Palladium alkoxycarbonylation

Under appropriate conditions, alcohols and amines can undergo an oxidative double carbonylation process, with formation of oxalate esters (Eq. 34), oxamate esters (Eq. 35) or oxamides (Eq. 36). These reactions are usually catalyzed by Pd(II) species and take place trough the intermediate formation of bis(alkoxycarbonyl)palladium, (alkoxycarbonyl)(carbamoyl)palladium or bis(carbamoyl)palladium complexes, as shown in Scheme 29 (NuH, Nu H = alcohol or amine) [227,231,267,293-300]. 

The alkoxide pathway occurs by initial insertion of CO into a palladium alkoxide, followed by insertion of the alkene into the bond between the metal and the alkoxycarbonyl group to form a paUadium-alkyl complex (Scheme 17.18). Protonation of this metal alkyl by alcohol would form the free organic product and regenerate the paUadium alkoxide. This mechanism has now been ruled out for the reactions of ethylene to form methyl propanoate. Although each of these steps has precedent, the absence of reduction products from the alkoxide argues against this pathway. Moreover, the alkyl generated from insertion of ethylene into the palladium-alkoxycarbonyl complex (Scheme 17.18) is chelated to the metal, and metha-nolysis of this species is slower than the steps of the alternative hydride mechanism. ... 

Hydroxycarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes catalyzed by metal catalyst have been studied for the synthesis of acids, esters, and related derivatives. Palladium systems in particular have been popular and their use in hydroxycarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation reactions has been reviewed.625,626 The catalysts were mainly designed for the carbonylation of alkenes in the presence of alcohols in order to prepare carboxylic esters, but they also work well for synthesizing carboxylic acids or anhydrides.137 627 They have also been used as catalysts in many other carbonyl-based processes that are of interest to industry. The hydroxycarbonylation of butadiene, the dicarboxylation of alkenes, the carbonylation of alkenes, the carbonylation of benzyl- and aryl-halide compounds, and oxidative carbonylations have been reviewed.6 8 The Pd-catalyzed hydroxycarbonylation of alkenes has attracted considerable interest in recent years as a way of obtaining carboxylic acids. In general, in acidic media, palladium salts in the presence of mono- or bidentate phosphines afford a mixture of linear and branched acids (see Scheme 9). 

Most researchers currently agree that the hydrido mechanism is more common than the alkoxycarbonyl path in the alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes with palladium systems. However, carbalkoxy complexes are putative intermediates in carbonylation reactions giving succinates and polyketone diesters, with metals like Co, Rh, or Pd.137... 

A synthesis of 2-acyl and 2-alkoxycarbonyl-indoles was carried out by Tamariz and coworkers via an intramolecular Friedel-Crafts heteroannulation of enaminone precursors <06SL749>. A lac type palladium-catalyzed intramolecular indolization of alkyne-tethered 2-chloroanilines has been reported by Lu and co-workers <06OL3573>. 

In Semmelhack s synthetic approach to plakortones, a palladium(II)-promoted intramolecular alkoxycarbonylation was used as a key step to form the tetrahydrofuran-fused y-lactone framework 101 <00TL3567>. 

In 1986, Tsuji et al. developed the palladium(0)-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of racemic or achiral propargyl carbonates 128 in an alcohol solvent to afford 131 via carbonylation of 129 to 130 (Scheme 4.35) [55], Palladium(0)-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of 134 and isomerization to 136 were key steps for the total synthesis of (-)-kallolide B 138 (Scheme 4.36) [56],... 

Aside from alkoxycarbonylations, hydroxycarbonylations in the presence of water to yield allenic carboxylic acids [15] (93, Y = OH) and aminocarbonylations in the presence of amines to give the analogous amides [139] (93, Y = NRR ) have also been carried out, respectively (Scheme 7.13). These products of structure 102 can also be obtained if using the propargylamines 101 with R1 = Ph or R3 Z H as starting materials (Scheme 7.15) [140]. Additionally, hydroxycarbonylations, also termed carboxyla-tions, are successful without palladium catalysis by reaction of propargyl halides and carbon monoxide in the presence of nickel(II) cyanide under phase-transfer conditions [141, 142]. 

Abstract The use of Co building block in presence of water or an alcohol to functionalise alkenes by hydroxycarbonylation or alkoxycarbonylation reactions is reviewed in this chapter. The hydroxyl groups can be present in the substrate itself so cascade reactions can occur. Palladium precursors are largely involved in these reactions and this analysis of the literature focuses on the mechanisms involving Pd(0), Pd(H)(X)L2, PdX2 and an oxidant like CuCl systems. Introduction of chiral L or L2 ligands or even the presence of chiral carbon atoms in the substrate lead to asymmetric carbonylation reactions. 

Concerning the mechanism of the reaction, two pathways have been considered [13,54,66-70] and are still proposed in the literature. The first involves an alkoxycarbonyl-palladium intermediate [Pd - COOR] on which... 

Alkoxycarbonylation has been known for a long time, but the rates and selectivities of the new catalysts are outstanding. The mechanism of the alkoxycarbonylation reaction catalysed by palladium has been the topic of research for many years [55], Stepwise reactions had shown the feasibility of two mechanistic pathways, shown in Figure 12.20, but kinetic studies and in situ observations on catalytic systems were lacking. 

