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Methyl Radical Initiated Kharasch and Related Reactions
Tappin, Nicholas D. C.,Renaud, Philippe
supporting information, p. 275 - 282 (2020/12/07)
An improved procedure to run halogen atom and related chalcogen group transfer radical additions is reported. The procedure relies on the thermal decomposition of di-tert-butylhyponitrite (DTBHN), a safer alternative to the explosive diacetyl peroxide, to produce highly reactive methyl radicals that can initiate the chain process. This mode of initiation generates byproducts that are either gaseous (N2) or volatile (acetone and methyl halide) thereby facilitating greatly product purification by either flash column chromatography or distillation. In addition, remarkably simple and mild reaction conditions (refluxing EtOAc during 30 minutes under normal atmosphere) and a low excess of the radical precursor reagent (2 equivalents) make this protocol particularly attractive for preparative synthetic applications. This initiation procedure has been demonstrated with a broad scope since it works efficiently to add a range of electrophilic radicals generated from iodides, bromides, selenides and xanthates over a range of unactivated terminal alkenes. A diverse set of radical trap substrates exemplifies a broad functional group tolerance. Finally, di-tert-butyl peroxyoxalate (DTBPO) is also demonstrated as alternative source of tert-butoxyl radicals to initiate these reactions under identical conditions which gives gaseous by-products (CO2). (Figure presented.).
Cobalt-Catalyzed Desymmetric Isomerization of Exocyclic Olefins
Lan, Yu,Liu, Qiang,Liu, Shihan,Liu, Xufang,Rong, Xianle
supporting information, p. 20633 - 20639 (2021/12/17)
Chiral cyclic olefins, 1-methylcyclohexenes, are versatile building blocks for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and natural products. Despite the prevalence of these structural motifs, the development of efficient synthetic methods remains an unmet challenge. Herein we report a novel desymmetric isomerization of exocyclic olefins using a series of newly designed chiral cobalt catalysts, which enables a straightforward construction of chiral 1-methylcyclohexenes with diversified functionalities. The synthetic utility of this methodology is highlighted by a concise and enantioselective synthesis of a natural product, β-bisabolene. The versatility of the reaction products is further demonstrated by multifarious derivatizations.
Erratum: Cu-Catalyzed Three-Component Carboamination of Alkenes (J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2018) 140:1 (58?61) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10529)
Gockel, Samuel N.,Buchanan, Travis L.,Hull, Kami L.
supporting information, p. 6019 - 6020 (2021/05/13)
Pages 59 and 60. We have identified an error in the structural analysis of compounds presented in our publication detailing. (Table presented).
Cobalt(II)-Catalyzed Stereoselective Olefin Isomerization: Facile Access to Acyclic Trisubstituted Alkenes
Zhang, Sheng,Bedi, Deepika,Cheng, Lu,Unruh, Daniel K.,Li, Guigen,Findlater, Michael
supporting information, p. 8910 - 8917 (2020/12/23)
Stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes is a long-standing challenge in organic chemistry, due to the small energy differences between E and Z isomers of trisubstituted alkenes (compared with 1,2-disubstituted alkenes). Transition metal-catalyzed isomerization of 1,1-disubstituted alkenes can serve as an alternative approach to trisubstituted alkenes, but it remains underdeveloped owing to issues relating to reaction efficiency and stereoselectivity. Here we show that a novel cobalt catalyst can overcome these challenges to provide an efficient and stereoselective access to a broad range of trisubstituted alkenes. This protocol is compatible with both mono- and dienes and exhibits a good functional group tolerance and scalability. Moreover, it has proven to be a useful tool to construct organic luminophores and a deuterated trisubstituted alkene. A preliminary study of the mechanism suggests that a cobalt-hydride pathway is involved in the reaction. The high stereoselectivity of the reaction is attributed to both a π-πstacking effect and the steric hindrance between substrate and catalyst.
Visible-Light Controlled Divergent Catalysis Using a Bench-Stable Cobalt(I) Hydride Complex
Beltran, Frédéric,Bergamaschi, Enrico,Teskey, Christopher J.
supporting information, p. 5180 - 5184 (2020/04/22)
While the use of visible light in conjunction with transition metal catalysis offers powerful opportunities to switch between on/-off states of catalytic activity, the next frontier would be the ability to switch the actual function of the catalyst and resulting products. Here we report such an example of multi-dimensional catalysis. Featuring an easily prepared, bench-stable cobalt(I) hydride complex in conjunction with pinacolborane, we can switch the reaction outcome between two widely employed transformations, olefin migration and hydroboration, with visible light as the trigger.
