Mercury(II)- and Palladium(II)-Catalyzed [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangements [New Synthetic Methods (46)]

Mercury(II) and palladium(II) salts have found broad applications as catalysts for [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements leading to formation of C? O, C? N, C? S, and C? C σ bonds. Increases in reaction rate are often very large (10¹⁰ – 10¹⁴ at 1 M catalyst concentration) and allow many previously difficult transformations to be conducted at or near room temperature, often with attendant increases in stereoselectivity and decreases in by-product formation. The mechanism of these catalyzed transformations is briefly discussed, and evidence is summarized to suggest that many follow a cyclization-induced rearrangement mechanism.     

Oxalyl chloride as carbonyl synthon in Pd-catalyzed carbonylations of triarylbismuth and triarylindium organometallic nucleophiles

Oxalyl chloride has been demonstrated to function as C1 carbonyl synthon in the carbonylations of triarylbismuth and triarylindium nucleophiles under palladium-catalyzed conditions. All the three aryl groups from both bismuth and indium reagents participated in carbonylative couplings to afford the corresponding functionalized ketones in high yields. This study also disclosed a novel utilization of oxalyl chloride as facile alternative source of CO for carbonylations under palladium catalysis.     

Palladium-catalysed intramolecular coupling of vinyl or aryl halides and β,γ-unsaturated nitronates

Both vinyl and aryl halides effectively undergo intramolecular coupling with amino-tethered allylic nitro moieties in the presence of a palladium catalyst and base. The reaction constitutes a useful methodology for the synthesis of bridged nitrogen-containing compounds.     

Cu(II) 2-quinoxalinol salen catalyzed oxidation of propargylic,benzylic, and allylic alcohols using tert-butyl hydroperoxide in aqueous solutions

The synthesis of carbonyl compounds by oxidation of alcohols is a key reaction in organic synthesis. Such oxidations are typically conducted using catalysts featuring toxic metals and hazardous organic solvents. Considering green and sustainable chemistry, a copper(II) complex of sulfonated 2-quinoxalinol salen (sulfosalqu) has been characterized as an efficient catalyst for the selective oxidation of propargylic, benzylic, and allylic alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in water when in combination with the oxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide. The reactions proceed under mild conditions (70 °C in water) to produce yields up to 99% with only 1 mol % of catalyst loading. This reaction constitutes of a rare example of propargylic alcohol oxidation in water, and it makes this process greener by eliminating the use of hazardous organic solvents. Excellent selectivity was achieved with this catalytic protocol for the oxidation of propargylic, benzylic, and allylic alcohols over aliphatic alcohols. The alcohol oxidation is thought to go through a radical pathway.     

Rearrangements accompanying fluorination of 2-amino alcohols and 1,2-diols with Deoxo-Fluor™

2-Amino alcohols and 1,2-diols treated with Deoxo-Fluor™ in methylene chloride resulted in the formation of rearranged major products concomitantly with minor amounts of the straightforward fluorinated replacement products in good yields.     

Catalytic oxidation of alcohols with allyl diethyl phosphate and palladium acetate

Allyl diethyl phosphate (ADP) was found to function as a stoichiometric hydrogen acceptor in a catalytic oxidation reaction of alcohols with Pd(OAc)₂. A variety of acyclic primary and secondary alcohols were oxidized in good yields and under mild conditions to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones, in the presence of Na₂CO₃ or K₂CO₃. Simple aliphatic primary alcohols yielded esters, exclusively. Polar ligand solvents (DMF, DMSO) were found to accelerate the reaction. Slow, but high yield reactions were encountered in THF and acetonitrile as solvents. The reactivity of several other allyl systems serving as H-acceptors, and several Pd compounds serving as catalysts, in the above oxidation reaction, was evaluated. It has been experimentally demonstrated (H-NMR) that ADP is capable of generating a π-allyl-Pd complex using a Pd(0) complex. Consequently, a catalytic cycle was proposed for the above oxidation reaction.     

Palladium-catalysed reactions of 8-hydroxy- and 8-benzyloxy-5,7-diiodoquinoline under aminocarbonylation conditions

Various 5-carboxamido-7-iodo-8-benzyloxyquinolines were synthesised via selective aminocarbonylation of 5,7-diiodo-8-benzyloxyquinoline in the presence of ‘in situ’ generated palladium(0) catalysts. Under similar conditions (50 °C, 80 bar CO), 5,7-bis(N-tert-butyl-glyoxylamido)-8-hydroxyquinoline was obtained using tert-butylamine as N-nucleophile. The unprotected 5,7-diiodo-8-hydroxyquinoline underwent dehydroiodination resulting in 8-hydroxyquinoline as the major product.     

Clean and selective oxidation of alcohols catalyzed by ion-supported TEMPO in water

Three different types of ion-supported TEMPO catalysts are synthesized and their catalytic activity in the chemoselective oxidation of alcohols is investigated. These new catalysts show high catalytic activity in water and can be reused for the next run by extraction of products. Recycling experiments exhibit that ion-supported TEMPO can be reused up to five times without loss of catalytic activity. This system offers a very clean, convenient, environmentally benign method for the selective oxidation of alcohols.     

Palladium-catalyzed protection of alcohols and cleavage of triethylsilyl ethers

The versatility of the palladium (II) chloride/organosilane system has been tested in the transformation of alcohols to the corresponding silyl ethers and the subsequent deprotection of triethylsilyl ethers to the parent alcohols. The reaction takes place under mild conditions and affords high yields.     

