Four-component Pd-catalysed cascade/ring closing metathesis. Synthesis of heterocyclic enones

A palladium-catalysed four-component process is described involving carbon monoxide, allene and aryl/heteroaryl iodides generating (π-allyl) palladium species, which are intercepted by alkene tethered nitrogen nucleophiles to afford 1,6- and 1,7-dienones. Subsequent ring closing metathesis affords five- and six-membered N-heterocyclic enones. The N-heterocyclic enones are active dipolarophiles in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions as exemplified by azomethine ylide and nitrone cycloadditions.     

Rational use of substituted N-allyl and N,N-diallylanilines in the stereoselective synthesis of novel 2-alkenyltetrahydro-1-benzazepines

Two new series of 1,4-epoxy-2-exo-vinyl(isopropenyl)tetrahydro-1-benzazepines and cis-2-vinyl(isopropenyl)-4-hydroxytetrahydro-1-benzazepines were prepared by an efficient three/four-step route from available substituted N,N-diallylanilines and mono N-allylanilines. The amino-Claisen rearrangement and the sequential oxidation/intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions were used as the key steps in this synthesis. All the synthesized compounds were fully characterized by IR, GC-MS and NMR techniques.     

Cobalt-catalyzed sequential cyclization/cross-coupling reactions of 6-halo-1-hexene derivatives with Grignard reagents and their application to the synthesis of 1,3-diols

Cobalt/N-heterocyclic carbene system or cobalt/diamine combination effectively catalyzes sequential cyclization/cross-coupling reactions of 6-halo-1-hexene derivatives with trialkylsilylmethyl, 1-alkynyl, and aryl Grignard reagents. The sequential cyclization/cross-coupling reactions are applied to the synthesis of 1,3-diols starting from siloxy-tethered 6-halo-1-hexene derivatives.     

6-(2-Haloethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxins: versatile haloethyl vinyl ketone equivalents for carbocycle construction

6-(2-Iodoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1,3-dioxin has been prepared in five steps from ethyl acetoacetate. A variety of enolates were then alkylated with this iodide. The resulting 6-alkyl-4H-1,3-dioxins were either subjected to further transformations and/or heated (or subjected to a Lewis acid) to effect facile retrocycloaddition reactions. The resulting enones were found to smoothly participate in conjugate addition or olefin metathesis reactions to provide various carbocyclic ring systems. Collectively, these examples document the synthetic equivalency of dioxin 2 with iodoethyl vinyl ketone and, moreover, delineate a strategy for accomplishing the sequential reactions with nucleophiles at the β′, followed by the β electrophilic sites.     

Synthesis of oxetane/azetidine containing spirocycles

Oxetane-benzopyran spirocycles were synthesised via a palladium catalysed cyclisation-cross coupling cascade reaction whilst oxetane/azetidine-pyrrolidino isoindolone spirocycles were synthesised via a silver catalysed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction followed by a palladium catalysed carbonylation-amination process.     

1,3-Diphosphapropenes for novel chemistry of metal complexes

2-Methyl-3,3-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-tri-t-butylphenyl)-1,3-diphosphapropene was obtained as a chelate ligand for palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes. Sulfurization of 2-methyl-1,3-diphosphapropene mainly gave 3-thioxo-1,3-diphosphapropene which bears a PC-PS skeleton and was used as a ligand of transition-metal complexes. A doubly-sulfurized product of the 1,3-diphosphapropene, 1,3-dithioxo-1,3-diphosphapropene, was isolated and characterized. The palladium(II) complexes containing the ligated 1,3-diphosphapropenes were used for catalytic reactions such as cross-couplings and direct conversion of allyl alcohol to allylaniline.     

Stereoselective synthesis of 1,3-dienylstannanes by palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions

(Z)-α-Bromovinylstannanes are new difunctional group reagents, which undergo palladium catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with (E)-alkenylzirconium complexes to give stereoselectively 1,3-dienylstannanes in good yields.     

