Cation coupling reactions

The azo coupling reaction proceeds by the electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism. In the case of 4-chlorobenzenediazonium compound with l-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid [84-87-7] the reaction is not base-catalyzed, but that with l-naphthol-3-sulfonic acid and 2-naphthol-8-sulfonic acid [92-40-0] is moderately and strongly base-catalyzed, respectively. The different rates of reaction agree with kinetic studies of hydrogen isotope effects in coupling components. The magnitude of the isotope effect increases with increased steric hindrance at the coupler reaction site. The addition of bases, even if pH is not changed, can affect the reaction rate. In polar aprotic media, reaction rate is different with alkyl-ammonium ions. Cationic, anionic, and nonionic surfactants can also influence the reaction rate (27). 

Basic Red 22 (134), which contains 1 part ia 7 of the yellowish red 1,4-dimethyl isomer, Basic Red 29 (135), and Basic Yellow 25 (136) are all examples of delocalized cationic azo dyes. Dyes of this type can also be synthesized by Hbnig s oxidative coupling reaction of heteroaromatic hydrazones with tertiary aromatic amines. 

The true, all-aromatic system (see 18, below) described by Kime and Norymberski is unusual in the sense that all of the ether linkages bridge aromatic carbons ". Synthesis of 18, therefore, required extensive use of copper mediated coupling reactions. As expected for such reactions, yields were generally low. The aromatics such as 18 were ineffective at binding either alkali metal or ammonium cations ". ... 

Cationic phosphine ligands containing guanidiniumphenyl moieties were originally developed in order to make use of their pronounced solubility in water [72, 73]. They were shown to form active catalytic systems in Pd-mediated C-C coupling reactions between aryl iodides and alkynes (Castro-Stephens-Sonogashira reaction) [72, 74] and Rh-catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins in aqueous two-phase systems [75]. 

The ease of formation of the carbene depends on the nucleophilicity of the anion associated with the imidazolium. For example, when Pd(OAc)2 is heated in the presence of [BMIM][Br], the formation of a mixture of Pd imidazolylidene complexes occurs. Palladium complexes have been shown to be active and stable catalysts for Heck and other C-C coupling reactions [34]. The highest activity and stability of palladium is observed in the ionic liquid [BMIM][Brj. Carbene complexes can be formed not only by deprotonation of the imidazolium cation but also by direct oxidative addition to metal(O) (Scheme 5.3-3). These heterocyclic carbene ligands can be functionalized with polar groups in order to increase their affinity for ionic liquids. While their donor properties can be compared to those of donor phosphines, they have the advantage over phosphines of being stable toward oxidation. 

In another investigation (Loewenschuss et al., 1976) dediazoniation was studied in TFE and in acetonitrile in the presence of pyridine. There is UV and NMR evidence for the formation of a diazopyridinium cation in addition, -CIDNP absorption and emission signals were observed. Systems containing diazonium salts and pyridine are important in industrial chemistry, as pyridine is used as a proton acceptor in the diazo coupling reaction (see Sec. 12.8) in a considerable number of syntheses of azo dyes. At the same time pyridine has an unfavorable effect on the yield because of the competing homolytic dediazoniation. 

The pK values for azolediazonium ions (Scheme 12-4) refer to the heterolysis of the NH bond, not to the addition of a hydroxy group. Therefore, these heteroaromatic diazo components may react either as a cation (as shown in Scheme 12-4) or as the zwitterion (after loss of the NH proton). Diener and Zollinger (1986) investigated the relative reactivities of these two equilibrium forms (Scheme 12-5) in the azo coupling reaction of l,3,4-triazole-2-diazonium ion with the tri-basic anion of 2-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid. 

Micellar catalysis of azo coupling reactions was first studied by Poindexter and McKay (1972). They investigated the reaction of a 4-nitrobenzenediazonium salt with 2-naphthol-6-sulfonic and 2-naphthol-3,6-disulfonic acid in the presence of sodium dodecylsulfate or hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide. With both the anionic and cationic additives an inhibition (up to 15-fold) was observed. This result was to be expected on the basis of the principles of micellar catalysis, since the charges of the two reacting species are opposite. This is due to the fact that either of the reagents will, for electrostatic reasons, be excluded from the micelle. 

Experience in PTC with cationic catalysts showed that, in general, the most suitable compounds have symmetrical structures, are lipophilic, and have the active cationic charge centrally located or sterically shielded by substituents. For anionic catalysis sodium tetraphenylborate fulfills these conditions, but it is not stable under acidic conditions. However, certain derivatives of this compound, namely sodium tetra-kis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate (TFPB, 12.162) and sodium tetrakis[3,5-bis-(l,l,l,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-methoxy-2-propyl)phenyl]borate (HFPB) are sufficiently stable to be used as PTC catalysts for azo coupling reactions (Iwamoto et al., 1983b 1984 Nishida et al., 1984). These fluorinated tetraphenylborates were found to catalyze strongly azo coupling reactions, some of which were carried out with the corresponding diazotization in situ. 

