Unexpected Tandem Sonogashira-Carbopalladation-Sonogashira Coupling Reaction of Benzyl Halides with Terminal Alkynes: A Novel Four-Component Domino Sequence to Highly Substituted Enynes

Abstract

Unexpected reactivity of benzyl halides with 1-alkynes in Sonogashira reaction promotes in a single-step process the construction of three carbon-carbon bonds regio- and stereoselectively and afforded highly substituted enynes in fair to good yields. The formation of the coupling adduct in this palladium-mediated four-component domino procedure is rationalized by an unprecedented tandem Sonogashira benzylpalladation Sonogashira sequence.

Sonogashira - palladium - enynes - benzyl halides - alkynes - four-component coupling

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Typical Procedure for the Coupling of 1-Alkynes with Benzyl Halides:
To a stirred mixture of CuCl (10 mol%), bis(triphenylphosphine)-palladium chloride (5 mol%), tetrabutylammonium iodide (10 mol%) and Et₃N (1.5 mmol) in anhydrous THF (5 mL) was added, under a nitrogen atmosphere, at r.t. successively benzyl halide 1 (1 mmol) and terminal alkyne 4 (1.3 mmol). The resulting mixture was warmed at 50 °C and monitored by TLC until complete consumption of the benzyl halide (2-3 h). Et₂O (10 mL) was added and then the mixture was filtered through a pad of celite, the filtrate was washed with aq NH₄Cl (3 × 10 mL) dried over Na₂SO₄ and the solvent was then concentrated in vacuo. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel afforded pure enyne product 3.
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