Ni- and Pd-catalyzed synthesis of substituted and functionalized allylic boronates

Two highly efficient and convenient methods for the synthesis of functionalized and substituted allylic boronates are described. In one procedure, readily available allylic acetates are converted to allylic boronates catalyzed by Ni/PCy(3) or Ni/PPh(3) complexes with high levels of stereoselectivity and in good yields. Alternatively, the borylation can be accomplished with commercially available Pd catalysts [e.g., Pd(2)(dba)(3), PdCl(2), Pd/C], starting with easily accessed allylic halides.     

Formation of 1,3-dienetricarbonyliron complexes from the reaction of dipotassium tetracarbonylferrate with allylic compounds

The reaction of dipotassium tetracarbonylferrate with various allylic phosphates and halides gives 1,3-dienetricarbonyliron complexes. The formation of the complexes is highly stereoselective depending on the geometry of the allylic compounds used.     

Nickel-Catalyzed Preparations of Functionalized Organozincs

The reaction of primary alkyl bromides or chlorides with diethylzinc in the presence of Ni(acac)(2) (5 mol %) furnishes the corresponding alkylzinc halides (X = Br, Cl) via a halogen-zinc exchange reaction. The treatment of terminal alkenes with diethylzinc (neat, 25-60 degrees C) in the presence of Ni(acac)(2) as a catalyst (1-5 mol %) and 1,5-cyclooctadiene (COD) affords the corresponding dialkylzincs via a hydrozincation reaction. Whereas the conversion for simple alkenes bearing a remote functionality reaches 40 to 63%, the hydrozincation of allylic, homoallylic alcohols and allylic amines proceeds very efficiently (85-95% conversion). All the zinc organometallics obtained react with various electrophiles (allylic halides, enones, acid chlorides, alkynyl halides, ethyl propiolate) after transmetalation with CuCN.2LiCl. In the presence of the chiral catalyst 12, the dialkylzincs prepared add to aldehydes with high enantioselectivity.     

环烯丙基溴在Cu/SnCl2参与的水相羰基烯丙基化反应中的应用

Five- and six-membered cyclic allylic halides were found to be much less reactive than the acyclic allylic halides in aqueous allylation reactions. Nevertheless, it was found that SnC12/Cu was powerful enough to mediate the aqueous allylation reactions involving cyclic allylic halides. Both the aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes could be efficiently allylated and the reaction condition was mild, simple and safe. The yields were usually in 75%-97% and the reaction was erythro selective.     

Palladium-catalyzed reactions of arylindium reagents prepared directly from aryl iodides and indium metal

Treatment of aryl iodides with indium metal in the presence of lithium chloride leads to the formation of an organoindium reagent capable of participating in cross-coupling reactions under transition-metal catalysis. Combination with aryl halides in the presence of 5 mol % Cl2Pd(dppf) furnishes biaryl compounds in good yields; similarly, reaction with acyl halides or allylic acetates/carbonates in the presence of 5-10 mol % palladium catalyst leads to arylketones and allylic substitution products, respectively, in moderate yields. The reactions are tolerant of the presence of protic solvents, and approximately 85% of the indium metal employed can be recovered by reduction of the residual indium salts with zinc(0).     

Organic synthesis with reagents derived from 3R3SiMgMe and MnCl2

Synthetically useful reactions mediated by reagents derived from 3 equiv. of R₃SiMgMe and MnCl₂ are disclosed. (1) The manganese species reacted with terminal acetylenes to give 1,2-disilylated 1-alkenes. Mono- and bis(trimethylsilyl) acetylenes gave tri- and tetrasilylated ethenes, respectively, in good yields. Highly strained tetrakis(trimethylsilyl) ethene has now become easily accessible by this technique. (2) The reaction of alkenyl halides, alkenyl sulfides, and enol phosphates with the title reagents provides vinylsilanes in good yields. The method is also applicable to the synthesis of allylsilanes from allylic sulfides and ethers. (3) Treatment of 1,3-dienes with the manganese reagents provides silylated allylmanganese compounds which add to the carbonyl moiety with high regio-selectivity.     

