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Hlne Beucher Johannes Schrgenhumer Estíbaliz Merino Cristina Nevado 《Chemical science》2021,12(45):15084
A chelation-assisted oxidative addition of gold(i) into the C–C bond of biphenylene is reported here. The presence of a coordinating group (pyridine, phosphine) in the biphenylene unit enabled the use of readily available gold(i) halide precursors providing a new, straightforward entry towards cyclometalated (N^C^C)- and (P^C)-gold(iii) complexes. Our study, combining spectroscopic and crystallographic data with DFT calculations, showcases the importance of neighboring, weakly coordinating groups towards the successful activation of strained C–C bonds by gold.Pyridine and phosphine directing groups promote the C–C activation of biphenylene by readily available gold(i) halides rendering a new entry to (N^C^C)- and (P^C)-gold(iii) species.Activation of C–C bonds by transition metals is challenging given their inertness and ubiquitous presence alongside competing C–H bonds.1 Both the intrinsic steric hindrance as well as the highly directional character of the p orbitals involved in the σC–C bond impose a high kinetic barrier for this type of processes.2,3 Biphenylene, a stable antiaromatic system featuring two benzene rings connected via a four-membered cycle, has found widespread application in the study of C–C bond activation. Since the seminal report from Eisch et al. on the oxidative addition of a nickel(0) complex into the C–C bond of biphenylene,4 several other late transition metals have been successfully applied in this context.5 Interestingly, despite the general reluctance of gold(i) to undergo oxidative addition,6 its oxidative insertion into the C–C bond of biphenylene was demonstrated in two consecutive reports by the groups of Toste7a and Bourissou,7b respectively. The high energy barrier associated with the oxidation of gold could be overcome by the utilization of gold(i) precursors bearing ligands that exhibit either a strongly electron-donating character (e.g. IPr = [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazole-2-ylidene])7a or small bite angles (e.g. DPCb = diphosphino-carborane).7b,8 In line with these two approaches, more sophisticated bidentate (N^C)- and (P^N)-ligated gold(i) complexes have also been shown to aid the activation of biphenylene at ambient temperature (Scheme 1a).7c,dOpen in a separate windowScheme 1(a) Previous reports on oxidative addition of ligated gold(i) precursors onto biphenylene. (b) This work: pyridine- and phosphine-directed C–C bond activation of biphenylene by commercially available gold(i) halides.In this context, we hypothesized that the oxidative insertion of gold(i) into the C–C bond of biphenylene could be facilitated by the presence of a neighboring chelating group.9 This approach would not only circumvent the need for gold(i) precursors featuring strong σ-donor or highly tailored bidentate ligands but also offer a de novo entry towards interesting, less explored ligand templates. However, recent work by Breher and co-workers showcased the difficulty of achieving such a transformation.10Herein, we report the oxidative insertion of readily available gold(i) halide precursors into the C–C bond of biphenylene. The appendage of both pyridine and phosphine donors in close proximity to the σC–C bond bridging the two aromatic rings provides additional stabilization to the metal center and results in a de novo entry to cyclometalated (N^C^C)- and (P^C)gold(iii) complexes (Scheme 1b).Our study commenced with the preparation of 5-chloro-1-pyridino-biphenylene system 2via Pd-catalyzed Suzuki cross coupling reaction between 2-bromo-3-methylpyridine and 2-(5-chlorobiphenylen-1-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane 1 (Scheme 2).11 To our delight, the reaction of 2 with gold(i) iodide in toluene at 130 °C furnished complex κ3-(N^C^C)Au(iii)–I 3 in 60% yield.12,13 Complex 3 was isolated as yellow plate-type crystals from the reaction mixture and its molecular structure was unambiguously assigned by NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS) and crystallographic analysis. Complex 3 exhibits the expected square-planar geometry around the metal center, with a Au–I bond length of 2.6558(3) Å.14 The choice of a neutral weakly bound gold(i)-iodide precursor is key for a successful reaction outcome: similar reactions in the presence of [(NHC)AuCl + AgSbF6] failed to deliver the desired biscyclometalation adducts, as reported by Breher et al. in ref. 10. The oxidative insertion of gold(i) iodide into the four-membered ring of pyridino-substituted biphenylene provides a novel and synthetically efficient entry to κ3-(N^C^C)gold(iii) halides. These species have recently found widespread application as precursors for the characterization of highly labile, catalytically relevant gold(iii) intermediates,15a–d as well as for the preparation of highly efficient emitters in OLEDs.15e–g Previous synthetic routes towards these attractive biscyclometalated gold(iii) systems involved microwave-assisted double C–H functionalization reactions that typically proceed with low to moderate yields.15aOpen in a separate windowScheme 2Synthesis of complex 3via oxidative addition of Au(i) into the C–C bond of pyridine-substituted biphenylene. X-ray structures of complex 3 with atoms drawn using 50% probability ellipsoids. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity. Additional selected bond distances [Å]: N–Au = 2.126(2), C1–Au = 1.973(2), C2–Au = 2.025(2), Au–I = 2.6558(3) and bond angles [deg]: N–Au–I = 99.25(6), N–Au–C1 = 79.82(9), C1–Au–C2 = 81.2(1), C2–Au–I = 99.73(8). For experimental details, see ESI.†Encouraged by the successful results obtained with the pyridine-substituted biphenylene and considering the prominent use of phosphines in gold chemistry,6,16 we wondered whether the same reactivity would be observed for a P-containing system. To this end, both adamantyl- and tert-butyl-substituted phosphines were appended in C1 position of the biphenylene motif. Starting from 5-chlorobiphenylene-1-carbaldehyde 4, phosphine-substituted biphenylenes 5a and 5b could be accessed in 3 steps (aldehyde reduction to the corresponding alcohol, Appel reaction and nucleophilic displacement of the corresponding benzylic halide) in 64 and 57% overall yields, respectively.13 The reactions of 5a and 5b with commercially available gold(i) halides (Me2SAuCl and AuI) furnished the corresponding mononuclear complexes 7a–b and 8a–b, respectively (Scheme 3).13 All these complexes were fully characterized and the structures of 7a, 7b and 8a were unambiguously characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis.13 Interestingly, the nature of the halide has a clear effect on the chemical shift of the phosphine ligand so that a Δδ of ca. 5 ppm can be observed in the 31P NMR spectra of 7a–b (Au–Cl) compared to 8a–b (Au–I), the latter being the more deshielded. The Au–X bond length is also impacted, with a longer Au–I distance (2.5608(1) Å for 8a) compared to that measured in the Au–Cl analogue (2.2941(7) Å for 7a) (Δd = 0.27 Å).13Open in a separate windowScheme 3Synthesis and reactivity of complexes 7a–b, 8a–b, 9 and 10. X-ray structure of complexes 11b, 12 and 14 with atoms drawn using 50% probability ellipsoids. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity. For experimental details and X-ray structures see ESI.†Despite numerous attempts to promote the C–C activation in these complexes,10,13 all reactions resulted in the formation of highly stable cationic species 11a–b and 12, which could be easily isolated from the reaction media. In the case of cationic mononuclear-gold(i) complexes 11, a ligand scrambling reaction in which the chloride ligand is replaced by a phosphine in the absence of a scavenger, a process previously described for gold(i) species, can be used to justify the reaction outcome.17 The formation of dinuclear gold complex 12 can be ascribed to the combination of a strong aurophilic interaction between the two gold centers (Au–Au = 2.8874(4) Å) and the stabilizing η2-coordination of the metal center to the aromatic ring of biphenylene. Similar η2-coordinated gold(i) complexes have been reported but, to the best of our knowledge, only as mononuclear species.18Taking into consideration the observed geometry of complexes 7a–b in the solid state,13 the facile formation of stable cationic species 11 and 12 and the lack of reactivity of the gold(i) iodides 8a–b, we hypothesized that the free rotation around the C–P bond was probably restricted, placing the gold(i) center away from the biphenylene system and thus preventing the desired oxidative insertion reaction. To overcome this problem, we set out to elongate the arm bearing the phosphine unit with an additional methylene group, introduced via a Wittig reaction from compound 4 to yield ligand 6, prepared in 4 steps in 27% overall yield. Coordination with Me2SAuCl and AuI resulted in gold(i) complexes 9 and 10, respectively (Scheme 3). The structure of 9 was unambiguously assigned by X-ray diffraction analysis and a