- Organic spirocyclic initiators for the ring-expansion polymerization of β-lactones
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We report spirocyclic imidazolidines derived from N-heterocyclic carbenes and β-lactones. These spirocycles are initiators for the zwitterionic ring-expansion polymerization of β-lactones to generate cyclic polyesters of well-defined molecular weight. The
- Jeong, Wonhee,Hedrick, James L.,Waymouth, Robert M.
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- Selective Activation of Fluoroalkenes with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Fluoroalkenes and Polyfluoroalkenyl Imidazolium Salts
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Selective reactions between nucleophilic N,N′-diaryl-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and electrophilic fluorinated alkenes afford NHC fluoroalkenes in high yields. These stable compounds undergo efficient and selective fluoride abstraction with Lewis acids to give polyfluoroalkenyl imidazolium salts. These salts react at Cβ with pyrrolidine to give ammonium fluoride-substituted salts, which give rise to conjugated imidazolium-enamine salts through loss of HF. Alternatively, reaction with 4-(dimethylamino)-pyridine provides a Cα-pyridinium-substituted NHC fluoroalkene. These compounds were studied using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and X-ray crystallography. Insight into their electronic structure and reactivity was gained through the use of DFT calculations. The unusual suspects: N,N′-Diaryl-heterocyclic carbenes react with fluorinated alkenes to afford N-heterocyclic fluoroalkenes in high yields. Efficient and selective fluoride abstraction with Lewis acids affords the first examples of polyfluoralkenyl imidazolium salts. These salts react with pyrrolidine and DMAP through different pathways to provide unique compounds.
- Leclerc, Matthew C.,Gorelsky, Serge I.,Gabidullin, Bulat M.,Korobkov, Ilia,Baker, R. Tom
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- Strong ligand accelerated catalysis by an Arduengo-type carbene in copper-catalysed conjugate addition
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The addition of stabilised carbene ligand:CNMesCH2CH2NMes (Mes=2,4,6-Me3C6H2) results in a dramatic rate increase in the Cu(OTf)2-catalysed conjugate addition of ZnEt2 to enones (OTf=triflate anion).
- Fraser, Paul K.,Woodward, Simon
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- Organic Redox Systems Based on Pyridinium-Carbene Hybrids
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New redox systems with three oxidation states are highly sought-after, for example, for redox-flow battery applications, selective reducing agents, or organic electronics. Herein, we describe a straightforward and modular synthesis of a new class of such
- Antoni, Patrick W.,Bruckhoff, Tim,Hansmann, Max M.
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(2019/06/17)
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- Pyrylenes: A New Class of Tunable, Redox-Switchable, Photoexcitable Pyrylium-Carbene Hybrids with Three Stable Redox-States
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A new synthetic and modular access to a large family of redox-switchable molecules based upon the combination of pyrylium salts and carbenes is presented. The redox-properties of this new molecule class correlate very well with the π-accepting properties of the corresponding carbenes. While the pyrylium moiety acts as a chromophore, the carbene moiety can tune the redox-properties and stabilize the corresponding radicals. This leads to the isolation of the first monomeric pyranyl-radical in the solid-state. The three stable oxidation states could be cleanly accessed by chemical oxidation, characterized by NMR, EPR, UV-vis, and X-ray diffraction and supported by (TD)-DFT-calculations. The new hybrid class can be utilized as an electrochemically triggered switch and as a powerful photoexcited reductant. Importantly, the pyrylenes can be used as novel photocatalysts for the reductive activation of aryl halides and sulfonamides by consecutive visible light induced electron transfer processes.
- Antoni, Patrick W.,Hansmann, Max M.
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p. 14823 - 14835
(2018/11/02)
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- Copper-NHC-Mediated Semihydrogenation and Hydroboration of Alkynes: Enhanced Catalytic Activity Using Ring-Expanded Carbenes
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A series of two-coordinate copper tert-butoxide complexes bearing five-, six-, and seven-membered ring N-heterocyclic carbenes, prepared by protonolysis of (NHC)CuMes with tBuOH, have been used as catalytic precursors in the semihydrogenation of alkynes with silanes/tBuOH and the hydroboration of alkynes with HBPin. Both processes proceed with high regioselectivity and show enhancements with six- and seven-membered ring carbenes.
- Hall, Jonathan W.,Unson, Darcy M. L.,Brunel, Paul,Collins, Lee R.,Cybulski, Mateusz K.,Mahon, Mary F.,Whittlesey, Michael K.
