4- Alkenyl iodides

The prochiral meso form of 2-cyclopenlen-1,4-diol (101) reacts with the (Z)-alkenyl iodide 102 to give the 3-substituted cyclopentanone 103 with nearly complete diastereoselectivity (98 2)[92], The reaction is used for the synthesis of prostaglandin. The alkenyl iodide 102 must be in the Z form in order to obtain the high diastereoselectivity. The selectivity is low when the corresponding (Z)-alkenyl iodide is used[93]. 

The reaction of a halide with 2-butene-1,4-diol (104) affords the aldehyde 105, which is converted into the 4-substituted 2-hydroxytetrahydrofuran 106, and oxidized to the 3-aryl-7-butyrolactone 107[94], Asymmetric arylation of the cyclic acetal 108 with phenyl triflate[95] using Pd-BINAP afforded 109, which was converted into the 3-phenyllactone 110 in 72% ee[96]. Addition of a molecular sieve (MS3A) shows a favorable effect on this arylation. The reaction of the 3-siloxycyclopentene 111 with an alkenyl iodide affords the. silyl... 

The intramolecular version for synthesizing cyclic and polycyclic compounds offers a powerful synthetic method for naturally occurring macrocyclic and polycyclic compounds, and novel total syntheses of many naturally occurring complex molecules have been achieved by synthetic designs based on this methodology. Cyclization by the coupling of an enone and alkenyl iodide has been applied to the synthesis of a model compound of l6-membered car-bomycin B 162 in 55% yield. A stoichiometric amount of the catalyst was used because the reaction was carried out under high dilution conditions[132]. 

In an efficient diastereo-differentiative assembly of three components of norbornene, tv. v-alkenyl iodide, and KCN, the isomerization of the cis to the trans double bond takes place to give the coupled product 224. The isomerization is explained by the formation of the cyclopropane 222. its rearrangement to give a irans double bond in 223, and trapping with CN anion to give 224[168],... 

The alkenyl iodide or triflate 369 reacts in the absence of Cul with two moles... 

Intramolecular reaction can be used for polycyclization reaction[275]. In the so-called Pd-catalyzed cascade carbopalladation of the polyalkenyne 392, the first step is the oxidative addition to alkenyl iodide. Then the intramolecular alkyne insertion takes place twice, followed by the alkene insertion twice. The last step is the elimination of/3-hydrogen. In this way, the steroid skeleton 393 is constructed from the linear diynetriene 392(276]. 

The reaction of alkenyl iodides or triflates, alkenylstannanes, and CO affords divinyl ketones[397,398]. Thus the capnellene skeleton 538 has been synthesized by the carbonylation of the cyclopentenyl triflate 536 with the alkenyltin 537[392], The macrocyclic divinyl ketone 540 has been prepared in a moderate yield by the carbonylative cyclization of 539[399]. 

The intramolecular coupling of organostannanes is applied to macrolide synthesis. In the zearalenone synthesis, no cyclization was observed between arylstannane and alkenyl iodide. However, intramolecular coupling take.s place between the alkenylstannane and aryl iodide in 706. A similar cyclization is possible by the reaction of the alkenylstannane 707 with enol triflate[579]. The coupling was applied to the preparation of the bicyclic 1,3-diene system 708[580]. 

Cross-coupling reactions between alkenylzirconocenes sucli as 133 and aryl or alkenyl iodides ocrur read dy in tlie presence of CuCl and PdiPPb ), producing tetrasLibstituted olelins sucli as 134 in good yields Sclieme 2.65) [141, 142]. 

Organotins. The organotin reagents have much lower nucleophilicity than that of the Grignard reagents, thus allowing the use of a variety of functionalized monomers for the polymerization. Aryl-alkenyl iodides, bromides and tosylates have been used as substrates. Palladium complexes are commonly employed as catalysts for the reaction. Because the catalysts can be destroyed... 

A rapid MW-assisted palladium-catalyzed coupling of heteroaryl and aryl boronic acids with iodo- and bromo-substituted benzoic acids, anchored on TentaGel has been achieved [174]. An environmentally friendly Suzuki cross-coupling reaction has been developed that uses polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the reaction medium and palladium chloride as a catalyst [175]. A solventless Suzuki coupling has also been reported on palladium-doped alumina in the presence of potassium fluoride as a base [176], This approach has been extended to Sonogashira coupling reaction wherein terminal alkynes couple readily with aryl or alkenyl iodides on palladium-doped alumina in the presence of triphenylphosphine and cuprous iodide (Scheme 6.52) [177]. 

Suitably positioned vinyl halide can undergo Heck-type intramolecular coupling to generate dienes (equations 124 and 125)216,217. When one of the reacting partners in the Heck reaction is a diene, trienes are obtained (equation 126)218. Heck coupling of ally lie alcohols and alkenyl iodides has been employed for the synthesis of vitamin A and related compounds (equation 127)219,220. A similar double Heck reaction on a Cio-diiodide with a Cis-allylic alcohol leads to -carotene as a mixture of isomers (equation 128)209e. 

