A copper- and amine-free Sonogashira coupling reaction promoted by a ferrocene-based phosphinimine-phosphine ligand at low catalyst loading

A palladium(II) complex containing a ferrocene-based phosphinimine-phosphine ligand was applied to the amine- and copper-free Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides and aryl bromides with terminal alkynes using 1 equiv of tetrabutylammonium acetate as an activator. The corresponding disubstituted alkynes were obtained in high yields and TONs using 0.1 mol % Pd-catalyst.     

A heterogeneous and reusable nanopolymer-supported palladium catalyst for the copper- and phosphine-free Sonogashira coupling reaction under aerobic conditions in water

We report here the synthesis of a nanopolymer-supported palladium(II) complex catalyst, [PS-tet-Pd(II)] using a simple protocol. The catalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FT-IR, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). PS-tet-Pd(II) proves to be a useful heterogeneous catalyst in the copper- and phosphine-free Sonogashira coupling reaction in water. The catalyst can be recovered from the reaction mixture by simple filtration and reused several times without any significant loss of catalytic activity.     

Dimethylaminoalkyl chalcogenolate palladium(II) complexes as an efficient copper- and phosphine-free catalyst for Sonogashira reaction

N,N-Dimethylaminoalkyl chalcogenolate Pd(II) complexes [PdCl(E^∩NMe₂)]_n has been investigated as a moisture/air-stable and robust catalyst for Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction in the absence of copper and phosphine ligand. The dimeric palladium(II) complex of selenium containing ligand shows the best catalytic activity as compared with monomeric and trimeric complexes. The variety of functional groups are tolerated under optimized catalytic systems and provide excellent yields of the products.     

A copper- and amine-free sonogashira reaction employing aminophosphines as ligands

An efficient Pd-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction was achieved in the absence of a copper salt or amine with an inorganic base and easily prepared, air-stable aminophosphine ligands in commonly used organic solvents; good to excellent yields were obtained. Under optimized reaction conditions, the Sonogashira coupling reaction occurred selectively when an enyne substrate was employed and no Heck reaction product was detected; acetone-masked acetylene and trimethylsilylacetylene can also be efficiently coupled, providing a method to make terminal alkynes.     

Synthesis of new 2-substituted pyrazolo[5,1-b][1,3]oxazoles via Sonogashira coupling reactions in water

New 2-substituted pyrazolo[5,1-b][1,3]oxazoles are synthesized through the Sonogashira coupling reaction of 2-iodomethyl-6-methylpyrazolo[5,1-b][1,3]oxazole with terminal alkynes in the presence of a palladium catalyst. This process is carried out in the absence of any copper salt, and provides an eco-friendly and efficient method for the synthesis of the products in water in good-to-high yields. Some of the compounds synthesized were screened for their in vitro anti-oxidant activity using the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assays.     

高效可循环离子型钯配合物催化羰化Sonogashira反应

炔酮类化合物作为一类具有生物活性的分子,是天然产物全合成中构建杂环类化合物的重要中间体.炔酮类化合物的传统合成方法是通过过渡金属催化金属有机炔烃和酰氯的交叉偶联,但存在酰氯本身稳定性和底物官能团耐受力较差的缺点.近年来,钯催化的羰化Sonogashira反应(末端炔烃和芳基卤化物与CO的偶联反应)成为合成炔酮类化合物更为直接和有效的方法,其中与钯中心原子配位的配体的电子效应和空间效应可显著调控钯配合物的催化性能.但均相钯催化的羰化Sonogashira反应体系存在催化剂流失、分离困难和难以循环使用的问题.我们以2-(1-咪唑基)噻唑为母体分子,合成了具有P,S,N杂合配体特征的配体L1,同时将配体L1通过与MeOTf的季铵化反应得到相应的离子型膦配体L2.在此基础上,利用L1和L2与过渡金属中心的配位作用合成相应的钯配合物1A和2A.由于L1和L2中含有多种不同配位能力的配体(P-配体,S-配体和/或N-配体),故通过N/S杂原子对Pd-中心原子的协同弱配位作用,可以调变相应钯配合物对羰化Sonogashira反应的催化性能.另外,2A中具有强吸电子效应的正电荷的存在,使其结构和催化性能也必然不同于中性配合物1A.实验结果表明,在温和的反应条件(90℃,lh,CO压强1.0 MPa)下,对于碘苯和苯乙炔的羰化Sonogashira偶联反应,1A体现出优于2A的催化性能,TOF值达到840 h-1;但反应温度提高到120℃时,1A的TOF高达3560 h-1,2A的TOF为2960 h-1.与L1的2JP-Se=744 Hz相比,L2的2JP-Se=768 Hz,说明L2中具有吸电子效应的正电荷的存在降低了相应P原子的σ给电子能力(2JP-Se数值越大,相应膦配体的6给电子能力越弱);同时,1A中具有弱配位能力的N配体的缺失削弱了配体对Pd活性中心的稳定作用.在底物普适性研究中发现,4-硝基溴苯在相同反应条件下几乎得不到羰化Sonogashira偶联产物.而将反应体系中的CO换为同样压强下的N2,却可以顺利实现Sonogashira偶联反应.我们推测,在CO氛围下形成的pd0-CO活性物种(与N2氛围下形成的Pd0活性物种相比)具有相对较低的对底物的氧化加成能力.离子型钯配合物2A的优势在于,当将其与室温离子液体[Bmim]PF6(溶剂)结合使用,在2A催化碘苯与苯乙炔的羰化Sonogashira偶联反应过程中,循环使用8次催化性能没有明显下降.     

