The first general palladium catalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura and carbonyl enolate coupling of aryl arenesulfonates

The first general method for the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura and carbonyl enolate coupling of unactivated aryl arenesulfonates was developed utilizing XPhos, 1, and Pd(OAc)2. This is of significant interest because aryl tosylates and aryl benzenesulfonates are more easily handled and considerably less expensive than aryl triflates. This catalyst system effects the coupling of a variety of aryl, heteroaryl, and extremely hindered arylboronic acids with different aryl tosylates, under mild conditions. The same catalyst was employed in the first carbonyl enolate coupling of aryl arensulfonates.     

9-fluorenylphosphines for the Pd-catalyzed sonogashira, suzuki, and Buchwald-Hartwig coupling reactions in organic solvents and water

The lithiation/alkylation of fluorene leads to various 9-alkyl-fluorenes (alkyl=Me, Et, iPr, -Pr, -C18H25) in>95% yields, for which lithiation and reaction with R2PCl (R=Cy, iPr, tBu) generates 9-alkyl, 9-PR2-fluorenes which constitute electron-rich and bulky phosphine ligands. The in-situ-formed palladium-phosphine complexes ([Na2PdCl4], phosphonium salt, base, substrates) were tested in the Sonogashira, Suzuki, and Buchwald-Hartwig reactions of aryl chlorides and aryl bromides in organic solvents. The Sonogashira coupling of aryl chlorides at 100-120 degrees C leads to>90% yields with 1 mol% of Pd catalyst. The Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides typically requires 0.05 mol% of Pd catalyst at 100 degrees C in dioxane for quantitative product formation. To carry out "green" cross-coupling reactions in water, 9-ethylfluorenyldicyclohexylphosphine was reacted in sulphuric acid to generate the respective 2-sulfonated phosphonium salt. The Suzuki coupling of activated aryl chlorides by using this water-soluble catalyst requires only 0.01 mol% of Pd catalyst, while a wide range of aryl chlorides can be quantitatively converted into the respective coupling products by using 0.1-0.5 mol% of catalyst in pure water at 100 degrees C. Difficult substrate combinations, such as naphthylboronic acid or 3-pyridylboronic acid and aryl chlorides are coupled at 100 degrees C by using 0.1-0.5 mol% of catalyst in pure water to obtain the respective N-heterocycles in quantitative yields. The copper-free aqueous Sonogashira coupling of aryl bromides generates the respective tolane derivatives in>95% yield.     

A general and efficient method for the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of thiols and secondary phosphines

The general and efficient cross-coupling of thiols with aryl halides was developed utilizing Pd(OAc)₂/1,1′-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ferrocene as the catalyst. The substrate scope is broad and includes a variety of aryl bromides and chlorides, which can be coupled to aliphatic and aromatic thiols. This catalyst system has the widest substrate scope of any reported to date. The present catalyst system also enables the palladium-catalyzed coupling of secondary phosphines with aryl bromides and chlorides.     

Highly effective activation of aryl chlorides for Suzuki coupling in aqueous media using a ferrocene-based Pd(II)–diimine catalyst

The Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides with boronic acids using a ferrocene-containing Pd(II)–diimine complex as catalyst, in aqueous media, under microwave heating is reported. A small amount of the catalyst (0.1%) was found to be highly effective for coupling unactivated aryl chlorides with boronic acids to form sterically hindered ortho-substituted biaryls. The same catalyst also enabled the coupling of aryl bromides and iodides with various boronic acids in very high yields. The catalyst is air stable and the catalytic reaction can be completed in 15 min.     

Silica‐supported terpyridine palladium(II) complex as an efficient and reusable catalyst for Heck and Suzuki cross‐coupling reactions

Silica‐supported terpyridine palladium(II) was prepared and used as an effective and recyclable catalyst in Mizoroki–Heck and Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions. The catalyst was very effective for the Mizoroki–Heck reaction of aryl halides with olefins and conversion was in most cases excellent. The catalyst showed good thermal stability (up to 230 °C) and could be recovered and reused for four reaction cycles. The Suzuki coupling of aryl iodides with aryl boronic acids in the presence of the catalyst was also investigated and the reaction proceeded with a short reaction time and excellent conversion. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Chemoselectivity in the Cu-catalyzed O-arylation of phenols and aliphatic alcohols

An orthogonal set of Cu-catalysts for the selective mono-arylation of alkyl aryl diols using aryl iodides is presented. Picolinic acid ligated copper catalyst provided phenol O-arylation only, while alkyl aryl ethers are generated by ligand-free copper catalyst in the presence of 2 equivalents NaOt-Bu.     

First palladium-catalyzed Heck reactions with efficient colloidal catalyst systems

For the first time it has been shown that palladium colloids are effective and active catalysts for the olefination of aryl bromides (Heck reaction). Worthy of note are the high activities of the catalyst system for activated aryl bromides under optimized reaction conditions, which are better than or comparable with “classical” palladium phosphine complexes. Addition of phosphines strongly retards the reaction rate of the colloid catalyst. Nevertheless, this type of catalyst is not suitable for the activation of non-activated substrates, especially technically interesting aryl chlorides.     

