Alkynyliodonium triflates reactions

Feldman reported a route to dihydropyrroles, pyrroles, and indoles via the reaction of sulfonamide anions with alkynyliodonium triflates <96JOC5440>. Thus, upon nucleophilic addition of the anion of 91 to the p-carbon of the alkynyliodonium salt, the alkylidene carbene 92 is generated which can the undergo C-H insertion to the desired product 93. 

Likewise, the reaction of the lithium enolate of aminomalonate 126 with alkynyliodonium triflates 127 affords alkynylmalonates 128 in good yields (Scheme 52) [111]. The best yields in this reaction are observed when a freshly prepared solution of the lithium enolate in THF is added to a stirred cold solution of the iodonium salt. The use of potassium enolate instead of lithium, or addition of the reagents in a different order, results in lower yields of products 128. 

The presence of catalytic amounts of cuprous triflate or silver(I) sulfonates exerts a remarkable influence on the activation energy and regiochemistry of alkynyl(phenyl)-iodonium tosylate and mesylate decompositions5,6. Such reactions proceed in acetonitrile at room temperature and afford moderate yields of alkynyl tosylates and mesylates (equations 82 and 83)5,6. It is noteworthy, however, that the treatment of alkynyliodonium triflates (R = n-Bu, r-Bu) with cuprous triflate in acetonitrile does not afford alkynyl triflates6. Silver(I) catalysis has similarly been applied to the conversion of bis(alkynyliodo-nium) tosylates to bisalkynyl tosylates (equation 84)43. As might be expected, mono-tosylate esters are also produced in these reactions. 

The reactions of the lithium enolate of diethyl 2-[(diphenylmethylene)amino]malonate with several alkynyliodonium triflates are rare examples of enolate alkynylations with iodonium species other than the ethynyl(phenyl)- and (phenylethynyl)phenyliodonium ions (equation 125)16. Two experimental protocols were followed, i.e. addition of the enolates to the iodonium salts and vice versa, the former procedure giving higher yields of alkynylmalonates. As with other enolate alkynylations, these reactions are thought to involve alkylidenecarbene intermediates. It has been proposed, however, that the carbenes rearrange with migration of the diethyl 2-[(diphenyl) amino] malonate anion 16. 

The influence of argon and ethylene bubbling on the product ratios is consistent with expected shifts of the dissociative equilibrium shown in equation 149113. Thus, the cr-alkynyl complexes are thought to arise via reactions of the alkynyliodonium triflates with the coordinatively unsaturated bis(triphenylphosphine)platinum(0) species 34113, a pathway that should be optimized as ethylene is removed (i.e. by argon). The -complexes, on the other hand, apparently originate from the undissociated platinum(0)-ethylene complex113, their yields being maximized as ethylene is introduced. 

Reaction of P-functionalized alkynyliodonium triflates, 11, with LiNPh2 results in various push-pull ynamines, 67, in 43-66% isolated yields [56] [Eq. (27)]. Treatment of alkynyliodonium tetrafluoroborates with Me3SiN3 in wet CH2CI2 results in the stereoselective formation of (Zy-P-azidovinyl iodonium salts 68 [Eq. (28)] in 50-91 % isolated yields [57]. 

In contrast, alkynyl dialkyl phosphate esters, 78, are formed in good isolated yields by either the treatment of alkynyliodonium triflates with (R0)2P02Na or the reaction of terminal alkynes with [hydroxy(phosphoryloxy)iodo]benzene, 77 [Eq. (34)], or the sequential treatment of alkynylsilanes with PhIO Et20Bp3 followed by aqueous (R0)2P02Na [Eq. (35)) [61]. These new, alkynyliodonium-derived, acetylenic esters have potent biological activity [4] in particular, the alkynyl benzoates are protease inhibitors [62], whereas the alkynyl dialkylphos-phates, 78, are inhibitors of a bacterial phosphotriesterase [63]. 

The reaction of ArS(0)2SK [67] and (R 0)2PS2K [68] with alkynyliodonium salts results in alkynyl thiotosylates, 85, and alkynyl phosphorodithioates, 86, respectively [Eqs. (42), (43)] in good isolated yields. Interaction of thiocarboxylates, 87, with alkynyliodonium triflates gives the hitherto unknown alkynyl thiocarboxylates, 88 [Eq. (44)] [69]. 

All varieties of alkynyliodonium salts readily react with triphenylphosphine resulting in the corresponding alkynylphosphonium salts in excellent yields. For cample, reaction of alkynyliodonium triflates with PhjP in cold dichloromethane gives alkynylphosphonium salts, 95, in nearly quantitative yields [75] [Eq. (50)J. 

