Palladium-Catalyzed alpha-Arylation of Tetramic Acids

Morten Storgaard, F. Z. Dorwald, B. Peschke, David Ackland Tanner

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Abstract

A mild, racemization-free, palladium-Catalyzed alpha-arylation of tetramic acids (2,4-pyrrolidinediones) has been developed. Various amino acid-derived tetramic acids were cleanly arylated by treatment with 2 mol % of Pd(OAc)(2), 4 mol % of a sterically demanding biaryl phosphine, 2.3 equiv of K2CO3 or K3PO4, and aryl chlorides, bromides, or triflates in THF. With conventional heating, conversions >95% could be attained after 1 h at 80 degrees C, whereas microwave-induced heating led to much shorter reaction times (5 min at 110 degrees C). The electron density of the aryl electrophile had no effect on their reactivity: both electron-rich and electron-poor aryl chlorides and bromides or triflates led to good yields. Ortho-substituted aryl halides and heteroaryl halides, however, did not undergo the title reaction.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume74
Issue number14
Pages (from-to)5032-5040
ISSN0022-3263
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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