Design of Trifluoroalkenyl Iodonium Salts for a Hypervalency‐Aided Alkenylation–Cyclization Strategy: Metal‐Free Construction of Aziridine Rings

The synthesis of fluorinated compounds and their use as pharmaceutical ingredients or synthetic building blocks have been in the focus of chemical and medicinal research. However, the efficient synthesis of trifluoromethylated nitrogen heterocycles is sometimes challenging. Herein, we disclose a simple aziridination process that relies on the use of amines and novel alkenyl iodonium reagents for the synthesis of strained, trifluoromethylated heterocycles. With the utilization of a newly designed and bench‐stable but highly reactive hypervalent alkenyl iodonium species, these three‐membered‐ring heterocyclic compounds can be efficiently constructed from simple amines under mild conditions in the absence of transition‐metal catalysts. The special reactivity of the new trifluoropropenyl synthon towards nucleophilic centers could be exploited in more general cyclization and alkenylation reactions in the future.     

Synthesis and Reactivity of (β-Amino-α-acylalkenyl)phenyliodonium Salts

During the last few years alkenyl(phenyl)iodonium salts have risen from mere chemical curiosities to valuable synthetic intermediates. [1] Because of an excellent leaving group ability of a phenyliodonyl moiety, alkenyl(phenyl) iodonium salts undergo nucleophilic vinyl substitutions under mild conditions, thus providing a useful route for the synthesis of various kinds of olefins. Recently, some of functionalized alkenyl iodonium salts have been prepared. [2]     

Partially fluorinated naphthalene derivatives from 1,4-dilithio-1,3-dienes and C6F6

Multi-substituted partially fluorinated aromatic compounds, such as naphthalene derivatives could be readily prepared by the reaction of 1,4-dilithio-1,3-dienes with hexafluorobenzene via double nucleophilic substitution. When these dilithium reagents were treated with hexachlorobenzene, chloropentafluorobenzene or bromopentafluorobenzene, chlorine-lithium or bromine-lithium exchange reactions, instead of nucleophilic substitution, took place.     

Reduction of Diaryldiselenides by System of Cp2TiCl2/ BuiMgBr/ THF and Its Application in Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diaryl Selenides

Inorganicseleniumchemistry,diaryldiseIenidesareimportantintermediateduetotheirstabiIityaganistairandwater.Whentheyarereduced,thenucleophilicseIenoatescanbeobtained.TherehavebeenseveralmethodsforthereductionofdiselenidessuchasviaNaBH".SmI==.thereductionsystemofSe,H=OandCO',hydrazine-sodiummethanoIate'andSm/HgCl='.Inthispaper,wereportthereductionsystemofCp=TiCl,/Bu'MgBr/THFanditsapplicationinsynthesisofunsymmetricaldiarylselenides.TitanocenehydridelCp,TiH]'wasderivedfromthereactionof…     

Nucleophilic addition to substituted 1H-4,5-dihydroimidazolium salts

1H-4,5-Dihydroimidazolium salts 1 react readily with nucleophilic reagents originating cyclic products which may be stable or become transformed into acyclic compounds maintaining the structural ethylenediamine unit. With methylmagnesium iodide compound 1e affords the expected imidazolidine, but in the case of substituted 1-aryl-3-methyl-2-phenyl salts 1b-d the N-aryl-N′-methylethylenediamines 3b-d and acetophenone ( 4 ) were isolated, the process representing the transfer of the C-2 unit to a nucleophilic carbon. With alkaline cyanides salts 1 react efficiently affording α,α-diaminonitriles 5 . In these compounds the cyano group may be readily substituted by nucleophiles (hydroxyl anion, species with nucleophilic carbon and reagents that act by hydride ion transfer), in a way similar to the salts but with better yields.     

X-Ray and NMR Structural Data of Ethynylbenziodoxolones (EBXs) Reagents and Their Analogues

First synthesized in 1991, EthynylBenziodoXolones (EBXs) – cyclic hypervalent iodine reagents derived from 2-iodobenzoic acid – are now among the most versatile electrophilic alkynylation reagents. Due to their cyclic structure, these reagents exhibit enhanced stability compared to previously used alkynyl iodonium salts. Over the last decade, both the iodoheterocycle and the arene ring have been extensively modified to fine-tune the reactivity of the reagents, resulting in new analogues such as Ethynylbenziodoxoles (EBxs) or N-heterocyclic reagents. In this article, we have for the first time compiled the structural data available for EBXs and their analogues, focusing especially on X-Ray and NMR data. For selected compounds, molecular electrostatic potentials (MEP) have also been calculated. When considering the tight relationship between structure and reactivity in hypervalent iodine reagents, the collected data is expected to be highly useful for further developments in the field.     

