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Metal-free N- and O-arylation reactions of pyridin-2-ones as ambident nucleophiles have been achieved with diaryliodonium salts on the basis of base-dependent chemoselectivity. In the presence of N,N-diethylaniline in fluorobenzene, pyridin-2-ones were very selectively converted to N-arylated products in high yields. On the other hand, the O-arylation reactions smoothly proceeded with the use of quinoline in chlorobenzene, leading to high yields and selectivities. In these methods, a variety of pyridin-2-ones in addition to pyridin-4-one and a set of diaryliodonium salts were accepted as suitable reaction partners.

The catalytic conversion of sulfonates, a versatile class of pharmaceutical intermediates, is usually based on C-O bond cleavage. In this paper, however, we discover a rare transformation of sulfonates via S-O bond cleavage catalyzed by transition metal, through which alkyl sulfonates could undergo an intramolecular desulfitative C-O coupling to form aryl alkyl ethers in the presence of a nickel catalyst. Meanwhile, aryl sulfonates perform similarly to give diaryl ethers catalyzed by a palladium complex. This transformation could tolerate a wide range of functionalities. Controlled experiments reveal that the 2-pyridyl group is necessary to promote the reaction as designed. Crossover experiments proved that this transformation might proceed partly in an intermolecular pathway.

Because diaryl ethers are present as an important motif in pharmaceuticals and natural products, extensive studies for the development of novel methods have been conducted. A conventional method for the construction of the diaryl ether moiety is the intermolecular cross-coupling reaction of aryl halides and phenols with a copper or palladium catalyst. We developed a catalytic decarbonylative etherification of aromatic esters using a palladium or nickel catalyst with our enabling diphosphine ligand to give the corresponding diaryl ethers. The present reaction can be conducted on gram scale in excellent yield. This reaction not only functions in an intramolecular setting but also allows for a cross-etherification using other phenols.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for synthesizing a bi(hetero)aryl(thio)ether compound at low cost without discharging halogen-derived waste. SOLUTION: The production method includes, for example as shown in the following formula, reacting a (thio)ester compound represented by formula (1) in the presence of a nickel catalyst (or a palladium catalyst) as well as a ligand compound to produce bi(hetero)aryl(thio)ether compound represented by formula (2). [Ar and Ar' are each independently a substituted/unsubstituted aryl group or heteroaryl group; Y is O or S.]. SELECTED DRAWING: None COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPOandINPIT

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