Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cross-Coupling of Organoboranes with Hypervalent Iodonium Salts: Synthesis of Aromatic Ketones

The cross-coupling reaction of organoboronic acids and carbon monoxide (1 atm) with aryl-, alkenyl-, and alkynyliodonium salts at room temperature afforded unsymmetric aromatic ketones in moderate yields.     

Thermal and microwave hydrolysis of organotrifluoroborates mediated by alumina

Hydrolysis of organotrifluoroborates to the corresponding organoboronic acids is readily achieved under either thermal or microwave conditions in the presence of alumina. The organoboronic acid products are obtained in good to excellent yields with essentially no loss of boronated reagent due to protoboronation.     

Iodine assisted palladium catalyzed ring opening of bicyclic hydrazines with organoboronic acids: stereoselective synthesis of functionalized cyclopentenes and alkylidene cyclopentenes

A novel reactivity of organoboronic acids with bicyclic hydrazines leading to the stereoselective formation of trans-vicinal disubstituted cyclopentenes in good to excellent yield is discussed. The reaction of cyclopentadiene and fulvene derived azabicyclic alkenes with organoboronic acids afforded the trans-3,4-disubstituted cyclopentenes and alkylidene cyclopentenes in good to excellent yields. The products, having a broad range of substituents, are important intermediates in the synthesis of a number of pharmaceutically important molecules.     

Versatile synthesis of 3,5-disubstituted 2-fluoropyridines and 2-pyridones

5-bromo-2-fluoro-3-pyridylboronic acid (3) was prepared in high yield by ortho-lithiation of 5-bromo-2-fluoropyridine (1), followed by reaction with trimethylborate. Suzuki reaction of 3 with a range of aryl iodides gave 3-monosubstituted 5-bromo-2-fluoropyridines 4 in excellent yields. A second Suzuki reaction utilizing the bromo constituent of 4 with aryl and heteroaryl boronic acids provided 3,5-disubstituted 2-fluoropyridines 5, which in turn could be converted to the corresponding 2-pyridones 6.     

Palladium pincer complex catalyzed cross-coupling of vinyl epoxides and aziridines with organoboronic acids

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of vinyl epoxides and aziridines with organoboronic acids was performed by using 0.5-2.5 mol % pincer-complex catalyst. The reactions proceed under mild conditions affording allyl alcohols and amines with high regioselectivity and in good to excellent yields. Under the applied reaction conditions aromatic chloro-, bromo- and iodo substituents are tolerated. Our results indicate that the mechanism of the pincer complex catalyzed and the corresponding palladium(0) catalyzed process is substantially different. It was concluded that the transformations proceed via transmetalation of the organoboronic acids to the pincer-complex catalyst followed by an S(N)2'-type opening of the vinyl epoxide or aziridine substrate. In this process the palladium atom is kept in oxidation state +2 under the entire catalytic process, and therefore oxidative side reactions can be avoided.     

α,β-Divinyl tetrahydropyrroles as chiral chain diene ligands in rhodium(I)-catalyzed enantioselective conjugated additions

A series of α,β-divinyl tetrahydropyrroles, synthesized by asymmetric allylic C-H bond activation/conjugated diene addition reaction of ene-2-dienes, were found to be very efficient chiral chain diene ligands in the rhodium-catalyzed conjugated addition of organoboronic acids to various α,β-unsaturated compounds, achieving the desired chiral adducts with good to excellent yields and ee values.     

Synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted acetylenes via copper-catalyzed Suzuki coupling of organoboronic acids with 1,1-dibromo-1-alkenes

An efficient synthesis of 1,2-disubstituted acetylenes has been described. Reactions of organoboronic acids with 1,1-dibromo-1-alkenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of CuI (10 mol %), 8-hydroxyquinoline (10 mol %), and using potassium phosphate as base in C₂H₅OH afforded the desired 1,2-disubstituted acetylenes in good to excellent yields. It is important to note that the formation of 1,3-diynes, which are derived from the homocoupling of 1,1-dibromo-1-alkenes, can be almost completely suppressed under these optimized conditions.     

Application of a readily available and air stable monophosphine HBF4 salt for the Suzuki coupling reaction of aryl or 1-alkenyl chlorides

In this Letter, a readily available monophosphine HBF₄ salt was applied for the Suzuki coupling reactions of organoboronic acids to afford the cross-coupling products in high to excellent yields. Both aryl or 1-alkenyl boronic acids and chlorides may be used. It is also suitable for sterically hindered cases.     

Cu(OAc)2-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Sulfonamides with Arylboronic Acids or Trimethoxy(phenyl)silane

Cu(OAc)₂-catalyzed C-N bond-formation reaction of sulfonamides with organoboronic acids or trimethoxy(phenyl)silane was achieved in the presence of 20 mol% of Cu(OAc)₂, providing N-arylation products with yields ranging from moderate to good.     

Cross-coupling of organoboronic acids and sulfinate salts using catalytic copper(II) acetate and 1,10-phenanthroline: synthesis of aryl and alkenylsulfones

A mild method for the preparation of aryl and alkenylsulfones from the cross-coupling reaction of organoboronic acids and sodium sulfinate salts is described. Optimized conditions utilize a catalytic amount of copper(II) acetate monohydrate with 1,10-phenanthroline as ligand in the presence of 4 Å molecular sieves. A co-solvent mixture of dichloromethane/DMSO was used, with reactions occurring at 40 °C under an atmosphere of oxygen. Reaction at room temperature also yields sulfone product, but in lower yields. The method tolerates a variety of substituents on the organoboronic acid, including amide, aldehyde, halide and nitro functionalities, as well as ortho-substituents. In general, the reaction is found to be less efficient using arylboronic acids bearing electron-withdrawing substituents, or using aryltrifluoroborate salts.     

