Biradicaloid Character of Thiophene‐Based Heterophenoquinones: The Role of Electron–Phonon Coupling

The quinoidal versus biradicaloid character of the ground state of a series of thiophene‐based heterophenoquinones is investigated with quantum‐chemical calculations. The role of the ground‐state electronic character on molecular structure and vibrational properties is emphasized. The vibrational activities are experimentally determined and their analysis is performed by taking advantage of the definition of a collective vibrational coordinate (the

     

Tandem Lewis acid catalyzed coupling/semipinacol rearrangement of allylic alcohol

Construction of the polyaryl quaternary unit through a ZnBr2 catalyzed tandem coupling/semipinacol rearrangement participated by allylic cations was reported for the first time.     

负载钯催化的Suzuki偶联反应研究进展

负载钯催化的Suzuki偶联反应,由于产物易分离、催化剂可重复使用,已引起人们的广泛关注.综述了近年来负载钯催化的Suzuki偶联反应研究进展,载体包括活性碳、金属氧化物、硅铝酸盐微孔分子筛、二氧化硅材料、活性粘土和聚合物等.     

Homoleptic Zincate‐Promoted Room‐Temperature Halogen–Metal Exchange of Bromopyridines

Homoleptic lithium tri‐ and tetraalkyl zincates were reacted with a set of bromopyridines. Efficient and chemoselective bromine–metal exchanges were realized at room temperature with a substoichiometric amount of nBu₄ZnLi₂?TMEDA reagent (1/3 equiv; TMEDA=N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine). This reactivity contrasted with that of tBu₄ZnLi₂?TMEDA, which was inefficient below one equivalent. DFT calculations allowed us to rationalize the formation of N???Li stabilized polypyridyl zincates in the reaction. The one‐pot difunctionalization of dibromopyridines was also realized using the reagent stoichiometrically. The direct creation of C? Zn bonds in bromopyridines enabled us to perform efficient Negishi‐type cross‐couplings.     

Unexpected hydrobromic acid-catalyzed C-C bond-forming reactions and facile synthesis of coumarins and benzofurans based on ketene dithioacetals

Hydrobromic acid was found to be a unique catalyst in C? C bond‐forming reactions with ketene dithioacetals. Distinctly different from other acids (including Lewis and Brønsted acids), the remarkable catalytic performance of hydrobromic acid in catalytic amounts was observed in the “acid”‐catalyzed reactions of readily available functionalized ketene dithioacetals 1 with various electrophiles. Under the catalysis of 0.1 equivalents of hydrobromic acid, the reaction of 1 with carbonyl compounds 2 a – l gave polyfunctionalized penta‐1,4‐dienes 3 or conjugated dienes 4 in good to excellent yields. The reaction tolerated a broad range of substituents on both the ketene dithioacetals 1 and the carbonyl compounds 2 . Application of this efficient C? C bond‐forming method generated coumarins 5 and benzofurans 7 under mild, metal‐free conditions by hydrobromic acid‐catalyzed reactions of 1 with salicylaldehydes 2 m – o and p‐quinones 6 a – d , respectively. A new reactive species, a sulfur‐stabilized carbonium ylide, formed depending on the nature of the counterion, and this was proposed as the key intermediate in the unique catalysis of hydrobromic acid.