Anti‐headache chemistry: In the presence of a tailored modular P,P ligand the nickel‐catalyzed addition of HCN, generated in situ from TMS‐CN, to styrene derivatives proceeds with an unprecedented level of stereocontrol (up to 97 % ee) to give 2‐aryl‐acetonitriles, for example, the depicted precursor of Ibuprofen.
Dual electrocatalysis enables enantioselective hydrocyanation of conjugated alkenes
作者:Lu Song、Niankai Fu、Brian G. Ernst、Wai Hang Lee、Michael O. Frederick、Robert A. DiStasio、Song Lin
DOI:10.1038/s41557-020-0469-5
日期:2020.8
Chiralnitriles and their derivatives are prevalent in pharmaceuticals and bioactive compounds. Enantioselective alkene hydrocyanation represents a convenient and efficient approach for synthesizing these molecules. However, a generally applicable method featuring a broad substrate scope and high functional group tolerance remains elusive. Here, we address this long-standing synthetic problem using
Enantioselective Synthesis of 4-Cyanotetrahydroquinolines via Ni-Catalyzed Hydrocyanation of 1,2-Dihydroquinolines
作者:Mingdong Jiao、Jihui Gao、Xianjie Fang
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03171
日期:2020.11.6
A Ni-catalyzed asymmetric hydrocyanation that enables the formation of 4-cyanotetrahydroquinolines in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities is presented herein. A variety of functional groups are well-tolerated, and a gram-scale reaction supports the synthetic potential of the transformation. Additionally, several crucial intermediates for pharmaceutically active agents, including a PGD2
Enantioselective cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds via copper-catalyzed radical relay
作者:Wen Zhang、Fei Wang、Scott D. McCann、Dinghai Wang、Pinhong Chen、Shannon S. Stahl、Guosheng Liu
DOI:10.1126/science.aaf7783
日期:2016.9.2
sp3-hybridized carbon–hydrogen [C(sp3)–H] bonds in complex organic molecules could facilitate much more efficient preparation of therapeutics and agrochemicals. Here, we report a copper-catalyzed radical relay pathway for enantioselective conversion of benzylic C–H bonds into benzylic nitriles. Hydrogen-atom abstraction affords an achiral benzylic radical that undergoes asymmetric C(sp3)–CN bond formation upon
in this area, it remains challenging to develop enantioselective transformations direct from carboxylic acids. Herein we disclose a photoelectrocatalytic method for the direct and enantioselective decarboxylative cyanation. The photoelectrochemical reactions convert carboxylic acids to enantioenriched nitriles by employing cerium/copper relay catalysis with a cerium salt for catalytic decarboxylation