Iridium-Catalyzed Borylation of Secondary Benzylic C–H Bonds Directed by a Hydrosilane
摘要:
Most functionalizations of C-H bonds by main-group reagents occur at aryl or methyl groups. We describe a highly regioselective borylation of secondary benzylic C-H bonds catalyzed by an iridium precursor and 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline as the ligand. The reaction is directed to the benzylic position by a hydrosilyl substituent. This hydrosilyl directing group is readily deprotected or transformed to other functional groups after the borylation reaction, providing access to a diverse set of secondary benzylboronate esters by C-H borylation chemistry.
Iridium-Catalyzed Borylation of Secondary Benzylic C–H Bonds Directed by a Hydrosilane
摘要:
Most functionalizations of C-H bonds by main-group reagents occur at aryl or methyl groups. We describe a highly regioselective borylation of secondary benzylic C-H bonds catalyzed by an iridium precursor and 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline as the ligand. The reaction is directed to the benzylic position by a hydrosilyl substituent. This hydrosilyl directing group is readily deprotected or transformed to other functional groups after the borylation reaction, providing access to a diverse set of secondary benzylboronate esters by C-H borylation chemistry.
Mechanistic Insights and the Origin of Regioselective Borylation in an Iridium-Catalyzed Alkyl C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H Bond Functionalization
作者:Chandan Patel、Vibin Abraham、Raghavan B. Sunoj
DOI:10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00513
日期:2017.1.9
Iridium-catalyzed ortho benzylic C(sp(3))-H borylation of (2-propylphenyl)dimethylsilane, using bis-(ethylene glycolato)diborane as borylating agent, is investigated using B3LYP-D3 density functional theory. The reaction is found to proceed, first, through a very facile oxidative addition of a Si-H bond at the Ir center. This is followed by reductive elimination of ethylene-glycolborane. The subsequent C-H activation step, accompanied by elimination of another molecule of ethylene-glycolborane, leads to formation of a racemic mixture of four diastereomeric chiral iradacycle intermediates. The ensuing chirality at the metal center is accompanied by stereodifferentiation of the two enantiotopic hydrogen atoms due to steric interaction between the alkyl group and the boryl ligands. Our calculations also correctly predict the experimentally observed regioselectivity. The propensity for C-H bond activation was found to be in the order benzylic C(sp(3))-H > terminal alkyl C(sp(3))-H > ortho C(sp(2))-H of the aryl > secondary internal C(sp(3))-H bonds. This is succeeded by oxidative addition of bis(ethylene glycolato)diborane at the Ir center. The resulting Ir(III) (bpy)trisboryl species then undergoes borylation at the benzyllic carbon. The relative free energies of the transition states for C-H activation and C-B bond formation are found to be comparable.