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Nickel-Catalyzed Reversible Functional Group Metathesis between Aryl Nitriles and Aryl Thioethers
Delcaillau, Tristan,Boehm, Philip,Morandi, Bill
supporting information, p. 3723 - 3728 (2021/04/07)
We describe a new functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers. The catalytic system nickel/dcype is essential to achieve this fully reversible transformation in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the cyanide- and thiol-free reaction shows high functional group tolerance and great efficiency for the late-stage derivatization of commercial molecules. Finally, synthetic applications demonstrate its versatility and utility in multistep synthesis.
Reductive cyanation of organic chlorides using CO2 and NH3 via Triphos–Ni(I) species
Dong, Yanan,Li, Yuehui,Yang, Peiju,Zhao, Shizhen
, (2020/08/19)
Cyano-containing compounds constitute important pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and organic materials. Traditional cyanation methods often rely on the use of toxic metal cyanides which have serious disposal, storage and transportation issues. Therefore, there is an increasing need to develop general and efficient catalytic methods for cyanide-free production of nitriles. Here we report the reductive cyanation of organic chlorides using CO2/NH3 as the electrophilic CN source. The use of tridentate phosphine ligand Triphos allows for the nickel-catalyzed cyanation of a broad array of aryl and aliphatic chlorides to produce the desired nitrile products in good yields, and with excellent functional group tolerance. Cheap and bench-stable urea was also shown as suitable CN source, suggesting promising application potential. Mechanistic studies imply that Triphos-Ni(I) species are responsible for the reductive C-C coupling approach involving isocyanate intermediates. This method expands the application potential of reductive cyanation in the synthesis of functionalized nitrile compounds under cyanide-free conditions, which is valuable for safe synthesis of (isotope-labeled) drugs.
Dehydrogenation of Primary Alkyl Azides to Nitriles Catalyzed by Pincer Iridium/Ruthenium Complexes
Gan, Lan,Jia, Xiangqing,Fang, Huaquan,Liu, Guixia,Huang, Zheng
, p. 3661 - 3665 (2020/06/02)
Pincer metal complexes exhibit superior catalytic activity in the dehydrogenation of plain alkanes, but find limited application in the dehydrogenation of functionalized organic molecules. Starting from easily accessible primary alkyl azides, here we report an efficient dehydrogenation of azides to nitriles using pincer iridium or ruthenium complexes as the catalysts. This method offers a route to cyanide-free preparation of nitriles without carbon chain elongation and without the use of strong oxidants. Both benzyl and linear aliphatic azides can be dehydrogenated with tert-butylethylene as the hydrogen acceptor to afford nitriles in moderate to high yields. Various functional groups can be tolerated, and the H?C?C?H bond dehydrogenation does not occur for linear alkyl azide substrates. Furthermore, the pincer Ir catalytic system was found to catalyze the direct azide dehydrogenation without the use of a sacrificial hydrogen acceptor.
