Catalytic olefination of carbonyl compounds. A new versatile method for the synthesis of alkenes

The review is devoted to a new catalytic olefination reaction (COR) discovered by the authors. This is the reaction between N-unsubstituted hydrazones of carbonyl compounds with dihalides CHal₂XY in the presence of copper(i) chloride to give substituted alkenes. Catalytic olefination is versatile. Variation of the carbonyl and olefinating components opens up the way for the synthesis of various classes of unsaturated compounds including those containing functional groups. The reaction mechanism is discussed and a catalytic cycle describing the process is proposed. A model for estimating and predicting the reactivity of halogen-containing compounds in the COR is developed. The relationship between the structure of the carbonyl substrates and their behavior in the title reaction is elucidated.     

Catalytic olefination reaction of carbonyl compounds. A study on stereoselectivity of alkene formation

The mechanism of formation of alkene stereoisomers in the catalytic olefination reaction of carbonyl compounds was studied. 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde hydrazone 1 stereoselectively reacts with a number of F-, Cl-, Br-, and I-containing polyhaloalkanes in the presence of catalytic amounts of CuCl to give -substituted styrenes 2 with the more thermodynamically stable alkene isomer being the major product. A model for the formation of the stereoisomers of alkenes 2 in the olefination reaction is proposed. Stereoselectivity of the reaction is determined by elimination of copper(ii) halides from the lowest-lying conformers of organocopper intermediates II. According to quantum-chemical calculations, the elimination should involve the staggered conformations with antiperiplanar arrangement of C—Hal and C—Cu bonds and proceed by the E2 anti-elimination mechanism. The results of quantum-chemical calculations are in good agreement with the experimental E/Z alkene isomer ratios.     

Iridium as a general catalyst for the decarbonylative addition of aldehydes to alkynes

A general catalytic system for the decarbonylative addition reaction of aldehydes with alkynes is developed by using an iridium catalyst system. Both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes reacted with terminal alkynes efficiently to give the corresponding olefination products in high yields and up to 11:1 E/Z selectivity.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed Heck-type olefination and Suzuki coupling reactions: studies on the nature of catalytic species

Ruthenium-catalyzed Heck olefination and Suzuki cross coupling reactions have been developed. When starting with a ruthenium complex [RuCl(2)(p-cymene)](2) as a homogeneous catalyst precursor, induction periods were observed and ruthenium colloids of zero oxidation state were generated under catalytic conditions. Isolated ruthenium colloids carried out the olefination, implying that active catalytic species are ruthenium nanoclusters. To support this hypothesis, ruthenium nanoparticles stabilized with dodecylamine were independently prepared via a hydride reduction procedure, and their catalytic activity was subsequently examined. Olefination of iodobenzene with ethyl acrylate was efficiently catalyzed by the ruthenium nanoparticles under the same conditions, which could be also reused for the next runs. In poisoning experiments, the conversion of the olefination was completely inhibited in the presence of mercury, thus supporting our assumption on the nature of catalytic species. No residual ruthenium was detected from the filtrate at the end of the reaction. On the basis of the postulation, a heterogeneous catalyst system of ruthenium supported on alumina was consequently developed for the Heck olefination and Suzuki cross coupling reactions for the first time. It turned out that substrate scope and selectivity were significantly improved with the external ligand-free catalyst even under milder reaction conditions when compared to results with the homogeneous precatalyst. It was also observed that the immobilized ruthenium catalyst was recovered and reused up to several runs with consistent efficiency. Especially in the Suzuki couplings, the reactions could be efficiently carried out with as low as 1 mol % of the supported catalyst over a wide range of substrates and were scaled up to a few grams without any practical problems, giving coupled products with high purity by a simple workup procedure.     

Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds using the Nenajdenko-Shastin reaction

The use of a catalytic olefination reaction (the Nenajdenko-Shastin reaction) in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds is discussed.     

