| Literature DB >> 35179270 |
Alexander Purtsas1, Marco Rosenkranz2, Evgenia Dmitrieva2, Olga Kataeva3, Hans-Joachim Knölker1.
Abstract
We describe the oxygenation of tertiary arylamines, and the amination of tertiary arylamines and phenols. The key step of these coupling reactions is an iron-catalyzed oxidative C-O or C-N bond formation which generally provides the corresponding products in high yields and with excellent regioselectivity. The transformations are accomplished using hexadecafluorophthalocyanine-iron(II) (FePcF16 ) as catalyst in the presence of an acid or a base additive and require only ambient air as sole oxidant.Entities:
Keywords: C−H activation; air; homogeneous catalysis; iron; oxidative amination
Year: 2022 PMID: 35179270 PMCID: PMC9314016 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104292
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chemistry ISSN: 0947-6539 Impact factor: 5.020
Scheme 1Transition metal catalyzed C−O and C−N coupling reactions.
Figure 1Structure of hexadecafluorophthalocyanine–iron(II) (FePcF16).
Optimization of the reaction conditions for the iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−O coupling of 2‐(dimethylamino)naphthalene (1 a) with 4‐methoxyphenol (2 a).[a]
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Additive (mol %) |
Time |
Yield of |
Yield of |
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1 |
– |
24 h |
– |
– |
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2 |
AcOH (200) |
24 h |
traces |
– |
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3 |
MsOH (40) |
2 h |
25 |
31 |
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4 |
B(C6F5)3 (40) |
50 min |
53 |
traces |
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5 |
BF3 ⋅ OEt2 (40) |
40 min |
66 |
traces |
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6[b] |
BF3 ⋅ OEt2 (40) |
24 h |
17 |
– |
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7[c] |
BF3 ⋅ OEt2 (40) |
3.5 h |
36 |
– |
[a] Reaction conditions: 1 a (0.30 mmol), 2 a (0.38 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (3 mL), room temperature. [b] Solvent: EtOH (3 mL). [c] Reaction at 0 °C. FePcF16=hexadecafluorophthalocyanine–iron(II).
Iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−O coupling of tertiary arylamines 1 with phenols 2.[a]
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[a] Reaction conditions: 1 (0.30 mmol), 2 (0.38 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), BF3 ⋅ OEt2 (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (3 mL), room temperature. [b] 2 (0.76 mmol). [c] 2 e (0.75 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), MsOH (40 mol%).
Figure 2Molecular structure of the dinaphthyl ether 3 d in the crystal (thermal ellipsoids are shown at the 50 % probability level).
Scheme 2Proposed mechanism for the iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−O coupling of tertiary arylamines with phenols.
Iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−N coupling of tertiary arylamines 1 with compounds 5.[a]
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[a] Reaction conditions: 1 (0.30 mmol), 5 (0.51 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), MsOH (60 mol%), air (1 atm), THF (3 mL), room temperature. [b] 1 b (0.30 mmol), 5 a (0.60 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), BF3 ⋅ OEt2 (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (3 mL), room temperature, 15 h.
Figure 3Molecular structure of the N‐(1‐naphthyl)phenothiazine 6 a in the crystal (thermal ellipsoids are shown at the 50 % probability level).
