Indium Lewis acids

Figure 18. Synthesis of the resin-supported indium Lewis acid catalyst 51.

Swapping the anions of an indium Lewis acid has been found to result in a remarkable regioselectivity switch between 1,2- and 1,4-additions. Thus, the addition of A -protected indoles to /3,)/-unsaturated a-keto esters, catalysed by the chiral Brpnsted acid (187) and InP3, gave 1,2-addition products, whereas with InBrg, the reaction... 

Polymer-supported Lewis acid catalysts based on metals with high coordination numbers, such as Sc, Yb, and Ln, proved to be highly effective in promoting several organic transformations. Umani-Ronchi and coworkers developed polymer-supported indium (I II) Lewis acid [85]. The polymeric In (III) was easily prepared from Amberlyst-Na [86] and In(OTf)3 (Scheme 19.40). They tested the catalytic properties of the polymer-supported indium Lewis acid in the ring... 

Indium Lewis acids have garnered attention due to their mild reactivity and air and water stability. Both Li et al. and Chan and Loh have shown that In(III) complexes are suitable Lewis acids for Prins cyclizations [81, 82]. These reports prompted Loh and coworkers to embark on a synthesis of (+)-SCH 351488 that utilized this strategy (Scheme 40) [83]. Condensation of homoallylic alcohol 147 and aldehyde 148 in the presence of indium ttibromide and TMSBr gave 4-bromo THP 149 in 65 % overall yield as an inconsequential mixture of diastereomers (2,A-cisP,4 trans = 75 25). Complete retention of the homoallylic alcohol stereochemistry is responsible for the key 2,6-cis relationship in the product. Initial attempts to apply these same conditions to the B ring resulted in acetonide deprotection and no THP formation. Subsequent optimization revealed that indium triflate and TMSCl were competent additives to effect cyclization. Careful temperature control was required to suppress an undesired Prins side reaction. The combination of homoallylic alcohol 150 and aldehyde 151 in the presence of the appropriate Lewis acids at 78 °C, followed by warming to 0 °C for 4 h, led to the desired monomer precursor 152 in 42 % yield. 

In summary, the groups of Espenson and Loh observe catalysis of Diels-Alder reactions involving monodentate reactants by Lewis acids in water. If their observations reflect Lewis-acid catalysis, involvirg coordination and concomitant activation of the dienophile, we would conclude that Lewis-acid catalysis in water need not suffer from a limitation to chelating reactants. This conclusion contradicts our observations which have invariably stressed the importance of a chelating potential of the dienophile. Hence it was decided to investigate the effect of indium trichloride and methylrhenium trioxide under homogeneous conditions. 

Keywords Group 13 metals (aluminum, gallium, indium, thalhum), Ambidentate ligands. Phosphorus-nitrogen bidentate ligands, Pyridyl phosphanes, Aminoiminophosphoranes, Lewis acid catalysis... 

C21-0010. Indium is a relatively soft Lewis acid. Use this fact to predict properties of indium compared with its horizontal neighbor (tin) and its diagonal neighbor (lead) in the periodic table. 

Among the unique features of Sc(03SCF3)3 is its ability to function as a catalyst in hydroxylic solvents. Other dienophiles, including (V-acryloyloxazolidinones, also are subject to catalysis by Sc(03SCF3)3. Indium trichloride is another Lewis acid that can act as a catalyst in aqueous solution.40... 

By reacting aniline with 2,3-dihydrofuran or dihydropyran and a catalytic amount of Lewis acid such as indium chloride in water, various tetrahydroquinoline derivatives were obtained by Li via an in-situ hetero-Diels-Alder reaction.130 Alternatively, similar compounds... 

Complexes of other metals such as gallium, indium, lead, and antimony have also been used as Lewis acids. Catalytic enantioselective meso-epoxide ring-opening reactions using a chiral gallium(III) catalyst (Ga-Li-linked-BINOL) have been reported (Scheme 84).348 The chemical yields are much improved by linking two BINOL units. 

Indium trichloride349-351 is a mild Lewis acid that is effective for various kinds of Lewis-acid-catalyzed reactions such as Diels-Alder reactions (Scheme 85), aldol reactions, and Friedel Crafts reactions. Since indium trichloride is stable in water, several aqueous reactions have been investigated (Scheme 85) indium(III) triflate is also used as a Lewis acid. 