Reaction of carbonyl compounds with diazoalkanes as a method for epoxide synthesis. A review

The application of the reaction of carbonyl compounds with diazoalkanes the preparation of epoxides is reviewed. The effects of the structures of the reagent and substrate and of the solvent on the reaction course and product yield are examined. The stereochemistry of epoxide formation is discussed.Belorus State Technological University, 220630 Minsk. Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 291–309, March, 1995. Original article submitted July 29, 1994.     

Organophosphorus Reagents in Organocatalysis: Synthesis of Optically Active α-Methylene-δ-lactones and δ-Lactams

In this paper we describe new asymmetric, catalytic strategies for the synthesis of biologically important α-methylene-δ-lactones and δ-lactams. The elaborated protocols utilize iminium-ion-mediated Michael addition of trimethyl phosphonoacetate to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes catalyzed by (S)-(-)-α,α-diphenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol trimethylsilyl ether as the key step. Enantiomerically enriched Michael adducts are employed in three different reaction pathways. Transformation into α-methylene-δ-lactones is realized by a sequence of reactions involving chemoselective reduction of the aldehyde, followed by a trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)-mediated cyclization and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination of formaldehyde. On the other hand, indolo[2,?3-a]quinolizine-framework-containing products can be accessed when enantiomerically enriched Michael adducts are employed in a Pictet-Spengler reaction with tryptamine, followed by Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination. Finally, reductive amination of the Michael adducts by using methylamine and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination of formaldehyde is demonstrated to give α-methylene-δ-lactams. The developed strategies can be realized without the purification of intermediates, thus greatly increasing their practicality.     

Effect of the catalyst nature and quantity on catalytic olefination

The study of the catalyst nature effect on the catalytic olefination of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde hydrazone by polyhaloalkanes revealed that the best catalysts for the reaction are copper salts. With polyhaloalkanes more active than CCl₄, like CBr₄ and CCl₃Br, the olefination can proceed without catalyst.     

Synthesis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">para</Emphasis>-divinylbenzene by the catalytic olefination reaction

The catalytic olefination reaction of a dihydrazone of terephthalic aldehyde with a variety of polyhalogenoalkanes has been investigated. It has been demonstrated that the reaction leads to a wide range of para-divinylbenzene derivatives containing different functional groups.     

gem-Diacetates as carbonyl surrogates for asymmetric synthesis. Total syntheses of sphingofungins E and F.

The equivalent of an asymmetric addition to a carbonyl group with a stabilized anion is accomplished by discriminating between the enantiotopic C-O single bonds of a gem-diacetate. In this way, enantioselective total syntheses of two antifugal agents, sphingofungins E and F, have been accomplished. The synthetic strategy is based on a series of catalytic processes whereby all of the chiral centers are created with high stereoselectivities. The first two stereocenters are introduced by an asymmetric allylic alkylation reaction of gem-diacetate 9 with azlactone 10. The complex of Pd(0) and ligand 14 efficiently catalyzes this key reaction, which differentiates both the enantiotopic leaving groups of a gem-diacetate and enantiotopic faces of the enolate of an azlactone in high enantiomeric excess and diastereomeric excess. From these two stereocenters, the configurations of the remaining two centers are set by a diastereoselective Os(VIII)-catalyzed dihydroxylation reaction with excellent stereocontrol. The trans-alkene is established by Cr(II)-mediated olefination, and a subsequent B-alkyl Suzuki coupling reaction conjoins the polar head unit and the nonpolar, 13-carbon lipid tail. The efficiency of our strategy is illustrated by the completion of syntheses of sphingofungins F and E in 15 and 17 steps, and in 17% and 5% overall yields, respectively.     

Synthesis of gem‐Difluoro Olefins through C−H Functionalization and β‐fluoride Elimination Reactions

A palladium catalyzed C?H functionalization and consecutive β‐fluoride elimination reaction between indole heterocycles and fluorinated diazoalkanes is reported. This approach provides for the first time a facile method for the rapid synthesis of gem‐difluoro olefins using fluorinated diazoalkanes under mild reaction conditions. Cyclopropanation products were obtained when N‐arylated rather than N‐alkylated indoles were applied in this reaction. Mechanistic studies reveal the importance of the β‐fluoride elimination step in this transformation. This method presents a new concept for the simple and direct transfer of a 1‐aryl‐(2,2‐difluorovinyl) group to access gem‐difluoro olefins.     

