氮杂环卡宾催化的不对称安息香缩合反应

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) plays an important role in catalytic processes, as the catalyst it has shown high activities in organic reactions. Synthesis of chiral triazole carbene, the structure and the application of NHCs in asymmetric catalytic benzoin reactions are described. The aims are to broad students' vision and make students feel the charm of organic chemistry through extension of undergraduate curriculum content. Meanwhile, their ability of finding, analyzing and solving problems on the basis of generalizing and thinking about the knowledge will be improved.     

氮杂环卡宾催化构筑含七元环结构的研究进展

七元环作为重要的结构单元广泛存在于多种天然产物、活性化合物和药物分子中.与五、六元环结构相比,七元环的构筑更具挑战性,且合成方法相对较少.因此,发展高效构筑七元环结构的方法具有重要意义.氮杂环卡宾(NHC)为重要的有机催化剂,其共价催化特性为高效构筑多种新颖手性结构提供了独特方法.尽管该领域已取得重要进展,然而,目前大量研究仍集中于构筑五、六元环结构.综述了近年来利用NHC催化策略构筑七元环结构的研究进展.通过对NHC催化构筑七元环结构合成策略的总结,旨在启发从事相关领域的合成化学家发展更多高效构筑七元环的新策略.     

氮杂环卡宾与过渡金属共催化反应研究进展

近年来,氮杂环卡宾作为有机小分子催化剂在共催化领域取得了飞速发展,氮杂环卡宾通过与Lewis酸、Brønsted酸、Brønsted碱、氢键等不同催化模式相结合,可以有效提升惰性底物的活性和催化体系的立体控制能力,该策略已经成为复杂手性分子骨架合成的重要工具.相对而言,由于氮杂环卡宾与过渡金属的强配位能力,其与过渡金属共催化反应依旧是氮杂环卡宾在共催化领域中长期存在的挑战性工作.目前,氮杂环卡宾在与钯、铜和钌的共催化反应中取得了重要进展,通过配体和反应体系中碱性强弱的调控,可以有效实现氮杂环卡宾与过渡金属配位的可控调节,避免催化剂失活的同时提升反应体系催化活性.这一策略已经被成功用于一些活性分子骨架构建.本文将对该领域中的研究进展进行介绍.     

氮杂环卡宾在有机催化中的研究进展

介绍了氮杂环卡宾作为有机催化剂的发展历史和催化机理,综述了近年来氮杂环卡宾在有机催化领域中的研究成果.     

氮杂环卡宾催化的Michael加成反应

Michael加成反应是有机化学中的重要反应,作为有机催化剂的氮杂环卡宾也能够催化Michael加成反应。本文主要对氮杂环卡宾催化的Michael加成反应进行了详细介绍,氮杂环卡宾可以和醛进行结合,形成具有亲核性的Breslow中间体,醛的反应极性由亲电性转变为亲核性,极性反转的醛与α,β-不饱和酮、酯等Michael受体发生加成反应,即Stetter反应;氮杂环卡宾也可以作为Br?nsted碱,活化醇等发生Michael加成反应。对于氮杂环卡宾催化的Michael加成反应的介绍,能够丰富和拓展基础教学中Michael加成反应知识点的内容,有利于学生了解学科的前沿发展,激发学生的学习兴趣。     

多元醇修饰Pd-氮杂环卡宾复合物的制备及其对Suzuki-Miyaura反应的催化行为

提高催化剂在反应体系中的分散性,是有效提高催化剂活性的重要手段。本文利用Ullmann反应在大位阻氮杂环卡宾配体(NHC配体)上修饰丙三醇基团,以此来提高催化剂的分散性,进而促进其催化效率的提升。并通过这种大位阻NHC配体与乙酰丙酮钯的络合反应,制备高活性的钯复合物催化剂,进一步以Suzuki-Miyaura偶联反应为模型反应,评价该催化剂的活性与稳定性。结果表明,该催化剂在多种溶剂中表现出较好的分散性,针对溴苯甲醚和苯硼酸的偶联反应,在不同催化条件下,均表现出良好的催化活性,其中转化数(TON)值最高可达到99000。而且该催化剂针对溴苯与苯硼酸的反应体系中,具有广泛的反应底物适用性。与传统的四-(三苯基膦)钯相比较,该催化剂在空气气氛中仍可保持高效的催化行为,表现出较好的稳定性。     

