The Intramolecular Heck Reaction

Intramolecular reactions with alkenes. While the intermolecular reaction is limited to unhindered alkenes, the intramolecular version permits the participation of even hindered substituted alkenes, and various cyclic compounds are prepared by the intramolecular Heck reaction. Particularly the... 

In the synthesis of morphine, bis-cyclization of the octahydroisoqtiinolinc precursor 171 by the intramolecular Heck reaction proceeds using palladium trifluoroacetate and 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine (PMP). The insertion of the diene system forms the rr-allylpalladium intermediate 172, which attacks the phenol intramolecularly to form the benzofuran ring (see Section 1.1.1.3). Based on this method, elegant total syntheses of (-)- and (+ )-dihydrocodei-none and (-)- and ( + )-morphine (173) have been achieved[141]. 

Asymmetric cyclization using chiral ligands has been studied. After early attempts[142-144], satisfactory optical yields have been obtained. The hexahy-dropyrrolo[2,3-6]indole 176 has been constructed by the intramolecular Heck reaction and hydroaryiation[145]. The asymmetric cyclization of the enamide 174 using (S j-BINAP affords predominantly (98 2) the ( )-enoxysilane stereoisomer of the oxindole product, hydrolysis of which provides the ( l-oxindole aldehyde 175 in 84% yield and 95% ec. and total synthesis of (-)-physostig-mine (176) has been achieved[146]. 

Synthesis of heterocycles using the intramolecular Heck reaction involving a formal nnd-elimination process 99H(51)1957. 

This reaction also represents an example of the intramolecular Heck reaction, a variant that has gained some importance in recent years. Another instructive example of the potential of this reaction for the construction of ring systems has been reported by de Meijere and coworkers, taking advantage of a sequence of four consecutive intramolecular Heck reactions. The bromodiene-yne 18 reacts in a sequence of domino reactions within 3 d at 80 °C under Heck conditions to give the tetracyclic product 19 in 74% yield ... 

The intramolecular Heck reaction presented in Scheme 8 is also interesting and worthy of comment. Rawal s potentially general strategy for the stereocontrolled synthesis of the Strychnos alkaloids is predicated on the palladium-mediated intramolecular Heck reaction. In a concise synthesis of ( )-dehydrotubifoline [( )-40],22 Rawal et al. accomplished the conversion of compound 36 to the natural product under the conditions of Jeffery.23 In this ring-forming reaction, the a-alkenylpalladium(n) complex formed in the initial oxidative addition step engages the proximate cyclohexene double bond in a Heck cyclization, affording enamine 39 after syn /2-hydride elimination. The latter substance is a participant in a tautomeric equilibrium with imine ( )-40, which happens to be shifted substantially in favor of ( )-40. 

The intramolecular Heck reaction of polymer bound aryl halides such as 84 affords indole analogs 85 after cleavage of the final product from the resin with TFA <96TL4189>, Other notable uses of the Heck cyclization include a synthesis of an antimigraine agent <96TL4289>, and thia-tryptophans <96T14975>. 

The intramolecular Heck reaction is an appropriate method for the synthesis of all types of cyclic compounds such as normal, medium, and large rings [29]. Using... 

The asymmetric synthesis of a galanthamine alkaloid relies also on the intramolecular Heck reaction for the preparation of the benzo[h]furan-based key intermediate with a crucial chiral quaternary center, which eventually leads to the synthesis of (-)-galanthamine <00JA11262>. A similar approach towards the construction of galanthamine ring system via an intramolecular Heck reaction has also been investigated <00SL1163>. 

In a series of papers, rich in chemistry, Natsume has parlayed the intramolecular Heck reaction with 137 and 138 into an elegant construction of (+)-duocarmycin SA and related compounds [96-99],... 

Several pyrrole-ring syntheses have been developed that utilize an intramolecular Heck reaction, but, since these transformations involve C-N bond formation, they are covered in Section 2.7. Grigg has employed the intramolecular Heck reaction to craft a series of spiro-pyrrolidines (147)... 

By taking advantage of the C(2) activation, 2-allyloxy-3-iodopyridine (173) was prepared by an SNAr displacement of 2-chloro-3-iodopyridine with sodium allyloxide [137]. 2-Chloro-3-iodopyridine was prepared by orrto-lithiation of 2-chloropyridine followed by iodine quench. The intramolecular Heck reaction of allyl ether 173 under Jeffery s ligand-free conditions resulted in 3-methylfuro[2,3-6]pyridine (174). 

While the intramolecular Heck reaction has been widely used to synthesize indoles and benzofurans, not many applications have been found in the preparation of benzothiophenes because of the thiophilicity of the Pd(II) species. Pleixats and coworkers treated iodophenylsulfide 151, obtained from o-iodoaniline and crotyl bromide in two steps, with... 

