Access to Inherently and Centrally Chiral Calix[4]Arenes via Rhodium‐Catalyzed C─H Activation and Insertion into Diverse Olefins and Alkynes
Abstract Inherently chiral calix[4]arenes are important scaffolds in asymmetric catalysis and sensing, yet their enantioselective synthesis remains challenging due to limited synthetic methodology and lengthy synthetic routes. By resorting to rhodium‐catalyzed C─H activation of calix[4]arene‐based carboxamides, atom‐economical construction of inherently chiral calix[4]arenes has been realized with alkenes, alkynes, and 1,3‐enynes as the coupling partner. Several classes of calix[4]arenes with inherent chirality (up to > 99% ee) and integrated inherent and central chirality (up to 97% ee, >20:1 dr) have been readily accessed under nearly unified conditions. Gram‐scale synthesis and diverse downstream transformations demonstrated the scalability and broad utility of this methodology to access other calix[4]arene‐fused heterocycles, such as isoquinoline and isoindolinone. Representative products exhibit promising fluorescence properties, suggesting potential applications in organic optoelectronics.
Authors
- Ruijie Mi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9249-6641)
- Xingwei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-1558)
- Yunfei Yao
- Fen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2833-5262)
- Xiao‐Xi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7003-9988)
Institutions
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (FR)
- Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202520283
- Primary Topic
- Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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