氮杂环卡宾催化二氧化碳羧化反应的研究进展

二氧化碳是一种来源丰富的可再生资源,科研工作者一直致力于开发能够高效转化二氧化碳的催化体系。氮杂环卡宾在有机化学中是一类非常重要的催化剂,利用氮杂环卡宾-过渡金属配合物催化实现二氧化碳的高效化学转化受到了人们的广泛关注。本文主要根据氮杂环卡宾-过渡金属配合物进行分类,总结归纳了近年来氮杂环卡宾-过渡金属配合物催化二氧化碳羧化反应的研究进展。     

氮杂环卡宾双核金络合物催化的胺芳基化反应

联萘胺出发合成了氮杂环卡宾双核和单核金络合物, 通过X射线的单晶衍射确定了它们的结构, 并将其应用于催化胺芳基化反应中, 以高达95%的收率得到吡咯烷类化合物. 综合上述实验结果, 发现氮杂环卡宾双核金络合物4b中存在着Au(I)-Au(I)间相互弱作用力, 而且这种弱相互作用可能对该催化反应起重要的作用, 以高收率得到吡咯烷类化合物.     

氮杂环卡宾催化烯酮与氰基查尔酮的[4+2]不对称环加成反应

报道了氮杂环卡宾催化烯酮与氰基查尔酮的[4+2]不对称环加成反应. 通过L-焦谷氨酸衍生的大位阻卡宾催化烯酮与氰基查尔酮反应,以良好的产率、良好的顺反选择性和优良的对映选择性得到相应的手性多取代二氢吡喃酮类化合物.     

Helical Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands in Enantioselective Gold Catalysis

The first chiral helicene-NHC gold(I) complexes efficient in enantioselective catalysis were prepared. The L-shaped chiral ligand is composed of an imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-ylidene (IPy) scaffold laterally substituted by a configurationally stable [5]-helicenoid unit. The chiral information was introduced in a key post-functionalization step of a NHC-gold(I) complex bearing a symmetrical anionic fluoreno[5]helicene substituent, leading to a racemic mixture of complexes featuring three correlated elements of chirality, namely central, axial and helical chirality. After HPLC enantiomeric resolution, X-ray crystallography and theoretical calculations enabled structural and stereochemical characterization of these configurationally stable NHC-gold(I) complexes. The high potential in asymmetric catalysis is demonstrated in the benchmark cycloisomerization of N-tethered 1,6-enynes with up to 95 : 5 er.     

Aerobic Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

The ease with which simple starting materials can be transformed into highly functionalized products has made oxidative N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis an area of significant interest. However, the use of stoichiometric amounts of high molecular weight oxidants in most reactions generates an undesired equivalent amount of waste. To address this issue, the use of oxygen as the terminal oxidant in NHC catalysis has been developed. Oxygen is attractive due to its low cost, low molecular weight, and ability to generate water as the sole by-product. However, molecular oxygen is challenging to use as a reagent in organic synthesis due to its unreactive ground state, which often requires reactions to be run at high temperatures and results in the formation of kinetic side-products. This review covers the development of aerobic oxidative carbene catalysis, including NHC-catalyzed reactions with oxygen, strategies for oxygen activation, and selectivity issues under aerobic conditions.     

