Alternatives to Bu3SnH in Radical Cyclisations: Copper Mediated 4-Exo and 5-Endo Radical Polar-Crossover
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Dr. Andrew Clark
Associate Professor of Synthetic ChemistryDirector Of Undergraduate Studies
University of Warwick
+44 24 [email protected]
New Trends in Applied Chemistry, Ovidius University of Constanta, 2012
• Stoichiometric
• Reductive Cyclisation
• Toxic Reagents
• Purification Issues
• Relatively expensive
(10g, £25)
Classical Radical Cyclisation
NR
Br
O
R1 R2
R3
Bu3SnH, AIBN
heat NRO
R3
R1
R2
NR
R1
R2
R3O
4-exo 5-endo
NR
O
R1 R2
R3
Bu3Sn
4-exo
NRO
R3
R1
R2
5-endo
NR
R1
R2
R3O
Bu3SnH
CuCl
CuCl2
O
Cl
O
Cl
O
ClCl
O
Cl
OO
ClCl
Cl30 mol% CuCl
MeCN, 140oC
Nagashima, Tet. Lett., 1983, 24, 2395.
CuCl
CuCl2
OO
ClCl
Atom Transfer Radical Cyclisation
A. J. Clark, Chem. Soc. Rev, 2002, 1
NTs
Br
O
30 mol% CuBr
DCM, RT, 6 h95%
NTs
O
Br
N
N
Me2NN
NMe2
NMe2
N
N
N N
TPA
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Run 2Run 3Run 4Run 5Run 6Run 7
NTs
ClClCl
O NTs
ClCl
O
Cl30 mol %
Me2N
MeN
NMe PS
Solid supported catalysts can be re-used
CuCl
Interesting stereochemical reversal
NTs
Br
O
NTs
O
Br
30 mol% CuBr
72% de 94%
NTs
O
Br
70% de 90%
homogenous heterogenous
A. J. Clark, J. V. Geden, and S. Thom. J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 1471
NR
Br
O
30 mol% Cu[TPA]Br
DCM, RT,
Applications to lactams
NRO
Br
R Yield Time
Bn 96% 1 h
Pmb 98% 1 h
i-Bu 98% 2 h
t-Bu 0% 24 h
JJ O
O
O
NNEt2
NEt2
NPMB
Br
O
CCl3
NPMB
O
NPMBO
Br
NPMBO
50 mol% Cu[TPA]Br
toluene, 110°C
50 mol% Cu[TPA]Br
toluene, 110°C
NPMB
O
30 mol%Cu[TPA]Br
toluene, 110°C 82%
NPMBO
Br
3:1
A. J. Clark, J. V. Geden, S. Thom, and P. Wilson, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 5923
NBn
O
Br30 mol%
Cu[TPA]BrDCM, RT
NBn
O NBn
O
NBn
ONBn
O
Cu(I)
Cu(II)
88%
5-Endo Cyclisations
NBn
O
Cu(II) Cu(I)
H
H
-H
-H
NBn
OOMe
MeOH
NBn
Br
O
74°
Radical-polar crossover reaction
HNPmb
O
Br
H H
H
H HNPmb
O
Cu[TPA]Br 79%
H
H HNPmb
O
69%
toluene
Cu[TPA]Brdichloroethane
Effect of solvent
NHOH
O
OO
NHOMe
OO
OH
L-755,807Bradykinin inhibitor
Microsphaeropsis sp. MF6057
PI-091Platelet aggregation inhibitor
Paecilomyces sp. F-3430
CCl3
NPmb
O
30 mol% Cu[TPA]Cl
DCM,MeOHNPMbO
Cl OMe
Trapping with nucleophiles
CCl3
NPmb
O
O
OMe 2 eq Cu[TPA]Cltoluene, 110 °C
O
NPmb
O
Ar
O
NPmb
O
Ar Purple solid
Unprecedented radical-polar-carbene triple crossover reaction
O
NPmb
Cl Cl
OAr
O
NPmb
Cl Cl
OAr
radical-polarcrossover
O
NPmb
OAr
carbene dimerisation
Cu(I)
NMe
O
MeN
O
Indigoid Skeleton
NH
O
HN
O
HO
OHTrikendiol
HIV-inhibitor
Improving catalysis
CuCl
CuCl2
O
Cl
O
Cl
O
ClCl
O
Cl
OO
ClCl
Cl30 mol% CuCl
MeCN, 140oC
CuCl2
OO
ClCl
?
atom transfer or redox from starting
material CN
CN
Cl
CN
Cl
CN
CN
Cl
NBn
Br
O NBn
O
Br
Temp AIBN CuBr Conv. Massmol% mol%
CH2Cl2
RT - 1.0 5% 98%
24 hr
TPA
50oC - 1.0 14% 99%
50oC 10.0 1.0 100% 84%
50oC 10.0 - 0% 98%
50oC 5.0 1.0 95% 99%
50oC 10.0 0.1 40% 89%
NBn
Br
O NBn
O
Br
10 mol% AIBN, CH2Cl224 hr, 97%
1 mol% CuBr2/TPA
A. J. Clark, P. Wilson. Tetrahedron Letts., 2008, 49, 4848
Addition of AIBN
Applications
NTs
Br
O
NTs
Br
O
Ph
NTs
Br
O
NTs
Br
O
1 mol% Cu[TPA]Br2, 10 mol% AIBN, 50°C
NTs
O
Br
NTs
O
Ph
Br
NTs
O
Br
NTs
O
Br
NTs
O70%
1:1
75%
90% 4:1 mixture
6:1 mixture
*
*
99%
NBn
Br
O NBn
O
Br
Time NaBH4 Cu Conv. Massmol% mol%
MeOH
10 min 10.0 1.0 Cu(I) 100% 91%
Cu[TPA]Br
10 min 5.0 1.0 Cu(I) 100% 90%
5 min 5.0 0.1 Cu(II) 100% 97%
5 min 2.5 0.1 Cu(II) 40% 88%
CuCl
CuCl2reducing agent
oxidised
Other reducing agents
Acknowledgements
PhD studentsGary BattleJohn McDonaghJoanna GedenPaul Wilson
Post DoctoralAlana Collis
FundingAventisLilly Research CentreAstraZenecaEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EPSRC
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