Zhang Chaoshen, Sung Herman H Y, Williams Ian D, Wu Yun-Dong, Sun Jianwei
Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China.
J Am Chem Soc. 2025 Sep 17;147(37):33350-33358. doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c11285. Epub 2025 Sep 8.
Described here is an efficient protocol for intermolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition of unactivated and unsymmetrical allenes and alkynes with unusual regioselectivity, counterintuitively favoring the most hindered isomer. CpRu(MeCN)PF served as a uniquely effective catalyst, providing diverse 3-alkylidenecyclobutenes with a broad scope and good functional group compatibility. Both experiments and DFT studies provided important insights into the mechanism, particularly the unusual regioselectivity.
本文描述了一种高效的分子间[2 + 2]环加成反应方案,该反应涉及未活化的不对称丙二烯和炔烃,具有不寻常的区域选择性,与直觉相反,更倾向于位阻最大的异构体。CpRu(MeCN)PF作为一种独特有效的催化剂,可提供多种3-亚烷基环丁烯,适用范围广且官能团兼容性良好。实验和密度泛函理论(DFT)研究都为反应机理提供了重要见解,特别是这种不寻常的区域选择性。