Gold(I) Complexes Stabilized by Nine- and Ten-Membered N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

Nine- and ten-membered N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been developed and for the first time their gold(I) complexes were synthesized. The protonated NHC pro-ligands 2 a – h were prepared by the reaction of readily available N,N′-diarylformamidines with bis-electrophilic building blocks, followed by anion exchange. In situ deprotonation of the tetrafluoroborates 2 a – h with tBuOK in the presence of AuCl(SMe₂) provided fast access to NHC-gold(I) complexes 3 – 10 . These new NHC-gold(I) complexes show very good catalytic activity in a cycloisomerization reaction (0.1 mol % catalyst loading, up to 100 % conversion) and their solid-state structures reveal high steric hindrance around the metal atom (%V_bur up to 53.0) which is caused by their expanded-ring architecture.     

The Mechanism of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis through a Magnifying Glass

The term “N-Heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis” is often invoked in organic synthesis for reactions that are catalyzed by different azolium salts in the presence of bases. Although the mechanism of these reactions is considered today evident, a closer look into the details that have been collected throughout the last century reveals that there are many open questions and even contradictions in the field. Emerging new theoretical and experimental results offer solutions to these problems, because they show that through considering alternative reaction mechanisms a more consistent picture on the catalytic process can be obtained. These novel perspectives will be able to extend the scope of the reactions that we call today N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis.     

Indol-2-ylidene (IdY): Ambiphilic N-Heterocyclic Carbene Derived from Indole**

The synthesis of ambiphilic N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, indol-2-ylidene (IdY, A ), is described. A series of indolenium precursors ( 2 a – f ) were prepared on a gram scale in good yields. Trapping experiments with elemental selenium, [RhCl(cod)]₂ and CuCl provided the expected carbene adducts. Further computational and spectroscopic studies supported the ambiphilicity of IdY, which lies between cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAAC-5) and cyclic (amino)(aryl)carbene (CAArC). The copper complexes ( 6 ) show high percent buried volume (% V_bur = 58.1) and allow for carboboration of terminal alkynes within 30 minutes in a demonstration of synthetic utility with good yields and high regioselectivity.     

N-杂环卡宾的反应及应用

自从1991年Arduengo第一次分离得到稳定的游离N-杂环卡宾以后,N-杂环卡宾金属络合物的研究在近几年来得到了迅速的发展。N-杂环卡宾的反应性能较高,它们与周期表中几乎所有的元素都能发生反应。N-杂环卡宾金属络合物对许多反应有催化作用,它们是一类有潜在应用价值的催化剂。本文对近年来相关的研究成果进行了综述。     

Hydroboration of Alkenes Catalysed by a Nickel N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex: Reaction and Mechanistic Aspects

The pentamethylcyclopentadienyl N-heterocyclic carbene nickel complex [Ni(η⁵-C₅Me₅)Cl(IMes)] (IMes=1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) efficiently catalyses the anti-Markovnikov hydroboration of alkenes with catecholborane in the presence of a catalytic amount of potassium tert-butoxide, and joins the very exclusive club of nickel catalysts for this important transformation. Interestingly, the regioselectivity can be reversed in some cases by using pinacolborane instead of catecholborane. Mechanistic investigations involving control experiments, ¹H and ¹¹B NMR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, piezometric measurements and DFT calculations suggest an initial reduction of the Ni^II precursor to a Ni^I active species with the concomitant release of H₂. The crucial role of the alkoxo-catecholato-borohydride species resulting from the reaction of potassium tert-butoxide with catecholborane in the formation of an intermediate nickel-hydride species that would then be reduced to the Ni^I active species, is highlighted.     

Single-Electron Transfer Reactions Enabled by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis

Over the past decades, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis has undergone a flourish of development on the basis of closed-shell reaction paths. By contrast, the emerging area of single-electron transfer (SET) reactions enabled by NHC catalysis still remain underdeveloped, but offer plenty of opportunities to develop new catalytic modes and useful synthetic methods. A number of interesting transformations were triggered by the SET process from the electron-rich Breslow intermediates to various single-electron acceptors. In additions, recent studies revealed that the Breslow radical cations could also be generated by single-electron reduction of the electron-deficient acyl azolium intermediates. These discoveries open a new avenue for NHC organocatalysis to harness radical reactions. The present review will focus on the exciting advancements in the dynamic area of radical NHC organocatalysis.