Lorenzo Serusi, Timothé Maujean, Camille Van Wesemael, Romain Pertschi, Vicenç Branchadell, Mihaela Gulea
{"title":"Thiolane Sulfoximines as Azide Surrogates for Quinolyl Nitrenes: Photochemical Access to Ortho ‐Diaminoquinolines","authors":"Lorenzo Serusi, Timothé Maujean, Camille Van Wesemael, Romain Pertschi, Vicenç Branchadell, Mihaela Gulea","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70813","url":null,"abstract":"Quinolyl nitrenes are valuable reactive intermediates for the synthesis of nitrogen‐containing heterocycles but are commonly generated from hazardous azides under photochemical conditions. Herein, we introduce quinolyl thiolane sulfoximines as practical and thermally stable precursors for the photochemical generation of 8‐quinolyl nitrenes. Upon UV irradiation, these sulfoximines undergo selective S─N bond cleavage and react efficiently with primary and secondary amines, providing direct access to structurally diverse 7,8‐diaminoquinolines in moderate to excellent yields. The transformation releases tetramethylene S‐oxide as a small, benign, readily removable by‐product and exhibits broad functional‐group tolerance, including compatibility with amino acid derivatives, enabling the synthesis of valuable fused δ‐lactam scaffolds. DFT calculations support a mechanism involving nitrene formation followed by azirine trapping and rationalize the experimentally observed selectivity between diaminoquinoline and aminoazepine products. Overall, this work establishes quinolyl sulfoximines as practical and safer surrogates for azides in nitrene photochemistry, providing an efficient platform for the synthesis of 7,8‐diaminoquinolines.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride‐Enhanced Potassium tert ‐Butoxide‐Mediated Direct Pyrazinylation of (Hetero)aryl Halides","authors":"Dake Song, Haijie Yang, Zhen Zhang, Yawen Hu, Yi Qin, Changxu Zhao, Ying Liu, Jifan Wang, Xuefei Bao, Guoliang Chen","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70832","url":null,"abstract":"Aryl pyrazines are increasingly prevalent in the fields of pharmaceuticals and luminescent materials. Base‐promoted cross‐coupling reactions of (hetero)aryl halides with pyrazines can effectively avoid the drawbacks of limited substrate sources in conventional condensation and the cost as well as toxicity issues of noble metal catalysts inherent in transition metal‐catalyzed methods. However, existing methods are predominantly applicable to (hetero)aryl iodides and bromides, whereas the direct use of less reactive (hetero)aryl chlorides remains challenging. Herein, we report a ciprofloxacin hydrochloride with potassium <jats:italic>tert</jats:italic> ‐butoxide ( <jats:italic>t</jats:italic> ‐BuOK) catalytic system for the construction of aryl pyrazines. In this reaction, a variety of (hetero)aryl bromides and chlorides prove to be viable substrates and exhibit excellent compatibility with a variety of functional groups. The developed system allows the preparation of aryl pyrazines on a gram‐scale and the functionalization of complex pharmaceuticals. Mechanistic studies reveal that a radical‐mediated pathway is involved in this catalytic transformation.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanna Stachowiak‐Dłużyńska, Miłosz Makowski, Agnieszka M. Janiak, Grzegorz Hreczycho
{"title":"Chemoselective Recognition of Vinyl Organometalloids in Cobalt‐Catalyzed Hydrosilylation","authors":"Hanna Stachowiak‐Dłużyńska, Miłosz Makowski, Agnieszka M. Janiak, Grzegorz Hreczycho","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70824","url":null,"abstract":"Achieving selective functionalization of vinylsilanes in the presence of other terminal C═C bonds remains a significant challenge in organosilicon chemistry. Here, we report a cobalt catalyst supported by a bidentate aminophosphine ligand that enables highly chemoselective hydrosilylation of terminal vinylmetalloids under mild, solvent‐free conditions. The earth‐abundant system operates without external activators, as the hydrosilane substrate itself promotes catalyst activation. Remarkably, reactivity is restricted to terminal vinylmetalloid motifs, encompassing vinylsilanes, vinylgermanes, and vinylboronates, whereas allylsilanes, terminal alkenes, internal alkenes, and 1,1‐disubstituted derivatives remain unreactive. This unusual selectivity enables exclusive transformation of vinylmetalloid groups even in multifunctional substrates containing olefinic sites. Control of substrate stoichiometry further provides access to structurally diverse organosilicon products from multiple‐vinyl precursors with high efficiency.