Ben Mao , Sheng-Hao Jiang , Zheng Xiong , Yin Wei , Min Shi
{"title":"Visible-light-mediated cobaloxime-catalyzed isomerization and hydroalkenylation of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes†","authors":"Ben Mao , Sheng-Hao Jiang , Zheng Xiong , Yin Wei , Min Shi","doi":"10.1039/d5qo00020c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d5qo00020c","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes have received extensive attention from chemists in recent years and diverse approaches to access transformations of such strained molecules have been explored. Although cobalt catalysis has become a promising field in organic synthesis, the cobalt-catalyzed strain-release strategy of bicyclobutanes is still underdeveloped. Herein, we disclose a visible-light-driven cobaloxime-catalyzed protocol for bicyclo[1.1.0]butane transformations. A range of cyclobutene and alkenylated cyclobutane products have been obtained in moderate to excellent yields with excellent functional group tolerance. Synthetic applications of this protocol were conducted with several transformations. Moreover, a series of control experiments and spectroscopic experiments were performed to demonstrate the reaction mechanism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 1958-1965"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142990905","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}
Shenhao Chen , Zongchang Han , Han-Shi Hu , Jun Li , Chanjuan Xi
{"title":"Photoredox-catalyzed selective head-to-head reductive coupling of activated alkenes†","authors":"Shenhao Chen , Zongchang Han , Han-Shi Hu , Jun Li , Chanjuan Xi","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02344g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02344g","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Head-to-head reductive hydrodimerization of activated alkenes offers access to valuable bulk or fine chemicals such as adipates or adiponitrile as an intermediate for the industrial synthesis of nylon. We herein report a novel reaction to realize head-to-head reductive coupling of activated alkenes by a photoinduced Ir/PPh<sub>3</sub>/H<sub>2</sub>O system, providing smooth access to various adipate derivatives in high chemo- and regioselectivity. In this reaction, a [Ph<sub>3</sub>P-OH] radical generated from a photoinduced interaction between H<sub>2</sub>O and PPh<sub>3</sub> enables the PCET process with activated alkenes to form a C-centered radical at the β-position, which is rarely reported.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 2011-2017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/qo/d4qo02344g?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143030895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan He , Tian-Sheng Chen , Xuesen Fan , Hai-Chao Xu
{"title":"Diverse C(sp3)–H functionalizations through electrochemical benzylic oxygenation†","authors":"Yan He , Tian-Sheng Chen , Xuesen Fan , Hai-Chao Xu","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02022g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02022g","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite significant advances in C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H bond functionalization, the development of methods that are site-selective and capable of diverse bond formation remains a challenge. In addition, the preparation of olefins from aliphatics through cleavage of vicinal C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H bonds remains difficult due to a lack of stereoselectivity and over-oxidation. To address these challenges, we have developed a transition metal catalyst- and external oxidant-free electrochemical C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H oxygenation platform that enables highly stereoselective synthesis of aryl alkenes and diverse benzylic functionalizations to form various C–C and C–heteroatom bonds. This method involves site-selective benzylic C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H trifluoroacetoxylation followed by elimination or substitution with diverse carbon- or heteroatom-based nucleophiles to form functionalized products. The utility of this protocol is further demonstrated by the desaturation of methyl dehydroabietate at the decagram scale and transformations of the resulting alkene. This study provides a platform for the diversity-oriented functionalization of both simple alkyl arenes and complex molecules.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 1850-1857"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142986061","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}
Li Li , Yuan-Yang Li , Bei-Bei Li , Linlin Shi , Beiling Gao , Guang-Jian Mei
{"title":"Access to (bridged) bicyclic ureas through azocarboxamide-enabled enantioselective 1,2-diamination of α-branched cyclic ketones†","authors":"Li Li , Yuan-Yang Li , Bei-Bei Li , Linlin Shi , Beiling Gao , Guang-Jian Mei","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02318h","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02318h","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chiral bicyclic ureas are important multi-nitrogen-containing polycyclic frameworks and valuable building blocks in organic synthesis. Although many racemic synthetic methods have been reported, their catalytic asymmetric synthesis remains challenging and elusive. Herein, we report the azocarboxamide-enabled enantioselective 1,2-diamination of α-branched cyclic ketones. Under mild conditions, a wide range of fused bicyclic ureas bearing vicinal N-containing quaternary stereocenters have been prepared in good yield with excellent enantioselectivity. Notably, when α-carbethoxy cyclic ketones are used as substrates, the reaction proceeds through a cascade of 1,2-diaminization/lactonization, which leads to the formation of highly crowded and structurally unique bridged bicyclic ureas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 1772-1777"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142937394","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}
Wenjun Jiang , Xiulin Li , Yaru Liu , Chunyan Zhang , Guoying Zhang , Ali Morsali
{"title":"Indazole enhances Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of unsaturated bonds†","authors":"Wenjun Jiang , Xiulin Li , Yaru Liu , Chunyan Zhang , Guoying Zhang , Ali Morsali","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02176b","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02176b","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The catalytic hydrogenation process is highly coveted and holds high potential due to its efficient conversion of crucial molecules into environmentally friendly alcohols, showcasing exceptional atom efficiency and selectivity. Moreover, these alcohol products serve as versatile precursors for synthesizing various pharmaceuticals. Herein, we have developed a practical and efficient procedure for the hydrogenation of various unsaturated compounds using Ru-catalysis with an indazole backbone PNN pincer ligand. This method effectively tackles the challenge of chemoselectivity in multifunctional hydrogenation reactions involving CC/N/O and CC bonds. The Ru catalytic system exhibits exceptional performance in the scalable synthesis of PNN ligands, achieving a turnover number of 63 371 and producing 146.18 grams of alcohol with a catalyst concentration as low as 0.001 mol%.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 1936-1944"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143044758","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}
