Palladium complexes bearing novel strongly bent trans-spanning diphosphine ligands: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity

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The new air-stable chelating diphosphine ligands 1,8- bis(diisopropylphosphino)triptycene (2) and 1-(diisopropylphosphino)-8- (diphenylphosphino)triptycene (3) were synthesized in 51-73% yield from readily available starting materials. The examination of their coordination modes in the palladium(II) complexes [PdCl₂(2)] (4) and [PdCl₂(3)] (5) by means of ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR is consistent with the formation of trans-spanned complexes. X-ray analysis of 4 and 5 confirmed the structure but disclosed a strong distortion of the palladium centers from the expected square-planar geometry toward a butterfly-like environment. Further investigation revealed that 2 can also behave as a binucleating ligand, forming the quasi-closed halogen-bridged dipalladium complex 6, featuring an unusual nonplanar Pd₂(μ-Cl) ₂Cl₂ core. The catalytic activity of the new ligands and complexes was tested in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of aryl chlorides with phenylboronic acid.

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Organometallics 2006, 25, 375-381
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Palladium Complexes Bearing Novel Strongly Bent Trans-Spanning
Diphosphine Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, and
Catalytic Activity
Olga Grossman, Clarit Azerraf, and Dmitri Gelman*
Department of Organic Chemistry, The Hebrew UniVersity of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904 Israel
ReceiVed October 19, 2005
The new air-stable chelating diphosphine ligands 1,8-bis(diisopropylphosphino)triptycene (2) and
1-(diisopropylphosphino)-8-(diphenylphosphino)triptycene (3) were synthesized in 51-73% yield from
readily available starting materials. The examination of their coordination modes in the palladium(II)
1
complexes [PdCl2(2)] (4) and [PdCl2(3)] (5) by means of H, 13C, and 31P NMR is consistent with the
formation of trans-spanned complexes. X-ray analysis of 4 and 5 confirmed the structure but disclosed
a strong distortion of the palladium centers from the expected square-planar geometry toward a butterfly-
like environment. Further investigation revealed that 2 can also behave as a binucleating ligand, forming
the quasi-closed halogen-bridged dipalladium complex 6, featuring an unusual nonplanar Pd2(µ-Cl)2Cl2
core. The catalytic activity of the new ligands and complexes was tested in palladium-catalyzed cross-
coupling reactions of aryl chlorides with phenylboronic acid.
nitrogen6 bond-forming reactions. Steric and electronic effects
of the ligand bite on the reactivity/selectivity of the catalyst
were rationalized using both theoretical and experimental
studies.7
Introduction
During the past few decades, enormous efforts have been
devoted to the synthesis of transition-metal complexes as
promoters for a variety of homogeneous catalytic transforma-
tions. Initially, research has been focused on the nature of
transition metals as a primary factor responsible for the catalytic
interconversion. Consequently, many successful processes were
developed utilizing transition-metal catalysts bearing ligands as
simple as triphenylphosphine. However, numerous studies
describing effects of the metal environment on chemo-, regio-,
and stereoselective formation of products have made the ligand
design a domain of current research activity. In recent years,
catalysts bearing “wide bite angle” and “trans-chelating” diphos-
phines have received much attention.1 For example, heteroaro-
matic Xantphos-like ligands demonstrated outstanding reactivity
in rhodium-2 and platinum-catalyzed3 oxo processes, palladium-
catalyzed Tsuji reactions,4 carbon-carbon5 and carbon-
Flexibility or, more precisely, the ability of a ligand to adapt
a wide range of coordination angles is another important factor
affecting the overall efficiency of a transformation by stabilizing
different intermediates that form over the course of a catalytic
cycle. Although the predicted flexibility range of the Xantphos-
like chelates is relatively wide,8 their ability to conform to
different geometries may be limited. First, an excessive rigidity
of the frame along with overly remote donor groups (e.g.,
DBFphos) sometimes prevents the formation of stable com-
plexes.9 Second, as was evidenced by X-ray analysis, the
heteroatom in the vertex of the heteroarene skeleton may
coordinate the metal center in a relatively strong fashion. As a
result, the metal is often locked at a more or less fixed location,
which is dictated by the metal-heteroatom interaction but not
by the metal preferences.10
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
dgelman@chem.ch.huji.ac.il. Fax: +972-2-6585345.
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Scheme 1. Preparation of 2 and 3
however, complex mixtures of cis/trans isomers along with
poorly soluble oligomeric byproducts form even under high-
dilution conditions.12 Alternatively, a substantial degree of
flexibility (apparently, at the expense of conformational
instability)13-16 can be reached by employing a rigid spacer
possessing pliable methylene-tethered donors. For example,
phenanthrene-based (TransPhos),13 diferrocene-based (TRAP),14
biphenyl-based (BISBI),15 and m-terphenyl-based16 diphosphines
have been synthesized, characterized, and tested in different
catalytic transformations.
