Electrostatically-directed Pd-catalysis in combination with C-H activation: site-selective coupling of remote
William A Golding1, Robert J Phipps1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1EW UK rjp71@cam.ac.uk.
Abstract:
Systems incorporating catalyst-substrate non-covalent interactions are emerging as a versatile approach to address site-selectivity challenges in remote functionalization reactions. Given the achievements that have been made in this regard using metals such as iridium, manganese and rhodium, it is surprising that non-covalent catalyst direction has not been utilized in reactions incorporating palladium-catalyzed C-H activation steps, despite palladium being arguably the most versatile metal for C-H activation. Herein, we demonstrate that electrostatically directed, site-selective C-Cl oxidative addition is compatible with a subsequent C-H activation step, proceeding via a concerted metalation deprotonation-type mechanism. This results in site-selective cross-coupling of dichloroarenes with fluoroarenes and fluoroheteroarenes, with selectivity controlled by catalyst structure. This study demonstrates that Pd-catalyzed C-H activation can be used productively in combination with a non-covalently-directed mode of catalysis, with important implications in both fields.
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