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Palladium-Catalyzed Highly Stereoselective Dearomative [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Nitrobenzofurans

Stereoselective construction of highly functionalized heterocyclic molecules is an ongoing concern for the chemical community. Among the various strategies developed with this goal, catalytic asymmetric dearomatization, an attractive method for constucting cyclic molecules with multiple stereocenters from readily available aromatic compounds, has received extensive attention in recent years. Here, we report a highly stereoselective construction of tetrahydrofurobenzofurans and tetrahydrofurobenzothiophenes via palladium-catalyzed dearomative [3 + 2] cycloaddition of nitrobenzofurans and nitrobenzothiophenes, respectively. Good to excellent yields (63%–92%), diastereoselectivity (13/1 → >20/1 dr), and enantioselectivity (75%–95% ee) were obtained, leading to products with vicinal stereogenic carbon centers. The reaction features wide substrate scope and diverse transformations of the products.

Regio- and Stereoselective Cascade of β,γ-Unsaturated Ketones by Dipeptided Phosphonium Salt Catalysis: Stereospecific Construction of Dihydrofuro-Fused [2,3-b] Skeletons

Chiral (dihydro)furo-fused heterocycles are significant structural motifs in numerous natural products, functional materials and pharmaceuticals. Therefore, developing efficient methods for preparing compounds with these privileged scaffolds is an important endeavor in synthetic chemistry. Herein, we develop an effective, modular method by a dipeptide-phosphonium salt-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective cascade reaction of readily available linear β,γ-unsaturated ketones with aromatic alkenes, affording a wide variety of structurally fused heterocyclic molecules in high yields with excellent stereoselectivities. Moreover, mechanistic investigations revealed that the bifunctional phosphonium salt controlled the regio- and stereoselectivities of this cascade reaction, particularly proceeding through the initial ketone α-addition followed by O-participated substitution; and the multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions between Br?nsted acid moieties of catalyst and nitro group of aromatic alkene were crucial in asymmetric induction. Given the generality, versatility, and high efficiency of this method, we anticipate that it will have broad synthetic utilities.

Strategies towards potent trypanocidal drugs: Application of Rh-catalyzed [2?+?2?+?2] cycloadditions, sulfonyl phthalide annulation and nitroalkene reactions for the synthesis of substituted quinones and their evaluation against Trypanosoma cruzi

Rhodium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions, sulfonyl phthalide annulations and nitroalkene reactions have been employed for the synthesis of 56 quinone-based compounds. These were evaluated against Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The reactions described here are part of a program that aims to utilize modern, versatile and efficient synthetic methods for the one or two step preparation of trypanocidal compounds. We have identified 9 compounds with potent activity against the parasite; 3 of these were 30-fold more potent than benznidazole (Bz), a drug used for the treatment of Chagas disease. This article provides a comprehensive outline of reactions involving over 120 compounds aimed at the discovery of new quinone-based frameworks with activity against T. cruzi.

Phosphine-Catalyzed Enantioselective Dearomative [3+2]-Cycloaddition of 3-Nitroindoles and 2-Nitrobenzofurans

Over the past years, the metal-catalyzed dearomative cycloaddition of 3-nitroindoles and 2-nitrobenzofurans have emerged as a powerful protocol to construct chiral fused heterocyclic rings. However, organocatalytic dearomative reaction of these two classe

Facile synthesis of chiral [2,3]-fused hydrobenzofuran: Via asymmetric Cu(i)-catalyzed dearomative 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

Intermolecular asymmetric dearomative 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 2-nitrobenzofurans with azomethine ylides was enabled by using a chiral Cu(i)/(S,Sp)-iPr-Phosferrox catalyst. As a result, a series of highly stereoselective chiral [2,3]-fused hydrobenzofurans possessing four contiguous stereogenic centers were obtained with good to high yields, diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities. The reaction has broad substrate scope tolerating various functional groups.

Sequential combination of Michael and acetalization reactions: Direct catalytic asymmetric synthesis of functionalized 4-nitromethyl-chromans as drug intermediates

Functionalized chiral 4-nitromethyl-chromans as drug intermediates were achieved for the first time through sequential combination of Michael and acetalization reactions on 2-(2-nitro-vinyl)-phenols with acetone and alcohols in the presence of a catalytic