A comparison of palladium complexes of BINAP and diphenylphosphinooxazoline ligands in the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of cis-decalins

BINAP and a range of oxazoline-containing phosphinamine ligands were screened in the palladium-catalysed asymmetric intramolecular Heck cyclisation to form cis-decalins. Complexes formed from Pd₂(dba)₃ and BINAP gave cyclised products in up to 65% yield and 85% ee. The t-leucine-derived diphenylphosphinoferrocenyloxazoline ligand afforded our optimal enantioselectivity of 85% for the range of phosphinamine ligands tested. Variation of solvent and base appears to indicate that this system is sensitive to catalyst deactivation and that a combination of either toluene or N-methylpyrrolidine with potassium carbonate as base was required for acceptable catalytic activity. Catalysts prepared from palladium complexes of diphenylphosphinoaryloxazoline ligands were less reactive than the corresponding BINAP catalysts as the optimal yield obtained was 47%.     

New perfluoroalkylated BINAP usable as a ligand in homogeneous and supercritical carbon dioxide asymmetric hydrogenation

New (R)- or (S)-4,4^′- and 5,5^′-perfluoroalkylated BINAP have been synthesized in four steps from enantiomerically pure BINAP. These new ligands were used in the homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation of ethyl acetoacetate in ethanol and in the asymmetric hydrogenation of methyl-2-acetamidoacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide. In the supercritical media, the addition and nature of a co-solvent have been discussed. Very good conversion and selectivity were obtained in each case.     

Probing the stereo‐electronic properties of cationic rhodium complexes bearing chiral diphosphine ligands by 103Rh NMR

¹⁰³Rh NMR represents a powerful tool to assess the global electronic and steric contribution of diphosphine ligands on [Rh(COD)(diphosphine)]⁺ complexes. In the case of DIOP, BINAP and MeDUPHOS, this approach proved to be more informative than classical CO‐stretching frequency measurements. After validation, this method has been extended to a set of seven diphosphines. ¹⁰³Rh NMR measurements on [Rh(COD)(diphosphine)]PF₆ lead to the following order of donor properties: dppe > MeBPE > MeDUPHOS > dppb > DIOP > BINAP > Tol‐BINAP. This trend has been validated by DFT in the case of DIOP, BINAP and MeDUPHOS. In conjunction, ³¹P NMR chemical shift has been shown to reflect the ring constraints of the Rh‐diphosphine scaffold. This contribution is a step towards a mechanistic investigation of the catalytic hydrogenation of unsaturated substrates by ¹⁰³Rh NMR and DFT. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Catalytic asymmetric hydrogenation of α-ketoesters and quinoline using electronically enriched BINAP

Electronically enriched chiral BINAP derivatives were synthesized incorporating electron-donating substituents at the para-phenyl position and evaluated for the Ru-catalyzed homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation of α-ketoesters with up to 92% ee. These diphophosphines were also excellent ligands for the iridium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines.     

Intramolecular hydroamination catalysed by Ag complexes stabilised in situ by bidentate ligands

A series of silver complexes generated in situ from AgOSO₂CF₃ (AgOTf) and a range of bidentate ligands were investigated as catalysts for the intramolecular hydroamination of 4-pentyn-1-amine. A variety of P- and N-donor ligands were tested including the novel pyrazole-phosphine ligand 1-(2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl)pyrazole. The best catalyst was formed from equimolar amounts of the P,N-donor ligand 1-(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl)pyrazole and AgOTf, which achieved a turnover rate of 129 h⁻¹ for the cyclisation of 4-pentyn-1-amine.     

Nitrogen ligand influence on the CO-assisted ruthenium-catalyzed reductive amination

A representative set of amines and N-heterocycles was applied as additives in the CO-assisted Ru-catalyzed reductive amination of p-anisaldehyde with p-anisidine. Among the tested ligands, pyridine caused a strong activation for low active aliphatic substrates while bidentate heterocyclic ligands possess significant inhibition of catalyst for the majority of substrates.     

Diastereoselective hydrogenation of folic acid esters with the Daniphos ligand

Folic acid dimethylester benzenesulfonate was hydrogenated homogeneously in a rhodium-catalyzed diastereoselective reaction employing a set of the previously published planar-chiral “Daniphos” ligands, which are based on an arene chromium tricarbonyl scaffold. Diastereoselectivities of up to 42% de were achieved, almost matching the benchmark ligand BINAP. An X-ray structure of the most successful ligand P(i-Pr₂)/PPh₂ is presented and discussed.     

