{"title":"Stereoselective Synthesis of Maralixibat via VO(acac)2/Schiff Base-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxidation of Its Sulfide Intermediate","authors":"Ziyu Peng, Mercy Mpofo, Zheng Jie, Long Ye","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01443","url":null,"abstract":"The stereoselective synthesis of maralixibat was achieved by harnessing the chiral transferring effect of the stereogenic <i>R</i>-sulfoxide functionality, which was obtained via the VO(acac)<sub>2</sub>/Schiff base-catalyzed asymmetric oxidation of a phenylthiophenol prochiral intermediate. The <i>R</i>-sulfoxide intermediate underwent a ring closure reaction to form the seven-membered ring core structure with the desired stereochemistry, ultimately ensuring the drug’s exceptional isomeric purity and synthetic efficiency.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237064","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":"One Pot Synthesis of C3-Sulfurized Imidazolo [1,2-a] Pyridines","authors":"Ya-Dan Zhang, Zhi-Peng Guan, Zhi-Bing Dong","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01524","url":null,"abstract":"A facile and efficient annulation strategy was developed from easily accessible <i>a</i>-bromoketones, aminopyridines and benzazol, which afforded a series of imidazole [1,2-<i>a</i>]pyridine sulfides in moderate to good yields. The reaction involves the formation of C–N/C–S bond with the advantages of easy operation and wide substrates scope.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237095","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}
Xinyang Lu, Xiangyang Lin, Haifeng Huang, Jun Yang
{"title":"Polynitro-1,2,4-triazole Energetic Materials with N-Amino Functionalization","authors":"Xinyang Lu, Xiangyang Lin, Haifeng Huang, Jun Yang","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01771","url":null,"abstract":"Trinitromethyl and <i>N</i>-amino groups were innovatively incorporated into the framework of 1,2,4-triazole, resulting in 1-amino-5-nitro-3-(trinitromethyl)-1,2,4-triazole (<b>2</b>). Ammonium and hydrazinium salts of 1-amino-5-nitro-3-(dinitromethyl)-1,2,4-triazole were synthesized by acidification, extraction, and neutralization with bases from the potassium salt. All of the newly prepared energetic compounds were comprehensively characterized by using infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound <b>2</b> exhibits favorable properties such as positive oxygen balance (OB<sub>CO2</sub> = 5.8%), high density (1.88 g cm<sup>–1</sup>), good detonation performances (<i>v</i><sub>D</sub> = 8937 m s<sup>–1</sup>, <i>P</i> = 35.5 GPa), and appropriate friction sensitivity (FS = 144 N). The potassium salt <b>3</b> demonstrates good thermal decomposition temperature (181 °C) and high density (1.98 g cm<sup>–1</sup>), while the ammonium salt and hydrazinium salt also display good thermal decomposition temperatures of 183 and 176 °C, respectively. Among these compounds, the ammonium salt exhibits the lowest mechanical sensitivities (FS = 144 N, IS = 6 J).","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237209","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}
Marianna Danopoulou, Leandros P. Zorba, Athanasia P. Karantoni, Demeter Tzeli, Georgios C. Vougioukalakis
{"title":"Copper-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Aryl Acetonitriles with Benzyl Alcohols","authors":"Marianna Danopoulou, Leandros P. Zorba, Athanasia P. Karantoni, Demeter Tzeli, Georgios C. Vougioukalakis","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01662","url":null,"abstract":"A highly efficient, <i>in situ</i> formed CuCl<sub>2</sub>/TMEDA catalytic system (TMEDA = <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′,<i>N</i>′-tetramethylethylene-diamine) for the cross-coupling reaction of aryl acetonitriles with benzyl alcohols is reported. This user-friendly protocol, employing a low catalyst loading and a catalytic amount of base, leads to the synthesis of α-alkylated nitriles in up to 99% yield. Experimental mechanistic investigations reveal that the key step of this transformation is the C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H functionalization of the alcohol, taking place <i>via</i> a hydrogen atom abstraction, with the simultaneous formation of copper-hydride species. Detailed density functional theory studies shed light on all reaction steps, confirming the catalytic pathway proposed on the basis of the experimental findings.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237099","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}