Nucleophilic 18F-fluorination of heteroaromatic iodonium salts with no-carrier-added [18F]fluoride

Diaryliodonium salts containing the 2-thienyl group as an example of an electron-rich heteroaromatic moiety proved to be very potent precursors for the nucleophilic, regioselective no-carrier-added (nca) radiofluorination of various arenes. It even allowed the nucleophilic introduction of nca [18F]fluoride into electron-rich arene compounds in one step. The influences of the substitution pattern, of counteranions, and of different reaction conditions were studied. Effects of counterions could be explained by the influence of solvent on ion pair separation of precursor salts. Different aryl(2-thienyl)iodonium salts were used as precursors, where the homoaromatic group systematically varied from bearing electron-deficient to electron-rich substituents. Relative rates of exchange kinetics correlated linearly with Hammett constants of the appropriate substituents confirming a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction of high reactivity and low selectivity.     

Convenient preparation of (4-iodophenyl)aryliodonium salts

The (4-iodophenyl)aryliodonium salts bis(4-iodophenyl)iodonium, (4-iodophenyl)(4-methoxy-phenyl)iodonium and (4-iodophenyl)(2-thienyl)iodonium, each with three different anions, were prepared using 4-iodo-1-[hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene. These are suitable precursor molecules for electrophilic radiofluorination and other 4-iodophenylation reactions, whose products can subsequently serve as reagents for transition metal catalysed cross coupling and other metal organic reactions.     

Recyclable synthesis of mesityl iodonium(III) salts

An efficient protocol for C–H condensation of hypervalent iodine compounds toward arenes in fluoroalcohols has been applied to the recyclable preparation of mesityl iodonium(III) salts. The electrophilicities of [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]mesitylene (MesI(OH)OTs) and iodomesitylene diacetate (MesI(OAc)₂) are suitably enhanced in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. A series of nucleophilic aromatic compounds react smoothly with MesI(OH)OTs and MesI(OAc)₂ or in situ hypervalent iodine(III) species, generated from iodomesitylene, to provide the target mesityl iodonium(III) salts in good yields at room temperature with broad functional group tolerance. This C–H condensation strategy merits high para-regioselectivities during the diaryliodonium(III) salt formation, but the major limitation in the case of low-reactive aromatic substrates is byproduct formation resulting from the self-condensation of the nucleophilic mesitylene ring in MesI(OH)OTs and MesI(OAc)₂.     

1,2-Dihydroisoquinolines—XXI: Vinylogous meerwein salts

Treatment of 4-acyl-1,2-dihydroisoquinolines with the Meerwein reagent (triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate) produces vinylogues of the ethoxyimminium cations in high yield. With a view to developing syntheses of 3-substituted isoquinoline derivatives, some reactions of these salts with nucleophilic reagents have been examined.     

Fluorinated Vinyl Sulfonium Salts and Their Synthetic Utilization

The fluorinated building block strategy and the direct fluorination strategy are of great importance for the synthesis of new fluorinated molecules. These strategies complement each other and can be combined to develop a new methodology for the construction of a wide variety of fascinating organofluorine compounds. In our opinion, the versatile building blocks used in this method should satisfy the following conditions: 1) readily prepared from commercially available reagents; 2) easy to handle; 3) storage under ordinary conditions without noticeable decomposition; 4) wide applicability. Based on the aforementioned requirements, we focused on the use of vinyl sulfonium salts. This brief review describes the synthesis of five types of fluorinated vinyl sulfonium salts and their reactions. Especially, we featured typical fluorinated groups containing trifluoromethyl (CF₃), difluoromethyl (CF₂H), monofluoromethyl (CFH₂), monofluoro (F) or β-bromotetrafluoroethyl (BrCF₂CF₂) moieties in combination with vinyl sulfonium salts.     

Addition of benzylzinc halides to alkenyl(phenyl)iodonium triflates: stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes

Benzylic organozinc reagents generated by insertion of zinc metal into benzyl-bromine bonds react with alkenyl(phenyl)iodonium triflates to provide single stereoisomers of trisubstituted olefins. The extremely high reactivity of the phenyliodonio moiety allows these reactions to be performed in the absence of copper salts or palladium catalysts. The reaction is performed from -40 degrees C to room temperature in THF. Excellent yields of the desired cross-coupled products have been obtained despite the occurrence of a competing electron-transfer-induced fragmentation.     

N-Acyltrifluoromethanesulfonamides as new chemoselective acylating agents for aliphatic and aromatic amines

This work describes advances in the study of the internal condensation of ammonium salts of N-acylsulfonamides. N-Acyltrifluoromethanesulfonamides show considerable advantages over the non fluorinated analogues by virtue of their higher reactivity and acidity. The reaction chemoselectivity has been investigated using a wide range of amines. The sensitivity of the reaction to steric and electronic effects confirms the potential application of these reagents in chemoselective acylation of polyamines.     

Copper‐Mediated Formation of Aryl,Heteroaryl, Vinyl and Alkynyl Difluoromethylphosphonates: A General Approach to Fluorinated Phosphate Mimics

A general and efficient access to aryl, heteroaryl, vinyl and alkynyl difluoromethylphosphonates is described. The developed methodology using TMSCF₂PO(OEt)₂, iodonium salts and a copper salt provided a straightforward manifold to reach these highly relevant products. The reaction proved to be highly functional group tolerant and proceeded under mild conditions, giving the corresponding products in good to excellent yields. This method represents the first general synthetic route to this important class of fluorinated scaffolds, which are well‐recognized as in vivo stable phosphate surrogates.     