similar environment around the metal center to that determined for complex 7a was observed for this complex.13With complexes 9 and 10 in hand, we explored their reactivity towards C–C activation of the four-membered ring of biphenylene.19 After chloride abstraction and upon heating at 100 °C for 5 hours, ring opening of the biphenylene system was observed for complex 9. Interestingly, formation of mono-cyclometalated adduct 13 was exclusively observed (the structure of 13 was confirmed by 1H, 13C, 31P, 19F, 11B and 2D NMR spectroscopy and HR-MS).13 The solvent appears to play a major role in this process, as performing the reaction in non-chlorinated solvents resulted in stable cationic complexes similar to 11.13,20,21 The presence of adventitious water is likely responsible for the formation of the monocyclometalated (P^C)gold(iii) complex 13 as when the reaction was carried out in C2H4Cl2 previously treated with D2O, the corresponding deuterated adduct 13-d could be detected in the reaction media. These results showcase the difficulties associated with the biscyclometalation for P-based complexes as well as the labile nature of the expected biscyclometalated adducts. Interestingly though, these processes can be seen as a de novo entry towards relatively underexplored (P^C)gold(iii) species.22The C–C activation was further confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis of the phosphonium salt 14, which arise from the reductive elimination at the gold(iii) center in 13 upon exchange of the BF4− counter-anion with the weakly coordinating sodium tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (NaBArF).13,23 The phosphorus atom is four-coordinate, with weak bonding observed to the distant counter-anion and a distorted tetrahedral geometry (C1–P–C2 = 95.05(17), C2–P–C3 = 112.1(1), C3–P–C4 = 116.6(1), C4–P–C1 = 107.4(2) deg). These results represent the third example in which the C(sp2)–P bond reductive elimination at gold(iii) has been reported.24Further, it is important to note that, in contrast to the reactivity observed for the pyridine-substituted biphenylene, neither P-coordinated gold(i) iodo complexes 8a, 8b nor 10 reacted to give cyclometalated products despite prolonged heating, which highlights the need for highly reactive cationized gold(i) species to undergo oxidative addition when phosphine ligands are flanking the C–C bond.13To get a deeper understanding on the observed differences in reactivity for the N- vs. P-based directing groups, ground- and transition-state structures for the oxidative insertion of gold(i) halides in C1-substituted biphenylenes were computed by DFT calculations. The reactions of Py-substituted 2 with AuI to give 3 (I) and those of P-substituted 7a (II) and 9 (III) featuring the cationization of the gold(i) species were chosen as models for comparative purposes with the experimental conditions (Fig. 1 and S1–S10 in the ESI†).25–27 The computed activation energies for the three processes are in good agreement with the experimental data. The pyridine-substituted biphenylene I exhibits the lowest activation barrier for the oxidative insertion process (ΔG‡ = 34.4 kcal mol−1). The reaction on the phosphine-substituted derivatives II and III proved to be, after cationization of the corresponding gold(i) halide complexes (II-BF4, III-BF4) higher in energy (ΔG‡ = 39.6 and 46.3 kcal mol−1 respectively), although the obtained values do not rule out the feasibility of the C–C activation process. The transition state between I and I′ exhibits several interesting geometrical features: (a) the biphenylene is significantly bent, (b) the cleavage of the C–C bond is well advanced (dC–C = 1.898 Å in TSIvs. dC–C = 1.504 Å in I), and (c) the two C and the I atoms form a Y-shape around gold with minimal coordination from the pyridine (dN–Au = 2.742 Å in TSIvs. dN–Au = 2.093 Å in I and 2.157 Å in I′, respectively). The transition-state structures found for the P-based ligands (TSII and TSIII) also show an elongation of the C–C bond and display a bent biphenylene. However, much shorter P–Au distances (dP–Au = 2.330 Å for TSII and 2.314 Å for TSIII) can be observed compared to the pyridine-based system, as expected due to the steric and electronic differences between these two coordinating groups. Analogously, longer C–Au distances were also found for the P-based systems (dC1–Au = 2.152 Å for TSIvs. 2.235 Å and 2.204 Å for TSII and TSIII; dC2–Au = 2.143 Å for TSIvs. 2.219 Å and 2.162 Å for TSII and TSIII), with a larger deviation of square planarity for Au in TSIII compared to TSII.28,29 These results suggest that, provided the appropriate distance to the C–C bond is in place, the strong coordination of phosphorous to the gold(i) center does not prevent the C–C activation of biphenylene but other reactions (i.e. formation of diphosphine gold(i) cationic species, protodemetalation) can outcompete the expected biscyclometalation process. In contrast, a weaker donor such as pyridine offers a suitable balance bringing the gold in close proximity to the C–C bond and enables both the oxidative cleavage as well as the formation of the double metalation product.Open in a separate windowFig. 1Energy profile (ΔG and ΔG‡ in kcal mol−1), optimized structures, transition states computed at the IEFPCM (toluene/1,2-dichloroethane)-B3PW91/DEF2QZVPP(Au,I)/6-31++G(d,p)(other atoms) level of theory for the C–C activation of biphenylene with gold(i) iodide from I and gold(i) cationic from II and III. Computed structures of the transition states (TSI, TSII and TSIII) and table summarizing relevant distances. 相似文献
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Long Yang Becky Bongsuiru Jei Alexej Scheremetjew Binbin Yuan A. Claudia Stückl Lutz Ackermann 《Chemical science》2021,12(39):12971
Copper-catalyzed electrochemical direct chalcogenations of o-carboranes was established at room temperature. Thereby, a series of cage C-sulfenylated and C-selenylated o-carboranes anchored with valuable functional groups was accessed with high levels of position- and chemo-selectivity control. The cupraelectrocatalysis provided efficient means to activate otherwise inert cage C–H bonds for the late-stage diversification of o-carboranes.Copper-catalyzed electrochemical cage C–H chalcogenation of o-carboranes has been realized to enable the synthesis of various cage C-sulfenylated and C-selenylated o-carboranes.Carboranes are polyhedral molecular boron–carbon clusters, which display unique properties, such as a boron enriched content, icosahedron geometry and three-dimensional electronic delocalization.1 These features render carboranes as valuable building blocks for applications to optoelectronics,2 as nanomaterials, in supramolecular design,3 organometallic coordination chemistry,4 and boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) agents.5 As a consequence, considerable progress has been witnessed in transition metal-catalyzed regioselective cage B–H functionalization of o-carboranes6 and different functional motifs have been incorporated into the cage boron vertices.7–10 However, progress in this research arena continues to be considerably limited by the shortage of robust and efficient methods to access carborane-functionalized molecules. While C–S bonds are important structural motifs in various biologically active molecules and functional materials,11 strategies for the assembly of chalcogen-substituted carboranes continue to be scarce. A major challenge is hence represented by the strong coordination abilities of thiols to most transition metals, which often lead to catalyst deactivation.12 While copper-catalyzed B(4,5)–H disulfenylation of o-carboranes was achieved,7e elevated reaction temperature was required, and 8-aminoquinoline was necessary as bidentate directing group. The bidentate directing group13 needs to be installed and removed, which jeopardizes the overall efficacy. Likewise, an organometallic strategy was recently devised for cysteine borylation with a stoichiometric platinum(ii)-based carboranes.14 Meanwhile, oxidative cage B/C–H functionalizations largely call for noble transition metal catalysts15 and stoichiometric amounts of chemical oxidants, such as expensive silver(i) salts.16In recent years, electricity has been identified as an increasingly viable, sustainable redox equivalent for environmentally-benign molecular synthesis.17,18 While significant advances have been realized by the merger of electrocatalysis with organometallic bond activation,19 electrochemical carborane functionalizations continue unfortunately to be underdevelopment. In sharp contrast, we have now devised a strategy for unprecedented copper-catalyzed electrochemical cage C–H chalcogenations of o-carboranes in a dehydrogenative manner, assembling a variety of C-sulfenylated and C-selenylated o-carboranes (Fig. 1a). It is noteworthy that our electrochemical cage C–S/Se modification approach is devoid of chemical oxidants, and does not need any directing groups, operative at room temperature.Open in a separate windowFig. 