An Effective Dual Copper- and Sulfide-Catalytic System for the Epoxidation of Aldehydes with Phenyldiazomethane
作者:Ana Pereira、Carmen Martín、Celia Maya、Tomás R. Belderrain、Pedro J. Pérez
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201300606
日期:2013.10.11
AbstractEpoxides have been obtained from aldehydes and phenyldiazomethane using catalytic amounts of both the copper homoscorpionate complexes TpxCuL (Tpx=homoscorpionate ligand; L=acetonitrile or tetrahydrofuran, THF) and dimethyl sulfide (SMe2) in high yields and diasteroselectivities, and with activities higher (TOF=46 h−1) than those already known with rhodium‐ or copper‐based catalysts. Among the copper(I) homoscorpionate complexes tested, TpBr3Cu(NCCH3) showed the highest catalytic activity under mild conditions. The catalytic activity is controlled by electronic effects induced by the Tpx ligand as well as by the stability of the TpxCu(SR2) adducts. Indeed, in the case of TpMs as ligand, the TpMsCu(THT) (THT=tetrahydrothiophene) and TpMsCu(SMe2) species could be isolated as very stable crystalline solids, the molecular structure of the former being confirmed by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis. The in situ generation of PhCHN2 from benzaldehyde tosylhydrazone sodium salt at 60 °C in methyl tert‐butyl ether as solvent and TpMsCu(THF) as the catalyst also showed high catalytic activities, improving those already reported with copper‐based catalysts.magnified image