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Recent Development of Metal-Free Direct Asymmetric Functionalization of Benzylic C(sp3)—H Bond

  • Jiang Xin ,
  • Wang Sidun ,
  • Guo Guimin ,
  • Lu Beili
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  • College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002

Received date: 2016-10-08

  Revised date: 2016-12-18

  Online published: 2016-12-21

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21402027, 21502019), the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (No. 2015J05046), the Chemicals and Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (No. xjq201503).

Abstract

Compounds containing aryl structures are important organic synthesis intermediates, which are widely present in a large family of natural products and bioactive molecules. In recent years, direct asymmetric functionalization of benzylic C(sp3)—H bond for the efficient construction of arene and hetero-arene motifs with high stereoselectivity has drawn widespread concern from chemical community. Among the various strategies, small molecule-catalyzed metal-free functionalization of benzylic C(sp3)—H bond represents a more challenging but promising transformations. This review is intended to summarize and discuss the most recent advances in this area.

Cite this article

Jiang Xin , Wang Sidun , Guo Guimin , Lu Beili . Recent Development of Metal-Free Direct Asymmetric Functionalization of Benzylic C(sp3)—H Bond[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017 , 37(4) : 841 -857 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201610010

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