The intramolecular Heck reaction is useful for the construction of complex natural products [241] and for the synthesis of indoles [242] benzofurans [243] quinolines [244] and benzazepines [245]. 

The intramolecular Heck reaction of an iodobenzyl piperidone exo-trig cyclization) affords a mixture of regioisomers 89a and b, inseparable by flash chromatography (02S87). An analogous reaction gives lactam ester 89c (96H(42)155). 

Since the benzofurane furan ring is a common structural motif in natural products it s not surprising that the intramolecular Heck reaction has also been employed towards that goal. Such variants that introduce a new centre of chirality into the product are of particular importance. 

TV-substituted methylenephthalimide derivatives served as the starting material for the preparation of a series of tetracyclic systems. The intramolecular Heck reaction of these compounds (4.10.) led in each case to the formation of a carbon-carbon bond between the exocyclic carbon atom of the olefin bond and the aryl moiety. The formation of five, six and seven membered rings was achieved with near equal efficiency, enabling the preparation of some isoindolobenzazepine alkaloids.11... 

Arumugam, V. Routledge, A. Abell, C. Balasubramanian, S. Synthesis of 2-Oxindole Derivatives via the Intramolecular Heck Reaction on Solid Support, Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 6473-6476. 

Brown, J. M. Perez-Torrente, J. J. Alcock, N. W. Clase, H. J. Stable Arylpalladium Iodides and Reactive Arylpalladium Trifluoromethanesul-fonates in the Intramolecular Heck Reaction, Organometallics 1995, 14, 207-213. 

Benzazepinones can be prepared on cross-linked polystyrene by intramolecular Heck reaction (Entry 6, Table 15.35). In the presence of sodium formate, the intramolecular Heck reaction of iodoarenes with alkynes yields methylene benzazepinones (Entry 7, Table 15.35). Surprisingly, when this reaction was performed in solution, the main product (65% yield) was a dehalogenated, non-cyclized benzamide. In the synthesis on cross-linked polystyrene, however, this product was not observed [419]. 

As discussed earlier, the generally accepted mechanism for the Heck reaction involves the steps of oxidative addition, coordination of the alkene, migratory insertion, and P-hydride elimination [2,3], With the intramolecular Heck reaction emerging as an important synthetic reaction over the past decade, the individual steps of this mechanism have come under closer scrutiny, and attention is beginning to be directed at determining the identity of the enantioselective step [41],... 

The first detailed study of the individual steps of the cationic pathway of the intramolecular Heck reaction was recently described by Brown (Scheme 8G.21) [46], Oxidative addition of aryl iodide 21.1 to [l,l -bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene](cyclooctatetraene)palladium generated 21,2. Complex 21.2 was stable at room temperature and was characterized by X-ray crystallography no interaction between the palladium center and the tethered alkene was observed in this intermediate. Treatment of 21.2 with AgOTf at -78°C removed iodide from the palladium coordination sphere, which facilitated a rapid alkene coordination and subsequent... 

The intramolecular Heck reaction (type d cyclization) has been used to access 3-benzazepine derivatives from o-bromobenzyl substituted /3-amino ester precursors in excellent yields. A key feature though was the use of microwave irradiation in the poly(ethylene glycol), PEG3400, as the solvent <2007EJ0201>. 

Whereas the intermolecular Heck reaction is limited to unhindered alkenes, the intramolecular version permits the participation of even hindered substituted alkenes, and many cyclic compounds can be prepared by the intramolecular Heck reaction [37]. The stereospecific synthesis of an A ring synthon of la-hydroxyvitamin D has been carried out. Cyclization of the (7T)-alkene 88 gives the (fT)-exo-diene 90, and the (Z)-alkene 91 affords the (Z)-exo-diene 92 [38]. These reactions are stereospecific, and can be understood by cis carbopalladation to form 89 and the. sun-elimination mechanism. 

Construction of the B ring of the congested taxol molecule 101 has been carried out by the intramolecular Heck reaction of the enol triflate 100 [46],... 

The differentiation of enantiotopic C=C double bonds in the intramolecular Heck reaction of 1,3-diene 116 using (S)-BINAP, and subsequent regioselective carbanion capture of the 7i-allylpalladium intermediate 117 gave 118 with 87% ee with complete diastereo- and regioselectivity. A, ll2)-Capncllene (119) was synthesized from 118... 

The intramolecular Heck reaction is a versatile method for the formation of pyridine-containing heterocycles, synthetic intermediates, and natural products <2004COR781, 2003CRV2945, 1999H(51)1957>. A few examples are depicted in Equations (70)—(72) <1996H(43)1641, 1999JOC3461, 20010L4255>. 

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