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Ruthenium Carboxylate Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for the Addition of Carboxylic Acids to Propargylic Alcohols

Ruthenium complexes [Ru(CO)2(PPh3)2(O2CR)2] - 3a (R = CH2OCH3), 3b (R = iPr), 3c (R = tBu), 3d (R = 2-cC4H3O), and 3e (R = Ph) - were synthesized

Atom Economic Ruthenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Bulky β-Oxo Esters

Ruthenium complexes with the formulae Ru(CO)2(PR3)2(O2CPh)2 [6a-h; R=n-Bu, p-MeO-C6H4, p-Me-C6H4, Ph, p-Cl-C6H4, m-Cl-C6H4, p-CF3-C6H4, m,m′-(CF3)2C6H3] were prepared by treatment of triruthenium dodecacarbonyl [Ru3(CO)12] with the respective phosphine and benzoic acid or by the conversion of Ru(CO)3(PR3)2 (8e-h) with benzoic acid. During the preparation of 8, ruthenium hydride complexes of type Ru(CO)(PR3)3(H)2 (9g, h) could be isolated as side products. The molecular structures of the newly synthesized complexes in the solid state are discussed. Compounds 6a-h were found to be highly effective catalysts in the addition of carboxylic acids to propargylic alcohols to give valuable β-oxo esters. The catalyst screening revealed a considerably influence of the phosphine′s electronic nature on the resulting activities. The best performances were obtained with complexes 6g and 6h, featuring electron-withdrawing phosphine ligands. Additionally, catalyst 6g is very active in the conversion of sterically demanding substrates, leading to a broad substrate scope. The catalytic preparation of simple as well as challenging substrates succeeds with catalyst 6g in yields that often exceed those of established literature systems. Furthermore, the reactions can be carried out with catalyst loadings down to 0.1mol% and reaction temperatures down to 50 C.

Conversion of propargylic alcohols to β-oxo esters catalyzed by novel ruthenium-phosphoramidite complexes

A series of half-sandwich phosphoramidite complexes of ruthenium were synthesized and employed as catalysts in the atom-economical formation of β-oxo esters from carboxylic acids and propargylic alcohols. Reaction of the phosphoramidites (R)-BINOL-PNR2 (R=Me, 1a; i-Pr, 1b; benzyl, 1c) and (rac)-6,6′-dibromo-BINOL-PNMe2 (1d) with the dimeric p-cymene-ruthenium dichloride complex, [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2, gave the complexes [RuCl2(p-cymene)(L)] (L=1a, 7a; 1b, 7b; 1c, 7c; 1d, 7d) in 96-66% yield. Accordingly, reaction of (R)-BINOL(8H)-PNMe2 (2a) and (R)-BINOL(8H)-PN-(benzyl)2 (2b) with [RuCl2(p-cymene)] 2 afforded the complexes [RuCl2(p-cymene)(L)] (L=2a, 8a; 2b, 8b) in 82% and 86% yield. In a similar reaction, treatment of (R)-BIPHEN-PNMe2 (9) with [RuCl2(p-cymene)] 2 gave the complex [RuCl2(p-cymene)(9)] (11) in 60% yield. Finally, phosphoramidite 1b reacted with [RuCl2(C6Me 6)]2 to give [RuCl2(C6Me 6)(1b)] (12) in 78% yield. All novel complexes are catalytically active in the formation of β-oxo esters from propargylic alcohols and carboxylic acids. Standard conditions involve cyclohexane solvent, propargylic alcohol (1.0 equiv.), carboxylic acid (1.0 equiv.), ruthenium catalyst (1.5 mol%), and 90°C for 5-18 h. Isolated yields of the β-oxo esters range from 87 to 16% and show broad substrate generality. The reaction proceeds without racemization if a chiral propargylic alcohol is employed. The method is practical as no additives are required and the exclusion of oxygen and moisture is not needed. Complex 7c turned out to be the most effective catalyst (5 h reaction time), showing that the ligand structure has a profound impact on the catalytic performance. The crystal structure of 7a was determined, confirming an octahedral coordination geometry about the ruthenium center.