Semibullvalene and Diazasemibullvalene: Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Reaction Chemistry, and Synthetic Applications | |
Zhang, Shaoguang ; Zhang, Wen-Xiong ; Xi, Zhenfeng | |
刊名 | ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
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2015 | |
关键词 | STRUCTURAL-CHARACTERIZATION COPE REARRANGEMENT EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS DIAZO-COMPOUNDS AZIRIDINES 2,6-DIAZASEMIBULLVALENES CYCLOADDITION DERIVATIVES HOMOAROMATICITY BARBARALANES |
DOI | 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00190 |
英文摘要 | CONSPECTUS: Semibullvalene (SBV) and its aza analogue 2,6-diazasemibullvalene (NSBV) are theoretically interesting and experimentally challenging organic molecules because of four unique features: highly strained ring systems, intramolecular skeletal rearrangement, extremely rapid degenerate (aza-)Cope rearrangement, and the predicted existence of neutral homoaromatic delocalized structures. SBV has received much attention in the past 50 years. In contrast, after NSBV was predicted in 1971 and the first in situ synthesis was realized in 1982, no progress on NSBV chemistry was made until our results in 2012. We have been interested in the reaction chemistry of 1,4-dilithio-1,3-butadienes (dilithio reagents for short), especially for their applications in the synthesis of SBV and NSBV, because (i) the cyclodimerization of dilithio reagents could provide the potential eight-carbon skeleton of SBV from fourcarbon butadiene units and (ii) the insertion reaction of dilithio reagents with C N bonds of two nitriles could provide a 6C + 2N skeleton that might be a good precursor for the synthesis of NSBV. Therefore, we initiated a journey into the synthesis and reaction chemistry of SBV and NSBV starting from dilithio reagents that has been ongoing since 2006. In this Account, we outline mainly our recent achievements in the synthesis, structural characterization, reaction chemistry, synthetic application, and theoretical/computational analysis of NSBV. Two efficient strategies for the synthesis of NSBV from dilithio reagents and nitriles via oxidant-induced C N bond formation are described. Structural investigations of NSBV, including X-ray crystal structure analysis, determination of the activation barrier for the aza-Cope rearrangement, and theoretical analysis, show that the localized structure of NSBV is the predominant form and that the homoaromatic delocalized structure exists as a minor component in the equilibrium. We also discuss the reaction chemistry and synthetic applications of NSBV. Several novel reaction patterns have been explored, including thermolysis, C N bond insertion, rearrangement cycloaddition, oxidation, and nucleophilic ring-opening reactions. Diverse and interesting N-containing polycyclic skeletons can be constructed, such as nickelaazetidine, 1,5-diazatriquinacenes, and triazabrexadienes, which are not available by other means. Our results show that NSBV not only features a rapid aza-Cope rearrangement with a low activation barrier but also acts as unique synthetic reagent that is significantly different from aziridine. The strained rigid ring systems as a whole can be involved in the reactions. Our achievements highlight two significant advances: (i) the well-established efficient synthesis and isolation of NSBV has greatly accelerated the development of NSBV chemistry, and (ii) the previously unattainable molecules have become "normal" and routine starting materials for the synthesis of otherwise unavailable but interesting structures. We expect that our pursuits will inspire and help direct future chemical and physical research on NSBV.; 973 Program [2012CB821600]; National Natural Science Foundation of China; State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry; Peking University; SCI(E); PubMed; REVIEW; zfxi@pku.edu.cn; 7; 1823-1831; 48 |
语种 | 英语 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.pku.edu.cn/handle/20.500.11897/418773] ![]() |
专题 | 化学与分子工程学院 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Shaoguang,Zhang, Wen-Xiong,Xi, Zhenfeng. Semibullvalene and Diazasemibullvalene: Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Reaction Chemistry, and Synthetic Applications[J]. ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH,2015. |
APA | Zhang, Shaoguang,Zhang, Wen-Xiong,&Xi, Zhenfeng.(2015).Semibullvalene and Diazasemibullvalene: Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Reaction Chemistry, and Synthetic Applications.ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH. |
MLA | Zhang, Shaoguang,et al."Semibullvalene and Diazasemibullvalene: Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Reaction Chemistry, and Synthetic Applications".ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH (2015). |
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