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Reduction of sulfonates and aromatic compounds with the NiCl2 · 2H2O- Li-arene (cat.) combination
Radivoy, Gabriel,Alonso, Francisco,Yus, Miguel
, p. 14479 - 14490 (1999)
A series of alkyl mesylates, dimesylates and alkyl or aryl triflates have been reduced to the corresponding hydrocarbons with nickel(II) chloride dihydrate, an excess of lithium powder and a catalytic amount of DTBB (10 mol%) in THF at room temperature. This methodology applied to enol triflates allowed the preparation of olefins or alkanes depending on the amount of the Ni(II) salt used. The reduction of different aromatic or heteroaromatic compounds under the above mentioned conditions leads to the partial or total reduction of the starting materials, the process being a reasonable alternative to the well-known Birch reaction. The use of the deuterium oxide- containing nickel(lI) salt allows the simple preparation of deuterated products.
Transition-Metal-Free C-C, C-O, and C-N Cross-Couplings Enabled by Light
Liu, Wenbo,Li, Jianbin,Querard, Pierre,Li, Chao-Jun
supporting information, p. 6755 - 6764 (2019/05/06)
Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-couplings to construct C-C, C-O, and C-N bonds have revolutionized chemical science. Despite great achievements, these metal catalysts also raise certain issues including their high cost, requirement of specialized ligands, sensitivity to air and moisture, and so-called "transition-metal-residue issue". Complementary strategy, which does not rely on the well-established oxidative addition, transmetalation, and reductive elimination mechanistic paradigm, would potentially eliminate all of these metal-related issues. Herein, we show that aryl triflates can be coupled with potassium aryl trifluoroborates, aliphatic alcohols, and nitriles without the assistance of metal catalysts empowered by photoenergy. Control experiments reveal that among all common aryl electrophiles only aryl triflates are competent in these couplings whereas aryl iodides and bromides cannot serve as the coupling partners. DFT calculation reveals that once converted to the aryl radical cation, aryl triflate would be more favorable to ipso substitution. Fluorescence spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry investigations suggest that the interaction between excited acetone and aryl triflate is essential to these couplings. The results in this report are anticipated to provide new opportunities to perform cross-couplings.
Nickel-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Chlorides and Triflates Using Butyronitrile: Merging Retro-hydrocyanation with Cross-Coupling
Yu, Peng,Morandi, Bill
supporting information, p. 15693 - 15697 (2017/12/02)
We describe a nickel-catalyzed cyanation reaction of aryl (pseudo)halides that employs butyronitrile as a cyanating reagent instead of highly toxic cyanide salts. A dual catalytic cycle merging retro-hydrocyanation and cross-coupling enables the conversion of a broad array of aryl chlorides and aryl/vinyl triflates into their corresponding nitriles. This new reaction provides a strategically distinct approach to the safe preparation of aryl cyanides, which are essential compounds in agrochemistry and medicinal chemistry.
Pd-Catalyzed Conjunctive Cross-Coupling between Grignard-Derived Boron “Ate” Complexes and C(sp2) Halides or Triflates: NaOTf as a Grignard Activator and Halide Scavenger
Lovinger, Gabriel J.,Aparece, Mark D.,Morken, James P.
supporting information, p. 3153 - 3160 (2017/03/11)
Catalytic enantioselective conjunctive cross-couplings that employ Grignard reagents are shown to furnish an array of nonracemic chiral organoboronic esters in an efficient and highly selective fashion. The utility of sodium triflate in facilitating this reaction is two-fold: it enables “ate” complex formation and overcomes catalytic inhibition by halide ions.