Reaction of alpha-(N-carbamoyl)alkylcuprates with propargyl substrates: synthetic route to alpha-amino allenes and delta3-pyrrolines

[reaction: see text] Carbamate deprotonation followed by treatment with CuCN.2LiCl affords alpha-(N-carbamoyl)alkylcuprates which react with propargyl halides, mesylates, tosylates, phosphates, acetates, and epoxides to give alpha-(N-carbamoyl) allenes via an anti-S(N)2' substitution process. Propargyl halides, sulfonates, and phosphates give good yields of carbamoyl allenes, while the acetates afford low yields. Propargyl substrates undergo regiospecific S(N)2' substitution in the absence of severe steric hindrance. The alpha-(N-carbamoyl) allenes can be cyclized to 2-oxazolidinones or deprotected to afford the free amines which can be cyclized to Delta(3)-pyrrolines with either AgNO(3) or Ru(3)(CO)(12).     

Copper-catalyzed allylations of o-vinylbenzylzirconocene intermediate

Benzylzirconocene intermediate, which was readily prepared by the reaction of o-alkoxymethylstyrene with `Cp₂Zr' under mild conditions, reacted with allylic halides or phosphates in the presence of catalytic amount of CuCl to give allylated products in good yields.     

Nucleophilic and organometallic displacement reactions of allylic compounds: stereo-and regiochemistry

Allylic alcohols, esters, halides and related compounds have been of mechanistic and synthetic interest for years. This Report focuses on the stereo- and regiochemical aspects of three reaction types: the S_N2' reaction (bimolecular nucleophilic substitution with allylic rearrangement); displacement reactions effected by organometallic reagents; the conversion of allylic alcohols into halides.     

Barbier-Grignard-type allylation of aldehydes with metallic antimony

Metallic-antimony-induced allylation of aldehydes by allylic halides and phosphates gave high yields of the corresponding homoallylic alcohols, regioselectively. α,β-Unsaturated aldehydes afforded only 1,2-addition products.     

Allylic phosphates and allylic phosphinates as electrophiles in efficient silylcupration reactions of acetylenes

Atom-efficient stoichiometric silylcupration reactions of acetylenes followed by electrophilic trapping of the intermediate vinylcopper species with allylic phosphates have been developed. The reaction sequence was also carried out with the use of a catalytic amount of CuCN employing of both allylic phosphates and allylic phosphinates as electrophiles. The methods developed provide an easy access to silylated 1,4-diene systems.     

A theoretical study of S(N)2' reactions of allylic halides: role of ion pairs

Various disparate experimental results are explained by the hypothesis that reactions of anionic nucleophiles with allylic halides are generally S(N)2. The S(N)2' reactions that do occur proceed generally with anti stereochemistry. Reactions with ion pair nucleophiles occur preferentially as S(N)2' reactions with syn stereochemistry. This hypothesis is consistent with a variety of computations at the HF, B3LYP, mPW1PW91 and MP2 levels with the 6-31+G(d) basis set of reactions of Li and Na fluoride and chloride with allyl halides and 4-halo-2-pentenes. Solvation is considered by a combination of coordination of dimethyl ether to the lithium and sodium cations and "dielectric solvation" with a polarized continuum model.     

Copper(I)-catalyzed regio- and chemoselective single and double addition of nucleophilic silicon to propargylic chlorides and phosphates

Copper(I)-catalyzed propargylic substitution of linear precursors with (Me(2)PhSi)(2)Zn predominantly yields the γ isomer independent of the propargylic leaving group. The thus formed allenylic silane reacts regioselectively with another equivalent of (Me(2)PhSi)(2)Zn, yielding a bifunctional building block with allylic and vinylic silicon groups. The reaction rates of both steps are well-balanced for chloride (γ:α ≥ 99:1) where the propargylic displacement occurs quantitatively prior to the addition step. Substitutions of α-branched propargylic phosphates are also reported.     