Recently we became interested in studying the coordination
and catalytic activity of transition-metal complexes bearing as
yet unexplored17 roof-shaped diphosphine chelates based on the
barrelene framework. We assumed that the strongly bent
triptycene-based ligands possessing adequately large P-P
distances would be able to coordinate transition metals in a trans-
chelating mode. On the other hand, a rotation of the phosphine
donors around the C-P bonds would allow for the flexible
coordination of transition metals, independent of their size and
identity, and therefore, various geometries may be adopted
(Figure 1).
of 2 to form uncommon bimetallic quasi-closed chloro-bridged
compounds will be discussed. In addition, we will describe the
use of 2 and 3 in the catalytic coupling of aryl chlorides with
arylboronic acids (Suzuki reaction).
Results and Discussion
Ligand Synthesis. Scheme 1 summarizes the synthetic
pathway to 2 and 3 from the readily accessible 1,8-dibromot-
riptycene (1), which can be prepared from the commercially
available starting materials on a 20-40 g scale.19 Compound 2
was obtained in 51% yield by subsequent treatment of 1 with
n-BuLi/TMEDA and chlorodiisopropylphosphine. The synthesis
of 3 was accomplished using a two-step protocol, as outlined
in Scheme 1. In this case, 1 was initially converted into a
monophosphine derivative via selective monolithiation with the
n-BuLi/TMEDA complex in THF and subsequent quenching
with chlorodiisopropylphosphine. It is worth noting that the
monolithiation takes place smoothly and results in the formation
of the ca. 95% pure intermediate. Additional n-BuLi/electrophile
(chlorodiphenylphosphine) treatment leads to the desired dis-
symmetric 3 in good yield.
The 31P{1H} NMR spectrum of 2 in THF-d8 displays a single
resonance frequency at δ -4.75 ppm, which is ascribed to the
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Herein we wish to report on the synthesis and characterization
of palladium complexes bearing the novel trans-spanning ligands
1,8-bis(diisopropylphosphino)triptycene (2) and 1-(diisopropy-
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Pd Complexes with Trans-Spanning Diphosphine Ligands
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Figure 2. 13C{1H} NMR (100 Hz) spectrum of 4 in CDCl3: (top) aromatic carbons; (bottom) methine carbons.
Table 1. Crystal Data and Structure Refinement Details for
4-6
Scheme 2. Preparation of 4 and 5
5
4
6
empirical formula C32H40Cl2P2Pd
C39.5H37.5Cl6P2Pd C35H43Cl13P2Pd2
fw
temp (K)
663.88
295(1)
730.07
173(1)
0.710 73
triclinic
P1h
1199.28
173(1)
0.710 73
monoclinic
P21/c
wavelength (Å) 0.710 73
cryst syst
space group
unit cell dimens
a (Å)
b (Å)
c (Å)
monoclinic
P21/c
12.7444(12)
11.9870(11)
19.6856(18)
90
95.124(2)
90
12.0089(13)
12.6271(14)
15.4198(17)
67.500(2)
74.016(2)
65.386(2)
1945.1(4)
2
15.3648(9)
22.1329(12)
14.2719(8)
90
106.9380(10)
90
identical phosphine groups. Resonances for two different
phosphorus nuclei of the dissymmetric 3 appear separately as a
set of doublets centered at δ -9.26 and -18.05 ppm with a
31P-31P coupling constant of 20 Hz. Since the phosphorus
moieties are connected through six bonds, this splitting origi-
nates from the through-space spin coupling due to the close
proximity of the two phosphorus atoms.20 Unfortunately, our
attempts to obtain single crystals of 2 and 3 suitable for X-ray
analysis failed; thus, we can only hypothesize that lone pairs
of the phosphine groups converge in the cavity produced by
ring planes, giving rise to such a “communication” (Figure 1).
We also found that the ligands are air-stable and they could be
kept for months on the shelf without notable oxidation.
Transition-Metal Complexes. Ligands 2 and 3 were then
reacted with stoichiometric amounts of PdCl2(CH3CN)2 in
chloroform at room temperature, resulting in the formation of
complexes 4 and 5 in 94 and 88% yields, respectively (Scheme
2). 31P{1H} NMR measurements indicated that the complexation
of the palladium with the ligands was complete within 20-30
min at room temperature.
