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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ken-Loon Choo, Bijan Mirabi, Karl Z. Demmans, Mark Lautens
Summary: Enantioenriched spiro-oxiranes with three contiguous stereocenters were synthesized using a rhodium-catalyzed cascade reaction, enabling the formation of a spirocyclic framework in a single step. Both sp(2)- and sp-hybridized carbon nucleophiles were found to be efficient initiators, yielding products with different functional groups. Derivatization studies demonstrated the synthetic versatility of the products' epoxide and alkyne moieties. DFT calculations were employed to explain spectroscopic discrepancies between solution- and solid-state structures of the products.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ziqi Zhu, Jieshuai Xiao, Mingjie Li, Zhuangzhi Shi
Summary: This study reports for the first time that chiral nickel complexes can catalyze the intermolecular enantioselective addition of aryl iodides across aldehydes, providing diverse optically active secondary alcohols. The method has a broad substrate scope and mild reaction conditions, avoiding the traditional pre-generation of organometallic reagents.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhilong Li, Leitao Huan, Jian Li, Xiaomin Shu, De Zhong, Wenjing Zhang, Haohua Huo
Summary: In this study, an unprecedented enantioselective cross-electrophile coupling (XEC) of α-amino acid derivatives with aryl bromides was achieved using alcohols as reducing agents via Ni/photoredox catalysis. The method utilizes photocatalytically generated α-hydroxyalkyl radicals to convert alkyl electrophiles to alkyl radicals that can selectively couple with aryl bromides. The scalable protocol allows modular access to valuable enantioenriched benzylic amines and can be applied to late-stage diversification with broad functional group tolerance. Mechanistic studies support the versatility of this alcohol-based reactivity for radical generation and subsequent asymmetric cross-coupling. We expect that this alcohol-based cross-coupling will serve as a general platform for the development of appealing yet challenging enantioselective XECs.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Applied
Raja K. K. Rit, Hongyi Li, Stephen P. P. Argent, Katherine M. M. Wheelhouse, Simon Woodward, Hon Wai Lam
Summary: Chiral dienes are important ligands in asymmetric catalysis but they are difficult to obtain. In this study, a simple chiral allenecarboxanilide was used to produce pseudoenantiomeric bicyclo[2.2.2]octa-2,5-dienes containing an alkenyl bromide via intramolecular [4+2] cycloaddition. These compounds can be easily functionalized to provide diverse chiral diene ligands. The synthesis is straightforward and can be conducted on a large scale. The resulting ligands exhibit high performance in nine types of enantioselective Rh(I)-catalyzed addition reactions.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Minghui Zhu, Qinglong Zhang, Weiwei Zi
Summary: The study presents a dual-metal catalyzed diastereodivergent coupling method for the synthesis of beta-amino alcohols with multiple stereoisomers, enabling the concise preparation of natural products such as mycestericins F and G.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Christopher J. J. Hall, William R. F. Goundry, Timothy J. Donohoe
Summary: Enantiopure 1,2-amino alcohols derived from abundant amino acids were used in C-C bond-forming hydrogen-borrowing alkylation reactions for the first time. The use of Ph*COMe aryl ketone facilitated the reactions, preventing racemisation of the amine stereocentre. The Ph* and trityl groups could be easily cleaved in one pot to give GABA products without further purification, allowing the two steps to be performed in sequence without isolation of the hydrogen-borrowing intermediate, eliminating the need for column chromatography.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cong Fu, Qi Xiong, Lu Xiao, Ling He, Tian Bai, Zongpeng Zhang, Xiu-Qin Dong, Chun-Jiang Wang
Summary: This article proposes a novel approach to the stereodivergent synthesis of carbocyclic alpha-quaternary amino acid derivatives through sequential dual Cu/Ir-catalyzed asymmetric allylation and ring-closing metathesis. The method exhibits high yields, exclusive regioselectivities, and excellent diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities. Furthermore, it is capable of synthesizing challenging seven and eight-membered carbocyclic alpha-amino acid derivatives.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Weili Jiang, Jicong Li, Mengying Wu, Limei He, Guanglin Zhou, Zhongrong Wang
Summary: Three kinds of porous organic polymers (POPs) containing N or P atoms were prepared and used as supports for Rh catalysts. The structures and compositions of these polymers were fully characterized. The Rh-N-POP showed a larger BET surface area and pore volume due to the bulk extrusion of triphenylphosphine (TPP) unit. The hydroformylation activity was promoted by the presence of free ligands in Rh-N-POP, but isomerization was greatly promoted by the TPP structure.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
David Egea-Arrebola, F. Wieland Goetzke, Stephen P. Fletcher
Summary: Rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective additions of aryl and vinyl boronic acids to cyclobutenone ketals are described in this work. The reaction involves enantioselective carbometalation to give cyclobutyl-rhodium intermediates, followed by beta-oxygen elimination to afford enantioenriched enol ethers. Overall, this addition serves as a surrogate for Rh-catalyzed 1,4-additions to cyclobutenone.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yunnan Xu, Delong Liu, Yu Deng, Yi Zhou, Wanbin Zhang
Summary: An asymmetric hydrogenation of 3-benzoylaminocoumarins was achieved for the first time using the BridgePhos-Rh catalytic system, providing chiral 3-amino dihydrocoumarins in high yields and with excellent enantioselectivities. The relationship between the enantioselectivities of the hydrogenations and the dihedral angles and the resulting pi-pi stacking effects of the BridgePhos-Rh complexes, determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, was discussed. The corresponding hydrogenated products allow for many transformations, providing several chiral skeletons with important physiological and pharmacological activities.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ryan T. Davison, Patrick D. Parker, Xintong Hou, Crystal P. Chung, Sara A. Augustine, Vy M. Dong
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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Francesco Calogero, Simone Potenti, Elena Bassan, Andrea Fermi, Andrea Gualandi, Jacopo Monaldi, Busra Dereli, Bholanath Maity, Luigi Cavallo, Paola Ceroni, Pier Giorgio Cozzi
Summary: In this study, a highly enantioselective photoredox allylation of aldehydes was developed using commercially available allyl acetate and chiral nickel complexes as the catalyst. The reaction proceeded under visible-light irradiation at low temperature, providing good to excellent yields and high enantioselectivity. This methodology shows great potential for practical applications.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Akira Saito, Shinya Adachi, Naoya Kumagai, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: The strategic use of a sterically demanding Ni-II pincer carbene complex has enabled high enantioselectivity in the direct catalytic asymmetric addition of acetonitrile to aldehydes, resulting in highly enantioenriched beta-hydroxynitriles. This highly atom-economical process offers a promising pathway for utilizing inexpensive acetonitrile as a C2 building block in practical synthetic toolbox for asymmetric catalysis.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ryan T. Davison, Erin L. Kuker, Vy M. Dong
Summary: The article discusses the application of transition metal catalysis in carbon-hydrogen bond activation and the research results in carbonylation reactions, including hydroacylation and hydroacylation of carbonyls. The studies demonstrate that transition metal catalysts can promote C-C and C-O bond-forming reactions, as well as C-C bond-cleaving processes.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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(2022)
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