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Garg A, Haswell A, Hopkinson MN. C-F Bond Insertion: An Emerging Strategy for Constructing Fluorinated Molecules. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304229. [PMID: 38270496 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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C-F Insertion reactions, where an organic fragment formally inserts into a carbon-fluorine bond in a substrate, are highly attractive, yet largely unexplored, methods to prepare valuable fluorinated molecules. The inherent strength of C-F bonds and the resulting need for a large thermodynamic driving force to initiate C-F cleavage often leads to sequestering of the released fluoride in an unreactive by-product. Recently, however, several groups have succeeded in overcoming this challenge, opening up the study of C-F insertion as an efficient and highly atom-economical approach to prepare fluorinated compounds. In this article, the recent breakthroughs are discussed focusing on the key conceptual advances that allowed for both C-F bond cleavage and subsequent incorporation of the released fluoride into the product.
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- Arushi Garg
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Sugihara N, Nishimoto Y, Osakada Y, Fujitsuka M, Abe M, Yasuda M. Sequential C-F Bond Transformation of the Difluoromethylene Unit in Perfluoroalkyl Groups: A Combination of Fine-Tuned Phenothiazine Photoredox Catalyst and Lewis Acid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401117. [PMID: 38380969 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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A sequential process via photoredox catalysis and Lewis acid mediation for C-F bond transformation of the CF2 unit in perfluoroalkyl groups has been achieved to transform perfluoroalkylarenes into complex fluoroalkylated compounds. A phenothiazine-based photocatalyst promotes the defluoroaminoxylation of perfluoroalkylarenes with (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO) under visible light irradiation, affording the corresponding aminoxylated products. These products undergo a further defluorinative transformation with various organosilicon reagents mediated by AlCl3 to provide highly functionalized perfluoroalkyl alcohols. Our novel phenothiazine catalyst works efficiently in the defluoroaminoxylation. Transient absorption spectroscopy revealed that the catalyst regeneration step is crucial for the photocatalytic aminoxylation.
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- Naoki Sugihara
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University, Yamadagaoka 1-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, Mihogaoka 8-1, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Cui M, Xu Y, Tian R, Duan Z. BF 3-Promoted Ring Expansion of Iminylphosphiranes and Acylphosphiranes for Divergent Access to 1,2-Azaphospholidines and 1,2-Dihydrophosphetes. Org Lett 2024; 26:1819-1823. [PMID: 38415589 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Ring expansion of strained small rings provides an efficient method for the synthesis of various high-value carbocycles and heterocycles. Here we report BF3·Et2O as both an activating reagent and fluorine source, enabling ring expansion of phosphirane and P-F bond formation. Treatment of 1-iminylphosphirane complexes with BF3·Et2O resulted in 1,2-azaphospholidines, while the reaction of 1-acylphosphirane complexes with BF3·Et2O afforded 1,2-dihydrophosphetes. The reaction path was tuned by the nucleophilicity of the N and O atoms toward the intermediate phosphenium cation.
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- Mingyue Cui
- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, International Phosphorus Laboratory, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Farley SES, Mulryan D, Rekhroukh F, Phanopoulos A, Crimmin MR. Catalytic HF Shuttling between Fluoroalkanes and Alkynes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202317550. [PMID: 38069591 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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In this paper, we report BF3 ⋅ OEt2 as a catalyst to shuttle equivalents of HF from a fluoroalkane to an alkyne. Reactions of terminal and internal aliphatic alkynes led to formation of difluoroalkane products, while diarylalkynes can be selectively converted into fluoroalkenes. The method tolerates numerous sensitive functional groups including halogen, protected amine, ester and thiophene substituents. Mechanistic studies (DFT, probe experiments) suggest the catalyst is involved in both the defluorination and fluorination steps, with BF3 acting as a Lewis acid and OEt2 a weak Lewis base that mediates proton transfer. In certain cases, the interconversion of fluoroalkene and difluoroalkane products was found to be reversible. The new catalytic system was applied to demonstrate proof-of-concept recycling of poly(vinylidene difluoride).
