A Ni/photoredox-catalyzed enantioselective reductive coupling of styrene oxides and aryl iodides is reported. This reaction affords access to enantioenriched 2,2-diarylalcohols from racemic epoxides via a stereoconvergent mechanism. Multivariate linear regression (MVLR) analysis with 29 bioxazoline (BiOx) and biimidazoline (BiIm) ligands revealed that enantioselectivity correlates with electronic properties of the ligands, with more electron-donating ligands affording higher ee's. Experimental and computational mechanistic studies were conducted, lending support to the hypothesis that reductive elimination is enantiodetermining and the electronic character of the ligands influences the enantioselectivity by altering the position of the transition state structure along the reaction coordinate. This study demonstrates the benefits of utilizing statistical modeling as a platform for mechanistic understanding and provides new insight into an emerging class of chiral ligands for stereoconvergent Ni and Ni/photoredox cross-coupling.
A Ni/photoredox-catalyzed enantioselective reductive coupling of styrene oxides and aryl iodides is reported. This reaction affords access to enantioenriched 2,2-diarylalcohols from racemic epoxides via a stereoconvergent mechanism. Multivariate linear regression (MVLR) analysis with 29 bioxazoline (BiOx) and biimidazoline (BiIm) ligands revealed that enantioselectivity correlates with electronic properties of the ligands, with more electron-donating ligands affording higher ee’s. Mechanistic studies were conducted, lending support to the hypothesis that the electronic character of the ligands influences the enantioselectivity by altering the position of the transition state structure along the reaction coordinate. This study demonstrates the benefits of utilizing statistical modeling as a platform for mechanistic understanding and provides new insight into an emerging class of chiral ligands for stereoconvergent Ni and Ni/photoredox cross-coupling.
Controlling polymer tacticity is a key consideration
in macromolecular
synthesis due to the impact of stereochemistry on a material’s
thermomechanical and optical properties. Recently, inspired by work
in small molecule catalysis, asymmetric ion-pairing has emerged as
a valuable approach to control the stereochemistry of polymers made
through chain growth polymerization of vinyl monomers. This Perspective
outlines some of the challenges inherent to polymer stereocontrol
as well as highlights recent catalyst development in the area of asymmetric
ion-pairing that has enabled control of both the configuration and
conformation of vinyl polymers. Several synthetic opportunities and
mechanistic questions have been identified that will expand the impact
of asymmetric ion-pairing in polymer synthesis.
A Ni/photoredox-catalyzed enantioselective reductive coupling of styrene oxides and aryl iodides is reported. This reaction affords access to enantioenriched 2,2-diarylalcohols from racemic epoxides via a stereoconvergent mechanism. Multivariate linear regression (MVLR) analysis with 29 bioxazoline (BiOx) and biimidazoline (BiIm) ligands revealed that enantioselectivity correlates with electronic properties of the ligands, with more electron-donating ligands affording higher ee’s. Mechanistic studies were conducted, lending support to the hypothesis that the electronic character of the ligands influences the enantioselectivity by altering the position of the transition state structure along the reaction coordinate. This study demonstrates the benefits of utilizing statistical modeling as a platform for mechanistic understanding and provides new insight into an emerging class of chiral ligands for stereoconvergent Ni and Ni/photoredox cross-coupling.
There is a growing need for degradable polymers for applications in sustainable plastics and medical implants. To enhance the utility of degradable polymers, both better understanding of the factors that influence their degradation and new tools to modulate degradation are needed. We report the C–H xanthylation of poly(caprolactone), a biodegradable polyester, which results in changes in materials properties even at small incorporations. Despite the functionalized materials exhibiting a decrease in crystallinity and hydrophobicity, xanthylated poly(caprolactone) degrades more slowly than its unfunctionalized counterpart. To understand this rate difference, kinetic studies with a small molecule surrogate were performed and demonstrated functionalization adjacent to the hydrolysable ester functional group led to slower degradation. This study illustrates how the interplay between molecular and material characteristics can impact degradation.
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