N-Heterocyclic carbene adducts of cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines: Synthesis,characterization and catalytic activity for the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction

A series of novel air-stable carbene adducts of cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines have been synthesized and characterized. The structures of these complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. These adducts have been successfully applied to the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction under aerobic conditions. Good to excellent yields were obtained in short reaction times with a lower loading of the catalyst.     

First palladium-catalyzed denitrated coupling of nitroarenes with sulfinates

The first example of palladium-catalyzed protocol for the denitrated coupling of nitroarenes with sulfinates was developed, achieving aryl and heterocyclic sulfones in moderate to excellent yields. The cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine (I) exhibited highly catalytic activity for this transformation with low catalyst loading (0.75 mol %). The efficiency of this reaction was demonstrated by compatibility with a wide range of groups. Thus, the method represents a simple and facile procedure to access aryl and heterocyclic sulfones.     

Studies on the synthesis and structural characterization of cyclomercurated ferrocenylimines containing heterocyclic ring

The cyclomercurated ferrocenylimines containing heterocyclic ring can be prepared by the cyclomercuration of acylferrocene, followed by the condensation of the resulting product with the appropriate heterocyclic amine. This procedure provides an efficient method for the synthesis of cyclomerucurated ferrocenylimines containing heterocyclic ring which is difficultly synthesized by the traditional method, i.e. imination and then cyclomercuration. A series of these compounds were synthesized by this new method and characterized. The X-ray crystal structure of [HgCl(η⁵-C₅H₃C(CH₃)=N-2-C₅H₃N-6-CH₃) Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)] (3d) has been determined and the reaction mechanism was proposed.     

Synthesis,characterization and evaluation of heterobimetallic Fe(II)/Rh(I) and Fe(II)/Ru(II) complexes as catalyst precursors for hydroformylation of 1-octene

Abstract

Two new ferrocenyl iminopyridyl ligands, L1 and L2, have been synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Both ligands were used to prepare new Rh(I) and Ru(II) ferrocenyl complexes 1–4. The structures of the complexes were confirmed using ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, high resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and infrared spectroscopy. The complexes were tested as catalysts in the hydroformylation of 1-octene. Rh ferrocenyl complexes 1 and 4 produced aldehydes under mild conditions while the Ru-ferrocenyl complexes 2 and 3 required higher temperature and pressure for effective hydroformylation to occur. The catalysts display excellent aldehyde chemoselectivity with varying regeoselectivity depending on temperature and pressure conditions employed. At high temperatures, the Rh ferrocenyl precatalysts favor formation of branched aldehydes due to increased isomerization at high temperatures. The Ru ferrocenyl precatalysts displayed less hydroformylation activity; however, the complexes show good chemoselectivity for aldehydes with no hydrogenation products formed.     

Efficient Suzuki coupling of aryl chlorides catalyzed by tricyclohexylphosphine adducts of cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines

The air and moisture stable tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy₃) adducts of dimeric cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines 5 and 6 have been easily synthesized and successfully used in palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling of aryl chlorides. Using 0.1 mol% of 6 in the presence of 2 equivalent of Cs₂CO₃ as base in dioxane at 100 °C provided coupled products in excellent yields in the reaction of non-activated and deactivated aryl chlorides with phenylboronic acid. For activated chlorides such as 4-chloronitrobenzene and 4-chloroacetophenone, the catalyst loadings could be lowered to 0.01 mol% without loss of activity.     

Efficient synthesis of fluorinated biphenyl derivatives via Pd-catalyzed Suzuki coupling reactions in aqueous solvents at room temperature

A variety of fluorinated biphenyl derivatives were obtained in good yields in aqueous solvents at room temperature by Suzuki coupling reaction of aryl bromides and aryl boronic acid in the presence of high activity catalyst—some air-stable hemilabile PO coordinated cyclopalladated complexes. The structures of above catalysts were characterized by element analyses, IR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR and ³¹P NMR.     

Highly efficient cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine catalyst for Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of 3-pyridylboronic pinacol ester with aryl halides

The Suzuki cross-coupling reaction of 3-pyridylboronic pinacol ester with aryl iodides, bromides and chlorides was carried out in DMF/H₂O (3/1, v/v) at 110 °C in the presence of cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine I and K₂CO₃ or CsCO₃ (1.0 equiv.) without the protection of inert gas. By using this method the synthesis of 3-pyridyl biaryl compounds could be readily achieved.     

P,N配位的环钯配合物催化Suzuki偶联合成含氟液晶化合物的研究

合成了P,N配位的环钯配合物1-2.它们不仅是在室温下高效催化对溴甲苯与对氟苯硼酸的交叉偶联反应而且也是合成含氟液晶化合物的高效催化剂.在最佳反应条件下,含氟液晶化合物的产率都超过90%.     

Synthesis, characterization, and applications in Heck and Suzuki coupling reactions of amphiphilic cyclopalladated ferrocenylimines

A series of novel amphiphilic ferrocenylimines and their cyclopalladated complexes of general formula [Fe(η⁵-C₅H₅)(η⁵-C₅H₄CR₁NR₂)] (R₁=H, R₂=C₁₂H₂₅-n4a, R₁=H, R₂=C₁₆H₃₃-n4b, R₁=CH₃, R₂=C₁₂H₂₅-n4c, R₁=CH₃, R₂=C₁₆H₃₃-n4d), [PdCl{[(η⁵-C₅H₅)]Fe[(η⁵-C₅H₃)CR₁NR₂]}]₂ (5a-d), [PdCl{[(η⁵-C₅H₅)]Fe[(η⁵-C₅H₃)-CR₁NR₂]}(PPh₃)] (6a-d), were prepared and characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, ³¹P NMR, IR, HRMS, and elemental analysis. The crystal structures of 5c,d were determined by X-ray crystallography. These amphiphilic cyclopalladated complexes are thermally stable and insensitive to oxygen and moisture. The redox properties of 4a-d, 5a-d, 6a-d were also investigated using cyclic voltammetric technique. Compounds 5a-d, 6a-d displayed good activity in the Heck reaction of a variety of aryl halides with ethyl acrylate or styrene and the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of aryl bromides with phenylboronic acid in bulk solution. They are also suitable for formation of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films.     

Amination of aryl chlorides in water catalyzed by cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine complexes with commercially available monophosphinobiaryl ligands

The easily accessible, air- and moisture-stable cyclopalladated ferrocenylimine complex 3 was found to be a highly active one-component precatalyst for the amination of aryl chlorides in water in the presence of inexpensive KOH and t-BuOH as a base and an additive, respectively.