dispersion allow (trifluoromethyl)furfurylidene metal complexes to be generated from a bench-stable triftosylhydrazone precursor. These reactive intermediates engage in asymmetric [2+1] cycloadditions and hence open entry into valuable trifluoromethylated cyclopropane or -cyclopropene derivatives in optically active form, which are important building blocks for medicinal chemistry but difficult to make otherwise.
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- Matthias Peeters
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470, RuhrMülheim/Ruhr, Germany
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Hu J, Tang M, Wang J, Wu Z, Friedrich A, Marder TB. Photocatalyzed Borylcyclopropanation of Alkenes with a (Diborylmethyl)iodide Reagent. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202305175. [PMID: 37527975 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Cyclopropane skeletons play a prominent role in the development of organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of a stable, multifunctional (diborylmethyl)iodide reagent (CHI(Bpin)2 ) for the photoinduced cyclopropanation of alkenes, providing an array of 1,2-substituted cyclopropylboronates in good yields. This α-haloboronic ester can be readily synthesized on a multigram scale from commercially available starting materials. Furthermore, the protocol displays high chemo- and diastereoselectivity, excellent functional-group tolerance, and allows for late-stage borylcyclopropanation of complex molecules. Mechanistic studies reveal that the borylcyclopropanation proceeds through a radical addition/polar cyclization pathway mediated by the photocatalyst fac-Ir(ppy)3 and visible light.
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- Jiefeng Hu
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 Jiangsu, China
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 Jiangsu, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816 Jiangsu, China
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Poudel DP, Pokhrel A, Tak RK, Shankar M, Giri R. Photosensitized O 2 enables intermolecular alkene cyclopropanation by active methylene compounds. Science 2023; 381:545-553. [PMID: 37535731 PMCID: PMC11216814 DOI: 10.1126/science.adg3209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Cyclopropanes are key features in many preclinical, clinical, and commercial drugs, as well as natural products. The most prolific technique for their synthesis is the metal-catalyzed reaction of an alkene with a diazoalkane, a highly energetic reagent requiring stringent safety precautions. Discovery of alternative innocuous reagents remains an ongoing challenge. Herein, we report a simple photoredox-catalyzed intermolecular cyclopropanation of unactivated alkenes with active methylene compounds. The reaction proceeds in neutral solvent under air or dioxygen (O2) with a photoredox catalyst excited by blue light-emitting diode light and an iodine co-catalyst that is either added as molecular iodine or generated in situ from alkyl iodides. Mechanistic investigations indicate that photosensitized O2 plays a vital role in the generation of carbon-centered radicals for both the addition of active methylene compounds to alkenes and the ring closure.
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- Dhruba P. Poudel
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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Ahlburg NL, Hergert O, Jones PG, Werz DB. Donor-Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Activation Enabled by a Single, Vinylogous Acceptor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214390. [PMID: 36322458 PMCID: PMC10099577 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A novel class of highly activated donor-acceptor cyclopropanes bearing only a single, vinylogous acceptor is presented. These strained moieties readily undergo cycloadditions with aldehydes, ketones, thioketones, nitriles, naphth-2-ols and various other substrates to yield the corresponding carbo- and heterocycles. Diastereocontrol can be achieved through the choice of catalyst (Brønsted or Lewis acid). The formation of tetrahydrofurans was shown to be highly enantiospecific when chiral cyclopropanes are employed. A series of mechanistic and kinetic experiments was conducted to elucidate a plausible catalytic cycle and to rationalize the stereochemical outcome.
