Copper chloride, stereochemistry

Sulfonyl bromides and iodides react similarly217-218-225 copper-salt catalysis in these cases facilitates the additions but is not absolutely necessary however, it influences the stereochemistry of the additions. Addition of sulfonyl iodides226 as well as the uncatalyzed thermal addition of sulfonyl bromides227 to alkynes leads to an exclusive trans-addition, whereas CuBr2 catalysis in the latter case causes the formation of cis-addition products to some extent (11 16%) correspondingly, copper-salt catalysis in sulfonyl chloride additions to alkynes leads to the formation of a mixture of Z,E-isomers228-229 (equation 40). 

Early studies [170] of copper(II) complexes of thiosemicarbazones were 2-formylpyridine iV-methylthiosemicarbazone, 30, 6-methyl-2-formylpyridine Ai-methylthiosemicarbazone, 31, and 2-formylpyridine " JV-dimethylthiosemi-carbazone, 32. With copper(II) chloride and bromide, monomeric complexes of stoichiometry [Cu(L)A2] were isolated for each of these thiosemicarbazones. All six complexes had a band in the 14000-15000 cm spectral region, but their stereochemistry was not specified. 

Copper(II) complexes of 2,6-lutidylphenylketone thiosemicarbazone, 38, have been prepared from copper(II) chloride and copper(II) bromide [186]. Similar to 2-pyridyl thiosemicarbazones, 38-H coordinates via the ring nitrogen, the azomethine nitrogen and the thiol sulfur based on infrared spectral assignments. Magnetic susceptibilities and electron spin resonance spectra indicate dimeric complexes and both are formulated as [Cu(38-H)A]2 with bridging sulfur atoms. The electronic spectra of both halide complexes show band maxima at 14500-14200 cm with shoulders at 12100 cm S which is consistent with a square pyramidal stereochemistry for a dimeric copper(II) center. 

Very simple experimental conditions (palladium(II) chloride (catalyst, 0.1 equivalent) copper(II) chloride (oxidant, 3 equivalents) and sodium acetate (buffer, 3 equivalents) in acetic acid under carbon monoxide at normal pressure and temperature) are necessary for this asymmetric route to saturated fused heterocycles with defined stereochemistry. 

The presence of a discrete organometallic species as well as the stereochemistry of the metalated diene were first checked by iodinolysis and bromolysis,but the corresponding iodo- and bromodienes were found to be unstable and rapidly isomerized to a mixture of E and Z isomers. Thus, in order to have a better picture of the stereochemical outcome of the process, the crude reaction mixture was treated with AT-chlorosuccinimide (Scheme 37), and the corresponding chlorodiene 103 was isolated in 60% yield with an isomeric ratio >98 2. As alternative solution, the stereochemistry of the reaction was also determined by addition of allyl chloride, in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper salt, to the dienyl zirconocene derivative [74]. Skipped triene 104 was... 

A mixture of 1.0 mmol of the 5-hydroxyalkene, 2.2 mmol of copper(I) chloride and 0.10 mmol of bis(ace-tonitrile)dichloropalladium in 3 mL of CH3OH under carbon monoxide (1.11 bar) is stirred at 23 °C until the reaction is complete (3.5 10 h, TLC monitoring). After removal of the methanol, the residue is triturated with pentane and the pentane solution is concentrated to give the crude organic products. Purification by short-path vacuum distillation provides the cyclization products. The stereochemistry is determined by an analysis of the H-NMR chemical shift of the hydrogen at C-5 this signal is 0.1 -0.2 ppm further downfield when the proton is cis to the ester side chain compared to the trans arrangement. 

Vinyl halides. The method of Normant et al. (6, 270) for preparation of vinylcopper compounds can be used to obtain vinyl halides. Reaction of 1 with iodine gives vinyl iodides directly, but this reaction when extended to Bf2 or CI2 gives mainly dimers. The desired vinyl chlorides and bromides canTte obtained with NCS or NBS in fair to good yields. The replacement occurs with retention of initial stereochemistry. The American group also stresses the importance of the purity of the copper salt and uses House s cuprous bromide complex with dimethyl sulfide (6, 270). 

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