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Selective Oxidation of Alkylarenes to the Aromatic Ketones or Benzaldehydes with Water
Du, Jihong,Duan, Baogen,Liu, Kun,Liu, Renhua,Yu, Feifei,Yuan, Yongkun,Zhang, Chenyang,Zhang, Jin
supporting information, (2022/02/09)
Here a palladium-catalyzed oxidation method for converting alkylarenes into the aromatic ketones or benzaldehydes with water as the only oxygen donor is reported. This C-H bond oxidation functionalization does not require other oxidants and hydrogen accep
Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of esters by selective O-C(O) cleavage mediated by air- And moisture-stable [Pd(NHC)(μ-Cl)Cl]2precatalysts: Catalyst evaluation and mechanism
Cavallo, Luigi,Nolan, Steven P.,Poater, Albert,Szostak, Michal,Yang, Shiyi,Zhou, Tongliang
, p. 3189 - 3197 (2021/05/25)
The cross-coupling of aryl esters has emerged as a powerful platform for the functionalization of otherwise inert acyl C-O bonds in chemical synthesis and catalysis. Herein, we report a combined experimental and computational study on the acyl Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of aryl esters mediated by well-defined, air- and moisture-stable Pd(ii)-NHC precatalysts [Pd(NHC)(μ-Cl)Cl]2. We present a comprehensive evaluation of [Pd(NHC)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 precatalysts and compare them with the present state-of-the-art [(Pd(NHC)allyl] precatalysts bearing allyl-type throw-away ligands. Most importantly, the study reveals [Pd(NHC)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 as the most reactive precatalysts discovered to date in this reactivity manifold. The unique synthetic utility of this unconventional O-C(O) cross-coupling is highlighted in the late-stage functionalization of pharmaceuticals and sequential chemoselective cross-coupling, providing access to valuable ketone products by a catalytic mechanism involving Pd insertion into the aryl ester bond. Furthermore, we present a comprehensive study of the catalytic cycle by DFT methods. Considering the clear advantages of [Pd(NHC)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 precatalysts on several levels, including facile one-pot synthesis, superior atom-economic profile to all other Pd(ii)-NHC catalysts, and versatile reactivity, these should be considered as the 'first-choice' catalysts for all routine applications in ester O-C(O) bond activation.
Selective Acylation of Aryl- A nd Heteroarylmagnesium Reagents with Esters in Continuous Flow
Heinz, Benjamin,Djukanovic, Dimitrije,Ganiek, Maximilian A.,Martin, Benjamin,Schenkel, Berthold,Knochel, Paul
supporting information, p. 493 - 496 (2020/01/31)
A selective acylation of readily accessible organomagnesium reagents with commercially available esters proceeds at convenient temperatures and short residence times in continuous flow. Flow conditions allow us to prevent premature collapse of the hemiacetal intermediates despite noncryogenic conditions, thus furnishing ketones in good yields. Throughout, the coordinating ability of the ester and/or Grignard was crucial for the reaction outcome. This was leveraged by the obtention of several bisaryl ketones using 2-hydroxy ester derivatives as substrates.