Iodides terminal alkynes

Hashmi et al. investigated a number of different transition metals for their ability to catalyze reactions of terminal allenyl ketones of type 96. Whereas with Cu(I) [57, 58] the cycloisomerization known from Rh(I) and Ag(I) was observed (in fact the first observation that copper is also active for cycloisomerizations of allenes), with different sources of Pd(II) the dimer 97 was observed (Scheme 15.25). Under optimized conditions, 97 was the major product. Numerous substituents are tolerated, among them even groups that are known to react also in palladium-catalyzed reactions. Examples of these groups are aryl halides (including iodides ), terminal alkynes, 1,6-diynes, 1,6-enynes and other allenes such as allenylcarbinols. This che-moselectivity might be explained by the mild reaction conditions. 

Keywords aryl iodide, terminal alkyne, Sonogashira coupling, KF-alumina, microwave irradiation, aryl alkyne... 

Alkynes undergo stoichiometric oxidative reactions with Pd(II). A useful reaction is oxidative carboiiyiation. Two types of the oxidative carbonyla-tion of alkynes are known. The first is a synthesis of the alkynic carbox-ylates 524 by oxidative carbonylation of terminal alkynes using PdCN and CuCh in the presence of a base[469], Dropwise addition of alkynes is recommended as a preparative-scale procedure of this reation in order to minimize the oxidative dimerization of alkynes as a competitive reaction[470]. Also efficient carbonylation of terminal alkynes using PdCU, CuCI and LiCi under CO-O2 (1 I) was reported[471]. The reaction has been applied to the synthesis of the carbapenem intermediate 525[472], The steroidal acetylenic ester 526 formed by this reaction undergoes the hydroarylalion of the triple bond (see Chapter 4, Section 1) with aryl iodide and formic acid to give the lactone 527(473],... 

Chlorobenzenes activated by coordination of Cr(CO)3 react with terminal alkynes[253). The 1-bromo-1,2-alkadiene 346 reacts with a terminal alkyne to afford the alka-l,2-dien-4-yne 347[254], Enol tritlates are used for the coupling with terminal alkynes. Formation of 348 in the syntheses of ginkgolide[255] and of vitamin D are examples[256] Aryl and alkenyl fluorides are inert. Only bromide or iodide is attacked when the fluoroiodoalkene 349 or fluoroiodoar-ene is subjected to the Pd-catalyzed coupling with alkynes[257-259]. 

The alkynyl iodide 359 undergoes cross-coupling with a terminal alkyne to give the 1,3-diyne 360[264]. No homocoupling product is formed. This reaction offers a good synthetic method for unsymmetrical 1,3-diynes. 

The carbonylation of aryl iodides in the presence of terminal alkynes affords the acyl alkynes 565. Bidentate ligands such as dppf give good results. When PhjP is used, phenylacetylene is converted into diphenylacetylene as a main product[4l5]. Triflates react similarly to give the alkynyl ketones 566[4I6], In... 

A synthetically useful virtue of enol triflates is that they are amenable to palladium-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions under mild conditions. When a solution of enol triflate 21 and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(o) in benzene is treated with a mixture of terminal alkyne 17, n-propylamine, and cuprous iodide,17 intermediate 22 is formed in 76-84% yield. Although a partial hydrogenation of the alkyne in 22 could conceivably secure the formation of the cis C1-C2 olefin, a chemoselective hydrobora-tion/protonation sequence was found to be a much more reliable and suitable alternative. Thus, sequential hydroboration of the alkyne 22 with dicyclohexylborane, protonolysis, oxidative workup, and hydrolysis of the oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl ester protecting group gives dienic carboxylic acid 15 in a yield of 86% from 22. 

The dimethyl sulfide complex of dibromoborane 215 and pinacolborane216 are also useful for synthesis of E-vinyl iodides from terminal alkynes. 

Kotschy et al. also reported a palladium/charcoal-catalyzed Sono-gashira reaction in aqueous media. In the presence of Pd/C, Cul, PPI13, and z -Pr2NH base, terminal alkynes smoothly reacted with aryl bromides or chlorides, such as 2-pyridyl chloride, 4-methylphenyl bromide, and so on, to give the expected alkyne products in dimethyl-acetamide (DMA)-H20 solvent. Wang et al. reported an efficient cross-coupling of terminal alkynes with aromatic iodides or bromides in the presence of palladium/charcoal, potassium fluoride, cuprous iodide, and triph-enylphosphine in aqueous media (THF/H20, v/v, 3/1) at 60°C.35 The palladium powder is easily recovered and is effective for six consecutive runs with no significant loss of catalytic activity. 

A palladium catalyst with a less electron-rich ligand, 2,2-dipyridyl-methylamine-based palladium complexes (4.2), is effective for coupling of aryl iodides or bromides with terminal alkynes in the presence of pyrrolidine and tetrabutylammonium acetate (TBAB) at 100°C in water.37 However, the reactions were shown to be faster in NMP solvent than in water under the reaction conditions. Palladium-phosphinous acid (POPd) was also reported as an effective catalyst for the Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction of aryl alkynes with aryl iodides, bromides, or chlorides in water (Eq. 4.18).38... 

Some early examples involving microwave-assisted solvent-free Sonogashira couplings using palladium powder doped on alumina/potassium fluoride as catalyst were described by Kabalka and coworkers (Scheme 4.4) [150], In addition, this novel catalytic system has been used in microwave-assisted solvent-free Sonogashira coupling-cyclization of ortho-iodophenol with terminal alkynes, and similarly of ortho-ethynylphenols with aromatic iodides, to generate 2-substituted benzo[b]furans... 

