Boronic Suzuki coupling

The first examples of microwave-assisted cross-couplings with organozinc compounds were recently reported [47]. In addition, the first high-speed synthesis of aryl boronates (Suzuki coupling reactants) has been performed under the action of single-mode irradiation with an in-situ-generated palladium carbene catalyst [48],... 

If 2,3-dibromo propene is used as an allylic substrate the substitution product 71 can be either isolated or, after addition of additives and adjustment of the reaction conditions, 71 can readily react in cross-coupling reactions with alkynes (Sonogashira coupling), stannanes (Stille coupling), or boronic acids and boronates (Suzuki coupling) to provide the sequential allylic substitution-cross-coupling products 72-78 in moderate to good yields (Scheme 23). 

The Suzuki coupling of arylboronic acids and aryl halides has proven to be a useful method for preparing C-aryl indoles. The indole can be used either as the halide component or as the boronic acid. 6-Bromo and 7-bromoindolc were coupled with arylboronic acids using Pd(PPh3)4[5]. No protection of the indole NH was necessary. 4-Thallated indoles couple with aryl and vinyl boronic acides in the presence of Pd(OAc)j[6]. Stille coupling between an aryl stannane and a haloindole is another option (Entry 5, Table 14.3). 

Palladium-mediated catalysis has only been exploited relatively recently in the synthesis of substituted PPV derivatives. The use of aryl dibromides as monomers is particularly useful as it allows the synthesis of PPVs substituted with alkyl rather than alkoxy sidechains. The Suzuki [53, 54], Heck [55], and Stille [56] reactions have been used in the synthesis of new PPV derivatives, but attaining high molecular weight PPV derivatives by these methodologies has proved problematic. A phenyl-subslilutcd PPV material PPPV 31 was synthesized by a Suzuki coupling (Scheme 1-10) of dibromoethene and fo/.v-boronic acid 30. Its absorption (2ni ix=385 nm) and emission (2max=475 nm) maxima were strongly... 

At about die same time, die application of the Suzuki coupling, the crosscoupling of boronic acids widi aryl-alkenyl halides in die presence of a base and a catalytic amount of palladium catalyst (Scheme 9.12),16 for step-growth polymerization also appeared. Schliiter et al. reported die synthesis of soluble poly(para-phenylene)s by using the Suzuki coupling condition in 1989 (Scheme 9.13).17 Because aryl-alkenyl boronic acids are readily available and moisture stable, the Suzuki coupling became one of die most commonly used mediods for die synthesis of a variety of polymers.18... 

D. O., Micro-reactor synthesis synthesis of cyanobiphenyls using a modified Suzuki coupling of an aryl halide and aryl boronic acid, in Ehefeld, W. (Ed.), Microreaction Technology 3rd International Conference on Microreaction Technology, Proc. of... 

OS 44] ]R 4a] ]P 33] Conventionally, base addition is needed for Suzuki couplings to activate the boronic acid group (Figure 4.68) [6, 7]. 

Scheme 6.24 Selected pre-catalysts used for the Suzuki coupling between aryl bromides and iodides with boronic acids...

Scheme 6.25 Nolan conditions for the Suzuki coupling between aryl chlorides and boronic adds...

We have broadened the scope of this reverse addition protocol to prepare a variety of boronic acids bearing different functional groups for use in Suzuki coupling reactions. The yield and quality of the boronic acid prepared by this reverse addition protocol is usually better than the sequential approach. The boronic acids can be used without further purification (formation of pinacols) in Suzuki coupling reactions. 

Suzuki Coupling Reaction (IV). The coupling of boronic acid (II) with iodooxazole (III) was the first Suzuki reaction done on-scale at Bristol Myers Squibb. Our hope from the beginning was to isolate isopropyl ester of the coupled biaryl, so that issues related to removal of Pd can be separated from other quality issues of the coupling reaction as outlined in Scheme 3. 

An interesting iridium-catalysed 5-CH boronation of 2,3-dimethylpyrazine was reported incidentally in a paper mainly devoted to the reaction of pyridines. The product 89 was used in a Suzuki coupling <06AG(I)489>. Selective mono coupling of 2,6-dichloropyrazine with boronic acids, followed by amine displacement of the second chlorine has been used to prepare potential anti-cancer compounds <06JMC407>. A full paper has been published on the chelation-driven selective Suzuki coupling of the pyridinium ylides 90 <06TL6457>. 

An even simpler protocol for performing nucleophilic substitutions (aminations) and Suzuki reactions in one pot was reported by the Organ group for the generation of a 42-member library of styrene-based nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) antagonists (Scheme 6.21) [49]. After considerable experimentation, the authors found that simultaneous nucleophilic displacement and Suzuki coupling could be carried out very effectively by charging the microwave process vessel with the palladium catalyst (0.5 mol% palladium-on-charcoal), the boronic acid [R1B(OH)2], the... 

Several microwave-assisted protocols for soluble polymer-supported syntheses have been described. Among the first examples of so-called liquid-phase synthesis were aqueous Suzuki couplings. Schotten and coworkers presented the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-bound aryl halides and sulfonates in these palladium-catalyzed cross-couplings [70]. The authors demonstrated that no additional phase-transfer catalyst (PTC) is needed when the PEG-bound electrophiles are coupled with appropriate aryl boronic acids. The polymer-bound substrates were coupled with 1.2 equivalents of the boronic acids in water under short-term microwave irradiation in sealed vessels in a domestic microwave oven (Scheme 7.62). Work-up involved precipitation of the polymer-bound biaryl from a suitable organic solvent with diethyl ether. Water and insoluble impurities need to be removed prior to precipitation in order to achieve high recoveries of the products. 

In a more recent study, Wang and coworkers have discussed microwave-assisted Suzuki couplings employing a reusable polymer-supported palladium complex [141]. The supported catalyst was prepared from commercial Merrifield polystyrene resin under ultrasound Bonification. In a typical procedure for biaryl synthesis, 1 mmol of the requisite aryl bromide together with 1.1 equivalents of the phenyl-boronic acid, 2.5 equivalents of potassium carbonate, and 10 mg of the polystyrene-... 

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]. 

The first microwave-promoted Suzuki couplings were reported in 1996 (Eq. 11.20) [17]. Phenyl boronic acid was coupled with 4-bromotoluene to give a fair yield of product after a reaction time of less than 3 min under single-mode irradiation. The same reaction had previously been conducted with a reported reaction time of 4 h. 

Equation 11.20 Suzuki coupling of phenyl boronic acid with 4-bromotoluene. 

Several microwave-assisted procedures have been described for soluble polymer-supported syntheses. Polyethylene glycol) (PEG)-supported aryl bromides have been shown to undergo rapid palladium(0)-catalyzed Suzuki couplings with aryl boronic acids in water (Scheme 12.16) [63], The reaction proceeded without organic cosolvent... 

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