Halides esters iodides

Palladium complexes also catalyze the carbonylation of halides. Aryl (see 13-13), vinylic, benzylic, and allylic halides (especially iodides) can be converted to carboxylic esters with CO, an alcohol or alkoxide, and a palladium complex. Similar reactivity was reported with vinyl triflates. Use of an amine instead of the alcohol or alkoxide leads to an amide. Reaction with an amine, AJBN, CO, and a tetraalkyltin catalyst also leads to an amide. Similar reaction with an alcohol, under Xe irradiation, leads to the ester. Benzylic and allylic halides were converted to carboxylic acids electrocatalytically, with CO and a cobalt imine complex. Vinylic halides were similarly converted with CO and nickel cyanide, under phase-transfer conditions. ... 

Compounds, eg, phenacyl halides, benzyl halides, alkyl iodides, or alkyl esters of sulfonic acids, react with DMSO at 100—120°C to give aldehydes (qv) and ketones (qv) in 50—85% yields (eq. 8) (41) ... 

Benzyl halides have been reported to react with nickel carbonyl to give both coupling and carbonylation (59). Carbonylation is the principal reaction in polar nonaromatic solvents, giving ethyl phenylacetate in ethanol, and bibenzyl ketone in DMF. The reaction course is probably similar to that of allylic halides. Pentafluorophenyl iodide gives a mixture of coupled product and decafluorobenzophenone. A radical mechanism has been proposed (60). Aromatic iodides are readily carbonylated by nickel carbonyl to give esters in alcoholic solvents or diketones in ethereal solvent (57). Mixtures of carbon monoxide and acetylene react less readily with iodobenzene, and it is only at 320° C and 30 atm pressure that a high yield of benzoyl propionate can be obtained (61). Under the reaction conditions used, the... 

Allyl halides are also alkylated by zinc cyanocuprates. Allylic bromides, iodides and chlorides react successfully with these reagents, and a number of functional groups in the allylic halide (ester, sulfide, sulfoxide, ether, alkyl halides, acetals) stand up well to the conditions of reaction (equations 29 and 30)41 3. The regiochemistry of attack is predominantly Sn2. 1,3-Dichloroalkenes can be made to undergo two successive coupling reactions to this point, only two identical R group incorporations have been reported (equation 31)44. 

It is noted that the coupling of aryl halides, especially iodides, with a number of active methylene and methine compounds are promoted effectively by a stoichiometric amount of copper(I) halides [8, 37, 38]. The reaction using cy-anoacetate esters and 1,3-diketones can catalytically proceed [39-41]. 

Selective phosphonate ester dealkylation. Alkyl phosphonate esters are selectively and nearly quantitatively cleaved by bromotrimethylsilane in the presence of alkyl carboxylate esters, carbamates, acetylenes, ketones, and halides. Alkyl iodides do not exchange under the reaction conditions. The resulting bis(trimethylsilyl) phosphonates are hydrolyzed in acetone by a small excess of water. 

The interaction of alkyl halides, preferably iodides or bromides, with hexamine in chloroform or alcohol solution forms quaternary ammonium salts which on heating with hydrochloric acid are readily converted to primary amines. The procedure has been employed successfully in the reaction of primary, but not secondary or tertiary, aliphatic halides, certain benzyl halides, halo ketones, halo acids, and halo esters. The yields range from 40% to 85%. 

By reaction with alkyl halides, esters of sulfonic and carbonic acids, trimethy-loxonium tetrafluoroborate, diazo compounds, Mannich or Mitsunobu conditions or miscellaneous reagents. Methyl iodide is a versatile and effective methylating reagent that can be used at room temperature, at moderate temperatures in a tightly closed vessel or at high temperatures in an autoclave. 2,4-Dihydropyrazol-3-one 1 was methylated at N1 with sodium hydride in boiling 1,4-dioxane followed by methyl iodide at room temperature. l,2-Dihydropyrazol-3-one 2 was obtained in 59% yield (79AP853) (Scheme 1). 

Oxonium salts have been used as initiators in the polymerization of sulfides and amines as low-molecular-weight compounds (e.g. Et3OeBFJp)15,16) and as dicatio-nically living polyTHF 17,18) in the synthesis of diblock and triblock copolymers. Among alkyl esters and halides, tosylates, iodides, bromides, fluorosulfonates, and triflates were used in the polymerization of azetidines4,9,10 and aziridines 19,20). Methyl triflate forms the first alkylation product in the polymerization of 1-t-butyl-aziridine, which precipitates out of solution 19) ... 

Allylation. Amalgamated Sm promotes reaction of allyl halides (bromide, iodide) with carbonyl compounds. Diallylation of esters occurs. ... 

Hennis and coworkers reported that the reaction of carboxylates with alkyl chlorides is catalyzed by tertiary amines, the combination of tertiary amines and sodium iodide or quaternary ammonium compounds [3, 4]. It was found that the ester formation was catalyzed by quaternary ammonium salts and that these were generated in situ from the amine and alkyl halide. Sodium iodide in 2-butanone converted the alkyl chloride to the more reactive iodide (the Finkelstein reaction) which in turn alkylated amine. Alkyl iodides added directly to the reaction mixture were even more active co-catalysts but the preformed quaternary ammonium salt was the most effective catalyst. It was suggested that the enhanced solubility of the quaternary ammonium carboxylate or the lack of tight ion pairing in this salt might account for the... 

