217823-67-1Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Light-DrivenN-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis Using Alkylborates
Sato, Yukiya,Goto, Yamato,Nakamura, Kei,Miyamoto, Yusuke,Sumida, Yuto,Ohmiya, Hirohisa
, p. 12886 - 12892 (2021/10/29)
Radical-radical coupling, the selective reaction between two different radical species, has contributed to the methodology for connecting bulky units. Light-drivenN-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis is recognized as a state-of-the-art methodology enabling radical-radical coupling. The catalytic process involves forming an acyl azolium intermediate from the NHC catalyst and an acyl donor, followed by single electron reduction of this key intermediate, which is largely dependent on the photoredox catalyst. We designed a radical NHC catalysis in which the direct photoexcitation of a borate to form a high reducing agent facilitated the single electron reduction event. The borate produces an alkyl radical for the single electron transfer process to accomplish the radical-radical coupling. This protocol enables cross-coupling between alkylborates and acyl imidazoles in addition to radical relay-type alkylacylations of alkenes with alkylborates and acyl imidazoles, affording ketones with a broad scope.
Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Acyclic All-Carbon Olefins via Enol Tosylation and Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
Li, Beryl X.,Le, Diane N.,Mack, Kyle A.,McClory, Andrew,Lim, Ngiap-Kie,Cravillion, Theresa,Savage, Scott,Han, Chong,Collum, David B.,Zhang, Haiming,Gosselin, Francis
supporting information, p. 10777 - 10783 (2017/08/15)
A highly stereocontrolled synthesis of tetrasubstituted acyclic all-carbon olefins has been developed via a stereoselective enolization and tosylate formation, followed by a palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of the tosylates and pinacol boronic esters in the presence of a Pd(OAc)2/RuPhos catalytic system. Both the enol tosylation and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions tolerate an array of electronically and sterically diverse substituents and generate high yield and stereoselectivity of the olefin products. Judicious choice of substrate and coupling partner provides access to either the E- or Z-olefin with excellent yield and stereochemical fidelity. Olefin isomerization was observed during the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling. However, under the optimized cross-coupling reaction conditions, the isomerization was suppressed to 5% in most cases. Mechanistic probes indicate that the olefin isomerization occurs via an intermediate, possibly a zwitterionic palladium carbenoid species.
Toward a clean alternative to Friedel-Crafts acylation: In situ formation, observation, and reaction of an acyl bis(trifluoroacetyl)phosphate and related structures
Smyth, Timothy P.,Corby, Brian W.
, p. 8946 - 8951 (2007/10/03)
Reaction of acyl trifluoroacetates with phosphoric acid in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride (TFAA) leads to the ready formation of acyl bis(trifluoroacetyl)phosphates, which are powerful acylating agents. Formation of these species and the subsequent acylation reaction are carried out, without added solvent, in a single in situ reaction process. In this reaction system, anisole is rapidly acylated at ambient temperature using a variety of carboxylic acids giving the para isomer exclusively. TFAA acts as an activating agent and can be recovered from the reaction system as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and converted back to TFAA using a dehydrating agent, while phosphoric acid behaves as a covalent catalyst in the process. This reaction system has many features which are required elements of a clean alternative to the Friedel-Crafts process.