Copper and amine free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by efficient diphosphane-palladium catalyst

The commercially available diphosphane ligand MeO-BIPHEP was first investigated in the palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira reaction in the absence of copper and amine.The coupling of various aryl bromides and aryl chlorides with phenylacetylene gave moderate to excellent yields.     

Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions catalysed by heterogeneous copper-free Pd-zeolites

A heterogeneous [Pd(NH₃)₄]-NaY catalyst was applied to the copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling of aryl halides with terminal alkynes. This copper-free heterogeneous Pd-catalyst is efficient, stable and recyclable. Aryl iodides and activated aryl bromides were converted quantitatively using 1 mol % Pd-catalyst to the corresponding diaryl-substituted alkynes within 3 h.     

A diphenylphosphinoethane-functionalized polystyrene resin-supported Pd(0) complex as an effective catalyst for copper-free Sonogashira coupling reactions under aerobic conditions

A polymer-supported palladium(0) diphenylphosphinoethane complex was found to be a highly active catalyst for the copper-free Sonogashira coupling reaction of aryl iodides with terminal alkynes, giving excellent yields of products (85-98%) under aerobic conditions.     

Copper-free PdCl2/PPh3-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction of aryl bromides with terminal alkynes in water

A simple, copper-free and efficient catalytic system for the Sonogashira coupling reaction of aryl bromides with terminal alkynes in pure water has been developed. The use of PdCl₂/PPh₃ in the presence of pyrrolidine allows the coupling reaction to proceed at 120 °C in moderate to excellent yields.     

Synthesis of indolequinones via a Sonogashira coupling/cyclization cascade reaction

A mild strategy for constructing indolequinone motifs is described on the basis of the Sonogashira reaction and a copper-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization cascade reaction. The first step involves the palladium- and copper-catalyzed reaction between halogenated naphthoquinone and terminal acetylene to generate a coupling product, which then reacts in a copper-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization with the nitrogen functional group adjacent to the carbon-carbon triple bond.     

Hydrazinoaminocarbene–palladium complexes as easily accessible and convenient catalysts for copper-free Sonogashira reactions

Two easily accessible hydrazinoaminocarbene complexes of Pd(II) are shown to be efficient catalysts for copper-free Sonogashira cross-couplings of a variety of aryl iodides with aryl- and alkylalkynes under mild conditions, in ethanol as the solvent and using potassium carbonate as the base. The reactions were carried out with 0.05 mol % of the catalysts which demonstrated exceptional stability in the solid state and in ethanol. Protection from air is not needed. Disubstituted acetylenes were synthesized by the general procedure on up to a gram scale and the yields were 80–98%.     

Copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by polymer-supported N-heterocyclic carbene palladium complex

A core-shell type of polymer-supported N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) palladium catalyst was applied to Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions without copper cocatalyst under ambient atmosphere. This supported NHC-palladium complex efficiently catalyzed the copper-free Sonogashira reaction of various aryl iodides and bromides with terminal alkynes; the reaction exhibited high dependency on the temperature and the amount of base as well as its nature. In addition, this heterogeneous catalyst exhibited good reusability for the copper-free Sonogashira reaction.     

Palladium catalyzed alkynylation of aryl halides (Sonogashira reaction) in water

The palladium catalyzed alkynylation of aryl halides (Sonogashira reaction) has been achieved in pure water without any additives or phase transfer catalysts. The reaction, which requires only 0.5 mol % of Pd(PPh₃)₄ catalyst, is remarkably fast (30 min at 70 °C) producing high yields of the aryl alkyne products.     

