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Benzylic Aroylation of Toluenes Mediated by a LiN(SiMe3)2/Cs+System
Gu, Yuanyun,Zhang, Zhen,Wang, Yan-En,Dai, Ziteng,Yuan, Yaqi,Xiong, Dan,Li, Jie,Walsh, Patrick J.,Mao, Jianyou
supporting information, p. 406 - 418 (2022/01/14)
Chemoselective deprotonative functionalization of benzylic C-H bonds is challenging, because the arene ring contains multiple aromatic C(sp2)-H bonds, which can be competitively deprotonated and lead to selectivity issues. Recently it was found that bimetallic [MN(SiMe3)2 M = Li, Na]/Cs+ combinations exhibit excellent benzylic selectivity. Herein, is reported the first deprotonative addition of toluenes to Weinreb amides mediated by LiN(SiMe3)2/CsF for the synthesis of a diverse array of 2-arylacetophenones. Surprisingly, simple methyl benzoates also react with toluenes under similar conditions to form 2-arylacetophenones without double addition to give tertiary alcohol products. This finding greatly increases the practicality and impact of this chemistry. Some challenging substrates with respect to benzylic deprotonations, such as fluoro and methoxy substituted toluenes, are selectively transformed to 2-aryl acetophenones. The value of benzylic deprotonation of 3-fluorotoluene is demonstrated by the synthesis of a key intermediate in the preparation of Polmacoxib.
Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative a polyfluoroarylation of ketones
Doi, Ryohei,Hayashi, Kanako,Sato, Yoshihiro
, p. 1181 - 1183 (2021/06/06)
Herein, we report palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative a-polyfluoroarylation of ketones. As a result of reaction condition screening, XPhos and Ruphos were selected as ancillary ligands for Pd(0) catalysts. The reaction was applied to a variety of substrates. A cross-over experiment was conducted to gain insight into the reaction mechanism.
