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Electrochemically Enabled, Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydroxylative Cross-Coupling of Alcohols with Aryl Halides
Li, Zijian,Sun, Wenxuan,Wang, Xianxu,Li, Luyang,Zhang, Yong,Li, Chao
supporting information, p. 3536 - 3543 (2021/03/08)
As alcohols are ubiquitous throughout chemical science, this functional group represents a highly attractive starting material for forging new C-C bonds. Here, we demonstrate that the combination of anodic preparation of the alkoxy triphenylphosphonium ion and nickel-catalyzed cathodic reductive cross-coupling provides an efficient method to construct C(sp2)-C(sp3) bonds, in which free alcohols and aryl bromides - both readily available chemicals - can be directly used as coupling partners. This nickel-catalyzed paired electrolysis reaction features a broad substrate scope bearing a wide gamut of functionalities, which was illustrated by the late-stage arylation of several structurally complex natural products and pharmaceuticals.
Iron-Catalyzed Ring-Closing C?O/C?O Metathesis of Aliphatic Ethers
Biberger, Tobias,Makai, Szabolcs,Lian, Zhong,Morandi, Bill
supporting information, p. 6940 - 6944 (2018/05/14)
Among all metathesis reactions known to date in organic chemistry, the metathesis of multiple bonds such as alkenes and alkynes has evolved into one of the most powerful methods to construct molecular complexity. In contrast, metathesis reactions involving single bonds are scarce and far less developed, particularly in the context of synthetically valuable ring-closing reactions. Herein, we report an iron-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis of aliphatic ethers for the synthesis of substituted tetrahydropyrans and tetrahydrofurans, as well as morpholines and polycyclic ethers. This transformation is enabled by a simple iron catalyst and likely proceeds via cyclic oxonium intermediates.
Asymmetric hydrogenation of furans and benzofurans with iridium-pyridine-phosphinite catalysts
Pauli, Larissa,Tannert, Re,Scheil, Robin,Pfaltz, Andreas
, p. 1482 - 1487 (2015/01/30)
Enantioselective hydrogenation of furans and benzofurans remains a challenging task. We report the hydrogenation of 2- and 3-substituted furans by using iridium catalysts that bear bicyclic pyridine-phosphinite ligands. Excellent enantioselectivities and high conversions were obtained for monosubstituted furans with a 3-alkyl or 3-aryl group. Furans substituted at the 2-position and 2,4-disubstituted furans proved to be more difficult substrates. The best results (80-97% conversion, 65-82% enantiomeric excess) were obtained with monosubstituted 2-alkylfurans and 2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]furan. Benzofurans with an alkyl substituent at the 2- or 3-position also gave high conversions and enantioselectivity, whereas 2-aryl derivatives showed essentially no reactivity. The asymmetric hydrogenation of a 3-methylbenzofuran derivative was used as a key step in the formal total synthesis of the cytotoxic naphthoquinone natural product (-)-thespesone.