Bromomethyl Silicate: A Robust Methylene Transfer Reagent for Radical-Polar Crossover Cyclopropanation of Alkenes
Luo, Wenping,Fang, Yewen,Zhang, Li,Xu, Tianhang,Liu, Yongjun,Li, Yan,Jin, Xiaoping,Bao, Jiakan,Wu, Xiaodong,Zhang, Zongyong
supporting information, p. 1778 - 1781 (2020/03/11)
A general protocol for visible-light-induced cyclopropanation of alkenes was developed with bromomethyl silicate as a methylene transfer reagent, offering a robust tool for accessing highly valuable cyclopropanes. In addition to α-aryl or methyl-substituted Michael acceptors and styrene derivatives, the unactivated 1,1-dialkyl ethylenes were also shown to be viable substrates. Apart from realizing the cyclopropanation of terminal alkenes, the methyl transfer reaction has been further demonstrated to be amenable to the internal olefins. The photocatalytic cyclopropanation of 1,3-bis(1-arylethenyl)benzenes was also achieved, giving polycyclopropane derivatives in excellent yields. With late-stage cyclopropanation as the key strategy, the synthetic utility of this transformation was also demonstrated by the total synthesis of LG100268.
Rhodium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Cyclopropanation of Benzofurans, Indoles, and Alkenes via Cyclopropene Ring Opening
Jeyaseelan, Rubaishan,Lautens, Mark,Ross, Rachel J.
supporting information, (2020/06/29)
The generation of metal carbenoids via ring opening of cyclopropenes by transition metals offers a simple entry into highly reactive intermediates. Herein, we describe a diastereoselective intermolecular rhodium-catalyzed cyclopropanation of heterocycles and alkenes using cyclopropenes as carbene precursors with a low loading of a commercially available rhodium catalyst. The reported method is scalable and could be performed with catalyst loadings as low as 0.2 mol %, with no impact to the reaction yield or selectivity.
Stereoselective Synthesis of Vinylcyclopropa[ b]indolines via a Rh-Migration Strategy
Guo, Pan,Sun, Wangbin,Liu, Yu,Li, Yong-Xin,Loh, Teck-Peng,Jiang, Yaojia
supporting information, p. 5978 - 5983 (2020/08/05)
A mild rhodium catalytic system has been developed to synthesize vinylcyclopropa[b]indolines through cyclopropanation of indoles with vinyl carbenoids generated from ring opening of cyclopropenes in situ. By employing a Rh-migration strategy, the products can be obtained with good to excellent E:Z ratios (≤99:1) and complete diastereoselectivity (≤99:1). This method is easy, has a low catalyst loading, and works for a broad range of functionalities.
Insertion of Alkylidene Carbenes into B-H Bonds
Yang, Ji-Min,Guo, Feng-Kai,Zhao, Yu-Tao,Zhang, Qiao,Huang, Ming-Yao,Li, Mao-Lin,Zhu, Shou-Fei,Zhou, Qi-Lin
supporting information, p. 20924 - 20929 (2020/12/23)
We have developed a protocol for insertion of alkylidene carbenes into the B-H bonds of amine-borane adducts, enabling, for the first time, the construction of C(sp2)-B bonds by means of carbene-insertion reactions. Various acyclic and cyclic alkenyl borane-amine adducts were prepared from readily accessible starting materials in good to high yields and were subsequently subjected to a diverse array of functional group transformations. The unprecedented spiro B-N heterocycles prepared in this study have potential utility as building blocks for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that insertion of the alkylidene carbenes into the B-H bonds of the amine-borane adducts proceeds via a concerted process involving a three-membered-ring transition state.
Photocatalytic atom transfer radical addition to olefins utilizing novel photocatalysts
Voutyritsa, Errika,Triandafillidi, Ierasia,Tzouras, Nikolaos V.,Nikitas, Nikolaos F.,Pefkianakis, Eleftherios K.,Vougioukalakis, Georgios C.,Kokotos, Christoforos G.
supporting information, (2019/05/24)
Photocatalysis is a rapidly evolving area of research in modern organic synthesis. Among the traditional photocatalysts, metal-complexes based on ruthenium or iridium are the most common. Herein, we present the synthesis of two photoactive, ruthenium-based complexes bearing pyridine-quinoline or terpyridine ligands with extended aromatic conjugation. Our complexes were utilized in the atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) of haloalkanes to olefins, using bromoacetonitrile or bromotrichloromethane as the source of the alkyl group. The tailor-made ruthenium-based catalyst bearing the pyridine-quinoline bidentate ligand proved to be the best-performing photocatalyst, among a range of metal complexes and organocatalysts, efficiently catalyzing both reactions. These photocatalytic atom transfer protocols can be expanded into a broad scope of olefins. In both protocols, the photocatalytic reactions led to products in good to excellent isolated yields.
