External Oxidant-Free Oxidative Cross-Coupling: A Photoredox Cobalt-Catalyzed Aromatic C–H Thiolation for Constructing C–S Bonds
摘要:
An external oxidant-free oxidative coupling for aromatic C-H thiolation by visible-light photoredox cobalt-catalysis has been developed. Various substrates could afford benzothiazoles in good to excellent yields, and only H2 is generated as a side product. When catalytic TBAOH was used as the base, not only 2-aryl but also 2-alkylbenzothiazoles could be obtained through this novel dehydrogenative coupling reaction. This method could be scaled up and applied to the synthesis of biologically active molecules bearing benzothiazole structural scaffolds (potent antitumor agents). Furthermore, the unexpected oxidation byproduct amides, which are often generated in oxidative cyclization of thiobenzanilides, can be completely avoided. Mechanistic studies showed that the H2 originates from the substrates. The kinetic studies indicate that the interaction between the cobalt catalyst and proton might be involved in the rate-limiting process.
Use of Molecular Oxygen as a Reoxidant in the Synthesis of 2-Substituted Benzothiazoles via Palladium-Catalyzed CH Functionalization/Intramolecular CS Bond Formation
作者:Kiyofumi Inamoto、Chisa Hasegawa、Junpei Kawasaki、Kou Hiroya、Takayuki Doi
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201000604
日期:2010.10.4
Molecularoxygen (O2) was successfully employed as a reoxidant in cyclizations of thiobenzanilides 1a–s through a palladium-catalyzed CH functionalization/intramolecular CS bondformation process, leading to an efficient, green method for the synthesis of 2-arylbenzothiazoles 2a–s. Addition of cesium fluoride (CsF) greatly enhanced the reactions, which produced variously substituted 2-arylbenzothiazoles