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ArticleNature chemistry2024

Modular synthesis of 1,2-azaborines via ring-opening BN-isostere benzannulation.

Hairong Lyu, Thomas H Tugwell, Zhijie Chen, Garrett A Kukier, Aneta Turlik, Yifei Wu, K N Houk, Peng Liu, Guangbin Dong

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Article in Nature chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hairong LyuDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Thomas H TugwellDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Zhijie ChenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Garrett A KukierDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aneta TurlikDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Yifei WuDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
K N HoukDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. houk@chem.ucla.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8387-5261
Peng LiuDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. pengliu@pitt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8188-632X
Guangbin DongDepartment of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. gbdong@uchicago.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-6015
University of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of Chicago · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Computational Models for Reactivity and Selectivity in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Olefin FunctionalizationR35GM128779 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Peng Liu · 2018 to 2026
$2.9M
Modular Synthesis of 1,2-Azaborines via Boron-mediated Strain-release Reductive CyclizationR21GM144048 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI DONG, GUANGBIN · 2021 to 2022
$451k
NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM144048NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128779NSF | Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences | Division of Chemistry (CHE) CHE-1764328U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 1R21GM144048-01U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM128779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

1,2-Azaborines represent a unique class of benzene isosteres that have attracted interest for developing pharmaceuticals with better potency and bioavailability. However, it remains a long-standing challenge to prepare monocyclic 1,2-azaborines, particularly multi-substituted ones, in an efficient and modular manner. Here we report a straightforward method to directly access diverse multi-substituted 1,2-azaborines from readily available cyclopropyl imines/ketones and dibromoboranes under relatively mild conditions. The reaction is scalable, shows a broad substrate scope, and tolerates a range of functional groups. The utility of this method is demonstrated in the concise syntheses of BN isosteres of a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and pyrethroid insecticide, bifenthrin. Combined experimental and computational mechanistic studies suggest that the reaction pathway involves boron-mediated cyclopropane ring-opening and base-mediated elimination, followed by an unusual low-barrier 6π-electrocyclization accelerated by the BN/CC isomerism. This method is anticipated to find applications for the synthesis of BN-isostere analogues in medicinal chemistry, and the mechanistic insights gained here may guide developing other boron-mediated electrocyclizations.

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