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Abhijit Manna, Harshit Joshi, Vinod K. Singh
Summary: A novel organocatalytic cascade approach has been developed for the synthesis of spiro-cyclopropyl oxindole derivatives. This methodology demonstrates remarkable stereocontrol, wide substrate scope, and scalability, and represents the first example of vinylogous Michael initiated ring closure reaction for the synthesis of chiral 3,3'-cyclopropyl oxindole.
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(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Souvik Guha, Satyanarayana Gadde, Naresh Kumar, David StClair Black, Subhabrata Sen
Summary: A series of telescoping methodologies were reported for the one-pot synthesis of biologically relevant β-carboline derivatives 6 and spiro[pyrrolidinone-3,3']indole 7. Careful optimization of the reaction sequence and conditions allowed for the exclusive access to compounds 6 and 7. Air oxidation of gamma-carbolinones 6 yielded aromatic gamma-carbolines 8.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Xiao-Dan Han, Gao-Liang Peng, Hui-Bin Wang, Lei Wu, Jian-ping Fu, Zhong-Sheng Tang, Ju-Wu Hu, Wei Xiong
Summary: In this study, a series of bridged O,O-ketal fused spiro piperidone-cyclopropane derivatives were successfully synthesized with high yields and good diastereoselectivity via a one-pot reaction. The reaction involves [4 + 2] annulation/intermolecular electrophilic addition/intramolecular cyclization processes. Additionally, reactions with different electron-deficient alkenes under base catalyst selection resulted in the synthesis of distinct spiro piperidone-cyclopropane derivatives.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Zhi Tang, Zhiqing Wang, Zhihong Peng, Qinghua Yang, Shuang-Feng Yin, Renhua Qiu
Summary: An efficient protocol for synthesizing indolin-2-ones from benzofuranones and aryl amines using iodine as a mediator has been developed. A diverse range of benzofuranones and aryl amines undergo cross-dehydrogenative coupling and amidation to produce products in yields ranging from 24-93%. The reaction can be easily scaled-up to produce indolin-2-ones in a gram scale, with further chemical manipulation enabling useful transformations of the phenol ring.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Na Luo, Zhen-Wei Sun, Xing-Xin Xu, Xiao-Qiang Hu, Feng-Cheng Jia
Summary: A one-step, transition-metal-free, base-promoted cascade reaction of 2-halogenated arylglyoxals with 2-oxindoles provides a straightforward approach to structurally diverse N-protection free indole-indenones in satisfactory yields. Control experiments indicated the crucial role of the geminal bisindolin-2-one intermediate in the downstream annulation/ring-cleavage/ring-reconstruction reaction sequence. This novel reaction not only enriches the reactivity of indolin-2-ones as the recursive enolate anion source, but also achieves thermal-induced alpha-arylation of oxindoles without a transition-metal catalyst.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Rui-Ying Zhang, Feng Jin, Xiao-Guang Bao, Hai-Yan Li, Xiao-Ping Xu, Shun-Jun Ji
Summary: A cascade reaction mediated by N-bromosuccinimide involving the cyclization/oxygen-migration/ring-contraction process of 3-(beta, beta-diaryl) indolylethanol was disclosed, leading to efficient synthesis of a variety of spiro 3,3'-cyclopropyl oxindole derivatives under mild reaction conditions. A possible mechanism was suggested based on intermediate isolation and computational studies.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Applied
Prasoon Raj Singh, Manisha Lamba, Divyasha Singh, Avijit Goswami
Summary: Metal-free catalysis for alkyl chain installation in aromatic rings is crucial. We have developed a metal-free and highly selective Friedel-Crafts alkylation protocol for 2-oxindoles and anilines using donor-acceptor cyclopropanes, which is simple, user-friendly, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective. Real-time NMR studies reveal that the reaction is facilitated by the cooperative catalysis of Bronsted acid (TfOH) and HFIP, promoting nucleophilic attack on the donor-acceptor cyclopropanes from the 2-oxindoles and anilines.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Mei-Ling Wang, Hui Xu, Han-Yuan Li, Biao Ma, Zhen-Yu Wang, Xing Wang, Hui-Xiong Dai
Summary: The Mizoroki-Heck reaction of unstrained aryl ketone with acrylate/styrene is achieved via palladium-catalyzed ligand-promoted C-C bond cleavage, providing good to excellent yields of the alkene product. Further applications in the late-stage olefination of drugs, natural products, and fragrance-derived aryl ketones demonstrate the synthetic utility of this protocol. By using ketone as both the directing group and the leaving group, 1,2-bifunctionalization is achieved through sequential ortho-C-H alkylation/ipso-Heck olefination.
