Synlett 2005(3): 457-460  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-862362
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Pd-Catalyzed Addition of Organoboronic Acids to Alkynes at Room Temperature

Arun Kumar Gupta, Ki Seong Kim, Chang Ho Oh*
GOS lab, Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Sagundong gu, Seoul 133-791, Korea
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Received 7 November 2004
Publication Date:
04 February 2005 (online)

Abstract

Combination of Pd(OAc)2 with 2-bromo-1,3-bis-[diphenylphosphenomethyl)]benzene (1) or 2-bromo-1,3-bis-[di-tert-butylphosphenomethyl)]benzene (3) catalyzed hydroarylations and hydroalkenylations of various alkynes more efficiently in terms of reaction time and temperature.

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Preparation of Compound 7; General Procedure
A 10 mL round-bottomed flask was charged with an alkyne 5a-f (0.40 mmol), organo boronic acid 6a-c (0.48 mmol), ligand 1 (3 mol%), Pd(OAc)2 (3 mol%) and then 1,4-dioxane (1.0 mL) at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was purged with dry argon gas and was treated with HOAc (0.04 mmol) via a 10 µL gastight syringe at 0 °C. The mixture was stirred at 25 °C as described in Table [2] . On completion of the reaction, the mixture was cooled to 0 °C, quenched with H2O, and then extracted with Et2O. The organic portion was washed with sat. NaCl solution, dried over anhyd MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. The residue thus obtained was purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc-hexane = 1:10) to give product 7. All the isolated products were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HRMS.

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Preparation of Compounds 9 and 10; General Procedure
A 10 mL round-bottomed flask was charged with an alkyne carboxylate 8a-e, (0.40 mmol), organoboronnic acid 6a-c (0.48 mmol), Pd(OAc)2 (5 mol%), ligand 3 (5 mol%), NaOAc (2.1 equiv, 0.48 mmol) and 0.95 mL of ethylene dichloride and 0.05 mL of H2O. The reaction mixture was stirred vigorously until the absence of starting material was observed on TLC. Then the mixture was diluted with Et2O (10 mL) plus H2O (5 mL) and extracted twice with Et2O (2 × 10 mL). The combined organic portion was washed with a sat. brine solution, dried over anhyd MgSO4, and concentrated in vacuo. Finally, the residue was purified by flash chromatography (EtOAc-hexane = 1:10) to get 9 and/or 10. The product structure was assigned by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and HRMS.