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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tao Sheng, Zhe Zhuang, Zhen Wang, Liang Hu, Alastair N. Herron, Jennifer X. Qiao, Jin-Quan Yu
Summary: The study presents a novel method for the dehydrogenation-olefination-lactonization of aliphatic acids, providing a unique approach to diversify structures. The use of newly designed bidentate ligands is crucial for the success of this tandem reaction, enabling preferential methylene C-H activation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Md. Emdadul Hoque, Jin-Quan Yu
Summary: In this study, we report a new method for the gamma-arylation and gamma-lactonization of aliphatic acids, enabled by a L,X-type CarboxPyridone ligand catalyzed Pd(II) reaction. A wide range of gamma-arylated gamma-lactones can be efficiently synthesized in a single step, and the arylated lactones can be further converted into disubstituted tetrahydrofurans, which are prominent scaffolds in bioactive molecules.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Donia Bensalah, Lamjed Mansour, Mathieu Sauthier, Nevin Gurbuz, Ismail Ozdemir, Lotfi Beji, Rafik Gatri, Naceur Hamdi
Summary: A series of benzimidazolium salts were synthesized as asymmetric N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors, and nine novel [PdX2(NHC)(pyridine)] palladium complexes were prepared using these salts. The synthesized compounds were characterized and the catalysts showed excellent selectivity and quantitative yield for the formation of desired coupling products. The presence of electron-donating groups on the para position of aryl halides decreased the catalytic conversion, while electron-withdrawing groups increased it.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yaru Jing, Jingxing Jiang, Yan Liu, Zhuofeng Ke
Summary: This study presents a theoretical evaluation of the electronic and steric properties of various N-Heterocyclic boryl (NHB) ligands using NHB-Ir(CO)(3) as the model complex. The results reveal the influence of substitution, backbone saturation, ring size, and heteroatoms on the NHB properties. The findings suggest that these scales are crucial for the design, application, and mechanistic understanding of NHB-based complexes or molecules.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Sijing Wang, Jia Yang, Hongkun Zeng, Yuqiao Zhou, Fei Wang, Xiaoming Feng, Shunxi Dong
Summary: Highly enantioselective formal coupling of beta-ketoesters with quinones was achieved using a chiral bifunctional N-heterocyclic olefin organocatalyst. Enantioenriched quinone derivatives were obtained with good yields, high enantioselectivities, and regioselectivities. The gram-scale synthesis and inhibitory effect on cancer cells demonstrate the potential utility of this method.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tsubasa Inokuma, Ken-ichi Yamada
Summary: Our recent efforts focused on the development of N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed asymmetric reactions. We observed the significant effects of remote substitution at the carbene carbon of NHCs in acylation reactions and a significant enhancement of enantioselectivity by the addition of carboxylate anions. By applying this concept, we achieved excellent enantioselectivities in kinetic resolutions of cyclic and acyclic alcohols. The effects of remote substitution were also observed in intramolecular Stetter reaction and intermolecular benzoin reaction.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Lei Yang, Weidong Shang, Li Zhang, Xia Zhang
Summary: The first Ni-catalyzed asymmetric reductive coupling of 2-aza-butadiene with aldehydes was achieved, leading to the synthesis of chiral gamma-secondary amino alcohols. This reaction shows good enantioselectivity and tolerance towards various functional groups, and may provide a complementary method to noble-metal-catalyzed protocols. Competition reactions demonstrated that 2-aza-butadiene is a more reactive coupling component than its full-carbon analogue, 1,3-butadiene. Interestingly, the reaction also produced beta-siloxyl imines, aza-aldol-type products that are difficult to access using conventional methods.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Satabdi Bera, Saikat Roy, Shyam Chand Pal, Anakuthil Anoop, Rajarshi Samanta
Summary: This study demonstrates an efficient Ir(III)-catalyzed straightforward intermolecular N-arylation of acyclic aliphatic amides using quinone diazide as a coupling partner. The reaction conditions are simple and mild with a broad substrate scope, and the bidentate picolinamide group is essential for successful transformation. Mechanistic studies and DFT calculations highlight a migratory insertion-based pathway. The developed method exhibits different reactivities compared to reactions using related diazo/azide congeners under Rh(III)/Ir(III) catalysis.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Qi Zhang, Deb Kumar Das, Shuang Yang, Yao Fu, Xinqiang Fang
Summary: The mechanism of N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed umpolung of beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-diketone was found to be more complicated than originally proposed, involving nucleophilic O-acylated homoenolate and electrophilic alpha,beta-unsaturated acyl azolium intermediates. Both DFT calculations and experimental studies confirmed the existence of these key intermediates, leading to a revised mechanism for product formation.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Di-Zhong Zheng, Dong-Hui Li, Huan Liu, Youxiang Shao, Zhuofeng Ke, Feng-Shou Liu
Summary: We developed a highly efficient direct C-H arylation method using bulky bis(imino)acenaphthene-supported N-heterocyclic carbene palladium complexes to catalyze the cross-coupling of thiophenes with (hetero)aryl bromides. By using a low palladium loading, we successfully synthesized poly(3-hexylthiophenes) with high molecular weight and high HT value. Experimental and theoretical investigations supported the involvement of a Pd(0)/Pd(II)CMD process in the reaction mechanism.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Miquel Costas
Summary: The selective oxidation of aliphatic C-H bonds is still an unsolved problem in organic synthesis, but complexes with linear tetraazadentate ligands have proven to be structurally versatile and instrumental in designing new C-H oxidation reactions.
