Copper (i)/Ganphos catalysis: enantioselective synthesis of diverse spirooxindoles using iminoesters and alkyl substituted methyleneindolinones

H Cui, K Li, Y Wang, M Song, C Wang, D Wei… - Organic & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A copper-catalyzed asymmetric 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of glycine iminoesters with alkyl
substituted 3-methylene-2-oxindoles is described. By using de novo design of P-stereogenic …

Hetero-Diels–Alder reactions of 2 H-phospholes with allenes: Synthesis and functionalization of 6-methylene-1-phosphanorbornenes

K Zhang, Q Zhang, D Wei, R Tian… - Organic Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The phospha-Diels–Alder reaction between 2H-phospholes and arylallenes affords 6-
methylene-1-phosphanorbornenes in high yields with excellent regioselectivity. This Diels …

Unlocking the C-centered ring-opening of phosphiranium ions for a straightforward entry to functionalized phosphines

M Ahmad, MJ Tranchant, S Comesse… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Phosphorus chemistry occupies a pivotal position in contemporary organic chemistry but
significant synthetic challenges still endure. In this report, a class of electrophilic …

Practical electro-oxidative sulfonylation of phenols with sodium arenesulfinates generating arylsulfonate esters

Z Tian, Q Gong, T Huang, L Liu… - The Journal of Organic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A practical and sustainable synthesis of arylsulfonate esters has been developed through
electro-oxidation. This reaction employed the stable and readily available phenols and …

Phosphirane-Enabled Synthesis of Aromatic 1H-1,2-Azaphospholes and Phosphinines

C Xu, Z Dai, S Kang, R Tian, Z Duan - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aromatic heteroarenes are essential components of numerous valuable molecules. Herein
we present a simple and effective route to access aromatic 1 H-1, 2-azaphospholes and …

Phosphorus-Involved Wagner–Meerwein Rearrangement of Phosphiranes: An Entry to Four-Membered Phosphacycles

M Cui, K Feng, R Tian, Z Duan - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phosphenium ions [R2P]+ are important and highly reactive dicoordinate phosphorus
species. Herein, we report a rearrangement of the carbocation into the phosphenium cation …

BF3-Promoted Ring Expansion of Iminylphosphiranes and Acylphosphiranes for Divergent Access to 1,2-Azaphospholidines and 1,2-Dihydrophosphetes

M Cui, Y Xu, R Tian, Z Duan - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ring expansion of strained small rings provides an efficient method for the synthesis of
various high-value carbocycles and heterocycles. Here we report BF3· Et2O as both an …

The chemistry of phosphirane-substituted phosphinidene complexes

M Wang, T Yang, R Tian, D Wei, Z Duan… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermolysis of the 1, 1′-biphosphirane pentacarbonylmetal complex offers access to 3, 4-
dihydro-1, 2-diphosphete and diphosphorus (P2) intermediates. A control reaction proves …

Tandem [5+ 1]/[8+ 2] cycloaddition reactions involving phosphiranes and tropones: facile access to 6, 5, 7-fused tricyclic skeletons

M Cui, J Li, R Tian, Z Duan - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Tandem [5+ 1] carbonyl cyclization/[8+ 2] cycloaddition reactions of tropones and
phosphiranes were developed as a straightforward synthetic method to synthesize …

Cycloadditions of 1-iminylphosphirane complexes with allenes

J Li, M Cui, R Tian, Z Duan, F Mathey - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
A cascade carbonylative ring expansion and [2+ 2]/[4+ 2] cycloaddition of strained 1-
iminylphosphirane complexes with aryl allenes were reported. The carbonylative ring …