Carbene-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Nitrobenzyl Bromide and Nitroalkene via the Single-Electron-Transfer (SET) Process and Formal 1,4-Addition
摘要:
A carbene-catalyzed reductive 1,4-addition of nitrobenzyl bromides to nitroalkenes is disclosed. The reaction proceeds via a carbene-enabled single-electron-transfer process that generates radicals as key intermediates. The present study expands the potentials of carbene catalysis and offers unusual transformations for common substrates in organic synthesis.
Synthesis of indanes via carbene-catalyzed single-electron-transfer processes and cascade reactions
作者:Yuhuang Wang、Xingxing Wu、Yonggui Robin Chi
DOI:10.1039/c7cc07208b
日期:——
carbene-catalyzed cascade reaction is developed for the synthesis of multi-substituted indane derivatives. The reaction involves two sequential Michael-addition steps, of which the first step is enabled by an NHC-mediated radical process. This work demonstrates the synthetic potentials of NHC-mediated single-electron-transfer processes for efficient reactions and rapid synthesis.
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a class of zinc-enzymes over-activated in many pathologies, such as arthritis and cancer, can be efficiently inhibited by a variety of molecules bearing zinc-binding groups (ZBGs). The hydroxamic acid moiety represents one of the most potent and widely exploited ZBG but the poor target selectivity and in vivo toxicity have tempered the initial enthusiasm for this class of potential therapeutics. These drawbacks might be circumvented, at least in part, by increasing the structural constraints around the hydroxamic moiety. Following this strategy we designed and prepared N-hydroxylactam molecules of different size through a synthetic protocol based on a ring closing metathesis amenable to a fragment-based approach potentially leading to a large molecular diversity. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.