An exploration of Suzuki aryl cross coupling chemistry involving [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives

Suzuki aryl cross coupling reactions using derivatives of [2.2]paracyclophane were examined. A variety of aryl boronic acids and pinacolate esters were successfully cross coupled with 4-bromo[2.2]paracyclophane under standard Suzuki conditions. Whilst an excellent tolerance for electron donating and withdrawing groups was observed, cross coupling reactions with highly sterically demanding borates (e.g. mesityl) were unsuccessful. The preparation and stability of the previously unreported [2.2]paracyclophanyl-4-boronic acid, -pinacolate ester and -dimethyl ester are described, along with the utility of these systems in Suzuki aryl cross coupling reactions. Application of this methodology led to a dicyclophane containing two [2.2]paracyclophane units separated by a 4-4' connected biphenyl spacer group.     

4,5-dehydro- and 4,5,15,16-bis(dehydro)octafluoro[2.2]paracyclophanes: facile generation and extraordinary Diels-Alder reactivity

Dehydroiodination of 4-iodo- and 4,15-diiodo-1,1,2,2,9,9,10,10-octafluoro[2.2]paracyclophane by treatment with KO(t)Bu in the presence of benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and [2.2]paracyclophane affords each of the corresponding Diels-Alder mono- and bis-cycloadducts derived from the presumed aryne intermediates in high yield. Monoadducts of t-butylbenzene and furan are also obtained in excellent yield. All of the products were characterized by their NMR spectra, with four of them also being confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The extraordinary selectivity/reactivity of the aryne intermediate is discussed.     

A novel class of bidentate ligands with a conformationally flexible biphenyl unit built into a planar chiral [2.2]paracyclophane backbone

We report the synthesis of a novel class of planar chiral bidentate aryl[2.2]paracyclophane ligands. For the first time in the [2.2]paracyclophanyl series the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling was employed for the formation of the arylparacyclophanyl skeleton. From the two possible approaches: (a) cross-coupling of [2.2]paracyalophanylboronic acids with aryl halides; (b) cross-coupling of [2.2]paracyclophanyl halides with arylboronic acids, the latter was found to be more efficient. This approach was successfully used for the synthesis of a wide range of aryl[2.2]paracyclophanes with different types of substitution patterns (ortho-, pseudo-ortho- or pseudo-gem-arrangement of the functionally-substituted aryl fragment with respect to the substituent in the paracyclophane ring).     

Sequential ene, Diels-Alder reactions of AF4-yne with 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene

(4,5-Dehydro)-1,1,2,2,9,9,10,10-octafluoro [2.2]paracyclophane (AF4-yne) undergoes an ene reaction with 1,3,5-cycloheptatriene, the adduct of which subsequently undergoes a further Diels-Alder reaction with a second equivalent of AF4-yne to give two stereoisomeric 2:1 adducts. A very small amount of the classic 1:1 Diels-Alder adduct also can be isolated from the reaction. Structure assignments of all products were determined by NMR through a series of H1-H1, H1-C13 one bond, and H1-C13 two and three bond correlation experiments as well as H1-H1 NOE experiments.     

Parylene-AF4: a polymer with exceptional dielectric and thermal properties

[2.2]Paracyclophanes are useful chemical vapor deposition (CVD) precursors of thin film polymers, known as Parylenes. Parylenes are ideally suited for use as conformal coatings in a wide variety of applications, such as in the automotive, medical, electronics, and semiconductor industries. Parylene coatings are inert and transparent and have excellent barrier properties. The bridge-fluorinated 1,1,2,2,9,9,10,10-octafluoro[2.2]paracyclophane (AF4) is the CVD precursor of Parylene-AF4 polymer, which combines a low dielectric constant with high thermal stability, low moisture absorption, and other advantageous properties. With such properties, and because its in vacuo deposition process ensures conformality to microcircuit features and superior submicron gap-filling capability, Parylene-AF4 has considerable promise as an interlayer dielectric for on-chip high-speed semiconductor device interconnection. This paper reviews the synthesis and properties of Parylene-AF4 and its paracyclophane precursor, including a discussion of the importance of the fluorinated bridges, the advantages of the dimeric precursor, and why Parylene-AF4 has the potential to meet the needs of the semiconductor industry with respect to the key properties of a potential interlayer dielectric.     

New air-stable planar chiral ferrocenyl monophosphine ligands: Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chlorides and bromides

[reaction: see text] A novel class of planar chiral electron-rich monophosphine ligands has been developed. The modular design allows a short and efficient synthesis of an array of aryl-ferrocenyl derivatives carrying the donating bis(dicyclohexyl)phosphino moiety. These new ligands have successfully been applied in the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling of activated as well as nonactivated aryl chlorides at room temperature. The asymmetric coupling of an aryl bromide and an aryl boronic acid was also tested, giving ees up to 54%.     

