4877-93-4Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis and optical resolution of a double helicate consisting of ortho-linked hexaphenol strands bridged by spiroborates
Katagiri, Hiroshi,Miyagawa, Toyoharu,Furusho, Yoshio,Yashima, Eiji
, p. 1741 - 1744 (2006)
(Figure Presented) Double Twist: The first spiroborate-based helicate was synthesized and shown to be stable in the solid state as well as in solution. The double-stranded structure (see picture) was characterized by 1H NMR spectroscopy, ESI MS
Zirconium-redox-shuttled cross-electrophile coupling of aromatic and heteroaromatic halides
Fu, Yue,Liu, Fang-Jie,Liu, Peng,Tang, Jian-Tao,Toste, F. Dean,Wu, Ting-Feng,Ye, Baihua,Zhang, Yue-Jiao
supporting information, p. 1963 - 1974 (2021/07/07)
Transition metal-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling (XEC) is a powerful tool for forging C(sp2)–C(sp2) bonds in biaryl molecules from abundant aromatic halides. While the synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryl compounds through multimetallic XEC is of high synthetic value, the selective XEC of two heteroaromatic halides remains elusive and challenging. Herein, we report a homogeneous XEC method, which relies on a zirconaaziridine complex as a shuttle for dual palladium-catalyzed processes. The zirconaaziridine-mediated palladium (ZAPd)-catalyzed reaction shows excellent compatibility with various functional groups and diverse heteroaromatic scaffolds. In accord with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, a redox transmetallation between the oxidative addition product and the zirconaaziridine is proposed as the crucial elementary step. Thus, cross-coupling selectivity using a single transition metal catalyst is controlled by the relative rate of oxidative addition of Pd(0) into the aromatic halide. Overall, the concept of a combined reducing and transmetallating agent offers opportunities for the development of transition metal reductive coupling catalysis.
Tunable and Practical Homogeneous Organic Reductants for Cross-Electrophile Coupling
Barth, Emily L.,Charboneau, David J.,Germe, Cameron C.,Hazari, Nilay,Huang, Haotian,Mercado, Brandon Q.,Uehling, Mycah R.,Zultanski, Susan L.
supporting information, p. 21024 - 21036 (2021/12/14)
The syntheses of four new tunable homogeneous organic reductants based on a tetraaminoethylene scaffold are reported. The new reductants have enhanced air stability compared to current homogeneous reductants for metal-mediated reductive transformations, such as cross-electrophile coupling (XEC), and are solids at room temperature. In particular, the weakest reductant is indefinitely stable in air and has a reduction potential of -0.85 V versus ferrocene, which is significantly milder than conventional reductants used in XEC. All of the new reductants can facilitate C(sp2)-C(sp3) Ni-catalyzed XEC reactions and are compatible with complex substrates that are relevant to medicinal chemistry. The reductants span a range of nearly 0.5 V in reduction potential, which allows for control over the rate of electron transfer events in XEC. Specifically, we report a new strategy for controlled alkyl radical generation in Ni-catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp3) XEC. The key to our approach is to tune the rate of alkyl radical generation from Katritzky salts, which liberate alkyl radicals upon single electron reduction, by varying the redox potentials of the reductant and Katritzky salt utilized in catalysis. Using our method, we perform XEC reactions between benzylic Katritzky salts and aryl halides. The method tolerates a variety of functional groups, some of which are particularly challenging for most XEC transformations. Overall, we expect that our new reductants will both replace conventional homogeneous reductants in current reductive transformations due to their stability and relatively facile synthesis and lead to the development of novel synthetic methods due to their tunability.
Identification of a Surprising Boronic Acid Homocoupling Process in Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions Utilizing a Hindered Fluorinated Arene
Gargaro, Samantha L.,Dunson, Bre'Shon,Sieber, Joshua D.
supporting information, p. 511 - 516 (2020/09/21)
The Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of 2-bromo-1,3-bis(trifluoromethyl)benzene with arylboronic acids was evaluated and determined to suffer from the formation of large amounts of boronic acid homocoupling products in conjunction with dehalogenation. Homocoupling product formation in this process likely occurs through a rare protonolysis/second transmetalation event rather than by the well-established mechanism requiring the involvement of O 2. The scope of this boronic acid homocoupling reaction was investigated and shown to predominate with electron-deficient arylboronic acids. Finally, a good yield of cross-coupling products could be obtained by employing dicyclohexyl(2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl-2-yl)phosphine (SPhos) as the ligand.