{"title":"Cooperative iridium and organocatalysis: a new frontier in asymmetric chemistry","authors":"Divakar Chaudhary , Rakesh K. Saunthwal","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02430c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02430c","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The cooperative catalyst approach has become a significant and burgeoning area in synthetic organic chemistry, garnering substantial attention from the scientific community in recent years. Unlike single metal catalysts or organocatalysts, the cooperative catalysis strategy enables previously unattainable transformations to be accomplished in a stereocontrolled manner with high efficiency. In particular, cooperative iridium–organocatalysis has emerged as a valuable tool for producing biologically active chiral molecules from easily accessible starting materials. Iridium metal catalysts have been effectively combined with a diverse range of organocatalysts, including Brønsted acids, Lewis bases, N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts, and even phase transfer catalysts. This review provides a comprehensive overview of this evolving field, encompassing reaction advancements and mechanistic insights, to offer readers a better understanding of how metal–organic catalysts influence reaction mechanisms and the suitable starting materials for each catalytic process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 2025-2051"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143050735","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}
Li-Juan Tang , Yongshun Wen , Hong-Xian Jin , Wenjun Luo , Lipeng Long , Jiayi Shen , Haiqing Luo , Daohong Yu
{"title":"Progress in the catalytic enantioselective construction of difluoroalkylated stereogenic centers","authors":"Li-Juan Tang , Yongshun Wen , Hong-Xian Jin , Wenjun Luo , Lipeng Long , Jiayi Shen , Haiqing Luo , Daohong Yu","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02309a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02309a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Molecules bearing difluoroalkyl groups are very important in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and many materials. In recent years, significant attention has been paid to the development of novel synthetic methods for constructing compounds containing CF<sub>2</sub>R groups. In particular, the construction of difluoroalkylated stereogenic centers is thriving. This review focuses on catalytic asymmetric difluoroalkylation for the construction of difluoralkylated stereogenic centers, summarizing the reported synthetic methods, the active intermediates involved, and the asymmetric strategies applied. The product diversity, selectivity, and proposed mechanisms are highlighted, and the future outlook and existing challenges are also provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 2052-2075"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142961290","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}
Guodan Lu , Tao Zhang , Xionglve Cheng , Kehan Qian , Yong Wang , Xiaobing Wan
{"title":"Visible-light-driven anion relay chemistry (ARC): construction of fully substituted pyrazoles†","authors":"Guodan Lu , Tao Zhang , Xionglve Cheng , Kehan Qian , Yong Wang , Xiaobing Wan","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02072c","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02072c","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anion relay chemistry (ARC) is a multi-component union strategy that has emerged as a powerful approach for synthesizing complex structures. However, previous studies have primarily concentrated on thermally controlled reaction modes. In this study, we report the development of an unprecedented visible-light-driven anion relay chemistry (ARC) strategy. Utilizing an energy-transfer process, we successfully transformed tosylhydrazones into anionic donors, facilitating the synthesis of fully substituted pyrazole derivatives under mild conditions. Furthermore, a combination of experimental mechanistic investigations and computational studies (DFT) not only corroborated the proposed mechanism of the reaction but also inspired additional avenues for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 1885-1892"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142975425","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}
{"title":"Access to chiral 3-benzylchromanones and 2,6-disubstituted cyclohexanones via Rh-catalyzed chemo- and enantioselective hydrogenation of arylidene chromanones/cyclohexanones†","authors":"Qianling Guo , Chaochao Xie , Guofu Zi , Yuping Huang , Guohua Hou","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02376e","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02376e","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A highly chemo- and enantioselective hydrogenation of arylidene chromanones/cyclohexanones catalyzed by the Rh-f-spiroPhos complex has been developed, providing a series of chiral 3-benzylchromanones in high yields (93–99%) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee) and achieving high turnover numbers (TON = 2000). Furthermore, an efficient desymmetrizing enantioselective hydrogenation of 3,5-dibenzylidene chromanones and 2,6-dibenzylidene cyclohexanones has also been realized, delivering chiral dibenzyl chromanones/cyclohexanones with excellent chemo-, diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to >20 : 1 <em>trans</em> : <em>cis</em>, >99% ee). This methodology provides straightforward and mild access to the asymmetric synthesis of α-chiral ketones.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 2004-2010"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143027006","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}
Jia-Huan Cui , Mei Tan , Jun Zhang , Yan He , Xingguang Li , Pei-Nian Liu
{"title":"Highly selective visible-light-induced cascade cyclization of vinyl sulfoxonium ylides with azides: a novel synthetic approach towards trisubstituted furans†","authors":"Jia-Huan Cui , Mei Tan , Jun Zhang , Yan He , Xingguang Li , Pei-Nian Liu","doi":"10.1039/d4qo02195a","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d4qo02195a","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A simple protocol for the synthesis of trisubstituted furans <em>via</em> visible-light-driven regioselective cascade cyclization of vinyl sulfoxonium ylides with azides has been achieved. The reaction proceeds through the formation of a novel α-enone-α′-amide sulfoxonium ylide, which undergoes cyclization upon blue light irradiation to yield a trisubstituted furan scaffold. This method offers advantages including the absence of transition metals and photocatalysts, and the desired trisubstituted furans were prepared in good to excellent yields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":94379,"journal":{"name":"Organic chemistry frontiers : an international journal of organic chemistry","volume":"12 6","pages":"Pages 1905-1910"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142975558","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}