Ring-closing olefin metathesis in the aqueous phase of amphiphilic conetworks consisting of fluorophilic and hydrophilic compartments

A Grubbs-Hoveyda-Type metathesis catalyst bearing a tris(perfluoroalkyl)silyl tag was immobilized in the fluorophilic phase of amphiphilic conetworks (APCNs). This catalytic system was applied to ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions in aqueous media. Different substrates were evaluated and with 10 mol% of catalyst at 60 °C good conversions were observed. Reuse of the catalytic system was possible, but resulted generally in lower conversions.     

钌催化烯烃复分解反应的研究进展

综述了近年来在钌催化的烯烃复分解反应领域中的研究进展.着重介绍了该反应的各种基本类型的现状、应用和亟待解决的问题,并介绍了反应的机理以及催化剂的改进.     

Ring-closing metathesis approach to symmetrical and unsymmetrical cycloakeno[c]fused 2,2′-bipyridine-based cyclophanes

Ring-closing metathesis reactions of symmetrical and unsymmetrical cycloalkeno[c]fused 2,2′-bipyridines, substituted at the α and α′ positions of the pyridine rings with sufficiently long alkenyl ethers, afforded 16-membered cyclophanes, possessing variously annulated 2,2′-bipyridine subunits.     

Metathesis of a novel dienediyne system: A unique example involving the usage of in situ generated ethylene as cross-enyne metathesis partner

A unique example of sequential ring-closing metathesis and cross-enyne metathesis is reported. Here, the in situ generated ethylene by product from ring-closing metathesis is trapped by alkyne moiety. No metathesis product formation was observed with more reactive second generation catalyst in the absence of ethylene. Differential chemoselectivity with the first and second generation Grubbs’ catalyst has been observed when the reaction was performed in presence of the external source of ethylene.     

Ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of heteroaromatics: evaluating routes to pyridines and pyridazines

Ring-closing olefin metathesis (RCM) has been applied to the efficient synthesis of densely and diversely substituted pyridine and pyridazine frameworks. Routes to suitable metathesis precursors have been investigated and the scope of the metathesis step has been probed. The metathesis products function as precursors to the target heteroaromatic structures via elimination of a suitable leaving group, which also facilitates earlier steps by serving as a protecting group at nitrogen. Further functionalisation of the metathesis products is possible both prior to and after aromatisation. The net result is a powerful strategy for the de novo synthesis of highly substituted heteroaromatic scaffolds.     

Ring-closing metathesis in glycerol under microwave activation

Glycerol, a biodegradable and virtually non-toxic bio-sourced chemical can be used as an alternative, reusable, sustainable solvent, with so far limited application in the field of green organic chemistry. Herein, the reaction conditions have been screened for the ring-closing metathesis (RCM) of N,N-diallyltosylamine and diethyl diallylmalonate in glycerol, under microwave irradiation and in the presence of the most common commercially available RCM catalysts. The products were isolated in high yield after extraction and the catalyst could be recycled up to two times. Results with simultaneous cooling of the reaction vessel under microwave irradiation are also reported.     

胺基膦钌卡宾化合物的合成及催化烯烃复分解反应

合成并表征了一类含新型胺基膦配体的Grubbs二代型钌卡宾烯烃复分解催化剂[RuCl₂(H₂IMes)·(R¹HNPR²₂)(=CHPh)], 采用核磁共振波谱和单晶X射线衍射确定了催化剂的结构. 在室温条件下, 以N,N-二烯丙基-对甲苯磺酰胺的关环复分解反应(RCM)为模型, 考察了不同胺基膦配体对钌卡宾催化反应速率的影响. 结果表明, G2?1表现出最佳的催化活性. 通过底物研究发现, G2?1催化剂(摩尔分数, 1%)对双端烯及多端烯的RCM反应具有较好的活性和官能团适应性, 产物收率均>95%; G2?1催化剂同样适用于同(异)端烯底物的交叉复分解反应(CM), 其催化苯乙烯与3-苯氧基丙烯的CM反应时产物收率高达92%.     

Ring-closing metathesis as a new methodology for the synthesis of monomeric flavonoids and neoflavonoids

Basic flavonoid (flavene) and neoflavonoid (neoflavene) skeletons were successfully synthesized using ring-closing metathesis, showing that this methodology can be used as a central synthetic tool for the synthesis of at least two of the three basic flavonoid classes.     

Ring-closing metathesis toward the synthesis of 2,5-dihydrofuran and 2,5-dihydropyrrole skeletons from Baylis-Hillman adducts

We have developed an efficient method for the synthesis of 2,5-dihydrofuran and 2,5-dihydropyrrole skeletons from the simply modified Baylis-Hillman adducts via RCM reaction.     

Unprecedented Selectivity of Ruthenium Iodide Benzylidenes in Olefin Metathesis Reactions

The development of selective olefin metathesis catalysts is crucial to achieving new synthetic pathways. Herein, we show that cis‐diiodo/sulfur‐chelated ruthenium benzylidenes do not react with strained cycloalkenes and internal olefins, but can effectively catalyze metathesis reactions of terminal dienes. Surprisingly, internal olefins may partake in olefin metathesis reactions once the ruthenium methylidene intermediate has been generated. This unexpected behavior allows the facile formation of strained cis‐cyclooctene by the RCM reaction of 1,9‐undecadiene. Moreover, cis‐1,4‐polybutadiene may be transformed into small cyclic molecules, including its smallest precursor, 1,5‐cyclooctadiene, by the use of this novel sequence. Norbornenes, including the reactive dicyclopentadiene (DCPD), remain unscathed even in the presence of terminal olefin substrates as they are too bulky to approach the diiodo ruthenium methylidene. The experimental results are accompanied by thorough DFT calculations.     

