Photoredox‐Catalyzed Stereoselective Conversion of Alkynes into Tetrasubstituted Trifluoromethylated Alkenes

A regio‐ and stereoselective synthesis of trifluoromethylated alkenes bearing four different substituents has been developed. Stereocontrolled sulfonyloxytrifluoromethylation of unsymmetric internal alkynes with an electrophilic CF₃ reagent, namely the triflate salt of the Yagupol’skii–Umemoto reagent, in the presence of an Ir photoredox catalyst under visible‐light irradiation afforded trifluoromethylalkenyl triflates with well‐predictable stereochemistry resulting from anti addition of the trifluoromethyl and triflate groups. Subsequent palladium‐catalyzed cross‐couplings led to tetrasubstituted trifluoromethylated alkenes in a highly stereoselective manner. The present method is the first example of a facile one‐pot synthesis of tetrasubstituted trifluoromethylated alkenes from simple alkynes.     

Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Halovinylbenziodoxoles by Hydro- and Iodochlorination of Ethynylbenziodoxoles

We report herein the synthesis of highly substituted and stereochemically well-defined vinylbenziodoxole (VBX) derivatives through hydrochlorination and iodochlorination of ethynylbenziodoxoles. The hydrochlorination is achieved using pyridine hydrochloride as an HCl source in an anti-fashion under mild, open-air conditions to afford a 2-chlorinated VBX product, which serves as a useful building block for the stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes. Meanwhile, iodochlorination with iodine monochloride proceeds in an unusual syn-pathway, stereoselectively affording a tetrasubstituted VBX derivative.     

Copper-mediated oxidative trifluoromethylation of boronic acids

A copper-mediated oxidative cross-coupling of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids with (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane (Me(3)SiCF(3)) under mild conditions has been developed. This method allows a wide range of functional group tolerant trifluoromethylated arenes and alkenes to be easily prepared. This oxidative trifluoromethylation has the potential to introduce trifluoromethyl groups into advanced, highly functionalized organic molecules.     

Difluoro-and Trifluoromethylation of Electron-Deficient Alkenes in an Electrochemical Microreactor

Electrochemical microreactors, which have electrodes integrated into the flow path, can afford rapid and efficient electrochemical reactions without redox reagents due to the intrinsic properties of short diffusion distances. Taking advantage of electrochemical microreactors, Kolbe electrolysis of di-and trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of various electron-deficient alkenes was performed under constant current at continuous flow at room temperature. As a result, di-and trifluoromethylated compounds were effectively produced in either equal or higher yields than identical reactions under batch conditions previously reported by Uneyamas group. The strategy of using electrochemical microreactor technology is useful for an effective fluoromethylation of alkenes based on Kolbe electrolysis in significantly shortened reaction times.     

Trifluoromethanesulfonic Anhydride as a Low‐Cost and Versatile Trifluoromethylation Reagent

A large number of reagents have been developed for the synthesis of trifluoromethylated compounds. However, an ongoing challenge in trifluoromethylation reaction is the use of less expensive and practical trifluoromethyl sources. We report herein the unprecedented direct trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes using trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride as a radical trifluoromethylation reagent by merging photoredox catalysis and pyridine activation. Furthermore, introduction of both the CF₃ and OTf groups of the trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride into internal alkynes to access tetrasubstituted trifluoromethylated alkenes was achieved. Since trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride is a low‐cost and abundant chemical, this method provides a cost‐efficient and practical route to trifluoromethylated compounds.     

Copper-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylation of terminal alkenes using nucleophilic CF3SiMe3: efficient C(sp3)-CF3 bond formation

An efficient C(sp(3))-CF(3) bond-forming reaction via Cu-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylation of terminal alkenes has been developed, which proceeds under mild conditions using readily available, less expensive CF(3)SiMe(3) as the source of the CF(3) group. This method allows access to a variety of trifluoromethylated allylic compounds.     

Electrophilic Vinylation of Thiols under Mild and Transition Metal-Free Conditions

The iodine(III) reagents vinylbenziodoxolones (VBX) were employed to vinylate a series of aliphatic and aromatic thiols, providing E-alkenyl sulfides with complete chemo- and regioselectivity, as well as excellent stereoselectivity. The methodology displays high functional group tolerance and proceeds under mild and transition metal-free conditions without the need for excess substrate or reagents. Mercaptothiazoles could be vinylated under modified conditions, resulting in opposite stereoselectivity compared to previous reactions with vinyliodonium salts. Novel VBX reagents with substituted benziodoxolone cores were prepared, and improved reactivity was discovered with a dimethyl-substituted core.     

Electrophilic Vinylation of Thiols under Mild and Transition Metal‐Free Conditions

The iodine(III) reagents vinylbenziodoxolones (VBX) were employed to vinylate a series of aliphatic and aromatic thiols, providing E‐alkenyl sulfides with complete chemo‐ and regioselectivity, as well as excellent stereoselectivity. The methodology displays high functional group tolerance and proceeds under mild and transition metal‐free conditions without the need for excess substrate or reagents. Mercaptothiazoles could be vinylated under modified conditions, resulting in opposite stereoselectivity compared to previous reactions with vinyliodonium salts. Novel VBX reagents with substituted benziodoxolone cores were prepared, and improved reactivity was discovered with a dimethyl‐substituted core.     

