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Mild Darzens Annulations for the Assembly of Trifluoromethylthiolated (SCF3) Aziridine and Cyclopropane Structures
Delost, Michael D.,Njardarson, Jon T.
, p. 6121 - 6125 (2021/08/16)
We report mild new annulation approaches to trisubstituted trifluoromethylthiolated (SCF3) aziridines and cyclopropanes via Darzens inspired protocols. The products of these anionic annulations, rarely studied previously, possess attractive features rendering them valuable building blocks for synthesis platforms. In this study, trisubstituted acetophenone nucleophiles bearing SCF3 and bromine substituents in their α position were shown to undergo [2 + 1] annulations with vinyl ketones and tosyl-protected imines under mild reaction conditions.
Sulfones as Synthetic Linchpins: Transition-Metal-Free sp3–sp2 and sp2–sp2 Cross-Couplings Between Geminal Bis(sulfones) and Organolithium Compounds
Trost, Barry M.,Kalnmals, Christopher A.
, p. 9066 - 9074 (2018/06/29)
A valuable umpolung strategy that highlights the ambiphilic nature of the bis(phenylsulfonyl)methyl synthon and demonstrates its utility as a synthetic linchpin is reported. Although the bis(phenylsulfonyl)methyl group is typically introduced as an sp3-carbon nucleophile, it is demonstrated that it can also function as an effective sp2-carbon electrophile in the presence of organolithium nucleophiles. Alkyl- and aryllithiums couple with the central carbon of the bis(phenylsulfonyl)methyl unit to ultimately generate trisubstituted alkenes, comprising formal sp3–sp2 and sp2–sp2 cross-couplings between organolithium reagents and bis(sulfones). This process occurs almost instantaneously at ?78 °C in the absence of any transition metals. By developing this curious transformation, it has been demonstrated that bis(phenylsulfonyl)methane is a valuable synthetic linchpin, which can undergo two C?C bond-forming processes as an sp3-nucleophile, followed by a third C?C bond-forming reaction as an effective sp2-electrophile. This discovery significantly enhances the utility of this ubiquitous, but underutilized, linker group.
Access to high levels of molecular complexity by one-pot iridium/enamine asymmetric catalysis
Quintard, Adrien,Alexakis, Alexandre,Mazet, Clement
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2354 - 2358 (2011/04/22)
(Chemical Equation Presented) Independent workers with team spirit: A catalytic sequence that exploits the compatibility of (chiral) cationic iridium catalysts for the isomerization of primary allylic alcohols to aldehydes with organo-catalysts has been d