Vicinal-diamine-based chiral chain dienes as ligands for rhodium(I)-catalyzed highly enantioselective conjugated additions

A variety of readily accessible vicinal-diamine-based chiral chain dienes were successfully synthesized and utilized as steering ligands for rhodium-catalyzed conjugated additions of organoboronic acids to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to afford the desired adducts in good to excellent yields and ee's.     

Palladium-catalyzed cascade cyclization-coupling reactions of 2-bromo-1,6-enynes with organoboronic acids

2-Bromo-1,6-enynes 5 with a palladium catalyst would form the alkenylpalladium intermediates via an intramolecular Heck reaction, which were cross-coupled with various organoboronic acids 8 to give the cyclization-coupling products 6 in synthetically valuable yields.     

One-pot synthesis of diaryl ketones from aldehydes via palladium-catalyzed reaction with aryl boronic acids

A Pd-catalyzed coupling-type reaction of aldehydes and organoboronic acids was achieved in the presence of P(1-nap)₃, using Cs₂CO₃ in toluene, providing diaryl ketones with yields ranged from moderate to excellent. The efficiency of this reaction was demonstrated by the compatibility with nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, fluoro and chloro groups. Moreover, the rigorous exclusion of air/moisture is not required in these transformations.     

Palladium(0)-catalyzed highly regio- and stereoselective addition of organoboronic acids with 1,2-allenylphosphonates forming tri- or tetrasubstituted 1(E)-alkenylphosphonates

A highly regio- and stereoselective palladium(0)-catalyzed addition of organoboronic acids with 1,2-allenylphosphonates in the presence of HOAc forming tri- or tetrasubstituted 1(E)-alkenylphosphonates is reported in this paper. The stereoselectivity is much higher than the reported cases. The effects of different R(1), R(2), and R(3) were studied. A mechanism of this reaction is proposed on the basis of our previous study.     

Iron trichloride promoted hydrolysis of potassium organotrifluoroborates

In the presence of iron trichloride, the hydrolysis of potassium organotrifluoroborates occurs smoothly at room temperature to afford the corresponding organoboronic acids in good to excellent yields. The hydrolysis is effective for aryltrifluoroborates as well as alkenyl- and alkyl-trifluoroborates.     

Unconventional nucleotide analogues. 3. 4-(N1-pyrimidyl)-2-aminobutyric acids

Alkylation of 4-ethoxy-2-hydroxypyrimidines (10a, b), via their anions, provides a convenient procedure for preparing N₁-substituted derivatives. Reaction of 10a, b with t-butyl 4-bromo-2-benzyloxycarbamidobutyrate (17) gives good yields of the N₁-alkylated products 18a, b. The latter have been converted to uracil- (20a), thymine- (20b) and cytosine- (21) substituted -aminobutyric acids.     

Diastereoselective heterocyclization of geminal bromo-fluoro arylcyclopropanes by nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate: Access to 4-fluorinated isoxazolines and isoxazoles

A series of 5-aryl-4-bromo-4-fluoroisoxazolines was synthesized via nitrosation of 2-aryl-1-bromo-1-fluorocyclopropanes with NOBF₄. It was shown that the E-isomers of the cyclopropanes react highly regio- and diastereoselectively leading exclusively to the E-isomers of the isoxazolines. The obtained 5-aryl-4-bromo-4-fluoroisoxazolines were transformed selectively into the corresponding 5-aryl-4-fluoro- or 5-aryl-4-bromoisoxazoles in good yields in the reaction with Lewis acids.     

Palladium‐Catalyzed Coupling of Propargylic Alcohols with Boronic Acids under Ambient Conditions

A highly efficient palladium‐catalyzed direct coupling of propargylic alcohols with organoboronic acids to synthesize tri‐ and tetra‐substituted allenes has been developed under mild reaction conditions. Many useful functional groups are tolerated in this process with high to excellent yields. Preliminary biological studies showed that several tri‐ and tetra‐substituted allenes exhibited potent anti‐diabetic activities.     

Rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric ring opening of oxabicyclic alkenes with organoboronic acids

The first rhodium(I)-catalyzed asymmetric addition of organoboronic acids to oxabicyclic alkenes is reported. This asymmetric ring-opening (ARO) reaction can proceed in high yield under very mild conditions with electronically diverse organoboronic acids, in a highly diastereoselective and enantioselective manner. [structure: see text]     

Asymmetric organocatalytic reactions of o-hydroxycinnamaldehydes with organoboronic acids: a facile enantioselective access to chromanes and dihydrobenzopyranes

Catalytic asymmetric 1,4-addition reactions of organoboronic acids to o-hydroxycinnamaldehydes, which afford chromanes and dihydrobenzopyranes, have been established using an organocatalyst derived from imidazolidinone. The chromanes have been obtained in high chemical yields and enantioselectivities and can be readily used to obtain a variety of chromane derivatives through subsequent transformations.