98 research outputs found
Cp*M-Catalyzed Direct Annulation with Terminal Alkynes and Their Surrogates for the Construction of Multi-Ring Systems
Transition-metal-catalyzed CâH activation followed by oxidative cyclization with unsaturated coupling partners has been a valuable synthetic tool for the multi-ring molecular scaffolds. This Perspective introduces the recent progress on the Cp*M-catalyzed (M = Co, Rh, and Ir) oxidative direct annulation of functionalized arenes with terminal alkynes and their equivalents through CâH bond cleavage. The highlighted examples are categorized according to the ten different types of reagents used in the transfor-mations. The representative conditions, selected examples of the reaction scope, and key mechanistic aspects are briefly summarized.Nishii Y., Miura M.. Cp*M-Catalyzed Direct Annulation with Terminal Alkynes and Their Surrogates for the Construction of Multi-Ring Systems. ACS Catalysis. 10(17), 9747-9757, (2020), 4 September 2020; ©2020 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c02972
Copper-catalyzed site-selective direct arylation of triptycene
A site-selective direct CH arylation protocol for the triptycene skeleton is developed using copper catalyst and diaryliodonium reagents. With the aid of directing groups, Câ-symmetric trisubstituted triptycenes are selectively synthesized, and the structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Further derivatization of the installed bromo functionalities is also described
Oxidative C-H/C-H Annulation of Imidazopyridines and Indazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer
Transition-metal-catalyzed CâH activation followed by oxidative annulation with alkynes has been an efficient syn-thetic tool for the assembly of various poly-aromatic scaffolds. Despite the substantial progress in this field, it is still a significant challenge to achieve the synthesis of non-substituted vinylene-fused compounds. In this contribution, we report a Rh-catalyzed CâH/CâH vinylene cyclization adopting vinylene carbonate as a âvinylene transferâ agent. This protocol achieves the direct annula-tive Ï-extension of imidazole- and pyrazole-fused aromatics.Ghosh K., Nishii Y., Miura M.. Oxidative C-H/C-H Annulation of Imidazopyridines and Indazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer. Organic Letters. 22(9), 3547-3550, (2020), 1 May 2020; ©2020 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00975
Synthesis and Optical Properties of Axially Chiral Bibenzo[ b]carbazole Derivatives
Pure organic materials with the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) property have attracted significant research interest over the past few decades. In this study, a series of axially chiral bibenzo[b]carbazole derivatives were synthesized by adopting palladium- and iridium-catalyzed direct CâH functionalization reactions as the key steps. These compounds exhibited CPL characteristics with considerably large dissymmetry factors up to 2.81 Ă 10â2 in the solid state, indicating the formation of well-ordered aggregates.Takishima R., Nishii Y., Miura M.. Synthesis and Optical Properties of Axially Chiral Bibenzo[ b]carbazole Derivatives. Organic Letters. 23(4), 1349-1354, (2021); 19 February 2021: ©2021 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00011
Ligand-Enabled Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Allylboration of 1-Trifluoromethylalkenes
A copper-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective allylboration of 1-trifluoromethylalkenes with bis(pinacolato)diboron (pinB-Bpin) and allylic chlorides has been developed to form functionalized trifluoromethylated products with high diastereoselectivity. The key to success is the judicious choice of Cs2CO3 base and t-Bu-modified dppe-type ligand, which enables the otherwise challenging high catalyst turnover and suppression of the competing defluorination side reaction from an alkylcopper intermediate. The product derivatization of the resulting Bpin moiety can deliver diverse CF3-containing molecules with high stereochemical fidelity.Kojima Y., Nishii Y., Hirano K.. Ligand-Enabled Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Allylboration of 1-Trifluoromethylalkenes. Organic Letters. 24(40), 7450-7454, 14 October 2022; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03024
Asymmetric Synthesis of SCFââSubstituted Alkylboronates by Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of 1-Trifluoromethylthioalkenes
