Boranes aryl, preparation

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of (2-ethoxyvinyl)borane readily prepared by the hydroboration of ethoxyethyne, with aryl and benzylic halides provides a convenient method for conversion of such halides into aldehydes with two more carbon atoms (Eq. 18)57). 

In Fig. 4, reaction A is a highly stereoselective reduction of 1-aryl alkanones with (-)-chlo-ro diisopinocampheylborane [21]. Upon co-ordination of the ketone oxygen with the Lewis acidic chirotopic and non-stereogenic [22] boron atom of the chiral reagent, two diastereo-isomeric complexes arise. The sterically less hindered one is preferentially formed and leads the major (,S)-enantiomer, which is isolated after a work-up that allows recovery of a-pinene, the chiral alkene from which the borane is prepared. 

Palladium-catalysed reaction of aryl halides with pinacol borane (351) Preparation of 4-ethoxycarbonylphenylboric acid pinacol-ester (367) 11611... 

Trialkylboranes react rapidly and in high yields with a-halo ketones,a-halo esters, a-halo nitriles, and a-halo sulfonyl derivatives (sulfones, sulfonic esters, sulfonamides) in the presence of a base to give, respectively, alkylated ketones, esters, nitriles, and sulfonyl derivatives. Potassium tert-butoxide is often a suitable base, but potassium 2,6-di-tert-butylphenoxide at 0°C in THF gives better results in most cases, possibly because the large bulk of the two tert-buXy groups prevents the base from coordinating with the R3B. The trialkylboranes are prepared by treatment of 3 mol of an alkene with 1 mol of BH3 (15-16). With appropriate boranes, the R group transferred to a-halo ketones, nitriles, and esters can be vinylic, or (for a-halo ketones and esters) aryl. " °... 

Organoboranes react with a mixture of aqueous NH3 and NaOCl to produce primary amines. It is likely that the actual reagent is chloramine NH2CI. Chloramine itself,hydroxylamine-O-sulfonic acid in diglyme, and trimethyl-silyl azide " also give the reaction. Since the boranes can be prepared by the hydroboration of alkenes (15-16), this is an indirect method for the addition of NH3 to a double bond with anti-Markovnikov orientation. Secondary amines can be prepared by the treatment of alkyl- or aryldichloroboranes or dialkylchlorobor-anes with alkyl or aryl azides. 

Organozinc reagents have been used in conjunction with a-bromovinylboranes in a tandem route to Z-trisubstituted allylic alcohols. After preparation of the vinylborane, reaction with diethylzinc effects migration of a boron substituent with inversion of configuration and exchange of zinc for boron.176 Addition of an aldehyde then gives the allylic alcohol. The reaction is applicable to formaldehyde alkyl and aryl aldehydes and to methyl, primary, and secondary boranes. 

Nickel and palladium complexes also catalyze the formation of the carbon-phosphorus bonds in phosphorus(V) and phosphorus(III) compounds. Indeed, this chemistry has become a common way to prepare phosphine ligands by the catalytic formation of phosphine oxides and subsequent reduction, by the formation of phosphine boranes and subsequent decomplexation, or by the formation of phosphines directly. The catalytic formation of both aryl and vinyl carbon phosphorus bonds has been accomplished. 

Like simple aryl halides, furyl halides take part in Suzuki couplings as electrophiles [41, 42]. Young and Martin coupled 2-bromofuran with 5-indolylboronic acid to prepare 5-substituted indole 37 [43]. Terashima s group cross-coupled 3-bromofuran with diethyl-(4-isoquinolyl)borane 38 to make 4-substituted isoquinoline 39 [44]. Similarly, 2- and 3-substituted isoquinolines were also synthesized in the same fashion [45]. 

This observation has led to the preparation of more effective bicyclic oxaza-borolidines such as 1, prepared from (S)-(-)-2-(diphenylhydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine and BH3 (la) or methylboronic acid (lb). Both reagents catalyze borane reduction of alkyl aryl ketones to furnish (R)-alcohols in > 95% ee, by face-selective hydride transfer within a complex such as B. Catalyst lb is somewhat more effective than... 

