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Chemistry, Applied
Nemrud Demirel, Jie Qin, Sergei I. Ivlev, Klaus Harms, Eric Meggers
Summary: A method for the diastereoselective and enantioselective construction of 2,3-disubstituted 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds is reported in this study, utilizing Nishiyama's RuPhebox complex as a chiral Lewis acid catalyst to achieve stereocontrolled reaction of 2-acyl imidazoles.
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(2021)
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Jia-qi Bai, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Keiichi Tomishige
Summary: SiO2-supported Ni-Ir alloy is an effective heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrogenation of pyridine, showing high activity and selectivity.
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(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ahreum Kim, Chanhee Lee, Jayoung Song, Sang Kook Lee, Yongseok Kwon
Summary: In this study, a flexible platform for chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed atroposelective dynamic kinetic resolution was reported using o-amidobiaryl as the substrate. The platform demonstrated excellent enantioselectivity control over substrates with different aromatic ring positions when reacted with ketomalonate in the presence of chiral phosphoric acid. Computational investigation highlighted the importance of the NH group in determining the enantioselectivity. Furthermore, the scaffold showed good efficacy in antiproliferative effects.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Hisanori Senboku, Yoshihito Minemura, Yuto Suzuki, Hidetoshi Matsuno, Mayu Takakuwa
Summary: Electrochemical reduction of N-Boc-alpha-aminosulfones in DMF led to reductive C-S bond cleavage, followed by fixation of carbon dioxide to give the corresponding N-Boc-alpha-amino acids in moderate to good yields.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Teng Long, Ya-Li Zeng, Zhi-Hong Dong, Shu Li, Jie Zhan, Sheng-Min Zeng, Jia-Li Qiu, Wen-Dao Chu, Quan-Zhong Liu
Summary: A nickel-catalyzed three-component alkylarylation reaction using alkenyl N-heteroarenes, alpha-bromocarboxylates, and aryl boronic acids has been developed. It provides a new strategy for the synthesis of N-heteroarene substituted diarylalkanes with moderate to good yields. The reaction conditions are mild and the catalyst is cheap, making it a practical and efficient method for accessing various alkylaryl compounds.
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Chemistry, Organic
Louis G. Mueller Jr, Taylor M. Keller, Fraser F. Fleming
Summary: Substituted oxazoles and imidazoles can be synthesized in one pot using the isocyanide building block Asmic, an alkyl halide, and an acid chloride or nitrile. The modular assembly involves sequential deprotonation-alkylation and deprotonation-acylation or imination of Asmic, followed by a unique carbon-sulfur bond cleavage to construct the azole. This strategy is robust, highly efficient, and allows for the formation of C4-C5 disubstituted oxazoles or imidazoles in a single operation.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Akkharadet Piyasaengthong, Luke J. Williams, Dmitry S. Yufit, James W. Walton
Summary: Transfer hydrogenation (TH) using non-H-2 hydrogen source and metal catalysts, especially Ru(II) complexes with bipyridine-based ligands, is a powerful synthetic tool for the production of secondary alcohols from ketones. The research demonstrated the synthesis and characterization of novel ruthenium(II) complexes and highlighted the effect of ligands on the catalytic efficiency. Results showed a zero-order dependence on the substrate, indicating a rate-limiting hydride transfer step in the proposed inner-sphere hydride transfer mechanism.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wei Zhao, Wenji Wang, Huan Zhou, Qishan Liu, Zhiqing Ma, Haizhou Huang, Mingxin Chang
Summary: A one-pot asymmetric hydrogenation of pyridines with subsequent N-alkylation using a traceless Bronsted acid activation strategy is reported. The reaction exhibits high stereoselectivity and can be used to synthesize indolizidines and quinolizidines. Experimental and theoretical studies reveal that chloride anion and noncovalent interactions play important roles in determining the stereoselectivity of the reaction.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Huaxin Yang, Yang Zhou, Zhihan Zhang, Jialin Wen, Xumu Zhang
Summary: We report a convenient method for converting olefins to organic iodides and amines using a specific catalyst, molecular hydrogen, and an electrophilic iodine reagent. High yields and regioselectivities were achieved under mild conditions, and C-N products were obtained through specific workup steps. Control experiments and DFT calculations were conducted to exclude potential reaction pathways.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Bono van IJzendoorn, Jessica B. M. Whittingham, George F. S. Whitehead, Nikolas Kaltsoyannis, Meera Mehta
