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Chinmoy K Hazra1,2, Narasimhulu Gandhamsetty1,2, Sehoon Park1,2, Sukbok Chang1,2.
Abstract
The conversion of renewable biomass resources to synthetically valuable chemicals is highly desirable, but remains a formidable challenge in regards to the substrate scope and reaction conditions. Here we present the development of tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-catalysed conversion of furans via ring-opening and closing cascade processes to afford silicon-functionalized synthetic chemicals under transition metal-free conditions. The furan ring-opening with hydrosilanes is highly efficient (TON up to 2,000) and atom-economical without forming any byproduct to give rise to α-silyloxy-(Z)-alkenyl silanes. Additional equivalents of silane smoothly induce a subsequent B(C6F5)3-catalysed cyclization of initially formed olefinic silane compounds to produce anti-(2-alkyl)cyclopropyl silanes, another versatile synthon being potentially applicable in the synthesis of natural products and pharmacophores.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27892459 PMCID: PMC5133710 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Commun ISSN: 2041-1723 Impact factor: 14.919
Figure 1Furans from biomass resources and their transformations.
(a) Furan platform chemicals and known post-transformations leading to diverse synthetic valuables. (b,c) Present work; Borane-catalysed ring-opening and closing cascades of furans giving rise to synthetically valuable silicon compounds in reaction with hydrosilanes (=SiR′2R″).
Figure 2Preliminary catalytic reactions and NMR monitoring.
(a) Sequential addition of hydrosilane. (b) Control of product distribution by the equivalents of hydrosilane. (c) Ring-opening and closing transformations of 2-methylfuran in one flask. (d) NMR monitoring of the B(C6F5)3-catalyzed cascade conversion of 2-methylfuran with hydrosilane. (=SiMe2Ph).
B(C6F5)3 catalysed cascade silylative transformation of furans.
B(C6F5)3-catalysed silylative ring-opening of derivatives of furan and benzofuran.
Figure 3Mechanistic experiments and proposed catalytic pathway.
(a) Proposed pathway of the B(C6F5)3-catalysed silylative ring-opening of furans and subsequent cyclopropanation. For simplicity, hydrosilane is shown as -H/D (=SiMe2Ph). (b) Deuterium labelling experiment. (c) A model reaction with 2,3-dihydro-5-methylfuran. (d) A test ring-closing reaction of Z-2a with 1.5 equiv. of deuterated hydrosilane. (e) Rate-order assessment of silane based on initial rates in a range of initial silane concentrations.
Figure 4Enrichment and elaboration of products.
(i) CsF (5 equiv.), 23 °C, 8 h, DMF, (R′=(tBu)-C6H4, R=Me). (ii) TBAF (3 equiv., 1 M in THF), 23 °C, 15 h, (R′=H, R=(2,4,6-triisopropyl)C6H2). (iii) K2CO3 (2 equiv.), MeOH, 0→23 °C, 4 h, (R′=H, R=Me). (iv) Pb(OAc)4 (1.1 equiv.), C6H6, 0→23 °C, 2 h. (v) PPh3 (1.3 equiv.), Diethyl azodicarboxylate (1.3 equiv.), Phthalimide (1.3 equiv.), THF, 0→23 °C, 20 h. (vi) VO(acac)2 (5 mol%), TBHP (2.2 equiv.), CH2Cl2, −10→0 °C, 5 h. (vii) p-Br-C6H4CHO (1.2 equiv.), TFA (2.5 equiv.), CH2Cl2 (3 ml), −20 °C, 3 h; DNB=3,5-dinitrobenzoyl. (viii) Ethyl acrylate (10 equiv.), Grubbs-II (5 mol%), 50 °C, 15 h. (ix) BF3·Et2O (1.1 equiv.), CH2Cl2 (0.14 M), −78 °C, 5 h, (R′=H, R=Me). (x) (COCl)2 (2.0 equiv.), DMSO (4.0 equiv.), Et3N (5.0 equiv.), −78 °C, 4 h, (R′=H, R=Me). (xi) B(C6F5)3 (3.0 mol%), PhMe2SiH (1.5 equiv.), CH2Cl2, 0→23 °C, 12 h, (R′=H, R=Me). (xii) 2-Methylfuran (1a, 1.0 equiv.), B(C6F5)3 (5.0 mol%), Ph2SiH2 (3.0 equiv.), CH2Cl2, 0→23 °C, 8 h. (xiii) (a) 1ac (1.0 equiv.), B(C6F5)3 (5.0 mol%), Ph2SiH2 (3.0 equiv.), CH2Cl2, 0→23 °C, 10 h; (b) H2O2 (20 equiv.), KF (10 equiv.), KHCO3 (10 equiv.), THF/MeOH (1/1), 23 °C, 16 h. (=SiMe2Ph, =SiPh2H/SiMe2Ph).