The first total synthesis of (±)-annosqualine by means of oxidative enamide-phenol coupling: pronounced effect of phenoxide formation on the phenol oxidation mechanism

The first total synthesis of a spiro-isoquinoline alkaloid, (±)-annosqualine, was established by employing an enamide-phenol coupling of a 1-methylene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative with a hypervalent iodine reagent, where the formation of the phenoxide was recognized to be an essential step for the reaction of the phenolic hydroxyl group with the hypervalent iodine reagent leading to the formation of the desired product.     

C‐Terminal Bioconjugation of Peptides through Photoredox Catalyzed Decarboxylative Alkynylation

We report the first decarboxylative alkynylation of the C‐terminus of peptides starting from free carboxylic acids. The reaction is fast, metal‐free, and proceeds cleanly to afford alkynylated peptides with a broad tolerance for the C‐terminal amino acid. By the use of hypervalent iodine reagents, the introduction of a broad range of functional groups was successful. C‐terminal selectivity was achieved by differentiation of the oxidation potentials of the carboxylic acids based on the use of fine‐tuned organic dyes.     

Tyrosine bioconjugation with hypervalent iodine

Hypervalent iodine reagents have recently emerged as powerful tools for late-stage peptide and protein functionalization. Herein we report a tyrosine bioconjugation methodology for the introduction of hypervalent iodine onto biomolecules under physiological conditions. Tyrosine residues were engaged in a selective addition onto the alkynyl bond of ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBX), resulting in stable vinylbenziodoxolones (VBX) bioconjugates. The methodology was successfully applied to peptides and proteins and tolerated all other nucleophilic residues, with the exception of cysteine. The generated VBX were further functionalized by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling and azide–alkyne cycloaddition reactions. The method could be successfully used to modify bioactive natural products and native streptavidin to enable thiol-mediated cellular uptake.

A tyrosine bioconjugation for the introduction of hypervalent iodine onto biomolecules is described. The transformation was applied to peptides and proteins and was used to modify native streptavidin to enable thiol-mediated cellular uptake.     

有机合成中的高价碘应用

高价碘化物作为一种性能温和、选择性强及环境友好的氧化试剂在有机合成中得到了广泛的应用。近年来,各种不同结构的高价碘试剂和各种新的反应及应用大量涌现出来,使它们的应用领域从传统的醇类氧化扩展到一些结构复杂化合物的合成领域当中。本文以最常用和研究较多的几个高价碘化合物为例,对它们用于有机合成反应,如氧化、加成、取代和重排的最新进展进行了概述,对本研究小组重点研究的五价碘化合物邻羟基苯碘酰与酮类化合物的取代反应和烯烃化合物的加成反应也作了介绍。     

Hypervalent‐Iodine(III)‐Mediated Oxidative Methodology for the Synthesis of Fused Triazoles

The organic chemistry of hypervalent organoiodine compounds has been an area of unprecedented development. This surge in interest in the use of hypervalent iodine compounds has mainly been owing to their highly selective oxidizing properties, environmentally benign character and commercial availability. Hypervalent iodine reagents have also been used as an alternative to toxic heavy metals, owing to their low toxicity and ease of handling. Hypervalent organoiodine(III) reagents are versatile oxidants that have been successfully employed to extend the scope of selective oxidative transformations of complex organic molecules in synthetic chemistry. This Focus Review concerns the tandem in situ generation and 1,5‐electrocyclization of N‐heteroaryl nitrilimines into fused triazoles. We describe the importance of recently developed hypervalent‐organoiodine(III)‐catalyzed oxidative cyclization reactions, building towards the conclusion that hypervalent iodine chemistry is a promising frontier for oxidative cyclization, in particular of hydrazones, for the synthesis of fused triazoles.     

Palladium-Catalyzed Organic Reactions Involving Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

The chemistry of polyvalent iodine compounds has piqued the interest of researchers due to their role as important and flexible reagents in synthetic organic chemistry, resulting in a broad variety of useful organic molecules. These chemicals have potential uses in various functionalization procedures due to their non-toxic and environmentally friendly properties. As they are also strong electrophiles and potent oxidizing agents, the use of hypervalent iodine reagents in palladium-catalyzed transformations has received a lot of attention in recent years. Extensive research has been conducted on the subject of C—H bond functionalization by Pd catalysis with hypervalent iodine reagents as oxidants. Furthermore, the iodine(III) reagent is now often used as an arylating agent in Pd-catalyzed C—H arylation or Heck-type cross-coupling processes. In this article, the recent advances in palladium-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions employing hypervalent iodine reagents are reviewed in detail.     

