Transformations of N-arylpropiolamides to indoline-2,3-diones and acids via C≡C triple bond oxidative cleavage and C(sp^2)–H functionalization

A new palladium-catalyzed oxidative conversion of N-arylpropiolamides and H2O to various indoline-2,3-diones and acids through the C≡C triple bond cleavage and C(sp2)–H functionalization is described,which is promoted by a cooperative action of catalytic CuBr2,2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy(TEMPO)and O2.The method provides a practical tool for transformations of alkynes by means of a C–H functionalization strategy,which enables the formation of one C–C bond and multiple C–O bonds in a single reaction with high substrates compatibility and excellent functional group tolerance.     

Toward the most versatile fluorophore: Direct functionalization of BODIPY dyes via regioselective C–H bond activation

Fluorescent dyes are heavily sought for their potentials applications in bioimaging, sensing, theranostic,and optoelectronic materials. Among them, BODIPY dyes are privileged fluorophores that are now widely used in highly diverse research fields. The increasing success of BODIPY dyes is closely associated with their excellent and tunable photophysical properties due to their rich functionalization chemistry.Recently, growing research efforts have been devoted to the direct functionalization of the BODIPY core,because it allows the facile installation of desired functional groups in a single atom economical step. The challenges of this direct C–H derivation come from the difficulties in finding suitable functionalization agents and proper control of the regioselectivity of the functionalization. The aim of this work is to provide an overview of BODIPY dyes and a summarization of the different synthetic methodologies reported for direct C–H functionalization of the BODIPY framework.     

Unactivated C(sp3)–H functionalization via vinyl cations

Direct functionalization of inert C(sp³)–H bonds is a topic of immense contemporary interest and exceptional value in organic synthesis.The recent research has established a novel and practical protocol which features the engagement of vinyl cation species to functionalize C(sp³)–H bonds.The discussion of the topic is arranged by the strategies to generate the reactive intermediates,including ionization of vinyl triflates,addition of electrophiles to alkynes,tandem cyclization of enynes or diynes,and decomposition ofβ-hydroxy-α-diazo ketones.This review closes with a personal perspective on the dynamic research area of unactivated C(sp³)–H functionalization via vinyl cations.Hopefully,it will provide timely illumination and beneficial guidance for organic chemists who are interested in this area.Meanwhile continued development of the field is strongly anticipated in the future.     

Palladium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ynones to access silicon-stereogenic silylenones by stereospecific aromatic interaction-assisted Si–H activation

Hydrosilylation is one of the most important reactions in synthetic chemistry and ranks as a fundamental method to access organosilicon compounds in industrial and academic processes. However, the enantioselective construction of chiral-at-silicon compounds via catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation remained limited and difficult. Here we report a highly enantioselective hydrosilylation of ynones, a type of carbonyl-activated alkynes, using a palladium catalyst with a chiral binaphthyl phosphoramidite ligand. The stereospecific hydrosilylation of ynones affords a series of silicon-stereogenic silylenones with up to 94% yield, 20:1 regioselectivity and 98:2 enantioselectivity. The density functional theory(DFT) calculations were conducted to elucidate the reaction mechanism and origin of high degree of stereoselectivity, in which the powerful potential of aromatic interaction in this reaction is highlighted by the multiple C–H-π interaction and aromatic cavity-oriented enantioselectivitydetermining step during desymmetric functionalization of Si–H bond.     

C–F bond functionalizations of trifluoromethyl groups via radical intermediates

Selective functionalization of C–F bonds in trifluoromethyl groups has recently received a growing interest, as it offers atom-and step-economic pathways to access highly valuable mono-and difluoroalkylsubstituted organic molecules using simple and inexpensive trifluoromethyl sources as the starting materials. In this regard, impressive progress has been made on the defluorinative functionalization reactions that proceed via radical intermediates. Nevertheless, it is still a great challenge to p...     

