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ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
Volume 361, Issue 24, Pages 5654-5660Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901188
Keywords
2-MeTHF; Suzuki-Miyaura; cross-coupling; C-N activation; C-O activation; Pd-NHCs
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- University Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China [2019-02-02]
- Rutgers University
- NSF [CAREER CHE-1650766]
- NSF-MRI grant [CHE-1229030]
- National Key Research and Development Plan, China [2017YFD0200504]
- Ghent University BOF research fund
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The palladium-NHC-catalyzed (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of amides and esters via highly chemoselective N-C(O) and O-C(O) cleavage with aryl boronic acids using green, sustainable and eco-friendly 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF) is reported. A variety of amides and aryl esters were coupled with aryl boronic acids in high to excellent yields. This method employs commercially-available, air- and moisture-stable Pd(II) -NHC precatalysts. Crucially, the use of 2-MeTHF leads to the highest TON reported to date in amide N-C(O) bond cross-coupling. This operationally-simple protocol was utilized in the synthesis a bioactive ketone intermediate, emphasizing the potential of 2-MeTHF as a green solvent in unconventional amide bond disconnection. Given the tremendous importance of amide bond cross-coupling strategies and the drive to maintain full sustainability in cross-coupling processes, we expect that the synthetic method will be of broad interest.
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