钯催化分子间不对称Heck反应的研究进展

近年来钯催化分子间不对称Heck反应取得了重要的进展. 开链烯烃以及芳基卤代烃和苄基衍生物为原料的分子间不对称Heck反应得到了突破性的进展. 在一些新的高活性手性配体的作用下,一些结构复杂的稠环与杂环化合物以及具有两个手性中心的环戊烯产物也得以高对映选择性地合成. 这一反应也被成功地应用于一些非常重要的光学活性的合成砌块的合成. 本文将对这些最新的研究进展做一简要的介绍.     

Asymmetric Intermolecular Heck Reaction of Propargylic Acetates and Cycloalkenes to Access Fused Cyclobutenes

An asymmetric Heck annulation of propargylic acetates with several types of cyclic olefins affords highly strained cyclobutenes in high enantioselectivity.     

The Regioselectivity of the Asymmetric Intermolecular Heck Reaction with Planar Chiral Diphosphine–Oxazoline Ferrocenyl Ligands

A series of novel planar chiral diphosphine‐oxazoline ferrocenyl ligands were synthesized and used efficiently in the palladium‐catalyzed asymmetric intermolecular Heck reaction of 2,3‐dihydrofuran with aryl triflate and cyclohexenyl triflate. The tuning of the regioselectivity was realized by means of different palladium precursors and by changing the electronic factor of the ligands. A plausible rationale based on the existed mechanism is provided.     

Asymmetric Organocatalyzed Aza-Henry Reaction of Hydrazones: Experimental and Computational Studies

The first asymmetric catalyzed aza-Henry reaction of hydrazones is presented. In this process, quinine was used as the catalyst to synthesize different alkyl substituted β-nitrohydrazides with ee up to 77 %. This ee was improved up to 94 % by a further recrystallization and the opposite enantiomer can be obtained by using quinidine as the catalyst, opening exciting possibilities in fields in which the control of chirality is vital, such as the pharmaceutical industry. Additionally, experimental and ab initio studies were performed to understand the reaction mechanism. The experimental results revealed an unexpected secondary kinetic isotope effect (KIE) that is explained by the calculated reaction pathway, which shows that the protonation of the initial hydrazone and the C−C bond forming reaction occur during a concerted process. This concerted mechanism makes the catalysis conceptually different to traditional base-promoted Henry and aza-Henry reactions.     

Pd‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Dearomative Heck Reaction of Indole Derivatives

Prof. Chao Zheng, Prof. Shu‐Li You, Ping Yang and Dr. Ren‐Qi Xu (from left to right)     

不对称Heck反应在天然产物合成中的应用

综述了不对称Ｈｅｃｋ反应在天然产物合成中的应用，按照分子内和分子间的不对称Ｈｅｃｋ反应分两个方面加以介绍和总结。参考文献２６篇。     

Intramolecular Oxonium-Ene Reaction: Scope and Mechanistic Studies

Substituted tetrahydrofurans are widely used as synthetic intermediates and they are also featured widely in natural products. Among the many methods available for the synthesis of this class of compounds, intramolecular-ene reaction is one of the most attractive methods. Recently, Lob group has established a convergent approach to various cyclic ethers via an intramolecular (3,5)-oxonium-ene type cyclizations.[1,2] We employed E-homoallylic alcohols with aldehydes using indium triflate as a catalyst to study intramolecular (3,5)-oxonium-ene type cyclizations, with the yields ranging from 37% to 95% and the selectivities de from 60 : 40 to 99; 1.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Heck Reaction of Aryl Halides

Asymmetric reductive Heck reaction of aryl halides is realized in high stereoselectivity. Hydrogen‐bond donors, trialkylammonium salts in a glycol solvent, were used to promote halide dissociation from neutral arylpalladium complexes to access cationic, stereoselective pathways.     

Mechanistic Study of Ozone-Water Reaction and Their Reaction Products with Gas Phase Elemental Mercury:A Computational Study

The interaction of oxygen of water and central oxygen of ozone produces stable H₂O‐O₃ complex with no barrier. With decomposition of this complex through H‐abstraction by O₃ and O‐abstraction by H₂O, four possible product channels have been found. The reaction of mercury and the products of water‐ozone reaction have been studied. All geometrical and AIM parameters of intermediate, transition states, and the products of reactions are calculated and thermodynamic parameters are obtained. The negative value of free energy show that channels Hg+H₂OO, Hg+H₂O₂ and Hg+H₂O₄ in hydrogen tetroxide form (HTO) may be the main reaction channels.     

