24045-96-3Relevant articles and documents
Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed domino reactions of 1,2-dihaloarenes and 2-haloaryl arenesulfonates with Grignard reagents: efficient synthesis of substituted fluorenes
Dong, Cheng-Guo,Hu, Qiao-Sheng
, p. 2537 - 2552 (2008/09/19)
Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed domino reactions of 1,2-dihalobenzenes and 2-haloaryl arenesulfonates with hindered Grignard reagents to form substituted fluorenes, which are believed to occur through palladium associated aryne intermediates, are described. Such palladium associated aryne reaction pathway was found to be favored by omitting the use of phosphine and N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for palladium catalysts and with better leaving groups. Our study suggested that Pd(leaving group)X associated arynes should be formed first and the sp3 C-H activation preferentially occurred at benzylic C-(1°)H bonds. The work described here provides a high yield, one-step access to substituted fluorenes from readily available 1,2-dihalobenzenes and 2-haloaryl arenesulfonates and hindered Grignard reagents, and this substituted fluorene-making method may find applications in the preparation of substituted fluorene-containing molecules including polymers.
Novel Homologation Reaction of Arylzincates Bearing a Leaving Group at the Ortho and Meta Positions
Harada, Toshiro,Chiba, Minako,Oku, Akira
, p. 8210 - 8213 (2007/10/03)
Arylzincates bearing a leaving group at the ortho, meta, and para positions were generated by iodine/zinc exchange reaction of the corresponding iodoaryl sulfonates with Bu3ZnLi, and their reactivity was investigated via product analysis after hydrolysis and treatment with iodine. Zincates derived from o-iodophenyl triflates and tosylate underwent homologation reaction to give o-butylphenylzinc species. o-Benzyne as an intermediate of the reaction was demonstrated by the lack of regioselectivity for trisubstituted zincates. Zincates derived from m-iodophenyl triflates also underwent homologation leading to m-butylphenylzinc species. Similar product ratios observed in the reactions of regioisomeric trisubstituted iodophenyl triflates as well as the formation of radical reaction byproducts suggested the involvement of m-benzyne intermediate. p-(Trifluoromethane-sulfonyloxy)phenylzincate was thermally stable at room temperature; generation of p-benzyne was not observed.