22090-26-2Relevant articles and documents
Dehydrogenation/(3+2) Cycloaddition of Saturated Aza-Heterocycles via Merging Organic Photoredox and Lewis Acid Catalysis
Xiao, Teng-Fei,Zhang, Yi-Fan,Hou, Wen-Tao,Yan, Pen-Ji,Hai, Jun,Xu, Peng-Fei,Xu, Guo-Qiang
supporting information, p. 8942 - 8946 (2021/11/24)
Herein, we report a photoinduced dehydrogenation/(3+2) cycloaddition reaction by merging organic photoredox and Lewis acid catalysis, providing a straightforward and efficient approach for directly installing a benzofuran skeleton on the saturated aza-heterocycles. In this protocol, we also describe a novel organic photocatalyst (t-Bu-DCQ) with the advantages of a wider redox potential, easy synthesis, and a low price. Furthermore, the stepwise activation mechanism of dual C(sp3)-H bonds was demonstrated by a series of experimental and computational studies.
Spin Delocalization, Polarization, and London Dispersion Forces Govern the Formation of Diradical Pimers
Ellern, Arkady,Peterson, Joshua P.,Winter, Arthur H.
supporting information, p. 5304 - 5313 (2020/04/08)
Some free radicals are stable enough to be isolated, but most are either unstable transient species or exist as metastable species in equilibrium with a dimeric form, usually a spin-paired sigma dimer or a pi dimer (pimer). To gain insight into the different modes of dimerization, we synthesized and evaluated a library of 15 aryl dicyanomethyl radicals in order to probe what structural and molecular parameters lead to σ- versus π-dimerization. We evaluated the divergent dimerization behavior by measuring the strength of each radical association by variableerature electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, determining the mode of dimerization (σ- or π-dimer) by UV-vis spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, and performing computational analysis. We evaluated three different hypotheses to explain the difference in the dimerization behavior: (1) that the dimerization behavior is dictated by radical spin densities; (2) that it is dictated by radical polarizability; (3) that it is dictated by London dispersion stabilization of the pimer. However, no single parameter model in itself was predictive. Two-parameter models incorporating either the computed degree of spin delocalization or the radical polarizability as well as computed estimates for the attractive London dispersion forces in the π-dimers lead to improved forecasts of σ- vs π-dimerization mode, and suggest that a balance of spin delocalization of the isolated radical as well as attractive forces between the stacked radicals, govern the formation of diradical pimers.
Organocatalytic Cascade β-Functionalization/Aromatization of Pyrrolidines via Double Hydride Transfer
An, Xiao-De,Li, Xian-Jiang,Liu, Qing,Shao, Chang-Lun,Xiao, Jian,Yang, Shuo,Zhou, Lan
supporting information, (2020/02/15)
An unprecedented cascade β-functionalization/aromatization reaction of N-arylpyrrolidines was established. A series of β-substituted arylpyrroles embedded with trifluoromethyl groups are provided directly from N-arylpyrrolidines. The deuterium-labeling experiments indicate that sequential double hydride transfer processes serve as the key steps in this transformation.