Summary: This study demonstrates that boron functionalized phosphorus Zintl cluster can serve as a catalyst for the reduction of nitrogen containing substrates. The catalyst showed high stability and could be recycled multiple times without loss in performance.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Bono van IJzendoorn, Jessica B. M. Whittingham, George F. S. Whitehead, Nikolas Kaltsoyannis, Meera Mehta
Summary: In this study, the boron functionalized [P7] cluster was applied in organic transformations, including dearomatized reduction of pyridines and hydroboration of imines and nitriles, leading to the synthesis of amine compounds. The catalyst exhibited high stability and could be recycled multiple times without loss in performance. The mechanism of the pyridine reduction was investigated experimentally and computationally. This work demonstrates the potential of boron functionalized phosphorus Zintl clusters as transition metal-free catalysts for nitrogen-containing substrates.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yujie Wang, Shihan Liu, Haobo Yang, Hengxu Li, Yu Lan, Qiang Liu
Summary: Research shows that a higher efficiency can be achieved by substituting an N-M' group (M' = alkali metals) for the N-H moiety using a large excess of metal alkoxides (M'OR), but the metal-hydride amidate intermediate has not yet been isolated. Furthermore, it is found that M/NM' bifunctional catalysis is superior to classic M/NH bifunctional catalysis in hydrogenation reactions.
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Chemistry, Organic
Congcong Yin, Yingmin Pan, Longsheng Zheng, Bijin Lin, Jialin Wen, Xumu Zhang
Summary: Enantioselective hydrogenation of imines via an outer-sphere mechanism was achieved using an iridium tridentate catalyst, resulting in high enantioselectivities and turnover numbers up to 10,000. This method was successfully applied in the synthesis of chiral amines with an alpha-stereocenter, allowing for the preparation of cinacalcet with remarkably high enantioselectivity.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Limin Yang, Bo Li, K. N. Houk
Summary: Dispersion interaction, an important van der Waals interaction, has recently been found to play a significant role in transition metal catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenations by the Wanbin Zhang group. Our IGM/EDA analysis supports Zhang's finding, revealing that attractive interactions are crucial in asymmetric hydrogenation and providing new strategies for designing chiral transition metal catalysts. The major weak attractive interaction, dispersion interaction, activates asymmetric hydrogenations through favorable interactions between substrate and metal catalyst.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Rurong Yu, Feiyue Hao, Xinyu Zhang, Zhongbing Fang, Zhengneng Jin, Guyue Liu, Guoliang Dai, Jiashou Wu
Summary: A method for selectively reducing 2-pyridyl ketones and related N-heteroaryl compounds using cobalt stearate as a catalyst and DMF as a hydride source has been developed. The chelation with cobalt activates the ketone substrate, making this method highly chemoselective. A possible reaction mechanism has been proposed based on control experiments.
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(2023)
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(2015)
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(2015)
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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2016)
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Ryuhei Ikeda, Ryoichi Kuwano
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2016)
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Yusuke Makida, Yasutaka Matsumoto, Ryoichi Kuwano
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Yushu Jin, Yusuke Makida, Tatsuya Uchida, Ryoichi Kuwano
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(2018)
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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2012)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Satoshi Ueno, Ryohei Maeda, Shohei Yasuoka, Ryoichi Kuwano
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(2014)
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Satoshi Ueno, Sadakazu Komiya, Takeshi Tanaka, Ryoichi Kuwano
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Ryoichi Kuwano
PHOSPHORUS SULFUR AND SILICON AND THE RELATED ELEMENTS
(2015)
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Satoshi Ueno, Ryosuke Shimizu, Ryohei Maeda, Ryoichi Kuwano
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Yushu Jin, Kentaro Ishizuka, Ryoichi Kuwano
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