S)-(-)-CITRONELLOL from geraniol. An asymmetrically catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction is used to prepare (1 R)-1,3,4-TRIMETHYL-3-C YCLOHEXENE-1 -CARBOXALDEHYDE with an (acyloxy)borane complex derived from L-(+)-tartaric acid as the catalyst. A high-yield procedure for the rearrangement of epoxides to carbonyl compounds catalyzed by METHYLALUMINUM BIS(4-BROMO-2,6-DI-tert-BUTYLPHENOXIDE) is demonstrated with a preparation of DIPHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE from stilbene oxide. A palladium/copper catalyst system is used to prepare (Z)-2-BROMO-5-(TRIMETHYLSILYL)-2-PENTEN-4-YNOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER. The coupling of vinyl and aryl halides with acetylenes is a powerful carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction, particularly valuable for the construction of such enyne systems. 

C-Alkylations have been performed with both support-bound carbon nucleophiles and support-bound carbon electrophiles. Benzyl, allyl, and aryl halides or triflates have generally been used as the carbon electrophiles. Suitable carbon nucleophiles are boranes, organozinc and organomagnesium compounds. C-Alkylations have also been accomplished by the addition of radicals to alkenes. Polystyrene can also be alkylated under harsh conditions, e.g. by Friedel-Crafts alkylation [11-16] in the presence of strong acids. This type of reaction is incompatible with most linkers and is generally only suitable for the preparation of functionalized supports. Few examples have been reported of the preparation of alkanes by C-C bond formation on solid phase, and general methodologies for such preparations are still scarce. 

Polystyrene-bound trialkylboranes, which can be prepared by hydroboration of support-bound alkenes with 9-BBN, undergo palladium-mediated coupling with alkyl, vinyl, and aryl iodides (Suzuki coupling Entries 1 and 2, Table 5.3 for vinylations, see Section 5.2.4). Because boranes are compatible with many functional groups and do not react with water, these coupling reactions could become a powerful tool for solid-phase synthesis. To date, however, few examples have been reported. 

Alternatively, boranes can be prepared in solution and then coupled with support-bound carbon electrophiles. The Suzuki coupling of alkylboranes, generated in situ from 9-BBN and alkenes, with brominated cross-linked polystyrene has been used to link substituted alkyl chains directly to the polymer (Entry 4, Table 5.3). Alkylboranes have also been used to alkylate polystyrene-bound aryl iodides (Entries 3 and 5, Table 5.3). 

In the Suzuki reaction, an aryl iodide or synthetic equivalent thereof is coupled with an arylboronic acid or a borane, again using palladium(O) as the catalyst. This reaction is usually used to prepare biaryls, and few examples have been reported of the solid-phase synthesis of alkenes by means of a Suzuki coupling (Table 5.8). 

Fig. 10.24. Asymmetric carbonyl group reduction with Alpine-Borane (preparation Figure 3.27 for the "parachute-like" notation of the 9-BBN part of this reagent see Figure 3.21). The hydrogen atom that is in the cis-position to the boron atom (which applies to both ft- and /T-H) and that after removal of the reducing agent leaves behind a tri- instead of a disubstituted C=C double bond (which applies to ft-, but not / -H) is transferred as a hydride equivalent. In regard to the reduction product depicted in the top row, the designation S of the configuration relates to the aryl-substituted and R to the Rtert-substituted propargylic alcohol.

The method of choice for the synthesis of borepins, benzoborepins, and heterole-fused borepins is reaction of the corresponding stannepins with boron trihalides or aryl dihaloboron compounds (see Section 14.20.10). A dibenzodi-hydroborepin has been prepared by a [6+l]-type cyclization of a naphthalene-1,8-diborane with BC13 (see Section 14.20.9.1). Yields of these methods are comparable. The saturated systems are typically prepared by reaction of 1,6-heptadienes with monoalkyl boranes such as thexyl borane (see Section 14.20.6.1). 

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