Vicinal C-functionalization of alkenes. Pd/light-induced multicomponent coupling reactions leading to functionalized esters and lactones

Under photoirradiation conditions using a xenon light, and in the presence of PdCl(2)(PPh(3))(2) as a catalyst, four-component coupling reactions comprising of α-substituted iodoalkanes, alkenes, carbon monoxide, and alcohols proceeded smoothly to give functionalized esters in good yields. When alkenyl alcohols were used as acceptor alkenes, three-component coupling reactions accompanied by intramolecular esterification proceeded to give lactones in good yields. The present reaction system represents the vicinal C-functionalization of alkenes.     

Synthesis of functionalized dialkyl ketones from carboxylic acid derivatives and alkyl halides

Unsymmetrical dialkyl ketones can be directly prepared by the nickel-catalyzed reductive coupling of carboxylic acid chlorides or (2-pyridyl)thioesters with alkyl iodides or benzylic chlorides. A wide variety of functional groups are tolerated by this process, including common nitrogen protecting groups and C-B bonds. Even hindered ketones flanked by tertiary and secondary centers can be formed. The mechanism is proposed to involve the reaction of a (L)Ni(alkyl)(2) intermediate with the carboxylic acid derivative.     

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of trialkylamines with aryl iodides leading to alkyl aryl ketones

A new, simple method for selectively synthesizing alkyl aryl ketones has been developed by palladium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of trialkylamines with aryl iodides. In the presence of PdCl(2)(MeCN)(2), TBAB, and ZnO, a variety of aryl iodides underwent an oxidative coupling reaction with tertiary amines and water to afford the corresponding alkyl aryl ketones in moderate to excellent yields. It is noteworthy that this method is the first example of using trialkylamines as the carbonyl sources for constructing alkyl aryl ketone skeletons.     

Nickel-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of an alkynyl carboxylic acid with aryl iodides

A decarboxylative coupling reaction with an alkynyl carboxylic acid and aryl iodides in the presence of a nickel catalyst was developed. When the reaction was conducted with NiCl₂ (10 mol%), Xantphos (15 mol%), Mn (1.0 equiv), and Cs₂CO₃ (1.5 equiv), the desired diaryl alkynes were formed in moderated to good yields. Furthermore, this method does not produce the diyne, which is formed in the homocoupling of alkynyl carboxylic acids.     

Cascade radical reactions catalyzed by a Pd/light system: cyclizative multiple carbonylation of 4-alkenyl iodides

Cascade reactions of 4-alkenyl iodides, involving a carbonylation-cyclization-carbonylation sequence, were accomplished by a hnu/Pd system. The stereochemical outcomes suggest that radical carbonylation and subsequent acyl radical cyclization may be involved in this reaction.     

Cobalt-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of methyl esters to acetaldehyde and carboxylic acid

The reaction of methyl esters with synthesis gas and a Co—LiI catalyst results in the formation of anhydrous acetaldehyde and a carboxylic acid in very high yield. At 180 °C and 5000 psig, acetaldehyde is produced from methyl acetate at a rate of 7 M h⁻¹ and >95% selectivity.     

Metal-ligand cooperation in the catalytic dehydrogenative coupling (DHC) of polyalcohols to carboxylic acid derivatives

Several polyols, which are easily available from sugars through biochemical conversion or hydrogenolytic cleavage, are directly converted into carboxylic acids and amides. This efficient dehydrogenative coupling process, catalyzed by a rhodium(I) diolefin amido complex, is an attractive approach for the production of organic fine chemicals from renewable resources. This method tolerates the presence of several hydroxy groups and can be extended to the direct synthesis of lactams from the corresponding amino alcohols under mild conditions.     

AIBN-initiated radical addition of gem-difluorinated alkyl iodides to alkynes and the Pd-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction of E-phenyl difluoromethylene vinylic iodides with terminal alkynes

The addition of gem-difluorinated alkyl iodides to alkynes initiated by AIBN neatly gave the corresponding difluoromethylene vinyl iodides among which the stereoselectivity of aromatic acetylenes was high. The further coupling reaction of E-phenyl difluoromethylene vinyl iodides with terminal alkynes in the presence of catalytic palladium afforded the substituted difluorinated enynes.     

Mn-mediated coupling of alkyl iodides and ketimines: a radical addition route to alpha,alpha-disubstituted alpha-aminoesters

Coupling of primary and secondary alkyl iodides with N-acylhydrazonoesters via Mn-mediated photolysis conditions affords access to tert-alkyl amines.     

Stereoselective Mn-mediated coupling of functionalized iodides and hydrazones: a synthetic entry to the tubulysin gamma-amino acids

[structure: see text] Synthesis of gamma-amino acids, important building blocks in bioorganic and natural product chemistry, is accomplished using a stereoselective carbon-carbon bond construction of the chiral amine. Alkyl iodides and chiral hydrazones with protected alcohol functionality are coupled via highly diastereoselective photolytic Mn-mediated addition to the C=N bond, providing access to enantiomerically pure multifunctional chiral alpha-branched amines. Reductive N-N bond cleavage and alcohol oxidation provides alpha-substituted gamma-amino acid building blocks for tubulysin D.     

