- Ruthenium-Catalyzed E-Selective Partial Hydrogenation of Alkynes under Transfer-Hydrogenation Conditions using Paraformaldehyde as Hydrogen Source
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E-alkenes were synthesized with up to 100 % E/Z selectivity via ruthenium-catalyzed partial hydrogenation of different aliphatic and aromatic alkynes under transfer-hydrogenation conditions. Paraformaldehyde as a safe, cheap and easily available solid hydrogen carrier was used for the first time as hydrogen source in the presence of water for transfer-hydrogenation of alkynes. Optimization reactions showed the best results for the commercially available binuclear [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 complex as pre-catalyst in combination with 2,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1-binaphthyl (BINAP) as ligand (1 : 1 ratio per Ru monomer to ligand). Mechanistic investigations showed that the origin of E-selectivity in this reaction is the fast Z to E isomerization of the formed alkenes. Mild reaction conditions plus the use of cheap, easily available and safe materials as well as simple setup and inexpensive catalyst turn this protocol into a feasible and promising stereo complementary procedure to the well-known Z-selective Lindlar reduction in late-stage syntheses. This procedure can also be used for the production of deuterated alkenes simply using d2-paraformaldehyde and D2O mixtures.
- Fetzer, Marcus N. A.,Tavakoli, Ghazal,Klein, Axel,Prechtl, Martin H. G.
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p. 1317 - 1325
(2021/02/11)
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- Merging Photoredox PCET with Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling: Cascade Amidoarylation of Unactivated Olefins
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The integration of amidyl radicals with cross-coupling chemistry opens new avenues for reaction design. However, the lack of efficient methods for the generation of such radical species has prevented many such transformations from being brought to fruition. Herein, the amidoarylation of unactivated olefins by a cascade process from non-functionalized amides is reported by merging, for the first time, photoredox proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) with nickel catalysis. This new technology grants access to an array of complex molecules containing a privileged pyrrolidinone core from alkenyl amides and aryl- and heteroaryl halides in the presence of a visible light photocatalyst and a nickel catalyst. Notably, the reaction is not restricted to amides—carbamates and ureas can also be used. Mechanistic studies, including hydrogen-bond affinity constants, cyclization rate measurements, quenching studies, and cyclic voltammetry, were central to comprehend the subtleties contributing to the integration of the two catalytic cycles. A rapid, highly diastereoselective amidoarylation of unactivated olefins was achieved to render medicinally privileged pyrrolidinone structures. Taking advantage of a photoredox proton-coupled electron transfer process, amidyl radicals were obtained from non-prefunctionalized N–H bonds under mild conditions, which were subsequently trapped by pendant olefins, delivering alkyl radicals for nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling. Mechanistic studies revealed the key balance between thermodynamically-driven radical generation and kinetically-driven cyclization, which led to expanding the scope toward urea and carbamate substrates. Rapid generation of molecular complexity and access to novel 3D chemical space is pivotal for successful and efficient drug discovery. Nickel/photoredox dual catalysis has arisen as an appealing strategy toward such a goal by rapidly introducing Csp3 centers under mild reaction conditions. By taking advantage of a native amide group, we achieved an amidoarylation reaction of unactivated olefins, rendering a series of medicinally privileged structures in a highly atom-economical way. The reaction takes advantage of a photoredox proton-coupled electron transfer event to cleave the strong amidyl N–H bond homolytically. Subsequent regiospecific 5-exo-trig cyclization generates an alkyl radical. High functional group tolerance was achieved with excellent diastereoselectivities owing to the reaction's mild nature. Mechanistic studies showed the intricate relationship between the base stoichiometry and the N–H donor, as well as the key balance between kinetic and thermodynamic factors.
- Zheng, Shuai,Gutiérrez-Bonet, álvaro,Molander, Gary A.
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p. 339 - 352
(2019/02/14)
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- A Regioselective and Stereospecific Synthesis of Allylsilanes from Secondary Allylic Alcohol Derivatives
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Primary and secondary allylic acetates and benzoates react with the dimethyl(phenyl)silyl-cuprate reagent to give allylsilanes, provided that the THF in which the cuprate is prepared is diluted with ether before addition of the allylic ester.The reaction is reasonably regioselective in some cases: (i) when the allylic system is more-substituted at one end than the other, as in the reactions 4->5 and 9->10; (ii) when the steric hindrance at one end is neopentyl-like, as in the reactions 15->16; and (iii) when the disubstituted double bond has the Z configuration, as in th e reactions Z-19->E-21 or, better, because the silyl group is becoming attached to the less-sterically hindered end of the allylic system, Z-20->E-22.The regioselectivity is better if a phenyl carbamate is used in place of the ester, and a three-step protocol assembling the mixed cuprate on the leaving group is used, as in the reactions 23->24 and E- or Z-29->E-21, or, best of all, because the silyl group is again becoming attached to the less-sterically hindered end of the allylic system, E- or Z-30->E-22.This sequence works well to move the silyl group onto the more substituted end of an allyl system, but only when the move is from a secondary allylic carbamate to a tertiary allylsilane, as in the reaction 38->39.Allyl(trimethyl)silanes can be made using alkyl- or aryl-cuprates on trimethylsilyl-containing allylic esters and carbamates, as in the reactions 40->41, and 43->44.The reaction of the silyl-cuprate with allylic esters and the three-step sequence with the allylic carbamates are stereochemically complementary, the former being stereospecifically anti and the latter stereospecifically syn.Homochiral allylsilanes can be ma de by these methods with high levels of stereospecificity, as shown by the synthesis of the allylsilanes 54, 58 and 59.
- Fleming, Ian,Higgins, Dick,Lawrence, Nicholas J.,Thomas, Andrew P.
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p. 3331 - 3350
(2007/10/02)
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