41927-30-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Regio-, chemo-, and enantioselective Ni-catalyzed hydrocyanation of 1,3-dienes
Yu, Rongrong,Xing, Yidan,Fang, Xianjie
, p. 930 - 935 (2021/02/06)
A regio-, chemo-, and enantioselective nickel-catalyzed hydrocyanation of 1,3-dienes is reported. The key to the success of this asymmetric transformation is the use of a specific multichiral diphosphite ligand. In addition to aryl-substituted 1,3-dienes, highly challenging aliphatic 1,3-diene substrates can also be preferentially converted to the corresponding 1,2-adducts in decent yields with the highest enantioselectivities to date.
Carbon monoxide and hydrogen (syngas) as a C1-building block for selective catalytic methylation
Kaithal, Akash,H?lscher, Markus,Leitner, Walter
, p. 976 - 982 (2021/02/06)
A catalytic reaction using syngas (CO/H2) as feedstock for the selective β-methylation of alcohols was developed whereby carbon monoxide acts as a C1 source and hydrogen gas as a reducing agent. The overall transformation occurs through an intricate network of metal-catalyzed and base-mediated reactions. The molecular complex [Mn(CO)2Br[HN(C2H4PiPr2)2]]1comprising earth-abundant manganese acts as the metal component in the catalytic system enabling the generation of formaldehyde from syngas in a synthetically useful reaction. This new syngas conversion opens pathways to install methyl branches at sp3carbon centers utilizing renewable feedstocks and energy for the synthesis of biologically active compounds, fine chemicals, and advanced biofuels.
Titanocenes as Photoredox Catalysts Using Green-Light Irradiation
Flowers, Robert A.,Gans?uer, Andreas,Hilche, Tobias,Oloyede, Ugochinyere N.,Rietdijk, Niels R.,Slak, Daniel,Zhang, Zhenhua
supporting information, p. 9355 - 9359 (2020/04/30)
Irradiation of Cp2TiCl2 with green light leads to electronically excited [Cp2TiCl2]*. This complex constitutes an efficient photoredox catalyst for the reduction of epoxides and for 5-exo cyclizations of suitably unsaturated epoxides. To the best of our knowledge, our system is the first example of a molecular titanium photoredox catalyst.
A General Regioselective Synthesis of Alcohols by Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Epoxides
Beller, Matthias,Junge, Kathrin,Leischner, Thomas,Li, Wu,Liu, Weiping
supporting information, p. 11321 - 11324 (2020/05/16)
A straightforward methodology for the synthesis of anti-Markovnikov-type alcohols is presented. By using a specific cobalt triphos complex in the presence of Zn(OTf)2 as an additive, the hydrogenation of epoxides proceeds with high yields and selectivities. The described protocol shows a broad substrate scope, including multi-substituted internal and terminal epoxides, as well as a good functional-group tolerance. Various natural-product derivatives, including steroids, terpenoids, and sesquiterpenoids, gave access to the corresponding alcohols in moderate-to-excellent yields.
Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity of Bimetallic Ti/Cr Complexes
Aydt, Alexander P.,Bartholomew, Amymarie K.,Chen, Jiawei,Hammond, Matthew,Jockusch, Steffen,Norton, Jack R.,Rauch, Michael,Vibbert, Hunter B.,Yao, Chengbo
, p. 4592 - 4598 (2020/12/23)
We report herein the reactions of the Rosenthal complexes, Cp2Ti(BTMSA) and Cp*2Ti(BTMSA) (BTMSA: bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene), with CpCr(CO)3H. Those complexes are known to dissociate their alkyne ligands and to exhibit the reactivities of the putative
Application of Trimethylgermanyl-Substituted Bisphosphine Ligands with Enhanced Dispersion Interactions to Copper-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Disubstituted Alkenes
Xi, Yumeng,Su, Bo,Qi, Xiaotian,Pedram, Shayun,Liu, Peng,Hartwig, John F.
