Palladium - catalyzed reactions of trialkylstannyl phenyl sulfides with alkenyl bromides. A new diastereoselective synthesis of (E)-1-alkenyl phenyl sulfides

Direct cross-coupling access to diverse aromatic sulfide: palladium-catalyzed double C-S bond construction using Na2S2O3 as a sulfurating reagent

The Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl halides, alkyl halides, and Na2S2O3·5H2O to deliver aromatic thioethers is described. Pyridine, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzoxazole, benzothiophene, benzothiazole, and pyrazine are all amenable to this protocol. The odorless and stable solid Na2S2O3·5H2O was used as a convenient and environmentally friendly source of sulfur. Pd-catalyzed cross-couplings without thiols or thiophenols to build C-S bonds have not previously been achieved, which renders our observation more striking.

Transition metal catalyzed synthesis of aryl sulfides

The presence of aryl sulfides in biologically active compounds has resulted in the development of new methods to form carbon-sulfur bonds. The synthesis of aryl sulfides via metal catalysis has significantly increased in recent years. Historically, thiolates and sulfides have been thought to plague catalyst activity in the presence of transition metals. Indeed, strong coordination of thiolates and thioethers to transition metals can often hinder catalytic activity; however, various catalysts are able to withstand catalyst deactivation and form aryl carbon-sulfur bonds in high-yielding transformations. This review discusses the metal-catalyzed arylation of thiols and the use of disulfides as metal-thiolate precursors for the formation of C-S bonds.

Mechanism of C-F reductive elimination from palladium(IV) fluorides

The first systematic mechanism study of C-F reductive elimination from a transition metal complex is described. C-F bond formation from three different Pd(IV) fluoride complexes was mechanistically evaluated. The experimental data suggest that reductive elimination occurs from cationic Pd(IV) fluoride complexes via a dissociative mechanism. The ancillary pyridyl-sulfonamide ligand plays a crucial role for C-F reductive elimination, likely due to a kappa(3) coordination mode, in which an oxygen atom of the sulfonyl group coordinates to Pd. The pyridyl-sulfonamide can support Pd(IV) and has the appropriate geometry and electronic structure to induce reductive elimination.

Copper-catalyzed synthesis of vinyl sulfides

[reaction: see text] We report a method for the synthesis of vinyl sulfides using the soluble copper(I) catalyst [Cu(phen)(PPh3)2]NO3. The desired vinyl sulfides are obtained in good to excellent yields, with retention of stereochemistry. This protocol tolerates a wide variety of functional groups or substrates, is palladium-free, and does not require the use of expensive or air-sensitive additives.

Indium(I) Iodide Promoted Cleavage of Diphenyl Diselenide and Disulfide and Subsequent Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Condensation with Vinylic Bromides. A Simple One-Pot Synthesis of Vinylic Selenides and Sulfides

[reaction: see text] Diphenyl diselenide (and disulfide) undergo facile reaction with indium(I) iodide and the corresponding intermediate complex condenses in situ with a variety of substituted vinyl bromides in the presence of a catalytic amount of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) [Pd(PPh3)4] in THF at room temperature to produce vinylic selenides and sulfides in good yields. The conversion of (E)-vinyl bromides is remarkably stereoselective giving (E)-vinyl selenides (and sulpfides) whereas the stereoselectivity in reaction of (Z)-vinyl bromides is not very good.

Synthesis of N-Aryl-2-allyl Pyrrolidines via Palladium-catalyzed Carboamination Reactions of γ-(N-Arylamino)alkenes with Vinyl Bromides

A palladium-catalyzed carboamination reaction of γ-N-arylamino alkenes with vinyl bromides that affords N-aryl-2-allyl pyrrolidines is described. These reactions proceed with high diastereoselectivity for the formation of trans-2,3- and cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines. Conditions for a tandem N-arylation/carboamination sequence that leads to the formation of an N-aryl-2-allyl pyrrolidine or indoline via the coupling of a primary γ-amino alkene, an aryl bromide, and a vinyl bromide are also reported. The mechanism of the carboamination reactions and the origin of unexpected products that formally derive from rearrangement of the vinyl bromide are discussed.

