Atroposelective Ir-Catalyzed C-H Borylation of Phthalazine Heterobiaryls

J Org Chem. 2023 Oct 6;88(19):14222-14226. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01534. Epub 2023 Sep 26.

Abstract

The atroposelective iridium-catalyzed borylation of menthyloxy-substituted phthalazine heterobiaryls with diborons is reported. Utilizing [Ir(OMe)(COD)]2/2-aminopyridine as a rarely used efficient catalyst system, the heterobiaryls were selectively borylated in the 2-position of the carbocycle, exclusively yielding only one of the atropisomers, depending on the substitution of the phthalazine with (+)-menthyl or (-)-menthyl moieties. Exemplary further functionalization of a borylated atropisomer demonstrated that nickel-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling with an aryl halide was able to provide stereoretention to a certain degree (up to 75% de).