R (deg)
â (deg)
γ (deg)
V (Å3)
2995.3(5)
4
4642.9(5)
4
Z
calcd density
(Mg/m3)
abs coeff (mm-1
F(000)
1.472
1.525
1.716
)
0.925
1368
1.000
905
1.618
2384
cryst size (mm) 0.27 × 0.22 × 0.20 0.25 × 0.21 × 0.07 0.31 × 0.16 × 0.08
θ range, data
1.60-27.00
1.86-27.00
1.66-27.00
collecn (deg)
-16 < h < 16
-15 < k < 15
-25 < l < 25
33 511
-15 < h < 15
-16 < k < 16
-19 < l < 19
21 940
-19 < h < 19
-28 < k < 28
-18 < l < 18
52 101
no. of rflns
collected
no. of indep rflns 6549
refinement
method
no. of data/
restraints/
params
goodness of
fit on F2
final R indices
(I > 2σ(I))
R1
8406
10150
full-matrix least
squares on F2
8406/0/484
6549/0/353
10 150/0/561
0.966
1.061
1.064
0.0254
0.0717
0.0336
0.0925
0.0374
0.0892
The 31P{1H} NMR spectrum of complex 4 displays a sharp
singlet with a resonance frequency of 33.93 ppm. The splitting
of the phosphorus-coupled carbon signals into 1:2:1 triplets was
observed in the 13C NMR spectrum of 4 (Figure 2). Similar
triplets have been observed in numerous compounds, forming
AXX′ spin systems where the two phosphorus nuclei couple
with a large coupling constant,21 characteristic of the trans
diphosphine complexes.22
wR2
R indices
(all data)
R1
0.0291
0.0732
0.0376
0.0947
0.0543
0.0937
wR2
an AB pattern (δ 38.06 and 14.47 ppm) due to the coupling
established by two different phosphorus nuclei coordinated to
the same Pd center. The magnitude of the coupling constant
measured as JP-P ) 576 Hz revealed a trans-chelation mode
of the two phosphorus donors.
Although the 31P-31P coupling constant could not be directly
determined for 4, the dissymmetric 5 exhibited, as expected,
2
Remarkably, the signal ascribed to the central methine
hydrogen atom in both the symmetrical and dissymmetrical
complexes appears in the H NMR spectra at a very low field
(δ 9.41 ppm for 4 and 9.13 ppm for 5), suggesting a close
proximity of the hydrogen to the metal center.
Suitable single crystals of 4 and 5, grown by the slow
diffusion of pentane into their saturated solutions in chloroform
at room temperature, were subjected to X-ray diffraction
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1
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Figure 3. ORTEP drawing (50% probability ellipsoids) of the structures of 4 (left) and 5 (right). Hydrogen atoms and solvent molecules
are omitted for clarity.
analysis. The crystallographic parameters are presented in Table
1. We found that palladium centers are strongly distorted from
the square-planar geometry toward a butterfly-like environment
(the ORTEP illustrations are shown in Figure 3). For example,
the observed P(1)-Pd-P(2) and Cl(1)-Pd-Cl(2) angles and
P(1)-P(2) intramolecular distance between the two phosphorus
groups for 4 are 154.871(17) and 174.90(2)° and 4.549 Å,
respectively. The corresponding parameters for 5 are 150.36-
(2) and 168.94(2)° and 4.502 Å. Although such a strong
distortion from the square-planar geometry was previously
documented, this arrangement is very rare and atypical for the
majority of bidentate ligands. For example, similar parameters
have been observed for trans-coordinated Xantphos ligands and
some palladium complexes bearing various metalloligands.23
Clearly, in contrast to earlier precedents, where the distortion
originated from the weak palladium-heteroatom or palladium-
metal interactions, the butterfly geometry in our compounds
arises from a considerable strain in the eight-membered ring
along with a certain overcrowding caused by the close proximity
of the methine hydrogen to the metal. The positions of the
chlorine ligands are almost equally remote from all neighboring
atoms and thus avoid a steric congestion.
Remarkably, the Pd-Hmethine distance was found as short as
2.269 Å in 4 and 2.380 Å in 5. However, despite this proximity,
the insertion of the palladium into the sp3 carbon-hydrogen
bond is unlikely to occur, because of a low acidity of the methine
proton. Indeed, our attempts to obtain a palladacycle failed even
under very harsh conditions (24 h in DMF at 140 °C).
The P-Pd and Pd-Cl bond lengths lie within the normal
range of trans bis-phosphine palladium dichloride complexes
(selected data are given in Table 2).
