Pd-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Heterobiaryl Bromides with N-Tosylhydrazones

Pd-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Cross-Coupling of Heterobiaryl Bromides with N‑Tosylhydrazones Shivashankar Kattela, Carlos Roque D. Correia, Abel Ros, ∥ Valentín Hornillos, ∥ Javier Iglesias-Siguenza, Rosario Fernández,*and JoséM. Lassaletta* Cite This: Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3812−3816 Read Online ACCESS Metrics & More Article Recommendations * sıSupporting Information ABSTRACT: A dynamic kinetic asymmetric Pd-catalyzed crosscoupling reaction of heterobiaryl bromides with ketone N- tosylhydrazones for the synthesis of heterobiaryl styrenes is described. The combination of Pd(dba)2as a precatalyst with a TADDOL-derived phosphoramidite ligand provides the corresponding coupling products in good yields and high enantioselectivities under mild conditions. Racemization-free N-oxidation and N-alkylation of the products allowed us to obtain appealing functionalized axially chiral heterobiaryl derivatives. Axially chiral biaryl atropisomers are fundamentally important in nature due to their presence in a large number of natural products and bioactive substances. 1 Moreover, they are also key structural frameworks in material sciences, supramolecular chemistry, and organic synthesis. 2 Remarkably, an axially chiral (hetero)biaryl constitutes the central core of many privileged chiral ligands, catalysts, and auxiliaries that are routinely employed in asymmetric synthesis. 3 Consequently, a great deal of effort has already been devoted to the efficient preparation 4 of these chiral structures, including the asymmetric coupling of two aryl groups by oxidative dimerization or cross-coupling, 5 asymmetric [2+2+2] cycloadditions, 6 asymmetric ring opening of bridged biaryl lactones, 7 stereoselective functionalization of prochiral biaryls, in particular by C−H functionalization, 8 (dynamic) kinetic resolutions, 9 and a growing number of organocatalytic approaches. 10 Our group reported in 2013 an alternative methodology for the synthesis of heterobiaryls (e.g., 2- arylpyridines or analogues) consisting of Pd-catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric (DYKAT) coupling between aryl boroxines and racemic heterobiaryl triflates. 11 The resolution strategy is based on the formation of cationic oxidative addition diastereomeric intermediates (Scheme 1A) in which the configurational stability of the stereogenic axis is compromised by the widening of angles φ1and φ2. This method was later extended to perform dynamic kinetic C−P, 12 C−N, 13 and other C−C cross-couplings 14 from diverse heterobiaryl electrophiles. On the contrary, catalytic processes initiated by formation of metal carbenoids followed by migratory insertion have rarely been applied to the synthesis of axially chiral compounds. Inspired by the work of Barluenga and Valdes, 15 the group of Gu reported on the use of 1-tetralone tosyl hydrazones as carbene precursors in the Pd-catalyzed coupling with substituted 1-naphthyl bromides, affording axially chiral vinyl arenes with large enantiomeric excesses (Scheme 1B). 16 More recently, a related Cu-catalyzed coupling of diazo compounds with isoquinoline or phthalazine N-oxides has been reported to obtain axially chiral QUINOX analogues, although in racemic form (Scheme 1C). 17 On the basis of the findings described above, we envisioned that the use of carbene precursors (e.g., hydrazones) as coupling partners in the DYKAT-based strategy should enable the synthesis of bifunctional heterobiaryl olefins via a palladium/carbene insertion, migration, and β-hydride elimination process (Scheme 1D). As a starting hypothesis, it was assumed that the low rotational barrier in carbenoid intermediate Iincreases significantly after the migratory insertion event as a result of the geometrical restrictions in the resulting intermediate II,a larger six-membered cycle with long N−Pd and Pd−C bonds. The initial studies were carried out using the coupling between racemic bromide 1A and acetophenone tosylhydrazone 2a as the model reaction, with NaOtBu as the base, anhydrous toluene as the solvent at 60 °C, 10 mol % Pd(OAc)2, and 12 mol % ligand as the catalyst system (Table 1). Different ligands that proved to be successful in our previous DYKAT processes were screened (see the Supporting Information for complete ligand screening). Bidentate P,P and P,N ligands such as BINAP L1, QUINAP L2, Josiphos-type L3, and N,N-pyridine-oxazoline ligand L4 were not effective, Received: April 18, 2022 Published: May 23, 2022 Letterpubs.acs.org/OrgLett © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society 3812 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01355 Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3812−3816 and the desired product 3Aa was obtained in a nearly racemic form (entries 1−4). These results can be explained by considering that bidentate ligands result in the formation of coordinatively saturated oxidative addition intermediates that, consequently, are not capable of forming key intermediate I.As expected, monodentate ligands such as TADDOL-based L5− L10 and BINOL-derived L11−L13 phosphoramidites showed in general better performance (entries 5−13). In particular, TADDOL derivative L8, containing a pyrrolidine moiety on the phosphoramidite, proved to be a promising ligand affording the desired (R)-3Aa product in good conversion (83%) and a moderate enantioselectivity (67%) (entry 8). After an additional screening of a Pd source, solvents, and a base (entries 14−21), we found that the use of Pd(dba)2in combination with LiOtBu as the base and anhydrous 1,4- dioxane as the solvent (entry 18) allowed the formation of (R)- 3Aa with 85% conversion and 95% ee. Increasing the reaction temperature (65−70 °C) allowed full conversion to be reached, although at the expense of the enantioselectivity (entries 19 and 20). Finally, using a slightly larger excess of 2a (1.5 equiv), the reaction also reaches full conversion while maintaining an excellent 95% ee (entry 21). Moreover, the amount of ligand could also be reduced to 10 mol % without erosion of the enantioselectivity or the catalytic activity (entry 22). The coupling reaction of bromide 1A could also be extended to other aromatic tosylhydrazones (Scheme 2). The reaction tolerates hydrazones 2b−dcontaining electron-donating (OMe and Me) or slightly electron-withdrawing (Cl) groups in the para position, affording products 3Ab−din excellent yields and enantioselectivities of ≤96% ee. Additionally, the reaction also tolerates substrates containing different groups (F, OMe, and Me) in the ortho (2e), meta (2g), and ortho, meta (2f) positions, affording the desired products (R)-3Ae−g in excellent yields and excellent enantioselectivities (89−93% ee). A 1.5 mmol scale reaction (0.5 g) of rac-1A and 2a was performed, affording (R)-3Aa in a similar 82% yield and 95% ee. Next, we examined the scope of other heterobiaryl bromides 1B−D. Their reactivity followed a similar pattern. Different naphthyl picoline 1B, isoquinoline 1C, and quinazoline 1D derivatives could be coupled with the model acetophenone Scheme 1. Antecedents and Our Synthetic Plan Table 1. Screening of Ligands and Reaction Conditions a [Pd] Lbase solvent C (%) b ee (%) c 1 Pd(OAc)2L1 NaOtBu toluene 95 0 2 Pd(OAc)2L2 NaOtBu toluene 22 3 3 Pd(OAc)2L3 NaOtBu toluene 9 5 4 Pd(OAc)2L4 NaOtBu toluene 32 0 5 Pd(OAc)2L5 NaOtBu toluene 90 57 6 Pd(OAc)2L6 NaOtBu toluene 72 21 7 Pd(OAc)2L7 NaOtBu toluene 82 57 8 Pd(OAc)2L8 NaOtBu toluene 83 67 9 Pd(OAc)2L9 NaOtBu toluene 82 51 10 Pd(OAc)2L10 NaOtBu toluene 58 51 11 Pd(OAc)2L11 NaOtBu toluene 20 7 12 Pd(OAc)2L12 NaOtBu toluene 24 9 13 Pd(OAc)2L13 NaOtBu toluene 36 5 14 Pd(TFA)2L8 NaOtBu toluene 85 67 15 Pd2(dba)3L8 NaOtBu toluene 48 70 16 Pd(dba)2L8 NaOtBu toluene 76 70 17 Pd(dba)2L8 LiOtBu toluene 82 92 18 Pd(dba)2L8 LiOtBu dioxane 85 95 19 d Pd(dba)2L8 LiOtBu dioxane >99 89 20 e Pd(dba)2L8 LiOtBu dioxane >99 91 21 f Pd(dba)2L8 LiOtBu dioxane >99 95 22 g Pd(dba)2L8 LiOtBu dioxane >99 95 a Reaction conditions: 0.1 mmol of 1A in an anhydrous solvent (1.2 mL), 2a (0.12 mmol, 1.2 equiv), and 3 equiv of base. b Conversions were determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy. c The ee values were determined by HPLC on chiral stationary phases. d Reaction carried out at 70 °C. e Reaction carried out at 65 °C. f With 0.15 mmol (1.5 equiv) of 2a. g Reaction performed with 10 mol % ligand. Organic Letters pubs.acs.org/OrgLett Letter https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01355 Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3812−3816 3813 tosylhydrazone 2a and with derivatives 2c−hcontaining substituents in the ortho,meta,orpara positions to afford the desired products (R)-3B−Din excellent yields and enantioselectivities of >90% in most cases. The absolute configuration of product (R)-3Ac could be unambiguously assigned by X-ray diffraction analysis. The absolute configuration of other products (R)-3A−Dwas assigned by analogy assuming a uniform reaction pathway. The nitrogen