PdCl2-catalyzed hydrosulfonamidation of homo allylic alcohols: an efficient synthesis of allylic sulfonamides

A new protocol for the palladium chloride-catalyzed direct hydrosulfonamidation of homoallylic alcohols with migration of the double bond is described. This method requires no preactivation of alcohols and the reaction is environmentally benign with water as the only by-product. Various homoallylic alcohols on hydrosulfonamidation with sulfonamides gave the corresponding products in good yields.     

Efficient synthesis of allylic azides and one-pot regioselective synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles from homoallyl alcohols

This protocol is for an expedient and operationally simple synthesis of allylic azides and one-pot synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles from homoallyl alcohols. Synthesis of allylic azides involves the palladium-catalyzed hydroazidation of unactivated olefins with migration of double bond. This hydroazidation can be coupled to Cu(I) promoted 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to afford the corresponding 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles.     

Cross-coupling of homoallylic alcohols with styrene

A cross-coupling reaction between a homoallylic alcohol and styrene is described to broaden the scope of the titanium alkoxide tether-mediated coupling reactions. Particularly noteworthy is exceptional 1,3-diastereoselectivity by o-vinylanisole in coupling with a Z-homoallylic alcohol.     

Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium: an efficient catalyst for the redox isomerization of functionalized allylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds

The catalytic activity of the ruthenium(II) complex [RuCp^∗(CH₃CN)₃][PF₆] 1 in the transposition of allylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds, in acetonitrile, is reported. This catalyst has proven to be able to catalyze the transformation of poorly reactive and/or functionalized substrates under smooth conditions.     

Efficient synthesis of homoallylic alcohols and amines using 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine

The allylation of aldehydes and imines has efficiently been carried out by treatment with allyltributylstannane in the presence of a catalytic amount of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine at room temperature to form the corresponding homoallylic alcohols and amines, respectively, in high yields.     

An efficient Bi/NH4I-mediated addition reaction for the highly diastereoselective synthesis of homoallylic alcohols in aqueous media

An efficient water-based bismuth-mediated addition reaction of carbonyl compound with cyclic allylic halide was developed.The reactions proceeded smoothly in aqueous DMF in the presence of ammonium iodide to afford the corresponding syn-homoallylic alcohols in moderate to good yields with excellent diastereoselectivities(>99:1 syn:anti).Reversal of product diastereoselectivity was observed when heteroaryl aldehyde possessing an adjacent chelating nitrogen atom was employed as substrate.     

Indium-mediated Barbier-type allylation of aldehydes as a convenient method for the highly enantioselective synthesis of homoallylic alcohols

We report a general method for the indium-mediated Barbier-type enantioselective allylation of both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes using commercially available (1S,2R)-(+)-2-amino-1,2-diphenylethanol as a chiral auxiliary. Using only two equivalents of allyl bromide, excellent yields and very good to excellent enantioselectivities are obtained. To our knowledge, the enantioselectivities reported herein are the highest obtained for indium-promoted allylations of carbonyl compounds.     

A convenient synthesis of substituted 3-bromotetrahydrofurans from homoallylic alcohols

Substituted 3-bromotetrahydrofurans were prepared from homoallylic alcohols via bromination and cyclization in methanol in the presence of potassium carbonate.     

Highly efficient and regioselective allylic amination of allylic alcohols catalyzed by [Mo3PdS4] cluster

A highly efficient and regioselective allylation reaction of amines with allylic alcohols under mild conditions catalyzed by the cubane-type sulfido cluster [(Cp∗Mo)₃S₄Pd(dba)][PF₆] with H₃BO₃ as an additive has been developed. A variety of amines and allylic alcohols are investigated, and in the case of allylic alcohols bearing substituents at either α- or γ-position only linear allylic amination products are obtained.     

Iridium-catalyzed isomerization of primary allylic alcohols under mild reaction conditions

The isomerization of primary allylic alcohols into the corresponding aldehydes has been accomplished using an analogue of Crabtree’s iridium hydrogenation catalyst and by adequately tuning the experimental conditions. A wide range of substrates is converted quantitatively into the desired aldehyde at room temperature in expedient reaction times by using catalyst loading as low as 0.25 mol %.     

Regioselective dehydroxytrifluoromethylthiolation of allylic and propargylic alcohols with AgSCF3

The reaction of easily available Morita–Baylis–Hillman (MBH) alcohols with AgSCF₃ in the presence of n-Bu₄NI and KI affords primary allylic SCF₃ products in high yields and excellent regioselectivities. This regioselective dehydroxytrifluoromethylthiolation protocol could also be extended to propargylic alcohols for the preparation of the primary propargylic SCF₃ products.     

Microwave-assisted epoxidation of hindered homoallylic alcohols using VO(acac)2: application to polypropionate synthesis

The VO(acac)₂ catalyzed epoxidation of hindered homoallylic alcohols was conducted under microwave irradiation in an open vessel using toluene as solvent. The reaction time for the epoxidation of a series of cis- and trans-2-methyl-3-alkenols was dramatically reduced from 6 to 10 days to less than 3 h when compared to conventional heating. The cis alkenols exhibited very high diastereoselectivity. The more elaborated polypropionate precursors 12, 14 and 16 were epoxidized in good yield and excellent diastereoselectivities using the microwave-assisted epoxidation technique described here, which is safe and suitable for multi-gram scales.     