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- Shannon E S Farley
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, 82 Wood Lane, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, 82 Wood Lane, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, 82 Wood Lane, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, 82 Wood Lane, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, 82 Wood Lane, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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Hooker LV, Bandar JS. Synthetic Advantages of Defluorinative C-F Bond Functionalization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308880. [PMID: 37607025 PMCID: PMC10843719 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Much progress has been made in the development of methods to both create compounds that contain C-F bonds and to functionalize C-F bonds. As such, C-F bonds are becoming common and versatile synthetic functional handles. This review summarizes the advantages of defluorinative functionalization reactions for small molecule synthesis. The coverage is organized by the type of carbon framework the fluorine is attached to for mono- and polyfluorinated motifs. The main challenges, opportunities and advances of defluorinative functionalization are discussed for each class of organofluorine. Most of the text focuses on case studies that illustrate how defluorofunctionalization can improve routes to synthetic targets or how the properties of C-F bonds enable unique mechanisms and reactions. The broader goal is to showcase the opportunities for incorporating and exploiting C-F bonds in the design of synthetic routes, improvement of specific reactions and advent of new methods.
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- Leidy V Hooker
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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Ahmed S, Shafeeq Z, Hussain F, Ahmed QN. BF 3-Et 2O promoted bifunctionalization of aldehydes for the synthesis of arylmethyl substituted organophosphorus compounds. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:12334-12337. [PMID: 37766561 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03898j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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A simple and efficient protocol for the synthesis of arylmethyl substituted organophosphorus compounds is presented. This method involves the reaction of diphenyl phosphite with aldehydes in the presence of BF3-Et2O. In this method, BF3-Et2O plays a dual role, as it facilitates the generation of both hydrophosphonylated intermediate and phenol from diphenyl phosphite. A significant feature of this approach is its tolerance to the presence of external nucleophiles, such as phenol, aliphatic thiols, indole and 3-methylanisole. The simplicity of the reaction conditions and the high yields achieved make this method promising for applications in areas where phosphonate compounds are of interest.
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- Sajjad Ahmed
- Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Natural Product and Medicinal Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu-180001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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Mondal S, Stevanovic B, Butler E, Wang JW, Meanwell MW. Electrochemical C-F bond activation of trifluoromethylarenes using silylium ions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6694-6697. [PMID: 37183480 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01850d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We report a mild, electrochemical trihydrodefluorination (e-THDF) for breaking highly stable C-F bonds in trifluoromethyl arenes to form the corresponding methyl arene products. Uniquely, this "green" approach relies on the in situ generation of Lewis acidic silyl cations that mediate fluoride abstraction. Overall, e-THDF has significantly improved functional group tolerance over current methods and should inspire the continued development of defluorinative processes.
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- Subhojit Mondal
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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McKnight EA, Arora R, Pradhan E, Fujisato YH, Ajayi AJ, Lautens M, Zeng T, Le CM. BF 3-Catalyzed Intramolecular Fluorocarbamoylation of Alkynes via Halide Recycling. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11012-11018. [PMID: 37172320 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A BF3-catalyzed atom-economical fluorocarbamoylation reaction of alkyne-tethered carbamoyl fluorides is reported. The catalyst acts as both a fluoride source and Lewis acid activator, thereby enabling the formal insertion of alkynes into strong C-F bonds through a halide recycling mechanism. The developed method provides access to 3-(fluoromethylene) oxindoles and γ-lactams with excellent stereoselectivity, including fluorinated derivatives of known protein kinase inhibitors. Experimental and computational studies support a stepwise mechanism for the fluorocarbamoylation reaction involving a turnover-limiting cyclization step, followed by internal fluoride transfer from a BF3-coordinated carbamoyl adduct. For methylene oxindoles, a thermodynamically driven Z-E isomerization is facilitated by a transition state with aromatic character. In contrast, this aromatic stabilization is not relevant for γ-lactams, which results in a higher barrier for isomerization and the exclusive formation of the Z-isomer.