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Late‐Stage Diversification of Carbazolyl‐Derived Phosphines via Ru(II)‐Catalyzed P(III)‐Directed C─H Alkenylation With Internal Alkynes","authors":"Tiantian Zhu, Xuecong Huang, Yongru He, Fengling Zhou, Taoyuan Liang, Shuangliang Zhao, Zhuan Zhang","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70828","url":null,"abstract":"We report a ruthenium‐catalyzed P(III)‐directed <jats:italic>ortho</jats:italic> ‐C─H alkenylation of carbazolyl‐derived phosphines with internal alkynes. The trivalent phosphorus atom serves as an efficient directing group, enabling the highly selective synthesis of monoalkenylated phosphines in moderate to good yields. By tuning the reaction conditions, the corresponding dialkenylated products can also be obtained in acceptable yields. This protocol provides a straightforward and versatile route to a diverse library of functionalized PhenCarPhos‐type ligands. Notably, these ligands exhibit superior catalytic performance to common commercially available or unfunctionalized phosphines in the palladium‐catalyzed amination of aryl chlorides with morpholine.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jay S. Wright, Felipe M. Nogueira, Andrew C. Hones, Mingyan Ding, Mark A. Fox, Wender A. Silva, Angelo H. de Lira Machado, Alpay Dermenci, David C. Blakemore, Patrick G. Steel
{"title":"Regioselective Diversification of Aminopyrazoles via Ir‐Catalyzed C─H Borylation","authors":"Jay S. Wright, Felipe M. Nogueira, Andrew C. Hones, Mingyan Ding, Mark A. Fox, Wender A. Silva, Angelo H. de Lira Machado, Alpay Dermenci, David C. Blakemore, Patrick G. Steel","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70689","url":null,"abstract":"Aminopyrazoles are privileged molecular cores in drug design that present unique synthetic challenges, particularly when developing direct, site‐selective transition metal‐catalyzed C─H functionalization. Specifically, differentiating between C─H sites while contending with the reactivity of the amine and azinyl components is an unresolved challenge. Here, we describe strategies for the regioselective functionalization of 3‐ and 5‐aminopyrazoles through Ir‐catalyzed C─H borylation, exploiting the interplay between intrinsic reactivities and directing effects that influence C─H activation. The resulting borylated adducts can readily be elaborated to provide a range of arylated aminopyrazoles. Collectively, these studies constitute a general and readily adaptable blueprint for selectively generating isomeric aminopyrazole pharmacophores with tunable product distributions.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoling Cheng, Xianda Wu, Zeen Chen, Lin Shen, Lei Gong, Yu‐Mei Lin
{"title":"Visible‐Light‐Triggered Hydroacylation of α ‐Imino Esters With α ‐Keto Esters via Substrate Self‐Catalysis","authors":"Xiaoling Cheng, Xianda Wu, Zeen Chen, Lin Shen, Lei Gong, Yu‐Mei Lin","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70831","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:italic>α</jats:italic> ‐Ketoamides are important structural motifs in bioactive molecules. While conceptually efficient, direct acylation of imines toward <jats:italic>α</jats:italic> ‐ketoamides is hindered by their intrinsic instability and reactivity challenges. Here, we disclose a photochemical hydroacylation of <jats:italic>α</jats:italic> ‐imino esters with <jats:italic>α</jats:italic> ‐keto esters that operates without any transition metal or external photosensitizer. Mechanistic elucidation reveals that the <jats:italic>α</jats:italic> ‐keto ester plays a triple role: It serves as an unconventional hydroacylation donor, a visible‐light absorber, and a hydrogen‐atom abstractor, collectively enabling substrate‐driven self‐catalysis. This strategy provides rapid access to structurally diverse <jats:italic>α</jats:italic> ‐ketoamide derivatives (44 examples) with high yields (up to 97%) under mild, environmentally benign conditions. By integrating multifunctional substrates and self‐catalytic photoreactivity, this approach expands the toolbox for constructing complex ketoacyl frameworks, offering a concise route toward pharmaceutically relevant motifs.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of γ , γ ‐Disubstituted γ ‐Butyrolactones via Copper‐Catalyzed Arylation–Lactonization of γ ,δ‐Unsaturated Esters With Diaryliodonium Salts","authors":"Kosuke Yamamoto, Iori Ohmae, Harutaka Toyomaru, Sora Hirose, Yosuke Demizu, Masami Kuriyama, Osamu Onomura","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.70821","url":null,"abstract":"A Cu‐catalyzed arylation–lactonization process of <jats:italic>γ</jats:italic> ,δ‐unsaturated esters using diaryliodonium salts as aryl sources is reported. Aryl units having an electron‐donating or electron‐withdrawing group are transferred successfully to the substrates, providing the corresponding <jats:italic>γ</jats:italic> , <jats:italic>γ</jats:italic> ‐disubstituted <jats:italic>γ</jats:italic> ‐butyrolactones under mild conditions with high efficiency. The potential scalability of this method is demonstrated by a successful gram‐scale reaction at a 5.0 mmol scale. This approach offers a practical alternative to existing methods that employ precious metal catalysts or potentially explosive aryl