Table 2. Selected Bond Lengths (Å) and Angles (deg) for 4
and 5
4
5
Cl(1)-Pd
Cl(2)-Pd
P(1)-Pd
P(2)-Pd
2.3230(5)
2.3176(6)
2.3262(5)
2.3347(5)
2.3124(6)
2.2993(7)
2.3335(7)
2.3233(7)
Cl(1)-Pd-Cl(2)
P(1)-Pd-P(2)
Cl(1)-Pd-P(1)
Cl(1)-Pd-P(2)
Cl(2)-Pd-P(1)
Cl(2)-Pd-P(2)
174.90(2)
154.871(17)
85.699(19)
86.104(19)
94.57(2)
168.94(2)
150.36(2)
86.42(2)
89.91(2)
94.93(2)
94.22(2)
95.67(2)
The new compound was significantly less soluble in common
organic solvents than the parent 5; however, its solubility in
chloroform was still sufficient to record 1H and 31P NMR
spectra. The 31P{1H} NMR of the substance showed a new
signal that appeared as a deshielded singlet at δ 56.49 ppm, in
1
contrast to that observed at δ 33.93 ppm for 4. The H NMR
spectrum was quite similar to the spectrum of the parent
compound, apart from the signal ascribed to the methine
hydrogen, which appeared at higher field (8.08 ppm) compared
to that for 4 (9.41 ppm). This upfield shift suggested that no
simultaneous coordination of phosphorus donors to the same
metal center, causing the close proximity of the palladium atom
to the methine hydrogen, existed in the new compound.
Therefore, initially we proposed the formation of a less soluble
dimer. However, the X-ray structure disclosed an unusual
coordination mode (Figure 4). Much to our surprise, the structure
corresponded to a nonplanar diphosphine-bridged Pd2(µ-Cl)2-
Cl2 core.
Bimetallic Complexes. Unexpectedly, we found that 2 can
behave as a binucleating ligand, resulting in the formation of
rare quasi-closed halogen-bridged dipalladium complexes pos-
sessing a nonplanar Pd2Cl4 site. Compound 6 was first isolated
as a side product from the reaction described in Scheme 2 and
was later prepared in satisfactory yield by reacting 4 with an
additional 1 equiv of PdCl2(CH3CN)2.
Although syn-[M2(µ-X)2X2L] quasi-closed bridged bimetallic
complexes have been reported in the literature,24 very few
publications have referred to a dipalladium unit.25 Moreover,
all structurally characterized [Pd2(µ-X)2X2L] complexes are
planar25b-d or only slightly distorted from planarity.25a Therefore,
the molecular structure of this complex deserves special
attention. Unlike 4 and 5, the environment around each of the
palladium atoms is only slightly distorted from the square-planar
Upon prolonged standing of the chloroform solution of 4,
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Table 3. Selected Bond Lengths (Å) and Angles (deg) for 4
Pd(1)-P(1)
Pd(2)-P(2)
Pd(1)-Cl(1)
Pd(1)-Cl(2)
2.2390(9)
2.2270(9)
2.3947(8)
2.3224(8)
Pd(1)-Cl(3)
Pd(2)-Cl(1)
Pd(2)-Cl(2)
Pd(2)-Cl(4)
2.2853(8)
2.3941(8)
2.3305(8)
2.2882(8)
P(1)-Pd(1)-Cl(1)
Cl(2)-Pd(1)-Cl(3)
P(1)-Pd(1)-Cl(2)
Cl(2)-Pd(1)-Cl(1)
Cl(1)-Pd(1)-Cl(3)
Cl(3)-Pd(1)-P(1)
175.64(3)
174.85(3)
92.04(3)
85.56(3)
91.96(3)
89.51(3)
P(2)-Pd(2)-Cl(1)
Cl(4)-Pd(2)-Cl(2)
P(2)-Pd(2)-Cl(4)
Cl(4)-Pd(2)-Cl(1)
Cl(1)-Pd(2)-Cl(2)
Cl(2)-Pd(2)-P(2)
173.01(3)
176.27(3)
92.34(3)
90.88(3)
85.40(3)
91.38(3)
Scheme 3. Synthesis of 6
Figure 4. ORTEP drawing (50% probability ellipsoids) of the
structure of 6. Hydrogen atoms and chloroform molecules are
omitted for clarity.
and we do not yet know the exact factors that govern this
unusual binucleating coordination.
geometry, with bond angles ranging within 85.40 and 92.79°.
