Ligand Effect on Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions: Evaluation of Amides as O-Coordinating Ligands
The development of new highly efficient O‐coordinating ligands for iron‐catalyzed C(sp2)−C(sp3) cross‐coupling reactions is reported. A structure‐reactivity study on the effect of amides as ligands in the industrially‐important iron‐catalyzed cross‐coupling of aryl chlorides with challenging organometallics possessing β‐hydrogens was performed. Investigation of a series of new 21 ligands that rationally vary in O‐coordination aptitude as well as sterics around the amide bond pinpointed the features that are important for catalysis. The study led to the discovery of several highly efficient ligands for cross‐coupling, including TMU (TMU=tetramethylurea), N‐cyclic and coordinating benzamides.…
Iron-catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp3) cross-coupling at low catalyst loading
The iron-catalyzed C(sp2)–C(sp3) cross-coupling provides a highly economical route to exceedingly valuable alkylated arenes that are widespread in medicinal chemistry and materials science. Herein, we report an operationally-simple protocol for the selective C(sp2)–C(sp3) iron-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl chlorides with Grignard reagents at low catalyst loading. A broad range of electronically-varied aryl and heteroaryl chlorides underwent the cross-coupling using challenging alkyl organometallics possessing β-hydrogens with high efficiency up to 2000 TON. A notable feature of the protocol is the use of environmentally-friendly cyclic urea ligands. A series of guidelines to predict cros…