Phenyl tributylstannyl selenide as a promising reagent for introduction [corrected] of the phenylseleno group

A new synthetic method of organoselenium compounds has been developed. When phenyl tributylstannyl selenide (PhSeSnBu(3)) was allowed to react with acyl or aroyl chlorides in the presence of a catalytic amount of a palladium complex such as Pd(PPh(3))(4), Se-phenyl selenol esters were obtained in moderate to good yields. Similarly, the palladium complex catalyzed the reaction of PhSeSnBu(3) with alpha-halo carbonyl compounds to afford the corresponding alpha-phenyseleno carbonyl compounds in moderate yields.

Theoretical studies on C–heteroatom bond formation via reductive elimination from group 10 M(PH3)2(CH3)(X) species (X = CH3, NH2, OH, SH) and the determination of metal–X bond strengths using density functional theory

Density functional calculations have been used to investigate C-C, C-N and C-O bond forming reactions via reductive elimination from Group 10 cis-M(PH3)2(CH3)(X) species (X = C-I3, NH2, OH). Both direct reaction from the four-coordinate species and a three-coordinate mechanism involving initial PH3 loss have been considered. For the four-coordinate pathway the ease of reductive elimination to give M(PH3)2 and CH3-X follows the trend M = Pd < Pt < Ni. The reaction of the cis-M(PH3)2(CH3)(NH2) species is promoted by the formation of methylamine adducts. Non-planar transition states are located and the C-heteroatom bond forming processes are characterised by migration of CH3 onto the cis-heteroatom ligand. For a given ligand, X, activation energies follow the trend M = Ni < Pd < Pt. Formation of the three-coordinate M(PH3)(CH3)(X) species is promoted by a labilisation of the cis-PH3 ligand in the four-coordinate reactants when X = NH2 or OH. For the three-coordinate pathway the energy change for reductive elimination to give M(PH3) and CH3-X again follows the trend M = Pd < Pt < Ni and in all cases the initial product is an M(PH3)(XCH3) adduct. The three-coordinate transition states again involve migration of the CH3 ligand onto the cis-X ligand and for X = NH2 or OH activation energies follow the trend Ni > Pd < Pt. For a given metal activation energies in both the four- and three-coordinate pathways increase along the series CH3 < NH2 < OH. These trends in activation energy can be rationalised in terms of the strength of M-CH3/M-X bonding as long as the extent of geometrical distortion required to obtain the transition state geometry is taken into account. Further calculations on cis-Pd(PH3)2(CH3)(SH) suggest that the more common experimental observation of C(sp3)-S compared to C(sp3)-O reductive elimination arises from the greater kinetic accessibility of the former process rather than an intrinsic thermodynamic preference for C-S bond formation. By comparison, the calculations indicate that C(sp3)-N reductive elimination should be feasible from Ni and Pd systems. DF calculations are shown to reproduce the relative homolytic bond strengths determined experimentally for Pt-X bonds. In the cis-M(PH3)2(CH3)(X) systems the M-CH3 homolytic bond strength increases down the group while for M-NH2 and M-OH bonds the trend is M = N approximately equal to Pd < Pt. M-NH2 and M-OH are considerably stronger than M-CH3 bonds and the presence of a heteroatom ligand serves to weaken M-CH3 bonds even further.

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Lactonization of Propargyl Alcohols with Organic Dichalcogenides and Carbon Monoxide

The reaction of propargylic alcohols with diaryl disulfides and carbon monoxide in the presence of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium leads to a novel thiolative lactonization to afford beta-(arylthio)-alpha,beta-unsaturated lactones in moderate to good yields. Similar conditions can be employed with homopropargylic alcohols, giving the corresponding delta-lactones with a beta-arylthio group successfully. The reaction using diaryl diselenides in lieu of diaryl disulfides also attains a similar one-pot thiolation/lactonization sequence to provide the corresponding beta-selenobutenolides (7).

Reduction of Aryl Thiocyanates with SmI(2) and Pd-Catalyzed Coupling with Aryl Halides as a Route to Mixed Aryl Sulfides

A series of aryl iodides, with a range of substituents, has been successfully coupled using 10 mol % Pd catalyst with samarium thiolates, derived from the corresponding aryl thiocyanates upon reductive cleavage with SmI(2). Reactions proceed in THF at 65 degrees C in yields ranging from good to excellent and are compatible with both electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents, except NO(2). The reactions may also be conducted with aryl bromides although with somewhat lower yields.