Application of 3,3′-disubstituted xylBINAP derivatives in inter- and intramolecular asymmetric Heck/Mizoroki reactions

3,3′-Disubstituted xylBINAP derivatives were applied to inter- and intramolecular asymmetric Heck/Mizoroki reactions. The results from these reactions were compared to those obtained with (R)-xylBINAP, (S)-BINAP and 3,3′-disubstituted BINAP derivatives. Catalysts derived from 3,3′-disubstituted xylBINAP ligands were found to be most effective in the arylation of 2,3-dihydrofuran in terms of reaction times, conversions, and product enantioselectivity.     

Enantiomerization Pathway and Atropochiral Stability of the BINAP Ligand: A Density Functional Theory Study

A theoretical study of the enantiomerization pathway of BINAP, the paradigm of atropochiral ligands in asymmetric organometallic catalysis, is reported. Density functional theory was used with the B3PW91 functional and the 6‐31G(d,p) basis set. The calculation level was validated through the study of the syn and anti enantiomerization pathways of the 1,1′‐binaphthyl reference for which the enantiomerization barrier was calculated to be in good agreement with experimental data. Calculations were then performed on BINAP itself using the same level of theory, and showed that its enantiomerization mechanism follows the syn route through a concerted, yet highly asynchronous, all‐chiral process. The enantiomerization barrier was computed at 213 kJ mol^?1 and proved little sensitive to the functional or to the basis set used, with values always larger than 200 kJ mol^?1. The configurational stability of BINAP was finally characterized by a computed Oki’s racemization temperature of 491 °C.     

Cationic iridium-BINAP complex-catalyzed addition of aryl ketones to alkynes and alkenes via directed C-H bond cleavage

Cationic Ir complex ([Ir(cod)₂]BF₄ + BINAP) catalyzed the addition of ortho-C-H bonds in aryl ketones to alkynes, which gave alkenylated products in good to high yield. Styrene derivatives were good substrates, and the enantioselective addition to norbornene was also described.     

Synthesis and Diels-Alder reactions of 9-(4-benzyloxazolin-2-yl) anthracene

The synthesis of 9-(4-benzyloxazolin-2-yl)anthracene is described employing a new approach for the cyclisation of β-hydroxy amides to oxazolines. Thermal Diels-Alder reactions with N-methyl maleimide were found to be considerably slower than those previously observed. Essentially no diastereoselectivity was observed in these reactions as the benzyl stereodirecting group is remote from the reactive site. Minor rate enhancements were noticeable in the presence of some added Lewis acids, but with no diastereoselection.     

A copper(II)-mediated radical cross-dehydrogenative coupling/sulfinic acid elimination approach to 2-quinolones

A new cyclisation procedure to prepare 4-carboxy-quinolin-2-ones via a one-pot Cu(II)-mediated radical cross-dehydrogenative coupling/sulfinic acid elimination of linear anilides is described. Extensions to more complex substrates are also reported as are applications in target synthesis allowing access to natural products isolated from Oryza sativa and HOFQ.     

Enantioselective synthesis of N-heterocycles via intramolecular Pd(0)-catalysed allylic amination

An efficient and stereoselective synthesis of pyrrolidine-, piperidine-, and azepane-type N-heterocycles is described by the intramolecular Pd(0)-catalysed cyclisation of amino allylic carbonates. The use of chiral ligands gave the corresponding heterocyclic derivatives having er values that were from moderate to good.     

Diamagnetic lanthanide tris β-diketonate complexes with aryl-containing ligands as chiral NMR discriminating agents

Diamagnetic lanthanum(III) and lutetium(III) tris β-diketonate complexes with the aryl-containing ligands 3-benzoyl-(+)-camphor and 3-(2-naphthoyl)-(+)-camphor are effective organic-soluble chiral NMR discriminating agents for oxygen- and nitrogen-containing compounds. Enantiomeric discrimination of sufficient magnitude to determine the enantiomeric purity is observed in the ¹H NMR spectra of compounds with hydroxyl, carbonyl, oxazolidinone, amine, and sulfoxide groups. Diamagnetic lanthanide complexes with the aryl-containing β-diketonate ligands are almost always more effective than those with 3-trifluoroacetyl-(+)-camphor, 3-heptafluorobutyryl-(+)-camphor, and d,d-dicampholylmethane that have been previously reported. Many hydrogen atoms of the substrates are significantly shielded in the presence of the lanthanide chelates with the aryl-containing ligands, which likely enhances the extent of enantiomeric discrimination in the NMR spectra. No combination of metal and ligand is most effective for all substrates. Larger enantiomeric discrimination is usually observed in benzene-d₆ or cyclohexane-d₁₂ than in chloroform-d. Diamagnetic lanthanide tris β-diketonates with the aryl-containing ligands provide an alternative to paramagnetic chelates that often cause too much broadening in the ¹H NMR spectrum.     