However, the Pd2Cl4 core is far from being planarsthe Pd(1),
Cl(1), Cl(2) and Pd(2), Cl(1), Cl(2) interplanar angle was
calculated as 122.32°. Furthermore, as a consequence of this
constrained arrangement, the Pd(1)-Pd(2) distance shortens to
3.036 Å, while typically it is an average of ca. 3.45 Å. To the
best of our knowledge, such a strong deviation from planarity
in halogeno-bridged dipalladium rhombuses has so far never
been observed. The most striking example was reported recently
by Guzei et al.26b The corresponding interplanar angle and
palladium-palladium separation were measured as 136.31(5)°
and 3.2004(6) Å.
On the other hand, incorporation of a Pd2Cl4 unit between
the phosphine donors results in a significant increase in P‚‚‚P
distance (5.907 Å in 6 versus 4.549 Å in 4). This becomes
possible due to the drastic deviation of the phosphine groups
from the plane of the corresponding aromatic rings (the deviation
from planarity averages 0.54 Å).
Terminal chlorine atoms adapt a syn conformation with Pd-
(1)-Cl(3) and Pd(2)-Cl(4) distances of 2.2853(8) and 2.2882-
(8) Å, respectively (within the normal range). Pd(1)-Cl(1) and
Pd(2)-Cl(1) (trans to phosphine) distances are longer than Pd-
(1)-Cl(2) and Pd(2)-Cl(2) (trans to chloride), which is in
agreement with the trans effect of the phosphorus donors
(representative data are tabulated in Table 3).
Later it was found that the reaction between 5 and an
equivalent amount of PdCl2(CH3CN)2 in chloroform at 50 °C
results in the formation of 6 in 49% isolated yield (Scheme
3).
Catalytic Activity. Bulky monophosphines are excellent
ligands for many cross-coupling reactions.27 In contrast, biden-
tate ligands are generally less effective, even though electron-
rich phosphine moieties are installed.16b,28 In light of these
observations, we became interested in exploring the catalytic
potential of palladium complexes possessing the new triptycene-
based bidentate ligands as catalysts for C-C bond-forming
reactions. We found indeed that PdCl2 and Pd(OAc)2 promote
in the presence of 2 and 3 the coupling of aryl chlorides with
arylboronic acids (Suzuki reaction).
In all cases, the reactions were carried out in dioxane at 70
°C using 1 mol% of the palladium source, 1.5 mol% of the
corresponding ligand, 1.3 equiv of the phenylboronic acid, and
2.5 equiv of K3PO4 per equivalent of the aryl chloride. These
conditions were elaborated after a brief optimization work.
In general, we found that (a) new ligands exhibit excellent
catalytic activity in palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-coupling
of aryl chlorides with phenylboronic acid (Table 4), (b) the
dissymmetric 5 was less efficient than its symmetric counterpart
4 (Table 4, entry 1 vs 2), (c) the activity of 4 was virtually
similar to that of the complex prepared in situ by premixing
PdCl2(CH3CN)2 with 1.5 equiv of 2 in dioxane for 25 min (entry
2 vs 3), and (d) Pd(OAc)2/2 was slightly more reactive than
PdCl2(CH3CN)2/2 (entry 3 vs 4). We observed that electron-
deficient (entries 5 and 6) and electron-neutral aryl chlorides
(entry 7) couple with phenylboronic acid smoothly, forming the
desired biphenyls in excellent yield. Reactions with electron-
rich aryl chlorides proceed as well, leading to the formation of
products in good to excellent yields (entries 8 and 9). Full
conversion of the starting material was achieved, and no notable
formation of byproducts was detected in almost all cases. A
The compound is stable to air and heat in chlorinated solvents
(120 °C in C2H4Cl2) but readily decomposed in DMSO,
producing the parent 4.
We believe that the difference in solubility between 4 and 6
is the driving force for this transformation. However, the exact
pathway by which the ring expansion takes place is not yet clear
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Table 4. Suzuki Cross-Coupling of Aryl Chlorides with Phenylboronic Acida
Grossman et al.
entry
cat.
atarting material
product
conversn (%)b
yield (%)c
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
5
4
1-chloronaphthalene
1-chloronaphthalene
1-chloronaphthalene
1-chloronaphthalene
2-chlorobenzonitrile
2-chlorobenzaldehyde
2-chlorotoluene
1-phenylnaphthalene
1-phenylnaphthalene
1-phenylnaphthalene
1-phenylnaphthalene
2-cyanobiphenyl
biphenyl-2-carboxaldehyde
2-methylbiphenyl
2-hydroxybiphenyl
2-methoxybiphenyl
60
93
90
99
99
99
99
99
99d
58
91
86
97
97
93
97
92
89
2/PdCl2(CH3CN)2
2/Pd(OAc)2
2/Pd(OAc)2
2/Pd(OAc)2
2/Pd(OAc)2
2/Pd(OAc)2
2/Pd(OAc)2
2-chlorophenol
2-chloroanisole
a Conditions: aryl chloride (1 mmol), phenylboronic acid (1.3 mmol), [Pd] (0.01 mmol), 2 (0.015 mmol), K3PO4 (2.5 mmol), dioxane (3 mL), 70 °C for
12 h. b By GC (dodecane as an internal standard). c Isolated yield (average of two runs). d The reaction reaches full conversion after 24 h (not optimized).
of the structure on F2 was carried out by the SHELXTL software
package.31 Further information may be found within CIF files,
provided as Supporting Information.
blank experiment in the absence of 2 was carried out to confirm
the catalytic effect of the ligand.
