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Decarbonylative Sonogashira Cross-Coupling of Carboxylic Acids
Chengwei Liu1, Michal Szostak1
1Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States.
Abstract:
Decarbonylative Sonogashira cross-coupling of carboxylic acids by palladium catalysis is presented. The carboxylic acid is activated in situ by the formation of a mixed anhydride and further decarbonylates using the Pd(OAc)2/Xantphos system to provide an aryl-Pd intermediate, which is intercepted by alkynes to access the traditional Pd(0)/(II) cycle using carboxylic acids as ubiquitous and orthogonal electrophilic cross-coupling partners. The methodology efficiently constructs new C(sp2)-C(sp) bonds and can be applied to the derivatization of pharmaceuticals. Mechanistic studies give support to decarbonylation preceding transmetalation in this process.
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