Ketone Hydroacylation

The addition of a catalytic amount of Cp2TiCl2 dramatically increases the yield of the hydroacylated ketone formed in the hydroacylation of 1-alkenes with heteroaromatic aldehydes by using Wilkinson s complex and 2-amino-3-picoline as co-catalysts.1264 Cp2TiCl2 catalyzes the reduction of aryl halides by sodium borohydride. The reaction scope and mechanism are solvent dependent.1265... 

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... 

Addition of tin and mercury hydrides to unsaturated ketones 5-22 Free-radical addition of aldehydes or ketones to olefins 5-24 Hydroacylation of alkenes... 

Hydroacylation of carbonyls or alkenes by aldehydes is well known. Hydroacylation of an activated ketone (85) by benzaldehyde has now been reported, giving a new asymmetric centre at the ketone carbon (86).257 In a metal-free procedure, the reaction... 

Acylmetal hydride is formed by the oxidative addition of aldehyde, and hydroacylation occurs by insertion of alkene or alkyne. The Ni-catalysed hydroacylation of internal alkyne 600 with aldehyde gave rise to the v./l-unsaturated ketone 601 [230]. The Ru-catalysed hydroacylation of cyclohexene with aldehyde 602 under CO pressure at high temperature gives the ketone 603 [231]. 

The Rh-catalyzed hydroacylation of alkynes is also possible. Reaction of salicyl-aldehyde (611) with 4-octyne using an Rh-DPPF complex gave the unsaturated ketone 612 in high yield [236],... 

The hydroacylation of olefins with aldehydes is one of the most promising transformations using a transition metal-catalyzed C-H bond activation process [1-4]. It is, furthermore, a potentially environmentally-friendly reaction because the resulting ketones are made from the whole atoms of reactants (aldehydes and olefins), i.e. it is atom-economic [5]. A key intermediate in hydroacylation is a acyl metal hydride generated from the oxidative addition of a transition metal into the C-H bond of the aldehyde. This intermediate can undergo the hydrometalation ofthe olefin followed by reductive elimination to give a ketone or the undesired decarbonyla-tion, driven by the stability of a metal carbonyl complex as outlined in Scheme 1. 

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... 

Intramolecular hydroacylation, on the other hand, is an attractive catalytic process because it produces cyclic ketones. Furthermore, with appropriate chiral phosphine ligands, this reaction could convert prochiral 4-pentenals into chiral cyclopentanones (Scheme 5) [14]. 

A primary alcohol and amines can be used as an aldehyde precursor, because it can be oxidized by transfer hydrogenation. For example, the reaction of benzyl alcohol with excess olefin afforded the corresponding ketone in good yield in the presence of Rh complex and 2-amino-4-picoline [18]. Similarly, primary amines, which were transformed into imines by dehydrogenation, were also employed as a substrate instead of aldehydes [19]. Although various terminal olefins, alkynes [20], and even dienes [21] have been commonly used as a reaction partner in hydroiminoacylation reactions, internal olefins were ineffective. Recently, methyl sulfide-substituted aldehydes were successfully applied to the intermolecu-lar hydroacylation reaction [22], Also in the intramolecular hydroacylation, extension of substrates such as cyclopropane-substituted 4-enal [23], 4-alkynal [24], and 4,6-dienal [25] has been developed (Table 1). 

The allylic activation of 1,3-dienes by Ru(COD)(COT) makes possible their hydroacylation to form /5,y-unsaturated ketones via C-H activation of aldehydes at the same metal center [117], and their selective coupling with acrylic compounds [18] (Eq. 87). 

Research on intermolecular hydroacylation has also attracted considerable attention. The transition-metal-catalyzed addition of a formyl C-H bond to C-C multiple bonds gives the corresponding unsymmetrically substituted ketones. For the intermolecular hydroacylation of C-C multiple bonds, ruthenium complexes, as well as rhodium complexes, are effective [76-84]. In this section, intermolecular hydroacylation reactions of alkenes and alkynes using ruthenium catalysts are described. 

In 1980, Miller et al. [76] reported the first example of an intermolecular hydroacylation of an aldehyde with an olefin to give a ketone, during their studies of the mechanism of the rhodium-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of 4-pentenal using ethylene-saturated chloroform as the solvent. Later James and Young [77] reported that the reaction of propionaldehyde with ethylene can be conducted in the presence of RuCl2(PPh3)3 as the catalyst without any solvent at 210 °C, resulting in the formation of 3-pentanone in 2-4% yield (turnover number of 230) (Eq. 49). 

Later, they also reported an intermolecular hydroacylations of 1,3-dienes with aromatic aldehydes yielding the corresponding j8,y-unsaturated ketones (Eq. 51) [79]. This reaction does not require a CO atmosphere. The addition of formyl C-H bond in formic acid esters and amides to olefins and conjugate... 

