Palladium reaction mechanism

Studies of the reaction mechanism of the catalytic oxidation suggest that a tit-hydroxyethylene—palladium 7t-complex is formed initially, followed by an intramolecular exchange of hydrogen and palladium to give a i yW-hydtoxyethylpalladium species that leads to acetaldehyde and metallic palladium (88-90). 

The original Sonogashira reaction uses copper(l) iodide as a co-catalyst, which converts the alkyne in situ into a copper acetylide. In a subsequent transmeta-lation reaction, the copper is replaced by the palladium complex. The reaction mechanism, with respect to the catalytic cycle, largely corresponds to the Heck reaction.Besides the usual aryl and vinyl halides, i.e. bromides and iodides, trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) may be employed. The Sonogashira reaction is well-suited for the synthesis of unsymmetrical bis-2xy ethynes, e.g. 23, which can be prepared as outlined in the following scheme, in a one-pot reaction by applying the so-called sila-Sonogashira reaction ... 

The reaction mechanism differs from that of other catalytic hydrogenations that also are carried out in the presence of palladium as catalyst, e.g. that of olefins. Presumably an organopalladium species is formed as an intermediate, which then reacts with the hydrogen ... 

In a remarkable reaction according to Eq. 18 palladium(II) acetate reacts in methanol with diphenylacetylene to form dinuclear [Pd(T 5-C5Ph5)]2(p-PhC = CPh) (67) [79], The reaction mechanism was studied in some detail and part of the alkyne molecule was found as benzoic acid orthoester PhC(OMe)3. When... 

Although the actual reaction mechanism of hydrosilation is not very clear, it is very well established that the important variables include the catalyst type and concentration, structure of the olefinic compound, reaction temperature and the solvent. used 1,4, J). Chloroplatinic acid (H2PtCl6 6 H20) is the most frequently used catalyst, usually in the form of a solution in isopropyl alcohol mixed with a polar solvent, such as diglyme or tetrahydrofuran S2). Other catalysts include rhodium, palladium, ruthenium, nickel and cobalt complexes as well as various organic peroxides, UV and y radiation. The efficiency of the catalyst used usually depends on many factors, including ligands on the platinum, the type and nature of the silane (or siloxane) and the olefinic compound used. For example in the chloroplatinic acid catalyzed hydrosilation of olefinic compounds, the reactivity is often observed to be proportional to the electron density on the alkene. Steric hindrance usually decreases the rate of... 

A possible reaction mechanism shown in Scheme 7-10 includes (a) oxidative addition of the S-H bond to Pd(0), (b) insertion of the allene into the Pd-H bond to form the tt-allyl palladium 38, (c) reductive elimination of allyl sulfide, (d) oxidative addition of the I-aryl bond into the Pd(0), (e) insertion of CO into the Pd-C bond, (f) insertion of the tethered C=C into the Pd-C(O) bond, and (g) P-elimination to form 37 followed by the formation of [baseHjI and Pd(0). 

Frankcombe, K. E., Cavell, K. J., Knott, R. B., Yates, B. F., 1997, Competing Reaction Mechanisms for the Carbonylation of Neutral Palladium(II) Complexes Containing Bidentate Ligands a Theoretical Study ,... 

Hydrolysis of oximes catalyzed by transition-metal complexes has not been studied prior to a report by Kostic et al. They have reported kinetics of hydrolysis of acetoxime to acetone catalyzed by two palladium(II) complexes, identified active species in the hydrolysis reaction, proposed a reaction mechanism, and fully characterized a bis(acetoxime) complex that is relatively stable toward hydrolysis.458... 

Intramolecular oxonium ylide formation is assumed to initialize the copper-catalyzed transformation of a, (3-epoxy diazomethyl ketones 341 to olefins 342 in the presence of an alcohol 333 . The reaction may be described as an intramolecular oxygen transfer from the epoxide ring to the carbenoid carbon atom, yielding a p,y-unsaturated a-ketoaldehyde which is then acetalized. A detailed reaction mechanism has been proposed. In some cases, the oxonium-ylide pathway gives rise to additional products when the reaction is catalyzed by copper powder. If, on the other hand, diazoketones of type 341 are heated in the presence of olefins (e.g. styrene, cyclohexene, cyclopen-tene, but not isopropenyl acetate or 2,3-dimethyl-2-butene) and palladium(II) acetate, intermolecular cyclopropanation rather than oxonium ylide derived chemistry takes place 334 ). 

