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A Tunable Route to Prepare α,β-Unsaturated Esters and α,β-Unsaturated-γ-Keto Esters through Copper-Catalyzed Coupling of Alkenyl Boronic Acids with Phosphorus Ylides
Bi, Hong-Yan,Liu, Feng-Ping,Liang, Cui,Su, Gui-Fa,Mo, Dong-Liang
, p. 1510 - 1516 (2018)
A tunable strategy to prepare α,β-unsaturated esters and α,β-unsaturated-γ-keto esters in good to excellent yields was developed through copper-catalyzed oxidative coupling of phosphorus ylides with alkenyl boronic acids under mild conditions. The reaction without water afforded α,β-unsaturated esters, ketones, and amides while α,β-unsaturated-γ-keto esters, 1,4-α,β-unsaturated diketones and α,β-unsaturated-γ-keto amides were obtained when using 5.0 equiv. of water. H2O18 labeling experiments showed that water played an important role in the formation of α,β-unsaturated-γ-keto esters. A plausible formation mechanism for α,β-unsaturated esters and α,β-unsaturated-γ-keto esters was proposed based on mechanistic studies. Phosphonium salts could also be used directly as coupling partners instead of phosphorus ylides. The reaction exhibited a broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, good regioselectivity, and diverse coupling products. (Figure presented.).
