Synlett 2021; 32(13): 1323-1329
DOI: 10.1055/a-1468-6136
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Perspectives on Organoheteroatom and Organometallic Chemistry

Manganese-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H Addition to Polar Unsaturated Bonds

Ting Liu
a   Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. of China
b   University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. of China
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Congyang Wang
a   Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. of China
b   University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. of China
c   Physical Science Laboratory, Huairou National Comprehensive Science Center, Beijing 101400, P. R. of China
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Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21772202, 21831008, 22025109), Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (project No. Z191100007219009), Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS-CXXM-201901) and the K. C. Wong Education Foundation are gratefully acknowledged.


Abstract

Transition-metal-catalyzed nucleophilic C–H addition of hydrocarbons to polar unsaturated bonds could intrinsically avoid prefunctionalization of substrates and formation of waste byproducts, thus featuring high step- and atom-economy. As the third most abundant transition metal, manganese-catalyzed C–H addition to polar unsaturated bonds remains challenging, partially due to the difficulty in building a closed catalytic cycle of manganese. In the past few years, we have developed manganese catalysis to enable the sp2-hydrid C–H addition to polar unsaturated bonds (e.g., imines, aldehydes, nitriles), which will be discussed in this personal account.

1 Introduction

2 Mn-Catalyzed N-Directed C(sp2)–H Addition to Polar Unsaturated Bonds

3 Mn-Catalyzed O-Directed C(sp2)–H Addition to Polar Unsaturated Bonds

4 Conclusion



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 23. Februar 2021

Angenommen nach Revision: 27. März 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
27. März 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
28. April 2021

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