Organozincs halogenation

The synthesis of organozinc compounds by electrochemical processes from either low reactive halogenated substrates (alkyl chlorides) or pseudo-halogenated substrates (phenol derivatives, mesylates, triflates etc.) remains an important challenge. Indeed, as mentioned above, the use of electrolytic zinc prepared from the reduction of a metal halide or from zinc(II) ions does not appear to be a convenient method. However, recent work reported by Tokuda and coworkers would suggest that the electroreduction of a zinc(II) species in the presence of naphthalene leads to the formation of a very active zinc capable of reacting even with low reactive substrates (equation 23)11. 

Ketones can be a-brominated on solid phase by treatment with synthetic equivalents of bromine, such as pyridinium tribromide (Entry 2, Table 6.1) or phenyltri-methylammonium tribromide (DCM, 20 °C, 3 h [10]). Resin-bound organometallic compounds, such as vinylstannanes [11] or organozinc derivatives [12], react cleanly with iodine to yield the corresponding vinyl or alkyl iodides (see also Section 3.13). Additions of halogens or their synthetic equivalents to C=C double bonds on cross-... 

REFORMATSKY REACTION. Dating back to 1887, this reaction depends on interaction between a carbonyl compound, an a-halo ester, and activated zinc in the presence of anhydrous ether or ether-benzene, followed by hydrolysis. The halogen component for example ethyl bromoacetate, combines with zinc bo form an organozinc bromide that adds to the carbonyl group of the second component to give a complex readily hydrolyzed to carbinol. The reaction... 

The organozinc intermediate thus formed reacts with aldehydes as Grig-nard reagents do to form alcohols. In the presence of aluminum chloride, elimination of chlorine and fluorine from the vicinal carbons of the dichlorotrifluoroethyl group generates halogenated allylic alkoxides that are protonated to allylic alcohols, in the present case J, 2-chloro-3,3-difluoro-1 -phenylpropen-2-ol [114]. 

Bromoboration of terminal alkynes 4 into the /J-bromo-l-alkenyl-boronic esters 5 [26], followed by a palladium-catalyzed displacement of the /J-halogen with organozinc reagents [27] is a known strategy for the preparation of metalated diene 6 (Scheme 3). An additional approach is the diboration of symmetrically disubstituted alkynes 7 with bis(pinacolato)diboron 8, followed... 

Reductive coupling of polyhaloalkanes with carbonyl compounds in the presence of Zn is used in the synthesis of various halogen-substituted alkenes. For example, the reaction of benzaldehyde with the organozinc reagent 4.101 gives the trifluoromethyl-substituted alkene 4.102 (Scheme 4.50). 

Temiinal 2,2-diorgano-1-alkenylboronates (9) are prepared by bromoboration of a terminal alkyne to the /5-bromo-l-alkenylboronic ester (8) [22], followed by palladium-catalyzed displacement of the /5-halogen with organozinc reagents, which proceeds strictly with retention of configuration [23] (Scheme 2-4). 

Addition to cyclic iminium salts has been utilized in alkaloid synthesis. A zinc-promoted reductive coupling reaction of iminium salts and alkyl halides has been reported by Shono et al. (Scheme 8). Evidence delineating the mechanistic course (organozinc addition or electron transfer reaction) of the addition has not been established. In contrast to organolithium or Grignard additions, aromatic halogen and alkoxycarbonyl substituents are compatible with this methodology. The intramolecular version of this reaction has been employed for the synthesis of tricyclic amines (53 equation 9). 

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