Journal of the American Chemical Society
Journal of the American Chemical Society
5 years ago

Exploiting Carbonyl Groups to Control Intermolecular Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkene and Alkyne Hydroacylation

Exploiting Carbonyl Groups to Control Intermolecular Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkene and Alkyne Hydroacylation
Andrew S. Weller, Thomas J. Coxon, Michael C. Willis, Alasdair I. McKay, Louisa E. Britton, James Barwick-Silk, Maitane Fernández
Readily available β-carbonyl-substituted aldehydes are shown to be exceptional substrates for Rh-catalyzed intermolecular alkene and alkyne hydroacylation reactions. By using cationic rhodium catalysts incorporating bisphosphine ligands, efficient and selective reactions are achieved for β-amido, β-ester, and β-keto aldehyde substrates, providing a range of synthetically useful 1,3-dicarbonyl products in excellent yields. A correspondingly broad selection of alkenes and alkynes can be employed. For alkyne substrates, the use of a catalyst incorporating the Ampaphos ligand triggers a regioselectivity switch, allowing both linear and branched isomers to be prepared with high selectivity in an efficient manner. Structural data, confirming aldehyde chelation, and a proposed mechanism are provided.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b05713

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b05713

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