Highly Efficient Palladacycle/Dihydroimidazolium Chloride System for the Suzuki‐Miyaura Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Halides (I,Br, Cl) with Arylboronic Acids

A combination of a tertiary amine‐based palladacycle and an N‐heterocyclic carbene ligand precursor ( 1 , N,N‐bis‐mesityl‐4,5‐dihydroimidazolium chloride) has been applied to catalyze the Suzuki‐Miyaura cross‐coupling of aryl halides with arylboronic acids. The substrate scope is general: a variety of electron rich and deficient aryl halides (I, Br, Cl) and arylboronic acids were found to undergo the cross‐coupling reaction in good to excellent yields at low catalyst loading of 0.01–1 mol%.     

Pd‐Colloids‐Catalyzed/Ag2O‐Oxidized General and Selective Esterification of Benzylic Alcohols

Palladium colloids obtained from the degradation of Hermann–Beller palladacycle proved to be an efficient catalytic system in combination with silver oxide as a selective oxidant for the oxidative esterification of differently substituted benzyl alcohols in MeOH as solvent. Excellent reactivity exhibited by the catalytic system also allowed the alcoholic coupling partner to be changed from MeOH to a wide range of alcohols having diverse functionalities. The mildness of the developed protocol also made it possible to employ propargyl alcohol as the coupling partner without any observation of any interference of the terminal alkyne. Selective oxidative coupling of a primary alcoholic functional group over secondary in the case of glycols and glycerols was also made possible using the developed catalyst system. To test the relevancy of Pd/Ag combined catalysis mixed Pd/Ag colloids were synthesized, characterized by TEM, XRD and XPS and applied to oxidative‐esterification successfully.     

Stereospecific Asymmetric Synthesis of Tertiary Allylic Alcohol Derivatives by Catalytic [2,3]‐Meisenheimer Rearrangements

Chiral acyclic tertiary allylic alcohols are very important synthetic building blocks, but their enantioselective synthesis is often challenging. A major limitation in catalytic asymmetric 1,2‐addition approaches to ketones is the enantioface differentiation by steric distinction of both ketone residues. Herein we report the development of a catalytic asymmetric Meisenheimer rearrangement to overcome this problem, as it proceeds in a stereospecific manner. This allows for high enantioselectivity also for the formation of products in which the residues at the generated tetrasubstituted stereocenter display a similar steric demand. Low catalyst loadings were found to be sufficient and the reaction conditions were mild enough to tolerate even highly reactive functional groups, such as an enolizable aldehyde, a primary tosylate, or an epoxide. Our investigations suggest an intramolecular rearrangement pathway.     

C60的产生与石墨晶面的关联（Ⅱ）

Ｃ_（６０）的产生与石墨晶面的关联（Ⅱ）谢兆雄，刘朝阳，王春儒，林逢辰，郑兰荪（厦门大学化学系，固体表面物理化学国家重点实验室，厦门，３６１００５）关键词Ｃ_（６０），球烯，激光烧蚀，高序热解石墨，六元环平面Ｃ６０及其它球烯是当今研究的热点，但有关其形...     

Microwave-assisted C-C coupling reaction using polymer-supported electron-rich oxime palladacycles in aqueous condition

Previously reported polymer-supported oxime palladacycle catalyst has shown effective catalytic activity in the Suzuki coupling reaction. In this work, the effect of microwave on reaction rate and induction period was examined by comparing them with the conventional heating. Undoubtedly, microwave heating effectively enhanced the catalytic performance in the Suzuki reaction. In-depth observation of the kinetic profiles revealed that the microwave irradiation not only reduced the overall reaction time but also significantly decreased the induction period to less than 3 min. Finally, the performance of the catalyst in water, coupling of potassium phenyltrifluoroborate and aryl bromides, and recyclability were also examined.     

Empirical relationship between structure and molecular optical rotation in six-membered cyclic compounds

The molecular optical rotation of a six-membered series of cyclic compounds has been calculated with a simple method which relates the sign and magnitude of the molecular optical rotation to the geometry, conformation and absolute configuration of the studied compounds. The optimised geometry of each conformer was calculated by molecular mechanics calculations. The values obtained seem to confirm the existence of a close relationship between the value of molecular optical rotation of a compound and its geometry.     

Acetanilide palladacycle: an efficient catalyst for room‐temperature Suzuki–Miyaura cross‐coupling reaction

The catalytic activity of three acetanilide palladacycles derived from easily accessible and commercially available acetanilide derivatives, viz. N‐phenylacetamide ( L1 ), N‐(4‐chlorophenyl)acetamide ( L2 ) and N‐(4‐methylphenyl)acetamide ( L3 ) has been examined in Pd‐catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of arylboronic acid with aryl bromides at room temperature. The complex 1L3 exhibited efficient activity in the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction (up to 99% isolated yield) under mild reaction conditions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

NC Palladacycles and C,C-chelating phosphorus ylide complexes: synthesis,X-ray characterization,and comparison of the catalytic activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction

Six secondary amine palladacycles bearing monodentate ligands (1a, 2a), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe) and 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp) containing bridging and bidentate ligands (1b, 2b–d), and four C,C-type phosphorus ylide complexes containing thiourea (tu) (3a), phenyl isothiocyanate (4a), and bridging and terminal azide groups (5 and 5a) have been synthesized. Resulting complexes have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR, ¹H-, ¹³C{¹H}-, and ³¹P{¹H}-NMR spectroscopy with single crystal X-ray structure determination of 1a and 2a. The Pd in 1a and 2a occupies the center of a slightly distorted square planar environment formed by C_aryl, N_amine, N_pyridine, and Cl. The catalytic efficiency of complexes showed that in most cases, amine palladacycles display better catalytic activities than the phosphorus ylide Pd(II) complexes. Comparison between bidentate and bridging dppe complexes showed that dppe-bridged dimer 2d has higher catalytic activity than dppe bidentate complex.     

PEG Click‐Triazole Palladacycle: An Efficient Precatalyst for Palladium‐Catalyzed Suzuki‐Miyaura and Copper‐free Sonogashira Reactions in Neat Water

A novel water‐soluble, phosphine‐free PEG "click" triazole palladacycle has been successfully synthesized. As a precatalyst, the palladacycle exhibited superior catalytic activity towards Suzuki‐Miyaura and copper‐free Sonogashira cross‐coupling in neat water with the turnover numbers (TONs) of up to 9.8×10⁵. In addition, the catalyst could be reused at least 3 times without significant loss of reactivity.     

一个新的二氮六元杂环化合物的合成、结构及表征

二氮杂环化合物及其衍生物在配合物的自组装和生物无机等领域中具有诱人的研究前景,因而引起各国化学家的广泛关注．这类化合物的合成可以追溯到60年前,Buhle等首次合成了1,5-二氮环辛烷(DACO)．随后,其一系列衍生物也被合成出来,并应用于配位化学及相关领域的研