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- Nils L. Ahlburg
- Technische Universität BraunschweigInstitute of Organic ChemistryHagenring 3038106BraunschweigGermany
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- Technische Universität BraunschweigInstitute of Organic ChemistryHagenring 3038106BraunschweigGermany
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- Technische Universität BraunschweigInstitute of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryHagenring 3038106BraunschweigGermany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität FreiburgInstitute of Organic ChemistryAlbertstraße 2179104Freiburg (Breisgau)Germany
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Ahlburg NL, Hergert O, Jones PG, Werz DB. Donor‐Acceptor Cyclopropanes: Activation Enabled by a Single, Vinylogous Acceptor. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202214390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Nils L. Ahlburg
- Technische Universität Braunschweig Institute of Organic Chemistry Hagenring 30 38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig Institute of Organic Chemistry Hagenring 30 38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Hagenring 30 38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Institute of Organic Chemistry Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg (Breisgau) Germany
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Sosa Alfaro V, Waheed SO, Palomino H, Knorrscheidt A, Weissenborn M, Christov CZ, Lehnert N. YfeX - A New Platform for Carbene Transferase Development with High Intrinsic Reactivity. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201474. [PMID: 35948517 PMCID: PMC9691539 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Carbene transfer biocatalysis has evolved from basic science to an area with vast potential for the development of new industrial processes. In this study, we show that YfeX, naturally a peroxidase, has great potential for the development of new carbene transferases, due to its high intrinsic reactivity, especially for the N-H insertion reaction of aromatic and aliphatic primary and secondary amines. YfeX shows high stability against organic solvents (methanol and DMSO), greatly improving turnover of hydrophobic substrates. Interestingly, in styrene cyclopropanation, WT YfeX naturally shows high enantioselectivity, generating the trans product with 87 % selectivity for the (R,R) enantiomer. WT YfeX also catalyzes the Si-H insertion efficiently. Steric effects in the active site were further explored using the R232A variant. Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) calculations reveal details on the mechanism of Si-H insertion. YfeX, and potentially other peroxidases, are exciting new targets for the development of improved carbene transferases.
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- Victor Sosa Alfaro
- Department of Chemistry and Department of BiophysicsUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan48109–1055United States
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- Department of ChemistryMichigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan49931United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of BiophysicsUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan48109–1055United States
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-WittenbergKurt-Mothes-Str. 206120HalleGermany
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- Institute of ChemistryMartin-Luther-University Halle-WittenbergKurt-Mothes-Str. 206120HalleGermany
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- Department of ChemistryMichigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan49931United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of BiophysicsUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan48109–1055United States
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Buchsteiner M, Singha S, Decaens J, Fürstner A. Chiral Bismuth-Rhodium Paddlewheel Complexes Empowered by London Dispersion: The C-H Functionalization Nexus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202212546. [PMID: 36102180 PMCID: PMC9828831 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Heterobimetallic [BiRh] tetracarboxylate catalysts endowed with 1,3-disilylated phenylglycine paddlewheels benefit from interligand London dispersion. They were originally designed for asymmetric cyclopropanation but are now shown to perform very well in asymmetric C-H functionalization reactions too. Because of the confined ligand sphere about the derived donor/acceptor carbenes, insertions into unhindered methyl groups are kinetically favored, although methylene units also react with excellent levels of asymmetric induction; even gaseous ethane is a suitable substrate. Moreover, many functional groups in both partners are tolerated. The resulting products are synthetically equivalent to the outcome of traditional asymmetric ester alkylation, allylation, benzylation, propargylation and aldol reactions and therefore constitute a valuable nexus to more conventional chemical logic.
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung45470Mülheim/RuhrGermany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung45470Mülheim/RuhrGermany
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Zhao Q, Yao QY, Zhang YJ, Xu T, Zhang J, Chen X. Selective Cyclopropanation/Aziridination of Olefins Catalyzed by Bis(pyrazolyl)borate Cu(I) Complexes. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Qianyi Zhao
- Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials Jianshe Road 453007 Xinxiang CHINA
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- Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials CHINA
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- Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials CHINA
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- Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials CHINA
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- Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials CHINA
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- Henan Normal University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Energy Materials CHINA
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Coto D, Barbolla I, Vicente R. Catalytic cyclopropanation reactions with α-silyl-, germanyl- and stannyl carbenes generated from cyclopropenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8416-8419. [PMID: 35796243 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03338k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Silylcyclopropenes are employed as precursors of α-silyl vinyl carbenes and trapped with alkenes. Cyclopropylsilanes were obtained in good yields with ample scope and complete regio- and diastereoselectivity. Stereoretentive protodesilylations enabled access to cis-1,2-disubstituted cyclopropanes. Cyclopropylstannanes and -germanes can also be prepared from the corresponding cyclopropenes.
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- Darío Coto
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica and Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles" Universidad de Oviedo C/Julian Clavería 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica and Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles" Universidad de Oviedo C/Julian Clavería 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain. .,Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad del País Vasco, Apto. 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica and Instituto Universitario de Química Organometálica "Enrique Moles" Universidad de Oviedo C/Julian Clavería 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain.
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