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.

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Angewandte Chemie
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2025-10-23
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202520283
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Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
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Access to Inherently and Centrally Chiral Calix[4]Arenes via Rhodium‐Catalyzed C─H Activation and Insertion into Diverse Olefins and Alkynes

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Access to Inherently and Centrally Chiral Calix[4]Arenes via Rhodium‐Catalyzed C─H Activation and Insertion into Diverse Olefins and Alkynes

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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.

Angewandte ChemieVol. 137(51)
Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (FR), Shaanxi Normal University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods
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