Sho Miyakawa, Ray Miyazaki, Tomoya Miura, Jun-ya Hasegawa
{"title":"A DFT Mechanistic Study on the Aza-Aldol Reaction of Boron Aza-Enolates: Relative Stability of Six-Membered Transition State and Its Relevance to the Coordination Mode of the Leaving Group","authors":"Sho Miyakawa, Ray Miyazaki, Tomoya Miura, Jun-ya Hasegawa","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c00957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c00957","url":null,"abstract":"The mechanism of the aza-aldol reaction between boron aza-enolate and benzaldehyde is investigated by using density functional theory calculations. The result shows that the <i>syn</i>-<i>E</i> isomer is preferentially formed, consistent with experimental observations. The six-membered ring transition state (TS) with the boat form leads to the <i>E</i> isomer, while the more unstable chair TS does to the <i>Z</i> isomer. The preference of the <i>syn</i> isomer is determined by the interactions between the substituents of aza-enolate and benzaldehyde. Structural distortion and intrinsic reaction coordinate analyses of simplified model systems provide insights into the origin of the relative stability of the rate-determining TS with boat and chair forms. The boat TS is an early TS; thus, minimal structural distortions of the reactant are required to reach this TS. The Lewis pair interactions between the boron and imine groups during B–N elimination also influenced the relative stability of the TSs. This interaction involves the nitrogen lone pair in the boat TS, while the π(N═C) orbital is involved in the chair TS. The Lewis pair with the lone pair stabilizes the TS more than that with the π orbital. The boron aza-enolate with 9-BBN generates an ate complex and forms C–C bonds sequentially, whereas that with Bpin does not generate an ate complex and exhibits the concerted formation of B–O and C–C bonds. Thus, the higher electrophilicity of boron such as 9-BBN enhances the reactivity by facilitating the formation of the ate complex. A reaction design is proposed to reverse the <i>syn</i>/<i>anti</i> selectivity. Proof-of-concept DFT calculations suggested that the modification of the imine group would change the relative stability of the boat/chair TSs and give the <i>anti</i>-product.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237062","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}
Li Liu, Jun Li, Ya Chen, Shanping Chen, Fuhong Xiao, Guo-Jun Deng
{"title":"Acid-Promoted Amination of Cyclohexenone for the Divergent Synthesis of p-Aminophenols and Tertiary Amines","authors":"Li Liu, Jun Li, Ya Chen, Shanping Chen, Fuhong Xiao, Guo-Jun Deng","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c00292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c00292","url":null,"abstract":"A tunable method for the selective preparation of <i>p</i>-aminophenol and tertiary amines from a secondary amine and cyclohexenone has been described. Nonaromatic cyclohexenones were used as an aryl source. The desired tertiary amine products were generated when using I<sub>2</sub> as the catalyst. This approach yields single-site-selective <i>p</i>-aminophenol without using I<sub>2</sub>, and the <sup>18</sup>O labeling experiments demonstrated that hydroxyl oxygen originates from O<sub>2</sub>.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142246168","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 2,3-Benzobicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-enes via a Cascade of Domino Carbocation Migration/Interrupted Ritter Reaction and Dienone-Phenol Rearrangement","authors":"Zhiwei Sun, Chuanjun Song, Yonggang Meng, Yingchao Dou","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01516","url":null,"abstract":"The 2,3-benzobicyclo[3.3.1]non-2-ene scaffold is a bridged backbone of many bioactive natural products. The development of a concise tactic toward this architecture is of keen interest and highly challenging. Herein, we disclose a novel cascade protocol for realizing this target. This approach relies on a domino sequence of carbocation rearrangement and Ritter reaction of the taiwaniaquinoid scaffold derivatives. A process of dienone-phenol rearrangement was postulated to be involved. Several potentially useful compounds with this intricate bridged ring were obtained in good overall yields (59–83%, over 2 steps).","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142246169","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}
