Pd‐catalyzed desulfitative Hiyama coupling with sulfonyl chlorides

Palladium‐catalyzed desulfitative Hiyama cross‐coupling reactions of various arylsulfonyl chlorides with aryltriethoxysilane have been achieved in good yields. The reported cross‐coupling reactions are tolerant to the common functional groups regardless of electron‐withdrawing or electron‐donating, making these transformations attractive alternatives to the traditional cross‐coupling approaches. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Pd‐catalyzed Desulfitative reaction of Aryltrifluoroborates with sodium Arenesulfinates in water

An efficient procedure for the synthesis of biaryls was catalyzed by Pd(CH₃CN)₄(BF₄)₂ is reported. This Pd‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction of aryltrifluoroborates with sodium arenesulfinates was developed under mild and environmentally benign conditions, in water without any ligand or additive. The reaction gave a range of structurally diverse unsymmetrical bi‐aryl molecules with excellent yields, in which the byproduct was sulfur dioxide. It is worth noting that this protocol is also applicable to many heterocyclic aromatics such as thiophene, furan, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline and indole.     

Desulfinative palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of arylsulfonyl hydrazides with aryl bromides under air

A highly efficient and mild palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of arylsulfonyl hydrazides and aryl bromides for the selective synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls has been developed. This methodology has the advantages of easily accessible starting materials, functional group tolerance and a wide range of substrates, which provide rapid access to biaryls derivatives. In this protocol, abundant and stable aryl bromides serve as the aryl sources by coupling reaction of the aryl group generated from arylsulfonyl hydrazides via in situ release of nitrogen and sulfur dioxide. No external oxidants or acids are needed for this kind of transformation.     

Finely dispersed palladium on silk‐fibroin as an efficient and ligand‐free catalyst for Heck cross‐coupling reaction

A palladium–fibroin complex (Pd/Fib.) was prepared by the addition of sonicated fibroin fiber in water to palladium acetate solution. Pd (OAc)₂ was absorbed by fibroin and reduced with NaBH₄ at room temperature to the Pd(0) nanoparticles. Powder‐X‐ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy–energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform‐infrared, CHN elemental analysis and inductively coupled plasma‐atomic emission spectroscopy were carried out to characterize the Pd/Fib. catalyst. Catalytic activity of this finely dispersed palladium was examined in the Heck coupling reaction. The catalytic coupling of aryl halides (‐Cl, ‐Br, ‐I) and olefins led to the formation of the corresponding coupled products in moderate to high yields under air atmosphere. A variety of substrates, including electron‐rich and electron‐poor aryl halides, were converted smoothly to the targeted products in simple procedure. Heterogeneous supported Pd catalyst can be recycled and reused several times.     

An efficient and new protocol for the Heck reaction using palladium nanoparticle‐engineered dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6‐ether/MCM‐41 nanocomposite in water

Palladium nanoparticle‐incorporated mesoporous organosilica (MCM‐41‐Crown.Pd) was synthesized via the grafting of dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6‐ether moieties on the MCM‐41 surface, followed by reaction of the nanocomposite with palladium acetate and then its reduction in ethanol. The cavity of the immobilized dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6 as host material can stabilize the palladium nanoparticles effectively and prevent their aggregation and separation from the surface. The structure of the nanocomposite was characterized using various techniques. The catalytic properties of the nanocomposite in the Heck coupling reaction, one of the most useful transformations in organic synthesis, between aryl halides and olefins in water were also explored. The main advantages of the method are low cost, high yields, easy work‐up and short reaction time. The nanocatalyst can be easily separated from a reaction mixture and was successfully examined for seven runs, with a slight loss of catalytic activity.     