Tandem reactions catalyzed by lanthanide iodides. Part 2: Tandem iminoaldol-enolisation reactions

Samarium diiodide is a catalyst for the reaction of cyclic and acyclic tert-butyldimethylsilyl enoxysilanes with chelating imines. Reaction products are isolated as β-aminoenoxysilanes instead of β-aminoketones as previously observed with the corresponding trimethylsilyl enoxysilanes. Several mechanistic pathways are discussed.     

Suzuki-Miyaura reactions of N-protected tribromopyrazoles. Efficient and site-selective synthesis of 3,4,5-triaryl-pyrazoles, 3,5-diaryl-4-bromopyrazoles and 5-aryl-3,4-dibromopyrazoles

Suzuki-Miyaura reactions of N-protected tribromopyrazoles were studied. The reactions proceed with excellent site-selectivity. The first attack occurs at position 5, while the second and third attack occur at positions 3 and 4, respectively. A variety of 3,4,5-triaryl-pyrazoles, 3,5-diaryl-4-bromopyrazoles, and 5-aryl-3,4-dibromopyrazoles were efficiently prepared. The products are not readily available by other methods.     

Palladium-catalyzed allylation and deacylative allylation of 3-acetyl-2-oxindoles with allylic alcohols

The Pd-catalyzed allylation of 3-acetyl-2-oxindoles with allyl alcohol is performed using 3 mol% of Pd(dba)₂, rac-BINAP and BINOL phosphoric acid as catalytic mixture. This procedure allows the in situ synthesis of 3-allyl-2-oxindole by adding Triton B to the reaction mixture. The deacylative allylation of 3-acetyl-3-methyl-2-oxindoles with allylic alcohols is carried out with 3 mol% of Pd(OAc)₂, dppp and 1.5 equiv. of LiOtBu as base affording the corresponding 3,3-disubstituted 2-oxindoles in good yields. Both methodologies can be combined for the preparation of unsymmetrical 3,3-diallylated 2-oxindoles such as compound 7. The DaA must be carried out in the absence of oxygen in order to avoid the competitive formation of 3-alkyl-3-hydroxy-2-indoles. The later compounds can be easily obtained by deacylative oxidation of 3-alkylated 3-acetyl-2-oxindoles with LiOEt at rt under air.     

Heterogenized polymetallic catalysts: Part III. Catalytic air oxidation of alcohols by Pd(II) complexed to a polyphenylene polymer containing β-di- and tri-ketone surface ligands

This paper describes further studies on mono- and bi-metallic catalysts attached to a polymer support by β-di- and tri-ketone surface ligands. The previous two papers described the oxidation of catechol by the heterogeneous catalysts using Cu(II), Fe(III) and Pd(II) as the metal species. The present study expands these studies to a series of mono- and polyfunctional alcohols using Pd(II) as the metal species. The final catalytic surfaces were prepared by treatment of the modified polymer with a very reactive form of Pd(II), [Pd(CH₃CN)₄]²⁺. The simple alcohols gave increases in rates of up to 5-fold for the bimetallic systems. As might be expected glycols and - -glucose gave even higher increases in rate in going from the mono- to the bi-metallic catalyst. For ethylene glycol the factor was 30. Unsaturated alcohols gave the most dramatic results. With the monometallic catalyst, the products from allyl alcohol consisted of 25% acrolein resulting from direct alcohol oxidation and 75% 3-hydroxypropanal resulting from Wacker-type oxidation of the double bond. With the bimetallic catalyst the overall rate increased by a factor of 10 and the products consisted of 80% acrolein and 20% 3-hydroxypropanal. The actual rate increase for the direct alcohol oxidation is calculated to be a factor of 32. 4-Penten-2-ol and 4-penten-1-ol gave rates that were lower than the monofunctional alcohols. This is attributed to inhibition by olefin π-complex formation with the Pd(II).     

Synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted pyrazines and quinoxalines by Heck cross-coupling reactions of 2,3-dichloropyrazine and 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline. Influence of the temperature on the product distribution

Heck cross-coupling reactions of 2,3-dichloropyrazine provide a convenient approach to 2,3-dialkenyl-, 2-alkenyl-3-alkyl-, and 2,3-dialkylpyrazines depending on the reaction conditions.     

Facile synthesis of palladium nanoclusters and their catalytic activity in Sonogashira coupling reactions

This work reports a facile synthesis of palladium nanoclusters (PdNCs) in MeCN/MeOH mixture without any stabilizer. The PdNCs were found to be effective catalysts for copper-free, amine-free and ligand-free Songashira coupling reactions under ambient conditions.     

Tandem reactions catalyzed by lanthanide iodides. Part 1: Tandem Mukaiyama-Michael iminoaldol reactions

Samarium diiodide, as well as lanthanide triiodides catalyze a one-pot procedure allowing to perform sequentially the Mukaiyama-Michael addition of a ketene silyl acetal on a cyclic α,β-unsaturated ketone, followed by the addition of a glyoxylic, aromatic or heteroaromatic imine. According to the nature of the silyl group the adducts resulting from this tandem process are isolated as ketones or as enoxysilanes. The presence of a coordinating group on the imine increases the rate of the reaction.     

On the reactivity of ascomycin at the binding domain. Part 2: Hydroxide mediated rearrangement reactions

The natural product ascomycin represents a highly functionalised 23-membered macrocycle with a polyketide backbone. Within the binding domain, ascomycin features the unusual pattern of a masked tricarbonyl moiety, which potentially allows for high structural diversity via simple isomerisation events. Herein, highly stereoselective, hydroxide mediated rearrangement reactions at the binding domain are reported.