Volume 137, Issue 9 e202420667
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Strained Dehydro-[2,2]-paracyclophane Enabled Planar Chirality Construction and [2.2]Paracyclophane Functionalization

Xue Zhang

Xue Zhang

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

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Yi Zhou

Yi Zhou

College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China

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Zhi-Xiang Yu

Corresponding Author

Zhi-Xiang Yu

College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China

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Prof. Dr. Chen-Ho Tung

Prof. Dr. Chen-Ho Tung

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

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Prof. Dr. Zhenghu Xu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Zhenghu Xu

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

State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032 China

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First published: 13 January 2025

Abstract

Planar chirality found tremendous use in many fields, such as chemistry, optics, and materials science. In particular, planar chiral [2.2]paracyclophanes (PCPs) are a type of structurally interesting and practically useful chiral compounds bearing unique electronic and photophysical properties and thus have been widely used in π-stacking polymers, organic luminescent materials, and as a valuable toolbox for developing chiral ligands or organocatalysts. However, the synthesis of chiral PCP derivatives remains a longstanding challenge. Current synthetic methods primarily rely on chiral preparative liquid chromatography separation or chemical and kinetic resolution reactions. Here, we report an enantioconvergent alkynylation of an in situ-formed dehydro-[2,2]-paracyclophane intermediate by asymmetric copper(I) catalysis. This approach enables the efficient synthesis of valuable planar chiral PCP building blocks and heterocycles with good yields and excellent enantioselectivity. The success of this reaction lies in the development of a practical route to access strained dehydro-[2,2]-paracyclophane intermediates, which can also be utilized in various strain-release nucleophilic or cycloaddition reactions to synthesize diverse functionalized PCPs. DFT calculations of this reaction suggest that the enantioselectivity is determined by the aryne complexation with chiral copper(I) acetylide and the subsequent insertion reaction.

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

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