Very high regioselectivities (> 99.5% iso) were obtained, using PdCl2(PhCN)2 in combination with (+)-neomethyldiphenylphosphine and toluene-j9-sulfonic acid, under mild conditions (70 °C and 10 bar). More recently, the palladium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation and amido-carbonylation of aryl bromides and iodides in [bmim][BF4] and [bmim][PF6] has been described. Enhanced reaction rates were observed compared to conventional media and the ionic liquid-catalyst could be recycled. 

In a similar fashion, palladium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of 54 was effective in producing pyrimdine esters 55 <99T405>. It was noted that dppf along with the use of the alcohols as solvents (rather than solely as reagents) was required for optimal conversion. 

Highly selective transformation of terminal acetylenes to either linear or branched carboxylic acids or esters may be achieved by appropriately selected catalyst systems. Branched esters are formed with high selectivity when the acetylenes are reacted with 1-butanol by the catalyst system Pd(dba)2/PPh3/TsOH (dba = dibenzylideneacetone) or palladium complexes containing PPh3. Pd(acac)2 in combination with various N- and O-containing phosphines and methanesulfonic acid is also an efficient catalyst for the alkoxycarbonylation of 1-alkynes to yield the branched product with almost complete selectivity.307,308... 

Catalytic systems to afford linear esters selectively are scant.306,309 A report in 1995 disclosed that palladium complexes based on l,l -bis(diphenylphosphine)fer-rocene showed excellent regioselectivity for the formation of linear a,p-unsaturated esters.309 The results with phenylacetylene are remarkable because this compound is known to exhibit a distinct preference for the formation of the branched products on palladium-catalyzed carboxylations. Mechanistic studies indicate that the alkoxycarbonylation of alkynes proceeds via the protonation of a Pd(0)-alkyne species to give a Pd-vinyl complex, followed by CO insertion and alcoholysis.310... 

Cyclopenta[c]quinolizines (51) reacted with acetylenic esters in boiling nitrobenzene to give cyclopenta[cd]cycl[3,3,3]azines (52). Other media were found to be ineffective, even in the presence of palladium-charcoal. The alkoxycarbonyl groups of the esters were readily removed by alkaline hydrolysis followed by vacuum pyrolysis of the resulting... 

When the cluster [Pd4(C0)4(02CMe)4]-2MeC02H was dissolved in styrene and treated with methanol under an atmosphere of carbon monoxide, methyl cinnamate was formed.516 This reaction was also believed to occur by an alkoxycarbonyl route. The reaction became catalytic when [Pd(OAc)2] (106) was used in presence of NaOAc and a stoichiometric amount of copper(II) as reoxidant for the palladium(O) formed. Stille and co-workers have investigated this reaction, sometimes called carboalkoxylation, in detail. A basic difference between this reaction and the hydroesterification described above is that the oxidative nature of carboalkoxylation permits double functionalization of a double bond. Thus (E)- and (Z)-2-butene react readily with CO and methanol in the presence of a catalytic amount of PdCl2 and a stoichiometric amount of CuCl2 to give methyl 3-methoxy-2-methylbutanoate (equation 124).517,518... 

A likely mechanism for this reaction involves the nucleophilic attack of alcohol on two molecules of coordinated CO, followed by the coupling of the two palladium-bonded alkoxycarbonyl moieties (equation 179).438,451 jn support of this mechanism, the reaction of the bis(methoxycarbonyl) complex (143) with CO and PPh3 produces dimethyl oxalate and the reduced palladium(O) complex.451... 

The palladium(II)-promoted hydrolysis of methyl glycylglycinate and isopropyl glycylglycinate has been investigated over a temperature range.80 Complexes of type (22) are formed in which the amino, deprotonated amide and alkoxycarbonyl groups act as donors. Hydrolysis by both H20 and OH ion is observed. Base hydrolysis of the coordinated peptide esters is ca. 105-fold faster than the unprotonated peptide esters. 

The key palladium intermediate is a carboalkoxypalladium complex formed through the nucleophilic attack by alcohol on carbonyl coordinated to palladium. The addition of a base with the appropriate pK, [sodium butyrate pK, = 4.82 (H20)] promotes the formation of die palladium carboxylate (22).93 The reaction is a general method for formation of inorganic alkoxycarbonyl derivatives. 

The palladium catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of alkynyliodonium tosylates 132 in methanol or ethanol in the presence of trialkylamine proceeds under mild conditions to give carboxylates 144 in good yield (Scheme 58) [120]. 

The cycle is started with the formation of a Pd-alkoxy complex that reacts with CO to an alkoxycarbonyl intermediate. In the next step, the approach of the olefin and insertion into the carbonyl palladium bond is predicted. In the last step, the starting complex is rebuilt by the addition of an alcohol and the cleavage of the hydroesterification product [59]. 

Reduction of /V-alkoxycarbonyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hcx-5-cnc with hydrogen and palladium on charcoal catalyst gave the corresponding bicyclo[2.2.0]hexanes <2003JOC1626>. Reductive arylation occurred when /V-alkoxycarbo-nyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.0]hexane was treated with 2-chloro-5-iodopyridine in the presence of palladium(m) acetate, triphenylphosphine, piperidine, formic acid, and dimethylformamide (DMF) to give mainly 175 and 176 but in moderate and variable yields (28-58%) <2000T9233>. 

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