A general procedure for the esterification of carboxylic acids with diazoalkanes generated in situ by the oxidation of N-tert-butyldimethylsilylhydrazones with (difluoroiodo)benzene

The bimolecular reaction of carboxylic acids with diazoalkanes to form esters is among the mildest and most efficient of organic transformations but is seldom used in synthesis beyond the important case of methyl esterification. This is largely a consequence of the inaccessibility and poor stability of higher diazoalkanes as substrates. In this work we describe a new method for the synthesis of diazoalkanes by the oxidation of N-tert-butyldimethylsilylhydrazones (TBSHs) with (difluoroiodo)benzene, a reagent heretofore unexplored in the context of hydrazone oxidation. When conducted in the presence of a carboxylic acid substrate, the oxidation leads to efficient esterification in situ. In addition to greatly extending the range of diazoalkanes that are now available for esterifications, this new protocol offers significant advantages with regard to safety, for diazo intermediates are neither isolated nor achieve appreciable concentrations during the reaction.     

第五丶六族元素的有机化合物在有机合成中应用的研究 XVIII:氰基亚甲基三苯基胂与酮反应的立体化学以及几种吸电子基团取代的甲基三苯基 砷盐与酮的反应

The stereochemistry of carbonyl olefination reaction of cyanomethylene triphenylarsorane with ketones is reported. The thermodynamically stable E isomer of the products α, β unsaturated nitrile was formed predominantly. Under the experimental conditions we adopted, the reaction conditions had little effect on the E, Z ratio of the reaction products. However, the structure of the substrate showed profound effect. The results shown in Table 1 are similar to that of the reaction of carbomethoxymethylene triphenylarosorane reported in the previous paper. When methyl t-butyl ketone was used as the substrate and the reaction carried out in benzene solution, nearly pure E isomer was obtained. The reaction mechanism was proposed as shown in the previous paper. When Δ4-cholesten-3-one was used as the substrate, change of the solvents showed more prominent effect on the E, Z ratio of the reaction product. This paper also deals with the reaction of three electron-withdrawing group (CN, COOCH3, COCH3) substituted methyltriphenylarsonium salts with ketones in the presence of K2CO3, Na2CO3/benzo-15-crown-5, K2CO3/18-crown-6 or (C2H5)3N in CH3OH solution. The latter three gave satisfactory results (Table 2). The chromotographically pure products could be obtained from the crude products by passing through silica gel column. Its E, Z ratio is nearly the same as that of the crude product. This method seems to be a good one for preparing olefinic compounds in miligram scale.     

Amine- and sulfonamide-promoted wittig olefination reactions in water

Amine-promoted olefination: The reaction of a phosphonium salt and an aldehyde in water to yield alkenes with high E-configurational control is promoted by catalytic amounts of non-basic amines in aqueous bicarbonate media. Possible catalytic cycles involving imines and iminium intermediates are discussed.     

α-Substituent effect on olefination of ester carbonyl groups with ynolates

In the olefination reaction of ester carbonyl with ynolate, an α-hetero (N, O, S)-substituent on the substrates was found to markedly improve the yields of tetrasubstituted olefins, even though it was sterically hindered. The α-substituent effect may be due to several factors including the addition based on the polar Felkin–Anh model and restricted conformation of the initial adducts.     

