Rh(III)-Catalyzed Aryl and Alkenyl C-H Bond Addition to Diverse Nitroalkenes
Tyler J Potter1, David N Kamber1, Brandon Q Mercado1
1Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States.
Abstract:
The transition metal catalyzed C-H bond addition to nitroalkenes has been developed. Very broad nitroalkene scope was observed for this Rh(III)-catalyzed method, including for aliphatic, aromatic and β,β-disubstituted derivatives. Additionally, various directing groups and both aromatic and alkenyl C-H bonds were effective in this transformation. Representative nitroalkane products were converted to dihydroisoquinolones and dihydropyridones in a single step and in high yield by iron mediated reduction and in situ cyclization. Moreover, preliminary success in enantioselective Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H bond addition to nitroalkenes was achieved as was X-ray structural characterization of a nitronate intermediate.
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