Decarboxylative etherification of aromatic carboxylic acids

Decarboxylative Chan-Evans-Lam-type couplings are presented as a new strategy for the regiospecific construction of diaryl and alkyl aryl ethers starting from easily available aromatic carboxylic acids. They allow converting various aromatic carboxylate salts into the corresponding aryl ethers by reaction with alkyl orthosilicates or aryl borates, under aerobic conditions in the presence of silver carbonate as the decarboxylation catalyst and copper acetate as the cross-coupling catalyst.     

Benzyl protection of phenols under neutral conditions: palladium-catalyzed benzylations of phenols.

Benzyl protection of phenols under neutral conditions was achieved by using a Pd(eta3-C3H5)Cp-DPEphos catalyst. The palladium catalyst efficiently converted aryl benzyl carbonates into benzyl-protected phenols through the decarboxylative etherification. Alternatively, the nucleophilic substitution of benzyl methyl carbonates with phenols proceeded in the presence of the catalyst, yielding aryl benzyl ethers.     

Room-temperature Ni0-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl arenesulfonates with arylboronic acids

Room-temperature Ni(0)-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl arenesulfonates with arylboronic acids are described. The Ni(0) catalyst, derived from Ni(COD)2 and PCy3, proved to be a general one for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of a variety of aryl arenesulfonates. The mild reaction condition, the readily availability of the catalyst, and excellent coupling yields make aryl arenesulfonates potentially useful substrates in organic synthesis.     

A new air and moisture stable robust bio‐polymer based palladium catalyst for highly efficient synthesis of biaryl compounds

The designs of robust natural polymer based catalysts are important for catalytic systems in the view of industrial purposes and green chemistry. In this study, a new air and moisture stable robust starch‐based Pd(II) catalyst was designed and characterized with different analytical techniques. Catalytic behavior of the prepared robust palladium(II) catalyst was investigated in the Suzuki coupling reactions of aryl iodides, aryl bromides and aryl chlorides with phenyl boronic acid under microwave irradiation using very short reaction time. Sustainability and reusability of the catalyst was also explored under benign conditions. As a result of the catalytic tests, the green catalyst gave excellent biphenyl yields, TONs and TOFs with very low catalyst loading. More importantly, the robust catalyst has showed that it can be reused several times without important loses from its activity in the coupling reactions. The study showed that the robust starch‐based Pd(II) catalyst had more advantages than other catalysts reported in the literature due to its economic, sustainable, thermal durable, environmentally friendly and practice properties.     

无配体Pd/LDH-F催化剂在Heck和Suzuki反应中的应用

 以氟离子插层的水滑石LDH-F为载体,用逐滴浸渍法制备了新型Pd/LDH-F催化剂,并用其催化溴代芳烃的Heck和Suzuki偶联反应. 用X射线衍射表征了催化剂的晶相,以等离子体发射光谱测定了溶剂中钯的流失量. 结果表明,对于Heck反应,在无配体存在和低钯用量(Pd/溴代芳烃摩尔比为0.001)的情况下, Pd/LDH-F的催化性能优于其它载体负载的Pd催化剂,显示出很高的催化活性和选择性. 在140 ℃和12 h的条件下, Pd/LDH-F催化溴苯与苯乙烯Heck反应产物的收率可达86％, 反应后催化剂经过分离,可循环使用四次其催化活性基本不变. 在DMF/水摩尔比为0.5的混合溶剂中,在室温和3 h 的条件下, Pd/LDH-F (Pd/溴代芳烃摩尔比为0.005)催化溴苯与苯基硼酸盐的Suzuki反应中,目标产物收率为99%.     

Highly reactive, general and long-lived catalysts for palladium-catalyzed amination of heteroaryl and aryl chlorides, bromides, and iodides: scope and structure-activity relationships

We describe a systematic study of the scope and relationship between ligand structure and activity for a highly efficient and selective class of catalysts containing sterically hindered chelating alkylphosphines for the amination of heteroaryl and aryl chlorides, bromides, and iodides. In the presence of this catalyst, aryl and heteroaryl chlorides, bromides, and iodides react with many primary amines in high yields with part-per-million quantities of palladium precursor and ligand. Many reactions of primary amines with both heteroaryl and aryl chlorides, bromides, and iodides occur to completion with 0.0005-0.05 mol % catalyst. A comparison of the reactivity of this catalyst for the coupling of primary amines at these loadings is made with catalysts generated from hindered monophosphines and carbenes, and these data illustrate the benefits of chelation. Studies on structural variants of the most active catalyst indicate that a rigid backbone in the bidentate structure, strong electron donation, and severe hindrance all contribute to its high reactivity. Thus, these complexes constitute a fourth-generation catalyst for the amination of aryl halides, whose activity complements catalysts based on monophosphines and carbenes.     

