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Chemistry, Applied
Gianluca Casotti, Vincenzo Rositano, Anna Iuliano
Summary: Stabilised arylzinc iodide prepared by direct insertion of zinc into aryl iodides, were successfully applied as nucleophiles in the Hayashi Rh-catalysed enantioselective conjugate addition to enones, with high yields and 99% ee of the addition product. The general applicability of the protocol was confirmed by using different arylzinc iodides and enones, as well as organometallic reagents with both halogen and electrophilic groups.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
Article
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)
Article
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)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuki Nakano, Satoki Shimizu, Chihiro Takeda, Satoshi Sakaguchi
Summary: Hydroxyamide-functionalized azolium salt was evaluated for dual enantioselective control in a Cu-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) reaction. Stereoselectivity of the catalytic ACA reaction depended on the order of addition of substrates, and the performance of the CuOTf/4 system was comparable with that of the CuOTf/1 system.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rajasekar Reddy Annapureddy, Finn Burg, Johannes Gramueller, Tino P. Golub, Christian Merten, Stefan M. Huber, Thorsten Bach
Summary: An enantioselective sulfimidation of 3-thiosubstituted 2-quinolones and 2-pyridones was achieved with a stoichiometric nitrene source and a silver-based catalyst system, producing 21 chiral sulfimides in high yields and with significant enantiomeric excess. The reaction demonstrates high site-selectivity and potential for kinetic resolution of chiral sulfoxides. Mechanistic evidence supports the involvement of a heteroleptic silver complex in the reaction.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Jun Jiang, Man-Kin Wong
Summary: This review summarizes the rapid development of asymmetric gold catalysis in the past ten years, focusing on newly developed gold-catalyzed enantioselective organic transformations and recent progress in ligand design since 2016, organized according to different types of chiral ligands for asymmetric gold(I) and gold(III) catalysis.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Won Jun Jang, Jeongkyu Woo, Jaesook Yun
Summary: The study reported a method to synthesize enantioenriched alkylboron compounds through conjugate addition, which are influenced by two contiguous carbon stereogenic centers, with high yield and enantioselectivity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Junwen Wang, Jun Li, Yan Wang, Sisi He, Hengzhi You, Fen -Er Chen
Summary: In this study, a polymer-supported chiral heterogeneous copper catalyst was reported, which demonstrated high reactivity and enantioselectivity in asymmetric conjugate addition reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu-Chao Wang, Zhao-Xin Xiao, Miao Wang, Shao-Qian Yang, Jin-Biao Liu, Zhi-Tao He
Summary: This study presents modular protocols for 1,5-conjugate addition reactions via palladium hydride catalysis, which has been considered unfeasible. The results show that the 1,5-conjugate addition products can be conveniently transformed into various privileged enantioenriched motifs, indicating the potential applications of this method in synthesis.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Helene Pellissier
Summary: This review summarizes the recent advances in enantioselective zinc-catalyzed transformations since the beginning of 2015, highlighting the development of a range of highly enantioselective reactions in the past six years.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Brigita Mudrakova, Peter Kisszekelyi, Denisa Vargova, Dorota Zakiewicz, Radovan Sebesta
Summary: This paper presents a highly enantio- and diastereoselective tandem transformation method, using Cu-catalyzed conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to heterocyclic Michael acceptors, followed by one-pot trapping of in situ formed enolates with stabilized carbocations or their equivalents. This method allows the installation of structurally attractive substituents on heterocyclic compounds.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hu Tian, Hong-Ming Zhang, Liang Yin
Summary: In this article, a copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition/protonation with selenols and alpha-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated thioamides is described, which produces a series of chiral selenides with high to excellent enantioselectivity. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope for both selenols and alpha-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated thioamides. The catalytic system is also successfully used for asymmetric selenation of beta-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated thioamides. A [Cu-(R,R-P)-TANIAPHOS]-SePh species is identified by Se-77 NMR spectra, with a chemical shift at delta 462 ppm. Furthermore, a {[Cu-(R)-TOL-BINAP]-SePh}(2) species is characterized by X-ray analysis, confirming the formation of Cu-Se bond in the reaction. Finally, the straightforward transformations of the thioamide group to amine and thioester are demonstrated.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Changli He, Xiaoxue Tang, Xin He, Yuqiao Zhou, Xiaohua Liu, Xiaoming Feng
Summary: Reversal of regioselectivity in the catalytic asymmetric conjugate additions of 3-substituted oxindoles to beta-nitroenones or beta-nitroacrylates was achieved with chiral scandium catalysts. Functionalized 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles, including terminal and internal vinyl groups, were constructed in excellent yields and ee values.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Johannes Grosskopf, Thorsten Bach
Summary: Upon irradiation with a suitable chiral catalyst, racemic compounds can be converted into enantiopure compounds through a process called photochemical deracemization. This review comprehensively covers the research and current developments in this field, discussing the reactions and mechanistic details underlying the presented reaction. Photochemical deracemization offers a unique opportunity to directly obtain enantiopure compounds from racemates, and short-lived intermediates play a key role in determining the enantioselectivity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zeng-Hua Wu, An-Qi Cheng, Meng Yuan, Ya-Xuan Zhao, Huai-Lan Yang, Li-Hua Wei, Huai-Yu Wang, Tao Wang, Zunting Zhang, Wei-Liang Duan
Summary: Utilizing the pyridinyl moiety as the coordinating group in cobalt-catalysed asymmetric nucleophilic addition/alkylation of secondary phosphine oxides can lead to the efficient synthesis of tertiary phosphine oxides with high yields and high enantiomeric excess, along with broad functional-group tolerance. Mechanistic studies reveal that (R)-secondary phosphine oxides preferentially interact with the cobalt catalysts to produce P-stereogenic compounds.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)