A rapid MW-assisted palladium-catalyzed coupling of heteroaryl and aryl boronic acids with iodo- and bromo-substituted benzoic acids, anchored on TentaGel has been achieved [174]. An environmentally friendly Suzuki cross-coupling reaction has been developed that uses polyethylene glycol (PEG) as the reaction medium and palladium chloride as a catalyst [175]. A solventless Suzuki coupling has also been reported on palladium-doped alumina in the presence of potassium fluoride as a base [176], This approach has been extended to Sonogashira coupling reaction wherein terminal alkynes couple readily with aryl or alkenyl iodides on palladium-doped alumina in the presence of triphenylphosphine and cuprous iodide (Scheme 6.52) [177]. 

Denmark pursued intramolecular alkyne hydrosilylation in the context of generating stereodefined vinylsilanes for cross-coupling chemistry (Scheme 21). Cyclic siloxanes from platinum-catalyzed hydrosilylation were used in a coupling reaction, affording good yields with a variety of aryl iodides.84 The three steps are mutually compatible and can be carried out as a one-pot hydro-arylation of propargylic alcohols. The isomeric trans-exo-dig addition was also achieved. Despite the fact that many catalysts for terminal alkyne hydrosilylation react poorly with internal alkynes, the group found that ruthenium(n) chloride arene complexes—which provide complete selectivity for trans-... 

Wang s approach for the synthesis of enyne-allenes focused on ene-allenyl iodide 45 (Scheme 14.12) [24]. Palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira reaction of 45 with terminal alkynes 46 (R= Ph or CH2OH) proceeded smoothly under mild reaction conditions in the presence of the cocatalyst cuprous iodide and n-butylamine. The initially formed enyne-allene 47b with substituent R= CH2OH cyclized spontaneously to the corresponding a-methylstyrene derivative 48. 

With the bulky metallo-organic Pd(II) catalyst 98, on the other hand, selective formation of 99 was possible here functional groups are tolerated that would react with an Ag(I) catalyst (for example, terminal alkynes, alkyl chlorides, alkyl bromides and alkyl iodides) [59]. With l,n-diallenyl diketones (100), easily accessible by a bidirectional synthesis, up to 52-membered macrocycles (101) could be prepared in an end-group differentiating intramolecular reaction (Scheme 15.26) [60], For ring sizes lager than 12 only the E-diastereomer is formed overall yields of the macrocydes varied between 17 and 38%. Only with tethers shorter than 11 carbon atoms could the Z-diastereomer of the products be observed, a stereoisomer unknown from the intermolecular dimerization reactions of 96. 

The preparation of vinyl iodide 39 first required the transformation of (E,E)-farnesyl acetone (28), performed according to Negishi, to the terminal alkyne 27 with 75% yield [35]. The latter then gave (E)-vinyl iodide 39 in dia-stereomerically pure form and 74% yield by Zr-catalyzed carboalumination with trimethylaluminum and trapping of the intermediate vinylaluminum species with iodine [36]. The alkyl iodide rac-29 necessary to ensure the coupling with 39 was obtained by selective monofunctionalization of 3-methyl-pentane-1,5-diol (26) in a few steps [37]. 

The palladium-catalyzed arylation and alkenylation of terminal alkynes with aryl or alkenyl hahdes in presence of a copper(l) co-catalyst is called Sonogashira reaction. In the same way as in the other cross-coupling reactions described before, it is possible to immobihze the alkyne or the aromatic bromides, iodides or triflates on sohd supports (Scheme 3.15). 

Cross-coupling of terminal alkynes with aryl and vinyl halides are usually carried out in organic solvents, such as benzene, dimethylformamide or chloroform with a palladium-based catalyst and a base scavenger for the hydrogen halide. Copper(I) iodide is a particularly effective co-catalyst allowing the reaction to proceed under mild conditions. 

Another hydride, magnesium hydride prepared in situ from lithium aluminum hydride and diethylmagnesium, reduced terminal alkynes to 1-alkenes in 78-98% yields in the presence of cuprous iodide or cuprous r rt-butoxide, and 2-hexyne to pure cij-2-hexene in 80-81% yields [///]. Reduction of alkynes by lithium aluminum hydride in the presence of transition metals gave alkenes with small amounts of alkanes. Internal acetylenes were reduced predominantly but not exclusively to cis alkenes [377,378]. 

Halogen atoms. The introduction of side-chains on 9-trifluoromethyl-paullone 409 can be accomplished applying a Stille coupling (Scheme 86, Section 5.2.1.1 (2005EJM655)). Similarly, a Heck reaction of iodo 409 with terminal alkenes under standard conditions affords 2-substituted paullones 413 exclusively as E-isomers. The reaction of terminal alkynes with 409 in the presence of cuprous iodide and a palladium catalyst in triethylamine furnishes the 2-alkynyl-paullones 412 (2000BMCL567). 

Furo[2,3- ]pyridines can be synthesized from alkynylpyridones and iodonium sources (Scheme 31) <20060L1113>. Iodine proved to be much more effective at promoting the iodocyclization reaction than other iodonium sources (ICl, A -iodosuccinimide (NIS)). The pyridinium triiodide salt, 104, can be converted into the corresponding pyridinone by treatment with an external source of iodide. In a variation of the reaction, a one-pot synthesis of the furopyridine derivatives 105 can be achieved, with overall yields of 79-92%, by treatment with iodine followed by sodium iodide without isolation of the triiodide salt. Another similar one-pot synthesis involves 3-iodo-2-pyridones, terminal alkynes, and organic halides in a series of two palladium cross-coupling reactions (Equation 45) <20030L2441>. This reaction could also be carried out in a two-step sequence, but the overall reaction yields were typically improved for the one-pot method. 

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