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Br
Ln
PhBr(1b)
Oxidative addition
Pd0
Pd
O
O
3
Reductive elimination
Pd
O
O
S
O
S
Ln
O
Base
H
O
O
–
1c
2
S
S
O
O
O
O
1a
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Scheme 3: Proposed mechanism.
that the reductive elimination is much slower to form the
aryl-alkyl bond from an arylmetal alkyl intermediate when
the alkyl group contains strong electron-withdrawing
groups on the α position [14].
Pd(OAc)2 (0.025 mmol, 5.6 mg), PCy·HBF4 (0.05 mmol,
18.5 mg), 1a (0.25 mmol, 45.5 mg), and KOtBu (0.75 mmol,
84 mg) were added to a Schlenk flask. And the mixture was
dissolved in 1 mL of toluene under a nitrogen atmosphere.
*e reaction mixture was stirred at 110°C for 24 h. *en,
ethyl acetate was used to dissolve the mixture as much as
possible (except for inorganic salt). Celatom was used to
filter undissolved substance. After this, the solvent was
evaporated under vacuum and the mixture was analyzed by
GC or purified by column chromatography on silica gel
(petroleum ether: ethyl acetate � 3 :1) to afford product 1c
as a pale yellow solid. 2-phenylbenzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-
3. Experimental
All reactions were carried out in a dried Schlenk tube under
a nitrogen atmosphere. Unless otherwise indicated, re-
agents obtained from commercial sources were used
without further purification. DMAc, anisole, and NMP
were dried and distilled under reduced pressure and stored
1
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one 1,1-dioxide: C14H10O3S, pale yellow solid, H NMR
on molecular sieves (4 A). Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) was
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(400 MHz, CDCl3) δ � 8.10 (dd, J � 15.5, 7.8 Hz, 2H), 8.00
(t, J � 7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (t, J � 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.50 − 7.41 (m,
3H), 7.28 (dd, J � 6.4, 3.1 Hz, 2H), 5.17 (s, 1H). ESI-HRMS:
calcd for C14H10NaO3S+([M + Na+]) 281.0248, found
281.0255.
dried, distilled, and stored on molecular sieves (4 A). THF,
toluene, and dioxane were dried and distilled with sodium
and diphenylketone acts as an indicator. Gas chromatog-
raphy is Aglient GC 6890 N and the column is SE-30
(30 m × 0.32 mm × 0.25 μm). NMR spectra were recorded
on Bruker Avance II (400 MHz). HR-ESIMS spectra were
recorded using a commercial apparatus.
3.3. Characterization of Products. 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)benzo
[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide (2c): C15H12O4S, pale
yellow solid, 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ � 8.15 (dd,
J � 15.3, 7.7 Hz, 2H), 8.03 (t, J � 7.1 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (t,
J � 7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.15 − 7.01 (m, 2H), 6.85 (dd, J � 6.3, 3.2 Hz,
2H), 5.33 (s, 1H), 3.73 (s, 3H). ESI-HRMS: calcd for
C15H12NaO4S+([M + Na+]) 311.0354, found 311.0355.
2-(p-Tolyl)benzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide (3c):
3.1. Synthesis of Benzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one 1,1-Dioxide
(1a). Ethyl benzoylacetate (2.5 mL, 14.6 mmol) was slowly
added dropwise into excess of 50% oleum at 0°C. *e mixture
was stirred for 30 min and poured into 50 mL ice-water
mixture and stirred. *e yellow precipitate was filtered and
recrystallized with ethanol. White crystal was achieved and the
yield was 50%. *e above crystals were dissolved in 10 mL 20%
H2SO4 and stirred for 10 min at 0°C. *en 10 mL ethanol was
added and refluxed. *e reaction progress was monitored by
TLC. After the reaction was completed, we cooled the mixture
in the refrigerator until the crystals were separated out. *e
crystals were then filtered and washed with a small amount of
distilled water. Finally, the pale yellow crystals were ob-
tained by recrystallization with ethanol, and the yield of 1a
was 70%. Benzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one 1,1-dioxide:
C8H6O3S, pale yellow crystal, 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3)
δ � 8.06 − 7.99 (m, 2H), 7.96 (td, J � 7.6, 1.0 Hz, 1H),
7.87 − 7.81 (m, 1H), 4.10 (s, 2H). ESI-HRMS: calcd for
C8H6NaO3S+([M + Na+]) 204.9935, found 204.9943.
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C15H12O3S, pale yellow solid, H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3)
δ � 8.09 (dd, J � 15.4, 7.7 Hz, 2H), 8.01 (t, J � 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.92
(t, J � 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.45 − 7.34 (m, 2H), 7.12 (dd, J � 6.4, 3.3 Hz,
2H), 5.21 (s, 1H), 2.26 (s, 3H). ESI-HRMS: calcd for
C15H12NaO3S+([M + Na+]) 295.0405, found 295.0409.
2-(4-Chlorophenyl)benzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one 1,1-
dioxide (4c): C14H9ClO3S, white solid, 1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3) δ � 8.12 (dd, J � 15.8, 7.9 Hz, 2H), 8.03 (t, J � 7.7 Hz,
1H), 7.89 (t, J � 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.55 − 7.47 (m, 2H), 7.35 (dd,
J � 6.6, 3.3 Hz, 2H), 5.18 (s, 1H). ESI-HRMS: calcd for
C14H9ClNaO3S+([M + Na+]) 314.9859, found 314.9862.
4-(1,1-Dioxido-3-oxo-2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophen-2-
yl)benzonitrile (5c): C15H9NO3S, white solid, 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCl3) δ � 8.16 (dd, J � 15.5, 7.8 Hz, 2H), 8.08 (t,
J � 7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (t, J � 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.57 − 7.49 (m, 2H),
7.43 (dd, J � 6.8, 3.2 Hz, 2H), 5.23 (s, 1H). ESI-HRMS: calcd
for C15H9NNaO3S+([M + Na+]) 306.0201, found 306.0197.
3.2. Typical Procedure for the Palladium-Catalyzed C(sp3)-H
Arylation of Benzo[b]thiophen-3(2H)-one 1,1-Dioxide (1a).