The palladium-catalysed arylation of activated alkenes with aroyl chlorides

Aroyl chlorides react with activated alkenes in presence of a tertiary amine and a catalytic amount of palladium acetate to give arylated alkenes, specifically cinnamic acid derivatives and stilbenes. The reaction involves a highly efficient decarbonylation of the aroyl chloride. High yields can be obtained at low catalyst concentration by choice of an appropriate base. The reaction is not particularly sensitive to substituents in the aroyl chloride, although strongly electron-donating groups are advantageous (yields up to 98%). With mono-substituted alkenes E-isomers are formed with almost complete specificity. A mechanism for the reaction is proposed.     

An atom-efficient palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of triarylbismuths with acid chlorides: synthesis of diaryl and alkyl aryl ketones

The cross-coupling reaction of triarylbismuths with acid chlorides using a catalytic amount of PdCl₂/PPh₃ afforded the corresponding ketones in high yields. The reactions of aromatic and aliphatic acid chlorides occurred with atom efficiency, as 3 equiv of acid chlorides coupled effectively with 1 equiv of triarylbismuths to yield 3 equiv of the corresponding diaryl and alkyl aryl ketones.     

Synthesis of 1,3,5-tricarbonyl derivatives by condensation of 1,3-bis(silyl enol ethers) with acid chlorides

A variety of 1,3,5-tricarbonyl derivatives were prepared by reaction of 1,3-bis(silyl enol ethers) with acid chlorides under mild conditions. This includes reactions of both aromatic and aliphatic acid chlorides and bis(acid chlorides). The yields vary depending on the type of acid chloride employed.     

Stereo- and regiospecific four-molecule reaction of aroyl chlorides with iso-pentylene: direct formation of (E)-β,γ-unsaturated carbonyl compounds promoted by samarium metal in DMF

Promoted by samarium metal in DMF, aroyl chlorides react readily with iso-pentylene in a four-molecule manner, which offers an efficient stereo- and regiospecific synthesis of (E)-β,γ-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and also provides a facile method for the construction of monoterpene skeleton. The reaction is an additional example of organic reactions mediated by direct use of unactivated metallic samarium.     

Microwave promoted Suzuki reactions between aroyl chlorides and boronic acids catalyzed by heterogeneous and homogeneous phosphine-free palladium catalysts

Suzuki cross-coupling reactions between arylboronic acids and aroyl chlorides with phosphine-free palladium catalysis under microwave irradiation were performed to obtainment of aromatic ketones in good yields within short times. Heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts were studied as well as their influence in the reaction selectivity relative to homocoupling of the boronic acids.     

Studies on the generation of enolate anions from butane-2,3-diacetal protected glycolic acid derivatives and subsequent highly diastereoselective coupling reactions with aldehydes and acid chlorides

Highly diastereoselective coupling reactions of enolates derived from butane-2,3-diacetal protected glycolic acids 1 and 2 and their alkylated derivatives with aldehydes are reported together with their efficient acid-catalysed deprotection to yield enantiopure anti-2,3-dihydroxyesters. A procedure to provide the corresponding syn-2,3-dihydroxyesters is also described in two cases, proceeding via an acylation-reduction sequence. An usual double addition reaction of butane-2,3-diacetal protected glycolic acid to small aliphatic acid chlorides provides a synthetically useful, densely-functionalised lactone after acidic deprotection.     

Nickel-catalyzed carboxylation of aryl and vinyl chlorides employing carbon dioxide

Nickel-catalyzed carboxylation of aryl and vinyl chlorides employing carbon dioxide has been developed. The reactions proceeded under a CO(2) pressure of 1 atm at room temperature in the presence of nickel catalysts and Mn powder as a reducing agent. Various aryl chlorides could be converted to the corresponding carboxylic acid in good to high yields. Furthermore, vinyl chlorides were successfully carboxylated with CO(2). Mechanistic study suggests that Ni(I) species is involved in the catalytic cycle.     

