Arenes palladium-catalyzed arylations

Palladium chemistry of heterocycles has its idiosyncrasies stemming from their different structural properties from the corresponding carbocyclic aryl compounds. Even activated chloroheterocycles are sufficiently reactive to undergo Pd-catalyzed reactions. As a consequence of a and y activation of heteroaryl halides, Pd-catalyzed chemistry may take place regioselectively at the activated positions, a phenomenon rarely seen in carbocyclic aryl halides. In addition, another salient peculiarity in palladium chemistry of heterocycles is the so-called heteroaryl Heck reaction . For instance, while intermolecular palladium-catalyzed arylations of carbocyclic arenes are rare, palladium-catalyzed arylations of azoles and many other heterocycles readily take place. Therefore, the principal aim of this book is to highlight important palladium-mediated reactions of heterocycles with emphasis on the unique characteristics of individual heterocycles. 

As can be seen in the scheme below, a series of substituted 2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-benzo[ ]furans with inhibitory activity for leukotriene B4 were made from benzofurans via acylation, followed by Hantzsch thiazole formation <070BC3083>. 2-Substituted benzo[ ]furans could also be generated via an aerobic oxidative coupling of 2-unsubstituted benzo[ ]furans with arenes through the palladium-catalyzed double C-H activation <07OL3137>. In addition, 2,3-diarylbenzo h I uran could be constructed by a palladium-catalyzed arylation of benzo[6]furan with an aryl chloride in the presence of a bulky, and electron-rich phosphine <07OL1449>. 

Numerous groups have used the BINAP/Pd- and DPPF/Pd-based reaction protocols for the arylation of cyclic secondary amines. Independently, Ward and Farina [31] as well as Willoughby and Chapman [32] disclosed that the palladium-catalyzed arylation reaction could be effected on resin-bound amines, Eq. (7). Both groups reported that while the (o-tol)3P-based catalysts were often inferior to the BINAP-based system, using DPPF as ligand often resulted in comparable yields and reaction rates. They also observed that BINAP-derived catalysts usually yielded smaller amounts of reduced arene by-products. 

An interesting extension of palladium-catalyzed arylation of directing-group containing arenes by aryl iodides has been recently described by Cheng [74], The arylation of aldoxime ethers under standard conditions (Pd(OAc)2 catalyst, CF3C02H solvent, stoichiometric Ag+ source at elevated T) affords fluorenones by tandem o-ary I at ion/pal ladium-catalyzed cyclization pathway (Scheme 20). 

The palladium-catalyzed arylation of alkenes and arenes offers one of the conceptually most intelligent solutions for the synthesis of PAHs from the appropriate aryl halides or triflates. The reaction is usually carried out in a polar solvent (AT,AT-dimethylformamide (DMF) or AT,AT-dimethylacetamide (DMA)) at relatively high temperatures (100-170°C) with a base to trap the acid formed, and a phase transfer catalyst. Most often Pd(II) acetate or a Pd(II) complex are used, that are converted to a catalytically active Pd(0) species in the course of the reaction. The mechanisms of these Heck reactions have been discussed widely throughout the pertinent literature [78,79]. 

M. Brenda, A. Greiner, and W. Heitz, Model reactions for the synthesis of poly(l,4-phenylenevinyl-ene). The palladium catalyzed arylation of ethylene with halogenated arenes or benzoyl chlorides, Mak-romol. Chem. 79/ 1083 (1990). 

Recently, synthesis of aryl ketones by a combination of palladium-catalyzed C-H activation of arenes and intermolecular carbopalladation of nitriles has been reported (Equation (119)).474... 

L. Allain-Barbier, M.-C. Lasne, C. Perrio-Huard, L. Barre, Synthesis of 4-[F-18] fluorophenylalkenes and -arenes via palladium-catalyzed coupling of 4-[F-18]fluor-oiodobenzene with vinyl and aryl tin reagents, Acta Chem. Scand. 52 (1998)... 

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of aryl homoallyl ethers affords 4-methyl-2//-chromenes in moderate yield. The reaction is proposed to proceed via activation of the alkene by coordination to Pd(ll) followed by intramolecular nucleophilic attack by the arene. Subsequent [1-hydride elimination and isomerization then affords 4-methyl-27/-chromenes (Scheme 13). Electron-rich aryl homoallyl ethers give the best yield and good regio-selectivity is observed for the reaction of unsymmetrical arenes <2005OL3355>. 

Suzuki reaction the palladium-catalyzed reaction of an aryl or vinyl halide with an aryl boronic acid to give an arylated or vinylated arene. In some cases, primary alkyl halides can react in place of the aryl or vinyl halides Wacker process the palladium-catalyzed oxidation of ethene to acetaldehyde by oxygen... 

Dehalogenation of chlorinated arenes. Palladium (10%) on carbon catalyzes the rapid transfer of hydrogen from ammonium formate to aryl chlorides to provide the parent arene. Dehalogenation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol proceeds through di-chloro- and chlorophenol and is complete within 10 minutes at ambient temperature and pressure. 

Ongoing research in our group and by others [62-65] on the mechanism of palladium-catalyzed direct arylation has led to the advancement of a second mode of C-H bond cleavage where a Wheland-like intermediate is not involved in the reaction pathway (Scheme 4). This pathway, which we have termed a concerted metalation-deprotonation (CMD) mechanism, appears less dependent on arene... 

Palladium and copper-catalyzed arylation of C-H bonds by aryl halide reagents is reviewed. The emphasis of the review is on directing-group-containing arene and alkane arylation catalyzed by palladium and on sp2 C-H bond arylation catalyzed by copper. Literature up to early 2009 is covered. 

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