Binuclear palladium(I) and palladium(II) complexes of ortho-functionalized 1,3-bis(aryl)triazenido ligands

Transannular Functionalization of Multiple C(sp3)-H Bonds of Tropane via an Alkene-Bridged Palladium(I) Dimer

This communication describes the Pd-catalyzed C(sp3)-H functionalization of a tropane derivative to generate products with functionalization at two (β/γ) or three (β/γ/β) different sites on the alicyclic amine core. These reactions proceed via an initial dehydrogenation to generate an alkene product that can react further to form a Pd(I) alkene-bridged dimer. Functionalization of this dimer affords β/γ/β-functionalized allylic arylation and allylic acetoxylation products.

The anticancer activity of an air-stable Pd(I)-NHC (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) dimer

A new dinuclear Pd(i) complex coordinating two bis(NHC) ligands revealed an unsuspected stability despite the unsaturation of the two metal centres. Even more surprisingly, the compound showed high and selective antiproliferative activity against different cancer cell lines and ovarian cancer tumoroids, and the mechanism of action was different from that of cisplatin.

Suzuki Coupling of Protected Aryl Diazonium Ions: Expanding the Knowledge of Triazabutadiene Compatible Reactions

Aryl diazonium ions are important in synthesis and chemical biology, and the acid-labile triazabutadiene can protect this handle for future use. We report a Suzuki coupling strategy that is compatible with the triazabutadiene scaffold, expanding the scope of synthetically available triazabutadienes. Shown herein, the triazabutadiene scaffold remains intact and reactive after coupling, as demonstrated by releasing the aryl diazonium ion to label a tyrosine-rich model protein.

Pyrrole-based new diphosphines: Pd and Ni complexes bearing the PNP pincer ligand

A new class of diphosphine PNP pincer ligand, 2,5-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)pyrrole 2, was synthesized by the reaction between Ph2PH and 2,5-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)pyrrole in 90% yield. The analogous reaction of Ph2PH with 1,9-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)diphenyldipyrrolylmethane readily afforded a PNNP type diphosphine ligand, 1,9-bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)diphenyldipyrrolylmethane 5 in 92% yield. These phosphine compounds were oxidized with H2O2 and S8 to give the corresponding phosphoryl and thiophosphoryl compounds 6-9 in very good yields. The reaction of the PNP pincer ligand 2 with [PdCl2(PhCN)2] in the presence of Et3N afforded the mononuclear Pd(II) complex, [PdCl{C4H2N-2,5-(CH2PPh2)2-κ(3)PNP}] 10 in 87% yield. Conversely, treatment of 2 with [PdCl2(PhCN)2] in the absence of Et3N gave the dinuclear Pd(II) complex [Pd2Cl4{μ-C4H3N-2,5-(CH2PPh2)2-κ(2)PP}2], the structure which is proposed based on the spectroscopic data. When 2 was treated with Pd(0) precursor [Pd2(dba)3]·CHCl3 the dinuclear Pd(I) complex [Pd2{μ-C4H2N-2,5-(CH2PPh2)2-κ(2)PN,κ(1)P}2], 12, was obtained in 23% yield. The formation of complex 12 is solvent dependent, which transforms into complex 10 in CDCl3 as studied by variable temperature (1)H and (31)P NMR methods. Treatment of 2 with [Ni(OAc)2]·4H2O gave the mononuclear Ni(II) pincer complex [Ni(OAc){C4H2N-2,5-(CH2PPh2)2-κ(3)PNP}], 13, which upon treatment with an excess of LiCl or LiBr or KI afforded the respective halide ion substituted Ni(II) complexes, [NiX{C4H2N-2,5-(CH2PPh2)2-κ(3)PNP}] (X = Cl, Br, and I), 14-16, in very good yields. The structures of 5, 2,5-bis(diphenylphosphorylmethyl)pyrrole 6, 10, 12, and 14-16 were determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction method. In the structure of 12, two short contacts between the diagonally positioned Pd and P atoms are observed. To understand these weak interactions, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were done and an interaction MO diagram is presented.

Bimetallic catalysis involving dipalladium(I) and diruthenium(I) complexes

Dipalladium(I) and diruthenium(I) compounds bridged by two [{(5,7-dimethyl-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)amino}carbonyl]ferrocene (L) ligands have been synthesized. The X-ray structures of [Pd(2)L(2)][BF(4)](2) (1) and [Ru(2)L(2)(CO)(4)][BF(4)](2) (2) reveal dinuclear structures with short metal-metal distances. In both of these structures, naphthyridine bridges the dimetal unit, and the site trans to the metal-metal bond is occupied by weakly coordinating oxygen from the amido fragment. The catalytic utilities of these bimetallic compounds are evaluated. Compound 1 is an excellent catalyst for phosphine-free, Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of aryl bromides with arylboronic acids and provides high yields in short reaction times. Compound 1 is also found to be catalytically active for aryl chlorides, although the corresponding yields are lower. A bimetallic mechanism is proposed, which involves the oxidative addition of aryl bromide across the Pd-Pd bond and the bimetallic reductive elimination of the product. Compound 1 is also an efficient catalyst for the Heck cross-coupling of aryl bromides with styrenes. The mechanism for aldehyde olefination with ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) and PPh(3), catalyzed by 2, has been fully elucidated. It is demonstrated that 2 catalyzes the formation of phosphorane utilizing EDA and PPh(3), which subsequently reacts with aldehyde to produce a new olefin and phosphine oxide. The efficacy of bimetallic complexes in catalytic organic transformations is illustrated in this work.

N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-[3-(p-tolyl)triazen-1-yl]benzamide

In the solid state, the structure of the title compound, C₁₆H₁₈N₄O₂, is stabilized by inter­molecular N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These hydrogen bonds arrange the mol­ecules into a double-layer supra­molecular structure. The mol­ecular conformation is is consolidated by an intra­molecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 8.01 (10)°