Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling of Aryl Esters
Taoufik Ben Halima1, Wanying Zhang1, Imane Yalaoui1
1Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa , 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
Abstract:
The Suzuki-Miyaura coupling is among the most important C-C bond-forming reactions available due to its reliability, chemoselectivity, and diversity. Aryl halides and pseudohalides such as iodides, bromides, and triflates are traditionally used as the electrophilic coupling partner. The expansion of the reaction scope to nontraditional electrophiles is an ongoing challenge to enable an even greater number of useful products to be made from simple starting materials. Herein, we present how an NHC-based Pd catalyst can enable Suzuki-Miyaura coupling where the C(acyl)-O bond of aryl esters takes on the role of electrophile, allowing the synthesis of various ketone-containing products. This contrasts known reactions of similar esters that provide biaryls via nickel catalysis. The underlying cause of this mechanistic divergence is investigated by DFT calculations, and the robustness of esters compared to more electrophilic acylative coupling partners is analyzed.
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