Direct rhodium-catalyzed

Breit B (2007) Directed Rhodium Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Alkenes. Top Organomet Chem, published online... 

Directed rhodium-catalyzed Michael-type additions have recently ketimines with functionalized olefins (Equation (100)).94... 

A recyclable system for the directed rhodium-catalyzed hydroacylation of olefins was reported using a homogeneous phenol and 4,4 -dipyridyl solvent system at 150 °C. High yields were obtained even after eight cycles and the ketone product was obtained after decantation (Equation (132)).115... 

A titanium-mediated amination followed by a directed rhodium-catalyzed C-H functionalization of an olefinic C-H leads to heterocycles (Equation (184)).149... 

The difficulty of this task became obvious in an attempt to achieve a diastereoselective hydroformylation of a simple methallylic alcohol system. It was expected that in analogy to the known substrate-directed rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation reaction, substrate direction via the hydroxyl substituent would control diastereoselectivity in the course of the hydro-formylation reaction [9], However, a completely stereorandom hydroformylation product formation was observed (1—>3) [10, 11]. 

Scheme 4. Substrate directed rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylations - phosphorus groups.

Biaryls with axial chirahty were prepared by pyridine- or isoquinoline-directed rhodium-catalyzed coupling with alkynes (Scheme 65). A number of diaryl-substituted alkynes coupled with l-(naphthyl)isoquinoline in the presence of [RhCp Cl2]2 and AgSbF with a copper (II) acetate oxidant in excellent yields (90-98%). The coupling proceeded smoothly with 2-aryl substituted pyridines (89-99%). A number of substituents were tolerated on the pyridines at C-3, including methyl, chloride, and methoxy. The isoquinoline-based biaryls were easily oxidized with MCPBA to provide... 

From Synthesis Gas. A rhodium-catalyzed process capable of converting synthesis gas directly into acetaldehyde in a single step has been reported (83,84). 

Abstract Recent advances in synthetic aspects of the rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of alkenes are reviewed. Emphasis is given to practical improvements, efficient new catalysts for regioselective and enantioselective hydroformylation, and to applications of the reaction in organic synthesis. Furthermore, new developments in directed hydroformylation are covered as well as new approaches toward efficient hydroformylation catalysts employing the concept of self-assembly. 

Fell and Bari (89) also studied the rhodium-catalyzed reaction. A rho-dium-N-methylpyrrolidine-water catalyst system was very effective for producing the propane-1,2-diol acetate directly. The best yields (>90%) of product of about 9 1 alcohol aldehyde ratio were obtained in the region of 95°-l 10°C. This range was very critical, as were other reaction parameters. Rhodium alone gave the best yield of aldehyde (83%) at 60°C. Triphenylphosphine as cocatalyst induced the decomposition of the aldehyde product. 

A rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular C-H functionalization has been employed for the synthesis of bicyclic imidazoles. The alkene acts as an anchor to the metal, directing the C-H functionalization process, which involves the formation of an Rh(l) carbene intermediate (Equation (118)).107... 

Among recent examples that highlight the synthetic utility of transition metal-catalyzed hydroborations are its direction toward a formal syntheses of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents Ibuprofen 131 and Naproxen 13214 15 139 as well as the anti-depressant Sertraline 133 (Figure 14).140 In the majority of cases, rhodium-catalyzed hydroboration is utilized and the rhodium(i) source generally is Wilkinson s catalyst RhCl(PPh3)3. 

Rhodium-catalyzed allylic alkylation provides an expeditious entry into a variety of useful synthons for asymmetric synthesis. For example, the application of this reaction to a range of enantiomerically enriched allylic carbonates with the sodium salt of methyl phenylsulfonylacetate provides products that represent important synthons for target-directed synthesis (Tab. 10.1) [17]. 

Based on the precedent of Van Leeuwen and Roobeek, livinghouse and co-workers screened a variety of electron-deficient phosphine/phosphite ligands for the rhodium-catalyzed [4-1-2] reaction, which provided an alternative catalyst system for the formation of 5,6- and 6,6-ring systems [13]. The most notable of these was the tris-(hexafluoro-2-propyl) phosphite-modified rhodium complex, which was applicable to both carbon- and oxygen-tethered substrates, and also provided the first example of a facial-directed diastereoselective intramolecular rhodium-catalyzed [4-i-2] reaction (Eq. 4). 

Numerous studies have been directed toward expanding the chemistry of the donor/ac-ceptor-substituted carbenoids to reactions that form new carbon-heteroatom bonds. It is well established that traditional carbenoids will react with heteroatoms to form ylide intermediates [5]. Similar reactions are possible in the rhodium-catalyzed reactions of methyl phenyldiazoacetate (Scheme 14.20). Several examples of O-H insertions to form ethers 158 [109, 110] and S-H insertions to form thioethers 159 [111] have been reported, while reactions with aldehydes and imines lead to the stereoselective formation of epoxides 160 [112, 113] and aziridines 161 [113]. The use of chiral catalysts and pantolactone as a chiral auxiliary has been explored in many of these reactions but overall the results have been rather moderate. Presumably after ylide formation, the rhodium complex disengages before product formation, causing degradation of any initial asymmetric induction. 

An interesting example is the hydroiminoacylation reaction, a good alternative to hydroacylation reactions, using aldimines as a synthetic equivalent to aldehydes (Scheme 4) [4]. The rhodium-catalyzed hydroiminoacylation of an olefin with aldimines produced a ketimine which could be further acid-hydrolyzed to give the ketone. The reaction proceeded via the formation of a stable iminoacylrhodi-um(III) hydride (this will be discussed in the mechanism section), production of which is facilitated by initial coordination of the rhodium complex to the pyridine moiety of the aldimine. This hydroiminoacylation procedure opened up the direct... 

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