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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Visible-Light-Enabled Enantioconvergent Synthesis of α-Amino Acid Derivatives via Synergistic Br?nsted Acid/Photoredox Catalysis

An unprecedented radical cross-coupling reaction was achieved between glycine esters and racemic α-bromoketones catalyzed by synergistic Br?nsted acid/photoredox catalysis, thus serving as an efficient platform for the synthesis of highly valuable enantioenriched unnatural α-amino acid derivatives. This dual catalysis provides a powerful capability to control the reactive radical intermediate and iminium ion, thereby enabling enantioconvergent bond-formation in a highly stereochemical manner. An array of valuable enantioenriched unnatural α-amino acid derivatives bearing two contiguous stereogenic centers are readily accessible with high diastereoselectivity and excellent enantioselectivity, which include α-amino acids with a unique β-fluorinated quaternary stereocenter or its β-all-carbon counterpart. A strong chiral amplification effect was observed in this dual catalytic system.

Annulation Cascades of 2-Bromo-1-arylpropan-1-ones with Terminal Alkynes Involving C-Br/C-H Functionalization

Straightforward access to various substituted naphthalenones by copper-catalyzed [4 + 2] annulation cascades of 2-bromo-1-arylpropan-1-ones with terminal alkynes is presented. Employing a Cu(MeCN)4PF4 catalyst and 1,10-phenanthroline (1,10-Phen) ligand enables the formation of three new C-C bonds in a single reaction via [4 + 2] annulation of a 2-bromo-1-arylpropan-1-one with an alkyne followed by α-alkylation with the other 2-bromo-1-arylpropan-1-one with excellent functional group tolerance and step efficiency.

Chemodivergent Photocatalytic Synthesis of Dihydrofurans and β,γ-Unsaturated Ketones

A synthetic procedure, catalysed by Ir(ppy)3 under visible-light irradiation, for the chemodivergent synthesis of 2,3-dihydrofurans (3) or β,γ-unsaturated ketones (7) starting from α-halo ketones (1) and alkenes (2) has been developed. The mild reaction conditions and the redox-neutral nature of the process make it particularly sustainable avoiding the use of both sacrificial reactants and stoichiometric strong oxidants. Careful experimental investigations, supported by DFT calculations, allowed to disclose in details a possible mechanistic pathway and to direct the synthesis chemodivergently either toward 3 or 7, depending not only on the nature of the substrates, but also on the choice of the experimental conditions. (Figure presented.).

Visible-Light-Mediated Rose Bengal-Catalyzed α-Hydroxymethylation of Ketones with Methanol

A visible-light-mediated α-hydroxymethylation of ketones using methanol as the hydroxymethylating reagent has been developed. Using 1 mol% rose bengal as the photosensitizer and air as the green oxidant, the reactions proceeded smoothly at room temperature. Experimental studies indicate the reaction proceeded via a radical pathway. (Figure presented.).

Copper-catalyzed 1,2-addition of α-carbonyl iodides to alkynes

β,γ-Unsaturated ketones are an important class of organic molecules. Herein, copper catalysis has been developed for the synthesis of β-γ-unsaturated ketones through 1,2-addition of α-carbonyl iodides to alkynes. The reactions exhibit wide substrate scope and high functional group tolerance. The reaction products are versatile synthetic intermediates to complex small molecules. The method was applied for the formal synthesis of (±)-trichostatin A, a histone deacetylase inhibitor.