Ligand‐free palladium‐catalyzed tandem pathways for the synthesis of 4,4‐diarylbutanones and 4,4‐diaryl‐3‐butenones under microwave conditions

Two efficient Pd‐catalyzed tandem pathways for the synthesis of 4,4‐diaryl‐2‐butanones and 4,4‐diaryl‐3‐buten‐2‐ones were elaborated. The first step in both procedures was the Heck coupling of methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and various aryl iodides leading to 4‐aryl‐3‐buten‐2‐one with the yield of up to 92% in 1 hr. The second step performed with the same catalyst and a new portion of aryl iodide in the presence K₂CO₃ as a base produced 4,4‐diaryl‐3‐buten‐2‐ones in high yield. Reaction selectivity changed completely to saturated 4,4‐diaryl‐2‐butanones, reductive Heck products, when a tertiary amine was used instead of K₂CO₃. Due to the application of microwave irradiation (MW), the desired products were obtained in high yield in a short time (4 hr), using 0.5 mol% of the Pd (OAc)₂ catalyst without additional ligands.     

Ligand‐free Pd/Cu‐catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of aryl iodides with α‐oxocarboxylates

This paper describes a palladium/copper‐catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of aryl iodides with α‐oxocarboxylates. The cross‐coupling reaction gives high chemical yields of aryl ketones and has wide functional group tolerance, making the transformation an attractive alternative to the traditional cross‐coupling approaches for aryl ketones. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Denitrogenative Pd/Cu‐catalyzed Suzuki‐type Cross‐coupling of Aryltrifluoroborates with Arylhydrazine Hydrochlorides in Water under Room Temperature

A water‐soluble palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki‐type cross‐coupling of aryltrifluoroborates with arylhydrazide hydrochlorides was efficiently developed under mild and environmentally benign conditions, in water without any ligand. The newly developed Pd/Cu co‐catalyzed denitrogenative reaction gave a range of structurally diverse substituted biaryls with good to excellent yields, in which the byproduct was nitrogen.     

Palladium catalyzed Heck reaction of 2-iodoanilines under ligand-free conditions in air

Palladium catalyzed Heck reaction of 2-iodoanilines and acrylate has been developed. The palladium catalyzed Heck reaction of 2-iodoanilines can readily occur in CH₃CN using Pd(OAc)₂ (5.0?mol%) as catalyst, NEt₃ as base under ligand-free conditions. And 2-alkenylanilines were obtained as the cross-coupling products with medium to high yield.     

Ligand effects in palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki and Heck coupling reactions

A range of sterically hindered diimine ligands and their palladium (II) complexes were synthesized. These compounds were fully characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H and ¹³C‐NMR spectroscopy. The use of the palladium complexes as catalysts for Suzuki and Heck coupling has been studied in an attempt to demonstrate the effect of side groups on catalytic activity. It was clearly seen that the location of side ? CH₃ groups which bound to benzene ring had little effect on catalytic activity. Interestingly when we changed these ? CH₃ groups with ? Cl groups the activity of the complexes increased. On the other hand, side groups which bound to imine nitrogen also had a large effect on catalytic activity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Terephthalic acid derived ligand‐stabilized palladium nanocomposite catalyst for Heck coupling reaction: without surface‐modified heterogeneous catalyst

A new protocol is reported for the synthesis of a heterogeneous palladium nanocomposite stabilized with a terephthalic acid‐derived ligand (N ,N ‐bis(4‐hydroxy‐3‐methoxybenzylidene)terephthalohydrazide). This is a highly insoluble ligand in common organic solvents, except dimethylformamide and dimethylsulfoxide. The resulting palladium nanocomposite acts as an efficient catalyst precursor for Mizoroki–Heck coupling reactions conducted under various reaction conditions. The spectral data suggest that the rate, yield and recycling of the catalyst are more effective for C–C coupling reactions. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Kryptofix 5 as an inexpensive and efficient ligand for the palladium‐catalyzed Mizoroki‐Heck reaction

A novel complex of PdCl₂ with a multidentate cryptand ligand, Kryptofix 5, has been prepared and characterized by various techniques including ¹H‐ and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR), Raman, ultraviolet and visible (UV‐VIS) spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma (ICP), CHN elemental and energy dispersive X‐ray analysis (EDX). This heat‐ and air‐stable complex was utilized as a highly active catalyst for the Mizoroki‐Heck reaction of aryl halides with various olefins. Interestingly, it was found that aryl bromides as well as aryl iodides were efficiently cross‐coupled with terminal alkenes at 130 °C in 10 min. Furthermore, the least reactive aryl chlorides reacted with styrene to obtain the desired products in acceptable yields.     