The great majority of o-acetylide transition metal complexes are prepared by interaction of a metal halide with acetylide, RC C", or the formal oxidative addition of terminal alkynes or alkynyl stannanes to the metal center. As amply demonstrated in the previous section, alkynyliodonium salts may serve as electrophilic acetylene equivalents. In other words, transition metal complexes may act as nucleophiles in reactions with alkynyliodonium species. Indeed, the reaction [81] of the square planar Vaska s complex, 106, and its Rh analog, 107, with a variety of alkynyliodonium triflates in toluene results in 89-96% isolated yield of the hexa-coordinate o-acetylide complexes, 108 and 109 [Eq. (58)]. Reaction is essentially instantaneous and occurs with retention of stereochemistry around the metal center. 

Scheme 3-8 Reaction of alkynyliodonium triflates with a Pt(0) complex.

Several iodonium- and bis(iodonium) norbomadienes and other polycyclic adducts have been synthesized by [2-1-4] cycloaddition reactions of alkynyliodonium triflates with cyclic 1,3-dienes [458,460-464]. In particular, the bis-iodonium acetylene 331 undergoes Diels-Alder reactions with cyclopentadiene 329, furan... 

Alkynyl(phenyl)iodonium salts have found synthetic application for the preparation of various substituted alkynes by the reaction with appropriate nucleophiles, such as enolate anions [980,981], selenide and telluride anions [982-984], dialkylphosphonate anions [985], benzotriazolate anion [986], imidazolate anion [987], N-functionalized amide anions [988-990] and transition metal complexes [991-993]. Scheme 3.291 shows several representative reactions the preparation of Ai-alkynyl carbamates 733 by alkynylation of carbamates 732 using alkynyliodonium triflates 731 [989], synthesis of ynamides 735 by the alkyny-lation/desilylation of tosylanilides 734 using trimethylsilylethynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflate [990] and the preparation of Ir(III) a-acetylide complex 737 by the alkynylation of Vaska s complex 736 [991]. 

The alkynylation of phosphorus nucleophiles has been less investigated (Scheme 7). Ochiai and co-workers first demonstrated in 1987 that the alkynylation of triphenyl-phosphine was possible with alkynyliodonium tetrafluoroborate salts under light irradiation (Scheme 7, A) [69]. The reaction most probably involves radical intermediates. In 1992, Stang and Critell showed that light irradiation was not needed if alkynyliodonium triflates were used [70]. Later, this methodology could be extended to other triaryl- or alkyl phosphines [71, 72]. In 1990, Koser and Lodaya also reported the synthesis of alkynylphosphonates by the Arbusov reaction of alkynyliodonium tosylates with trialkyl phosphites (Scheme 7, B) [73]. Alternatively, the same compotmds can be obtained by the reaction of alkynyliodonium tosylates with sodium phosphonate salts [74]. 

Stang and co-workers also demonstrated that reaction of platinum(0) complex 20 with alkynyliodonium triflate yielded alkynyl-platinum(II) complexes after careful optimization of the reaction conditions (Scheme 10, A) [92], Canty and co-workers... 

The use of alkynyliodonium salts in the synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted 4,5-dihydrofurans was reported by Feldman. In this conversion, the addition of p-toluenesulfinate to ethers of 1-hydroxybut-3-ynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflates 79 induces a series of reactions that afford eventually 2-substituted 3-p-toIuenesulfonyl-4,5-dihydrofurans 80 . 

Stang etal. (94JA93) have developed another alkynyliodonium salt mediated approach for the synthesis of y-lactams including bicyclic systems containing the pyrrole moiety. This method is based on the formation of 2-cyclopentenones 114 via intramolecular 1,5-carbon-hydrogen insertion reactions of [/3-(p-toluenesulfonyl)alkylidene]carbenes 113 derived from Michael addition of sodium p-toluenesulfinate to /3-ketoethynyl(phenyl) iodonium triflates 112 (Scheme 32). Replacing 112 by j8-amidoethynyl (phenyl)iodonium triflates 115-119 provides various y-lactams as outlined in Eqs. (26)-(30). 

The pareitropone project began quite by accident after an unexpected observation expanded our thinking about potentially accessible targets for alkynyliodonium salt/alkylidenecarbene chemistry (Scheme 18). Treatment of the tosylamide iodonium salt 125 with base under standard conditions was designed to provide no more than routine confirmation of the aryl C-H insertion capabilities, which were first exposed in indoleforming reactions using tosylanilide anion nucleophiles and propynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflate,5b of the intermediate carbene 126. However, this substrate did not perform as expected, since only trace amounts of the 1,5 C-H insertion product 127 was detected. One major product was formed, and analysis of its spectral data provided yet another surprising lesson in alkynyliodonium salt chemistry for us. The data was only consistent with the unusual cycloheptatriene structure 129. 

