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A Proton-Responsive Pyridyl(benzamide)-Functionalized NHC Ligand on Ir Complex for Alkylation of Ketones and Secondary Alcohols
Kaur, Mandeep,U Din Reshi, Noor,Patra, Kamaless,Bhattacherya, Arindom,Kunnikuruvan, Sooraj,Bera, Jitendra K.
supporting information, p. 10737 - 10748 (2021/06/15)
A Cp*Ir(III) complex (1) of a newly designed ligand L1 featuring a proton-responsive pyridyl(benzamide) appended on N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) has been synthesized. The molecular structure of 1 reveals a dearomatized form of the ligand. The protonation of 1 with HBF4 in tetrahydrofuran gives the corresponding aromatized complex [Cp*Ir(L1H)Cl]BF4 (2). Both compounds are characterized spectroscopically and by X-ray crystallography. The protonation of 1 with acid is examined by 1H NMR and UV-vis spectra. The proton-responsive character of 1 is exploited for catalyzing α-alkylation of ketones and β-alkylation of secondary alcohols using primary alcohols as alkylating agents through hydrogen-borrowing methodology. Compound 1 is an effective catalyst for these reactions and exhibits a superior activity in comparison to a structurally similar iridium complex [Cp*Ir(L2)Cl]PF6 (3) lacking a proton-responsive pendant amide moiety. The catalytic alkylation is characterized by a wide substrate scope, low catalyst and base loadings, and a short reaction time. The catalytic efficacy of 1 is also demonstrated for the syntheses of quinoline and lactone derivatives via acceptorless dehydrogenation, and selective alkylation of two steroids, pregnenolone and testosterone. Detailed mechanistic investigations and DFT calculations substantiate the role of the proton-responsive ligand in the hydrogen-borrowing process.
Synthesis of α-Alkylated Ketones via Selective Epoxide Opening/Alkylation Reactions with Primary Alcohols
Gen?, Serta?,Gülcemal, Süleyman,Günnaz, Salih,?etinkaya, Bekir,Gülcemal, Derya
supporting information, p. 5229 - 5234 (2021/07/19)
A new method for converting terminal epoxides and primary alcohols into α-alkylated ketones under borrowing hydrogen conditions is reported. The procedure involves a one-pot epoxide ring opening and alkylation via primary alcohols in the presence of an N-heterocyclic carbene iridium(I) catalyst, under aerobic conditions, with water as the side product.
N-Acylcarbazoles and N-Acylindoles: Electronically Activated Amides for N-C(O) Cross-Coupling by Nlpto Ar Conjugation Switch
Buchspies, Jonathan,Rahman, Md. Mahbubur,Szostak, Roman,Szostak, Michal
supporting information, p. 4703 - 4709 (2020/06/17)
The development of new amide precursors for selective, catalytic activation of carbon-nitrogen bonds in amides is a fundamental objective of this emerging reactivity manifold. We report the palladium-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of N-acylcarbazoles and N-acylindoles with arylboronic acids by a highly selective N-C(O) cleavage. The key amide bond ground-state destabilization stems from Nlp to Ar conjugation and enables us for the first time to achieve reactivity similar to that for N-acylsulfonamide and N-acylcarbamate activation in simple anilides.
