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Borys AM, Vedani L, Hevia E. The coordination of alkali-metal nickelates to organic π-systems: synthetic, structural and spectroscopic insights. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8382-8390. [PMID: 38680126 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00889h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
Low-valent nickelates have recently been shown to be key intermediates in challenging cross-coupling reactions using aryl ethers as electrophiles. Key for the success of these transformations is the activation of the substrate through π-coordination to the nickelate intermediate, however there is still limited knowledge about the fundamental structure and coordination chemistry of these heterobimetallic complexes. Herein, we report the synthesis, structures, and spectroscopic analysis of a diverse family of alkali-metal nickelates derived from phenyl-alkali-metal reagents and Ni(ttt-CDT), where ttt-CDT = trans,trans,trans-1,5,9-cyclododecatriene. The co-complexation of PhLi with Ni(ttt-CDT) was found to yield 1 : 1, 2 : 1 or 4 : 2 lithium nickelates depending on the stoichiometry and reaction conditions employed. The high lability of the ttt-CDT ligand enables facile ligand exchange with an assorted series of organic π-acceptors, ranging from polyaromatic hydrocarbons to ketones, imines and nitriles. For anthracene and phenanthrene, a homologous series of Li, Na and K nickelates could be obtained, which lead to different structural motifs or degrees of aggregation in the solid-state spanning solvated monomers to complex polymeric arrangements. For π-extended systems such as perylene or coronene, competing single-electron-transfer to give the corresponding radical anions was observed, illustrating the highly reducing nature of the alkali-metal nickelates. X-ray crystallographic analysis and NMR spectroscopy of the phenyl-alkali-metal nickelates reveal extreme back-bonding from Ni(0) to the organic π-acceptors due to strong σ-donation from the carbanionic ligands.
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- Andryj M Borys
- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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Borys AM, Vedani L, Hevia E. Stoichiometric and Catalytic Lithium Nickelate-Mediated C-F Bond Alkynylation of Fluoroarenes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10199-10205. [PMID: 38545862 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Low-valent nickelates have recently been shown to be key intermediates that facilitate challenging cross-coupling reactions under mild conditions. Expanding the synthetic potential of these heterobimetallic complexes, herein we report the success of trilithium nickelate Li3(TMEDA)3Ni(C≡C-Ph)3 in promoting stoichiometric C-F activation of assorted aryl fluorides furnishing novel mixed Li/Ni(0) or Li/Ni(II) species depending on the substrate and conditions employed. These stoichiometric successes can be upgraded to catalytic regimes to enable the atom-efficient alkynylation of aryl fluorides and polyfluoroarenes with lithium acetylides and precatalyst Ni(COD)2, which operates without the intervention of external ligands, Cu cocatalysts, or additives.
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- Andryj M Borys
- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmacie, Universität Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Rubel CZ, He WJ, Wisniewski SR, Engle KM. Benchtop Nickel Catalysis Invigorated by Electron-Deficient Diene Ligands. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:312-326. [PMID: 38236260 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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ConspectusDue to the rarity of precious metals like palladium, nickel catalysis is becoming an increasingly important player in organic synthesis, especially for the formation of bonds with sp3-hybridized carbon centers. Traditionally, catalytic processes involving active Ni(0) species have relied on Ni(COD)2 or in situ reduction of Ni(II) salts. However, Ni(COD)2 is an air- and temperature-sensitive material that requires use in an inert-atmosphere glovebox, and in situ reduction protocols of Ni(II) salts using metallic or organometallic reductants add additional complications to reaction development.This Account chronicles the development of air-stable Ni(0) precursors as replacements for Ni(COD)2 or in situ reduction. Based on Schrauzer's seminal discovery of Ni(COD)(DQ) as an air-stable zerovalent organonickel complex, our research laboratories at Scripps Research and Bristol Myers Squibb have developed a class of precatalysts based on the Ni(COD)(EDD) (EDD = electron-deficient diene) framework, relying on the steric and electronic properties of the supporting diene to render the metal center stable to air, moisture, and even silica gel but reactive to ligand substitution and redox changes.The stable Ni(0) complexes can be accessed through ligand exchange with Ni(COD)2, through reduction of Ni(acac)2 using DIBAL-H, or electrochemically via cathodic reduction of Ni(acac)2 to Ni(COD)2, followed by addition of an EDD ligand in one pot. As a toolkit, the complexes demonstrate reactivity that is equivalent or enhanced compared to Ni(COD)2, catalyzing C-C and C-N cross-couplings, Miyaura borylations, C-H activations, and other transformations. Since the initial report on Ni(COD)(DQ), its reactivity in C(sp2)-CN activation, metallophotoredox, and electric field-induced cross-coupling have also been demonstrated.By incorporating the precatalyst toolkit into reaction discovery campaigns, our laboratories have been able to perform C(sp3)-S(alkyl) couplings and metallonitrenoid carboamination, both of which represent challenging transformations that were inaccessible with traditional phosphine, nitrogen, or electron-deficient olefin ligands. Computational and experimental studies demonstrate how the quinone ligands are hemilabile, adopting η1(O)-bound geometries to relieve steric strain or stabilize transition states and intermediates; redox-active, able to transiently oxidize the metal center; and electron-withdrawing or -donating, depending on metal oxidation state and coordination geometry. These studies show how the ligands enable key steps in catalysis beyond imparting air-stability.Since our report documenting the catalytic activity of Ni(COD)(DQ), many other laboratories have also observed unique reactivity with this precatalyst. Ni(COD)(DQ) was found to offer superior reactivity to Ni(COD)2 in C-N cross coupling to form N,N-diaryl sulfonamides and in preparation of biaryls from aryl halides and benzene through a Ni-mediated, base-assisted homolytic aromatic substitution.