The effect of aryl substituents on arylcarbene reactivity

Substituted (p-MeO, p-Me, H, p-Cl, p-Br, m-Br, m-MeO, 3,4-Cl₂, p-CO₂Me, m-CN and p-CN) monophenylcarbenes are generated in a binary mixture of substrates (methanol, cis-4-methyl-2-pentene and cyclohexane) and the relative rate of O—H insertion into methanol to stereospecific cyclopropanation of the olefin to C—H insertion into cyclohexane are calculated from the ratios of products and substrates. It is found (i) that the reactivities of the substrates decrease in the order of methanol, olefin and cyclohexane and (ii) that electron-donating substituents generally lead to reaction with the more reactive substrates while the reaction with the less reactive substrates is favoured in the case of electron-withdrawing substituents. These results are interpreted in terms of the change in the electrophilicity of the singlet arylcarbene by the substituents rather than the change in the singlet-triplet equilibrium.     

Supramolecular chiral phosphorous ligands based on a [2]pseudorotaxane complex for asymmetric hydrogenation

A new type of supramolecular chiral phosphorus-based ligands was prepared from easily available monodentate ligands through complexation between dibenzylammonium salt and dibenzo[24]crown-8 macrocycle. Rhodium complexes with these supramolecular ligands were prepared, and the supramolecular bidentate ligand-containing catalyst has demonstrated better catalytic activity for all substrates, and higher enantioselectivity except for the ortho-substituted substrates than those obtained from the parent monodentate ligand in the asymmetric hydrogenation of α-dehydroamino acid esters.     

The synthesis of P-stereogenic MOP analogues and their use in rhodium catalysed asymmetric addition

The synthesis is reported of novel P-stereogenic binaphthyl substituted monophosphines via a short five-step synthesis using a nickel coupling reaction with separation of the borane-protected diastereomeric products. Extensive coordination studies of these ligands with a number of well-known metal precursors were performed to more effectively understand their behaviour during catalysis.These ligands and some previously reported P-stereogenic ligands were tested in the rhodium catalysed asymmetric addition of phenyl boronic acid to napthaldehyde. These studies in asymmetric catalysis were used to compare the chiral induction of ligands that combine both axial and central chirality with ligands lacking P-stereogenicity.     

Solid-phase synthesis of 2,6- and 2,7-diamino-4(3H)-quinazolinones via palladium-catalyzed amination

A new procedure for the solid-phase synthesis of 2,6- and 2,7-diamino-4(3H)-quinazolinones is described. The method involves coupling of 2,4,6- and 2,4,7-trichloroquinazoline to a solid support via benzyl alcohol type linkers, subsequent displacement of chlorine at C-2 then at the C-6 or C-7 positions by amines (Fig. 1) and the cleavage of the products from the resin. The palladium-catalyzed amination of C-6 and C-7 positions with a representative set of amines in the presence of 2-(di-t-butylphosphino)biphenyl (DTBPBP), P(t-Bu)₃ and 2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl (BINAP) ligands has been investigated. This method should prove to be a useful tool for constructing combinatorial libraries containing the 4(3H)-quinazolinone moiety.     

Palladium-catalyzed monoamination of dihalogenated benzenes

The palladium-catalyzed monoamination of symmetric dibromobenzenes can be performed using a catalyst based on Pd₂dba₃ and BINAP in the presence of NaO(t-Bu). The analogous transformation of non-symmetric bromoiodobenzenes is most effectively performed with Xantphos as the ligand, while reactions with BINAP were non-selective. These transformations can be scaled uneventfully to >10 g quantities. They do not require drybox or Schlenk techniques, and all reagents are weighed out in air. The resulting monobromoanilines are versatile intermediates for further synthetic transformations.     

Furanoside thioether–phosphinite ligands for Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions

A new series of thioether–phosphinite ligands, easily prepared in a few steps from inexpensive d-(+)-xylose, was tested in the Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution of substrates with different steric properties. The results show that the enantiomeric excesses are strongly dependent on the steric properties of the substituent in the thioether moiety. Enantiomeric excesses of up to 93% with high activities were obtained for the substrate rac-1,3-diphenyl-3-acetoxyprop-1-ene 7 with dimethyl malonate as the nucleophile.