1Electrochemical diversification of o-carboranes and optimization of reaction conditions. aReaction conditions: procedure A: 1a (0.10 mmol), 2a (0.3 mmol), CuOAc (15 mol%), 2-PhPy (15 mol%), LiOtBu (0.2 mmol), TBAI (2.0 equiv.), solvent (3 mL), platinum cathode (10 mm × 15 mm × 0.25 mm), graphite felt (GF) anode (10 mm × 15 mm × 6 mm), 2 mA, under air, r.t., 16 h. bYield was determined by 1H NMR with CH2Br2 as the internal standard. cIsolated yields in parenthesis. dKI (1.0 equiv.) as additive. eProcedure B: 2 (0.3 mmol), LiOtBu (0.2 mmol), TBAI (2.0 equiv.), solvent (3.0 mL), 2 mA, r.t., 3 h, then adding 1a (0.10 mmol), 2-PhPy (15 mol%), CuOAc (15 mol%), 2 mA, rt, 16 h. f2b (0.3 mmol), LiOtBu (0.2 mmol), KI (1.0 equiv.), TBAI (2.0 equiv.), solvent (3.0 mL), 2 mA, r.t., 3 h, then adding 1a (0.10 mmol), 2-PhPy (15 mol%), CuOAc (15 mol%), r.t., 16 h. TBAI = tetrabutylammonium iodide, TBAPF6 = tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate. DCE = 1,2-dichloroethane, THF = tetrahydrofuran.We commenced our studies by probing various reaction conditions for the envisioned copper-catalyzed cage C–H thiolation of o-carborane in an operationally simple undivided cell setup equipped with a GF (graphite felt) anode and a Pt cathode (Fig. 1b and Table S1†). After extensive experimentation, we observed that the thiolation of substrate 1 proceeded efficiently with catalytic amounts of CuOAc and 2-phenylpyridine, albeit in the presence of 2 equivalents LiOtBu as the base, and 2 equivalents n-Bu4NI as the electrolyte at room temperature under a constant current of 2 mA (entry 1). The yield was reduced when other copper sources or additives were used (entries 2–5). Surprisingly, n-Bu4NPF6 as the electrolyte failed to facilitate the carborane modification, indicating that n-Bu4NI operates not only as electrolyte, but also as a redox mediator (entry 6). Altering the stoichiometry of the electrolyte or using KI did not improve the performance (entries 7–8). Product formation was not observed, when the reaction was conducted with DCE as the solvent, while CH3CN resulted in a drop of the catalytic performance (entries 9–10). Control experiments confirmed the essential role of the electricity and the catalyst (entries 11–12), while a sequential procedure was found to be beneficial (entries 13–15).With the optimized reaction conditions in hand, we explored the versatility of the cage C–H thiolation of o-carborane 1a with different thiols 2 (Scheme 1). Electron-rich as well as electron-deficient substituents on the arenes were found to be amenable to the electrocatalyzed C–H activation, providing the corresponding thiolation products 3aa–3ao in good to excellent yields. Thereby, a variety of synthetically useful functional groups, such as fluoro (3ae, 3am), chloro (3af, 3ak, 3an) and bromo (3ag, 3al), were fully tolerated, which should prove instrumental for further late-stage manipulations. Various disubstituted aromatic and heterocyclic thiols afforded the corresponding cage C–S modified products 3ap–3as. Notably, aliphatic thiols efficiently underwent the electrochemical transformation to provide the corresponding cage alkylthiolated products 3at–3au. Notably, the halogen-containing thiols (2e–2f, 2k–2n and 2q) reacted selectively with o-carboranes to deliver the desired products without halide coupling byproducts being observed. The connectivity of the products 3aa, 3am and 3ao was unambiguously verified by X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis.22Open in a separate windowScheme 1Electrochemical C–H thiolation of o-carborane 1a. (a) Procedure B. (b) KI (1 equiv.). (c) Cul as the catalyst.Encouraged by the efficiency of the cupraelectro-oxidative cage C–H thiolation, we became intrigued to explore the chalcogenantion of differently-decorated o-carboranes 1 (Scheme 2). Electronically diverse carboranes 1 served as competent coupling partners, giving the corresponding thiolation products 4bo–4do with high levels of efficacy in position-selective manner. The strategy was not restricted to phenyl-substituted o-carboranes. Indeed, substrates bearing benzyl and even alkyl groups also performed well to deliver the desired products 4eo–4ga. It is noteworthy that the C–H activation approach was also compatible with selenols to give the o-carboranes 4av–4fv. The molecular structures of the carborane 4br and 4av were unambiguously verified by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.22Open in a separate windowScheme 2Electrochemical cage C–H chalcogenation of o-carboranes. (a) Procedure B. (b) KI (1 equiv.).Scaffold functionalization of the thus obtained carborane 3ag provided the alkynylated derivative 5a and amine 5b (Scheme 3), giving access to carborane-based host materials of relevant to phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes.20Open in a separate windowScheme 3Late-stage diversification.Next, we became attracted to delineating the mode of the cupraelectro-catalyzed cage C–H chalcogenation. To this end, control experiments were performed (Scheme 4a). First, electrocatalysis in the presence of TEMPO or Ph2C CH2 gave the desired product 3aa. EPR studies of thiol 2a, LiOtBu and THF under the electrochemical conditions showed a small radical signal, which might be attributed to a thiol radical.21 Second, the cupraelectrocatalysis occurred efficiently in the dark. Third, detailed cyclovoltammetric analysis of the thiol and iodide mediator (Scheme 4b and ESI†)21 revealed an irreversible oxidation of the thiol anion at Ep = −0.62 V vs. Ag/Ag+ and two oxidation events for the iodide, including an irreversible oxidation at Ep = 0.12 V vs. Ag/Ag+ and a reversible oxidation at Ep = 0.44 V vs. Ag/Ag+, which is in good agreement with the literature reported iodide oxidation potentials,18c,d and is suggestive of the preferential oxidation of the iodide as a redox mediator. In this context, the use of n-Bu4NI as a redox mediator to achieve copper-catalyzed electrochemical arene C–H aminations had been documented.18d Furthermore, we calculated the redox potential of complex C by means of DFT calculations at the PW6B95-D4/def2-TZVP + SMD(MeCN)//TPSS-D3BJ/def2-SVP level of theory.21 These studies revealed a calculated oxidation half-wave potential for complex C is Eo,calc1/2 = −0.08 V vs. SCE. Hence, iodide is a competent redox mediator to achieve the transformation from complex C to complex D. Analysis of non-covalent interactions21 in complex C (Fig. 2) show the presence of a weak stabilization interaction between the chalcogen''s anisole group and the 2-phenylpyridine. In contrast, in complex D these interactions were found more relevant between the o-carborane phenyl group and the chalcogen aromatic motif.Open in a separate windowFig. 2Non-covalent interaction plots for the complexes C and D. Strong attractive interactions are shown in blue, weak attractive interactions are given in green, while red corresponds to repulsive interactions. Ar = 4-MeOC6H4.Open in a separate windowScheme 4Control experiments and cyclic voltammograms.On the basis of the aforementioned findings,18 a plausible reaction mechanism is proposed in Scheme 5, which commences with an anodic single electron-transfer (SET) oxidation of the thiol anion E to form the sulfur-centered radical F. Subsequently, the copper(i) species A reacts with the sulfur radical F to deliver copper(ii) complex B, which next reacts with o-carborane 1 in the presence of LiOtBu to generate a copper(ii)-o-carborane complex C. Thereafter, the complex C is oxidized by the anodically generated redox mediator I2 to furnish the copper(iii) species D,18d which subsequently undergoes reductive elimination, affording the final product and regenerating the catalytically active complex A. Alternatively, the direct oxidation of copper(ii) complex C by electricity to generate copper(iii) species D can not be excluded at this stage.18a,bOpen in a separate windowScheme 5Proposed reaction mechanism.In conclusion, a sustainable electrocatalytic C–H chalcogenation of o-carboranes with thiols and selenols was realized at room temperature by earth abundant copper catalysis. The C–H activation was characterized by mild reaction conditions and high functional group tolerance, leading to the facile assembly of various o-carboranes. Thereby, a transformative platform for the design of cage C–S and C–Se o-carboranes was established that avoids chemical oxidants by environmentally-sound electricity in the absence of directing groups. A plausible mechanism of paired electrolysis was established by detailed mechanistic studies. 相似文献
