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Metal-Free Deoxygenation of Chiral Nitroalkanes: An Easy Entry to α-Substituted Enantiomerically Enriched Nitriles
Pirola, Margherita,Faverio, Chiara,Orlandi, Manuel,Benaglia, Maurizio
supporting information, p. 10247 - 10250 (2021/06/18)
A metal-free, mild and chemodivergent transformation involving nitroalkanes has been developed. Under optimized reaction conditions, in the presence of trichlorosilane and a tertiary amine, aliphatic nitroalkanes were selectively converted into amines or nitriles. Furthermore, when chiral β-substituted nitro compounds were reacted, the stereochemical integrity of the stereocenter was maintained and α-functionalized nitriles were obtained with no loss of enantiomeric excess. The methodology was successfully applied to the synthesis of chiral β-cyano esters, α-aryl alkylnitriles, and TBS-protected cyanohydrins, including direct precursors of four active pharmaceutical ingredients (ibuprofen, tembamide, aegeline and denopamine).
Dual electrocatalysis enables enantioselective hydrocyanation of conjugated alkenes
Song, Lu,Fu, Niankai,Ernst, Brian G.,Lee, Wai Hang,Frederick, Michael O.,DiStasio, Robert A.,Lin, Song
, p. 747 - 754 (2020/07/03)
Chiral nitriles and their derivatives are prevalent in pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds. Enantioselective alkene hydrocyanation represents a convenient and efficient approach for synthesizing these molecules. However, a generally applicable method featuring a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance remains elusive. Here, we address this long-standing synthetic problem using dual electrocatalysis. Using this strategy, we leverage electrochemistry to seamlessly combine two canonical radical reactions—cobalt-mediated hydrogen-atom transfer and copper-promoted radical cyanation—to accomplish highly enantioselective hydrocyanation without the need for stoichiometric oxidants. We also harness electrochemistry’s unique feature of precise potential control to optimize the chemoselectivity of challenging substrates. Computational analysis uncovers the origin of enantio-induction, for which the chiral catalyst imparts a combination of attractive and repulsive non-covalent interactions to direct the enantio-determining C–CN bond formation. This work demonstrates the power of electrochemistry in accessing new chemical space and providing solutions to pertinent challenges in synthetic chemistry. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Opposite enantioselectivity in the bioreduction of (Z)-β-aryl-β-cyanoacrylates mediated by the tryptophan 116 mutants of old yellow enzyme 1: Synthetic approach to (R)- and (S)-β-aryl-γ-lactams
Brenna, Elisabetta,Crotti, Michele,Gatti, Francesco G.,Monti, Daniela,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Powell, Robert W.,Santangelo, Sara,Stewart, Jon D.
, p. 1849 - 1860 (2015/06/02)
The Trp 116 mutants of Old Yellow Enzyme 1 that catalyse the reduction of (Z)-β-aryl-β-cyanoacrylates give the opposite enantioselectivity according to the nature of the amino acid in position 116. Small amino acids (e.g., alanine) make the substrate bind
