Chen Guo , Jiapian Huang , Shengqing Ye , Min Yang , Jie Wu
{"title":"Copper-catalyzed enantioselective sulfonylation from sulfur dioxide: generation of tertiary propargylic sulfones†","authors":"Chen Guo , Jiapian Huang , Shengqing Ye , Min Yang , Jie Wu","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02389g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02389g","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Enantioselective sulfonylation through a copper-catalyzed three-component reaction of propargylic cyclic carbonates, cyclopropan-1-ols and sulfur dioxide is reported, allowing the preparation of tertiary propargylic sulfones with quaternary stereocenters. This enantioselective propargylic sulfonylation proceeds under mild conditions through γ-keto sulfinate intermediates and copper–allenylidene intermediates, featuring high asymmetric induction and wide functional group compatibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3239-3245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143077412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tai-Gang Fan , Bo-Xun Sun , Wei Jiang , Jia Hu , Li-Bo Yang , Yuan Qu , Ya-Min Li
{"title":"A copper-catalyzed enantioselective cycloaddition/amination cascade of azomethine imines, alkynes and O-benzoylhydroxylamines†","authors":"Tai-Gang Fan , Bo-Xun Sun , Wei Jiang , Jia Hu , Li-Bo Yang , Yuan Qu , Ya-Min Li","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00061k","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00061k","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Azomethine imines as a class of important dipoles have been widely employed in enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions. Copper-catalyzed enantioselective cycloaddition of azomethine imines with alkynes is one of the most efficient tools for furnishing chiral pyrazolines. However, it is difficult to construct fully substituted pyrazolines through such copper-catalyzed reactions because the dipolarophiles are limited to terminal alkynes. Herein, we report a copper-catalyzed enantioselective cycloaddition/amination cascade reaction of azomethine imines, terminal alkynes and <em>O</em>-benzoylhydroxylamines to form chiral amino-substituted bicyclic pyrazolines with high enantioselectivities. This is the first description of direct synthesis of chiral fully substituted pyrazolines from readily available terminal alkynes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3184-3190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143538682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yulong Du , Yuhui Wu , Jiarui Tang , Jianhui Chen , Yanshu Luo , Yuanzhi Xia
{"title":"Photoinduced reductive cyclization of 2-nitroaryl-tethered carbonyl compounds: an approach for accessing nitrogen-fused heterocycles†","authors":"Yulong Du , Yuhui Wu , Jiarui Tang , Jianhui Chen , Yanshu Luo , Yuanzhi Xia","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00363f","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00363f","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the presence of AcSH and DIPEA, a photo-induced reductive cyclization reaction of 2-nitroaryl-tethered carbonyl compounds was achieved, affording a mild method for the preparation of N-fused heterocycles including quinoline, quinoxaline, oxazine, quinazolinone, and indolone. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggested that this catalyst-free transformation was triggered by a visible-light-induced EDA complex-based SET reduction process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3293-3298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143589909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nana Ma , Qiongjin Wang , Die Zhao , Bowen Duan , Shujun Li , Guisheng Zhang
{"title":"A DFT investigation of the mechanism of photoinduced radical borylation of alkyl bromides: elucidation of base-mediated photoinduced SET and SN2 processes†","authors":"Nana Ma , Qiongjin Wang , Die Zhao , Bowen Duan , Shujun Li , Guisheng Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00048c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00048c","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The transition-metal-free borylation of alkyl halides has received widespread attention due to environmental and economic considerations. In particular, the visible-light-induced radical borylation of alkyl halides catalyzed by 4-phenylpyridine has been achieved, even for unactivated alkyl bromides. In these reactions, the visible-light-induced radical borylation of alkyl bromides has demonstrated the formation of nucleophilic products and proposed a mechanism where the activation of unreactive alkyl bromides occurs through an S<sub>N</sub>2/photoinduced radical formation pathway. However, a systematic investigation of the mechanism of this type of reaction is lacking. Several crucial aspects necessitate further elucidation, including the formation of a super electron donor (SED), the competition between photoinduced single-electron transfer (SET) and S<sub>N</sub>2 