sources.","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"687 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149218694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ball-Milling-Enabled Solvent- and Ligand-Free Tsuji–Trost Reaction of C-, N-, O-, S-, and Se-Nucleophiles in Air: Synthesis and Late-Stage Modification of Drugs","authors":"Keya Roy, Anay Saha, Himadry Mandal, Somnath Giri, Bijay Saha, Sumanta Kumar Sahu, Laksmikanta Adak","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70811","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adsc.70811","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a novel ball-milling-enabled, ligand-free Tsuji–Trost reaction involving <i>C</i>-, <i>N</i>-, <i>O</i>-, <i>S</i>-, and <i>Se</i>-nucleophiles with allyl and cinnamyl acetates, as well as allyl phosphate. Thiophenols and benzeneselenol have been demonstrated for the first time as nucleophiles in a ball-milling-assisted Tsuji–Trost reaction. The reaction proceeds at room temperature under air without the need for a solvent, and exhibits a broad substrate scope (41 examples). In addition, this study successfully establishes the unexplored mechanochemical synthesis of a series of commercially available drugs containing allyl functional groups, as well as the late-stage modification of several marketed drugs, highlighting the potential of this method in pharmaceutical applications and drug discovery. The practical utility of this methodology is further demonstrated through a gram-scale reaction of the Cinnarizine drug, followed by downstream derivatization and reusability of the catalyst. Additionally, several spectroscopic experiments have been conducted for the first time to gain mechanistic insight and elucidate the proposed catalytic cycle of the Tsuji–Trost reaction under ball-milling conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"368 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149173118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Allylation of (Hetero)aryl Thioethers and Related Compounds With 2-Alkenylaziridines","authors":"Jing-Jing Nie, Zhong-Xia Wang","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70827","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adsc.70827","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a transition-metal-free, atom-economical, and highly selective aryl allylation method of (hetero)aryl thioethers and aryl selenoethers with 2-alkenylaziridines in 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) under mild conditions. Adjusting the reactant ratio and reaction temperature enables selective access to either <i>ortho</i>-allylated or 2,6-bis-allylated aryl thioethers and aryl selenoethers. Benzo[<i>b</i>]thiophenes and dibenzo[<i>b</i>,<i>d</i>]thiophene also undergo allylation under the same conditions. The method accommodates a broad range of substrates, tolerates diverse functional groups, and exhibits good regioselectivity and <i>Z</i>/<i>E</i> selectivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"368 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149173119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sulfide-Ene Reactions by Visible-Light-Mediated Phosphine Redox Catalysis","authors":"Yingdi Wen, Jie Wang, Jie Zhang, Yunbo Zhu","doi":"10.1002/adsc.70805","DOIUrl":"10.1002/adsc.70805","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sulfur-containing compounds play a crucial role in many biological processes. The important gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) can be metabolized by cellular enzyme system for the biosynthesis of amino acids and regulatory effects related to diseases. Although the photocatalytic thiol-ene reactions have been widely developed, a general H<sub>2</sub>S-ene reaction by organic photocatalysis remains elusive. Inspired by enzyme-catalyzed S<sub>N</sub>2 dialkylation, we report a visible-light-mediated H<sub>2</sub>S-ene radical dialkylation by phosphine redox catalysis. This challenge is addressed by the mechanism of photoexcited P<sup>(III)</sup>–P<sup>(V)</sup> cation-catalyzed thiyl radical addition to alkenes. The H<sub>2</sub>S can be readily incorporated into a wide range of alkenes to access complex high-value-added sulfur-containing scaffolds, especially the late-stage functionalization of the alkenes derived from drugs and the cascade cyclization of dienes. This mild method also performs very well in the thiol-ene reactions, which are further applied to the synthesis of unsymmetric thioethers, macrocyclic sulfides, the conjugation of biomolecules, and sulfur-containing drugs. This strategy holds significant promise in the bioconjugation and the discovery of bioactive organosulfur compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":118,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis","volume":"368 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149173116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}