Synthesis of Chiral Triarylmethanes Bearing All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters: Catalytic Asymmetric Oxidative Cross-Coupling of 2,2-Diarylacetonitriles and (Hetero)arenes

A direct and enantioselective oxidative cross-coupling of racemic 2,2-diarylacetonitriles with electron-rich (hetero)arenes has been described, which allows for efficient construction of triarylmethanes bearing all-carbon quaternary stereocenters with excellent chemo- and enantioselectivity. The reaction has an excellent functional group tolerance, and exhibits a broad scope with respect to both 2,2-diarylacetonitrile and (hetero)arene components. The rich chemistry of the cyano group allows for facile synthesis of other valuable chiral triarylmethanes bearing all-carbon quaternary centers that are otherwise difficult to access.     

Pd/Cu Dual-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Functional All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters from Vinyl Carbonates

The challenging metal-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of highly functional quaternary carbon centers using decarboxylative C(sp³)−C(sp³) bond formation reactions is reported. The key substrate, a vinyl cyclic carbonate, is activated to provide concomitantly both the requisite nucleophile (by formal umpolung) and electrophile reaction partner preceding the asymmetric cross-coupling process. A wide screening of reaction conditions, additives and catalyst precursors afforded a protocol that gave access to a series of compounds featuring densely functionalized, elusive quaternary carbon stereocenters in appreciable yield and with enantiomeric ratios (er's) of up to 90 : 10.     

Construction of Chiral All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters by Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Reaction of Isatin Derivatives

Un der the catalysis of chiral Cu(ll)complex,C2 and C3 alkylati on of pyrrole and C3 alkylation of in dole were realized simulta neously.The chiral oxindole skeleton with an all-carb on quater nary stereogenic cen ter at the C3-position could be obtai ned exclusively with high yields(up to 95%)and excellent enantioselectivities(up to>99%).     

Enantioselective Synthesis of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters by Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation: A Review

Quaternary stereocenters are of great importance to the three-dimensionality and enhanced properties of new molecules, but the synthetic challenges in creating quaternary stereocenters greatly hinder their wide use in drug discovery, organic material design, and natural product synthesis. The asymmetric allylic alkylation (AAA) of allylic substrates has proven to be a powerful methodology for enantioselective formation of structure skeletons bearing single or more quaternary carbon centers in modern asymmetric organocatalysis. AAA has certain advantages in constructing the tetrasubstituted stereocenters, including but not limited to mild reactive conditions, effective reaction rates, new functional group introduction, and carbon chains length extension. This review outlines the key considerations in the application of AAA reactions and summarizes the recent progress of AAA reactions in the enantioselective synthesis of products containing quaternary stereocenters. Meanwhile, a detailed discussion of the AAA reactions such as ligands, scope of substrates, transformations and the general reaction mechanisms is also provided. We hope this review could stimulate further advances in much broader areas, including organic synthesis, asymmetric catalysis, C−H activation, and symmetrical pharmaceutical chemistry.     

二氧化碳与1,3-二烯的不对称催化偶联构建全碳季碳手性中心

二氧化碳(CO2)是自然界中储量丰富且可再生的碳一资源,将其转化为高附加值化学品具有重要的理论研究意义和应用价值.采用金属催化CO2的高效转化近年来受到广泛关注,并取得了显著的研究进展[1].比如,丁奎岭等[2]实现了钌催化CO2的高效催化氢化转化为N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF),获得了非常高的催化活性和效率.     

Radical Arylaminoformylation of Activated Alkenes to Amides Containing All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters

Herein we report an Ag⁺/S₂O₈²⁻ inducted measure for functionalized succinyl diamides bearing an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter via a radical aminoformylation/aryl-migration/desulfonylation cascade. The improved process is developed employing readily available and inexpensive oxalic monoamide as a carbamoyl radical precursor through radical Smiles rearrangement. Additionally, the tolerance to oxygen and water, operational simplicity, convenient reagents, as well as scalability, enhance the practical value of the proposed synthesis strategy.     

