Carbonyl compounds 3-unsaturated /3-arylated

Terao, Y. Satoh, T. Miura, M. Nomura, M. Regioselective arylation on the y-position of a,/ -unsaturated carbonyl compounds with aryl bromides by Pd catalysis. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 6203-6206. 

Nickel, palladium and copper catalysts can effect a variety of C — C bond-forming reactions P to the ester carbonyl via j8-zinc esters. These include 1,4-addition to a,jS-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (copper), arylation with aryl halides (palladium, nickel), allylation with allyl chloride (copper), and acylation with acyl chlorides (palladium, copper). " ... 

Formation of carboxylic acids ami their derivatives. Aryl and alkenyl halides undergo Pd-catalyzed carbonylation under mild conditions, offering useful synthetic methods for carbonyl compounds. The facile CO insertion into aryl- or alkenylpalladium complexes, followed by the nucleophilic attack of alcohol or water affords esters or carboxylic acids. Aromatic and a,/ -unsaturated carboxylic acids or esters are prepared by the carbonylation of aryl and alkenyl halides in water or alcohols[30l-305]. 

Reduction of unsaturated carbonyl compounds to the saturated carbonyl is achieved readily and in high yield. Over palladium the reduction will come to a near halt except under vigorous conditions (73). If an aryl carbonyl compound, or a vinylogous aryl carbonyl, such as in cinnamaldehyde is employed, some reduction of the carbonyl may occur as well. Carbonyl reduction can be diminished or stopped completely by addition of small amounts of potassium acetate (i5) to palladium catalysts. Other effective inhibitors are ferrous salts, such asferroussulfate, at a level of about one atom of iron per atom of palladium. The ferrous salt can be simply added to the hydrogenation solution (94). Homogeneous catalysts are not very effective in hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes because of the tendencies of these catalysts to promote decarbonylation. 

The arylation of alkenes by treatment with a diazonium chloride (or bromide) solution and cupric chloride (or bromide) is called the Meerwein arylation reaction, after its discoverer (Meerwein et al., 1939). Originally, it was discovered using a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, namely coumarin (Scheme 10-43) and cinnamic derivatives (Schemes 10-44 and 10-45). As Scheme 10-45 shows, the Meerwein reac-... 

This method ensures the deposition of very reactive metal nanoparticles that require no activation steps before use. We shall review here the following examples of catalytic reactions that are of interest in line chemical synthesis (a) the hydrogenation of substituted arenes, (b) the selective hydrogenation of a, 3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, (c) the arylation of alkenes with aryl halides (Heck reaction). The efficiency and selectivity of commercial catalysts and of differently prepared nanosized metal systems will be compared. 

Li and co-workers examined the addition of various aryl and vinyl organometallic reagents to a, 3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in air and water. It was found that both Rh2(COD)2Cl2 and Rh(COD)2BF4 are... 

This protocol could be extended to a range of different ,/i-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and either activated or deactivated aryl iodides [22], An application of related Heck chemistry to the synthesis of methylated resveratrol (3,4, 5-trihydroxy-( )-stilbene) is shown in Scheme 6.4 [23]. The phytoalexin resveratrol exhibits a variety of interesting biological and therapeutic properties, among them activity against several human cancer cell lines. Botella and Najera have shown that the trimethyl ether of resveratrol (Scheme 6.4) can be rapidly prepared by microwave-assisted Heck reaction of the appropriate aryl iodide and styrene derivatives, using the same oxime-derived palladacycle as indicated in Scheme 6.3. 

Finally, chiral epoxides can be prepared from a,p-unsaturated carbonyl compounds through an entirely different approach, in which the epoxide oxygen is derived from the carbonyl moiety. For example, trans-aryl-vinyl epoxides 52 can be synthesized from conjugated aldehydes 50 and chiral sulfonium salts 51, with excellent ee s. The protocol is especially effective for substrates which bear a p-mcthoxy group on the aryl substituent <00TL7309>. 

Muller and co-workers reported the three-component one-pot synthesis of various pyrimidines through the in situ generation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The palladium catalyzed coupling of aryl halides bearing electron withdrawing substituents 7 with propargyl alcohols 8 produced unsaturated carbonyl compounds 9 after isomerization, which condensed with amidines 10 to form triaryl pyrimidines 11 . 

Rhodium(i) complexes are excellent catalysts for the 1,4-addition of aryl- or 1-alkenylboron, -silicon, and -tin compounds to a,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. In contrast, there are few reports on the palladium(n) complex-catalyzed 1,4-addition to enones126,126a for the easy formation of C-bound enolate, which will result in /3-hydride elimination product of Heck reaction. Previously, Cacchi et al. described the palladium(n)-catalyzed Michael addition of ArHgCl or SnAr4 to enones in acidic water.127 Recently, Miyaura and co-workers reported the 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids and boroxines to a,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. A cationic palladium(n) complex [Pd(dppe)(PhCN)2](SbF6)2 was found to be an excellent catalyst for this reaction (dppe = l,2-bis(diphenyl-phosphine)ethane Scheme 42).128... 

