1-Alkenylborane

Organoboranes undergo transmetallation. 1-Hexenylboronic acid (438) reacts with methyl acrylate via the transmetallation with Pd(OAc)2, giving methyl 2,4-nonadienoate (439)[399], The ( )-alkenylboranes 440, prepared by the hydroboration of terminal alkynes, are converted into the alkylated ( )-alkenes 441 by treatment with an equivalent amount of Pd(OAc)2 and triethylamine[400]. The ( )-octenylborane 442 reacts with CO in MeOH in the... 

The coupling of alkenylboranes with alkenyl halides is particularly useful for the stereoselective synthesis of conjugated dienes of the four possible double bond isomers[499]. The E and Z forms of vinylboron compounds can be prepared by hydroboration of alkynes and haloalkynes, and their reaction with ( ) or (Z)-vinyl iodides or bromides proceeds without isomerization, and the conjugated dienes of four possible isomeric forms can be prepared in high purity. 

However, in the reaction of 1-alkenylboranes with aryl- or 1-alkenyi iodides. 2-aryl-l-alkenes 648 are obtained as the main products. When Pd metal produced from Pd(OAc)2 as a catalyst and EtjN as a weak bu.se are u.sed. abnormal products are formed. On the other hand, normal products 649 are obtained by using NaOH[5l7]. 

Organoboranes are reactive compounds for cross-coupling[277]. The synthesis of humulene (83) by the intramolecular cross-coupling of allylic bromide with alkenylborane is an example[278]. The reaction of vinyiborane with vinyl-oxirane (425) affords the homoallylic alcohol 426 by 1,2-addition as main products and the allylic alcohol 427 by 1,4-addition as a minor product[279]. Two phenyl groups in sodium tetraphenylborate (428) are used for the coupling with allylic acetate[280] or allyl chloride[33,28l]. 

Organoboranes react with propargylic carbonates. Usually, addition of a base is essential for the Pd-catalyzed reactions of organoboranes, but the reaction with propargylic carbonates proceeds without addition of the base, because methoxide is generated in situ from carbonates. For example, the 1,2,4-triene 80 is prepared by the reaction of alkenylborane under neutral conditions[36]. 

Its reactions with olefins, governed by steric rather than electronic factors, are very sluggish. Even simple 1-alkenes require 8 h at 25°C for complete reaction. In contrast, alkynes are hydroborated with great ease to alkenylboranes, high steric requirements of the reagent preventing dihydroboration (117). 

In general, hydroboration—protonolysis is a stereoselective noncatalytic method of cis-hydrogenation providing access to alkanes, alkenes, dienes, and enynes from olefinic and acetylenic precursors (108,212). Procedures for the protonolysis of alkenylboranes containing acid-sensitive functional groups under neutral or basic conditions have been developed (213,214). 

Various electrophiles other than iodine have been used to induce alkenyl coupling (9). Alkyl haUdes and protic acids react with alkynylborates to yield mixtures of stereoisomeric alkenylboranes. Nevertheless, oxidation of these products is synthetically useful, providing single ketones (296—298). Alcohols are obtained from the corresponding alkenylborates. 

The postulated steps that constitute the Suzuki coupling process are shown in Scheme 25. After oxidative addition of the organic halide to the palladium(o) catalyst, it is presumed that a metathetical displacement of the halide substituent in the palladium(ii) complex A by ethoxide ion (or hydroxide ion) takes place to give an alkoxo-palladium(ff) complex B. The latter complex then reacts with the alkenylborane, generating the diorganopalladium complex C. Finally, reductive elimination of C furnishes the cross-coupling product (D) and regenerates the palladium(o) catalyst. 

Alkenylboranes (R2C=CHBZ2 Z — various groups) couple in high yields with vinylic, alkynyl, aryl, benzylic, and allylic halides in the presence of tetra-kis(triphenylphosphine)palladium, Pd(PPh3)4, and a base to give R C CHR. 9-Alkyl-9-BBN compounds (p. 1013) also couple with vinylic and aryl halides " as well as with a-halo ketones, nitriles, and esters.Aryl halides couple with ArB(IR2 ) species with a palladium catalyst. ... 

Hydrozirconation of various alkenylboranes [118-121] and alkenylzinc halides [34] with 1 provides the corresponding 1,1-bimetalloalkanes, which can be selectively converted to functionalized organic compounds [122-125]. Interestingly, alkenylzinc halides (RCH=CHZnX) show remarkable chemoselectivity, and functional groups such as chloride, cyanide, or ester functionality are tolerated [126]. 

