Synthesis of Novel Trispiroheterocycles through 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Azomethine Ylides and Nitrile Oxide

The 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition of an azomethine ylide generated by a decarboxylative route from sarcosine and isatin to 1‐benzyl‐3,5‐diarylmethylidene‐piperidin‐4‐ones afforded novel di‐spiro‐indolo/pyrrolidino/piperidines in moderate yields. Further cycloaddition of these di‐spiro compounds to nitrile oxide afforded tri‐spiro‐indolo/pyrrolidino/piperadino/isoxazolines in moderate yields with high regio‐ and stereoselectivity.     

Copper‐Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Trisubstituted Allylic and Homoallylic Alcohols

An efficient copper‐catalyzed trifluoromethylation of trisubstituted allylic and homoallylic alcohols with Togni’s reagent has been developed. This strategy, accompanied by a double‐bond migration, leads to various branched CF₃‐substituted alcohols by using readily available trisubstituted cyclic/acyclic alcohols as substrates. Moreover, for alcohols in which β‐H elimination is prohibited, CF₃‐containing oxetanes are isolated as the sole product.     

Rhodium‐Catalyzed Diastereoselective Cyclization of Allenyl‐Sulfonylcarbamates: A Stereodivergent Approach to 1,3‐Aminoalcohol Derivatives

A diastereoselective and stereodivergent rhodium‐catalyzed intramolecular coupling of sulfonylcarbamates with terminal allenes is described and it provides selective access to 1,3‐aminoalcohol derivatives, scaffolds found in bioactive compounds. The reaction is compatible with a large range of different functional groups, thus furnishing products with high diastereoselectivities and yields. Moreover, multigram scale reactions, as well as the application of suitable product transformations were demonstrated.     

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Allylic Alcohols and Derivatives and their Applications in Organic Synthesis

Allylic alcohols represent an important and highly versatile class of chiral building blocks for organic synthesis. This Review summarizes the plethora of methods developed for the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of enantioenriched allylic alcohols. These include: dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR/DKAT), nucleophilic 1,2‐addition to carbonyl groups, allylic substitution, oxidation of C? H bonds, the addition of O nucleophiles to π systems, reduction of unsaturated carbonyl compounds, and an alternative route from enantioenriched propargylic alcohols. Furthermore, these catalytic asymmetric processes are exemplified by their applications in the syntheses of complex molecules such as natural products and potential therapeutic agents.     

Regioselective Cycloadditions of Phosphonyl Nitrile Oxides with Vinylphosphonate and Phosphaalkyne

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions are important synthetic manipulations allowing the construction of five-membered heterocycles. In this article, we report the cycloaddition of phosphonyl nitrile oxides with vinylphosphonate and phosphaalkyne to form the unexpected 2:1 cycloaddition product with excellent levels of regiocontrol product. The structures of title compounds were confirmed by ¹H NMR, ³¹P NMR, MS, and IR. The mechanism of the cycloaddition was explored using the density functional theory (DFT) method.     

Nonproteinogenic Amino Acid Building Blocks for Nonribosomal Peptide and Hybrid Polyketide Scaffolds

Freestanding nonproteinogenic amino acids have long been recognized for their antimetabolite properties and tendency to be uncovered to reactive functionalities by the catalytic action of target enzymes. By installing them regiospecifically into biogenic peptides and proteins, it may be possible to usher a new era at the interface between small molecule and large molecule medicinal chemistry. Site‐selective protein functionalization offers uniquely attractive strategies for posttranslational modification of proteins. Last, but not least, many of the amino acids not selected by nature for protein incorporation offer rich architectural possibilities in the context of ribosomally derived polypeptides. This Review summarizes the biosynthetic routes to and metabolic logic for the major classes of the noncanonical amino acid building blocks that end up in both nonribosomal peptide frameworks and in hybrid nonribosomal peptide‐polyketide scaffolds.     

氧化腈与丙炔1,3-偶极环加成反应中区域选择性的理论研究

用密度泛函(DFT)B3LYP/6-311＋＋G**方法研究了氧化腈(RCNO, R＝F, NO₂, OCH₃, OH, COOCH₃, CHO, CONH₂, H, CH₃)与丙炔的1,3-偶极环加成反应, 并且计算了不同温度下的反应速率常数, 讨论了氧化腈上不同取代基R的取代效应和温度对反应区域选择性的影响. 结果显示, 氧化腈与富电子亲偶极体——炔烃反应, 5-取代反应占优势; 氧化腈上取代基R为强吸电子基团时或在较高温度下, 有利于4-取代反应的进行.     

Synthesis of Indenes via Graphene Oxide Mediated Manipulation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Alcohols

A new metal-free synthetic approach to functionalized indenes is documented. The use of commercially available graphene oxide (GO) allowed the direct access to indenyl cores (yield up to 80 %) via intramolecular Friedel-Crafts-type allylic alkylations with readily available Morita-Baylis-Hillman alcohols. Combined experimental and spectroscopic investigations contributed to shed light on the reaction mechanism dealing with a nanostructured carbon material-based C−C bond forming reaction.     

