AbstractSeven‐exo‐dig hydrocarboxylation of nonactivated internal alkynes with conformationally flexible linker chains was achieved with cooperative gold‐zinc catalysts composed of an imidazo[1,5‐a]pyridinylidene ligand including a bipyridine coordination site at the C5 position. A proximity effect of the gold and zinc sites was essential for their high catalytic activity, in which the internal alkyne activated by the cationic gold species was attacked by the carboxylic acid deprotonated by the basic zinc site. Using a gold(I)‐complex with a bulky aromatic N‐substituent, 2,6‐dibenzhydryl‐4‐methylphenyl group, for the NHC ligand facilitated seven‐membered ring formation while minimizing intermolecular hydrocarboxylation as an undesired side reaction. The reaction mechanism was investigated by quantum chemical calculations.
摘要利用由咪唑并[1,5-a]吡啶亚基配体(包括位于 C5 位的双吡啶配位位点)组成的金锌协同催化剂,实现了具有灵活构象连接链的非活化内部炔烃的七外羰基化。金和锌配位位点的邻近效应对它们的高催化活性至关重要,其中被阳离子金激活的内部炔烃被碱性锌配位位点去质子化的羧酸攻击。使用带有笨重芳香 N-取代基(2,6-二苯甲酰基-4-甲基苯基)的金(I)-络合物作为 NHC 配体,有助于形成七元环,同时最大程度地减少分子间羧酸化这一不希望发生的副反应。量子化学计算对反应机理进行了研究。