Palladium enynes

Similarly, this type of [4 -I- 2] cycloaddition can be used in an intramolecular fashion after palladium enyne cyclization to 1,.3-dienes, leading to tricyclic products45. 

Another useful class of palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerizations is based on the general mechanistic pathway shown in Scheme 13. In this chemistry, a hydridopalladium acetate complex is regarded as the catalytically active species.27b-29 According to this pathway, coordination of a generic enyne such as 59 to the palladium metal center facilitates a hydropalladation reaction to give intermediate 60. With a pendant alkene, 60 can then participate in a ring-form-... 

The hydroboration of enynes yields either of 1,4-addition and 1,2-addition products, the ratio of which dramatically changes with the phosphine ligand as well as the molar ratio of the ligand to the palladium (Scheme 1-8) [46-51]. ( )-l,3-Dienyl-boronate (24) is selectively obtained in the presence of a chelating bisphosphine such as dppf and dppe. On the other hand, a combination of Pdjldba), with Ph2PC6p5 (1-2 equiv. per palladium) yields allenylboronate (23) as the major product. Thus, a double coordination of two C-C unsaturated bonds of enyne to a coordinate unsaturated catalyst affords 1,4-addition product On the other hand, a monocoordination of an acetylenic triple bond to a rhodium(I)/bisphosphine complex leads to 24. Thus, asymmetric hydroboration of l-buten-3-yne giving (R)-allenyl-boronate with 61% ee is carried out by using a chiral monophosphine (S)-(-)-MeO-MOP (MeO-MOP=2-diphenylphosphino-2 -methoxy-l,l -binaphthyl) [52]. 

The palladium-catalyzed stannylboration (90) [124] or silylboration (87) [109, 114] succeeds in the intramolecular carbocyclization of diynes and enynes (Scheme 1-27). It is interesting that a very strained four-membered cycUzation of hexa-l,5-diyne proceeds without any difficulties, similarly to five- or six-membered cycUzation. The boryl group is selectively introduced into the more reactive C=CH rather than C=C for enynes and into the terminal C=CH rather than the internal C=CR for diynes, again suggesting a mechanism proceeding through the first insertion into the Pd-B bond in preference to the Pd-Sn or Pd-Si bond. 

Palladium complexes are effective catalysts for the reductive cydization of enyne substrates [53,54], The first report of catalytic cydization of 1,6- and 1,7-enynes 115a,b to cyclopentane 116a and cyclohexane 116b derivatives appeared in 1987 (Eq. 19) [70]. The authors proposed that the Pd(II) species 117 forms by oxidative addition of acetic acid to Pd(0) (Scheme 25). Complex 117 hydrometallates the alkyne to give 118, which cyclizes to provide... 

Cationic palladium complex 121 reductively coupled enynes (Eq. 20) using trichlorosilane as the stoichiometric reductant [71]. This combination of catalyst and silane afforded silylated methylenecyclopentanes such as 122 in good yield from enynes such as 123. Attempts to develop an enantioselective version of this reaction were not successful [71]. When enediyne 124 was cyclized in the presence of trichlorosilane, the reaction favored enyne cycli-zation 126 by a 3 1 ratio over diyne cyclization to 125 (Eq. 21). In contrast, when the more electron-rich dichloromethylsilane was used as the reductant, diyne cyclization product 125 was preferred in a ratio of 4 1 [71]. Selectivities of up to 10 1 for enyne cyclization were observed, depending on the substrate employed [72],... 

An enantioselective variant of the enyne cyclization has been reported. For example, cationic palladium oxalzoline catalyst 111 and Et3SilI reductively cyclized 129a to 130a (shown in racemic form in Eq. 24) in 88% yield of the cyclized products with 24% ee [76]. 

The MOP series of ligands59 (see Section 9.5.4.2) in conjunction with standard palladium precursors has been reported to catalyze the addition of HBcat to 1,3-enynes. With 1 mol.% catalyst produced by combination of Pd2(dba)3 and the monodentate ligand (Y)-MeO-MOP (22), axially chiral allenyl-boranes are formed (Equation (3)). Subsequent oxidation affords the corresponding alcohols with moderate ee values.60... 

Synthesis of Functionalized Enynes by Palladium/Copper-catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Acetylenes with (Z)-2,3-Dibromopropenoic Acid Ethyl Ester (Z)-2-Bromo-5-(trimethylsilyl)-2-penten-4-ynoic Acid Ethyl Ester. 

The addition of a carbonylation step extended a pyrrole synthesis to pyrrole-2-acetic acid derivatives <06ASC2212>. Treatment of enyne amine 1 with palladium diiodide in the presence of CO and methanol produced pyrrole-2-acetic ester 2 via a 5-exo-dig cyclization, oxidative carbonylation, and isomerization. 

A wide variety of organoalkynyl derivatives of cotarnine hydrochloride, a cyclic iminium salt with rich biological activity, were prepared from the direct alkynylation of cotarnine hydrochloride using silver(l) alkynyls.180 Substituted enynes were prepared from the coupling reactions of silver alkynyls with the palladium allyl intermediates, which was... 

Bromoalkynes also couple with vinylstannanes readily to result in enynes. Synthesis of protected enynals via cross-coupling of vinylstannanes with 1-bromoalkynes in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(II) has been reported (equation 143)252. Hiyama and coworkers extended the Stille methodology for sequential three-component coupling of trimethylstannyl(trimethylsilyl)acetylene with a vinyl iodide in the first step and cross-coupling of the intermediate trimethylsilylethyne with another alkenyl iodide in the presence of tris(diethylamino)sulphonium trimethyldifluorosilicate in the second step to generate a dienyne (equation 144)253. Both steps occur under palladium catalysis, in one-pot, to result in stereodefined l,5-dien-3-ynes. 

