Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Functionalization of Unstrained Carbon–Carbon Bonds through β-Carbon Cleavage of Alcohols
摘要:
We demonstrate that a simple Co(III)-complex can efficiently catalyze the cleavage of unstrained C-C bonds via the beta-carbon elimination of secondary and tertiary alcohols bearing a directing group. The cobalt-aryl intermediate generated under the reaction conditions can be trapped by different electrophiles to generate a new carbon carbon bond. Some essential features of this new Co-based mechanistic manifold were revealed by preliminary mechanistic studies.
Reductive Cleavage of the C sp 2C sp 3 Bond of Secondary Benzyl Alcohols: Rhodium Catalysis Directed by N-Containing Groups
作者:Kang Chen、Hu Li、Zhi-Quan Lei、Yang Li、Wen-He Ye、Li-Sheng Zhang、Jian Sun、Zhang-Jie Shi
DOI:10.1002/anie.201204338
日期:2012.9.24
1,1‐Biarylmethanol substrates undergo reductivecleavage of the CCbond in the presence of a cationic RhIII catalyst and H2 (see scheme; DG=directinggroup). Various functional groups are tolerated in the reaction system. Preliminary studies indicate that a five‐membered rhodacycle intermediate, which then converts into a RhIII hydride species for the reduction, is involved in the catalytic cycle.