Solution-phase synthesis of an aminomethyl-substituted biaryl library via sequential amine N-alkylation and Suzuki cross-coupling

Described herein is the semiautomated preparation of a 20-member aminomethyl-substituted biaryl library. The two-step solution-phase synthesis was achieved via sequential N-alkylation of various amines with either 3- or 4-bromobenzyl bromide and Suzuki cross-coupling of the resultant aryl bromides with various boronic acids.     

Novel class of tertiary phosphine ligands based on a phospha-adamantane framework and use in the Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides under mild conditions

[reaction: see text] A new class of sterically hindered phosphines based on a phospha-adamantane framework is described. Arylation or alkylation of the 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-2,4,8-trioxa-6-phospha-adamantane system allows for the preparation of tertiary phosphines suitable for use in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. For example, use of a catalytic system incorporating Pd(2)(dba)(3) and 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-2,4,8-trioxa-6-phenyl-6-phospha-adamantane is shown to promote the Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl iodides, bromides, and activated chlorides with a variety of aryl boronic acids at room temperature in a few hours with high yields.     

Diastereoselective Hartwig-Buchwald reaction of chiral amines with rac-[2.2]paracyclophane derivatives

A Hartwig-Buchwald addition of a variety of chiral amines to rac-4-bromo-[2.2]paracyclophane and rac-trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (4-[2.2]paracyclophane) ester was performed with high diastereoselectivities. Kinetic racemic resolution of the starting materials was achieved, providing a rapid access to enantiomerically enriched 4-bromo-[2.2]paracyclophane and the corresponding enantiomerically pure [2.2]paracyclophane amines. Additionally, the first reaction of a secondary amine with a [2.2]paracyclophane halide was achieved.     

Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of aryl halides in phosphonium salt ionic liquid under mild conditions

The Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl boronic acids with aryl halides, including aryl chlorides, proceeds in the phosphonium salt ionic liquid tetradecyltrihexylphosphonium chloride under mild conditions.     

Controlling Regioselectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed C−H Activation/Aryl–Aryl Coupling of 4-Phenylamino[2.2]paracyclophane

Selective activation/functionalization of C−H bonds has emerged as an atom- and step-economical process at the forefront of modern synthetic chemistry. This work reports palladium-catalyzed exclusively para-selective C−H activation/aryl–aryl bond formation with a preference over N-arylation under the Buchwald–Hartwig amination reaction of 4-phenylamino[2.2]paracyclophane. This innovative synthetic strategy allows a facile preparation of [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives featuring disparate para-substitutions at C-4 and C-7 positions in a highly selective manner, gives access to a series of potential candidates for [2.2]paracyclophane-derived new planar chiral ligands. The unprecedented behavior in reactivity and preferential selectivity of C−C coupling over C−N bond formation via C−H activation is unique to the [2.2]paracyclophane scaffold compared to the non-cyclophane analogue under the same reaction conditions. Selective C−H activation/aryl–aryl bond formation and sequential C−N coupling product formation is evidenced unambiguously by X-ray crystallography.     

Synthesis of novel planar-chiral [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives as potential ligands for asymmetric catalysis

The synthesis of a variety of new 4,5-disubstituted [2.2]paracyclophane derivatives has been achieved employing different cross-coupling reactions. By this methodology, a heteroatom-variation of successful catalyst ligands was achieved, giving rise to a modular ligand system. The X-ray structure of 4-hydroxy-5-(1′-hydroxy-1′-phenylethyl)-[2.2]paracyclophane was determined to elucidate the configuration. Additionally, a diastereoselective synthesis of planar- and central-chiral 4-([2.2]paracyclophanyl)ethylamine was achieved, thus resulting in a planar- and central-chiral phenyl ethylamine analogue.     

乙二醇中钯催化无配体的室温Suzuki反应

报道了一种在室温下醋酸钯催化乙二醇中无外加配体的Suzuki反应体系.以K3PO4·7H2O为碱,在该体系中可高效进行芳基溴代物和芳基硼酸的Suzuki交叉偶联反应,具有反应条件温和、无需惰性气体保护等特点.在n(ArBr)=0.5mmol,n(ArB(OH)2)=0.75mmol,x(Pd(OAc)2)=0.5mol%,n(K3PO4·7H2O)=1.0mmol,v(乙二醇)=2ml的优化条件下,4-溴苯甲醚和苯硼酸反应20min,分离收率即达95%.     

迭代Suzuki偶联反应合成全氟环丁基芳基醚齐聚物的研究

对迭代Suzuki偶联反应合成全氟环丁基芳基醚齐聚物的方法进行了研究, 并合成了全氟环丁基芳基醚齐聚物. 首先从对溴苯酚出发, 合成了含有一个全氟环丁基芳基醚结构单元的中间体3. 芳基硼酸与中间体3进行Suzuki偶联反应, 得到了含有一个全氟环丁基芳基醚结构单元的硼酸. 重复与中间体3进行Suzuki偶联反应, 从而合成了全氟环丁基芳基醚二聚体和三聚体. 最后通过热环化二聚反应合成了全氟环丁基芳基醚三聚体、五聚体和七聚体.     

Synthesis of 3-aryl-4-chalcogen-2H-benzopyrans from 3-iodo-4-chalcogen-2H-benzopyrans using a Suzuki cross-coupling

The Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of 3-iodo-4-chalcogen-2H-benzopyran derivatives with a variety of organoboron compounds in the presence of catalytic amount of palladium salt is described. This cross-coupling reaction proceeded cleanly and was performed with aryl boronic acids bearing electron-withdrawing, electron-donating, and neutral substituents, furnishing the corresponding products in moderate to good yields.     

Efforts directed toward the synthesis of colchicine: application of palladium-catalyzed siloxane cross-coupling methodology

[reaction: see text] Colchicine is an important and synthetically challenging natural product. The key synthetic step in this approach to the synthesis of colchicine involved a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between 5-bromotropolone (4) and an aryl siloxane to form the aryl-tropolone bond. The coupling of a variety of highly functionalized aryl siloxane derivatives was investigated and optimized coupling conditions were developed. It was discovered that a palladium catalyst with a high degree of phosphine ligand coordination (5 equiv of phosphine/mol Pd) was necessary to efficiently couple aryl siloxanes with 5-bromotropolone (4). In addition, the coupling approach has provided a direct comparison between siloxane and boronic acid coupling technologies that demonstrated that aryl siloxanes and boronic acids produce similar yields of highly functionalized biaryl products.     

Photochemical synthesis of [2.2](3,8)-pyridazinophane and quinolinophane-2(1H)-one as well as synthesis of [2](5,8)-quinolinophanes and fused spiro-pyranoindanoparacyclophanes

Syntheses of various classes of unreported heterophanes derived from [2.2]paracyclophane are herein reported. The key to their successful synthesis depends on the photochemical synthesis of pyridazinophane and quinolinophane-2(1H)-one from freshly prepared 4-([2.2]paracyclophanyl)-azo-4′-[2.2]paracyclophane and 4-([2.2]paracyclophanyl)cinnnamanilide, respectively. Reactions of 4-amino-[2.2]paracyclophane with either acetyl- or benzoylacetone afforded condensed products. Then ring closure using polyphosphoric acid (PPA) at 120°C gave, in near quantitative yields, quinolinophanes. Reactions of [2](4,7)-indano-[2]paracyclophane-1-ylidene-propanedinitrile with active methylene compounds afforded fused spiro-pyranoindanoparacyclophane derivatives.     

Cross-couplings in the elaboration of luminescent bis-terpyridyl iridium complexes: the effect of extended or inhibited conjugation on emission

The utility of Suzuki cross-coupling methodology for the in situ elaboration of bromo-functionalised bis-terpyridyl iridium(III) complexes has been explored. The complex [Ir(tpy)(tpy-phi-Br)]3+ [tpy-phi-Br = 4'-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2':6',2'-terpyridine] undergoes palladium-catalysed cross-coupling with aryl boronic acids to yield biaryl-substituted complexes directly. The biphenyl and 4-cyanobiphenyl-substituted products display relatively intense, long-lived (tau > 100 mus) yellow emission in degassed aqueous solution at room temperature, assigned to a 3pi-pi* state. A 4-aminobiphenyl-substituted analogue displays an additional low energy absorbance band, attributed to an intraligand charge-transfer (ILCT) excited state, and is scarcely emissive under the same conditions. The iridium(III) complex of 4'-mesityl-terpyridine is also reported. Its emission is much shorter-lived, with a spectral profile resembling that of unsubstituted [Ir(tpy)2]3+, confirming the need for the attainment of a roughly coplanar geometry for stabilisation of the 3pi-pi* excited state.     

Room Temperature Anhydrous Suzuki–Miyaura Polymerization Enabled by C−S Bond Activation

The Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling is one of the most important and powerful methods for constructing C−C bonds. However, the protodeboronation of arylboronic acids hinder the development of Suzuki–Miyaura coupling in the precise synthesis of conjugated polymers (CPs). Here, an anhydrous room temperature Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between (hetero)aryl boronic esters and aryl sulfides was explored, of which universality was exemplified by thirty small molecules and twelve CPs. Meanwhile, the mechanistic studies involving with capturing four coordinated borate intermediate revealed the direct transmetalation of boronic esters in the absence of H₂O suppressing the protodeboronation. Additionally, the room temperature reaction significantly reduced the homocoupling defects and enhanced the optoelectronic properties of the CPs. In all, this work provides a green protocol to synthesize alternating CPs.     

Copper-mediated cross-coupling of aryl boronic acids and alkyl thiols

[reaction: see text] The cross-coupling of aryl boronic acids and alkanethiols mediated by copper(II) acetate and pyridine in anhydrous dimethylformamide affords aryl alkyl sulfides in good yield with a wide variety of substituted aryl boronic acids. The method is applicable to the synthesis of aryl sulfides of cysteine.