Formation of disubstituted beta-lactones using bifunctional catalysis

[reaction: see text] Acid chlorides and aromatic aldehydes react in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of a tertiary amine and catalytic amounts of a cinchona alkaloid derivative and a Lewis acid to produce beta-lactones in high diastereo- and enantioselectivity. The sense of the diastereoselectivity depends on the substitution of the acid chloride, with the reactions of aliphatic acid chlorides giving predominantly the trans-isomer and those of alkoxyacetyl chlorides favoring formation of the cis-isomer.     

Synthesis of acetylenic ketones from straight-chain acid chlorides

Conclusions A method for the catalytic condensation of acetylenes with the acid chlorides of unbranched aliphatic acids was found.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 687–688, March, 1984.     

A new organic transformation by introducing crotyl/allyltrifluoroborates in cross-coupling reaction with aroyl chlorides

Microwave irradiated PdCl₂(d^tbpf) catalyzed direct cross-coupling reaction of aroyl chlorides with potassium crotyl/allyltrifluoroborates has been developed. Regioselectivity of the cross-coupling product is varied from crotyltrifluoroborate to allyltrifluoroborate.     

A convenient method for preparing aromatic ketones from acyl chlorides and arylboronic acids via Suzuki-Miyaura type coupling reaction

Aromatic ketones are synthesized efficiently via palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of boronic acids with acyl chlorides in the presence of K₃PO₄ hydrate in toluene. This allows the use of aliphatic acyl chlorides as the starting material. Hydrated water plays a significant role as an H₂O source to activate the catalytic system.     

Palladium-catalyzed chemoselective cross-coupling of acyl chlorides and organostannanes

Chemoselective cross-coupling of aliphatic and aromatic acyl chlorides with aryl-, heteroaryl-, and alkynylstannanes proceeds in up to 98% yield using 2.5 mol % of bis(di-tert-butylchlorophosphine)palladium(II) dichloride as the precatalyst. Various functional groups including aryl chlorides and bromides that usually undergo oxidative addition to palladium complexes bearing phosphinous acid or dialkylchlorophosphine ligands are tolerated. This procedure allows convenient ketone formation and eliminates inherent limitations of Friedel-Crafts acylations such as substituent-directing effects and typical reactivity requirements of Lewis acid-catalyzed electrophilic aromatic substitutions.     

Reactions of P(III) chlorides with aldehydes: I. Synthesis of primary intermediates of the reactions of aliphatic aldehydes with P(III) chlorides possessing electrophilic properties

An approach to investigation of reactions of electrophilic P(III) chlorides with aliphatic aldehydes is developed. Its essence is the removal of HCl impurity from chloride and catalytic blocking of electrophilic center of the carbonyl group. For these purposes nitrogen-containing organic bases and alkyl vinyl ethers are used. Three types of primary intermediates with the nearest P(III) environment POCl₂, O₂PCl, and O₃P are synthesized. It is established that the stability of intermediates increases with the growing acceptor properties of substituents at P(III) and donor properties of the aldehyde fragment.     

Iron catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of acyl chlorides with Grignard reagents. A mild,general, and convenient synthesis of aliphatic and aromatic ketones.

Acyl chlorides couple with Grignard reagents at room temperature in the presence of catalytic amounts of tris(acetylacetonate)iron(III), Fe(acac)₃. The reaction is general with respect to both reactants and provides a very mild and convenient method for the synthesis of aliphatic and aromatic ketones.     

Electrochemical reduction of monothiobenzils in the presence of aroyl chlorides. First synthesis of (Z)-α-benzoyloxy-β-benzoylthiostilbenes

The first method for the synthesis of the title compounds has been established involving a stereoselective electrochemical diacylation process. The cathodic reductions of monothiobenzils in an aprotic medium, under constant potential, in the presence of twofold molecular amounts of aroyl chlorides provide previously unknown (Z)-α-benzoyloxy-β-benzoythiostilbenes in high to quantitative yields.     

Microwave-promoted cross-coupling of acid chlorides with arylboronic acids: a convenient method for preparing aromatic ketones

Simple catalytic systems for cross-coupling reactions of acyl chlorides with arylboronic acids under microwave conditions were tested. Microwave irradiation facilitated the reaction course. Mild reaction conditions afford the symmetrical and unsymmetrical aryl ketones in reasonable to high yields within a short time. A wide range of substrates bearing an electron-donating or an electron-withdrawing substituent on aryl ring of acid chloride as well as on boronic acid were examined and high yields of ketones were produced.     

