Osmium(0)-Catalyzed C-C Coupling of Ethylene and ?-Olefins with Diols, Ketols, or Hydroxy Esters via Transfer Hydrogenation.

ABSTRACT: Osmium(0) complexes derived from Os3(CO)12 and XPhos (2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2',4',6'-triisopropylbiphenyl) catalyze the C-C coupling of ?-hydroxy esters 1a-1i, ?-ketols 1j-1o, or 1,2-diols dihydro-1j-1o with ethylene 2a to form ethylated tertiary alcohols 3a-3o. As illustrated in couplings of 1-octene 2b with vicinally dioxygenated reactants 1a, 1b, 1i, 1j, 1k, 1m, higher ?-olefins are converted to adducts 4a, 4b, 4i, 4j, 4k, 4m with complete levels of branched regioselectivity. Oxidation level independent C-C coupling is demonstrated by the reaction of 1-octene 2b with diol dihydro-1k, ?-ketol 1k, and dione dehydro-1k. Functionalized olefins 2c-2f react with ethyl mandelate 1a to furnish adducts 5a-8a as single regioisomers. The collective data, including deuterium labeling studies, are consistent with a catalytic mechanism involving olefin-dione oxidative coupling to form an oxa-osmacyclopentane, which upon reductive cleavage via hydrogen transfer from the secondary alcohol reactant releases the product of carbinol C-alkylation with regeneration of the ketone. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data of the dinuclear complex Os2(CO)4(O2CR)2(XPhos)2 and the trinuclear complex Os3(CO)11(XPhos) are reported. These studies suggest increased ?-backbonding at the stage of the metal-olefin ?-complex plays a critical role in facilitating alkene-carbonyl oxidative coupling, as isostructural ruthenium(0) complexes, which are weaker ?-donors, do not catalyze the transformations reported herein.

SUBMITTER: Park BY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5096948 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature