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- Bunrit, Anon, et al.
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A General Route to beta-Substituted Pyrroles by Transition-Metal Catalysis
- 2016
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In: Journal of Organic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0022-3263 .- 1520-6904. ; 81:4, s. 1450-1460
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An atom-efficient route to pyrroles substituted in the beta-position has been achieved in four high yielding steps by a combination of Pd, Ru, and Fe catalysis with only water and ethene as side-products. The reaction is general and gives pyrroles substituted in the beta-position with linear and branched alkyl, benzyl, or aryl groups in overall good yields. The synthetic route includes a Pd-catalyzed monoallylation step of amines with substituted allylic alcohols that proceeds to yield the monoallylated products in moderate to excellent yields. In a second step, unsymmetrical diallylated aromatic amines are generated from the reaction of a second allylic alcohol with high selectivity in moderate to good yields by control of the reaction temperature. Ru-catalyzed ring-closing metathesis performed on the diallylated aromatic amines yields the pyrrolines substituted in the beta-position in excellent yields. By addition of ferric chloride to the reaction mixture, a selective aromatization to yield the corresponding pyrroles substituted in the beta-position was achieved. A reaction mechanism involving a palladium hydride, generated from insertion of palladium to O-H of an allyl alcohol, that is responsible for the C-O bond cleavage to generate the pi-allyl intermediate is proposed.
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- Bunrit, Anon, et al.
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Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Intramolecular Nucleophilic Substitution of the Hydroxyl Group in Stereogenic Alcohols with Chirality Transfer
- 2015
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In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0002-7863 .- 1520-5126. ; 137:14, s. 4646-4649
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The hydroxyl group of enantioenriched benzyl, propargyl, allyl, and alkyl alcohols has been intramolecularly displaced by uncharged O-, N-, and S-centered nucleophiles to yield enantioenriched tetrahydrofuran, pyrrolidine, and tetrahydrothiophene derivatives with phosphinic acid catalysis. The five-membered heterocyclic products are generated in good to excellent yields, with high degree of chirality transfer, and water as the only side-product. Racemization experiments show that phosphinic acid does not promote S(N)1 reactivity. Density functional theory calculations corroborate a reaction pathway where the phosphinic acid operates as a bifunctional catalyst in the intramolecular substitution reaction. In this mechanism, the acidic proton of the phosphinic acid protonates the hydroxyl group, enhancing the leaving group ability. Simultaneously, the oxo group of phosphinic acid operates as a base abstracting the nucleophilic proton and thus enhancing the nucleophilicity. This reaction will open up new atom efficient techniques that enable alcohols to be used as nucleofuges in substitution reactions in the future.
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- Bunrit, Anon, 1986-
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Direct Catalytic Nucleophilic Substitution of Non-Derivatized Alcohols
- 2017
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis focuses on the development of methods for the activation of the hydroxyl group in non-derivatized alcohols in substitution reactions. The thesis is divided into two parts, describing three different catalytic systems.The first part of the thesis (Chapter 2) describes nucleophilic allylation of amines with allylic alcohols, using a palladium catalyst to generate unsymmetrical diallylated amines. The corresponding amines were further transformed by a one-pot ring-closing metathesis and aromatization reaction to afford β-substituted pyrroles with linear and branched alkyl, benzyl, and aryl groups in overall moderate to good yields.The second part (Chapters 3 and 4) describes the direct intramolecular stereospecific nucleophilic substitution of the hydroxyl group in enantioenriched alcohols by Lewis acid and Brønsted acid/base catalysis.In Chapter 3, the direct intramolecular substitution of non-derivatized alcohols has been developed using Fe(OTf)3 as catalyst. The hydroxyl groups of aryl, allyl, and alkyl alcohols were substituted by the attack of O- and N-centered nucleophiles, to provide five- and six-membered heterocycles in up to excellent yields with high enantiospecificities. Experimental studies showed that the reaction follows first-order dependence with respect to the catalyst, the internal nucleophile, and the internal electrophile of the substrate. Competition and catalyst-substrate interaction experiments demonstrated that this transformation proceeds via an SN2-type reaction pathway.In Chapter 4, a Brønsted acid/base catalyzed intramolecular substitution of non-derivatized alcohols was developed. The direct intramolecular and stereospecific substitution of different alcohols was successfully catalyzed by phosphinic acid (H3PO2). The hydroxyl groups of aryl, allyl, propargyl, and alkyl alcohols were substituted by O-, N-, and S-centered nucleophiles to generate five- and six-membered heterocycles in good to excellent yields with high enantiospecificities. Mechanistic studies (both experiments and density functional theory calculations) have been performed on the reaction forming five-membered heterocyclic compounds. Experimental studies showed that phosphinic acid does not promote SN1 reactivity. Rate-order determination indicated that the reaction follows first-order dependence with respect to the catalyst, the internal nucleophile, and the internal electrophile. DFT calculations corroborated with a reaction pathway in which the phosphinic acid has a dual activation mode and operates as a bifunctional Brønsted acid/Brønsted base to simultaneously activate both the nucleophile and nucleofuge, resulting in a unique bridging transition state in an SN2-type reaction mechanism.
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- Bunrit, Anon, et al.
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H3PO2-Catalyzed Intramolecular Stereospecific Substitution of the Hydroxyl Group in Enantioenriched Secondary Alcohols by N-, O-, and S-Centered Nucleophiles to Generate Heterocycles
- 2020
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In: ACS Catalysis. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 2155-5435. ; 10:2, s. 1344-1352
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The direct intramolecular stereospecific substitution of the hydroxyl group in enantiomerically enriched secondary benzylic, allylic, propargylic, and alkyl alcohols was successfully accomplished by phosphinic acid catalysis. The hydroxyl group was displaced by O-, S-, and N-centered nucleophiles to provide enantioenriched five-membered tetrahydrofuran, pyrrolidine, and tetrahydrothiophene as well as six-membered tetrahydroquinolines and chromanes in up to a 99% yield and 100% enantiospecificity with water as the only byproduct. Mechanistic studies using both experiments and calculations have been performed for substrates generating 5-membered heterocycles. Rate studies show dependences in a catalyst, an internal nucleophile, and an electrophile, however, independence in an external nucleophile, an electrophile, or water. Kinetic isotope effect studies show an inverse KIE of k(H)/k(D) = 0.79. Furthermore, phosphinic acid does not promote S(N)1 reactivity. Computational studies support a bifunctional role of the phosphinic acid in which activation of both nucleofuge and nucleophile occurs in a bridging S(N)2-type transition state. In this transition state, the acidic hydrogen of phosphinic acid protonates the leaving hydroxyl group simultaneously as the oxo group partially deprotonates the nucleophile. Thereby, phosphinic acid promotes the substitution of the nonderivatized hydroxyl group in enantioenriched secondary alcohols by uncharged nucleophiles with conservation of the chirality from the alcohol to the heterocycle.
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- Bunrit, Anon, 1986-, et al.
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H3PO2-Catalyzed Intramolecular Stereospecific Substitution of the Hydroxyl Group in Stereogenic Secondary Alcohols by N-, O-, and S-centered Nucleophiles to Generate Heterocycles
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The direct intramolecular stereospecific substitution of the hydroxyl group in stereogenic secondary alcohols was successfully accomplished by phosphinic acid catalysis. The hydroxyl group was displaced by O-, S-, and N-centered nucleophiles to provide enantioenriched five- and six-membered heterocycles in good to excellent yields and high enantiospecificity with water as the only by product. Mechanistic studies using both experiments and calculations have been performed. Rate order determination shows first-order dependences in catalyst, internal nucleophile, and electrophile concentrations, however, independence on external nucleophile and electrophile. Furthermore, phosphinic acid does not promote SN1 reactivity. Computational studies support a bifunctional role of the phosphinic acid in which activations of both nucleofuge and nucleophile occur in a bridging SN2-type transition state.
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- Bunrit, Anon, 1986-, et al.
