C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H Alkenylation Catalyzed by Cationic Alkylhafnium Complexes: Stereoselective Synthesis of Trisubstituted Alkenes from 2,6-Dimethylpyridines and Internal Alkynes
作者:Michael J. Lopez、Ai Kondo、Haruki Nagae、Koji Yamamoto、Hayato Tsurugi、Kazushi Mashima
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00655
日期:2016.11.28
Dibenzylhafnium complexes 3a d, supported by dianionic bidentate or tridentate ligands, upon activation via abstraction by either [Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] or B(C6F5)(3) served as catalysts for the C(sp(3))-H alkenylation of 2,6-dimethylpyridines with dialkylalkynes to give corresponding C(sp(3))-H alkenylated products 6. Complex 3c, containing a pyridine arm in the ligand skeleton, exhibited the highest catalytic activity among 3a d; initial addition of 2,6-dimethylpyridine (4a) to the C6D5Br solution of 3c followed by [Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] and 3-hexyne (5a) produced trisubstituted alkene 6aa in stereoselective manner in up to 50% yield without any byproducts, while the addition of 5a prior to 4a and [Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] to the C6D5Br solution of 3c generated 6aa, together with the formation of byproduct (E)-(2-ethylpent-2-en-1-yl)benzene (7). When an asymmetrical pyridine, 3-bromo-2,6-dimethylpyridine, was used as the coupling partner, the corresponding trisubstituted alkene was obtained selectively. Catalytically active cationic benzylhafnium complexes 8a-d, which were prepared by the reactions of 3a-d and B(C6F5)(3), respectively, were characterized by H-1, C-13, and F-19 NMR spectroscopy. Kinetic studies of the catalytic reaction between 4a and 4-octyne (5b) using 3c and [Ph3C][B(C6F5)(4)] in C6D5Br revealed that the catalytic reaction was zero-order for both 4a and 5b, indicating that the rate-determining step involved the C(sp3)-H bond activation of 4a by vinylhafnium intermediate 11c.