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Chemistry, Physical
Xiaokang Lv, Jun Xu, Cuiyun Sun, Fen Su, Yuanlin Cai, Zhichao Jin, Yonggui Robin Chi
Summary: Ferrocene-derived dicarbaldehydes with pro-chiral planes can be desymmetrized under the catalysis of chiral Nheterocyclic carbene organic catalysts, resulting in enantiomerically enriched planar chiral ferrocene products. The reaction selectively activates and reacts with one aldehyde moiety while leaving the other untouched. The obtained products show potential applications as catalysts in chemical synthesis and for antimicrobial activities in pesticide development.
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Daven Foster, S. M. Borhanuddin, Reto Dorta
Summary: Chiral ligands play a crucial role in asymmetric transition-metal catalysis, with N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) exhibiting high levels of enantioselectivity. The field is expected to continue advancing in the future.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jiaming Wang, Changgui Zhao, Jian Wang
Summary: Axial chirality is widely present in natural products and pharmaceutical compounds, and recent advances in using NHC organocatalysts have opened up new opportunities for the synthesis of enantioenriched axially chiral molecules. This perspective highlights the importance of NHCs in catalyzing the synthesis of axially chiral scaffolds and serves as a stepping stone for future investigations in this area.
Article
Polymer Science
Takuhiro Nomura, Makoto Ryukan, Shin-ichi Matsuoka, Masato Suzuki
Summary: Experimental studies revealed that gamma-butyrolactone (γ-BL) undergoes graft co-oligomerization with (meth)acrylates catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), instead of hybrid co-oligomerization with ester linkage in the main chain, as initially hypothesized.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Kohta Yamasaki, Akiho Yamauchi, Tsubasa Inokuma, Yasunori Miyakawa, Yinli Wang, Raphael Oriez, Yousuke Yamaoka, Kiyosei Takasu, Naonobu Tanaka, Yoshiki Kashiwada, Ken-ichi Yamada
Summary: The study confirmed an enantioselective intramolecular migrative cyclization reaction, where the use of chiral nucleophiles led to enantiomerically enriched products.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Ken-ichi Yamada, Shinichi Fujiwara, Tsubasa Inokuma, Masayuki Sugano, Yousuke Yamaoka, Kiyosei Takasu
Summary: DFT calculations provided a new model to rationalize stereoselectivity in asymmetric addition reactions, which is strongly supported by the diastereoselectivity in the reactions of a tetramethyldioxolanyl radical with various alkyl 8-phenylmenthyl benzylidenemalonates.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Junpei Matsuoka, Maki Terashita, Akari Miyawaki, Kiyoshi Tomioka, Yasutomo Yamamoto
Summary: A method for the synthesis of isoindoline via phosphazene base-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of aminoalkenes has been developed. The method demonstrates a high functional group tolerance and can be used for the synthesis of various compounds. This study is of significant importance for the preparation of isoindoline compounds.
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Mohamed G. Thabit, Amany S. Mostafa, Khalid B. Selim, Magda A. A. Elsayed, Magda N. A. Nasr
Summary: In this study, pyrimidinone derivatives were synthesized based on modulation of the monastrol scaffold and were found to exhibit potent anticancer activity. Compound 5j showed the highest cytotoxic activity against four cancer cell lines, while being safe for normal human cells. Compounds 3d, 3e, and 5h-j demonstrated high Eg5 inhibitory activity. Cell cycle distribution analysis revealed that compound 5j arrested cell cycle at the G2/M phase and induced apoptosis.
ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yinli Wang, Akiho Yamauchi, Keiji Hashimoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tsubasa Inokuma, Yuta Mitani, Koichi Ute, Satoru Kuwano, Yousuke Yamaoka, Kiyosei Takasu, Ken-ichi Yamada
Summary: We describe a new method of enhancing molecular recognition through substrate-additive complex formation and catalytic acylation using chiral catalyst. The study demonstrates that the additive forms a hydrogen-bonded complex with the substrate, resulting in improved reaction rate and selectivity. The synthetic applications of the resolved compounds highlight the effectiveness of this method.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Yousuke Yamaoka, Daisuke Yamasaki, Daigo Kajiwara, Makiko Shinozaki, Ken-ichi Yamada, Kiyosei Takasu
Summary: A Zn(OTf)(2)-catalyzed domino reaction was developed for the synthesis of spirocyclic indolines from enamide-ynamides in the presence of trimethylsilyl cyanide. This reaction involved the cyclization of enamide to ynamide followed by cyanide addition, resulting in the formation of spiroindolopyrrolidines with excellent diastereoselectivity.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Aya M. Almatary, Walaa M. El Husseiny, Khalid B. Selim, Hassan M. H. Eisa
Summary: In this study, dual drugs were developed that can inhibit carbonic anhydrase enzyme (CA) by containing sulfonamide group, and increase the sensitivity of hypoxic tumors to radio and chemotherapies by incorporating 5-nitroimidazole scaffold. The synthesized compounds demonstrated high cytotoxic activity against multiple cancer cell lines and enhanced the lethal effect of gamma-irradiation. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation were performed to understand the inhibitory effect and stability of interaction.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Ken-ichi Yamada, Akiho Yamauchi, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Keiji Hashimoto, Yinli Wang, Satoru Kuwano, Tsubasa Inokuma
Summary: The effect of N-substituent on the performance of chiral N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed kinetic resolution using alpha-hydroxyamides was investigated. N-tert-Butyl-alpha-hydroxyamides exhibited the best performance and achieved enantioselective acylation with alpha-bromo aldehyde through chiral N-heterocyclic carbene/carboxylate anion co-catalysis, leading to a high selectivity factor up to 128.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Kenji Matsumoto, Rina Nakano, Ken-ichi Yamada, Tsukasa Hirokane, Masahiro Yoshida
Summary: This study reports an efficient platform for the one-step construction of nitrogen-containing polycyclic frameworks using a heterogeneous platinum-catalyzed oxidative alpha,beta-C(sp(3))-H dual functionalization of saturated cyclic amines. By conducting a tandem oxidative dehydrogenation/hetero Diels-Alder reaction under mild aerobic conditions, tetracyclic octahydro-dipyrroloquinoline frameworks were synthesized in good yields. The reaction was successfully applied to the one-step synthesis of natural products incargranine B aglycone and seneciobipyrrolidine. This study provides an efficient and rapid approach to nitrogen-containing fused tetracyclic compounds in a highly atom-economical manner.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tsubasa Inokuma, Kana Masui, Koki Fukuhara, Yamada Ken-ichi
Summary: In this study, N-2-nitrophenylsulfenyl imino dipeptides bearing various functional groups were successfully synthesized and then subjected to diastereoselective indolylation. Each diastereomer of the adduct was selectively obtained using the appropriate chiral phosphoric acid catalysts. These transformations are valuable for synthesizing peptide-based drug candidates containing non-canonical amino acids.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Junpei Matsuoka, Yumika Fujimoto, Akari Miyawaki, Yasutomo Yamamoto
Summary: This article presents a new method for the synthesis of cyclic amides via phosphazene base-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamidation of amide alkenes. The method shows good functional group tolerance and broad substrate scope, and can be used for the synthesis of various cyclic compounds.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tsubasa Inokuma, Ken-ichi Yamada
Summary: Our recent efforts focused on the development of N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed asymmetric reactions. We observed the significant effects of remote substitution at the carbene carbon of NHCs in acylation reactions and a significant enhancement of enantioselectivity by the addition of carboxylate anions. By applying this concept, we achieved excellent enantioselectivities in kinetic resolutions of cyclic and acyclic alcohols. The effects of remote substitution were also observed in intramolecular Stetter reaction and intermolecular benzoin reaction.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tsubasa Inokuma, Kentaro Hashimoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Chunzhao Sun, Satoru Kuwano, Ken-ichi Yamada
Summary: The remote electronic effect of a chiral aminoindanol-derived N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst on an asymmetric benzoin reaction was investigated. The catalyst containing remote electron-withdrawing substituents increased the enantioselectivity of the reaction, albeit at the expense of the reaction rate. DFT calculations provided a rationale for the enhanced enantioselectivity.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Yousuke Yamaoka, Nao Takeuchi, Ken-ichi Yamada, Kiyosei Takasu
Summary: A Bronsted acid-catalysed cyclization of ene-ynamides has been developed for the synthesis of 7- or 8-membered azacycles in good to high yields. This method utilizes a simple C=C double bond as a nucleophile to form medium-sized rings from acyclic ynamides. The reaction conditions are mild and do not require the use of metal catalysts or high dilution for medium-sized ring formation. Various substituents, including alkyl, aryl, acetylene, and silyloxy groups, can be accommodated in this reaction system.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tsubasa Inokuma, Kohei Iritani, Yuki Takahara, Chunzhao Sun, Yousuke Yamaoka, Satoru Kuwano, Ken-ichi Yamada
Summary: The remote electronic effects of chiral N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts on the asymmetric intramolecular Stetter reaction were investigated. The reaction rate and enantioselectivity were significantly affected by a substituent at a remote position of the catalyst. The absolute configurations of the products were revised based on X-ray diffraction. Density-functional theory calculations provided a rationalization for the improved enantioselectivity using an electron-deficient catalyst.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)