Molecules (Apr 2025)

N,N- and N,O-Bidentate-Chelation-Assisted Alkenyl C–H Functionalization

  • Yawei Zhang,
  • Chengxing Peng,
  • Xiaoli Li,
  • Xiuying Liu,
  • Liyuan Ding,
  • Guofu Zhong,
  • Jian Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30081669
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 8
p. 1669

Abstract

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Chelation-assisted olefinic C–H functionalization has been demonstrated to be a powerful method of constructing multi-substituted alkenes from simpler ones. This strategy produces complex alkenes in a regio- and stereoselective manner, followed by C–H endo- and exo-cyclometallation. Among the various directing groups developed, N,N- and N,O-bidentate directing groups are the most widely used to selectively promote C–H functionalization due to their fine, tunable, and reversible coordination with the metal center. In this review, we discuss various N,N- and N,O-bidentate directing group-assisted olefinic C–H bond functionalization reactions, including alkenylation, alkylation, arylation, thiolation, silylation, halogenation, and cyclization.

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