pubs.acs.org/joc
sence of a rhodium catalyst to give indolizine derivatives
Nickel-Catalyzed Denitrogenative Annulation
Reactions of 1,2,3-Benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones with
1,3-Dienes and Alkenes
with extrusion of N2.3 Phthalimide,4a phthalic anhydride,4b
and isatoic anhydride4c were also utilized in the nickel-cata-
lyzed annulation reaction with alkynes to form isoquinolin-
1(2H)-ones, isochromen-1-ones, and quinolin-4(1H)-ones,
respectively, with extrusion of CO or CO2.5 We have recently
shown that nickel-catalyzed denitrogenative annulation reactions
of 1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones with alkynes6a and allenes6b
provide new synthetic approaches to isoquinolin-1(2H)-ones
and 4-methylene-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ones. Thus,
1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones can be exploited as a precursory
platform for the synthesis of isoquinolin-1(2H)-one derivatives,7
whicharefoundinawidevariety ofplant alkaloids and bioactive
compounds. We next examined the possibility of their reactions
with other unsaturated molecules to expand the reaction scope.
In this paper are described the results of the nickel-catalyzed
annulation reactions of 1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones with 1,3-
dienes and alkenes.
Tomoya Miura, Masao Morimoto, Motoshi Yamauchi, and
Masahiro Murakami*
Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry,
Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
Received May 5, 2010
The model substrate, N-tolyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-
one (1a), was readily prepared from methyl anthranilate
in two steps (eq 1);8 methyl anthranilate was diazotized by
NaNO2 and then coupled with 4-toluidine to give methyl
2-[3-(4-tolyl)triaz-2-enyl]benzoate. Subsequent heating in
refluxing ethanol prompted six-membered ring closure to
afford 1a as a white solid (78% yield over two steps).
1,2,3-Benzotriazin-4(3H)-ones react with 1,3-dienes in the
presence of a nickel(0)/phosphine complex to give a variety
of 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ones. Oxidative insertion
of nickel(0) into the triazinone moiety prompts extrusion
of dinitrogen to give a five-membered ring azanickelacyclic
intermediate. Subsequent insertion of 1,3-dienes into the
nickel-carbon bond followed by allylic amidation affords
3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ones. Alkenes also undergo
insertion into the five-membered ring azanickelacyclic
intermediate, and subsequent reductive elimination gives
3-substituted 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-ones.
In addition, we developed an alternative simple route to 1a
from commercially available NH-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-
one through direct N-arylation catalyzed by copper (eq 2).9
When NH-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-one was treated with 4-io-
dotoluene (1.5 equiv) in the presence of CuI (10 mol %) and
2-isobutyrylcyclohexanone (20 mol %) in DMSO at 80 °C, an
N-arylation reaction took place and 1a was obtained in 95%
yield. The isolated 1a was stable at room temperature and could
be kept for months without any decomposition.10
Transition-metal-catalyzed annulation reactions provide
an efficient synthetic route to heterocyclic compounds.1
Heterometalacyclic complexes are often involved as the key
intermediates, which can induce the incorporation of un-
saturated molecules into the heterocyclic skeleton. It has
been demonstrated that relatively stable heterocyclic com-
pounds act as precursors of heterometalacyclic complexes.
Oxidative addition to a low-valent transition metal and
extrusion of gaseous molecules such as N2, CO, and CO2
lead to the formation of new heterocyclic systems. For
example, pyridotriazoles2 reacted with alkynes in the pre-
(1) For reviews, see: (a) Nakamura, I.; Yamamoto, Y. Chem. Rev. 2004,
104, 2127. (b) Zeni, G.; Larock, R. C. Chem. Rev. 2004, 104, 2285.
€
(c) D’Souza, D. M.; Muller, T. J. J. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2007, 36, 1095.
We initiated our study by conducting a reaction of 1a with
2,3-dimethylbuta-1,3-diene (2a, 2 equiv) in THF at 60 °C in
(2) (a) Chuprakov, S.; Hwang, F. W.; Gevorgyan, V. Angew. Chem., Int.
Ed. 2007, 46, 4757. (b) Chuprakov, S.; Gevorgyan, V. Org. Lett. 2007, 9,
4463.
(3) For related examples, see: (a) Horneff, T.; Chuprakov, S.; Chernyak,
N.; Gevorgyan, V.; Fokin, V. V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14972.
(b) Miura, T.; Yamauchi, M.; Murakami, M. Chem. Commun. 2009, 1470.
(c) Nakamura, I.; Nemoto, T.; Shiraiwa, N.; Terada, M. Org. Lett. 2009, 11,
1055. (d) Chuprakov, S.; Kwok, S. W.; Zhang, L.; Lercher, L.; Fokin, V. V.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 18034. (e) Grimster, N.; Zhang, L.; Fokin, V. V.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2510.
(4) (a) Kajita, Y.; Matsubara, S.; Kurahashi, T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008,
130, 6058. (b) Kajita, Y.; Kurahashi, T.; Matsubara, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc.
2008, 130, 17226. (c) Yoshino, Y.; Kurahashi, T.; Matsubara, S. J. Am.
Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 7494.
(5) For related examples, see: (a) O’Brien, E. M.; Bercot, E. A.; Rovis, T.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 10498. (b) Wang, C.; Tunge, J. A. J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 2008, 130, 8118.
DOI: 10.1021/jo1008756
r
Published on Web 07/06/2010
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 5359–5362 5359
2010 American Chemical Society