processes, and the precise nature of MeO<sup>−</sup>. In this study, we employed density functional theory (DFT) calculations to address these issues. The calculated results indicate that in the 4-PhPy/B<sub>2</sub>cat<sub>2</sub>/MeONa system, the generation of alkyl radicals mainly results from the two successive photoinduced SET processes alongside S<sub>N</sub>2/photoinduced SET. Notably, in addition to the <em>N</em>-boryl pyridyl anion () and the ate complex (), the resulting anionic radical () and radical as SEDs also play crucial roles in generating in the pathways subsequent to the SET of and , respectively. MeO<sup>−</sup> plays a critical role in both the nucleophilic substitution and SET processes through the O<sup><em>δ</em>−</sup>⋯B<sup><em>δ</em>+</sup> Lewis acid–base interaction, facilitated by decreased electron delocalization from sp<sup>2</sup> to sp<sup>3</sup> of the B center, making it easier to donate electrons.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3163-3176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143734058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suliang Wang , Xuening Li , Jian Song , Xianjie Fang
{"title":"Stereoselective synthesis of allylic sulfones via palladium-catalyzed hydrosulfonylation of cyclopropenes†","authors":"Suliang Wang , Xuening Li , Jian Song , Xianjie Fang","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00062a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00062a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel and efficient approach for obtaining allylic sulfones was demonstrated <em>via</em> palladium-catalyzed hydrosulfonylation of cyclopropenes. Preliminary mechanistic studies disclosed that π-allyl palladium might be the key intermediate. This process is applicable to a broad range of cyclopropane derivatives and employs commercially available sodium sulfinates as the sulfonyl source. Gram-scale reactions and further derivatizations showed the great synthetic potential of this method for construction of allylic sulfones.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3223-3229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143538504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingxiang Wang , Yuka Yasuda , Yongxia Ren , Ryo Kondo , David B. Cordes , Hironori Kaji , Eli Zysman-Colman
{"title":"A multi-resonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitter with a twisted second-generation carbazole dendron showing suppressed concentration quenching and its use in solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes†","authors":"Jingxiang Wang , Yuka Yasuda , Yongxia Ren , Ryo Kondo , David B. Cordes , Hironori Kaji , Eli Zysman-Colman","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00146c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00146c","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multi-resonant thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR-TADF) emitters have drawn significant interest for use in organic lighting-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as they typically have bright and narrowband emission. However, their rigid, planar structures result in poor solubility in organic solvents and a tendency to aggregate. This usually results in severe aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ), which hinders in particular, their application in solution-processed OLEDs. Herein, a solution-processable MR-TADF emitter has been designed, synthesized and studied. The presence of eight <em>tert</em>-butyl groups and the use of second-generation donor dendrons help enhance its solubility and suppress the ACQ. exhibits narrowband green emission at 493 nm, with a full-width at half maximum of 32 nm and a high photoluminescence quantum yield (<em>Φ</em><sub>PL</sub>) of 93% in toluene. The <em>Φ</em><sub>PL</sub> values in 1–10 wt% doped films in mCP are slightly lower but still reach up to 80%. Solution-processed OLEDs using this emitter showed maximum external quantum efficiencies (EQE<sub>max</sub>) of 11.4 and 10.6% at 5 and 10 wt% doping concentration, respectively. This work demonstrates a strategy to synthesize solution processable MR-TADF emitters for use in solution-processed OLEDs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3279-3287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143570337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haya Khan , Yashika Tyagi , Roopam Pandey , Pranoy Menon , Subhabrata Sen
