Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 620-640.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202406012 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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钯催化惰性亚甲基C(sp3)—H键分子间官能团化反应

梅明顺a, 张扬会a,b,*()   

  1. a 同济大学化学科学与工程学院 上海 200092
    b 同济大学 上海市化学品分析、风险评估与控制重点实验室 上海 200092
  • 收稿日期:2024-06-09 修回日期:2024-07-17 发布日期:2024-08-30
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22371211); 上海市自然科学基金(23ZR1468700)

Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Functionalization of Unactivated Methylene C(sp3)—H Bonds

Mingshun Meia, Yanghui Zhanga,b()   

  1. a School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092
    b Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092
  • Received:2024-06-09 Revised:2024-07-17 Published:2024-08-30
  • Contact: *E-mail: zhangyanghui@tongji.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(22371211); Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai City(23ZR1468700)

Although transition metal-catalyzed methylene C(sp3)—H functionalization is a great challenge, it has made noticeable progress in recent years. This review specifically describes Pd-catalyzed intermolecular functionalization of unactivated methylene C(sp3)—H bonds. A variety of reactions, including arylation, alkylation, alkenylation/alkynylation, acetoxylation, amination, halogenation, borylation, and silylation reactions, have been discussed. Due to the inert properties, methylene C(sp3)—H functionalization reaction usually relies on the use of directing group strategies, which can not only control regioselectivity but also address low reactivity issue. Various directing groups, including strongly coordinating bidentate auxiliaries and weakly coordinating innate functional groups, have proven to be effective for enabling methylene C(sp3)—H functionalization.

Key words: palladium catalysis, C—H activation, methylene C(sp3)—H activation, cross-coupling