Addition reactions phosphorus terminator

Step 4 of Figure 27.7 Phosphorylation and Decarboxylation Three addition reactions are needed to convert mevalonate to isopentenyl diphosphate. Th first two are straightforward phosphorylations that occur by nucleophilic sul stitution reactions on the terminal phosphorus of ATP. Mevalonate is first cor verted to mevalonate 5-phosphate (phosphomevalonate) by reaction wit ATP in a process catalyzed by mevalonate kinase. Mevalonate 5-phosphat then reacts with a second ATP to give mevalonate 5-diphosphate (diphosphc mevalonate). The third reaction results in phosphorylation of the tertiar hydroxyi group, followed by decarboxylation and loss of phosphate ion. 

Addition reactions in which a new P-C bond (P-0 or P-N in certain instances) is formed between the phosphorus atom of a tertiary phosphorus ester and the terminal atom of a conjugated system are summarized here. 

The other approach to P-ylides based on the nucleophilic addition of phosphorus(HI) reagents to the terminal carbon atom of 1,2-diaza-1,3-butadienes has continued to find application. The reaction with dialkyl-phosphonites or phosphorus(III) amides under solvent-free conditions (and in the presence of atmospheric moisture) was found to be a convenient approach to a-phosphanylidene hydrazones (42). The linear ylides (42) in THF solution undergo further intramolecular transformations to give 1,2,3X -diazaphospholes (43) in the case of phenylphosphinite as a starting substrate or 5-oxo-4-phosphoranyidene-4,5-dihydro-l/f-pyrazoles (44) using tris(dialkylamino)phosphine. 

A palladium-assisted reaction has also been used in the preparation of vinylic carbon-phosphorus bonds by addition to terminal alkynes.81 This reaction (Figure 6.20) provides vinylicphosphonates in good yield with reasonable regioselectivity (9 1) favoring addition at the internal position of the terminal alkyne. 

Intermolecular oxidative addition of H—C usually involves activated H—C bonds. The weak acid HCN reacts with transition-metal complexes e.g., HCN and NiL lead to the hydride complexes HNi(CN)Lj (L = various phosphorus ligands). The versatile complex IrCl(CO)(PPh3)j adds HCN cleanly in CH Clj at RT to form HIr(CN)(Cl(PPhj)2. The zero-valent complexes Pt(PPhj) or Pt(PPh3)3 also add HCN to yield HPt(CN)(PPh3)j. Reactions of HMNp(dmpe)j (M = Fe, Ru, Os Np = 2-naphthyl dmpe = Me PCH CH PMej) with HCN and terminal acetylenes give HMR(dmpe)2 that contain new M—C bonds (R = — CN, — CjR ) . 

Me3Si)2NP=ESiMe3 (1 E = CH 2 E = N) with a diverse series of unsaturated organic substrates are reported. For example, phosphines 1 and 2 react readily with allenes via an ene process to afford novel phosphorus-substituted dienes or with 2-butyne to give allenic phosphines. Other derivative chemistry, including the addition of terminal acetylenes and acetylenic alcohols to the P=E bond as well as some related reactions with acetylenic halides and both P- and y-diketones, is also described. 

Olefin hydrocyanation using palladium catalysts has been less well studied than with nickel. Nevertheless, zerovalent complexes of palladium, particulrly triarylphosphite complexes, hydrocyanate a wide range of olefins in useful yields (see Table 1). Early work reported the merit of excess phosphorus ligand to promote the reaction, and further paralleling the observations with nickel, Lewis acids have been used to improve catalytic activity. However, addition of ZnClj fails to improve nitrile product yield . Asymmetric induction in hydrocyanation results in optical yields of 30% in the synthesis of exo-2-cyanonorbomane using the chiral ligand DIOP, and studies on the stereochemistry of HCN and DCN addition to terminal alkenes and a substituted cyclohexene with the same catalyst have been reported. ... 

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