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Aza-Matteson Reactions via Controlled Mono-and Double-Methylene Insertions into Nitrogen-Boron Bonds
Xie, Qiqiang,Dong, Guangbin
supporting information, p. 14422 - 14427 (2021/09/29)
Boron-homologation reactions represent an efficient and programmable approach to prepare alkylboronates, which are valuable and versatile synthetic intermediates. The typical boron-homologation reaction, also known as the Matteson reaction, involves formal carbenoid insertions into C-B bonds. Here we report the development of aza-Matteson reactions via carbenoid insertions into the N-B bonds of aminoboranes. By changing the leaving groups of the carbenoids and altering Lewis acid activators, selective mono- and double-methylene insertions can be realized to access various α- and β-boron-substituted tertiary amines, respectively, from common secondary amines. The derivatization of complex amine-containing bioactive molecules, diverse functionalization of the boronate products, and sequential insertions of different carbenoids have also been achieved.
Naphthyl-derived orthometalated RUII-NHC complexes: Effect of the NHC donors and/or substitution pattern on their synthesis and catalytic activity
Bauri, Somnath,Mallik, Anirban,Rit, Arnab
, p. 3362 - 3374 (2020/10/02)
Naphthyl-derived orthometalated RuII-NHC complexes have been developed for catalytic applications considering the stereoelectronic profiles of the NHC ligands, which can be modified easily via alteration of the NHC donors (ImNHC/1,2,4tzNHC) as well as their substitution pattern at the naphthyl ring. The azolium salts [(2a?c)-H]Br, precursors for the NHC ligands, react with [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 in the presence of a base to deliver the ortho-metalated RuII-NHC complexes 3a?c with the general formula [(NHC)Ru(p-cymene)Br]. Orthometalation in these complexes can be exploited for further functionalization of the NHC ligands. This is depicted by the generation of the diphenylethylene-inserted isolable intermediate complex 4, from the reaction of 3a with diphenylacetylene in a 1:1 ratio, which eventually provides an annulated salt 5a-Br via reductive elimination. Gratifyingly, this process can also be made catalytic, which directly provides several mono-/bis-annulated cationic N-heterocyclic compounds starting from the imidazolium salts [(2a,b)-H]Br using [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2 as a precatalyst. Furthermore, subtle variations in the electronic profiles of the complexes 3a?c in combination with steric alterations are observed to influence their activity in the transfer hydrogenation of acetophenone, a model for the hydride transfer process. Among all the complexes studied here, complex 3b with an ImNHC donor at the second position of the naphthyl ring was identified as a superior catalyst in comparison to 3a,c featuring either a different NHC donor or substitution pattern with a low loading of 0.1 mol%.
Heteroditopic Ru(II)-And Ir(III)-NHC Complexes with Pendant 1,2,3-Triazole/Triazolylidene Groups: Stereoelectronic Impact on Transfer Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Compounds
Illam, Praseetha Mathoor,Donthireddy,Chakrabartty, Sayantan,Rit, Arnab
supporting information, p. 2610 - 2623 (2019/07/31)
Imidazol-2-ylidene (ImNHC) and 1,2,3-Traizol-5-ylidene (tzNHC) have been established as important classes of carbene ligands in homogeneous catalysis. To develop Ru(II)/Ir(III) complexes based on these ligand systems considering their electronic as well as steric profiles for hydride transfer reactions, we employed chelating ligands featuring combinations of ImNHC and triazole-N or mesoionic tzNHC donors bridged by a CH2 spacer with possible modifications at triazole backbone. In general, synthesized Ru(II) complexes were found to perform significantly better than analogous Ir(III) complexes in ketone and aldimine reduction. Among the Ru(II) complexes, electron-rich complexes 8/9 of the general formula [(p-cymene)(ImNHC-CH2-TzNHC)RuII(Cl)]BF4 with two different carbene donors (ImNHC and tzNHC) were found to perform appreciably better in ketone reduction than analogous complexes with a combination of ImNHC and triazole-N-donor ([(p-cymene)(ImNHC-CH2-Tz-N)RuII(Cl)]BF4; 4) explaining the electronic fine-Tuning of the catalytic systems. No appreciable variation in activity was observed between complexes 8 and 9 having almost similar electronic profiles. However, less bulky Ru(II) complex 9 with a triazole N-phenyl substituent is more suitable for aldimine reduction than is complex 8, having a triazole N-3,5-dimethylphenyl substituent that explains the steric influence in addition to electronic effect on the reduction process.