Optimization of the reaction conditions for the iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−N coupling of the phenol 2 f with phenothiazine (5 a).[a]
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[Fe] (4 mol%) |
Additive (40 mol%) |
Time [h] |
Yield |
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1 |
FeCl2 |
– |
24 |
– |
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2 |
Fe(acac)3 |
– |
24 |
– |
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3 |
ClFeTPPF20 |
– |
24 |
traces |
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4 |
Fe(dbm)3 |
– |
24 |
15 |
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5 |
FePc |
– |
24 |
18 |
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6 |
FePcF16 |
– |
24 |
27 |
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7 |
FePcF16 |
MsOH |
2 |
– |
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8 |
FePcF16 |
K2CO3 |
13 |
15 |
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9 |
FePcF16 |
NaOAc |
16 |
20 |
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10 |
FePcF16 |
NaO |
17 |
48 |
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11 |
FePcF16 |
DBU |
15 |
15 |
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12 |
FePcF16 |
DABCO |
16 |
28 |
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14[b] |
FePcF16 |
N |
14 |
90 |
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15[c] |
μ‐oxo(FePcF16)2 |
N |
13 |
96 |
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16[d] |
FePcF16 |
N |
24 |
– |
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17 |
– |
N |
24 |
– |
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18[e] |
FePcF16 |
N |
16.5 |
26 |
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19[f] |
FePcF16 |
N |
17.5 |
59 |
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20[g] |
FePcF16 |
N |
15 |
51 |
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21 |
Fe(dbm)3 |
N |
24 |
20 |
[a] Reaction conditions: 2 f (0.40 mmol), 5 a (0.80 mmol), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (4 mL), room temperature; full conversion of starting material was indicated by TLC analysis. [b] Reaction conditions: 2 f (1.005 g, 6.69 mmol), 5 a (2.68 g, 13.5 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%, 268 μmol), NiPr2Et (40 mol%, 2.68 mmol), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (67 mL), room temperature. [c] 2 f (0.20 mmol), 5 a (0.40 mmol), O(FePcF16)2 (2 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (2 mL), room temperature. [d] Reaction under argon. [e] Solvent: EtOAc (4 mL). [f] Solvent: EtOH (4 mL). [g] Solvent: acetone (4 mL). acac=acetylacetonate; DABCO=1,4‐diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane; dbm=dibenzoylmethanato; DBU=1,8‐diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec‐7‐ene; TPPF20=5,10,15,20‐tetra(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin.
Substrate scope for the iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−N coupling of phenols 2 with compounds 5.[a]
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[a] Reaction conditions: 2 (0.40 mmol), 5 (0.80 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), NiPr2Et (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (4 mL), room temperature, 13–16 h. [b] Reaction time: 2.5 h. [c] Reaction time: 5.5 h. [d] 2 f (0.40 mmol), 5 b (1.00 mmol). [e] 2 f (0.40 mmol), 5 d (0.40 mmol). [f] Reaction time: 3 h. [g] 2 m (0.20 mmol), 5 a (0.40 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), NiPr2Et (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (2 mL), room temperature, 3.5 h. [h] Reaction time: 6 h.
Substrate scope for the twofold iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−N coupling of phenols 2 with phenothiazine (5 a).[a]
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[a] Reaction conditions: 2 (0.40 mmol), 5 a (1.60 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), NiPr2Et (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2 (4 mL), room temperature.
Figure 4Molecular structure of the carbazole 8 a in the crystal (thermal ellipsoids are shown at the 50 % probability level; the solvent molecule (CH2Cl2) has been omitted for clarity).
Scheme 3Iron‐catalyzed oxidative amination of guaiacol (2 s) with phenothiazine (5 a). Reaction conditions: a) 2 s (0.40 mmol), 5 a (1.60 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), NiPr2Et (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2, room temperature, 14 h.
Figure 5Molecular structure of compound 7 q in the crystal (thermal ellipsoids are shown at the 50 % probability level.
Scheme 4Proposed mechanism for the iron‐catalyzed oxidative C−N coupling of phenols with phenothiazine.
Scheme 5Iron‐catalyzed oxidative C(sp3)−H/N−H coupling of para‐cresol derivatives 9 with phenothiazine (5 a). Reaction conditions: a) 9 (0.40 mmol), 5 a (0.80 mmol), FePcF16 (4 mol%), NiPr2Et (40 mol%), air (1 atm), CH2Cl2, room temperature, 15–24 h.
Figure 6Comparison of the experimental (exp; black) and simulated (sim; red) EPR spectra of the phenothiazine radical at room temperature.