Construction of Acyclic All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters and 1,3-Nonadjacent Stereoelements via Organo/Metal Dual Catalyzed Asymmetric Allenylic Substitution of Aldehydes

A method for the asymmetric construction of functionalized acyclic all-carbon quaternary stereocenters and 1,3-nonadjacent stereoelements has been developed via organo/metal dual catalyzed asymmetric allenylic substitution of branched and linear aldehydes, by developing an unknown acyclic secondary-secondary diamine as the enabling organocatalyst. Although it is believed that secondary-secondary diamines are difficult to be used as the organocatalysts in organo/metal dual catalysis, this study demonstrates that such diamines can be successfully combined with a metal catalyst in organo/metal dual catalysis. Our study enables the asymmetric construction of two important classes of motifs which were previously difficult to access, axially chiral allene-containing acyclic all-carbon quaternary stereocenters and 1,3-nonadjacent stereoelements bearing allenyl axial chirality and central chirality, in good yields with high enantio- and diastereoselectivity.     

辛可宁季铵盐的合成及催化不对称烷基化研究

探索了辛可宁季铵盐的通用合成方法, 确定辛可宁与取代苄溴在四氢呋喃中回流为最优反应途径, 合成了11个羟基保留的辛可宁季铵盐, 收率57%~88%, 并合成了4种羟基保护季铵盐, 羟基成醚过程在生成季铵盐前后均可进行, 总收率62%~71%; 羟基酯化只能在生成季铵盐之后进行, 总收率78%. 本文共合成了15个季铵盐(Cn-1~Cn-15), 其中5个为新化合物, 另有4个的合成方法未见文献报道. 选用该类季铵盐催化剂催化二苯亚甲基甘氨酸叔丁酯的不对称苄基化反应, 结果发现, 催化剂苄基具有4-Br取代或羟基成醚均有助于提高反应产物的对映选择性. Cn-9可得到最优的反应结果, 产率93%, e.e.值91%.     

不对称烯丙基化反应合成含有三苯胺核心单元的荧光非天然氨基酸衍生物

报道了一种钯催化噁唑酮和烯丙醇的不对称烯丙基化反应合成相应的三苯胺核心非天然氨基酸化合物的方法.反应收率高达95%,对映选择性过量值最高为97%ee.该反应操作简单,条件温和,原子经济性好,水为唯一副产物.     

Synergistic Ir/Cu Catalysis for Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Oxindoles: Enantio- and Diastereoselective Construction of Quaternary and Tertiary Stereocenters

3,3-Disubstituted oxindoles bearing quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers are privileged structural motifs, which widely exist in pharmaceutical and natural products. Herein, a highly regio-, enantio-, and diastereoselective allylic alkylation of 3-alkyl oxindoles through synergistic iridium and copper catalysis is described, which provides a series of 3,3-disubstituted oxindole derivatives containing adjacent quaternary and tertiary stereogenic centers in excellent yields, enantiomeric excess, and diastereomeric ratio (for 30 examples, up to 97 % yield, >99 % ee, and >20 : 1 dr). This method provides exclusive branched selectivity, excellent enantio- and diastereoselectivities, and good functional compatibility. Control experiments suggested that the chiral copper catalyst is required for achieving high reactivities and diastereoselectivities under mild reaction conditions.     

Taming Chiral Quaternary Stereocenters via Remote H-Bonding Stereoinduction in Palladium-Catalyzed (3+2) Cycloadditions

Ring-opening transformations of donor-acceptor (D-A) cyclopropanes enable the rapid assembly of complex molecules. However, the enantioselective formation of chiral quaternary stereocenters using substrates bearing two different acceptors remains a challenge. Herein, we describe the first palladium-catalyzed highly diastereo- and enantioselective (3+2) cycloaddition of vinyl cyclopropanes bearing two different electron-withdrawing groups, a subset of D-A cyclopropanes. The key to the success of this reaction is the remote stereoinduction through hydrogen bond from chiral ligands, which thereby addressed the aforementioned challenge. A variety of chiral five-membered heterocycles were produced in good yields and with high stereoselectivity (up to 99 % yields, 99 : 1 er and >19 : 1 dr). In-depth mechanistic investigations, including control experiments and theoretical calculations, revealed the origin of the stereoselectivity and the importance of H-bonding in stereocontrol.     

