Nickel-Catalyzed Three-Component Cross-Coupling with Unactivated Alkenes

镍催化三组分与未活化烯烃的交叉偶联

基本信息

批准号：
1800280
负责人：
Keary Engle
金额：
$ 42万
依托单位：
The Scripps Research Institute
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-07-15 至 2021-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1800280&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Nickel Catalyzed Three Component Cross

项目摘要

The efficient conversion of renewable chemical feedstocks into valuable products, such as medicines, agricultural chemicals, and other materials, is a central challenge in modern synthetic chemistry research. Alkenes (molecules that contain a carbon-carbon double bond (C=C) bond) are one class of feedstocks that are ubiquitous, inexpensive, and available on large scale. While alkenes have been long appreciated as important starting materials for the synthesis of valuable substances, at present it remains difficult for chemists to convert alkenes into many types of desirable products. In this project, Dr. Keary M. Engle is developing new reactions to fill this gap. Specifically, by using small quantities of an inexpensive, non-toxic, and earth-abundant nickel catalyst, Dr. Engle's reactions are allowing alkenes to be used as lynchpins to connect to two additional reactants, allowing for the formation of otherwise difficult to form carbon-carbon single bonds bonds between the reactants and the alkenes. Dr. Engle and his research team are highly engaged in outreach activities that are synergistic with his research in order to promote engagement with science, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines among diverse populations. Specifically, these efforts include internships for high school and undergraduate students, open-access sharing of research-relevant information for scientists and for the general public, and implementation of active-learning strategies for classroom teaching. This research project helps to improve the sustainability and innovation of the chemical industry while increasing the technical workforce of the United States.With funding from the Chemical Catalysis Program of the Chemistry Division, Dr. Keary M. Engle of The Scripps Research Institute is developing a toolkit of nickel-catalyzed, three-component, cross-coupling reactions to convert alkenes into structurally complex products that have potential utility in academia and industry. In particular, the Engle lab is developing transformations that strategically employ proximal chelating functional groups to control the key elementary steps and enhance selectivity for a desired 1,2-difunctionalization of alkenes. Detailed mechanistic studies combining reaction kinetics, organometallic synthesis, and density functional theory (DFT) are being carried out to elucidate the reactivity of key organonickel intermediates involved in these catalytic processes. By drawing on these mechanistic insights, Dr. Engle is translating existing auxiliary-based approaches to new strategies that take advantage of native functional groups for directivity, in order to improve the efficiency, utility, and atom-economy of such reactions. A diverse collection of reaction partners are being examined, including those capable of forming challenging C(sp3)-C(sp3) and C(sp3)-heteroatom linkages. Dr. Engle and his research group are actively engaged in STEM outreach programs, including high school and undergraduate internship programs, as well as disseminating scientific knowledge to diverse audiences through various media platforms and through innovative classroom teaching initiatives.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

将可再生化学原料有效转化为有价值的产品，如药物、农用化学品和其他材料，是现代合成化学研究的核心挑战。烯烃（含有碳碳双键 (C=C) 键的分子）是一类普遍存在、廉价且可大规模供应的原料。虽然烯烃长期以来一直被认为是合成有价值物质的重要起始原料，但目前化学家仍难以将烯烃转化为多种类型的所需产品。在这个项目中，Keary M. Engle 博士正在开发新的反应来填补这一空白。具体来说，通过使用少量廉价、无毒且储量丰富的镍催化剂，恩格尔博士的反应允许将烯烃用作连接两种额外反应物的关键，从而形成原本难以形成的碳-碳单键键合在反应物和烯烃之间。恩格尔博士和他的研究团队积极参与与其研究相协同的外展活动，以促进不同人群对科学、工程和数学 (STEM) 学科的参与。具体来说，这些努力包括为高中生和本科生提供实习机会，为科学家和公众开放共享研究相关信息，以及在课堂教学中实施主动学习策略。该研究项目有助于提高化学工业的可持续性和创新性，同时增加美国的技术劳动力。在化学部化学催化计划的资助下，斯克里普斯研究所的 Keary M. Engle 博士正在开发一种镍催化、三组分、交叉偶联反应的工具包，可将烯烃转化为在学术界和工业界具有潜在实用性的结构复杂的产品。特别是，恩格尔实验室正在开发战略性地利用近端螯合官能团来控制关键基本步骤并增强所需烯烃 1,2-双官能化的选择性的转化。结合反应动力学、有机金属合成和密度泛函理论（DFT）的详细机理研究正在进行中，以阐明这些催化过程中涉及的关键有机镍中间体的反应性。通过利用这些机制见解，恩格尔博士正在将现有的基于辅助的方法转化为利用本机官能团的方向性的新策略，以提高此类反应的效率、实用性和原子经济性。正在检查各种不同的反应伙伴，包括那些能够形成具有挑战性的 C(sp3)-C(sp3) 和 C(sp3)-杂原子键的反应伙伴。恩格尔博士和他的研究小组积极参与 STEM 推广计划，包括高中和本科生实习计划，以及通过各种媒体平台和创新的课堂教学举措向不同受众传播科学知识。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命和通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，该项目被认为值得支持。