Ligand-Promoted meta-C-H Amination and Alkynylation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jacs.6b08942

Using a modified norbornene (methyl bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylate) as a transient mediator, meta-C-H amination and meta-C-H alkynylation of aniline and phenol substrates have been developed for the first time. Both the identification of a monoprotected 3-amino-2-hydroxypyridine/pyridone-type ligand and the use of a modified norbornene as a mediator are crucial for the realization of these two unprecedented meta-C-H transformations. A variety of substrates are compatible with both meta-C-H amination and meta-C-H alkynylation. Amination and alkynylation of heterocyclic substrates including indole, indoline, and indazole afford the desired products in moderate to high yields.

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Ligand-Promoted Meta-C–H Amination and Alkynylation
Peng Wang, Gen-Cheng Li, Pankaj Jain, Marcus E. Farmer, Jian He, Peng-Xiang Shen, and Jin-Quan Yu
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Abstract: Meta-C−H amination and meta-C−H alkynylation of aniline and phenol substrates using a
modified norbornene (methyl bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylate) as a transient mediator has been
developed for the first time. Both the identification of a mono-protected 3-amino-2-
hydroxypyridine/pyridone type ligand and the use of a modified norbornene as a mediator are crucial for
the realization of these two unprecedented meta-C−H transformations. A variety of substrates are
compatible with both meta-C–H amination and meta-C–H alkynylation. Amination and alkynylation of
heterocyclic substrates including indole, indoline, and indazole afford the desired products in moderate to
high yields.
1. Introduction
Meta-C–H functionalization of arenes poses a particularly interesting challenge due to the distal and
geometric relationship between the meta-C–H bond and the existing functional group.1 Previously, meta-
selectivity has been obtained using sterically guided catalysts when concerning 1,2- and 1,3-disubstituted
arenes.2 Limited success on meta-selective C–H olefination of mono-substituted electron-deficient arenes
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using electronic bias has also been reported.3 Inspired by the numerous reports concerning directed ortho-
C–H activation of arenes, various strategies have been developed that use existing functional groups to
direct meta-C–H activation.4-6 For example, by engineering the spatial relationship of a directing group
to a meta-C–H bond, our group and others have achieved a number of meta-C–H functionalization
reactions using a U-shaped template.4 More recently, our group7a and Dong’s group7b have utilized
directed ortho-palladation to achieve meta-C–H activation reactions7 by synchronizing the palladacycle
intermediate with Catellani’s norbornene-mediated relay process (Figure 1a).8 Owing to the development
of improved norbornene mediators and ligands, the scope of meta-C–H arylation and alkylation using this
approach has been substantially expanded.7c,7e In principle, this approach should be compatible with any
substrate containing an effective ortho-directing group, thus rendering this approach potentially broadly
applicable. However, the transformations which have been reported using this approach are currently
limited to either alkylation or arylation. To address the feasibility of overcoming this limitation, we
initiated efforts to develop other transformations using this approach. Herein, we disclose the first protocol
for meta-C–H amination and meta-C–H alkynylation (Figure 1b). To date, ortho-C–H alkynylation has
not been demonstrated in the Catellani type reactions.8 Key to the success of these transformations is use
of a modified norbornene and mono-protected 3-amino-2-hydroxy pyridine ligands. These results indicate
that a transient mediator can be used in combination with the proper ligand and palladium catalyst to
achieve a broad range of meta-C–H functionalization reactions that are rich with diversity in both substrate
and transformation.