Three-Component Synthesis and 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Highly Functionalized Pyrans with Nitrile Oxides: Easy Access to 1,2,4-Oxadiazoles

Three-component reaction of 1-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]acetone, malononitrile, and substituted aromatic aldehydes in the presence of sodium ethoxide under simple mixing at ambient temperature for 5–8 min afforded highly functionalized 4H-pyrans in good to excellent yields. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides over the nitrile functionality of the 4H-pyrans furnished 1,2,4-oxadiazoles in moderate yields.

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Synthesis of N1-Substituted 1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ones via an Unexpected Reaction of Thiazolo[3,2-a]-pyrimidine Derivatives and Nitrile Oxide

A new class of N1‐substituted 1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyrimidin‐2‐ones was prepared in moderate yields by the reaction of nitrile oxide with thiazolo[3,2‐a]pyrimidine derivatives via a domino 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition/ring‐opening/ substitution process. The structures of the products were characterized thoroughly by IR, elemental analysis, MS, NMR together with X‐ray crystallographic analysis.     

Preparation of 1,3-Disubstituted-5-cyano-4,5-dihydropyrazoles via 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Nitrile Imine with Acrylonitrile

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Catalytic and Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Multisubstituted Tribenzothiepins by Intermolecular Cycloadditions

The first catalytic and highly enantioselective synthesis of tribenzothiepin derivatives was achieved. Two types of intermolecular cycloadditions using either diphenyl‐sulfide‐tethered diynes or 2‐phenyl sulfanylbenzene‐tethered diynes with a monoalkyne successfully gave chiral multisubstituted tribenzothiepins in good to excellent ee values under mild conditions. The inversion energy of this saddle‐shaped molecule was calculated by measurement of the racemization rate of chiral tribenzothiepins using the Eyring kinetic equation under heating conditions. The present protocol could also be used to prepare a chiral tribenzoselenepin.     

Catalyst‐Free Dehydrative α‐Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols: Green and Selective Autocatalyzed Synthesis of Alcohols and Ketones

Direct dehydrative α‐alkylation reactions of ketones with alcohols are now realized under simple, practical, and green conditions without using external catalysts. These catalyst‐free autocatalyzed alkylation methods can efficiently afford useful alkylated ketone or alcohol products in a one‐pot manner and on a large scale by C?C bond formation of the in situ generated intermediates with subsequent controllable and selective Meerwein–Pondorf–Verley–Oppenauer‐type redox processes.     

Sequential 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions in the Synthesis of Novel Tri-spiro Cyclohexanones and Piperidin-4-ones

The sequential 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of azomethine ylide and nitrile oxide to a series of 2,6-bis[(E)-arylmethylidene]cyclohexanones and 1-methyl-3,5-bis[(E)-arylmethylidene]tetrahydro-4(1H)-pyridinones afforded novel tri-spiro heterocycles comprising isoxazoline, pyrrolidine and acenaphthylen-1(2H)-one rings in good yields and stereoselectivity.     

Regioselective Synthesis of 5-Trifluoromethyl 1,2,4-Triazoles via [3 + 2]-Cycloaddition of Nitrile Imines with CF3CN

We herein describe a general approach to 5-trifluoromethyl 1,2,4-triazoles via the [3 + 2]-cycloaddition of nitrile imines generated in situ from hydrazonyl chloride with CF₃CN, utilizing 2,2,2-trifluoroacetaldehyde O-(aryl)oxime as the precursor of trifluoroacetonitrile. Various functional groups, including alkyl-substituted hydrazonyl chloride, were tolerated during cycloaddition. Furthermore, the gram-scale synthesis and common downstream transformations proved the potential synthetic relevance of this developed methodology.     

Direct Difluoromethylation of Alcohols with an Electrophilic Difluoromethylated Sulfonium Ylide

A general method for the formation of alkyl difluoromethylethers under mild reaction conditions and with good functional‐group tolerance was developed. The development of the method was based on the invention of a stable, electrophilic, difluoromethylating reagent, difluoromethyl‐(4‐nitrophenyl)‐bis(carbomethoxy) methylide sulfonium ylide, which was synthesized by reaction of the easily available 4‐nitrophenyl (difluoromethyl)thioether and dimethyl diazomalonate in the presence of a rhodium catalyst.     

Enantioselective Dearomatization of Naphthol Derivatives with Allylic Alcohols by Cooperative Iridium and Brønsted Acid Catalysis

The combination of a transition‐metal catalyst and organocatalyst was designed to achieve a highly enantioselective system for the allylic dearomatization reaction of naphthols with racemic secondary allylic alcohols. The desired β‐naphthalenones, bearing an all‐carbon quaternary center, were obtained in good yields with high chemo‐ and enantioselectivities. The cooperative catalytic system, involving a chiral iridium complex and phosphoric acid, provided measurable improvements in yields, and chemo‐ and enantioselectivities relative to single‐catalyst systems. Control experiments indicated that the chiral iridium complex functions as a key species in the control of the absolute configuration, thus enabling the formation of both β‐naphthalenone enantiomers by simply employing opposite enantiomeric ligands.