C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond formation via nickel-catalyzed deoxygenative homo-coupling of aldehydes/ketones mediated by hydrazine.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34140496.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-23971-7 and PMC identifier 8211713.
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Abstract
Aldehydes and ketones are widely found in biomass resources and play important roles in organic synthesis. However, the direct deoxygenative coupling of aldehydes or ketones to construct C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond remains a scientific challenge. Here we report a nickel-catalyzed reductive homo-coupling of moisture- and air-stable hydrazones generated in-situ from naturally abundant aldehydes and ketones to construct challenging C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-C(sp<sup>3</sup>) bond. This transformation has great functional group compatibility and can suit a broad substrate scope with innocuous H<sub>2</sub>O, N<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub> as the by-products. Furthermore, the application in several biological molecules and the transformation of PEEK model demonstrate the generality, practicability, and applicability of this novel methodology.
Medical subject headings
- Aldehydes
- Hydrazines
- Hydrazones
- Ketones
- Nickel