The arylation of alkenes was discovered by Meerwein146 in 1939 using ,/)-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, namely coumarin and cinnamic derivatives. Diazotizations for Meerwein reactions are made in aqueous HC1. The substitution proper may be combined with addition of HC1 to the double bond. As catalyst, CuCl2 is used. Various observations (see elsewhere7k) demonstrate that in typical Meerwein systems, part of Cu11 is reduced to Cu1. 

The base-catalysed addition of thiols to Jt-electron-deficient alkenes is an important aspect of synthetic organic chemistry. Particular use of Triton-B, in place of inorganic bases, has been made in the reaction of both aryl and alkyl thiols with 1-acyloxy-l-cyanoethene, which behaves as a formyl anion equivalent in the reaction [1], Tetra-n-butylammonium and benzyltriethylammonium fluoride also catalyse the Michael-type addition of thiols to a,P-unsaturated carbonyl compounds [2], The reaction is usually conducted under homogeneous conditions in telrahydrofuran, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, acetone, or acetonitrile, to produce the thioethers in almost quantitative yields (Table 4.22). Use has also been made of polymer-supported qua-... 

The use of organosilanes for rhodium-catalyzed conjugate addition is also feasible. In 2001, Mori reported that the catalytic conjugate addition of aryl(ethyl)silanediols to a,f -unsaturated carbonyl compounds takes place in the presence of [Rh(OH)(COD)]2 in a... 

Imines and Carbonyl Compounds. Simple 2-alkyl(aryl)-5-(4//)-oxazolones like 191 can react with aldehydes, ketones, imines, and oximes to afford the corresponding unsaturated analogues 192 (Scheme 7.58). In some cases, this procedure is especially advantageous over the classical one-pot synthesis.The chemistry of unsaturated 5(4//)-oxazolones like 192 will be discussed in detail in Section 7.4. 

Aromatic aldehydes react very easily with tetramic acid under acidic conditions to give 3-benzylidene compounds (41). The yields are moderate, because often there are subsequent reactions. As a,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, (41) react in a Michael addition with excess tetramic acid to form (67), but it can also react with other acyclic and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. In these reactions the aryl substituents may vary over a wide range. Thus, (67) and (68) can be cyclized with ammonium acetate to afford pharmacologically interesting compounds (70) and (71) (90TH1). The latter are dihydropyridines. Curiously, (69) does not cyclize under these conditions. (See Fig. 32.)... 

Over the last five years, we have designed, synthesized, and applied new ligands for asymmetric 1,2- and 1,4-addition reactions. Suitable ligands were found for the addition of alkyl-, aryl-, and alkenylzinc reagents to a,(3-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones, a-branched and unbranched aliphatic aldehydes, and imines. Although some substrates such as ketones and other carbonyl compounds have remained a challenge, we believe that this system provides an excellent entry into various classes of chiral intermediates. Application of these synthesized complex molecules is the current pursuit in our laboratories. 

Support-bound thiols can be alkylated under mild reaction conditions with alkyl halides, a, 3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, or reactive aryl halides (Table 8.4). These reactions should be conducted under an inert atmosphere or in the presence of a reducing additive to prevent disulfide formation. PEG-bound thiophenol has been S-alkylated under conditions similar to those used in solution (DMF, Cs2C03, 20 °C, 15 h [52-54]). 

Carbonyl compounds will be taken in this chapter to mean any organic compound that contains at least one carbon-oxygen double bond where we limit the substitution to only saturated aliphatic, saturated alicyclic and aryl hydrocarbyl groups. Carbonyl compounds with a variety of unsaturated substituents have earlier been discussed within the context of enones4. Non-hydrocarbyl substituents, X , may be directly attached to the carbonyl and elsewhere in the molecule. The first type of species, RCOX, is alternatively identified as acyl derivatives such as carboxylic acids and their esters, halides and amides and have already been discussed in a recent Patai thermochemistry... 

One of the practically important synthetic pathways to aryl-containing pyrazole derivatives is a reaction of oufi-unsaturatcd ketones with dipolar molecules or 1,2-binucleophiles. There are dozens of stereotypical publications on this topic and in this chapter we will not cite all existing references related to the synthesis and properties of pyrazole derivatives based on unsaturated carbonyl compounds but will cover the most general and some specific examples as well as mechanisms. 

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