Rhodium-catalyzed carbonylation of 2-alkynylbenzylamine: a new route to the synthesis of benzazepinones

Rhodium-catalyzed carbonylation of 2-alkynylbenzylamines under water-gas shift reaction conditions gives a seven-membered heterocyclic product, 2,4-disubstituted-1,4-dihydrobenz[c]azepin-3-ones, in a good yield.     

Remarks on the process of homogeneous carbonylation of rhodium compounds by N,N-dimethylformamide

Reductive carbonylation of rhodium(III) chloride complexes, commercial RhCl₃ · nH₂O neutralized with BaCO₃, (Me₂NH₂)₂[RhCl₅(DMF)], (PPh₄)[RhCl₄(H₂O)₂], RhCl₃(DMF)₃, RhCl₃(CH₃CN)₃, RhCl₃(CH₃CN)₂(DMF), [Rh(CO)₂Cl₃]₂, and rhodium(I) complex, Rh(PPh₃)₃Cl, by N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) is studied. The data obtained support the conception of direct carbonyl group transfer from DMF molecule to the Rh metal center. The mechanistic scheme of carbonylation process is refined and discussed with regard of new experimental results.     

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of chlorobenzene in the presence of lewis acids

Carbonylation of chlorobenzene to 4-chlorobenzophenone and/or benzoyl chloride may be catalyzed by PdCl₂ in the presence of Lewis acids MCl₃ (M=Al, Ga). Such a C−Cl bond carbonylation with a phosphine-free catalyst was previosly unknown.     

The active catalytic species and its isomerisation in the catalytic carbonylation of methanol — a density functional study

The Monsanto acetic acid process is one of the most effective ways to produce acetic acid industrially. This process has been studied experimentally but theoretical investigations are so far sparse. In the current work the active catalytic species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (1) and its isomerisation has been studied theoretically using the hybrid B3LYP exchange and correlation functional. Similar calculations has been performed for the iridium complex [Ir(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (2) that also is catalytically active in the methanol carbonylation. Experimental work has confirmed the existence of the cis forms of the active catalytic species, but they do not rule out the possibility of the trans isomers. Our gas phase results show that cis-1 has 4.95 kcal/mol lower free energy than trans-1, and cis-2 has 10.39 kcal/mol lower free energy than trans-2. In the case of rhodium, trans-1 can take part to the catalytic cycle but in case of iridium this is not very likely. We have also investigated the possible mechanisms of the cis to trans conversions. The ligand association mechanism gave free energy barrier of 13.7 kcal/mol for the rhodium complex and 19.8 kcal/mol for iridium. Thus the conversion for the rhodium complex is feasible whereas for iridium it is unlikely.     

Rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes of quinoline carboxaldehyde ligands and their catalytic carbonylation reaction

The dimeric rhodium precursor [Rh(CO)₂Cl]₂ reacts with quinoline (a) and its three isomeric carboxaldehyde ligands [quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (b), quinoline-3-carboxaldehyde (c), and quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde (d)] in 1:2 mole ratio to afford complexes of the type cis-[Rh(CO)₂Cl(L)] (1a-1d), where L = a-d. The complexes 1a-1d have been characterised by elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C) spectroscopy together with a single crystal X-ray structure determination of 1c. The X-ray crystal structure of 1c reveals square planar geometry with a weak intermolecular pseudo dimeric structure (Rh?Rh = 3.573 Å). 1a-1d undergo oxidative addition (OA) with different electrophiles such as CH₃I, C₂H₅I and I₂ to give Rh(III) complexes of the type [Rh(CO)(COR)Cl(L)I] {R = -CH₃ (2a-2d), R = -C₂H₅ (3a-3d)} and [Rh(CO)Cl(L)I₂] (4a-4d) respectively. 1b exhibits facile reactivity with different electrophiles at room temperature (25 °C), while 1a, 1c and 1d show very slow reactivity under similar condition, however, significant reactivity was observed at a temperature ∼40 °C. The complexes 1a-1d show higher catalytic activity for carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid and methyl acetate [Turn Over Frequency (TOF) = 1551-1735 h⁻¹] compared to that of the well known Monsanto’s species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (TOF = 1000 h⁻¹) under the reaction conditions: temperature 130 ± 2 °C, pressure 33 ± 2 bar, 450 rpm and time 1 h. The organometallic residue of 1a-1d was also isolated after the catalytic reaction and found to be active for further run without significant loss of activity.     

Rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular hydroacylation of 1-alkynes: Effect of phosphines and MK-10 on the reaction selectivity

The use of bulky ligands in the rhodium-catalyzed reaction of aldehydes 7 (R¹ = Ph) and 18 with 1-octyne increased the selectivity for ketones 13 and 20, to the detriment of ketones 12 and 19. Bulky phosphines reduced the hydroacylation reaction rate, leading to competition from the addition of the benzoic acid co-catalyst to the alkynes. This competing reaction can be suppressed by using the clay Montmorillonite K 10 (MK-10) as the co-catalyst instead of benzoic acid.     

Manganese-catalyzed ring-opening carbonylation of cyclobutanol derivatives

Herein, we report a manganese-catalyzed ring-opening carbonylation of cyclobutanol derivatives through cyclic CC bond cleavage. The reaction happens via a radical-mediated pathway to selectively generate 1,5-ketoesters. A variety of substrates with substituents on the aromatic ring reacted with linear alcohols of different chain lengths. Obtained aliphatic esters are very attractive since they are usually difficult to access.     

Rhodium-catalyzed Reformatsky-type reaction of ethyl bromodifluoroacetate

Treatment of a variety of carbonyl compounds with ethyl bromodifluoroacetate and Et₂Zn in the presence of RhCl(PPh₃)₃ in CH₃CN afforded Reformatsky-type products in good to excellent yields in a mild reaction condition. This is a good method to obtain a β-hydroxy-α,α-difluoro carboxylic acid ethyl ester and especially to improve the poor reactivity of ketones.     

Rhodium catalyzed reaction of internal alkynes with organoborons under CO atmosphere: a product tunable reaction

Alkynes react with organoborons under a CO atmosphere in the presence of a rhodium(I) catalyst to afford mainly 5-aryl-2(5H)-furanones, α,β-unsaturated ketones, and indanones. The product selectivity can be tuned by modifying the reaction conditions.     

Recent developments in the synthesis of heterocyclic derivatives by PdI2-catalyzed oxidative carbonylation reactions

A simple catalytic system, consisting of PdI₂ in conjunction with an excess of KI, has proven to be very valuable for the direct one-step synthesis of a variety of heterocyclic derivatives by oxidative carbonylation of suitably functionalized alkynes. The same catalyst also promoted the oxidative carbonylation of β-amino alcohols to oxazolidin-2-ones with unprecedented catalytic efficiencies for this kind of reaction.     

Rhodium-catalyzed 1,4-addition of terminal alkynes to vinyl ketones

The metal complex Rh(acac)(CO)₂ in the presence of an eqimolar amount of tris(o-methoxyphenyl)phosphine provides a useful catalyst system for the 1,4-addition of alkynes to unsubstituted vinyl ketones. Best yields are obtained when the transformation is performed in benzene at reflux with an excess of vinyl ketone. Both aryl and alkyl substituted alkynes participate in the reaction. Primary alcohols and alkyl chlorides are well tolerated under these reaction conditions. The reaction also proceeds in aqueous solvent mixtures, unlike most organometallic addition reactions.     

Effect of a proximal substituent on the triruthenium dodecacarbonyl-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of nitroarenes

Three nitroarenes were submitted to Ru₃(CO)₁₂-catalyzed reductive carbonylation in acetonitrile and in cis-cyclooctene. The main reaction products were the corresponding amines, ureas and six- or five-membered cyclization products. Optimization of the reaction varying the temperature, the CO pressure, the catalyst/substrate ratio and the reaction time and a statistical analysis of conversion and selectivity data allow to suggest a reaction mechanism in some reaction conditions.     

