Radical-polar crossover domino reactions involving organozinc reagents and β-(allyloxy)-enoates

Organozinc reagents (organozinc halides, diorganozincs and mixed copper-zinc reagents) react with β-(allyloxy)-enoates via a radical-polar crossover process to afford substituted furans in one single synthetic step following a domino reaction involving Michael addition and carbocyclisation. Reversal of diastereoselectivity can be obtained varying the organometallic and/or the reaction conditions.     

Nickel-catalyzed carboxylation of organozinc reagents with CO2

An efficient nickel catalyst system for the carboxylation of organozinc reagents with CO(2) under very mild conditions has been developed. The catalyst system complements the conventional methods and enables the direct synthesis of various saturated carboxylic acid derivatives from the corresponding alkylzinc reagents and CO(2).     

A new ‘one-pot’ synthesis of 2-substituted 3-nitro pyrrolidines through a multicomponent domino reaction

An efficient ‘one-pot’ synthesis of the title compounds based on a multicomponent domino reaction between imines and 3-nitro-1-propanol methanesulfonate has been developed.     

Highly efficient nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of succinic and glutaric anhydrides with organozinc reagents

A nickel-catalyzed alkylation of succinic and glutaric anhydrides with alkyl- and arylzinc reagents has been developed. A dramatic olefin effect has been investigated resulting in the identification of several styrene-based promoters which show pronounced enhancements in reaction rate. The substrate scope with respect to electrophilic and nucleophilic coupling partners has been examined and found to be remarkably broad, allowing for rapid introduction of molecular complexity through the use of functionalized coupling partners. Regioselective alkylation of an unsymmetrical succinic anhydride and a profound effect of pendent coordinating olefins on reaction rate suggest a mechanism involving discrete oxidative addition of the nickel complex into the cyclic anhydride followed by a transmetalation event.     

Asymmetric organocatalytic domino reactions

The current status of organic synthesis is hampered by costly protecting-group strategies and lengthy purification procedures after each synthetic step. To circumvent these problems, the synthetic potential of multicomponent domino reactions has been utilized for the efficient and stereoselective construction of complex molecules from simple precursors in a single process. In particular, domino reactions mediated by organocatalysts are in a way biomimetic, as this principle is used very efficiently in the biosynthesis of complex natural products starting from simple precursors. In this Minireview, we discuss the current development of this fast-growing field.     

Vistas in the field of 1,3-oxathiolan-5-ones: Synthesis and chemical reactivity

This review covers many reports of the applications of multicomponent domino reactions (MDRs) in the synthesis of novel stereocontrolled mercapto-heterocycles from the 1972 up to the end of 2016. The reported approaches were employed for modifications of the oxathiolanone core for new construction of a mercapto-heterocycles scaffold from mercaptoacetyl transfer agent with various reagents.     

Magnesium-mediated benzothiazole activation: a room-temperature cascade of ch deprotonation, cc coupling, ring-opening, and nucleophilic addition reactions

Ligand domin(o)ated: In contrast to the straightforward deprotonation of benzothiazole using Grignard reagents, treatment of benzothiazole with 1 leads to a novel type of activation. The initial magnesiation initiates an unstoppable domino reaction of C?C coupling, ring opening, nucleophilic addition, and deprotonation to give 2. THF=tetrahydrofuran.     

基于钯催化C-H键活化的多米诺反应

近年来,多米诺反应作为一种合成复杂分子的高效手段已得到有机合成化学家的广泛关注。该反应过程中,不需改变反应条件和添加试剂,中间体也无需分离和提纯,实现了原子经济和环境友好。通过C-H键活化直接构建碳-碳键和碳-杂原子键,大大拓展了传统偶联反应的底物范围,同样具有高原子经济性,已经广泛地作为多米诺反应中的一个高效步骤。此外,钯催化剂运用广泛,能够与多种官能团兼容,是多米诺反应的理想金属催化剂。本文综述了基于钯催化C-H键活化的多米诺反应的最新研究进展,以反应中钯的价态变化进行分类,介绍有关反应的特点、优势及其在天然产物合成中的应用。     

α,β‐Unsaturated Acyl Cyanides as New Bis‐Electrophiles for Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Formal [3+3]Spiroannulation

α,β‐Unsaturated acyl cyanides are key bis‐electrophile substrates for successful domino enantioselective organocatalyzed Michael‐intramolecular acylation domino sequences. This new reactivity has been applied to the synthesis of enantioenriched azaspiro[4,5]decanone ring systems by a formal [3+3]spiroannulation, constituting a rare example of synthesis of glutarimides in an optically active form.     

