Author: Seoyoung Kim (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
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Book Description
Cross-coupling is one of the most commonly used reactions in synthetic chemistry. While palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling is well-developed and established, cross-electrophile coupling is significantly younger field of study. In this approach two carbon electrophiles are directly coupled under reductive conditions, avoiding the need to prepare organometallic reagents. This is an attractive strategy because these reactions proceed through mild conditions, have high functional group tolerance, and employ readily available coupling partners. Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile couplings have seen considerable success in the past decade, initially in the coupling of organic iodides and later organic bromides. Despite these advances, the cross-coupling with the more abundant and inexpensive organic chlorides remain elusive due to their low reactivity. Furthermore the nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl triflates presents analogous challenges due to their differential reactivity. This thesis presents our studies to address these limitations. Through a combination of: (1) new ligand application, (2) fine tuning of alkyl electrophile reactivity through in situ halide exchange, (3) detailed mechanistic investigation of elementary steps, we demonstrate the nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of these traditionally inert organic coupling partner. This dissertation is presented as follows: Chapter 1 is an introduction to cross-coupling strategies. Common palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling methods are discussed and their origin of cross-selectivity is highlighted. This is contrasted to cross-electrophile approaches of which mechanism is less well-understood. Early reports on nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling are presented and how mechanistic studies have elucidated the origin of cross-selectivity in these processes. Finally, the challenges of applying aryl chlorides in these first generation approaches are briefly discussed. Chapter 2 describes the development of nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl chlorides with primary alkyl chlorides to form C(sp2)-C(sp3) bonds. Investigation of ligands on selectivity and in situ halide exchange on the activation of C(sp3)-Cl bonds are detailed. Chapter 3 discusses a strategy for nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl triflates with alkyl halides. The development of reaction conditions for differing aryl electronics and mechanistic insights are described in detail. Mechanistically driven optimization and the extent of halide exchange to modulate alkyl halide reactivity are also discussed.