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Photoenzymatic Hydrogenation of Heteroaromatic Olefins Using ‘Ene’-Reductases with Photoredox Catalysts
Biegasiewicz, Kyle F.,Black, Michael J.,Chung, Megan M.,Hyster, Todd K.,Meichan, Andrew J.,Nakano, Yuji,Sandoval, Braddock A.,Zhu, Tianyu
, p. 10484 - 10488 (2020/04/29)
Flavin-dependent ‘ene’-reductases (EREDs) are highly selective catalysts for the asymmetric reduction of activated alkenes. This function is, however, limited to enones, enoates, and nitroalkenes using the native hydride transfer mechanism. Here we demonstrate that EREDs can reduce vinyl pyridines when irradiated with visible light in the presence of a photoredox catalyst. Experimental evidence suggests the reaction proceeds via a radical mechanism where the vinyl pyridine is reduced to the corresponding neutral benzylic radical in solution. DFT calculations reveal this radical to be “dynamically stable”, suggesting it is sufficiently long-lived to diffuse into the enzyme active site for stereoselective hydrogen atom transfer. This reduction mechanism is distinct from the native one, highlighting the opportunity to expand the synthetic capabilities of existing enzyme platforms by exploiting new mechanistic models.
Palladium-Catalyzed Divergent Arylation with Triazolopyridines: One-Pot Synthesis of 6-Aryl-2-α-styrylpyridines
Moon, Youngtaek,Kwon, Soonhyung,Kang, Dahye,Im, Honggu,Hong, Sungwoo
, p. 958 - 964 (2016/04/05)
We have developed a new strategy for palladium-catalyzed arylation reactions with triazolopyridines, wherein two different chemical transformations (C-3 vs. C-7) are observed by differentiating the substrates using different bases. The reactive palladium carbenoids were directly generated from triazolopyridines and underwent denitrogenative arylations with aryl bromides. Intriguingly, when potassium carbonate was replaced with potassium tert-butoxide, direct C-H arylation occurred at the most acidic position (C-7). Moreover, two different catalytic arylation events were successfully performed in a one-pot sequence, providing a convenient access to 6-aryl-2-α-styrylpyridines.
Copper-catalyzed α-methylenation of benzylpyridines using dimethylacetamide as one-carbon source
Itoh, Masaki,Hirano, Koji,Satoh, Tetsuya,Miura, Masahiro
supporting information, p. 2050 - 2053 (2014/05/06)
The direct α-methylenation of benzylpyridines was achieved using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) as a one-carbon source under copper catalysis. An intermediary species was detected at an early stage, and a possible mechanism was proposed. Additionally, α-oxygenation and dimerization of benzylpyridines could also be performed efficiently.