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Notes
Ta ble 3. On e-P ot Syn th esis of Bip h en yls 3a
Exp er im en ta l Section
All compounds were commercially available or synthesized
according to the literature procedures.8b,15 Dioxane was distilled
from Na/benzophenone and triethylamine from KOH prior to
use.
Gen er a l P r oced u r e for th e Syn th esis of P h en ylbor -
on a tes 5 (Ta bles 1, 2). To a solution of phenyl halide (0.41
mmol) in 1 mL of dioxane were added, under argon, triethyl-
amine (229 µL, 1.65 mmol), palladium(II) acetate (4.6 mg, 0.021
mmol), 2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl 8 (28.8 mg, 0.08
mmol), and pinacolborane (179 µL, 1.23 mmol) dropwise. The
reaction mixture was heated at 80 °C for 30 min. After cooling
to room temperature, the reaction was quenched by adding a
sat. solution of NH4Cl, and the aqueous phase was extracted
with ether. After drying over MgSO4, the solution was filtered
and evaporated under vacuum. The resulting oil was purified
by flash chromatography (SiO2 deactivated with 5% Et3N).
P in a col (2-a m in op h en yl)bor on a te: 1H NMR (250 MHz,
CDCl3) δ ) 7.63 (dd, J ) 7.5, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (td, J ) 8.0, 1.8
Hz, 1H), 6.69 (td, J ) 7.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, J ) 8.2 Hz, 1H),
4.75 (br s, 2H), 1.36 (s, 12H) ppm; 13C NMR (62.5 MHz, CDCl3)
δ ) 153.6, 136.8, 132.7, 129.2, 116.8, 114.8, 83.5, 24.9 ppm; FTIR
(film) ν ) 3487, 3384, 2977, 1606, 1354 cm-1 ; HRMS (IE) calcd
for C12H18BNO2 [M+•]: 219.1431; found: 219.1437.
entry
iodide
base
time (h)
product
yield (%)
1
2
3
4
9a
9a
9b
9b
K3PO4
Ba(OH)2
K3PO4
12
1
12
1
3a
3a
3b
3b
65
73
40
66
Ba(OH)2
a
Conditions: (1) 4a , Et3N (4.0 equiv), 7 (3.0 equiv), Pd(OAc)2
(5 mol %), 8 (20 mol %), dioxane, 80 °C, 1 h; (2) iodide 9 (1.0 equiv),
base (3.0 equiv), H2O, 100 °C.
after completion of the borylation step, the needed
ingredients in the same reaction vessel, i.e., a second aryl
halide and a suitable base (Table 3).
Thus, the borylation of 2-bromoaniline 4a in the above
conditions (80 °C, 1 h) was followed by addition of H2O
(which both hydrolyzes excess 7 and favors the coupling),
1 equiv of 2-iodophenylacetonitrile 9a , excess K3PO4 (3
equiv), and heating overnight to 100 °C (entry 1). Under
these conditions, the cross-coupling product 3a could be
obtained in 65% isolated yield (together with dehaloge-
nated products). Adding fresh catalyst for the coupling
step did not improve the yield of the reaction, on the
contrary to previously reported examples.16 With diethyl-
substituted phenylacetonitrile 9b (entry 3), the coupling
product 3b was obtained in 40% yield under the same
conditions, showing the negative effect of the steric
hindrance on the Suzuki coupling step. Significant
improvements were accomplished by using the stronger
base Ba(OH)2 instead of K3PO4, the former being known
to favor the cross-coupling of sterically hindered sub-
strates.5 Thus, 3a and 3b were, respectively, obtained
in 73% and 66% yields from 4a after a very short heating
time of 1 h (entries 2, 4).17 Reversing the order of
reagents, i.e., starting with the borylation of 9b (Table
2, entry 15) and performing the Suzuki coupling with 4a
failed to give any coupled material 3b, 4a and borylated
9b being recovered after 24 h at 100 °C.18 Next, 3a and
3b can be further elaborated to give rhazinilam biphenyl
analogues 2 (Scheme 1).8
P in a col (2-m eth oxyp h en yl)bor on a te: 1H NMR (300 MHz,
CDCl3) δ ) 7.68 (dd, J ) 7.8, 1.8 Hz, H), 7.39 (td, J ) 8.0, 1.8
Hz, 1H), 6.93 (td, J ) 7.4, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 1H),
3.82 (s, 3H), 1.35 (s, 12H) ppm; 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ )
164.1, 136.6, 132.4, 120.1, 110.4, 83.3, 55.7, 24.7 ppm; FTIR
(film) ν ) 2977, 1600, 1354 cm-1 ; HRMS (IE) calcd for C13H19
BO3 [M+•]: 234.1427; found: 234.1439.
