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Mild olefin formationviabio-inspired vitamin B12photocatalysis
Bam, Radha,Pollatos, Alexandros S.,Moser, Austin J.,West, Julian G.
, p. 1736 - 1744 (2021/02/22)
Dehydrohalogenation, or elimination of hydrogen-halide equivalents, remains one of the simplest methods for the installation of the biologically-important olefin functionality. However, this transformation often requires harsh, strongly-basic conditions, rare noble metals, or both, limiting its applicability in the synthesis of complex molecules. Nature has pursued a complementary approach in the novel vitamin B12-dependent photoreceptor CarH, where photolysis of a cobalt-carbon bond leads to selective olefin formation under mild, physiologically-relevant conditions. Herein we report a light-driven B12-based catalytic system that leverages this reactivity to convert alkyl electrophiles to olefins under incredibly mild conditions using only earth abundant elements. Further, this process exhibits a high level of regioselectivity, producing terminal olefins in moderate to excellent yield and exceptional selectivity. Finally, we are able to access a hitherto-unknown transformation, remote elimination, using two cobalt catalysts in tandem to produce subterminal olefins with excellent regioselectivity. Together, we show vitamin B12to be a powerful platform for developing mild olefin-forming reactions.
Direct Alkoxycarbonylation of Heteroarenes via Cu-Mediated Trichloromethylation and in Situ Alcoholysis
Jiang, Huanfeng,Jiang, Kai,Li, Yingwei,Luo, Wenkun,Yin, Biaolin
supporting information, (2020/03/04)
We report an efficient approach for direct alkoxycarbonylation of furans as well as other heteroarenes via a one-step copper-mediated reaction of three components (i.e., heteroarene, alcohol, and CHCl3). The copper additive was confirmed to simultaneously promote the reaction in three pathways: oxidant cracking, single electron transfer, and alcoholysis. By means of this protocol, various functionalized furancarboxylates and other heteroarenecarboxylates were facilely obtained in moderate to good yields.
Cesium Carbonate Catalyzed Esterification of N-Benzyl- N-Boc-amides under Ambient Conditions
Ye, Danfeng,Liu, Zhiyuan,Chen, Hao,Sessler, Jonathan L.,Lei, Chuanhu
supporting information, p. 6888 - 6892 (2019/09/07)
We report a general activated amide to ester transformation catalyzed by Cs2CO3. Using this approach, esterification proceeds under relatively mild conditions and without the need for a transition metal catalyst. This method exhibits broad substrate scope and represents a practical alternative to existing esterification strategies. The synthetic utility of this protocol is demonstrated via the facile synthesis of crown ether derivatives and the late-stage modification of a representative natural product and several sugars in reasonable yields.
