Cobalt(III)-Catalyzed Functionalization of Unstrained Carbon–Carbon Bonds through β-Carbon Cleavage of Alcohols
摘要:
We demonstrate that a simple Co(III)-complex can efficiently catalyze the cleavage of unstrained C-C bonds via the beta-carbon elimination of secondary and tertiary alcohols bearing a directing group. The cobalt-aryl intermediate generated under the reaction conditions can be trapped by different electrophiles to generate a new carbon carbon bond. Some essential features of this new Co-based mechanistic manifold were revealed by preliminary mechanistic studies.
Cobalt-Catalyzed CH Cyanation of Arenes and Heteroarenes
作者:Jie Li、Lutz Ackermann
DOI:10.1002/anie.201409247
日期:2015.3.16
Carboxylate assistance proved to be the key for the success of efficient cobalt(III)‐catalyzedCH cyanations. Thus, an in situ generated cationic cobalt complex was identified as a versatile catalyst for the site‐selective synthesis of various aromatic and heteroaromatic nitriles with ample substrate scope.
A chelation-assistedpalladium-catalyzed cascade bromination/cyanation reaction of 2-arylpyridine and 1-arylpyrazole C−Hbonds has been developed. Notably, the reaction employs K3[Fe(CN)6] as a safe and nontoxic cyanide source, providing aromatic nitriles in moderate to good yields in one-pot. The procedure tolerates methoxy, chloro, fluoro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, and carbomethoxy groups.
A Cp*Rh(III)/IL-based direct C-H bond cyanation system was developed for the first time. The system is a mild, efficient, and recyclable method for the synthesis of aryl nitriles. Many different directing groups can be used in this cyanation, and the reaction tolerates a variety of functional groups.