{"title":"Copper-Catalyzed Stereoselective Cyanation/Phosphorylation of Formamides with TMSCN and P(O)–H Bonds","authors":"Weifeng Xu, Liyong Fan, Zikang Li, Longzhi Zhu, Min Liu, Biquan Xiong","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01483","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A novel copper-catalyzed approach for the stereoselective cyanation and phosphorylation of formamides has been developed. This protocol enables the direct conversion of a broad range of formamides and phosphorylation agents, including <i>H</i>-phosphonates, <i>H</i>-phosphinates, and <i>H</i>-phosphine oxides, into the target cyanation/phosphorylation products with good to excellent yields. Notably, when optically active <i>H</i>-phosphinates are employed, the transformation exhibits exceptional stereoselectivity. In combination with DFT calculation and systematic step-by-step control experiments, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c01483","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A novel copper-catalyzed approach for the stereoselective cyanation and phosphorylation of formamides has been developed. This protocol enables the direct conversion of a broad range of formamides and phosphorylation agents, including H-phosphonates, H-phosphinates, and H-phosphine oxides, into the target cyanation/phosphorylation products with good to excellent yields. Notably, when optically active H-phosphinates are employed, the transformation exhibits exceptional stereoselectivity. In combination with DFT calculation and systematic step-by-step control experiments, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed.
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