Diels-Alder reactions are one of the most famous examples which are accderated by a Lewis acid. Various water-stable Lewis adds such as Ln(OTf)3,1371 methylrhenium trioxide,1381 copper nitrate,1391 copper bis(dodecyl sulfate) (4b),1401 indium chloride,1411 and bismuth triflate1421 have been used for Diels-Alder and aza-Diels-Alder reactions in water. Furthermore, a catalytic asymmetric Dids-Alder reaction in water using a copper complex of an amino... 

Furthermore, the use of a Lewis acid promoter leads to increased stereoselectivities (Table 19, entry C)252,254. Compared to the aprotic reaction, where allyl silane was used instead of allyl bromide and indium chloride, an almost complete reversal of the diastereos-electivity was found. It was demonstrated recently that the Lewis acid catalysed allylation reaction can be carried out efficiently without any organic solvent in saturated ammonium chloride solution255. Finally, Lewis acid catalysed Mannich reactions can be carried out conveniently in mixtures of organic solvents and water. However, the exact role of the Lewis acid catalyst has not been clarified (Table 19, entry D)253. The same reaction can be carried out in pure water with catalysis by indium trichloride256. 

The reverse reaction is catalysed by copper sulphate in an ethanol/water (50 50) mixture297 298. Indium(III) chloride catalysis of Diels-Alder reactions was also reported, but the effects were poor and comparison to uncatalysed reactions was made only in a few cases299,300. A very versatile Lewis acid catalyst for such reactions is methylrhenium trioxide (MTO)300. This catalyst can be used without a solvent, in pure organic solvents like chloroform and even in pure water. While the catalyst is active in the latter two solvents (Table 22), it gives the best results in water (Table 23). 

B. Aluminum, Gallium and Indium Polydentate Lewis Acids. 73... 

Naphthalene-based bifunctional Lewis acids that involve boron and a heavier group 13 element have also been prepared starting from the boron/tin derivative 30 (Scheme 15). Thus, the transmetalation reaction of 30 with gallium trichloride or indium trichloride in tetrahydrofuran (THF) results in high yields of l-(dichlorogallium)-8-(dimesitylboron)naphthalenediyl 35 and l-(dichloroindium)-8-(dimesitylboron)... 

In order to increase the Lewis acidity of the indium centers in compounds such as 52, the preparation of derivatives that incorporate a tetrafluorophenylene backbone has also been pursued. l,2-Bis(halomercurio)tetrafluorobenzene (halide = chloride (53) or bromide (54)) reacts with two equivalents of the corresponding indium(I) halide in THF at 25 °C to afford the tetrakis(T i ) adduct of the respective 9,10-dihalo-9,10-dihydro-9,10-diinda-octafluoroanthracene (halide = chloride (55) or bromide (56)) (Scheme 22). Compound 56 is also prepared by the reaction of (o-C6F4Hg)3 (4) with InBr in refluxing toluene followed by treatment with THF. The formation of the diindacycles 55 and 56 in the reaction of 53 and 54 with two equivalents of the corresponding indium(I) halide is surprising since, in principle, bis(indiumdihalide) complexes would be the expected products. This cyclization... 

An interesting bifunctional system with a combination of In(OTf)3 and benzoyl-quinine 65 was developed in p-lactam formation reaction from ketenes and an imino ester by Lectka [Eq. (13.40)]. High diastrereo- and enantioselectivity as well as high chemical yield were produced with the bifunctional catalysis. In the absence of the Lewis acid, polymerization of the acid chloride and imino ester occurred, and product yield was moderate. It was proposed that quinine activates ketenes (generated from acyl chloride in the presence of proton sponge) as a nucleophile to generate an enolate, while indium activates the imino ester, which favors the desired addition reaction (66) ... 

Fluoral hydrate and hemiacetals are industrial products. They are stable liquids that are easy to handle, and they react as fluoral itself in many reactions. Thus, in the presence of Lewis acids, they react in Friedel-Crafts reactions. They also react very well with organometallics (indium and zinc derivatives) and with silyl enol ethers.Proline-catalyzed direct asymmetric aldol reaction of fluoral ethyl hemiac-etal with ketones produced jS-hydroxy-jS-trifluoromethylated ketones with good to excellent diastereo- (up to 96% de) and enantioselectivities. With imine reagents, the reaction proceeds without Lewis acid activation. The use of chiral imines affords the corresponding 8-hydroxy ketones with a 60-80% de (Figure 2.49). ° ... 

Indium(III) fluorosulfate, which can be prepared from InCl3 and HS03F, is a Lewis acid, and... 

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