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AUTHOR
Anny Jutand
Influence of the Ligand of Palladium(0) Complexes on the Rate of the Oxidative Addition of Aryl and Activated Alkyl Bromides: Csp2 −Br versus Csp3 −Br Reactivity and Selectivity
Kinetic data by means of electrochemical techniques are used to characterize the reactivity of aryl bromides and activated alkyl bromides in oxidative addition to palladium(0) complexes generated from three precursors: Pd0(PPh3)4, {Pd0(dba)2 + 2 PPh3} and {Pd0(dba)2 + 2 P(o Tol)3} in DMF at 25 °C. It is established that, for the investigated substrates 1-6 and 7-11, the oxidative addition at the Csp3 Br bond is much faster than that at the Csp2 Br bond when the palladium(0) is ligated by two PPh3. This explains why the regioselectivity in Suzuki-Miyaura reactions performed from substrates bearing both Csp2 Br and Csp3 Br groups is in favour of the substitution at the Csp3 Br bond. It is in …
Mechanism of the palladium-catalysed electrosynthesis of diethyl carbonate from carbon monoxide and ethanol
Abstract A mechanism is proposed for the PdBr2(PPh3)2-catalysed electrosynthesis of diethyl carbonate from carbon monoxide and ethanol, proceeding at room temperature and atmospheric CO pressure. The mechanism is investigated by cyclic voltammetry and 31P NMR spectroscopy. The active Pd0 complex able to coordinate CO is generated by the chemical reduction of PdBr2(PPh3)2 by EtO– ions generated from EtOH at the cathode. After reaction of EtO– ions with Pd0(PPh3)2(CO), the ensuing anionic complex [(PPh3)2Pd0–COOEt]– is oxidized at the anode in a key step leading to BrPdII–COOEt(PPh3)2. A nucleophilic attack of ethoxide on the latter generates diethyl carbonate and the Pd0 complex active in th…