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Remi Lavernhe, Ruben O. Torres-Ochoa, Qian Wang, Jieping Zhu
Summary: A versatile copper-catalyzed synthesis of ynimines from readily available O-acetyl ketoximes and terminal alkynes has been developed, leading to the synthesis of medicinally important heterocycles.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Chengqiang Cao, Yi Yang, Xin Li, Yunxia Liu, Hui Liu, Zengdian Zhao, Lei Chen
Summary: The reaction, catalyzed by palladium, efficiently constructs two new bonds with high yields, while the alkene group is easily functionalized, leading to the formation of products with a unique structure that is difficult to synthesize.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Xin-Shen Liang, Rui-Dong Li, Wei Sun, Zhong Liu, Xiao-Chen Wang
Summary: Borane-mediated hydride abstraction has been shown to be a powerful tool for the C(sp(3))-H functionalization of amines, but its activity with ethers is still unknown. In this study, we discovered this activity in 2H-chromenes and established a catalytic C(sp(3))-H functionalization reaction using silyl ketene acetals as nucleophiles.
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Chemistry, Organic
Fang Wang, Qianting Zhou, Xinying Zhang, Xuesen Fan
Summary: A novel and efficient alpha-C(sp(3))-H alkenylation of cyclic amines with maleimides was presented, featuring readily available and structurally diverse substrates, a green and economical catalyst, a unique reaction pathway, mild reaction conditions, high efficiency, and excellent atom economy. This new reaction enriches the application of Fe(III)-catalyzed C(sp(3))-H activation and functionalization.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Yunjeong Lee, Naila Iqbal, Naeem Iqbal, Eun Jin Cho
Summary: Trifluoromethylated molecules have gained privileged recognition among medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists. Sustainable photoredox- and electrochemical processes were employed to access trifluoromethyl- and allyl-substituted tert-alcohols through radical cross-electrophile coupling, providing valuable tertiary alcohols with trifluoromethyl and allyl groups. The transformations are mild and chemo-selective, with potential applications in the synthesis of amine variants as amide bioisosteres.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cristian Cavedon, Sebastian Gisbertz, Susanne Reischauer, Sarah Vogl, Eric Sperlich, John H. Burke, Rachel F. Wallick, Stefanie Schrottke, Wei-Hsin Hsu, Lucia Anghileri, Yannik Pfeifer, Noah Richter, Christian Teutloff, Henrike Mueller-Werkmeister, Dario Cambie, Peter H. Seeberger, Josh Vura-Weis, Renske M. van der Veen, Arne Thomas, Bartholomaus Pieber
Summary: We demonstrate visible-light-mediated carbon-heteroatom cross-coupling reactions using a photoactive Ni(II) precatalyst. The activation of this precatalyst involves an initial intraligand charge transfer event triggered by visible light irradiation. Additionally, a porous, recyclable organic polymer for heterogeneous nickel catalysis of cross-coupling reactions is obtained through ligand polymerization.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Applied
Fernando Martinez-Lara, Anisley Suarez, Noelia Velasco, Samuel Suarez-Pantiga, Roberto Sanz
Summary: The gold-catalyzed transformation of propargylic glycols with thiols results in the formation of alpha-indol-3-yl alpha-((Z)-2-thioalkenyl) ketones through a complex but selective reaction mechanism. This sequence involves regioselective thiolation of indolyl diols followed by the attack of sulfur on the activated alkyne, rather than the indole. The final compounds are obtained in high yields from simple starting materials such as indolyl acyloins, ethynyl magnesium bromide, and thiols.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Applied
Miguel A. Munoz-Torres, Fernando Martinez-Lara, Marta Solas, Samuel Suarez-Pantiga, Roberto Sanz
Summary: The combination of organolithium chemistry with gold catalysis offers a new synthetic strategy for accessing polysubstituted indoles and carbazoles. This method utilizes ketopyrroles as starting materials and involves a series of reactions to selectively synthesize the desired products.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pan Pan, Shihan Liu, Yu Lan, Huiying Zeng, Chao-Jun Li
Summary: A visible-light-induced, transition-metal and photosensitizer-free cross-coupling of aryl iodides with hydrazones was developed. Hydrazones were used as alternatives to organometallic reagents, making this cross-coupling mild and green. Mechanistic investigations revealed the formation of an electron donor-acceptor complex, generating an aryl radical via single-electron transfer.
