A Cascade Sonogashira Cross-Coupling-Substitution-Elimination Reaction for the Synthesis of Linear Conjugated Dienynes

The engagement in tandem of well-known organic reactions such as the Pd-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, enables the synthesis of otherwise difficult to obtain linear dienynes, in moderate to high yields. This retrosynthetic approach opens new ways to prepare highly conjugated alkenes and alkynes. Furthermore, ionic liquids are suitable solvents to perform the cascade reaction and recycle the metal catalysts.     

New enantiopure cyclic β-iminophosphine ligands: applications in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution

New enantiopure cyclic β-iminophosphines were applied as ligands in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions.     

铯盐促进的有机反应

铯盐如Cs₂CO₃, CsF等因在钯催化碳碳偶联, N, O, S的烃基化反应中表现出良好的性能而引起了人们的广泛关注. 介绍了铯盐在钯催化的Suzuki, Heck, Stille, Sonogashira反应, 烯醇盐的芳基化, 酚类的邻位芳基化以及羰基化反应中的促进作用. 同时还对铯盐参与的N, O, S等的烃基化反应进行了讨论, 并侧重于与其他碱金属盐的对比.     

Solid-phase synthesis of benzothiazoles using an alkoxyamine linker

An alkoxyamine linker was applied for the solid-phase synthesis of benzothiazoles. The substrate was anchored by aldoxime linkage and products were cleaved from the solid-support by aldoxime-imine exchange coupled with air-oxidation under the weakly acidic conditions. The tether is highly robust under Mitsunobu reaction, nucleophilic substitution reaction, and Pd-catalyzed reaction conditions.     

Stereodivergent synthesis of 1,4-bifunctional compounds by regio- and diastereoselective Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction

Highly stereoselective synthesis of 1,4-bifunctional compounds was accomplished via 1,2-asymmetric induction to α-oxyaldehyde and α-oxyketone followed by regio- and diastereoselective Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction. We found that trifluoroacetate is a suitable leaving group for the allylic substitution reaction. Various nucleophiles containing carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur can be applied to the method. Both 1,4-syn- and 1,4-anti-adducts were synthesized with high stereoselectivity by using stereodivergent reduction of the propargyl alcohols followed by allylic substitution reaction.     

Solvent control of product diversity in palladium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acid to aryl aldehydes

In Pd-catalyzed arylboronic acid addition to aryl aldehydes, the expected carbinol or asymmetrical ether can be obtained as the major product by altering aqueous solvent composition. Exploiting this methodology with 2-formylbiphenyls as reaction partner, a fluorene scaffold can be readily constructed in two steps.     

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Direct Substitution of Alcohols in Aqueous Media

The direct use of alcohols as the much greener and more sustainable alkylated reagents in substitution reactions is one of the emerging areas in green chemisty. However, owing to the poor leaving character of OH group, the direct substitution of alcohols is not an easy thing. Transition metal (TM) catalysis such as Pd-catalyzed allylic/benzyl substitution and Ir-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen provides efficient protocols for the direct substitution of alcohols, however, an organic solvent and servely anhydrous conditions are generally required. In recent decade, TM-catalyzed direct substitution of alcohols in aqueous media was developed as a much greener alternative. In this review, the recent develpoments of this area are summarized. The activation mechanism of alcohols in aqueous reactions are emphatically discussed.     

Synthesis of fused polycycles by 1,4-palladium migration chemistry

Novel palladium migration/arylation methodology for the synthesis of complex fused polycycles has been developed, in which one or more sequential Pd-catalyzed intramolecular migration processes involving C-H activation are employed. The chemistry works best with electron-rich aromatics, which is in agreement with the idea that these palladium-catalyzed C-H activation reactions parallel electrophilic aromatic substitution.     

Solid-phase synthesis of biarylalanines via Suzuki cross-coupling and intramolecular N-acyliminium Pictet-Spengler reactions

Solid-supported masked peptide aldehydes containing 3- or 4-iodophenylalanine residues were subjected to Pd-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling reactions with arylboronic acids. The biarylalanines generated were applied in intramolecular N-acyliminium Pictet-Spengler reactions. In this way, a range of pharmacologically interesting aryl-substituted pyrroloisoquinolines was obtained in excellent purity (>95%).     

1,4-palladium migration via C-H activation, followed by arylation: synthesis of fused polycycles

A novel palladium migration/arylation methodology for the synthesis of complex fused polycycles has been developed, in which one or more sequential Pd-catalyzed intramolecular migration processes involving C-H activation are employed. The chemistry works best with electron-rich aromatics, which is in agreement with the idea that these palladium-catalyzed C-H activation reactions parallel electrophilic aromatic substitution.     

1,3-Dicarbonyl compounds as phosphine-free ligands for Pd-catalyzed Heck and Suzuki reactions

Some 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (such as pentane-2,4-dione and 3-oxo-N-phenylbutanamide) were found to constitute highly efficient, yet low-priced and phosphine-free ligands for the Pd-catalyzed Heck and Suzuki reactions of aryl bromides and iodides with very high turnover numbers (ca. 103-104).     

Palladium-catalyzed substitution reactions of 4-allylimidazole derivatives

In the context of synthetic studies toward the oroidin family of pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids, we required an efficient method for conducting substitution reactions of allylic alcohols derived from urocanic acid. While in some cases this could be accomplished quite readily by classical nucleophilic substitution, it was complicated by allylic transposition in others. Application of Pd-catalyzed π-allyl chemistry provided a convenient solution, giving substitution without allylic transposition. Herein we describe the scope of this reaction in imidazole-containing substrates, and the elaboration of one adduct into a homologated histidine derivative, and into a cyclic homohistidine derivative.     

Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions using P-chirogenic diaminophosphine oxides: DIAPHOXs

This paper describes the development of a new class of chiral phosphorus ligand: aspartic acid-derived P-chirogenic diaminophosphine oxides, DIAPHOXs, and their application to several Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions. Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation was initially examined in detail using diaminophosphine oxides 1a, resulting in the highly enantioselective construction of quaternary stereocenters. Mechanistic investigations revealed that 1a is activated by N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide-induced tautomerization to afford a trivalent diamidophosphite species 12, which functions as the actual ligand. Furthermore, asymmetric allylic amination was examined using Pd-DIAPHOX catalyst systems, providing a variety of chiral allylic amines.     

Application of pyranoside phosphite-pyridine ligands to enantioselective metal-catalyzed allylic substitutions and conjugate 1,4-additions

A series of glucopyranoside phosphite–pyridine ligands have been applied in the metal-catalyzed allylic substitution and conjugate 1,4-addition reactions of several substrate types. We have been able to identify ligands that provided promising enantioselectivities in the Pd-catalyzed intermolecular allylic substitution of cyclic substrates (ee’s up to 86%) and desymmetrization (ee’s up to 94%) and in the Cu-catalyzed conjugate addition of challenging aliphatic enones (ee’s up to 90%).     

Synthesis of new polyaza heterocycles. Part 42: Diazines

Using Pd-catalyzed Stille cross-coupling reactions, we report here the synthesis of various mono- or bis(tri-n-butylstannyl)diazines which were reacted with various halogenated diazines to access to various polyaza heterocyclic derivatives.     

Modular phosphite-oxazoline/oxazine ligand library for asymmetric pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions: scope and limitations-origin of enantioselectivity

A library of phosphite-oxazoline/oxazine ligands L1-L15 a-h has been synthesized and screened in the Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution reactions of several substrate types. These series of ligands can be prepared efficiently from easily accessible hydroxyl amino acid derivatives. Their modular nature enables the substituents/configurations in the oxazoline/oxazine moiety, alkyl backbone chain and in the biaryl phosphite moiety to be easily and systematically varied. By carefully selecting the ligand components, therefore, high regio- and enantioselectivities (ee values up to 99 %) and good activities have been achieved in a broad range of mono- and disubstituted linear hindered and unhindered liner and cyclic substrates. The NMR studies on the Pd-pi-allyl intermediates provide a deeper understanding about the effect of the ligand parameters on the origin of enantioselectivity. It also indicates that the nucleophilic attack takes place predominantly at the allylic terminal carbon atom located trans to the phosphite moiety.     

Revisiting Arene C(sp2)−H Amidation by Intramolecular Transfer of Iridium Nitrenoids: Evidence for a Spirocyclization Pathway

Two mechanistic pathways, that is, electrocyclization and electrophilic aromatic substitution, are operative in most intramolecular C?H amination reactions proceeding by metal nitrenoid catalysis. Reported here is an alternative mechanistic scaffold leading to benzofused δ‐lactams selectively. Integrated experimental and computational analysis revealed that the reaction proceeds by a key spirocyclization step followed by a skeletal rearrangement. Based on this mechanistic insight, a new synthetic route to spirolactams has been developed.     

Palladium-diphosphite catalysts for the asymmetric allylic substitution reactions

[structure: see text] We have designed a series of diphosphite ligands to study the effect of the backbone, the size of the chelate ring, and the substituents of the biphenyl moieties and to determine the scope of this type of ligand in the Pd-catalyzed asymmetric substitution reactions of different types of substrates. Good-to-excellent activities and enantioselectivities have been obtained for disubstituted linear substrate 11 (TOF's up to >2000 mol x (mol x h)(-1), ee values up to 99%) and cyclic substrate 14 (TOF up to 285 mol x (mol x h)(-1), ee values up to 92%). However, these ligands are inadequate for the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation of monosubstituted linear substrates because they provide low enantioselectivities.     

Derivatization of a tris-oxazole using Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions of a 5-bromooxazole moiety

Modification at the C5 position of an oxazole ring contained in a 2,4-concatenated tris-oxazole by Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions was performed. Novel Pd-catalyzed amination and alkoxylation of a 5-bromooxazole derivative as well as Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and Migita-Stille coupling have been demonstrated. A wide variety of functional groups, including aryl, heteroaryl, primary and secondary amines, and phenol, were introduced in the 5-bromooxazole moiety in moderate to excellent yields using Pd(OAc)₂/S-PHOS or Pd(OAc)₂/X-PHOS as a catalyst.     

C2-symmetric planar chiral ferrocene diamides by (-)-sparteine-mediated directed ortho-lithiation. Synthesis and catalytic activity

[reaction: see text] A variety of highly enantioenriched singly and doubly (4) functionalized derivatives of 1,1'-N,N,N',N'-tetraisopropylferrocenedicarboxamide 1 have been synthesized by (-)-sparteine (2)-mediated directed ortho-metalation and Pd-catalyzed cross coupling reactions. The synthetic applications of these chiral ligands in asymmetric alkylation of benzaldehyde and Pd(0)-catalyzed allylic substitution have been demonstrated.