Ruthenium vinylidene

In 1998, Wakatsuki et al. reported the first anti-Markonikov hydration of 1-alkynes to aldehydes by an Ru(II)/phosphine catalyst. Heating 1-alkynes in the presence of a catalytic amount of [RuCljlCgHs) (phosphine)] phosphine = PPh2(QF5) or P(3-C6H4S03Na)3 in 2-propanol at 60-100°C leads to predominantly anti-Markovnikov addition of water and yields aldehydes with only a small amount of methyl ketones (Eq. 6.47) [95]. They proposed the attack of water on an intermediate ruthenium vinylidene complex. The C-C bond cleavage or decarbonylation is expected to occur as a side reaction together with the main reaction leading to aldehyde formation. Indeed, olefins with one carbon atom less were always detected in the reaction mixtures (Scheme 6-21). 

Since Bruce s pioneering work in the area of ruthenium vinylidene chemistry (1), it has been well known that isomerization of a terminal alkyne to a vinylidene on a metal center is not only favorable but also effects a reversal in the reactivity of the carbon atoms. However, hydration catalysis was not possible, because alkyl migration from a proposed acyl intermediate led to an... 

Pyridines can be functionalized by a range of metal complexes, notably ruthenium analogs. Ruthenium vinylidene complexes promote the reaction of pyridines with silylalkynes in both a regio- and stereoselective manner, affording 2-styrylpyridines (Equation (78)). 

A most significant advance in the alkyne hydration area during the past decade has been the development of Ru(n) catalyst systems that have enabled the anti-Markovnikov hydration of terminal alkynes (entries 6 and 7). These reactions involve the addition of water to the a-carbon of a ruthenium vinylidene complex, followed by reductive elimination of the resulting hydridoruthenium acyl intermediate (path C).392-395 While the use of GpRuGl(dppm) in aqueous dioxane (entry 6)393-396 and an indenylruthenium catalyst in an aqueous medium including surfactants has proved to be effective (entry 7),397 an Ru(n)/P,N-ligand system (entry 8) has recently been reported that displays enzyme-like rate acceleration (>2.4 x 1011) (dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane).398... 

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Highly reactive organic vinylidene and allenylidene species can be stabilized upon coordination to a metal center [1]. In 1979, Bruce et al. [2] reported the first ruthenium vinylidene complex from phenylacetylene and [RuCpCl(PPh3)2] in the presence of NH4PF6. Following this report, various mthenium vinylidene complexes have been isolated and their physical and chemical properties have been extensively elucidated [3]. As the a-carbon of ruthenium vinylidenes and the a and y-carbon of ruthenium allenylidenes are electrophilic in nature [4], the direct formation of ruthenium vinylidene and ruthenium allenylidene species, respectively, from terminal alkynes and propargylic alcohols provides easy access to numerous catalytic reactions since nucleophilic addition at these carbons is a viable route for new catalysis (Scheme 6.1). 

In this chapter, we focus on catalytic carbocyclization involving ruthenium vinylidene as a reaction intermediate. The carbocyclization reactions involving allenylidene intermediates are described in Chapter 7. The reactions are categorized according to the types of substrates. Several stoichiometric carbocyclizations are also included in this chapter because of their mechanistic significance. 

Ruthenium vinylidene species can be transformed into small carbocyclic rings via carbocyclization reactions. Ruthenium vinylidene complex 2, generated from the electrophilic reaction of alkyne complex 1 with haloalkanes, was deprotonated with "BU4NOH to give the unprecedented neutral cyclopropenyl complex 3 (Scheme 6.2) [5]. Gimeno and Bassetti prepared ruthenium vinylidene species 4a and 4b bearing a pendent vinyl group when these complexes were heated in chloroform for a brief period, cyclobutylidene products 5a and Sb formed via a [2 + 2] cycloaddition between the vinylidene Ca=Cp bond and olefin (Scheme 6.3) [6]. 

Finn et al. reported the first instance of a metal-catalyzed aromatization of enediynes via vinylidene intermediates [7]. Aromatization of unstrained enediynes is knovm as Bergman cyclization and occurs at 200-250 °C via diradical intermediates [8]. Ruthenium-vinylidene complex 7 was formed when 1,2-benzodiyne 6 was treated with RuCp(PMe3)2Cl and NH4PF6 at 100 °C, ultimately giving good naphthalene product 8 ingood yields (Scheme 6.4). This process mimics Myers-Saitocyclizationof5-allene-3-... 