Few other examples of such reaction sequences have been described to date. Oh has reported the palladium-catalyzed reductive cyclizations of 1,6-enynes in the presence of formic acid or triethylsilane via an alkylpalladium intermediate and its application to organic synthesis. Palladium complexes also catalyze the conversion of a range of enynes to cyclic 6,7-unsaturated carboxylic acids in the presence of CO.260... 

The palladium-catalyzed hydrostannylative cyclization of enynes is dealt with first, since mechanistically it is closely related to hydrometallation. Lautens262 reported the formation of homoallyl stannanes through the reaction of 1,6-enynes with tributyltin hydride in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)2.263 The active catalytic species is... 

To probe the reaction mechanism of the silane-mediated reaction, EtjSiD was substituted for PMHS in the cyclization of 1,6-enyne 34a.5 The mono-deuterated reductive cyclization product 34b was obtained as a single diastereomer. This result is consistent with entry of palladium into the catalytic cycle as the hydride derived from its reaction with acetic acid. Alkyne hydrometallation provides intermediate A-7, which upon cw-carbopalladation gives rise to cyclic intermediate B-6. Delivery of deuterium to the palladium center provides C-2, which upon reductive elimination provides the mono-deuterated product 34b, along with palladium(O) to close the catalytic cycle. The relative stereochemistry of 34b was not determined but was inferred on the basis of the aforementioned mechanism (Scheme 24). 

The stereocontrol and functional group tolerance exhibited by the palladium-catalyzed silane-mediated reductive enyne cyclization has led to its use as a key bond formation en route to structurally complex natural products. These include /3-necrodol,59 (—)-4a,5-dihydrostreptazolin,S9b ( )-laurene,S9c and, as illustrated by the conversion of 1,6-enyne 35a to furan 35b, ( )-phyllanthocin (Scheme 25).S9a... 

A single report appears in the literature regarding the use of chirally modified palladium catalysts in reductive enyne cyclization.60 Upon exposure of 1,6-enyne 36a to the indicated palladium pyridine-oxazoline complex in the presence of EtjSiH, cyclization product 36b is formed in good yield, but with only modest levels of asymmetric induction (Scheme 26). 

The first rhodium-catalyzed reductive cyclization of enynes was reported in I992.61,61a As demonstrated by the cyclization of 1,6-enyne 37a to vinylsilane 37b, the rhodium-catalyzed reaction is a hydrosilylative transformation and, hence, complements its palladium-catalyzed counterpart, which is a formal hydrogenative process mediated by silane. Following this seminal report, improved catalyst systems were developed enabling cyclization at progressively lower temperatures and shorter reaction times. For example, it was found that A-heterocyclic carbene complexes of rhodium catalyze the reaction at 40°C,62 and through the use of immobilized cobalt-rhodium bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts, the hydrosilylative cyclization proceeds at ambient temperature.6... 

In analogy to the mechanism of the palladium-catalyzed enyne cyclization, it is postulated that exposure of palladium(O) to acetic acid promotes in situ generation of hydridopalladium acetate LnPd"(H)(OAc). Alkyne hydrometallation affords the vinylpalladium complex A-10, which upon r-carbopalladation of the appendant alkyne provides intermediate B-7. Silane-mediated cleavage of carbon-palladium bond liberates the cyclized product along palladium(O), which reacts with acetic acid to regenerate hydridopalladium acetate to close the cycle (Scheme 33). 

Trost and others have extensively studied the ruthenium-catalyzed intermolecular Alder-ene reaction (see Section 10.12.3) however, conditions developed for the intermolecular coupling of alkenes and alkynes failed to lead to intramolecular cycloisomerization due the sensitivity of the [CpRu(cod)Cl] catalyst system to substitution patterns on the alkene.51 Trost and Toste instead found success using cationic [CpRu(MeCN)3]PF6 41. In contrast to the analogous palladium conditions, this catalyst gives exclusively 1,4-diene cycloisomerization products. The absence of 1,3-dienes supports the suggestion that the ruthenium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of enynes proceeds through a ruthenacycle intermediate (Scheme 11). 

The Alder-ene cyclization of allylic silyl ethers represents a clever use of cycloisomerization chemistry, as the enol ether products can be easily unmasked to yield aldehydes. Palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,6- and 1,7-enynes containing an allylic oxygen most often gives rise to 1,3-dienes (see Section 10.12.4.1). However, enynes of type 63 underwent facile Alder-ene cyclization to the corresponding five- or six-membered rings (Equation (40)) using both [CpRu(MeCN)3]PF6 41 and the Cp analog ([Cp Ru(MeCN)3]PF6, 64).53... 

Incorporation of the carboxylic acid group into the substrate also had an effect on the stereochemistry of the Alder-ene products. Trost and Gelling60 observed diastereoselectivity in the palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,7-enynes when the reactions were conducted in the presence of A,A-bis(benzylidene)ethylene diamine (BBEDA, Figure 2). They were able to synthesize substituted cyclohexanes possessing vicinal (Equation (53)) and... 

An intramolecular palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of enyne 170 was used to access the antifungal agent, chokol C (Scheme 43).102 The choice of ligand and catalyst was essential to the efficiency of the Alder-ene reaction. Enone 171 was obtained as a single olefinic isomer resulting from migration of only Ha during the cycloisomerization reaction. 

Kibayashi and co-workers103 implemented the palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerization reaction in a stereoselective total synthesis of enantiomerically pure (+)-streptazolin. The cycloisomerization of enyne 172 to provide diene 173 was remarkably selective when performed in the presence of A,Ar -bis(benzylidene)ethylenediamine (BBEDA) as a ligand and water as a proton source (Scheme 44). 

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