N-terminus FITC labeling of peptides on solid support: the truth behind the spacer

Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) is an amine reactive derivative of fluorescein dye that has wide ranging application in biochemistry. It has been extensively used to label peptides and proteins. However, its use in solid phase peptide synthesis is restricted. Indeed, in acidic conditions required for linker cleavage, N-ter FITC-labeled peptides undergo a cyclization leading to the formation of a fluorescein with subsequent removal of the last amino acid. This can be avoided when a spacer such as amino hexanoic acid is used or if non-acidic cleavage is operated to release targeted peptide from the resin.     

Novel 10-I-3 hypervalent iodine-based compounds for electrophilic trifluoromethylation

The synthesis of a new family of 10-I-3 hypervalent iodine compounds is described in which the CF3 functionality participates directly in the hypervalent bond. These materials are accessible by nucleophilic ligand substitution at iodine using Me3SiCF3 in the presence of a substoichiometric amount of fluoride. The expected T-shaped geometry at iodine was verified by X-ray crystallographic analyses of three of the products (1-trifluoromethyl-1,2-benziodoxol-3-(1 H)-one and two substituted 1-trifluoromethyl-1,3-dihydro-1,2-benziodoxoles). Preliminary results for the direct electrophilic transfer of the trifluoromethyl moiety onto organic nucleophiles show modest reactivity in polar aprotic solvents under relatively mild conditions. The overall process can be understood as a formal umpolung of the CF3 group.     

有机高价碘化学简介及其应用

近几十年来,有机高价碘化学蓬勃发展,有机高价碘试剂也受到化学合成工作者的广泛关注,关于有机高价碘试剂的反应性研究也获得了迅猛发展。有机高价碘试剂作为绿色、高效、多功能化的氧化剂,通常容易制备且操作简单,与已有的合成方法相比,该类试剂参与的反应表现出了许多独特的优点,并且具有与汞、铬、铅、铊等重金属试剂类似的反应性,但却没有这些试剂所带来的毒性和环境污染问题。本文介绍了有机高价碘化学的起源与发展,高价碘试剂的结构特点与分类,高价碘试剂在有机合成、材料化学及工业合成中的应用。     

Alternative Strategies with Iodine: Fast Access to Previously Inaccessible Iodine(III) Compounds

Non‐iodinated arenes can be easily and selectively converted into (diacetoxyiodo)arenes in a single step under mild conditions by using iodine triacetates as reagents. The oxidative step is decoupled from the synthesis of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents, which can now be prepared conveniently in a one‐pot synthesis for subsequent reactions without prior purification. The chemistry of iodine triacetates was also expanded to heteroatom ligand exchanges to form novel inorganic hypervalent iodine compounds.     

Reactions between Diazo Compounds and Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents

Site‐selective “cut and sew” transformations employing diazo compounds and hypervalent iodine(III) compounds involve the departure of leaving groups, a “cut” process, followed by a reorganization of the fragments by bond formation, a “sew” process. Bearing controllable cleavage sites, diazo compounds and hypervalent iodine(III) compounds play a critical role as versatile reagents in a wide range of organic transformations because their excellent nucleofugality allows for a large number of unusual reactions to occur. In recent years, the combination of diazo compounds and hypervalent iodine(III) reagents has emerged as a promising tool for developing new and valuable approaches, and has met considerable success. In this Minireview, this combination is systematically illustrated with recent advances in the field, with the aim of elaborating the synthetic utility and potential of this concept as a powerful strategy in organic synthesis.     

烯酸在碘化铵催化作用下的卤代内酯化反应

研究了不饱和烯酸在碘化铵催化作用下的溴代和氯代内酯化反应.通过该反应,4-戊烯酸等不饱和烯酸在催化剂碘化铵和氧化剂间氯过氧苯甲酸作用下很容易与溴化锂和氯化锂反应,常温下短时间内即可得到良好产率的溴/氯甲基γ-丁内酯化合物,从而建立了一个简单快速合成溴/氯甲基γ-丁内酯的新方法.考察了反应条件对反应的影响,提出了该反应是经过有机高价碘中间体而进行的反应机理.     

