Hydroarylations

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. 

PLATINUM CATALYZED HYDROSILYLATION AND PALLADIUM CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING ONE-POT HYDROARYLATION OF 1-HEPTYNE TO (E)-l-(l-HEPTENYL)-4-... 

Scheme 20 Mechanism for iron-catalyzed tandem coupling/hydroarylation of aldehyde, aromatic alkyne, and anilines...

Abstract The use of A-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes as homogeneous catalysts in addition reactions across carbon-carbon double and triple bonds and carbon-heteroatom double bonds is described. The discussion is focused on the description of the catalytic systems, their current mechanistic understanding and occasionally the relevant organometallic chemistry. The reaction types covered include hydrogenation, transfer hydrogenation, hydrosilylation, hydroboration and diboration, hydroamination, hydrothiolation, hydration, hydroarylation, allylic substitution, addition, chloroesterification and chloroacylation. 

Hydroarylation, (addition of H-Ar, Ar = aryl), of alkynes, catalysed by Pd(OOCCH3)2 or Pd(OOCCFj)j in acetic acid, is an atom-economic reaction, giving rise to substituted c/i-stilbenes (Fujiwara reaction). Catalytic conversions and improved chemoselectivity to the mono-coupled product under mild conditions can be achieved by modification of the metal coordination sphere with NHC ligands. Hydroarylation of mesitylene by ethylpropiolate (Scheme 2.19) catalysed by complex 107 (Fig. 2.18) proceeds in good conversions (80-99%, 1 mol%) under mild conditions at room temperature. 

COOEt COOEt Scheme 2.19 Products from the hydroarylation reactions of activated alkynes... 

Fig. 2.18 PaUadium and platinum NHC complexes as catalysts in hydroarylations of alkynes...

The intramolecular hydroarylation/cyclisation of aryl propargylic acetates catalysed by the system [AuCl(IPr)]/AgBF (1 1, 2 mol%, 72-92%, rt, 5 min) was developed as a versatile and efficient method leading to indene derivatives 110 (Scheme 2.20). Analogous catalytic systems, where the IPr was substituted by PPh, gave lower conversions and chemo-Zregio-selectivity. 

Scheme Z20 The synthesis of substituted indenes by intramolecular hydroarylation of aryl prop-argytic acetates...

The catalytic arylation of SEM-protected azoles (SEM = [2-(trimethylsilyl) ethoxy]methyl) with monocarbene-Pd(ll) complexes [72], and the reductive Heck or hydroarylation of norbomenes with NHC-phosphine chelating ligands... 

Scheme 6.15 Pd-catalysed hydroarylation or norbornene using chelating NHC/P-Ugands...

Palladium-catalyzed hydroarylation of sterically hindered PTAD adduct 157 with aryl halides in the presence of triphenylarsine, sodium acetate, and DMSO provides a 1 1 mixture of 170 and 171. The same reaction done with sodium fluoride and formic acid provides mixtures containing 171 as the major product. Apparently, the use of sodium fluoride as a base allows the selective formation of the opening products 171 in good yields (Equation 19). Similarly, the 2,3-phthalazine-l,4-dione adduct 172 provides the corresponding products 173 and 174 (Equation 20) <2002AGE3375>. 

Some of the hydroarylation product is also observed substituted anilines afford the two products to varying degrees (Equation (15)). The closely related rhodium complexes [Rh(PCy3)2Cl]2, [Rh(dmpe)Cl]2 (where dmpe= l,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane), and [Rh(C8H14)Cl]2 show essentially no catalytic activity.166 Application of [Rh(PEt3)2Cl]2 to the reaction of aniline with styrene gives a mixture of hydroamination and oxidative amination products, the latter predominating.167 Other related rhodium-catalyzed amination reactions (oxidative amination) have been reported.168 169... 

Gold as an efficient catalyst has widely been used in furan synthesis. One example is shown below, in which the double hydroarylation of unactivated alkyne using 2-methylfuran afforded a difuranylmethane derivative in a moderate yield <06EJOC4340>. 

The allylic alcohols 41 derived from the propynols 40 by either a regioselective Pd-catalysed hydroarylation or hydrovinylation are readily cyclised to 4-aryl or 4-vinyl 2//-chromenes in high yield (Scheme 27) <00EJO4099>. 

Coumarins are formed by the intramolecular hydroarylation of an activated alkyne. The basic starting materials for this fast, efficient and general Pd-catalysed reaction are phenols and alkynoic acids (Scheme 42), An intermolecular version in which electron-rich phenols react with 4-methoxycinnamic acid leads to high yields of 3,4-dihydrocoumarins... 

Hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate (N,N,N)-containing ruthenium(ll) complexes activate benzene in stoichiometric amounts to give the isolable complex B. A catalytic hydroarylation of ethylene led to ethylbenzene and a ca. 1 1 mixture of branched and linear alkylbenzenes was obtained when employing propylene (Equation (62)).63,63a... 

Homogeneous iridium(m) catalysts mediate arene C-H activations to form anti-Markovnikov products as in the hydroarylation of propene (Equation (631).64... 