Palladium-catalyzed electrophilic substitution of allyl chlorides and acetates via bis-allylpalladium intermediates

Palladium-catalyzed electrophilic allylic substitution of functionalized allyl chlorides and allyl acetates can be achieved in the presence of hexamethylditin under mild and neutral reaction conditions. This efficient one-pot procedure involves palladium-catalyzed formation of transient allylstannanes followed by generation of a bis-allylpalladium intermediate, which subsequently reacts with electrophiles. Using this catalytic transformation, various aldehydes and imines can be allylated providing highly functionalized homoallyl alcohols and amines. Furthermore, tandem bis-allylation reactions could be performed by employing tosyl isocyanate and benzylidenemalonitrile as substrates. A particularly interesting mechanistic feature of this reaction is that palladium catalyzes up to three different transformations in each catalytic cycle. Various allylic functionalities, including COOEt, CONH(2), COCH(3), CN, Ph, and CH(3), are tolerated in the catalytic reactions due to the application of neutral and mild reaction conditions. The substitution reaction occurs with very high regioselectivity at the branched allylic terminus. Moreover, in several reactions, a high stereoselectivity was observed indicating that this new catalytic process has a high potential for stereoselective synthesis. The regioselectivity of the reaction can be explained on the basis of DFT calculations. These studies indicate that the allylic substituent prefers the gamma-position of the eta(1)-allyl moiety of the reaction intermediate.     

Aqueous hydroxide as a base for palladium-catalyzed amination of aryl chlorides and bromides

The amination of aryl halides in the presence of inexpensive and air-stable alkali metal hydroxide bases and Pd[P(t-Bu)3]2 as catalyst gave arylamines in high yields. The reactions were conducted with a catalytic amount of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as phase-transfer agent and either aqueous hydroxide or solid hydroxide in the presence of water. This combination of alkali metal hydroxide base, H2O, and the ammonium salt performed as well as NaO-t-Bu in the amination of p-chlorotoluene with dibutylamine. Hydroxide base was suitable for reactions of a wide range of aryl chlorides and bromides with aliphatic and aromatic amines. Some functional groups that were intolerant of tert-butoxide base, such as esters, enolizable ketones, nitriles, and nitro groups, were tolerated by the combination of hydroxide base, H2O, and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in toluene solvent.     

An Efficient Synthesis of Polymethylene-bis-aroyl Thiourea Derivatives under the Condition of Phase Transfer Catalysis

A number of 1,3-disubstituted derivatives are associated with various types of biological activity [1]. Some thioureas are useful as herbicides, insecticides and plant-growth regulators. Treatment of acylisothiocyanates, prepared from aroyl chlorides (0.0431mol) and potassium thiocyanate (33ml ofa 33% KSCN solution) using tetrabutylammonium bromides as a catalyst, were treated with aniline to yield the corresponding thioureas. However, probable hydrolysis of the aroyl chlorides led to decreased yields. The reaction of acid chlorides with different phenylthioureas or N1-acetyl-N3-arylthioureas requires high temperature and long reaction times. None of the other reported methods proved satisfactory. As a continuation of our earlier work on the biological activity of these compounds, [2-5] we now report acid chlorides are quantitatively converted to the acylisothiocyanates under solid-liquid phase-transfer conditions using PEG-400 as the catalyst. Treatment of these isothiocyanates with polymethylenediamines provides compounds 3 in high yields (scheme 1). The results were summarized in table 1.     

An extremely active and general catalyst for Suzuki coupling reaction of unreactive aryl chlorides

β-Diketiminatophosphane Pd complex 2a acted as a powerful catalyst which allows easy access to the Suzuki coupling reaction of less reactive aryl chlorides under mild conditions. A wide range of sterically hindered and deactivated aryl chlorides could be efficiently coupled at a low catalyst loading of 0.1 mol %. Furthermore, this catalytic system also proved to be highly effective in one-pot multiple couplings.