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Chemistry, Organic
Yupeng Zhao, Yang Gao, Zhongke Xie, Shuwei Liao, Jiebin Huang, Yanping Huo, Qian Chen, Xianwei Li, Xiao-Qiang Hu
Summary: Different chemoselectivities were observed between phenols and thiophenols in the Tf2O-promoted C3 functionalization of simple anthranils. Phenols and anthranils react to form 3-aryl anthranils via a C-C bond formation, while thiophenols form 3-thio anthranils through a C-S bond formation. Both reactions have a broad substrate scope and tolerate a wide range of functional groups, yielding the corresponding products with specific chemoselectivity.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Dan Liu, Jing Sun, Qiu Sun, Chao-Guo Yan
Summary: An efficient synthetic protocol for the selective construction of spiro[indoline-3,5'-pyrrolo[3,4-b]azepines] and spiro[indoline-3,3'-pyrroles] via a cycloaddition reaction has been successfully developed. The reaction involves the use of specific reagents to achieve high yields and diastereoselectivity.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
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Verena Sukowski, Manuela van Borselen, Simon Mathew, M. Angeles Fernandez-Ibanez
Summary: By reversing conventional site-selectivity of C-H activation, a new catalytic system based on palladium/norbornene and an S,O-ligand for meta-C-H arylation of aryl ethers is reported, which outperforms previously reported systems. This system shows unique ability to use alkoxyarene substrates with different substituents, as well as tolerate ortho-substituted aryl ethers by employing novel norbornene mediators. Moreover, monoarylation of alkoxyarenes is achieved for the first time, enabling rapid introduction of a second, different aryl coupling partner.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Eric D. Kalkman, John F. Hartwig
Summary: The study focuses on the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric alpha-arylation of carbonyl compounds, investigating the stereoselectivity and reactivity of arylpalladium enolate intermediates. It reveals that the rate of reductive elimination impacts the enantioselectivity significantly and that complexes with more electron-rich aryl ligands react faster. Noncovalent interactions stabilize the pathway to the major product enantiomer more strongly than to the minor enantiomer.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Ming Chen, Xing-Xing Xu, Xucai Wang, Zhi-Hui Ren, Zheng-Hui Guan
Summary: A highly enantioselective palladium-catalyzed Heck/Suzuki cascade reaction of N-(2-bromophenyl)acrylamides has been developed. The key to the success of this transformation was found to be the endo-5-norbornene-2,3-dimethanol helping prevent transmetalation of the aryl-palladium complex. The reaction was shown to tolerate a wide range of functional groups and provide straightforward access to an array of oxindoles with excellent ee values.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
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Maram Gangadhar, Vankudoth Ramesh, Vadla Shiva Prasad, Praveen Reddy Adiyala
Summary: A palladium(II)-catalyzed protocol for inactive beta-C(sp(3))-H bond functionalization has been developed. The method utilizes continuous flow, resulting in shorter reaction times and higher efficiency. The protocol shows good substrate tolerance and produces minimal byproducts. This method has great potential for various applications.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Jing Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Zhanwei Wang, Yian Shi
Summary: A novel Cu-promoted C-N coupling reaction between boron esters and di-tert-butyldiaziridinone is described, allowing for the efficient synthesis of a wide variety of aryl ureas under mild conditions with up to a 92% yield.
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Carolyn L. Ladd, Audrey V. Belouin, Andre B. Charette
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(2016)
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James J. Mousseau, James A. Bull, Carolyn L. Ladd, Angelique Fortier, Daniela Sustac Roman, Andre B. Charette
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2011)
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Carolyn L. Ladd, Daniela Sustac Roman, Andre B. Charette
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kevin Saint-Jacques, Carolyn L. Ladd, Andre B. Charette
Summary: In this study, we have developed a method for synthesizing novel hexahydroazepinone derivatives using two simple building blocks and a readily available palladium catalyst. The reaction involves a selective C(sp(3))-H alkenylation/ring-opening process and has shown good to excellent yields on a wide range of substrates under different reaction conditions including batch, microwave, and continuous flow.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)