One-pot synthesis of aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts from α-oxo ketene-S,S-acetals, arylaldehydes and nitriles

Promoted by TiCl₄, a series of α-(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)-β-amino carbonyl derivatives--the aza-Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts, have been synthesized from α-oxo cyclic ketene-S,S-acetals, arylaldehydes, and nitriles in good to excellent yields. A mechanism involving sequential Morita-Baylis-Hillman and Ritter reactions for this novel one-pot, three-component reaction is described.     

Direct palladium/carboxylic acid-catalyzed C-allylation of cyclic 1,3-diones with allylic alcohols in water

The direct activation of C-O bonds in allylic alcohols in water as a suspension medium by palladium complexes has been accelerated by carrying out the reactions in the presence of a carboxylic acid. The palladium-catalyzed allylation of cyclic 1,3-diones using allylic alcohols directly gave the corresponding C-allylated products in good yields.     

Cyclic 1,1-bis(silyl)alkenes—new building blocks for the stereoselective synthesis of unsymmetrical (E)-stilbenes and (E,E)-1,4-diarylbuta-1,3-dienes

A new efficient synthetic protocol for the highly stereoselective synthesis of unsymmetrical (or symmetrical) (E)-stilbenes and (E,E)-1,4-diarylbuta-1,3-dienes based on sequential palladium-catalyzed Heck arylation-Hiyama cross-coupling reactions using cyclic gem-bis(silyl)ethene as alkenyl building block is reported.     

Preparation and ring-opening reactions of N,O-bis(diphenylphosphinyl) hydroxymethylaziridine (‘Di-Dpp’)

N,O-bis(diphenylphosphinyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)aziridine (‘DiDpp’, 1) is efficiently prepared from 2-aminoethane-1,3-diol: this activated aziridine undergoes two sequential reactions with copper(I)-modified Grignard reagents, yielding α-branched N-Dpp amines in good yield.     

Pd2dba3/P(i-BuNCH2CH2)3N: a highly efficient catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of trans-4-N,N-diarylaminostilbenes and N,N-diarylaminostyrenes

A Pd₂dba₃/P(i-BuNCH₂CH₂)₃N catalyzed one-pot synthesis of unsymmetrically substituted trans-4-N,N-diarylaminostilbenes and both symmetrically and unsymmetrically substituted N,N-diarylaminostyrene derivatives is reported. The procedure involves two or more palladium catalyzed sequential coupling reactions (an amination and an inter-molecular Heck reaction) in one-pot using the same catalyst system with two different aryl halides, including aryl chlorides and hetero aryl halides as the coupling partners.     

Formation of Transient Anionic Metal Clusters in Palladium/Diene-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions

Despite their considerable practical value, palladium/1,3-diene-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions between Grignard reagents RMgCl and alkyl halides AlkylX remain mechanistically poorly understood. Herein, we probe the intermediates formed in these reactions by a combination of electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry, UV/Vis spectroscopy, and NMR spectroscopy. According to our results and in line with previous hypotheses, the first step of the catalytic cycle brings about transmetalation to afford organopalladate anions. These organopalladate anions apparently undergo S_N2-type reactions with the AlkylX coupling partner. The resulting neutral complexes then release the cross-coupling products by reductive elimination. In gas-phase fragmentation experiments, the occurrence of reductive eliminations was observed for anionic analogues of the neutral complexes. Although the actual catalytic cycle is supposed to involve chiefly mononuclear palladium species, anionic palladium nanoclusters [Pd_nR(DE)_n]⁻, (n=2, 4, 6; DE=diene) were also observed. At short reaction times, the dinuclear complexes usually predominated, whereas at longer times the tetra- and hexanuclear clusters became relatively more abundant. In parallel, the formation of palladium black pointed to continued aggregation processes. Thus, the present study directly shows dynamic behavior of the palladium/diene catalyst system and degradation of the active catalyst with increasing reaction time.     