A number of examples have been reported documenting the use of palladium phosphine complexes as catalysts. The dialkyl species [PtL2R2] (L2 = dmpe, dppe, (PMe3)2 R = Me, CH2SiMe3) catalyze the reaction of [PhNH3]+ with activated alkenes (acrylonitrile, methyl acrylate, acrolein).176 Unfunctionalized alkenes prove unreactive. The reaction mechanism is believed to proceed via protonation of Pt-R by the ammonium salt (generating PhNH2 in turn) and the subsequent release of alkane to afford a vacant coordination site on the metal. Coordination of alkene then allows access into route A of the mechanism shown in Scheme 34. Protonation is also... 

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Wacker (1) A general process for oxidizing aliphatic hydrocarbons to aldehydes or ketones by the use of oxygen, catalyzed by an aqueous solution of mixed palladium and copper chlorides. Ethylene is thus oxidized to acetaldehyde. If the reaction is conducted in acetic acid, the product is vinyl acetate. The process can be operated with the catalyst in solution, or with the catalyst deposited on a support such as activated caibon. There has been a considerable amount of fundamental research on the reaction mechanism, which is believed to proceed by alternate oxidation and reduction of the palladium ... 

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 palladium-catalyzed multicomponent coupling reactions have attracted considerable interest.12,12a 12e A reaction using allylstannane 39 and allyl chloride 40 was applied to the three-component diallylation of benzylidenema-lonitrile and its congeners by Yamamoto et al 2 Analogous diallylation of isocyanate 41 was studied by Szabo et al. (Scheme 7).12a The reaction mechanism can be explained by formation of an amphoteric bis-allylpalladium intermediate 43 which undergoes an initial electrophilic attack on one of the allyl moieties followed by a nucleophilic attack on the other. 

The reaction mechanism was considered to be oxidative cyclization, and pal-ladacyclopentene 32 was formed. Reductive elimination then occurs to give cyclobutene 33, whose bond isomerization occurs to give diene 28. The insertion of alkyne (DMAD) into the carbon palladium bond of 32 followed by reductive elimination occurs to give [2+2+2] cocyclization product 27. Although the results of the reactions of E- and Z-isomers of 29 with palladium catalyst 26a were accommodated by this pathway, Trost considered the possibility of migration of substituents. Therefore, 13C-labeled substrate 25 13C was used for this reaction. 

The group R1 can be allyl, acyl, or alkynyl, and arynes can also act as the acceptors. The catalysts are usually Ni(cod)2, or ligated palladium. The mechanisms are not understood in detail, but a catalytic cycle involving the product of oxidative addition, Sn-M-R1, is thought to be involved. The stannylalkenes that are formed can then be subjected to reaction with electrophiles (e.g., AczO or RCH=0), or to coupling reactions in the presence of transition metals (e.g., the Stille reaction). 

Synthetically useful allylstannanes are provided by palladium-catalyzed carbostan-nylation using hexamethylditin (Scheme 16.58) [63]. The reaction mechanism can be rationalized by transmetallation between ditin and a Jt-allylpalladium complex produced by reaction of an allene with an arylpalladium iodide. In this process, hexamethylditin is added to the reaction mixture slowly via a syringe pump to suppress its high reactivity towards the arylpalladium species leading to an arylstannane. 

Using quantum chemical molecular modelling tools we have examined the reaction mechanism of palladium catalyzed hydrosilylation of styrene by the precatalyst system, 1, developed by Togni and co-workers. One fundamental question that we have focused on is whether the reaction proceeds by the classical Chalk-Harrod mechanism or by an alternative mechanism such as the modified-Chalk-Harrod mechanism. In this section, the general features of the catalytic cycle are examined. 

In this and subsequent sections, we investigate the reaction mechanism of the palladium catalyzed hydrosilylation of styrene via ah initio molecular dynamics and combined quantum mechanics and molecular mechanics (QM/MM) techniques. Both methodologies constitute powerful approaches for the study of the catalytic activity and selectivity of transition metal... 

FIGURE 13.3. Reaction mechanisms involved during the synthesis of PdO colloidal particles from palladium hydroxo complexes. 

A cis-coordinating ligand is apparently required to bind and activate MeOH so that a methoxy group is transferred to the polyketone chain and a hydride remains on palladium. Two mechanisms are possible for this reaction (i) nucleophilic attack by the oxygen at the acyl carbonyl with concerted formation of Pd-H (ii) formation of a Pd(acyl) (methoxy) complex and H, followed by reductive elimination and subsequent proton attack on a Pd center. No experimental evidence favoring either mechanism in ethene/CO copolymerisation has been provided so far. 

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