Catalytic Carbocyclization via Electrocyclization of Ruthenium-Vinylidene Intermediates 195... 

The proposed mechanism involves either path a in which initially formed ruthenium vinylidene undergoes nonpolar pericyclic reaction or path b in which a polar transition state was formed (Scheme 6.9). According to Merlic s mechanism, the cyclization is followed by aromatization of the ruthenium cyclohexadienylidene intermediate, and reductive elimination of phenylruthenium hydride to form the arene derivatives (path c). A direct transformation of ruthenium cyclohexadienylidene into benzene product (path d) is more likely to occnir through a 1,2-hydride shift of a ruthenium alkylidene intermediate. A similar catalytic transformation was later reported by Iwasawa using W(CO)5THF catalyst [14]. 

Various cycdization products have been observed in the cycloisomerization of 3,5-dien-l-ynes using [Ru(Tp)(PPh3)(CFl3CN)2]PF6 catalyst the cyclization chemos-eledivity is strongly dependent on the type of substrate structures, which alters the cycdization pathway according to its preferred carbocation intermediate. The reaction protocols are summarized below ruthenium vinylidene intermediates are responsible for these cyclizations (Scheme 6.10). 

Movassaghi et al. [21[ reported the synthesis of substituted pyridine derivatives via ruthenium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 3-azadienynes. To avoid the isolation of the chemically active alkynyl imines, trimethysilyl alkynyl amines served as initial substrates, as shown in Scheme 6.19. The formation of ruthenium vinylidene intermediates is accompanied by a 1,2-silyl migration according to controlled... 

Scheme 6.25 shows a plausible mechanism involving ruthenium vinylidene and ruthenium-stabilized ketene intermediates. The ketene intermediate was verified through efficient trapping of this spedes with isobutanol to produce esters [23]. Nucleophilic attack by epoxide oxygen at the Ca-carbon of ruthenium vinylidene produces the seven-membered ether spedes 64, which ultimately forms ruthenium... 

Catalytic Carbocyclization via Cycloaddition of Ruthenium Vinylidene Intermediates... 

Catalytic Carbocyclization via Cycloadclition of Ruthenium Vinylidene Intermediates 209... 

The working mechanism involves a [2 + 2] cycloaddition between the Ru=C bond of ruthenium vinylidene and olefin to form the metallacyclobutane 92, which subsequently undergoes P-hydride elimination leading to the 7i-allyl hydride complex 93 and reductive elimination to furnish the conjugated trienes 89 (Scheme 6.31), and eventually to give the observed aromatic product 90. 

The proposed mechanism involves the formation of ruthenium vinylidene 97 from an active ruthenium complex and alkyne, which upon nucleophilic attack of acetic acid at the ruthenium vinylidene carbon affords the vinylruthenium species 98. A subsequent intramolecular aldol condensation gives acylruthenium hydride 99, which is expected to give the observed cyclopentene products through a sequential decarbonylation and reductive elimination reactions. 

Ruthenium-catalyzed 1,1-difunctionalization of alkynes can be achieved through ruthenium vinylidene intermediates. In this context, Lee s group reported the... 

The hydrative cyclization involves the formation of a ruthenium vinylidene, an anti-Markovnikov addition of vater, and cyclization ofan acylmetal species onto the alkene. Although the cyclization may occur through a hydroacylation [32] (path A) or Michael addition [33] (path B), the requirement for an electron- vithdra ving substituent on the alkene and lack of aldehyde formation indicate the latter path vay to be the more likely mechanism. Notably, acylruthenium complex under vent no decarbonylation in this instance. 

Carbocyclization Initiated by Addition of C-Nucleophile to Ruthenium Vinylidene 213... 

Lee s group has also reported ruthenium-catalyzed carbonylative cyclization of 1,6-diynes. The noteworthy aspect of this cyclization is the unprecedented anti nucleophile attack on a 7i-alkyne complex bearing a ruthenium vinylidene functionality. A catalytic system based on [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2/P(4-F-C6H4)3/DMAP was active for the cyclization of 1,6-diyne 103 and benzoic acid in dioxane at 65 °Cto afford cydohexenylidene enol ester 104a in 74% yield after 24h [34]. Additional examples are shown in Scheme 6.35. 

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