Catalytic allylation of stabilized phosphonium ylides with primary allylic amines

J Org Chem. 2013 Nov 1;78(21):11071-5. doi: 10.1021/jo401736k. Epub 2013 Oct 16.

Abstract

A range of ketone-stabilized phosphonium ylides were allylated with high regioselectivity by primary allylic amines in the presence of 5 mol % Pd(PPh3)4 and 10 mol % B(OH)3, and subsequent one-pot Wittig olefination gave structurally diverse α,β-unsaturated ketones in good to excellent overall yields with excellent E selectivity. The one-pot allylation/olefination reaction was extended to ester- and nitrile-stabilized phosphonium ylides by replacing B(OH)3 with TsOH, and the corresponding α,β-unsaturated esters and nitriles were obtained in moderate overall yields.

MeSH terms

  • Allylamine / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Esters
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitriles / chemical synthesis*
  • Nitriles / chemistry
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Esters
  • Nitriles
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Allylamine