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Alkylation of acetals using manganate-BF3·OEt2 mixed reagent
Hojo, Makoto,Ushioda, Nobuo,Hosomi, Akira
, p. 4499 - 4501 (2004)
A mixture of 'R3MnMgBr' and BF3·OEt 2 prepared in advance only by stirring both reagents in ether converted acetals to alkylation products, where an alkoxy group of acetals was substituted by the alkyl group of manganese reagent used. Ketals also reacted with the 'mixed reagent' to afford the corresponding alkylation products in high yield. α-Alkoxy-substituted cyclic ethers and acetoxy-substituted cyclic ethers were selectively converted to ring-opening alkylation products and α-alkyl-substituted cyclic ethers, respectively.
Catalytic Hydroetherification of Unactivated Alkenes Enabled by Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer
Knowles, Robert R.,Metrano, Anthony J.,Tsuchiya, Yuto,Tsui, Elaine
supporting information, p. 11845 - 11849 (2020/05/22)
We report a catalytic, light-driven method for the intramolecular hydroetherification of unactivated alkenols to furnish cyclic ether products. These reactions occur under visible-light irradiation in the presence of an IrIII-based photoredox catalyst, a Br?nsted base catalyst, and a hydrogen-atom transfer (HAT) co-catalyst. Reactive alkoxy radicals are proposed as key intermediates, generated by direct homolytic activation of alcohol O?H bonds through a proton-coupled electron-transfer mechanism. This method exhibits a broad substrate scope and high functional-group tolerance, and it accommodates a diverse range of alkene substitution patterns. Results demonstrating the extension of this catalytic system to carboetherification reactions are also presented.
The Combination of Benzaldehyde and Nickel-Catalyzed Photoredox C(sp3)?H Alkylation/Arylation
Zhang, Lumin,Si, Xiaojia,Yang, Yangyang,Zimmer, Marc,Witzel, Sina,Sekine, Kohei,Rudolph, Matthias,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.
supporting information, p. 1823 - 1827 (2019/01/14)
Herein we report a highly selective photoredox C(sp3)?H alkylation/arylation of ethers through the combination of a photo-organocatalyst (benzaldehyde) and a transition-metal catalyst (nickel). This method provides a simple and general strategy for the C(sp3)?H alkylation/arylation of ethers. A selective late-stage modification of (?)-ambroxide has also been conducted to demonstrate the applicability of the method.
Metallaphotoredox-catalysed sp3-sp3 cross-coupling of carboxylic acids with alkyl halides
Johnston, Craig P.,Smith, Russell T.,Allmendinger, Simon,MacMillan, David W. C.
, p. 322 - 325 (2016/08/30)
In the past 50 years, cross-coupling reactions mediated by transition metals have changed the way in which complex organic molecules are synthesized. The predictable and chemoselective nature of these transformations has led to their widespread adoption across many areas of chemical research. However, the construction of a bond between two sp3-hybridized carbon atoms, a fundamental unit of organic chemistry, remains an important yet elusive objective for engineering cross-coupling reactions. In comparison to related procedures with sp2-hybridized species, the development of methods for sp3-sp3 bond formation via transition metal catalysis has been hampered historically by deleterious side-reactions, such as β-hydride elimination with palladium catalysis or the reluctance of alkyl halides to undergo oxidative addition. To address this issue, nickel-catalysed cross-coupling processes can be used to form sp3-sp3 bonds that utilize organometallic nucleophiles and alkyl electrophiles. In particular, the coupling of alkyl halides with pre-generated organozinc, Grignard and organoborane species has been used to furnish diverse molecular structures. However, the manipulations required to produce these activated structures is inefficient, leading to poor step-and atom-economies. Moreover, the operational difficulties associated with making and using these reactive coupling partners, and preserving them through a synthetic sequence, has hindered their widespread adoption. A generically useful sp3-sp3 coupling technology that uses bench-stable, native organic functional groups, without the need for pre-functionalization or substrate derivatization, would therefore be valuable. Here we demonstrate that the synergistic merger of photoredox and nickel catalysis enables the direct formation of sp3-sp3 bonds using only simple carboxylic acids and alkyl halides as the nucleophilic and electrophilic coupling partners, respectively. This metallaphotoredox protocol is suitable for many primary and secondary carboxylic acids. The merit of this coupling strategy is illustrated by the synthesis of the pharmaceutical tirofiban in four steps from commercially available starting materials.