Likewise, alkynyliodonium tosylates can be coupled with dialkyl- and diphenyl cuprates 136 to afford the respective alkyl- and phenyl-substituted alkynes 137 (Scheme 56) [114]. An interesting example of this reaction involves the coupling of (trimethylsilyl)ethynyl iodonium triflate with cubyl cuprate generated in situ from iodocubane 138 [116]. 

Anions of secondary-sulfonamides, especially N-substituted tosylamidate ions, have emerged as premier partners for C-N bond forming reactions with alkynyliodonium salts. To a much lesser extent secondary-carboxamidate ions have also been used for this purpose. For example, the sequential treatment of -substituted tosylamides with n-butyllithium and phenyl(trimethylsi-lylethynyl)iodonium triflate (26) affords the corresponding N-trimethylsi-lylethynyl-p-toluenesulfonamides, which can be desilylated with tetrabutylam-monium fluoride in wet THF (Scheme 51) [ 151 ]. It is noteworthy that the presence of such groups as n-Bu and CH2 = CH(CH2)2- in the tosylamidate ions did... 

The reactions of / -ketoethynyl- and ) -amidoethynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflates, 17 and 18, with sodium / -toluenesulfinate illustrate the synthetic potential of alkynyliodonium salts33. Although the direct attachment of a carbonyl group to the / -carbon atom of the triple bond in alkynyliodonium ions might be expected to facilitate alkynyl sulfone formation via the Ad-E mechanism, this mode of reactivity has not been observed. Instead, the MC pathway with carbenic insertion dominates and affords sulfones containing the... 

The propensity of the thiocyanate ion for alkynylation with alkynyliodonium ions has also been demonstrated with a series of bis(phenyliodonium)diyne triflates (equations 61 and 62)43. The efficient production of diynediyl dithiocyanates in these reactions may be contrasted with the favored formation of mono- and bis-cyclopentenyl sulfones from bisiodonium diyne salts and sodium/ -toluenesulfinate (see equation 57)86. 

Since it is known that halo(phenyl)acetylenes add oxidatively to Vaska s complex to give (7-phenylethynyl iridium(III) halides, 32112, the intervention of phenyliodonium iridium(III) and rhodium(III) intermediates, 33, in the alkynyliodonium reactions seems plausible. In any case, the production of cr-alkynyl complexes with alkynyl(phenyl)-iodonium triflates appears to be both more general and efficient21. 

Similarly, treatment of t-BuCsCH with a 1 1 mixture of iodosobenzene and CF3SO3H (PhIO —TfOH) is reported to give the t-butylethynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflate [30]. Benzilic oxidation and formation of the acylalkyne 15, rather than alkynyliodonium salt, was observed in the reaction of 14 with PhIO and BF3 OEt2 in dioxane [Eq. (8)] [27]. 

Alkynyl carboxylate esters, 75, are obtained in the reaction of lithium acetylides with bis(acyloxy)iodobenzene, 73 [Eq. (32)] [59], These reactions are likely to proceed through the intermediacy of the respective alkynyliodonium carboxylates (74), although no such salts have been isolated to date as they spontaneously decompose, via loss of iodobenzene, to the alkynyl carboxylates, 75. Only benzoate esters (75 R = CgHj) are sufficiently stable to isolate and store pure for longer periods. Simple alkylcarboxylates such as acetates are not stable although the hindered pivaloate ester (65 R = t-Bu, R = t-Bu) has been isolated in low yield [59]. Among the reasons for the instability of these esters is their sensitivity to moisture they both readily add water and undergo subsequent hydrolyses [60]. Because of the sensitivity to moisture, the isolated yield [41] of bisalkynyl benzoates, 76, from the bisalkynyliodonium triflates, 35, is only 6-15% [Eq. (33)]. 

The most versatile method for preparing alkynyl(phenyl)iodonium triflates employs the iodonium transfer reaction between cyano(phenyl)iodonium triflate (348) and alkynylstannanes. The interaction of a large variety of readily available p-functionalized alkynylstannanes 349 with reagent 348 under very mild conditions provides ready access to diverse p-functionalized alkynyliodonium salts 350 in excellent yields (Scheme 2.100) [458,482,483]. This procedure is particularly useful for the preparation of various complex. 

The alkynylation of sulfur nucleophiles works well with alkynyliodonium tosylates and triflates as long as the sulfur atom is not too electron-rich, else oxidation reactions dominate. For example, alkynyl thiocyanates [38, 39, 75], thiotosylates [76], and phosphorodithioates [77] can be accessed in good yields (Scheme 8, A). The alkynylation of thioamides is also possible, but in this case the product obtained is imstable and spontaneously cyclizes to give a thiazole (Scheme 8, B) [78, 79]. The alkynylation of sulfinates with alkynyliodOTiium triflates or tosylates gives an efficient access towards alkynyl sulfones (Scheme 8, C) [80, 81]. If C-H bonds are easily accessible, carbene C-H insertion products can... 

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