Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
24(25), P. 4680 - 4683
Published: June 16, 2022
Sulfated
zirconium
oxide
(SZO)
capped
with
silylium-like
ions
reacts
(cod)Ir(py)Cl
(cod
=
1,5-cyclooctadiene;
py
pyridine)
to
form
[Ir(cod)py][SZO]
(1)
and
Me3SiCl.
1
can
also
be
formed
in
reactions
of
phosphonium
functionalized
SZO
[Ir(cod)(OSi(OtBu)3]2,
which
forms
[Ir(cod)P(tBu)2Ph][SZO]
(2),
followed
by
reaction
pyridine
1.
FTIR
15N{1H}
MAS
NMR
spectroscopy
are
consistent
coordination
an
electrophilic
iridium.
is
moderately
active
the
dearomative
hydroboration
pyridine.
The
primary
product
this
1,2-dihydropyridine,
converts
1,4-dihydropyridine
at
long
times.
catalyzes
a
variety
substituted
pyridines
reactive
toward
pyrazines
N-methylimidazole.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(38)
Published: April 20, 2023
A
fluorenyl-tethered
N-heterocyclic
carbene
LH
(LH=[(Flu)H-(CH2
)2
-NHCDipp
])
and
its
monoanionic
version
L-
are
explored
in
complexation
with
zinc
towards
the
hydroboration
of
N-heteroarenes,
carbonyl,
ester,
amide,
nitrile
under
ambient
condition.
The
N-heteroarenes
exhibit
high
1,2-regioselectivity
which
is
justified
by
computational
analyses.
relative
rates
differently
p-substituted
(electron
donating
vs.
withdrawing)
pyridines
also
addressed.
monodentate
offers
a
better
catalytic
activity
than
chelating
for
steric
reasons
despite
both
giving
three-coordinate
complexes.
mechanism
involves
Zn-H
species
at
heart
these
processes
trapped
Ph2
CO.
Computational
studies
suggest
that
barrier
to
form
hydride
complex
comparable
required
following
transfer
pyridine.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(10), P. 944 - 951
Published: May 9, 2023
We
report
a
novel
iron(II)
complex
supported
by
an
anionic
phosphanyl-iminopyridinate
ligand,
Cp*Fe(Cy2PN═C5H4N)
(1),
which
shows
remarkable
catalytic
activity
in
the
selective
hydroboration
of
CO2
with
HBpin,
producing
boryl
formate
turnover
frequency
(TOF)
∼1176
h–1
at
room
temperature.
This
catalysis
involves
cooperative
metal–ligand
reactivity
for
H–B
bond
activation,
affording
key
Fe(II)–H
intermediate,
Cp*FeH(Cy2PN(Bpin)C5H4N)
(2),
that
binds
Bpin
moiety
non-coordinated
amino
site.
The
very
fast
and
formoxy
production
can
be
conveniently
coupled
to
N-formylation
amines,
delivers
variety
formamides.
In
addition,
reduction
CH3OBpin
stage
was
also
achieved
1
HBpin
under
N2.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
58(18), P. 3047 - 3050
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Bicyclic
(alkyl)(amino)carbene
(BICAAC)
is
introduced
as
a
metal-free
catalyst
for
the
reduction
of
various
nitriles
to
corresponding
amine
hydrochloride
salts
in
presence
pinacolborane.
Mechanistic
investigations
combining
experiments
and
DFT
calculations
suggest
B-H
addition
carbene
center,
which
acts
carrier
hydride
source.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(8), P. 5236 - 5244
Published: March 31, 2023
Well-defined,
bench
stable
Mn(I)
non-pincer-type
complexes
were
tested
as
earth-abundant
transition
metal
catalysts
for
the
selective
reduction
of
CO2
to
boryl-protected
MeOH
in
presence
pinacolborane
(HBpin).
