Synthesis and properties of a new member of the calixnaphthalene family: a C(2)-symmetrical endo-calix[4]naphthalene

The synthesis of a new endo-calix[4]naphthalene is described. The reaction sequence involves the cyclocondensation of a key bisnaphthylmethane intermediate (8) with formaldehyde. This key intermediate (8) is formed using a modified Suzuki-Miyaura Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between bromomethylnaphthyl (6) and naphthylboronic acid (7), both of which can be derived from 2-hydroxynaphthoic acid.     

The synthesis of phosphine oxide-linked bis(oxazoline) ligands and their application in asymmetric allylic alkylation

The phosphine oxide-linked bis(oxazoline) ligands were designed and synthesized in two ways. One is the coupling of Grignard reagent derived from 2-(2-bromophenyl)oxazoline with phenylphosphonic dichloride, another route is the condensation of bis(2-formylphenyl)(phenyl)phosphine oxide with chiral amino alcohols followed by NBS oxidation. These new bis(oxazoline) ligands were applied in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation reactions and good yields and enantioselectivities were obtained with diphenyl substituted ligand (up to 95% ee).     

Highly efficient synthesis of a class of novel chiral-bridged atropisomeric monophosphine ligands via simple desymmetrization and their applications in asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction

A series of novel chiral-bridged atropisomeric monophosphine ligands were synthesized via convenient and simple pathways. The prepared ligands, especially for ligand 7d, were found to be highly effective in the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. The steric hindrance and electronic effect of substrates on the reactivity and enantioselectivity were explored preliminarily.     

Ferrocence-based phosphine-triazine ligands for highly efficient Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl chlorides

A series of ferrocene-based phosphine-triazine ligands were successfully employed in the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl chlorides with arylboronic acids, with ligand 1b was demonstrated to be the most effective one. Under optimized reaction conditions, the catalytic system displayed a remarkable tolerance towards electron-donating substituents and electron-withdrawing substituents.     

Tandem functionalization of nonactivated alkenes and alkynes in intramolecular N-acyloxyiminium ion carbocyclization. Synthesis of 6-substituted hydroindole 2-carboxylic acids

[reaction: see text] Five-membered N-Boc acyliminium ions derived from L-pyroglutamic acid harboring 4-butenyl and 4-butynyl tethers undergo Lewis acid-mediated halo and tandem Friedel-Crafts carbocyclization within minutes at -78 degrees C to give stereodefined 6-substituted octahydroindole and hexahydroindole 2-carboxylic acid methyl esters, respectively. The cyclic vinyl bromides are excellent substrates for Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura, Heck, and Stille couplings. The method also provides access to enantiopure sp2- and sp3-arylated azabicyclics that are novel and versatile scaffolds for chemical diversification.     

A new insight into ortho-(dimesitylboryl)diphenylphosphines: applications in Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura couplings and evidence for secondary π-interaction

ortho-(Dimesitylboryl)phenylphosphines 1 and 2 were applied in Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura C-C couplings. Coordination studies were performed in order to rationalize the relationship between structure and reactivity. Full characterization of a Pd(0) complex derived from 1 has evidenced a new coordination mode for phosphine-arylboranes involving secondary π-interaction between one of the mesityl groups at boron and the metal centre.     

Simple pyridylmethylamines: efficient and robust N,N-ligands for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions

A series of pyridylmethylamines have been synthesized in one step from commercially available starting material and identified as effective ligands for Pd-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation through Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. The N,N-pyridylmethylamine-Pd catalytic systems appeared as an interesting and robust compromise between catalytic efficiency, substrate compatibility, and practical aspects.     

