- Electrochemistry-Enabled Ir-Catalyzed Vinylic C-H Functionalization
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Synergistic use of electrochemistry and organometallic catalysis has emerged as a powerful tool for site-selective C-H functionalization, yet this type of transformation has thus far mainly been limited to arene C-H functionalization. Herein, we report the development of electrochemical vinylic C-H functionalization of acrylic acids with alkynes. In this reaction an iridium catalyst enables C-H/O-H functionalization for alkyne annulation, affording α-pyrones with good to excellent yields in an undivided cell. Preliminary mechanistic studies show that anodic oxidation is crucial for releasing the product and regeneration of an Ir(III) intermediate from a diene-Ir(I) complex, which is a coordinatively saturated, 18-electron complex. Importantly, common chemical oxidants such as Ag(I) or Cu(II) did not give significant amounts of the desired product in the absence of electrical current under otherwise identical conditions.
- Yang, Qi-Liang,Xing, Yi-Kang,Wang, Xiang-Yang,Ma, Hong-Xing,Weng, Xin-Jun,Yang, Xiang,Guo, Hai-Ming,Mei, Tian-Sheng
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- Rhodium(III)-catalysed decarbonylative coupling of maleic anhydrides with alkynes
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A formal [5 - 1 + 2] annulation for the preparation of substituted α-pyrones is reported. The reaction involves the decarbonylative coupling of substituted maleic anhydrides with internal alkynes in the presence of a rhodium(III) catalyst and a copper(II)
- Matsuda, Takanori,Suzuki, Kentaro
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p. 37138 - 37141
(2014/11/08)
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- Synthesis of functionalized α-pyrone and butenolide derivatives by rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling of substituted acrylic acids with alkynes and alkenes
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(Chemical Equation Presented) The straightforward and efficient synthesis of α-pyrone and butenolide derivatives has been achieved by the rhodium-catalyzed oxidative coupling reactions of substituted acrylic acids with alkynes and alkenes, respectively. Some α-pyrones obtained exhibit solid-state fluorescence.
- Mochida, Satoshi,Hirano, Koji,Satoh, Tetsuya,Miura, Masahiro
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p. 6295 - 6298
(2009/12/08)
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