Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bo Li, Hui Xu, Yanfeng Dang
Summary: This paper summarizes the recent advancements in computational investigations of stereodivergent asymmetric allylic alkylation, focusing on the molecular mechanism of asymmetric induction. It highlights the foundational significance and broad applicability of nonbonded dispersion interactions in the construction of vicinal stereogenic centers.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jeff K. Kerkovius, Alice R. Wong, Victor W. Mak, Sarah E. Reisman
Summary: The formation of quaternary stereogenic centers in polycyclic systems is achieved via a strategy based on the semi-pinacol reaction. Two fragments of similar size and complexity are joined by alkenyl lithium addition to an epoxy ketone, followed by a semi-pinacol rearrangement. Polycyclic scaffolds with quaternary stereogenic centers are generated in high yields, tolerating various functional groups. This method provides a useful strategy for the synthesis of complex polycyclic natural product-like scaffolds.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Xu Ban, Changxing Chen, Kha Tuan Khoa, Chao Wang, Zhiyong Jiang, Choon-Hong Tan
Summary: A bisguanidinium-catalyzed enantioconvergent SN2X reaction is described for the formation of C(sp3)-O bonds from racemic tertiary bromides and hydroxylamides/phenols, enabling efficient synthesis of bioactive compounds such as enantiopure bicalutamide and chiral fibrates.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Hanyue Qiu, Zhuanzhuan Du, Yankun Zhao, Shan Yuan, Song Xi, Tao Zhou, Jiao Yang, Changhui Zhang, Yang Xiong, Yi Xia, Shaolin Zhang, Lin Fu, Ling He, Min Zhang
Summary: This study presents a series of multisubstituted pyrrolidines with four continuous stereogenic centers, including up to two quaternary stereogenic centers. Through systematic evaluations, compound 4m was identified as a potent antiproliferation agent with crucial involvement of the quaternary stereogenic centers. This work demonstrates the importance of introducing quaternary stereogenic centers in privileged scaffolds for expanding chemical space and discovering novel therapeutic agents.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Monika Pareek, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: The study investigates the nature of potential active catalyst, energetic features of the catalytic cycle, and the origin of high enantioselectivity in the asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction of alpha,alpha-disubstituted aldehydes. It is found that the in-situ formation of a Rh-phosphonate likely acts as an active catalyst, leading to the formation of a quaternary stereogenic center. The stereochemical preference for the formation of product on the re face is attributed to improved noncovalent interactions and less distortion in the enantiocontrolling C-C bond formation transition state. The computed enantioselectivity and activation barrier are in good agreement with experimental values.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xing Yang, Pankaj Kumar Majhi, Huifang Chai, Bin Liu, Jun Sun, Ting Liu, Yonggui Liu, Liejin Zhou, Jun Xu, Jiawei Liu, Dongdong Wang, Yanli Zhao, Zhichao Jin, Yonggui Robin Chi
Summary: This research introduces a novel catalytic strategy to modulate the thermodynamics and control the enantioselectivities of asymmetric aldol reactions via post-aldol processes. By using an NHC catalyst to activate a masked enolate substrate, the study successfully achieves enantioselective acylative kinetic resolution, resulting in acylated aldol products with high optical purities.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weichao Xue, Xiao Jia, Xuan Wang, Xianghua Tao, Zhigang Yin, Hegui Gong
Summary: The transformation of sterically hindered tertiary alkyl electrophiles under nickel-catalyzed conditions to forge C(sp(3))-C bonds and create all-carbon quaternary centers has received increasing attention in recent years. This process involves the activation of tertiary alkyl electrophiles through ionic or radical pathways, benefiting the formation of C-C bonds in coupling reactions and accelerating radical addition reactions.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Arko Das, Harshit Joshi, Vinod K. Singh
Summary: An enantioselective approach for synthesizing fluorinated azaarenes with vicinal quaternary-tertiary stereocenters has been summarized, utilizing a chiral copper(I)-phosphine complex to bind with the azaarenes followed by Michael addition to unsaturated acyl imidazoles, resulting in highly enantioselective compounds with excellent yields. Further functionalization of the acyl imidazole part has also been demonstrated.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Mingxia Ye, Yingying Xu, Tianhang Song, Zhenbo Gao
Summary: A novel NbCl5-catalyzed sulfa-conjugate addition has been developed for constructing quaternary centers in various enones, providing a new pathway to add thiols to tri-substituted enones. This method allows a range of functionalized thiols to access different β-sulfido carbonyl compounds, leading to the synthesis of 27 novel β-sulfido ketones with moderate to excellent yields. The mechanism of this reaction has also been studied using DFT calculations.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Sushovan Paladhi, Jin Hyun Park, Barnali Jana, Han Yong Bae, Choong Eui Song