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Figure 1. Meta-C‒H Amination and Alkynylation
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2. Results and Discussion
2.1 meta-C–H amination
Catalytic C‒H amination has attracted much attention due to the importance of amines in medicinal
and materials chemistry.9 Several transition metals, such as Ir, Ru, Rh, Pd, Fe, Co, and Cu, have been used
for this purpose to afford amines and amides directly from C–H bonds.10 However, direct C‒H amination
at remote positions has not yet been reported. Based on the previous finding that 3-acetylamino-2-hydroxy
pyridine based ligands can promote the meta-arylation of anilines with a broad substrate scope, we chose
the aniline 1a as a model substrate to examine the feasibility of developing a meta-C–H amination reaction
using norbornene as a transient mediator. 3-Amino anilines provided by this methodology are potentially
useful synthetic intermediates for many drug molecules (Figure 2).11
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Figure 2. Biologically active 3-amino anilines scaffold
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Based on our previous work concerning ortho-C–H amination using O-benzoyl hydroxylmorpholine
as the aminating reagent,12 we found that reaction of 1a with this aminating reagent in the presence of 10
mol% Pd(OAc)2, 20 mol% 3-acetylamino-2-hydroxy pyridine ligand (L1), K3PO4 (3.0 equiv.)and AgOAc
(3.0 equiv.) in 1,2-dichloroethane using 2-norbornene as a mediator afforded meta-aminated product 3a
in 13% yield. It is worth noting that no meta-product was observed in the absence of ligand or base under
similar conditions (see SI for more information). Unfortunately, further screening of bases, solvents, and
oxidants did not significantly improve the yield (see SI for more information). Next, we screened various
norbornene derivatives in an attempt to improve the efficiency of this reaction and found a modified
norbornene, NBE-CO2Me (methyl bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-2-carboxylate),7c to be the most efficient
mediator. Using this modified norbornene, dichloromethane was found to be a superior solvent affording
the amination product 3a in 52% yield in the presence of 10 mol% of ligand (L1, Table 1). The significant
increase in yield observed with this modified norbornene is likely due to suppression of the competitively
formed benzocyclobutane side product, as previously reported.7c Under these newly established
conditions, we performed the reaction in the absence of ligand and observed the aminated product 3a
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could be obtained in 19% NMR yield. This result clearly demonstrates the 3-acetylamino-2-hydroxy
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examined. Replacement of the OH group on the ligand with an SH group (L4) gave only 5% yield of the
desired product, which we hypothesize is due to the strong coordination of sulfur to palladium. Methyl
substitution at the 4- or 5-position of the ligand did not drastically alter the efficiency of the ligand, while
substitution at the 6 position (L5) led to a significant decrease in the activity. A slightly lower yield was
observed when the ligand with fluorine at the 5-postion (L8) was tested. A trifluoromethyl group at the
5-position of the ligand improved the yield of the reaction to 63% (L9). 3-amino-2-hydroxy quinoline
(L10) afforded the product in 37% yield, presumably due to the steric similarity of L10 and L5, further
confirming the intolerance of substitution at the 6-position. Interestingly, 3-acetylamino-4-hydroxy
pyridine (L11) can also promote this reaction, though to a lesser extent, affording the desired product in
30% yield. Notably, the protecting group on the amine slightly affects the activity of the ligand (L1 vs L2
and L3). With L9 being the most promising ligand, we used this scaffold to further screen various
protecting groups on the amine. Carbonate-based protecting groups slightly increased the yield (L12 and
L13); however, sulfonyl and benzoyl-protected ligands decreased the yield (L14 and L15). Interestingly,
introduction of sterics on the benzoyl group restored the ligand’s activity (L17), which indicates that
sterics on the protecting group is important. We next examined a variety of acetyl protecting groups (L18-
L28). Gratifyingly, bulkier acetyl protecting groups such as pivaloyl (L24) and 1-adamantanecarbonyl
(L28) significantly improved the reaction efficiency providing 70% and 78% yield respectively. With the
optimal ligand L28 identified, we performed a second round of optimizations of the reaction parameters
and found that a decrease in the amount of O-benzoyl hydroxylmorpholine (2a) to 1.5 equivalents
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Table 1. Representative Ligand Evaluationa,b
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aReaction conditions: 1a (35.6 mg, 0.1 mmol), 2a (41.4 mg, 0.2 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (10 mol%), Ligand (10 mol%), NBE-
CO2Me (21.4 mg, 1.5 equiv.), AgOAc (50.1 mg, 3.0 equiv.), CH2Cl2 (1.0 mL), 100 oC, Air, 24 h. bYield was determined
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and sliver acetate to 2.0 equivalents improves the yield to 81% (77% isolated yield, 3a in Table 2). Several
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decreased the yield to 55%, which indicates the N‒H is important in this ligand design for the meta-C‒H
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amination reaction. The role of the free N‒H in the ligand is unclear at this stage though we hypothesize
that mono-protected 3-amino-2-hydroxypyridine ligands might coordinate with Pd(II) through the
pyridone motif as a carboxylate surrogate in some steps of this reaction and as a bis-dentate ligand (similar
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With the optimized conditions in hand, the generality of the meta-C‒H amination was investigated. A
variety of functional groups, such as MeS, MeO, BnBocN, F, Cl, Br, ester and ketone, are well tolerated
providing the desired meta-C‒H aminated products in synthetically useful yields (3b-3m). Substrates
bearing functional groups at the ortho- and para-positions are also compatible with this amination
protocol (3n-q), though the para-substituted and simple aniline substrates provided both the mono- and
di-aminated products. 1-Naphthylamine (3r) and multiple substituted amines (3s-3u) are suitable
substrates for this transformation. To our delight, heterocyclic amines containing indole, indoline, and
indazole scaffolds are tolerated in this reaction, affording the desired meta-aminated products in moderate
to high yields (3v-y).
