Gold and Bismuth Trimetallic Synergistic Redox Catalysis for Non‐Directed C─H Arylation with Aryl Bismuth

D Duan‐Yang Liu (State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China) S Sitian Zhou (State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) L Linhan Tian (State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China) H Honglei Zhang W Wei He K Kai Guo (State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy) C Congqing Zhu (State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) C Chengjian Zhu (State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC)) S Sergey N. Konchenko (Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS Acad. Lavrentieva Ave. 3 Novosibirsk 630090 Russia) W Weipeng Li (State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC)) J Jin Xie

Abstract

Abstract The influence of substituent effects plays an important role on the efficiency and regioselectivity toward C─H activation of non‐directed arenes. Here, an unprecedented trimetallic synergistic redox catalysis system has been developed to achieve a highly efficient and orthogonal C─H arylation of non‐directed arenes with aryl bismuth. Both electron‐rich and ‐deficient aryl bismuth can proceed C─H arylation readily, thus affording an elegant strategy for the synthesis of challenging electron‐rich and sterically hindered biaryls by means of gold catalysis. Mechanistic studies reveal that Bi(V) species generated in‐situ from Ar─Bi(III) and NFSI is not only an arylation reagent but also an oxidant to form a critical Au(II)─Au(II)─Bi intermediate (detected by HRMS). Interestingly, the binding Bi‐moiety can modulate the electronic and steric environment of gold center through cooperative interactions, thus promoting the intramolecular transmetallation and reductive elimination. In addition, the synthetic robustness of this protocol has been demonstrated by gram‐scale experiments and late‐stage functionalization of complex molecules.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 34
Published August 18, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (11)

D

Duan‐Yang Liu

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China

S

Sitian Zhou

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

L

Linhan Tian

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China

H

Honglei Zhang

W

Wei He

K

Kai Guo

State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

C

Congqing Zhu

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

C

Chengjian Zhu

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC)

S

Sergey N. Konchenko

Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS Acad. Lavrentieva Ave. 3 Novosibirsk 630090 Russia

W

Weipeng Li

State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC)

J

Jin Xie