Phosphine‐Relayed Aldehyde‐Olefination and Aza‐Wittig Reaction with 2,2,2‐Trifluorodiazoethane

Phosphine‐relayed olefination and aza‐Wittig reactions of readily available aldehydes with 2,2,2‐trifluorodiazoethane (CF₃CHN₂) have been realized. This protocol enables the facile construction of a series of trifluoromethylated alkenes and hydrazones in good to high yield under mild conditions.     

Solvent-free conjugated addition of thiols to citral using KF/alumina: preparation of 3-thioorganylcitronellals, potential antimicrobial agents

A general, clean and easy method for the conjugated addition of thiols to citral promoted by KF/Al₂O₃ under solvent-free conditions at room temperature or under MW irradiation is described. It was found that the same protocol is applicable to the direct reaction of thiophenol with essential oil of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) to afford directly 3-thiophenylcitronellal, a potential bactericide agent. The method was extended to others electron-poor alkenes with excellent results. The catalytic system can be reused up to three times without previous treatment with comparable activity.     

Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of cyclic imides using (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane CF3SiMe3

A variety of cyclic five-membered imides was trifluoromethylated in good to excellent chemical yields using (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane CF3SiMe3 under fluoride ion catalysis. The method was successfully applied to the stereoselective synthesis of trifluoromethylated bi- and tricyclic lactams which could serve as precursors for designed thrombin inhibitors.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Unusual Reactivity of Vinylbenziodoxolones—Novel Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

A novel type of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents, vinylbenziodoxolones (VBX), has been synthesized in a one-pot reaction from 2-iodobenzoic acid. VBX is bench stable, has been thoroughly characterized and the cyclic structure is supported by X-ray analysis. The reactivity of VBX was investigated in vinylation of nitrocyclohexane, and delivered vinylated products with opposite regioselectivity compared to acyclic vinyl(aryl)iodonium salts. The reagents could become a powerful tool in vinylation reactions under both metal-free and metal-catalyzed conditions.     

CF3SO2Na as a Bifunctional Reagent: Electrochemical Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes Accompanied by SO2 Insertion to Access Trifluoromethylated Cyclic N‐Sulfonylimines

An unprecedented electrochemical trifluoromethylation/SO₂ insertion/cyclization process has been achieved in an undivided cell in an atom‐economic fashion. The protocol relies on tandem cyclization of N‐cyanamide alkenes by using Langlois’ reagent as a source of both CF₃ and SO₂ under direct anodically oxidative conditions, in which two C?C bonds, two C?X bonds (N?S and S?C), and two rings were formed in a single operation. This transformation enabled efficient construction of various trifluoromethylated cyclic N‐sulfonylimines from readily accessible materials.     

CF3SO2Na as a Bifunctional Reagent: Electrochemical Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes Accompanied by SO2 Insertion to Access Trifluoromethylated Cyclic N-Sulfonylimines

An unprecedented electrochemical trifluoromethylation/SO₂ insertion/cyclization process has been achieved in an undivided cell in an atom-economic fashion. The protocol relies on tandem cyclization of N-cyanamide alkenes by using Langlois’ reagent as a source of both CF₃ and SO₂ under direct anodically oxidative conditions, in which two C−C bonds, two C−X bonds (N−S and S−C), and two rings were formed in a single operation. This transformation enabled efficient construction of various trifluoromethylated cyclic N-sulfonylimines from readily accessible materials.     

Anti-Markovnikov Hydroazidation of Alkenes by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis

The anti-Markovnikov hydroazidation of alkenes has been accomplished under visible-light irradiation by using [Ir(dF(CF₃)ppy)₂(dtbbpy)]PF₆ as the photocatalyst and trimethylsilyl azide as the azidating agent. The reactions were greatly facilitated by water, the beneficial effect of which can be attributed to its participation in the reaction as the hydrogen donor, as indicated by deuterium isotope experiments. The reactions proceed under solvent free conditions in the presence of water. 4-Dimethylaminopyridine also exhibited a beneficial effect on the reactions. The present method enabled hydroazidation of several types of unactivated alkenes with good yields and high regioselectivity.     

Design of Trifluoroalkenyl Iodonium Salts for a Hypervalency‐Aided Alkenylation–Cyclization Strategy: Metal‐Free Construction of Aziridine Rings

The synthesis of fluorinated compounds and their use as pharmaceutical ingredients or synthetic building blocks have been in the focus of chemical and medicinal research. However, the efficient synthesis of trifluoromethylated nitrogen heterocycles is sometimes challenging. Herein, we disclose a simple aziridination process that relies on the use of amines and novel alkenyl iodonium reagents for the synthesis of strained, trifluoromethylated heterocycles. With the utilization of a newly designed and bench‐stable but highly reactive hypervalent alkenyl iodonium species, these three‐membered‐ring heterocyclic compounds can be efficiently constructed from simple amines under mild conditions in the absence of transition‐metal catalysts. The special reactivity of the new trifluoropropenyl synthon towards nucleophilic centers could be exploited in more general cyclization and alkenylation reactions in the future.     

