Allyl Alkyl Carbonates

Abstract

(A) Allylic Alkylation of Nucleophiles; CC Bond Formation Tsuji4 and Trost5 pioneered the palladium-catalysed allylation of nucleophiles. The allylic alkylation is a versatile method to construct CC bonds, especially products with bulky quaternary carbon centres. The allyl carbonate and palladium form an η3-allylpalladium complex, which is attacked by a nucleophile. In general, CH acidic compounds are used, but nucleophiles like diphenylmethane are also suitable (B) Allylic Alkylation of Nucleophiles; CHet Bond Formation Various heteroatoms with aliphatic as well as aromatic substituents can be allylated by allyl alkyl carbonates911 using catalysis by palladium or iron complexes. While the reaction of 1,1-dimethylallyl bromide with phenol leads to the unexpected n-product due to an SN? reaction, the analogue carbonate leads to the desired iso product. (C) Asymmetric Alkylation of Nucleophiles; CC Bond Formation The Trost asymmetric allylic alkylation, often referred to as AAA, is the enantioselective version of the TsujiTrost reaction. The AAA is catalysed by palladium or molybdenum. The enantioselectivity can be introduced by a chiral ligand, for example by a tetradentate Trost ligand. Furthermore, branched asymmetric allylation products can be generated by iridium catalysis. The enantioselectivity can be introduced as described above. (D) Reductive Allylation of Alkyl Halides The direct allylation of alkyl halides results in a C(sp3)C(sp3) coupling. This catalysed reaction proceeds via an allyl alkyl cobalt intermediate. Manganese acts as reducing agent for the allyl copper complex. (E) Barbier-Type Allylation Allyl ethyl carbonate can be used for the allylation of aldehydes and ketones in good yield. Furthermore, crotylation, prenylation, and intramolecular allylation are also possible with the corresponding carbonate. The Barbier-type allylation is mediated by a bimetallic system of titanium/palladium and highly accelerated by manganese dust. Initially, palladium undergoes an oxidative addition with allyl carbonate. Single electron transfer (SET) of the η3-allylpalladium complex forms a palladium(I) intermediate. This species fragments further to an allyl radical, which can form the nucleophilic η3-allyltitanocene( IV) complex. (F) Alder-ene Reaction 1,4-Dienes can be formed by the Alder-ene reaction of allyl carbonates and alkynes. The E/Z-selectivity could be increased by the use of a permethylated cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complex. (G) Allylation of Styrenes via a Heck-Type Reaction The iridium-catalysed reaction of 2-vinylanilines and allyl carbonates leads to Z,E-dienes. This method is a cis-selective supplement to the Heck reaction, which affords the trans products. The authors discuss an amine-assisted iridium-catalysed vinyl CH bond activation to form the reactive intermediate. (H) Direct CH Allylation of Arenes The allylation of arenes is catalysed by a permethylated cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complex. The reaction proceeds via CH activation and is directed by N,N-diisopropylacetamide. © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York.