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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of benzyltitanium(IV) reagents with aryl fluorides

The first palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling between benzyltitanium(IV) reagents with aryl fluorides is reported. A variety of diarylmethanes can be prepared in good to excellent yields by the catalyst system of PdCl2(dppf)2 associated with 1-[2-(di-tert-butylphosphanyl)phenyl]-4-methoxypiperidine. This reaction offered a highly efficient approach to diarylmethanes that are commonly found in life-changing drug molecules. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Aromatization as an Impetus to Harness Ketones for Metallaphotoredox-Catalyzed Benzoylation/Benzylation of (Hetero)arenes

Herein we report ketones as feedstock materials in radical cross-coupling reactions under Ni/photoredox dual catalysis. In this approach, simple condensation first converts ketones into prearomatic intermediates that then act as activated radical sources for cross-coupling with aryl halides. Our strategy enables the direct benzylation/benzoylation of (hetero)arenes under mild reaction conditions with high functional group tolerance.

Dealkenylative Ni-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Enabled by Tetrazine and Photoexcitation

A new and general method to functionalize the C(sp3)-C(sp2) bond of alkyl and alkene linkages has been developed, leading to the dealkenylative generation of carbon-centered radicals that can be intercepted to undergo Ni-catalyzed C(sp3)-C(sp2) cross-coupling. This one-pot protocol leverages the easily procured alkene feedstocks for organic synthesis with excellent functional group compatibility without the need for a photoredox catalyst.

Dynamic Kinetic Cross-Electrophile Arylation of Benzyl Alcohols by Nickel Catalysis

Catalytic transformation of alcohols via metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions is very important, but it typically relies on a multistep procedure. We here report a dynamic kinetic cross-coupling approach for the direct functionalization of alcohols. The feasibility of this strategy is demonstrated by a nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile arylation reaction of benzyl alcohols with (hetero)aryl electrophiles. The reaction proceeds with a broad substrate scope of both coupling partners. The electron-rich, electron-poor, and ortho-/meta-/para-substituted (hetero)aryl electrophiles (e.g., Ar-OTf, Ar-I, Ar-Br, and inert Ar-Cl) all coupled well. Most of the functionalities, including aldehyde, ketone, amide, ester, nitrile, sulfone, furan, thiophene, benzothiophene, pyridine, quinolone, Ar-SiMe3, Ar-Bpin, and Ar-SnBu3, were tolerated. The dynamic nature of this method enables the direct arylation of benzylic alcohol in the presence of various nucleophilic groups, including nonactivated primary/secondary/tertiary alcohols, phenols, and free indoles. It thus offers a robust alternative to existing methods for the precise construction of diarylmethanes. The synthetic utility of the method was demonstrated by a concise synthesis of biologically active molecules and by its application to peptide modification and conjugation. Preliminary mechanistic studies revealed that the reaction of in situ formed benzyl oxalates with nickel, possibly via a radical process, is an initial step in the reaction with aryl electrophiles.

Nickel catalysis enables convergent paired electrolysis for direct arylation of benzylic C-H bonds

Convergent paired electrosynthesis is an energy-efficient approach in organic synthesis; however, it is limited by the difficulty to match the innate redox properties of reaction partners. Here we use nickel catalysis to cross-couple the two intermediates

Nickel catalyzed deoxygenative cross-coupling of benzyl alcohols with aryl-bromides

A nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of benzyl alcohols with aromatic bromides has been developed. This deoxygenative cross-coupling occurs under mild reaction conditions at ambient temperature affording diarylmethanes, or 1,3-diarylpropenes from benzyl allyl alcohols. The system demonstrated good chemoselectivity tolerating an assortment of reactive functional groups.

Remote Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Arylation via Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer-Enabled C-C Bond Cleavage

Cross-coupling reactions for carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formation are of great importance in modern chemical synthesis. In addition to classical cross-couplings involving preformed or preactivated coupling partners, more recently breakthroughs have been made in the selective, direct coupling of abundant aliphatic carbon-hydrogen bonds using hydrogen atom transfer reactions in which the bond-dissociation energy is the thermodynamic driving force. The more challenging carbon-carbon bond activation is still rather underdeveloped due to the bond inertness. Herein, we report a mild and general strategy for the activation of a diverse set of readily available cyclic alcohols for the remote and site-specific arylation of ketones via the combination of photoredox-mediated multisite concerted proton-electron transfer (MS-PCET) and nickel catalysis. The current cross-coupling proceeds with the generation of an alkoxy radical utilizing bond-dissociation free energy (BDFE) as the thermodynamic driving force. Subsequently, the resulting remote carbon-centered radicals formed by C-C cleavage merge with the nickel catalytic cycle to create the challenging C(sp3)-C(sp2) bonds.

Threefold and chemoselective couplings of triarylbismuths with benzylic chlorides and iodides using palladium catalysis

This paper describes the palladium-catalyzed studies on threefold coupling of triarylbismuth reagents with benzylic chlorides and iodides. The optimized protocol conditions are operationally simple, delivering threefold coupling of a variety of triarylbismuths in combination with benzylic chlorides and iodides. The two optimized protocols allowed the synthesis of a diverse range of unsymmetrical diarylmethanes in an efficient manner. As part of this study, chemoselective transformation of benzylic chlorides and iodides was also achieved. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.

Pd-catalyzed chemoselective threefold cross-coupling of triarylbismuths with benzylic bromides

An efficient palladium-catalyzed protocol was demonstrated for the chemoselective cross-coupling of functionalized benzylic bromides with triarylbismuth reagents. Under the established conditions, catalyzed by palladium in the presence of K3PO

Palladium nanoparticle catalyzed hiyama coupling reaction of benzyl halides

An efficient Hiyama coupling reaction between benzylic halide and aryltrialkoxysilane using Pd nanoparticles has been developed. This procedure accommodates various functional groups to yield a diverse range of diarylmethanes which are ubiquitous units of natural products and pharmaceuticals.