The use of C-H bonds is obviously one of the simplest and most straightforward methods in organic synthesis. From the synthetic point of view, the alkylation, alkenylation, arylation, and silylation of C-H bonds are regarded as practical tools since these reactions exhibit high selectivity, high efficiency, and are widely applicable, all of which are essential for practical organic synthesis. The hydroacylation of olefins provides unsymmetrical ketones, which are highly versatile synthetic intermediates. Transition-metal-catalyzed aldol and Michael addition reactions of active methylene compounds are now widely used for enantioselective and di-astereoselective C-C bond formation reactions under neutral conditions. 

Finally, there are also some special NHC-mediated transformations that do not completely fit into the classification, such as triazolylidene-catalyzed hydroacylations (Chan and Scheldt 2006). Aldehydes can serve as hydride donors for activated ketones partly following a standard 1,2-addition of the NHC to the aldehyde, but instead of the usual carbonyl umpolung a hydride ( H-umpolung ) transfer is initiated. A related Cannizzaro-type transformation has been described for indazole-derived carbene catalysts (Schmidt et al. 2007). 

Chan A, Scheidt KA (2006) Hydroacylation of activated ketones catalyzed by A-heterocyclic carbenes. J Am Chem Soc 128 4558-4559... 

Aldehydes also react with alkenes to give hydroacylated products, unsymmetric ketones. Isnard and coworkers reported the first intermolecular hydroacylation, though the yields of the products were low (Eq. 11.20) [61]. 

Intermolecular hydroacylation is difficult because decarbonylation of aldehyde is predominant, and ketone is not formed. However, this problem can be overcome by charging the pressure of CO [62]. 

Hydroacylation. The formation of ketones from aldehydes and alkenes is catalyzed by Wilkinson s catalyst in the presence of a chelating ligand (e.g., 2-amino-3-picoline). 

James et al. have applied this intramolecular hydroacylation to the resolution of racemic enals using rhodium(I) complex and chiraphos [103]. In this case, 5-membered ring ketones with up to 69% ee of the optical isomer are obtained in moderate yields (15-58% yields) (Eq.48). 

Ruthenium-catalyzed hydroacylation of 1,3-dienes with aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes occurs in relatively good yields to afford the corresponding fi, /-unsaturated ketones . Isoprene and benzaldehyde were treated with 4 mol% Ru(COD)(COT) (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, COT = 1,3,5-cyclooctatriene) and 4 mol% PPhs under argon for 40 hours to give 54% 80 (equation 41). The key intermediate is an acyl- ) -(allyl)ruthenium complex which undergoes reductive elimination to give the corresponding... 

Compared with C—C n and C—N bond formation, there are fewer examples of C—O bond formation reactions via direct sp2 C—H bond activation. Dong and co-workers reported a novel approach to form chiral lactones (Equation 11.42) [81]. This C—H bond functionalization strategy involves an unprecedented Rh-catalyzed hydroacylation of ketones. The basicity of the phosphine ligand plays a critical role in promoting hydroacylation over competitive decarbonylation. 

Formation of ketones via hydroacylation can be achieved either via transition metal catalyzed hydrocarbonylative coupling of two alkenes ... 

Stereoselective earbonylative hydroacylation of allcnes with carbon monoxide is achieved under basic phase transfer conditions using decacarbonyi dimanganese as the catalyst. Z-Iso-mers of a,/ -unsaturated ketones are formed under mild conditions in 32-80% yield22. 

The presence of the hydride acyl intermediate in decarbonylation suggests the possibility of alkene insertion into the metal hydride bond and reductive elimination of a ketone. This was first observed in the intramolecular hydroacylation of 2,3-disubstituted 4-pcntcnals using stoichiometric amounts of Wilkinson s catalyst or in the presence of tin(IV) chloride to give substituted cyclopentanones and stereoisomeric cyclopropanes as side products27. 

Various other rhodium catalysts can initiate hydroacylation reactions. Thus, the indenyl complex [075-C9H7)Rh(J72-C2H4)2] is used in intermolecular hydroacylation44. Rhodium zeolites (RhNaX and RhNaY type zeolites) act as bifunctional catalysts for the synthesis of 2-methyl-3-hexanone and 4-heptanone (1 2 ratio) from propene, carbon monoxide and hydrogen53. In this case, the ketones may be formed via hydrocarbonylation (vide supra), however, according to control experiments, rhodium-free zeolites alone catalyze ketone formation from propene and butyraldehyde53. 

Functionalization of unsaturated compounds. Hydroacylation of alkynes, allenes, and alkenes using 2-hydroxyaraldehydes affords aryl ketones. ... 

Chlorotrisftripheny lphosphine)rhodiuin< I v Hydroacylation. a-Cleavage of a phem (after elimination of styrene) to an alkene c imine formation of the ketone with 2-ami species combines with the alkene and then un... 

Hydroacylation of Michael acceptors. The organotetracarbonylferrates obtained by alkylation of disodium tetracarbonylferrate undergo insertion reactions with Michael-type acceptors to give eventually y-keto esters, ketones, and nitriles. The last example shows an interesting synthesis of a cyclopentanone by an intramolecular insertion reaction. ... 

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