Palladium chemistry Heck reaction

Palladium-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond forming reactions like the Suzuki reac-tion as well as the Heck reaction and the Stille reaction, have in recent years gained increased importance in synthetic organic chemistry. In case of the Suzuki reaction, an organoboron compound—usually a boronic acid—is reacted with an aryl (or alkenyl, or alkynyl) halide in the presence of a palladium catalyst. 

A few additional Pd-catalyzed schemes have been employed for Ilac type cyclization chemistry. Palladium-phenanthroline complexes were used by the Ragaini group to prepare indoles via the intermolecular cyclization of nitroarenes and alkynes in the presence of carbon monoxide <06JOC3748>. Jia and Zhu employed Pd-catalysis for the annulation of o-haloanilines with aldehydes <06JOC7826>. A one-pot Ugi/Heck reaction was employed in the preparation of polysubstituted indoles from a four-component reaction system of acrylic aldehydes, bromoanilines, acids, and isocyanides <06TL4683>. 

The Heck reaction, a palladium-catalyzed vinylic substitution, is conducted with olefins and organohalides or pseudohalides are frequently used as reactants [15, 16], One of the strengths of the method is that it enables the direct monofunctionalization of a vinylic carbon, which is difficult to achieve by other means. Numerous elegant transformations based on Heck chemistry have been developed in natural and non-natural product synthesis. Intermolecular reactions with cyclic and acyclic al-kenes, and intramolecular cyclization procedures, have led to the assembly of a variety of complex and sterically congested molecules. 

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Palladium chemistry involving heterocycles has its unique characteristics stemming from the heterocycles inherently different structural and electronic properties in comparison to the corresponding carbocyclic aryl compounds. One example illustrating the striking difference in reactivity between a heteroarene and a carbocyclic arene is the heteroaryl Heck reaction (vide infra, see Section 1.4). We define a heteroaryl Heck reaction as an intermolecular or an intramolecular Heck reaction occurring onto a heteroaryl recipient. Intermolecular Heck reactions of carbocyclic arenes as the recipients are rare [12a-d], whereas heterocycles including thiophenes, furans, thiazoles, oxazoles, imidazoles, pyrroles and indoles, etc. are excellent substrates. For instance, the heteroaryl Heck reaction of 2-chloro-3,6-diethylpyrazine (1) and benzoxazole occurred at the C(2) position of benzoxazole to elaborate pyrazinylbenzoxazole 2 [12e]. 

In conclusion, the already rich chemistry of pyrroles is greatly expanded by the palladium reactions presented in this chapter. The abundance of both 2- and 3-pyrrolyl halides and triflates has led to many examples of high-yielding Negishi, Suzuki, Stille, Sonogashira, and Heck reactions. Noteworthy are the excellent approaches to alkynyl pyrroles and porphyrins using Sonogashira, Stille, and Suzuki reactions. 

Palladium chemistry of heterocycles has its idiosyncrasies stemming from their different structural properties from the corresponding carbocyclic aryl compounds. Even activated chloroheterocycles are sufficiently reactive to undergo Pd-catalyzed reactions. As a consequence of a and y activation of heteroaryl halides, Pd-catalyzed chemistry may take place regioselectively at the activated positions, a phenomenon rarely seen in carbocyclic aryl halides. In addition, another salient peculiarity in palladium chemistry of heterocycles is the so-called heteroaryl Heck reaction . For instance, while intermolecular palladium-catalyzed arylations of carbocyclic arenes are rare, palladium-catalyzed arylations of azoles and many other heterocycles readily take place. Therefore, the principal aim of this book is to highlight important palladium-mediated reactions of heterocycles with emphasis on the unique characteristics of individual heterocycles. 

As an extension of the Heck reaction, Pd-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkynes and alkenes continnes to attract high level of research interest in simple couphng processes and in cyclization reactions. The use of this type of transformation as part of a domino reaction will be of increasing interest. The research in the field of domino reactions is attracting considerable attention in synthetic organic chemistry since it enables the rapid assembly of complex molecirles in one-pot processes. Very elegant examples of palladium-catalyzed cascade processes where a single catalytic cycle entails several sequential bond transformations have been recently reported [la, b, 2a, b, c]. 

Studies regarding the nature of the catalytically active species for NHC complexes in Heck-type reactions have focused on the Mizorvki—Heck reaction and have consistently revealed a palladium(O) species as the active catalyst. The induction period is shortened upon addition of a reducing agent,and postulated intermediates of the reaction were isolated and characterized as well as employed in stoichiometric and catalytic reactions. Theoretical studies using DPT calculations showed the mechanism for NHC complexes to most likely he in agreement with phosphine chemistry. ... 

Palladium-catalyzed Heck reactions are important in synthetic organic chemistry (253,254). Under conventional reaction conditions, a palladium black deposit was formed from the deterioration of the homogeneous palladium complex catalyst after the reaction. Recovery and recycle of the palladium catalyst are usually not realistic. 

Another significant development in oxazoline chemistry is the application of oxazoline-containing ligands for asymmetric catalysis, such as palladium-catalyzed allylic substimtions, Heck reactions, hydrogenations, dialkylzinc additions to aldehydes, and Michael reactions. The discovery of diastereoselective metalation of chiral ferrocenyloxazolines has further expanded the availability of chiral ligands for metal-catalytic reactions. 