Having evaluated the substrate scope of aniline derivatives that are compatible with this amination
reaction, we next turned our focus towards the scope of aminating reagents (Table 3). Using 1a as the
model substrate, a range of aminating reagents were investigated. Piperazine, thiomorpholine,
thiomorpholine 1,1-dioxide, and 2,6-dimethylmorpholine, all of which are privileged motifs in drug
discovery, couple smoothly under the reaction conditions to provide the desired products in good yields
(4a-4d). For the medicinally important piperidine moieties, various functional groups were well tolerated
on the piperidine backbone including TBS-protected hydroxyl groups, esters, phthalimido (Phth)-
protected amino groups, and ketones (4d-4k). It is worth noting that the piperidin-4-one derived aminating
reagent (4k) is compatible in this meta-amination reaction giving the desired product in 53% yield. The
compatibility of this substrate is important as this motif can be readily transformed to the free amine
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Table 2. Meta-Amination of Anilinesa,b
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aReaction conditions: 1 (0.1 mmol), 2a (31.0 mg, 0.15 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (2.2 mg, 10 mol%), L28 (10 mol%), NBE-
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in one step (see SI for more information). Unfortunately, aminating reagents with pyrrolidine, azepane
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Phenol substrates bearing the same directing group can also be utilized in this meta-C–H amination
reaction under similar conditions, although the conversions are slightly lower when compared to aniline
substrates (6a-f, Table 4). A few aminating reagents were tested with phenol substrate 5e, giving the
desired products in moderate to good yields (6g-6i).
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Table 4. Meta-Amination of Phenolsa,b
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aReaction conditions: 5 (0.1 mmol), 2 (0.15 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (2.2 mg, 10 mol%), L28 (10 mol%), NBE-CO2Me (21.4
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To demonstrate the utility of this reaction on a laboratory preparative scale, we conducted the
reaction on gram scale and 3a was obtained in 74% yield (Scheme 1). Although mild oxidative conditions
to remove this directing group have been reported,7e a simple one-step strategy is always desired. We have
demonstrated the removal of the Boc-protecting group and the pyridine directing group simultaneously
by treating the aminated product 3i with hydrobromic acid at 100 oC. This one-step protocol provides the
free amine 7 in 83% yield (see SI for more information). Notably, the 3-fluoro-5-morpholinoaniline 7 is
a key intermediate in the synthesis of 8, a BRAF inhibitor.13
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Scheme 1. Synthetic application of meta-C‒H amination of anilines
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2.2 Meta-C–H alkynylation
Aryl alkynes are privileged structural motifs found in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and
materials.14 They also act as valuable precursors participating in many cross-coupling, metathesis, and
cycloaddition reactions.15 In the last few decades, the Sonogashira coupling has been extensively studied
and represents one of the most important methods to synthesize aryl alkynes in both academic and
industrial settings.16 Consequently, installation of alkyne groups via C–H alkynylation has attracted
significant interest and has been studied using terminal alkynes,17 alkynyl halides,18 and hypervalent
iodine reagents.19 However, meta-C‒H alkynylation has not been reported to date. The lack of precedents
using alkynyl coupling partners as electrophiles in the Catellani reaction also attests to the challenge of
developing meta-C‒H alkynylation using norbornene as a transient mediator.8 Encouraged by the success
of meta-C‒H amination reactions using norbornene as transient mediator, we envisioned that meta-
alkynylation could be achieved through a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) process using an alkynyl bromide as the
electrophile. To our great delight, 25% yield of the meta-alkynylated product 10a was obtained,
accompanied by 14% yield of the ortho-alkynylated product 10a’ in the presence of 10 mol% Pd(OAc)2,
20 mol% ligand L9, alkynyl bromide 9 (2.0 equiv.), LiF (2.0 equiv.) and Ag2CO3 (1.5 equiv.) in 1,2-
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can also be obtained in this protocol due to the high reactivity of alkynyl bromides. After a thorough
investigation of solvents, oxidants, additives and ligands, we found the selectivity of meta- to ortho-
products can be improved to >11:1 using TFA-protected ligand L18, allowing the desired meta-
alkynylated product to be obtained in 71% isolated yield. The yield can be further improved to 75% by
increasing the temperature to 100 oC (see SI for more information).
