基于1,3-二烯的自由基反应的近期研究进展

有机自由基化学的发展可追溯到110多年前.起初,高活性的自由基中间体被认为是难以控制且不可预测的物种,往往导致反应变得杂乱无章,这种误解导致该领域的研究没有得到足够的重视.为了发展高效、高选择性且符合绿色化学要求的化学转化,合成化学家们一直致力于开发新颖的催化体系和反应试剂,而自由基化学因其独特的反应性质和巨大的发展潜...     

Recent topics of radical-based carbon-carbon bond formations

Radical reactions have been a fascinating arena in organic chemistry for decades and the rapid progress in this field is the topic of this review. Generation of radicals through sustainable catalysis using photoredox catalysts and iron based catalysts have significantly expanded the scope of radical reactions for carbon–carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formations in recent years. Selective transformations using silver salts and other single electron transfer oxidants have also played significant roles. Cascade reactions based on radical intermediates have even widened the potential of radical reactions for carbocyclic and heterocyclic constructions. The recent advances (2014–2017) in radical based methods for CC bond formations are discussed in this digest review.     

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Trifluoromethoxylation of Propargyl Sulfonates

Due to the strong electron-withdrawing nature and high lipophilicity of trifluoromethoxy group (OCF₃), methods for introducing OCF₃ into organic molecules are in high demand. However, the research area of direct enantioselective trifluoromethoxylation is still in the embryonic stage, with limited enantioselectivity and/or reaction types. Here, we describe the first copper-catalyzed enantioselective trifluoromethoxylation of propargyl sulfonates using trifluoromethyl arylsulfonate (TFMS) as the trifluoromethoxy source in up to 96 % ee.     

Recent Advances of Trifluoromethoxylation Reactions Using TFMS and TFBO

The OCF₃group has good metabolic stability,suitable lipophilicity and special electrical properties,which can modify the properties of drugs and material molecules.In recent years,trifluoromethoxy compounds have received more and more attention.Both new reagents and new trifluoromethoxylation strategies got a breakthrough.Our group has been committed to the development of trifluoromethoxylation reagents and methods.This account focuses on describing various trifluoromethoxylation reactions with trifluoromethyl sulfonates(TFMS)and(E)-O-trifluoromethyl-benzaldoximes(TFBO)developed by our group.     

Recent catalytic syntheses of trifluoromethylthio-containing organic compounds by transition metals,chiral organocatalysts,and photocatalysts

This review summarizes the recent advances in the catalytic syntheses of CF_3S-containing organic molecules using various nucleophilic or electrophilic trifluoromethylthiolating reagents.C-halogen and C—H bonds in various molecules have been transformed to C—SCF_3 bonds by transition-metal-catalyzed reactions,such as cross-coupling of aryl halides.Enantioselective reactions controlled by chiral metal complexes or chiral organocatalysts have afforded many trifluoromethylthiolated chiral architectures,such as β-ketoesters and oxindoles.Very recently,visible-light-induced photoredox trifluoromethylthiolations have been developed,providing versatile CF_3S-containing structures efficiently.     

催化不对称傅-克反应研究进展

催化不对称傅-克反应是构建具有光学活性芳基化合物最有效的方法之一。自从1877年报道了首例傅-克反应后,该反应得到化学家们的关注。最近二十年,许多手性双功能有机小分子催化剂（如金鸡纳碱、手性脯氨醇硅醚、手性磷酸、手性硫脲等）以及金属与手性配体（如手性双氮氧、手性双唑啉、手性席夫碱）形成的配合物催化剂被应用到各类不对称傅-克反应中。本文主要从反应的芳基底物类型分类,对近年来酚、吡咯、呋喃以及噻吩参与的不对称傅-克反应进行简要概述,同时对这类反应所存在的问题和局限性进行总结,并对今后发展方向作了展望。     

Photocatalytic and Electrochemical Borylation and Silylation Reactions

Due to their high versatility borylated and silylated compounds are inevitable synthons for organic chemists. To escape the classical hydroboration/hydrosilylation paradigm, chemists turned their attention to more modern and green methods such as photoredox chemistry and electrosynthesis. This account focuses on novel methods for the generation of boryl and silyl radicals to forge C−B and C−Si bonds from our group.     