Influence of Achiral Phosphine Ligands on a Synergistic Organo- and Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation

An unusual diastereodivergent stereoselective allylation reaction is presented. It consists of a palladium-catalyzed allylation reaction of an organocatalytically generated amino isobenzofulvene, where the diastereoselectivity is controlled by the electronic properties of a monodentate, achiral ligand on palladium. One major diastereoisomer is formed using triarylphosphines substituted with neutral or electron-donating substituents of the aryl group, while those with electron-withdrawing substituents favor the other diastereoisomer. The diastereoselectivity correlates with the Taft inductive parameter of substituents on the triarylphosphine ligand on palladium. The synergistic reaction involves both a catalytic secondary amine catalyst for the indene-aldehyde activation and the monodentate phosphine ligands on palladium, affording a highly enantioselective reaction with up to 98 % enantiomeric excess. Based on computational investigations, the role of the monodentate phosphine ligand on the diastereoselectivity is discussed.     

季铵盐中N-手性在不对称烷基化反应中的作用研究

为了探明手性季铵盐中N-手性在不对称烷基化反应中的作用,从天然氨基酸出发合成了4个仅含C-手性的季铵盐.将它们与4个同时含有C-和N-手性的季铵盐用于催化二苯亚胺甘氨酸叔丁酯的不对称烷基化反应,通过对烷基化产物的ee值进行比较,结果表明简单的链状季铵盐中的N-手性不能对烷基化产物的ee值产生明显影响.     

Synthesis of Chiral Ionic Polymers Containing Quaternary Ammonium Sulfonate Structure and their Catalytic Activity in Asymmetric Alkylation

Repeated reaction between chiral quaternary ammonium dimer and disodium disulfonate gave the ionic polymer, which contains chiral quaternary ammonium sulfonate structure as a repeating unit. This chiral ionic polymer showed an excellent catalytic activity in asymmetric alkylation reaction. With the chiral ionic polymer catalysts, high level of enantioselectivities up to 97% ee were attained.     

Synthesis of Chiral Triarylmethanes Bearing All‐Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters: Catalytic Asymmetric Oxidative Cross‐Coupling of 2,2‐Diarylacetonitriles and (Hetero)arenes

A direct and enantioselective oxidative cross‐coupling of racemic 2,2‐diarylacetonitriles with electron‐rich (hetero)arenes has been described, which allows for efficient construction of triarylmethanes bearing all‐carbon quaternary stereocenters with excellent chemo‐ and enantioselectivity. The reaction has an excellent functional group tolerance, and exhibits a broad scope with respect to both 2,2‐diarylacetonitrile and (hetero)arene components. The rich chemistry of the cyano group allows for facile synthesis of other valuable chiral triarylmethanes bearing all‐carbon quaternary centers that are otherwise difficult to access.     

Regio‐ and Enantioselective Synthesis of Sulfone‐Bearing Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters by Pd‐Catalyzed Allylic Substitution

Chiral sulfones are of great importance in medicinal chemistry and chemical synthesis. Efficient methods for preparing enantiomerically enriched sulfone‐containing molecules can therefore be of significant value; such methods, however, are uncommon. Herein, we report the first general palladium‐catalyzed sulfonylation of vinyl cyclic carbonates with sodium sulfinates. A series of enantiomerically enriched tertiary allylic sulfones were synthesized in good yields with excellent enantiomeric ratios. Both aliphatic‐ and aryl‐substituted vinyl cyclic carbonates are suitable reactants with excellent results. This reaction features broad substrates scope, readily available starting materials, excellent regio‐ and enantioselectivity, and synthesis of sulfone‐bearing quaternary carbon stereocenters. Through the sulfonylation of geranyl derived cyclic carbonate 1 h , we achieve the formal total synthesis of (+)‐agelasidine A.     

Regio- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Sulfone-Bearing Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters by Pd-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution

Chiral sulfones are of great importance in medicinal chemistry and chemical synthesis. Efficient methods for preparing enantiomerically enriched sulfone-containing molecules can therefore be of significant value; such methods, however, are uncommon. Herein, we report the first general palladium-catalyzed sulfonylation of vinyl cyclic carbonates with sodium sulfinates. A series of enantiomerically enriched tertiary allylic sulfones were synthesized in good yields with excellent enantiomeric ratios. Both aliphatic- and aryl-substituted vinyl cyclic carbonates are suitable reactants with excellent results. This reaction features broad substrates scope, readily available starting materials, excellent regio- and enantioselectivity, and synthesis of sulfone-bearing quaternary carbon stereocenters. Through the sulfonylation of geranyl derived cyclic carbonate 1 h , we achieve the formal total synthesis of (+)-agelasidine A.