Reaction of arylsulfonylhydrazones of aldehydes with alpha-magnesio sulfones. A novel olefin synthesis

Reactions of representative tosylhydrazones of aldehydes and ketones with alpha-metalated sulfones were examined in order to develop a practical olefination method. Treatment of aldehyde tosylhydrazone 2 with an excess of alpha-lithiated methyl phenyl or dimethyl sulfones yielded 3a. The reaction of 2 with sterically unhindered lithiated alkyl sulfones gave mixtures of the respective olefination products 3b-d along with the Shapiro fragmentation product 4. Sterically hindered lithiated sulfones afforded Shapiro products exclusively. In contrast, aldehyde tosylhydrazones 2 or 6 in reactions with a variety of alpha-magnesio primary or secondary alkyl sulfones gave olefination products 3a-j and 7a-c in high yields (Tables 1 and 2). beta-Branched alkyl sulfones afforded predominantly (E)-alkenes, whereas unhindered primary sulfones gave mixtures of (E)- and (Z)-alkenes with low selectivity. Reaction of the 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonylhydrazone (trisylhydrazone) of cyclodecanone 11c with alpha-magnesio methyl phenyl sulfone afforded the methylidene derivative 12a contaminated with the Shapiro product 13. Tosylhydrazone 2 resisted reaction with i-PrMgCl and gave only a small amount of the addition product in reaction with Bu(2)Mg. Some mechanistic aspects of the reaction of tosylhydrazones with organomagnesium compounds are discussed.     

From olefination to alkylation: in-situ halogenation of Julia-Kocienski intermediates leading to formal nucleophilic iodo- and bromodifluoromethylation of carbonyl compounds

Iodo- and bromodifluoromethylated compounds are important synthetic intermediates and halogen-bond acceptors. However, direct introduction of -CF(2)I and -CF(2)Br groups through nucleophilic addition is particularly challenging because of the high tendency of decomposition of CF(2)Br(-) and CF(2)I(-) to difluorocarbene. In this work, we have developed a formal nucleophilic iodo- and bromodifluoromethylation for carbonyl compounds. The key strategy of the method is the halogenation of in situ-generated sulfinate intermediates from the Julia-Kocienski reaction to change the reaction pathway from the traditional olefination to alkylation. Interesting halogen-π interactions between the halocarbon and aromatic donors were observed in the crystal structures of the products. The method could also be extended to the introduction of other fluorinated groups, such as -CFClBr, -CFClI, -CFBr(2), and -CFMeI, which opens up new avenues for the synthesis of a wide range of useful fluorinated products.     

Efficient oxidation-Wittig olefination-Diels-Alder multicomponent reactions of α-hydroxyketones

α-Hydroxyketones undergo efficient tandem oxidation-Wittig olefination reactions in the presence of an oxidant to produce high yields of γ-ketocrotonate products. On carrying out the oxidation-Wittig olefination reaction in the presence of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, a novel multicomponent reaction sequence provides access to cycloadducts in high yield.     

Photochemical synthesis of 1,2,4-triazoles via addition reaction of triplet intermediates to diazoalkanes and azomethine ylide intermediates

The reactivity of diazoalkanes most commonly proceeds through the formation of carbene intermediates or dipolar cycloaddition reactions. The reaction of diazoalkanes with intermediates with unpaired electrons, however, is much less elaborated. Herein, we report on the photochemical reaction of acceptor-only diazoalkanes with azodicarboxylates. Photoexcitation of the latter results in the formation of a triplet species, which undergoes an addition reaction with diazoalkanes and formation of an azomethine ylide followed by dipolar cycloaddition reaction with organic nitriles to give a 1,2,4-triazole. The application of this transformation was elaborated in a broad and general substrate scope (48 examples), including scale-up via flow chemistry and downstream transformations. Experimental and computational studies were performed to elucidate the reaction mechanism and to rationalize the reaction outcome.

Photoexcitation of the azodicarboxylates results in a radical addition reaction with diazoalkanes and formation of an azomethine ylide to allow for dipolar cycloaddition reaction with nitriles to give a 1,2,4-triazole.     

A novel direct synthesis of (2,2-difluorovinyl)benzenes from aromatic aldehydes

A novel catalytic approach to (2,2-difluorovinyl)benzenes has been developed. It was found that hydrazones of aromatic aldehydes generated in situ could be converted to the corresponding (2,2-difluorovinyl)benzenes by catalytic olefination reaction (COR) with dibromodifluoromethane in the presence of CuCl.