Bi- and trinuclear oxalamidinate complexes of palladium as catalysts in the copper-free Sonogashira reaction and in the Negishi reaction

The binuclear complex [(acac)Pd(oxam)Pd(acac)] 1 (oxam: tetraphenyl oxalic amidinate) has been prepared from H₂oxam and Pd(acac)₂ in excellent yield. The complex was characterized by elemental analyses, mass spectroscopy, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by X-ray single crystal diffraction analyses. 1 consists of a bimetallic centrosymmetric unit in which the planar oxam ligand acts in a bis-chelating fashion. Each palladium center is in a planar environment.The complex 1 acts as highly selective pre-catalyst in the copper-free Sonogashira reaction between 4-bromoacetophenone and phenylacetylene. Its long-time catalytic activity is higher than that of the related binuclear complex 2 (oxam: tetra-p-tolyl oxalic amidinate) or that of the trinuclear compound [(acac)Pd(oxam)Zn(oxam)Pd(acac)] (3), the solid-state structure of which was also determined by an X-ray structural analysis of single crystals. In addition, 2 is an active and extremely selective pre-catalyst for the Negishi reaction between 3,5,6,8-tetrabromophenanthroline and R-CC-ZnCl (R: Ph, (ⁱprop)₃Si) to form tetra-alkyne-substituted derivatives.     

Copper-free Sonogashira coupling in amine-water solvent mixtures

Extensive study of different amine-water solvent mixtures was carried out for copper free Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides. The influence of the palladium sources, ligands, amine-water ratio and further additives was also evaluated. Application of sec-butylamine-water mixture proved to be an excellent medium for rapid and efficient coupling of aryl-iodides at ambient temperature in the presence of PdCl₂(PPh₃)₂ as catalyst.     

Ferrocenyl bisoxazoline as an efficient non‐phosphorus ligand for palladium‐catalyzed copper‐free Sonogashira reaction in aqueous solution

Pd(OAc)₂‐catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reactions of alkynes and a variety of aryl halides with 1,3‐bis(5‐ferrocenylisoxazoline‐3‐yl)benzene as an efficient non‐phosphorus ligand under copper‐free conditions are presented. The main advantages over previous methodologies include low catalyst loading (0.2 mol% Pd(OAc)₂ and 0.4 mol% ferrocenyl bisoxazoline ligand are sufficient for these coupling reactions), less problematic reaction medium (water–dimethylformamide) and more convenient operation (no requirement for nitrogen protection).     

Cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines: efficient catalysts for homocoupling and Sonogashira reaction of terminal alkynes

A novel pathway for homocoupling of terminal alkynes has been described using cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine 1 or 2/CuI as catalyst in the air. This catalytic system could tolerate several functional groups. The palladacycle 2 in the presence of n-Bu₄NBr as an additive could be applied to Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of aryl iodides, aryl bromides, and some activated aryl chlorides with terminal alkynes under amine- and copper-free conditions, mostly to give moderate to excellent yields.     

Copper-free Sonogashira coupling reactions catalyzed by a water-soluble Pd-salen complex under aerobic conditions

The water-soluble Pd-salen complex, palladium(II) N,N′-bis{[5-(triphenylphosphonium)methyl]salicylidene}-1,2-ethanediamine chloride, is a highly active catalyst for the copper-free Sonogashira coupling of aryl iodides with terminal alkynes in water under aerobic conditions.     

Palladium particles from oxime-derived palladacycle supported on Fe3O4/oleic acid as a catalyst forthe copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction

An oxime-derived palladacycle was synthesized using4-bromobenzoxime and pyridine in CHCl3, and characterized by FT-IR and1H NMR spectroscopy. This Pd complex was supported on Fe3O4/oleic acid and shown to be an efficient catalyst for the copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of various aryl halides with phenylacetylene in air and in ethanol or mixed aqueous medium. The oxime-derived palladacycle gave highly active palladium nanoparticles for the organicsynthesis. The coupling products were obtained in high yields with low Pd loading and theheterogeneous catalyst can be separated by an external magnet andreused six times without loss of its activity. The characterization of the catalyst wascarried out by XRD, SEM and TEM. Both TEM and XRD revealed that the palladium nanoparticles were well dispersed with diameters from 5 to 10 nm and average size 9.97 nm.