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The Cope rearrangement of 2,3-divinyloxiranes, a rare example of epoxide C–C bond cleavage, results in 4,5-dihydrooxepines which are amenable to hydrolysis, furnishing 1,6-dicarbonyl compounds containing two contiguous stereocenters at the 3- and 4-positions. We employ an Ir-based alkene isomerization catalyst to form the reactive 2,3-divinyloxirane in situ with complete regio- and stereocontrol, which translates into excellent control over the stereochemistry of the resulting oxepines and ultimately to an attractive strategy towards 1,6-dicarbonyl compounds.Iridium catalyzed alkene isomerization-cope rearrangement of ω-diene epoxide furnishes 3,4-dihydrooxepines. These oxepines are hydrolyzed to diastereomerically pure 1,6-dicarbonyl compound containing two contiguous stereocenters within acyclic system.1,6-Dicarbonyl compounds are widespread as targets and intermediates in organic synthesis.1 Due to the “dissonant” polarizing effect induced by the two carbonyl groups,2 these motifs are challenging to retrosynthetically disconnect into classical synthons. Unsurprisingly, many approaches toward 1,6-dicarbonyls rely on dimerization of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (Scheme 1a)3 or oxidative cleavage of substituted cyclohexene derivatives4 which significantly limits the range of possible products. Alternative strategies, such as the ring-opening of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with enolate nucleophiles, efficiently form the 1,6-dicarbonyl skeleton, albeit with limited substrate scope (Scheme 1b).5 The Cope rearrangement of 1,5-dienes, featuring oxygen functionality in the 3- and 4-positions,6 represents a promising strategy towards 1,6-dicarbonyl compounds but suffers from lack of stereocontrol over the diene substrates, resulting in diastereomeric mixtures of products (Scheme 1c).Open in a separate windowScheme 1Selected approaches towards the formation of 1,6-dicarbonyl compounds and our proposed approach.A conceptually related approach towards the preparation of 1,6-dicarbonyl compounds is through the hydrolysis of 3,4-dihydrooxepines (Scheme 1d), which are in turn generated through the Cope rearrangement of 2,3-divinyloxiranes.7 Such a sigmatropic rearrangement is also noteworthy as a rare example where an epoxide C–C bond is selectively cleaved over the usually more reactive C–O bond. This intriguing rearrangement has been studied but its use in synthesis is scarce, presumably due to difficulties in the stereoselective synthesis and handling of the key divinyl epoxides.In line with our interest in the strategic application of alkene isomerization to generate reactive synthetic intermediates in stereodefined form,8 we posited to form the reactive 2,3-divinyloxiranes in situ, through alkene isomerization9,10 of the simpler allyl epoxides, which are accessible in enantiomerically enriched form.11 Such a strategy might greatly facilitate access to these intermediates and therefore uncover a synthetically attractive route toward 1,6-dicarbonyl compounds featuring two contiguous stereocenters.With this idea in mind, we first explored the isomerization and subsequent Cope rearrangement of allyl-vinyl epoxides 1 (Scheme 2). To induce isomerization, we employed a cationic iridium-based catalytic system,12 which is known to reliably isomerize alkenes with high degrees of regio- and stereocontrol.13Open in a separate windowScheme 2Substrate scope for the tandem iridium-catalyzed alkene isomerization-Cope rearrangement of allyl-vinyl epoxides.In line with our expectations, our model substrate 1a (R2 = R3 = H, R4 = Me, R5 = CO2Et) was smoothly isomerized at 65 °C in the presence of 1.5 mol% of Ir dimer to obtain the corresponding divinyl epoxide with a complete E-selectivity. With suitable conditions for alkene isomerization in hand, we exposed substrate 1a to the Ir-based catalytic system at 120 °C and were equally pleased to observe the 4,5-dihydrooxepine product 2a, resulting from the tandem isomerization-Cope rearrangement as a single diastereoisomer in 81% yield. We proceeded to test the generality of our protocol with respect to different alkene and epoxide substitution patterns. Pleasingly, product 2b was generated with complete stereoselectivity, showcasing the compatibility of the reaction conditions with potentially labile tertiary stereocenters α to the ester group. We then wondered whether the anti-diastereomer could be accessed starting from the corresponding cis allyl-vinyl epoxide. Indeed, in line with the known stereospecific behavior of the Cope rearrangement, we obtained the complementary diastereomer 2c. Turning our attention to more highly substituted epoxides, we were pleased to observe the formation of dihydrooxepines 2d and 2e, which correspond to 1,6-keto-aldehyde and diketone products, respectively. Substrate 1f (R2 = R4 = R5 = H, R3 = Ph), which features an unactivated vinyl group, also underwent the rearrangement, demonstrating that an activated alkenyl group is not required for a successful outcome. Similarly, product 2g featuring two alkyl groups is also generated, with high diastereoselectivity albeit in moderate yield. Products featuring ethyl and methyl ester 2h, 2i could also be obtained in good yields and diastereoselectivity. We next tested substrate 1j (R2 = Me, R3 = Ph, R4 = CH2CH2Ph, R5 = H), as a geometric-mixture of the double bond (E : Z = 1.1 : 1) and in accordance with the stereospecificity of the process, the oxepine 2j was obtained as a mixture of two diastereomers with the same ratio. Disappointingly, substrate 1k did not undergo isomerization, presumably due to the Lewis basic nature of the ketone, likely poisoning the Ir-catalyst.During our study, we noticed that allyl-vinyl epoxides bearing electron donating groups on the vinyl moiety tend to decompose during purification by column chromatography on silica gel. This obstacle further motivated us to explore diallyl epoxides 3 as substrates, where the reactive divinyl epoxide would be generated by isomerization of both allyl fragments. Notably, these diallyl epoxides are much more stable compared to their vinyl counterparts and can be readily prepared in two steps from simple alkynes.14 To our delight, diallyl epoxide 3a (R = CH2OMe) smoothly underwent the double isomerization-Cope rearrangement cascade at 140 °C, furnishing oxepine 2l with impressive yield and diastereoselectivity (Scheme 3). The use of alkene isomerization to form the reactive divinyl epoxide in situ avoids the isolation of the unstable divinyl epoxide, while controlling the stereochemistry of both double bonds, particularly not trivial to achieve using classical olefination reactions. Products 2m and 2n feature ester and silyl groups, highlighting the functional group tolerance of the catalytic system.Open in a separate windowScheme 3Substrate scope for tandem iridium-catalyzed double alkene isomerization-Cope rearrangement of diallyl epoxides.Our next objective was to hydrolyze the diastereomerically pure oxepines obtained through the rearrangement in a stereoretentive fashion, revealing the acyclic 1,6-dicarbonyl motif. Pleasingly, diversely substituted oxepines 2 underwent smooth hydrolysis either using 5 mol% of Pd(MeCN)2Cl215 at 50 °C or an acidic aqueous solution to form 1,6-dicarbonyls 4 in diastereomerically pure form (Scheme 4).16 Dicarbonyl products featuring labile tertiary centers 4a and 4b are formed under these conditions with excellent diastereoselectivities and yields. Without surprise, oxepine 2f (R2 = R4 = R5 = H, R3 = Ph) furnished the keto-substituted product 4c in good yield. The relative stereochemistry of 4b was unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the corresponding carboxylic acid 7 (Scheme 4b).17 The reaction is scalable to ½ gram of substrate and could be performed in a single-pot operation without isolation of the intermediate oxepine (Scheme 4b). By using this approach, 1h provides 4b in 61% yield as a single diastereomer, underlining the synthetic potential and efficiency of this method.Open in a separate windowScheme 4Hydrolysis of oxepines and one-pot sequence. 相似文献
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Reaction solvent was previously shown to influence the selectivity of Pd/PtBu3-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings of chloroaryl triflates. The role of solvents has been hypothesized to relate to their polarity, whereby polar solvents stabilize anionic transition states involving [Pd(PtBu3)(X)]− (X = anionic ligand) and nonpolar solvents do not. However, here we report detailed studies that reveal a more complicated mechanistic picture. In particular, these results suggest that the selectivity change observed in certain solvents is primarily due to solvent coordination to palladium. Polar coordinating and polar noncoordinating solvents lead to dramatically different selectivity. In coordinating solvents, preferential reaction at triflate is likely catalyzed by Pd(PtBu3)(solv), whereas noncoordinating solvents lead to reaction at chloride through monoligated Pd(PtBu3). The role of solvent coordination is supported by stoichiometric oxidative addition experiments, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and catalytic cross-coupling studies. Additional results suggest that anionic [Pd(PtBu3)(X)]− is also relevant to triflate selectivity in certain scenarios, particularly when halide anions are available in high concentrations.In the presence of the bulky monophosphine PtBu3, palladium usually prefers to react with Ar–Cl over Ar–OTf bonds. However, strongly coordinating solvents can bind to palladium, inducing a reversal of selectivity.Oxidative addition is a key elementary