铂负载二氧化钛光催化剂在单波长下苯乙炔高选择性加氢（英文）

苯乙烯是一种非常重要的化工原料,它是工业上生产聚苯乙烯、树脂和丁苯橡胶的重要单体,而苯乙烯单体中经常含有苯乙炔杂质,影响苯乙烯的聚合性能,因此研究苯乙炔选择性加氢生成苯乙烯具有十分重要的工业意义.传统的热催化苯乙炔加氢反应会用到易燃易爆的氢气,引起操作的危险性,因此,开发具有环境友好型的加氢反应体系具有很重要的意义.光催化加氢反应利用光生电子强的还原能力,还原质子产生活性的氢物种加氢,相较于传统的热催化使用氢气作为加氢源加氢,能够在温和的条件下实现高选择性加氢.基于此,本文利用Pt/TiO2作为光催化剂,甲醇作为加氢源实现了在385 nm单波长光照下苯乙炔的高选择性加氢.首先,我们利用光沉积的方法将Pt负载在TiO2的表面,通过透射电子显微镜图像和紫外可见吸收光谱表征了负载在TiO2表面Pt的颗粒分布和光学性质.结果表明负载的Pt的颗粒大约在5 nm左右,Pt的负载改变了TiO2在可见光区的吸收性能.XPS结果显示,通过光沉积得到的Pt的价态为金属态和氧化态共存.光催化苯乙炔加氢实验表明,Pt/TiO2催化剂在室温常压条件下不仅具有高的苯乙炔光催化转化率,当光照达8 h后,苯乙炔完全转化,而且在6 h之内苯乙烯选择性保持在91.3%,具有高的苯乙烯选择性.通过对负载的Pt的含量进行了优化,筛选出当Pt的负载量为1 wt%时,苯乙炔的转化率最高.为了对比,利用传统热催化的方法氢气作为加氢源进行了苯乙炔加氢实验,结果发现,使用氢气作为加氢源时,虽然苯乙炔的转化率为100%,但产物是过加氢的产物乙苯.这主要是因为在光催化反应过程中,TiO2导带上的电子迁移至Pt颗粒上,导致Pt的电子密度增加,Pt颗粒表面高的电子密度有利于加氢中间产物苯乙烯的脱附,因此,在光催化加氢过程中不会发生过加氢反应,具有高的苯乙烯选择性.同时,扩展实验表明,Pt/TiO2光催化剂对其他类型的炔烃加氢也具有高的选择性,表明Pt/TiO2光催化炔烃加氢具有普适性.由此可见,光催化炔烃加氢未来将成为一种环境友好而高效的方法.     

Vinylbenziodoxol(on)es: Synthetic Methods and Applications

Cyclic hypervalent iodine reagents are now frequently used in synthetic organic chemistry, either as oxidants or group-transfer reagents. Vinylbenziodoxol(on)es (VBXs) bearing alkene substituents have been less investigated than the corresponding trifluoromethyl or alkynyl reagents. Nevertheless, since 2016 the development of new synthetic methods to access VBXs has awakened the interest of the synthetic community, leading to new transformations highlighting their unique reactivity as electrophilic alkene synthons. In this review, an overview of the synthesis and applications of VBX reagents will be presented. The review is organized according to the two main classes of VBX reagents reported so far – simple alkyl/aryl-substituted VBXs and heteroatom (S, O, N, X)-substituted VBXs – as they differ significantly from the point of view of synthetic access.     

Anaerobic functionalization of remote unactivated carbon-hydrogen bond by polyoxometalates

The excited states of a representative heteropolytungstate. -PW₁₂O₄₀^3-, and a representative Isopotytungstate, W₁₀O₃₂^4-, accessible with near UV or blue light, oxidize alkanes and conventionally far more reactive organic molecules including alcohols, alkenes, N-alkylacetamides, and Ketones. at comparable rates. One or more of the latter three types of compounds are produced upon irradiation of acetonitrile solutions containing the polyoxotungstate and alkane substrate under anaerobic conditions. Comparison of alcohol versus alkane reactivities under absolute and competitive kinetic conditions indicates that alcohol- polyoxotungstate preassociation can be important in these processes. Reaction of cis- and trans-2-decalones in these systems indicates that functionalization of unactivated positions (primarily incorporation of the olefiaic unit) remote from the usually activating ketone group can be accomplished.     

Microwave assisted hydroaminomethylation of alkenes

Hydroaminomethylation of terminal alkenes can be regioselectively carried out in less than 30 min with secondary amines in EtOH under MW irradiation using (PPh₃)₃RhCO(H) and Xantphos or Biphephos as ligands. When primary amines were employed, the corresponding enamines were obtained in good yields. Tris-benzyl allylglycine was transformed into different (basic) benzylated α-amino acids. Moreover, the benzyl protection was removed in few minutes under MW irradiation with Pd(OH)₂ under H₂ atmosphere.