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Metal-Reductant-Free Electrochemical Nickel-Catalyzed Couplings of Aryl and Alkyl Bromides in Acetonitrile

While reductive cross-electrochemical coupling is an attractive approach for the synthesis of complex molecules at both small and large scale, two barriers for large-scale applications have remained: the use of stoichiometric metal reductants and a need for amide solvents. In this communication, new conditions that address these challenges are reported. The nickel-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling of aryl bromides with alkyl bromides can be conducted in a divided electrochemical cell using acetonitrile as the solvent and diisopropylamine as the sacrificial reductant to afford coupling products in synthetically useful yields (22-80%). Additionally, the use of a combination of the ligands 4,4′,4″-tri-tert-butyl-2,2′:6′,2′-terpyridine and 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine is essential to achieve high yields.

General C(sp2)-C(sp3) Cross-Electrophile Coupling Reactions Enabled by Overcharge Protection of Homogeneous Electrocatalysts

Cross-electrophile coupling (XEC) of alkyl and aryl halides promoted by electrochemistry represents an attractive alternative to conventional methods that require stoichiometric quantities of high-energy reductants. Most importantly, electroreduction can readily exceed the reducing potentials of chemical reductants to activate catalysts with improved reactivities and selectivities over conventional systems. This work details the mechanistically-driven development of an electrochemical methodology for XEC that utilizes redox-active shuttles developed by the energy-storage community to protect reactive coupling catalysts from overreduction. The resulting electrocatalytic system is practical, scalable, and broadly applicable to the reductive coupling of a wide range of aryl, heteroaryl, or vinyl bromides with primary or secondary alkyl bromides. The impact of overcharge protection as a strategy for electrosynthetic methodologies is underscored by the dramatic differences in yields from coupling reactions with added redox shuttles (generally >80%) and those without (generally 20%). In addition to excellent yields for a wide range of substrates, reactions protected from overreduction can be performed at high currents and on multigram scales.

Stereoretentive Pd-catalysed Stille cross-coupling reactions of secondary alkyl azastannatranes and aryl halides

The development of transition metal-catalysed cross-coupling reactions has greatly influenced the manner in which the synthesis of complex organic molecules is approached. A wide variety of methods are now available for the formation of C(sp2)-C(sp2) bonds, and more recent work has focused on the use of C(sp3) electrophiles and nucleophiles. The use of secondary and tertiary alkyl nucleophiles in cross-coupling reactions remains a challenge because of the propensity of these alkyl groups to isomerize under the reaction conditions. Here, we report the development of a general Pd-catalysed process for the stereoretentive cross-coupling of secondary alkyl azastannatrane nucleophiles with aryl chlorides, bromides, iodides and triflates. Coupling partners with a wide range of electronic characteristics are well tolerated. The reaction occurs with minimal isomerization of the secondary alkyltin nucleophile, and with retention of absolute configuration. This process constitutes the first general method to use secondary alkyltin reagents in cross-coupling reactions.

Highly selective reactions of unbiased alkenyl halides and alkylzinc halides: Negishi-plus couplings

High yielding stereo- and chemoselective Pd-catalyzed cross-couplings in THF at room temperature of alkenyl iodides and bromides with primary and secondary alkyl zinc iodides have been developed with the aid of N-methyimidazole as the key additive.

Organozinc chemistry enabled by micellar catalysis. Palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings between alkyl and aryl bromides in water at room temperature

Negishi-like cross-couplings between (functionalized) alkyl and aryl bromides are described. Despite the fact that organozinc reagents are intolerant of water, their formation as well as their use in an aqueous micellar environment is discussed herein. Each component of this complex series of events leading up to C-C bond formation has an important role which has been determined insofar as the type of zinc, amine ligand, surfactant, and palladium catalyst are concerned. In particular, the nature of the surfactant has been found to be crucial in order to obtain synthetically useful results involving highly reactive, moisture-sensitive organometallics. Neither organic solvent nor heat is required for these cross-couplings to occur; just add water.

Zn-mediated, Pd-catalyzed cross-couplings in water at room temperature without prior formation of organozinc reagents

(Chemical Equation Presented) Mix in water, stir. That is all that is required in this new approach to sp3-sp2 cross-couplings between an alkyl iodide and an aryl bromide, both potentially bearing functionality. They react under cata