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- Camille Z Rubel
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- Chemical Process Development, Bristol Myers Squibb, 1 Squibb Drive, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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Dashti A, Ahmadi M, Haddadi-Asl V, Ahmadjo S, Mortazavi SMM. Tandem coordinative chain transfer polymerization for long chain branched Polyethylene: The role of chain displacement. Eur Polym J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.112008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Newman-Stonebraker SH, Wang JY, Jeffrey PD, Doyle AG. Structure-Reactivity Relationships of Buchwald-Type Phosphines in Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Couplings. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:19635-19648. [PMID: 36250758 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The dialkyl-ortho-biaryl class of phosphines, commonly known as Buchwald-type ligands, are among the most important phosphines in Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling. These ligands have also been successfully applied to several synthetically valuable Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling methodologies and, as demonstrated in this work, are top performing ligands in Ni-catalyzed Suzuki Miyaura Coupling (SMC) and C-N coupling reactions, even outperforming commonly employed bisphosphines like dppf in many circumstances. However, little is known about their structure-reactivity relationships (SRRs) with Ni, and limited examples of well-defined, catalytically relevant Ni complexes with Buchwald-type ligands exist. In this work, we report the analysis of Buchwald-type phosphine SRRs in four representative Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions. Our study was guided by data-driven classification analysis, which together with mechanistic organometallic studies of structurally characterized Ni(0), Ni(I), and Ni(II) complexes allowed us to rationalize reactivity patterns in catalysis. Overall, we expect that this study will serve as a platform for further exploration of this ligand class in organonickel chemistry as well as in the development of new Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling methodologies.
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- Samuel H Newman-Stonebraker
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Somerville RJ, Borys AM, Perez-Jimenez M, Nova A, Balcells D, Malaspina LA, Grabowsky S, Carmona E, Hevia E, Campos J. Unmasking the constitution and bonding of the proposed lithium nickelate "Li 3NiPh 3(solv) 3": revealing the hidden C 6H 4 ligand. Chem Sci 2022; 13:5268-5276. [PMID: 35655554 PMCID: PMC9093164 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01244h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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More than four decades ago, a complex identified as the planar homoleptic lithium nickelate “Li3NiPh3(solv)3” was reported by Taube and co-workers. This and subsequent reports involving this complex have lain dormant since; however, the absence of an X-ray diffraction structure leaves questions as to the nature of the Ni–PhLi bonding and the coordination geometry at Ni. By systematically evaluating the reactivity of Ni(COD)2 with PhLi under different conditions, we have found that this classical molecule is instead a unique octanuclear complex, [{Li3(solv)2Ph3Ni}2(μ-η2:η2-C6H4)] (5). This is supported by X-ray crystallography and solution-state NMR studies. A theoretical bonding analysis from NBO, QTAIM, and ELI perspectives reveals extreme back-bonding to the bridging C6H4 ligand resulting in dimetallabicyclobutane character, the lack of a Ni–Ni bond, and pronounced σ-bonding between the phenyl carbanions and nickel, including a weak σC–Li → sNi interaction with the C–Li bond acting as a σ-donor. Employing PhNa led to the isolation of [Na2(solv)3Ph2NiCOD]2 (7) and [Na2(solv)3Ph2(NaC8H11)Ni(COD)]2 (8), which lack the benzyne-derived ligand. These findings provide new insights into the synthesis, structure, bonding and reactivity of heterobimetallic nickelates, whose prevalence in organonickel chemistry and catalysis is likely greater than previously believed. We disclose the actual octanuclear nature of the major compound from reacting Ni(COD)2 and PhLi, assigned for more than four decades as ‘Li3NiPh3(solv)3’. We provide a thorough bonding analysis and discuss its potential implications in catalysis.![]()
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- Rosie J Somerville
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), University of Sevilla Avenida Américo Vespucio 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), University of Sevilla Avenida Américo Vespucio 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo P.O. Box 1033, Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
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- Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo P.O. Box 1033, Blindern 0315 Oslo Norway
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), University of Sevilla Avenida Américo Vespucio 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), University of Sevilla Avenida Américo Vespucio 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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Borys AM, Hevia E. Mechanisms of the Nickel-Catalysed Hydrogenolysis and Cross-Coupling of Aryl Ethers. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1806-4513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AbstractThe Ni-catalysed hydrogenolysis and cross-coupling of aryl ethers has emerged as a powerful synthetic tool to transform inert phenol-derived electrophiles into functionalised aromatic molecules. This has attracted significant interest due to its potential to convert the lignin fraction of biomass into chemical feedstocks, or to enable orthogonal reactivity and late-stage synthetic modification. Although the scope of nucleophiles employed, and hence the C–C and C–heteroatom bonds that can be forged, has expanded significantly since Wenkert’s seminal work in 1979, mechanistic understanding on how these reactions operate is still uncertain since the comparatively inert Caryl–O bond of aryl ethers challenge the involvement of classical mechanisms involving direct oxidative addition to Ni(0). In this review, we document the different mechanisms that have been proposed in the Ni-catalysed hydrogenolysis and cross-coupling of aryl ethers. These include: (i) direct oxidative addition; (ii) Lewis acid assisted C–O bond cleavage; (iii) anionic nickelates, and; (iv) Ni(I) intermediates. Experimental and theoretical investigations by numerous research groups have generated a pool of knowledge that will undoubtedly facilitate future discoveries in the development of novel Ni-catalysed transformations of aryl ethers.1 Introduction2 Direct Oxidative Addition3 Hydrogenolysis of Aryl Ethers4 Lewis Acid Assisted C–O Bond Cleavage5 Anionic Nickelates6 Ni(I) Intermediates7 The ‘Naphthalene Problem’8 Conclusions and Outlook
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Xu G, Gao P, Colacot TJ. Tunable Unsymmetrical Ferrocene Ligands Bearing a Bulky Di-1-adamantylphosphino Motif for Many Kinds of C sp2–C sp3 Couplings. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Guolin Xu
- Research and Development, Life Science Chemistry, MilliporeSigma, 6000 N. Teutonia Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, United States
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- Research and Development, Life Science Chemistry, MilliporeSigma, 6000 N. Teutonia Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, United States
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- Research and Development, Life Science Chemistry, MilliporeSigma, 6000 N. Teutonia Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209, United States
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Cai Y, Jiang S, Dong L, Xu X. Synthesis and reactivity of heterometallic complexes containing Mg- or Zn-metalloligands. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:3817-3827. [PMID: 35107467 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04117g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Heteronuclear metal complexes comprising main group metals and transition metals have attracted widespread attention from researchers due to their applications in stoichiometric and catalytic activation of small molecules with possible cooperative effects. Herein, the advances of heterometallic complexes containing Mg- or Zn-metalloligands over the past ten years are reviewed. They consist of two parts: (i) synthetic approaches to heterometallic complexes. Only a brief discussion is made on the different Mg/Zn precursors since they have been summarized before. (ii) Stoichiometric and catalytic reactivities of heterometallic complexes containing Mg/Zn metalloligands. The exploration of the cooperative catalytic reaction of heterometallic complexes is still in its infancy, promising but challenging; thus, further investigations are required in the future.
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- Yanping Cai
- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
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Poisson PA, Tran G, Besnard C, Mazet C. Nickel-Catalyzed Kumada Vinylation of Enol Phosphates: A Comparative Mechanistic Study. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Philippe-Alexandre Poisson
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, 24 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Borys AM, Hevia E. The Anionic Pathway in the Nickel‐Catalysed Cross‐Coupling of Aryl Ethers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Andryj M. Borys
- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie Universität Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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Borys AM, Hevia E. The Anionic Pathway in the Nickel-Catalysed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Ethers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24659-24667. [PMID: 34469021 PMCID: PMC8596537 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
The Ni‐catalysed cross‐coupling of aryl ethers is a powerful method to forge new C−C and C−heteroatom bonds. However, the inert C(sp2)−O bond means that a canonical mechanism that relies on the oxidative addition of the aryl ether to a Ni0 centre is thermodynamically and kinetically unfavourable, which suggests that alternative mechanisms may be involved. Here, we provide spectroscopic and structural insights into the anionic pathway, which relies on the formation of electron‐rich hetero‐bimetallic nickelates by adding organometallic nucleophiles to a Ni0 centre. Assessing the rich co‐complexation chemistry between Ni(COD)2 and PhLi has led to the structures and solution‐state chemistry of a diverse family of catalytically competent lithium nickelates being unveiled. In addition, we demonstrate dramatic solvent and donor effects, which suggest that the cooperative activation of the aryl ether substrate by Ni0‐ate complexes plays a key role in the catalytic cycle.
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- Andryj M Borys
- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Xu J, Bercher OP, Watson MP. Overcoming the Naphthyl Requirement in Stereospecific Cross-Couplings to Form Quaternary Stereocenters. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:8608-8613. [PMID: 34062058 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The use of a simple stilbene ligand has enabled a stereospecific Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of tertiary benzylic carboxylates, including those lacking naphthyl substituents. This method installs challenging all-carbon diaryl quaternary stereocenters in good yield and ee and represents an important breakthrough in the "naphthyl requirement" that pervades stereospecific cross-couplings involving enantioenriched electrophiles.
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- Jianyu Xu
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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