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Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Markovnikov Hydroxycarbonylation and Hydroalkoxycarbonylation of Vinyl Arenes: Synthesis of 2-Arylpropanoic Acids

Asymmetric hydroxycarbonylation is one of the most fundamental yet challenging methods for the synthesis of carboxylic acids. Herein, we reported the development of a palladium-catalyzed highly enantioselective Markovnikov hydroxycarbonylation of vinyl arenes with CO and water. A monodentate phosphoramidite ligand L6 plays vital role in the reaction. The reaction tolerates a range of functional groups, and provides a facile and atom-economical approach to an array of 2-arylpropanoic acids including several commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The catalytic system has also enabled an asymmetric Markovnikov hydroalkoxycarbonylation of vinyl arenes with alcohols to afford 2-arylpropanates. Mechanistic investigations suggested that the hydropalladation is irreversible and is the regio- and enantiodetermining step, while hydrolysis/alcoholysis is probably the rate-limiting step.

Iron-catalysed enantioselective Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of racemic alkyl bromides

The first iron-catalysed enantioselective Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction has been developed. In the presence of catalytic amounts of FeCl2 and (R,R)-QuinoxP?, lithium arylborates are cross-coupled with tert-butyl α-bromopropionate in an enantioconvergent manner, enabling facile access to various optically active α-arylpropionic acids including several nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) of commercial importance. (R,R)-QuinoxP? is specifically able to induce chirality when compared to analogous P-chiral ligands that give racemic products, highlighting the critical importance of transmetalation in the present asymmetric cross-coupling system.

Cobalt-Catalyzed Enantioselective Negishi Cross-Coupling of Racemic α-Bromo Esters with Arylzincs

The first cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective Negishi cross-coupling reaction, and the first arylation of α-halo esters with arylzinc halides, are disclosed. Employing a cobalt-bisoxazoline catalyst, various α-arylalkanoic esters were synthesized in excellent enantioselectivities and yields (up to 97 % ee and 98 % yield). A diverse range of functional groups, including ether, halide, thioether, silyl, amine, ester, acetal, amide, olefin and heteroaromatics is tolerated by this method. This method was suitable for gram-scale reactions, enabling the synthesis of (R)-xanthorrhizol with high enantiopurity. Radical clock experiments support the intermediacy of radicals.

Iron-Catalyzed Enantioselective Cross-Coupling Reactions of α-Chloroesters with Aryl Grignard Reagents

The first iron-catalyzed enantioselective cross-coupling reaction between an organometallic compound and an organic electrophile is reported. Synthetically versatile racemic α-chloro- and α-bromoalkanoates were coupled with aryl Grignard reagents in the presence of catalytic amounts of an iron salt and a chiral bisphosphine ligand, giving the products in high yields with acceptable and synthetically useful enantioselectivities (er up to 91:9). The produced α-arylalkanoates were readily converted to the corresponding α-arylalkanoic acids with high optical enrichment (er up to >99:1) via simple deprotections/recrystallizations. The results of radical probe experiments are consistent with a mechanism that involves the formation of an alkyl radical intermediate, which undergoes subsequent enantioconvergent arylation in an intermolecular manner. The developed asymmetric coupling offers not only facile and practical access to various chiral α-arylalkanoic acid derivatives, which are of significant pharmaceutical importance, but also a basis of controlling enantioselectivity in an iron-catalyzed organometallic transformation. (Chemical Equation Presented).

Cobalt-bisoxazoline-catalyzed asymmetric kumada cross-coupling of racemic α-bromo esters with aryl grignard reagents

The first cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric Kumada cross-coupling with high enantioselectivity has been developed. The reaction affords a unique strategy for the enantioselective arylation of α-bromo esters catalyzed by a cobalt-bisoxazoline complex. A variety of chiral α-arylalkanoic esters were prepared in excellent enantioselectivity and yield (up to 97% ee and 96% yield). The arylated products were transformed into α-arylcarboxylic acids and primary alcohols without erosion of ee. The new enantioenriched α-arylpropionic esters synthesized herein are potentially useful in the development of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. This method was conducted on gram-scale and applied to the synthesis of highly enantioenriched (S)-fenoprofen and (S)-ar-turmerone.

Kinetic resolution of α-substituted alkanoic acids promoted by homobenzotetramisole

A new method for catalytic nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of α-substituted alkanoic acids has been developed, which relies on their activation with DCC followed by enantioselective alcoholysis of the intermediate symm-anhydrides in the presence of the amidine-based catalyst homobenzotetramisole (HBTM). Moderate to excellent selectivity factors (s=5-96) have been obtained in the case of several classes of substrates, namely, α-aryl-, α-aryloxy/alkoxy-, α-halo-, α-azido-, and α-phthalimido-alkanoic acids. Under similar conditions, α-(arylthio/alkylthio)-alkanoic acids undergo dynamic kinetic resolution providing corresponding esters in up to 92 % ee and up to 93 % yield. Copyright

METAL CATALYSED CARBONYLATION OF UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS

The invention provides a method for the hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation of an unsaturated molecule comprising effecting a hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation reaction on the unsaturated molecule in which a complex comprising a ligand comprising a [n,n']cyclophane comprising two non-fused monocyclic aromatic rings bridged by two linear and aliphatic linkages, in which each of the non-fused monocyclic aromatic rings is substituted with a phosphorus atom-containing substituent, is used to catalyse the hydroxycarbonylation, alkoxycarbonylation, aryloxycarbonylation or thiocarbonylation reaction.

Highly enantioselective hydroxycarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes using dipalladium complexes as precatalysts

Joined at Pd: Novel palladium catalysts like 1, in which the planar-chiral phosphine acts as a bridging ligand, have been developed. These dimetallic complexes are highly enantioselective catalysts in the hydroxycarbonylation of alkenes, a reaction that has proven problematic over the years. PTSA=para-toluenesulfonic acid. Copyright

Homobenzotetramisole-catalyzed kinetic resolution of α-Aryl-, α-Aryloxy-, and α-Arylthioalkanoic acids

Effective kinetic resolutions of α-aryl-, αaryloxy-, and α-arylthioalkanoic acids have been achieved via in situ generation of their symmetrical anhydrides and enantioselective alcoholysis in the presence of homobenzotetramisole (HBTM) 3.

Kinetic Resolutions Starting with rac-Alcohols or rac-Acyl Halides Using Optically Active Inductor Bases

In the reaction of one mole equivalent of achiral acyl halides with two equivalents of rac-alcohols in the presence of one equivalent of an optically active inductor base (tertiary amine) partially optically active esters and partially optically active alcohols are formed, having in some cases high optical purity (60-70percent).The alcohol moiety of the unchanged alcohol are of opposite configuration.Treatment of two equivalents of rac-acyl halides with one equivalent of an achiral alcohol and an inductor base also leads to a high degree of optical induction.The carbonic acid moiety in the ester and and the unchanged acid are of opposite configuration.The optical induction is influenced a) by the ligands linked to the reaction centers, b) by the relative quantities of the reacting partners, c) by the solvent, and d) by the temperature.