- Dynamic Kinetic Cross-Electrophile Arylation of Benzyl Alcohols by Nickel Catalysis
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Catalytic transformation of alcohols via metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions is very important, but it typically relies on a multistep procedure. We here report a dynamic kinetic cross-coupling approach for the direct functionalization of alcohols. The feasibility of this strategy is demonstrated by a nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile arylation reaction of benzyl alcohols with (hetero)aryl electrophiles. The reaction proceeds with a broad substrate scope of both coupling partners. The electron-rich, electron-poor, and ortho-/meta-/para-substituted (hetero)aryl electrophiles (e.g., Ar-OTf, Ar-I, Ar-Br, and inert Ar-Cl) all coupled well. Most of the functionalities, including aldehyde, ketone, amide, ester, nitrile, sulfone, furan, thiophene, benzothiophene, pyridine, quinolone, Ar-SiMe3, Ar-Bpin, and Ar-SnBu3, were tolerated. The dynamic nature of this method enables the direct arylation of benzylic alcohol in the presence of various nucleophilic groups, including nonactivated primary/secondary/tertiary alcohols, phenols, and free indoles. It thus offers a robust alternative to existing methods for the precise construction of diarylmethanes. The synthetic utility of the method was demonstrated by a concise synthesis of biologically active molecules and by its application to peptide modification and conjugation. Preliminary mechanistic studies revealed that the reaction of in situ formed benzyl oxalates with nickel, possibly via a radical process, is an initial step in the reaction with aryl electrophiles.
- Guo, Peng,Wang, Ke,Jin, Wen-Jie,Xie, Hao,Qi, Liangliang,Liu, Xue-Yuan,Shu, Xing-Zhong
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p. 513 - 523
(2021/01/12)
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- Bismuth-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Arylboronic Acids with Triflate and Nonaflate Salts
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Herein we present a Bi-catalyzed cross-coupling of arylboronic acids with perfluoroalkyl sulfonate salts based on a Bi(III)/Bi(V) redox cycle. An electron-deficient sulfone ligand proved to be key for the successful implementation of this protocol, which allows the unusual construction of C(sp2)-O bonds using commercially available NaOTf and KONf as coupling partners. Preliminary mechanistic studies as well as theoretical investigations reveal the intermediacy of a highly electrophilic Bi(V) species, which rapidly eliminates phenyl triflate.
- Cornella, Josep,Peciukenas, Vytautas,Planas, Oriol
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p. 11382 - 11387
(2020/07/14)
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- Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of N, N-Dimethylanilines via Buchwald-Hartwig Amination of (Hetero)aryl Triflates
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This work delineates the synthesis of N,N-dimethylaniline derivatives from dimethylamines and aryl triflates. The palladium-catalyzed C-N bond formation proceeds in excellent yields, using an unsophisticated catalytic system, a mild base, and triflates as electrophiles, which are readily available from inexpensive phenols. N,N-Dimethylanilines are multifunctional reaction partners and represent useful but underutilized building blocks in organic synthesis.
- Pospech, Jola,Taeufer, Tobias
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p. 7097 - 7111
(2020/06/27)
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- Reductive Coupling between C-N and C-O Electrophiles
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The cross-electrophile reaction is a promising strategy for C-C bond formation. Recent studies have focused mainly on reactions with organic halides. Here we report a coupling reaction between C-N and C-O electrophiles that demonstrates the possibility of constructing a C-C bond via C-N and C-O cleavage. Several reactions between benzyl/aryl ammonium salts and vinyl/aryl C-O electrophiles have been studied. Preliminary mechanistic studies revealed that the benzyl ammoniums were activated through a radical mechanism.
- He, Rong-De,Li, Chun-Ling,Pan, Qiu-Quan,Guo, Peng,Liu, Xue-Yuan,Shu, Xing-Zhong
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p. 12481 - 12486
(2019/09/04)
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- Transition-Metal-Free C-C, C-O, and C-N Cross-Couplings Enabled by Light
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Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-couplings to construct C-C, C-O, and C-N bonds have revolutionized chemical science. Despite great achievements, these metal catalysts also raise certain issues including their high cost, requirement of specialized ligands, sensitivity to air and moisture, and so-called "transition-metal-residue issue". Complementary strategy, which does not rely on the well-established oxidative addition, transmetalation, and reductive elimination mechanistic paradigm, would potentially eliminate all of these metal-related issues. Herein, we show that aryl triflates can be coupled with potassium aryl trifluoroborates, aliphatic alcohols, and nitriles without the assistance of metal catalysts empowered by photoenergy. Control experiments reveal that among all common aryl electrophiles only aryl triflates are competent in these couplings whereas aryl iodides and bromides cannot serve as the coupling partners. DFT calculation reveals that once converted to the aryl radical cation, aryl triflate would be more favorable to ipso substitution. Fluorescence spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry investigations suggest that the interaction between excited acetone and aryl triflate is essential to these couplings. The results in this report are anticipated to provide new opportunities to perform cross-couplings.
- Liu, Wenbo,Li, Jianbin,Querard, Pierre,Li, Chao-Jun
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p. 6755 - 6764
(2019/05/06)
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- Efficient cross-coupling of aryl/alkenyl triflates with acyclic secondary alkylboronic acids
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Aryl-secondary alkyl cross-coupling with aryl sulfonate esters as coupling partners remains a significant challenge. Efficient cross-coupling between aryl/alkenyl triflates and acyclic secondary alkylboronic acids is realized for the first time to provide a series of sterically congested acyclic secondary alkyl arenes/olefins in good to excellent yields. The employment of sterically bulky P,PO ligand L1/L2 is crucial for the high yields and selectivities. The method has enabled a concise and 4-step synthesis of a key intermediate of male contraceptive agent and PAF antagonist gossypol.
- Si, Tengda,Li, Bowen,Xiong, Wenrui,Xu, Bin,Tang, Wenjun
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p. 9903 - 9909
(2017/12/12)
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- Iodoarene-Catalyzed Stereospecific Intramolecular sp3 C-H Amination: Reaction Development and Mechanistic Insights
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A new strategy is reported for intramolecular sp3 C-H amination under mild reaction conditions using iodoarene as catalyst and m-CPBA as oxidant. This C-H functionalization involving iodine(III) reagents generated in situ occurs readily at sterically hindered tertiary C-H bonds. DFT (M06-2X) calculations show that the preferred pathway involves an iodonium cation intermediate and proceeds via an energetically concerted transition state, through hydride transfer followed by the spontaneous C-N bond formation. This leads to the experimentally observed amination at a chiral center without loss of stereochemical information.
- Zhu, Chendan,Liang, Yong,Hong, Xin,Sun, Heqing,Sun, Wei-Yin,Houk,Shi, Zhuangzhi
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p. 7564 - 7567
(2015/06/30)
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- Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of N-aryl carbamates
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An efficient synthesis of aryl carbamates was achieved by introducing alcohols into the reaction of palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of ArX (X = Cl, OTf) with sodium cyanate. The use of aryl triflates as electrophilic components in this transformation a
- Vinogradova, Ekaterina V.,Park, Nathaniel H.,Fors, Brett P.,Buchwald, Stephen L.
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p. 1394 - 1397
(2013/04/24)
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