Bromoalkynes also couple with vinylstannanes readily to result in enynes. Synthesis of protected enynals via cross-coupling of vinylstannanes with 1-bromoalkynes in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(II) has been reported (equation 143)252. Hiyama and coworkers extended the Stille methodology for sequential three-component coupling of trimethylstannyl(trimethylsilyl)acetylene with a vinyl iodide in the first step and cross-coupling of the intermediate trimethylsilylethyne with another alkenyl iodide in the presence of tris(diethylamino)sulphonium trimethyldifluorosilicate in the second step to generate a dienyne (equation 144)253. Both steps occur under palladium catalysis, in one-pot, to result in stereodefined l,5-dien-3-ynes. 

Alkenylfluorosilanes readily couple with alkenyl iodides in the presence of a palladium ) catalyst and TASF to form dienes of high stereospecificity (equation 160)274. Since the alkenylsilane preparation and coupling reaction are conducted under neutral conditions, without the involvement of strong reducing agents, this coupling reaction has wide applicability. 

The base-catalysed ring contraction of 1,3-dioxepanes offers an attractive route to 4-formyl tetrahydropyrans (Scheme 14) , whilst fused exo-cyclic dienes 27 result from the radical cyclisation of alkenyl iodides 26 (Scheme 15) <00OL2011>. Intramolecular radical addition to vinylogous sulfonates is highly stereoselective, leading to the ci s-2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyran (Scheme 16) . 

A unique system for catalytic silaboration of allenes, in which a catalytic amount of organic halide is used as a crucial additive, has been reported (Equation (86)).232 In the presence of Pd2(dba)3 (5 mol%) with 3-iodo-2-methyl-2-cyclohexen-l-one (10mol%), reactions of terminal allenes with a silylborane afford /3-silylallylboranes in good yields with excellent regioselectivity. It is worth noting that the addition takes place at the terminal C=C bond in contrast to the above-mentioned palladium-catalyzed silaboration. The alkenyl iodide can be replaced with iodine or trimethylsilyl iodide. The key reaction intermediate seems to be silylpalladium(n) iodide, which promotes the insertion of allenes with Si-C bond formation at the central -carbon. 

Palladium-catalyzed arylation of olefins and the analogous alkenylation (Heck reaction) are the useful synthetic methods for carbon-carbon bond formation.60 Although these reactions have been known for over 20 years, it was only in 1989 that the asymmetric Heck reaction was pioneered in independent work by Sato et al.60d and Carpenter et al.61 These scientists demonstrated that intramolecular cyclization of an alkenyl iodide or triflate yielded chiral cyclic compounds with approximately 45% ee. The first example of the intermolecular asymmetric Heck reaction was reported by Ozawa et al.60c Under appropriate conditions, the major product was obtained in over 96% ee for a variety of aryl triflates.62... 

A combination of addition to an activated carbon—carbon double bond and the coupling reaction with alkenyl iodides produces cydopentadienes or spiro-anellated cyclopenta-diene derivatives 98, as shown in Eq. 2.64 [7i,7n],... 

E-Alkenyl halides.1 Iodoform in combination with CrCl2 reacts with an aldehyde at 0° to form an (E)-alkenyl iodide in 75-90% yield. Replacement of CHI, by CHC13 and use of higher temperatures results in (E)-alkenyl chlorides. (E)-Alkenyl bromides can be obtained by use of CHBr3 and CrBr2. The E/Z ratio increases in the order I < Br < Cl, but the rate is in the order I > Br > Cl. Ketones undergo this reaction very slowly. 

Allenylcopper reagents can be generated from allenyllithium precursors by treatment with stoichiometric amounts of CuBr (Table 9.6) [12]. These intermediates were not characterized, per se, but subsequent reaction with alkenyl iodides led to allenynes in high yield. Thus it is assumed that the reagents are allenic rather than propargylic. The same intermediates afford 2-alkynylsulfmamides on treatment with N-sulfmylaniline (Table 9.7) [13], Cyclization to the N-phenyldihydroisothiazole S -oxides proceeds in nearly quantitative yield on treatment with base. 

A stable ds-Pt(B02C2Me4)2(PPh3)2 complex has been isolated and characterized by X-ray analysis, whereas the corresponding Pd(0) complex is not known. Compatibly, no Pd-catalyzed diboration is known. However, Yang and Cheng reported for the first time a palladium-catalyzed diboration of allenes using an aryl, alkenyl iodide or I2 as a co-catalyst (Scheme 16.53) [58]. 

Addition of a catalytic amount of NiCfe to CrCl2 is essential for the formation of alkenylchromium reagents.4-6 However, a substantial amount of 1,3-diene, the coupling product of the alkenyl Iodide, is produced if a higher content of NiCfe is employed.8 9... 

Scheme 2.3. Preparation of an azido-alkenylcopper reagent from an alkenyl iodide. 

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