step in diverse transformations catalyzed by transition metals.1 For instance, this step is common to traditional cross-coupling reactions, which are among the most widely used methods for small molecule synthesis. During the oxidative addition step of cross-coupling reactions, a low valent metal [usually Pd(0)] inserts into a C–X bond with concomitant oxidation of the metal by two electrons. The “X” group of the C–X bond is commonly a halogen or triflate. Despite a wealth of research into this step,2–5 uncertainties remain about its mechanistic nuances. The mechanistic details are especially pertinent to issues of selectivity that arise when substrates contain more than one potentially reactive C–X bond.6One of the best-studied examples of divergent selectivity at the oxidative addition step is the case of Pd-catalyzed Suzuki couplings of chloroaryl triflates. In 2000, Fu reported that a combination of Pd(0) and PtBu3 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) effects selective coupling of 1 with o-tolylB(OH)2via C–Cl cleavage, resulting in retention of the triflate substituent in the final product 2a (Scheme 1A).7 In contrast, the use of PCy3 (ref. 7) or most other phosphines8 provides complementary selectivity (product 2b) under similar conditions. The unique selectivity imparted by PtBu3 was later attributed to this ligand''s ability to promote a monoligated oxidative addition transition state on account of its bulkiness.5,8 Smaller ligands, on the other hand, favor bisligated palladium, which prefers to react at triflate. The relationship between palladium''s ligation state and chemoselectivity has been rationalized by Schoenebeck and Houk through a distortion/interaction analysis.5 In brief, the selectivity preference of PdL2 is dominated by a strong interaction between the electron-rich Pd and the more electrophilic site (C–OTf). On the other hand, PdL is less electron-rich and its selectivity preference mainly relates to minimizing unfavorable distortion energy by reacting at the more easily-distorted C–Cl bond.Open in a separate windowScheme 1Seminal reports on the effects of (A) ligands and (B) solvents on the selectivity of cross-coupling of a chloroaryl triflate.5,7,9Proutiere and Schoenebeck later discovered that replacing THF with dimethylformamide (DMF, Scheme 1B, entry 1) or acetonitrile caused a change in selectivity for the Pd/PtBu3 system.9,10 In these two polar solvents, preferential reaction at triflate was observed, and PtBu3 no longer displayed its unique chloride selectivity. The possibility of solvent coordination to Pd was considered, as bisligated Pd(PtBu3)(solv) would be expected to favor reaction at triflate. However, solvent coordination was ruled out on the basis of two intriguing studies. First, DFT calculations using the functional B3LYP suggested that solvent-coordinated transition states are prohibitively high in free energy (about 16 kcal mol−1 higher than the lowest-energy monoligated transition structure). Second, the same solvent effect was not observed in a Pd/PtBu3-catalyzed base-free Stille coupling in DMF (Scheme 1B, entry 2). Instead, the Stille coupling was reported to favor reaction at chloride despite the use of a polar solvent. This result appears inconsistent with the possibility that solvent coordination induces triflate-selectivity, as coordination of DMF to Pd should be possible in both the Stille and Suzuki conditions, if it happens at all. Instead, it was proposed that the key difference between the Suzuki and Stille conditions was the absence of coordinating anions in the latter (unlike traditional Suzuki couplings, Stille couplings do not necessarily require basic additives such as KF to promote transmetalation). Indeed, when KF or CsF was added to the Stille reaction in DMF, selectivity shifted to favor reaction at triflate (Scheme 1B, entry 3), thereby displaying the same behavior as the Suzuki coupling in this solvent. On the basis of this and the DFT studies, it was proposed that polar solvents induce a switch in chemoselectivity if coordinating anions like fluoride are available by stabilizing anionic bisligated transition structures (Scheme 1B, right).However, our recent extended solvent effect studies produced confounding results.11 In a Pd/PtBu3-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling of chloroaryl triflate 1, we observed no correlation between solvent polarity and chemoselectivity (Scheme 2). Although some polar solvents such as MeCN, DMF, and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) favor reaction at triflate, a number of other polar solvents provide the same results as nonpolar solvents by favoring reaction at chloride. For example, cross-coupling primarily takes place through C–Cl cleavage when the reaction is conducted in highly polar solvents like methanol, water, acetone, and propylene carbonate. In fact, the only solvents that promote reaction at triflate are ones that are commonly thought of as “coordinating” in the context of late transition metal chemistry.12 These are solvents containing nitrogen, sulfur, or electron-rich oxygen lone pairs (nitriles, DMSO, and amides). The observed solvent effects were upheld for a variety of chloroaryl triflates and aryl boronic acids.11Open in a separate windowScheme 2Expanded solvent effect studies in the Pd/PtBu3-catalyzed Suzuki coupling.11We have sought to reconcile these observations with the earlier evidence9 against solvent coordination. Herein we report detailed mechanistic studies indicating that coordinating solvents alone are sufficient to induce the observed selectivity switch. In solvents like DMF and MeCN, stoichiometric oxidative addition is favored at C–OTf even in the absence of anionic additives. The apparent contradiction between our observations and the previously-reported DFT calculations and base-free Stille couplings is reconciled by a reevaluation of those studies. In particular, when dispersion is considered in DFT calculations, neutral solvent-coordinated transition structures involving Pd(PtBu3)(solv) become energetically feasible. Furthermore, we find that the selectivity analysis in the Stille couplings is convoluted by low yields, the formation of side products, and temperature effects. When these factors are disentangled, the Stille coupling in DMF displays selectivity similar to the Suzuki coupling in the same coordinating solvent. In light of these new results, anionic bisligated [Pd(PtBu3)(X)]− does not appear to be the dominant active catalyst in nonpolar or polar solvents unless special measures are taken to increase the concentration of free halide, such as adding tetraalkylammonium halide salts or crown ethers. 相似文献
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Kristin M. Sobie Matthew Albritton Yinuo Yang Mariana M. Alves Adrian Roitberg Alexander J. Grenning 《Chemical science》2022,13(7):1951
Herein reported is a strategy for constructing vicinal 4°/3° carbons via reductive Cope rearrangement. Substrates have been designed which exhibit Cope rearrangement kinetic barriers of ∼23 kcal mol−1 with isoenergetic favorability (ΔG ∼ 0). These fluxional/shape-shifting molecules can be driven forward by chemoselective reduction to useful polyfunctionalized building blocks.Herein reported is a strategy for constructing vicinal 4°/3° carbons via reductive Cope rearrangement.Constructing sterically congested vicinal quaternary–tertiary carbons (4°/3° carbons) via Cope rearrangement is currently quite limited with only a handful of papers on the subject published over the past 40 years. This stands in stark contrast to the plethora of other methods for establishing sterically congested vicinal carbons.1–5 Central to the challenge are kinetic and thermodynamic issues associated with the transformation. In the simplest sense, Cope rearrangements proceed in the direction that results in highest alkene substitution (Fig. 1).6,7 To forge 4°/3° motifs by Cope rearrangement, additional driving forces must be introduced to reverse the [3,3] directionality and compensate for the energetic penalty associated with the steric and torsional strain of the targeted vicinal 4°/3° motif. With limited reports in all cases, oxy-Cope substrates (Scheme 1, eqn (1)),8–14 divinylcyclopropanes (Scheme 1, eqn (2)),15–20 and vinylidenecyclopropane-based 1,5-dienes21 (Scheme 1, eqn (3)) have demonstrated favourability for constructing vicinal 4°/3° carbons. Malachowski et al. put forth a series of studies on the construction of quaternary centers via Cope rearrangement driven forward by a conjugation event (Scheme 1, eqn (4)).22–25 In their work, a single example related to the construction of vicinal 4°/3° centers was disclosed, though kinetic (180 °C) and thermodynamic (equilibrium mixtures) challenges are also observed.23 And of particular relevance to this work, Wigfield et al. demonstrated that 3,3-dicyano-1,5-dienes with the potential to generate vicinal 4°/3° carbons instead react via an ionic mechanism yielding the less congested products (Scheme 1, eqn (5)).26Open in a separate windowFig. 