1381966-52-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Catalytic Synthesis of 8-Membered Ring Compounds via Cobalt(III)-Carbene Radicals
Lankelma, Marianne,Zhou, Minghui,de Bruin, Bas,van der Vlugt, Jarl Ivar
, p. 11073 - 11079 (2020)
The metalloradical activation of o-aryl aldehydes with tosylhydrazide and a cobalt(II) porphyrin catalyst produces cobalt(III)-carbene radical intermediates, providing a new and powerful strategy for the synthesis of medium-sized ring structures. Herein we make use of the intrinsic radical-type reactivity of cobalt(III)-carbene radical intermediates in the [CoII(TPP)]-catalyzed (TPP=tetraphenylporphyrin) synthesis of two types of 8-membered ring compounds; novel dibenzocyclooctenes and unprecedented monobenzocyclooctadienes. The method was successfully applied to afford a variety of 8-membered ring compounds in good yields and with excellent substituent tolerance. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental results suggest that the reactions proceed via hydrogen atom transfer from the bis-allylic/benzallylic C?H bond to the carbene radical, followed by two divergent processes for ring-closure to the two different types of 8-membered ring products. While the dibenzocyclooctenes are most likely formed by dissociation of o-quinodimethanes (o-QDMs) which undergo a non-catalyzed 8π-cyclization, DFT calculations suggest that ring-closure to the monobenzocyclooctadienes involves a radical-rebound step in the coordination sphere of cobalt. The latter mechanism implies that unprecedented enantioselective ring-closure reactions to chiral monobenzocyclooctadienes should be possible, as was confirmed for reactions mediated by a chiral cobalt-porphyrin catalyst.
Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of (Hetero)arylketones with Tethered Rh(III)-N-(p-Tolylsulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylene-1,2-diamine Complexes: Scope and Limitations
Zheng, Long-Sheng,Llopis, Quentin,Echeverria, Pierre-Georges,Férard, Charlène,Guillamot, Gérard,Phansavath, Phannarath,Ratovelomanana-Vidal, Virginie
, p. 5607 - 5615 (2017/06/07)
A series of new tethered Rh(III)/Cp? complexes containing the N-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylene-1,2-diamine ligand have been prepared, characterized, and evaluated in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of a wide range of (hetero)aryl ketones. The reaction was performed under mild conditions with the formic acid/triethylamine (5:2) system as the hydrogen source and provided enantiomerically enriched alcohols with good yields and high to excellent enantioselectivities. Although the nature of the substituents on the phenyl tethering ring did not alter the stereochemical outcome of the reaction, complexes bearing electron-donating groups exhibited a higher catalytic activity than those having electron-withdrawing groups. A scale-up of the ATH of 4-chromanone to the gram scale quantitatively delivered the reduced product with excellent enantioselectivity, demonstrating the potential usefulness of these new complexes.