Unexpected conversion of alkyl azides to alkyl iodides and of aryl azides to N-tert-butyl anilines

In the presence of tert-butyl iodide, alkyl azides are converted into the corresponding iodides at room temperature, whereas, N-t-Bu anilines are obtained from aryl azides under the same experimental conditions. A mechanism is proposed to explain this unusual reactivity.     

The first applications of carbene ligands in cross-couplings of alkyl electrophiles: sonogashira reactions of unactivated alkyl bromides and iodides

A Pd/N-heterocyclic carbene-based catalyst achieves the Sonogashira coupling of an array of functionalized, beta-hydrogen-containing alkyl bromides and iodides under mild conditions. By furnishing the first example of a nonphosphine-based palladium catalyst for cross-coupling unactivated alkyl electrophiles, this study provides an impetus for future efforts at catalyst development that extend beyond phosphine ligands.     

Efficient atom economical one-pot multicomponent synthesis of densely functionalized 4H-chromene derivatives

A sequential one-pot, atom economical three component reaction yielding medicinally promising ethyl 2-amino-3-cyano-4-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-5-oxo-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-chromene-4-carboxylate derivatives (4a-f) through a tandem Michael addition-cyclization reaction starting with structurally diverse cyclohexane-1,3-dione, diethyl acetylene dicarboxylate, and malononitrile has been carried out in different organic bases under solvent free condition for the optimization of maximum yield. All the formed 4H-chromenes were characterized by spectral and X-ray methods.     

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of enol triflates. A novel method for one-carbon homologation of ketones to α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives

Ketones can be homologated to α,gb-unsaturated esters or amides via their enol triflates by a palladium-catalyzed reaction with carbon monoxide and alcohols or amines.     

Stereoselective synthesis of chiral β-disubstituted-β-amino acid derivatives using Pd/In transmetallation cascade processes

A new, highly efficient synthesis of chiral β^2,3-disubstituted-β-amino acid derivatives has been developed, based on an allylation procedure employing allene and a catalytic Pd/In bimetallic process.     

Supramolecular interactions in salts/cocrystals involving pyrimidine derivatives of sulfonate/carboxylic acid

The crystal structures of three compounds involving aminopyrimidine derivatives are reported, namely, 5-fluorocytosinium sulfanilate–5-fluorocytosine–4-azaniumylbenzene-1-sulfonate (1/1/1), C₄H₅FN₃O⁺·C₆H₆NO₃S⁻·C₄H₄FN₃O·C₆H₇NO₃S, I , 5-fluorocytosine–indole-3-propionic acid (1/1), C₄H₄FN₃O·C₁₁H₁₁NO₂, II , and 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinium 3-nitrobenzoate, C₄H₈N₅⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻, III , which have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In I , there are two 5-fluorocytosine (5FC) molecules (5FC-A and 5FC-B) in the asymmetric unit, with one of the protons disordered between them. 5FC-A and 5FC-B are linked by triple hydrogen bonds, generating two fused rings [two R₂²(8) ring motifs]. The 5FC-A molecules form a self-complementary base pair [R₂²(8) ring motif] via a pair of N—H…O hydrogen bonds and the 5FC-B molecules form a similar complementary base pair [R₂²(8) ring motif]. The combination of these two types of pairing generates a supramolecular ribbon. The 5FC molecules are further hydrogen bonded to the sulfanilate anions and sulfanilic acid molecules via N—H…O hydrogen bonds, generating R₄⁴(22) and R⁶₆(36) ring motifs. In cocrystal II , two types of base pairs (homosynthons) are observed via a pair of N—H…O/N—H…N hydrogen bonds, generating R₂²(8) ring motifs. The first type of base pair is formed by the interaction of an N—H group and the carbonyl O atom of 5FC molecules through a couple of N—H…O hydrogen bonds. Another type of base pair is formed via the amino group and a pyrimidine ring N atom of the 5FC molecules through a pair of N—H…N hydrogen bonds. The base pairs (via N—H…N hydrogen bonds) are further bridged by the carboxyl OH group of indole-3-propionic acid and the O atom of 5FC through O—H…O hydrogen bonds on either side of the R₂²(8) motif. This leads to a DDAA array. In salt III , one of the N atoms of the pyrimidine ring is protonated and interacts with the carboxylate group of the anion through N—H…O hydrogen bonds, leading to the primary ring motif R₂²(8). Furthermore, the 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinium (TAP) cations form base pairs [R₂²(8) homosynthon] via N—H…N hydrogen bonds. A carboxylate O atom of the 3-nitrobenzoate anion bridges two of the amino groups on either side of the paired TAP cations to form another ring [R₃²(8)]. This leads to the generation of a quadruple DADA array. The crystal structures are further stabilized by π–π stacking ( I and III ), C—H…π ( I and II ), C—F…π ( I ) and C—O…π ( II ) interactions.     

Electrosynthesis of heteroaromatic aldehydes by palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of heteroaromatic iodides in the presence of formic acid

The palladium-catalyzed electrocarbonylation of heteroaromatic iodides, performed in the presence of formic acid under one atmosphere of carbon monoxide, affords heteroaromatic aldehydes in moderate to good yields. It has been developed a new application of palladium-catalyzed formylation using carbon monoxide, formic acid and tertiary amines as ligands under electrochemical reducing conditions.