Polyaniline‐anchored palladium catalyst‐mediated Mizoroki–Heck and Suzuki–Miyaura reactions and one‐pot Wittig–Heck and Wittig–Suzuki reactions

A polyaniline‐anchored palladium catalyst was prepared and screened for coupling reactions of aryl halides. The robust and recyclable catalyst was effective in Mizoroki–Heck and Suzuki–Miyaura reactions of aryl bromides and aryl iodides. The catalyst system was further employed for one‐pot Wittig–Heck and Wittig–Suzuki combinations to build conjugated compounds in good conversions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Catalysis of Kumada-Tamao-Corriu coupling by a (POCOP)Rh pincer complex

A pincer-based (P(O)C(O)P)Rh catalyst is demonstrated to be an active and well-defined catalyst for the coupling of select aryl and alkyl Grignards with aryl iodides. The proposed intermediacy of oxidative addition of aryl halides to (P(O)C(O)P)Rh(I) is supported by the isolation of the oxidative addition product.     

Chugaev‐type bis(acyclic diaminocarbenes) as a new ligand class for the palladium‐catalyzed Mizoroki–Heck reaction

A series of differently substituted Chugaev‐type palladium bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) complexes was screened to identify the most active catalyst for Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions of aryl bromides with styrene. The best catalyst, which contains three methyl groups on the bis(carbene) ligand, gives excellent coupling yields at 120 °C for both activated and deactivated aryl bromides. However, activity with aryl chlorides is limited to electron‐deficient examples. The optimized catalyst demonstrates limited air and moisture stability, giving reduced yields in couplings of activated aryl bromides in open‐flask conditions. The modular synthesis of this class of catalysts should allow further fine‐tuning of activity in Mizoroki–Heck and related coupling reactions. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Simple kinetic method for distinguishing between homogeneous and heterogeneous mechanisms of catalysis,illustrated by the example of “ligand-free” Suzuki and Heck reactions of aryl iodides and aryl bromides

Using a simple method based on an analysis of the phase trajectories of competing reactions of several substrates, it has been established that the selectivity of catalytically active species in the Suzuki reaction of aryl bromides depends on the nature of the catalyst precursor. This indicates that there is a considerable contribution from heterogeneous catalysis. At the same time, in the reaction involving aryl iodides, when the catalyst concentration in the solution is much higher, the selectivity of the catalyst is precursor-independent, suggesting that homogeneous catalysis is dominant. In the Heck reaction of both aryl bromides and aryl iodides, pure homogeneous catalysis takes place.     

A simple catalyst for aqueous phase Suzuki reactions based on palladium nanoparticles immobilized on an ionic polymer

Palladium nanoparticles immobilized on a cross-linked imidazolium-containing polymer were evaluated as a catalyst for Suzuki carbon-carbon cross-coupling reactions using water as the solvent. The nanocatalysts show good catalytic activities for aryl iodides and aryl bromides and moderate activity with aryl chloride substrates. Coupling of sterically hindered substrates could also be achieved in reasonable yields. The heterogeneous catalyst is stable, can be stored without precautions to exclude air or moisture, and can be easily recycled and reused.     

环钯-[PPh4]Br体系催化氯代芳烃的Heck芳基化反应研究

以氯代芳烃为底物，季鏻盐[PPh4]Br为助催化剂，用于环钯催化的Heek芳基化反应．结果表明，在环钯-[PPh4]Br催化体系中，以Na2CO3作为碱性试剂，使用0．3mol％Pd的环钯催化剂催化氯苯的Heek反应，就可得到比较高的产率（88％）和转化率（90％）．对于大部分卤代芳烃Heck反应而言，环钯-[PPh4]Br是一种有效的催化体系，即使是对含推电子基团的不活泼的氯代芳烃，在此体系中也能获得比较好的结果．此外，文中还探讨了反应温度、[PPh4]Br／Pd比值及催化剂回用对反应活性的影响．     

Suzuki Coupling of Cyclopropylboronic Acid With Aryl Halides Catalyzed by a Palladium–Tetraphosphine Complex

The tetraphosphine all‐cis‐1,2,3,4‐tetrakis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)cyclopentane (Tedicyp) in combination with [Pd(C₃H₅)Cl]₂ affords a very efficient catalyst for the coupling of cyclopropylboronic acid with aryl bromides and aryl chlorides. Higher reactions rates were observed with aryl bromides than with aryl chlorides; however, even in the presence of 1–0.4% of catalyst, a few aryl chlorides gave the coupling products in good yields. A wide variety of substituents such as alkyl, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, acetyl, benzoyl, formyl, carboxylate, nitro, and nitrile on the aryl halides are tolerated. The coupling reaction of sterically very congested aryl bromides such as bromomesitylene or 2,4,6‐triisopropylbromobenzene also proceeds in good yields.