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Catalytic Cross-coupling Reactions with Unactivated Alkyl Electrophiles and Alkyl Nucleophiles. Heng Su 04/11/2008 Department of Chemistry Brandeis University. Outline. Introduction General reaction pattern and mechanism Difficulties for unactivated alkyl substrates
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Catalytic Cross-coupling Reactions with Unactivated Alkyl Electrophilesand Alkyl Nucleophiles Heng Su 04/11/2008 Department of Chemistry Brandeis University
Outline • Introduction General reaction pattern and mechanism Difficulties for unactivated alkyl substrates • Several Reaction Types Kumada type (RMgX by Mn/Cu/Ni/Pd) Suzuki type (RBR’2 by Pd/Ni ) Negishi type (RZnX / R2Zn by Ni/Pd) • Conclusion • Outlook
General Reaction Pattern and Mechanism Activated alkyl electrophiles:
Difficulties of Unactivated Alkyl Substrates M’ = Pd accelerate accelerate
Kumada-type: Dramatic Enhancement by Additive Kochi, J. et al. Synthesis1971, 303 Cahiez, G. et al. Tetrahedron.2000, 56, 2733
Alkyl Chlorides as Electrophiles: First Example Kambe, N. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 4222 Kambe, N. et al. Chem. Lett.2003, 32, 890
Reaction Mechanism and Evidences Kambe, N. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 4222 Kambe, N. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2003, 42, 3412 Kambe, N. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2004, 43, 6180
Alkyl Fluorides as Electrophiles Kambe, N. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 125, 5646 Kambe, N. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2007, 46, 2086
Difference in Chemoselectivity Kambe, N. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2007, 46, 2086
Kinetic Study and Proposed Mechanism Kambe, N. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2007, 46, 2086
Fe Catalyst: Sec-alkyl Electrophiles Chai, C. L. L. et al. Adv. Synth. Catal.2007, 349, 1015
Suzuki-type: Phosphine did Make Differences Suzuki, A. etc. Chem. Lett.1992, 691 • Water is necessary: • Non-hydrate salt gave no reaction. • Non-hydrate salt + water gave comparable yields Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2001, 123, 10099
Alkyl Chlorides and Sulfonates as Electrophiles Fu, G.C. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2002, 41, 1945 Fu, G.C. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2002, 41, 3910
Boronic Acids as Coupling Partners Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 13662
How do Phosphine Ligands Effect? Fu, G.C. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2003, 42, 5749
Sec-Alkyl Electrophiles Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2007, 129, 9602
Negishi-type: Styrene Additive Knochel, P. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.1995, 34, 2723 Knochel, P. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.1998, 37, 2387
Replace Diorganozinc by Organozinc Halide Knochel, P. et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.1998, 37, 2387 Knochel, P. et al. J. Org. Chem.2002, 67, 79
Pd-Catalyzed Coupling Fu, G. C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2003, 125, 12527
Pd-NHC Catalyst Organ, M. G. etc. Org. Lett.2005, 7, 3805 Organ, M. G. et al. Chem. Eur. J.2006, 12, 4749
Sec-Alkyl Halides as Electrophiles Fu, G. C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2003, 125, 14726
Enantioselective Negishi Cross-coupling Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 4594 Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 10482 R1 = n-Bu, regioselectivity = 1.9:1 = others, >20:1 Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 2756
Radical or Nonradical Pathway? Only C2H6 and C2D6 was observed Vicic, D. A. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 13175
Formal Synthesis of Fluvircinine A1 Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 2756
Formal Synthesis of Fluvircinine A1: Retrosynthesis Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 2756
Brief Summary of Negishi-type Cross-coupling Fu, G.C. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 2756
Outlook • Unactivated tertiary alkyl chlorides as electrophiles • Tertiary alkyl boron compounds as nucleophiles • Enantioselective cross-coupling of unactivated electrophiles