Chiral aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold is widely present in bioactive natural products and drugs.The exploitation of efficient and enantioselective methods for the construction of aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold i...Chiral aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold is widely present in bioactive natural products and drugs.The exploitation of efficient and enantioselective methods for the construction of aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold is significant.Herein we disclose a chiral N,N’-dioxide/Lewis acid complex-catalyzed asymmetric inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder(IEDDA)reaction using electron-deficient 3-carboalkoxyl-2-pyrones and less electron-enriched aryl enol ethers as reactants.A wide range of non-and 1,2-disubstituted acyclic aryl enol ethers are applicable to deliver diverse chiral bridged bicyclic lactones in high yields and stereoselectivities(up to 96%yield,>20:1 dr,97:3 er).The bridged bicyclic lactone core can be easily converted into chiral aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold.Notably,DFT calculations revealed a stepwise and endo mechanism to explain the high enantioselectivity controlled by the cooperative effect of the steric factors and the dispersion interactions between ligands and enol ethers.展开更多
Axially chiral molecules have been widely used in inorganic,material and medicinal chemistry.Compared with well-established N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC)-catalyzed asymmetric construction of centrally chiral molecules,N...Axially chiral molecules have been widely used in inorganic,material and medicinal chemistry.Compared with well-established N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC)-catalyzed asymmetric construction of centrally chiral molecules,NHC-catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral molecules remains largely underdeveloped.Notably,alkynyl acyl azolium intermediates were commonly used in constructing a heteroaryl ring to furnish axially enantioenriched heteroaryl-aryls.The inherent character of the intermediates often led to react with sterically hindered substrates difficultly.Herein,we have successfully disclosed the atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral heteroaryl-aryls from sterically hindered enols through the use of chiral NHCs as catalysts for highly enantioselective Coates-Claisen rearrangements via catalytically generatedα,β-unsaturated acyl azoliums.This approach will enable the concise synthesis of valuable tetra-ortho-substituted 2-pyrones in one step with good yield and chirality control.展开更多
An efficient and practical synthetic approach was developed for the tandem synthesis of trisubstituted 2-pyrone derivatives from sulfoxonium ylides and cyclopropenones.This[3+3]annulation reaction was carried out unde...An efficient and practical synthetic approach was developed for the tandem synthesis of trisubstituted 2-pyrone derivatives from sulfoxonium ylides and cyclopropenones.This[3+3]annulation reaction was carried out under transition-metal-free conditions.A broad range of functional groups were tolerant under mild conditions,and a variety of 2-pyrones were obtained in moderate to good yields.展开更多
Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most important reactions in organic synthesis and has witnessed great achievements in total syntheses of complex natural products.In this review,we will focus on the [4+2] cycloaddit...Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most important reactions in organic synthesis and has witnessed great achievements in total syntheses of complex natural products.In this review,we will focus on the [4+2] cycloaddition that utilizes 2-pyrone as the diene component.Major advances of its applications in the total syntheses of natural products in the past fifty years will be discussed here.展开更多
A tandem Diels–Alder reaction/Claisen rearrangement/decarboxylation strategy of N-allenamides (or aryloxyallenes) with 3-alkoxycarbonyl-2-pyrones has been developed for the efficient synthesis of diarylmethanes with ...A tandem Diels–Alder reaction/Claisen rearrangement/decarboxylation strategy of N-allenamides (or aryloxyallenes) with 3-alkoxycarbonyl-2-pyrones has been developed for the efficient synthesis of diarylmethanes with moderate to good yields. The reaction exhibits good functional group tolerance and can be applied to late-stage modifications of known drug molecules. Mechanistic studies indicate that the ester group at the 3-position of 2-pyrones is essential, and the initial Diels–Alder reaction between the 2-pyrones and the proximal C=C bond of the N-allenamides (or aryloxyallenes) is crucial for the success of the reaction.展开更多
Chiral heteroatom-containing bicyclic scaffolds are important pharmacophores and prevalent in bioactive natural products and drug molecules.Herein,we report a unified approach for the divergent synthesis of chiral het...Chiral heteroatom-containing bicyclic scaffolds are important pharmacophores and prevalent in bioactive natural products and drug molecules.Herein,we report a unified approach for the divergent synthesis of chiral heteroatom-containing bicyclic derivatives by lanthanide(lil)-catalyzed asymmetric inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder reactions of 2-pyrones.These reactions occur with vari-ous readily available dihydropyrroles and dihydrofurans as dienophiles,providing a step-economical synthetic platform for densely functionalized ciss-hydroindoles and cis-hydrobenzofurans with excellent yields and enantioselectivities.The synthetic utility of this approach is demonstrated by the concise synthesis of(-)-α-lycorane and(-)-lycorine alkaloids.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22001177,22203023)Guangdong Pearl River Talent Program(no.2021QN020268)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Nos.2024A1515012381,2022A1515011859)Shenzhen Bay Laboratory Startup Fund(No.S201100003)Major Program of Shenzhen Bay Laboratory(No.S211101001-4)Shenzhen Bay Qihang Fellow Program(No.QH23001)for generous financial support.