Pd catalyzed coupling of 1,2-dibromoarenes and anilines: formation of N,N-diaryl-o-phenylenediamines

1,2-Dibromoarenes were coupled with aniline derivatives to yield N,N-diaryl-o-phenylenediamines in moderate to good yield using a palladium/phosphine or palladium/carbene catalyst system. Under similar conditions, 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobenzene was coupled with aniline derivatives to produce the corresponding tetrasubstituted derivatives which are oxidized on workup to yield azophenines. The sequential reaction of two different anilines with 1-chloro-2-iodobenzene afforded mixed N,N-diaryl-o-phenylenediamines.     

PEPPSI-Pd-NHC catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions in aqueous media

A series of unsymmetrical 1,3-disubstituted benzimidazolium chlorides were synthesized as N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors. These compounds were used to synthesize of the PEPPSI-type palladium NHC complexes. The structures of all compounds were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. The catalytic activity of the PEPPSI-type palladium–NHC complexes has been evaluated with respect to the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions of phenyl boronic acid with various aryl halides in aqueous media.     

Synthesis of silver(I) and palladium(II) <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-heterocyclic carbene complexes and their use as catalysts for the direct C5 arylation of heteroaromatic compounds

Silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes were synthesized in good yields by the reactions of 1,3-dialkylperhydrobenzimidazolium salts with silver(I) oxide in dichloromethane. The silver complexes were used as carbene-transfer agents to synthesize palladium(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes. All of the complexes were characterized by physicochemical and spectroscopic methods. The new palladium complexes were tested as catalysts in the direct C5 arylation of 2-n-butylfuran, 2-n-butylthiophene and 2-n-propylthiazole with aryl bromides at 130 °C in N,N-dimethylacetamide. The arylation reactions proceeded selectively at the C5 position of the heteroaromatic compounds, and the corresponding coupling products were obtained in moderate to good yields by using 0.5 mol% of the palladium complex.     

Application of palladium catalyses to a simple synthesis of (±)-pyrethrolone

By sequential application of three palladium catalyzed reactions, namely, palladium catalyzed telomerization of butadiene with phenol, oxidation of terminal olefin of the telomer to methyl ketone, and palladium catalyzed elimination of phenol, an E and Z mixture of 5,7-octadien-2-one was prepared in a high yield. This compound was converted to an E and Z mixture of pyrethrolone. The Z form of pyrethrolone was separated from the E isomer by selective adduct formation of the latter with tetracyanoethylene.     

Synthesis of chromanes by sequential ‘[3+3]-cyclization/Williamson’ reactions of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-7-chlorohepta-1,3-dienes

Functionalized chromanes were prepared by sequential ‘[3+3]-cyclization/Williamson’ reactions of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-7-chlorohepta-1,3-dienes with 1,1,3,3-tetramethoxypropane, 3-silyloxyalk-2-en-1-ones, and 1,1-diacetylcyclopropane. The first step of the sequence involves [3+3] cyclizations of the starting materials to give 2-(3-chloropropyl)phenols. The subsequent cyclization proceeds by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution. 6-(2-Hydroxybenzoyl)chromanes were prepared based on sequential ‘[3+3]-cyclization/Williamson’ reactions of 1,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)-7-chlorohepta-1,3-dienes with 3-formylchromones.     

Synthesis of 2-benzylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazoles through palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation of acetylenic compounds

The reaction of 2-imino-3-(2-propynyl)-1,3-benzothiazole with various iodobenzenes in the presence of a palladium catalyst leads to the production of 2-benzylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazoles.     

Copper- and phosphine-free Sonogashira coupling reactions of aryl iodides catalyzed by an N,N-bis(naphthylideneimino)diethylenetriamine-functionalized polystyrene resin supported Pd(II) complex under aerobic conditions

A polymer-supported palladium(II) N,N-bis(naphthylideneimino)diethylenetriamine complex is found to be a highly active catalyst for Sonogashira coupling reactions. The reactions are performed under copper- and phosphine-free conditions in an air atmosphere. The palladium catalyst is easily separated, and can be reused several times without significant loss in catalytic activity.