A general method for the vicinal dioxygenation of olefins was developed using cationic Pd diphosphine complexes as the catalysts and Phl(OAC)(2) as the terminal oxidant. In comparison to known Pd-catalyzed vicinal oxidations, this method is suitable for a broad range of olefins in both inter- and intramolecular reactions. An (18)O-labeling experiment provides insight into the mechanism of this transformation which presumably involves Pd(II)/Pd(IV) intermediates.
Copper-Catalyzed Diacetoxylation of Olefins using PhI(OAc)<sub>2</sub> as Oxidant
作者:Jayasree Seayad、Abdul Majeed Seayad、Christina L. L. Chai
DOI:10.1021/ol902813m
日期:2010.4.2
Copper(I) or -(II) salts with weakly coordinating anions catalyze the diacetoxylation of olefins efficiently in the presence of PhI(OAc)(2) as the oxidant under mild conditions, The reaction is effective for aryl, aryl alkyl, as well as aliphatic terminal and internal olefins forming the corresponding vicinal diacetoxy compounds in 70-85% yields and dr (syn/anti) of up to 5.2. Under these conditions, homoallylic alcohols formed the corresponding tetrahydrofuran derivatives in high yields.