Intermolecular Hydroamination of Vinylarenes by Iminoanilide Alkaline‐Earth Catalysts: A Computational Scrutiny of Mechanistic Pathways

A thorough computational exploration of the mechanistic intricacies of the intermolecular hydroamination (HA) of vinylarenes by a recently reported class of kinetically stabilised iminoanilide [{N^N}Ae{N(SiMe₃)₂} ? (THF)_n] alkaline‐earth amido compounds (Ae=Ca, Sr, Ba) is presented. Two distinct mechanistic pathways for catalytic HA mediated by alkaline‐earth and rare‐earth compounds have emerged over the years that account equally well for the specific features of the process. On one hand, a concerted proton‐assisted pathway to deliver the amine product in a single step can be invoked and, on the other, a stepwise σ‐insertive pathway that comprises a rapid, reversible migratory olefin insertion step linked to a less facile, irreversible Ae?C alkyl bond aminolysis. The results of the study presented herein, which employed a heavily benchmarked and reliable DFT methodology, supports a stepwise σ‐insertive pathway that involves fast and reversible migratory C?C bond insertion into the polar Ae?N pyrrolido σ bond. This proceeds with strict 2,1 regioselectivity via a highly polarised four‐centre transition state (TS) structure, linked to irreversible intramolecular Ae?C bond aminolysis of the alkaline‐earth alkyl intermediate as the energetically favourable mechanism. Turnover‐limiting aminolysis is consistent with the significant KIE measured; the DFT‐derived effective barrier matches the Eyring parameter empirically determined for the best‐performing {N^N}Ba(NR₂) catalyst gratifyingly well. It also predicts the observed trend in reactivity (Ca<Sr<Ba) correctly and the computationally estimated primary KIE is close to the observed values. Non‐competitive kinetic demands militate against the operation of the alternative concerted proton‐assisted pathway, which describes N?C bond formation triggered by concomitant amino proton transfer at the C?C linkage via a multi‐centre TS structure. A detailed comparison of {N^N}Ae(NR₂) catalysts revealed that the variation in the Ae?pyrrolido bond strength together with the degree of protection of the alkaline earth by a sterically encumbering iminoanilide ligand scaffold not only profoundly influences the performance in HA catalysis, but also the likelihood of traversing rival mechanistic pathways.     

Regioselectivity in the Intramolecular Heck Reaction of a Series of Cyclic Sulfonamides: An Experimental and Computational Study

Regioselectivity in the intramolecular Heck reaction of a series of N‐sulfonyl‐2,5‐dihydro‐3‐substituted pyrroles was studied. These substrates are unbiased in terms of the formed ring size of the new heterocycle. Results indicate that high levels of regioselectivity are observed under a range of conditions, and that there is an underlying propensity for carbon–carbon bond formation at the most hindered end of the alkene. For two examples (3‐Me and 3‐tBu), DFT calculations were performed and indicate that in both cases, the modelled transition state for carbopalladation is energetically lower for the experimentally preferred isomer.     

Mechanistic Insight into Hydroboration of Imines from Combined Computational and Experimental Studies

Boron Lewis acid-catalyzed and catalyst-free hydroboration reactions of imines are attractive due to the mild reaction conditions. In this work, the mechanistic details of the hydroboration reactions of two different kinds of imines with pinacolborane (HBpin) are investigated by combining density functional theory calculations and some experimental studies. For the hydroboration reaction of N-(α-methylbenzylidene)aniline catalyzed by tris[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borane (BAr^F₃), our calculations show that the reaction proceeds through a boron Lewis acid-promoted hydride transfer mechanism rather than the classical Lewis acid activation mechanism. For the catalyst- and solvent-free hydroboration reaction of imine, N-benzylideneaniline, our calculations and experimental studies indicate that this reaction is difficult to occur under the reaction conditions reported previously. With a combination of computational and experimental studies, we have established that the commercially available BH₃ ⋅ SMe₂ can serve as an efficient catalyst for the hydroboration reactions of N-benzylideneaniline and similar imines. The hydroboration reactions catalyzed by BH₃ ⋅ SMe₂ are most likely to proceed through a hydroboration/B−H/B−N σ-bond metathesis pathway, which is very different from that of the reaction catalyzed by BAr^F₃.     

Computational Studies of RAFT Polymerization–Mechanistic Insights and Practical Applications

Summary: Computational chemistry is a valuable complement to experiments in the study of polymerization processes. This article reviews the contribution of computational chemistry to understanding the kinetics and mechanism of reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Current computational techniques are appraised, showing that barriers and enthalpies can now be calculated with kcal accuracy. The utility of computational data is then demonstrated by showing how the calculated barriers and enthalpies enable appropriate kinetic models to be chosen for RAFT. Further insights are provided by a systematic analysis of structure‐reactivity trends. The development of the first computer‐designed RAFT agent illustrates the practical utility of these investigations.

     

Leaching from Heterogeneous Heck Catalysts: A Computational Approach

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