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A series of halogenated organogold(III) complexes cis-[(L)Au(ArF)(Cl)(X)] (L = phosphine ligand, ArF = 2,2′,3,3′,5,5′,6,6′-octafluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl, and X = Cl, Br, I) were prepared, and the...

Density functional theory calculations have been performed to reveal the chemoselectivity of Rh-catalyzed chiral C-F cleavage and γ-site functionalization. We found that the chemoselectivity is controlled by β-F elimination in methanol solvent, leading to formation of the alkynylic product. In isobutyronitrile solvent, the chemoselectivity is controlled by the allene insertion step, where the fluoroalkenylic product can be observed. The difference can be explained by analysis of the explicit solvent models.

The first example of non-noble metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of N-heteroaromatics is reported. A new chiral pincer manganese catalyst showed outstanding catalytic activity in the asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines, affording high yields and enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee). A turnover number of 3840 was reached at a low catalyst loading (S/C=4000), which was competitive with the activity of most effective noble metal catalysts for this reaction. The precise regulation of the enantioselectivity were ensured by a π-π interaction.

A palladium/DPEphos-catalyzed intermolecular trans-selective carbofunctionalization of internal alkynes has been established herein. This method proceeds through a formal anti-carbopalladation, for...

A three-layer chirality relay model is proposed for Rh(I)-mediated enantioselective siletane activation. A chiral ligand in the back layer controls the position of the alkyne-coordinated metal center in the middle layer, which then provides a chiral environment for the incoming substrate at the front layer. A two-dimensional contour map analysis further clarified this model.

Diazo compounds are popular carbenoid precursors that can react with various transition metals to afford carbene species for further transformations. In this study, density functional theory calcul...

Palladium (Pd)-catalyzed radical oxidative C-H carbonylation of alkanes is a useful method for functionalizing hydrocarbons, but there is still a lack of understanding of the mechanism, which restricts the application of this reaction. In this work, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to study the mechanism for a Pd-catalyzed radical esterification reaction. Two plausible reaction pathways have been proposed and validated by DFT calculations. The computational results reveal that the generated alkyl radical prefers to add to the carbon monoxide (CO) molecule to form a carbonyl radical before bonding with the Pd species. Radical addition onto Pd followed by CO migratory insertion was unfavorable owing to the high energy barrier of the migratory insertion step. The regioselectivity of the C(sp3 )-H carbonylation was also investigated by DFT. The results show that the regioselectivity is controlled by both the bond dissociation energy of the reacting C-H bond and the stability of the corresponding generated carbon radical. Competitive side reactions also affected the yield and regioselectivity owing to the rapid consumption of the stable radical intermediate.

The preparation of the difluoromethylated organogold(III) complex cis-[Au(PCy3)(4-F-C6H4)(CF2H)(Cl)] (3) and its Ar–CF2H reductive elimination are described. In the presence of 1.0 equiv of AgSbF6 ...