DABCO-catalyzed multi-component domino reactions for green and efficient synthesis of novel 3-oxo-3H-benzo[a]pyrano[2, 3-c] phenazine-1-carboxylate and 3-(5-hydroxybenzo[a]phenazin-6-yl) acrylate derivatives in water

An efficient, convenient and environmentally benign procedure for the synthesis of novel 3-oxo-3H-benzo[a]pyrano[2,3-c]phenazine-1-carboxylate and 3-(5-hydroxybenzo[a]phenazin-6-yl)acrylate derivatives has been developed by domino three-component condensation reaction between 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione, benzene-1,2-diamines and acetylenic esters in the presence of a catalytic amount of DABCO as an expedient, eco-friendly and reusable base catalyst in water. This green process produces biologically and pharmacologically significant heterocycles in a one-pot single operation and offers considerable advantages such as:operational simplicity, short reaction time, high yields, reusability of catalyst, absence of any tedious workup or purification and avoids hazardous reagents/solvents.     

Synthesis of highly functionalized strained bicyclic dilactam derivatives

An efficient and modest protocol has been utilized for the synthesis of bicyclic dilactam derivatives through one-pot multicomponent domino reaction starting from various cyclic ketones under mild condition. The synthesized motif shows four stereogenic centers with two quaternary amine functionalities and such molecular arrangements are very fascinating and rare to obtain. We propose a mechanism for the formation of bicyclic dilactams through aldol condensation/condensation of cyanoacetamides/cyclization of condensed intermediate.     

Beyond Aresta's complex: Ni- and Pd-catalyzed organozinc coupling with CO2

Organozinc reagents are widely used in organic synthesis due primarily to their high functional group compatibility. However, under mild conditions, these organometallic reagents do not react directly with CO2, the ideal C1 source for organic synthesis. Herein, we report that both Ni and Pd complexes can catalyze the addition of organozinc reagents to CO2 under mild conditions (1 atm CO2, 0 degrees C). This transformation represents an important extension of the Negishi cross-coupling and is believed to occur via a novel mechanism involving Aresta's complex and/or its corresponding Pd analogue.     

Eaton’s Reagent‐Mediated Domino π‐Cationic Arylations of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids to Iasi‐Red Polymethoxylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Products with Unprecedented Biological Activities as Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitors

A rapid domino π‐cationic arylation of aromatic carboxylic acids, mediated by Eaton’s reagent, has been developed for the synthesis of Iasi‐red polymethoxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This route is currently the easiest method to obtain such popular PAH compounds, which bear in addition numerous methoxy groups. The domino process was generalized, the structure of the obtained red products and the mechanism of their formations were elucidated, and some of their photophysical properties were determined. Newly synthesized polymethoxylated‐PAHs were tested for their interaction with tubulin polymerization as well as for their cytotoxicity on a panel of NCI‐60 human cancer cell lines. Interestingly, one of these rubicene derivatives exhibited remarkable cytotoxicity in vitro, including inhibition of leukemia, colon, melanoma, CNS, and ovarian cancer cell lines with GI₅₀ values in the low nanomolar range (GI₅₀<10 nM ).     

Development of Domino Processes by Using 7‐Silylcycloheptatrienes and Its Analogues

7‐Silyl‐ and 7‐silylmethylcycloheptatrienes were shown to react with acylnitroso reagents at room temperature, through their norcaradiene forms, to generate the corresponding cycloadducts 5 a – b and 6 a – b as single diastereomers. The course of the reaction was dramatically modified by changing the reaction conditions. Using a polar medium, functionalized cyclohexa‐1,3‐dienes 7 a – b and bicyclic compounds 13 a – b were instead generated, incorporating one or two amino groups. Similar behavior was observed by using other dienophiles, including triazolinedione, but also activated aldehydes and ketones. A tentative mechanism has been proposed to rationalize the formation of both classes of products that relies on a domino process involving four consecutive elementary steps, in this order: 1) electrocyclic process, 2) hetero‐Diels–Alder reaction, 3) cyclopropane ring opening, and 4) hetero‐Diels–Alder reaction. Trapping of the cationic intermediate and isolation of the primary cycloadduct provide support for this hypothesis. An enantioselective version of the cascade using cycloheptatriene 4 b and aldehydes and ketones, under copper(II) catalysis was also carried out, leading to cyclohexa‐1,3‐dienes 21 , 28 , and 30 with enantioselectivities up to 93 % ee. Finally, elaboration of the intermediates above has been carried out, opening a straightforward access to sugar mimics 42 – 43 and complex polycyclic systems 36 and 39 .     

