arylpyridines proceeded selectively at less-sterically congested ortho-positions, and the selectivity is different from that reported for the palladium-catalyzed dimerization using Oxone as an oxidant. The dimerization also proceeds using catalytic amounts of both Pd(OAc)2 and I2 under the electrochemical reaction conditions.
A Cu(II)/I-2-mecliated C-H bond activation is described. A variety of 2-phenylpyridine derivatives are oxidatively dimerized at the ortho-position of the phenyl ring in which a net loss of two hydrogen atoms results ill [lie formation of a biaryl compound via a double C-H activation/C-C bond-forming process. Moderate functional group tolerance was observed on both the aryl and the pyridyl rings. A single electron transfer (SET) or electrophilic metalation process for iodination followed by Ullmann Coupling Of the intermediate iodinated product is proposed as the operating mechanism for the dimerization process. (C) 2008 Published by Ekevier Ltd.
Cross‐Dehydrogenative Homocoupling of 2‐Aryl‐N‐heterocycles and Application to the Synthesis of Phenylpyridine Borane Dimers
AbstractA method for the synthesis of 2‐aryl‐N‐heterocyclic dimers via a cross‐dehydrogenative homocoupling (homo‐CDC) has been developed using commercially available Ruthenium on charcoal as catalyst and iron trichloride as oxidant. A large variety of heterocyclic scaffolds and functional groups are tolerated and a complete regioselectivity resulting from the activation of the less sterically hindered C−H bonds was observed for meta‐substituted substrates. Starting from several homocoupling products obtained, a series of pyridine‐borane complexes was synthesized and the impact of the dimerization on their photophysical properties was studied and rationalized using theoretical calculations.