[Pt(PPh3)4]-Catalyzed Selective Diboration of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical 1,3-Diynes

J Org Chem. 2022 Aug 19;87(16):10651-10663. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00844. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

Abstract

A straightforward, efficient, and selective method for the preparation of novel boryl-functionalized enynes or dienes via [Pt(PPh3)4]-catalyzed diboration of a broad spectrum of symmetrical and unsymmetrical 1,3-diynes was developed. The catalytic cycle of diboration was proposed on the basis of low-temperature 31P NMR studies. An alternative isolation method via product condensation on a cold finger was developed, which, in contrast to previous literature reports, eliminates the need for the additional transformation of rapidly decomposing enynyl pinacol boronates to more stable silica-based column chromatography derivatives during the separation step. To prove the efficiency of this simple catalytic protocol, bisboryl-functionalized enynes were synthesized in a gram scale and tested as useful building blocks in advanced organic transformations, such as hydrosilylation and Suzuki and sila-Sonogashira couplings. The presence of silyl, boryl, as well as other functions like halogen or alkoxy in their structures builds a new class of multifunctionalized enynes that might be modified in various chemical reactions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkynes* / chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Diynes* / chemistry

Substances

  • Alkynes
  • Diynes