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Copper-Catalyzed Allylic C?H Alkynylation by Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling
Almasalma, Ahmad A.,Mejía, Esteban
, p. 12269 - 12273 (2018)
C?H bond functionalization is a well-developed concept that has been thoroughly studied and gives entry to rather complex molecules without the need for previous derivatization of the substrates. The use of copper complexes in allylic C?H bond functionalization under oxidative conditions as an alternative to the well-established palladium-based methodologies remains largely underdeveloped. Here, we show for the first time a selective cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction between underivatized allylic substrates and terminal alkynes to produce 1,4-enynes in high yields in a single step, using an in situ synthesized copper catalyst and an oxidant.
(Guanidine)copper Complex-Catalyzed Enantioselective Dynamic Kinetic Allylic Alkynylation under Biphasic Condition
Cui, Xi-Yang,Ge, Yicen,Tan, Siu Min,Jiang, Huan,Tan, Davin,Lu, Yunpeng,Lee, Richmond,Tan, Choon-Hong
supporting information, p. 8448 - 8455 (2018/06/22)
Highly enantioselective allylic alkynylation of racemic bromides under biphasic condition is furnished in this report. This approach employs functionalized terminal alkynes as pro-nucleophiles and provides 6- and 7-membered cyclic 1,4-enynes with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) under mild conditions. Enantioretentive derivatizations highlight the synthetic utility of this transformation. Cold-spray ionization mass spectrometry (CSI-MS) and X-ray crystallography were used to identify some catalytic intermediates, which include guanidinium cuprate ion pairs and a copper-alkynide complex. A linear correlation between the enantiopurity of the catalyst and reaction product indicates the presence of a copper complex bearing a single guanidine ligand at the enantio-determining step. Further experimental and computational studies supported that the alkynylation of allylic bromide underwent an anti-SN2′ pathway catalyzed by nucleophilic cuprate species. Moreover, metal-assisted racemization of allylic bromide allowed the reaction to proceed in a dynamic kinetic fashion to afford the major enantiomer in high yield.
