The Homocoupling of Arylsulfonylhydrazides by Palladium-Catalysed Desulfonation in Air

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct C-H Arylation of 3-Butenoic Acid Derivatives

We report herein a direct method to synthesize 4-aryl-3-butenoic acid through a carboxylic-acid-directed oxidative Heck reaction. The various 4-aryl-3-butenoic acids are easily prepared in moderate to good yields. In view of the promising bioactivity of 4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid previously reported, its derivatives reported here may be bioactive.

Pd-Catalyzed decarboxylative alkynylation of alkynyl carboxylic acids with arylsulfonyl hydrazides via a desulfinative process

The decarboxylative alkynylation of alkynyl carboxylic acids and arylsulfonyl hydrazides by desulfinative coupling could provide aryl alkynes in satisfactory yields by either judiciously selecting palladium catalysts or modulating phosphine ligands under mild conditions.

Halo-substituted benzenesulfonyls and benzenesulfinates: convenient sources of arenes in metal-catalyzed C–C bond formation reactions for the straightforward access to halo-substituted arenes

The use of halo-substituted ArSO₂R as an aryl source in metal-catalyzed C–C bond formation reactions presents several advantages, as the reaction often proceeds without cleavage of the C–halo bonds.

Copper-Free Palladium-Catalysed Desulfinative Homocoupling of Sodium Arylsulfinates under Mild and Aerobic Conditions

A Pd(II)-catalysed homocoupling of sodium arylsulfinates has been successfully achieved under mild conditions. This transformation is a new method for the homocoupling reaction of sodium arylsulfinates, thus providing an alternative synthesis of symmetric biaryls. The reported homocoupling reaction is tolerant to many common functional groups, such as ester, halo, cyano and nitro and works well in the presence of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing substituents. Notably, the reported desulfinative homocoupling does not require Cu salts, ligands and bases, making this newly developed transformation attractive.

Open-air oxidative Mizoroki–Heck reaction of arylsulfonyl hydrazides with alkenes

A palladium(ii)-catalyzed oxidative Mizoroki–Heck reaction of arylsulfonyl hydrazides with alkenes was developed employing Pd(OAc)₂ and pyridine ligand L9 as a catalyst system and ​atmospheric air as the sole oxidant in an open-vessel manner.

Palladium-catalyzed Hiyama coupling reaction of arylsulfonyl hydrazides under oxygen

Palladium-catalyzed Hiyama cross-coupling reactions of various arylsulfonyl hydrazides with a wide variety of aryl silanes have been achieved in good to excellent yields under simple aerobic conditions.

Pd-catalyzed desulfitative and denitrogenative Suzuki-type reaction of arylsulfonyl hydrazides

A Pd-catalyzed desulfitative–denitrogenative coupling of arylsulfonyl hydrazides and arylboronic acids with the assistance of catalytic ligands is described. The reaction showed very good selectivity and tolerated a wide range of functionalities.