Bromides, Aryl Halides

Aryl Halides from Diazonium Ion Intermediates. Replacement of diazonium groups by halides is a valuable alternative to direct halogenation for the preparation of aryl halides. Aryl bromides and chlorides are usually prepared by a reaction using the appropriate Cu(I) salt, which is known as the Sandmeyer reaction. Under the classic conditions, the diazonium salt is added to a hot acidic solution of the cuprous halide.99 The Sandmeyer reaction occurs by an oxidative addition reaction of the diazonium ion with Cu(I) and halide transfer from a Cu(III) intermediate. 

The approach from Nicolaou [13] is similarly based on the activation of an aryl halide. Aryl bromides and iodides substituted with ortho-triazene react smoothly with phenols at 80 °C in the presence of K2CO3 and CuBr-Me2S to afford diaryl ethers in good yields (Scheme 2b). The use of this procedure requires the preformation of the requisite triazenes and the subsequent removal or transformation of this functional group. 

Considerable use has been made of the copper(i) benzenethiolate and butanethiolate in the preparation of thioethers. A large series of compounds of general formula (RS)nX, n>l, R = Ph or Bu, and X is an aryl group, have been prepared from the copper(i) thiolates and aryl halides (aryl bromides only reacted with the butanethiolate) . ... 

Carbonylation of halides in the presence of primary and secondary amines at I atm affords amides[351j. The intramolecular carbonylation of an aryl bromide which has amino group affords a lactam and has been used for the synthesis of the isoquinoline alkaloid 498(352], The naturally occurring seven-membered lactam 499 (tomaymycin, neothramycin) is prepared by this method(353]. The a-methylene-d-lactam 500 is formed by the intramolecular carbonylation of 2-bromo-3-alkylamino-l-propene(354]. 

Aryl, heteroaryl, and alkenyl cyanides are prepared by the reaction of halides[656-658] or triflates[659,660] with KCN or LiCN in DMF, HMPA, and THF. Addition of crown ethers[661] and alumina[662] promotes efficient aryl and alkenyl cyanation. lodobenzene is converted into benzonitrile (794) by the reaction of trimethylsiiyl cyanide in EtiN as a solvent. No reaction takes place with aryl bromides and chlorides[663]. The reaction was employed in an estradiol synthesis. The 3-hydroxy group in 796 was derived from the iodide 795 by converting it into a cyano group[664]. 

A Pd-cataly2ed reaction of amines with halides is expected, but actually little is known about the reaction. The CDE ring system of lavendamycin (805) has been constructed by the intramolecular reaction of aryl bromide with aniline derivative in 804, but 1.2 equiv, of Pd(Ph3P)4 is required[679]. 

Another method for the hydrogenoiysis of aryl bromides and iodides is to use MeONa[696], The removal of chlorine and bromine from benzene rings is possible with MeOH under basic conditions by use of dippp as a ligand[697]. The reduction is explained by the formation of the phenylpalladium methoxide 812, which undergoes elimination of /i-hydrogen to form benzene, and MeOH is oxidized to formaldehyde. Based on this mechanistic consideration, reaction of alcohols with aryl halides has another application. For example, cyclohex-anol (813) is oxidized smoothly to cyclohexanone with bromobenzene under basic conditions[698]. 

Aryl bromides were also perfluoroethylated under these conditions [205] The key to improved yields was the azeotropic removal of water from the sodium perfluoroalkylcarboxylate [205] Partial success was achieved with sodium hepta-fluorobutyrate [204] Related work with halonaphthalene and anthracenes has been reported [206 207] The main limitation of this sodium perfluoroalkylcarboxylate methodology is the need for 2 to 4 equivalents of the salt to achieve reasonable yields A trifluoromethylcopper solution can be prepared by the reaction of bis(tri-fluoromethyl)mercury with copper powder in /V-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) at 140 °C [208] (equation 138) or by the reaction of N-trifluoromethyl-A-nitro-sotnfluoromethane sulfonamide with activated copper in dipolar aprotic solvents [209] This trifluoromethylcopper solution can be used to trifluoromethylate aro matic [209], benzylic [209], and heterocyclic halides [209]... 

For the in situ preparation of the required arenediazonium salt from an aryl amine by application of the diazotization reaction, an acid HX is used, that corresponds to the halo substituent X to be introduced onto the aromatic ring. Otherwise—e.g. when using HCl/CuBr—a mixture of aryl chloride and aryl bromide will be obtained. The copper-(l) salt 2 (chloride or bromide) is usually prepared by dissolving the appropriate sodium halide in an aqueous solution of copper-(ll) sulfate and then adding sodium hydrogensulfite to reduce copper-(ll) to copper-(1). Copper-(l) cyanide CuCN can be obtained by treatment of copper-(l) chloride with sodium cyanide. 

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of alkenylsilanols has been extensively studied with respect to the structure of both the silicon component and the acceptor halide. The preferred catalyst for coupling of aryl iodides is Pd(dba)2 and for aryl bromides it is [allylPdCl]2. The most effective promoter is tetrabutylammonium fluoride used as a 1.0M solution in THF. In general the coupling reactions occur under mild conditions (room temperature, in 10 min to 12 hr) and some are even exothermic. 

