The Discovery of a Palladium(II)‐Initiated Borono‐Catellani Reaction |
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Authors: | Shuqing Chen Ze‐Shui Liu Tao Yang Yu Hua Zhiyu Zhou Dr Hong‐Gang Cheng Prof Dr Qianghui Zhou |
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Institution: | 1. http://qhzhou.whu.edu.cn/;2. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China;3. The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China |
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Abstract: | Reported is a novel palladium(II)‐initiated Catellani‐type reaction that utilizes widely accessible aryl boronic acids as the substrates instead of aryl halides, thereby greatly expanding the existing scope of this powerful transformation. This borono‐Catellani reaction was promoted by cooperative catalysis between Pd(OAc)2 and the inexpensive 5‐norbornene‐2‐carbonitrile. Practicality is the striking feature of the reaction: it is run open to air at ambient temperature and no phosphine ligand is needed. This mild, chemoselective, and scalable protocol is compatible with a large range of readily available functionalized aryl boronic acids and bromides, as well as terminating olefins (50 examples, 39–97 % yields). Moreover, the orthogonal reactivity between the borono‐Catellani and classical Catellani reaction was demonstrated. This work is expected to open new avenues for developing novel Catellani‐type reactions. |
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Keywords: | boronic acid cooperative catalysis cross-coupling palladium multicomponent reaction |
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