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Palladium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis from Benzimidazolium Salts and Catalytic Activity in Carbon-carbon Bond-forming Reactions
Published on: July 30, 2017
Palladium-catalyzed 2-arylation of pyrroles
Daniel T Gryko1, Olena Vakuliuk, Dorota Gryko
1Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. daniel@icho.edu.pl
Abstract:
A methodology that affords N-alkyl-2-arylpyrroles and N-aryl-2-arylpyrroles via direct coupling from aryl iodides has been developed. After examining various reaction parameters: solvent, ratio of reagents, catalyst, base and additives the optimal conditions for the condensation were identified. Two crucial factors, (a) anhydrous DMSO as solvent and (b) 5 M excess of pyrrole counterpart, were found to strongly influence the reaction outcome. The conditions identified (PdCl(2)(PPh(3))(2), AgOAc, anhyd DMSO, KF, 100 degrees C, 5 h) resulted in the formation of 2-arylpyrroles in 14-80% yield. Furthermore, the synthesis is compatible with electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups on the aryl moiety.
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