- Cu-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] cascade annulation of vinyl iodonium salts with elemental sulfur/selenium for the modular synthesis of thiophenes and selenophenes
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A [2 + 2 + 1] annulation protocol has been established for the modular synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted thiophenes/selenophenes, with excellent regioselectivity. The reactions have been catalyzed by copper salt with elemental sulfur and selenium serving as
- Chen, Chao,Wang, Fei,Wu, Chao,Wu, Yaxing
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supporting information
p. 945 - 949
(2022/02/01)
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- Synthesis of Acrylonitriles via Mild Base Promoted Tandem Nucleophilic Substitution-Isomerization of α-Cyanohydrin Methanesulfonates
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Main observation and conclusion: We have developed an efficient synthesis of acrylonitriles via mild base promoted tandem nucleophilic substitution-isomerization of α-cyanohydrin methanesulfonates with alkenylboronic acids. This transition metal-free protocol works under simple and mild conditions and offers good chemical yields for a wide range of substrates and demonstrates good functional group tolerance. (Figure presented.).
- Liu, Shiwen,Meng, Lingling,Zeng, Xiaojun,Hammond, Gerald B.,Xu, Bo
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p. 913 - 917
(2021/04/05)
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- Transition-Metal-Free C(sp2)–C(sp2) Cross-Coupling of Diazo Quinones with Catechol Boronic Esters
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A transition-metal-free C(sp2)?C(sp2) bond formation reaction by the cross-coupling of diazo quinones with catechol boronic esters was developed. With this protocol, a variety of biaryls and alkenyl phenols were obtained in good to high yields under mild conditions. The reaction tolerates various functionalities and is applicable to the derivatization of pharmaceuticals and natural products. The synthetic utility of the method was demonstrated by the short synthesis of multi-substituted triphenylenes and three bioactive natural products, honokiol, moracin M, and stemofuran A. Mechanistic studies and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the reaction involves attack of the boronic ester by a singlet quinone carbene followed by a 1,2-rearrangement through a stepwise mechanism.
- Che, Chi-Ming,Wu, Kai,Wu, Liang-Liang,Zhou, Cong-Ying
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supporting information
p. 16202 - 16208
(2020/07/17)
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- Coupling of Trifluoroacetaldehyde N-Triftosylhydrazone with Organoboronic Acids for the Synthesis of gem-Difluoroalkenes
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The synthesis of alkyl gem-difluoroalkenes remains a difficult task in organic synthesis. Here, we report a general and efficient approach for tackling this problem by gem-difluoroolefination of trifluoroacetaldehyde N-triftosylhydrazone with organoboronic acids. This protocol is operationally simple, free of transition metals, and suitable for a broad range of organoboronic acids. Moreover, the utility of the products was demonstrated by further conversion of the gem-difluorovinyl group.
- Ma, Yu,Reddy, Bhoomireddy Rajendra Prasad,Bi, Xihe
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p. 9860 - 9863
(2019/12/24)
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- Synthesis of α-Borylated Ketones by Regioselective Wacker Oxidation of Alkenylboronates
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As part of a program aimed at metal-catalyzed oxidative transformations of molecules with carbon-metalloid bonds, the synthesis of α-borylated ketones is reported via regioselective TBHP-mediated Wacker-type oxidation of N-methyliminodiacetic acid (MIDA)-protected alkenylboronates. The observed regioselectivity correlates with the hemilabile nature of the B-N dative bond in the MIDA boronate functional group, which allows boron to guide selectivity through a neighboring group effect.
- Corless, Victoria B.,Holownia, Aleksandra,Foy, Hayden,Mendoza-Sanchez, Rodrigo,Adachi, Shinya,Dudding, Travis,Yudin, Andrei K.
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supporting information
p. 5300 - 5303
(2018/09/12)
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- Oxalyl Boronates Enable Modular Synthesis of Bioactive Imidazoles
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Described herein is the preparation of oxalyl boronate building blocks and their application for the construction of heterocycles. The oxalyl unit, readily accessible through commercially available starting materials, enables a modular approach for the synthesis of imidazoles. A variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, and alkyl carboxaldehydes were condensed with oxalyl boronates to afford substituted boryl imidazoles in a regiocontrolled fashion. Subsequent palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling with haloarenes furnished the desired trisubstituted imidazole scaffolds. To demonstrate the utility of these scaffolds, potent inhibitors of the serine/threonine-protein kinase STK10 were synthesized.
- Lee, C. Frank,Holownia, Aleksandra,Bennett, James M.,Elkins, Jonathan M.,St. Denis, Jeffrey D.,Adachi, Shinya,Yudin, Andrei K.
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supporting information
p. 6264 - 6267
(2017/05/19)
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- Organotrifluoroborate hydrolysis: Boronic acid release mechanism and an acid-base paradox in cross-coupling
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The hydrolysis of potassium organotrifluoroborate (RBF3K) reagents to the corresponding boronic acids (RB(OH)2) has been studied in the context of their application in Suzuki-Miyaura coupling. The "slow release" strategy in such SM couplings is only viable if there is an appropriate gearing of the hydrolysis rate of the RBF3K reagent with the rate of catalytic turnover. In such cases, the boronic acid RB(OH)2 does not substantially accumulate, thereby minimizing side reactions such as oxidative homocoupling and protodeboronation. The study reveals that the hydrolysis rates (THF, H2O, Cs2CO 3, 55 °C) depend on a number of variables, resulting in complex solvolytic profiles with some RBF3K reagents. For example, those based on p-F-phenyl, naphthyl, furyl, and benzyl moieties are found to require acid catalysis for efficient hydrolysis. This acid-base paradox assures their slow hydrolysis under basic Suzuki-Miyaura coupling conditions. However, partial phase-splitting of the THF/H2O induced by the Cs2CO 3, resulting in a lower pH in the bulk medium, causes the reaction vessel shape, material, size, and stirring rate to have a profound impact on the hydrolysis profile. In contrast, reagents bearing, for example, isopropyl, β-styryl, and anisyl moieties undergo efficient "direct" hydrolysis, resulting in fast release of the boronic acid while reagents bearing, for example, alkynyl or nitrophenyl moieties, hydrolyze extremely slowly. Analysis of B-F bond lengths (DFT) in the intermediate difluoroborane, or the Swain-Lupton resonance parameter (R) of the R group in RBF3K, allows an a priori evaluation of whether an RBF3K reagent will likely engender "fast", "slow", or "very slow" hydrolysis. An exception to this correlation was found with vinyl-BF 3K, this reagent being sufficiently hydrophilic to partition substantially into the predominantly aqueous minor biphase, where it is rapidly hydrolyzed.
- Lennox, Alastair J. J.,Lloyd-Jones, Guy C.
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 7431 - 7441
(2012/06/16)
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- Thermal and microwave hydrolysis of organotrifluoroborates mediated by alumina
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Hydrolysis of organotrifluoroborates to the corresponding organoboronic acids is readily achieved under either thermal or microwave conditions in the presence of alumina. The organoboronic acid products are obtained in good to excellent yields with essent
- Kabalka, George W.,Coltuclu, Vitali
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experimental part
p. 6271 - 6272
(2010/01/11)
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