Hydroarylations of alkynes are catalyzed by gold complexes and these bear some resemblance to the Fujiwara Pd-catalyzed reaction. In general, when using gold chemistry, better Z/E selectivities are observed compared with palladium, lower catalyst loadings and milder conditions (neutral not TFA) are used. The mechanism involves the attack of ArH on the Au-coordinated alkyne. Flowever, electron-poor acetylenes only appear to work with palladium chemistry (Equations (75) and (76)).72... 

Coumarins and quinolinones can be formed by hydroarylation reactions of alkynes (Equations (172)-(174)).7U42 142a... 

Similar intramolecular hydroarylations of alkynes and alkenes, which obviate the need for a halide or triflate group on the aryl ring, are now well established. Sames group screened over 60 potential catalysts and over 200 reaction conditions, and found that Ru(m) complexes and a silver salt were optimal. This process appears to tolerate steric hindrance and halogen substrates on the arene (Equations (175)—(177)). The reaction is thought to involve alkene-Ru coordination and an electrophilic pathway rather than a formal C-H activation of the arene followed by alkene hydrometallation, and advocates the necessary cautious approach to labeling this reaction as a C-H functionalization... 

An excellent recent review covers metal-catalyzed alkyne hydroarylations in detail.145... 

The most fundamental reaction is the alkylation of benzene with ethene.38,38a-38c Arylation of inactivated alkenes with inactivated arenes proceeds with the aid of a binuclear Ir(m) catalyst, [Ir(/x-acac-0,0,C3)(acac-0,0)(acac-C3)]2, to afford anti-Markovnikov hydroarylation products (Equation (33)). The iridium-catalyzed reaction of benzene with ethene at 180 °G for 3 h gives ethylbenzene (TN = 455, TOF = 0.0421 s 1). The reaction of benzene with propene leads to the formation of /z-propylbenzene and isopropylbenzene in 61% and 39% selectivities (TN = 13, TOF = 0.0110s-1). The catalytic reaction of the dinuclear Ir complex is shown to proceed via the formation of a mononuclear bis-acac-0,0 phenyl-Ir(m) species.388 The interesting aspect is the lack of /3-hydride elimination from the aryliridium intermediates giving the olefinic products. The reaction of substituted arenes with olefins provides a mixture of regioisomers. For example, the reaction of toluene with ethene affords m- and />-isomers in 63% and 37% selectivity, respectively. 

The hydroarylation of olefins is also achieved by using a ruthenium catalyst, TpRu(CO)(NCMe)(Ph) (Tp = hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate) (Equation (34)).39 The reaction of benzene with ethene is catalyzed by the ruthenium complex to give ethylbenzene (TN = 51, TOF = 3.5 x 10 3mol 1 s-1 at 90 °G for 4h). The ruthenium-catalyzed reaction of benzene with propene gives the hydroarylation products with a 1.6 1.0 ratio of -propyl to isopropylbenzene, with 14 catalytic turnovers after 19 h. 

Theoretical studies on the Ir- and Ru-catalyzed hydroarylations are also conducted.40,40a 40b... 

Dinuclear palladium complexes catalyze m-hydroarylation of alkynes with arenes.56 The reaction of 3-hexyne with benzene in the presence of a dinulear palladium complex Pd2R2(M-OH)(//-dpfam) [dpfam = j/V,Ar -bis[2-(diphenyl-phosphino)phenyl]formamidinate, R=/>-Tol] and tri(/z-butyl)borane at 100 °C for 4h affords ( )-3-phenyl-3-hexene quantitatively (Equation (53)). The hydroarylation of 3-hexyne with monosubstituted benzenes ( )-3-aryl-3-hexenes with a 2 1 ratio of the meta- and ra -isomers. This regioselectivity is different from that of the hydroarylation of diphenylacetylene catalyzed by Rh4(GO)12.57... 

Hydroarylation of alkynoates with phenols is applied to the synthesis of calanolides A 17 and B 18, which are active against AZT-resistant strains of HIV-1.163 The key step is the palladium-catalyzed coumarin formation reaction, as shown in Scheme 18. 

Hydroarylation of alkenes is applied to achieve step-growth co-polymerization of aromatic ketones and ct,c< -dienes such as 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,6-disila-l,7-octadiene and 1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane. Co-polymerization of acetophenone and 3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,6-disila-l,7-octadiene is catalyzed by Ru species which has been previously activated by treatment with styrene, and a significantly high molecular weight co-polymer, co-poly(3,3,6,6-tetra-methyl-3,6-disila-l,8-octanylene/2-acetyl-l,3-phenylene), is obtained (Scheme 21 ).166... 

Cyclization process of arene-yne substrates has been reported with platinum(rv) catalyst (PtCL ), resulting in C-H activation and functionalization.142 This hydroarylation gives 6-< r/o-products in high yields with good tolerance to different functional groups like amine, ester, and ether. This method provides a rapid access to interesting molecules such as coumarins, chromenes, or dihydroquinolines. 

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]. 

Heck reactions, the hydroarylation methodology, has been a key tool in the synthesis of varions epibatidine analogues, due to the ability of this approach to address regio- and stereochemistry in substituted azabicyclo ring systems [6],... 

Keywords Alkane metathesis Borylation C-H bond activation Dehydrogenation Hydroarylation Iridium catalyst Silylation... 

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