Diastereoconvergent Negishi Cross-Coupling Using Functionalized Cyclohexylzinc Reagents

Highly diastereoselective Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of functionalized 2-, 3-, and 4-substituted cyclohexylzinc reagents with aryl, heteroaryl, and alkenyl iodides have been performed under mild conditions. The use of Ruphos (2-dicyclo­hexyl­phos­phino-2′,6′-diiso­propoxy­biphenyl) as a ligand as well as LiCl and <i>N</i>-ethyl­pyrrolidone (NEP) as additives leads to especially high diastereoselectivities and displays good functional group tolerance. The stereoselectivity can be explained by assuming that the intermediate palladium moiety occupies an equatorial position of the cyclohexyl ring

Palladium-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Silacyclobutanes with Alkynes: Enantioselective Synthesis of Silicon-Stereogenic 1-Sila-2-cyclohexenes and Mechanistic Considerations

A palladium-catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of silacyclobutanes with alkynes has been developed to give silicon-stereogenic 1-sila-2-cyclohexenes with high enantioselectivity. The products thus obtained undergo further derivatizations with complete stereoselectivity, and a new catalytic cycle involving alkyne coordination (oxidative cyclization)–transmetalation (σ-bond metathesis)–reductive elimination has also been proposed

Palladium-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Silacyclobutanes with Alkynes: Enantioselective Synthesis of Silicon-Stereogenic 1-Sila-2-cyclohexenes and Mechanistic Considerations

A palladium-catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of silacyclobutanes with alkynes has been developed to give silicon-stereogenic 1-sila-2-cyclohexenes with high enantioselectivity. The products thus obtained undergo further derivatizations with complete stereoselectivity, and a new catalytic cycle involving alkyne coordination (oxidative cyclization)–transmetalation (σ-bond metathesis)–reductive elimination has also been proposed

Palladium-Catalyzed Desymmetrization of Silacyclobutanes with Alkynes: Enantioselective Synthesis of Silicon-Stereogenic 1-Sila-2-cyclohexenes and Mechanistic Considerations

A palladium-catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of silacyclobutanes with alkynes has been developed to give silicon-stereogenic 1-sila-2-cyclohexenes with high enantioselectivity. The products thus obtained undergo further derivatizations with complete stereoselectivity, and a new catalytic cycle involving alkyne coordination (oxidative cyclization)–transmetalation (σ-bond metathesis)–reductive elimination has also been proposed