Pd-catalyzed tandem C-N/C-C coupling of gem-dihalovinyl systems: a modular synthesis of 2-substituted indoles

2-substituted indoles were synthesized via a Pd-catalyzed tandem C-N/Suzuki-Miyaura coupling from readily prepared ortho-gem-dihalovinylanilines. Optimal conditions used a Pd(OAc)(2)/S-Phos catalyst in the presence of K(3)PO(4).H(2)O and an organoboron reagent, which included boronic acids, esters, alkyl 9-BBN derivatives, and trialkylboranes. Yields of the desired indoles were good to excellent using low catalyst loadings (typically 1 mol %). [reaction: see text]     

Palladium-catalyzed phenyl-selenylation with n-Bu3SnSePh in one-pot two-step reactions

We have studied the Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of a stannane derived from selenium n-Bu₃SnSePh (1) with aryl and perfluoroalkyl iodides. Herein a very efficient one-pot two-step selenylation reaction to form a C-Se bond is reported. Ph₂Se₂ reacts with Na metal in liquid ammonia yielding PhSe⁻ ions. To this solution n-Bu₃SnCl was added to afford 1, which was introduced in the palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction without isolation. These reactions afford functionalized diarylselenides and phenylperfluroalkyl selenides from good to high yields (38-98%).     

A new type of C2-symmetric bisphospine ligands with a cyclobutane backbone: practical synthesis and application

[reaction: see text] A highly efficient and practical optical resolution of anti-head-to-head racemic coumarin dimer, (+/-)-5, by molecular complexation with TADDOL (6) through hydrogen bonding and a convenient transformation of enantiopure 5 to a new type of C(2)-symmetric bisphosphine ligand (3) have been achieved. The asymmetric induction efficiency of these chiral bisphosphine ligands was evaluated in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution, affording the allylic substitution products in excellent yield (up to 99%) and enantioselectivity (up to 98.9% ee).     

Palladium-catalyzed C-H perfluoroalkylation of arenes

A new Pd-catalyzed reaction for the coupling between perfluoroalkyl iodides (R(F)I) and simple aromatic substrates is described. The perfluoroalkylated arene products are obtained in good to excellent yields in the presence of a phosphine-ligated Pd catalyst and Cs(2)CO(3) as a base. The development, optimization, scope, and preliminary mechanistic studies of these transformations are reported.     

Carboranyl phosphites: the electronic effect in the Suzuki- Miyaura reaction

Isomeric carborane-containing phosphite ligands possessing different electronic properties have been synthesized. Their use in the Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura reaction involving activated aryl bromides showed that phosphite with 9-o-carborane substituent has proved more efficient, with carboranyl phosphite having 1-m- carborane fragment being more efficient in the reactions with nonactivated aryl bromides.     

Triazole-based monophosphines for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and amination reactions of aryl chlorides

[reaction: see text] A new class of triazole-based monophosphine 1 (ClickPhos) has been prepared via efficient 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of readily available azides and acetylenes. Palladium complexes derived from these ligands provide highly active catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and amination reactions of aryl chlorides.     

Simple d-glucosamine-based phosphine-imine and phosphine-amine ligands in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylations

A new family of phosphine-imine and phosphine-amine ligands based on d-glucosamine were synthesized in order to probe previous asymmetric allylic alkylation results with those of disaccharide ligands of the same class. In most cases, good-to-excellent activities and enantioselectivies were observed with these ligands with ee’s reaching up to 87% in the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation reaction of racemic (E)-1,3-diphenyl-2-propenyl acetate with dimethyl malonate as the nucleophile.     

Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions in the synthesis of 5-aryl-1-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]uracils as potential multisubstrate inhibitors of thymidine phosphorylase

-5-Aryl-1-[2-(phosphonomethoxy)ethyl]uracils were prepared via Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction of the appropriate 5-bromouracil derivative with a series of arylboronic acids followed by deprotection. These compounds were designed as potential multisubstrate inhibitors of thymidine phosphorylase based on an assumption that the potential hydrophobic effect of the aryl groups might modify the inhibitory effect towards this enzyme and they may also demonstrate cytostatic activity.     

Synthesis of Calix

The formation of p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene mono-, bis-, tris-, and tetrakistriflates 3, 2, 4, and 5, respectively, and their respective reactions, under typical Pd-catalyzed carbonylative, Suzuki-Miyaura coupling, or deoxygenation conditions are described. A novel, nonsolvent-derived 1:1 clathrate (6) of benzophenone and 3 was formed from the palladium-catalyzed carbonylative reaction of phenylboronic acid and 2. The X-ray crystal structure of this first nonsolvent-derived clathrate of a calix[4]arene derivative is reported. Another 1:1 clathrate of triethylamine and 3 was formed during the attempted Pd-catalyzed deoxygenation of 2.     

Synthesis of water soluble Pd-Piperidoimidazolin-2-ylidene complexes and their catalytic activities in neat water

Through the strategy of water soluble N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand, Pd-catalyzed reactions were developed in aqueous media. Therefore, four new piperidoimidazolinium salts ( 1a-d ) consisting of sulfonate ( a ), esther ( b , c ) and carboxylic acid ( d ) functionalities and their water-soluble Pd-NHC complexes ( 2a - d ) were synthesized. The new compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, TGA, UV–vis and NMR spectroscopy. The catalytic activities of water soluble Pd-NHC complexes ( 2a - d ) were investigated using the Suzuki-Miyaura (S-M) reaction and the reduction of nitroarenes. We found that the water-soluble polar or ionic groups on piperidoimidazolin-2-ylidine had an effect on the catalytic activity. The water-soluble catalyst can be recycled efficiently and reused six times with only a very slight loss of catalytic activity.     

Generation of an aromatic amide-derived phosphane (Aphos) library by self-assisted molecular editing and applications of Aphos in room-temperature Suzuki-Miyaura reactions

Aromatic amide-derived phosphanes (Aphos) are hemilabile P,O-coordinating ligands, which, when combined with a Pd precursor, yield a promising precatalyst system for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. A focused library of Aphos ligands has been constructed for structural optimization, with the target of improving catalytic efficacy. By using microwave irradiation at accurately regulated temperature, an expeditious and reproducible one-pot synthesis and screening protocol was designed and experimentally validated. The success is based on a unique self-assisted molecular editing (SAME) process in which both the substrate and the product molecules catalyze formation of the product. Thus, starting from a 4-chlorobenzamide-derived Aphos as the substrate, parallel reactions with a selected set of arylboronic acids, in the absence of an added external phosphane ligand to Pd, produced a family of structurally edited Aphos ligands. The resultant reaction mixture containing the new Aphos, the Pd species, and the base could be used for in situ screening of the Aphos efficacy in a reference Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction. The structures of all Aphos ligands were characterized by 31P NMR spectroscopy and their catalytic profiles in the reference reaction were evaluated by HPLC analysis. These data allowed the identification of an efficient Aphos ligand, capable of promoting room-temperature Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of unactivated and sterically hindered aryl chlorides with arylboronic acids under mildly basic conditions.     

Pd(II) complexes of monodentate deoxycholic acid derived binaphthyl diamido phosphites as chiral catalysts in the asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

Chiral binaphthyl diamidophosphites derived from deoxycholic acid were synthesized and used as ligands for the preparation of mononuclear Pd(II) complexes, which were employed as catalysts in the asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of arylboronic acids with aryl bromides. Among the different reaction parameters, the substrate concentration emerged as being crucial for the outcome of the reaction: the reaction was faster in a concentrated reaction mixture, and could be performed at 0 °C, where the reaction promoted by the Pd-complexes was more enantioselective affording cross-coupling products with ee up to 70%.     

A facile one-pot preparation of potassium hydroxyaryl- and (hydroxyalkyl)aryltrifluoroborates

Potassium hydroxyaryl- and (hydroxyalkyl)aryltrifluoroborates have been prepared in a simple one-pot process from the corresponding hydroxy-substituted aryl halides in 51-98% yields through an in situ protection of the free hydroxyl group with t-BuLi. Also, we successfully performed a microwave-promoted Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of these substrates with aryl- and alkenyl bromides in the presence of 0.5 mol % of Pd(OAc)2 catalyst without ligands.