The magic of integration:Exploring the construction of dithienylethene-based infinite coordination polymers and their synergistic effect for gaseous ammonia probe applications

Infinite coordination polymers are recognized as excellent platform for functionalization.Dithienylethene motifs,which are one of the most attractive functional moieties,were incorporated into an infinite coordination polymer,to deliver a‘‘smart’’porous material that can response to external stimuli.The obtained dithienylethene-based infinite coordination polymers(named Cu-DTEDBA)share the advantages of both infinite coordination polymers(porosity and stability)and dithienylethene motifs(photochromism).The physical and chemical properties of Cu-DTEDBA were characterized by FTIR,TEM,SEM,XRD,TGA,UV–vis,EDX and BET.Moreover,the combination of dithienylethene and infinite coordination polymers gives rise to a synergistic effect,which induces functional behaviors of ammonia sensor applications.Both open and closed forms of Cu-DTEDBA exhibit distinct colorimetric change upon exposure to gaseous ammonia,which is not observed in dithienylethene free molecules.     

A DFT Study of Alkenes and Alkynes Reacting with H-GaN （0001） Surface

The addition reactions of alkenes and alkynes to the H-terminated GaN （0001） surface with a Ga dangling-bond have been studied employing periodic density functional theory （PDFT） calculations. Detailed information on the reaction pathways of these alkenes and alkynes with H-GaN （0001） surface is provided, which indicates that the reactions contain two steps separated by the metastable intermediates： elementary addition reaction and H-abstraction process. From the energy curves, the reactions are clearly viable in the cases of ethene, styrene and phenylacetylene; while for ethyne, the H-abstraction barrier is higher than the desorption barrier of the intermediate, so the adsorbed C2H2 in intermediate is more likely to be desorbed back into the gas phase than to form a stable adsorbed species. Furthermore, it is obvious that for either alkenes or alkynes, the systems substituted by phenyl have more stable intermediates because π conjugation could improve their stabilities.     

A convenient,highly-efficient method for preparation of hydroxyl-terminated isotactic poly(propylene) and functional di-block copolymer

Both terminated functional isotactic polypropylene （iPP） and block copolymers containing iPP segment are desirable for commercial applications. This paper provides a convenient, highly-efficient method to prepare hydroxyl-terminated isotactic polypropylene （iPP-t-OH） and functional di-block copolymer containing the iPP segment through a combination of coordination polymerization and coupling reaction. The coordination polymerization was catalyzed by TiCI4/MgCI2/AIEt3 catalyst system using ZnEt2 as chain transfer agent. Further, the Zn-terminated iPP was oxidized and subsequently hydrolyzed to provide iPP-t-OH. Soxhlet extraction and 13C NMR were used to calculate the isotacticity of iPP-t-OH. The degree of polymerization and the number of hydroxyl groups at the chain end of iPP-t-OH were measured by GPC and 1H NMR. Despite the high molecular weight and heterogeneous reaction, iPP-t-OH is effectively linked with PEG-t-NCO to produce di-block copolymers. DSC analysis of the di-block copolymer shows an obvious decrease in Tm and To, which indicated that PEG was successfully linked to the terminal end of iPP.     

Late-stage azolation of benzylic C-H bonds enabled by electrooxidation

The installation of azoles via C–H/N–H cross-coupling is significantly underdeveloped, particularly in benzylic C–H azolation due to the requirement for external chemical oxidants and the challenge in controlling the site-and chemo-selectivity. Herein, a late-stage azolation of benzylic C-H bonds enabled by electrooxidation is described, which proceeds in an undivided cell under mild, catalyst-and chemical-oxidant-free reaction conditions. The strategy empowers the C-H azolation on primary, secondary,and even challenging tertiary benzylic positions selectively. The remarkable synthetic utility of our approach is highlighted by its easy scalability without overoxidation of products and ample scope with valuable functional groups. The approach can be directly used to install benzyl and azole motifs on highly functionalized drug molecules.     

