Ruthenium-Catalyzed Meta Sulfonation of 2-Phenylpyridines
摘要:
A selective catalytic meta sulfonation of 2-phenylpyridines was found to occur in the presence of (arene)ruthenium(II) complexes upon reaction with sulfonyl chlorides. The 2-pyridyl group facilitates the formation of a stable Ru-C-aryl sigma bond that induces a strong para-directing effect. Electrophilic aromatic substitution proceeds with the sulfonyl chloride to furnish a sulfone at the position meta to the chelating group. This new catalytic process offers access to atypical regioselectivity for reactions involving chelation-assisted cyclometalation.
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Meta Sulfonation of 2-Phenylpyridines
作者:Ourida Saidi、Jameel Marafie、Araminta E. W. Ledger、Po Man Liu、Mary F. Mahon、Gabriele Kociok-Köhn、Michael K. Whittlesey、Christopher G. Frost
DOI:10.1021/ja208286b
日期:2011.12.7
A selective catalytic meta sulfonation of 2-phenylpyridines was found to occur in the presence of (arene)ruthenium(II) complexes upon reaction with sulfonyl chlorides. The 2-pyridyl group facilitates the formation of a stable Ru-C-aryl sigma bond that induces a strong para-directing effect. Electrophilic aromatic substitution proceeds with the sulfonyl chloride to furnish a sulfone at the position meta to the chelating group. This new catalytic process offers access to atypical regioselectivity for reactions involving chelation-assisted cyclometalation.