Copper-catalyzed N-arylation of 2-imidazolines has been carried out by Davis et al. (2013). The reaction provides compounds with advantageous lead-like characteristics in good yields with useful simplicity under inexpensive, ligand-free conditions. The cross coupling was successful with electron-rich and electron-poor aromatic iodides. Substrates having halides, esters, nitriles, and free hydroxyls are well tolerated, providing reactive handles for further functionalization. In addition, the regi-oselective N-arylation of 4-substituted imidazoline has also been reported. 

Where R and R are identical, the dialkylmalonic ester may be prepared in one operation by treating 1 mol of ethyl malonate with 2 mots each of sodium ethoxide and the alkyl halide (usually bromide or iodide). 

In the reaction of Q,/3-unsaturated ketones and esters, sometimes simple Michael-type addition (insertion and hydrogenolysis, or hydroarylation, and hydroalkenylation) of alkenes is observed[53,54]. For example, a simple addition product 56 to methyl vinyl ketone was obtained by the reaction of the heteroaromatic iodide 55[S5]. The corresponding bromide affords the usual insertion-elimination product. Saturated ketones are obtained cleanly by hydroarylation of o,/3l-unsaturated ketones with aryl halides in the presence of sodium formate, which hydrogenolyses the R—Pd—I intermediate to R— Pd—H[56]. Intramolecular hydroarylation is a useful reaction. The diiodide 57 reacts smoothly with sodium formate to give a model compound for the afla-toxin 58. (see Section 1.1.6)[57]. Use of triethylammonium formate and BU4NCI gives better results. 

The benzoic acid derivative 457 is formed by the carbonylation of iodoben-zene in aqueous DMF (1 1) without using a phosphine ligand at room temperature and 1 atm[311]. As optimum conditions for the technical synthesis of the anthranilic acid derivative 458, it has been found that A-acetyl protection, which has a chelating effect, is important[312]. Phase-transfer catalysis is combined with the Pd-catalyzed carbonylation of halides[3l3]. Carbonylation of 1,1-dibromoalkenes in the presence of a phase-transfer catalyst gives the gem-inal dicarboxylic acid 459. Use of a polar solvent is important[314]. Interestingly, addition of trimethylsilyl chloride (2 equiv.) increased yield of the lactone 460 remarkabiy[3l5]. Formate esters as a CO source and NaOR are used for the carbonylation of aryl iodides under a nitrogen atmosphere without using CO[316]. Chlorobenzene coordinated by Cr(CO)j is carbonylated with ethyl formate[3l7]. 

No intennolecular reaction of malonate or /3-keto esters with halides has been reported, but the intramolecular reaction of /3-diketones such as 790 and malonates proceeds smoothly[652,653]. Even the simple ketone 791 can be arylated or alkenylated intramolecularly. In this reaction, slow addition of a base is important to prevent alkyne formation from the vinyl iodide by elim-ination[654]. 

Particularly alkyl halides which have a perfluoroalkyl group at the /3-position undergo smooth carbonylation. Probably the coordination of fluorine to form a five-membered chelate ring accelerates the reaction. Double carbonylation to give the a-keto amide 915 is possible in Et NH with the fluorine-bearing alkyl iodide 914[769,770]. The ester 917 is obtained by the carbonylation of the /3-perfluoroalkyl iodide 916 in ethanol. 

When It IS necessary to prepare secondary alkyl halides with assurance that no trace of rearrangement accompanies their formation the corresponding alcohol is first converted to its p toluenesulfonate ester and this ester is then allowed to react with sodium chloride bromide or iodide as described m Section 8 14... 

Various alkylating agents are used for the preparation of pyridazinyl alkyl sulfides. Methyl and ethyl iodides, dimethyl and diethyl sulfate, a-halo acids and esters, /3-halo acids and their derivatives, a-halo ketones, benzyl halides and substituted benzyl halides and other alkyl and heteroarylmethyl halides are most commonly used for this purpose. Another method is the addition of pyridazinethiones and pyridazinethiols to unsaturated compounds, such as 2,3(4//)-dihydropyran or 2,3(4//)-dihydrothiopyran, and to compounds with activated double bonds, such as acrylonitrile, acrylates and quinones. 

Metal halide salts other than sodium iodide have been used sparsely to prepare halodeoxy sugars from sulfonate esters. Lithium chloride (107) and lithium bromide (33) have found limited application. Potassium fluoride (dihydrate) in absolute methanol has been used (51, 52) to introduce fluorine atoms in terminal positions of various D-glucose derivatives. The reaction is conducted in sealed tube systems and requires... 

Certain of the monoalkylated ethyl phenylacetates have been further alkylated with alkyl and aralkyl halides to produce the corresponding disuhstituted phenylacetic esters.4 Ethyl 2-phenyl-propanoate has been alkylated by methyl iodide to give pure ethyl 2-methyl-2-pheny]propanoate in 81% yield. Similarly, the alkylations of ethyl 2-phenylhexanoate with methyl iodide, M-butyl bromide, and benzyl chloride gave the corresponding pure dialkylated products in 73%, 92%, and 72% yields, respectively. 

Sodium nitrite can be used to form nitro compounds with primary or secondary alkyl bromides or iodides, though the method is of limited scope. Silver nitrite gives nitro compounds only when RX is a primary bromide or iodide. Nitrite esters are an important side product in all these cases (10-33) and become the major product (by an SnI mechanism) when secondary or tertiary halides are treated with silver nitrite. 

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