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Iron (III)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Stereospecific Substitution of the OH Group in Stereogenic Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- We herein report a Fe(OTf)3-catalyzed stereospecific substitution of the hydroxyl (OH) group in secondary and tertiary alcohols by N-, and O-centered nucleophiles to generate synthetically precious enantioenriched pyrrolidines, tetrahydrofuran, 1,2,3,4-tetra-hydroquinolines, and chromanes. The substitution of the OH group in benzylic, allylic, and aliphatic alcohols proceed with high yields and high degree of enantiospecificity to give saturated five- and six-membered heterocyclic products and water as the only by-product. Mechanistic studies revealed that the intramolecular substitution reaction proceeds through an SN2 reaction with secondary alcohols and an SN1 reaction, comprising a tight ion pair, with tertiary alcohols giving products with inversion of configuration at the stereogenic carbon in both cases. The iron interacts with both nucleofile and nucloefuge, where the latter leads to a controlled carbon−oxygen (C–O) bond cleavage. The procedure opens up new atom efficient technique for catalytic stereospecific reactions that allow easily accessible stereogenic secondary and tertiary alcohols to be considered as substrates in substitution reactions.
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- Bunrit, Anon, et al.
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Nucleophilic Substitution of the Hydroxyl Group in Stereogenic Alcohols with Chirality Transfer
- 2016
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In: Synlett. - : Georg Thieme Verlag KG. - 0936-5214 .- 1437-2096. ; 27:2, s. 173-176
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A brief overview of the development of direct substitution of the hydroxyl (OH) group of alcohols in our research group is presented. By applying a BrOnsted acid, an intramolecular substitution of the OH group in stereogenic alcohols with chirality transfer was achieved. Noteworthy, the intramolecular substitution has a wide scope in respect to both the nucleophile and also the nucleofuge. A mechanistic study by both experiments and DFT calculations revealed a unique reaction pathway in which the BrOnsted acid operates in a bifunctional manner to promote an S(N)2-type reaction mechanism.
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- Li, Hongji, et al.
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Functionalized spirolactones by photoinduced dearomatization of biaryl compounds
- 2019
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In: Chemical Science. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2041-6520 .- 2041-6539. ; 10:12, s. 3681-3686
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The idea of using biaryl structures to generate synthetic building blocks such as spirolactones is attractive because biaryl structures are abundant in biomass waste streams. However, the inertness of aromatic rings of biaryls makes it challenging to transform them into functionalized structures. In this work, we developed photoinduced dearomatization of nonphenolic biaryl compounds to generate spirolactones. We demonstrate that dearomatization can be performed via either aerobic photocatalysis or anaerobic photooxidation to tolerate specific synthetic conditions. In both pathways, dearomatization is induced by electrophilic attack of the carboxyl radical. The resulting spirodiene radical is captured by either oxygen or water in aerobic and anaerobic systems, respectively, to generate the spirodienone. These methods represent novel routes to synthesize spirolactones from the biaryl motif.
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- Watile, Rahul A., et al.
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Intramolecular substitutions of secondary and tertiary alcohols with chirality transfer by an iron(III) catalyst
- 2019
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In: Nature Communications. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 2041-1723. ; 10:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Optically pure alcohols are abundant in nature and attractive as feedstock for organic synthesis but challenging for further transformation using atom efficient and sustainable methodologies, particularly when there is a desire to conserve the chirality. Usually, substitution of the OH group of stereogenic alcohols with conservation of chirality requires derivatization as part of a complex, stoichiometric procedure. We herein demonstrate that a simple, inexpensive, and environmentally benign iron(III) catalyst promotes the direct intramolecular substitution of enantiomerically enriched secondary and tertiary alcohols with O-, N-, and S-centered nucleophiles to generate valuable 5-membered, 6-membered and aryl-fused 6-membered heterocyclic compounds with chirality transfer and water as the only byproduct. The power of the methodology is demonstrated in the total synthesis of (+)-lentiginosine from D-glucose where iron-catalysis is used in a key step. Adoption of this methodology will contribute towards the transition to sustainable and bio-based processes in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. © 2019, The Author(s).
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