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Chemistry, Organic
Bangkui Yu, Suchen Zou, Hanmin Huang
Summary: This efficient palladium-catalyzed ring-closing reaction allows for the synthesis of saturated N-heterocycles with diverse structural backbones, using volatile MeOH as the sole byproduct. This method provides a rapid and practical access to a broad range of useful building blocks in natural product synthesis and drug discovery.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Xinxin Tang, Raj K. Tak, Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: We report the stereoselective synthesis of remotely decorated, trisubstituted beta-prolines via Rh-catalyzed C-H amination. The method works well in the presence of various functionalities, with carboxylic acids in the products serving as gateways for diverse downstream transformations.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Arianna Tota, Marco Colella, Claudia Carlucci, Andrea Aramini, Guy Clarkson, Leonardo Degennaro, James A. Bull, Renzo Luisi
Summary: A new method for synthesizing hydrazinium salts under mild and simple conditions, tolerant to other functional groups including bioactive molecules, was reported. Insights on the structure of hydrazinium salts were provided by X-ray analysis.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Jiaxing Chen, Yongzhuo Xu, Wen Shao, Jianhua Ji, Boqiang Wang, Muyang Yang, Guojiang Mao, Fuhong Xiao, Guo-Jun Deng
Summary: A Pd-catalyzed C-O cross-coupling reaction was reported, which allows for the synthesis of highly congested hydroxylamines with an α-quaternary carbon center without cleavage of the N-O bond. This strategy shows high chemoselectivity, broad substrate scope, and excellent functional group tolerance, and has been demonstrated by pharmaceutical derivatization and postcatalytic modifications.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Grace L. Trammel, Prashansa B. Kannangara, Dmytro Vasko, Oleksandr Datsenko, Pavel Mykhailiuk, M. Kevin Brown
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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ali A. Pinarci, Noah Daniecki, Tyler M. TenHoeve, Brandon Dellosso, Rufai Madiu, Liliana Mejia, Seda E. Bektas, Gustavo Moura-Letts
Summary: In this study, the zirconooxaziridine promoted aziridination of alkenes using chloramine T as the quantitative source of N was reported, showing high yields, diastereoselectivities, and stereospecificity for a wide variety of substituted alkenes. A potential mechanism involving the formation of a zirconooxaziridine complex as the active catalyst has been proposed, with initial mechanistic data indicating a highly associative mechanism as the predominant pathway for this transformation.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Tobias Wagener, Marco Pierau, Arne Heusler, Frank Glorius
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ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
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Bijay Ketan Das, Tanumay Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar Maharana, Subhradeep Kar, Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy
Summary: In this study, stereospecific cascade C-N and C-O bonds formation of oxiranes with N-propargylamines was achieved using Zn/Ag relay catalysis, leading to the synthesis of functionalized dihydrooxazines. The reaction exhibited excellent tolerance towards various functional groups and was scalable for practical applications.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ziqian Bai, Shiyang Zhu, Yiyao Hu, Peng Yang, Xin Chu, Gang He, Hao Wang, Gong Chen
Summary: This study reports a method for the synthesis of N-acyl sulfenamides via copper-catalyzed S-amidation of thiols with dioxazolones. This method is efficient, convenient, and broadly applicable. The resulting N-acetyl sulfenamides can be used as highly effective S-sulfenylation reagents and enable the synthesis of sterically demanding disulfides that are difficult to prepare by other means.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Xianliang Wang, Marcus Frings, Kari Rissanen, Carsten Bolm
Summary: N-Alkyl sulfoximines react with in situ generated arynes under mild conditions to afford o-sulfinylanilines in good yields. The transformation exhibits a wide substrate scope and excellent functional group tolerance. The structure of a reaction product was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Subin Yoon, Sungbin Lee, Seung Hyun Nam, Hyejeong Lee, Yunmi Lee
Summary: This study presents an efficient and mild method for the synthesis of cyclic beta-amino ketones containing N-substituted quaternary carbon centers through the aza-Michael addition reaction of pyrazoles to beta-substituted cyclic alpha,beta-enones catalyzed by KOt-Bu. A wide range of new and versatile beta-pyrazolyl ketones were obtained in good yields. Additionally, the KOt-Bu-catalyzed one-pot diamination of a cyclic dienone with pyrazoles via aza-1,6-conjugate addition followed by aza-1,4-conjugate addition was explored.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Yan He, Qimeng Liu, Zihe Du, Yanhua Xu, Lingyu Cao, Xinying Zhang, Xuesen Fan
Summary: A strategy for a,fi-difunctionalization and C-N bond cleavage of saturated amines with benzo[c]isoxazoles was disclosed, involving B(C6F5)3-catalyzed consecutive hydrogen-borrowing and [4 + 2] cycloaddition followed by a C-N bond cleavage process. The reactions proceed efficiently without the need for oxidants and metal catalysts, providing a broad range of quinoline derivatives in an atom-economical manner.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Anton A. Gladkov, Vitalij V. Levin, Alexander D. Dilman
Summary: The reaction between organozinc reagents and unactivated imines is enhanced under blue light irradiation in the presence of a photocatalyst. The coordination between Lewis acidic zinc iodide and the imine plays a crucial role in improving reaction efficiency. This method can be carried out using alkyl iodides under Barbier conditions.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Alberto Perez-Bitrian, Santiago Alvarez, Miguel Baya, Jorge Echeverria, Antonio Martin, Jesus Orduna, Babil Menjon
Summary: This study discovered chemical species with Au-N and Au-O units and trapped them within a suitable organometallic frame. These compounds were experimentally detected and showed the characteristics of high-energy ions, making them of significant research value.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Akshi Tyagi, Sunita Mondal, Anmol, Vikas Tiwari, Tarak Karmakar, Subrata Kundu
Summary: The research demonstrates that the hydroamination of electron-deficient olefins can be efficiently carried out using the (CAAC)Cu-Cl catalyst at room temperature and under an open atmosphere, and the catalyst also shows excellent efficiency in the hydroaryloxylation and hydroalkoxylation of alkenes. Detailed computational studies reveal that the reaction proceeds via either a four-membered or a six-membered cyclic transition state containing the copper ion.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Hidetoshi Noda, Yasuko Asada, Tatsuro Maruyama, Naoki Takizawa, Nobuo N. Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki, Naoya Kumagai
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(2019)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Lennart Brewitz, Hidetoshi Noda, Naoya Kumagai, Masakatsu Shibasaki
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2020)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hidetoshi Noda, Xinxin Tang, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: The translated text discusses the importance of catalyst-controlled nitrene transfers in organic synthesis and highlights the progress in related research, including the impact of catalyst selection on reaction selectivity and future research directions.
HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Raj K. Tak, Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: This study reports a copper-catalyzed intramolecular asymmetric electrophilic amination of aromatic rings, using isoxazolidin-5-ones to generate copper-alkyl nitrene. Copper catalysis promotes three classes of asymmetric transformations, providing various cyclic and linear beta-amino acids in their enantioenriched forms.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jin Cui, Raphael Oriez, Hidetoshi Noda, Takumi Watanabe, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: The copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric vinylogous additions of siloxyfurans to 2-ester-substituted chromones enable concise and enantioselective assembly of chromanone lactones. This method provides a efficient synthesis of chromanone lactones with precise stereochemical control, which can be used for the formal synthesis of secalonic acid A.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xinxin Tang, Raj K. Tak, Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: We report the stereoselective synthesis of remotely decorated, trisubstituted beta-prolines via Rh-catalyzed C-H amination. The method works well in the presence of various functionalities, with carboxylic acids in the products serving as gateways for diverse downstream transformations.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Sadhanendu Samanta, Jin Cui, Hidetoshi Noda, Takumi Watanabe, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: A gram-scale syn-selective asymmetric vinylogous addition of butenolides to chromones, catalyzed by an Al-Li-BINOL (ALB) complex, was developed in this study. The diastereoselectivity reached 20:1 with 84-98% ee for various combinations of substrates. This protocol complements previous methods and improves selectivity for multiple chromones.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Christopher R. Opie, Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki, Naoya Kumagai
Summary: This Letter describes the design, synthesis, and evaluation of the first isolable N(BOH)2 compound as an amidation catalyst. The new catalyst outperforms the previously reported B3NO2 heterocycle catalyst, with respect to turnover frequency, albeit the former gradually decomposes upon exposure to amines. This work opens up an avenue for designing a better catalyst for direct amidation.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xinxin Tang, Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: The article presents a new design principle for the modification of Rh2(esp)2, which involves ligand modification to freeze the conformational dynamics of the parent catalyst, thus allowing for the isolation of two conformationally distinct complexes. The utility of conformational fixation in the development of stereoselective catalysts for nitrene transfer reactions has been demonstrated in three model cases.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Sadhanendu Samanta, Jin Cui, Hidetoshi Noda, Takumi Watanabe, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: In this study, a gram-scale syn-selective asymmetric vinylogous addition of butenolides to chromones was developed using an Al-Li-BINOL (ALB) complex catalyst. The reaction showed high diastereoselectivity with ratios up to 20:1 and enantioselectivity of 84-98% for various substrate combinations. This method is complementary to previous reports and improves selectivity for several chromones. Computational studies support the role of ALB as a bifunctional catalyst in this reaction and provide insights into the origin of the observed stereoselectivity.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jin Cui, Raphael Oriez, Sadhanendu Samanta, Hidetoshi Noda, Takumi Watanabe, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: This study describes a copper-catalyzed asymmetric vinylogous conjugate addition of butenolide to 2-ester-substituted chromones, which yields syn- or anti-chromanone lactones with high stereoselectivities. The enantioselectivity-determining step is found to vary with the use of B-(OMe)(3 )as an additive, leading to enhanced stereoselectivities. Density functional theory calculations provide theoretical insight into the origin of the ligand-dependent diastereodivergence.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Raj K. Tak, Fuyuki Amemiya, Hidetoshi Noda, Masakatsu Shibasaki
Summary: The study presents a copper-catalyzed intramolecular amination reaction that generates alkyl nitrenes from substituted isoxazolidin-5-ones through N-O bond cleavage. This method achieves high selectivity in aminating aromatic C-H bonds, offering a solution to potential chemoselectivity issues that may arise with rhodium catalysis.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Hidetoshi Noda, Yasuko Asada, Masakatsu Shibasaki, Naoya Kumagai
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2019)