These results clearly indicate that, apart from intriguing
coordination chemistry, new triptycene-based ligands have a
potential in catalysis, and therefore, further studies on their
catalytic activity will be undertaken.
1,8-Dibromotriptycene (1). 1,8-Dichloroanthraquinone (40 g,
0.145 mol) was treated with KBr (90.0 g, 0.75 mol), CuCl2 (2.5 g,
18 mmol), and 85% H3PO4 (11 mL) in nitrobenzene (350 mL).
Water was distilled from the reaction mixture until the temperature
reached 200 °C, and then the mixture was stirred at reflux for 24
h. Water was added after cooling to dissolve all inorganic
components. The product was extracted with DCM. The DCM was
evaporated, and methanol was added to precipitate the crude
product. Conversion of ca. 75% is usually achieved at this stage.
The procedure is repeated one more time, using the mixture as a
starting material (no chromatographic separation is required).
Conversion is 95-99%. The isolated yield of 1,8-dibromoan-
thraquinone is 68-75% (no purification is required: the product
is >95% pure). 1,8-Dibromoanthracene32 and 1,8-dibromotriptycene
(1)19a were obtained as described previously.
Conclusion
We have demonstrated that new strongly bent triptycene-
based diphosphines are versatile bidentate ligands for the
synthesis of trans-spanned palladium complexes and display
diverse chelating modes. The new ligands and the corresponding
palladium complexes are air stable and exhibit high catalytic
activity in Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of aryl chlorides. In
addition, we found that 2 can form uncommon quasi-closed
halo-bridged dipalladium complexes possessing a very short
intermetallic distance. Further investigation of the new mono-
and bimetallic compounds, as well as attempts to obtain 3 in
enantiopure form, are in progress.
1,8-Bis(diisopropylphosphino)triptycene (2). To a cold stirred
solution (-78 °C) of 1 (3 g, 7.28 mmol) and TMEDA (5.5 mL, 5
equiv) in dry THF (35 mL) was added n-BuLi (1.6 M, 9.2 mL, 2
equiv) over a period of 30-35 min. The resulting yellow to brown
solution was stirred for an additional 15 min, and a diisopropyl-
chlorophosphine (2.3 mL, 14.5 mmol, 2 equiv) solution in THF (3
mL) was added dropwise. The nearly colorless solution was allowed
to reach room temperature and then refluxed for 1 h. After this
solution was cooled, ethyl acetate (50 mL) was added; the organic
phase was successively washed with sodium bicarbonate and water,
dried, and evaporated. The crude material was purified by filtration
through a pad of silica gel and crystallized from methanol, affording
Experimental Section
All manipulations were performed using standard Schlenk
techniques under an atmosphere of dry N2. Anhydrous solvents,
palladium chloride, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine, n-bu-
tyllithium (1.6 M in hexane), diisopropylchlorophosphine, diphen-
ylchlorophosphine, and all the chemicals used in the catalytic
experiments were purchased from Aldrich and used without further
purification. 1,8-Dibromoanthracene and 1,8-dibromotriptycene
were prepared from commercially available starting materials
(Aldrich) by following published procedures.19a,32 NMR spectra
were recorded on a Bruker instrument operating at 400 MHz for
proton, 100 MHz for carbon, and 121 MHz for phosphorus.
Diffraction data were collected with a Bruker APEX CCD instru-
ment (Mo KR radiation (λ ) 0.710 73 Å)). Crystals were mounted
onto glass fibers using epoxy. Single-crystal reflection data were
collected on a Bruker APEX CCD X-ray diffraction system
controlled by a Pentium-based PC running the SMART software
package.29 The integration of data frames and refinement of cell
structure were done by the SAINT+ program package.30 Refinement
1
1.8 g (51% yield) of analytically pure material. H NMR (THF-
d8): δ 7.51 (t, J ) 5 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.30 (m, 4H), 7.12 (d, J ) 7.5
Hz, 2H), 6.94 (t, J ) 7.5 Hz, 2 Hz), 6.90-6.87 (m, 2H), 5.44 (s,
1H), 2.23-2.18 (m, 2H), 2.07-2.01 (m, 2H), 1.21 (dd, J ) 7 Hz,
J ) 7 Hz, 6H), 1.06 (dd, J ) 8 Hz, J ) 8 Hz, 6H), 0.92 (dd, J )
7 Hz, J ) 7 Hz, 6H), 0.75 (dd, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 3 Hz, 6H). 31P NMR
(THF-d8): δ 4.75. Anal. Calcd for C32H40P2: C 78.98; H 8.29.
