Stannanes compounds

A number of related stannane compounds have now been characterized, although to date no plumbanes. In addition, there is no definite evidence for the formation of M—Ge—H interactions, although Carre and coworkers90 have suggested that one may exist in MeCpMn(CO)2(H)GePh3. For a full coverage of this subject see the review by Schubert92. 

The above procedure was used for the preparation of all compounds except 104p, which was obtained from 104r by palladium-catalyzed coupling with tributylvinyl-stannane followed by palladium-catalyzed cyclopropanation of the resulting vinyl intermediate with diazomethane (Scheme 32) (99BMC3187). 

The palladium component may be added to the reaction mixture as Pd(0)- as well as Pd(II)- compound in the latter case the Pd(II)- first has to be reduced to Pd(0)- by excess stannane. Since the first publication on this coupling method by Stille in 1978, this reaction has gained increased importance in synthetic organic chemistry. This is due to the fact that many different types of substrates can be used in this reaction. The following table lists possible carbon electrophiles and stannanes that can be coupled in any combination. 

In contrast to the intermediate hydroxystannanes, O-protected stannanes 7 are stable compounds which can be distilled or chromatographed and stored under nitrogen for months. Treatment of 7 with butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran at — 78,JC results in rapid tin/lithium exchange (< 1 min). No products resulting from Wittig rearrangement or formation of an ate complex 8 could be detected9. 

Chiral organolead compounds 19 can be obtained, with retention of configuration, from the corresponding a-alkoxy stannanes via tin/lilhium exchange and transmetalation with bro-mo(tributyl)lcad12. 

Lewis acids, particularly the boron trifluroride diethyl ether complex, are used to promote the reaction between allyl(trialkyl)- and allyl(triaryl)stannanes and aldehydes and ketones52-54. The mechanism of these Lewis acid promoted reactions may involve coordination of the Lewis acid to the carbonyl compound so increasing its reactivity towards nucleophilic attack, or in situ transmetalation of the allyl(trialkyl)stannane by the Lewis acid to generate a more reactive allylmetal reagent. Which pathway operates in any particular case depends on the order of mixing of the reagents, the Lewis acid, temperature, solvent etc.55- 58. 

Table 7. 4-Hydroxy-l-alkcnyl Diisopropylcarbamates from 2-Alkenyl Diisopropylcarbamates by Ho-moaldol Addition of Carbonyl Compounds to Trichlorotitanates (via Stannanes)...

An interesting kinetic study has been made of the cleavage of aryltrimethyl-stannanes by aqueous methanolic alkali at 50°C695. This reaction is base-catalysed as shown by the following rates (105Arx) for cleavage of the 3-trifluoro-methylphenyl compound in methanol (3 vol.) at the concentrations (in parentheses) of sodium hydroxide (2 vol.) 148 (3.805 M), 173.5 (5.33 M), 207 (7.71 M). The mechanism approximates to that given in equilibria (270) and (271)... 

The readily available organotin compounds include tin hydrides (stannanes) and the corresponding chlorides, with the tri-n-butyl compounds being the most common. Trialkylstannanes can be added to carbon-carbon double and triple bonds. The reaction is usually carried out by a radical chain process,137 and the addition is facilitated by the presence of radical-stabilizing substituents. 

Scheme 9.6. Reactions of Allylic Stannanes with Carbonyl Compounds...

There is a discussion of some of the sources of radicals for mechanistic studies in Section 11.1.4 of Part A. Some of the reactions discussed there, particularly the use of azo compounds and peroxides as initiators, are also important in synthetic chemistry. One of the most useful sources of free radicals in preparative chemistry is the reaction of halides with stannyl radicals. Stannanes undergo hydrogen abstraction reactions and the stannyl radical can then abstract halogen from the alkyl group. For example, net addition of an alkyl group to a reactive double bond can follow halogen abstraction by a stannyl radical. 

Allylic stannanes are an important class of compounds that undergo substitution reactions with alkyl radicals. The chain is propagated by elimination of the trialkyl -stannyl radical.315 The radical source must have some functional group that can be abstracted by trialkylstannyl radicals. In addition to halides, both thiono esters316 and selenides317 are reactive. 

Compound 129, an intensely blue compound, was obtained by direct functionalization of DDTOMe 20b with LDA and chloro(chloromethyldimethylsilane) at one of the terminal positions followed by conversion of chloride to NCS using sodium thiocyanate in acetone (Scheme 12). The other isothiocyanates were prepared via Stille coupling of mono or dibrominated rigid cores with appropriate thienyl or phenyl stannanes followed by conversion of the chlorine atom of Si(CH3)2CH2Cl attached to a phenyl group into isothiocyanate occurred in rather low yield. 

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