Sequential three-component reactions: synthesis, regioselectivity and application of functionalized dihydropyridines (DHPs) for the creation of fused naphthyridines

Facile and efficient synthesis of tetrasubstituted 1,4- and 1,6-dihydropyridines (DHPs) has been achieved by employing three-component domino reaction using dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD), aliphatic amines, and α,β-unsaturated aldehyde in the presence of 30 mol % trifluoroacetic acid. Interestingly, regioselectivity for the synthesis of 1,4-dihydropyridines can be increased by using 30 mol % triflic acid. In addition, the synthesis of fused-naphthyridine derivatives has been accomplished involving imino-Diels-Alder reaction by employing 1,4-dihydropyridines, aromatic aldehydes, and aromatic amines.     

Palladium-catalyzed enantioselective domino heck-cyanation sequence: development and application to the total synthesis of esermethole and physostigmine

An efficient synthesis of functionalized 3-alkyl-3-cyanomethyl-2-oxindole 1 by a palladium-catalyzed domino Heck-cyanation reaction has been developed. Reaction of ortho-iodoanilide 5 with potassium ferro(II)cyanide, K(4)[Fe(CN)(6)], dissolved in DMF in the presence of palladium acetate and sodium carbonate afforded oxindole 1 in good to excellent yields. An enantioselective domino Heck-cyanation process has been developed for the first time using (S)-DIFLUORPHOS as a chiral supporting ligand, and an enantioselectivity of up to 79 % ee in the enantiomerically enriched oxindole was obtained under optimized conditions. A concise total synthesis of esermethole and physostigmine, powerful inhibitors of acetyl- and butyryl-cholinesterase, is documented.     

Development of Stereocontrolled Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Domino Heck/Suzuki β,α-Diarylation Reactions with Chelating Vinyl Ethers and Arylboronic Acids

A stereoselective and 1,4-benzoquinone-mediated palladium(II)-catalyzed Heck/Suzuki domino reaction involving metal coordinating cyclic methylamino vinyl ethers and a number of electronically diverse arylboronic acids has been developed and studied. Diastereomeric ratios up to 39:1 and 78 % isolated yields were obtained. The stereoselectivity of the reaction was found to be highly dependent on the nature of the arylboronic acid and the amount of water present in the reaction mixture. Thus, a domino β,α-diarylation–reduction of chelating vinyl ethers can now be accomplished and stereochemically controlled, given that optimized conditions and an appropriate chiral auxiliary are used. To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first example of a stereoselective, oxidative Heck/Suzuki domino reaction in the literature.     

One‐Pot Organocatalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of 3‐Nitro‐1,2‐dihydroquinolines by a Dual‐Activation Protocol

Generally, amine‐catalyzed enantioselective transformations rely on chiral enamine or unsaturated iminium intermediates. Herein, we report a protocol involving dual activation by an aromatic iminium and hydrogen‐bonding. An enantioselective aza‐Michael–Henry domino reaction of 2‐aminobenzaldehydes with nitroolefins has been developed through this protocol using primary amine thiourea catalysts to provide a variety of 3‐nitro‐1,2‐dihydroquinolines in moderate yields and with up to 90 % ee. The mechanism for the catalytic enantioselective reaction was confirmed by ESI mass spectrometric detection of the reaction intermediates. The products formed are substructures found in skeletons of important biological and pharmaceutical molecules.     

Multinuclear Cu-catalysts based on SPINOL-PHOS in asymmetric conjugate addition of organozinc reagents

Multinuclear Cu/Zn complex-catalyzed efficient asymmetric conjugate addition of organozinc reagents to acyclic and cyclic enones has been developed in the presence of a wide variety of regioisomeric chiral diols bearing phosphorus moieties as ligands. The regioisomeric SPINOL-PHOS ligands based on a SPINOL architecture showed an unexpected inversion of stereoselectivity.     

Gold(I)‐ and Yb(OTf)3‐Cocatalyzed Rearrangements of Epoxy Alkynes: Transfer of a Carbonyl Group in a Five‐Membered Carbocycle

We report here the intramolecular reactions between α,β‐epoxy ketones and alkynes cocatalyzed by gold(I) and Yb(OTf)₃. This new catalytic system based on a combination of gold(I) and Yb(OTf)₃ allows facile transformation of epoxy alkynes to give novel indene derivatives in moderate to good yields under mild conditions. Moreover, we describe here the first observation of a transfer of a carbonyl group in a five‐membered carbocycle during gold‐catalyzed reactions. This proposed mechanism is corroborated by isotope‐labeling experiments (D and ¹³C). Furthermore, the probable role of each catalyst in this interesting domino reaction has been examined by ³¹P NMR experiments. The utilization of gold catalysts combined with rare‐earth metal salts offers a new concept for the design of catalyst combinations for domino or cascade reactions.