Palladium(0)-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl halides and alkenes (i.e., the Heck reaction) is widely used in organic chemistry. Oxidative Heck reactions can be achieved by forming the Pd -aryl intermediate via direct palladation of an arene C - H bond. Intramolecular reactions of this type were described in Sect. 4.1.2, but considerable effort has also been directed toward the development of intermolecular reactions. Early examples by Fu-jiwara and others used organic peroxides and related oxidants to promote catalytic turnover [182-184]. This section will highlight several recent examples that use BQ or dioxygen as the stoichiometric oxidant. 

Another variant of the Heck reaction which is important in heterocyclic chemistry utilizes five membered heterocycles as olefin equivalent (2.2.)7 It is not clear whether the process, coined as heteroaryl Heck reaction follows the Heck mechanism (i. e. carbopalladation of the aromatic ring followed by //-elimination) or goes via a different route (e.g. electrophilic substitution by the palladium complex or oxidative addition into the C-H bond). Irrespective of these mechanistic uncertainties the reaction is of great synthetic value and is frequently used in the preparation of complex policyclic structures. 

Extensive studies by Amatore, Jutand, and co-workers have shed light on the structure and oxidative addition chemistry of a number of synthetically important palladium complexes [42], In particular, these workers have shown that the major species in a solution of Pd(dba)2 and BINAP is Pd(dba)BINAP and that oxidative addition of Phi to this complex generates (Bl-NAP)Pd(Ph)I [42d,43], In addition, it has been demonstrated that palladium halide complexes such as (PhjP jaryljPdCl do not dissociate the halide ligand in DMF solution [44], whereas the corresponding triflate complex is completely dissociated [44,45], As noted earlier, the nature of the oxidative addition intermediates defines two mechanistic pathways for the Heck reaction the neutral pathway for unsaturated halide substrates and the cationic pathway for unsaturated triflate substrates [2c-g,3,7-9]. Further, it is possible for halide substrates to be diverted to the cationic pathway by addition of Ag(I) orTh(I) salts [3], and it is possible to divert some triflate substrates to the neutral pathway by addition of halide additives [38]. Individual steps of these two pathways have recently received some scrutiny. 

Heck reaction of 5-iodo-2,4-dimethoxypyrimidine and the furanose 3-deoxyglycal 147 with catalytic quantities of palladium acetate gives a mixture of the 2,3- and 3,4-enes 148 and 149 (Scheme 15). With triphenylarsine also present the latter product is favored, whereas with triphenylphosphine the 2-ene is produced without its isomer.164 Further examples of this type of chemistry have been reviewed by Daves.118... 

The useful and selective reactivity of arylboronic acids makes them favorite building blocks for many modern organic chemistry applications. Arylboronic acids also serve as highly useful arylpalladium precursors in palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidative Heck reactions. Andappan et al. developed a microwave-accelerated protocol for oxidative Heck couplings using cop-per(II) acetate as the palladium reoxidant [52]. The method proved to be... 

Because aryl diazonium salts are reasonably stable, other nucleophiles may be introduced to capture the aryl cation when the diazonium salt is heated. Among these, iodide ion is important as it allows the preparation of aryl iodides in good yield. These compounds are not so easy to make by electrophilic substitution (Chapter 22) as aryl chlorides or bromides because iodine is not reactive enough to attack benzene rings. Aryl iodides are useful in the more modern palladium chemistry of the Heck reaction, which you will meet in Chapter 48. 

Some of the most exciting reactions in organic chemistry are based on transition metals. How about these two for example The first is the Heck reaction, which allows nucleophilic addition to an unactivated alkene. Catalytic palladium (Pd) is needed to make the reaction go. The second, the Pauson-Khand reaction, is a special method of making five-membered rings from three components an alkene, an alkyne, and carbon monoxide (CO). It requires cobalt (Co). Neither of these reactions is possible without the metal. 

Transition-metal catalyzed reactions are now common and attractive routes to exotic indoles with substitution patterns which are otherwise difficult to realize. Using an intramolecular Heck reaction, the precursors 94 were converted to a number of 3-aryl-3-alkenyl oxindoles 95 in good yield and with good ee. The requisite compounds 94 are available in three steps from IV-benzylbenzoxazolin-2-one using palladium-based chemistry <03JA6261>. 

The transformation that has come to be known as the Heck reaction is broadly defined as the palladium(O)-mediated coupling of an aryl or vinyl halide or triflate with an alkene. The basic mechanism for the Heck reaction of aryl halides or trifiates (as outlined in more detail in the Key Chemistry), involves initial oxidative addition of the chiral palladium(O) catalyst to afford a a-arylpalladium(II) complex. Coordination of an alkene and subsequent carbon-carbon bond formation by syn insertion provide a a-alkylpalladium(II) intermediate, which readily undergoes P-hydride elimination to release the alkene product. Finally, the hydridopalladium(II) complex has to be converted into the active palladium(O) catalyst to complete the catalytic cycle. 

Key Chemistry Palladium(II)-catalyzed Domino Wacker-Heck Reaction... 

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