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- E Ali McKnight
- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada
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Horwitz MA, Dürr AB, Afratis K, Chen Z, Soika J, Christensen KE, Fushimi M, Paton RS, Gouverneur V. Regiodivergent Nucleophilic Fluorination under Hydrogen Bonding Catalysis: A Computational and Experimental Study. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:9708-9717. [PMID: 37079853 PMCID: PMC10161234 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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The controlled programming of regiochemical outcomes in nucleophilic fluorination reactions with alkali metal fluoride is a problem yet to be solved. Herein, two synergistic approaches exploiting hydrogen bonding catalysis are presented. First, we demonstrate that modulating the charge density of fluoride with a hydrogen-bond donor urea catalyst directly influences the kinetic regioselectivity in the fluorination of dissymmetric aziridinium salts with aryl and ester substituents. Moreover, we report a urea-catalyzed formal dyotropic rearrangement, a thermodynamically controlled regiochemical editing process consisting of C-F bond scission followed by fluoride rebound. These findings offer a route to access enantioenriched fluoroamine regioisomers from a single chloroamine precursor, and more generally, new opportunities in regiodivergent asymmetric (bis)urea-based organocatalysis.
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- Matthew A Horwitz
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi 2-Chome, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80528, United States
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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Wang J, Wang Y, Liang Y, Zhou L, Liu L, Zhang Z. Late-Stage Modification of Drugs via Alkene Formal Insertion into Benzylic C-F Bond. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215062. [PMID: 36418222 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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C-F insertion of carbon-atom units is underdeveloped although it poses significant potential applications in both drug discovery and development. Herein, we report a photocatalytic protocol for late-stage modification of trifluoromethyl aromatic drugs involving formal insertion of abundant alkene feedstocks into a benzylic C-F bond selectively. This redox-neutral transformation features mild conditions and extraordinary functional group tolerance. Preliminary studies are consistent with this transformation involving a radical-polar crossover pathway. Additionally, it offers an alternative strategy for difunctionalization of alkenes via quenching of the carbocation intermediate with nucleophiles other than external fluoride.
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- Jing Wang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, 321004, Jinhua, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, 321004, Jinhua, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, 321004, Jinhua, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, 321004, Jinhua, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, 321004, Jinhua, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, 321004, Jinhua, China
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Nishimoto Y, Yasuda M. Lewis Acid-mediated Carbon-Fluorine Bond Transformation: Substitution of Fluorine and Insertion into a Carbon-Fluorine Bond. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2022. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.80.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yoshihiro Nishimoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, and Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, and Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University
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Moore JT, Dorantes MJ, Pengmei Z, Schwartz TM, Schaffner J, Apps SL, Gaggioli CA, Das U, Gagliardi L, Blank DA, Lu CC. Light-Driven Hydrodefluorination of Electron-Rich Aryl Fluorides by an Anionic Rhodium-Gallium Photoredox Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205575. [PMID: 36017770 PMCID: PMC9826370 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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An anionic Rh-Ga complex catalyzed the hydrodefluorination of challenging C-F bonds in electron-rich aryl fluorides and trifluoromethylarenes when irradiated with violet light in the presence of H2 , a stoichiometric alkoxide base, and a crown-ether additive. Based on theoretical calculations, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), which is delocalized across both the Rh and Ga atoms, becomes singly occupied upon excitation, thereby poising the Rh-Ga complex for photoinduced single-electron transfer (SET). Stoichiometric and control reactions support that the C-F activation is mediated by the excited anionic Rh-Ga complex. After SET, the proposed neutral Rh0 intermediate was detected by EPR spectroscopy, which matched the spectrum of an independently synthesized sample. Deuterium-labeling studies corroborate the generation of aryl radicals during catalysis and their subsequent hydrogen-atom abstraction from the THF solvent to generate the hydrodefluorinated arene products. Altogether, the combined experimental and theoretical data support an unconventional bimetallic excitation that achieves the activation of strong C-F bonds and uses H2 and base as the terminal reductant.
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- James T. Moore
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA,Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität BonnGerhard-Domagk-Str. 1Bonn53121Deutschland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Chicago5735 S Ellis Ave.ChicagoIllinois60637USA
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität BonnGerhard-Domagk-Str. 1Bonn53121Deutschland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Chicago5735 S Ellis Ave.ChicagoIllinois60637USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Minnesota207 Pleasant Street SEMinneapolisMinnesota55455-0431USA,Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität BonnGerhard-Domagk-Str. 1Bonn53121Deutschland
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Li W, Yang Y, Tang Z, Yu X, Lin J, Jin Y. Visible-Light-Promoted Carbene Insertion and Decarbonylation for the Synthesis of α-Substituted γ-Ketoesters. J Org Chem 2022; 87:13352-13362. [PMID: 36130043 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herein, we report a blue visible-light-promoted approach for preparing a variety of α-substituted γ-ketoester derivatives through carbene insertion and the decarbonylation of enaminones and diazoesters. These reactions use readily available starting materials and transition-metal-free, eco-friendly procedures that are amenable to gram-scale synthesis and wide functional group tolerance. This methodology may be useful for constructing polysubstituted heterocycles with potential biological activity.