This is a problem that has been reported by several researchers in other cya-nation methods on heteroaromatic halides. (Hetero)aryl chlorides have also been tackled via in situ halogen exchange to (hetero)aryl bromides followed by sequential cyanation (Scheme 71). For this microwave-assisted process an equimolar amount of NiBr2 and a two-fold excess of NaCN were used. The only heteroaromatic chloride tested was 2-chloropyridine. Although the procedures described involve the use of significant amounts of nickel salts, a clear advantage is that the reactions can be performed in air. Moreover, the cyanat-ing reagents are easily removed since they are water soluble. 

These results were significantly improved by the same authors using the well-defined pre-catalyst 16 (PEPPSl-lPr), that is able to promote the coupling of alkyl halides, aryl halides or alkyl sulphonates with alkylzinc chlorides or bromides [83,84]. 

The coupling of thiols with aryl halides has been recently reported using Ni(NHC)2 complexes [171]. After screening different pre-catalysts, compound 28 showed the best behaviour in terms of activity and substrate scope, allowing the coupling of electron rich and poor aryl bromides with aryl or alkyl thiols (Scheme 6.52). 

Suzuki coupling reactions with aryl halides. Two as-prepared BaCei cPd c03. ( materials (x = 0.05 and 0.10) were successfully utihzed in several Suzuki coupling reactions. Both aryl iodides and aryl bromides react smoothly with 4-phenylboronic acid, eq 1, to yield the corresponding biatyls in high yields (> 95%). For both 4-bromoanisole and 4-iodoanisole, the biatyl yields reached nearly 100% in 3 min with BaCeo 95Pdoo503 5 as the catalyst, corresponding to an effective TON of ca. 2,000 and an effective TOF of nearly 50,000 h. Resnlts are smmnarized in Table 27.1. 

The original conditions used amines as solvents or cosolvents. Several other bases can replace the amine. Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide or fluoride can be used in THF (see Entry 1 in Scheme 8.11).163 Tetrabutylammonium acetate is also effective with aryl iodides and EWG-substituted aryl bromides (Entry 2).164 Use of alkenyl halides in this reaction has proven to be an effective method for the synthesis of enynes165 (see also Entries 5 and 6 in Scheme 8.11). 

The reaction can be carried out efficiently using aryl diazonium tetrafluoroborates with crown ethers, polyethers, or phase transfer catalysts.103 In solvents that can act as halogen atom donors, the radicals react to give aryl halides. Bromotrichloromethane gives aryl bromides, whereas methyl iodide and diiodomethane give iodides.104 The diazonium ions can also be generated by in situ methods. Under these conditions bromoform and bromotrichloromethane have been used as bromine donors and carbon tetrachloride is the best chlorine donor.105 This method was used successfully for a challenging chlorodeamination in the vancomycin system. 

As noted in Section 11.2.2, nucleophilic substitution of aromatic halides lacking activating substituents is generally difficult. It has been known for a long time that the nucleophilic substitution of aromatic halides can be catalyzed by the presence of copper metal or copper salts.137 Synthetic procedures based on this observation are used to prepare aryl nitriles by reaction of aryl bromides with Cu(I)CN. The reactions are usually carried out at elevated temperature in DMF or a similar solvent. 

It has been found that a number of bidentate ligands greatly expand the scope of copper catalysis. Copper(I) iodide used in conjunction with a chelating diamine is a good catalyst for amidation of aryl bromides. Of several diamines that were examined, rra s-yV,yV -dimethylcyclohexane-l,2-diamine was among the best. These conditions are applicable to aryl bromides and iodides with either ERG or EWG substituents, as well as to relatively hindered halides. The nucleophiles that are reactive under these conditions include acyclic and cyclic amides.149... 

The new method for asymmetric arylation was applicable to a host of aryl halides, to provide a diverse array of 2-arylpyrrolidines in good yield and 92% ee, regardless of the nature of the aryl bromide component. This sequence offers a number of advantages over existing methods, and represents the most convenient and practical synthesis of enantiopure 2-aryl pyrrolidines and 2,5-diarylpyrrolidines. 

The order of reactivity of halides with magnesium is RI > RBr > RC1 (very few organomagnesium fluorides have been prepared), i) Aryl Grignard reagents are more easily prepared from aryl bromides and aryl iodides than from aryl chlorides, which react very sluggishly. 

With the exception of intramolecular amination reactions, all of the early aryl halide aminations were catalyzed by palladium complexes containing the sterically hindered P(o-tol)3. In papers published back-to-back in 1996, amination chemistry catalyzed by palladium complexes of DPPF and BINAP was reported.36,37 These catalysts allowed for the coupling of aryl bromides and iodides with primary alkyl amines, cyclic secondary amines, and anilines. 

Indoles, pyrroles, and carbazoles themselves are suitable substrates for palladium-catalyzed coupling with aryl halides. Initially, these reactions occurred readily with electron-poor aryl halides in the presence of palladium and DPPF, but reactions of unactivated aryl bromides were long, even at 120 °C. Complexes of sterically hindered alkylmonophosphines have been shown to be more active catalysts (Equation (25)). 8 102 103 In the presence of these more active catalysts, reactions of electron-poor or electron-rich aryl bromides and electron-poor or electron-neutral aryl chlorides occurred at 60-120 °C. Reactions catalyzed by complexes of most of the /-butylphosphines generated a mixture of 1- and 3-substituted indoles. In addition, 2- and 7-substituted indoles reacted with unhindered aryl halides at both the N1 and C3 positions. The 2-naphthyl di-t-butylphosphinobenzene ligand in Equation (25), however, generated a catalyst that formed predominantly the product from A-arylation in these cases. 

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