Found: C 79.26; H 8.22.
1-(Diisopropylphosphino)-8-(diphenylphosphino)triptycene
(3). To a cold stirred solution (-78 °C) of 1 (3 g, 7.28 mmol) and
TMEDA (2.8 mL, 2.5 equiv) in dry THF (35 mL) was added n-BuLi
(1.6 M, 4.6 mL, 1 equiv) over a period of 30-35 min. The resulting
yellow to brown solution was stirred for an additional 15 min, and
a diisopropylchlorophosphine (1.6 mL, 7.28 mmol, 1 equiv) solution
in THF (3 mL) was added dropwise. The nearly colorless solution
was warmed to room temperature and refluxed for 1 h. The crude
material was isolated as described previously. The monosubstituted
triptycene derivative was ca. 90% pure at this stage. After being
dried under reduced pressure, the crude monophosphine was
(29) SMART-NT, version 5.6; Bruker AXS GMBH, Karlsruhe, Germany,
2002.
(30) SAINT-NT, version 5.0; Bruker AXS GMBH, Karlsruhe, Germany,
2002.
(31) SHELXTL-NT, version 6.1; Bruker AXS GMBH, Karlsruhe,
Germany, 2002.
(32) Haenel, M. W.; Jakubik, D.; Krueger, C.; Betz, P. Chem. Ber. 1991,
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redissolved in dry THF (35 mL), lithiated, and treated with
diphenylchlorophosphine (1.3 mL, 7.28 mmol, 1 equiv) at -78 °C.
The nearly colorless solution was warmed to reach room temper-
ature and then refluxed for 1 h. After this solution was cooled,
ethyl acetate (50 mL) was added; the organic phase was successively
washed with sodium bicarbonate and water, dried, and evaporated.
The crude material was purified by filtration through a pad of silica
gel and crystallized from methanol, affording 1.9 g (47 %) of
146.34, 143.47, 136.71 (d, J ) 10 Hz), 134.05 (d, J ) 10 Hz),
131.49, 131.17, 129.77, 129.50, 129.28, 129.08, 128.79, 128.69 (d,
J ) 10 Hz), 128.57, 128.00, 127.71 (d, J ) 10 Hz), 127.61, 126.29,
125.96, 125.76 (d, J ) 6 Hz), 125.00, 124.72 (d, J ) 6 Hz), 124.24
(d, J ) 6 Hz), 123.13, 56.12 (t, J ) 7 Hz), 55.07, 25.42 (d, J ) 20
Hz), 24.75, 21.86, 20.10, 18.75, 16.93. 31P NMR (CDCl3): δ 38.06
(d, J ) 577 Hz), 14.47 (d, J ) 577 Hz). Anal. Calcd for C38H36-
Cl2P2Pd: C, 62.35; H, 4.96. Found: C, 62.07; H, 5.11.
[Pd2Cl4(2)] (6). A solution of 4 (200 mg, 0.301 mmol) and
PdCl2(CH3CN)2 (78 mg, 0.301 mmol) in chloroform (6 mL) was
stirred at room temperature for 24 h. The yellow precipitate that
formed was filtered and washed with two portions (2-3 mL) of
the same solvent and redissolved in ca. 30-50 mL of chloroform.
Analytically pure 6 was obtained by slow diffusion of pentane into
a saturated chloroform solution (125 mg, 49%). 1H NMR
(CDCl3): δ 8.08 (d, 1H, J ) 7 Hz), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, 2H, J )
5 Hz), 7.46 (d, 1H, J ) 7 Hz), 7.14-7.07 (m, 6H), 5.58 (s, 1H),
3.38-3.33 (m, 2H), 2.53-2.46 (m, 2H), 1.70 (dd, 6H, J ) 7 Hz,
J ) 11 Hz), 1.38 (dd, 6H, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 11 Hz), 0.54 (dd, 6H, J
) 7 Hz, J ) 13 Hz), 0.44 (dd, 6H, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 8 Hz). 31P NMR
(CDCl3): δ 56.49. Anal. Calcd for C32H40Cl4P2Pd2: C, 45.69; H,
4.79. Found: C, 45.41; H, 4.95.
General Catalytic Procedure. An oven-dried screw-capped
reaction tube was charged with Pd(OAc)2 (0.01 mmol), ligand
(0.015 mmol), boronic acid (1.3 mmol), and K3PO4 (2.5 mmol).
