Dehalogenative Deuteration of Unactivated Alkyl Halides Using D<sub>2</sub>O as the Deuterium Source
作者:Aiyou Xia、Xin Xie、Xiaoping Hu、Wei Xu、Yuanhong Liu
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.9b02026
日期:2019.11.1
The general dehalogenation of alkyl halides with zinc using D2O or H2O as a deuterium or hydrogen donor has been developed. The method provides an efficient and economic protocol for deuterium-labeled derivatives with a wide substrate scope under mild reaction conditions. Mechanistic studies indicated that a radical process is involved for the formation of organozinc intermediates. The facile hydrolysis
Desulfurization with nickel and cobalt boride: scope, selectivity, stereochemistry, and deuterium-labeling studies
作者:Thomas G. Back、Denise L. Baron、Kexin Yang
DOI:10.1021/jo00061a011
日期:1993.4
A variety of organosulfur compounds containing alkylthio and arylthio groups underwent reductive desulfurization under notably mild conditions when treated with nickel boride, generated in situ from nickel chloride hexahydrate and sodium borohydride in methanol-THF(3:1). Phenyl,chloro, and ester groups are not reduced under these conditions, while iodo, bromo, nitrile, aldehyde, ketone, cyclopropane, and olefinic functions are reduced either completely or partially. Deuterium-labeling studies indicate that the hydrogen that is incorporated into the product originates from both the sodium borohydride and the protic solvent, suggesting the intermediacy of dihydrogen. The epimers 3alpha- and 3beta-(phenylthio)cholestane afforded 3alpha- and 3beta-deuteriocholestane, respectively, demonstrating that the reaction proceeds with retention of configuration. The method may thus be employed for the stereospecific preparation of deuterated products from organosulfur compounds. Arguments are presented in support of a tentative mechanism involving an oxidative addition-reductive elimination sequence via a nickel hydride intermediate.