Kojima Y., Nishii Y., Hirano K.. Asymmetric Synthesis of SCFââSubstituted Alkylboronates by Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of 1-Trifluoromethylthioalkenes. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition , (2024); https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202403337.A synthetic method for preparation of optically active trifluoromethylthio (SCFâ) compounds by a copper-catalyzed regio- and enantioselective hydroboration of 1-trifluoromethylthioalkenes with H-Bpin has been developed. The enantioselective hydrocupration of an in situ generated CuH species and subsequent boration reaction generate a chiral SCFââcontaining alkylboronate, of which Bpin moiety can be further transformed to deliver various optically active SCFâ molecules. Computational studies suggest that the SCFâ group successfully controls the regioselectivity in the reaction
Selective Synthesis of C4-Functionalized Benzofurans by Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer: Computational Study on the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand
Benzofuran is a privileged structure in many bioactive compounds; however, the controlled synthesis of C2,C3-non-substituted benzofurans has been scares. In particular, cumbersome multistep processes are inevitable for the most inaccessible C4-substituted isomers. Herein, we report a Rh-catalyzed direct vinylene annulation of readily available m-salicylic acid derivatives with vinylene carbonate to achieve selective construction of C4-substituted benzofurans. The Weinreb amide directing group facilitated the following product derivatization. The reaction mechanism was investigated by DFT calculations.Kitano J., Nishii Y., Miura M.. Selective Synthesis of C4-Functionalized Benzofurans by Rhodium-Catalyzed Vinylene Transfer: Computational Study on the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand. Organic Letters. 24(31), 5679-5683, (2022), 12 August 2022; ©2022 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02030
Electrophilic substitution of asymmetrically distorted benzenes within triptycene derivatives
Herein we disclose a unique directing effect of 9-substituted triptycenes in electrophilic substitution to achieve the regioselective functionalization of the triptycene core. The Hirshfeld population analysis was adopted to predict the selectivity in electrophilic substitution. TMS and t-Bu groups were found to considerably accelerate the reaction at C2 positions to produce C3-symmetric isomers. Correlation between distortion and charge distribution within benzene rings was systematically examined.Ueno K., Nishii Y., Miura M.. Electrophilic substitution of asymmetrically distorted benzenes within triptycene derivatives. Organic Letters. 23(9), 3552-3556, (2021), 7 May 2021; ©2021 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00970
Synthesis of Isothiazoles and Isoselenazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation with Elemental Sulfur and Selenium
A rhodium-catalyzed oxidative annulation of benzimidates with elemental sulfur for the direct construction of isothi-azole rings is reported. The proposed reaction mechanism involving Rh(I)/Rh(III) redox is supported by a stoichiometric reaction of metallacycle species as well as DFT calculations. This method is also applicable to the selenium cyclization to produce isoselenazole derivatives. The alkoxy substituent at the C3 position can be used for further functionalization of the azole cores.Moon S., Nishii Y., Miura M.. Synthesis of Isothiazoles and Isoselenazoles through Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulation with Elemental Sulfur and Selenium. Organic Letters. 23(1), 49-53, (2021), 1 January 2021; ©2021 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03674
Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling Using Vinylene Carbonate as an Oxidizing Acetylene Surrogate
Transition-metal-catalyzed CâH activation and subsequent oxidative cyclization with alkynes has been a pow-erful tool for the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic compounds. Despite the substantial progress in this field, it is still a significant challenge to establish synthetic methodologies for the construction of non-substituted vinylene-fused aromatics. We herein report a Rh(III)-catalyzed CâH/NâH annulation with vinylene carbonate as an acetylene surrogate. Vinylene carbonate also acts as an internal oxidant to regenerate the Rh(III) species in situ; thus no external oxidant is required to trigger the oxidative annulation. This protocol is applicable to the direct synthesis of various N-heteroaromatics.Ghosh K., Nishii Y., Miura M.. Rhodium-Catalyzed Annulative Coupling Using Vinylene Carbonate as an Oxidizing Acetylene Surrogate. ACS Catalysis. 9(12), 11455-11460, (2019), 6 December 2019; ©2019 American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.9b04254
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