Desulfonative pd‐catalyzed coupling of aryl trifluoroborates with arylsulfonyl chlorides

A Pd‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of aryl trifluoroborates with arylsulfonyl chlorides has been successfully achieved. This transformation is a new method for the Suzuki–Miyaura‐type reaction of aryl trifluoroborates via the cleavage of C? S bond, thus providing an alternative synthesis of biaryls. The reported cross‐coupling reactions are tolerant to many common functional groups regardless of electron‐donating or electron‐withdrawing nature, making these transformations attractive alternatives to the traditional Suzuki–Miyaura coupling approaches. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Expeditious and highly efficient synthesis of propargylamines using a Pd‐Cu nanowires catalyst under solvent‐free conditions

A heterogeneous Pd‐Cu NWs‐catalyzed expeditious and solvent‐free synthesis of propargylamines via A³‐coupling of aldehydes, alkynes, and amines has been proposed. A wide range of aldehydes, alkynes and amine substrates undergo A³‐coupling to produce propargylamines in good to excellent yields with good functional tolerance, such as that towards alkoxy, hydroxy, C‐X (X = F, Cl, Br) as well as amide and C=C bonds. Furthermore, the catalyst could be recovered easily and reused for at least 5 cycles without showing significant loss of catalytic activity.     

Palladium‐catalyzed Heck coupling of 2‐vinylpyridine with aryl chlorides

An efficient PdCl₂(PCy₃)₂‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reaction of 2‐vinylpyridine with aryl chlorides to afford trans ‐2‐styrylpyridines with a variety of functional groups on the benzene ring is described. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exploration of amino‐functionalized ionic liquids as ligand and base for Heck reaction

A kind of amino‐functionalized ionic liquid has been prepared and investigated as ligand and base for the Heck reactions between aryl iodides and bromides with olefins in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd submicron powder in [Bmim]PF₆. The reactions generated the corresponding products in excellent yields under mild reaction conditions. The generality of this catalytic system to the different substrates also gave satisfactory results. The key feature of the reaction is that Pd species and ionic liquids were easily recovered and reused six times with constant activity. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Complex of [BMIm] PF6 with PEG1000: a high efficient and recycle system for palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki cross‐coupling and Heck reaction

A complex of [BMIm] PF₆ (1‐Butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate) with PEG₁₀₀₀ has been successfully applied and found to be efficient for Suzuki cross‐coupling and Heck reaction using Pd(OAc)₂ as the catalyst under air atmosphere. Moreover, the isolation of the products is readily performed by the extraction of diethyl ether, and the catalytic system reported here can be recycled and reused several times. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Double Heck Cross‐Coupling Reactions of Dibrominated Pyridines

Double Heck cross‐coupling reactions of 2,3‐ and 3,5‐dibromopyridine with various alkenes afforded the corresponding novel di(alkenyl)pyridines. The Heck reaction of 2,5‐dibromopyridine unexpectedly afforded 5,5′‐di(alkenyl)‐2,2′‐bipyridines by palladium‐catalyzed dimerization to give 5,5′‐dibromo‐2,2′‐bipyridine and subsequent twofold Heck reaction.     

Pd‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Dearomative Heck Reaction of Indole Derivatives

Prof. Chao Zheng, Prof. Shu‐Li You, Ping Yang and Dr. Ren‐Qi Xu (from left to right)