Short synthesis of methylenecyclopentenones by intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of allyl thiourea

N,N,N′-Trimethylallylthiourea promotes the intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction with alkynes in the presence of Co₂(CO)₈ and moderate pressure of CO followed by thiourea elimination allowing the formation of methylenecyclopentenone derivatives.     

Construction of quaternary centres for natural polycycles: The Pauson-Khand approach

Construction of quaternary carbons is a challenge in PK chemistry, with few precedents in the literature. Starting from suitable functionalized enynes including an aromatic ring that templates the reaction, polycyclic ketones are obtained with a quaternary carbon. Special reaction conditions are necessary including the use of molecular sieves and co-catalysis with rhodium complexes jointly with cobalt carbonyl. The products obtained are intermediates in the synthesis of various natural products like the Hamigeran family and the steroidic alkaloid Conessine.     

E-Ring extended estrone derivatives: introduction of 2-phenylcyclopentenone to the estrone D-ring via an intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction

An expedient synthetic route to E-ring extended estrone derivatives is reported. Estrone-derived cyclopentenones were accessed by an intermolecular Pauson-Khand (PK) cycloaddition. It was found that electron donating and withdrawing substituents in the arylalkyne increased and decreased the yields of PK products, respectively. The stereochemistry of the products was elucidated by X-ray and NMR studies.     

Cobalt oxide supported gold nanoparticles as a stable and readily-prepared precursor for the in situ generation of cobalt carbonyl like species

A treatment of cobalt oxide supported gold nanoparticles (Au/Co₃O₄) under syngas atmosphere effectively generated a cobalt carbonyl-like active species in the reaction vessel. The preparation of Au/Co₃O₄ was quite simple and the in situ generated cobalt species could be used as a stable and easy handling alternative for dicobalt octacarbonyl without bothersome purification prior to use. The reactions, which are sensitive to the purity of the dicobalt octacarbonyl, such as the alkoxycarbonylation of epoxides and the Pauson-Khand reaction, smoothly progressed with Au/Co₃O₄.     

Modification and limitations of the Livinghouse catalytic Pauson-Khand reaction

The difficult and impractical purification of Co₂(CO)₈ is not necessary in the catalytic thermal Pauson-Khand reaction previously described by Livinghouse.     

(−)-8-Amino menthol-derived perhydrobenzoxazines as chiral templates and masked aldehydes in the diastereoselective intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction

Perhydro-1,3-benzoxazines derived from (−)-8-amino menthol behave as masked aldehydes and chiral templates in diastereoselective intramolecular Pauson-Khand reactions with norbornene and norbornadiene. The regioselectivity is excellent for unsubstituted or methyl-substituted acetylenes and moderate with phenyl-substituted alkynes. The stereoselection is very poor or moderate depending also on the substitution pattern of both the triple bond and the perhydrobenzoxazine nucleus. The hydrolysis of the cycloadducts leads to 2- or 3-formyl-cyclopentenone derivatives.     

Stereoselectivity in the intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of electron-deficient terminal alkynes

A family of terminal alkyne dicobalthexacarbonyl complexes bearing groups with a range of electron-withdrawing abilities has been synthesized. After submitting these complexes to the intermolecular Pauson-Khand reaction with norbornadiene, electron-deficient substrates afforded up to 26% of the unexpected endo-cyclopentenone.     

Stereoselective synthesis of spiroannulated cyclopentenones by the Pauson-Khand reaction on carbohydrate derived enynes

The stereoselective synthesis of spiroannulated cyclopentenones by the Pauson-Khand reactions on hexose and pentose derived enynes was achieved under carbon monoxide free conditions using a stoichiometric quantity of Co₂(CO)₈. The cobalt complex of the alkyne was cleaved using dimethoxyethane-acetonitrile at 85 °C to furnish spiroannulated cyclopentenones in 75-94% yields.     

Use of a highly effective intramolecular Pauson-Khand cyclisation for the formal total synthesis of (±)-α- and β-cedrene by preparation of cedrone

The cedrene carbon skeleton was directly and efficiently assembled from a simple monocyclic precursor by the strategic use of a high yielding intramolecular Pauson-Khand cyclisation reaction. A small number of further synthetic manipulations provided a concise formal total synthesis of α- and β-cedrene. The cyclisation precursor was readily prepared, with a stereoselective ketone alkenylation selectively providing the olefin required for efficient access to the natural target.     