Alkenylboronic acids, alkenyl boronate esters, and alkenylboranes can be coupled with alkenyl halides by palladium catalysts to give dienes.223... 

The most widely used route to organoboranes is hydroboration, introduced in Section 4.5.1, which provides access to both alkyl- and alkenylboranes. Aryl-, methyl-, allylic, and benzylboranes cannot be prepared by hydroboration, and the most general route to these organoboranes is by reaction of an organometallic compound with a halo- or alkoxyboron derivative.1... 

Several methods for stereoselective alkene synthesis are based on boron intermediates. One approach involves alkenylboranes, which can be prepared from terminal alkynes. Procedures have been developed for the synthesis of both Z- and E-alkenes. 

The B - C migration can also be induced by other types of electrophiles. Trimethylsilyl chloride or trimethylsilyl triflate induces a stereospecific migration to form (3-trimethylsilyl alkenylboranes having cis silicon and boron substituents.34 It has been suggested that this stereospecificity arises from a silicon-bridged intermediate. 

A number of procedures for stereoselective synthesis of alkenes involving alkenylboranes have been developed. For each of the reactions given below, show the structure of the intermediates and outline the mechanism in sufficient detail to account for the observed stereoselectivity. 

Regio- and stereoselective addition of 9-(phenylthio)-9-BBN to terminal alkynes is catalyzed by Pd(PPh3)4 to produce 9-[(Z)-/ -(phenylthio)alkyenyl]-9-BBN (Scheme 73) 283 Addition of styrene avoids catalyst deactivation by trapping free thiophenol generated in the reaction mixture. The produced alkenylboranes exhibit high reactivities for protonolysis with MeOH to produce 2-phenylthio-l-alkenes. 

During the last ten years, the chemistry of 1,1-boriozirconocene complexes has been studied. Both hydrozirconation and hydroboration reactions are well established, and are widely applicable to a wide variety of vinyl and acetylene derivatives [1], Alkenylboranes and alkenylzirconium compounds can also be readily prepared. Therefore, hydrometalla-tion of the corresponding alkenyl metals should offer a convenient method for preparing gem-boriozirconocenes [24]. 

Trisubstituted alkenes. The (Z)-2-bromo-l-alkenylboranes (1), obtained by bromoboration of 1-alkynes with BBr, (13, 43), undergo coupling with organozinc chlorides in the presence of Cl2Pd[P(C6H5)3]2 to provide, after protonolysis, disub-stituted alkenes (3). However, the intermediate alkenylborane (2) can undergo a... 

Many of the modern vinylallene syntheses involve metal-mediated coupling reactions, as shown by several typical examples summarized in Scheme 5.11. The treatment of the propargyl carbonate 83 with the alkenylborane 84 in the presence of a palladium catalyst furnished the substituted vinylallene 85 in excellent yield (Scheme 5.11) [28],... 

The /3-trimethyltin-substituted alkenylborane 36 was prepared in situ by treatment of triethylborane with 1-lithio-l-hexyne to form the lithium 1-alkynyltriethyl-borate 35 followed by trimethyltin chloride (Scheme 20.9) [37]. The trimethyltin chloride-induced migration of an ethyl group from boron to the adjacent acetylenic carbon is stereoselective with the boron and the tin substituents in 36 cis to each... 

Scheme 20.9 Enyne-allenes from a /i-trimethyltin-substituted alkenylborane.

Scheme 2.14. Allylation of alkenylcopper species derived from alkenylboranes.

Scheme 2.15. Alkynylation of alkenylcopper reagents obtained from alkenylboranes.

The procedure described here Is an example of a general method for preparing conjugated alkadienes by the palladium-catalyzed reaction of 1-alkenylboranes or boronates with vinylic halides. Hydroboratlon of l-a1kynes with catecholborane Is a standard method for obtaining (E)-l-alkenylboronates (1). Several different types of alkenylboranes and boronates (2-4) are now available as reagents for the cross-coupling reaction with vinyl halides. 

Alkenylboranes are less sensitive to substituents on the diene than are carbonyl-activated dienophiles.33 Relatively hindered dialkylboranes, such as S-vinyl-9-BBN, show steric effects which lead to a preference for the meta regioisomer and reduced endo exo ratios.34... 

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