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Iron-Catalyzed Vinylzincation of Terminal Alkynes
Huang, Qiang,Su, Yu-Xuan,Sun, Wei,Hu, Meng-Yang,Wang, Wei-Na,Zhu, Shou-Fei
supporting information, p. 515 - 526 (2022/01/08)
Organozinc reagents are among the most commonly used organometallic reagents in modern synthetic chemistry, and multifunctionalized organozinc reagents can be synthesized from structurally simple, readily available ones by means of alkyne carbozincation. However, this method suffers from poor tolerance for terminal alkynes, and transformation of the newly introduced organic groups is difficult, which limits its applications. Herein, we report a method for vinylzincation of terminal alkynes catalyzed by newly developed iron catalysts bearing 1,10-phenanthroline-imine ligands. This method provides efficient access to novel organozinc reagents with a diverse array of structures and functional groups from readily available vinylzinc reagents and terminal alkynes. The method features excellent functional group tolerance (tolerated functional groups include amino, amide, cyano, ester, hydroxyl, sulfonyl, acetal, phosphono, pyridyl), a good substrate scope (suitable terminal alkynes include aryl, alkenyl, and alkyl acetylenes bearing various functional groups), and high chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity. The method could significantly improve the synthetic efficiency of various important bioactive molecules, including vitamin A. Mechanistic studies indicate that the new iron-1,10-phenanthroline-imine catalysts developed in this study have an extremely crowded reaction pocket, which promotes efficient transfer of the vinyl group to the alkynes, disfavors substitution reactions between the zinc reagent and the terminal C–H bond of the alkynes, and prevents the further reactions of the products. Our findings show that iron catalysts can be superior to other metal catalysts in terms of activity, chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity when suitable ligands are used.
Cu-mediated or metal-free alkylation of gem-dibromoalkenes with tertiary, secondary and primary alkyl Grignard reagents
Deng, Yupian,Zhang, Xuxue,Liu, Chuan,Cao, Song
, (2021/01/18)
A novel copper-mediated or transition-metal-free alkylation of gem-dibromoalkenes with tertiary, secondary and primary alkyl Grignard reagents was described. The outcomes of these reactions were found to be highly dependent on the reaction conditions and
1,2-Carbopentafluorophenylation of Alkynes: The Metallomimetic Pull-Push Reactivity of Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane
Shibuya, Masatoshi,Matsuda, Miki,Yamamoto, Yoshihiko
supporting information, p. 8822 - 8831 (2021/05/21)
We report the novel single-step 1,2-dicarbofunctionalization of an arylacetylene with an allylsilane and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane [B(C6F5)3] involving C?C bond formation with C?H bond scission at the β-position to the silicon atom of an allylsilane and B→C migration of a C6F5 group. The 1,2-carbopentafluorophenylation occurs smoothly without the requirement for a catalyst or heating. Mechanistic studies suggest that the metallomimetic “pull-push” reactivity of B(C6F5)3 imparts consecutive electrophilic and nucleophilic characteristics to the benzylic carbon of the arylacetylene. Subsequent photochemical 6π-electrocyclization affords tetrafluoronaphthalenes, which are important in the pharmaceutical and materials sciences. Owing to the unique reactivity of B(C6F5)3, the 1,2-carbopentafluorophenylation using 2-substituted furan proceeded with ring opening, and the reaction using silyl enolates formed a C?C bond with C?O bond scission at the silyloxy-substituted carbon.