-
P in a col (2-cya n om eth ylp h en yl)bor on a te: 1H NMR (250
MHz, CDCl3) δ ) 7.88 (d, J ) 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (m, 2H), 7.33
(m, 1H), 4.11 (s, 2H), 1.37 (s, 12H) ppm; 13C NMR (62.5 MHz,
CDCl3) δ ) 136.8, 136.6, 131.8, 128.5, 127.2, 118.9, 84.1, 24.9,
23.5 ppm; FTIR (film) ν ) 2980, 2248, 1602, 1350 cm-1 ; HRMS
(IE) calcd for C14H18BNO2 [M+•]: 243.1431; found: 243.1445.
P in a col (2-n itr op h en yl)bor on a te: 1H NMR (300 MHz,
CDCl3) δ ) 8.16 (d, J ) 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (t, J ) 8.4 Hz, 1H),
7.55 (m, 2H), 1.43 (s, 12H) ppm; 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ )
133.7, 132.8, 130.0, 122.9, 84.6, 24.7 ppm; FTIR (film) ν ) 2979,
1526, 1352 cm-1 ; HRMS (FAB) calcd for C12H16BNO4 [(M + H)+]:
250.1251; found: 250.1258.
P in a col [N-(ter t-bu toxyca r bon yl)-2-a m in op h en yl]bor -
on a te: identical spectroscopic data to those previously de-
scribed.15
P in a col (2,6-d im eth ylp h en yl)bor on a te: 1H NMR (250
MHz, CDCl3) δ ) 7.13 (t, J ) 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.95 (d, J ) 7.5 Hz,
2H), 2.40 (s, 6H), 1.39 (s, 12H) ppm; 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3)
δ ) 141.7, 129.1, 126.4, 83.6, 24.9, 22.2 ppm; FTIR (film) ν )
-1
2978, 1597, 1333 cm
; HRMS (IE) calcd for C14H21BO2 [M+•]:
232.1635; found: 232.1648.
P in a col [2-(1-cya n o-1-eth ylp r op -1-yl)p h en yl]bor on a te:
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ ) 7.65 (dd, J ) 7.5, 1.5 Hz, 1H),
7.60 (d, J ) 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (td, J ) 7.7, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (td,
J ) 7.5, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 2.31 (dq, J ) 14.7, 7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.06 (dq, J
) 14.7, 7.8 Hz, 2H), 1.37 (s, 12H), 0.92 (t, J ) 7.8 Hz, 6H) ppm;
13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ ) 141.9, 135.8, 129.8, 128.3, 126.5,
123.5, 84.2, 51.6, 32.5, 24.8, 9.7 ppm; FTIR (film) ν ) 2976, 2231,
1596, 1342 cm-1 ; HRMS (IE) calcd for C18H26BNO2 [M+•]:
299.2057; found: 299.2084.
In conclusion, we reported the borylation of ortho-
substituted phenyl halides, in particular bromides and
sterically hindered iodides, using the previously reported
phosphine ligand 8. These findings were extended to one-
pot Suzuki-Miyaura reactions with ortho-substituted
phenyl iodides, yielding sterically hindered 2,2′-biphenyls
in an unprecedented simple, rapid, and efficient manner.
Further developments of the methodology will include the
solution and solid-phase synthesis of analogues of the
antimitotic rhazinilam 1, as well as other biologically
active compounds having ortho-disubstituted biaryl frame-
works.
P in a col [2-(1-t r iet h ylsila n yloxym et h yl-1-et h ylp r op -1-
1
yl)p h en yl]bor on a te: H NMR (250 MHz, CDCl3) δ ) 7.43 (d,
J ) 6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (m, 1H), 7.13 (m; 2H), 3.86 (s, 2H), 1.84
(dq, J ) 7.0, 2.8 Hz, 4H), 1.37 (s, 12H), 0.93 (t, J ) 7.9 Hz, 9H),
0.65 (t, J ) 6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.55 (q, J ) 7.8 Hz, 6H) ppm; 13C NMR
(75 MHz, CDCl3) δ ) 148.8, 133.7, 128.5, 127.3, 124.5, 83.7, 64.9,
47.3, 28.1, 24.7, 8.3, 6.8, 4.4 ppm; FTIR (film) ν ) 2959, 1594,
1339 cm-1 ; HRMS (FAB) calcd for C24H42BO3Si [(M - H)+]
(nonclassical fragmentation): 417.2996; found: 417.2974; calcd
for C22H38BO3Si [(M - Et)+]: 389.2683; found: 389.2680.
Gen er a l P r oced u r e for th e Syn th esis of Bip h en yls 3
(Ta ble 3). To a solution of 2-bromoaniline 4a (80 mg, 0.47 mmol)
in dioxane (1 mL) were added, under argon, triethylamine (259
µL, 1.86 mmol), palladium(II) acetate (5.2 mg, 0.023 mmol),
2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)biphenyl (33 mg, 0.093 mmol), and
(16) One pot syntheses of biaryls having meta and para substituents
were reported in the case of diboron-mediated borylations: see ref 10b
and Giroux, A.; Han, Y.; Prasit, P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 3841.
(17) Changing the solvent to toluene lead to decreased yields of
coupled materials 3a ,b (data not shown).
(18) Further experiments are underway to propose a rationale
accounting for this behavior.