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Chemistry, Applied
Elisa Brambilla, Silvia Meraviglia, Edoardo Moneta, Donatella Nava, Silvia Rizzato, Giorgio Abbiati, Valentina Pirovano
Summary: A photoredox-promoted approach for the synthesis of [1,4]diazepino[1,7-a]indol-6(7H)-ones starting from N-indolyl phenylacrylamides and aroyl chlorides as radical source is reported. This method involves a cascade radical addition on C-C double bond followed by intramolecular cyclization at indole C2-position, resulting in the formation of two diastereomeric indole-fused 1,4-diazepinones characterized by a N-C(aryl) axial chirality, with yields ranging from 51% to 99%.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Valentin Jacob Geiger, Guillaume Lefevre, Ivana Fleischer
Summary: We report a Fukuyama-type coupling of thioesters with aliphatic organomanganese reagents using a cheap and easily available iron(III) precatalyst. The reactions have a wide tolerance of solvents and functional groups, allowing for the conversion of thioesters derived from natural products and pharmaceutical compounds. Mechanistic investigations show that the released thiolate has a positive influence on the stability of intermediate alkyl(II)ferrates.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christian Frabitore, Jerome Lepeule, Tom Livinghouse
Summary: Nitrogen-containing heterocycles are the main components of most FDA-approved small-molecule pharmaceuticals. This article describes a synthetic method to produce saturated N-heterocyclic drug scaffolds with an internal alkyne. By treating compounds and conducting reactions, products such as piperidines and pyrrolidines can be obtained.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ruofei Cheng, Graham de Ruiter, Chao-Jun Li
Summary: Cobalt-based catalysts have shown unique advantages in cross-coupling reactions, with higher catalytic activity and lower toxicity compared to palladium and nickel catalysts. A novel cobalt-catalyzed alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling reaction of hydrazone with alkyl halides has been developed under mild reaction conditions, using a PNP-type pincer ligand as an essential catalyst. Both aldehyde and ketone hydrazones are compatible with this reaction, producing a series of C(sp(3))-C(sp(3)) coupling products in moderate to good yields.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sanghyup Seo, Donghyeon Kim, Hyunwoo Kim
Summary: The reductive cross-coupling of terminal alkenes and N-heterocyclic bromides was successfully demonstrated through ligand optimization of Pd and CuH catalysis. The optimized ligands for Pd and CuH catalysis, Briphos and DTB-DPPBz respectively, were further applied to gram-scale production of clathryimine B.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Rajender Nallagonda, Djamaladdin G. Musaev, Rashad R. Karimov
Summary: Partially saturated nitrogen heterocycles are versatile building blocks that can be used to synthesize other nitrogen heterocycles. Coupling reactions between aryl iodides and pyridinium or other heteroarenium salts can produce a wide range of nitrogen heterocycle scaffolds. This method has high operability and good tolerance towards functional groups.
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Chemistry, Organic
Samuel L. Bader, Michael U. Luescher, Karl Gademann
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(2015)
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Chemistry, Organic
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Michael U. Luescher, Teerawat Songsichan, Sheng-Ying Hsieh, Jeffrey W. Bode
HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2017)
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Cam-Van T. Vo, Michael U. Luescher, Jeffrey W. Bode
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Michael U. Luescher, Cam-Van T. Vo, Jeffrey W. Bode
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Erica E. Schultz, Nathaniel R. Braffman, Michael U. Luescher, Harry H. Hager, Emily P. Balskus
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2019)
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Michael U. Luescher, Jeffrey W. Bode
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Michael U. Luescher, Kimberly Geoghegan, Paula L. Nichols, Jeffrey W. Bode
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Michael U. Luescher, Chalupat Jindakun, Jeffrey W. Bode
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