催化不对称反应新进展—不对称活化

介绍了催化不对称催化反应中的一个新概念一不对称活化(asymmetric activation)及其研究的最新进展。运用不对称活化策略,一个光学活性的或者甚至外消旋的催化剂可以被另一种手性活化剂(chiral activator)选择性地活化,从而催化反应生成非外消旋产物。该方法较不对称去活化(asymmetric deactivation)方法的优点是被活化的催化剂能够产生较使用光学纯催化剂更高对映体过量的产物。     

Recent Progress of Single-Atom Alloys in Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions

In decades, heterogeneous catalysis has played a more significant role in social progress. However, the exorbitant price and low reserves vastly limit the application of noble metal catalysts, which are extensively used in heterogeneous catalysis. The single-atom-alloy catalysts (SAAs) have been regarded as a crucial way to improve the dispersion ratio of noble metal while maintaining great heterogeneous catalytic performance by dispersing noble metal single atoms on the surface of another metal. Besides the benefit from the metal bonds between noble metals and support metals, SAAs is also a unique method to construct metallic metal single atoms and obtain its characteristic catalytic performance, which is not possessed by other single atoms catalysts with positive electricity metal atoms. Most recently, SAAs have been demonstrated to catalyze a lot of significant heterogeneous reactions. This review will introduce the synthesis methods of SAAs and then summarize their applications in heterogeneous catalysis.     

Catalytic Enantioselective Radical Transformations Enabled by Visible Light

Visible light has been recognized as an economical and environmentally benign source of energy that enables chemoselective molecular activation of chemical reactions and hence reveal a new horizon for the design and discovery of novel chemical transformations. On the other hand, asymmetric catalysis represents an economic method to satisfy the increasing need for enantioenriched compounds in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Therefore, combining visible light photocatalysis with asymmetric catalysis creates a wider range of opportunities for the development of mechanistically unique reaction schemes. However, there arise two main problems like undesirable photochemical background reactions and difficulties in controlling the stereochemistry with highly reactive photochemical intermediates which can pose a serious challenge to the development of asymmetric visible light photocatalysis. In recent years, several methods have been developed to overcome these challenges. This review summarizes the recent advances in visible light‐induced enantioselective reactions. We divide our discussion into four categories: Asymmetric photoredox organocatalysis, asymmetric transition metal photoredox catalysis, asymmetric photoredox Lewis acid catalysis and asymmetric photoinduced energy transfer catalysis. Special emphasis has been given to different catalytic activation modes that enable the construction of challenging carbon‐carbon and carbon‐heteroatom bond in an enantioselective fashion. A brief analysis of substrate scope and limitation as well as reaction mechanism of these reactions has been included.     

Recent advances in the applications of [1.1.1]propellane in organic synthesis

As a highly strained small molecule, [1.1.1]propellane has been widely used in various synthetic transformations owing to the exceptional reactivity of the central bond between the two bridgehead carbons. Utilizing strain-release approaches, the rapid development of strategies for the construction of bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) and cyclobutane derivatives using [1.1.1]propellane as the starting material has been witnessed in the past few years. In this review, we highlight the most recent advances in this field. Accordingly, the reactivity of [1.1.1]propellane can be divided into three pathways, including radical, anionic and transition metal-catalyzed pathways under appropriate conditions.     

Photoredox-catalyzed C(sp2)–N coupling reactions

Photoredox-catalyzed radical reactions have attracted intense interest from synthetic chemists over the past several years. The photoredox-catalyzed C(sp²)–N coupling reactions, including Ullmann type C–N coupling (C–X/N–H type coupling), redox neutral C–N coupling (C–H/N–X type coupling) and oxidative C–N coupling (C–H/N–H type coupling), have been summarized in this digest.     

