Deciphering the chameleonic chemistry of allenols: breaking the taboo of a onetime esoteric functionality

JM Alonso, P Almendros - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The allene functionality has participated in one of the most exciting voyages in organic
chemistry, from chemical curiosities to a recurring building block in modern organic …

Recent advances and perspectives in transition metal‐catalyzed 1, 4‐functionalizations of unactivated 1, 3‐enynes for the synthesis of allenes

L Fu, S Greßies, P Chen, G Liu - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent Advances and Perspectives in Transition Metal‐Catalyzed 1,4‐Functionalizations of
Unactivated 1,3‐Enynes for the Synthesis of Allenes - Fu - 2020 - Chinese Journal of Chemistry …

Enantio-and diastereodivergent construction of 1, 3-nonadjacent stereocenters bearing axial and central chirality through synergistic Pd/Cu catalysis

J Zhang, X Huo, J Xiao, L Zhao, S Ma… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In contrast to the widely explored methods for the asymmetric synthesis of molecules
bearing a single stereocenter or adjacent stereocenters, the concurrent construction of 1, 3 …

Recent progress toward the construction of axially chiral molecules catalyzed by an N-heterocyclic carbene

J Wang, C Zhao, J Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Axial chirality widely exists in natural products, pharmaceutical compounds, and other
functional molecules; these axially chiral compounds also find wide utility as catalysts or …

Dicarboxylation of alkenes, allenes and (hetero)arenes with CO2 via visible-light photoredox catalysis

T Ju, YQ Zhou, KG Cao, Q Fu, JH Ye, GQ Sun, XF Liu… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
Light-driven utilization of CO2 in organic synthesis is highly attractive because it mimics
nature. However, such transformations are mainly limited to the incorporation of only a …

Copper‐catalyzed asymmetric coupling of allenyl radicals with terminal alkynes to access tetrasubstituted allenes

XY Dong, TY Zhan, SP Jiang, XD Liu, L Ye… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In contrast to the wealth of asymmetric transformations for generating central chirality from
alkyl radicals, the enantiocontrol over the allenyl radicals for forging axial chirality represents …

Asymmetric α-allylic allenylation of β-ketocarbonyls and aldehydes by synergistic Pd/chiral primary amine catalysis

C You, M Shi, X Mi, S Luo - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
We herein describe an asymmetric α-allylic allenylation of β-ketocarbonyls and aldehydes
with 1, 3-enynes. A synergistic chiral primary amine/Pd catalyst was identified to facilitate the …

Copper-catalyzed regioselective 1, 4-selenosulfonylation of 1, 3-enynes to access cyanoalkylsulfonylated allenes

FS He, P Bao, F Yu, LH Zeng, WP Deng, J Wu - Organic Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
By employing CuOAc as the catalyst, we realize a four-component reaction of 1, 3-enynes,
diselenides, DABCO·(SO2) 2, and cycloketone oxime esters, providing facile access to …

Copper-catalyzed syntheses of multiple functionalizatized allenes via three-component reaction of enynes

Y Song, C Fu, S Ma - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
A copper-catalyzed three-component reaction of cyclobutanone oxime esters and 1, 3-
enynes in the presence of TMSCN or TMSCF3 has been developed. This mild protocol …

Catalytic asymmetric axially chiral allenyl C–P bond formation

H Wang, H Qian, J Zhang, S Ma - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Chiral organophosphorous compounds are very important in catalysis, organic syntheses,
and medicinal chemistry. However, catalytic enantioselective protocols for the axially chiral …