- Enantioconvergent Cu-Catalyzed Radical C-N Coupling of Racemic Secondary Alkyl Halides to Access α-Chiral Primary Amines
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α-Chiral alkyl primary amines are virtually universal synthetic precursors for all other α-chiral N-containing compounds ubiquitous in biological, pharmaceutical, and material sciences. The enantioselective amination of common alkyl halides with ammonia is appealing for potential rapid access to α-chiral primary amines, but has hitherto remained rare due to the multifaceted difficulties in using ammonia and the underdeveloped C(sp3)-N coupling. Here we demonstrate sulfoximines as excellent ammonia surrogates for enantioconvergent radical C-N coupling with diverse racemic secondary alkyl halides (>60 examples) by copper catalysis under mild thermal conditions. The reaction efficiently provides highly enantioenrichedN-alkyl sulfoximines (up to 99% yield and >99% ee) featuring secondary benzyl, propargyl, α-carbonyl alkyl, and α-cyano alkyl stereocenters. In addition, we have converted the masked α-chiral primary amines thus obtained to various synthetic building blocks, ligands, and drugs possessing α-chiral N-functionalities, such as carbamate, carboxylamide, secondary and tertiary amine, and oxazoline, with commonly seen α-substitution patterns. These results shine light on the potential of enantioconvergent radical cross-coupling as a general chiral carbon-heteroatom formation strategy.
- Cheng, Jiang-Tao,Dong, Xiao-Yang,Gu, Qiang-Shuai,Li, Zhong-Liang,Liu, Juan,Liu, Xin-Yuan,Luan, Cheng,Wang, Fu-Li,Wang, Li-Lei,Yang, Ning-Yuan,Zhang, Yu-Feng
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p. 15413 - 15419
(2021/09/30)
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- Intermolecular sp3-C-H Amination for the Synthesis of Saturated Azacycles
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The preparation of substituted azetidines and larger ring, nitrogen-containing saturated heterocycles is enabled through efficient and selective intermolecular sp3-C-H amination of alkyl bromide derivatives. A range of substrates are demonstrated to undergo C-H amination and subsequent sulfamate alkylation in good to excellent yield. N-Phenoxysulfonyl-protected products can be unmasked under neutral or mild basic conditions to yield the corresponding cyclic secondary amines. The preparative convenience of this protocol is demonstrated through gram-scale and telescoped multistep procedures. Application of this technology is highlighted in a nine-step total synthesis of an unusual azetidine-containing natural product, penaresidin B.
- Betz, Kerry N.,Chiappini, Nicholas D.,Du Bois
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p. 1687 - 1691
(2020/01/09)
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- Mercaptoacyl matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors: The effect of substitution at the mercaptoacyl moiety
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The in vitro potency of orally-active mercaptoacyl matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors is increased by the introduction of appropriate substitutents on the mercaptoacyl moiety.
- Baxter, Andrew D.,Bhogal, Ranjev,Bird, John B.,Buckley, George M.,Gregory, David S.,Hedger, Paul C.,Manallack, David T.,Massil, Tracy,Minton, Kevin J.,Montana, John G.,Neidle, Stephen,Owen, David A.,Watson, Robert J.
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p. 2765 - 2770
(2007/10/03)
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