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Chemistry, Organic
Saki Inatomi, Yuta Takayanagi, Kento Watanabe, Akinori Toita, Hiroyuki Yamakoshi, Seiichi Nakamura
Summary: The scope and limitations of the diastereoselective 1,4-addition reaction of primary alcohols to gamma-alkoxy-alpha,beta-unsaturated esters were investigated, with sodium alkoxides showing good to excellent syn-selectivity. The use of glycerol derivatives as nucleophiles did not show stereoselectivity. Cyclic acetal protection was found to be crucial for the reaction to proceed.
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Sheng Zhang, Wenchao Gao, Jianxue Shi, Jingjing Li, Fengyi Li, Yating Liang, Xuan Zhan, Man-Bo Li
Summary: An umpolung addition of dicyanobenzene to alpha,beta-unsaturated alkenes has been developed using an electroreductive strategy. The electrochemical protocol is compatible with challenging substrates, and good regioselectivities are observed in the reaction. The synthetic utility of this electrochemical approach is demonstrated by direct functionalization of two compounds.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Zhuqing Liu, Alan M. Hyde, Artis Klapars, John Y. L. Chung, Yu-hong Lam, Nobuyoshi Yasuda
Summary: This study demonstrates a new method for regioselective conjugate addition reactions using benzylic anions of picolines, as well as enolates of ketones, esters, and nitriles, with a specific reagent. This approach was successfully applied to the preparation of a key intermediate for the clinical-candidate drug MK-8666 in an efficient two-step process.
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Chemistry, Organic
Xiwen Shan, Xiaoxing Wang, Enxue Chen, Juyan Liu, Kui Lu, Xia Zhao
Summary: We have developed a metal-free trifluoromethylthiolation and trifluoromethylselenolation of 1,4-dihydropyridines using S-(tri-fluoromethyl) 4-methylbenzenesulfonothioate and Se-(trifluoro-methyl) 4-methylbenzenesulfonoselenoate under visible light irradiation. This reaction showed excellent tolerance towards various functional groups and provided an alternative and green strategy for the synthesis of trifluoromethylthioesters and trifluoromethyl-selenoesters.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jinyi Qian, Hengyuan Zhao, Qi Gao, Lirong Chen, Yinrui Shi, Jiuling Li, Yafei Guo, Baomin Fan
Summary: In this research, a new strategy for the asymmetric carbon-phosphorus bond forming reaction using CBS catalysts via non-covalent interactions was disclosed. Various alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones showed remarkable tolerance to various diarylphosphine oxides, and a new application of oxazaborolidines in enantioselective phospha-Michael addition to alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones under mild reaction conditions was developed.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jinyi Qian, Hengyuan Zhao, Qi Gao, Lirong Chen, Yinrui Shi, Jiuling Li, Yafei Guo, Baomin Fan
Summary: Classical proline-derived oxazaborolidines, known as CBS catalysts, have significant applications in asymmetric catalysis. This research reveals a new strategy for asymmetric carbon-phosphorus bond formation using CBS catalysts through non-covalent interactions. Various α,β-unsaturated ketones showed excellent tolerance to different diarylphosphine oxides.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Ye Wang, Zi-Qing Wang, Liang Yin
Summary: A copper-catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-conjugate hydrophosphination was achieved using alpha,beta-unsaturated esters as electrophiles and diarylphosphines as pronucleophiles. Chiral phosphines were prepared with high to excellent enantioselectivity. Furthermore, a triple catalytic symmetric conjugate hydrophosphination occurred smoothly to afford the product.
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Meng Li, Guang-Rui Peng, Xuan Yang, Zhen-Ning Ma, Jian-Bo Xie
Summary: We developed a copper-catalyzed enantio- and diastereoselective boron conjugate addition method for α-alkyl α,beta-unsaturated esters under base-free conditions. The approach exhibited excellent enantioselectivities and moderate to good conversions, although with moderate diastereoselectivities. The synthetic utility of this protocol was demonstrated.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
An-Qi Cheng, Zeng-Hua Wu, Huai-Lan Yang, Wei-Liang Duan
Summary: A Pd-catalyzed asymmetric phosphination of alpha,beta-unsaturated sulfonyl fluorides was developed, resulting in a series of tertiary phosphorus compounds in high yields and enantioselectivities up to 99% ee. The chiral adduct can be further converted into chiral phosphine sulfonic acid as the ligand for the arene Ru metal complex.
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jessica Wahlers, Michael Maloney, Farbod Salahi, Anthony R. Rosales, Paul Helquist, Per-Ola Norrby, Olaf Wiest
Summary: This study developed and applied a TSFF method to predict the stereoselectivity of aryl boronic acids conjugate addition to enones, achieving good results through automated screening and validation. Detailed error analysis and identification of structural origins for outliers were conducted. The results showed that the majority of virtual screening outcomes were in line with expectations.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Dongpo Lu, Peng Lu, Zhan Lu
Summary: A cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric reduction of β,β-dialkyl α,β-unsaturated esters using PMHS as a reductive reagent was reported, delivering esters with a chiral trialkyl carbon center at the β-position with high yield and high enantioselectivity. The chiral tridentate ligand OIP showed excellent performance in the asymmetric reduction, replacing the need for chiral bidentate ligands. This simple protocol utilizes readily available PMHS as a cost-effective and easy-to-handle reductive reagent for a wide range of substrates.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Diego E. Collin, Kristina Kovacic, Mark E. Light, Bruno Linclau
Summary: The article presents a practical procedure for preparing a range of 2-substituted 1,4-cubanedicarboxylic ester derivatives through a radical-mediated chlorocarbonylation process, along with a subsequent regioselective ester hydrolysis to obtain fully differentiated 1,2,4-trisubstituted cubanes.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Calum McLaughlin, Jacqueline Bitai, Lydia J. Barber, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Andrew D. Smith
Summary: The regio- and stereoselective addition of C(1)-ammonium enolates to pyridinium salts allows the synthesis of enantioenriched 1,4-dihydropyridines, representing the first organocatalytic approach to pyridine dearomatisation. The solvent and base used in the reaction significantly affect product enantioselectivity, with toluene and DABCO providing the best results. Counterion nature also plays a role, with coordinating bromide or chloride substrates leading to higher product er.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Kriti Mehta, Aabid A. Wani, Prasad Bharatam
Summary: In this article, the phospha-Michael addition (PMA) of biphenylphosphine oxide to chalcone and oc,fi-unsaturated esters using the newly identified organocatalyst 1,1-diaminobenzalazine is reported. The reaction shows wide substrate scope and high product yields. This work demonstrates the versatility of the organocatalyst 1,1-diaminobenzalazine in producing substituted 3-(diphenylphosphoryl)-1,3-diphenylpropan-1-ones.
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Zhi-Wei Ma, Chuan-Chuan Wang, Xiao-Pei Chen, Ai-Qin Li, Jing-Chao Tao, Quan-Jian Lv
Summary: A new organocatalyst system has been developed for the asymmetric Michael addition of cyclic diketones to beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-keto esters. The system showed high efficiency with low catalyst loading and mild reaction conditions, resulting in the synthesis of chiral bicyclic compounds with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities.
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART
(2022)