Cobalt enolates synthesis

Other examples of the uses of enolate derivatives of thioesters for highly diastereoselecave aldol reactions were reported by Gennari [373] and Hanaoka et al. [374. 375]. The latter reported the reaction between a chromium-complexed benzaldehyde (1) and the titanium enolate of a thioester (2) as the first step of sequences directed towards the synthesis of (+)-goniofufurone [374] and the taxol C13 side-chain [375]. They also used cobalt-complexed acetylenic aldehydes for the selective formation of syn-aldols [376]. 

Template reactions between malonaldehydes and diamines in the presence of copper(II), nickel(II) or cobalt(II) salts yield neutral macrocyclic complexes (equation 15).99-102 Both aliphatic102 and aromatic101 diamines can be used. In certain cases, non-macrocyclic intermediates can be isolated and subsequently converted into unsymmetrical macrocyclic complexes by reaction with a different diamine (Scheme ll).101 These methods are more versatile and more convenient than an earlier template reaction in which propynal replaces the malonaldehyde (equation 16).103 This latter method can also be used for the non-template synthesis of the macrocyclic ligand in relatively poor yield. A further variation on this reaction type allows the use of an enol ether (vinylogous ester), which provides more flexibility with respect to substituents (equation 17).104 The approach illustrated in equation (15), and Scheme 11 can be extended to include reactions of (3-diketones. The benzodiazepines, which result from reaction between 1,2-diaminobenzenes and (3-diketones, can also serve as precursors in the metal template reaction (Scheme 12).101 105 106 The macrocyclic complex product (46) in this sequence, being unsubstituted on the meso carbon atom, has been shown to undergo an electrochemical oxidative dimerization (equation 18).107... 

Arene ruthenium complexes are used frequently in metal-mediated organic synthesis for a wide range of reactions.5 For the purposes of our studies we have focused attention mainly on enol formate synthesis as a representative reaction for comparing the activity of 2 with its non-supported analogue 5. As with the supported cobalt complex, we find that attachment of 5 to a polymer support has little effect in its catalytic activity with a range of enol formates being prepared in high yield. 

Reactions catalyzed by transition-metal complexes allow the synthesis of a variety of esters ruthenium(II) promotes the addition of acids to alkynes,379 380 e.g. 2,6-difluorobenzoic acid (9) undergoes addition to but-l-en-3-yne to furnish the enol ester 10.380 Aryl bromides381 and aryl or vinyl triflates,382-384 but also aryl chlorides when their tricarbonylchromium(O) complexes are used,385 react with palladium382- 385 or cobalt complexes38 to form a C —M bond. Insertion of carbon monoxide into the carbon-metal bond followed by trapping with an alcohol or phenol leads to ester formation, e.g. triflate 11 gives ester 12.382... 

The Nicholas reaction was used to synthesize the p-lactam precursor of thienamycin in the laboratory of P.A. Jacobi and thereby accomplish its formal total synthesis. The necessary p-amino acid was prepared by the condensation of a boron enolate (derived from an acylated oxazolidinone) with the cobalt complex of an enantiopure propargylic ether. The resulting adduct was oxidized with ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) to remove the cobalt protecting group from the triple bond, and the product was obtained with a 17 1 anti.syn selectivity and in good yield. 

Enantioselection can be controlled much more effectively with the appropriate chiral copper, rhodium, and cobalt catalyst.The first major breakthrough in this area was achieved by copper complexes with chiral salicylaldimine ligands that were obtained from salicylaldehyde and amino alcohols derived from a-amino acids (Aratani catalysts ). With bulky diazo esters, both the diastereoselectivity (transicis ratio) and the enantioselectivity can be increased. These facts have been used, inter alia, for the diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of chrysan-themic and permethrinic acids which are components of pyrethroid insecticides (Table 10). 0-Trimethylsilyl enols can also be cyclopropanated enantioselectively with alkyl diazoacetates in the presence of Aratani catalysts. In detailed studies,the influence of various parameters, such as metal ligands in the catalyst, catalyst concentration, solvent, and alkene structure, on the enantioselectivity has been recorded. Enantiomeric excesses of up to 88% were obtained with catalyst 7 (R = Bz = 2-MeOCgH4). 

Acetylenic cobalt complexes greatly facilitate the heterolytic cleavage of adjacent alcohols or ethers. On treatment with Lewis acids, these complexes afford cobalt stabilized carbenium ions, which can be captured by nucleophiles such as enolates. Jacobi and Zheng have employed chiral boron enolates of Evans s oxa-zolidinone 6.91 (R = i-Pr). After removal of the chiral auxiliary, they obtained anti adds 11.43 with a high selectivity [1677] (Figure 11.9). The reaction can be extended to the boron enolates of related oxazolidinones and to a-branched propargyl derivatives. This reaction has been applied to the synthesis of P-aminoacids after Curtius rearrangement and oxidation of the triple bond [1677]. 

Two convenient methods of synthesis of the nickel(II) and cobalt-(II) complexes are described here. Method A, based on reaction of the sodium enolate salt of l,l,l,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione with the transition-metal chlorides in dimethylformamide (dmf), gives almost quantitative yields of Ni(hfa)2(dmf)2 and Co(hfa)2(dmf)2. Method B gives lower yields (50-75%) of the same products but can be carried out rapidly in common laboratory equipment (Method A is best carried out by vacuum-line techniques7). 

Jacobi and co-workers have applied the above Schreiber/Evans chiral boron enolate methodology to afford stereoselective routes to precursors of biologically important tetrapyr-roles [187], pyrromethanenones (114) (Scheme 4-59) [188], phycocyanin and phytochrome precursors, and P-amino acids [189], versatile intermediates for P-lactams of the carbapenem class. Generally, reaction of achiral or matched enolates with racemic cobalt complexes gave excellent selectivity. With a careful choice of mis-matched chiral enolate, moderate to good anti selectivity could also be achieved, leading to a formal total synthesis of thienamycin [190]. 

The formal conjugate addition of a hydride to a,f(-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with a subsequent aldol reaction of the in situ formed enolate has been frequently employed in organic synthesis. A broad range of procedures have been developed using various metals (e.g., rhodium, cobalt, iridium, mthenium, copper) and different reductants (typically silanes, boranes, or elemental hydrogen) [37]. 

As part of his research into the synthesis of oxygen-bridged nine- and ten-membered cycloalkanes, Montana introduced a key carbon fragment via the Nicholas reaction. Boron trifluoride promoted reaction between silyl enol ether 28 and cobalt-alkyne complexed propargyl alcohol 29 provides substitution product 30 in excellent yield. ... 

It is worthy of note that polyborylated cyclohexadienes can also be formed by cobalt-catalyzed [2- -2-1-2] cycloaddition between alkynylboronates and alkenes after oxidation [25]. In this way, alkenes can be considered as substitutes of alkynes [26]. Liquid enol ethers might also advantageously replace acetylene gas in [2 -I- 2 -I- 2] cycloadditions without oxidation [27]. This strategy has been applied to synthesis of the diborylated arenes 57 and 58 (Scheme 1.14) [28]. 

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