Divalent activation in temporary phosphate tethers: highly selective cuprate displacement reactions

Desymmetrization of a readily derived pseudo-C(2)-symmetric monocyclic phosphate via highly diastereoselective anti-S(N)2' allylic displacement reactions is reported. This method utilizes of a wide variety of zinc-derived organocuprates to afford E-1,2-syn-configured phosphate acid building blocks. Extension of this protocol to unsymmetric monocyclic phosphates exclusively yields 1,2-anti-configured products. Within this study, stereoelectronic factors, coupled with allylic strain, ultimately govern regio- and diastereoselective cuprate reactions, further substantiating the Corey mechanism for organocuprate additions into allylic esters. [reaction: see text]     

S′H type reactions of substituted allylic compounds

S′_H reactions of allyl sulfides and halides with phenyl radicals are reported. Thermal decomposition of phenylazotriphenylmethane with allyl sulfides and bromide has been shown to give allylbenzene. This apparent substitution reaction involves attack of a phenyl radical on the terminal unsaturated carbon atom of the allyl sulfide; the reaction in α,α-dimethylallyl ethyl sulfide produced 2-methyl-4-phenylbutene-2. To estimate the relative reactivities of allylic substrates towards phenyl radicals, competitive reactions of phenyl radicals with allylic compounds and carbon tetrachloride were investigated. The data indicate that the radical formed by addition of a phenyl radical to the allylic sulfide looses thiyl radicals almost quantitatively.     

Influence du cuivre sur la substitution des énolates stables par divers halogénures allyliques

The allylic substitution, by a variety of allylic halides, of stable enolates derived from diethyl malonate, ethyl cyanoacetate, ethyl acetoacetate and acetylacetone has been investigated. The yields and regioselectivity of these reactions are strongly influenced by cuprous ions (and their ligands).     

A theoretical study of substituent effects on allylic ion and ion pair SN2 reactions

An ab initio study of ionic and ion pair displacement reactions involving allylic systems has been carried out at the RHF/6-31+G* level. The geometries and natural charges show the absence of conjugative stabilization in the ionic transition states, thus differing from traditional explanations. The high reactivity of allyl halides is explained by electrostatic polarization of the double bond. Substituent effects were also studied; in general, electron-withdrawing groups lower the barriers of the ionic S(N)2 reactions but increase the barriers of the ion pair reactions. The allylic reactions are compared with related benzylic systems. Hammett correlations give rho of opposite sign for the ionic and ion pair displacement reactions, in agreement with some experimental results.     

Diastereoselective production of homoallylic alcohols bearing quaternary centers from gamma-substituted allylic indiums and ketones

Highly stereoselective In-employed addition of gamma-substituted allylic halides (cyclohexenyl halides, cinnamyl halides, and ethyl 4-bromocrotonate) to ketones is established to produce homoallyl alcohols bearing quaternary centers. The reactivity patterns and relative stability of allylic indiums were studied. The addition of water characteristically affected the reactions. Cyclohexenyl indium addition was completely disturbed, but a clear reaction was observed in the cinnamyl and crotonate-indium addition. In the case of ethyl 4-bromocrotonate, an interesting conversion of a gamma-adduct into an alpha-adduct was observed in anhydrous conditions.     

Hydroxylamines as oxygen atom nucleophiles in transition-metal-catalyzed allylic substitution

[reaction: see text] The viability of hydroxylamines as nucleophiles in transition-metal-catalyzed allylic substitutions was examined. We have found that the oxygen atom of hydroxylamines having an N-electron-withdrawing substituent (also known as hydroxamic acids) acts as a reactive nucleophile. The palladium-catalyzed O-allylic substitution of hydroxylamines with allylic carbonate afforded the linear hydroxylamines. The selective formation of the branched hydroxylamines was observed in iridium-catalyzed reaction. Regio- and enantioselective allylic substitution of the unsymmetrical phosphates with hydroxylamines was studied by using the iridium complex of chiral pybox ligand. The aqueous-medium reaction with hydroxylamines proceeded smoothly in the presence of Ba(OH)(2).H(2)O to give the branched products with good enantioselectivities.     

CuPd Nanoparticles as a Robust Catalyst for Electrochemical Allylic Alkylation

An efficient CuPd nanoparticle (NP) catalyst (3 nm CuPd NPs deposited on carbon support) is designed for catalyzing electrochemical allylic alkylation in water/isopropanol (1:1 v/v) and 0.2 m KHCO₃ solution at room temperature. The Pd catalysis was Pd/Cu composition‐dependent, and CuPd NPs with a Pd/Cu ratio close to one are the most efficient catalyst for the selective cross‐coupling of alkyl halides and allylic halides to form C?C hydrocarbons with product yields reaching up to 99 %. This NP‐catalyzed electrochemical allylic alkylation expands the synthetic scope of cross‐coupling reactions and can be further extended to other organic reaction systems for developing green chemistry electrosynthesis methods.