Advances in the Pauson-Khand reaction: development of reactive cobalt complexes

Three conceptually new methods employing reactive cobalt carbonyl complexes have been developed for the Pauson-Khand reaction. The first method involves activation of alkyne-dicobalt hexacarbonyls with "hard" Lewis bases. Primary amines dramatically promote the stoichiometric Pauson-Khand reaction. The active cobalt complexes produced in the system exhibit high reducing ability. The second method involves activation of dicobalt octacarbonyl with less electron-donating "hard" Lewis bases such as 1,2-dimethoxyethane and water. These Lewis bases were successfully utilized as a promoter for the catalytic Pauson-Khand reaction. The third method employs methylidynetricobalt nonacarbonyl cluster, which exhibits high reactivity in the catalytic Pauson-Khand reaction in the absence of activator. This may be due to facile coordination of the substrate to the metal center through dissociative and associative mechanisms and/or cleavage of one of the cobalt-cobalt bonds.     

Controlled vinyl-addition-type polymerization of norbornene initiated by several cobalt complexes having substituted terpyridine ligands

A series of cobalt(II) complexes having terpyridine derivatives such as 2,2^′:6^′,2″-terpyridine (1), 4,4^′,4″-^tBu₃-2,2^′:6^′,2″-terpyridine (2), 5,5″-Me₂-2,2^′:6^′,2″-terpyridine (3), 6,6″-Me₂-2,2^′:6^′,2″-terpyridine (4) and 6,6″-(3,5-Me₂C₆H₃)₂-2,2^′:6^′,2″-terpyridine (5) was synthesized. The structures of 1, 3, and 4 were confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The coordination sphere around the cobalt center in 1 can be described as pseudo square pyramidal. On the other hand, complex 4 has pseudo trigonal bipyramidal structure. Upon activation with d-MAO (dried-methylaluminoxane), these complexes showed high activities for the polymerization of norbornene (NBE). In particular, polymerization of NBE with 4/d-MAO system at room temperature resulted in quantitative yield within several hours to give the polymers with relatively narrow molecular weight distributions and controlled molecular weight. The polymerizations of NBE with these cobalt catalyst systems proceeded in vinyl addition polymerization, which was confirmed by ¹H NMR spectra of the resulting polymers.     

Theoretical prediction on the reactivity of the Co-mediated intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction for constructing bicyclo-skeletons in natural products

This work performed a theoretical investigation to explore the mechanism and reactivity of the Co-mediated intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction for constructing bicyclo-skeletons.     

New entry to the Pauson-Khand reaction: trimethylgermyl group at the triple bond terminus as a latent functional group

The Pauson-Khand reaction of enynes possessing a trimethylgermyl group at the alkyne terminus afforded the corresponding bicyclo[3.3.0]octenone and bicyclo[4.3.0]nonenone skeletons in a stereoselective manner. The resulting trimethylgermyl group of the bicyclic compounds was then converted to the iodo group, which was used for further elaboration. Thus, the trimethylgermyl group at the triple bond terminus was shown to be a precursor for other appendages.     

1,1,3,3-四烷基胍羰基钴离子液体:高效可循环利用的环氧化合物羰基化反应催化新材料

离子液体因其所独有的物理化学性质如蒸气压低、热稳定性好以及结构和性能的可调性等优点而备受关注.四羰基钴阴离子是多种重要均相催化反应的催化活性物种,含有四羰基钴阴离子的金属有机离子液体有效结合了羰基金属和离子液体各自的特点和优势,作为一类新颖而且重要的功能化离子液体,受到国内外研究者的青睐.2001年,Dyson等首次报道了一种室温下为液态的羰基钴金属有机离子液体[bmim][Co(CO)4],为四羰基钴阴离子离子液体的研究开创了先河.此后,有关羰基钴金属有机离子液体的催化应用研究也相继报道.目前[CnPy][Co(CO)4]以及[bmim][Co(CO)4]在环氧化合物的羰基化反应中已有报道,但该类催化剂的催化活性特别是循环使用性能有待进一步提高.胍盐具有阳离子电荷分散程度高、热稳定性和化学稳定性高、三个氮原子上的基团可以调节等特点,使得胍盐离子液体的设计、合成和应用研究受到国内外学者关注.由于其自身结构特点,氮原子上有取代氢可以和含F,O,N底物作用形成氢键,并且氮原子上取代烷基之间作用使阳离子的平面结构发生变化,使得与三个氮原子相连的碳原子处于缺电子状态,使阳离子表现出Lewis酸性.所以其在环氧化合物氢酯基化反应中可起到稳定四羰基钴阴离子以及活化环氧化合物的作用.基于此,本文以较高收率合成了四种新型的1,1,3,3-四烷基胍羰基钴金属有机离子液体:1,1-二甲基-3,3-二乙基胍羰基钴(3a),1,1-二甲基-3,3-二正丁基胍羰基钴(3b),1,1-二甲基-3,3-四亚甲基胍羰基钴(3c),1,1-二甲基-3,3-五亚甲基胍羰基钴(3d).通过红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、1H核磁共振谱、13C核磁共振谱、高分辨质谱、差示量热扫描仪和热重分析对该类化合物进行了结构确认及性质研究.这四种催化剂,特别是3a,在环氧化合物的氢酯基化反应中表现出优异的催化性能,在无需任何助剂的情况下具有较好的催化活性及底物适用性.此外,以不同构型的环氧丙烷为反应底物,氢酯基化反应结果显示:在该催化体系作用下,产物的构型与底物保持一致,没有发生消旋.尤其值得指出的是,催化剂3a在环氧丙烷的氢酯基化反应中表现出了优异的循环稳定性能,在循环使用6次后依然可以获得较好的转化率(91%)和选择性(94%).     