Palladium-catalyzed relay C–H functionalization to construct novel hybrid-arylcyclophosphorus ligand precursors

A new relay C–H functionalization of di([1,1’-biphenyl]-2-yl)phosphine oxide to obtain esterified and hydroxylated products with different hypervalent iodines as oxidants under palladium catalysis is disclosed.This reaction provides a more effective and concise strategy for the synthesis of novel structural hybrid-arylcyclophosphorus ligand precursors with a wide range of substrates and good functional group tolerance.     

C−H Functionalization—Prediction of Selectivity in Iridium(I)-Catalyzed Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Competition Reactions

An assessment of the C−H activation catalyst [(COD)Ir(IMes)(PPh₃)]PF₆ (COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene, IMes=1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) in the deuteration of phenyl rings containing different functional directing groups is divulged. Competition experiments have revealed a clear order of the directing groups in the hydrogen isotope exchange (HIE) with an iridium (I) catalyst. Through DFT calculations the iridium–substrate coordination complex has been identified to be the main trigger for reactivity and selectivity in the competition situation with two or more directing groups. We postulate that the competition concept found in this HIE reaction can be used to explain regioselectivities in other transition-metal-catalyzed functionalization reactions of complex drug-type molecules as long as a C−H activation mechanism is involved.     

Catalytic coupling of haloolefins with anilides

A strategy in which C-H activation reactions promoted by Pd(II) have been combined with beta-heteroatom elimination to create a catalytic cycle achieving the arylation of haloacrylates is reported. The catalytic cycle can be subdivided into four parts: (1) C-H activation; (2) the functionalization step, migratory insertion of the olefin into a metal-carbon bond; (3) beta-heteroatom elimination; and (4) exchange of metal halide (if X = halogen) for a less coordinating anion. In this catalytic cycle, the oxidation state of the metal does not change, and an oxidant is not required. The method is more functional group tolerant compared with the existing alkene-arene coupling methods based on electrophilic C-H activation.     

Catalytic C-H functionalization by metalloporphyrins: recent developments and future directions

Metalloporphyrins are a class of versatile catalysts with the capability to functionalize saturated C-H bonds via several well-defined atom/group transfer processes, including oxene, nitrene, and carbene C-H insertions. The corresponding hydroxylation, amination, and alkylation reactions provide direct approaches for the catalytic conversion of abundant hydrocarbons into value-added functional molecules through C-O, C-N, and C-C bond formations, respectively. This tutorial review describes metalloporphyrin-based catalytic systems for the functionalization of different types of sp(3) C-H bonds, both inter- and intramolecularly, including challenging primary C-H bonds. Additional features of metalloporphyrin-catalyzed C-H functionalization include unusual selectivities and high turnover numbers.     

Quinuclidine and its derivatives as hydrogen-atom-transfer catalysts in photoinduced reactions

Hydrogen-atom-transfer(HAT) is an efficient way for direct C-H functionalization of inert C-H bonds,therefore it has attracted great interests in recent years. So far, various HAT catalysts have been developed. Among them, quinuclidine and its derivatives show different characters toward other HAT catalysts as they tend to abstract electron-rich and hydridic hydrogens in the presence of weak and neutral C-H bonds. These features enable direct C-H functionalization of compounds with various groups which are unable or difficult by other methods. This review summarizes recent advance of photoinduced reactions with quinuclidine and its derivatives as HAT catalysts and exhibits powerful synthetic potential by using quinuclidine and its derivatives as HAT catalysts.     

A new dirhodium catalyst with hemilabile tropolonato ligands for C-H bond functionalization

Don't hold on too tightly! In a new dirhodium catalyst for C-H functionalization reactions, two tropolonato ligands are introduced as hemilabile chelating ligands (see scheme). Only two bridges hold the Rh-Rh core together. The tropolonato ligands can liberate a binding site in the equatorial coordination sphere of the catalyst. This opens a doorway to new mechanistic channels in C-H functionalization.     