{"title":"Interrupted intramolecular [3 + 2] to 5-endo-dig cyclization: [3 + 2] cycloaddition of nitrile ylides of diazo esters: photo-induced solvent-free gem-diamination to synthesize α-amino-α-substituted α-amino esters†","authors":"Haya Khan , Yashika Tyagi , Roopam Pandey , Pranoy Menon , Subhabrata Sen","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02332c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02332c","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, we transition the blue LED-induced intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of nitrile ylides, generated from singlet carbenes of diazo esters, towards an intermolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition with substituted isocyanates. This photolytic reaction efficiently yields α-amino-α-aryl α-amino esters through <em>gem</em>-diamination of readily available diazo esters, using diverse organonitriles and isocyanates as amine sources. The resulting α,α-disubstituted α-amino acids (α-AAs) are known to exhibit enhanced properties compared to conventional amino acids. These reactions, employing nitriles as stoichiometric reagents, are easily scalable to multigram quantities. Control experiments, coupled with density functional theory calculations, provide detailed insight into the reaction mechanism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3198-3207"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zeng Han , Lianhui Wang , Yuanqi Luo , Xiuling Cui
{"title":"Photocatalytic intermolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition/dearomatization of indoles: easy access to cyclobutane-fused indolines†","authors":"Zeng Han , Lianhui Wang , Yuanqi Luo , Xiuling Cui","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02302a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02302a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Visible-light-promoted [2 + 2] cycloaddition/dearomatization of aromatic compounds is an efficient strategy for the synthesis of three-dimensional rigid four-membered rings to realize the modification of organic molecules, which boasts great potential and prospects in developing first-class drugs. Herein, cyclobutane-fused indolines were successfully synthesized <em>via</em> a photocatalytic intermolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition/dearomatization reaction with olefins. This reaction exhibited excellent regio- and stereoselectivity (>20 : 1 dr) and high atom- and step-economy, and is characterized by mild and green reaction conditions, simple operation, and a wide range of substrate applicability. The mechanistic control exploration suggested that the [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction was initiated by the triplet–triplet energy transfer paradigm.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3177-3183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143538483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biao Cheng , Jialong Xv , Xiang Ren , Yuanyuan Li , Xiaoming Ji , Zhan Lu
{"title":"Highly efficient low-valence tungsten-catalyzed deoxygenative reduction of tertiary amides to amines with pinacolborane†","authors":"Biao Cheng , Jialong Xv , Xiang Ren , Yuanyuan Li , Xiaoming Ji , Zhan Lu","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02340d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02340d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A highly efficient low-valence tungsten-catalyzed deoxygenative reduction of tertiary amides to amines with pinacolborane (HBPin) is developed. This protocol uses commercially available W(CO)<sub>6</sub> as a catalyst in a solution of hexane under the irradiation of visible light without other additives, and the TON is up to 2000.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3306-3312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143582959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chun-Hong Long , Hang Cai , Yuan Sun , Zhao-Nan Cai , Hong-Bo Qin
{"title":"Metal-free photoredox catalyzed formation of S–C–S and C–S bonds through coupling of diaryl sulfides/benzyl chlorides with dichloromethyl derivatives†","authors":"Chun-Hong Long , Hang Cai , Yuan Sun , Zhao-Nan Cai , Hong-Bo Qin","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00218d","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00218d","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A metal-free photoredox method for the synthesis of S–C–S and C–S bonds has been developed, offering a sustainable and efficient approach for producing diaryl dithioacetals and aryl benzyl sulfides. This method employs 4CzIPN as a photocatalyst and DIPEA as a base, enabling the formation of sulfur and carbon radicals through single electron transfer (SET) and halogen atom transfer (XAT) mechanisms. This protocol features a broad substrate scope, moderate to excellent yields, and scalability under solvent-free conditions or using water as a green solvent. Gram-scale synthesis and sunlight-driven reactions demonstrate its potential for industrial applications. Mechanistic studies, including fluorescence quenching and radical trapping experiments, have confirmed that DIPEA serves as a quencher of the excited state of 4CzIPN and that the reaction involves a radical pathway. This environmentally friendly strategy provides a versatile platform for constructing valuable sulfur-containing compounds with applications in synthetic chemistry and drug development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 10","pages":"Pages 3264-3270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143589911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}