Stille coupling via C–N bond cleavage

Cross-coupling is a fundamental reaction in the synthesis of functional molecules, and has been widely applied, for example, to phenols, anilines, alcohols, amines and their derivatives. Here we report the Ni-catalysed Stille cross-coupling reaction of quaternary ammonium salts via C–N bond cleavage...

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Published in:Nature communications 2016-09, Vol.7 (1), p.12937-12937, Article 12937
Main Authors: Wang, Dong-Yu, Kawahata, Masatoshi, Yang, Ze-Kun, Miyamoto, Kazunori, Komagawa, Shinsuke, Yamaguchi, Kentaro, Wang, Chao, Uchiyama, Masanobu
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Language:English
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Summary:Cross-coupling is a fundamental reaction in the synthesis of functional molecules, and has been widely applied, for example, to phenols, anilines, alcohols, amines and their derivatives. Here we report the Ni-catalysed Stille cross-coupling reaction of quaternary ammonium salts via C–N bond cleavage. Aryl/alkyl-trimethylammonium salts [Ar/R–NMe 3 ] + react smoothly with arylstannanes in 1:1 molar ratio in the presence of a catalytic amount of commercially available Ni(cod) 2 and imidazole ligand together with 3.0 equivalents of CsF, affording the corresponding biaryl with broad functional group compatibility. The reaction pathway, including C–N bond cleavage step, is proposed based on the experimental and computational findings, as well as isolation and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of Ni-containing intermediates. This reaction should be widely applicable for transformation of amines/quaternary ammonium salts into multi-aromatics. The Stille reaction is a long-standing method for the construction of carbon-carbon bonds by coupling aryl halides with organotin compounds. Here the authors report a Stille coupling between aryl ammonium salts and arylstannanes catalysed by nickel.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/ncomms12937