1Cope equilibrium of 1,1,6-trisubstituted 1,5-dienes.Open in a separate windowScheme 1(A) Cope rearrangements for constructing vicinal 4°/3°-centers (B) this report.Our group has been examining strategies to decrease kinetic barriers and increase the thermodynamic favourability of 3,3-dicyano-1,5-diene-based Cope substrates.27–31 Beyond the simplest, unsubstituted variants, this class of 1,5-diene is not particularly reactive in both a kinetic and thermodynamic sense (e.g.Scheme 1, eqn (5)).26,32 Reactivity issues aside, these substrates are attractive building blocks for two main reasons: (1) they have straightforward accessibility from alkylidenemalononitriles and allylic electrophiles by deconjugative allylic alkylation.33 (2) The 1,5-diene termini are substantially different (malononitrile vs. simple alkene) thus allowing for orthogonal functional group interconversion facilitating target and analogue synthesis.34 Herein we report that a combination of 1,5-diene structural engineering28,31 and reductive conditions (the reductive Cope rearrangement29,30) can result in the synthesis of building blocks containing vicinal gem-dimethyl 4°/3° carbons along with orthogonal malononitrile and styrene functional groups for interconversion (Scheme 1B). On this line, malononitrile can be directly converted to amides34 yielding functionally dense β-gem-dimethylamides, important pharmaceutical scaffolds.35This project began during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown (ca. March–May 2020). As such, we were not permitted to use our laboratory out of an abundance of caution. We took this opportunity to first computationally investigate a Cope rearrangement that could result in vicinal 4°/3° carbons (Scheme 2). Then, when permitted to safely return to the lab, we would experimentally validate our findings (vide infra). From our previous work, it is known that by adding either a 4-aromatic group28 or a 4-methyl group31 to a 3,3-dicyano-1,5-diene, low barrier (rt – 80 °C) diastereoselective Cope rearrangements can occur. Notably, the 4-substituent was found to destabilize the starting material (weaken the C3–C4 bond, conformationally bias the substrate for [3,3]), and stabilize the product side of the equilibrium via resonance (phenyl group) or hyperconjugation (methyl group). In this study, we modelled substrates 1, 3, and 5 that have variable 4-substitution and would result in vicinal gem-dimethyl- and phenyl-containing 4°/3° carbons upon Cope rearrangement to 2, 4, or 6, respectively. We chose to target this motif due to likely synthetic accessibility from simple starting materials but also because of the important and profound impact that gem-dimethyl groups impart on pharmaceuticals.35 Substrate 1 lacking 4-substitution had an extremely unfavourable kinetic and thermodynamic profile (ΔG‡ = 31.6; ΔG = +5.3 kcal mol−1). When a 4-methyl group was added, the kinetic barrier (ΔG‡) dropped appreciably to 28.2 kcal mol; however, the thermodynamics were still quite endergonic (ΔG = +4.4 kcal mol−1). Most excitingly, it was uncovered that the 4-phenyl group dramatically impacted the kinetics and thermodynamics: the [3,3] has a barrier of 22.9 kcal mol−1 (ΔG‡) and is ∼isoenergetic (ΔG = +0.17 kcal mol−1). Thus, the reaction appears to be fluxional/shape-shifting at room temperature.36–40 For this substrate, we also modelled the dissociative pathway (Scheme 2D). It was found that bond breakage to two allylic radical intermediates is a higher energy process than the concerted transition state (Scheme 2Cvs.Scheme 2D). Specifically, the dissociative pathway was found to be kinetically less favourable (ΔG‡ ∼ 27.6 kcal mol; ΔG = 26.2 kcal mol−1) than the concerted process (ΔG‡ = 22.9 kcal mol−1). While the dissociative pathway is less favourable than the concerted transformation, we surmised that the two-step process becomes accessible at elevated temperature (vide infra). Finally, the ionic pathway was calculated to be significantly higher for this substrate (see the ESI†).Open in a separate windowScheme 2Computational analysis of 3,3-dicyano-1,5-diene that in theory could result in vicinal 4°/3° carbons. (A) 4-Unsubstituted 3,3-dicyano-1,5-diene. (B) 4-Methyl 3,3-dicyano-1,5-diene. (C) 4-Phenyl 3,3-dicyano-1,5-diene. (D) The dissociative mechanism for substrate 5 is higher than the closed transition state. (E) visualization of the kinetic- and thermodynamic differences of transformations (A–D).The class of substrate uncovered from our computational investigation could be accessed from γ,γ-dimethyl-alkylidenemalononitrile (7a) and 1,3-diarylallyl electrophiles (such as 8a) by Pd-catalyzed deconjugative allylic alkylation (Scheme 3A).33 As such, model 1,5-diene 5a was prepared to verify the computational results. It was found that upon synthesis of 5a, an inseparable 21 : 79 mixture of 1,5-diene 5a and the 1,5-diene 6a was observed. The predicted ratio of 5a to 6a was 57 : 43 (Scheme 2C). These two results are within the error of the calculations (predicted; slightly endergonic, observed; slightly exergonic). To determine whether the transformation was progressing through the predicted concerted pathway (Scheme 2C) over the dissociative pathway (Scheme 2D), substrate 5b was prepared by an analogous deconjugative allylic alkylation reaction. Similarly, two Cope equilibrium isomers 5b and 6b are observed at room temperature in a 12 : 88 ratio. Upon heating at 100 °C for 3 h, the 1,5-dienes “scramble” (e.g. iso-6b is observed; 0.2 : 1.0 : 1.5 ratio of 5b : 6b : iso-6b) indicating that the dissociative pathway is only accessible at elevated temperature. This is all in good agreement with the calculated kinetics and thermodynamics of this system (Scheme 2).Open in a separate windowScheme 3(A) Observation of fluxional [3,3] and confirmation of calculated predictions. (B) Optimization of a reductive Cope rearrangement protocol for constructing vicinal 4°/3° centers. (C) The Pd-catalyzed deconjugative allylic alkylation must be regioselective.With respect to the synthetic methodology, we aimed to increase the overall efficiency and applicability of the sequence (Scheme 3B). Specifically, we wanted to avoid [3,3] equilibrium mixtures and sensitive/unstable substates and intermediates. It was found that the direct coupling of 7a with diphenylallyl alcohol 9a could take place in the presence of DMAP, Ac2O, and Pd(PPh3)4. When the coupling was complete, methanol and NaBH4 were added to drive the Cope equilibrium forward, yielding the reduced Cope rearrangement product 10a in 76% isolated yield. In terms of practicality and efficiency, this method utilizes diphenylallyl alcohols, which are more stable and synthetically accessible than their respective acetates, and the [3,3] equilibrium mixture can be directly converted dynamically to a single reduced product.With an efficient protocol in hand for constructing malononitrile–styrene-tethered building blocks featuring central vicinal 4°/3° carbons, we next examined the scope of the transformation (Scheme 4). We chose diarylallyl alcohols with the propensity to react regioselectively via an electronic bias (Scheme 3C).41,42 The combination of p-nitrophenyl and phenyl (10b) or p-methoxyphenyl (10c) yielded regioselective outcomes with the electron-deficient arene at the allylic position. This is consistent with the expected regiochemical outcome where the nucleophile reacts preferentially at the α-position and the electrophile reacts at the allylic position bearing the donor-arene (Scheme 3C).41,42 Then, reductive Cope rearrangement occurs to position the electron-deficient arene adjacent to the gem-dimethyl quaternary center. This is an exciting outcome as many pharmaceutically relevant (hetero)arenes are electron deficient. Thus, fluorinated arenes were installed at the allylic position of products 10d–10k. While the phenyl group resulted in poor regioselectivity (1 : 1–3 : 1), the p-methoxyphenyl group enhanced the regiomeric ratios in all cases (3 : 1–15 : 1). The degree of selectivity is correlated with the number and position of fluorine atoms. N-Heterocycles could be incorporated with excellent regioselectivity, generally speaking (10l–10q). For example, 3-chloro-4-pyridyl (10l/10m) groups were installed at the allylic position with >20 : 1 rr. 4-Chloro-3-pyridyl was poorly regioselective (10n), but the combination of 4-trifluomethyl-3-pyridyl/p-methoxyphenyl (10o) gave good regioselectivity of 11 : 1. 