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Imidazole derivatives as accelerators for ruthenium-catalyzed hydroesterification and hydrocarbamoylation of alkenes: Extensive ligand screening and mechanistic study
Konishi, Hideyuki,Muto, Takashi,Ueda, Tsuyoshi,Yamada, Yayoi,Yamaguchi, Miyuki,Manabe, Kei
, p. 836 - 845 (2015/03/14)
Imidazole derivatives are effective ligands for promoting the [Ru3(CO)12]-catalyzed hydroesterification of alkenes using formates. Extensive ligand screening was performed to identify 2-hydroxymethylated imidazole as the optimal ligand. Neither carbon monoxide gas nor a directing group was required, and the reaction also showed a wide substrate generality. The Ru-imidazole catalyst system also promoted intramolecular hydrocarbamoylation to afford lactams. A Ru-imidazole complex was unambiguously analyzed by X-ray crystallography, and it had a trinuclear structure derived from one [Ru3(CO)12] and two ligands. This complex was also successfully used for hydroesterification. The mechanism was examined in detail by using D- and 13C-labeled formates, indicating that the hydroesterification reaction proceeds by a decarbonylation-recarbonylation pathway. Effective imidazole assistant: [Ru3(CO)12]-catalyzed hydroesterification of alkenes by using formates is drastically accelerated by imidazole derivatives and exhibits a broad substrate scope for both alkenes and formates. The Ru-imidazole complex also catalyzes the intramolecular hydrocarbamoylation of alkenes.
