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Abstract A synthetic method for the palladium‐catalyzed cyanation of aryl boronic acids using bench stable and non‐toxicN‐cyanosuccinimide has been developed. High‐throughput experimentation facilitated the screen of 90 different ligands and the resultant statistical data analysis identified that ligand σ‐donation, π‐acidity and sterics are key drivers that govern yield. Categorization into three ligand groups – monophosphines, bisphosphines and miscellaneous – was performed before the analysis. For the monophosphines, the yield of the reaction increases for strong σ‐donating, weak π‐accepting ligands, with flexible pendant substituents. For the bisphosphines, the yield predominantly correlates with ligand lability. The applicability of the designed reaction to a wider substrate scope was investigated, showing good functional group tolerance in particular with boronic acids bearing electron‐withdrawing substituents. This work outlines the development of a novel reaction, coupled with a fast and efficient workflow to gain understanding of the optimal ligand properties for the design of improved palladium cross‐coupling catalysts.
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Influence of Achiral Phosphine Ligands on a Synergistic Organo‐ and Palladium‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation
Abstract An unusual diastereodivergent stereoselective allylation reaction is presented. It consists of a palladium‐catalyzed allylation reaction of an organocatalytically generated amino isobenzofulvene, where the diastereoselectivity is controlled by the electronic properties of a monodentate, achiral ligand on palladium. One major diastereoisomer is formed using triarylphosphines substituted with neutral or electron‐donating substituents of the aryl group, while those with electron‐withdrawing substituents favor the other diastereoisomer. The diastereoselectivity correlates with the Taft inductive parameter of substituents on the triarylphosphine ligand on palladium. The synergistic reaction involves both a catalytic secondary amine catalyst for the indene‐aldehyde activation and the monodentate phosphine ligands on palladium, affording a highly enantioselective reaction with up to 98 % enantiomeric excess. Based on computational investigations, the role of the monodentate phosphine ligand on the diastereoselectivity is discussed.
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- PAR ID:
- 10386735
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry – A European Journal
- Volume:
- 28
- Issue:
- 71
- ISSN:
- 0947-6539
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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