2-Pyridyl/p-methoxyphenyl (10q) was also a regioselective combination. We also examined a few other heterocycles including quinoline (10s) and thiazole (10t and 10u) with excellent and modest regioselectivity observed, respectively. As a general trend, when the arenes on the allylic electrophile become less polarized, poor regioselectivity is observed in the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation. For example, the combination of p-chlorophenyl and p-methoxyphenyl (10v) or phenyl (10w) yields regioisomeric mixtures of products. This can be circumvented by utilizing symmetric electrophiles (to 10x).Open in a separate windowScheme 4Scope of the 4°/3°-center-generating reductive Cope rearrangement.The phenyl or the p-methoxyphenyl group is necessary to achieve the 4°/3° carbon-generating Cope rearrangement: it functions as an “activator” by lowering the kinetic barrier and increasing thermodynamic favourability. These activating groups can be removed through alkene C C cleavage reactions (e.g. metathesis (Scheme 5) and ozonolysis (Scheme 6B)). In this regard, highly substituted cycloheptenes 11 were prepared by allylation and metathesis (Scheme 4).28,43 The yields were modest to excellent over this two-step sequence. In many cases, where 10 exists as a mixture of regioisomers, the major allylation/RCM products 11 could be chromatographically separated from their minor constituents. As shown in Scheme 6A, the malononitrile can be transformed via oxidative amidation34 to products 12 containing a dense array of pharmaceutically relevant functionalities (amides, gem-dimethyl, fluoroaromatics, and heteroaromatics). Following this transformation, ozonolysis terminated with a NaBH4 quench installs an alcohol moiety on small molecule 13a.Open in a separate windowScheme 5Removal of the “activating group” by ring-closing metathesis.Open in a separate windowScheme 6(A) oxidative amidation of malononitrile. (B) Removal of “activating group” by ozonolysis.These first computational and experimental studies utilizing 3,3-dicyano-1,5-dienes as substrates for constructing vicinal 4°/3° centers sets the stage for much further examination and application. For example, while we focused our efforts on gem-dimethyl-based quaternary carbons, it is likely that other functionality can be installed at this position. For example, while unoptimized, it appears the protocol is reasonably effective at incorporating a piperidine moiety in addition to heteroarenes from the allylic electrophile (7b + 9f → 14a; Scheme 7A). Similar functional group interconversion chemistry as described in Schemes 5 and and66 can thus yield functionally dense building blocks 15 and 16 in good yields.Open in a separate windowScheme 7(A) The construction of 4/3° centres on piperidines. (B) Promoting endergonic [3,3] rearrangements is possible, assuming the [3,3] kinetic barrier is sufficiently low.While the 4,6-diaryl-3,3-dicyano-1,5-dienes offered the most attractive energetic profile (low kinetic barrier, isoenergetic [3,3] equillibrium; Scheme 2C), the 4-methyl analogue is also intriguing to consider as a viable substrate class for reductive Cope rearrangement (Scheme 2B). The challenge here is that the kinetics and thermodynamics are quite unfavourable (not observable by NMR), but potentially not prohibitively so. It is extremely exciting to find that Cope equilibria that are significantly endergonic in the desired, forward direction (e.g.3a to 4a) can be promoted by a related reductive protocol (Scheme 7B). While unoptimized, we were able to isolate product 17 in xx% yield by heating at 90 °C in the presence of Hantzsch ester in DMF. 相似文献
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Wen-Xin Lv Yin Li Yuan-Hong Cai Dong-Hang Tan Zhan Li Ji-Lin Li Qingjiang Li Honggen Wang 《Chemical science》2022,13(10):2981
β-Difluoroalkylborons, featuring functionally important CF2 moiety and synthetically valuable boron group, have great synthetic potential while remaining synthetically challenging. Herein we report a hypervalent iodine-mediated oxidative gem-difluorination strategy to realize the construction of gem-difluorinated alkylborons via an unusual 1,2-hydrogen migration event, in which the (N-methyliminodiacetyl) boronate (BMIDA) motif is responsible for the high regio- and chemoselectivity. The protocol provides facile access to a broad range of β-difluoroalkylborons under rather mild conditions. The value of these products was demonstrated by further transformations of the boryl group into other valuable functional groups, providing a wide range of difluorine-containing molecules.A hypervalent iodine-mediated gem-difluorination allows the facile synthesis of β-difluoroalkylborons. An unusual 1,2-hydrogen migration, triggered by boron substitution, is involved.Organofluorine compounds have been widely applied in medicinal chemistry and materials science.1a–d In particular, the gem-difluoro moiety featuring unique steric and electronic properties can act as a chemically inert isostere of a variety of polar functional groups.2a–c Therefore, the construction of gem-difluoro-containing compounds has received considerable attention in recent years. Efficient methods including deoxyfluorination of carbonyl compounds,3a,b photoredox difluorination,4 radical difluorination,5 and cross-coupling reactions with suitable CF2 carriers6a–f are well developed. Alternatively, iodoarene-mediated oxidative difluorination reactions provide valuable access to these motifs by using simple alkenes as starting materials.7a–i Previously, these reactions were generally associated with a 1,2-aryl or 1,2-alkyl migration (Scheme 1a).7a–f Recent developments also allowed the use of heteroatoms as migrating groups, thereby furnishing gem-difluoro compounds equipped with easily transformable functional groups (Scheme 1b). In this regard, Bi and coworkers reported an elegant 1,2-azide migrative gem-difluorination of α-vinyl azides, enabling the synthesis of a broad range of novel β-difluorinated alkyl azides.7g Jacobsen developed an iodoarene-catalyzed synthesis of gem-difluorinated aliphatic bromides featuring 1,2-bromo migration with high enantioselectivity.7h Almost at the same time, research work from our group demonstrated that not only bromo, but also chloro and iodo could serve as viable migrating groups.7iOpen in a separate windowScheme 1Hypervalent iodine-mediated β-difluoroalkylboron synthesis.We have been devoted to developing new methodologies for the assembly of boron-containing building blocks by using easily accessible and stable MIDA (N-methyliminodiacetyl) boronates8a–c as starting materials.9a–e Recently, we realized a hypervalent iodine-mediated oxidative difluorination of aryl-substituted alkenyl MIDA boronates.9d Depending on the substitution patterns, the reaction could lead to the synthesis of either α- or β-difluoroalkylborons via 1,2-aryl migration (Scheme 1c). Recently, with alkyl-substituted branched alkenyl MIDA boronates, Szabó and Himo observed an interesting bora-Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement, furnishing β-difluorinated alkylboronates with broader product diversity (Scheme 1d).10 While extending the scope of our previous work,9d we found that the use of linear alkyl-substituted alkenyl MIDA boronates also delivers β-difluoroalkylboron products. Intriguingly, instead of an alkyl- or boryl-migration, an unusual 1,2-hydrogen shift takes place. It should be noted that internal inactivated alkenes typically deliver the 1,2-difluorinated products, with no rearrangement taking place.11a–d Herein, we disclose our detailed study of our second generation of β-difluoroalkylborons synthesis (Scheme 1e). The starting linear 1,2-disubstituted alkyl-substituted alkenyl MIDA boronates, unlike the branched ones,10 could be readily prepared via a two-step sequence consisting of hydroborylation of the terminal alkyne and a subsequent ligand exchange with N-methyliminodiacetic acid. This intriguing 1,2-H shift was found to be closely related to the boron substitution, probably driven thermodynamically by the formation of the β-carbon cation stabilized by a σ(C–B) bond via hyperconjugation.12a–dTo start, we employed benzyl-substituted alkenyl MIDA boronate 1a as a model substrate (9d the use of F sources such as CsF, AgF and Et3N·HF in association with PhI(OAc)2 (PIDA) as the oxidant and DCM as the solvent led to no reaction (entries 1 to 3). The use of Py·HF (20 equiv) successfully provided β-difluorinated alkylboronate 2a, derived from an unusual 1,2-hydrogen migration, in 39% yield (entry 4). By simply increasing the loading of Py·HF to 40 equivalents, a higher conversion and thus an improved yield of 61% was obtained (entry 5). No further improvement was observed by using a large excess of Py·HF (100 equiv) (entry 6). Other hypervalent iodine oxidants such as PhIO or PIFA were also effective but resulted in reduced yields (entries 7 and 8). A brief survey of other solvents revealed that the original DCM was the optimal one (entries 9 and 10).Optimization of reaction conditions
