Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric reductive cross-coupling between heteroaryl iodides and α-chloronitriles

Ni-catalyzed asymmetric reductive cross-coupling provides an attractive and powerful means to access tertiary stereocenters. However these methods had previously been limited to benzylic alkyl partners and were not amenable to heterocyclic substrates. To expand the utility of this class of reactions, the Ni-catalyzed asymmetric cross-electrophile coupling of heteroaryl iodides and α-chloronitriles has been developed. This method furnishes enantioenriched α,α- disubstituted nitriles from simple organohalide building blocks. The reaction tolerates a variety of heterocyclic coupling partners, including pyridines, pyrimidines, quinolines, thiophenes, and piperidines under mild conditions enabled by a novel ligand scaffold. The products can be derivatized to a range of synthetically useful functionality

Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Cross-Coupling between Heteroaryl Iodides and α-Chloronitriles

A Ni-catalyzed asymmetric reductive cross-coupling of heteroaryl iodides and α-chloronitriles has been developed. This method furnishes enantioenriched α,α-disubstituted nitriles from simple organohalide building blocks. The reaction tolerates a variety of heterocyclic coupling partners, including pyridines, pyrimidines, quinolines, thiophenes, and piperidines. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions at room temperature and precludes the need to pregenerate organometallic nucleophiles

Catalytic Asymmetric Reductive Acyl Cross-Coupling: Synthesis of Enantioenriched Acyclic α,α-Disubstituted Ketones

The first enantioselective Ni-catalyzed reductive acyl cross-coupling has been developed. Treatment of acid chlorides and racemic secondary benzyl chlorides with a Ni^(II)/bis(oxazoline) catalyst in the presence of Mn^0 as a stoichiometric reductant generates acyclic α,α-disubstituted ketones in good yields and high enantioselectivity without requiring stoichiometric chiral auxiliaries or pregeneration of organometallic reagents. The mild, base-free reaction conditions are tolerant of a variety of functional groups on both coupling partners

Enantioselective and Enantiospecific Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organometallic Reagents To Construct C–C Bonds

The stereocontrolled construction of C−C bonds remains one of the foremost challenges in organic synthesis. At the heart of any chemical synthesis of a natural product or designed small molecule is the need to orchestrate a series of chemical reactions to prepare and functionalize a carbon framework. The advent of transition-metal catalysis has provided chemists with a broad range of new tools to forge C−C bonds and has resulted in a paradigm shift in synthetic strategy planning. The impact of these methods was recognized with the awarding of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Richard Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, and Akira Suzuki for their seminal contributions to the development of Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling

Hydroxylamine catalyzed Nazarov cyclizations of divinyl ketones

The first examples of iminium catalyzed Nazarov cyclizations of divinyl ketones are presented. Experiments describing hydroxylamine catalysis of the cyclization of eight alpha-alkoxy divinyl ketones (60-79% yield) and one unactivated divinyl ketone (38% yield) are reported. Phenyl substitution at the beta-position of the divinyl ketone inhibits cyclization, whereas beta-alkyl substituted beta-alkoxy divinyl ketones readily cyclize. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Catalytic Asymmetric Reductive Acyl Cross-Coupling: Synthesis of Enantioenriched Acyclic α,α-Disubstituted Ketones

The first enantioselective Ni-catalyzed reductive acyl cross-coupling has been developed. Treatment of acid chlorides and racemic secondary benzyl chlorides with a Ni^II/bis­(oxazoline) catalyst in the presence of Mn⁰ as a stoichiometric reductant generates acyclic α,α-disubstituted ketones in good yields and high enantioselectivity without requiring stoichiometric chiral auxiliaries or pregeneration of organometallic reagents. The mild, base-free reaction conditions are tolerant of a variety of functional groups on both coupling partners