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Photocatalyzed Diastereoselective Isomerization of Cinnamyl Chlorides to Cyclopropanes
Dykstra, Ryan,Gutierrez, Osvaldo,Martin, Robert T.,Tambar, Uttam K.,Troian-Gautier, Ludovic,Xu, Bin
, p. 6206 - 6215 (2020/04/27)
Endergonic isomerizations are thermodynamically unfavored processes that are difficult to realize under thermal conditions. We report a photocatalytic and diastereoselective isomerization of acyclic cinnamyl chlorides to strained cyclopropanes. Quantum mechanical calculations (uM06-2X and DLPNO), including TD-DFT calculations, and experimental studies provide evidence for the energy transfer from an iridium photocatalyst to the allylic chloride substrate followed by C-Cl homolytic cleavage. Subsequent Cla￠ radical migration forms a localized triplet 1,3-diradical intermediate that, after intersystem crossing, undergoes ring-closing to form the desired product. The mild reaction conditions are compatible with a broad range of functional groups to generate chlorocyclopropanes in high yields and diastereoselectivities. A more efficient process is developed by addition of a catalytic amount of a nickel complex, and we propose a novel role for this cocatalyst to recycle an allyl chloride byproduct generated in the course of the reaction. The reaction is also shown to be stereoconvergent, as an E/Z mixture of cinnamyl chlorides furnish the anti-chlorocyclopropane product in high diastereoselectivity. We anticipate that the use of a visible light activated photocatalyst to transform substrates in combination with a transition metal catalyst to recycle byproducts back into the catalytic cycle will provide unique opportunities for the discovery of new reactivity.
Rhodium(ii)-catalyzed intramolecular formal [4 + 3] cycloadditions of dienyltriazoles: Rapid access to fused 2,5-dihydroazepines
Tian, Yu,Wang, Yuanhao,Shang, Hai,Xu, Xudong,Tang, Yefeng
supporting information, p. 612 - 619 (2015/02/05)
Rhodium(ii)-catalyzed intramolecular [4 + 3] cycloadditions of dienyltriazoles have been developed, which enable the efficient synthesis of various fused 2,5-dihydroazepines. Mechanistically, the titled reaction proceeds via an interesting tandem cyclopropanation/aza-cope rearrangement.
Enantioselective copper-catalysed allylic alkylation of cinnamyl chlorides by Grignard reagents using chiral phosphine-phosphite ligands
Loelsberg, Wibke,Ye, Shute,Schmalz, Hans-Guenther
supporting information; experimental part, p. 2023 - 2031 (2010/10/21)
The copper(I)-catalysed SN2'-type allylic substitution of E-3-aryl-allyl chlorides (cinnamyl chlorides) using Grignard reagents represents a powerful method for the synthesis of compounds carrying a benzylic stereocentre. By screening a small library of modular chiral phosphine-phosphite ligands a new copper(I)-based catalyst system was identified which allows the performance of such reactions with exceptional high degrees of regio- and enantioselectivity. Best results were obtained using TADDOLderived ligands (3 mol%), copper(I) bromide?dimethyl sulfide (CuBr?SMe2) (2.5 mol%) and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as a solvent. Various (1- alkyl-allyl)benzene derivatives were prepared with up to 99% ee (GC) in isolated yields of up to 99%. In most cases the product contained less than 3% of the linear regioisomer (except for ortho-substituted substrates). Both electron-rich and electron-deficient cinnamyl chlorides were successfully employed. The absolute configuration of the products was assigned by comparison of experimental and calculated CD spectra. The substrates were prepared from the corresponding alcohols by reaction with thionyl chloride. Initially formed mixtures of regioisomeric allylic chlorides were homogenised by treatment with CuBr?SMe2 (2.5 mol%) in the presence of triphenyl phosphine (PPh3) (3 mol%) in MTBE at low temperature to give the pure linear isomers. In reactions with methylmagnesium bromide (MeMgBr) an ortho-diphenylphosphanyl-arylphosphite ligand with an additional phenyl substituent in ortho'-position at the aryl backbone proved to be superior. In contrast, best results were obtained in the case of higher alkyl Grignard reagents (such as ethyl-, n-butyl-, isopropyl-, and 3-butenylmagnesium bromides) with a related ligand carrying an isopropyl substituent in ortho'-position. The method was tested on a multimmol scale and is suited for application in natural product synthesis.
