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L = PPh3
L =
N
N
N
Br
Li2PdCl4
NaOAC
N
Br
L
2
Fe
Fe
Pd
Cl
N
N
L =
L
3
Scheme 1. Synthesis of 1–3.
stirred for 12 h at rt. The formed red solid (yield: 92%) were col-
lected by filtration, and can be assigned as a chloride-bridged pal-
ladacyclic dimer [6,7]. Without further purification, the above
dimer was treated with PPh3 (1.1 mmol) in CH2Cl2 at rt for 1 h.
The product 1 was separated by passing through a short silica gel
column with CH2Cl2 as eluent. Red solid, yield: 93%. Anal. Calc.
for C37H28BrClFeNPPd: C, 55.88; H, 3.55; N, 1.76. Found: C, 55.99;
H, 3.41; N, 1.93%. IR (KBr, cmÀ1): 2918, 1595, 1506, 1462, 1372,
1260, 1187, 1068, 1018, 918, 806,774. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3):
d 9.69 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.73–7.99 (m, 9H, ArH), 7.41–7.43 (m, 10H,
ArH), 4.68 (s, 1H, C5H3), 4.15 (s, 1H, C5H3), 3.74 (s, 5H, C5H5),
3.67 (s, 1H, C5H3).
Fig. 1. Molecular structure of complex 1. CH2Cl2 and H atoms are omitted for
clarity. Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (°): Pd(1)–C(1) 1.977(3), Pd(1)–P(1)
2.2361(9), Pd(1)–N(1) 2.193(3), Pd(1)–Cl(1) 2.4233(9), and C(1)–Pd(1)–N(1)
80.95(13), C(1)–Pd(1)–P(1) 93.55(11), N(1)–Pd(1)–Cl(1) 97.51(8), P(1)–Pd(1)–Cl(1)
94.65(3).
2.3. General procedure for the synthesis of cyclopalladated complexes
2 and 3
ArH), 7.05 (d, 1H, ArH), 2.41 (s, 3H, CH3). 13C NMR (100 MHz,
CDCl3): 196.7, 157.6, 149.6, 147.9, 139.7, 129.0, 128.8, 127.1,
123.3, 121.7, 21.4.
2-(Pyrazin-2-yl)benzaldehyde (4n). Anal. Calc. for C11H8N2O: C,
71.73; H, 4.38; N, 15.21. Found: C, 71.88; H, 4.26; N, 15.34%. IR
(KBr, cmÀ1): 3063, 1687, 1656, 1446, 1348, 1295, 1194, 1102,
1027, 837, 738. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): d 9.94 (s, 1H, CHO),
8.31 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.92 (d, 1H, ArH), 7.65–7.72 (m, 5H, ArH). 13C
NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): 198.7, 140.1, 138.7, 138.2, 134.4, 131.2.
A Schlenk tube was charged with the above dimer (0.5 mmol),
the corresponding imidazolium salt (1.2 mmol) and KtOBu
(2.0 mmol) under nitrogen. Dry THF was added by a cannula and
the solution was stirred for 3 h at rt. The product was separated
by passing through a short silica gel column with CH2Cl2 as eluent,
the second band was collected and afforded the corresponding
NHC-palladacycles 2 and 3. (2): Red solid, yield 89%. Anal. Calc.
for C40H37BrClFeN3Pd: C, 57.37; H, 4.45; N, 5.02. Found: C, 57.52;
H, 4.26; N, 5.15%. IR (KBr, cmÀ1): 2916, 1592, 1548, 1480, 1402,
1321, 1103, 1018, 920, 731. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): d 9.36
(s, 1H, ArH), 7.79 (d, 1H, ArH), 7.66 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.59 (m, 1H,
ArH), 7.07–7.22 (m, 5H, ArH), 6.85 (s, 1H, ArH), 6.71 (s, 1H, ArH),
4.59 (s, 1H, C5H3), 4.20 (s, 1H, C5H3), 3.97 (s, 1H, C5H3), 3.43 (s,
5H, C5H5), 2.91 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.52 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.35 (s, 6H, CH3),
2.17 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.92 (s, 3H, CH3). (3): Red solid, yield 88%. Anal.
Calc. for C46H49BrClFeN3Pd: C, 59.95; H, 5.36; N, 4.56. Found: C,
60.12; H, 5.18; N, 4.73%. IR (KBr, cmÀ1): 2957, 1589, 1547, 1462,
1361, 1329, 1259, 1103, 1040, 920, 819, 810, 699. 1H NMR
(400 MHz, CDCl3): d 9.51 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.79 (d, 1H, ArH), 7.68 (s,
1H, ArH), 7.47–7.55 (m, 4H, ArH), 7.18–7.26 (m, 5H, ArH), 7.15
(d, 1H, ArH), 4.95–5.02 (m, 1H, CH), 4.56 (s, 1H, C5H3), 4.25
(s, 1H, C5H3), 3.89 (s, 1H, C5H3), 3.27 (m, 6H, C5H5+CH), 2.87–
2.98 (m, 2H, CH), 1.84 (d, 3H, CH3), 1.61 (d, 3H, CH3), 1.52 (d, 3H,
CH3), 1.45 (d, 3H, CH3), 1.25 (d, 3H, CH3), 1.08 (d, 3H, CH3), 0.83
(s, 3H, CH3), 0.62 (s, 3H, CH3).
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Synthesis and structures of complexes 1–3
The synthetic route for three adducts of palladacycle 1–3 is
shown in Scheme 1. These complexes have been easily prepared
from the bridge-splitting reaction and characterized by elemental
2.4. General procedure for the one-pot oxidation/Suzuki coupling
A 10 mL round-bottom flask was charged with the prescribed
amount of catalyst Pd/Cu, aryl chlorides (0.5 mmol), phenylboronic
acids containing hydroxymethyl (0.75 mmol), Cs2CO3 (1.0 mmol)
and dioxane (5 mL) in air. The reaction mixture was then placed
in an oil bath and heated at 110 °C for 24 h. After removal of the
solvent, the resulting residue was purified by flash chromatogra-
phy on silica gel using CH2Cl2 as eluent. The products 4a–k, and
4m are known compounds [6,9] except for 4l and 4n.
2-(4-Methylpyridin-2-yl)benzaldehyde (4l). Anal. Calc. for
Fig. 2. Molecular structure of complex 2. CH2Cl2 and H atoms are omitted for
clarity. Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (°): Pd(1)–C(6) 1.975(4), Pd(1)–C(20)
1.990(4), Pd(1)–N(1) 2.190(3), Pd(1)–Cl(1) 2.438(5), and C(6)–Pd(1)–N(1)
80.66(14), C(6)–Pd(1)–C(20) 92.77(15), N(1)–Pd(1)–Cl(1) 96.90(14), C(20)–Pd(1)–
Cl(1) 89.09(15).
C
13H11NO: C, 79.16; H, 5.62; N, 7.10. Found: C, 79.38; H, 5.43; N,
7.26%. IR (KBr, cmÀ1): 3056, 1681, 1603, 1556, 1446, 1440, 1295,
1071, 1029, 825, 734. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): d 9.91 (s, 1H,
CHO), 7.97 (d, 2H, ArH), 7.55 (s, 1H, ArH), 7.38–7.48. (m, 3H,