Open in a separate windowWith the optimized reaction conditions in hand, we set out to investigate the scope and limitation of this gem-difluorination reaction. The reaction of a series of E-type 1,2-disubstituted alkenyl MIDA boronates were first examined. As shown in Scheme 2, the reaction of substrates with primary alkyl (1b, 1e–g), secondary alkyl (1c, 1d), or benzyl (1h–k) groups proceeded efficiently to give the corresponding gem-difluorinated alkylboronates in moderate to good yields. Halides (1i–k, 1m) and cyano (1l) were well tolerated in this reaction. Of note, cyclic alkene 1n is also a viable substrate, affording an interesting gem-difluorinated cyclohexane product (2n).Open in a separate windowScheme 2Scope of 1,2-H migratory gem-difluorinations. a 4 h. b PIFA was used.To define the scope further, the substrates with Z configuration were also employed under the standard reaction conditions (eqn (1) and (2)). The same type of products were isolated with comparable efficiency, suggesting that the reaction outcome is independent of the substrate configuration and substrates with Z configuration also have a profound aptitude of 1,2-hydrogen migration. Nevertheless, the reaction of t-butyl substituted alkenyl MIDA boronate (1p) delivered a normal 1,2-difluorinated alkylboron product (eqn (3)). The 1,2-hydrogen migration was completely suppressed probably due to unfavorable steric perturbation. With an additional alkyl substituent introduced, a 1,2-alkyl migrated product was formed as expected (eqn (4)).1The gem-difluorination protocol was amenable to gram-scale synthesis of 2a (Scheme 3, 8 mmol scale of 1a, 1.24 g, 50%). To assess the synthetic utility of the resulting β-difluorinated alkylborons, transformations of the C–B bond were carried out (Scheme 3). Ligand exchange of 2a furnished the corresponding pinacol boronic ester 4 without difficulty, which could be ligated with electron-rich aromatics to obtain 5 and 6 in moderate yields. On the other hand, 2a could be oxidized with high efficiency to alcohol 7 using H2O2/NaOH. The hydroxyl group of 7 could then be converted to bromide 8 or triflate 9. Both serve as useful electrophiles that can undergo intermolecular SN2 substitution with diverse nitrogen- (10, 13), oxygen- (14), phosphorus- (11) and sulfur-centered (12) nucleophiles.Open in a separate windowScheme 3Product derivatizations. PMB = p-methoxyphenyl.To gain insight into the reaction mechanism, preliminary mechanistic studies were conducted. The reaction employing deuterated alkenyl MIDA boronate [D]-1a efficiently afforded difluorinated product [D]-2a in 72% isolated yield, clearly demonstrating that 1,2-H migration occurred (Scheme 4a). However, when the MIDA boronate moiety was replaced with a methyl group (15), no difluorinated product (derived from 1,2-migration) was detected at all, suggesting an indispensable role of boron for promoting the 1,2-migration event (Scheme 4b). Also, with a Bpin congener of 1a, the reaction led to large decomposition of the starting material, with no desired product being formed (Scheme 4b).Open in a separate windowScheme 4Mechanistic studies and proposals.Based on the literature precedent and these experiments, a possible reaction mechanism is proposed in Scheme 4c. With linear alkenyl MIDA boronates, the initial coordination of the double bond to an iodium ion triggered a regioselective fluoroiodination to deliver intermediate B. The regioselectivity could arise from an electron-donating inductive effect from boron due to its low electronegativity, consistent with previous observations.13a,b Thereafter, a 1,2-hydrogen shift, rather than the typical direct fluoride substitution of the C–I bond, provides carbon cation C. The formation of a hyperconjugatively stabilized cation is believed to be the driving force for this event.12a–d The trapping of this cation finally forms the product.In conclusion, we demonstrated herein our second generation of β-difluoroalkylboron synthesis via oxidative difluorination of easily accessible linear 1,2-disubstituted alkenyl MIDA boronates. An unexpected 1,2-hydrogen migration was observed, which was found to be triggered by a MIDA boron substitution. Mild reaction conditions, moderate to good yields and excellent regioselectivity were achieved. The applications of these products allowed the facile preparation of a wide range of gem-difluorinated molecules by further transformations of the boryl group. 相似文献
Entry | F− (equiv) | Oxidant | Solvent | Yield (%) |
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1 | CsF (2.0) | PIDA | DCM | 0 |
2 | AgF (2.0) | PIDA | DCM | 0 |
3 | Et3N·HF (40.0) | PIDA | DCM | 0 |
4 | Py·HF (20.0) | PIDA | DCM | 39 |
5 | Py·HF (40.0) | PIDA | DCM | 61 |
6 | Py·HF (100.0) | PIDA | DCM | 55 |
7 | Py·HF (40.0) | PIFA | DCM | 52 |
8 | Py·HF (40.0) | PhIO | DCM | 26 |
9 | Py·HF (40.0) | PIDA | DCE | 49 |
10 | Py·HF (40.0) | PIDA | Toluene | 46 |
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Three-component 1,2-carboamination of vinyl boronic esters with alkyl/aryl lithium reagents and N-chloro-carbamates/carboxamides is presented. Vinylboron ate complexes generated in situ from the boronic ester and an organo lithium reagent are shown to react with readily available N-chloro-carbamates/carboxamides to give valuable 1,2-aminoboronic esters. These cascades proceed in the absence of any catalyst upon simple visible light irradiation. Amidyl radicals add to the vinylboron ate complexes followed by oxidation and 1,2-alkyl/aryl migration from boron to carbon to give the corresponding carboamination products. These practical cascades show high functional group tolerance and accordingly exhibit broad substrate scope. Gram-scale reaction and diverse follow-up transformations convincingly demonstrate the synthetic potential of this method.Three-component 1,2-carboamination of vinyl boronic esters with alkyl/aryl lithium reagents and N-chloro-carbamates/carboxamides is presented.Alkenes are important and versatile building blocks in organic synthesis. 1,2-Difunctionalization of alkenes offers a highly valuable synthetic strategy to access 1,2-difunctionalized alkanes by sequentially forming two vicinal σ-bonds.1a–h Among these vicinal difunctionalizations, the 1,2-carboamination of alkenes, in which a C–N and a C–C bond are formed, provides an attractive route for the straightforward preparation of structurally diverse amine derivatives (Scheme 1a).2a–c Along these lines, transition-metal-catalyzed or radical 1,2-carboaminations of activated and unactivated alkenes have been reported.3a–p However, the 1,2-carboamination of vinylboron reagents, a privileged class of olefins,4a–h to form valuable 1,2-aminoboron compounds which can be readily used in diverse downstream functionalizations,5a–c,6a–d has been rarely investigated. To the best of our knowledge, there are only two reported examples, as shown in Schemes 1b and c. In 2013, Molander disclosed a Rh-catalyzed 1,2-aminoarylation of potassium vinyltrifluoroborate with benzhydroxamates via C–H activation (Scheme 1b).7 Thus, the 1,2-carboamination of vinylboron reagents is still underexplored but highly desirable.Open in a separate windowScheme 1Intermolecular 1,2-carboamination of alkenes.1,2-Alkyl/aryl migrations induced by β-addition to vinylboron ate complexes have been shown to be highly reliable for 1,2-difunctionalization of vinylboron reagents (Scheme 1c).4d–h In 1967, Zweifel''s group developed 1,2-alkyl/aryl migrations of vinylboron ate complexes induced by an electrophilic halogenation.8 In 2016, the Morken group reported the electrophilic palladation-induced 1,2-alkyl/aryl migration of vinylboron ate complexes.9a–k Shortly thereafter, we,10a–c Aggarwal,11a–c and Renaud12 developed alkyl radical induced 1,2-alkyl/aryl migrations of vinylboron ate complexes. In these recent examples, the migration is induced by a C-based radical/electrophile, halogen and chalcogen electrophiles.13a,bIn contrast, N-reagent-induced migration of vinylboron ate complexes proceeding via β-amination is not well investigated. To our knowledge, as the only example the Aggarwal laboratory described the reaction of a vinylboron ate complex with an aryldiazonium salt as the electrophile, but the desired β-aminated rearrangement product was formed in only 9% NMR yield (Scheme 1c).13a No doubt, β-amino alkylboronic esters would be valuable intermediates in organic synthesis. Encouraged by our continuous work on amidyl radicals14a–i and 1,2-migrations of boron ate complexes,10a–c,15a–f we therefore decided to study the amidyl radical-induced carboamination of vinyl boronic esters for the preparation of 1,2-aminoboronic esters. N-chloroamides were chosen as N-radical precursors,16a–c as these N-chloro compounds can be easily prepared from the corresponding N–H analogues.17 Herein, we present a catalyst-free three-component 1,2-carboamination of vinyl boronic esters with N-chloroamides and readily available alkyl/aryl lithium reagents (Scheme 1d).We commenced our study by exploring the reaction of the vinylboron ate complex 2a with tert-butyl chloro(methyl)carbamate 3a applying photoredox catalysis. Complex 2a was generated in situ by addition of n-butyllithium to the boronic ester 1a in diethyl ether at 0 °C. After solvent removal, the photocatalyst fac-Ir(ppy)3 (1 mol%) and THF were added followed by the addition of 3a. Upon blue LED light irradiation, the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. To our delight, the desired 1,2-aminoboronic ester 4a was obtained, albeit with low yield (26%, Entry Photocatalyst Solvent T (°C) Yieldb (%) 1 fac-Ir(ppy)3 THF rt 26 2 fac-Ir(ppy)3 DMSO rt 2 3 fac-Ir(ppy)3 MeCN rt 56 4 Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O MeCN rt 69 5 Na2Eosin Y MeCN rt 69 6c Na2Eosin Y MeCN rt 70 7c None MeCN rt 45 8c None MeCN 0 78 9c None MeCN −20 88 (85) 10c,d None MeCN −20 2