First C-C bond formation in the Pauson-Khand reaction: Influence of carbon-carbon triple bond polarization on regiochemistry: A density functional theory study

The influence of carbon-carbon triple bond polarization on the regiochemistry of the Pauson-Khand reaction has been studied with the B3LYP functional. The regiochemistry determining step of this reaction, i.e., olefin insertion leading to cobaltacycle formation, has been examined with ethylene as the olefin and propyne, methyl 2-butynoate, and methyl propiolate as the acetylenes. From this study, it has been concluded that, in absence of overwhelming steric effects of an acetylene substituent, the regiochemistry is influenced by the polarization of the acetylenic bond, which arises from the different substituents. The initial C-C bond is preferentially formed with the acetylenic carbon that has the greater electron density: with propyne, this leads to a cyclopentenone having the methyl group in the α-position; with methyl 2-butynoate, to a cyclopentenone with the CO₂Me in the β-position; with methyl propiolate, which is virtually unpolarized in the complex, to a cyclopentenone with the CO₂Me in the α-position (a result of steric effects). These theoretical results are concordant with those observed experimentally with norbornene. The question of axial versus equatorial reactive positions for the coordinated olefin is also addressed and a kinetic simulation is presented.     

Model studies toward a synthesis of asperaculin A: exploration of iterative intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction based strategies to access the dioxa[5.5.5.6]fenestrane framework

A concise strategy, involving tandem intramolecular Pauson-Khand reactions (IPKRs) on a readily available ene-diyne precursor, to access the dioxa-fenestrane framework is delineated.     

Type-II Pauson-Khand reaction of 1,8-enyne in the attempt of building 7/5 ring of (-)-caribenol A and DFT understanding

An attempt to access the fused 7/5 ring of the highly biologically active terpenoid caribenol A by employing intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of 1,8-enyne gave bridged 8-5 ring, the type-II Pauson-Khand reaction product. DFT study has been carried out to elucidate this unexpected regioselectivity.     

Vinyl-addition polymerization of norbornene catalyzed by (pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine divalent iron, cobalt and nickel complexes

Complexes of 2-((3,5-dimethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine (L1), 2-((3,5-ditert-butyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine (L2), 2-((3,5-diphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine (L3), 2-((3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridine (L4) and 2,6-bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine (L5) with cobalt(II), iron(II) and nickel(II), Ni(L1)Cl₂ (1), Co(L1)Cl₂ (2), Fe(L1)Cl₂ (3), Ni(L2)Cl₂ (4), Ni(L3)Cl₂ (5), Co(L3)Cl₂ (6), Fe(L3)Cl₂ (7), Ni(L4)Cl₂ (8) and Ni(L5)Cl₂ (9), were used as catalyst precursors to produce vinyl-addition type norbornene polymers. Both the identity of the metal center and nature of ligand affected the polymerization behaviour of the resultant catalysts. Nickel catalysts were generally more active than the corresponding iron and cobalt analogues. The polynorbornene produced have high molecular weights (0.5-2.1 × 10⁶ g/mol) and narrow molecular weight distributions. Analyses of polymer microstructure using NMR and IR spectroscopy confirmed the polymers produced to be vinyl-addition polynorbornene.     

四羰基钴/咪唑离子液体在羰基化合成丙二酸二甲酯反应中的催化性能

采用原位法合成了不同类型的四羰基钴/咪唑离子液体催化剂, 并考察了其在氯乙酸甲酯羰基化反应中的催化性能. 研究了咪唑环上不同支链对催化活性的影响. 结果表明, 1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑羰基钴离子液体[Bmim][Co(Co)₄]不仅催化活性高, 选择性好, 而且对空气和水有较好的稳定性能. 在p_CO=2.0 MPa, 85 ℃, 反应3 h的条件下, [Bmim][Co(Co)₄]催化剂循环使用4次, 氯乙酸甲酯的平均转化率为94.3%, 丙二酸二甲酯的平均选择性和平均产率分别为98.5%和92.9%. 与传统的Na[Co(Co)₄]催化剂相比, [Bmim][Co(Co)₄]催化剂在保证高活性的条件下可以实现羰基钴催化剂的直接循环使用.