Nickel-Catalyzed Kumada Cross-Coupling Reactions of Benzylic Sulfonamides

Hewitt, Kirsten A.; Herbert, Claire A.; Matus, Alissa C.; Jarvo, Elizabeth R.

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“…Indeed, under the same reaction conditions employed for ethers, sulfonamides and sulfonyl piperidines such as 16 underwent ring-opening Kumada-type coupling with clean inversion at the benzylic center (Scheme 4B). 21,22 We hypothesized that a broad range of multistep reactions could be initiated by stereospecific oxidative addition. One such application was in cross-electrophile coupling (XEC) reactions employing benzylic ethers, esters, and sulfonamides.…”

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“…Sulfonamides have similar p K a ’s to alcohols, and therefore we hypothesized that they would react similarly to ethers (Scheme A). Indeed, under the same reaction conditions employed for ethers, sulfonamides and sulfonyl piperidines such as 16 underwent ring-opening Kumada-type coupling with clean inversion at the benzylic center (Scheme B). , …”

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Nickel-Catalyzed Stereoselective Coupling Reactions of Benzylic and Alkyl Alcohol Derivatives

Herbert,

Jarvo

2023

Acc. Chem. Res.

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Conspectus Nickel-catalyzed reactions of alkyl alcohol derivatives leverage the high prevalence of hydroxyl groups in natural products, medicinal agents, and synthetic intermediates to provide access to C(sp3)-rich frameworks. This Account describes our laboratory’s development of stereospecific and stereoconvergent C–C bond forming reactions employing C(sp3)–O and C(sp3)–N electrophiles. In the context of development of new transformations, we also define fundamental characteristics of the nickel catalysts. Part I details the nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions developed by our group which hinges on stereospecific formation of stable π-benzyl intermediates. Acyclic and cyclic ethers, esters, carbamates, lactones, and sulfonamides undergo Kumada-, Suzuki-, and Negishi-type coupling reactions to produce enantioenriched products with high fidelity of stereochemical information. We describe extension to include ring-opening reactions of saturated heterocycles to afford acyclic 1,3-fragments in high diastereomeric ratios. We also describe our advances in stereospecific nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling reactions. Tethered C–O and C–X electrophiles proved fruitful for construction of a variety of carbocyclic frameworks. We report an intramolecular cross-electrophile coupling of benzylic pivalates with aryl bromides for the synthesis of indanes and tetralins. We found that 4-halotetrahydropyrans and 4-halopiperidines readily undergo stereospecific ring contraction to afford substituted cyclopropanes. Mechanistic investigations are consistent with closed-shell intermediates, a Ni(0)/Ni(II) cycle, and an intramolecular SN2-type reaction of a key organonickel intermediate to form the cyclopropane. Building toward more complex cascade reactions, we have demonstrated that 2-alkynyl piperidines incorporate MeMgI in a dicarbofunctionalization of the alkyne to afford highly substituted vinyl cyclopropanes. In Part II we present our development of stereoconvergent reactions of alkyl alcohol derivatives. In order to expand the utility of the intramolecular XEC reaction, we sought to employ unactivated alkyl electrophiles. Specifically, alkyl dimesylates engage in intramolecular XEC reactions to form alkyl cyclopropanes. In contrast to our previous work, these reactions proceed through open-shell intermediates and favor stereoconvergent formation of the trans-cyclopropane. Enantioselective aldol reactions can be employed in syntheses of 1,3-diols which furnish enantioenriched cyclopropanes in high ee. Experimental and computational evidence reveals that MeMgI mediates formation of alkyl iodides in situ. The coupling reaction initiates with halogen atom abstraction at the secondary alkyl iodide. The alkyl Ni(II) complex then proceeds through a stereospecific SN2-type ring closure to form cyclopropane. In an effort to increase functional group compatibility in the synthesis of cyclopropanes from alkyl dimesylates we developed a zinc-mediated reaction of 1,3-dimesylates prepared from medicinal analogues. In cha...

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Section: Part I: Stereospecific Reactions Of Alcohol Derivativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%