Cu(II)-catalyzed functionalizations of aryl C-H bonds using O2 as an oxidant

Cu(II)-catalyzed acetoxylation and halogenation of aryl C-H bonds are developed. ortho-Selectivity was observed with a wide range of 2-arylpyridine substrates. Both mono- and difunctionalizations are achieved by tuning the reaction conditions. Excellent functional group tolerance and use of O2 as a stoichiometric oxidant are significant advantages over our recently developed Pd-catalyzed C-H functionalization reactions. These newly discovered reaction conditions are also applicable for cyanation, amination, etherification, and thioetherification of aryl C-H bonds. Mechanistic investigations are carried out to gain insights into the Cu(II)-catalyzed C-H functionalization reactions.     

羧基导向C―H官能团化/脱羧偶联反应研究进展

以邻或对位取代苯甲酸为原料,通过羧基导向的芳香羧酸邻位碳氢键官能团化继而发生脱羧反应,在原羧基的邻位引入官能团,可以合成传统付-克反应难以合成的间位取代芳香化合物。在此类反应中,羧基充当无痕导向基的功能。本文综述了基于过渡金属催化羧基无痕导向的芳香羧酸脱羧偶联策略,形成新C―C、C―杂键的研究进展。     

弱碱柔能克刚:动力学去质子官能化反应

碳氢键的去质子官能化反应是碳碳键构建最常用的方法,是一种重要的碳氢键活化方式.近年来,碱催化碳碳键形成反应在含弱酸性碳氢键化合物作为亲核试剂的底物拓展方面取得了重要进展.强碱性试剂或催化剂是实现这些弱酸性碳氢键官能化反应的关键.根据酸碱平衡理论,相对较强的碱才能够对弱酸性碳氢键发生去质子化反应,形成较大浓度的碳负离子中间体,进而发生亲核反应.相对较弱的碱不足以对弱酸性碳氢键进行去质子化反应,然而尽管碳负离子中间体可能浓度很低,但应该仍然存在于反应体系中.如果可以选择性地进行热力学有利的化学转化,碳负离子中间体的浓度将会下降并引起去质子化平衡的重新构建.结合碳负离子中间体不可逆的转化和去质子平衡的重新构建,弱酸性碳氢键就可以在弱碱条件下实现缓慢却持续不断的去质子官能化反应.为区别于强碱条件下、通过热力学稳定碳负离子中间体的传统碳氢键去质子官能化反应,我们将这种在弱碱条件下、通过热力学不利的碳负离子中间体转化和酸碱平衡重新构建实现的弱酸性碳氢键的官能化反应称为动力学去质子官能化反应.本文总结了碳氢键去质子官能化反应研究现状和本研究团队近年来在弱碱条件下的动力学去质子官能化反应研究进展.     

Photochemical Functionalization of Helicenes

Herein, a visible-light photochemical approach for practical helicene functionalization at very mild reaction conditions is described. The photochemical reactions allow for the regiospecific and innate late-stage functionalization of helicenes and are easily executed either through the activation of C(sp²)−Br bonds in helicenes using K₂CO₃ as inorganic base or direct C(sp²)−H helicene bond functionalization under oxidative photoredox reaction conditions. Overall, using these transformations six different functional groups are introduced to the helicene scaffold through C−C and four different C-heteroatom bond-forming reactions.     

N-氟代苯磺酰亚胺参与的过渡金属催化C-H氟化和胺化的研究进展

众多胺类及含氟化合物具有重要的生理活性,在医药领域均具有不可替代的作用.过渡金属催化的C-H胺化及氟化反应因其高反应效率及原子经济性,受到了合成化学家的关注,为生物碱类天然产物及含氟分子的合成提供了便利.N-氟代双苯磺酰胺(NFSI)兼有氟原子及含氮官能团,可以在过渡金属催化下参与多种类型的有机反应,实现C-H键的氟化或胺化.因此,探索NFSI参与的C-H键直接氟化或胺化反应具有重要意义.综述了近十年NFSI参与的C-H活化构建C-N键和C-F键方法的研究进展,围绕各类方法的反应机理和应用范围进行阐述,同时对该领域的局限性和发展前景进行总结和展望.