Cobalt-Catalyzed Annulation of Salicylaldehydes and Alkynes to Form Chromones and 4-Chromanones
A unique cobalt(I)–diphosphine catalytic system has been identified for the coupling of salicylaldehyde (SA) and an internal alkyne affording a dehydrogenative annulation product (chromone) or a reductive annulation product (4-chromanone) depending on the alkyne substituents. Distinct from related r...
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Language: | English |
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2017
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83163 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42480 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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Summary: | A unique cobalt(I)–diphosphine catalytic system has been identified for the coupling of salicylaldehyde (SA) and an internal alkyne affording a dehydrogenative annulation product (chromone) or a reductive annulation product (4-chromanone) depending on the alkyne substituents. Distinct from related rhodium(I)- and rhodium(III)-catalyzed reactions of SA and alkynes, these annulation reactions feature aldehyde C−H oxidative addition of SA and subsequent hydrometalation of the C=O bond of another SA molecule as common key steps. The reductive annulation to 4-chromanones also involves the action of Zn as a stoichiometric reductant. In addition to these mechanistic features, the CoI catalysis described herein is complementary to the RhI- and RhIII-catalyzed reactions of SA and internal alkynes, particularly in the context of chromone synthesis. |
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