Cory T Kornman,Parag Das,Lei Li,Asmerom O Weldeab,Ion Ghiviriga,Ronald K Castellano
{"title":"2-(1,1-Dicyanomethylene)rhodanine-Functionalized Oligothiophenes: A Structure-Property Investigation of Z/E Photoisomerization Behavior.","authors":"Cory T Kornman,Parag Das,Lei Li,Asmerom O Weldeab,Ion Ghiviriga,Ronald K Castellano","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c00823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c00823","url":null,"abstract":"A series of oligothiophenes singly and doubly functionalized with dicyanorhodanine (RCN) units have been investigated to understand their Z/E photoisomerization behavior upon structural modulation. Monotopic RCN target molecules (1-Z-9-Z) were designed to observe the consequences of π-conjugation, solubilizing group substitution, and formylation of the thiophene units. In all cases, the Z isomer is obtained from synthesis as the thermodynamically stable isomer, whereas the E isomer is achieved through selective irradiation (including red light, λirr = 628 nm) as a Z/E mixture in solution. For the quarterthiophene entries, photoisomerization is inhibited, with photoirradiation resulting only in degradation. The result comports with concentration-dependent studies, which show that increasing π-conjugation results in greater aggregation and muted Z/E photoisomerization. Ditopic RCN targets (10-ZZ-12-ZZ), mimicking acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-D-A) oligomers relevant to OPV materials, also show evidence of photoisomerization in solution, with formation of Z,Z/Z,E mixtures at the photostationary state (PSS). Complementary ground- and excited-state DFT calculations show excellent agreement with the experimental findings. This comprehensive structure-property analysis is expected to both guide and caution the functional materials community with respect to the usage of photoisomerizable RCN-oligothiophenes for optoelectronic applications.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142245363","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":"Base-Promoted One-Pot Strategy for Expeditious Assembly of Highly Functionalized Benzocoumarin Derivatives","authors":"Fataneh Rakaee, Morteza Shiri, Behnaz Farajpour, Serveh Majedi, Mahsa Seraj, Fatemeh Moradkhani, Salman Taheri, Mohammad Reza Sadeghi-Dolatabadi, Soma Majedi","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01879","url":null,"abstract":"A versatile and atom-economic three-component reaction between 3-cyano-4-styrylcoumarins, 1,3-indandione, and aliphatic alcohols is described for synthesizing diversely multifunctionalized benzocoumarins. This strategy allows facile access to various benzocoumarins bearing an amine and a substituted benzoyl scaffold under simple heating conditions. Readily available precursors, operational simplicity, acceptable functional group tolerance, and excellent yields are some highlighted advantages of this transformation.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237103","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}
Jiajun Zhao, Jianwei Wang, Shangyuan Wang, Jun Ying
{"title":"Cu/Pd-Catalyzed Tandem Carbonylative Synthesis of Ester-Containing 3,4-Dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one Derivatives from Alkyne-Tethered α-Bromocarbonyls","authors":"Jiajun Zhao, Jianwei Wang, Shangyuan Wang, Jun Ying","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.4c01032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.4c01032","url":null,"abstract":"A Cu/Pd-catalyzed tandem radical cyclization and carbonylation of alkyne-tethered α-bromocarbonyls with phenols has been developed for the expedited construction of ester-containing 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1<i>H</i>)-one scaffolds. By employing benzene-1,3,5-triyl triformate (TFBen) as the CO source, the reaction proceeded smoothly to afford a series of ester-containing 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1<i>H</i>)-one derivatives in high yields. Moreover, this method could be utilized in the late-stage modifications of bioactive molecules.","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.354,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142237106","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}