Other coupling reactions were also employed to prepare poly(arylene etherjs. Polymerization of bis(aryloxy) monomers was demonstrated to occur in the presence of an Fe(III) chloride catalyst via a cation radical mechanism (Scholl reaction).134 This reaction also involves carbon-carbon bond formation and has been used to prepare soluble poly(ether sulfone)s, poly(ether ketone)s, and aromatic polyethers. 

The most widely accepted mechanism for the anodic polymerization of pyrroles and thiophenes involves the coupling of radical cations produced at the electrode (Scheme l).5 The oligomers so produced, which are more easily oxidized than the monomer, are rapidly oxidized and couple with each other and with monomer radical cations. Coupling occurs predominantly at the a-positions (i.e., 2- and 5-position),5 and so pyrroles and thiophenes with substituents in either of these positions do not undergo anodic polymerization. The reaction is stoichiometric in that two... 

Stimulated by extensive research activities on donor/acceptor substituted stilbenes, Mullen and Klarner have reported a donor/acceptor substituted poly(4,4 -biphenyl-diylvinylene) derivative (85) in which the NR2 donor and CN acceptor substituents are located on the vinylene unit [111]. The synthesis is based on a C-C-coupling reaction of in situ generated carbanion functions with a (pseudo)cation function, followed by a subsequent elimination of MeSH with formation of the olefinic double bond. 

At the same time, Schmidtchen et al. compared cationic phosphine ligands containing the hydrophilic guanidinium (4.3, 4.4) and the anionic phosphine ligand TPPTS for this palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction. They found that the cationic ligands were effective for the coupling reaction but less efficient than TPPTS 43... 

Isayama described the coupling reaction of N-methylimine 157 and ethyl crotonate catalyzed by Co(acac)2 and mediated by PhSiH3 to produce Mannich product 158 in 82% with syn-selectivity (Scheme 41) [71]. The (i-laclam 159 was readily synthesized by heating 158. In 2002, Matsuda et al. reported cationic Rh complex [Rh(COD) P(OPh)3 2]OTf (1 mol%) as an active catalyst for the reductive Mannich reaction [72]. N-Tosylaldiminc 160 was coupled with methyl acrylate and Et2MeSiH (200 mol%) at 45 °C to give the b-amino ester 161 in 96% with moderate anti-selectivity 68%. 

As can be seen from Chart 3.20, the transformation of SENAs into BENAs can include cationic intermediates B. In addition to deprotonation of these intermediates giving rise to BENAs, it is worthwhile to consider the possibility of their alternate use and primarily the involvement of these species in C,C-coupling reactions. This problem is directly related to the fundamental problem of umpolung of the general reactivity of AN (Chart 3.21). 

First, a decrease in the concentration of solutions would lead to a shift of the equilibrium (348 349) toward initial nitronates (348). Second, high negative AS° of the equilibrium demonstrate that an increase in the temperature also would shift the equilibrium (348 349) toward nitronates. Hence, it is advantageous to perform the C,C-coupling reactions of cations (349) at low temperatures and at high concentrations of die molecules involved in the reaction. 

To suppress the side reaction (348=350). which hinders the generation of cations (349) and thus their involvement in C,C-coupling reactions, it is advantageous to add Bronsted bases, for example, 2,6-bis(ferf-butyl)-4-methylpyridine (Scheme 3.206) (478). These bases can efficiently bind triflic acid. 

Kinetic Studies of C,C-Coupling Reactions of Bis- N,N-Oxyiminium Cations with C-Centered Nucleophiles To estimate the electrophilicity of cationic intermediates (349), the reaction kinetics was measured for several test cations with nucleophiles, which were characterized in the study (481) as reference compounds, (Table 3.22) (478). 

Steric hindrance in the silyl groups of cation (349) and nucleophile (352) has virtually no effect on the rate constant of the C,C-coupling reaction. Hence, it can be concluded that, at least for silyl-containing nucleophiles (352), elimination of the trialkylsilyl group from cationic intermediate A is not the rate-determining step of the reaction sequence (Scheme 3.207). 

SENAs derived from secondary AN are not involved in catalytic C,C-coupling reactions with silyl ketene acetals. This is possibly due to a decrease in both the effective concentration of the cationic intermediate (the steric effect) and its lower level of electrophilicity (see the lower entry in Table 3.23). 

It should be noted that specially purified individual stereoisomers of six-membered cyclic nitronates were used in coupling with silyl ketene acetal. Hence, the mechanistic model of the C,C-coupling reaction can be discussed on the basis of the configurations of the stereocenters of the starting nitronates of intermediate cations (357) (see Section 3.5.2.1), and the resulting tetrahydro-oxazines (358) (for more details, see below). It should be noted that most of C,C-coupling reactions of six-membered cyclic nitronates with silyl ketene acetal are characterized by a very high diastereoselectivity. 

Among other C,C-coupling reactions shown in Scheme 3.210, the reaction of cation (357a) with diene (366) can be noted, which occurs regioselectively at the terminal C,C double bond. 

Intramolecular C,C-Coupling Reactions of Bis-N,N-(trimethylsiloxy) Iminium Cations Here we consider one of the mechanistic schemes of intramolecular C,C-coupling reactions of bis-/V,/V-(siloxy)iminium cations generated by silylation of P-nitroalkylated derivatives of malonic ester (382) (Scheme 3.216). 

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