Distinct Roles of Ag(I) and Cu(II) as Cocatalysts in Achieving Positional-Selective C–H Alkenylation of Isoxazoles: A Theoretical Investigation
- 3 June 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 85 (13), 8387-8396
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.0c00721
Abstract
For C−H alkenylation of aryl-substituted diarylisoxazoles, one mode is the N-directed C−H alkenylation and the other is the C−H alkenylation in the isoxazole ring. In this study, selective C−H alkenylations of 3,5-diarylisoxazoles have been investigated theoretically with the aid of DFT calculations. With Cp*RhIII as the catalyst, the N-directed C−H alkenylation is preferred as a result of the stronger interaction energy caused by the nitrogen-directing effect. With Pd(OAc)2 as the catalyst and Ag2CO3 as the co-catalyst, combination of them switches the regioselectivity to the C−H alkenylation in the isoxazole ring. The strong structural distortion involved in the competing N-directed olefin insertion transition state was found to suppress N-directed C−H alkenylation. With Pd(OAc)2 as the catalyst and Cu(OTf)2 as the co-catalyst, the N-directed C−H alkenylation becomes preferred due to the strong coordination of the nitrogen atom to the copper center. In particular, the structural and mechanistic information involved in above two heterodimetallic Pd/Ag and Pd/Cu catalytic systems would provide a assistance for understanding and designing novel relevant heterodimetallic-catalyzed reactions.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21803024)
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