A novel and efficient one-pot multi-component reaction of pentafluorobenzaldehyde, alkynes and anilines for the synthesis of 2-pentafluorophenyl substitutedquinolines under microwave irradiation and a solvent-free condition is presented.
Mechanistic Insights into the B(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>-Initiated Aldehyde–Aniline–Alkyne Reaction To Form Substituted Quinolines
作者:Valerio Fasano、James E. Radcliffe、Michael J. Ingleson
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00174
日期:2017.4.24
A substoichiometric quantity of the Lewis acid B(C6F5)(3) is sufficient to initiate the aldehyde-amine-alkyne reaction, in a one-pot methodology that enables the synthesis of a range of functionalized quinolines. Optimization studies revealed that key requirements for the high-yielding tricomponent reaction initiated by B(C6F5)(3) at raised temperatures include an excess of the in situ generated imine (which acts as a hydrogen acceptor) and an alkyne substituent able to stabilize positive charge buildup during the cyclization. Mechanistic experiments revealed that under these conditions B(C6F5)(3) is acting as a Lewis acid-assisted Bronsted acid; with H2O-B(C6F5)(3) being the key species enabling catalytic quinoline formation. This was indicated by deuterium labeling studies and the observation that the cyclization of N-(3-phenylpropargyl)aniline using B(C6F5)(3) under anhydrous conditions afforded the zwitterion [N-H-3-B(C6F5)(3)-4-Ph-quinolinium], which does not undergo protodeboronation to release B(C6F5)(3) and the quinoline product under a range of conditions. Finally, a brief substrate scope exploration demonstrated that this is an operationally Simple and effective methodology for the production of functionalized quinolines.