atom of the isoquinoline unit maintains its reactivity and can be used in quaternization reactions such as N-oxide formation with m-CPBA (→4Aa) and N-alkylation with BnBr (→5Aa) to yield interesting functionalized products for applications in asymmetric catalysis (Scheme 3). In summary, we have developed a highly efficient methodology for the synthesis of axially chiral heterobiaryl styrenes based on a dynamic kinetic asymmetric coupling between readily available racemic heterobiaryl bromides and tosyl hydrazones. A broad scope, functional group tolerance, and excellent enantiomeric excesses were obtained using a chiral Pd(dba)2/TADDOL-derived phosphoramidite catalytic system. ■ASSOCIATED CONTENT * sıSupporting Information The Supporting Information is available free of charge at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01355. Experimental details, spectroscopic and analytical data for new compounds, and HPLC traces (PDF) Accession Codes CCDC 2165277 contains the supplementary crystallographic data for this paper. These data can be obtained free of charge via www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/data_request/cif,orbyemailing [email protected], or by contacting The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, Cambridge CB2 1EZ, UK; fax: +44 1223 336033. Scheme 2. Scope of Hydrazones and Heterobiaryls a a Reaction conditions: 0.1 mmol of 1A−Din anhydrous 1,4-dioxane (1.2 mL), 2a−k(0.15 mmol, 1.5 equiv), and 3 equiv of LiOtBu for 24 h at 60 °C. Yields given for isolated products after chromatographic purification. The ee values were determined by HPLC on chiral stationary phases. b Reaction performed on a 1.5 mmol (536 mg) scale. c Absolute configuration determined by X-ray single-crystal analysis. Scheme 3. Representative Derivatizations Organic Letters pubs.acs.org/OrgLett Letter https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01355 Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 3812−3816 3814 ■AUTHOR INFORMATION Corresponding Authors Rosario Fernández −Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de InnovaciónenQuímica Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), 41012 Sevilla, Spain; orcid.org/0000-0002-1755-1525; Email: ff[email protected] José M. Lassaletta −Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de InnovaciónenQuímica Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), 41092 Sevilla, Spain; orcid.org/ 0000-0003-1772-2723; Email: [email protected] Authors Shivashankar Kattela −Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de InnovaciónenQuímica Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), 41092 Sevilla, Spain Carlos Roque D. Correia −Chemistry Institute, University of Campinas, CEP 13083-970 Campinas, SaoPaulo, Brazil Abel Ros −Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de InnovaciónenQuímica Avanzada (ORFEOCINQA), 41092 Sevilla, Spain; orcid.org/0000-0002- 3455-5675 Valentín Hornillos −Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de InnovaciónenQuímica Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), 41092 Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de InnovaciónenQuímica Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), 41012 Sevilla, Spain; orcid.org/0000-0002-6181-9146 Javier Iglesias-Siguenza −Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), 41012 Sevilla, Spain; orcid.org/0000-0001-8846-2303 Complete contact information is available at: https://pubs.acs.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01355 Author Contributions ∥ A.R. and V.H. contributed equally to this work. Notes The authors declare no competing financial interest. ■ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors thank the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Grants PID2019-106358GB-C21 and PID2019- 106358GB-C22 and Contract RYC-2013-12585 for A.R. and Contract RYC-2017-22294 for V.H.), ERDF, and Junta de Andalucía (Grants P18-FR-3531, P18-FR-644, US-1262867, and US-1260906). S.K. thanks the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP, Grant 2017/ 10931-2). ■REFERENCES (1) (a) Kozlowski, M. C.; Morgan, B. J.; Linton, E. C. Total synthesis of chiral biaryl natural products by asymmetric biaryl coupling. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009,38, 3193−3207. (b) Bringmann, G.; Gulder, T.; Gulder, T. A. M.; Breuning, M. Atroposelective total synthesis of axially chiral biaryl natural products. Chem. Rev. 2011, 111, 563−639. (2) (a) Dotsevi, G.; Sogah, Y.; Cram, D. J. 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