supporting information, p. 18213 - 18222 (2020/12/04)
We report the incorporation of large substituents based on heavy main-group elements that are atypical in ligand architectures to enhance dispersion interactions and, thereby, enhance enantioselectivity. Specifically, we prepared the chiral biaryl bisphosphine ligand (TMG-SYNPHOS) containing 3,5-bis(trimethylgermanyl)phenyl groups on phosphorus and applied this ligand to the challenging problem of enantioselective hydrofunctionalization reactions of 1,1-disubtituted alkenes. Indeed, TMG-SYNPHOS forms a copper complex that catalyzes hydroboration of 1,1-disubtituted alkenes with high levels of enantioselectivity, even when the two substituents are both primary alkyl groups. In addition, copper catalysts bearing ligands possessing germanyl groups were much more active for hydroboration than one derived from DTBM-SEGPHOS, a ligand containing 3,5-di-tert-butyl groups and widely used for copper-catalyzed hydrofunctionalization. This observation led to the identification of DTMGM-SEGPHOS, a bisphosphine ligand bearing 3,5-bis(trimethylgermanyl)-4-methoxyphenyl groups as the substituents on the phosphorus, as a new ligand that forms a highly active catalyst for hydroboration of unactivated 1,2-disubstituted alkenes, a class of substrates that has not readily undergone copper-catalyzed hydroboration previously. Computational studies revealed that the enantioselectivity and catalytic efficiency of the germanyl-substituted ligands is higher than that of the silyl and tert-butyl-substituted analogues because of attractive dispersion interactions between the bulky trimethylgermanyl groups on the ancillary ligand and the alkene substrate and that Pauli repulsive interactions tended to decrease enantioselectivity.
Manganese(I)-Catalyzed β-Methylation of Alcohols Using Methanol as C1 Source
Kaithal, Akash,van Bonn, Pit,H?lscher, Markus,Leitner, Walter
supporting information, p. 215 - 220 (2019/12/03)
Highly selective β-methylation of alcohols was achieved using an earth-abundant first row transition metal in the air stable molecular manganese complex [Mn(CO)2Br[HN(C2H4PiPr2)2]] 1 ([HN(C2H4PiPr2)2]=MACHO-iPr). The reaction requires only low loadings of 1 (0.5 mol %), methanolate as base and MeOH as methylation reagent as well as solvent. Various alcohols were β-methylated with very good selectivity (>99 %) and excellent yield (up to 94 %). Biomass derived aliphatic alcohols and diols were also selectively methylated on the β-position, opening a pathway to “biohybrid” molecules constructed entirely from non-fossil carbon. Mechanistic studies indicate that the reaction proceeds through a borrowing hydrogen pathway involving metal–ligand cooperation at the Mn-pincer complex. This transformation provides a convenient, economical, and environmentally benign pathway for the selective C?C bond formation with potential applications for the preparation of advanced biofuels, fine chemicals, and biologically active molecules.
Merging Catalysis in Single Electron Steps with Photoredox Catalysis - Efficient and Sustainable Radical Chemistry
Zhang, Zhenhua,Richrath, Ruben B.,Gans?uer, Andreas
, p. 3208 - 3212 (2019/04/13)
We describe a combination of catalysts that allows the coupling of titanocene(III) catalysis with photoredox catalysis. Oxidation of radical intermediates by a photoredox catalyst opens novel catalytic mechanisms for reductive epoxide ring opening and redox-neutral epoxide radical arylation. In the former case, the requirement of metallic reductants and stoichiometric acidic additives is bypassed.
Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reduction of β,β-Disubstituted Alkenylboramides
Park, Yeji,Yun, Jaesook
supporting information, p. 8779 - 8782 (2019/11/03)
A highly enantioselective copper-catalyzed reduction of β,β-disubstituted alkenylboron compounds was developed using hydrosilane. The copper hydride catalyst coordinated with chiral Josiphos ligand efficiently discriminated β-geminal substituents to generate corresponding β-chiral alkylboramides with excellent enantioselectivities up to 99% ee. The enantioselective reduction protocol provides a facile approach to β-chiral alkylboron compounds with less sterically discriminating substituents and spans a wide substrate range including aryl-substituted borylalkenes with effective functional group tolerance.
Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed β-Methylation of Alcohols using Methanol as C1 Source
Kaithal, Akash,Schmitz, Marc,H?lscher, Markus,Leitner, Walter
, p. 5287 - 5291 (2019/05/28)
Selective introduction of methyl branches into the carbon chains of alcohols can be achieved with low loadings of ruthenium precatalyst [RuH(CO)(BH4)(HN(C2H4PPh2)2)] (Ru-MACHO-BH) using methanol both as methylating reagent and as reaction medium. A wide range of structurally divers alcohols was β-methylated with excellent selectivity (>99 %) in fair to high yields (up to 94 %) under standard conditions, and turnover numbers up to 18,000 could be established. The overall reaction rate of the complex catalytic network appears to be governed by interconnection of the individual subcycles through availability of the reactive intermediates. The synthetic procedure opens pathways to important structural motifs following the Green Chemistry principles.