Charge transfer complexes as dual thermal/photo initiators for free-radical frontal polymerization

Frontal polymerization is a process in which a localized reaction zone propagates from the coupling of thermal transport and the Arrhenius rate dependence of an exothermic polymerization; monomer is converted into polymer as the front passes through an unstirred medium. Herein we report the first study of charge transfer complexes (CTCs) as photo/thermal initiators for free-radical frontal polymerization. Front velocity was studied as a function of mole ratio between an aromatic amine, such as dimethyl-p-toluidine or dimethylaniline, and an iodonium salt. It was found that the front velocity reached a maximum at a certain mole ratio of amine to iodonium salt. The velocity remained constant upon increasing the ratio of amine to iodonium salt past this critical ratio. Fronts were also studied using N-phenyl glycine as an electron donor, but its utility was limited by low solubility. Lastly, the steric and electronic effects of the iodonium salt and counter anion were explored. It was found that CTCs using iodonium salts with less nucleophilic anions gave higher front velocities. In terms of intrinsic reactivity, the CTC composed of N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine and bis[4-(tert-butyl)phenyl]iodonium tetra(nonafluoro-tert-butoxy)aluminate gave the highest front velocity per molal of iodonium salt.     

Selective Activation of Fluoroalkenes with N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis of N‐Heterocyclic Fluoroalkenes and Polyfluoroalkenyl Imidazolium Salts

Selective reactions between nucleophilic N,N′‐diaryl‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and electrophilic fluorinated alkenes afford NHC fluoroalkenes in high yields. These stable compounds undergo efficient and selective fluoride abstraction with Lewis acids to give polyfluoroalkenyl imidazolium salts. These salts react at Cβ with pyrrolidine to give ammonium fluoride‐substituted salts, which give rise to conjugated imidazolium‐enamine salts through loss of HF. Alternatively, reaction with 4‐(dimethylamino)‐pyridine provides a Cα‐pyridinium‐substituted NHC fluoroalkene. These compounds were studied using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X‐ray crystallography. Insight into their electronic structure and reactivity was gained through the use of DFT calculations.     

Copper‐Mediated Formation of Aryl,Heteroaryl, Vinyl and Alkynyl Difluoromethylphosphonates: A General Approach to Fluorinated Phosphate Mimics

A general and efficient access to aryl, heteroaryl, vinyl and alkynyl difluoromethylphosphonates is described. The developed methodology using TMSCF₂PO(OEt)₂, iodonium salts and a copper salt provided a straightforward manifold to reach these highly relevant products. The reaction proved to be highly functional group tolerant and proceeded under mild conditions, giving the corresponding products in good to excellent yields. This method represents the first general synthetic route to this important class of fluorinated scaffolds, which are well‐recognized as in vivo stable phosphate surrogates.     

Synthesis,Characterization and Unusual Reactivity of Vinylbenziodoxolones—Novel Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

A novel type of hypervalent iodine(III) reagents, vinylbenziodoxolones (VBX), has been synthesized in a one-pot reaction from 2-iodobenzoic acid. VBX is bench stable, has been thoroughly characterized and the cyclic structure is supported by X-ray analysis. The reactivity of VBX was investigated in vinylation of nitrocyclohexane, and delivered vinylated products with opposite regioselectivity compared to acyclic vinyl(aryl)iodonium salts. The reagents could become a powerful tool in vinylation reactions under both metal-free and metal-catalyzed conditions.     

The organic chemistry of silver acetylides

Silver acetylides are among the oldest organometallics known; however, their applications in organic chemistry remained scarce until very recently. Indeed, several reactions involving silver salts as catalyst or silver acetylides have been reported in the past five years. The extreme mildness and very low basicity of these nucleophilic reagents nicely complement the behavior of other alkynyl metals, rendering them very useful in various transformations, especially in the synthesis of complex molecules. Silver acetylides are now seen as promising tools in organic chemistry. This critical review focuses on this emerging field, and, with emphasis on mechanistic aspects, cover the synthesis of silver acetylides, their applications in organic chemistry and reactions involving silver salts as catalysts where silver acetylides are probable intermediates.     

Arylation with Unsymmetrical Diaryliodonium Salts: A Chemoselectivity Study

Phenols, anilines, and malonates have been arylated under metal‐free conditions with twelve aryl(phenyl)iodonium salts in a systematic chemoselectivity study. A new “anti‐ortho effect” has been identified in the arylation of malonates. Several “dummy groups” have been found that give complete chemoselectivity in the transfer of the phenyl moiety, irrespective of the nucleophile. An aryl exchange in the diaryliodonium salts has been observed under certain arylation conditions. DFT calculations have been performed to investigate the reaction mechanism and to elucidate the origins of the observed selectivities. These results are expected to facilitate the design of chiral diaryliodonium salts and the development of catalytic arylation reactions that are based on these sustainable and metal‐free reagents.