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(2018/09/12)
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- A closer look at the reactivity between N-heterocyclic carbenes and fluoroalkenes
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The fundamental reactivity leading to N-heterocyclic fluoroalkene adducts is explored in detail, featuring a total of 15 N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) with various electronic and steric environments. The activity of these carbenes towards tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), hexafluoropropene (HFP), trifluoroethylene (HTFE) and vinylidene fluoride (VDF) is assessed in THF and toluene. Attempts were made to correlate the observed reactivity with electronic (Tolman Electronic Parameters) and steric (% buried volume) parameters unique to each NHC, but a trend has yet to be fully determined. However, the unique steric constraints of a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC) were shown to modify the initial point of nucleophilic attack on HTFE, providing selective transformation to a different adduct than has been observed to date with all reactions involving this fluoroalkene.
- Leclerc, Matthew C.,Da Gama, Jason G.,Gabidullin, Bulat M.,Baker, R. Tom
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- Expanded ring diaminocarbene palladium complexes: Synthesis, structure, and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of heteroaryl chlorides in water
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A series of new 6- and 7-membered N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes of palladium (NHC)Pd(cinn)Cl (cinn = cinnamyl = 3-phenylallyl) were synthesized and characterized structurally in the solid state. The influence of ring size (5, 6 or 7) and bulkiness of N-aryl substituents (Mes = 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl, or Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) in carbenes on palladium catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling was revealed. Due to the unique stereoelectronic properties of expanded ring NHCs, a versatile, highly efficient green protocol of coupling of heteroaromatic chlorides and bromides with boronic acids has been developed. High quantitative yields of biaryls were achieved with water as solvent, under air, using low catalyst and phase transfer agent loadings, and with mild and environmentally benign base NaHCO3. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.
- Kolychev, Eugene L.,Asachenko, Andrey F.,Dzhevakov, Pavel B.,Bush, Alexander A.,Shuntikov, Viacheslav V.,Khrustalev, Victor N.,Nechaev, Mikhail S.
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- Selective reduction of esters to aldehydes under the catalysis of well-defined NHC-iron complexes
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On a direct course to the aldehyde: Hydrosilylation catalyzed by a well-defined N-heterocyclic-carbene-iron complex under UV irradiation enabled the selective reduction of esters to aldehydes (see scheme; Bn=benzyl, Mes=mesityl). The low catalyst loading and very mild reaction conditions make this chemoselective transformation a promising alternative to the reduction of esters with diisobutylaluminum hydride. Copyright
- Li, Haoquan,Misal Castro, Luis C.,Zheng, Jianxia,Roisnel, Thierry,Dorcet, Vincent,Sortais, Jean-Baptiste,Darcel, Christophe
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- The first facile stereoselectivity switch in the polymerization of rac-lactide - From heteroselective to isoselective dialkylgallium alkoxides with the help of N-heterocyclic carbenes
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The reaction of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) with dimeric dialkylgallium alkoxides, acting as nonselective or heteroselective catalysts in the polymerization of rac-LA, leads to highly active and isoselective monomeric Me2Ga(NHC)OR catalysts, resulting for the first time in the facile switch of stereoselectivity. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012.
- Horeglad, Pawel,Szczepaniak, Grzegorz,Dranka, MacIej,Zachara, Janusz
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(2012/02/14)
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- A general and versatile approach to thermally generated N-heterocyclic carbenes
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The synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) adducts by condensation of diamines with appropriately substituted benzaldehydes is described. This simplified approach provides the NHC adduct without first having to generate the carbene followed by its protection. These adducts undergo thermal deprotection to generate N-heterocyclic carbene in situ. Adduct decomposition temperatures were investigated as a function of catalyst structure by using thermal analysis and spectroscopic techniques. Importantly, unlike adducts derived from chloroform, the new pentafluorobenzene-based adducts are more readily prepared and are stable at room temperature. The utility of these adducts as organic catalyst precursors for living ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, transesterification reactions, and the synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene ligated organometallic complexes is also described.
- Nyce, Gregory W.,Csihony, Szilard,Waymouth, Robert M.,Hedrick, James L.
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- Imidazolylidenes, imidazolinylidenes and imidazolidines
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Starting from glyoxal, 1,3-diarylimidazolinium chlorides 3 were obtained in a three-step sequence via the diimines (1) and ethylene diamine dihydrochlorides (2). Reduction of 1,3-diarylimidazolinium chlorides (3) with lithium alumnium hydride furnished the 1,3- diarylimidazolidines (4) while their deprotonation with potassium hydride in thf gave access to stable carbenes (1,3-diarylimidazolin-2-ylidenes, 5). Similarly substituted imidazol-2-ylidenes are described for comparison.
- Arduengo III, Anthony J.,Krafczyk, Roland,Schmutzler, Reinhard,Craig, Hugh A.,Goerlich, Jens R.,Marshall, William J.,Unverzagt, Markus
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