Recent advances in the applications of [1.1.1]propellane in organic synthesis

As a highly strained small molecule, [1.1.1]propellane has been widely used in various synthetic transformations owing to the exceptional reactivity of the central bond between the two bridgehead carbons. Utilizing strain-release approaches, the rapid development of strategies for the construction of bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane (BCP) and cyclobutane derivatives using [1.1.1]propellane as the starting material has been witnessed in the past few years. In this review, we highlight the most recent advances in this field. Accordingly, the reactivity of [1.1.1]propellane can be divided into three pathways, including radical, anionic and transition metal-catalyzed pathways under appropriate conditions.     

三核过渡金属配合物在催化反应中的研究进展

多核过渡金属配合物作为一类广泛应用的均相催化剂,其设计灵感往往来自天然酶的多金属活性位点所发挥的重要作用.目前,三核金属配合物作为活化小分子的多金属催化剂受到了广泛的关注.为深入理解三核过渡金属配合物在催化反应中作用特点,对近年报道的代表性三核过渡金属配合物按金属中心进行分类,并对配体环境形成特点及催化应用进行综述.从金属中心出发,讨论了三核过渡金属配合物的几何结构和电子特征;从配体环境出发,总结了关联三个独立的金属位点的配位环境特征;在催化应用方面,重点综述了三核过渡金属配合物在涉及特定化学键活化反应的催化作用机制,最后对三核过渡金属配合物的催化应用前景进行展望.     

One-pot synthesis of tertiary alkyl fluorides from methyl oxalates by radical deoxyfluorination under photoredox catalysis

Tertiary alkyl fluorides have been prepared from methyl oxalates derived from tertiary alcohols by a sequential one-pot hydrolysis/photoredox catalyzed radical deoxyfluorination sequence. The reaction operates under mild conditions and tolerates a wide range of functional groups. This method provides an alternative approach to ionic deoxyfluorination transformations for the incorporation of Carbone–Fluorine quaternary centers into organic molecules.     

催化不对称光诱导自由基反应

自由基反应的立体选择性调控一直是不对称催化领域的挑战性难题.近年来,光化学过程特别是可见光化学过程在有机合成中越来越受到研究人员的重视,光诱导自由基化学也再次进入人们的视野.相对传统的自由基化学,光诱导自由基化学反应条件温和,易于调控,为实现高效催化不对称自由基反应带来了新的契机,展示了蓬勃的发展潜力.本文根据光诱导产生自由基种类的不同,简要介绍最近该方向的研究进展.     

F＋Cl2->ClF＋Cl和Cl′F＋Cl->Cl′＋ClF的反应机理

用密度泛函理论(DFT)B3LYP方法,取6 311G基组,计算研究了F＋Cl2ClF＋Cl的反应机理.求得1个线形和2个三角形过渡态,反应能垒分别为1.24、46.37和105.09kJ•mol－1;同时发现F以∠FClCl为10～20°（或 120～160°）进攻Cl2时,反应无能垒.此外,求得对称反应Cl′F＋ClCl′＋ClF的能垒为40.57 kJ•mol－1的1个过渡态.     

Recent Advances in Transition Metal‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Radical Reactions

Control of enantioselectivity in radical reactions was a formidable challenge for organic chemists for decades. Thanks to the key role of transition metal complexes both in promoting and highly enantioselectively controlling sophisticated synthetic routes, great improvements in this filed have been achieved by merging transition‐metal asymmetric catalysis with radical chemistry. Herein we provide a perspective of some of the most significant contributions in the field during the past decades. Accordingly, the major advances are classified based on different strategies for controlling stereoselectivity including: (1) chiral metal complex chelation, (2) chiral metal complex combined with radical species and reductive elimination, (3) chiral metal complex outer‐sphere substitution by radical intermediate. Brief discussion of mechanism is presented whenever relevant.