Electrochemically driven Nickel-Catalyzed Enantioselective Reductive Conjugate (Hetero)Arylation of Enones

Herein, we report an electrochemical nickel-catalyzed enantioselective reductive conjugate (hetero)arylation of enones in an undivided cell with low-cost electrodes in the absence of external reductants. Aryl bromides/iodides/triflates or vinyl bromides were employed as electrophilic reagents for the efficient preparation of more than 50 valuable β-arylated ketones in a simple manner (up to 97% yield, 97% ee). With the advantages of electrochemistry, excellent functional group tolerance and late-stage modification of complex natural products and pharmaceuticals made the established protocol greener and more economic. Mechanism investigation suggest that a NiI/NiIII cycle is involved in this electro-reductive reaction rather than metal reductant driven Ni0/NiII cycle. Overall, the efficient electrochemical activation and turnover of the nickel catalyst avoid the drawbacks posed by the employment of stoichiometric amount of sensitive metal powder reductants..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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chemRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 03. Apr. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ye, Zenghui [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Weiyuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Huaqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fengzhi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

540
Chemistry

doi:

10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-zb3sh

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XCH043153607