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We next evaluated the scope of this meta-alkynylation reaction under the optimal conditions (see Table
5). Functional groups such as Me, MeO, Benzyl, Ph, F, Cl, and Br, are well tolerated under the reaction
conditions affording the meta-alkynylated products 10a-h in moderate to good yields. Indoline and
indazole-containing amines are also compatible with this protocol and the desired products 10i and 10j
could be obtained in 53% and 46% yield respectively. The scope of alkyl and aryl alkynes is also
investigated. Only various bulky silyl-protected alkynyl bromides give meta-alkynylated products in good
yields. The simple alkyl and aryl alkynyl bromides led to trace products (See SI).
Table 5. Meta-Alkynylation of Anilinesa,b
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aReaction conditions: 1 (0.1 mmol), 9 (52.2 mg, 0.2 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (2.2 mg, 10 mol%), L18 (8.2 mg, 30 mol%), NBE-
CO2Me (38.0 mg, 2.5 equiv.), Ag2CO3 (41.3 mg, 1.5 equiv.), LiF (5.2 mg, 0.2 mmol), CH2Cl2 (1.0 mL), 100 oC, Air, 24
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In summary, Pd(II)-catalyzed meta-C–H amination and meta-C–H alkynylation have been developed
for the first time, indicating that norbornene mediated meta-C–H functionalization is a highly general
platform that is compatible with a wide variety of transformations. Both the mono-protected 3-amino-2-
hydroxypyridine ligands and the modified norbornene (NBE-CO2Me) are crucial to realize these
transformations. High yields and a broad substrate scope have been achieved for both meta-C–H
amination and meta-C–H alkynylation reactions using either N-benzoyloxyamines or alkynyl bromides
as electrophilic reagents. Future efforts will focus on improving the efficiency of these transformations,
as well as exploring new transformations which have not yet been demonstrated in meta-C–H
functionalization using this strategy.
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4.1 General procedure for amination of anilines:
Substrate 1 (0.1 mmol), 2a (0.15 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (2.2 mg, 10 mol%), L28 (2.2 mg, 10 mol%),
AgOAc (33.4 mg, 0.2 mmol), NBE-CO2Me (21.6 mg, 0.15 mmol), K3PO4 (62.8 mg, 0.3 mmol) and
CH2Cl2 (1.0 mL) were added to a 2-dram vial. The vial was capped and closed tightly. Then the reaction
mixture was stirred at 100 °C for 24 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was passed
through a pad of Celite with CH2Cl2 as the eluent to remove the insoluble precipitate. The resulting
solution was concentrated and purified by preparative TLC to afford the desired product 3.
4.2 General procedure for alkynylation of anilines:
Substrate 1 (0.1 mmol), alkynylating reagent 9 (52.2 mg, 0.2 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (2.2 mg, 10 mol%),
L18 (8.2 mg, 30 mol%), Ag2CO3 (41.3 mg, 0.15 mmol), NBE-CO2Me (38.0 mg, 0.25 mmol), LiF (5.2
mg, 0.2 mmol) and CH2Cl2 (1.0 mL) were added to a 2-dram vial. The vial was capped and closed tightly.
Then the reaction mixture was stirred at 100 °C for 24 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the
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The resulting solution was concentrated and purified by preparative TLC to afford the desired product 10.
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Acknowledgements. We gratefully acknowledge The Scripps Research Institute and the NIH (NIGMS,
2R01 GM102265) for financial support. Tyler G. St. Denis is thanked for editorial assistance.
Supporting Information Available. Detailed experimental procedures, characterization of new
compounds. This material is available free of charge via the internet at http://pubs.acs.org.
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