Hypervalent Iodine‐Catalyzed Oxidative Functionalizations Including Stereoselective Reactions

Hypervalent iodine chemistry is now a well‐established area of organic chemistry. Novel hypervalent iodine reagents have been introduced in many different transformations owing to their mild reaction conditions and environmentally friendly nature. Recently, these reagents have received particular attention because of their applications in catalysis. Numerous hypervalent iodine‐catalyzed oxidative functionalizations such as oxidations of various alcohols and phenols, α‐functionalizations of carbonyl compounds, cyclizations, and rearrangements have been developed successfully. In these catalytic reactions stoichiometric oxidants such as mCPBA or oxone play a crucial role to generate the iodine(III) or iodine(V) species in situ. In this Focus Review, recent developments of hypervalent iodine‐catalyzed reactions are described including some asymmetric variants. Catalytic reactions using recyclable hypervalent iodine catalysts are also covered.     

Organoiodine(V) reagents in organic synthesis

Organohypervalent iodine reagents have attracted significant recent interest as versatile and environmentally benign oxidants with numerous applications in organic synthesis. This Perspective summarizes synthetic applications of hypervalent iodine(V) reagents: 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX), Dess-Martin periodinane (DMP), pseudocyclic iodylarenes, and their recyclable polymer-supported analogues. Recent advances in the development of new catalytic systems based on the generation of hypervalent iodine species in situ are also overviewed.     

原位生成的高价碘试剂在有机合成中的应用进展

原位生成的高价碘试剂具有原子经济性、性能温和和绿色环保等优点,在诸多合成和不对称催化等反应中表现活跃.详细介绍了原位生成高价碘的概念以及反应机理,根据不同的反应类型分别对原位生成的三价碘、五价碘以及手性高价碘试剂在有机合成反应中的应用进行了归纳总结,分析了原位生成的高价碘试剂目前面临的问题,并对今后的发展趋势作了展望.     

Recyclable hypervalent iodine(III) reagent iodosodilactone as an efficient coupling reagent for direct esterification, amidation, and peptide coupling

A hypervalent iodine(III) reagent plays a novel role as an efficient coupling reagent to promote the direct condensation between carboxylic acids and alcohols or amines to provide esters, macrocyclic lactones, amides, as well as peptides without racemization. The regeneration of iodosodilactone (1) can also be readily achieved. The intermediate acyloxyphosphonium ion C from the activation of a carboxylic acid is thought to be involved in the present esterification reaction.     

Continuous‐Flow Electrochemical Generator of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Synthetic Applications

An efficient and reliable electrochemical generator of hypervalent iodine reagents has been developed. In the anodic oxidation of iodoarenes to hypervalent iodine reagents under flow conditions, the use of electricity replaces hazardous and costly chemical oxidants. Unstable hypervalent iodine reagents can be prepared easily and coupled with different substrates to achieve oxidative transformations in high yields. The unstable, electrochemically generated reagents can also easily be transformed into classic bench‐stable hypervalent iodine reagents through ligand exchange. The combination of electrochemical and flow‐chemistry advantages largely improves the ecological footprint of the overall process compared to conventional approaches.     

Hypervalent iodine chemistry in synthesis: scope and new directions

The impressive development of hypervalent iodine chemistry in recent years is reflected by the number of publications in this area. Although the synthesis of the first hypervalent iodine compound dates back more than 100 years, the investigation of the reactivities of these compounds and their efficient use as metal-free reagents in organic synthesis is still ongoing. This contribution summarizes recent achievements and highlights key findings and developments that will influence future research and lead to novel applications of hypervalent iodine reagents in synthesis.     

一种合成3,5-二取代异噁唑的新方法

研究了端基炔烃和醛肟在间氯过氧苯甲酸和催化量碘苯作用下的[3+2]环合反应, 结果表明, 该过程经过一个有机高价碘中间体而进行. 通过该反应, 端基炔烃在氧化剂间氯过氧苯甲酸和催化剂碘苯的作用下与醛肟反应, 常温下可得到产率良好并具有区域选择性的3,5-二取代异噁唑化合物. 本文考察了反应条件的影响, 提出了可能的反应机理, 为简便快速合成3,5-二取代异噁唑化合物提供了一种新方法.