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ArticleScience advances2026

β-Carbon functionalization of amines via α-amino Cu-carbenes.

Rui Qin, Wei-Fang Zuo, Ze-Hong Zheng, Jin Zhou, Jia-Xin Li, Gen Zhou, Hao Huang, Yan-Rong Wei, Cheng Peng, Qian-Qian Yang and 1 more

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Rui QinSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0009-7051-8570
Wei-Fang ZuoSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0007-3334-225X
Ze-Hong ZhengSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0007-6531-8166
Jin ZhouSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.
Jia-Xin LiSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.
Gen ZhouSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.
Hao HuangSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.
Yan-Rong WeiSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.
Cheng PengSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-3303-906X
Qian-Qian YangSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-2890-1532
Bo HanSchool of Pharmacy, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lab for Innovation & Effective Uses of Chinese Drug Germplasm Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-3200-4682

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Abstract

Limited by the weaker d-p π-backdonation capacity exhibited by copper catalysis in metal carbene chemistry and the available carbene precursors, the construction of α-amino copper carbenes had remained unrealized. Here, we report a leaving group-driven carbene precursor design based on an intermolecular approach, enabling the generation and divergent transformations of pyrrole-type α-amino copper carbenes. This strategy successfully reversed the established protonation pathway of electron-rich enamine-copper complexes, effectively inverting the conventional polarity at the β position of the amine in the form of a pyrrole-type α-amino copper carbene. Furthermore, by leveraging the extensive library of ligands in copper catalysis, we have achieved fine-tuned, switchable stereo- and regioselective divergent synthesis. Through multiple classical carbene insertion reactions, as well as carbene oxidation and metathesis reactions, this approach enables the functionalization of the β position of amines with diverse nucleophilic groups.

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