Coupling reactions of allylic carbonates

Scheme 10-11 Mechanism of regiocontrol for coupling reactions of allylic carbonates and diene monoxide in the absence of fluoride ion.

As another example of ruthenium-catalyzed allylation, a coupling reaction of allylic carbonates with acrylic amide to give 3,5-dienoic acid derivatives has been achieved by using Ru(cod)(cot) as catalyst (Eq. 12) [23]. 

Another example of a [2s+2sh-1c+1co] cycloaddition reaction was observed by Barluenga et al. in the sequential coupling reaction of a Fischer carbene complex, a ketone enolate and allylmagnesium bromide [120]. This reaction produces cyclopentanol derivatives in a [2S+2SH-1C] cycloaddition process when -substituted lithium enolates are used (see Sect. 3.1). However, the analogous reaction with /J-unsubstituted lithium enolates leads to the diastereoselective synthesis of 1,3,3,5-tetrasubstituted cyclohexane- 1,4-diols. The ring skeleton of these compounds combines the carbene ligand, the enolate framework, two carbons of the allyl unit and a carbonyl ligand. Overall, the process can be considered as a for-... 

Palladium(0)-catalyzed coupling reactions - i. e. the Heck and Sonogashira reactions, the carbonylative coupling reactions, the Suzuki and Stille cross-coupling reactions, and allylic substitutions (Fig. 11.1) - have enabled the formation of many kinds of carbon-carbon attachments that were previously very difficult to make. These reactions are usually robust and occur in the presence of a wide variety of functional groups. The reactions are, furthermore, autocatalytic (i.e. the substrate regenerates the required oxidation state of the palladium) and a vast number of different ligands can be used to fine-tune the reactivity and selectivity of the reactions. 

Intramolecular anodic olefin coupling reactions involving allyl- (equation 18) and vinyl-silanes (equation 19) can lead to good yields of quaternary carbons with control of the relative stereochemistry19,20. This is the first example of an electrochemical reaction that makes use of a temporary silicon tether. 

Palladium-mediated cydization based on the reactivity of o-alkynyl or alkenyl-phenyl isonitriles have been developed [105]. On the basis of their earlier studies on the three-component synthesis of allyl aryl cyanamides [106], Yamamoto and co-workers reported a palladium-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction of 2-alkynylisocyanobenzenes 122 with allyl methyl carbonate and trimethylsilylazide leading to N-cyanoindoles 125 [107]. One of the key steps of the proposed mechanism is the formation of 7i-allylpalladium carbodiimide 123 and its isomerization to rc-allylpalladium cyanamide complex 124 (Scheme 8.50). 

Scheme8.5. Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of stannanes and other carbon nucleophiles with aryl, allyl, and vinyl bromides [56, 69-72],...

Allylindium reagents can be utilized in the Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction with aryl halides. The Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution of allyl carbonate produces 1,5-dienes (Scheme 103).353-355... 

We reported that the palladium-catalyzed three-component coupling reaction of the activated alkynes 41, allyl methyl carbonate 5b, and trimethylsilyl azide 42 gave the 2-allyl-1,2,3-triazoles 43. The reaction proceeds via the [3 + 2] cycloaddition of tt-allylpalladium azide 44 to the alkynes 41, followed by the formation of (-allyl)(r]5-triazoyl)-palladium 45 (Scheme 16) [51]. However, this method was limited only for activated alkynes. Synthesis of the triazoles 47 from the nonactivated terminal alkynes 46 was achieved by the three-... 

Fully substituted triazoles were synthesized via the four-component coupling reaction of the unactivated silylacetylenes 50, two equivalents of allyl carbonates 5b, and trimethylsilyl azide 42 in the presence of a Pd(0)-Cu(I) bimetallic catalyst (Scheme 18) [54], Various trisubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles were obtained in good yields. The reaction most probably proceeds through the formation of alkynylcopper species 52, which on cross-coupling reaction with the 7r-allylpalladium complex 53 gives the products 51. 

The selective synthesis of the 2-allyltetrazoles 55 by the three-component coupling reaction of the cyano compounds 54, allyl methyl carbonate 5b, and trimethylsilyl azide 42 was accomplished in the presence of Pd2(dba)3.CHCl3 and P(2-furyl)3 (Scheme 19) [55,56]. Most probably, the formation of (r)3-allyl)( ]5-tetrazoyl)-palladium complex 56 took place through [3 + 2] dipolar cycloaddition of 7r-allylpalladium azide 44 with the nitrile 54. The complex 56 thus formed would undergo reductive elimination to form the products 55. 

Taking advantage of the slow hydrogenation of carbon-carbon double bonds at room temperature in the presence of platinum dioxide, it was possible to perform the ruthenium-catalyzed cross coupling reaction of electron-deficient olefins such as conjugated enones and acrylic derivatives with allyl silanes in the presence of Pt(>2 under hydrogen (Scheme 46) [99]. Prolonged... 

Allyl carbonates (Scheme 5) and diene monoxides (Eq. 32) were also employed in the palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of arylsilanes 136, 37]. The reaction does not require activation by a fluoride ion or an additional base like a hydroxide ion. 

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