Coupling reactions halides

Palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions of organic halides with olefins or dienes (R. F. Heck, 1979) are broad in scope and simple to carry out. Anhydrous conditions or any special technique are not required and most functional groups are tolerated. 

Success of the reactions depends considerably on the substrates and reaction Conditions. Rate enhancement in the coupling reaction was observed under high pressure (10 kbar)[l 1[. The oxidative addition of aryl halides to Pd(0) is a highly disfavored step when powerful electron donors such as OH and NHt reside on aromatic rings. Iodides react smoothly even in the absence of a... 

Allylic amines are coupled to halides giving either allylic amines or enamines depending on the reaction condition. Reaction of steroidal dienyl triflate with Boc-diprotected allylamine affords allylamine. Use of AcOK as a base is crucial for the clean coupling[102]. The tert-allylic amine 123 reacts with an aryl halide to give the enamine 125 in DMF and allylic amine 124 in nonpolar solvents[103]. 

The Li compound 588 formed by the ort/io-lithiation of A. A -dimethylaniline reacts with vinyl bromide to give the styrene derivative 589(433]. The 2-phe-nylindole 591 is formed by the coupling of l-methyl-2-indolylmagnesium formed in situ from the indolyllithium 590 and MgBr2, with iodobenzene using dppb[434]. 2-Furyl- and 2-thienyllithium in the presence of MgBr2 react with alkenyl halides[435]. The arylallenes 592 and 1,2,4-alkatrienes are prepared by the coupling reaction of the allenyllithium with aryl or alkenyl halides[436]. 

Tin enolates of ketones can be generated by the reaction of the enol acetate 733 with tributyltin methoxide[60i] and they react with alkenyl halides via transmetallation to give 734. This reaction offers a useful method for the introduction of an aryl or alkenyl group at the o-carbon of ketones[602]. Tin enolates are also generated by the reaction of siiyl enol ethers with tributyltin fluoride and used for coupling with halides[603]. 

Lithiation at C2 can also be the starting point for 2-arylatioii or vinylation. The lithiated indoles can be converted to stannanes or zinc reagents which can undergo Pd-catalysed coupling with aryl, vinyl, benzyl and allyl halides or sulfonates. The mechanism of the coupling reaction involves formation of a disubstituted palladium intermediate by a combination of ligand exchange and oxidative addition. Phosphine catalysts and salts are often important reaction components. 

Indoles with carbocyclic halogen or triflate substituents are potential starting materials for vinylation, arylation and acylation via palladium-catalysed pro-cesses[l]. Indolylstannanes. indolylzinc halides and indolylboronic acids are also potential reactants. The principal type of substitution which is excluded from such coupling reactions is alkylation, since saturated alkyl groups tend to give elimination products in Pd-catalysed processes. 

Cross-coupling reactions of aromatic or vinylic halides and olefins catalyzed by palladium. 

Coupling reactions and related fluoroalkylations with polytTuoioalkyl halides are induced by vanous reagents, among them metals such as copper and zinc, or by an electrochemical cell. More recently, examples of carbon-carbon bond forma tion by coupling of unsaturated fluorides have been reported Both acyclic and cyclic fluoroolefins of the type (Rp)2C=CFRp undergo reducUve dimerization on treatment with phosphines [42] (equation 33) The reaction shown in equation 33 IS also accompbshed electrocheimcally but less cleanly [43]... 

The lrialkyl(trifluorovmyl)slannanes were used in the Pd(0)-catalyzed coupling reaction of aryl halides [77] (equation 12). The product yield increased with the solvent type in the order hexamethylphosphorus triamide (HMPT) DMF > dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) > tetrahydrofuran (THF) > CgHg > C2H4CI2. 

The copper species formed depends on the solvent, and three different species were detected by F NMR, although the structure of each species was not elucidated [245 This copper reagent undergoes a variety of coupling reactions with aryl, alkenyl, allyl, and acetylenic halides [244, 245 (equation 162)... 

Copper(I) halide-catalyzed coupling reactions of perfluoro Gngnard reagents with allyl and propargyl halides have been reported [256], The acetylenic copper compound may be an intermediate in these reactions. 

They have also developed a route to 2-allenylindole derivatives (98T13929). When prop-2-ynyl carbonates (76) are reacted with 73 in the presence of palladium catalyst, a cross-coupling reaction occurs to give 77a (46%) and 77b (45%). Under a pressurized carbon monoxide atmosphere (10 atm), the palladium-catalyzed reaction of 73 with 78 provides 79a (60%) and 79b (60%) (2000H2201). In a similar reaction, when the substrate is changed to aryl halides (80), 2-aryl-1-methoxyindoles such as 81a (70%) and 81b (60%) are prepared (97H2309). 

Another type of Grignard reaction is the alkylation with alkyl halides. Upon treatment of a Grignard reagent RMgX with an alkyl halide 5, a Wwrtz-like coupling reaction takes place. 

Of particular synthetic importance is the coupling of aryl- and hetarylboronic acids to aryl- and hetaryl halides (or triflates), allowing for a convenient synthesis of biphenyls, even sterically demanding derivatives such as 14, hetaryl phenyls and Zj/ -hetaryls. With appropriately disubstituted aromatic substrates, the Suzuki coupling reaction can be applied in the synthesis of polyphenylene materials. 

The synthetic applicability is rather limited, due to the various side-reactions observed, such as eliminations and rearrangement reactions. The attempted coupling of two different alkyl halides in order to obtain an unsymmetrical hydrocarbon, usually gives the desired product in only low yield. However the coupling reaction of an aryl halide with an alkyl halide upon treatment with a metal (the Wurtz-Fittig reaction) often proceeds with high yield. The coupling of two aryl halides usually does not occur under those conditions (see however below ) since the aryl halides are less reactive. 

In addition to sodium, other metals have found application for the Wurtz coupling reaction, e.g. zinc, iron, copper, lithium, magnesium. The use of ultrasound can have positive effect on reactivity as well as rate and yield of this two-phase reaction aryl halides can then even undergo an aryl-aryl coupling reaction to yield biaryls. ... 

This organometallic coupling reaction is useful in organic synthesis because it forms carbon-carbon bonds, thereby making possible the preparation of larger molecules from smaller ones. As the following examples indicate, the coupling reaction can be carried out on aryl and vinylic halides as well as on alkyl halides. 

Carbon-carbon bond formation reactions and the CH activation of methane are another example where NHC complexes have been used successfully in catalytic applications. Palladium-catalysed reactions include Heck-type reactions, especially the Mizoroki-Heck reaction itself [171-175], and various cross-coupling reactions [176-182]. They have also been found useful for related reactions like the Sonogashira coupling [183-185] or the Buchwald-Hartwig amination [186-189]. The reactions are similar concerning the first step of the catalytic cycle, the oxidative addition of aryl halides to palladium(O) species. This is facilitated by electron-donating substituents and therefore the development of highly active catalysts has focussed on NHC complexes. 

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