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- Weina Li
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry for Natural Resource, Ministry of Education, Yunnan Provincial Center for Research & Development of Natural Products, and School of Pharmacy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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Moore JT, Dorantes MJ, Pengmei Z, Schwartz TM, Schaffner J, Apps SL, Gaggioli CA, Das U, Gagliardi L, Blank DA, Lu CC. Light‐Driven Hydrodefluorination of Electron‐Rich Aryl Fluorides by an Anionic Rhodium‐Gallium Photoredox Catalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- James T. Moore
- University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Chicago Department of Chemistry Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Bonn: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn Inorganic Chemistry GERMANY
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- University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Chicago Department of Chemistry Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Bonn: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn Inorganic Chemistry GERMANY
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- University of Chicago Department of Chemistry Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Chemistry Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1 53121 Bonn GERMANY
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Wang F, Nishimoto Y, Yasuda M. Lewis Acid‐Catalyzed Diastereoselective C−C Bond Insertion of Diazo Esters into Secondary Benzylic Halides for the Synthesis of α,β‐Diaryl‐β‐haloesters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204462. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI) Osaka University Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI) Osaka University Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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Wang F, Nishimoto Y, Yasuda M. Lewis Acid‐Catalyzed Diastereoselective C–C Bond Insertion of Diazo Esters into Secondary Benzylic Halides for the Synthesis of α,β‐Diaryl‐β‐haloesters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Fei Wang
- Osaka University School of Engineering Graduate School of Engineering: Osaka Daigaku Kogakubu Daigakuin Kogaku Kenkyuka Applied Chemistry JAPAN
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- Osaka University Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871 Osaka JAPAN
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Wang F, Nishimoto Y, Yasuda M. Indium-Catalyzed Formal Carbon-Halogen Bond Insertion: Synthesis of α-Halo-α,α-disubstituted Esters from Benzylic Halides and Diazo Esters. Org Lett 2022; 24:1706-1710. [PMID: 35191713 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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One-carbon-unit insertion into carbon-halogen (C-X) bonds accompanied by the formation of a new C-X bond and carbon-chain elongation is a powerful synthetic method of complex organohalides. Herein, we developed an indium trihalide catalyzed formal insertion of diazo esters into a C-X (X = Cl, Br, I) bond. In the present system, the reactions of α-aryl diazo esters with benzylic chlorides, bromides, and iodides yielded α-chloro, α-bromo, and α-iodo esters, respectively.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.,Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Jin L, Zhou X, Zhao Y, Guo J, Stephan DW. Catalyst-dependent chemoselective insertion of diazoalkanes into N-H\C-H\O-H\C-O bonds of 2-hydroxybenzothiazoles. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:7781-7786. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01048h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The control of chemoselective insertions of diazoalkanes with 2-hydroxybenzothiazoles is challenging. Herein, the chemoselective N-H, O-H, C-O or C-H bond insertions of diazoalkanes with 2-hydroxybenzothiazoles are achieved using B(C6F5)3, Rh2(OAc)4...
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Modak A, Alegre-Requena JV, de Lescure L, Rynders KJ, Paton RS, Race NJ. Homologation of Electron-Rich Benzyl Bromide Derivatives via Diazo C-C Bond Insertion. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 144:86-92. [PMID: 34898193 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The ability to manipulate C-C bonds for selective chemical transformations is challenging and represents a growing area of research. Here, we report a formal insertion of diazo compounds into the "unactivated" C-C bond of benzyl bromide derivatives catalyzed by a simple Lewis acid. The homologation reaction proceeds via the intermediacy of a phenonium ion, and the products contain benzylic quaternary centers and an alkyl bromide amenable to further derivatization. Computational analysis provides critical insight into the reaction mechanism, in particular the key selectivity-determining step.
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- Atanu Modak
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota─Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota─Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota─Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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