The copper‐catalyzed radicalaminofluorination of styrenes with N‐fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) is realized with high regioselectivity, thus affording aminofluorination products with regioselectivities opposite that of the palladium‐catalyzed and noncatalyzed processes. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggested the reaction went through a radical pathway and was supported by DFT calculations. In
Palladium-catalyzed intermolecular fluoroesterification of styrenes: exploration and mechanistic insight
作者:Haihui Peng、Zheliang Yuan、Hao-yang Wang、Yin-long Guo、Guosheng Liu
DOI:10.1039/c3sc50690h
日期:——
A novel palladium-catalyzed intermolecular oxidative fluoroesterification of vinylarenes has been developed using NFSI, one of the mildest electrophilic fluorinating reagents. The reaction presents an efficient synthetic pathway to afford a series of α-monofluoromethylbenzyl carboxylates in good to excellent yields. Rather than following an electrophilic fluorination pathway, the reaction is initiated through oxidation of Pd(0) to a Pd(II) fluoride complex by NFSI, followed by fluoropalladation of a styrene to generate an α-monofluoromethylbenzyl–Pd intermediate. Generally, reductive elimination of benzyl–PdII complexes is favored with relatively strong oxy-nucleophiles to afford C–O bonds. This reaction, however, exhibited the opposite reactivity: strong acids with weak nucleophilicity, such as CF3CO2H and CCl3CO2H, were prone to afford the fluoroesterification product, while weak acids with strong nucleophilicity, such as HOAc and BzOH, did not deliver the C–O bond product. Further mechanistic studies determined that Csp3–Pd(O2CR), a key intermediate, was generated through ionic ligand exchange between benzyl–Pd(NZ2) and CF3CO2H, and the final C–O bond was possibly formed through reductive elimination of a high-valent Csp3–Pd(O2CR) complex via an SN2-type nucleophilic attack pathway.
Highly Selective Pd-Catalyzed Intermolecular Fluorosulfonylation of Styrenes
作者:Zheliang Yuan、Hao-Yang Wang、Xin Mu、Pinhong Chen、Yin-Long Guo、Guosheng Liu
DOI:10.1021/ja5131676
日期:2015.2.25
A novel Pd-catalyzed intermolecular regio- and diastereoselective fluorosulfonylation of styrenes has been developed under mild conditions. This reaction exhibits a wide range of functional-group tolerance in styrenes and arylsulfinic acids to afford various beta-fluoro sulfones. Preliminary mechanistic study reveals an unusual mechanism, in which a high-valent (L2PdF)-F-III species side-selectively reacts with a benzylic carbon radical to deliver a C-F bond. This pathway is distinct from a previously reported radical fluorination reaction.
Efficient Synthesis of Bulky 2,2’‐Bipyridine and (
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)‐Pyridine‐Oxazoline Ligands
作者:Zhipeng Zheng、Patrick J. Walsh
DOI:10.1002/adsc.202001218
日期:2021.2.2
N’‐bidentate ligands can furnish catalysts with enhanced catalytic activity compared to commercially available ligands. Straightforward methods to effectively synthesize a broad range of these ligands, however, are uncommon. In this work, a simple and efficient method is developed for the synthesis of bulky N,N’‐bidentate ligands, including 2,2’‐bipyridines and enantioenriched pyridine‐oxazolines. The