文摘Chiral aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold is widely present in bioactive natural products and drugs.The exploitation of efficient and enantioselective methods for the construction of aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold is significant.Herein we disclose a chiral N,N’-dioxide/Lewis acid complex-catalyzed asymmetric inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder(IEDDA)reaction using electron-deficient 3-carboalkoxyl-2-pyrones and less electron-enriched aryl enol ethers as reactants.A wide range of non-and 1,2-disubstituted acyclic aryl enol ethers are applicable to deliver diverse chiral bridged bicyclic lactones in high yields and stereoselectivities(up to 96%yield,>20:1 dr,97:3 er).The bridged bicyclic lactone core can be easily converted into chiral aryl cyclohex-3-en ether scaffold.Notably,DFT calculations revealed a stepwise and endo mechanism to explain the high enantioselectivity controlled by the cooperative effect of the steric factors and the dispersion interactions between ligands and enol ethers.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0204704)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21602105)+2 种基金the General Program of Chongqing Natural Science(cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0712)Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (202003N4063)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20221309)
文摘Axially chiral molecules have been widely used in inorganic,material and medicinal chemistry.Compared with well-established N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC)-catalyzed asymmetric construction of centrally chiral molecules,NHC-catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral molecules remains largely underdeveloped.Notably,alkynyl acyl azolium intermediates were commonly used in constructing a heteroaryl ring to furnish axially enantioenriched heteroaryl-aryls.The inherent character of the intermediates often led to react with sterically hindered substrates difficultly.Herein,we have successfully disclosed the atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral heteroaryl-aryls from sterically hindered enols through the use of chiral NHCs as catalysts for highly enantioselective Coates-Claisen rearrangements via catalytically generatedα,β-unsaturated acyl azoliums.This approach will enable the concise synthesis of valuable tetra-ortho-substituted 2-pyrones in one step with good yield and chirality control.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81573286 and 81373259).
文摘An efficient and practical synthetic approach was developed for the tandem synthesis of trisubstituted 2-pyrone derivatives from sulfoxonium ylides and cyclopropenones.This[3+3]annulation reaction was carried out under transition-metal-free conditions.A broad range of functional groups were tolerant under mild conditions,and a variety of 2-pyrones were obtained in moderate to good yields.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21801043), the "Z1000-Youth Talents Plan", and Fudan University (start-up gra nt) are ack no wledged for fi nan cial support.
文摘Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most important reactions in organic synthesis and has witnessed great achievements in total syntheses of complex natural products.In this review,we will focus on the [4+2] cycloaddition that utilizes 2-pyrone as the diene component.Major advances of its applications in the total syntheses of natural products in the past fifty years will be discussed here.
基金supported by the NSFC(22071210,22101033,22201023,22271242)the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology(BM2012110)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20210849)the Innovation&Entrepreneurship Talents Plan of Jiangsu Province(JSSCRC2021536).
文摘A tandem Diels–Alder reaction/Claisen rearrangement/decarboxylation strategy of N-allenamides (or aryloxyallenes) with 3-alkoxycarbonyl-2-pyrones has been developed for the efficient synthesis of diarylmethanes with moderate to good yields. The reaction exhibits good functional group tolerance and can be applied to late-stage modifications of known drug molecules. Mechanistic studies indicate that the ester group at the 3-position of 2-pyrones is essential, and the initial Diels–Alder reaction between the 2-pyrones and the proximal C=C bond of the N-allenamides (or aryloxyallenes) is crucial for the success of the reaction.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.22071030)Fudan University for financial support。
文摘Chiral heteroatom-containing bicyclic scaffolds are important pharmacophores and prevalent in bioactive natural products and drug molecules.Herein,we report a unified approach for the divergent synthesis of chiral heteroatom-containing bicyclic derivatives by lanthanide(lil)-catalyzed asymmetric inverse-electron-demand Diels-Alder reactions of 2-pyrones.These reactions occur with vari-ous readily available dihydropyrroles and dihydrofurans as dienophiles,providing a step-economical synthetic platform for densely functionalized ciss-hydroindoles and cis-hydrobenzofurans with excellent yields and enantioselectivities.The synthetic utility of this approach is demonstrated by the concise synthesis of(-)-α-lycorane and(-)-lycorine alkaloids.
