Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling Research Articles

Ligand-Controlled Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Heck Coupling for Regioselective Access to Branched Olefins

Ligand-Controlled Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Heck Coupling for Regioselective Access to Branched Olefins

Pyrosulfite-Involved Synthesis of Sulfides by Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Couplings.

The decarboxylative coupling using carboxylic acid and potassium metabisulfite, promoted by a palladium catalyst, is reported for the generation of sulfides. The coupling is performed using the easily available carboxylic acid and environmentally friendly inorganic sulfides as a divalent inorganic sulfur source. Not only aromatic acids but also aliphatic carboxylic acids are workable during the couplings. The method is applicable and practical to a scope of 20 examples and drug molecules.

Chiral Cobalt(II) Complex Catalyzed Asymmetric [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Allylic Selenides with α-Diazo Pyrazoleamides

Organoselenium compounds, due to their high structural diversity, special function, and biological activities, have drawn attention in synthetic chemistry. Herein, a novel example of chiral N,N′-di...

Selective Mono- and Dialkynylation of 1-Fluoro-2,2-diiodovinylarenes Using Pd-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling Reactions.

Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reactions using alkynoic acids and 1-fluoro-2,2-diiodovinylarenes provide mono- and dialkynylfluoroalkenes with high selectivity. When the reaction was conducted using DBU/DMSO, the hydrodeiodinated monoalkynylfluoroalkene product was formed, whereas performing the reaction using Et3N/THF gave the dialkynylfluoroalkene product. Both reaction conditions gave high yields of the desired enyne and endiyne products bearing fluorine atoms.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative γ-Arylation for the Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Chiral Allenes.

An enantiospecific palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of acyclic β,γ-alkynoic acids with various aryl iodides to chiral tetrasubstituted allenes is described. The coupling reaction comprises a decarboxylative γ-palladation of α,α-disubstituted carboxylic acids to provide the tetrasubstituted allenes with complete point-to-axial chirality transfer in excellent yields.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Potassium Oxalate Monoester with 2-Aryloxypyridines

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Potassium Oxalate Monoester with 2-Aryloxypyridines

Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Free Decarboxylative Coupling of α- Oxocarboxylic Acid with Aryl Diazonium Tetrafluoroborate: An Access to Unsymmetrical Diaryl Ketones.

Diaryl ketones are of much importance in organic synthesis as versatile intermediates and in industry for their useful properties. A mild and efficient palladium-catalyzed traditional ligand-free decarboxylative coupling of aryl α-keto carboxylic acid with aryl diazonium fluoroborate has been developed. A series of unsymmetrical diaryl ketones has been synthesized in moderate to good yields using this procedure. A radical pathway involving the acyl radical has been suggested.

Stereospecific Decarboxylative Benzylation of Enolates: Development and Mechanistic Insight.

A palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of enol carbonates with diarylmethyl electrophiles that are derived from secondary benzylic alcohols has been developed. This method allows the generation of a variety of β-diaryl ketones through an efficient and highly stereospecific coupling. In addition, detailed mechanistic insight into the coupling suggests that the reaction is a rare example of an intramolecular decarboxylative coupling that proceeds without crossover between reactants.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Heck-Type Coupling of Activated Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Visible Light.

The palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of N-hydroxyphthalimide esters and styrenes to deliver exclusively (E)-substituted olefins under irradiation with visible light is reported. This method tolerates N-hydroxyphthalimide esters derived from primary, secondary, tertiary as well as benzylic carboxylic acids. Notably, Pd(PPh3 )4 is employed as an inexpensive palladium source and no addition of base or classical photocatalyst is required. Mechanistic studies suggest a light-mediated single-electron reduction of the activated acid by a photoexcited palladium(0) species to access alkyl radicals through decarboxylation.

Synthesis of cis-5,5a,6,10b-Tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b]indoles through Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Vinyl Benzoxazinanones with Arynes.

A novel palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reaction of vinyl benzoxazinanones with arynes which may feature an intramolecular nucleophilic attack of an amino group at the central carbon of π-allylpalladium intermediate has been developed. The cis-5,5a,6,10b-tetrahydroindeno[2,1-b]indoles were generated in moderate to good yields. One key to the success of the present reaction was to achieve comparable rates for the palladium-catalyzed decarboxylation and aryne formation steps.

SYNTHESIS–SYNLETT Lecture: Toward the Asymmetric Synthesis of Tetrapetalone A: Preparation of an Enantioenriched Indane Intermediate and Strategy for Endgame Glycosylation

A chiral auxiliary is employed to obtain, via Nazarov cyclization, a synthetic intermediate crucial to our previously reported synthesis of the tetrapetalone A core. This indane derivative, corresponding to the A and B rings of the tetrapetalone natural product skeleton, is then used to test an endgame strategy for installation of the β-rhodinosyl group on ring B. A palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling is described that effects the exclusive formation of the desired β-glycosidic linkage, and the target rhodinose moiety can be obtained via hydrogenation.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Alkynyl Carboxylic Acids and Alkenyl Tosylates for the Synthesis of Enynones.

A palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reaction was developed for the synthesis of 3-(1-alkynyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-ones. A variety of alkynyl carboxylic acids were coupled with 3-oxocyclohexenyl tosylates to afford the corresponding enynones in good to excellent yields. The developed catalytic system is phosphine free and showed good tolerance toward various functionalities such as chloride, cyano, nitro, ester, aldehyde, and alcohol groups. In addition, phenylpropiolic acid exhibited higher reactivity in the reaction with alkenyl toslyate than phenyl acetylene.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Alkynyl Carboxylic Acids with Aryl Tosylates.

Decarboxylative coupling reactions of alkynyl carboxylic acids with aryl tosylates were developed in the presence of a palladium catalyst. Among the commercially available phosphine ligands, only 1-dicyclohexylphosphino-2-(di-tert–butylphosphino-ethyl)ferrocene (CyPF-tBu) showed good reactivity. The reaction took place smoothly and gave the decarboxylative coupled products in moderate to good yields. This demonstrates the excellent functional group tolerance toward alkyl, alkoxy, fluoro, thiophenyl, ester, and ketone groups. In addition, alkyl-substituted propiolic acids, such as octynoic and hexynoic acids, were coupled with phenyl tosylate to provide the desired products. We found that the electronic properties of the substituents on the phenyl ring in arylpropiolic acids are an important factor. The order of reactivity was found to be aryl iodide > aryl bromide > aryl tosylate > aryl chloride. However, aryl chloride-bearing electron-withdrawing groups showed higher reactivity than those bearing aryl tosylates.

C1'-Azacycloalkyl Hexahydrocannabinols.

We report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a novel class of cannabinergic ligands, namely C1'-azacycloalkyl hexahydrocannabinols. Our synthetic approaches utilize an advanced common chiral intermediate triflate from which all analogues could be derived. Key synthetic steps involve microwave-assisted Liebeskind-Srogl C-C cross-coupling and palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reactions. The C1'-N-methylazetidinyl and C1'-N-methylpyrrolidinyl analogues were found to be high affinity ligands for the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors.

Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Synthesis of Arylamines

A novel approach has been developed for the synthesis of arylamines via the palladium-catalyzed intramolecular decarboxylative coupling (IDC) of aroyloxycarbamates, obtained in situ by reacting aryl carboxylic acids with hydroxycarbamates. The reaction offers facile access to structurally diverse arylamines with the site-specific formation of the C(sp2)-N bond under mild conditions.

Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reaction with alkynyl carboxylic acids and arylsiloxanes

A decarboxylative coupling reaction for alkynyl carboxylic acids and arylsiloxanes was developed using a palladium catalyst. This method provided the desired coupled products in moderate to good yields by reacting the alkynyl carboxylic acids and arylsiloxanes with Pd(dba)2 (1.0mol%), 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (1.0mol%), and AgF2 (2.0equiv) at 60°C for 6h.

An efficient route to regioselective functionalization of benzo[b]thiophenes via palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative Heck coupling reactions: insights from experiment and computation.

Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative Heck-type coupling of 3-chlorobenzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acids with styrenes have been developed as an efficient strategy for the construction of functionalized benzo[b]thiophenes. Theoretical analysis shows that AgCl generated during the reaction, instead of Pd, π-coordinates with the carboxyl O atom, making easy the rate-determining CO2 dissociation. The divergent reactivities of the Cl-substituted and H-substituted 3-benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acids are mainly due to the presence of the Cl substituent, which reduces the adjacent π-π interplay, thereby significantly contributing to decarboxylation. Therefore, the presence of both AgCl and the Cl substituent are of key importance in ensuring the occurrence of the reaction under the given conditions.

Synthesis of Biheterocycles Based on Quinolinone, Chromone, and Coumarin Scaffolds by Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Couplings.

An efficient Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of heterocyclic carboxylic acids with heterocyclic halides to achieve the synthesis of biheterocycles of biological interest has been reported. In all cases, the cross-coupling reactions take place rapidly in DMSO in good yields and efficiently proceed in the presence of a PdBr2/DPEphos catalytic system, furnishing the novel biheterocycles based on quinolin-4-one, quinolin-2-one, chromone, and coumarin scaffolds.

ChemInform Abstract: Palladium‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative Trifluoroethylation of Aryl Alkynyl Carboxylic Acids.

A trifluoroethylation of alkynes through a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling reaction was developed. When alkynyl carboxylic acids and ICH2CF3 were allowed to react with [Pd(η3-allyl)Cl]2/XantPhos and Cs2CO3 in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) at 80 °C for 1 h, the desired products were formed in good yields. This catalytic system showed high functional group tolerance.

ChemInform Abstract: Palladium‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative Coupling of Benzoic Acid Derivatives Using Hydrazone Ligands.

Abstract Palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative coupling of benzoic acid derivatives with arylboroxins gave biaryls using a catalytic amount of Pd(TFA) 2 –hydrazone 1d system with Ag 2 CO 3 at 80 °C in good yields. We also found that decarboxylative coupling with aryl(trialkoxy)silanes gave biaryls using a Pd(TFA) 2 –hydrazone 1g system with AgF in good yields.