Essentially,
quantitative
yields
obtained
under
mild
reaction
conditions
(1
bar
CO2,
60
°C),
without
need
any
base
or
additives,
alkylcarbonyl
bis(phosphine)
fac-[Mn(CH2CH2CH3)(dippe)(CO)3]
[Mn1,
dippe
=
1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane]
and
[Mn(dippe)(CO)2{(μ-H)2(Bpin)}]
(Mn4),
that
is
by
bench-stable
precatalyst
Mn1
with
HBpin
via
elimination
butanal.
Preliminary
mechanistic
details
a
combination
NMR
experiments
monitoring
catalytic
reactions.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(14), P. 5201 - 5210
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Cobalt(ii)
complexes
were
prepared
from
a
modular
phosphinopyridonate
platform
and
applied
to
the
hydroboration
of
pyridines.
The
synthetically
useful,
yet
challenging,
double
toward
tetrahydropyridine
derivatives
was
successfully
performed
with
high
activity
regiocontrol.
This
new
method
enabled
direct
synthesis
N-heterocyclic
allylic
boronates
commercial
pyridines
pinacolborane
(HBpin).
One-pot
acetylation
afforded
bench-stable
borylated
N-acetyl
tetrahydropyridines
in
good
yields.
synthetic
utility
this
procedure
demonstrated
by
gram-scale
hydroboration-acetylation
sequence
followed
chemical
diversification.
Mechanistic
experiments
indicated
metal-ligand
cooperativity
involving
ligand-centered
C-H
activation
intermediacy
cobalt(iii)
hydride
species.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
87(18), P. 12386 - 12396
Published: Aug. 31, 2022
Organoborane-catalyzed
hydroboration
of
nitriles
provides
N,N-diborylamines,
which
act
as
efficient
synthons
for
the
synthesis
primary
amines
and
secondary
amides.
Known
nitrile
methods
are
dominated
by
metal
catalysis.
Simple
metal-free
using
diborane
[H-B-9-BBN]2
a
catalyst
pinacolborane
turnover
reagent
is
reported.
The
reaction
monomeric
H-B-9-BBN
with
leads
to
hydrido-bridged
diborylimine
intermediate;
subsequent
sequential
double
hydroboration-transborylation
pathway
involving
B-N/B-H
σ
bond
metathesis
proposed.
Organometallics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(9), P. 816 - 824
Published: April 21, 2023
The
binding
and
activation
of
boranes
by
transition-metal
compounds
are
relevant
to
catalytic
hydroboration
reactions.
Herein,
we
report
the
stoichiometric
reactivity
a
piano-stool
iron
complex
toward
series
boranes,
where
joint
action
metal
center
ligand
active
site
has
been
observed,
as
well
activity
this
various
N-heterocycles.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 3582 - 3595
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Selective
cascading
hydroelementation
of
N-heteroarenes
represented
by
pyridines
can
provide
diverse
accesses
to
not
only
dihydro
products
but
also
tetrahydro
and
piperidines
bearing
an
sp3
C–E
bond
(E
=
B,
Si,
etc.).
Herein,
we
describe
the
Co-catalyzed
hydroboration
quinolines
pyridines.
A
precatalyst
Co(acac)2
with
a
P∧N
ligand
(R-Fc-PHOX;
R
tBu,
Ph,
or
iPr)
enabled
stepwise
HBpin
(1
3
equiv)
exclusively
give
1,2-DHQ
C4-borylated
tetrahydroquinolines
in
high
efficiency
(TON
up
2000/[Co]
gram
scale
TOF
500/h).
similar
system
using
monodentate
phosphine
efficiently
catalyzed
regio-
stereoselective
double
furnish
range
1,3-diboryl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines,
which
were
situ
hydrogenated
corresponding
C–B
β
nitrogen
atom.
Experimental
mechanistic
studies
on
quinoline
suggested
insights
as
follows:
(1)
precursor
active
(P∧N)Co
hydride
species
is
(P∧N)Co(acac)2,
involved
catalyst
initiation
step
induction
period.
(2)
The
first
phase
highly
1,2-selective.
(3)
C(sp3)–B
formation
second
turnover-limiting
overall
catalytic
process.
(4)
under
kinetic
differentiation.