34904-87-5Relevant articles and documents
Cyclometalated Ruthenium Pincer Complexes as Catalysts for the α-Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols
Piehl, Patrick,Amuso, Roberta,Alberico, Elisabetta,Junge, Henrik,Gabriele, Bartolo,Neumann, Helfried,Beller, Matthias
supporting information, p. 6050 - 6055 (2020/03/13)
Ruthenium PNP pincer complexes bearing supplementary cyclometalated C,N-bound ligands have been prepared and fully characterized for the first time. By replacing CO and H? as ancillary ligands in such complexes, additional electronic and steric modifications of this topical class of catalysts are possible. The advantages of the new catalysts are demonstrated in the general α-alkylation of ketones with alcohols following a hydrogen autotransfer protocol. Herein, various aliphatic and benzylic alcohols were applied as green alkylating agents for ketones bearing aromatic, heteroaromatic or aliphatic substituents as well as cyclic ones. Mechanistic investigations revealed that during catalysis, Ru carboxylate complexes are predominantly formed whereas neither the PNP nor the CN ligand are released from the catalyst in significant amounts.
Regioselective Vinylation of Remote Unactivated C(sp3)?H Bonds: Access to Complex Fluoroalkylated Alkenes
Wu, Shuo,Wu, Xinxin,Wang, Dongping,Zhu, Chen
supporting information, p. 1499 - 1503 (2019/01/04)
Regioselective incorporation of a particular functional group into aliphatic sites by direct activation of unreactive C?H bonds is of great synthetic value. Despite advances in radical-mediated functionalization of C(sp3)?H bonds by a hydrogen-atom transfer process, the site-selective vinylation of remote C(sp3)?H bonds still remains underexplored. Reported herein is a new protocol for the regioselective vinylation of unactivated C(sp3)?H bonds. The remote C(sp3)?H activation is promoted by a C-centered radical instead of the commonly used N and O radicals. The reaction possesses high product diversity and synthetic efficiency, furnishing a plethora of synthetically valuable E alkenes bearing tri-/di-/mono-fluoromethyl and perfluoroalkyl groups.