Simple aminobenzoic acid promoted palladium catalyzed room temperature Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in aqueous media

Recent Advances of Sulfonylation Reactions in Water

BACKGROUND

The sulfonyl groups are general structural moieties present in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and natural products. Recently, many efforts have been focused on developing efficient procedures for preparation of organic sulfones.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Water, a proton source, is considered one of the most ideal and promising solvents in organic synthesis for its easy availability, low cost, nontoxic and nonflammable characteristics. From the green and sustainable point of view, more and more reactions are designed proceeding in water.

OBJECTIVE

The review focuses on recent advances of sulfonylation reactions proceeding in water. Sulfonylation reactions using sodium sulfinates, sulfonyl hydrazides, sulfinic acids, and sulfonyl chlorides as sulfonating agents were introduced in detail.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

In this review, sulfonylation reactions proceeding in water developed in recent four yields were presented. Sulfonylation reactions using water as solvent have attracted more and more attention because water is one of the most ideal and promising solvents in organic synthesis for its facile availability, low cost, nontoxic and nonflammable properties.

CONCLUSION

Numerous sulfonating agents such as sodium sulfinates, sulfonyl hydrazides, sulfinic acid, sulfonyl chlorides and disulfides are efficient for sulfonylation reactions which proceed in water.

Pd(CH3CN)2Cl2/Pipecolinic Acid as a Highly Efficient Catalytic System for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling Reaction of Bromoaryl Carboxylic Acids in Water

In this study, a convenient and highly efficient catalytic system for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction was investigated under mild conditions. A combination of Pd(CH3CN)2Cl2 and pipecolinic acid showed excellent catalytic performance and afforded high turnover numbers; turnover numbers were up to 4.9 × 105 for the coupling reaction of 4-bromobenzoic acid and tetraphenylboron sodium. The catalytic system was also effective for the indexes of 4-bromobenzoic acid, and high turnover numbers were obtained.

Palladium-Catalyzed, ortho-Selective C-H Halogenation of Benzyl Nitriles, Aryl Weinreb Amides, and Anilides

A palladium-catalyzed, ortho-selective C-H halogenation methodology is reported herein. The highlight of the work is the highly selective C(sp²)-H functionalization of benzyl nitriles in the presence of activated C(sp³)-H bond, which results in good yields of the halogenated products with excellent regioselectivity. Along with benzyl nitriles, aryl Weinreb amides and anilides have been evaluated for the transformation using aprotic conditions. Mechanistic studies yield interesting aspects with respect to the pathway of the reaction and the directing group abilities.

Analysis of the water extract of waste papaya bark ash and its implications as an in situ base in the ligand-free recyclable Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction

The conversion of waste papaya-bark to ash–water extract via low-temperature combustion, and its utilization as an efficient and eco-friendly in situ basic medium for Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction at room temperature are reported.