Reaction of allylic and benzylic alcohols and esters with PPh3/I2: one-pot synthesis of β,γ-unsaturated compounds

The treatment of tertiary and secondary allylic alcohols containing a terminal double bond, and their acetyl derivatives, with triphenylphosphine and iodine under mild conditions leads regiospecifically and in high stereoselectivity to the corresponding primary allylic iodides, which can react ‘in situ’ with diverse nucleophiles. Primary allylic alcohols and benzyl alcohols and acetates are also transformed into the corresponding iodides under these conditions.     

Direct palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylations of alcohols with enamines: Synthesis of homoallyl ketones

An efficient, direct nucleophilic allylic substitution of α-, β- and γ-substituted alcohols with enamines, using the Pd(OAc)_2/PPh₃ catalyst system and ZnBr₂ as a promoter in CH₂Cl₂ at reflux, is reported. The reaction course was dependent on the steric hindrance at the α- or γ-positions with respect to the functionalized α-carbon, selectively affording in moderate to good yields, α- or γ-homoallyl ketones, the so-called “linear” and “branched” products, respectively.     

Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted allylic alcohols by three-component reaction of acetylenic sulfone, dialkylzinc, and aldehyde

(Z)-Tetrasubstituted allylic alcohols bearing sulfonyl group were synthesized regio- and stereoselectively by alkylzincation of acetylenic sulfone followed by addition to aldehyde.     

Regio- and stereochemical aspects in the synthesis of homoallylic alcohols from benzoins and their iodocyclisation to 2,3-diphenyltetrahydrofurans

Indium mediated allylation, crotylation and cinnamylation of benzoins and its substituted derivatives in THF-H₂O (2/1) provide a range of homoallylic alcohols. In general, the benzoins undergo allylation and crotylation in a sluggish manner compared to those observed earlier in the case of α-hydroxy aldehydes and are significantly affected by the electronic features of both the benzoin and indium organometallic reagent. The reactions exhibit higher order of diastereoselectivities than those observed for α-hydroxy aldehydes. The cinnamylation though proceeds in a highly diastereoselective manner but is restricted to only benzoin and 4,4′-dichlorobenzoin. The homoallylic alcohols undergo I₂ mediated intramolecular diastereoselective cyclization to provide 2,3-diphenyltetrahydrofuran derivatives. The relative stereochemistries in tetrahydrofurans and homoallylic alcohols have been assigned by coupling constants, NOE experiments and in one case by X-ray crystallography.     

Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of allylic alcohols from unsymmetrical and symmetrical racemic allylic carbonates featuring C-O-bond formation and dynamic kinetic resolution

Described is the asymmetric synthesis of the allylic alcohols 11 (85% ee), 15 (99% ee), 17 (93% ee), 19 (61% ee), and 21 (69% ee) through a Pd-catalyzed reaction of the unsymmetrical carbonates rac-10, rac-12, rac-14, rac-16, rac-18, and rac-20, respectively, with KHCO₃ and H₂O in the presence of bisphosphane 6. Similarly the allylic alcohols 23 (99% ee) and 25 (97% ee) have been obtained from the symmetrical carbonates rac-22 and rac-24, respectively. Reaction of the meso-biscarbonate 26 with H₂O and Pd(0)/6 afforded alcohol 27 (96% ee), which was converted to the PG building block 32. The unsaturated bisphosphane 33 showed in the synthesis of alcohols 36, 37, and 39 a similar high selectivity as 6. The formation of alcohols 11, 15, and 17 involves an efficient dynamic kinetic resolution.     

Yb[N(SO2C8F17)2]3-catalyzed allylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with allylic alcohols in a fluorous biphase system

Allylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with allylic alcohols was successfully accomplished using rare earth metal (III) bis(perfluorooctanesulfonyl)imide [RE(NPf₂)₃, RE = La∼Lu] as catalysts in fluorous solvents. Ytterbium bis(perfluorooctanesulfonyl)imide [Yb(NPf₂)₃] catalyzes the high efficient reaction of allylation in fluorous solvents. By simple separation, fluorous phase containing only catalyst can be reused several times.     

Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed allylation of epoxides: a facile synthesis of homoallylic alcohols

Epoxides react smoothly with tetraallyltin in the presence of 2 mol% of Bi(OTf)₃ under mild reaction conditions to afford the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in excellent yields with high regioselectivity while aryl aziridines produce exclusively allyl amines in good yields under similar conditions.     

A highly enantioselective one-pot synthesis of homoallylic alcohols via tandem asymmetric allyl transfer/olefin cross metathesis

A highly enantioselective one-pot synthesis of linear homoallylic alcohols with terminal ester functionality has been achieved. The reactions were controlled by ordered addition of reagents and catalysts, ensuring complete consumption of aldehyde. The synthetic utility of this strategy has been demonstrated in a short synthesis of a low boiling point intermediate for grahamimycin A.