Rhodium-catalyzed addition of alcohols to terminal enones

[Rh(COD)(OMe)]₂ was found to catalyze the addition of aliphatic and aromatic alcohols with terminal enones to afford β-alkoxyketones in high yields.     

Suppression of racemization in the carbonylation of amino acid-derived aryl triflates

The carbonylation of enantiopure phenylglycine-derived aryl triflates was achieved to afford 4-carboxyphenylglycine analogs with high enantiomeric excesses (88 to >99% ee). Amide analogs of phenylglycine were well-tolerated in the hydroxy- and methoxycarbonylation processes, providing efficient access to benzoic acid and ester building blocks. The % ee of the product was dependent on the relative steric bulk of both the amino acid substrate and the requisite amine base, with ⁱPr₂NEt proving optimal in minimizing product racemization.     

Rhodium(I) carbonyl complexes of tetradentate chalcogen functionalized phosphines, [P(X)(CH2CH2P(X)Ph2)3] {X = O, S, Se}: Synthesis, reactivity and catalytic carbonylation reaction

The reaction of [Rh(CO)₂Cl]₂ with 0.5 mol equivalent of the ligands [P^′(X)(CH₂-CH₂P(X)Ph₂)₃](P^′P₃X₄) {where X = O(a), S(b) and Se(c)} affords tetranuclear complexes of the type [Rh₄(CO)₈Cl₄(P^′P₃X₄)] (1a-1c). The complexes 1a-1c have been characterized by elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, and the ligands b and c are structurally determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. 1a-1c undergo oxidative addition (OA) reactions with CH₃I to generate Rh(III) oxidised products. Kinetic data for the reaction of 1a and 1b with excess CH₃I indicate a pseudo first order reaction. The catalytic activity of 1a-1c for the carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid and its ester show a higher Turn Over Frequency (TOF = 1349-1748 h⁻¹) compared to the well-known species [Rh(CO)₂I₂]⁻ (TOF = 1000 h⁻¹) under the similar experimental conditions. However, 1b and 1c exhibit lower TOF than 1a, which may be due to the desulfurization and deselinization of the ligands in the respective complexes under the reaction conditions.     

手性螺环单磷配体在不对称氢甲酰化反应中的应用

为了进一步拓展具有螺二氢茚骨架的亚磷酸酰胺酯、亚磷酸酯、亚膦酸酯等手性螺环单磷配体在不对称反应中的应用范围, 研究了手性螺环单磷配体在铑催化苯乙烯衍生物的氢甲酰化反应中的选择性.     

Rhodium-catalyzed addition of aryldifluoromethylsilanes to N-sulfonylaldimines

The addition of aryldifluoromethylsilanes to N-sulfonylaldimines was found to be catalyzed by a rhodium complex, [Rh(cod)(MeCN)₂]BF₄, in the presence of potassium fluoride to give the corresponding arylated N-sulfonylamines in good yield. The reaction mechanism would involve the generation of a fluoride-coordinated arylsilicate and the transmetalation between the arylsilicate and the rhodium complex to give the arylrhodium species as a key intermediate.     

光促进下溴代烃在CH3OH/DMF体系中的羰基化反应

羰基化反应是有机合成中最重要的反应之一,其合成产品分别为醛、酮、酯、羧酸和酰胺等一系列化合物,可用作溶剂、增塑剂、润滑剂以及天然产物的替代品。卤代烷烃种类繁多,价格低廉,以其为底物进行羰基化反应,可以得到多种多样的羰基化合物。但常规羰基化反应往往需要高温(150-2     

Rhodium-catalyzed carbonylation of 3-acyloxy-1,4-enynes for the synthesis of cyclopentenones

Functionalized cyclopentenones were synthesized by a Rh-catalyzed carbonylation of 3-acyloxy-1,4-enynes, derived from alkynes and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. The reaction involved a Saucy-Marbet 1,3-acyloxy migration of propargyl esters and a [4 + 1] cycloaddition of the resulting acyloxy substituted vinylallene with CO.