In this study, several dearomative reactions of N-aromatic zwitterions were carried out to determine the factors controlling site selectivity. A series organometallic species applied as nucleophiles for additions, which revealed that chelation between metal and nitrogen anion dominantly affected selectivity reaction in zwitterions. cascade process, involving addition followed by intermolecular ...

A broad range of readily accessible N-sulfonyl imines undergo olefination reaction with nonstabilized phosphonium ylides under mild conditions to afford an array of both Z- and E-isomers of 1,2-disubstituted alkenes, allylic alcohols, and allylic amines in good yields and with greater than 99 : 1 stereoselectivity.

Benzo[a]quinolizine-2-one derivatives are readily assembled from 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and β-ketoaldehydes by means of a new intramolecular redox-Mannich process. These reactions are promoted by simple acetic acid and are thought to involve azomethine ylides as reactive intermediates.

The development of more active C-H oxidation catalysts has inspired a rapid, scalable, and stereoselective assembly of multifunctional piperazines through a [3+3] coupling of azomethine ylides. A combination of visible-light irradiation and aluminum organometallics is essential to promote this transformation, which introduces visible-light photochemistry of main-group organometallics and sets t...

Three types of small ring compounds (epoxides, aziridines and cyclopropanes) can be synthesized stereoselectively via ylide route. Among them, the stereochemistry of vinyloxiranes, vinylaziridines, cyclopropylesters, amides and ketones can be tuned by the choice of reaction conditions and ylides with varying heteroatoms and ligands. Optically active epoxides and acetylenylaziridines can be prep...