A Close-to-Aromatize Approach for the Late-Stage Functionalization through Ring Closing Metathesis

An efficient approach for the synthesis of monosubstituted aromatic compounds relying on a ring-closing metathesis followed by spontaneous 1,2-elimination is presented. The efficiency for late-stage functionalization is highlighted in various solvents (up to 920 TON). This approach is compatible with strained cycles and other multiple bonds in the substrate.     

Conjugated BODIPY DYEmers by Metathesis Reactions

Boron dipyrrin (BODIPY) DYEmers bridged by conjugating ethynylene and ethenylene moieties can be prepared through metal‐promoted metathesis reactions. Alkyne metathesis was advantageous over alkene metathesis and Stille coupling for BODIPY substrates, but also showed specific restrictions with respect to steric encumbrance and regioselectivity. All derivatives with unhindered rotations along the bridges reside in a coplanar minimum conformation. For a hindered β‐ethenylene‐bridged DYEmer, the shifts in the ¹H NMR spectrum indicate a significant loss of coplanarity and conjugation. The electronic interactions of the BODIPY subchromophores, visualized by optical spectra and cyclic voltammograms, deviate significantly from those found for nonconjugated and excitonically coupled DYEmers. The observed properties can be rationalized in each case by the respective strength of conjugation through the α or β position, the degree of coplanarity, and conformational dynamics.     

Construction of a MOF-Supported Palladium Catalyst via Metal Metathesis

A new MOF-supported heterogeneous palladium catalyst Pd/NBB-1 has been synthesized successfully through the effective metal metathesis between Pd(CF₃COO)₂ and NBB-1. NBB-1 is a two-dimensional zinc metal-organic framework constructed from 2-aminoterephthalate (NH₂−H₂BDC) and 2,2′-bipyridine-5-carboxylate (HBPC) by solvothermal method. The replacement efficiency of Pd(II) to Zn(II) is up to 72% after only 24 hours, which is beneficial to the catalytic application. Pd/NBB-1 with a low loading of 2 mol% works efficiently in the 1,4-addition reaction of arylboronic acids with α,β-unsaturated ketones in air, and its catalytic activity keeps unchanged after 3 reaction cycles. This work provides a new strategy to effectively prepare supported noble metal/MOF catalysts, which would further increase the practical applications of metal-organic frameworks.     

Ring‐Closing Metathesis Reactions: Interpretation of Conversion–Time Data

Conversion–time data were recorded for various ring‐closing metathesis (RCM) reactions that lead to five‐ or six‐membered cyclic olefins by using different precatalysts of the Hoveyda type. Slowly activated precatalysts were found to produce more RCM product than rapidly activated complexes, but this comes at the price of slower product formation. A kinetic model for the analysis of the conversion–time data was derived, which is based on the conversion of the precatalyst (Pcat) into the active species (Acat), with the rate constant k_act, followed by two parallel reactions: 1) the catalytic reaction, which utilizes Acat to convert reactants into products, with the rate k_cat, and 2) the conversion of Acat into the inactive species (Dcat), with the rate k_dec. The calculations employ two experimental parameters: the concentration of the substrate (c(S)) at a given time and the rate of substrate conversion (?dc(S)/dt). This provides a direct measure of the concentration of Acat and enables the calculation of the pseudo‐first‐order rate constants k_act, k_cat, and k_dec and of k_S (for the RCM conversion of the respective substrate by Acat). Most of the RCM reactions studied with different precatalysts are characterized by fast k_cat rates and by the k_dec value being greater than the k_act value, which leads to quasistationarity for Acat. The active species formed during the activation step was shown to be the same, regardless of the nature of different Pcats. The decomposition of Acat occurs along two parallel pathways, a unimolecular (or pseudo‐first‐order) reaction and a bimolecular reaction involving two ruthenium complexes. Electron‐deficient precatalysts display higher rates of catalyst deactivation than their electron‐rich relatives. Slowly initiating Pcats act as a reservoir, by generating small stationary concentrations of Acat. Based on this, it can be understood why the use of different precatalysts results in different substrate conversions in olefin metathesis reactions.     

New synthesis of carbazole-1,4-quinone using a tandem ring-closing metathesis and dehydrogenation reaction under oxygen atmosphere, and its application to the synthesis of murrayaquinone A

A tandem ring-closing metathesis and dehydrogenation reaction under oxygen atmosphere was newly developed to the synthesis of carbazole-1,4-quinones. This new tandem reaction was applied to the synthesis of murrayaquinone A in four steps.     

Diastereoselective Reformatsky reaction of methyl 4-bromocrotonate with 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-ribo-hexofuranos-3-ulose: application to novel bicyclic nucleosides

This paper describes an efficient synthetic route for novel bicyclic nucleosides. The stereochemistry of the targeted bicyclic nucleosides was successfully achieved by vinylogous Reformatsky reaction and ring closing metathesis reaction on a carbohydrate backbone.