Summary: This review summarizes recent advances in the construction of all-carbon quaternary or hetero-carbon quaternary stereocenters via metal-catalyzed and organocatalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition to β,β-disubstituted nitroalkenes, focusing on the scope, applications, and mechanisms of these reactions.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaodong Tang, Chuan Xiang Alvin Tan, Wai-Lun Chan, Fuhao Zhang, Wenrui Zheng, Yixin Lu
Summary: In this study, we introduced a new type of allenic ketone as a dielectrophilic C4 synthon in phosphine-mediated reactions, enabling a highly enantioselective [4 + 2] annulation. This strategy allowed for the facile creation of spirocyclic bisindoline structures containing two contiguous quaternary stereogenic centers. Synthetic manipulations of the [4 + 2] annulation product led to concise total synthesis of (-)-folicanthine.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Chuan Xiang Alvin Tan, Guang-Jian Mei, Yixin Lu
Summary: The asymmetric allylic alkylation of achiral Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) carbonates with 3,3'-bisindolines using amino-acid-derived bifunctional phosphines as catalysts has been achieved, resulting in the construction of challenging 3,3'-bisindolines with an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter (C3a) in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities. Furthermore, the synthetic utility of this method was demonstrated by facilely synthesizing the core skeleton of gliocladin C.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fei Ye, Zheng Xu, Li-Wen Xu
Summary: The development of highly effective chiral ligands is crucial for enhancing catalytic activity and selectivity in metal-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis. Our group has designed and synthesized a series of new chiral catalysts based on the concept of nonequivalent coordination to access products with excellent chemo-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity. These ligands have demonstrated good to excellent performance in constructing quaternary carbon/silicon and multiple stereogenic centers with enantioselectivity.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Patryk Niedbala, Maciej Majdecki, Piotr Grodek, Janusz Jurczak
Summary: This work describes the development of a highly optimized method for generating quaternary stereogenic centers in beta-keto esters. The method utilizes a phase-transfer alkylation reaction catalyzed by hybrid Cinchona catalysts, resulting in efficient generation of optically active products with excellent enantioselectivity using only 1 mol% catalyst.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jian Wang, Lianjie Li, Minxue Chai, Shumin Ding, Jing Li, Yongjia Shang, Haixia Zhao, Dan Li, Qiang Zhu
Summary: An intermolecular enantioselective synthesis of 1H-isoindoles containing tri- and difluoromethylated quaternary stereogenic centers has been developed through a palladium-catalyzed desymmetric C-H bond imidoylation. The fluoroalkyl group was found to be crucial in both the stereochemistry and reaction efficiency. Additionally, an allene insertion cascade was realized, providing a rapid access to diverse C1-tethered bis-heterocyclic scaffolds with good yields and high enantioselectivities under mild conditions with low catalyst loadings.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Gerald Pratsch, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Gregory L. Lackner, Kyle W. Quasdorf, Gerald Pratsch, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Gerald Pratsch, Gregory L. Lackner, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2015)
Correction
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniel S. Mueller, Nicholas L. Untiedt, Andre P. Dieskau, Gregory L. Lackner, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Christopher C. Nawrat, Christopher R. Jamison, Yuriy Slutskyy, David W. C. MacMillan, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Mary C. Walton, Yun-Fang Yang, Xin Hong, K. N. Houk, Larry E. Overman
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Stephen M. Canham, Benjamin D. Hafensteiner, Alec D. Lebsack, Tricia L. May-Dracka, Sangkil Nam, Brian A. Stearns, Larry E. Overman
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marcus Baumann, Andre P. Dieskau, Brad M. Loertscher, Mary C. Walton, Sangkil Nam, Jun Xie, David Horne, Larry E. Overman
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Michael B. Shaghafi, David G. Barrett, Francis S. Willard, Larry E. Overman
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Stephen M. Canham, David J. France, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Zachary D. Aron, Tatsuya Ito, Tricia L. May, Larry E. Overman, Jocelyn Wang
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Salman Y. Jabri, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Salrnan Y. Jabri, Larry E. Overman
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2013)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kyle W. Quasdorf, Larry E. Overman