Volume 136, Issue 1 e202312923
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Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylative Cyclization of 1,6-Diynes to Access Atropisomerically Labile Chiral Dienes

Panjie Hu

Panjie Hu

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), Xi'an, 710062 China

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Lingfei Hu

Lingfei Hu

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100 China

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Dr. Xiao-Xi Li

Dr. Xiao-Xi Li

Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China

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Mengxiao Pan

Mengxiao Pan

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), Xi'an, 710062 China

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Dr. Gang Lu

Corresponding Author

Dr. Gang Lu

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100 China

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Prof. Dr. Xingwei Li

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Xingwei Li

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU), Xi'an, 710062 China

Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China

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First published: 16 November 2023
Citations: 1

Abstract

Axially chiral open-chained olefins are an underexplored class of atropisomers, whose enantioselective synthesis represents a daunting challenge due to their relatively low racemization barrier. We herein report rhodium(I)-catalyzed hydroarylative cyclization of 1,6-diynes with three distinct classes of arenes, enabling highly enantioselective synthesis of a broad range of axially chiral 1,3-dienes that are conformationally labile (ΔG(rac)=26.6–28.0 kcal/mol). The coupling reactions in each category proceeded with excellent enantioselectivity, regioselectivity, and Z/E selectivity under mild reaction conditions. Computational studies of the coupling of quinoline N-oxide system reveal that the reaction proceeds via initial oxidative cyclization of the 1,6-diyne to give a rhodacyclic intermediate, followed by σ-bond metathesis between the arene C−H bond and the Rh−C(vinyl) bond, with subsequent C−C reductive elimination being enantio-determining and turnover-limiting. The DFT-established mechanism is consistent with the experimental studies. The coupled products of quinoline N-oxides undergo facile visible light-induced intramolecular oxygen-atom transfer, affording chiral epoxides with complete axial-to-central chirality transfer.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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