The reaction vessel was evacuated and back-filled with N2 (two
times). Through a rubber septum, aryl chloride (1 mmol) in dioxane
(3.0 mL) was added to the reaction tube. The resulting mixture
was heated at 70 °C for 12 h before being cooled to ambient
temperature for analysis. Conversions were calculated from crude
GC using dodecane as an internal standard, and isolated yields were
obtained after a standard workup and purification by flash chro-
matography.
1
analytically pure material. H NMR (THF-d8): δ. 7.33 (t, J ) 7
Hz, 2H), 7.29-7.22 (m, 12H), 7.11 (d, J ) 4 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (t, J )
8 Hz, 1H), 6.85-6.81 (m, 2H), 6.73 (t, J ) 7 Hz, 1H), 6.67 (d, 4
Hz, 1H), 6.55-6.52 (m, 1H), 5.46 (s, 1H), 2.17-2.12 (m, 1H),
2.04-1.99 (m, 1H), 1.19 (dd, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 7 Hz, 3H), 1.02 (dd,
J ) 7 Hz, J ) 7 Hz, 3H), 0.80 (dd, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 7 Hz, 3H), 0.71
(dd, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 4 Hz, 3 H). 31P NMR (THF-d8): δ -9.26 (d,
J ) 21 Hz), -18.05 (d, J ) 21 Hz). Anal. Calcd for C38H36P2: C,
82.29; H, 6.54. Found: C, 82.33; H, 6.47.
[PdCl2(2)] (4). A solution of 2 (200 mg, 0.411 mmol) and
PdCl2(CH3CN)2 (106.5 mg, 0.411 mmol) in dichloromethane (4
mL) was stirred for 10 min at room temperature. All volatiles were
evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was rinsed with
pentane and dried in vacuo, affording 4 as a yellow powder (251
mg, 94%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 9.42 (s, 1H), 7.47-7.40 (m, 4H),
7.12-6.99 (m, 6H), 5.50 (s, 1H), 2.77-2.70 (m, 4H), 1.58-1.46
(m, 18H), 1.18 (dd, 6H, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 7 Hz, 6H). 13C NMR
(CDCl3): δ 150.83 (t, J ) 8 Hz), 147.05, 146.25 (t, J ) 4 Hz),
143.91, 128.60 (t, J ) 19 Hz), 128.04, 126.01, 125.81, 125.49,
124.81, 124.09 (t, J ) 3 Hz), 123.07, 56.54 (t, J ) 6 Hz), 55.27,
24.97 (t, J ) 11 Hz), 24.38 (t, J ) 11 Hz), 21.81 (t, J ) 2 Hz),
22.36, 18.66 (t, 3 Hz), 17.05. 31P NMR (CDCl3): δ 33.93. Anal.
Calcd for C32H40Cl2P2Pd: C, 57.89; H, 6.07. Found: C, 57.59; H,
5.94.
[PdCl2(3)] (5). A solution of 3 (200 mg, 0.361 mmol) and
PdCl2(CH3CN)2 (93.5 g, 0.361 mmol) in dichloromethane (4 mL)
was stirred for 10 min at room temperature. All volatiles were
evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was rinsed with
pentane and dried in vacuo, affording 5 as a yellow powder (231
mg, 88%). 1H NMR (CDCl3): δ 9.13 (s, 1H), 7.97-7.93 (m, 2H),
7.54-7.43 (m, 6H), 7.31-7.28 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.11 (m, 6H), 6.98
(t, J ) 7 Hz, 1H), 6.91 (t, J ) 7 Hz, 1H), 6.68 (t, J ) 8 Hz, 1H),
5.59 (s, 1H), 2.81-2.71 (m, 2H), 1.63-1.53 (m, 6H), 1.32 (dd, J
) 7 Hz, J ) 7 Hz, 10 Hz, 3H), 1.11 (dd, J ) 7 Hz, J ) 6 Hz, 3H).
13C NMR (CDCl3): δ 150.58, 149.48. 146.49 (t, J ) 10 Hz),
Acknowledgment. We acknowledge Grant No. 034.9043
601 for support and Dr. Shmuel Cohen for solving X-ray
structures.
Supporting Information Available: X-ray crystallographic files
in CIF format for all structures and text giving spectroscopic data
for compounds listed in Table 4. This material is available free of
charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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